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‘No dragging feet on bailout terms’

The government denies accusations it has not made its position clear By Elias Hazou

HE government yesterday sought to head off accusations it is dragging its feet following media reports suggesting the ‘troika’ – the European Union, the IMF and the European Central Bank – is frustrated with the lack of progress in bailout talks. Late on Monday a senior Eurogroup official was quoted as saying the Eurogroup expects precise details regarding its request for a bailout from the Cypriot government. The official, who made the comments in Brussels during an informal briefing to reporters, appeared to be venting the aggravation of international lenders, hinting that Nicosia has been stalling the bailout request process. “We expect to see the demands of the government which have not been submitted yet,” the official said, stressing that Cyprus needs a programme not only for its banking sector but also for “rectifying structural imbalances.” The same official was quoted as saying that Cyprus’ request “needs to be more specific,” adding that “this has not been done yet.” He went on to say that in his opinion an answer from Nicosia was “a matter of time. We shall wait and see.” Cyprus sought a financial lifeline from international lenders in June to buffer its two largest banks, which were hammered by their exposure to Greek debt earlier in the year. Although it is in talks with

the troika, Nicosia has kept everyone guessing by also applying to Moscow, a close business and political ally, for aid. Moreover the government has opened itself to criticism that it is dragging its feet on concluding a full-blown bailout with the troika – which would involve unpopular austerity measures – while pursuing a possible Russian loan. Troika experts completed their consultations in Cyprus before the end of July and delivered a document with their proposals to the government before departing. The government must now submit its counter-proposals so that negotiations for a ﬁnal loan agreement can take place. Troika representatives had reportedly been invited back here in the second half of September, although the government said yesterday that it never committed to a date. The opposition has accused the administration outright of delaying the signing of a bailout deal as far as possible to avoid the blowback from the public ahead of national elections. Asked to comment on these reports, government spokesman Stefanos Stefanos denied any delays, citing the complexity of the subject matter. He said the government was studying the troika’s proposals and “thoroughly” preparing its own. Stefanou declined to put a timeline on the process, but said: “We believe [the con

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People reﬂect during a Commemoration Ceremony of the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by the North Pool at the World Trade Center in New York yesterday US MARKS ELEVEN YEARS POST ATTACK PAGE 9

Campbell’s launches Warhol-inspired soups for sale FIFTY years after artist Andy Warhol created one of the art world’s most iconic images with his red and white painting of a tomato soup can, the company that inspired the work is selling limited-edition soup with designer labels. Campbell’s Soup has launched a series of four canned tomato soups with labels that pay homage to Warhol’s 1962 work of art “32 Campbell’s Soup Cans.” Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Warhol’s ﬁrst solo exhibition, about 1.2 million cans of the tomato

soup will be sold in Target stores across the United States for 75 cents each. The company’s design team, working with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, created four different labels in vibrant combinations such as pink and teal for the tomato soup that went on sale this month. “This is not something that we do everyday,” said Liesl Henderson, director of communications for Campbell’s Soup, adding that the Warhol Foundation was very protective of the artist’s creative legacy.

“But we’ve maintained a collaborative relationship with the Warhol Foundation over the years, and there’s a fascination, it seems, with all things Warhol.” Michael Hermann, the foundation’s director of licensing, conﬁrmed that it was very selective about whom it worked with. “What continues to amaze me is that Warhol’s inﬂuence on our culture has only grown since his untimely death 25 years ago,” said Hermann. “This is the true testament to his genius.”

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By Poly Pantelides INSTEAD of charging Parliament’s administration directly for drinks, the House canteen now charges committee presidents who pay out of their own pocket, as a dispute between the House administration and the canteen boss continues. The House administration sent a letter to the canteen boss on September 4 informing him that as of August 16 ﬁnancial transactions between them would stop, since he was meant to have left the premises by August 14 (the following day was a bank holiday). The canteen boss – who did not want his name mentioned – told the Cyprus Mail he answered the letter via his lawyer saying while he was reserving all his rights he would be issuing bills directly to committee heads, accept-

ing cash payments. Although the House-proper has not responded, committee heads have received bills. “I paid on behalf of the commerce committee to cover our guests’ expenses,” said its head, DISY’s Lefteris Christoforou. “I haven’t paid yet but I received a bill and intend to pay,” said the head of the labour committee, AKEL’s Andreas Fakontis. One committee head said he had more serious things to deal with than to answer questions over the canteen. “Am I going to bother now with the canteen administrator?” the head of the institutions’ committee, the European party’s Demetris Syllouris said. He also refused to disclose whether he had paid his bill. Normally, the canteen boss provides drinks and snacks on the tab and gets paid by

the House administration at the end of each month. But although the House expected him to leave on August 14, when they considered his contract expired, he stayed put. His lawyer, former MP Rikkos Erotokritou, lodged a Supreme Court application on August 27 arguing that tenders’ procedures were not followed properly by the selection committee. The situation as stands is that the canteen boss will not hand over the canteen while the Parliament’s administration refuses to accept rent or bills from him because they consider his presence unlawful. The canteen contract was due to expire at the end of December last year and 27 tenders’ proposals were submitted by January 9, said a House ofﬁcial who would not be named. The selection committee

ran over the maximum deadline of 135 days (90 days plus 45 days’ extension) to make a choice, the same official said citing a number of reasons for the delay including members of the selection committee being away at different times, preparations for Cyprus’ upcoming presidency of the EU, and the need to look more closely into the financial viability of some of the proposals. The procedure was launched again and an applicant was selected among the original 27 who is not the current canteen chief, the same official said. However, Erotokritou argues in his supreme court application that the House should have opened tenders proposals for all interested parties, and not just the original applicants and should scratch the current contract and launch procedures from the beginning.

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Animal rights activists demo as ministers meet By Stefanos Evripidou ANIMAL RIGHTS activists yesterday gathered outside the Filoxenia conference centre in Nicosia where EU agriculture ministers were meeting to demonstrate support for EU-wide legislation on the protection of pets. Protestors held photographs of abused animals and banners calling for the establishment of a special police force for animals and implementation of existing laws on animal abuse. Other banners read: Europe Take Action, Culture is Respect for All the Living and End Barbarity. “We gathered here to call on EU ministers responsible for the welfare and protection of animals - the agriculture ministers of each state - to formulate a single strategy for all pet animals of Europe,” head of Cyprus Voice for Animals, Mary Chrysochou-Anastasi, said.

“Every European country has its own laws on the protection of animals, and each country implements them as it sees ﬁt. This cannot go on. There should be regulations and directives and anything else needed to protect all pet animals across Europe,” she said. Anastasi said current implementation of the existing law on the protection of animals in Cyprus was “unfortunately inadequate”. Greens deputy Giorgos Perdikis agreed that implementation of the law on the creation of an animal police force remained nonexistent. “Cyprus must stop being a barbaric country regarding its behaviour towards animals. One immediate request is to create a police for the protection of animals, for which relevant legislation has been passed, and needs to be implemented,” he said. “The situation is brutal. Even the be-

haviour of the authorities who should be implementing the law is disappointing,” he added. Perdikis noted that cases of illegal abuse and abandonment of animals went unpunished. “Such illegalities occur on a daily basis and unfortunately neither the authorities nor members of the public have the necessary sensitivity towards the rights of animals,” said Perdikis. The protestors handed over a list of their demands to Agriculture Minister Sophoclis Aletraris who went out to speak with the crowd. “You can be sure we will show the necessary sensitivity,” said the minister, adding: “Personally, we have a dog called Max. The hierarchy at home goes like this: my son comes ﬁrst, then my daughter, my wife, Max, and lastly me, so you can understand how much importance we give to Max.”

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Greek Cypriot puts nine-figure London home on the market A GREEK Cypriot property magnate has put his Beverly Hills-style mansion in north London up for sale for £100 million — one of the most expensive houses in the world. Heath Hall on The Bishops Avenue in Hampstead is the most expensive property on the market in London and one of only a tiny handful of homes globally valued in nine ﬁgures. The sprawling 14-bedroom house was built for sugar tycoon William Park Lyle in 1910 but owner, buy-to-let billionaire Andreas Panayiotou has spent £40 million refurbishing and extending it over six years. He is selling up, according to reports, because his wife would rather be an Essex girl - and stay at their 20-acre estate in Epping Forest.

The glossy brochure alone costs £2,000 and the stamp duty bill could be as high as £15 million after the Government raised the tax rate to 15 per cent for properties bought through offshore companies. The lavish 27,000 sq ft property is approached through wrought-iron gates to a sweeping drive that leads to a solid oak door framed by a red-brick archway. Inside are a cinema, a gym, sauna, an oakpanelled library, snooker room, a panic room and six garages. There are indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Panayiotou, with an estimated fortune of £400 million, is the son of Greek-Cypriot immigrants. He was raised in the East End of London and left school without qualiﬁcations as he suffered from dyslexia.

Will take legal action against those who do not pay up By George Psyllides

Moving on: Andreas Panayiotou and his lavish London home, which is on the market for £100 million 12 types of Italian marble and seven types of wood were used in the bathrooms. An army of 120 tradesmen were involved in the renovation, adding 8,000 sq ft to the space. The panic room has its own lavatory, basin, control panel and separate telephone wires which cannot be cut. Heath Hall was owned by the Bank of China in the Fifties but was allowed to fall into disrepair. The house is set in 2.5 acres of gardens

AUTHORITIES will take legal action against people who do not pay their dues to the state, it emerged yesterday, as the amount owed to the government rose to around €1.5 billion in 2011 - the bulk being arrears to the inland revenue department (IRD). Accountant-General Rea Georgiou told lawmakers yesterday the ﬁnance minister has given instructions to the IRD to take legal action against anyone who has delayed paying their dues for over three months. The large amount of outstanding dues to the state has been plaguing the island for years but has come under scrutiny in recent times because of the recession. Georgiou said revenue outstanding at the end of last year was €1.578 billion compared to €1.548b in 2010. She presented the ﬁgures before the House Watchdog Committee, along with a list of recommendations to improve the collection capabilities of government departments, who lack a common policy in tackling debtors. Sixty-two per cent, or €972 million, was money owed to the IRD while the customs and VAT service has still not received €283 million. It was in second place. The accountant-general’s report labelled as doubtful some €649 million of the total amount due. The largest group of socalled doubtful arrears – €214.8 million – concerned money owed by inactive individuals and companies without immovable property. Around €200 million represented dues from companies currently in administration or

dissolution. Just over €70 million was owed by state companies and local authorities. In her report, Georgiou highlighted the lack of a common policy among government departments to collect their cash and the time frame of such actions. “Each controlling officer acts as they see fit,” the report said. Included in her recommendations is naming and shaming people who owe over €1,000 for over one year. The cabinet has already authorised the finance minister to publish the names of those who owe large sums to the IRD.

BANK FREEZE Other measures include offsetting delayed dues with payments made to the company or individual by the state – where applicable, immediate payment of court orders up to €500, civil servants who owe the state should have the amount deducted from their salary, banning companies who owe money from taking part in public contracts and creating a registry of uncreditworthy company directors and shareholders who would be banned from setting up a new company for ﬁve years. Georgiou also proposed freezing bank accounts as a form of pressure and collecting the arrears when the person or company tries to transfer immovable property. The Watchdog committee adopted the recommendations, its chairman, Giorgos Georgiou said. “We now expect the government to table all the necessary bills to put the treasury’s suggestions into practice,” the DISY MP said.

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ESM fund to top eurozone talks Deal on price of rescue fund help sought at Friday meet

By Jan Strupczewski EU finance ministers will have their first chance to discuss the European Central Bank’s new bond-buying programme and the outcome of a German court ruling on the eurozone’s permanent bailout fund when they meet in Nicosia on Friday. While no decisions will be taken at the informal meeting, it is a critical opportunity for ministers to assess where efforts stand in tackling the debt crisis after a summer break and the ECB’s potentially game-changing decision last week to stand ready to lower sovereign borrowing costs. They will also discuss Spain and whether it will make a formal request for assistance beyond aid for its banks, Cyprus’ need for help, and how Greece, Portugal and Ireland are faring in meeting their bailout obligations. Proposals for a euro zone banking union are also on the agenda. “It’s been a long time since the ministers last met,” said a euro zone official preparing the two-day meeting, which will be followed by a formal, decision-making gathering in Luxembourg on October 8-9. “They will have to run through all the countries in distress and make a situation analysis.” Perhaps the most important development since the ministers last met in July was ECB President Mario Draghi’s an-

ECB President Mario Draghi’s announcement last week has been an important development since the ministers last met nouncement on September 6 that the central bank will be prepared to buy the bonds of distressed euro zone countries as long as they request the assistance and then stick to strict conditions. The intention is to buy bonds of less than threeyears maturity in the second-

ary market, while the euro zone’s bailout fund could at the same time buy longerdated bonds at auction. Draghi’s promise has already had a dramatic impact on the yields of Spanish and Italian government bonds, pushing down their cost of funding, even though no ac-

tion has yet been taken. Portugal and Ireland have also beneﬁted. But that does little to resolve the broader economic and ﬁnancial issues facing Spain and others. The euro zone has already set aside €100 billion to help Spain recapitalise its banks, and the

country may need more aid beyond that. Madrid is reluctant to ask for help, wary of a political backlash at home. But given its dire need to lower its borrowing costs, it may have no choice other than to ask for help and sign up to the conditions imposed.

To help Spain, which has to bail out its banking sector, euro zone leaders in June raised the prospect of the permanent bailout fund directly recapitalising banks, once the ECB becomes a pan-euro zone bank supervisor, possibly in 2013. The leaders also held out a vague promise to Ireland to address the issue of the promissory notes. For the European Stability Mechanish (ESM) to help Irish banks directly, however, the permanent fund would need to be up and running, with a go-ahead from the German constitutional court expected today. The senior euro zone ofﬁcial said the ESM was likely to be operational in October, and euro zone ministers will discuss in Nicosia when and how much capital they should pay into the fund and what margin it should charge on its loans. Most countries want the ESM to lend to distressed sovereigns without charging a penalty margin, as the temporary fund EFSF does now. But a small hardline group of northern European states believes some margin is necessary to avoid moral hazard. The ministers will also discuss the European Commission’s proposal for a banking union under which the ECB would have supervisory powers, with discussions focused on the scope of the ECB’s responsibilities.

