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United front over troika bank plans DISY takes on Christofias over lucrative taxes from casinos

By George Psyllides

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HE government and political parties yesterday appeared to be united in their disagreement with proposals submitted by the island’s international lenders regarding Cyprus’ banking sector although differences still persist on fiscal and structural matters.

Parties met in the morning with President Demetris Christofias in a bid to iron out the island’s response to proposals tabled by the troika on July 25.

Discussions later moved to the finance ministry where after four hours it was decided to break and continue today.

Parties and the government seem to have formed a united front against the troika proposals on banks.

They also disagree with scrapping the 13th salary and wage indexation.

“There are matters on which agreement and consensus can be achieved,” government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said after the meeting at the presidential palace. “This has to do with the banking sector and fiscal and structural issues.”

The troika wants banks to raise their Core Tier 1 capital to 10 per cent and banks to be able to seize and sell properties, used as collateral on non-performing loans within 18 months.

The troika also wants

problematic loans to be declared as non-performing after 90 days.

If the Core Tier 1 and NPL clauses go through it would raise considerably the amount the banks need to recapitalise.

Cyprus sought international assistance in June to help buffer its banks, hit

by Greece’s debt crisis.

The International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the European Central Bank have submitted draft proposals for €975 million in spending cuts by the tiny economy over the next three years.

That would be in return for a bailout expected to exceed €10 billion, more than half Cyprus’ €17 billion output.

Cyprus has instead sought an austerity drive generating more than €1.0 billion spread out over five years.

Main opposition DISY leader Nicos Anastassiades, whom polls so far tip to be the next president in February 2013, said his party’s main disagreements were the high rate of cuts in the public payroll - 15 per cent - and the social cohesion tax.

DISY yesterday tabled 101 proposals, which include a 7.5 per cent cut in the state payroll, a freeze in pay rises until 2016 and taxing pensionable allowances in the wider public sector.

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Light installation entitled Chrysalide by French artist Yann Kersale on the facade of the department store Les Galeries Lafayette on the 100th anniversary of its Dome (‘La Coupole’), in Paris yesterday (EPA)

A diamond bigger than Earth, a mere 230 trillion miles away

By Chris Wickham FORGET the diamond as big as the Ritz. This one’s bigger than planet Earth.

Orbiting a star that is visible to the naked eye, astronomers have discovered a planet twice the size of our own made largely out of diamond.

The rocky planet, called ‘55 Cancri e’, orbits a sun-like star in the constellation of Cancer and is moving so fast that a year there lasts a mere 18 hours.

Discovered by a US-Franco research team, its radius is twice that of Earth’s but it is much more dense with a mass eight times greater. It is also incredibly

hot, with temperatures on its surface reaching 3,900 degrees Fahrenheit (2,148 Celsius).

“The surface of this planet is likely covered in graphite and diamond rather than water and granite,” said Nikku Madhusudhan, the Yale researcher whose findings are due to be published in the journal Astrophysical Journal Letters.

The study - with Olivier Mousis at the Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie in Toulose, France - estimates that at least a third of the planet’s mass, the equivalent of about three Earth masses, could be diamond.

Diamond planets have been spotted before but this is the first time one has

been seen orbiting a sun-like star and studied in such detail.

David Spergel, an astronomer at Princeton University, said it was relatively simple to work out the basic structure and history of a star once you know its mass and age.

“This ‘diamond-rich super-Earth’ is likely just one example of the rich sets of discoveries that await us as we begin to explore planets around nearby stars.”

“Nearby” is a relative concept in astronomy. Any fortune-hunter not dissuaded by “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz”, F Scott Fitzgerald’s jazz age morality tale of thwarted greed, will find Cancri e about 40 light years, or 230 trillion miles, from Park Avenue.

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Sir Stelios honours his €1m promise for peace

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‘What the politicians have failed to achieve... entrepreneurs are now achieving’ EASYJET FOUNDER and Cypriot philanthropist Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou yesterday honoured his promise to give €1 million to select business partnerships from the island’s two communities, handing over the last cheques worth €250,000 to the latest winners of his award.

Over the last four years each of 20 joint ventures comprising one Greek Cypriot and one Turkish Cypriot entrepreneur have received €50,000 each in cash – a total of €1 million pledged to peace on the island.

At a packed prize ceremony held at Limassol’s Stelios House (a listed neoclassical building belonging to the Haji-Ioannou family for the last six decades), the five winning partnerships in the Stelios Award for Business Co-operation in Cyprus were given €50,000 each by Haji-Ioannou.

This brings to a total €1 million awarded as prize money since 2009 by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation- the education-to-entrepreneurship charity headed by the easyGroup founder.

“I am very proud of this year’s entrants. They have proved the spirit of entrepreneurship can overcome the division and mistrust that has scarred our island since 1974,” said Haji-Ioannou, who had a few choice words for the inaction of the political leadership on the island.

“I believe this is another small but significant step in the continuing process of breaking down the barriers

Stelios Hadji-Ioannou addresses the audience at yesterday’s award event between our two communities and ensuring lasting peace.

What the politicians have failed to achieve in the last 38 years, the entrepreneurs are now achieving by themselves,” he added.

Haji-Ioannou highlighted that the latest wave of applications for the award saw a big increase in the number of start-up partnerships applying, many of which were businesses formed less than a year ago. “We see this as tangible proof that change for peace is in the air on the island and the spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and well in Cyprus. This is despite the economic crisis and despite the best efforts of the politicians who do nothing to ensure lasting peace on the island,’’ he said.

Around 30 applications were received by the Foundation with the stipulation that teams must comprise at least one member from each of the island’s Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.

The winners are: Eleni, Panayiotis, Piril & Batuhan – Auntie Eli’s Cake Story: A sweet partnership creating fancy baked goods, recipes, baking and decorating tutorials both through online and shops (www.ElisCakestory.com).

Christos & Ergec – Hyperlife Technologies: A longstanding partnership offering web development, web design, software solutions and computer support to clients in both Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot communities (www.hyperlife. com.cy).

Maroushia & Ayten – Funky Workshops and Artcrafts: Celebrating the founders’ arts and crafts talents, Funky offers jewellery, knitwear, handbags and toys through its ateliers and workshops (see Maroushia Inspirations-Ayten Huseyin on Facebook).

Philippos & Ulas – LitigoConsult: A partnership specialising in turn-key business structures in Cyprus and abroad as well as other legal and business consulting services to a variety of start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses (www. litigoconsulting.com).

Iacovos & Hasan – Lefkara Lace: A partnership which has run in the respective families for two generations, Lefkara Lace supplies high quality lace handicrafts to souvenir shops throughout the island (see lefkaralace on Facebook) This is the final year of the €1 million project. Haji-Ioannou plans to continue to support entrepreneurship in 2013 with ten awards of €10,000 to each winning team.

He has called on other companies and organisations to match the amount.

State aid system to be overhauled

By George Psyllides THE government is looking to overhaul the state aid system, which cost taxpayers millions each year in wasted funds, it emerged yesterday.

Speaking after discussion of the matter at the House Finance Committee, Green party MP Giorgos Perdikis said the state has pledged to submit to the parties a new plan this week, “which they hope would resolve the problem with the high allowances paid to asylum seekers, and other loopholes in the system.”

“Finally, the state has decided to modernise and rationalise state aid procedures,” Perdikis said.

According to the Green Party MP, under the new scheme, asylum seekers would no longer be included in the law regarding state aid.

The overhaul also includes doing away with certain allowances like the one for special diet and the one for incontinence diapers.

The diet allowance was given to people in need of special nutrition, which cost the state €1.0 million per year, Perdikis said.

“It will be scrapped with the new year, as is the allowance for incontinence diapers,” Perdikis said.

Though belated, Perdikis said he hopes the new scheme would better-target allowances “so that this theft by people who had no real need stops and we can focus on those with real needs.”

Perdikis charged that Cyprus never utilised a European fund that supports member-state government programmes that provide food to the needy.

This would have involved giving those in need – poor Cypriots and asylum seekers alike – coupons to buy food, prefer-

ably produced locally, Perdikis said.

Under the current system, asylum seekers receive the same allowance as Cypriot beneficiaries of state assistance.

Many MPs have repeatedly suggested that asylum seekers are granted too much money and have called for a change in the system.

Perdikis said yesterday that the government was not obliged to grant asylum seekers allowances.

Instead of affording them their basic needs of food and shelter, the Republic chose to include them in the state assistance scheme “giving these people many millions each year,” Perdikis said.

However, a lot of money is paid for rent because the state cannot provide shelter.

The new system also obliges recipients of state assistance who are able, to do some form of social work.

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By Stefanos Evripidou TOURISM ARRIVALS saw an increase of 10.2 per cent in September, compared to the same month last year, following a massive jump in Russian arrivals.

According to the statistical service, tourist arrivals have been following an upward trend since May, based on a year-on-year analysis. For the period between January and September 2012, tourist arrivals reached 2,064,118 compared to 1,974,147 in the corresponding period in 2011, marking a 4.6 per cent increase overall.

Last month recorded a 10.2 per cent increase, from 304,260 arrivals in September 2011 to 335,352 this September.

The breakdown given shows a massive year-on-year increase

of 54.7 per cent in Russian tourist arrivals last month- from 49,863 to 77,149. September arrivals from Greece saw a 2.1 per cent increase (from 10,817 to 11,044), from Norway a 9.4 per cent increase (from 9,340 to 10,221) and a 22 per cent increase from Switzerland (from 6,223 to 7,593).

Decreases were recorded in September tourist arrivals from the UK, Sweden and Germany with UK arrivals dropping slightly by 0.4 per cent (135,103 to 134,589), Swedish arrivals falling by 5.8 per cent (from 18,113 to 17,060) and German arrivals decreasing by 10.7 per cent (14,185 to 12,664).

Meanwhile, tourist arrivals in the north increased by 24 per cent in the first months of 2012, reported Turkish Cypriot paper Yeni Duzen yesterday.

The paper quoted Ayse Donmezer, head of the hotels association in the occupied areas, saying that the increase was not

as much as the tourism industry would have liked. Donmezer cited the lack of direct flights between third countries and the north and the ban on listing hotels in the north on the popular tourist website ‘booking.com’ as the reasons behind the failure to meet desired targets. She highlighted that hotel capacity in the north oscillated between 60 and 80 per cent in August, noting that the majority of tourists came from Turkey and Britain.

Despite many efforts by Turkey, the Turkish Cypriots and previous British administrations, direct flights to the north remain a violation of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, preventing Tympou (Ercan) from being recognised as an international airport. The Cyprus Foreign Ministry has released a list of hotels in the north that were either owned or built on land belonging to Greek Cypriot refugees.

Too expensive to remain open Nearly half Paphos’ hotels to close for winter

By Bejay Browne ALMOST half of hotel units in Paphos will close for the winter season, according to the head of the local branch of the hotels association PASYXE. Themis Philippides said around 44 per cent of the hotel units in Paphos are expected to close this winter.

He said this amounted to between 12,000 and 12,500 beds.

Philippides added that Paphos was once established as a leading ‘year round’ tourist destination, but that now more and more hotel units are being forced to close as each winter passes.

This phenomenon wasn’t helped by the government’s policy to ‘reward’ hotels which close, instead of helping those who remain open he said, referring to the seasonal unemployment benefit given to staff in the tourism sector.

Natasha Michaelides, a director of the Thanos Hotel group, consisting of three five star hotels including the Almyra and the Annabel in Paphos and the Anassa in Latchi, agreed.

“I think the government policy is the wrong way around.

They are giving benefits to hotels if they close - they will pay a portion of the staff salary. But I believe that they should give hoteliers financial

benefits to stay open, it would be better for everyone.”

She added: “Having said that, I don’t think that the scenario should always be to ask for help from the government.”

Philippides said the pricing policy of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) also makes it difficult for hotels to remain open during the winter season. He pointed out that basic requirements of hotels include heating public areas, guest rooms and swimming pools.

“The cost is too large for a period where values given for a stay are very low compared with the summer period.”

Michaelides added: “Electricity in Cyprus is very expensive and hotels are charged a higher rate by the EAC than regular households.

“If overheads such as electricity were not so expensive, I think most hotels would stay open. They would still be running at a loss but it would be a smaller one. Now it costs hundreds of thousands in lost profit to stay open.

“Whether you have one hundred clients or ten clients, you still need the same number of receptionists and you still have to operate the kitchen.”

Michaelides stressed that the Thanos group was aiming to keep two of their hotels in Paphos open this

winter, despite the economic difficulties. “The Anassa has traditionally closed in the winter as it’s a summer hotel, and the Almyra and Annabel hotels have been closed for the past two years. But this winter, they will both remain open,” she said. “Let’s see how we do and if it’s worthwhile.”

According to Michaelides, traditionally November and Christmas time were a good period, while January and February were low months.

She said massive price cuts had to be offered to entice holidaymakers to the hotels during the winter period.

But there is hope, she added: “This year November is good for us with a 70 per cent occupancy rate, but our prices are much lower than previously and we have special offers.”

Philippides said the situation was not being helped by a decrease in the number of flights into Paphos airport during the winter.

He urged that all of the relevant authorities - the state, the local government and industry - examine the issue of seasonality seriously, because “as it is, the winter season every year will have negative effect on our country.”

Tourism was the only thing keeping the economy float at the moment, he said. ‘It would be a pity to destroy it.”

Kids rush to grap a free helmet yesterday

(Christos Theodorides)

1,000 helmets for 1,000 children OVER ONE thousand children donned protective cycle helmets in Nicosia at the same time yesterday to break a Guinness World Record for road safety.

The fifth and sixth form primary school children joined forces with the police and telecommunications authority (CyTA) to break the record under the banner: “1,000 helmets for 1,000 children– Helmets Save Lives!”

In total, 1,196 children from all districts of Cyprus (including occupied Rizokarpaso) gathered at the Police Road Safety Park in Nicosia wearing the protective helmets donated

by CyTA in the presence of a representative of Guinness World Records, who officially noted the new record.

The event, which took place under the aus-

pices of the Cyprus EU presidency, was an initiative of the police and CyTA, organised in co-operation with the Ministry of Education & Culture, with the shared aim of cultivating road safety awareness in young people, starting at a very young age.

According to a CyTA press release, the police road safety park has operated with great success since 2004, offering road safety instruction to thousands of children every year.

The telecommunications authority notes that it provides 20,000 cycle helmets each year for children visiting the park.

Over the past five years, more than 100,000 helmets have been given free, as part of the organisation’s commitment to the European Road Safety Charter.

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Hard Rock promises legendary experience THE FAMOUS Hard Rock chain opened its doors in Nicosia on Sunday in one of the key nightlife areas of the capital.

The new 560-square-metre establishment features three floors with space for 300 guests, including an 80-seat rooftop garden, a live music area and two bars. The cafe also features a Rock Shop with limited-edition items and city-specific merchandise that can only be purchased there.

Memorabilia from Hard Rock’s iconic collection adorns the walls of Hard Rock Cafe Nicosia, including items from legendary musicians from around the world, as well as today’s top contemporary artists. Key memorabilia items on display include: a jumpsuit worn by Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee; drumsticks owned by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich; a set list handwritten by Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins; a Carolina Herrera scarf worn

by Will.I.Am of Black Eyed Peas; Jon Bon Jovi’s acoustic guitar and much more.

“As Hard Rock continues to expand, we are pleased to open our new location in Nicosia, Cyprus – a city that is rich in history in culture,” said

Antonio Bautista, Senior Director – Europe, Middle East & Africa Franchise Operations & Development, Hard Rock International. “Hard Rock Cafe Nicosia is a perfect complement to all that the city has to offer, and we look forward to sharing the Hard Rock experience with locals and visitors alike.”

Guests of Hard Rock Cafe Nicosia can enjoy the favourite ‘Legendary Experience’ menu, featuring a selection of 10-ounce Legendary Burgers.

Hard Rock’s Smokehouse Menu uses Hickory wood chips to slowly cook its ribs, chicken and pork. In addition to its food, Hard Rock’s drinks menu includes Hurricanes, Margaritas, (and alcohol-free) beverages, in souvenir collectible glassware.

Since it was established in 1971, Hard Rock has also been committed to a wide variety of philanthropic causes and activities around the world. It pledges to continue this tradition in Nicosia for causes such as breast cancer awareness programmes.

Hard Rick has 179 venues in 54 countries, including 140 cafes and 18 Hotels/Casinos.

For more information visit www.hardrock.com

By George Psyllides

Nicosia’s new Hard Rock cafe with Rock Shop

‘Funding of hydrocarbons company illegal’ says DISY Elias Hazou IN a fresh attack against the recent establishment of a state-owned hydrocarbons company, DISY’s Averof Neophytou has claimed that any payments to the company are “illegal” as they are not provided for in the budget.

In a letter addressed to the Finance Minister and the Attorney-general, the DISY number two points out that the funds earmarked for the company’s board of directors are unauthorised and as such are in breach of the constitution and applicable laws.

Ten days ago the government announced the establishment of a 100 per cent

Neophytou says the 2012 budget makes no reference to state hydrocarbons company state-owned hydrocarbons company to handle all aspects of natural gas, including its import, liquefaction, transport and export.

Known by the Greek acronym ‘KRETYK’, the company is a public-law entity governed by private law. Its articles of association, approved by the Cabinet earlier this week, state that the company has a starting capital of €1 million divided into one million shares of €1 each.

In tandem with the com-

pany’s establishment, the government appointed four persons as non-executive members of the board.

But according to Neophytou, “the conclusion of employment contracts by a state company and/or the appointment of directors who are not public functionaries entails a public expenditure.”

Neophytou points out that the Finance Minister must sign off for any government funds to be disbursed. However, any authorisation for

payment is valid only if the funds are included in the budget for the financial year in question.

The 2012 budget makes no reference to the state hydrocarbons company, Neophytou said, and therefore any related payments are illegal.

The DISY MP accuses Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis, but also the government in general, of breaking the law if it presses ahead with payments to the company.

Opposition politicians feel

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the commerce minister sandbagged them in stealthily expediting the establishment of the company, despite an apparent understanding that the government would deliberate with parliament before pressing forward.

Under the current legal framework, the company would be under the absolute control of the government of the day with the legislature having no oversight over it as it would be subject to company law. It would simply need to be listed on the registrar of companies.

Opposition politicians fear that ruling AKEL would take complete control of the entity and monopolise the administration of hydrocarbons for many years to come.

Hitting back, Sylikiotis has accused certain politicians of standing in the way of the government’s energy plans, which aim to transform the island into a natural gas exporter by 2019.

THE government’s counterproposals to international lenders are inadequate, accountants said yesterday, and a second adjustment programme may be necessary later on.

The Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAC) emphasised the need for Cyprus to roll out a satisfactory programme to convince foreign potential investors and the domestic market that the uncertainty is over.

ICPAC said the programme proposed by the lenders is very tight and in some sectors, like banking, it restricted liquidity.

“At the same time however, the government’s measures are inadequate and we believe that while they are in the right direction, they will not solve the problem and we will possibly need a new package in a short period of time,” ICPAC chairman Theodoros Parperis said.

The government is currently trying to finalise its set of proposals in response to recommendations made by its international lenders on July 25.

The International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the European Central Bank, known together as the Troika, have submitted draft proposals for €975 million spending cuts by the tiny economy over the next three years.

But Cyprus opposes some proposals like cutting the 13th salary and wage indexation along with the sale of profitable semi-government organisations, and is trying to come up with alternatives of equal impact.

Parperis said the biggest problem right now was to convince foreigners that the uncertainty is over.

“If we do not adopt a serious package of measures and a programme that ensures no new memorandum would be necessary then we have failed,” Parperis said.

He expressed doubt about the effectiveness of the proposed tax measures included in the government proposals.

“The expected revenues from new taxation is not secured; the only things that are secured are the revenues from cuts,” Parperis said.

The ICPAC chairman conceded that the proposed cuts would restrict the growth in trade but that was not as bad as the uncertainty in the market right now. “Yes, the measures are painful but necessary,” Parperis said.

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Parties united against troika proposals on banking sector But disagreements remain over public sector solutions (Continued from front page) Anastassiades said the party’s proposals explained how the other 7.5 per cent could be covered.

DISY also proposes licensing casinos and taxing betting, which would fetch the state around €375 million over four years.

Responding to a reporter’s comment that Christofias does not agree with the creation of casinos, Anastassiades said “Mr Christofias will not be president for ever.”

“We are talking about licensing in 2013 and the president must take into consideration that he cannot insist on his own positions at a time of crisis and especially when he will not run again,” the DISY chief said.

His AKEL counterpart called on parties to co-operate in a bid to enter negotiations with the troika united.

“There is a good climate and disposition to come to an understanding,” Andros Kyprianou said.

He added that discussions with the troika must conclude sometime in the next ten days.

Cyprus must wrap up

discussions with its lenders by November 12 to secure bailout funds this year.

After November 12 - the next meeting of the Eurogroup - it would take the parliaments of individual eurozone nations about six weeks to sanction the Cyprus memorandum.

“Our effort … is for the package of measures we put in place now to be enough so that we will not need to discuss a new package in the future,” Kyprianou said.

He could not say how much money Cyprus will eventually need, suggesting that the amount needed to recapitilise the island’s banks was still unknown.

DIKO chairman Marios Garoyian said parties agreed what should not be accepted regarding the banking sector as the troika proposals would be detrimental for Cypriot banks and the Republic.

Garoyian said his party had emphasised that the ratio 1:1 - cuts versus taxation - was not correct and that it should be 2:1.

Taxation at a time of recession would not neces-

President Demetris Christofias meeting with party leaders yesterday sarily mean a raise in state revenues, Gaoryian said.

“There are alternative ways, which we have suggested.”

EDEK also submitted proposals, whose main aim is to protect mid and low incomes and safeguard growth prospects.

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Stymied by the politicians

By Elias Hazou THE MUNITIONS containers stored at the ‘Evangelos Florakis’ naval base were so loosely secured that they could be pried open with nail clippers, a witness in the Mari trial testified yesterday.

Senior customs officer Demetris Hadjicostis told Larnaca Criminal Court that the 98 containers were sealed but not locked.

The containers were secured with bands that could be severed using just nail clippers, he said.

Among other things, Hadjicostis’ testimony could have implications as to the ease of access to the cargo, given the military has cited problems in inspecting the containers due to their stacking like building blocks.

The containers had been opened during boarding and inspection of the MV Monchegorsk, and were then sealed,

‘As per President’s instructions’ munitions were to remain at Mari, the court hears Hadjicostis said. There were no keys to the cargo as none were necessary since the containers were not locked.

The witness said also that it was possible for the National Guard to inspect the containers at any time without the presence of a customs officer.

Hadjicostis went on to say that, during an August 6, 2009 meeting held at the Foreign Ministry to discuss the status of the containers, the Attorney-general said in no uncertain terms that the cargo should continue to be stored at Mari, as per the President’s instructions, until such time as new instructions were issued.

He recalled an animated Attorney-general telling the others: “What do you want...

it’s the President’s wish [that the containers remain there].

At the same meeting, the Foreign Ministry’s permanent secretary said that it was the wish of both President Demetris Christofias and Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou that the containers “remain as is” in light of the President’s upcoming visit to Syria.

According to the witness, a year later the Foreign Ministry’s permanent secretary again informed Customs that “the political reasons for storing the munitions have not changed and as such no change in the handling of the cargo is warranted.”

Hadjicostis said Customs’ involvement was merely a formality, as the depart-

ment followed government policy. The department was involved in the seizure of the cargo, however the Foreign Ministry was in charge of policy and the military in charge of storage.

Having been exposed to the elements for two-and-a-half years, the containers ignited on July 11 2011. The massive blast killed 13 people, injured more than 60 and devastated a nearby power station.

The containers had been seized by the United States Navy in January 2009 after it intercepted the MV Monchegorsk, a Cypriot-flagged, Russian owned vessel with a suspected Iranian arms shipment bound for Syria. The ship was escorted to the port of Limassol and the Cypriot

Navy was given responsibility for the explosives, which it moved to the ‘Evangelos Florakis’ base a month later.

The accused in the ongoing trial are: former Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou; former Defence Minister Costas Papacostas; former National Guard deputy chief Savvas Argyrou; former fire service chief Andreas Nicolaou; deputy fire chief Charalambos Charalambous; and former disaster response squad (EMAK) commander Andreas Loizides.

They are accused of causing death by want of precaution, and homicide by gross negligence.

The trial continues today with the testimony of colonel Lambros Lambrou, former head of the Ordnance Corps.

Colonel George Georgiades, who headed the Ordnance Corps at the time of the explosion, was initially included among the defendants but has turned state’s witness.

CYPRUS TODAY Separate blasts at betting shops TWO BETTING shops were attacked with explosive material within the space of five minutes in the very early hours of yesterday in Limassol.

The first explosion took place at 1am at a betting shop owned by a 25-year-old . According to police, the blast was caused by a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) placed at the entrance to the bookies causing extensive damage to the main entrance and the windows.

Five minutes later, another explosion was heard at a betting shop owned by a 43-year-old, also in Limassol. A very similar high-impact IED was used as in the first explosion, this time placed at the base of a side-window, causing damage to the glass windows of the shop.

The two shops are a short distance from each other and belong to the same company. Limassol CID chief Ioannis Sotiriades said police were “concerned” by the latest attacks on betting shops. Preventive measures were being taken to avoid a repeat of similar offences, he said.

No Nikiforos again this year THE CYRUS Republic yesterday announced its decision to cancel the Nikiforos military exercise for 2012, expecting Turkey to follow suit and cancel its military exercise Toros in the north.

“Despite the fact that Turkey has not replied to the proposal, [made through the UN] the Republic of Cyprus has decided, in order to avoid further tension, that the exercise will not take place,” said the statement.

The Cyprus Republic, currently at the helm of the rotating EU presidency, expects Turkey to respond to its proposal, concluded the statement.

Both Toros and Nikiforos have not taken place for a number of years, following decisions by Cyprus and Turkey to cancel them so as not to hinder ongoing peace talks.

However, the peace talks between President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu have come to a stop, raising questions as to whether the Nikiforos cancellation has anything to do with the severe fiscal pressures currently on the government.

Official’s car set alight in Limassol THE CAR of a Limassol municipal councillor was set alight in the early hours of yesterday morning. According to police, at around 2.50am, the car of the 52-yearold Costas Yiallouros was spotted in flames opposite his Limassol residence by a police patrol.

The fire caused damage to the car’s bonnet. The exact cost of the damage has yet to be calculated. Based on preliminary investigations, the fire was the result of arson caused by the use of flammable material.

The 52-year-old councillor who also works as an internal inspector at a co-operative bank said he had no disputes with anyone resulting from his work in either job and has never received any threats up until now.

The Limassol municipality released a statement describing the attack as an “abomination”.

Androulla Agrotou with her predecessor Stavros Malas yesterday

(Christos Theodorides)

New health minister brings women in cabinet to four FORMER Chief Medical Officer at the health ministry, Androulla Agrotou, was yesterday appointed as minister to replace presidential candidate Stavros Malas.

During a ceremony at the Presidential Palace, President Demetris Christofias said the appointment of Agrotou had increased the number of women in the cabinet to four, for the first time in the island’s history.

Christofias thanked Malas for his service

as health minister, saying he had done substantial work and made radical changes.

Addressing the new minister Christofias said he expected her active participation and contribution towards resolving the current issues in the health sector.

Agrotou said: “I know that my term in the ministry will be short. This does not disappoint me, but I see it as an incentive for hard collective work.”

Malas: I won’t equate my father with Anastasaides’

By Elias Hazou AKEL-backed candidate Stavros Malas has said he will not accept an award from the ‘Friends of Police’ association, because doing so would “equate” his father to that of his election rival Nicos Anastasiades.

Last week the association presented an award to DISY chief Anastasiades, as the scion of a police officer for services to the force. It prompted an indignant response from ruling AKEL, alleging that Anastasiades’ late father Chrysanthos had taken part in the 1974 coup to overthrow president Makarios and as such was an “enemy of democracy.”

“I consider that my own father cannot be equated to the father of Mr Anastasiades, because my father served his country and the Republic since its inception...” Malas told newsmen during an antioccupation gathering of Morfou refugees on Sunday.

He said Anastasiades’ father took the position of Limassol police director on July 16, one day after the coup had been launched. “He [Chrysanthos] served during the coup, a period during which 12 of our fellow countrymen lost their lives,” Malas added.

The first reaction to the award came on Friday from the association of resistance fighters who expressed their disgust and questioned the reasoning behind the award.

Stoking the fires, AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou said on Saturday that Cyprus was a unique global phenomenon, honouring people who undermined democracy and fought against their country. “All other countries honour their heroes, the people who defend democracy, the people who defend their country,” Kyprianou said. “It’s a shame. I do not know what else to say.”

Following Malas’ remarks on Sunday, Kyprianou pressed on, saying that this week he would disclose more ‘facts’ about Anastasiades’ father and, having done so, he then expected the DISY leader to respond to the allegations.

The ‘Friends of Police’ attributed AKEL’s reaction to the expediencies of the presidential election but also added that Chrysanthos had never been convicted for any related offences.

The chairman of the ‘Friends of Police’ said they had anticipated a misunderstanding, which was why they had already announced they would also be honouring the other presidential candidates, Malas and independent Yiorgos Lillikas – whose fathers fought against Turkish Cypriot paramilitaries as special constables in 1963-64.

The events of that period, especially the Greek juntainspired coup, are highly emotive issues for Cypriot society especially since no one – except the man who assumed the presidency briefly -- has been brought to justice.

Sixty-two civil servants who had been sacked following the events of 1974 were reinstated in the 1990s by the Clerides administration.

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Britain

Date set for historic Scottish referendum

MPs to quiz BBC chief over Savile sex abuse claims

Cameron appeals for the UK to stay together

THE CHIEF of Britain’s public broadcaster, the BBC, is to answer questions before a parliamentary committee about child sex abuse allegations spanning six decades against the late Jimmy Savile, an eccentric children’s show host and charity fundraiser.

The scandal involving Savile, a household name to millions, has piled pressure on the state-funded broadcaster and raised questions about Britain’s celebrity culture.

Police believe the BBC host was a serial offender who may have abused 60 victims, with accusations spanning six decades up until 2006.

The accusations have surfaced since his death last year at the age of 84.

Some of his alleged victims say they were targeted on BBC premises at the height of Savile’s fame in the 1970s and 80s and said there was a culture of sexual abuse and secrecy at the broadcaster with their accusations dismissed by bosses.

The chairman of parliament’s media committee said he would be calling BBC Director General George En-

By Maria Golovnina SCOTLAND set up a historic independence referendum yesterday after its leader and Britain’s prime minister finalised arrangements for a vote that could lead to the demise of its three-centuries-old union with England.

Scotland’s drive for sovereignty, led by its nationalist leader Alex Salmond, echoes separatist moves by other European regions such as Catalonia and Flanders which feel they could prosper as separate entities inside the European Union.

Signed in the Scottish capital Edinburgh, the referendum agreement allows Scotland to ask its people in a 2014 vote whether their homeland should become an independent country or stay within the United Kingdom.

“It’s a historic day for Scotland,” a visibly excited Salmond said after signing the deal with Prime Minister David Cameron. “Do I think we can win this campaign?

Yes, I do.”

One of the most contentious issues at stake is the ownership of an estimated 20 billion barrels of recoverable oil and gas reserves beneath the UK-controlled part of the North Sea. Britain is also worried about the future of its nuclear submarine fleet based in Scotland as Salmond says there would be no place for

David Cameron and Alex Salmond after signing the referendum agreement in Edinburgh yesterday nuclear arms on Scotland’s soil after independence.

Moving the fleet elsewhere would be costly and timeconsuming.

Cameron, who did not address reporters alongside Salmond, opposes Scotland’s push for independence but agrees it is up to its people to determine their future in a vote.

Many Scots themselves are unconvinced. Opinion polls show only between 30 and 40 per cent of them are in favour - a range that has changed little as negotiations have intensified.

To convince doubters, Salmond is banking on his skill as an orator to tap into a centuries-old rivalry with England and show that independence would allow his

country to pursue a more distinct left-leaning agenda than its southern neighbour.

He has also won a major concession from London to allow Scotland to lower the voting age to 16 from Britain’s countrywide 18 - a coup for Salmond who believes that young people are more likely to vote in favour of independence.

In Edinburgh, a vibrant city festooned with Scotland’s blue-and-white flags, few people shared Salmond’s excitement.

“I consider myself British and I prefer to stay British.

I was in the British army fighting on the side of the English and the Welsh and the Northern Irish,” said Murray Poole, 24.

Confusion over EU opt-out plans

By Andrew Woodcock THE GOVERNMENT intends to opt out of a raft of EU police and justice measures, including the European Arrest Warrant, Home Secretary Theresa May announced yesterday.

But May said that Britain is then likely to apply to opt back into some of the 130 crossborder agreements which the Government thinks are in the national interest.

The announcement was warmly welcomed

by Conservative backbenchers, but Labour accused ministers of being mired in confusion over the issue, as May was unable to identify which of the agreements Britain will seek to re-enter.

The issue splits the coalition down the middle, with many Conservatives keen to tear up the agreements, while Liberal Democrats insist that elements of the package must be retained.

In a statement to the House of Commons yesterday, May made clear that no decision

has yet been made within the coalition Government over which measures it wishes to hold onto.

Conservative minister Oliver Letwin and Lib Dem Danny Alexander are engaged in talks over exactly where the line should be drawn. A senior Lib Dem source yesterday said the party was “confident” agreement will be reached, adding: “We are approaching this by listening to the police and security services - the people tasked with keeping the British public safe - because they know how important a lot of these measures are to catching and prosecuting criminals both in Britain and abroad.”

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the government was adopting a “hokey-cokey” approach, unable to say whether it wanted to be out or in or out and then back in again.

And the leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, described Ms May as “the modern-day Grand Old Duke of York”.

“She says she wants to opt out and then opt in again,” said Farage.

twistle to answer questions next week.

The BBC has launched its own investigations, alongside a police inquiry, into the allegations, which might have involved other celebrities, and over the decision to shelve a documentary by its flagship Newsnight show into Savile’s alleged sex crimes, leading to accusations of a cover-up.

Yesterday, the opposition Labour Party urged the BBC to ensure nothing similar could happen again.

“Everyone has been sickened by the vile abuse perpetrated by Jimmy Savile,” Labour’s culture spokeswoman Harriet Harman told parliament.

“What has deepened the revulsion is this happened at the BBC - an institution so loved and trusted, it’s known as ‘Auntie’. This has cast a stain on the BBC.” The BBC’s private sector rival ITV aired sexual assault allegations against Savile earlier this month, triggering a media storm and accusations that the BBC had mishandled or even covered up the case.

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World

Second debate: Obama plans to go on attack

EU agrees wider Iran sanctions as Ashton pushes more talks

Polls show Romney makes up ground on host of issues

EUROPEAN Union governments agreed further sanctions against Iran’s banking, shipping and industrial sectors yesterday, cranking up financial pressure on Tehran in the hope of drawing it into serious negotiations on its nuclear programme.

The decision by EU foreign ministers reflected mounting concerns over Iran’s nuclear intentions and Israeli threats to attack Iranian atomic installations if a mix of sanctions and diplomacy fails to lead to a peaceful solution.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she hoped that turning up the heat on the Islamic Republic would persuade it to make concessions and that negotiations could resume “very soon”.

“I absolutely do think there is room for negotiations,” said Ashton, who represents the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany in their on-and-off talks with Iran. “I hope we will be able to make progress very soon.”

The new sanctions mark one of the EU’s toughest moves against Iran to date and a significant change of policy for the 27-member bloc, which has hitherto focused largely on targeting specific people and companies with economic restrictions.

The EU has lagged the United States in imposing blanket industry bans because it is concerned not to punish ordinary Iranian citizens while inflicting pain on the Tehran government.

Iran maintains that its nuclear project has only peaceful energy purposes and has refused in three rounds of talks since April to scale back its uranium enrichment activity unless major economic sanctions are rescinded.

But governments in Europe and the United States, doubting Iran’s preparedness for more than dilatory “talks about talks”, are instead tightening the financial screws on Tehran and fears of a descent into a new Middle East war are growing.

By John Whitesides LOSING ground to Republican Mitt Romney on a host of issues, President Barack Obama faces a serious challenge to put his re-election bid back on track when the two men face off today in their second debate.

Obama’s passive performance in their first debate two weeks ago and Romney’s subsequent surge have raised expectations for a more fiery encounter at New York’s Hofstra University.

The Democratic president’s team has been encouraged by the feisty performance of Vice President Joe Biden last week in his debate against Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan.

Now, with Romney having virtually erased Obama’s lead in national polls just three weeks before the November 6 election, Obama is hoping to take advantage of the town hall-style format in today’s debate to make a direct pitch to voters.

Obama is likely to pitch his economic vision, which focuses on a tax breaks for the middle class and tax increases for the wealthy. Romney has called for across-theboard tax cuts and sparred with Obama over whether such a plan would add to the nation’s debt problems.

On Sunday, Reuters/Ipsos

US President Barack Obama delivers pizza to volunteers at his campaign office in Williamsburg, Virginia where he was preparing for his second debate which takes place today surveys of likely voters indicated Romney had closed the gap or overtaken Obama in the past two weeks on a range of issues - from who would be better at creating jobs to dealing with taxes and Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Although the US unemployment rate dipped below 8 per cent last month for the first time since Obama took office in January 2009, Rom-

ney now leads the incumbent by 42.5 per cent to 39.2 per cent among likely voters on the question of who would be better at creating jobs. That reverses a lead of almost 6 points for Obama on that issue on September 30, before the first debate.

The pressure is now on Obama, who has acknowledged he was “too polite” in that debate, to be more confrontational without ap-

pearing strident or desperate. For Romney, the task is simply to turn in another sure-footed performance that keeps the Republican momentum rolling.

“Obama can’t afford another really bad debate performance, he won’t have time to recover,” said Bruce Buchanan, a political scientist at the University of Texas. “He’s up against it now.”

Concordia captain apologises to survivors

By Silvia Ognibene THE CAPTAIN blamed for the sinking of the Costa Concordia cruise liner off the Italian coast in January that killed 32 people shook hands with survivors and apologised yesterday at a court hearing to decide if he should face a full trial.

Francesco Schettino appeared relaxed and spoke often to his legal team, the lawyer representing 80 US survivors and family members, said.

A lawyer for the families of those killed said no one should have died.

The 114,500 tonne luxury cruise ship capsized on January 13 after approaching the Tuscan island of Giglio to perform a manoeuvre close to the shore known as a salute. It struck a rock which tore a gash in its hull.

Schettino has admitted he made mistakes but has accused the company of mishandling the response. He said

Francesco Schettino outside court last week he was suing Costa Cruises, a unit of Carnival Corp., for unfair dis-

missal following the accident.

Held up to ridicule in Italy and abroad since the disaster, he faces charges of multiple manslaughter and abandoning ship during a chaotic night-time evacuation of 4,200 passengers and crew. Two bodies have still not been recovered. The ship is still sitting halfsubmerged on a rocky shelf off the island.

It was the first such hearing Schettino had attended.

Luciano Castro, an Italian survivor at the hearing in a theatre in the central town of Grosseto, said Schettino appeared “embarrassed” when they spoke briefly.

“The only thing he said was when I told him that I hope that the truth will soon be established, he said, ‘yes, it needs to be established soon’,” Castro told reporters.

Two German survivors who attended the hearing said Schettino had shaken their hands and said he was sorry.

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Peace envoy seeks Iranian help for Syria ceasefire INTERNATIONAL peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi appealed to Iran to help arrange a ceasefire in Syria during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha as rebels and government forces fought street by street and village by village yesterday.

Brahimi made the request in talks with Iranian leaders on Sunday in Tehran, Syrian President Bashar alAssad’s closest regional ally in his campaign to crush a 19-month-old uprising.

The veteran Algerian diplomat said the civil war in Syria was getting worse by the day and stressed the urgent need to stop the bloodshed, his spokesman said yesterday.

He suggested the truce be held during the Eid holiday, which starts around October 25 and lasts several days. It would “help create an environment that would

Lakhdar Brahimi allow a political process to develop”.

There was no immediate response from either side and with fighting raging yesterday in several Syrian cities and in the countryside, it was not clear if they would want to put the brakes on any battlefield advantages.

Armenian plane en route to Syria searched in Turkey TURKEY ordered an Armenian plane flying to the Syrian city of Aleppo to land and searched its cargo yesterday, in the latest move to prevent its airspace being used to supply the Syrian military.

The plane was allowed to continue on its way after the search in the eastern Turkish city of Erzurum confirmed it was carrying humanitarian aid as stated by Armenian officials, a Turkish deputy prime minister said.

Last Wednesday Turkey forced down a Syrian airliner that had come from Moscow, and said it had found Russian munitions on board destined for Syria’s armed forces.

NATO-member Turkey has become increasingly assertive in challenging Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the face of growing tensions along the border and banned all Syrian aircraft from its airspace in the wake of that incident.

“The plane was ordered to land and it was inspected. It was clear that the declaration was correct and the plane was given permission to take off,” Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told reporters.

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World Ex-Cambodian King Sihanouk dies after heart attack

Schoolgirl shot by Taliban sent to UK for treatment

NORODOM Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who remained an influential figure in his country’s politics through half a century of war, genocide and upheaval, has died at the age of 89.

Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Sihanouk died early yesterday of natural causes in Beijing, where he had travelled for medical treatment earlier this year.

Prince Sisowath Thomico, a royal family member who was also Sihanouk’s assistant, said the former king suffered a heart attack at a Beijing hospital.

“His death was a great loss to Cambodia,” the prince said, adding that Sihanouk dedicated his life “for the sake of his entire nation, country and for the Cambodia people”.

Sihanouk was a key figure in Cambodian politics for six decades but abdicated in 2004, citing poor health, and was succeeded by a son, Norodom Sihamoni.

The former king had been in China since January, and suffered a variety of illnesses including colon cancer.