Govt: there are no Central Bank probe is Refugees aid agency delays over bailout questioned by Omirou brought to its knees continued from page one -sultations] will be completed very soon. I cannot put a date on it, but soon. Already we have come a long way.” The spokesman said before the government signed any bailout deal it would first convene a meeting of political parties to review and discuss the Cypriot positions in a bid to achieve the broadest possible consensus. Likewise he could not specify when such a meeting was expected. The spokesman denied that Nicosia was keeping the troika in the dark about its intentions vis a vis the bailout. He said that from the outset it was understood that any financial aid would concern not only the viability of the banks but also of the economy as a whole. The situation in Cyprus will be discussed on Friday in Nicosia, during a Eurogroup meeting, where the top item on the agenda will be the financial situation in Greece. International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde will be attending, as will the President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi and Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs. CyBC quoted IMF sources saying that while here Lagarde will also meet senior Cypriot officials to discuss ongoing negotiations between Cyprus and the troika.

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SOCIALIST EDEK leader Yiannakis Omirou yesterday voiced reservations about the effectiveness of a Central Bank probe into why the island’s two big banks sought state assistance. Omirou, speaking after a meeting with Central Bank Governor Panicos Demetriades, said he would have liked to see the Attorneygeneral more involved in the affair as he was the only one with the power to carry out a criminal investigation. The EDEK leader said he still had reservations even after the governor told him the Attorney-general’s assistance would be sought if any signs of criminal of-

fences were detected. “The institution of the Attorney-general in Cyprus is of critical importance… for us to have a full picture on issues relating to criminal liability,” Omirou said. The Central Bank has appointed professional services ﬁrm Alvarez & Marsal to investigate what led the country’s two largest banks, Bank of Cyprus and Popular, to seek state support. The probe was expected to “provide clarity and comprehension regarding the current ﬁnancial stress” and guide remediation to strengthen the stability of the banking sector, the Central Bank said.

By Jacqueline Agathocleous THE AGENCY in charge of approving loans to refugees is in dire financial straits, and its head yesterday said if the relevant budget for next year wasn’t approved as is, the agency would have serious difficulties surviving. According to Anthi Toumazou, head of the Central Agency for Equal Distribution of Burden – set up after the 1974 invasion to help refugees – the finance ministry has been dragging its feet in approving funds, leading to delays in approving loans. “The waiting period for housing loans is 46 months, for student loans 11 and a half

months, for professional loans around 19 and a half months, while applications for medical care are examined straight away,” Toumazou explained. She added the scheme to help new couples get housing loans was frozen this year. “Things will become even harder if the agency’s budget for next year isn’t approved as it was submitted to the ﬁnance ministry,” she said. DISY MP Lefteris Christoforou called on the government to take action so the agency doesn’t fall apart. “With its deﬁcient income policy, the government has managed to bring the central agency for equal distribution of burdens to its lowest point,” he said.

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Fuel leak petrol station reopens Mayor calls for improvements in the law as he can’t stop it despite potential dangers By Jacqueline Agathocleous

Gymnasium and lyceum pupils started their new school year yesterday with 1,421 less pupils than last year. With around 200 teachers applying for early retirement – in fear of missing out on bonuses and other beneﬁts when Cyprus is forced to impose austerity measures – some schools are understaffed.

However, Education Minister Giorgos Demosthenous said this was a good opportunity for young teachers to be appointed and update the system. The Paphos district reported an increased number of foreign pupils, especially Palestinians, Pontians and Romanians (Christos Theodorides)

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THE petrol station responsible for a fuel leak in central Larnaca last week opened shop again yesterday. Larnaca Mayor Andreas Louroudjiadis managed to get a court order to suspend the station’s operations last week but it expired on Monday and the station started operating again yesterday. The Mayor last night said there was nothing he could do about it, even though an investigation into the matter has proved beyond doubt that the station is responsible for the leak spotted on Thursday before last near the town centre. “We are sending a serious plea to the government and environment commission to get actively involved in this matter,” Louroudjiadis told the Cyprus Mail. “Larnaca Municipality is at

a legal dead-end due to a loophole in the law.” He explained that the loophole prevented him from ordering the shop to close, as there was no legal framework for such circumstances. “We are trying to do something by using other unrelated laws, such as the public disturbance law,” said Louroudjiadis.

PUBLIC HEALTH “We need to understand this isn’t just of a legal nature, it also has to do with public health and safety and I am asking the government and environment committee to take measures straight away,” he added. “We are determined to ﬁx the fault, but it isn’t just about ﬁxing it, we must restore the ground because it appears this leak has contaminated the surrounding environment,” said Louroudjiadis.

The Green Party called on the legal services to hurry through a bill it has been working on for the past year, which will regulate petrol stations’ operations. “This is a petrol station with outdated equipment and facilities,” said the Greens. “Unfortunately, the equally outdated Cypriot law for petrol stations’ operations does not allow immediate postponement of the station’s operations,” they added. The party described the situation as “bureaucracy and indecisiveness in all its glory”. It called on the legal services to speed up proceedings to prepare a law, which has been pending for the past year, to update the current legal framework. “Furthermore, we are calling on the relevant services to use all legal means possible to immediately suspend the problematic station’s operations,” said the Greens.

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Gas row boils over at House Point of contention is type of company to be formed

Sailor dies A 45-year-old member of a cruise ship’s crew died yesterday after being electrocuted in Cypriot waters. He was airlifted to Paphos General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. According to a defence ministry announcement, the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) received a call at 2.30pm from the Orient Queen II cruise ship, saying the Lebanese crew member had been electrocuted. They said the man had previous health problems. The ship, ﬂying under the Panama ﬂag, was on the Beirut-Rhodes route and was 33 nautical miles north-west of Akamas in Paphos. After efforts by the ship’s medical team failed to help the man regain consciousness, the RCC had him airlifted to Paphos hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

By Elias Hazou A SIMMERING row boiled over yesterday between the government and opposition MPs on the nature of a planned state hydrocarbons corporation. The showdown came during an otherwise routine brieﬁng by Commerce and Industry minister Neoclis Sylikiotis before the House Commerce Committee on developments on the natural gas front. The point of contention concerns the method of incorporation of the hydrocarbons company, which will be 100 per cent stateowned and will handle all aspects of natural gas, including import, liquefaction, transport and export. To deprive the Christoﬁas administration of controlling lucrative gas distribution contracts, parliament, with the exception of the ruling AKEL party, earlier this year decided to divide the job between the Public Company for Natural Gas (DEFA) and the Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA). DEFA will import, distribute and supply natural gas locally, while CERA will be in charge of exporting natural gas, in addition to its regulatory role.

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Commerce minister Neoclis Sylikiotis (centre) at the House Commerce Committee yesterday (Christos Theodorides) Yesterday’s spat broke out when Sylikiotis informed legislators that the government intends to establish the state hydrocarbons company as a public entity governed by private law. It will then be registered like any private company with the Registrar of Companies. Opposition MPs, however, want legislation in place that would govern the company so that parliament can exercise oversight. The Commerce Minister informed deputies that, having consulted the At-

torney-general, no legislation is required for the establishment of a company governed by private law. He said the only other mode of incorporation in Cyprus is to set up a public-law company – such as a semigovernmental organisation – but this is not the government’s intention. Lawmakers were not convinced this is the case. Greens MP George Perdikis called for a meeting today between deputies, Sylikiotis and the Attorney-general to further probe the matter and explore a possible mid-

dle-of-the-road solution. Sylikiotis responded to the proposal with a ﬂat “No,” Perdikis later told the Mail. His response only served to heighten MPs’ misgivings that the minister was seeking to hide something. Perdikis said also that deputies are considering drafting a bill for the hydrocarbons company anyway. Chairman of the Commerce Committee Lefteris Christoforou (DISY) later told newsmen that parliament would support the government in the natural gas venture provided how-

ever that “the public and national interest is served”. During the same briefing, Sylikiotis said 2013 was critical for Cyprus’ natural gas plans as a number of developments would converge that year: Noble’s appraisal drilling in Block 12, the awarding of licenses for the remaining offshore blocks and preparations for a natural gas liquefaction plant and supporting infrastructures. If all these were on track, Cyprus would be ready to begin exporting gas as of 2019, he said.

Four remanded in custody after drugs are Got a question about the EU? found in package containing spare parts Put it to EC president Barroso NICOSIA District Court yesterday remanded four people in relation to bringing 5kg of suspected cannabis into Cyprus, concealed in motorcycle exhausts. The foursome – two married couples - was remanded for eight days. The police were tipped off that individuals were channelling drugs in the Cyprus market from other European countries, and launched an investigation which led to the arrests, police said yesterday. Collaborating with their Slovakian counterparts, authorities monitored four packages as they travelled from Slovakia’s capital Bratislava to Nicosia. “There were four motorcycle exhausts and [in the exhausts] there were packaged herbal substances thought to be cannabis, weighing about ﬁve kilos,” police said. The police said on arrival to Cyprus, one of

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the women received the packages and took them home, where the others were waiting. They were two couples: a 31-year-old man married to a 33-year-old woman – both Greek Cypriots - and a Syrian man, 32, married to a Greek Cypriot woman, 33. Authorities are also looking for one of the women’s brother. The women worked for a courier service via which the packages were sent to Cyprus, allegedly “taking advantage of their positions to enable the importing and channelling of drugs in Cyprus, without the company’s knowledge,” police said. Police added that two of the four people remanded yesterday “confessed their involvement in the case”. The police said they had uncovered a “group who may have used in the past other methods of concealing and importing drugs in Cyprus, which we are investigating”.

ASK European Commission President José Manuel Barroso about the state of the Union - he will answer in a live interview on September 19. Where do we stand and how will the European Union emerge from the economic crisis? These are just two questions Barroso will address in the 2012 State of the Union Address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today. According to a European Commission statement, Barroso will give a “candid and clear assessment” of the situation facing Europe and how he believes Europe should move forward over the coming years. On September 19 at 8pm, Barroso will answer citizens’ questions on the State of the Union in a live interview hosted by Euronews, using Google+ Hangout video technology. Until September 18 at 1pm, people are invited to submit video or text questions for him to answer. Questions can be submitted - and voted on – via EUtube, the EC’s YouTube channel. From among the top voted video questions, Euronews will select several participants to put their questions to the President in person, live, via Google+ Hangout.

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Child porn A 69-year old Briton was remanded in custody by Paphos district court for three days yesterday in connection with charges of being in the possession of child pornography. The police cyber crime unit was alerted to the alleged criminal activities of the 69-year-old by an Interpol notification, based on which they arrested the Briton on Monday. Armed with a search warrant, police then searched his home in Peyia, in the Paphos district where they found and confiscated a computer, four USB sticks, an electronic notebook, 12 external hard drives, 15 digital discs and three videotapes, believed to contain images and films of young boys and girls.

Church theft TWO ANCIENT icons and a candlestick of unknown value were stolen from the Ayios Nicolas chapel in Oikos-Marathasas village in the Nicosia district. According to police, a 67-year-old man notiﬁed police that the items went missing between Sunday and Monday.

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‘GCSE results had a serious impact’ Ofqual admits grading fiasco’s significance By Alison Kershaw and Sam Lister THE GCSE English grading ﬁasco has had a “serious impact on perceptions of fairness”, Ofqual admitted yesterday. The exams regulator said it recognised the signiﬁcance of the issues faced this summer, and the impact of the “generous” results awarded earlier this year. In a written submission to MPs, Ofqual also said nobody could have seen January’s results were too generous, and that all the evidence pointed towards decisions being harsh. And it insisted there has been no political interference in the exams. The submission set out Ofqual’s investigation so far into

this summer’s GCSE English grading crisis. It says that, in general, the awarding of modular GCSEs - in which pupils sit exams and submit coursework over a two-year period - has been successful. But this was not the case with new modular English GCSEs, which were awarded for the first time this year. “We recognise the significance of the issues with GCSE English this summer: the generosity of the awards in assessments taken before June 2012 has had a serious impact on perceptions of fairness at qualification level,” Ofqual said. “If we were not already planning to remove modular GCSEs after the current school year, we think there would

now be a strong case for doing so.” Overall English GCSE results at grade C and above were down by 1.5 percentage points this year - in line with predictions. But Ofqual adds: “There has been an unusual distribution pattern, a greater variation between schools than expected. And for some schools the results are a far cry from their expectations.” Ofqual chief regulator Glenys Stacey gave evidence to the select committee yesterday, her appearance coming as leaked letters were revealed showing Ofqual put pressure on an exam board to alter its GCSE English grade boundaries just two weeks before results were published last month. Stacey said English was a

Ofqual’s Stacey gives evidence to the Commons Education Committee regarding GCSE results yesterday particularly difﬁcult subject to set standards for and there was a “large element of judgment” involved in marking the exams. She told MPs Ofqual wrote to the Edexcel and WJEC exam boards after their preliminary results were too generous.

“Edexcel - the preliminary results were high,” she told the committee. “If the provisional results had been left to stand I think we were looking at 6 per cent or 7 per cent inﬂation and I suspect there would have been a different outcry had that been the outcome.”

G4S security firm has not been paid since Olympic games blunder, parliamentarians told SECURITY ﬁrm G4S has not been paid since July 13, Locog chief executive Paul Deighton told MPs yesterday. The ﬁrm has so far been paid £89 to £90 million by organisers but the

rest is “up for negotiation”, he told the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee. G4S told organisers on July 11 that it would not be able to provide enough security staff for the Olym-

pics - just over two weeks before the Games started. Troops and police were drafted in at the last minute to plug the gaps. Deighton said the whole contract with the company was worth £236

million, including a £57 million “project management fee”. This included 15 per cent proﬁt for the company, and the rest was mainly the wages of a team who were in charge of recruiting and training staff.