Pakistanis are outraged by shooting but no end to Taliban militancy in sight THE PAKISTANI schoolgirl shot by Taliban gunmen for advocating education for girls has been sent to the United Kingdom for medical treatment, a military spokesman said yesterday.

The spokesman said in a statement that 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai, whose shooting has drawn widespread condemnation, will require prolonged care to fully recover physically and psychologically.

An air ambulance transporting Yousufzai, provided by the United Arab Emirates, had departed from Islamabad and was heading for the United Kingdom, said the spokesman.

“The panel of doctors recommended that Malala be shifted abroad to a UK centre which has the capability to provide integrated care to children who have sustained severe injury,” said the

spokesman in a statement.

The unit at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital that will treat Malala is known for dealing with complex trauma cases and has treated hundreds of soldiers wounded in Afghanistan.

While Pakistani surgeons removed a bullet from near her spinal cord during a threehour operation the day after the attack last week, she now needs intensive specialist follow-up care.

That is likely to include repairing damaged bones in her skull and complex follow-up neurological treatment.

Yousufzai, a cheerful schoolgirl who had wanted to become a doctor before agreeing to her father’s wishes that she strive to be a politician, has become a potent symbol of resistance against the Taliban’s efforts to deprive girls of an education.

Pakistanis have held some

protests and candlelight vigils but most government officials have refrained from publicly criticising the Taliban by name over the attack, in what critics say is a lack of resolve against extremism.

Opponents of Pakistan’s government and military say the shooting is another example of the state’s failure to tackle militancy, the biggest threat to the stability of the nuclear-armed South Asian country.

The shooting of Yousufzai was the culmination of years of campaigning that had pitted the young girl against one of Pakistan’s most ruthless Taliban commanders, Maulana Fazlullah.

Fazlullah and his faction of the Pakistani Taliban took over Yusufzai’s native Swat Valley in 2009 after reaching an agreement with the government which gave them de facto control of the former

A candlelight vigil for Malala Yousufzai in Nepal tourist spot.

Fazlullah imposed the Taliban’s austere version of Islam there, blowing up girls’ schools and publicly executing those deemed immoral.

The army later launched a major offensive in Swat, forc-

ing many Taliban fighters to flee. Fazlullah’s men simply melted away across the porous border to Afghanistan.

Earlier this year, they kidnapped and beheaded 17 Pakistani soldiers in one of several cross-border raids.

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Business Virgin, Flowers head slim field chasing RBS

US economists win Nobel for match-making

VIRGIN Money and US private equity firm JC Flowers are leading a small field of potential suitors to buy 316 branches from Royal Bank of Scotland, after Spain's Santander pulled out of a deal on Friday.

The collapse of the sale was a major blow to RBS, coming at a critical juncture in its recovery from a 2008 state bailout, and it is now likely to have to accept a price well under the 1.65 billion pounds ($2.7 billion) agreed with Santander.

Shares in RBS, 82 per cent owned by the British taxpayer, were down 1 per cent in yesterday’s morning trade, while Santander's were up 0.1 per cent.

"RBS now has only 13 months to find another buyer or float the business.

Either way, we expect the revised price to be significantly lower," said Espirito Santo analyst Shailesh Raikundlia.

RBS was ordered by European authorities to sell the branches, which have 1.8 million customers and accounted for about 10 per cent of group operating profit in the first half of 2012, as a condition of its government rescue.

The setback could push back the time frame for taxpayers to see a return on the 45 billion pounds Britain pumped into the bank to keep it afloat.

Santander's retreat will save it some capital at a time a sovereign debt crisis is putting the financial position of all Spanish banks under scrutiny, and will avoid it increasing its exposure to a British economy languishing in recession.

"The price set in Aug 2010 looks somewhat expensive now, the UK macro environment doesn't look appealing in the medium term and capital preservation ranks as a higher priority," Raikundlia said.

LIFE-SAVING kidney exchange programmes are just one of the practical applications of the market-matching theories for which American economists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley won the 2012 Nobel prize for economics on Monday.

Pairing up students with schools and employers with job seekers - for instance doctors and lawyers taking up their first appointments are among other examples of how Roth, 60, and Shapley, 89, have separately applied game theory to daily life.

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my of Sciences, which awards the 8 million crown ($1.2 million) prize, called their work an outstanding example of economic engineering.

Tore Ellingsen, a Nobel committee member and a professor at the Stockholm School of Economics, said the central question when resources are scarce is who gets what.

"Which worker gets which job? Which student gets to go to which school? Which patient gets access to which transplantable organ. Matching theory explains how outcomes depend on the chosen matching procedure," Ellingsen said.

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fornia Los Angeles, had used game theory to compare various matching methods and make sure the matches were acceptable to all counterparts.

Roth followed up on Shapley's results in a series of em-

pirical studies.

"I am sure when I go to class this morning, my students will pay more attention," Roth, who teaches at Stanford and Harvard, told a news conference by telephone from California.

Softbank to buy about 70 pct stake in Sprint

By Mari Saito and Tim Kelly JAPANESE mobile operator Softbank Corp said it will buy about 70 per cent of Sprint Nextel Corp, the third-largest US carrier, for $20.1 billion the most a Japanese firm has spent on an overseas acquisition.

The deal, announced by Softbank's billionaire founder and chief Masayoshi Son and Sprint CEO Dan Hesse at a packed news conference in Tokyo yesterday, gives Softbank an entry into a US market that still shows growth, while Japan's market is stagnating. It also gives Sprint the firepower to buy peers and build out its 4G network to compete better in a market dominated by AT&T and Verizon Wireless .

Analysts have long said the US telecoms industry needs consolidation, but few looked to Japan as a catalyst. Some investors worry Softbank is biting off more than it can chew.

But the 55-year-old Son, a rare risk-taker in Japan's often cautious business circles, is betting US growth can offer relief from cut-throat competition in Japan's saturated

Dan Hesse (right), president and CEO of the Sprint Nextel Corporation and Softbank Corp President Masayoshi Son smile during their joint news conference in Tokyo mobile market. Combined, Softbank and Sprint will have 96 million users.

"It could be safe if you do nothing, and our challenge in the US is not going to be easy at all. We must enter a new market, one with a different culture, and we must start again from zero after all we have built," he told the news conference.

"But not taking this chal-

lenge will be a bigger risk."

Softbank said that as part of the deal it would buy $3.1 billion of bonds convertible into Sprint stock at $5.25 a share, while about 55 per cent of existing Sprint shares would be exchanged for $7.30 per share in cash, with the transactions to be completed by mid-2013.

Sprint shares closed Friday at $5.73.

Hesse, who will stay on as

Sprint CEO, said the Softbank investment would give Sprint opportunities it hadn't had since he joined the firm in late-2007, and enable the US firm to play a bigger role in future market consolidation.

"This is pro-competitive and pro-consumer in the US because it creates a stronger No. 3 ... it competes with the duopoly of AT&T and Verizon," he said.

Roth said the award was unimaginable and unexpected: "It certainly is expected that Lloyd Shapley should win the prize. It would have been a grave oversight if he did not.

So I am glad to share it with him."

He described his work as studying "courtship" of many kinds: "Matching ... is about how you get all the things that you can't just choose but you also have to be chosen - so getting into university, getting married, getting jobs," he told Reuters. "You can't just have what you want; you also have to do some courtship and we study the market place processes by which those types of courtship are resolved."

Profit drops as Citigroup writes down brokerage unit CITIGROUP Inc said quarterly profit plunged on a $4.7 billion writedown of its stake in a brokerage operated by Morgan Stanley, but North American mortgage lending revenue increased and capital markets results rebounded.

The New York-based global bank yesterday said thirdquarter net income was $468 million, or 15 cents a share, compared with $3.77 billion, or $1.23 a share, a year earlier.

Adjusted earnings, excluding the previously announced writedown and an accounting charge for the change in the value its debt, was $3.27 billion, or $1.06 cents a share, compared with $2.57 billion, or 84 cents a share, a year earlier.

It was not immediately clear if the adjusted results were comparable to analysts' average estimate of 96 cents per share found in surveys by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. The adjusted results also included a benefit of 19 cents a share for the resolution of tax audit items.

The bank said profits from the Securities and Banking unit increased 67 per cent on stronger revenue from fixed income and equity markets and lower expenses. The North American Consumer Banking segment saw an 18 per cent increase in profits on higher mortgage revenues.

Results outside the United States were generally weaker, with income from International Consumer Banking down 3 per cent.

UK seeks to block ECB from overruling BoE

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BRITAIN is pushing for changes to a proposed eurozone banking union to dilute the power of the European Central Bank, EU officials said, potentially hampering efforts to build the infrastructure urgently needed

to underpin the euro.

The European Commission has proposed making the ECB responsible for supervising lenders as a step towards a banking union where chiefly eurozone countries would jointly tackle problem banks and shield savers' deposits.

But last month's Commission proposal, central to closer economic in-

tegration in the currency area, has encountered opposition in Britain, Europe's biggest financial centre, that could delay or even derail banking union.

Britain intends to propose a system that would give countries outside the banking union the possibility of blocking those within the project from clubbing together to

shape EU-wide regulations, said EU officials, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"The concern is that the Bank of England can find itself outvoted by the ECB on aspects of rule making," said one official. Britain will not join the banking union. The Bank of England will become the UK regulator next year.

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Opinion

The Nobel booby prize?

Fighting over CoLA is a complete and utter waste of time IT BEGGARS belief that with the troika due to arrive next week and the state expected to run out of money next month the government is spending so much time dealing with how to save CoLA. The amount of time and effort devoted to meetings and discussions of reforming what is not just a measure of secondary importance, but one of utter irrelevance, in this day and age, is an indication of the government’s inability to handle the economic crisis.

For several months now, the labour minister has supposedly been having consultations with the unions and employers’ federations in order to reform the six-monthly, automatic indexing of wages and, supposedly, make it fairer.

In all these months, nothing about making it fairer has been agreed, but the labour minister has come with a proposal of CoLA being paid once a year and not being paid in time of negative growth.

There have been countless meeting to arrive at this point which was discussed at the president’s meeting with union leaders on Friday as well as with employers’ representatives on Sunday.

During the meeting with union leaders, Christofias reportedly told them that if CoLA and the 13th salaries were scrapped by the troika he would be out on the streets demonstrating with them.

This is the type of leadership being displayed by the president in this critical time for the country. His insistence on playing silly populist games has turned, CoLA, a measure that primarily benefits the highest-paid workers in the broader public sector and fuels inflation, into an issue of critical importance.

Ironically, CoLA is suspended for this and next year in the public sector and is unlikely to be paid in the private sector given the big difficulties faced by businesses.

So why is the government making such a fuss over an irrelevance, a measure that causes only harm to the economy?

In an interview on Antenna TV, two weeks ago, Christofias said that CoLA was secured by the AKEL union PEO in 1944 and could never be given up.

It was as if he was defending his right to keep the family heirloom, strictly for emotional reasons. Rationality is not permitted to influence the government’s decision-making process.

If Christofias was capable of acting rationally, he would have accepted the troika’s proposal for abolition of CoLA and focused on finding solutions for the things that are of critical importance to the future of the country like the re-capitalisation of the banks and the issue of non-performing loans.

After all this time, Christofias and his advisors have still not understood that the bailout is about saving the economy from ruin and not a fight over CoLA.

M

AYBE they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union because they couldn’t think of anybody else who wouldn’t embarrass them.

Nelson Mandela already has one. So does Aung San Suu Kyi. Even Barak Obama has one, though what for is not exactly clear. They even gave it to Henry Kissinger once, but we probably shouldn’t go into that. So who’s left? We’ll just give it to the European Union.

Nobody’ll notice that.

But they did notice, and some of them were not amused. “A Nobel prize for the EU at a time Brussels and all of Europe is collapsing in misery?

What next? An Oscar for (European Council President Herman) Van Rompuy?” asked Geert Wilders, the Dutch eurosceptic. “Rather than bring peace and harmony, the EU will cause insurgency and violence,” warned Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party (which wants Britain to leave the Union).

And France’s leading newspaper, Le Monde, asked on its website: “But who will go to Oslo for the EU to receive the Nobel Peace Prize? As trivial as it may seem, the question raises (the legitimacy) of an entity...whose institutional stops and starts and lack of democratic representation are regularly criticised.”

It’s actually not a trivial question at all, because the large EU bureaucracy that is based in Brussels, the EU’s “capital”, was not elected by anybody, and nobody loves it. The member countries are all democracies, but the decisions at the continent-wide level are taken by governmental elites who do not trust their own citizens to vote the right way.

The EU was an elite project from the start, and policy for the 27-member union is still set mostly by politicians and officials, not by citizens. So don’t send a Brussels bureaucrat to Oslo to collect the prize. Send some ordinary citizen, chosen by lot, to represent the 500 million citizens of

Comment Gwynne Dyer EU countries who don’t even have a vote on most EU decisions.

However, don’t throw the baby out with the bath-water.

The original purpose of the Nobel Peace Prize was to honour people who worked to put an end to the terrible wars that have repeatedly devastated the European continent (and much of the rest of the world as well) over the past four centuries. The EU has made a major contribution to that task, but that is not its greatest achievement.

It has been 67 years since there was a major war in Europe. Indeed, there have been no wars in Europe at all, apart from the various civil wars in the 1990s in former Yugoslavia (which was not a EU member). More importantly, a war between any of the EU’s member countries is now quite unthinkable.

“This started after the (Second World) war - putting together former enemies,” said EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in an interview with the BBC. “It started with six countries and we are now 27, another one (Croatia) is going to join us next year and more want to come. So the EU is the most important project for peace in terms of transnational, supernational co-operation.”

That’s a bit over the top.

The United Nations surely has more to do with 67 years in which no great powers have fought each other. So do two generations of American and Soviet officials and politicians who showed great restraint and managed to avoid a nuclear war that would have devastated the whole world. You could even give some credit to nuclear weapons themselves, which forced the great powers to behave more prudently

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than usual. The great virtue of the European Union, despite its “democratic deficit” at the Brussels level, is that ALL its member countries must be fully democratic, relatively uncorrupt, and fully observant of civil and human rights.

Not only has this prevented some members from backsliding into intolerance and authoritarianism in times of great stress; it has also been a huge incentive for prospective members to clean up their act.

Would Greece, Spain and Portugal all have ended up as full democracies after overthrowing their old dictators, and in the latter two cases as relatively honest ones as well, if not for the changes they had to make to qualify for EU membership?

Would the nine ex-Communist countries of Central Europe that emerged from the long night of Soviet tyranny in 1989 have created modern civil societies practically overnight without a great deal of aid from the EU? Would they even have bothered, without

the incentive of future EU membership?

Would Turkey have striven so hard to entrench respect for civil rights in the law and force the military to retire to their barracks permanently if it had not been offered the prospect (sadly betrayed) of EU membership?

The Nobel Peace Prize is a misnomer. It should actually be the Nobel Democracy and Human Rights Prize. Occasionally it goes to some person or organisation whose main purpose is building international peace, but much more often it goes to people like Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi, and most recently Liu Xiaobo, whose accomplishment, or at least goal, has been to make their own countries democratic and respectful of human rights.

And if that is the real criterion, then the European Union truly does deserve the prize.

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

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25 years ago Friday October 16, 1987

Charlotte Brontë’s classic, Jane Eyre, is published under the pseudonym of Currer Bell.

Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar is giving Iran and Iraq until the end of the month to respond to a detailed plan for a ceasefire in their seven-year war, he announced yesterday. He told reporters that the Security Council had given him fresh instructions to resume his peace efforts.

1934 The embattled Chinese Communists break through Nationalist enemy lines and begin an epic flight from their encircled headquarters in southwest China. Known as Ch’ang Cheng – the ‘Long March’ – the retreat lasted 368 days and covered 6,000 miles

1946

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The large EU bureaucracy that is based in Brussels, the EU’s ‘capital’, was not elected by anybody, and nobody loves it

Ten Nazi war criminals are executed in accordance with the sentences handed down by the Nuremburg trials. Among those hanged are General Alfred Jodl, Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm Frick and Julius Streicher.

1978 In the Vatican, Polish born Cardinal Karol Wojtyla is elected Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian Pope since 1542.

1996 The British Government announces plans to outlaw almost all handguns following the Dunblane massacre in March.

35 years ago Sunday October 16, 1977 The hijackers of a West German airliner today insisted yet again that they would blow up the plane and all 87 hostages on board if their demands are not met by 1200 GMT tomorrow. The leader of the four hijackers rejected a plea for the release of sick passengers and children said chief government negotiator, Defence Minister Skeikh Mohammed Bin Rashed alMaktum.

45 years ago Monday October 16, 1967 A British European airways air freighter yesterday brought from Rhodes the bodies of 15 Cypriots who were killed in the Comet crash last Thursday off the coast of Turkey. The bodies were taken to the Nicosia General Hospital where they will lie overnight, and will be handed today to the relatives for burial.

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Showbiz

Rachel Hunter tells of health woes

The model also recounted her sadness at splitting from Canadian ice hockey player Jarret Stoll in 2009

MODEL Rachel Hunter has told for the first time how she faced a lengthy battle with health problems following the break-up of her relationship with her fiance.

Now back to health, the 43-year-old told Hello! magazine she suffered a potentially life-threatening problem with inflammation of the heart, which led to a spell in hospital.

Hunter said she is hoping to find love again after splitting from Canadian ice hockey player Jarret Stoll in 2009, six weeks before they were due to marry. She divorced Rod Stewart with whom she has two children - in 2006 and the singer has written about their relationship in his autobiography which has just been published.

Speaking about her health woes, Hunter said: “I had a cold and I just felt out of breath and a little bit weird.

“I went to a friend and said, ‘Look,

you need to take me to the emergency room’. I was diagnosed with myocarditis and pericarditis, which can happen when you have the flu. If you are exercising and you’ve got a really bad flu, it really can be a very quiet killer.”

But no sooner had she recovered, she was back in hospital with a severe back problem - two slipped discs - although surgery was successful Her health problems, a little over a year after she was left devastated by her split from Stoll.

“When Jarret made the decision for us to split up the engagement and stuff, that set off a rollercoaster of emotions for me,” Hunter said.

“And it’s very hard: your self-esteem, your pride. I actually didn’t realise at the time that it affected me as much as it did.”

But she now says it was for the best. “He was right in the decision he

made, as hard as that was for me to realise then.”

Hunter was 24 years younger than Stewart when they married, but she said the age difference between her and Stoll would have been a mistake.

“Maybe it was my coming full circle.

But honestly, what was I thinking?

He’s so much younger. And it happened for the right reasons.”

She said she was open to finding love again. “I think it’s a matter of just meeting the right person. I love men. I think they are amazing.”

Hunter said she would love to work in the UK following a stint as a judge on New Zealand’s Got Talent.

“After the show, I just want to see what happens. I would love to do some work back in England again,” she said.

The full interview is in the latest edition of Hello! magazine out now.

Crowe shattered after split from wife

Film is a family affair for veteran actress Rampling

RUSSELL Crowe is devastated after splitting from his wife Danielle Spencer.

The Oscar winning star and his musician wife - who have been married for nine years and have two sons Charles, eight, and Tennyson, six, together - are reported to have amicably separated, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

The couple has so far refused to comment, but friends close to the couple are said to be shocked and the actor is said to be devastated.

Sources are blaming the Les Miserables star’s busy schedule for their break-up as backto-back filming has forced him to spend most of his time overseas while his family remained at their home in Sydney.

The 48-year-old Gladiator star is currently filming his fifth movie this year, the biblical epic Noah in the US, and recently completed filming on the Superman reboot Man of Steel.

He will next be seen on the big screen in The Man With The Iron Fists starring alongside Lucy Liu, and has just signed on to star in the new fantasy movie Winter’s Tale alongside Will Smith, due to start shooting early next year.

Russell and Danielle, 43, first met 22 years ago on the set of the movie The Crossing and were married in a purposebuilt chapel at Crowe’s farm in Nana Glen, near Coffs Harbour in Australia in 2003.

Project helmed by writer/ director son

By Leanne Rinne IT was a family affair for leading lady Charlotte Rampling as she stepped onto the red carpet with her son Barnaby Southcombe at the BFI London Film Festival.

Southcombe is making his debut as a film director and writer with new movie I, Anna and he decided to keep the cast close to home.

Rampling plays a femme fatale in the thriller, which is based on Elsa Lewin’s novel of the same name.

She said: “It is fantastic to be here with my son tonight and very moving, it’s a really heightened emotional moment because we have travelled with this film to festivals around the world and this is probably the last one we will be at before the film opens and it’s here in London.”

The 66-year-old said she never imagined she would star in a film directed by her own son but, when it happened, she

Charlotte Rampling plays a femme fatale in the thriller, I, Anna, which is based on Elsa Lewin’s novel of the same name said she knew it was a “beautiful idea” and she instantly took to the character.

“She (Anna) is a complex woman who goes on an unusual journey which always makes, for me, a multi-dimensional woman which I find very moving.

“We all make mistakes and we all have terrible things happen to us and the story is about how we cope with things and carry on.

“It’s a very powerful and very strange love story.”