AROUND six million households plan to cut back on heating this winter as millions of pounds of Government help for those on low incomes goes unclaimed, consumer groups said. Nearly four out of 10 households (39 per cent) are worried about affording their energy bills this winter, and 70 per cent of those, or six million households across England, plan to cut back on heating, a survey for the Consumer Focus watchdog found. But millions of pounds available through the Government’s Warm Front scheme to help the poorest households with insulation and cutting bills is being left unclaimed, Consumer Focus, Citizens Advice, Age UK and the National Children’s Bureau said. The organisations are jointly urging those worried about their bills to ﬁnd out if they are eligible for the scheme, which the Government has revealed was underspent by more than £50 million over the last year.

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World WORLD TODAY Czech tainted moonshine toll FIVE people have died in the Czech Republic and at least 13 are in hospital after drinking bootleg vodka and rum containing methanol, police said on Tuesday, in the worst case of fatal alcohol poisoning in the country in at least 30 years. While cases like this are rare in the central European state of 10.5 million, state and industry officials estimate illegal liquor sales are up and account for 10 to 20 per cent of the market. Police spokeswoman Sona Stetinska said more cases could emerge after the first victim was admitted to hospital last Thursday. The fourth and fifth victims died on Tuesday in Prerov, 288 km east of Prague. Three others had died in the neighbouring Moravian-Silesian region in the northeast of the country at the weekend. Police have detained a 36year-old man suspected of being the source of the tainted liquor.

Turkey attack A SUICIDE bomber thought to be from a leftist militant group threw a grenade into a police station in Istanbul yesterday then blew himself up, killing a police ofﬁcer and wounding at least seven other people. The Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/ Front (DHKP/C), which has been blamed for at least one previous suicide attack in Turkey’s largest city, said in a statement that one of its members had carried out the attack in the suburb of Sultangazi.

Former French PM arrested FRENCH former Prime Minister and onetime presidential hopeful Dominique de Villepin was taken into police custody yesterday for questioning by magistrates investigating a suspected ﬁnancial scam involving a luxury hotel network. Villepin, who served under former President Jacques Chirac, as his chief-of-staff, foreign minister and ultimately prime minister from 2005 and 2007, was questioned about his links with a man suspected of ﬁnancial fraud, a police spokesman said. The 58-year-old, best known internationally for announcing Chirac’s refusal to join a war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq in an impassioned speech at the United Nations in 2003, denied any wrongdoing when the fraud affair surfaced last December. Magistrates are investigating whether a friend and political backer of Villepin siphoned off large sums of money when he was in charge of an association of luxury hotels called Relais & Chateaux. Villepin was dragged into the probe after police phone taps exposed links between him and the man at the centre of the probe,

Regis Bulot, president of the Relais & Chateaux network until 2006 and a member of a Villepin support club. The affair surfaced when Villepin was on the verge of entering the May presidential election race, a move he ultimately abandoned. When he was linked to the case in December he told the Le Monde daily newspaper: “It’s unbearable that I am being implicated in a matter I have nothing to do with.” Le Monde said at the time it had access to phone tap records that raised police suspicion about possible attempts by Villepin to influence judicial inquiries into Bulot. Villepin, a prolific writer who has a legal firm of his own, has gone from one judicial imbroglio to another since his time as prime minister ended and his presidential ambitions started to take shape. A year ago, an appeals court cleared him of charges he took part in a smear campaign against arch-foe Nicolas Sarkozy, who replaced Chirac as president and was unseated himself last May by Socialist Francois Hollande.

De Villepin was taken into custody yesterday for questioning as part of a probe into a suspected ﬁnancial scam

China sends in patrol ships after isles buy Disputed islands bought by Japanese By Kiyoshi Takenaka

nance of the islands”. “We cannot damage the stable development of the Japan-China relationship because of that issue. Both nations need to act calmly and from a broad perspective,” he told reporters. The Japanese Coast Guard will administer the islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, which are near rich ﬁshing grounds and potentially huge maritime gas ﬁelds. Geng accused Japan of “using all kinds of excuses to expand its armaments, and repeatedly creating regional tensions”. Beijing has avoided sending military forces into disputed seas at the heart of quarrels with neighbours, including Japan, instead using civilian government vessels to stake its claims. China’s Xinhua news agency reported that two China Marine Surveillance (CMS) vessels reached the waters around the islets yesterday morning. The government force is in charge of enforcing law and order in China’s waters. The tensions with Japan come while China’s ruling Communist Party is preoccupied with a forthcoming once-in-a-decade leadership change, as well as slowing economic growth. China’s focus on domestic politics and the economy will not deter a potentially strong response to Japan, said Sun Cheng, a professor specialising in Japan at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing.

A WOMAN has shot dead her husband after mistaking him for an intruder. The 53-year-old woman shot her 57-year-old husband shortly after 11am yesterday at their home in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward, police said. Neither the name of the victim or his wife was released, while other family members were being informed. No charges have been ﬁled.

JAPAN brushed off stern warnings by China yesterday and bought a group of islands that both sides claim in a growing dispute that threatens to deepen strains between Asia’s two biggest economies. China rained warnings on Japan in the wake of the island purchase announcement and official media said Beijing had sent two patrol ships to reassert its claim. The Chinese military’s top newspaper accused Japan of “playing with fire”, and the Ministry of Defence warned that more, unspecified steps could follow. “The Chinese military expresses its staunch opposition and strong protest over this,” Defence Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said in remarks posted on the ministry’s website (www.mod.gov.cn). “The Chinese government and military are unwavering in their determination and will to defend national territorial sovereignty. We are closely following developments, and reserve the power to adopt corresponding measures.” Tokyo insisted it had only

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EGYPTIAN protesters scaled the walls of the US embassy yestreday, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over what they said was a film being produced in the United States that insulted the Prophet Mohammad. In place of the US flag, the protesters tried to raise a black flag with the words ‘There is no God but God, and Mohammad is his messenger’, a witness said. Once the US flag was hauled down, some protesters tore it up and showed

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Chinese activists protest the islands’ purchase in front of the Japanese embassy in Bangkok yesterday (AFP) peaceful intentions in making the 2.05-billion-yen ($26.18million) purchase of three uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, until now leased by the government from a Japa-

nese family that has owned them since early 1970s. Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba repeated Japan’s line that the purchase served “peaceful and stable mainte-

off pieces to television cameras. Others burned the remains outside the fortresslike embassy building in central Cairo. But some protesters objected to the ﬂag burning. Many Muslims consider any depiction of the Prophet to be offensive. About 20 people stood on top of the embassy wall, while about 2,000 protesters gathered outside. The demonstrators were mainly supporters of Islamist groups or “ultras” youths.

US State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland in Washington said the wall was breached and the ﬂag removed. “We are obviously working with Egyptian security to try to restore order at the embassy and to work with them to try to get the situation under control,” she said. The US embassy had put out a statement earlier on Tuesday condemning “misguided individuals” who hurt the religious feelings of Muslims or followers of other religions.

‘Ailment behind vanishing of Xi’ CHINA’S top leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping, who set off a rumour storm after not showing up at public events for over a week, is nursing an ailment, possibly a back injury suffered while swimming, anonymous sources said yesterday. Xi, who is due to take over the presidency of the world’s second-largest economy in March next year, has skipped several meetings with visiting foreign leaders and dignitaries over the past week, including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the prime ministers of Singapore and Denmark. China’s government, however, has declined to spell out what is ailing Xi, 59 - in keeping with decades of ofﬁcial secrecy over the health of senior leaders, a tradition viewed in the West as out of step with a modern state and emerging superpower. “Xi injured his back when he went for his daily swim,” a source close to the Beijing leadership said after Xi’s absence from the public stage was ﬁrst noticed last week. At that stage, he had failed to keep scheduled meetings with Clinton and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The source declined to give further details on the injury, including exactly when and where the incident took place. Another source also said the injury happened when Xi went swimming. “Xi pulled a (back) muscle when he went swimming,” the source said. A third source, citing people close to Xi, said: “He’s unwell, but it’s not a big problem.”

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Yemeni security forces surround the wreckage of a car following the bomb attack in Sanaa yesterday (AFP)

Obama: 9/11 victims will never be forgotten By Chris Francescani and Ian Simpson PRESIDENT Barack Obama said yesterday the September 11 victims would be remembered “no matter how many years pass” as Americans marked the 11th anniversary of the attacks in which nearly 3,000 people were killed by airliners hijacked by Islamist militants. Two of the passenger jets brought down the Twin Towers of New York City’s World Trade Centre, another hit the Pentagon outside Washington and a fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania when passengers aboard that flight fought back against the hijackers. Obama, speaking at the Pentagon where 184 people were killed, told victims’ families that the whole country shares their loss. “Eleven times we have paused in remembrance and reflection, in unity and in purpose,” Obama said. “This is never an easy day, but it is especially difficult for all of you, the families of nearly 3,000 innocents who lost their lives.” “But no matter how many years pass, no matter how many times we come together on this hallowed ground, know this: That you will never be alone, your loved ones will never be for-

The US president observed a moment of silence gotten. They will endure in the hearts of our nation because through their sacrifice they helped us make the America we are today, an America that has emerged even stronger.” Speaking under clear blue skies that recalled the crisp morning of September 11, 2001, Obama said America’s fight is not with Islam but with al Qaeda, the group responsible for the attacks, and its allies. This is a line he has used several times since taking office promising to mend ties with the Muslim world. “I’ve always said our fight is with al Qaeda and its affiliates, not with Islam or any other religion,” he said. “This country was built as a beacon of freedom and tolerance.” At Ground Zero in New York where the towers once stood, the annual reading of the list of 2,983 people killed

at the three sites began at 8.39am (1239 GMT). The first names were read by Patricia Abbott, wife of Alan Jay Richman, who died at the trade centre, and by Allison Adams, wife of Patrick Adams, who also died in the trade centre’s collapse. The list excluded the 19 hijackers, who died carrying out the attacks. Moments of silence were observed at 8.46am (1246 GMT), 9.03am, 9.37am and 10.03am, the times of impact for the four planes, and again at 9.59am and 10.28am, the times that the north tower and then the south tower fell. As the time of the reading approached, family members, uniformed police and firefighters milled about the vast, twin reflecting pools that mark the footprints of the towers, their edges etched with the names of the victims. Many brought pictures of their loved ones. In previous years, politicians including US presidents, governors and New York City mayors have participated in the reading of the names, or have read from the Bible or recited passages from literature. This year only the families of the more than 2,750 who were killed at the World Trade Centre appeared on the podium to read their names.

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Yemen minister escapes car bomb YEMEN’S defence minister escaped a car bombing on his motorcade yesterday that killed at least 12 other people, a day after the US-backed government said it had dealt a crushing blow to al Qaeda by killing its regional branch’s number two. Witnesses said the blast happened as Major General Muhammad Nasir Ahmad’s motorcade left the prime minister’s ofﬁce in Sanaa after a cabinet meeting. Interior Minister Abdul Qader Qahtan told state television that seven security guards and ﬁve civilians were killed and 12 other people were wounded. Aides said the minister was unhurt and

had told Prime Minister Mohammed Basindwa he was safe. “A booby-trapped car waited for the motorcade of the minister near the government ofﬁces and, as soon as it moved, it exploded,” a security source told Reuters. “A security car was totally destroyed and all its occupants were killed, but the minister survived because his car is armoured.” Ofﬁcials say yesterday’s attack was the fourth assassination attempt against the defence minister since a new government was formed last December, after a power transfer deal under which long-ruling President Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down.

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Phillips steps up cost cutting and job losses agenda PHILIPS Electronics stepped up its cost-cutting drive yesterday and said more jobs would go as part of a drastic overhaul of its business, which began to turn around in the ﬁrst half after losing 1.3 billion euros in 2011. Ahead of an investor event in London, Chief Executive Frans van Houten said another 2,200 jobs would be cut, but a spokesman for the Dutch company added that most would be outside the Netherlands, which holds a national election today where job losses are among the main campaign issues. Philips, maker of consumer electronics, medical equipment, and lighting systems, announced the ﬁrst round of 4,500 job cuts in October, 1,200 of them on home turf. At the end of the second quarter Philips had 121,801 employees worldwide, 14,000 of them in the Netherlands. Van Houten raised the Dutch company’s cost-cutting target to 1.1 billion euros ($1.41 billion) from 800 million euros, as it takes an axe to overheads, which were around 5 billion euros last year on revenue of 22.6 billion, by removing duplication and reducing complexity in areas such as IT. An analyst who asked not

to be named said he understood Philips had around 70 different IT platforms and Van Houten wanted to cut that to six. Philips has said it wants to reinvest some of the savings into innovation, research and sales as it aims to get new products into local markets faster. “The identiﬁed additional overhead cost reduction measures will help us mitigate the effects of macroeconomic headwinds and changes in pension-cost accounting, while making us a more agile innovation company serving our customers effectively across the world,” said Chief Executive Frans van Houten. Europe’s largest consumer electronics producer, the world’s biggest lighting maker and a top-three maker of hospital equipment reported bumper second-quarter earnings in July, giving investors hope that the overhaul was starting to pay off. In his ﬁrst year at the top, Van Houten started to reshape the company where he had spent most of his working life, including its corporate culture - largely considered consensus-driven and cautious - which he says isn’t entrepreneurial enough.