Southcombe said he would not have chosen anyone else

to play his leading lady.

“I think when you work with people of such a high calibre there really is not a huge amount of directing involved.

“Casting is probably the biggest decision you make as a director and then it is more discussing than directing.

“She (Rampling) is a very collaborative person as are a lot of the actors I worked with, so I was blessed with that, it was a very collaborative process,” he said.

Southcombe, who has directed TV series such as Top Buzzer and As If, said he is not “turning his back on television” but “cinema is where his heart is”.

Captain America star Hayley Atwell plays the role of Rampling’s daughter in the film and Sherlock Holmes star Eddie Marson plays a detective.

Rampling and Atwell hit the big screen together back in 2008 in The Duchess starring Keira Knightley.

Rampling said it was “lovely” to be reunited.

“It is tremendous to work with her (Atwell), I think she is a wonderful woman and a wonderful actress,” she said.

The Usual Suspects star Gabriel Byrne plays DCI Bernie Reid who becomes enchanted by Anna while he investigates the mystery of a man brutally murdered.

I, Anna is in cinemas on December 9.

The London Film Festival runs until Sunday October 21 when it will close with the gala premiere of director Mike Newell’s adaptation of Dickens’ classic Great Expectations, starring Helena Bonham Carter, David Walliams and Ralph Fiennes.

Judi Dench: acting rescued me from pain of grief ‘Fame pressure hardened Victoria Beckham’ DAME Judi Dench says acting came to her “rescue” when her husband died.

The Skyfall star found solace in her career after Michael Williams passed away 11 years ago, and she also had “an enormous amount of energy” to keep working as a result of her grieving.

She said: “It came to my rescue, really. I went out to Nova Scotia almost immediately after Michael’s funeral and made The Shipping News with Kevin Spacey for four weeks. And then I came back and the day after started Iris and did all of that. And then I immediately went back to Canada to finish The Shipping News. And then I was into Pride & Prejudice.

“People, friends, kept saying, ‘You are not facing up to it; you need to face up to it,’

and maybe they were right, but I felt I was - in the acting. Grief supplies you with an enormous amount of energy. I needed to use that up.”

The 77-year-old star has only had time off from work twice in the last six decades - to give birth to her and Michael’s daughter Tara Williams, known professionally as Finty, in 1972 and to care for her late husband - but she finds it “appalling” to watch herself back in movies.

She added to The Observer Magazine: “I think it is always appalling to see yourself on film ... In the theatre you can change things ever so slightly; it’s an organic thing. Whereas in film you only have that chance on the day, and you have no control over it at all.”

VICTORIA Beckham has been hardened by fame according to Cheryl Cole.

The 29-year-old singer- who opens up about her friendship with the former Spice Girl turned fashion designer during the 2006 World Cup in her new autobiography Cheryl: My Story - said Victoria refuses to let the pressures of fame get to her and isn’t bothered by criticism of her super skinny figure.

When Cheryl asked the mum-of-four about how she deals with all the attention surrounding her famous family, she claims the 37-year-old told her: “How do I cope? I cope because I have to, because it’s the way my life is. I’m hardened to it. I know how I’m perceived is not how I am, and that’s what matters.”

Cheryl - who once dismissed Victoria’s clothing line as being for “old people”, but has since embraced her critically acclaimed range - also reveals she asked Victoria about her weight and the fashion icon told her it was nobody’s business except her own.

The “Fight For This Love” singer said Victoria replied: “When they say, I’m too thin, I just think: ‘You know what? I’m happy to be thin. I’m into fashion and I like being able to wear whatever I like. It’s my business, and if other people don’t like it, that’s their business’.”

Cheryl also recalls how Victoria, who is known for her posh pout, used to hold “her handbag up over her mouth” whenever she laughed.

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Environment Puma’s recyclable track jacket

Halting extinctions would cost $80b, half of bankers’ bonuses Sum now spent on biodiversity protection is 10 times too little

By Alister Doyle GOVERNMENTS need to spend $80 billion a year to halt extinctions of endangered animals and plants, many times current levels and only half the amount paid to bankers in bonuses last year, a study showed.

The extra spending is vital to protect natural services such as insect pollination of crops or water purification by wetlands, the report in Science said.

“These are investments in natural capital. They are not bills. They are dwarfed by the benefits we get back from nature,” Stuart Butchart of BirdLife International in England, one of the authors of the study, said.

The report, trying to put a price tag on UN goals for 2020 agreed by governments in 2010 for preserving everything from insects to whales, estimated that it would cost $76.1 billion to expand and manage protected areas for endangered species.

And it would cost an extra $3.41 billion to $4.76 billion a year to achieve a goal of avoiding extinctions and improving the conservation level of all known threatened species, ranging from the giant panda or the tiger to lesser known frogs or plants.

Many scientists say the sum now spent on biodiversity protection is about 10 times too little.

Butchart said the $80 billion total was half of $156 billion estimated in one report as bonuses at major banks in 2011, or a fraction of world defence spending of $1.7 trillion.

The study said the sum was equivalent to between one and four per cent of the net value of “ecosystem services”, ranging from seed dispersal to waste decomposition by insects, that are

lost every year.

Those losses, caused by destruction of habitats, are estimated to cost between $2 trillion and $6.6 trillion a year, according to the study by scientists in Britain, United States, Denmark, Australia, Germany and New Zealand.

“More prosaically, the total required is less than 20 per cent of annual global consumer spending on soft drinks,” the study said, citing a report that estimated world soft drink sales at $469 billion.

The study coincided with an October 8-19 meeting of governments in Hyderabad, India, trying to work out how to reach goals of preserving the diversity of life from the pressures of a

human population above seven billion.

“The shortfalls we have identified highlight a clear and urgent need to scale up investment in biodiversity conservation substantially”, said lead author Donal McCarthy, of BirdLife International and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

UN reports say the world is facing the worst crisis of extinctions since the dinosaurs were wiped out 65 million years ago. Pollution, climate change, land clearance of forests to make way for farms, roads and towns are among threats.

And many species are becoming extinct before they have even been described.

Butchart said governments needed to shift priorities

towards nature, even though many were struggling with sluggish growth or high unemployment.

“In economically challenging times it is even more important to set priorities,” he said. “This is not an altruistic action.”

The UN goals for 2020 include expanding protected areas to 17 per cent of the world’s land surface from 12.7 per cent estimated for 2010 - and to 10 per cent of seas under national control, from 4.0 per cent.

The scientists started off by estimating the costs of reducing threats to endangered birds, the best studied group of animals, and extrapolated the results to other species.

Under threat: giant pandas

GERMAN sportswear company Puma has announced a range of biodegradable shoes and clothes, seeking to lead in protecting nature as it tries to catch up with rivals Nike and Adidas in sales.

The company, praised by UN reports as a corporate leader in trying to limit environmental damage, also said it would widen its accounting for the costs of its air pollution, greenhouse gases, waste, land and water use.

“We have decided that sustainability is a mega-trend,” chief executive Franz Koch said.

“We want to contribute to a better world. At the same time, we also want to carve out our competitive advantage,” he said of the gamble that consumers will be attracted by novel eco-friendly products.

The new collection, going on sale in 2013, includes biodegradable sneakers and shirts and recyclable plastic track

jackets and backpacks. At the end of their useful life, the products can be returned to stores for processing.

Koch said it was a “small collection” of 22 products. He declined to predict sales volumes.

The sole of the sneaker, for instance, would be made of biodegradable plastic and the upper of organic cotton and linen. After going through a shredder, it could become compost in six to nine months.

Koch said “biodegradable” did not mean products were not durable. “You can’t just dispose of it in the garden at home, dig a hole and hope that a tree is going to come out,” he said.

The company also said it was starting to rate the environmental impact of individual products, narrowing the focus from a study last year that estimated the entire company caused €145 million in damage to nature in 2010.

Most Americans link weather to global warming

Antarctic ice warming clue Largest solar farm opens SCIENTISTS have produced the first three dimensional map of the surface beneath Antarctic sea ice, helping them better understand the impact of climate change on Antarctica.

The team of scientists from eight countries has used a robot submarine to chart a frozen and inverted world of mountains and valleys, allowing accurate measurements of the crucial thickness of Antarctic sea ice.

By combining the data with airborne measures of surface ice and snow, scientists can now accurately measure changes in ice thickness and better understand the affects of global warming.

“The ice thickness is regarded amongst climate scientists as the holy grail of determining changes in the system,” Antarctic marine glaciologist Jan Lieser said.

“If we can determine the change in the thickness of the sea ice we can estimate the rate of change that is due to global warming.”

Scientists have ice thickness data for the Arctic region dating back to the 1950s, allowing for analysis of changes in the Arctic Ocean, but similar data has been unavailable for the ice around the frozen Southern continent.

Puma launches biodegradable shoes to aid nature, lift sales

AUSTRALIA switched on its first utility-scale solar farm last week, bringing the country a small step closer to achieving ambitious renewable energy use targets that traditional coal and gas power producers are now fighting to soften.

The Greenough River Solar project, just outside the small town of Walkaway in Western Australia state, is a joint-venture between Western Australian state-owned Verve Energy and US conglomerate General Electric. It is expected to generate 10 megawatts, enough to power 3,000 homes.

“The Greenough River Solar Farm demonstrates that renewable technologies can contribute to meeting Australia’s future energy needs on a sustainable, cost-competitive basis,” Jason Waters, chief executive of Verve Energy said.

Australia has committed to getting 20 per cent of its power from renewables by 2020 but big coal and gas-based utilities are arguing for generation targets to be cut.

The plant is General Electric’s first investment in Australian renewable energy, and plans are already underway to eventually expand it to 40 megawatts.

The electricity generated by the plant will be purchased by Western Australia Water Corporation to power a nearby desalination plant.

NEARLY three-quarters of Americans say global warming influences US weather and made this year’s record-hot summer worse, a survey said.

Conducted by Yale and George Mason universities, the survey found 74 per cent of Americans believe that global warming is affecting weather, up five percentage points since March 2012, the last time the two organisations asked these questions.

Seventy-three per cent of Americans said global warming made the record-high temperatures of summer 2012 worse, and 61 per cent said weather in the United States has been worsening over the past several years, an increase of nine percentage points since March.

“Extreme weather is clearly having a serious impact on millions of Americans, though the impacts are different in different parts of the country,” survey co-investigator Edward Maibach of George Mason University said.

This year had the hottest first half for the continental United States since record-keeping began in 1895, and July 2012 was the hottest month since the Dust Bowl summer of 1936, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

The survey was conducted from August 31 through September 12, with summer heat and drought fresh in respondents’ minds, said Yale’s Anthony Leiserowitz, a principal investigator on the project. He acknowledged that a cool autumn and snowy winter might have an impact on future responses.

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What’s on

films

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Tel: 7777-8383 God Loves Caviar (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, 8pm and 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, 8pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 ParaNorman (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2, in 3D) at 8.05pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 8.05pm.

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A Few Best Men (15)) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Brave (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek, in 2D) at 5.35pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) (in Greek, in 2D) at 5.35pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.35pm and 3.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Bourne Legacy (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 7.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Step Up 4 (K)) K-Cineplex (Screen 2, in 3D) at 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2, in 3D) at 10.15pm. 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 7th Cyprus International Film Festival Cine Studio, in collaboration with the Friends of the Cinema Society.

Tel: 96-420491, www.ofk.org.cy

LIMASSOL Savages (18)) Rio 1 at 7.45pm and 10.10pm, weekends also at 5pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.35pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383

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

The Watch (15) Rio 3 daily at 10pm, Rio 4 at 7.45pm, weekends at 8pm.

Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.35pm, 8pm and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 God Loves Caviar (K) Rio 2 at 8.15pm and 10.15pm, weekends also at 6.15pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 1, in Greek) at 5.30pm, 8pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 ParaNorman (12) Rio 2 at 6.30pm, weekends at 4.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2, in 3D) at 8.05pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Cold Light of Day (12) Rio 5 at 7.45pm and 10pm, weekends at 8pm and 10pm.

Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (K)) Rio 3 (in Greek) at 6.30pm, weekends at 4.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Brave (K) Rio 3 (in Greek, in 3D), weekends only at 6.15pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek, in 2D) at 5.35pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 The Bourne Legacy (12) Rio 6 daily at 10pm. Tel: 25871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 7.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Magic Mike (18) Rio 4 daily at 10pm. Tel: 25871410 A Few Best Men (15) Rio 6 at 7.45pm, weekends at 6pm and 8pm. Tel: 25-871410 Step Up 4 (K) Rio 3 daily at 8.15pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2, in 3D) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Cold Light of Day (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30pm, 8.05 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

ParaNorman (12) Rio 6, in 3D, at 6pm, weekends at 4pm and 5.45pm. Tel: 262070000

Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Cold Light of Day (12) Rio 5 at 7.45pm and 9.45pm.

Tel: 26-207000

A Few Best Men (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) Rio 4 (in English, in 2D), weekends only at 4.30pm and 6.15pm.

Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in English, in 2D) at 5.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Brave (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek, in 2D) at 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) Rio 5 (in Greek), weekends only at 4.30pm and 6.20pm. Tel: 25-8714103

Step Up 4 (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2, in 3D) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

LARNACA Savages (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.35pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Watch (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.35pm, 8pm and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 God Loves Caviar (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, 8pm and 10.10pm.

Tel: 7777-8383 ParaNorman (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 2, in 3D) at 8.05pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Bourne Legacy (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in English, in 2D) at 5.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

PAPHOS Savages (18) Rio 7 daily at 7.45pm and 10.10pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Watch (15) Rio 4 daily at 6pm, 8pm and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000 God Loves Caviar (K) Rio 1 daily at 6pm, 8pm and 10pm. Tel: 26-207000

Magic Mike (18) Rio 2 daily at 6pm, 8pm 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 A Few Best Men (15) Rio 3 at 6pm and 8pm. Tel: 26-207000 Resident Evil: Retribution (15) Rio 6 at 9.45pm, weekends at 9.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 Brave (K) Rio 7 (in Greek, in 3D) at 5.45pm, weekends also at 4pm.

Tel: 26-207000 The Bourne Legacy (12) Rio 3 daily at 10pm. Tel: 26207000 Step Up 4 (K) Rio 6 (in 3D) at 7.45pm, weekends at 7.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) Rio 1 (in 3D, in Greek), only on weekends at 4pm; Rio 4 (in 2D, in English) only on weekends at 4pm. Tel: 26-207000

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Sotiris Sorogkas Solo art exhibition. Opens October 16, 8pm until November 5. Morfi Gallery, 84 Agkyras St, Limassol.

Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm.

Tuesday-Friday: 5pm-8pm.Tel: 25378733. www.morfi.org

Music Sergei Babayan The Pharos Arts Foundation presents recital with internationally acclaimed pianist. October 16. The Shoe Factory, 304 Ermou Street, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €20/25.

Tel: 22-663871/70-009304 www. pharostickets.org The Ultimate Tribute Show & Dance with Elvis, Elton and Stand Up Comic Luke Two top tribute acts and a great funny man combine in one amazing performance. October 16. Pentaras Hall, Coral Bay Road, Paphos. Doors open 7.30pm, showtime 8.30pm prompt, ends at 10.45pm. €10. Reservations essential - Tel: 99-832538.

Meals available in the restaurant Tel: 26-271130

Darkness or Light?

Solo art exhibition by Froso Liapi.

Opens October 17, 7.30pm, until October 31. Art Space Kat’oikon, 47 Perikleous Street, Nicosia. Open daily: 6pm-8.15pm. Tel: 96-510261 War – Pigs First solo art exhibition by Antonis Rizopoulos. Opens October 17, 7.30pm until October 30. Apocalypse Gallery, 30 Chytron Street, Nicosia.

Monday- Friday: 10.30am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 10.30am-1pm.

Tel: 22-766655

Music Elvis & Elton in Concert Two of the top tribute acts in Cyprus come together with one amazing performance to celebrate American and British music at its best. October 17. Yialos Restaurant, Pissouri Bay. Dinner 7.30pm, showtime 8.30pm. €20 including dinner. Reservations essential - Tel: 99-832538

Riverscape[s]: Body Maps/City Maps A performance/event that is primarily concerned with the division of Nicosia, includes movement, visual installations, sound and live electronic and dramatised speech.

October 15-17. Melina Mercouri HallFamagusta Gate Nicosia. 8.30pm.

Tel: 97-772264. www.echo-arts.info Psatharis Auction House 12th auction of property from the estate of Themistoklis Dervis, former Mayor of Nicosia, which includes paintings, decorative objects, Persian rugs, furniture, and jewellery. Auction sale October 17. Kantara Room of the Hilton Hotel, Nicosia. 8pm. The objects will be exhibited at Themistoklis Dervis’ residence, 22 Halkokondili Street, Nicosia. ( opposite Nea Athena Confectionary) October 16: 10am8pm and October 17: 10am-5pm.

Tel: 24-621109/99-564131. info@ psatharis-auctions.com.cy International Short Film Festival of Cyprus Film screenings and competition for the festival’s awards and prizes. October 13-20. Rialto Theatre, Limassol Parallel events at Art Studio 55

(adjacent to Rialto Theatre). 8.30pm.

Free. All films will be screened in their original dialogues with Greek and English subtitles. Tel: 77-777745 www.isffc.com.cy Seventh Mediaeval Ayia Napa Festival Street theatre, theatrical play, shows with music and dances of the period, Mediaeval workshops, exhibitions of mediaeval items and more. October 13-20. Ayia Napa Mediaeval Monastery. 8pm. Free. Tel: 23-816307 Seventh Cyprus International Film Festival Festival dedicated to Cypriot film directors and Cypriots artists living abroad. Until October 22. Cine Studio, (University of Nicosia), 46 Makedonitissas Avenue, Nicosia. €5/7. Admission to documentaries and short film screenings will be free for everyone. www.cyiff.cineartfestival.eu

Theatre After the Rehearsal Theatro Ena opens new season with play by Ingmar Bergman. Until November 4. Theatro Ena, 4 Athinas Avenue, Nicosia. Every Friday to Sunday at 8.30pm. €12/15. In Greek. Tel: 22348203 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: 22-818999/99-621845 The Grönholm Method The New Stage of THOC presents play by Catalan playwright Jordi Galcerán Ferrer. Until December 1.

THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Every Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm. In Greek.

Tel: 22-492900 11:16 Anemona Theatre presents a mystery

by C. G. Wilson. Until December 23. Anemona Theatre, 7 Archagelou Street, Latsia, Nicosia. Every Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 8pm. In Greek. €10. Tel: 22-573031 The Magic Flute The Children’s Stage of Satiriko Theatre presents play adapted and directed by Thanasis Theologis. Until December 23. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia, Nicosia.

Every Sunday at 10.30am. €10. In Greek. Tel: 22-312940/22-421609

Exhibition Abstract Impressions Solo painting exhibition by Eugene Tector. Until October 20. Opus 39

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

Gallery, 21 Kimonos Street, Nicosia.

Monday: 5pm-8pm. Tuesday-Friday: 10.30am-12.30pm and 5pm-8pm.

Tel: 22-424983 Persian Dream Solo painting exhibition by Persian artist Amir Tahmasbi. Until October 22. Gallery Technis Dromena, 53 Arch. Kyprianou, Nicosia. MondayFriday: 10am-1pm and 5pm-8pm.

Saturday: 5pm-8pm. Tel: 22-496398 United States of Europe A travelling exhibition about European identity and today’s Europe. In the exhibition, art works (videos, photos, installations) are confronted with interviews from a sociological study.

Until October 24. Loukia and Michael Zampelas Art Museum 27 Arch.

Makarios III Avenue, Kaimakli. Tue–Fri: 10am-6pm. Sat -Sun: 11am-4pm. www.go-use.eu Venues and Opening Hours Nicosia Municipality Multifunctional Foundation ‘Old Market Pallouriotissa’ 7 Agiou Andreou Street, Pallouriotissa.

Mon–Fri: 10am - 1pm & 5pm- 8pm Temporary Space, 33 Aischylou Street. Mon–Fri: 10am–1pm & 6pm–9pm Classic Hotel – The Gallery, 94 Rigenis Street. Mon- Sun: 9am–11pm Goethe-Institut, 21 Markos Drakos Avenue. Mon–Fri: 9am–7pm. Tel: 22-663871

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On The Scene Theatre A modern-day musical from Cyprus Alex Panayi and Katerina A. Christofidou, in collaboration with the permanent Cypriot Delegation to UNESCO and the Cyprus Ministry of Culture, present a brand new musical entitled Di-Mentia.

Following a successful opening night on Friday, the show travelled to Paris before returning to the capital for its final four shows at the Satiriko Theatre.

This is a tale of artistic immortality which seeks to reunite the past and present. The project began two years ago when Panayi was commissioned by the permanent Cypriot Delegation to UNESCO to present the modern artistic facet of Cyprus.

Panayi is a Cypriot singer, composer, lyricist, producer, vocal coach and vocal arranger, best known for having represented his country twice at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995 and 2000.

The musical is set in Nicosia during 1974, where two brothers, Peter and Ulysses, are separated by time and space each looking for their homeland. The brothers reunite under different circumstances – dementia is the vehicle to reach ‘catharsis’ and ‘nostos’ (the yearning to return home) and one asks: “Does forgiving mean forgetting?”

This powerful work is moving in its content and yet is injected with humour, and part of the cultural programme of the European Presidency of Cyprus. It will be performed by wellestablished Cypriot and Greek performers Marlain Angelides, Chryssie Andreou, Thanos Chronis, Filippos Constantinos, Electra Fotiadou, Adriani Maleni, Alex Panayi, Charis Savva, Mariella Savvidou and Dimitris Tsakalas. The music is by Alex Panayi with lyrics by Stergios Mavrikis.

It is directed by award-winning George Rodosthenous, visual creations by artist Nicholas Panayi and choreographed by Charis Savva. The live music and singing are directed by Demetris Zavros.

Di-mentia An original musical from Cyprus about the immortality of art, prodigal sons and the decaying powers of our memory. October 18-21. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre (new Satiriko theatre) 11-15, Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia.

8.30pm. €20. In Greek. Tel: 99-876760

This Week Other Events One book, one wish come true Public Stores, in collaboration with the association A Dream, A Wish will share their love of books by organising a Book Week at the Mall of Cyprus in Nicosia and My Mall Limassol.

Running until Saturday, people can purchase a book from a particular category each day and then purchase a second book for half the price, with one euro from the sale going towards makinge a child’s wish come true.

The Book Week will also introduce to Cyprus two bestsellers: The Notebook of Maya by Isabel Allende, recently awarded the Hans Christian Andersen

Literature Prize 2012, and the eagerly-anticipated sequal to the international bestseller, Fifty Shades of Gray, Fifty Shades Darker by EL James.

Each day is dedicated to a specific category of books. Yesterday, it was police and fantasy literature which took centre stage; today, it’s all about psychology and selfimprovement, while tomorrow bookworms can indulge in books about art.

Meanwhile, those with kids should keep Saturday free, as the day will be dedicated to them.

In Nicosia, famous actors will give a book reading with music ensemble group Windcraft adding to the fun, while in Limassol balloons and facepainting will be the order of the day.

Book Week Buy one book get a second half price, with money raised going towards A Dream, A Wish association. Until October 20. Mall of Cyprus in Nicosia and My Mall Limassol.

All day. Tel: 22-782542

Made in Brazil A couple of weeks ago, the Pharos Arts Foundation hosted the opening of the Ninth Brazilian Culture Month with a jazz concert by one of Brazil’s most impressive voices, Ithamara Koorax.

Throughout the months of October and November, a series of events dedicated to Brazil will showcase aspects of the country’s culture through art, music, films, books and educational programmes. In fact, next up on the Brazilian Culture Month agenda, is a book presentation by plastic surgeon Dr. Ioannis Lyras.

Entitled The Secret of the Brazilian Beauty, the book presentation and signing will be followed by a cocktail reception and a short piano recital by Farlley Derze. As seating is limited, please ensure you book in advance.

Brazil’s national identity is bound to beauty. Hot beats and sizzling bikini bodies are some of the things that come to mind when one utters the word ‘Brazil’. Throw in lush landscapes, friendly people and the most colourful and sensual street party around – Carnaval – and it’s easy to see why this sultry South American country is popular with tourists.

While most would agree that Brazilian women are some of the most beautiful on the planet, a paradise littered with Victoria’s Secret models, it may come as a surprise that this country is also one of the larg-

Inset: Dr Ioannis Lyras, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeon.

Above: pianist Farlley Derze, who will give a recital following the book presentation and signing

est plastic surgery consumer markets in the world.

In a country obsessed with body consciousness, plastic surgery here is as common as a haircut.

In Europe, plastic surgery is seen as a luxury for the rich, but to many Brazilians, beauty is a right that should not be reserved solely for elites, prompting more than 200 clinics across Brazil to offer free cosmetic procedures to the less fortunate.

The country’s preoccupation with appearance has propelled its cosmetic surgeons to godlike heights. Brazil’s leadership in plastic surgery can be traced in large part to a single man: Ivo Pitanguy. D Described by admirers as the ffather of modern cosmetic surge surgery, Pitanguy boasts a long line of rich-and-famous clients, including inc such icons of 20th-centu 20th-century beauty as Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida. philoso His philosophy is that plastic he surgery heals psychological p as well as physical problems.

19 Since 1960, the Pitanguy Institut has run a select Institute three-y three-year graduate specialisa cialisation course for practising physicians, which aw has awarded diplomas to 5 students from 40 over 500 countr countries.

Pitanguy is such pop a popular public figure in Brazil Bra that the samba scho school Caprichosos de Pilar Pilares went so far as to hono honour him in Rio de Jan Janeiro’s 1999 carnival par parade.

If y you have the slightest interest in plastic su surgery, it’s best to b be armed with all the k knowledge you can g get. This Thursday, he head to the Shoe Factory in Nicosia, where Dr Lyras will be giving a

short presentation in Greek to mark the occasion of the second edition of his book. Vassos Economou, MD, InternistCardiologist and Titos Kolotas, journalist, will also each give a brief talk.

Dr Lyras learned a great measure of his skill in plastic surgery as an assistant to Pitanguy at the Catholic University – Carlos Chagas Medical Postgraduate Institute of Rio De Janeiro.

Since setting up his practice in Greece and Cyprus, Dr Lyras has striven to wed the philosophy of Hippocrates, the father of medicine, with the latest technology and team work. He is currently the President of the Ivo Pitanguy European Academy of Plastic Surgery, directly affiliated with the Ivo Pitanguy Institute in Rio de Janeiro, performing all the techniques that are applied in Brazil and many other personal, innovative techniques currently used in Europe, the US and Asia.

As for his book, it answers the reader’s questions related to plastic surgery. The first part includes chapters containing a philosophical and artistic introduction to the subject of human physical beauty, while the following chapters contain several interesting issues related to surgical and alternative (nonsurgical) techniques of body sculpture.

Book Presentation Dr. Ioannis Lyras presents his book The Secret of the Brazilian Beauty, followed by a cocktail reception and a short piano recital by Farlley Derze, within the framework of the Pharos Brazilian Culture Month. October 18.

The Shoe Factory, 304 Ermou Street, Nicosia. 7.30pm-9.30pm. In Greek.

Tel: 22-663871

By Ledha Socratous

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Sky ydiver makes succes 38km leap Fearless Felix overcomes bad weather that stopped previous attempts to jump from three times the height at which jets cruise and break sound barrier

Preparing for take-off: Baumgartner in his trailer as the pod is readied

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XTREME athlete Felix Baumgartner landed safely on Earth after a 38km jump from the stratosphere in a dramatic, record-breaking feat that may also have marked the world’s first supersonic skydive.

Baumgartner, from Austria, came down in the eastern New Mexico desert minutes after jumping from his capsule 128,097 feet, or 24 miles, 38km above Earth.

He lifted his arms in victory shortly after landing on Sunday evening Cyprus time, setting off loud cheers from jubilant onlookers and friends inside the mission’s control centre in Roswell, New Mexico.

It was the highest-ever jump for a skydiver, and Baumgartner’s speed during free fall clinched one of his goals: to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier, typically measured at more than 1,110kph. Organisers said the descent lasted for just over nine minutes, about half of it in free-fall.

Three hours earlier, Baumgartner, known as “Fearless Felix,” had taken off in a pressurised capsule carried by a 55-storey ultra-thin heli-

Final jump: Baumgartner says he will give up his life of stunts

um balloon. After an at-times tense ascent, which included concerns about how well his facial shield was working, the 43-year-old former military parachutist completed a final safety check-list with mission control.

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est altitude skydive (39,045 metres), longest freefall without a parachute (36,529 metres) and fastest fall achieved during a skydive (reaching 1,342 kph), Brian Utley, the certification official for the Federation Aeronautic International, said.

Baumgartner landed safely on the ground and raised his arms in a victory salute just 10 minutes after he stepped into the air metre fiberglass and acrylic capsule that was carried higher than 128,000 feet (39 ,000 metres) by an enormous balloon he flashed a thumbsup sign, well aware that the feat was being shown on a live-stream on the internet with a 20-second delay.

During the ensuing jump from more than three times the height of the average cruising altitude for jetliners - Baumgartner broke a total of three established world records, including the high-

Any contact with the capsule on his exit could have torn his pressurised suit, a rip that could expose him to a lack of oxygen and temperatures as low as minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 57 degrees Celsius). That could have caused lethal bubbles to form in his bodily fluids.

But none of that happened.

He activated his parachute as he neared Earth, gently gliding into the desert east of Roswell and landing without any apparent difficulty. He then was taken by helicopter to meet fellow members of his team, whom he hugged in celebration.

Baumgartner landed safely on the ground and raised his arms in a victory salute just 10 minutes after he stepped into the air. Soon he was hugged by his mother and father, who took their first trip outside Europe to see his historic plunge, and his girlfriend jumped up and wrapped her legs around him.

“It was way harder than I expected,” Baumgartner said. Recalling his final words before he stepped into the stratosphere, he said, “Sometimes you have to get up really high to know how small you are.”

Coincidentally, Baumgartner’s attempted feat also marked the 65th anniversary of US test pilot Chuck Yeag-

er’s successful attempt to become the first man to officially break the sound barrier aboard an airplane.

At Baumgartner’s insistence, some 30 cameras on the capsule, the ground and a helicopter recorded the event. While it had been pegged as a live broadcast, organisers said it was actually under a 20-second delay in case of a tragic accident.

Shortly after launch, screens at mission control showed the capsule as it began rising high above the New Mexico desert, with cheers erupting from organisers. Baumgartner could be seen on video, calmly check-

ing instruments inside the capsule.

Baumgartner’s team included Joe Kittinger, who first attempted to break the sound barrier from 19.5 miles up in 1960, reaching a speed of 614 mph, just under the sound barrier. With Kittinger inside mission control, the two men could be heard going over technical details during the ascension.

“Our guardian angel will take care of you,” Kittinger radioed to Baumgartner around the 100,000-foot mark. Kittinger noted that, it was getting “really serious” now.

An hour into the flight,

Baumgartner had ascended more than 63,000 feet and had gone through a trial run of the jump sequence that saw him plummeting toward Earth. Ballast was dropped to speed up the ascent.

Kittinger told him, “Everything is in the green. Doing great.”

As Baumgartner ascended in the balloon, so did the number of viewers watch-

Greatest risks of high-altitude skydiving Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner faced a slew of dangers during his attempt to break the altitude record for a freefall jump. Here is a look at some of the risks: Colliding shock waves, triggered by a human body moving faster than the speed of sound, could hit with the force of an explosion, though the risk of this is much less likely in the stratosphere, where the air is extremely thin.

The low-pressure environment could cause Baumgartner to go into a flat spin. If a spin lasts for too long, he could lose consciousness and injure his eyes, brain and cardiovascular system.

Exposure to vacuum, even for a short period of time, could cause Baumgartner’s blood to literally boil. The condition, known as ebullism, causes fluids in the body to turn to gas.

Gas seeping into the body due to a relatively rapid exposure to low pressure can cause decompression sickness, or “the bends.”

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Freefall: Baumgartner coming to Earth on Sunday and (inset) jumping out of his pod

ing on YouTube. Nearly 7.3 million watched as he sat on the edge of the capsule moments before jumping. After he landed, Red Bull posted a picture of Baumgartner on his knees on the ground to Facebook, generating nearly 216,000 likes, 10,000 comments and more than 29,000 shares in less than 40 minutes.

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Among the tweets was one from NASA: “Congratulations to Felix Baumgartner and RedBull Stratos on record-breaking leap from the edge of space!”

This attempt, sponsored by the energy drink maker Red Bull, marked the end of a fiveyear road for Baumgartner, a record-setting high-altitude jumper. He had already made two preparation jumps in the area, one from 15 miles high and another from 18 miles high. It will also be the end of his extreme altitude jumping career; he has promised this will be his final jump.

Baumgartner has said he plans to settle down with his girlfriend and fly helicopters on mountain rescue and firefighting missions in the US and Austria.

Dr Jonathan Clark, Baumgartner’s medical director, had told reporters he expected the pressurised spacesuit to protect him from the shock waves of breaking the sound barrier. A successful jump could lead NASA to certify a new generation of spacesuits for protecting astronauts and provide an escape option from spacecraft at 120,000 feet, he said.

Lift off: Baumgartner jumps off the platfrom 38km above the Earth

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AUSTRIAN INGENEUR, 50 years, searching for a nice women. Mobile:004917365562 or 00491726293462

HEALTH & FITNESS BALANCE YOUR BODY AND MIND! A r o m a t h e r a p y, m a s s a g e against stress, back pains, headache! NICOSIA call on 97 69 67 95 ***************************** \CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE, cupping, skin honing, massage. For alleviation of aches, pains, stress and improvement of body tone. Pafos area - call 9922 1851 for appointment ***************************** CLINICAL PILATES. Personalised Clinical Pilates by Physiotherapists in Nicosia.

Individual assessment and supervision of exercises.

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

PRIVATE TUITION Experienced, UK-qualified teacher and tutor offers full or part-time private home tuition in Maths, English, the Sciences, Geography, History, Business Studies and Economics to iGCSE, AS and A2 levels. Tel 99318796.

ENGLISH LESSONS with qualified teacher, €17 per lesson in student’s home. Nicosia. Contact Katerina 99710226

Paphos Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday 99916331 / 99399240 Details of meetings are available on www.aa-europe.net **************************** DOES SOMEONE ELSE’S DRINKING CAUSE YOU A PROBLEM? Al - Anon is for family and friends of those with a drinking problem. Call Nicosia 99 877205 for more information and details of meetings.

Limassol - tel: 25 761117 fax: 25 761141

TASHA a female terrier mix, around 1,5 years old. She is extremely friendly dog and she is very very sweet and clever. She is looking for a forever home! At the Nicosia Dog Shelter, many more dogs and puppies like this one are looking for forever homes ! To provide a temporary foster home or to adopt contact Elena on 99520511 mon-frid 10-2pm *****************************

A MALE TERRIER CROSS, 3 years old, is looking for a forever home! He is very loving and friendly! At the Nicosia Dog Shelter, many more dogs and puppies like this one are looking for forever homes !

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

LESSONS TIME FOR A CAREER CHANGE? Learn how to teach English! The London Teacher Training College is offering TEFL Certificate courses in Cyprus. For more information call now on 99839307.

SERVICES UPHOLSTERY, RUG, BLINDS + CURTAIN CLEANING Rugs from 20€ - Carpets from 38€ - Fabric Suites from 85€ Leather Suites from 95€ - Mattresses from 25€. Curtains, Roman blinds, Vertical Blinds need to be surveyed. Collection Service available. For a free quotation call Mark on 70006766 All areas DO YOU WANT A SHINY LOOKING FLOOR? Full repair & restoration of chipped, scratched, dull and stained, Marble, Terrazzo, Stone & Ceramic tiled floors and surfaces.

Professional cleaning, repair & sealing of internal/external ceramic tiles & grout lines. For a free professional consultation & demonstration contact Mark at Premier on 70006766 or 96333961 All areas PROFESSIONAL UPHOLSTERY CLEANING, also carpets, rugs and mattresses.

Special offers now available.

For a quote call Ricky’s Cleaning Services on 99131044 (all areas) rickyscleaningservices@gmail.com LOGS FOR SALE olive, carrob and eucalyptus. Delivered to your door free 12 euro per 20 kilo bag tel 99682243 or 99588114 By the Tom the log man.

KEEP YOUR HOME COOLER IN SUMMER AND WARMER IN THE WINTER by having Windowfilm professionaly fitted. Stops up to 86% of heat from entering/leaving your home! Windowfilm increases privacy, blocks harmful uvrays which cause fading, reduces glare and saves energy costs on air-con/heating. Call Ian on 99979671 SWIFT SERVICE AND REPAIRS air-cons, commercial and domestic fridges and freezers, ice machines, cool rooms, supply and fit air-cons VRV S. Call Nik on 99579602 Limassol COMPUTER ASSISTANCE. PC repairs &servicing. Fully

Paphos - tel: 26 911383 fax: 26221049 qualified engineer over 35 years experience. Island wide coverage. Call Bill 99114617. email:bill@computass.comadmail

EXPERIENCED PAINTER at very reasonable prices! Decorative coatings, house painting, sprits and graphiato, varnishing, damp proofing and protection from humidity for walls and ceilings. Free estimates!

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

For information call JIMMYS: 96587137, MELIS: 96547879

FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS SHOP FITTINGS AND STOCK FOR SALE Greeting and Gifts the card shop in Kissonerga is closing down and has all shop fixtures and fittings for sale including remaining stock. Can deliver. Tel 99850276 CLOTHES STOCKS AND SHOP FITTINGS FOR SALE. Excellent women’s brands for sale including Italian, Spanish and French clothes and shoes. Also women’s dummies and modern wall fittings (clothes rails.) Selling at very low prices for clearance. Tel: 99-168943

FOR SALE BUSINESS/ PROPERTY/LAND 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 FOR SALE LAND in Anthoupoli (half plot) 288 sq.metres. for information 99621554.

Larnaca - tel: 24 652243 fax: 24 659982

classified contents Employment Opportunities pg 18 Employment Miscellaneous 18 Pets 18 Lessons 18 Health & Fitness 18 Personal 18 Services 18 For Sale Miscellaneous 18 For Sale Land/ Property Business 19 For Sale Motor vehicles -Wanted 19 To Let Nicosia 19 To Let Limassol 22 To Let Larnaca 22 To Let Paphos 22 To Let Protaras, Ayia Napa, Paralimni -To Let Athens 24 Land For Sale Bulgaria -For Sale Nicosia 24 For Sale Limassol 24 For Sale Larnaca 24 For Sale Paphos 24 For Sale Ayia Napa -For Sale Famagusta Protaras 24 For Sale Athens -Property& Home Services display ads 25

abbreviations bdrm c/h a/c s/pool f/f apt pm pw sw nw st rd p/s c/l swb r/cass e/w

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

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

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Advertiser FOR SALE B.P./LAND **************************** LAND FOR SALE Armou: 4000m2, BD10%, €350.000; Armou: 2700m2.

BD10%, €340.000; Marathounta: 1338m2, BD20%, €300.000; Marathounta: 7693m2, BD10%, €150.000; Pegeia: 1942m2, BD10%, E300.000; Stroumpi: 846m2, BD90%, E150.000; Kritou Marotou: 5686m2, BD10%, E12.000; Drymou: 1143m2, BD10%, €70.000.

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Ayios Tychonas: 1000 sq.m.

-1300 sq,m. .Walking distance to sea. Unobstructed sea view. From €350,000= Asgata: 560 sq. m.-900 sq. m. Beautiful place. From: €150,000= Paramytha: 550 sq. m.-760 sq. m. Green valley and Mountain views. . From €250,000= Foinikaria: 700 sq. m.- 1300 sq. m. Forest and Yermasoyia lake views. From €170,000= Theomaria e-mail: theomaria@ cytanet.com.cy Tel:25372917, 99681422, 99624272, www. theomaria.com

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

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FOR SALE MOTOR VEHICLES of owning the world’s most beautiful car at a bargain price now you can. Just €7,997 Call 22663400 2pm-4pm

PROPERTY TO LET NICOSIA FOR RENT 3 B/R appartment fully furnished close to Central Bank. 3 W.C., fully airconditioned extra storeroom, owned covered parking. Excellent condition. Information: Tel. 99621554 JUST RENOVATED 3 bedroom house for rent in Aglandjia.

2 wc’s. Large back yard including an independent extra room with wc and kitchen. Not attached. Contact 99032795 TO LET 2-bedroom, fully detached house, with sitting & dining room, living room, office/study room, 2 bathrooms,

TO LET NICOSIA 2 verandas, a/c, central heating, solar, covered garage in a quiet neighbourhood in Ayios Andreas, Nicosia – €600/month. Call: Thanos 99543533 FOR RENT studio Nikis Ave. 430, Ag. Andreas 295, 1 bdrm Platy 480 furnished, Kennedy Ave. furnished 440, 2 bdrm Lykavito furnished 575, Nikis Ave. furnished 500, Acropolis brand new furnished 550, Ag. Dometios ground floor with garden 600, 3 bdrm Ag. Omologites house ideal for cultural centre/spa 850, Strovolos 600, 4 bdrm Acropolis ground floor 800, Dasoupolis new independent house 1200.

21 PROPERTY FINDER LTD. A.M. 627, A.A. 108/E 99474839, 99646822 WHOLE FLOOR OFFICE FOR RENT in Ayios Andreas, Nicosia, 240 m2, 8 offices plus

conference room, reception area, kitchen and WC, structured cabling, hot and cold aircon, 1800 euros pcm, tel.

99 895649 TO LET Lykavitos, off Kallipoleos, 2-Bedr. 3rd floor corner flat. bright, 2 balconies, large, open plan lounge, kitchen with fitted ovenHobs, AC hot/cold, solar heater, storeroom, parking.

Tel: 97-694336, 99-692316.