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Stricter rules for Russia firms abroad Putin signs decree after Gazprom warning By Melissa Akin and Vladimir Soldatkin RUSSIA tightened its oversight yesterday of “strategic” domestic companies operating abroad, such as Gazprom, requiring them to seek approval to disclose information to foreign regulators, alter contracts or sell property abroad. The move follows the statecontrolled gas export monopoly Gazprom’s warning to the European Commission that an EU investigation of its business in Europe affected the interests of a strategic Russian company. Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed the decree, which covers foreign subsidiaries of Russian companies deﬁned by the government as strategic. “The decree establishes the obligation of a federal executive body to refuse permission to conduct the aforementioned activities if they are capable of damaging the economic interests of the Russian Federation,” said the text of the decree, distributed by the Kremlin. While the decree will help the state support Gazprom in the EU investigation, it will also enable it to tighten its grip on the company - a key taxpayer - as well as on other state-run companies. “On the one hand, the government is now trying to show that Gazprom is only subject to Russian laws, but on the other the Kremlin has long nurtured plans to increase its sway over

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed the decree, which covers foreign subsidiaries of Russian companies defined by the government as strategic (AFP) Gazprom,” said an analyst at a major Russian bank who asked not to be named as the bank does not comment officially on political issues. Putin on Sunday ruled out a trade war over the European Commission’s anti-trust investigation, which focused on Gazprom’s policy of linking contract gas prices to oil prices, suspicions that Gazprom was hindering the free flow of gas in Europe and preventing supply diversification. The EU’s move marks the formal launch of an investigation that began with raids of Gazprom subsidiaries in Europe a year ago. Since then, the company has made substantial price concessions in

its oil-linked contracts to most of its major European customers. A Brussels-based antitrust lawyer who spoke on condition of anonymity said it would complicate the EU investigation – not prevent it. “The Commission could come to a decision independently of any information provided by Gazprom. It could still construct a case from evidence from third parties,” he said. He said even if EU regulators can’t force Gazprom to amend its long-term contracts, they still have a powerful tool in the form of hefty ﬁnes. Antoine Colombani, spokesman for EU antitrust chief

Joaquin Almunia, declined to comment immediately on the decree. Gazprom called an urgent press-briefing after the decree was signed, where gas monopoly spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said that the EU investigation was meant to pressure the giant to review its prices to European consumers. “The actions of the European Commission, the start of a formal investigation of Gazprom, like last year’s searches of Gazprom affiliates, can be viewed as pressure by the European Commission on Gazprom with the aim of influencing prices and the results of commercial negotiations,” he said.

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A NEW governor of the Bank of England to succeed Mervyn King will be chosen by the end of the year through “fair and open competition", chancellor George Osborne said yesterday, with advertisements for the job to run from Friday. King is due to step down as governor on June 30, 2013, after two five-year terms in office. His successor will serve a single eightyear term and take on greater responsibility for financial stability and regulation as well as monetary policy. An advertisement for the job will appear in the Economist on Friday and on a government recruitment website. It is the first time the role of governor - appointed by the Queen on recommendation of Osborne and Prime Minister David Cameron - has been advertised. “I have decided that the appointment of his successor will be conducted through a fair and open competition. For the first time in history the post will be advertised,” Osborne told parliament. “As with Mervyn King, we are seeking a governor of intelligence, independence, and integrity. We intend to announce the successful candidate by the end of the year,” he said. BoE Deputy Governor Paul Tucker, Financial Services Authority Chairman

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Adair Turner and Britain’s former top civil servant Gus O’Donnell have been touted as potential replacements for King. Figures from the world of banking such as former Barclays chief executive John Varley have also been suggested as possible candidates, though a recent raterigging scandal that rattled the banking industry has reduced the chances for any commercial banker. The early decision on King’s successor is intended to “provide certainty to the markets and to manage the transition,” according to the Treasury. Top officials from the Treasury and the Bank will interview candidates after applications close on October 8 and report back to Osborne. The successful applicant will have to face questions from parliament’s Treasury committee before taking up the appointment. The job advertisement will demand an ability to inspire “confident and credibility both within the Bank and throughout financial markets” as well as experience of working with a central bank or at a senior level in commercial banking. “He or she will be a strong communicator, have good interpersonal skills and will be a person of undisputed integrity

BRITISH fashion house Burberry’s profit warning yesterday gave the clearest sign yet that a slowdown in China and Europe’s debt crisis is bringing a nearly three-year boom in demand for luxury goods to an end. Burberry, famous for its raincoats lined with a distinctive camel, red and black check pattern, is the first major luxury brand to make such a stern warning following investors’ concerns over the last few months that demand in the sector is flagging. Its shares tumbled 19 per cent to an 11-month low and dragged down rivals in Europe and the United States including LVMH, the world’s largest luxury goods group by market value. Luxury companies, which rebounded strongly from the 2008/9 financial crisis, have withstood the ensuing global slowdown as demand from fast-growing China and other emerging markets compensated for wobbling sales in Europe and the United States. But with China slowing, investors are now questioning how long and how well they will hold up. “These are tricky times for the luxury sector,” said Rogerio Fujimori, analyst at Credit Suisse. Burberry said sales growth at stores open for more than a year slumped to zero in the 10 weeks to September 8 from 6 per cent growth in the quarter to June 30, with a deceleration in recent weeks. As a result, underlying full-year profit would be around the lower end of market forecasts. It did not say where the slowdown was, leading some analysts to suspect trading conditions were worsening in all of its major markets - Asia, Europe and the United States.

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How many times does someone need to answer the same accusations? A LITTLE over 10 days ago, the AKEL propaganda machinery stumbled on an article in a Turkish newspaper that quoted an MEP saying DISY chief Nicos Anastasiades supported a loose federation and the calling of a broad-based meeting (with the participation of Turkey, Greece, EU and UN) to discuss the terms of a Cyprus settlement. An assortment of party and government spokesmen held six news conferences, in two days, to castigate Anastasiades for his treacherous positions. DISY responded with an equal number of news conferences, denying its leader had expressed such views to the MEP, accusing AKEL of using an unreliable source to make a fuss out of a non-existent issue. The public bickering stopped before the end of last week, but AKEL tried to kick-start it again on Monday, but failed to elicit any response this time, which prompted it to complain that Anastasiades was afraid to answer the accusations. How many times does someone need to answer the same accusations? Worse still was that the debate was conducted on the most simplistic level possible, AKEL declaring that loose federation was intrinsically bad and DISY responding that Anastasiades had never supported it in front of the MEP. You can always rely on our political parties to avoid the real issues. The reality is that loose federation is probably the only kind of settlement that might be achievable. For two years Christoﬁas had unsuccessfully tried to persuade Eroglu to agree to a strong central state, rotating presidency and weighted voting (the majority of Greek Cypriots were opposed to such an arrangement). A loose federation would have a much better chance of surviving as it would minimise the power-sharing between the two sides and thus minimise the probabilities of disputes and feuding between the two sides. With each federated state in complete control of its domestic affairs the heavily in debt Greek Cypriot side would not have to subsidise the Turkish Cypriot side, which would have caused big resentments. A loose federation, as Anastasiades has argued in the past, is now the only option for those who want a settlement with a chance of surviving. And the only way to achieve it is by holding a broad meeting, as envisaged by the DISY chief. How many more years of direct, Cypriot-only talks must we have before we accept they lead nowhere? If anyone still wants a settlement the loose federation is the only option and the only forum at which it can be agreed would be at a multi-party meeting. Of course, people might want things to stay as they are because they are happy with partition, but they should say so instead of attacking Anastasiades for not embracing a doomed procedure and unattainable targets.

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Dutch may be awkward EU partners after polls Analysis Alan Wheatley

he Dutch general election today is likely to send a message of commitment to Europe diluted by grudging support for more integration and downright distaste for blank cheques to save the euro. As such, the Netherlands ﬁnds itself in the new mainstream of north European creditor countries, led by Germany, where economic anxiety and resentment at the perceived fecklessness of Greece and other southern debtors is sapping support for the single currency. As a trading nation that sends three-quarters of its exports to the European Union, the Netherlands, one of the EU’s founding members, has good reason to be broadly pro-European, and there is no groundswell of agitation to quit the 17-member single currency bloc. But the days of unquestioning Dutch backing for “more Europe” are long gone. As far back as 2005 the Netherlands, along with France, voted down a constitutional treaty for the EU in a referendum that was as much an eye-opener for the Dutch as it was for the rest of Europe. “There is an emotional aversion on the part of some people in the Netherlands against the European integration process its speed, its breadth, its all-encompassing nature,” said Alexander Rinnooy Kan, who ended his term last week as chairman of the Social and Economic Council, an important government advisory body. Rinnooy Kan said the sense of unease about Europe’s direction had been compounded by irritation with the country’s generally pro-European elite for their failure to get to grips with an economic crisis that shows no sign of ending. Indeed Dutch voters are more concerned about the economy, healthcare and social security than about Europe as an issue, according to an opinion poll last week. The Dutch business world is still a strong supporter of Europe. Abandoning the euro would be like trying to unscramble an omelette, said Jan Klaver, senior economist at the VNO employers’ organisation. But having to bail out the eurozone periphery with loans and

The days of unquestioning Dutch backing for ‘more’ Europe are long gone guarantees at a time of spending cuts at home grates on an already tetchy public. “An objective analysis tells us that Europe has worked extremely well for the Netherlands, and the cost of preserving the euro has a very strong business case behind it. But a lot of people have lost conﬁdence in the long-term ideal,” Rinnooy Kan said. Nevertheless, the latest opinion polls have two broadly proEuropean parties in a dead heat going into the election: the Liberal Party of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the Labour Party of Diederik Samsom. On the face of it, their lead is hard to square with jaundiced attitudes on the street towards Europe. Adriaan Schout, deputy director of the Clingendael Institute, an international relations thinktank in The Hague, speaks of a Dutch-EU paradox. “There’s this impression that we’re pro-European, but it depends on what you mean,” Schout said. “It’s so easy to see things in black and white, but it’s more balanced than that.” Analysts expect the Liberals and Labour will be able to form the core of a coalition that can deliver the ﬁscal discipline needed to meet EU targets, thus removing one of the uncertainties

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preoccupying investors. Labour has gained ground at the expense of the harder-left Socialist Party, which, though more anti-austerity than explicitly anti-European, favours taking more time to reduce the budget deficit. “Over the past 20 years, Europe has been for the biggest businesses and the financial markets, and not for the common people,” Emile Roemer, the Socialist Party leader, said during a campaign appearance. Until he fell flat in a series of televised debates, Roemer had been tapping into a fear of the future that is gripping voters across Europe as economic stagnation fosters a belief that an era of strong and steady growth could be over for good. “People feel instinctively that we’re running into deep and dangerous waters,” Wim Kok, a former Labour prime minister, said. So how will fervour for the single market, tinged by growing insecurity, translate into policy towards Europe after the election? Many Dutch favour stronger supervision of banks and stricter fiscal discipline to prevent a repeat of the eurozone debt and banking crisis. The Netherlands was a driving

force behind the idea of a powerful budget tsar in Brussels to crack the whip over slackers. But the Dutch have been critical of the EU on many issues down the years and are wary of too much power building up in any one set of hands, as the 2005 referendum demonstrated. Clingendael’s Schout said the Netherlands, like any other country, was keenly aware of its self interest. “We want to have deeper integration, but only if the rules are respected.” Because the Dutch are above all pragmatic, Schout said he was not worried about the capacity of politicians to hammer out a coalition platform on Europe after the election. “We are still a consensual society. There is a great interest in cooperation - it’s more or less in our genes.” Kok, the former prime minister, agreed that the Netherlands would not, in principle, stand in the way of giving Brussels more oversight over member states’ economic and ﬁscal policy in order to strengthen the foundations of the single currency. “There’s a growing awareness of the fact that being a passenger on the euro ship means that you must give certain responsibilities to the captain and other ofﬁcers of the ship,” he said.

WHAT THE MAIL SAID

1940

25 years ago Saturday September 12, 1987

Four French teenagers, following their dog into an underground cavern near Lascaux, France, discover 17,000year-old Paeolithic cave paintings.

The guns fell silent yesterday as UN Secretary-general Javier Perez de Cuellar ﬂew to Tehran on the toughest assignment in his 43 years in diplomacy; his aim to end the Iran-Iraq war. His prospects for success were recorded remote, according to diplomats polled by Reuters in the Middle East.

1974 Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I, who has ruled the country since 1930, is deposed by the Ethiopian military.

1992 In Peru, the leader of the Maoist insurgents the ‘Shinning Path’, Abimael Guzman, is arrested. He is later tried and convicted on charges of terrorism and sentenced to life in prison.

1997 Stephen Biko, South African anti-Apartheid campaigner, a founder of the Black Consciousness Movement, dies from head injuries in police custody in Pretoria.

2003 One of the great legends of country music, Johnny Cash, dies after a short illness.

35 years ago Monday September 12, 1977 President Kyprianou and Locum Tenens, Bishop Chrysostomos of Paphos at the weekend both pledged that the Greek Cypriot struggle will continue until ﬁnal vindication and they underlined the need for unity. Both referred to difﬁculties ahead, “foreign interests”, “collusions and conspiracies” and gave an assurance that the struggle will carried on “until justice and freedom are fully restored”.