AGIOS DOMEDIOS (opposite police station) near universities, 2 bedroom top floor flat, f/furnished, 130sqm, totally modernised refurbished, A/C, 2 bathroom, 3 toilet, very modern kitchen with all appliances. €500pm. Tel 99494335 FOR RENT – three-bedroom flat in Lykavitos, Nicosia. Open plan fully-equipped kitchen and living area, two bathrooms, air conditioning and

TO LET NICOSIA 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, 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 bed-

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA room 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. 3 bedr + office space luxury ground floor house with central heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, big sitting and dining room, separate kitchen fully equipped with family room, big covered veranda, garden with grass, FULLY FURNISHED AND EQUIPPED, covered parking in a quiet area opposite Apoel training field. Available also if needed 1 bedr apartment in the basement with higher rent - ARCHANGELOS €1200 (H4AR0015-R), (photos in the 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. 3 bedr ground floor semi detached house, 170sq.m, central heating, 3 a/c, 2wc, big kitchen with cooker, oven, big front veranda, small yard, in a very quiet neighbourhood near Areteion hospital and Alpha Mega supermaket. Available end of September - Dasoupoli €650 (H3DAS0007-R),

TO LET NICOSIA (photos in the 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).

8. 4 bedr luxury detached house + big separate maid’s room, central heating, full a/c, big

TO LET NICOSIA sitting and dining area, big separate family room with fire place, big kitchen with breakfast area, 4wc, parquet floor all the house, mature garden on the front and back of the house, 3 covered parking, in a quiet area - PARISSINOS €2300 (H4PA20006-R), (photos in the 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, 180sq.m, electrical appliances, small yard, bbq area, off Kostantinoupoleos street near French ambassador residence.- STROVOLOS €900 (H4ST10043-R), (photos in

TO LET NICOSIA 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. 2 bedr + attic room luxury house with central heating, full expensive air conditions Daikin, blinds, cooker and oven in the kitchen, in a quiet area near Sampson farm - STROVOLOS €700 (H3ST10013-R), (photos in the website).

13. 3 bedr detached house with extra room for office,250sq.m, central heating independent, 4a/c, big renovated, kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting and dining room with parquet floor and fire place,1bathroom,1 shower,2wc, 2 covered parking, big verandas surrounded by trees and bushes off 28th October street - Makedonitissa €1300 (H4STI0043-R), (photos in the website).

14. 4 bedr luxury detached house + separate maid’s room and playroom in the basement, 2 closed covered parking, central heating, full a/c, big swimming pool and patio around the pool, gar-

TO LET NICOSIA den, big sitting and dining room, separate TV room next to the kitchen, office space, big kitchen with cooker, oven and dishwasher in a quiet area near the football stadium - MAKEDONITISSA €2000 (H4MAK0031-R), (photos in the website).

15. 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).

16. 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),

TO LET NICOSIA (photos on the website).

For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225/96422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates. com ***************************** LUXURY FLATS: 1. 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. 2 bedr luxury apartment, 3 a/c for hot and cold, covered veranda, NICELY FURNISHED, covered parking on a small building 200 METRES from Akropolis Park.

Price includes common expenses – Dasoupolis €620 (A2DAS0027-R), (photos in the 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

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA and Makarios close to the centre.– NICOSIA CENTRE €600 (A2NIC0026-R), (photos in the website).

4. 2 bedr spacious luxury finished apartment in a small modern building with electrical floor heating independent, full a/c, 2wc, big bedrooms, big sitting and dining room, FULLY NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, big covered veranda, covered parking and storage room, off Kennedy avenue in a quiet area – ACROPOLIS €800 (A2ACS0030-R), (photos in the website).

5. 2 bedrs big luxury flat, 110sq. m+big covered veranda, CH ind, 3 a/c, cooker, oven in the kitchen, roller blinds, 2 bathrooms, 2 wc, parquet and granite floor, big bedrooms, big sitting and dining room, covered parking, intercom, on a small building with 6 flats only near Coca Cola factory 2 km from McDonalds in Egomi – Agios Dometios €550 (A2ADO0013-R), (photos in the website).

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 neighborhood off Kantaras street. - STROVOLOS €400 (A1ST10009-R), (photos in the website).

7. New 2 bedr luxury apartment, 90sq.m, storage heaters, 3

TO LET NICOSIA 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. 1 BEDR fully renovated apartment, FULLY NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, a/c for hot and cold, in a quiet area near Agios antonios market. - LYKAVITOS €450 (A1LYK0020-R), (photos in the 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).

10. 3 bedr ground floor apartment, 200 sq. m, 2wc, big sitting room with fire place, solid parquet floor, a/c for hot and cold in all the rooms, covered parking, near Eleon swim-

TO LET NICOSIA ming pool - ENGOMI - €800 (A3ENG0020-R), (photos in the website).

11. 3 bedr luxury spacious 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 neighborhood in a dead end street, off Athalasas Avenue behind Stephanis near English School €800 (A3ST10030-R), (photos in the website).

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big bedrooms with big and many wardrobes, covered parking and storage room, in a quiet area near BMH – Aglantzia €570 (A2AGZ0001-R), (photos in the website).

14. 3 bedr luxury spacious fully renovated apartment with separate central heating, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, 3 wc, parquet floor all the flat, big sitting and dining areas with fire place, big cov-

ered veranda, covered parking, blinds, cooker and oven in the kitchen, covered parking, on a small 2 storey building, walking distance to the centre – Lykavitos €1000 (A3LYK0009-R), (photos in the website).

15. 2 bedrs new luxury apartment, sitting room open plan with kitchen which includes cooker, oven, refrigerator and washing machine, 2 wc, cen-

tral 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 €580 (A2DAS0006-R), (photos in the website).

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

LIMASSOL FOR RENT 3 bedroom detached upper house at Apostolos Andreas (Haraki) area, in Limassol. Rent €500. Tel 99497576, 99924444, 99886775 FOR RENT 2 b/room flat fully furnished 3 A/C, spacious lounge 2 verandas, walking distance to the sea, by the Curium hotel roundabout, Rigas Ferios street. Available after 16 October. More info 99479736 or 25728908 ***************************** GROUND FLOOR HOUSE, furnished renovated this year.

Laminated parke floor, and big wardrobes in the 3 bedrooms.

Rent €590.00 Tel 99497576 99886775 ***************************** OFFICE FOR RENT opposite sea with amazing sea views. 120sqm, 2 bathrooms, kitchen. Security system, cabling and server room ready. Price € 1400/month negotiable tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre.com/listing-LIM-0103 *****************************

TO LET LARNACA LARNACA ***************************** FOR RENT: 2 bedroom apartment. Quiet block in Drosia, Larnaca. Fully furnished with new furniture. Freshly painted.

Heating/cooling. Big verandas. Includes parking. Reasonable price, will rent fast!

Call 97774512. ***************************** SPACIOUS two bedroom apartment (one en-suite) on Euro Lodge building Drousia Larnaca. It has a/c and c/h (under floor). Separate kitchen with oven and hob. Covered parking and storage room.

Call Despina 99310015 ***************************** 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

TO LET LARNACA us on 99672466, 99404522, and 99078590 ***************************** LARNACA FLAT FOR RENT: Fully-furnished spacious 2-bedroom first floor flat in central location near Metro supermarket, A/C, private parking, intercom system, ensuite bathroom, small block.

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TREMITHOUSA-Beautiful 3 Bedroom Detached Property, U/F, Master En- Suite, Balcony Driveway, Gardens, €600.

TREMITHOUSA- 2 Bedroom, Traditional Village Bungalow, Very Large Court yard , Parking. €280 FULLY FURNISHED PROPERTIES WANTED MORE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 99862922 ***************************** 1. 1 bedroom, fully furnished apartment in Peyia in a small complex in a very quiet area, air condition throughout, spectacular sea and mountain views and communal pool, pets allowed Price: €270 o.n.o 2.

2 bedroom, fully furnished apartment in Peyia in a small complex in a very quiet area, 1 bathroom, air condition throughout, spectacular sea and mountain views and communal pool, close to all amen-

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ities, pets allowed Price: €320 o.n.o

fully fenced off: pets welcome Ref: 783 Price 750

3. 2 bedroom, fully furnished apartment in Peyia in a small complex, quiet area, 1 W/C downstairs, 1 bathroom , air condition throughout ,communal pool, balcony, lovely sea and mountain views, close to all amenities, satellite dish, pets allowed, Price: €370 o.n.o

5 Secret Valley: Large villa fully furnished in modern style, lovely large gardens, Private pool, quiet residential area, near golf area: Ref: 1171 Price €1000

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4 bedroom fully furnished detached Villa in Peyia in small complex, private swimming pool , BBQ area and small garden, 1 en-suite bathroom in master bedroom, downstairs bedroom and bathroom, air condition throughout, 2 balconies, very spacious rooms, with additional storage space, lovely sea and mountain views, close to all amenities, satellite dish, pets allowed.

Price : €750 o.n.o

ALL THE ABOVE PROPERTIES ARE PRIVATELY OWNED PLEASE CALL : 99351008/99563020 ***************************** 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 Tombs King: 3 bed furnished apartment with com to a comfortable standard, large veranda, near to all local amenities Ref: 1034 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 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:

6 Emba: 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 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 8 Mandria: Bed quality furnished large villa with private pool, off street parking, under floor heating, full AC, residential area: Ref: 1175 Price €1100 OFFICE: 120 MARKARIOS AVENUE, PAPHOS. OFFICE: 26600450 MOBILE: 97614070 many properties available on WEB: www. flowron.com Email info@ flowron.com ****************************** LONG TERM RENTALS 1.CHLORAKAS 1 bed ground floor furnished apartment with central heating, communal pool and parking, sky TV. €350 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. TOMB OF THE KINGS Large 2 bed apartment, fully furnished, parking. a/c, comm. pool, on site facilities. €350 pcm 4. PEYIA Two lovely 2 bed town houses, fully furnished, communal pools, parking, from €425 pcm Call 96 545 174 for more info and to arrange a viewing.

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Advertiser TO LET PAPHOS cypruspropertysolutions. com LANDLORDS; WE NEED YOUR PROPERTIES NOW. PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT ****************************** PROPERTY RENTALS From 250 Euros per month. Villas and apartments available.

Also wanted for waiting clients. www.johnalice-properties.com johnalicecy@gmail. com Tel: 00357 99984681 FOR RENT A selection of 1 to 5 bedroom houses & apartments F/F & U/F Universal, Peyia, Tomb of the Kings, Tsada, Timi & Kato Paphos Landlord & Owners please call 99329357 Or please view at are website www. cyprussands.com Fully Registered Company in Cyprus **************************** 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 OF-

TO LET PAPHOS FICE: 26271858 (00357) IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY TO RENT WE ARE THE RENTAL AGENCY TO CONTACT OFFERING FULL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENT COLLECTION SERVICE 1. KATO PAPHOS €450 sea front property with amazing sea views. We are delighted to offer this 2 bedroom apartment, recently refurbished to a high standard. Fully furnished & with covered parking. Walking distance to the harbour & many local amenities. Seconds from the beach. Balcony with sea views. website reference number: rtl_636 2. SEA CAVES €550 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 3. PEYIA €700 price includes pool cleaning. if you are looking for a villa with breathtaking views & privacy than this property is for you. This modern detached 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom villas is furnished with modern furniture, including satellite TV. One bedroom

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A spacious enclosed garden with private pool offering stunning views. Off street parking. website reference number: rtl_401 4. TALA €725 modern 3 bedroom detached villa located in a peaceful residential area between Tala & Kamaras offering sea & mountain views. Separate kitchen with top brand appliances Inc dishwasher.

Includes central heating, flyscreens & sky satellite. Private pool & enclosed garden with storage. Available unfurnished or furnished. website reference number: rtl_566 5. KONIA €750 spacious 3 bedroom 2 bathroom bungalow (168 sq meters) on plot size of 707 sq meters. Situated in a quiet residential area offering enclosed easy maintenance garden with no pool. Separate kitchen, utility room, and master with ensuite. Off street parking for a number of cars.

Available fully furnished or part/unfurnished. website reference number: rtl_605 6. MANDRIA €750 modern detached 4 bedroom villa, master with ensuite. Fully enclosed low maintenance garden offering private pool.

Available unfurnished to include white goods, blackout blinds, curtains, ceiling fans & log burner for those winter months. Immaculate condi-

TO LET PAPHOS tion. Pets allowed at owners discretion. website reference number: rtl_633 7. CHLORAKA €800 spacious modern detached villa situated in lower Chloraka opposite orange groves, offering stunning sea views. 3 bedrooms, master with ensuite. Guest wc. Tastefully decorated and furnished with modern furniture. Real fireplace for those winter months. Private gated

TO LET PAPHOS drive. Surrounding the property is a large landscaped garden with private pool. website reference number: rtl_326 8. PEYIA €850 spacious detached 4 bedroom luxury villa, offering stunning sea views.

Private pool fully enclosed garden, garage, basement for storage & separate utility room. Modern fitted kitchen with Miele kitchen appliances & granite work tops. Private

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Fantastic property! website reference number: rtl_504 Tel: 97790883 office: 26271858 visit our website for many more properties www.mrrent-paphos.net email: info@ mrrent-paphos.net **************************** RENTAL POINT - PAPHOS PROPERTIES AVAILABLE TO RENT IN THE PAPHOS DIS-

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Advertiser TO LET PAPHOS TRICT. JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF AVAILABLE PROPERTIES. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL. CALL 97648440 FOR MORE INFORMATION. LANDLORDS CALL IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT.!!!

1. 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. SEA CAVES – 5/6 bed fully furnished luxury villa with no immediate neighbours..

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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.

A PA R T M E N T S / T O W N HOUSES AND VILLA PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL LANDLORDS/ OWNERS PLEASE CALL PLEASE CALL 97648440 or email:- inforentals@aol. com **************************** REFURBISHED stone-built village house located in Kili Paphos. Consists of 3 large rooms 1 small. Traditional wood burnt fireplace, fully tiled secluded yard and garage. Tel: 99210610.

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

ensuite, bathroom. Many extras. Walk in condition e-mail: weetotie@cytanet.com.cy or phone 97851329 **************************** PERVOLIA 4 Bed house for sale with Full Title Deeds.

160m covered on a 285m plot. Private swimming pool, aircon, flyscreens, carport.

Built 2007, 5 min walk to Pervolia square, 3 min drive to Faros beach. €220,000, 99051706 ****************************

TO LET PAPHOS Open plan formal living area with dining area for 12.

Separate family room. Outstanding fitted kitchen with breakfast area. Separate utility /2nd kitchen. Ground floor office/bedroom 6. Showerroom with sauna. 4 double bedrooms, master with en-suite and large dressing room with safes.. Family bathroom. Garage, parking & gardens. Separate 1 bed suite plus maids quarters.

Swimming pool with massive outside BBQ/kitchen. A/C, C/H and fireplace in family room. An outstanding luxury home with many internal features. Very quiet area. Euros 4000.00 a month 4. KISSONEGA - 3 bed 2 bath unfurnished villa. Set in enclosed gardens the villa consists of open plan living area.

Full fitted 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. LOWER PEYIA – Spacious 2 bed 1.5 bath furnished townhouse. Open plan living area. Fitted kitchen. Guest WC. Stairs to 2 double bedrooms with family bathroom.

Communal pool and parking. Pretty complex and sensibly priced. Euros 400.00 per month.

7. CORAL BAY - 3 bed, 3.5 bath 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 700.00 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 en-suite bathroom. Family bathroom.

Pretty landscaped gardens, pool and off street parking.

Realistically priced Euros 550.00 per month. OVNO FOR

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ATHENS **************************** TO LET Ambelokipi, off Kifisias Ave. Penthouse, one bedr. flat, renovated, large fitted kitchen. balcony 10 sq.m. Very close to Panormou metro, buses, trolleys to centre, all shops nearby.

Rent: €350. Tel: 97-694336, 22-428200.

PROPERTY FOR SALE NICOSIA **************************** FOR SALE PENTHOUSE

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

For information call: 99496541

LIMASSOL **************************** FOR SALE

Phinikaria: 8’ to L/ssol: a) 3 bedroomed house with swimming pool. Corner plot 500 sq.m. €250,000= Monagroulli: 6’ to L/ssol beach hotels. New 5 bedroom two storey villa. Plot 1000 sq. m. €350,000= Eptagonia: 18’ to L/ssol . a) 4 bedroom new bungalow.

Plot 873 sq. m. €350,000= b) Cosy renovated stone built 3 bedroom village house. €180,000= Theomaria e-mail: theomaria@cytanet.com.cy Tel:25372917, 99681422, 99624272, www.theomaria. com ****************************

LARNACA **************************** ARADIPPOU, Larnaca Magnificient Villa fully furnished reduced by thousands to €280,000. 3 - 4 bedrooms, lounge (marble floors), dining/sitting, utility, kitchen,

PAPHOS **************************** FOR SALE: Very nice penthouse, next to Carrefour/Paphos, 2 bedroom, 2 covered verandas, sea and mountain view. Title deed. Built in 2001. asking price: €105.000, negotiable. Please contact the owner Andreas phone no: 99489260 or +46766778477 **************************** FOR SALE VILLA WITH TITLE DEEDS 3/4 beds, 3 baths, private pool, roof terrace with sea and mountain views, fully furnished, a/cs’ in all rooms, excellent condition, many extras. €230,000 negotiable.

Phone 99058398 **************************** KISSONERGA – PAPHOS, 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale in quiet edge of village, near all facilities shops etc, 2 bath, a/c, fly screens, fans, 6 mins from the beach, title deeds, €115.000 o.n.o tel: 26 950923/ 99987694 **************************** ****************************

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION On May 21st, 2012 in accordance with Section 14.81.1 C of the Liberian Business Corporation ActDogonLtd (“Company”) with registration number C-37274 doing business at 9 Marikas Kotopouli Street, 3030 Limassol the shareholders have agreed to dissolve the Company.

1. All claims against the assets of the Company must be made in writing and include the claim amount, basis and origination date.

2. The deadline for submitting claims is 23rd November 2012 3. Any claims that are not received by the company prior to the date set forth above will not be recognized.

5. All claims and payments must be sent to P. O Box 53766, 3317 Limassol, Cyprus Dated: March 22nd, 2012.

Camilla Strømstad Liquidation board

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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION On September 10th, 2012 in accordance with Section 14.81.1 C of the Liberian Business Corporation Act Hinchinbrook Shipping Company (“Company”) with registration number C-113093 doing business at 9 Marikas Kotopouli Street, 3030 Limassol the shareholders have agreed to dissolve the Company.

1. All claims against the assets of the Company must be made in writing and include the claim amount, basis and origination date.

2. The deadline for submitting claims is 11th April 2013 3. Any claims that are not received by the company prior to the date set forth above will not be recognized.

5. All claims and payments must be sent to P. O Box 53766, 3317 Limassol, Cyprus Dated: September 10th, 2012 Camilla Strømstad Liquidation board.

POLICE DIVISION HQ

HOSPITALS ........ 1400

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

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

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

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

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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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Television CYBC 1

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06.45 Proti Enimerosi 08.15 Kali Sas Mera Local variety show, with entertainment options, cookery tips and more.

11.00 Kaftes Piperies (rpt) 11.30 Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV. 12.00 Apo Mera Se Mera

07.00 NRG Zone 08.00 Kids’ TV Shown till 12.30, then repeated till mid-afternoon.

16.30 Euromaxx DW-TV’s magazine show, bringing you the latest on lifestyle and entertainment in Europe.

17.00 Somewhere On Earth Documentary series whose aim is to shine the spotlight on some of the few places on earth where nature and man exist in harmony.

18.00 Biz/Emeis (rpt) 18.50 News In English 18.55 News 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 20.30 World Cup 2014 Qualifiers Pre-game analysis.

21.00 World Cup 2014 Qualifiers Live coverage of Cyprus vs. Norway.

23.00 World Cup 2014 Qualifiers Post-game analysis.

23.30 Repeats

05.20 Erotas (rpt) 06.10 Proini Enimerosi 06.40 Kai Oi Pantremeni Ehoun Psihi (rpt) 08.20 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 09.10 Oi Men kai Oi Den (rpt) 09.40 Ellas to Megaleio Sou (rpt) 10.30 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) 15.50 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 16.10 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 16.40 Eva Luna 17.30 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) With News at 18.00.

19.20 Niose Me 20.20 News 21.20 Ekeino To Kalokairi 22.00 Vals Me 12 Theous 22.50 Two And A Half Men Comedy about a bachelor whose brother and nephew move in with him, putting a crimp in his carefree lifestyle.

23.20 Private Practice (rpt) Grey’s Anatomy spin-off.

00.10 News 00.15 Sports News 00.30 Kai Oi Pantremenoi Ehoun Psihi 01.20 Ellas To Megaleio Sou (rpt) 02.10 Tmima Ithon (rpt) 03.00 News (rpt) 04.00 To Kafeneio (rpt) 04.30 Epithimies (rpt)

15.30 Mazi Sto CyBC 17.30 Moiraia Fengaria (rpt) 18.00 News 18.15 Kaftes Piperies Live cookery show.

18.45 Paizoume Kypriaka New season of local game show, asking questions having to do with Cypriot dialect.

19.20 Moiraia Fengaria New local drama series inspired by Maro Kranidioti’s book ‘Otan i Moira Apofasizei’. The Papazoglou family prepare for dinner with Panos, while Philippos tries to win Jenny back.