45 years ago Tuesday September 12, 1967 Greeks living abroad have formed an underground organisation to ﬁght the Athens military regime, the Danish newspaper Aktuelt said today. The organisation calling itself The United Greek seamen’s anti-dictatorial organisation was to be held by Manolis Pytharoulis, who lives in Poland, the newspaper said.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

Showbiz

Britney Spears aiming to rescue struggling X Factor

Movies suffer worst slump in a decade

Singer to make debut as judge

By Lisa Richwine and Jill Serjeant

By Jill Serjeant BRITNEY Spears makes her debut this week as the biggest celebrity judge on US television in a revamped version of The X Factor that is looking for its own special something in a stepped-up ratings battle with The Voice. In what TV pundits expect to be a tough contest for the most viewers, The X Factor returns to Fox television for a second season today, after The Voice moves to the fall slot on NBC for a three-night season opener, which began on Monday. Spears, 30, was tempted to join The X Factor by a reported $15 million salary after a 14-year singing career that made her the world’s biggest pop phenomenon of the 2000s. X Factor creator Simon Cowell is banking on her huge fan base and a strong curiosity factor to give his show a second chance with audiences after a disappointing ﬁrst season in 2011 that attracted about 12.5 million viewers, and ended with the ﬁring of two judges and the host. The Voice, which was watched by an average 15.6 million Americans last season, got off to a rocking start on Monday with judges Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and

X Factor creator Simon Cowell (right) is banking on Britney’s huge fan base and a strong curiosity factor Blake Shelton performing a cover of Rolling Stones hit Start Me Up. On Wednesday, the rival shows will compete head-tohead in a late programming move by NBC that Cowell condemned last week as a mean-spirited spoiling tactic. “I think it’s going to be a really tight race. At most, a big name gives a little pop in the ratings at the beginning,” said James Hibberd, senior entertainment writer with Entertainment Weekly. “But the celebrity judges are there to perform every bit as much as the people on stage,

Al Pacino eyes role of coach Joe Paterno in movie bio AL Pacino may soon be portraying the late Penn State head American football coach Joe Paterno in a possible film or television project that is currently being shopped around Hollywood. Hollywood industry website Deadline.com reported that the Oscar-winning actor has expressed an interest in playing Paterno, who fell from grace in a paedophile scandal that rocked the United States last year. The film would be based on the bestselling biography Paterno, written by sportswriter Joe Posnanski. Pacino’s talent agency ICM confirmed Deadline’s account to Reuters but had no further details. There is no screenplay written and no director attached to the project, which has yet to find a home at a film studio or television network. Paterno was fired in November 2011 after his former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky, was accused of abusing several boys over 15 years. A jury later convicted Sandusky of 45 of the 48 counts against him. He is in jail awaiting sentencing. Paterno died of lung cancer in January at age 85, two months after he was fired. An independent report released in July said Penn State leaders, including Paterno, covered up Sandusky’s sexual abuse for years, showing a callous disregard for the victims to protect a multi-million-dollar football program. Posnanski began writing the book in 2011 - which also includes Paterno’s life before Penn State - with Paterno’s co-operation before the scandal broke. The author incorporated the scandal into the book, including his own personal conversations with Paterno about what happened, and the book was published last month. Pacino, 72, previously played fictional football coach Tony D’Amato in Oliver Stone’s 1999 movie Any Given Sunday.

and their charisma and their wit need to be compelling to the audience,” Hibberd said. A survey by Yahoo! TV and Entertainment Weekly showed that 80 percent of those questioned were excited about Spears joining X Factor. Some 59 percent of 18-35 female viewers said they would tune in to see how Spears, and fellow new judge, 20-year-old singer Demi Lovato, will fare. Spears is little known outside her stage persona and choreographed sell-out concerts of hit songs. But according to advance clips of early audition rounds,

she has a sharp tongue for poor singers, and she is being promoted as competing with the sarcastic Cowell himself as the nasty judge on the show. “She is surprisingly quite mean. She is difﬁcult to please,” Cowell told reporters last week. But Hibberd noted that Spears was not well known for any off-stage wit. “That’s not to say she won’t succeed. I am sure the ﬁrst couple of episodes she will be packaged well and there will be some strong curiosity tune-in. But everything you know about Britney isn’t

really going to matter two weeks after the premiere,” he said. But Lovato said viewers were in for a surprise. “I feel like the world hasn’t really got a chance to see Britney’s personality over the last couple of years and now this is the perfect opportunity for people to see. She is very witty and funny and quirky,” the former Disney Channel star told reporters. Cowell is also aware that it takes more than new judges - however famous - to make a show that will distinguish itself in a saturated TV talent show ﬁeld.

Katie Price is suing Peter Andre

Happier days: the pair before their split in 2009

KATIE Price is suing former husband Peter Andre and his management team for £250,000. The former glamour model has filed high court papers which allege the singer and his representatives are responsible for a smear campaign against her, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper. Defendants named in the suit include former manager Claire Powell, management company Can Associates, Peter and former friend Jamelah Asmar. She is suing for “misuse of private information” which left her suffering “serious distress”. Powell confirmed the legal proceedings but added to the newspaper: “We consider that the claim is without merit. The matter will be defended vigorously.” Earlier this year, Peter – who raises stepson Harvey, 10, son Junior, seven, and daughter Princess Tiaamii, five – with Katie revealed he has overcome his fear of commitment following his acrimonious split in 2009.

THE North American box office hit a slump at the weekend, with top earner The Possession taking in less than $10 million and what could be the gloomiest overall haul since the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington. With only a couple of new releases to tempt movie fans, horror movie The Possession pulled in an estimated $9.5 million in the United States and Canada. That’s the first time since 2008 that no film took $10 million or more at the domestic box office. Early September is historically sluggish. After blockbuster releases over the summer, Hollywood studios reserve their big films for the November and December holidays. But revenues for the threeday movie-going weekend were particularly low, with the total gross for all films expected to be $65-$68 million. “This is one of the worstgrossing weekends of the last 10 years. In the summer, single movies had opening weekends bigger than this entire weekend gross,” said Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst at Hollywood. com. However, Dergarabedian said hope was on the way next week with the next installment of the Resident Evil horror franchise and the re-release of Disney/Pixar’s 2003 family film Finding Nemo, this time in 3D. This weekend’s lows follow a mixed summer that saw blockbusters like The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers but a number of flops that led to a 5 percent drop in summer ticket sales in North America compared to summer 2011. But in the year to date, the domestic box office is up more than three percent in revenue compared to the same point in 2011 and currently stands at $7.7 billion, with a 2 percent increase in attendance. Among the few notable spots was the anti-President Barack Obama documentary 2016: Obama’s America. It boosted its cumulative total to more than $26 million to become the second-biggest political documentary since liberal filmmaker Michael Moore’s 2004 anti-war indictment, Fahrenheit 9/11. New thriller The Cold Light of Day flopped with just $1.8 million. Lions Gate spokesman Paul Pflug, whose studio released the movie along with The Possession and The Expendables 2, said the studio “went into the weekend with modest expectations.” The Possession, about a young woman possessed by a demon and starring Kyra Sedgwick, out-sold Prohibition-era crime drama Lawless, which took in $6 million.

CYPRUS MAIL Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Education Child Laureate appeal over UK library cuts

Only three in 10 youngsters read daily in their own time

By Robert Dex

Children reading less than in 2005

GRUFFALO author Julia Donaldson has urged Britain’s new Culture Secretary to “show some leadership” and prevent cuts to libraries. The writer, who was named Children’s Laureate last year, told Maria Miller that cutting library budgets was “a false economy”. She embarked on a tour on Monday taking in 35 libraries across England, Wales and Scotland over six weeks to publicise her campaign. In an open later to Miller, who replaced Jeremy Hunt in the recent reshufﬂe, Donaldson said: “I’m also hoping that the tour will draw attention to the erosion of the library service which is happening in so many local authorities, and to the current government’s utter refusal to intervene or to provide any leadership.” Donaldson, the best-selling author of more than 150 books including What the Ladybird Heard and Zog, said nearly 250 libraries were currently either under threat of closure or else have been closed or left council control since April. She also said staff numbers had been cut along with the number of books available. She added: “Children’s use of those libraries which are still open has actually been rising over the last seven years, so please don’t deprive them of the storytelling sessions, the homework clubs, the expert librarians and, above all, of the free books. “Will you consider ring-fencing council spending on children’s library services? Will you discuss with your colleagues the possibility of using some of the education budget for this purpose? “Above all, will you (unlike your predecessor) respond to concerns and complaints, and show some leadership for our young readers?”

Magazines, comics and books are all less popular By Alison Kershaw TODAY’S children are reading less than seven years ago as their time is taken up with other activities, research suggests. It is not just novels that youngsters are turning their back on - the study found that children are also less likely to read comics, magazines and websites. While many said they enjoy reading, almost a fifth said they would be embarrassed if a friend saw them with a book. The research, by the UK’s National Literacy Trust, was based on a survey of more than 21,000 children and young people at the end of last year. The findings show that three in 10 youngsters read daily in their own time, compared with four in 10 in 2005. Half of the children questioned said they enjoyed reading very much, or quite a lot, almost the same as in 2005 when the figure was 51 per cent. The study said: “These findings together suggest a clear issue with children’s leisure time with many children

enjoying reading but pushing it out in favour of other activities.” The research found that young people are turning their backs on books in favour of TV - 54 per cent of those questioned said they preferred watching TV to reading. Of those who did read outside class, 47.8 per cent said they read ﬁction, down from 51.5 per cent in 2005. The study also showed that 57 per cent read magazines, compared with 77.5 per cent in 2005, 50.4 per cent read websites compared with 63.8 per cent seven years ago, and 27.9% read comics, compared with 50.6 per cent in 2005. It found that overall, 17 per cent of youngsters would be embarrassed if their friends saw them reading. The study said it is “essential” for children to make time to read as there is a link between reading outside lessons and academic achievement. Young people who read outside class on a daily basis were 13 times more likely to read above the expected level for their age, it said. Trust director Jonathan Douglas, said: “The fact that children are reading less than in 2005 signals a worrying

shift in young people’s literacy habits. “We are calling for the government to back a campaign to halt this reading decline and to give children time to read in their daily lives. “We believe we need to inspire a new generation to read in the same way that the Olympics is inspiring a new generation to take part in sport. “We need to make reading irresistible. We want to call on families and professionals working with children and young people to make 10 minutes in their day for reading.” The study, which coincided with International Literacy Day on Saturday, came as the World Literacy Foundation called on world leaders to tackle a global literacy crisis. Illiteracy costs the global economy 1.19 trillion US dollars (£750 billion) each year, according to a report by the foundation. Chief executive Andrew Kay said: “Globally, almost 800 million people are illiterate and 100 million children don’t attend school each day. “As we observe International Literacy Day, we must hold our political leaders accountable for this denial of human rights.”

Researchers find education link to later childbirth WOMEN are having children later in life because they are spending longer in education, new research from the University of Southampton claimed. Academics there looked at women in Britain and France and found that ﬁnishing fulltime education and training at an older average age is the main reason why people are having their ﬁrst child later in life. Professor Maire Ni Bhrol-

chain, who conducted the study with Dr Eva Beaujouan, said: “Later childbearing has been a major feature of fertility trends in recent decades, both in Britain and other developed countries.” The average age of a woman having her ﬁrst child in 2004 was 27, three years later than in 1974, when the average age was 24, the researchers said. During these three decades, young men and women were progressively staying longer

at school and also going into further and higher education in greater numbers - with women completing their education or training at an increasingly later age. In the late 1970s, young women were leaving full-time education or training at an average age of 18, but by 2004 this had risen by two years to an average age of 20. “The data we have examined shows that, in the past several decades, young peo-

ple have been starting their full adult lives around two years later on average than in the recent past and this has meant family life starting later too,” said Professor Ni Bhrolchain. The Southampton study focused on the period between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, during which time the mean age of women having their ﬁrst birth rose by almost one-and-a-half years.

Keep libraries open, urges Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson

Cyprus Institute of Management congrats London MBA partner THE Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM), an academic partner with London South Bank University offers CIM students the opportunity to get a UK MBA in Cyprus. CIM is offering MBA, Master in Business Administration (15 months full time or 30 months part time). CIM students are now able to obtain an internationally recognised UK MBA in Limassol and Nicosia without upsetting their business or personal life. London South Bank University (LSBU) was set up as a polytechnic in 1892 and obtained university status in 1992. With over 25,000, it is among the most developing and dynamic universities in the UK. The Sunday Times Higher University Guide 2012, places the LSBU in the top place relative to its graduates’ ﬁrst salaries. It has also been named the university which made the biggest progress in London. The Cyprus Institute of Marketing congratulates London South Bank University on its 120th anniversary and is very proud to be its Cyprus partner. An invited CIM delegation will participate in London celebrations on September 31.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 CYPRUS MAIL

What’s on

films

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

NICOSIA Total Recall (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.25, 7.45 and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 5.25, 7.45 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 11.30am and 3pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Campaign (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.35, 8.05 and 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.35, 8.05 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Bel Ami (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30 and 8pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in English) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30 and 8pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in English) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Expendables 2 (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 11.15am, 1.20pm and 3.25pm. Tel: 7777-8383

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

The Dark Knight Rises (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 8.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.35pm. Tel: 77778383

LIMASSOL Total Recall (12) Rio 3 at 6.15 and 10.20pm, weekends at 6.20 and 10.30pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 5.25, 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: 77778383 The Campaign (12) Rio 1 at 4.45pm (weekends only), 6.30, 8.20 and 10.10pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.35, 8.05 and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Bel Ami (N/A) Rio 3 at 8.20pm, weekends at 4.30 and 8.30pm. Tel: 25871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Expendables 2 (15) Rio 2 at 10.20pm. Tel: 25871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) Rio 4 (in 2D, in English) at 4.45pm (weekends only), 6.30, 8.20 and 10.10pm; Rio 2 (in 3D, in Greek) at 4.45pm (weekends only), 6.30 and 8.20pm. Tel: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) (in Greek) at 5.30 and 8pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in English) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Raven (15) Rio 6 at 5.30pm (weekends only) and 7.45pm. Tel: 25871410 Ted (15) Rio 5 at 8.20 and 10.20pm. Tel: 25-871410 The Dark Knight Rises (12) Rio 6 at 10pm. Tel: 25-871410 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in 2D, in Greek) at 4.30pm (weekends only) and 6.20pm. Tel: 77778383

LARNACA Total Recall (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.25, 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: 77778383

The Campaign (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.35, 8.05 and 10.10pm. Tel: 77778383

The Campaign (12) Rio 6 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30, 8.20 and 10.20pm. Tel: 26-207000

Bel Ami (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Bel Ami (N/A) Rio 3 at 8 and 10pm, weekends at 6.30, 8.30 and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30 and 8pm; KCineplex (Screen 5) (in English) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Expendables 2 (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383 The Dark Knight Rises (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 8.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.35pm. Tel: 77778383

PAPHOS Total Recall (12) Rio 1 at 6, 8.10 and 10.20pm, weekends at 4, 6.10, 8.20 and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (K) Rio 7 (in 3D, in Greek) at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30, 8.30 and 10.30pm; Rio 5 (in 2D, in English) at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends at 4.30, 6.30, 8.30 and 10.30pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Expendables 2 (15) Rio 4 at 6, 8.10 and 10.20pm. Tel: 26-207000 The Raven (15) Rio 2 at 4pm (weekends only) 6 and 8pm. Tel: 26-207000 Ted (15) Rio 3, weekdays at 6pm, weekends at 4.30pm. Tel: 26207000 The Dark Knight Rises (12) Rio 2 at 10pm. Tel: 26-207000

Bel Ami

listings Today Theatre My Name is Rachel Corrie Political play featuring well-known actress Mania Papadimitriou. September 12. Cultural Centre of the University of Cyprus, Manor House on Axiotheas Steet, Old Nicosia. 8.30pm. €5/10. Tel: 22-894531

Other events

Mark Widdler’s Local Heroes Four piece band plays the hits of Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. September 13. Coral Star Restaurant, opposite Philippos and City Supermarkets, Coral Bay, Paphos. showtime 8.30pm. €17.50 including souvla buffet or €10 for show only after 8pm. Reservations essential Tel: 99-832538. Book online - www. xciteworld.co.uk.

Theatre The Devil Wears Primark A comedy by Rubber Ear Productions. September 13-14. Crown Resorts Amphitheatre, Coral Bay. 8pm. €15/20. Tel: 99-069074/99-908434. www.rubberear.wordpress.com

Cyprus Services Rambling Club Come join a ramble - nature trail Calabria (Mouttis tis Kapparissia) Finikaria area. Approximately 7 miles, Grade 3. Please note that it is a circular walk with no buses and ensure you read the regulation on grading’s before booking. September 16, bookings by midday Wednesday September 12. Tel: 99-292092 or csrc.bookings@gmail. com. Full details at www.csrc.ws

What Parliament Will You Deliver? Comedy featuring a cast of wellknow Greek actors. September 13-15. Skali Aglantzias, 15 Agiou Georgiou, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €15/23. In Greek. Tel: 97-885825

Tomorrow

Other Events

Music Tower of Othello Four musical views on the Shakespearian drama: Dvorak, Khachaturian, Rossini, Verdi. September 13. Municipal Gardens Theatre, Lord Byron Street, Limassol. 8.30pm. €7/12. Tel: 22-208400 www.kypria.org.cy

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time/ The National Theatre Live Screening bringing to life performances by the London’s National Theatre. September 13. Rialto Theatre, Heroes Square, Limassol. 8.30pm. €5/8. All performances with Greek and English subtitles. Tel: 77777745. www.rialto.com.cy

Ongoing Music Fourth International Contemporary Music Festival Pharos Foundation presents a showcase of contemporary ‘classics’, as well as over 20 world premieres by composers. Includes a young composer Workshop. September 9-29. Olive Grove, Delikipos and Shoe Factory, Nicosia. €10/15. Tel: 22-663871/70-009304. www. pharosartsfoundation.org www.pharostickets.org

Other Events Barrel House Craft Beer Week Craft Beer Tastings, beer games, competitions, prizes, beer talks, live music and more. Until September 16. Barrel House, 3 Ioanni Sikoutri Street, Larnaca. 6pm. Free. Tel: 24622455/99-331088

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

Summer Breeze Group mixed media exhibition. Until September 15. Apocalypse Gallery, 30 Chytron Street, Nicosia. MondayFriday: 10.30am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 10.30am-1pm. Tel: 22-30000/150 MA Fine Art Show Work on display will include paintings, sculpture, ceramics and installation art. Until September 15. Cornaro Institute, 23 Mehmet Ali Street, Larnaca.Open daily: 10am-5pm. Tel: 24-254042. www. artcyprus.org Charcoal Project Interactive happening by Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots and other international artists using charcoal and tables as the main material. Exhibition of works and screenings of the video documentary Charcoal Project. Until September 16. House of Arts and Letters, 41 Athinas Street, Paphos. Working hours: 9-12pm. Tel: 26-818560 Silia Philippou Solo painting exhibition. Until September 18. Gallery Gloria, 3 Zinonos Sozou Street, Nicosia. MondayFriday: 10.30pm-12.45pm and 5pm8pm. Saturday: 10.30pm-12.45pm. Tel: 22-760286 Old Nicosia Revealed Photography exhibition. Until September 19. Ermou 300, in old Nicosia. Open 9am-5pm. Tel: 22-349312

Iosif Hadjikyriakos Solo painting exhibition inspired by the art of Lefkara. Until September 20. Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadiou St, Larnaca. Tel: 24-621109. www.gallerykypriakigonia.com.cy Summer 2012 Group exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Until September 30. Morfi Gallery, 84 Agkyras St, Limassol. Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm. Tuesday-Friday: 5pm-8pm.Tel: 25378733. www.morfi.org Nicosia: Topographies of Memory: From Ermou Street to the Buffer Zone Exhibition by Anita Bakshi reconstructing Ermou marketplace – using maps that were created from memories and narratives provided by shopkeepers who once worked or lived in the area. Until September 30. Home for Cooperation, 28 Markou Drakou, opposite Ledra Palace Hotel in the UN Buffer Zone, Nicosia. Open Monday-Sunday: 10am-6pm. Tel: +90 542 8506681/22-445740 www.home4cooperation.info/www. ahdr.info Méditerranée Works by artists from Cyprus and the Mediterranean, who through their work explore the spirit of the closed sea of cultures. Until September 30. Lanitis Foundation, Carob Mill, old Limassol. Daily 9am-1pm and 3pm-8pm. Saturday and Sunday 3pm-8pm. Tel: 25-342123

Our Lady of Nicosia Exhibition about the church of Phaneromeni and its relics. Until September 30. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 96-90 Phaneromenis Street, old Nicosia. Monday-Sunday: 10am-7pm. Tel: 80-000800 Terra Mediterranea – In Crisis Group contemporary art exhibition scrutinising the current turbulence experienced globally, from both a political and a poetic stance. Until December 30. Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre 19, Palaias Ilektrikis. TuesdaySaturday: 10am-3pm and 5pm-11pm. Sunday: 10am-4pm. Tel: 22-797400. info@nimac.org.cy. www.nimac. org.cy The project includes a second contemporary art exhibition curated by Re Aphrodite team. The exhibition deals with the unwritten feminine histories of Cyprus and their private and public structure. Until December 30. Ethological Museum – The House of Hagjigeorgakis Kornesios, 20, Patriarxou Grigoriou, Nicosia. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8.30am-3.30pm. Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm. Saturday: 9.30am-3.30pm. Tel: 22-305316 AnThrOPOS: Faces of Cyprus through the Ages An exhibition that explores the human form in the art of Cyprus from the Neolithic period until today, focusing specifically on depictions of the human face. Until January 18. The Cyprus Museum 1 Special Exhibition Hall, Museum Street, Nicosia. Tel.: 22-865854. www.mcw.gov.cy

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On The Scene Other Events British theatre live on screen IF YOU’VE ever tried booking theatre tickets in London you know what a hassle it can be, especially for plays with celebrity actors and running for just a few weeks. Most are really expensive and sell out in the blink of an eye; but you needn’t make the journey abroad to find out what they’re all about as the Rialto Theatre welcomes National Theatre Live (NT Live). Part movie, part play, National Theatre Live is a film initiative that brings the best of the British boards from London’s National Theatre to international movie screens. Now, thanks to a partnership with the Rialto Theatre, they’re adding screenings in Limassol, starting with tomorrow’s premiere of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. A pre-recorded version of a live show may sounds contrived, until you consider the level of talent the National Theatre attracts. On June 25, 2009, the company, based at the Olivier Theatre in the South Bank area of central London, filmed its production of Phèdre starring Helen Mirren in high definition and aired it via satellite to over 200 cinemas and art centres around the world. So began the programme of live pro-

duction simulcasts that became National Theatre Live. In addition to Mirren’s unforgettable performance as Phèdre, NT Live audiences around the globe have been treated to Rory Kinnear’s acclaimed performance as Hamlet, James Corden’s Tonywinning performance in One Man, Two Guvnors and many more. This week, Mark Haddon’s celebrated, multi-award-winning novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is beautifully and imaginatively adapted into a stage play for the ﬁrst time. It follows Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old autistic boy who sets out to discover the killer of a neighbourhood dog. Having never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that turns his world upside-down. The National Theatre captures the way Christopher views the world, creating a highly original play that brims with humour, pain and mystery. It’s important to note that there has been a change to the opening programme at the Rialto Theatre. For technical reasons, the National Theatre Live will now open with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Tim, on Thursday. Frankenstein was originally scheduled for tomorrow and will now be shown on Wednesday, September 2 26. First broadc broadcast to cinemas in 2011, Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein enjoye enjoyed a sell-out run at the Nationa National Theatre. Written by Nick Dear a and based on the novel by Mary S Shelley, this visionary piece of thea theatre stars Benedict Cumberbatc Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee L Miller (Trainspotting) in alter alternating roles. Don’t miss tthe chance to catch Boyle’s elect electrifying stage production as enco encore screenings take place aroun around the globe including Cyprus on S September 26. The Curious Inc Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time/ The National Theatre Live Screenin bringing to life perScreening forma formances by the London’s Natio National Theatre. September 13. Rialto Theatre, Heroes Squ Square, Limassol. 8.30pm. €5/8 5/8. All performances with Gree Greek and English subtitles. Tel: 77-777 77-777745. www.rialto.com.cy 2 Frankenstein September 26:

National Theatre Live will present two shows The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (above) and Frankenstein (inset)

Going, going, gone! FEW THINGS are as exciting as going to a live antique auction. There’s suspense, drama, winners, losers and, of course, discovering the rare and unusual. But just how do you go about shopping for your own historic treats? Unfortunately for Cyprus antique shops, auction houses and fairs selling everything from priceless antiques to more affordable gems are few and far between. There are however, a few notable exceptions that offer a great nados and service to art aﬁcionados uch as savvy collectors, such Castle Auctions in Paphos. This week the auction house will ale hold a specialist sale ery, of antiques, jewellery, olfurniture, art and colday lectables on Saturday ction evening at their auction ear rooms in Kolossi near Limassol. hink Everyone likes to think they are getting a barngain, and buying anion. tiques is no exception. mic While hard economic eotimes have more peok ple who need quick ue cash offering antique stores their family heirlooms for lower prices it has led to a boom for vintage lovers. Several antiques sellers are seeing a greater willingness lately among individuals selling their prized possessions or to simply cut down, regardless of what prices the antiques dealers offer them. With lower purchase prices for the sellers comes big bargains when the items are put up for resale. Rummaging around dusty boxes and looking through endless display cases may not sound like much fun, but that’s forgetting the thrill of the hunt and the chance to bag yourself a gem. Auction houses are also a real buzz as you compete with rival bidderss for antiques. As for what you can atexpect for Saturday’s sale de e:: entries include: a selection of ocks, long case clocks, ches, vintage watches, miniatures of the apoleon Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and icons, ys and specialist toys mophones, models, gramophones, porcelain ﬁgurines and

Spec Specialist auction includes (above) an early (1790-1800) pair o of stash (belt) Flintlock Pistols believed to have been used by Philiki Etaireia

furni furniture ranging from wind-out table tables to a metamorp morphic chair that c converts into a ladd ladder. Look out for the Arms and Militaria secti section, here you’ll find a an extremely rare Spanish sho shotgun in nearly pristine condition, which was converted into percussion in approximately 1820. The shotgun was made in 1762 by Francisco Lopez, one of the four gunsmiths to King Charles (Carlos) III of Spain. Lopez was the student of another famous gun maker, Juan Santos, and became Gunsmith to His Majesty – Arcabucero de Su Majestad – in 1761. In 1995 a fowling gun by Lopez with authentic Madrid lock was sold at Christie’s for £23,000. Christie’s described the shotgun as “a type now rarely seen on the open market”. “Antique arms of this quality are rarely seen at the world’ss leading auctions and in Cys e prus it comes for sale for the s onfirst time” said Auctioneer Du s. Duncan Wills. “Apart from that, we will also have ea sele re selection of rare flin intl s, intlock pistols, poss possibly used by Greek revolutionnarie aries of Phililiki Etaireia,, a and some iinteresting swo swords”.

The auction will commence att 5 5pm with viewing on Friday and on the day of the sale at the salerooms which are located on the main Kolossi to Akrotiri road by the castle. Enquiries are welcome, and viewings which are often advised can be arranged by appointment. Castle Auctions – Specialist Antique Sale Includes: Jewellery, collectables, art, arms & militaria, grandfather & long case clocks, vintage watches, icons, specialist toys & models, gramophones, porcelain, metamorphic chairs and much more. September 15. Castle Auctions, 33 Archbishop Makarios III, Kolossi, Limassol. 5pm. Auction Preview September 14. 9am-5pm. Tel: 70007889, find them on Facebook or www. castle-auctions.com Byy Ledha Socratous

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Reportage Advances in science are being rapidly applied in court, but where will it end asks Kate Kelland

Back to her roots: fashion designer Bori Vaczi, co-creator of local label Matyo Design, presents the traditional clothes of the Matyo people

Experts say it’s almost inevitable that neuroscience and law will become yet more intertwined

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E WAS once a respected paediatrician, loved by patients and their parents for over 30 years. Now Domenico Mattiello faces trial for paedophilia, accused of making sexual advances towards little girls in his care. Scientiﬁc experts will argue in court that his damaged brain made him do it, and his lawyers will ask for leniency. It’s the latest example of how neuroscience - the science of the brain and how it works - is taking the stand and beginning to challenge society’s notions of crime and punishment. The issue has been thrown into the spotlight by new technologies, like structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) scans and DNA analysis, that can help pinpoint the biological basis of mental disorders. A series of recent studies has established that psychopathic rapists and murderers have distinct brain structures that show up when their heads are scanned using MRI. And in the United States, two companies, one called No Lie MRI and another called Cephos Corp, are advertising lie-detection services using fMRI to lawyers and prosecutors. While structural MRI scans show the structure of a brain

and can highlight differences between one brain and another, PET and fMRI scans can also show the brain in action, lighting up at particular points when the brain engages in certain tasks. But the dazzling new technologies and detailed genetic data leave unanswered the issue of whether criminal courts are the right place to use this new information. “The worry is that the law, or at least some judges, might be so overawed by the technology that they start essentially delegating the decision about guilt to a particular form of test,” says Co-

death penalty. In the event, Illinois abolished capital punishment while he was on death row. In a court in the Indian city of Mumbai, a woman was convicted of murder based only on circumstantial evidence and a so-called brain electrical oscillations signature proﬁling (BEOS) test, the results of which prosecutors said suggested she was guilty. The days when mental capacity for crime is argued over by psychiatrists unaided by sophisticated machinery - such as the recent verdict that Norwegian mass killer

‘The question is why, at some point, did someone who has always behaved properly suddenly change so drastically?’ lin Blakemore, a professor of neuroscience at Oxford University. The lawyers for American serial killer Brian Dugan, who was facing execution in Illinois after pleading guilty to raping and killing a 10year-old girl, used scans of his brain activity to argue he had mental malfunctions and should be spared the

Anders Behring Breivik was sane when he killed 77 people - look numbered. “All sorts of types of neuroscience evidence are being used for all sorts of types of claims,” says Teneille Brown, a professor of law at the University of Utah. “The question is, is this technology really ready for prime time, or is it being abused?”