20.00 News 21.15 Vimata Stin Ammo Third season of local period drama, based on true events, in which “a man without pity will break all the rules for the sake of revenge”.

22.00 Ego Ki Esi Local comedy series.

22.30 Eponymos 23.30 News 23.45 Entehnos 00.15 Repeats

MEGA 06.00 Paralliloi Dromoi (rpt) 06.20 Emeis Ki Emeis (rpt) 07.30 Ach, Eleni (rpt) 08.00 Nea Mera 11.00 Mousiko Kouti (rpt) 12.00 Enimerosi Tora 14.00 Sto Para Pente (rpt) 15.00 Eheis Meson 16.00 17.30 18.20 18.30 19.20

20.20 21.20 22.20 23.20

00.15 00.20 00.50 01.15 03.00 04.30

Yia Sena Mousiko Kouti News Sto Para Pente (rpt) Porta Kleidomeni Local drama series, apparently a tale of guilty secrets and forbidden loves.

News Enoha Mystika Porta Kleidomeni (rpt) Gossip Girl Third season. ‘They Shoot Humphreys, Don’t They?’.

Jenny’s ambitions grow beyond being the Queen Bee of Constance Billard when she secures the most desirable escort for the Cotillion ball.

Nate and Chuck plot to help Serena and Blair repair their damaged friendship, while Dan is upset when Olivia contemplates leaving college for a movie project.

News Community The Boondocks Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora (rpt) Proino Mou (rpt)

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PLUS TV

07.00 Protoselido 08.20 Eleni 10.00 7 Ouranoi kai Synnefa Alites (rpt) 11.00 Aspra Balonia (rpt) 12.00 Mesimeri Kai Kati 14.20 Tropico 15.10 Magazino 17.40 Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama 18.15 News 18.30 The Del Monte Heirs 19.20 7 Ouranoi kai Synnefa Alites 20.20 News 21.20 Aspra Balonia (rpt) 22.10 FILM: The Face Armed robbers have the loot from their latest heist stolen, leading them into a dangerous world of deceit and doublecross. Crime thriller, starring Robert Carlyle. 1997.

00.10 News 00.15 CSI: NY Fourth season.

‘Boo’. Danny and Lindsay look into the case of an Amityville family found dead at home, suspecting the father may have committed a murder-suicide.

Mac and Stella investigate reports of a man who died hours before he stopped moving.

01.05 Epistrofi (rpt) 02.20 Mono Mia Fora (rpt) 03.00 Allou Ximeromenoi (rpt) 03.30 Eleni (rpt) 04.30 Tropico (rpt)

06.45 News 07.45 Mesimeriani Meleti - Best Of 09.15 Fotis - Maria Live Best Of 10.30 Exelixeis Sti Showbiz (rpt) 11.00 I Kouzina Me Tin Dina (rpt) 11.50 Mila - Best Of 12.30 Star News 13.00 Mesimeriani Meleti 15.30 Kids’ TV 17.15 Exelixeis Sti Showbiz 17.50 Fotis - Maria Live 19.30 Mila Talk-show with Tatiana Stephanidou, specialising in “confessions” and revealing interviews.

21.15 Exelixeis Sti Showbiz 22.00 Miami Medical Medical drama series. ‘All Fall Down’. A woman injured in a balcony collapse refuses treatment; a patient arrives at the hospital with a large sum of money.

22.45 FILM: Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street Based on the musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp.

2007.

00.40 LTV Sports News 01.10 Star News 02.00 Repeats

CAPITAL 06.45 08.30 09.15 10.00

Kids’ TV S’Agapo (rpt) Akti Oneiron Ston Asterismos Tis Imeras 11.00 Kouzina Me Apopsi 11.30 Capital Sports 12.30 Milagros 13.20 15.00 15.50 16.35 17.25 18.15

19.15 19.50 20.05 21.00

22.40

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Kids’ TV Top Models S’Agapo Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron Melrose Place Second season of glossy drama. With News at 18.30.

News Sports Time Ygeia kai Zoi FILM: Point Of Entry A woman moves her family to a gated community, where she is stalked by a sinister new neighbour.

Thriller, starring Holly Marie Combs.

2007.

FILM: The Hunt For Eagle One: Crash Point A military team sets out to recover a device for remotecontrolling airliners that has been stolen by terrorists.

Action adventure sequel, starring Mark Dacascos.

2006.

FILM: The Good Shepherd The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man’s life.

Spy film, starring Matt Damon. 2006.

Radio BBC World Service (1323 MW) 00:01 BBC News 00:06 HARDtalk 00:30 BBC News Summary 00:32 Discovery 00:50 From Our Own Correspondent 01:01 BBC News 01:06 World Briefing 01:30 BBC News Summary 01:32 World Business Report 01:50 Sports News 02:01 BBC News 02:06 World Briefing 02:30 BBC News Summary 02:32 Business Daily 02:50 Sports News 03:01 BBC News 03:06 World Briefing 03:30 BBC News Summary 03:32 World Business Report 03:50 Witness 04:01 BBC News 04:06 The Documentary: Just Add Cash but could inflation actually be good for you? Max Flint investigates.” 04:30 BBC News Summary 04:32 Outlook 05:01 BBC News 05:06 Newsday 05:30 BBC News Summary 05:32 Newsday 06:01 BBC News 06:06 Newsday 06:30 BBC News Summary 06:32 Discovery 06:50 From Our Own Correspondent 07:01 BBC News 07:06 Newsday 07:30 BBC News Summary 07:32 The Strand 07:50 Witness 08:01 BBC News 08:06 Newsday 08:30 BBC News Summary 08:32 Newsday 09:01 BBC News 09:06 Newsday 09:30 BBC News Summary 09:32 Newsday 10:01 BBC News 10:06 Outlook 10:30 BBC News Summary 10:32 Business Daily 10:50 From Our Own Correspondent 11:01 BBC News 11:06 The Documentary: Just Add Cash but could inflation actually be good for you?

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Television PICK OF THE DAY Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (PlusTV, 22.45) There will be blood — seeping, spurting and splattering — in this mesmerising and highly entertaining film adaptation of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. But unlike more realistic violent fare, the gore in this gloomy Gothic marvel feels exaggeratedly theatrical and a vital part of the melodramatic mayhem. Sweeney Todd is the perfect marriage of filmmaker and material.

Director Tim Burton has adapted Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical in a darkly clever and comical fashion.

Johnny Depp is ideally cast as the barber who transforms himself from the embittered, falsely imprisoned Benjamin Barker to the demonic, vengeful Sweeney Todd. He’s undeniably one of the best actors of his generation, and there are hints of his past collaborations with Burton in his performance. You’ll catch glimpses of Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and Victor from The Corpse Bride.

The production design is intriguingly monochromatic and grimly gorgeous. The musical numbers play out compellingly. It’s notable that some of the best musical performances are by actors who are

not trained singers, such as Depp, Alan Rickman (as the nefarious judge who preys upon the barber’s wife and daughter) and Sacha Baron Cohen.

Cohen, as Pirelli, a flamboyant Italian barber and Todd’s archrival, nearly steals the show.

Rounding out the cast is Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett. The musical interlude in which she decries her inedible meat pies and rhythmically swats away large insects is a hoot. After escaping from 15 years in prison, Barker is intent upon wreaking vengeance on Judge Turpin (Rickman) and his sycophantic henchman, Beadle Bamford (Timothy Spall), who sent him away on a trumpedup charge in order to steal Barker’s wife (Laura Michelle Kelly) and baby daughter, Johanna. There also is a romance between Johanna (Jayne Wisener), now a young lady, and a young sailor (Jamie Campbell Bower). It’s an emotional story about the madness of revenge, but the romantic elements are a distant second to the tale’s horrific goings-on.

Burton’s fascination with the macabre and the mischievous has found a perfect outlet in this lavish Grand Guignol slaughterfest. Made in 2007.

By Claudia Puig - USA TODAY

FILM PICKS

SATELLITE monds 17:40 Executive Decision 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra 23:05 Saint John Of Las Vegas 00:35 Hustler TV 02:10 White Wall 03:50 Troy 06:30 LTV Sports News

Solitary Man (LTV3, 20.15) Michael Douglas as the lion in winter - once rich and powerful, now facing all kinds of problems: he has heart issues, his marriage is over, he’s lost a fortune after being caught cutting corners in his car business, and he’s sleeping with as many women as possible, the younger the better (to ward off the terrible knowledge that he’s getting old). It’s a suitably leonine performance, all presence and aggression, constantly on the prowl and never apologising, even when he’s in the wrong - yet the fi lm protects him, arranging it (for instance) so his bad behaviour starts when he gets the bad news from the doctor, making it a conscious attempt to deny Death; it’s happy to turn him into a rogue, but seems reluctant to turn him into an asshole. Needed to be sharper but it still has good moments. Made in 2009.

Gone Baby Gone (Novacinema2, 22.00) The world of fi lm critics giggled when vapid Ben Affleck announced he was planning to direct a fi lm - but they stopped in a hurry when the fi lm came out, and proved to be excellent. This is that fi lm - and it kicks off when a little girl goes missing in a working-class area of Boston, the girl’s aunt hiring callow young detective Casey Affleck and his girlfriend Michelle Monaghan to investigate. They fi nd the kid, or think they do - but there’s still a few twists to go before the bitter end, most of them involving Ed Harris as an angry cop, Morgan Freeman as his superior and Amy Ryan as the missing girl’s mother, a lowlife and junkie whom the fi lm nonetheless refuses to judge. Maybe that’s the upside of being Ben Affleck - that you don’t have to compromise, because no studio hack is going to try and tell you how to make your movie (watch him win an Oscar for Argo next February). Made in 2007.

Flags of Our Fathers (LTV3, 22.00) A very good fi lm, except there was no good reason to make it. Clint Eastwood made a WW2 diptych, showing the Battle of Iwo Jima from each side’s point of view, fi rst the Americans, then the Japanese - and the latter (shown in the follow-up, Letters From Iwo Jima) is by far the more interesting story, but he couldn’t make that one without fi rst making this one so here you go. Actually not just about the battle, based around an iconic wartime photo called Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima - and three of the six soldiers in that photo are flown back to the US by the top brass, turned into symbols and treated as heroes in order to raise funds for the war effort, only to feel increasingly uncomfortable with the sanitised story they’re being asked to peddle. Made in 2006.

Solitary Man (LTV3, 20.15)

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08:00 American History X 10:00 Wild Target 12:00 Nine 14:15 Kardia 16:00 Gypsy 18:30 Butterfly On A Wheel 20:15 Solitary Man 22:00 Flags Of Our Fathers 00:20 Daring! TV 03:30 Moment Of Truth 05:00 Harper

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06:20 Happythankyoumoreplease 08:00 Cine News 08:40 Page Eight 10:25 Cover Girl 12:15 Cine News 12:55 The Dilemma 14:50 Cat Ballou 16:30 Stars In Style 17:05 Gulliver’s Travels 18:35 Happy Gilmore 20:15 Man Of The House 22:00 Gone Baby Gone 00:00 Hide And Seek 01:40 Conan The Barbarian 03:30 Cine News 04:05 Sanctum

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14 HOW TO PL AY: 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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21 the theatrical performance (8) 14 Everyone in favour of an airship (7) 15 Drunk put into a small con-

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tainer (6) 17 Soldiers coming from Oporto heading off (5) 19 Part of it’s found in India, Siam etc. (4)

Answers to crossword 2210

QUICK: Across – 1 Added; 4 Buffalo; 8 Incapacitated; 9 Sometime; 10 Scar; 12 Select; 13 Classy; 16 Army; 18 Stabbing; 21 Forgetfulness; 22 Entente; 23 Rodeo. Down – 1 Amiss; 2 Decimal; 3 Dipstick; 4 Become; 5 Fête; 6 Aztec; 7 Orderly; 11 Globular; 12 Snaffle; 14 Stipend; 15 Stifle; 17 Merit; 19 Gusto; 20 Lean.

Rating EASY

CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Unapt; 4 Bottled; 8 Comprehensive; 9 Trespass; 10 Adam; 12 Lusaka; 13 Hamper; 16 Gear; 18 Studfarm; 21 Animal kingdom; 22 Descend; 23 Antic. Down – 1 Uncut; 2 Aimless; 3 Turnpike; 4 Behest; 5 Tang; 6 Laird; 7 Dreamer; 11 Bandanna; 12 Laggard; 14 Plaudit; 15 Staked; 17 Aries; 19 Mimic; 20 Face.

Rating HARD

1 It isn’t a spineless creature!

(10) 2 Up-to-date optical illusion (7) 3 Clever to snub enemy leader (4) 4 One is barely recognisable in the camp (6) 5 Modern harbour on the south coast (8) 6 Consented, losing a great desire (5) 8 Des remarks about clothes manufacturer (10) 11 Be unduly optimistic about

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1 Tax before 1 May on religious centre (7) 5 Nearly nearly dark (4) 7 He is thought to be a man of property (7,5) 9 Everybody reached inside (4) 10 I speak maliciously about the inhabitant (8) 12 Again experience viler concoction with sweetheart! (6) 13 The French boss moved to an Aegean island (6) 16 Teacher, one with nearly everybody at the conference (8) 18 Being thin, one’s limbering in (4) 20 Drunken cows on the line?

(7-5) 21 Agent crosses eastern river in Scotland (4) 22 It can be found by the sink but it’s not on the level (7)

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1 Utter collapse (7) 5 Engrave (4) 7 English county (12) 9 Cherish (4) 10 Flourish (8) 12 Candle grease (6) 13 Piece of crockery (6) 16 Australian island (8) 18 Pass over lightly (4) 20 Air-________ (12) 21 From a distance (4) 22 Pleasure (7)

1 Weaken (10) 2 Torment (7) 3 Chinese dog (4) 4 Tolerate (6) 5 Heightened (8) 6 Welsh dog (5) 8 Dock carpenter (10) 11 Ball of perfume (8) 14 Soothing (7) 15 Tinged (6) 17 Speak derisively (5) 19 Monastic hood (4)

HOROSCOPE

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ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

You may have to focus on an issue which could be quite intense - take a pal to lunch and share your secret. It might help. Otherwise there could be an element of luck to the day ahead, which can mean getting what you want may not be so difficult, after all. Pursue a romantic liaison or make holiday arrangements. Social and entertainment plans blossom.

Be willing to compromise if friends or co-workers disagree.

Don’t try to be stubborn as it can turn out to be counterproductive if you are. Yet you’ll have plenty of opportunities for getting ahead with major goals and other projects.

All you need to do is persevere. Tonight has plenty of people potential - and a new association may prove helpful.

Your social life may be lively, but you may have to be the catalyst that gets everyone around you going. Friends or family may succumb to a more sombre influence that is making itself felt. Your bright and breezy suggestions may set the agenda today for yourself and others. This way, people will be attracted by your aura of fun and adventure.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

Don’t try too hard to let everyone know your thoughts, as there could be a touch of conflict in the air. Keep a low profile and gauge the atmosphere. Watch how you spend or commit your money to schemes or causes. It’s not really a shopping day - unless you’re window shopping. The main issue is your relationships. Yet possessiveness can cause issues.

Today may be fraught with the possibility of arguments and disagreements. With a major focus on the sign of Scorpio, be sure not to annoy someone close by. Rather than push for you want, it may be best to keep your thoughts to yourself. Most of all, be willing to compromise as long as it doesn’t harm your own position or integrity.

Try to establish a dependable course of action today, it will help you fend of minor annoyances and obstacles if they crop up. Try not to let someone’s ego stand in the way of you making sound decisions. A well-meaning friend may be adamant that their advice is exactly what you need. You might choose to politely tell them you can make up your own mind.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

Sad to say not everyone may be on your side at work.

Rather than get into a huff, it may be better to rise above it all by turning the other cheek. Your versatility is evident, so whatever the problem you should be able to come up with a creative solution. On a happier note, there is plenty of action socially and you may even be spoilt for choice.

Financial obligations or duties may cut into the smooth running of the day. If you have issues pending, don’t be tempted to deny or ignore them. With Saturn now in your money zone, it can pay to keep an even tighter rein on your budget. Even though you may not be feeling outgoing, someone may make a romantic offer tonight that’s appealing.

Somewhere you long to visit may hold special appeal today. If you can’t get the place out of your mind, perhaps it’s a sign to take action and fulfil your desire. A friend or someone you’ve just met may seem to cast a spell over you. This relationship may seem strangely intensified by an unusual event and may be destined to move to a new level.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

An excellent day to make your mark on the business world - but be open to the possibility of hidden agendas. Whatever anyone else is doing, being forthright and honest will help you get ahead of the pack. Be confident and let others see your best efforts. This may be a good time to start a team project as your enthusiasm can prove infectious.

You may have a tendency to see everything as a matter of life and death today. A focus on your sign, including the Moon, suggests there are no half measures. It’s either all or nothing. It may be better to hold off pushing your personal agenda for the time being, as doing so could be quite exhausting. If you could lighten up you might feel better.

Local projects or the plans of relatives and family members may invite you to get involved. The pace may be slower today, giving you time to turn your practical thinking towards solving any ongoing problems. Some information that comes your way could help you to see things more clearly. However, it may be best to try and keep expenses under control.

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CYPRUS MAIL Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Sport South Africa accept Collier’s apology

Murray vows to bounce back after Shanghai loss

CRICKET South Africa and the national team’s players have accepted an apology from England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive David Collier over comments he made concerning the Kevin Pietersen text row.

The ECB issued a statement yesterday pointing out they do not agree with CSA about the sequence of events in the row, but that an apology from Collier for his remarks has been accepted.

Collier had said that South African players had “provoked” the text-message exchange which led to Pietersen’s exclusion from the England team this summer.

CSA and the South African Cricketers’ Association had been angered by Collier’s comments, which came as the ECB announced a healing of their rift with Pietersen.

The ECB statement yesterday read: “CSA and ECB have discussed the events which led to Kevin Pietersen’s non-selection for the third Test. Cricket South Africa has made clear to ECB that the electronic messages were not part of any initiative or plan to undermine the England team or players.

“ECB has unreservedly accepted that assurance and wishes to reiterate that it has no issue at all with CSA - or the Proteas players - on this matter and appreciates that the South African and England players follow the highest ethical standards of behaviour.

“Although the two boards do not agree on the sequence of events regarding any responses to messages between Kevin Pietersen and certain Proteas players, CSA and SACA accept Mr Collier’s apology based upon his earlier utterances that the team may have acted in a way which was underhand.”

Determined not to dwell on defeat to Djokovic ANDY Murray spoke of his disappointment following Sunday’s defeat to Novak Djokovic in the final of the Shanghai Masters, but says he is determined not to dwell on the loss.

The Serbian fought off five match points in the second set to win the encounter 5-7 7-6 (13/11) 6-3 in a match which lasted over three hours.

“It was a disappointing one to lose,” said Murray, who missed out on a third straight China Open title.

“I’ve lost tougher matches than that before in the biggest events, so I’m sure I’ll recover from it pretty well.”

He added on atpworldtour. com: “The second set, I probably played a little bit better.

But he came up, served very well on the match points. The one match point I had on my serve, he hit the forehand onto the edge of the line.

“On the game where I served for the match, he also came up with some good shots.

“It’s not like I threw the match away. I didn’t make any real glaring errors or anything.

“When I had my chances, he just served very well and hit a couple of lines when he needed to.”

Murray headed into the match buoyed by a semi-final triumph over world number one Roger Federer, and after being broken early on he recovered to win an opening set which saw seven breaks

PAULA Radcliffe has admitted she expected to lose her National Lottery funding and has no intention of retiring.

The marathon world record holder headed a group of senior athletes who have been removed from the World Class Performance Programme for 2013, UK Athletics announced today.

The 39-year-old’s omission was not a surprise, given she missed the London 2012 Olympics with a foot injury and has only raced one marathon since 2009, in Beijing last year. She has competed just once this year over any distance.

Radcliffe said on Twitter: “Just to clarify I am very grateful for the support Lottery Funding gives us athletes and fully expected to see it withdrawn”, but added “Retirement is definitely not in any plans!”

Anfield redevelopment

Murray had headed into the match hoping to secure a third straight China Open title of serve.

The US Open champion looked to extend his unbeaten record in China to 13 matches when serving for the match 5-4 up in the second but the Serbian broke back with the game going to a tie-breaker.

Murray fell 3-1 behind in the breaker before getting back on terms and carving out two more match points at 6-4.

Djokovic saved both and

then two more at 8-7 and 10-9 before finally levelling the match on his fourth set point.

The world number two had the momentum and a break in the decider to go 4-3 up put him firmly in control, before sealing the win on Murray’s serve.

“It’s difficult to judge who was better because it was so close throughout the whole match,” Djokovic told

the ATP website. “We had so many rallies in three and a half hours; for a best-ofthree-set match it is a very long time.

“It could have easily gone the other way. He was five match points up. When I faced those match points, I tried to focus on each individually.