In Mattiello’s case, the neuroscientiﬁc evidence will come in the form of a full psychiatric and biological analysis including an MRI brain scan that shows a roughly four centimetre tumour growing at the base of his brain. This created pressure inside his skull and “altered his behaviour”, says Pietro Pietrini, a molecular geneticist and psychiatrist at Italy’s University of Pisa who is compiling an expert report on the 65year-old. “His previous behaviour was completely normal,” Pietrini said. “He was a paediatrician for 30 something years and he saw tens of thousands of children and never had any problem. The question is why, at some point, did someone who has always behaved properly suddenly change so drastically?” The doctor was arrested in Vicenza, northern Italy, more than a year ago and is undergoing cancer treatment after having the tumour removed. Pietrini is due to see him again next month to continue his assessment and see the effects of the treatment. The case, which has yet go to court, is strikingly similar

to another of “acquired paedophilia” dating back to 2002, in which a 40-year-old married American schoolteacher suddenly became obsessed with sex and began secretly

to collect child pornography. He was eventually removed from the family home for making sexual advances towards his step-daughter and convicted of paedophilia. But

What made them do it? Italian Domenico Mattiello who faces trial for paedophilia and (right) mass killer Anders Behring Breivik salutes in court

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Those who got the neuroscientific evidence were more likely to give a shorter sentence - generally about a year less, the study found philia can’t be “cured”, but in this groundbreaking case it appeared that removing the tumour, and hence the pressure in the brain, may have re-established his ability to control impulses. As in that case, Pietrini said he and colleague Giuseppe Sartori of Padua University believed Mattiello’s tumour “may well have played a role in altering his behaviour”. “This is what we will be arguing,” Pietrini said. “But of course it will be for the judge to determine to what extent he believes this medical condition played a role.” Oxford’s Blakemore, one of the world’s leading thinkers in this ﬁeld, says such cases are “startling”. “It makes one wonder about the notion of responsibility,”

for,” says Blakemore. “Is it about punishment? Is it about retribution? Is it about remediation and rehabilitation? Is it about protecting society? Well, to some extent it’s about all of those things.” Recent evidence - from both real and hypothetical cases - suggests judges are sympathetic to neurobiological evidence as mitigation. A study published in the

Stephen Mobley, a 39-yearold American who was sentenced to death in 1994 after robbing a Domino’s pizza place in Georgia and shooting dead the restaurant’s manager. At his trial, Mobley’s lawyer presented evidence in mitigation showing the accused had a variant of a gene called MAO-A that has been dubbed the “warrior” gene after scientists found it was

Bayout’s lawyers got his sentence reduced by arguing that this and other bad genes had affected his brain and were partly to blame for the attack. Experts say it’s almost inevitable that neuroscience and law will become yet more intertwined. After all, while neuroscience seeks to ﬁnd out how the brain functions and affects behaviour, the law’s main concern is with regulating behaviour. Yet many are uneasy about the use in courts of law - and in matters of life and death of basic science that is only just creeping out of the lab. Observers such as Hank Greely, a professor of law at Stanford University, point out that no scientiﬁc peerreviewed studies have been published demonstrating that BEOS - the brain test

my brain made me do it later medical examinations found he had an egg-sized tumour in a part of the brain involved in decision-making. When the tumour was removed, the man recovered

from his paedophilic tendencies and was able to return to his family. Experts are generally agreed that conditions like psychopathy and paedo-

he said in an interview. And when it comes to prison, should paedophiles, psychopaths and other violent criminals be punished less severely if their behaviour can be blamed on biology? Is “my brain made me do it” a defence that warrants recognition with lighter sentences, or even no jail time at all? “(It) raises the whole issue of what you think sentencing is

journal Science this month showed that criminal psychopaths in the United States whose lawyers provide biological evidence for their brain condition are more likely to be sentenced to shorter jail terms than those who are simply said to be psychopaths. For the study, researchers at the University of Utah tweaked the real-life case of

linked to violent behaviour. In the Science study, judges were given a hypothetical case loosely based on Mobley’s, where the crime was a savage beating with a gun, rather than a fatal shooting. All the judges were told the defendant was a psychopath, but only half were given expert testimony on the genetic and neurobiological causes of his psychopathy. Those who got the neuroscientific evidence were more likely to give a shorter sentence - generally about a year less, the study found. Pietrini worked on a similar real-life case in Italy in 2009 thought to be one of the first criminal cases in Europe to use this type of neuroscientific evidence. It involved Abdelmalek Bayout, an Algerian living in Italy, who was tried and convicted for fatally stabbing a man who teased him in the street. After conducting a series of tests on the Algerian, Pietrini and colleagues said they had found abnormalities in imaging scans of his brain, and in five genes that have been linked to violent behaviour including MAO-A. A 2002 study led by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London linked low levels of MAO-A with aggressiveness and criminal behaviour in boys who were raised in abusive environments.

used in the Mumbai case actually works. Others stress that while genes like MAO-A have been associated with violence, there are also plenty of people with similar genotypes who don’t go out and kill, rape or abuse. “Neuroscience is being used by serious scientists in real labs, but the people trying to apply it in courts are not those same people,” says Utah’s Brown. “So they’re taking something that looks very objective, that looks like gold standard science, but then morphing it into a forensic use it wasn’t developed for. “This isn’t snake-oil science. It’s real science. But it’s being misapplied.” Seena Fazel, a clinical senior lecturer in forensic psychiatry at Oxford University, says he’s uncomfortable with the long-term implications and wonders where it will end. There are already known biological bases for many brain disorders criminals suffer from, including drug addiction, alcoholism and antisocial personality disorder, which is thought to affect up to half of all those in prison. “If psychopathy reduces your sentence because it has a biological basis, why shouldn’t these other more common conditions also result in reduced sentences? The problem here is where do we draw the line?”

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Rickys Cleaning Services on 99131044 (all areas) rickyscleaningservices@gmail.com KEEP YOUR HOME COOLER THIS SUMMER by having Windowfilm professionally fitted. Stops up to 86% of heat from entering your home! Windowfilm increases privacy, blocks harmful uv-rays which cause fading, reduces glare and saves energy costs on air-con. Also keeps your home warmer in winter. Call Ian on 99979671 HOME/ OFFICE professional security systems at affordable prices catered for your needs, call now on 99841265 to arrange a free quotation in the Paphos area K.D.FLYSCREENS LTD We manufacture top quality sliding screens, opening doors and roller systems. We also do repairs. For a FREE QUOTE please contact Phone: 99119582 Website: www.kdflyscreens.com **************************** WE UNDERTAKE REFURBISHING of houses or holiday homes, construction of pergolas, undertaking of plumbing, house painting, garden work. For information call JIMMYS: 96587137, MELIS: 96547879 **************************** JURIDICAL SERVICES Contracts, sales agreements, conveyancing, wills, administration of estates, general litigation, power of attorney, land registry matters, companies, translations, immigration etc... And all legal matters. Call: Natalia Michealidou – jurist, Paphos Tel: 26 933159 – 99523231 (office hours) ****************************

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SERVICES COMPUTER\LAPTOP repairs, upgrades, maintenance, performance issues, Basic Training. In-Home service. PaphosPolis-Peyia areas. Call Norbert Tel 976 49715 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

**************************** QUICK SALE: two Italian sofas, beige, removable covers, dark wooden feet, 180 cm and 200 cm. €250. Nicosia. Contact Katerina: 99710226. ***************************** FURNITURE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: Childs cot / mattress €50 play table and stools €50 Bunk Bed set with ladder/ mattress €100 child’s bike €40 Child’s easy chairs €30 Easel €20 gas BBQ 80 vacuum cleaner Miele €80 Abstract canvasses from €10 ENGOMI 22355790 **************************** CLOTHES STOCKS AND SHOP FITTINGS FOR SALE. Excellent women’s brands for sale including Italian, Spanish and French clothes and shoes. Also women’s dummies and modern wall ﬁttings (clothes rails.) Selling at very low prices for clearance. Tel: 99-168943\

CHILDCARE From a Cypriot - with 20 years experience in a kindergarten - looking after infants and children at her house in Nicosia

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FOR SALE MOTOR VEHICLES NISSAN TIIDA, new, automatic, white, for sale Limassol call 97795696 Sia. **************************** HYUNDAI MATRIX GLX 2004 74,000 kilometres. Black, leather seats, good condition. 1599cc. MOT till April 2013. €2,850 or near offer Phone 97727928

FOR SALE 1997 JAGUAR XJ6 Only 60,000km! Classic model English racing green Automatic, A/C, ABS, Cruise control White leather interior, CD. Fully serviced Must be seen. If you ever dreamed of owning the world’s most beautiful car at a bargain price now you can just €7,997 Call 22663400 2pm-4pm ****************************

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PROPERTY TO LET NICOSIA HOUSE FOR RENT on first floor in Pallouriotissa, 3 bedrooms, big sitting room, big fitted kitchen, big verandas, a/c, fully furnished, very good furniture and very close to supermarkets, elementary school, gymnasium. Price €500. Tel: 99464178 ***************************** ACROPOLIS LUXURY FLAT; three bedrooms, master with ensuite; bathroom; laundry room; fully fitted kitchen; large sitting/ dining room; everyday room; two large verandas; guest WC; c/h-a/c, broadband internet/ TV/satellite connections, covered parking. Furnished/unfurnished (€1,200/1,000 monthly)

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22312255, 99557457 ***************************** FOR RENT luxurious furnished office next to “City Plaza” Nicosia ready for business. Tel: 99697243 ***************************** VILLA LATSIA 900 sq.m. build in 6 donum inside pool lrg garden, Strovolos villa pool 330 sq.m. underfloor heating patio €2500 Latsia 5 bedr.pool f/f €2500, Acropolis modern flat 180 sq.m. €1100, 3 bedr., Mak/ssa modern flat wooden floors €1200 Upper house Archangelos f/f modern €1000 Costas Markides 22378898 / 99 464764, Reg. No. 487, E16 ***************************** 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. ***************************** FLATS/HOUSES RENT studio Strovolos 280, Ag. Andreas 295, 1 bdrm Ag. Andreas 450, Makarios Av. 490, Ag. Antonios 380 2 bdrm Lykavito furnished 600 Acropolis new 650, Ag. Omologites 500, Engomi near universities 540 Strovolos furnished 650 3 bdrm central 700, Kennedy 650, US Embassy independent house gardens 850. POSPORIDES ESTATES REG. 338 99474839 99646822 **************************** FOR RENT 3-bedroom luxury apartment over 200 sq.m. Very spacious living area extending to a large veranda overlooking the green of the river area. Bathrooms all marble (one ensuite), modern kitchen. Fully air-conditioned, with underfloor

heating, garage for 2 cars and large store. Situated in the exclusive gated development of J&P Glastonos, one of the oldest classy residential areas of Nicosia. Call 99630320 ***************************** ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT, in small quiet building, new, very spacious, fully furnished and air conditioned. Very good location between Strovolos and Engomi, close to The European University (Cyprus College) and all amenities. Covered parking. Rent €495/m. Please call 99695382 ***************************** TO LET 3 bdrm flat Kaimakli area near Frederic. Tel. 99606665. ***************************** LUXURY HOUSES: 1. 5 bedrs detached house, 550sq.m, built in 2 big plots of land, big garden with grass, big swimming pool with extra fence for children and big covered patio with bbq area, big reception areas with marble floor, fire place and bar, big kitchen with all electrical appliances and sitting room with fire place, maid’s room, floor heating, full a/c, blinds on the windows, master bedroom with en suite bathroom and shower, big bathroom for the other 3 bedrooms and extra shower in the 5th bedroom - Strovolos €2500 (H5ST10001-R), (photos in the website). 2. 3 bedrs luxury ground floor renovated semi detached house,210sq.m, with central heating, air conditions, solid parquet floor, fire place, big kitchen with all the electric appliances, 2 wc curtains, big veranda, big patio on the back with

bbq area, 2 covered parkings in a quiet neighbourhood close to the Embassies –Engomi €900 (H3ENG0002-R), (photos in the website) 3. 4 bedr + separate office space + maid’s room luxury detached house, split level, big open space sitting areas,400sq.m,a/c for hot and cold in all the rooms, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, swimming pool, big verandas, 2 covered parking, in a very quiet area near Lidl – Latsia €2500 (H4LAT0008-R), (photos in the website). 4. 3 bedr 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), (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 which can be used as a bedroom/office, detached house, central heating, full a/c,3wc, 2 bathrooms, big sitting and dining room, separate kitchen with all the electrical appliances, small garden and patio with bbq area, covered parking, near Apollonion hospital. – Makedonitissa