“He was so close to the victory that I cannot say I was the better player.”

Baghdatis set to feature in Stockholm

By Nemanja Bjedov

The Cypriot is 95 points short of reaching the Top 30

IN BRIEF Radcliffe has ‘no plans for retirement’

MARCOS Baghdatis will take on 21-yearold David Goffin of Belgium in the opening round of the If Stockholm Open today, on his way to returning to the Top 30 for the first time since last August.

After reaching the third round last week at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, Baghdatis improved his season record to 32-23 and made a three-spot climb at the ATP South African Airways Rankings to 33rd with 1,105 points.

He is now 95 points short of reaching the Top 30 for the first time since August 2011 when he was ranked 26th.

The US’ recently retired Andy Roddick is currently 30th with 1,195 points, while Martin Klizan of Slovakia and Frenchman Jeremy Chardy are holding the following two spots with 1,193 and 1,188 points respectively.

This means Baghdatis will have to

progress to the final of the event in Stockholm in order to have a realistic chance of breaking into the Top 30.

The Cypriot No. 1 captured the title in Stockholm on his debut in 2009, beating Belgian Olivier Rochus 6-1, 7-5, but last year he lost a close three-setter to Milos Raonic of Canada in the first round.

The seventh-seeded Baghdatis has never played against Goffin - who turned pro in 2009 - at an ATP World Tour, Grand Slam or Davis Cup main draw event.

If the Cypriot manages to overcome Goffin, he would then take on the winner of the match between Czech Jan Hajek and Alejandro Falla of Columbia in the second round, with the fourth-seeded German probably waiting in the quarterfinals.

Baghdatis will also take part in the doubles competition, where he is teamed with Jarkko Nieminen of Finland.

In the first round, the two have been drawn to face German duo Tobias Kamke and Philipp Marx.

LIVERPOOL managing director Ian Ayre insists a multi-million redevelopment of Anfield will enhance the club’s transfer market spending power and not diminish it.

On the second anniversary of Fenway Sports Group’s purchase of the Reds, Ayre formally confirmed their intention to remain at their current home and not pursue a new build project in Stanley Park.

That decision was made on the back of Liverpool City Council announcing plans for a regeneration of the Anfield area with a housing association set to also invest heavily.

Redevelopment of the Main Stand and Anfield Road end is likely to cost £150 million.

Bennett killed in road crash OLYMPIC BMX rider Kyle Bennett has been killed in a road accident, USA Cycling have confirmed.

Bennett, 33, a three-time BMX world champion competed for the US at the 2008 Games in Beijing.

He was killed in a singlevehicle crash in his home town of Conroe, Texas, in the early hours of Sunday.

“Kyle was a pioneer in Olympic BMX and an inspiration to those of us that knew him,” said USA Cycling’s Steve Johnson.

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Sweden are Germany’s biggest group rivals, boasting, among other strengths, in-form striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (C)

By Nemanja Bjedov CYPRUS resume their qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup 2014 as they take on Norway at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca tonight.

“Playing at home we will try to be more aggressive and hopefully win the match,” said AEK Larnaca defender Jason Demetriou.

This will be the ninth match between the two nations since 1988, with Norway historically superior having claimed seven victories, the latest 3-1 win last October in Oslo, with the only victory for Cyprus coming in 1998 against the Norwegian Olympic team at an international tournament held on the island.

After having serious problems with team selection last Friday in Slovenia, Cyprus national head coach Nikos Nioplias will be relieved as his team prepares to face Norway. Both Dosa Junior and Marios Nikolaou, who were forced to skip the Slovenia clash, are available for selection, while influential midfielder Vincent Laban returns from suspension.

Christos Marangos and Efstathios Aloneftis will be given late fitness tests, and are expected to feature.

However, Valentinos Sielis was shown the second yellow card of the campaign in Maribor so he will miss the match at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium.

“In Slovenia we could not achieve what we hoped for but, playing in front of our supporters, things will be much different. We believe in our ability and I personally believe we can reach our goals,” Demetriou added.

Norway held group leaders Switzerland to a 1-1 draw in Berne on Friday and they arrive in Cyprus confident of continuing to build on their momentum. The national team head coach Egil Olsen added Helsingborg’s Ardian Gashi to his squad after midfielder Havard Nordtveit received his second yellow card in the World Cup qualifiers against the Swiss.

High-flying Germany wary of unfamiliar Swedish side

By Karolos Grohmann GERMANY will be taking nothing for granted when they bid to maintain their perfect start to World Cup qualifying against main rivals Sweden in Berlin today, even though their opponents’ names are unfamiliar.

The Germans, who crushed Ireland 6-1 in Dublin on Friday with in-form winger Marco Reus scoring twice, have nine points after winning their first three Group C qualifiers.

Sweden also have a perfect record and are second with six points from two games, but Reus was left scratching his head when asked by reporters on Sunday to name any of the Scandinavian country’s defenders.

Germans bidding to maintain perfect record “Ah, is Olof Mellberg there, has he retired?” Reus said in a reference to Sweden’s former captain who ended his international career after Euro 2012. “Honestly I do not know. I have not dealt with that yet.”

Germany’s team spokesman quickly came to Reus’ rescue saying: “The team discussion has not yet taken place.”

Germany could be forgiven for focusing less on their opponents than on their own game, having won 13 consecutive qualifiers for Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup. Captain Philipp Lahm, back from suspension, said they were well-prepared to

face their biggest group rivals and in-form striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The former Barcelona, Juventus, and AC Milan forward has enjoyed a fantastic start at new club Paris St Germain and currently tops the Ligue 1 scoring charts with nine goals.

“It will be a tough job against an opponent who is organised, tactically clever and has an outstanding striker in Ibrahimovic. It is our toughest rival in our group,” Lahm told reporters.

“We have to be able to withstand that pressure, break forward very quickly. He is the complete striker, the complete package. If we al-

low few chances at the back then we will win.”

The Germans seem to have shaken off their early cobwebs and their win in Dublin confirmed their status as group favourites after lacklustre performances in their first two games.

“We are focused. We take every game very seriously.

That is what we are doing.

We know what’s at stake,” said Lahm.

Sweden looked far less convincing in their 2-1 win away to the Faroe Islands on Friday and needed a 75thminute Ibrahimovic goal to spare their blushes as they came from behind against the bottom-placed team.

“My scout has told me the Germans played fantastically,” said Sweden’s coach Erik Hamren. “It will be a wonderful challenge. We have to be physically strong, both in one-on-ones and in running.”

Probable teams: Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer, 20-Jerome Boateng, 17-Per Mertesacker, 14-Holger Badstuber, Philipp Lahm, 13-Thomas Muller, 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 6-Sami Khedira, 21-Marco Reus, 8-Mesut Ozil, 11-Miroslav Klose Sweden: 1-Andreas Isaksson, 2-Mikael Lustig, 3-Jonas Olsson, 4-Andreas Granqvist, 5-Martin Olsson, 7-Sebastian Larsson, 9-Kim Kallstrom, 16-Pontus Wernbloom, 21Christian Wilhelmsson, 10Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 22-Matthias Ranegie

Buffon injury forces Prandelli into Plan B

Italy could have lost to a spirited Armenia side on Friday had Buffon not saved them after sloppy defensive errors

ITALY soccer coach Cesare Prandelli is scrambling to put together a Plan B as he could be without goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon for today’s Group B World Cup qualifier against Denmark.

Two days after his acrobatic skills saved Italy’s blushes against unfancied Armenia, Buffon was seen going into a physiotherapist’s clinic on Sunday to receive treatment on what a team official said was a left thigh injury.

Italy won 3-1 in Yerevan thanks to second-half goals from Daniele De Rossi and Pablo Osvaldo, but could easily have lost to a spirited Armenia side had Buffon not saved them following some sloppy defensive errors.

If the Juventus keeper is sidelined for today’s encounter at the San Siro, it could dent Italy’s chances of maintaining their place at the top of Group B. Prandelli, who has lined up Napoli’s

Morgan De Sanctis as Buffon’s replacement, has other problems in defence, with Leonardo Bonucci the worst of a back line which gave away far too many chances on Friday.

Neither he nor Domenico Criscito, making his return to the national team since being kicked out of the Euro 2012 squad as part of match-fixing investigations, ever looked comfortable in the centre of the defence.

On Saturday, Prandelli said that Juventus centre-back Giorgio Chiellini would be selected to stand up to the physical Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner, who scored Denmark’s equaliser against 10man Bulgaria on Friday.

There are also issues in attack, with indecision over who is the best partner for in-form Roma striker Pablo Osvaldo, who has scored six goals in six matches for club and country this season.

With Mario Balotelli ruled out of the Armenia match with influenza, Sebastian Giovinco failed to impress on Friday and limped off with an ankle knock.

Manchester City striker Balotelli trained on Saturday and could feature for the first time since Euro 2012 if he recovers in time, although Milan striker Stephan El Shaarawy has been kept on standby.

Denmark, who are fifth in the six-team group with two points, cannot afford another slip-up following a disappointing 1-1 draw in Sofia.

“We need a result in Italy, there is no doubt about that, and we can take some of the good things from the second half here in Bulgaria. I am also confident that we can get something from there,” Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen told TV6.

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Cleverley backs Rooney for the captaincy of England

Portugal will be a tough test, says Hughes

Believes his United team mate has all needful traits

AARON Hughes expects Northern Ireland to see precious little of the ball against the might of Portugal tonight, but still holds out hope of springing a surprise.

Having lost in Russia and suffered the ignominy of a 1-1 home draw against Luxembourg, Michael O’Neill’s side face a side placed third in the FIFA rankings and are roundly expected to be brushed aside at the Dragao Stadium.

Plenty of focus is sure to go to Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Real Madrid star set to win his 100th cap in the match, and Hughes admits the attacking emphasis will overwhelmingly be on the hosts.

Nevertheless, he sees some reason for hope in Russia’s victory over the same opponents on Friday.

Portugal had much the better of the possession, but found themselves undone 1-0.

“Their players are among the best in the world and the other night in Russia they had 72 per cent or so there, and we know how hard it is against the Russians, but they ultimately still lost which they are disappointed about,” said the Fulham defender.

“We talk about possession and you can talk about stats all you want, but it is the result (that matters).

“You don’t necessarily win a game with good possession. Russia were dominated by Portugal (and won), but that’s maybe what we want to do: sit and defend and hit them on the counter attack.

“We can’t expect to have even 50 per cent of the possession against Portugal.

“Everything will be stacked against us and when we do have possession and the ball does fall for us they can get a few passes in and create a few chances for ourselves.”

By Simon Stone TOM Cleverley has backed Wayne Rooney’s England captaincy claims.

Rooney skippered his country in a competitive game for the first time in last Friday’s 5-0 win over San Marino, but with Steven Gerrard returning for today’s encounter with Poland, he will be back among the foot soldiers in Warsaw.

Manager Roy Hodgson does view the Manchester United man as a leader in waiting.

And Cleverley endorses that view, feeling his Red Devils team-mate has all the right attributes, even the ability to deliver Roy Keane-style rebukes.

“When you want to win badly, you’ll do anything to achieve it,” said Cleverley.

“If people need telling, even in training, Wazza’s not afraid to do it, or if I’m on his team and we’re not winning, he’ll let me know.”

Cleverley and Rooney are part of a strong Mancheser United connection with England just now, with Michael Carrick and Danny Welbeck in the current squad and Phil Jones and Chris Smalling only missing through injury.

The connection between Welbeck and Cleverley is particularly strong, given the amount of time the pair spent in the Red Devils’ academy set-up.

“We’ve known each other for many years now,” said

Despite skippering his country in a competitive game for the first time last Friday, Wayne Rooney (centre) will be back among the foot soldiers in Warsaw today the midfielder.

“I’ve been at the club since I was 11. He’s been there since he was nine, so we’ve built up a relationship over the years, on and off the pitch.

“I feel comfortable playing with him.”

The future certainly does look bright for the duo, even though neither player can take their place in today’s starting line-up for

granted.

Indeed, Cleverley has still only made 21 senior appearances for the Red Devils and some critics look at his off-field endorsements and believe he is moving too quickly.

It is a suggestion he bristles at.

“I don’t want to sit here and say I am completely level-headed, but it does annoy me a bit when people

say I am getting ahead of myself,” he said.

“I have got my feet on the floor and have already tried to stay grounded.

“I got a day off on Saturday and went back to my mum’s in Bradford. She would slap me down if it was needed.

“I don’t know if I would ever say I have made it.

“Careers can be judged on appearances and titles, and I have not got many of ei-

ther, so there is a long way to go.”

Chelsea duo Frank Lampard and Ryan Bertrand did not make the trip to Poland yesterday after being ruled out with a calf injury and viral infection respectively.

Arsenal full-back Carl Jenkinson did train with the senior squad for the first time on Sunday, but it was purely to further his experience.

McGregor: Scotland won’t give up hope Wales’ Matthews could face Croatia SCOTLAND goalkeeper Allan McGregor has refused to give up hope of salvaging their World Cup qualifying campaign with a win against Belgium.

Craig Levein’s men head into today’s clash in Brussels second bottom of Group A, following Friday’s 2-1 defeat to Wales.

Their only points on the board so far have come from draws at Hampden against Serbia and Macedonia in last month’s double-header.

The Scots now face the daunting task of travelling to Belgium knowing they need to secure what would be an unexpected victory against the section favourites.

But McGregor insists Scotland’s players cannot afford to dwell on what might have been at the Cardiff City Stadium.

He told the Scottish Football Association website: “It is always important to bounce back when you don’t get a good result and it is especially so now.

“Obviously qualifying has become more difficult now but we can’t give up, and we need to look forward to the Belgium game with belief that we can take something from them.”

Scotland were on course for a first win of the

campaign in Cardiff when James Morrison fired them into a first-half lead against the Welsh.

Steven Fletcher than had what appeared to be a perfectly good goal disallowed, before the home side hit back to snatch the points through a late Gareth Bale double, which included a debatable penalty.

McGregor added: “It’s hard to pinpoint what is going wrong.

“As the manager said, there is just one ingredient away from things going well but luck is definitely not something we have had a lot of.

“The group was always going to be a difficult one and it has become even more difficult now, but we have to take the positives, block out the negatives and do our best to get a result in Belgium.”

Defender Christophe Berra knows the odds are stacked firmly against Scotland ahead of the clash in Brussels, but he pointed out that they have risen to the occasion in the past when written off.

He said: “They are a top team, with world class players, but we have done it before. We did in France. When we’re down, we always seem to bounce back.”

WALES defender Adam Matthews could be in line for a return to action in today’s World Cup qualifier against Croatia.

The Celtic full back missed Friday’s 2-1 Group A victory over Scotland in Cardiff due to an ankle problem, but was travelling with the Dragons to Osijek yesterday and his condition will be assessed ahead of kick-off by manager Chris Coleman.

“Adam is with us and we’ll watch him carefully today and tomorrow,” Coleman said.

“We have to weigh up the consequences - he has not done a lot for two weeks, but he has improved since he has been with us and had more treatment.

“He could possibly join in tomorrow, or that might possibly be a little bit early.

Matthews missed Friday’s victory over Scotland due to an ankle problem

“But he is with us and we will be waiting until the last minute before we say a definite yes or no.”

Asked if there were any other injury concerns in the squad, Coleman said: “Not really. “(Striker) Craig Davies is a little bit tight but he’s okay.

“We took it light with him today and he didn’t do too much, but he’ll be alright - he’s available for the game tomorrow.

“With everybody else, there are no problems.”

Midfielder Aaron Ramsey is suspended having picked up his second yellow card of the campaign in the Scotland game, with Dave Edwards having been called up in his place.

Defender James Collins is still serving a ban after his red card against Belgium last month.

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English hope to thwart injured Poles Last time Poland beat England was in 1973

By Mike Collett

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The Red Bull driver now leads Ferrari’s Alonso by six points with four races to go

Horner: Vettel is in the best form of his life

By Andrew Gwilym CHRISTIAN Horner believes Sebastian Vettel is in the form of his life after the German put himself in pole position to win a third World Championship, but is taking nothing for granted.

Vettel’s dominant win in Sunday’s Korean Grand Prix, the 25th of his career and third in a row, saw him take over at the head of the drivers’ championship for the first time since May and he now leads Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso by six points with four races to go.

The battle Vettel and Red Bull have faced this season has been in stark contract to 2011, when Vettel romped to the title, taking 11 wins as Red Bull simply crushed the opposition.

With some of the difficulties Vettel has faced in 2012 - at one point he was some 40 points adrift of Alonso - there have been those who questioned whether the 25-yearold has the ability to fight tooth and nail when under pressure from his rivals.

Team boss Horner believes the lessons Vettel learned during his turbulent run to his first world crown in 2010 have benefited his driver, with the evidence being seen in his commanding performances in Japan and Korea.

But he expects Ferrari and Alonso to take the title battle all the way to the final race in Brazil.

Horner said: “He has continued to mature and he has gained experience over the last couple of years.

“He is driving better than ever. He went

through tough times in 2010 on the way to that title and I think all the experiences he has gone through stand him in good stead.

“But none of us are take anything for granted. We are only ahead of Fernando by six points, he was next to Sebastian on the podium in third position and I am sure this title will go all the way down to the wire.

“It’s important in these remaining four races we build on this momentum.

“We have hit a purple patch of form at the right time, but it is important we maintain that.”

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali acknowledged it will be tough to beat Red Bull on their current form, but has vowed the Prancing Horse will do everything in their power to help Alonso to a third title of his own.

“For us the objective is to deliver to Fernando the best car we have,” he said.

“Firstly, in terms of reliability, secondly, in making sure that we have the right choice in terms of the package and, third, to make sure we bring developments to the next race that will take a step in the right direction as the Red Bull we have seen at the last two races has been very, very strong.

“But the championship is very long and it will be a tough sporting challenge and a fight up until the end, that is for sure.”

Vettel’s team-mate Mark Webber finished second in Korea to allow Red Bull to claim the first one-two finish of a year that started in such unpredictable fashion, yet appears to be heading for a familiar ending. The Australian is 63 points adrift of his team-mate with a maximum of 100 left on offer.

oland will be battling against injuries, while England will be looking to extend their long unbeaten record against the Poles when the two renew their World Cup rivalry today.

Poland coach Waldemar Fornalik is likely to be without captain Jakub Blaszczykowski, as well as firstchoice goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, defender Lukasz Piszcek and midfielder Eugen Polanksi as they seek their first victory over England since their only success in 1973.

Roy Hodgson’s new, youthful England, who went top of Group H on Friday with a 5-0 win over San Marino at Wembley, will be without Szczesny’s Arsenal club mate Theo Walcott, injured after five minutes against San Marino, but will have skipper Steven Gerrard eligible again after suspension and in line to win his 99th cap at Warsaw’s National Stadium.

Ashley Cole could also win his 99th cap if he returns after missing the San Marino game, while striker Jermain Defoe and defender Joleon Lescott could return after being rested on Friday.

Midfielder Frank Lampard, who has a calf injury, and defender Ryan Bertrand, who is unwell, would not be fit for Tuesday, the FA said on Sunday.

Both teams have made unbeaten starts to their campaigns with England beating Moldova and San Marino by 5-0 scorelines and drawing 1-1 with Ukraine.

Poland’s two matches have ended in a 2-2 draw with Montenegro and a 2-0 win over Moldova and they are level with Montenegro on four points, three behind England.

Ukraine have two from two, Moldova one from three and San Marino none from two.

Poland warmed up for to-

Hodgson’s undefeated side currently tops Group H day’s game with a 1-0 friendly win over South Africa in Warsaw on Friday, with defender Marcin Komorowski scoring a late winner, and Fornalik, who took over as coach of the Euro 2012 co-hosts after the competition, was encouraged by the way his team played.

“We didn’t play badly,” he told Przeglad Sporotwy. “We showed we are a team. We created a lot of scoring chances, although it was too bad we only took one of them.”

One of the reasons for that might have been because Fornalik left key striker Robert Lewandowski on the bench against South Africa, but he will almost certainly return to spearhead Poland’s attack today and try to add to his tally of 15 goals in his 48 appearances.

England, who were based in Poland during the Euros despite playing all their games in Ukraine, return to the country on something of a high following their efficient, if at times laboured, victory over San Marino.

Since Hodgson took control of England in May, his team are unbeaten - apart from a quarter-final penalty shootout defeat to Italy in the Euros - in 10 matches.

“There were a lot of positives to take from our win tonight,” Hodgson said after

Friday’s game.

“We passed well, we created a lot of chances and eventually the goals came. Of course it will be a totally different kind of game in Warsaw, but we go there in great shape.

“One thing for sure is that we now have a national team that can pass the ball and we now have a lot of pace. If we are looking to become one of the top teams in the world, it’s important we continue down this route.”

England will want to preserve their 39-year-old record against Poland who won the first competitive meeting between the two sides 2-0 in Chorzow then drew 1-1 at Wembley to eliminate England from the 1974 finals.

The teams have also met in the campaigns for the 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2006 World Cups, plus the qualifiers for the 1992 and 2000 European championships as well as the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico when a Gary Lineker hattrick gave England a 3-0 win in Monterrey.