€1200 (H4MAK0016-R), (photos in the website) 7. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, 330sq.m, central heating, full ac, 2 covered parking’s, big kitchen with sitting room and all expensive electrical appliances, blinds on the windows, lighting fixtures, 2 bedrs with en suite shower and wc, main bathroom with jacuzzi,3rd bedroom with only shower ,swimming pool with wooden deck around, covered patio with nice covered bbq area, opposite a green area in a very quiet area – Strovolos €2600 (H4ST10040-R), (photos in the website). 8. 4 bedr luxury detached house + big separate maid’s room, central heating, full a/c, big 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 new luxury finished top quality detached house, 290sq.m, central heating, full a/c, master bedroom with ensuite shower/jacuzzi, guest bedroom with shower, main bathroom with jacuzzi, 4wc, fully expensive furnished with 3 LCD televisions, kitchen with very expensive electrical appliances and family room, garden with grass, big covered patio with bbq area,2 covered parking’s, alarm system, pressure system, - Strovolos €2700 (H4STI0039-R), (Photos on the website). 11. 4 bedr luxury detached house built in 3 plots of land. Separate maid’s room outside the house, big basement with playroom, office and guest room with separate entrance. The house has big sitting and dining room, separate family room, separate kitchen, big bedrooms, internal elevator, central heating, full a/c, big yard with tiles, covered kiosk and trees, 2 covered parking, in a quiet area in a dead end opposite Cineplex – Strovolos €3000 (H4STI0042-R), (photos in the website). 12. 5 bedr new luxury finished detached house with separate maid’s room, one of the bedrooms with shower and wc and can be used as guest room,4 wc, solid parquet floor all the house, separate family room with fire place, big sitting room, separate dining room, big kitchen with breakfast area, big outside patio with tiles and bbq area,2 covered parking, electrical appliances in the kitchen, in a very quiet neigh-

bourhood close to CYBC station. Can be rented furnished or not. – Platy Aglantzias €3000 (H5PAG0001-R), (Photos on the website). 13. 3 bedr detached house with extra room for office,250sq.m, central heating independent, 4a/c, big renovated, kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting and dining room with parquet floor and fire place,1bathroom,1 shower,2wc, 2 covered parking, big verandas surrounded by trees and bushes off 28th October street - Makedonitissa €1300 (H4STI0043-R), (photos in the website). 14. 3 bedr luxury house, nicely modern furnished with big sitting and dining areas with bar, central heating, full a/c, big fitted kitchen with TV room, office space, patio area with bbq, covered parking, 3wc, solid parquet floor in bedrooms and granite in the sitting areas, near the MEGA TV station – Archangelos €1300 (H3AR0002-R), (photos in the website). 15. 3 bedr luxury semi detached house with central heating independent, a/c, 3wc, parquet floor, fire place, electrical appliances in the kitchen, curtains, in a very quiet neighbourhood in the area near Falcon school – Strovolos €1500 (H3STI012-R), (photos in the website). 16. 5 huge bedrooms luxury detached house(2 bedrooms downstairs+3 upstairs) all of them en suite with bathrooms, separate maid’s room, big sitting areas and big separate dining room, big kitchen, central heating, full a/c, extra sitting room upstairs, big swimming pool with cover, big covered patio around the pool and bbq area,

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covered parking, in a very quiet area near Alpha Mega supermarket. Price negotiable - ENGOMI €4000 (H5ENG0002-R), (photos in the website). 17. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, all the bedrooms very big and all with big bathroom/ shower, sitting room upstairs, 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). 18. 4 bedr semi detached house with central heating, 4 a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, 180sq.m, small yard, bbq area, FULLY FURNISHED, off Costantinoupoleos street near French Ambassador residence – Strovolos €900 (H4STI0043-R), (photos in the website). 19. 4 bedr + 2 separate rooms with showers and wc (120sq.m) detached house with big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with dining area and family room with fire place, very big swimming pool with bbq area, covered patio, garden with grass, central heating in 4 zones, full a/c, 6wc, 5 covered parking’s, pressure system, opposite Apoel training field. Can be rented furnished or not. AVAILABLE END OF AUGUST – Archangellos €4000 (H4AR0007-R), (photos in the website). 20. 4 bedrs luxury detached villa built in 5 plots of land, 600sq.,

central Heating, full a/c, very big garden with grass, big swimming pool 5 x 13, bar with bbq area, office space, TV room with fire place, marble floor, all the bedrooms en suite shower/ bathroom, separate self contained apartment for the maid, 2 covered parking in a nice area with easy access to the Limassol road. Can be rented also partially furnished – Latsia €5000(H4LAT0007-R), (photos in the website). 21. 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 €3700 (H4PA20005-R), (photos on the website). For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22422225/96-422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates.com ***************************** 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 veran-

da, NICELY FURNISHED, covered parking on a small building 200 METRES from Akropolis Park. Price includes common expenses – Dasoupolis €650 (A2DAS0027-R), (photos in the website). 3. 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with big sitting room, separate kitchen with electrical appliances, central heating independent with diesel,2 a/c, aluminum shutters in the bedrooms, covered veranda, covered parking, storage room, on a small quiet building in a quiet neighbourhood – Agios Dometios €450 (A1ADO0004-R), (photos in the website). 4. 3 bedr luxury PENTHOUSE apartment with storage heaters, full a/c, office space, very big veranda 100sq.m with nice view and bbq area with bar, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, 2 bathrooms, 2 storage rooms, covered parking, in a small building near Hilton park and Ippokration hospital – Engomi €1000 (A3ENG0023-R), (photos in the website). 6. 2 bedr Brand new luxury finished apartment on a small modern building with storage heaters, full Daikin air conditions, electrical appliances in the kitchen, top quality double glazed windows with electrical shutters, 1 showers, 1 bathroom, 2 wc, big sitting and dining room, Very big covered veranda, pressure system, covered parking, big storage room, near Acropolis park – Dasoupolis €670 (A2DAS0028-R), (photos in the website). 7. 2 bedr brand new luxury finished apartment on a small modern design building with 2 bathrooms, a/c for hot and

cold (Mitsubishi), storage heaters can be installed if needed, electrical shutters in the bedrooms, pressure system, water serculation system, solar, electrical appliances in the kitchen, blinds, covered veranda, 2 COVERED PARKING, storage room, near the centre and near traffic lights of Honda showroom. – Agioi Omologites €700 (A2AOM0007-R) 8. 1 bedr, fully furnished and equipped apartment, 50sq.m, 2 a/c for hot and cold, covered verandah, covered parking, ice view off Makarios Avenue between Hilton and DEBENHAMS shop – Nicosia Centre €460 (A1NIC0006-R), (photos in the website). 9. 3 bedr new luxury penthouse apartment on the last floor of a 3 storey building, CH ind, full a/c, pressure system, cooker and oven in the kitchen, blinds in the living room, 2 bathrooms, 130sq.m, big veranda with view, covered parking, 200m opposite Akropolis park. Acropolis €850(A3ACS0039-R), (photos on the website). 10. 2 bedr new( 5 years old) luxury ground floor apartment,85 sq.m, storage heaters, full ac, fully modern expensive furnished and equipped ,expensive silver appliances in the kitchen with dishwasher, small garden and big yard in a quiet neighborhood behind Burger King. MINIMUM CONTRACT 2 YEARS – ENGOMI €650 (A2ENG0002-R), (photos in the website). 11. 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). 12. 2 bedrs big luxury flat, 110sq. m+big covered veranda, CH ind, 3 a/c, cooker, oven in the kitchen, roller blinds, 2 bathrooms, 2 wc, parquet and granite floor, big bedrooms, big sitting and dining room, covered parking, intercom, on a small building with 6 flats only near Coca Cola factory 2 km from McDonalds in Egomi – Agios Dometios €550 (A2ADO0013-R), (photos in the website). 13. New luxury 2 bedr apartment with nice view, 100sq.m, big sitting & dining area, big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, big covered verandah, 2 wc, storage heaters, 2 a/c, electric shutters in the bedrooms, covered parking and storage room on the 11th floor of a small building with 6 flats only 200 meters for Akropolis park and opposite a small neighbourhood park – Dasoupolis €550 (A2DAS0001-R), (photos in the website). 14. New 2 bedr luxury apartment, 90sq.m, storage heaters, 3 a/c, cooker and oven, covered verandah, 2 wc, NICELY FURNISHED, covered parking and storage room of Kyriakou Matsi street near the centre – Agioi Omologites €650 (A2AOM0008-R), (photos in the website). 15. 3 bedr +separate maid”s room (with shower and wc) & luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, big separate

kitchen with breakfast area and electrical appliances, big sitting and dining area with solid parquet floor, big covered veranda, blinds, alarm system, 2 parking, in a quiet area off Makarios Avenue near Hilton – Nicosia Centre €1100 (A3NIC0023-R), (photos in the website). 16. 2 bedr luxury modern penthouse apartment 125sq.m +40sq.m veranda with very nice view and bbq area, solid parquet floor all the flat, fully modern furnished and equipped central heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, big sitting and dining areas, covered parking in a very quiet neighborhood in a dead end, off Athalassa Avenue near English School behind Stephanis Electronics – Strovolos €770 (A2ST10010-R), (photos in the website). 17. 3 bedr luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, parquet floor, big covered veranda, covered parking, storage room, electrical appliances in the kitchen, off Makarios avenue near the centre – NICOSIA Centre €820 (A3NIC0025-R), (photos in the website). 18. 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

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American embassy and other amenities – ENGOMI €1600 (A3ENG0025-R), (photos in the website). 19. 3 bedr luxury spacious floor apartment on the 4th floor of award winning building,200sq. m+big covered veranda, central heating independent, full built in air conditions, lighting fixtures, curtains and blinds on all windows, big spacious living room with fire place, big kitchen with double cooker, oven and microwave and breakfast area, double glazed windows, all the bedrooms with en suite shower/ bath, big satellite dish with sky decoder,2 covered parking and storage room, close to American embassy and other amenities – Engomi €1600 (A3ENG0025-R), (photos in the website). 20. 3 bedr 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). 21. 2 bedr new luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 2wc, big sitting and dining room, separate kitchen with cooker and oven, blinds on all windows, covered veranda, solar heater, pressure system, covered parking, storage room, on a small building in a quiet neighbourhood next to a playground, near Central offices of Cyta and Laiki Head quarters – Dasoupolis €600 (A2DAS0018-R), (photos in the website). 22. 4 bedr new luxury finished apartment, 160sq.m+35sq.m covered veranda, big sitting and dining room, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, Daikin airconditions for hot and cold in all the rooms, 2 bedrs with en suite shower/wc, 4wc, 2 covered parking, in a small modern building off Makarios Avenue in a quiet neighbourhood – Nicosia Centre €1400 (A4NIC0001-R), (photos in the website). 23. New luxury spacious 3 bedr quality apartment, 165sq.m+ big covered verandah, separate floor heating, full a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms (one en suite), solid parquet floor all the flat, big sitting and dining area (can fit 2 sitting rooms and dining table), electrical appliances in the kitchen which has a breakfast area,2 covered parking, storage room in a very quiet green neighbourhood near the centre and Ag. Andreas - Nicosia Centre €1450 (A3NIC0004-R), (photos in the website). 24. New luxury 2 bedr apartment, open plan kitchen, 3 a/c for hot and cold, blinds on all the windows, nicely expensive

full furnished with real leather sofas, double bed, big dining table, LCD 32”, satellite dish with receiver, internet, very big bedrooms with big and many wardrobes, covered parking and storage room, in a quiet area near BMH – Aglantzia €590 (A2AGZ0001-R), (photos in the website). 25. 2 bedr new luxury finished and FURNISHED ground floor apartment, 80sq.m +120sq.m veranda and garden, separate floor heating, full a/c, 2wc, aluminum shutters outside the windows, pressure system, fully expensively fitted with electrical appliances in the kitchen, big covered parking and big storage room, off Athallassa Avenue near English School in a small modern building – Strovolos €800 (A2ST10023-R), (photos in the website). 26. 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 covered 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). 27. 3 big bedrs +office space luxury penthouse floor apartment, renovated, central heating independent, full a/c, 230sq.m, double glazed windows,3wc, 2 bathrooms (one en suite), solar heater, pressure system, SKY satellite dish, big sitting and dining areas, solid parquet floor all the flat, big kitchen with cooker and oven and breakfast area, very nice view of the old city,40sq.m private roof garden area ,covered parking on a small building in the centre of Nicosia near the Museum and the old Hospital. Available middle 15th of SEPTEMBER –Nicosia Cen-

tre €1200 (A4NIC0005-R), (photos in the website) 28. 3 bedr new luxury finished PENTHOUSE apartment 150sq.m internal areas+120sq. verandas, solid parquet floor all the flat, big bedrooms, big sitting and dining room, big semi separate kitchen with electrical appliances, home cine ma with big screen, LCD tv, covered parking in a quiet neighborhood near CYTA, Laiki + Hellenik bank headquarters and French school. CAN BE RENTED ALSO expensive furnished for higher rent – Dasoupolis €1200 (A3DAS0019-R), (photos in the website). For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22422225 / 96-422225 / 96422226 www.landtouristestates.com ***************************** 2 BDRM flat in the centre of Nicosia. Rent €450. For information call 99453663, 99663927. *****************************

100 metres form the sea and Debenhams Olympia. Price € 430 (included common expenses) Tel: 99406415 Andreas, fax: 25582963 ***************************** FOR RENT deluxe 2 bedroom fully furnished 100 sq m brand new 3rd ﬂoor, beach front apartment at EDEN BEACH APARTMENTS, 28th October Street, Limassol, near Municipal Garden, with parking, store room, swimming pool, gym and unobstructed sea view. Tel: 99639714 ***************************** 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 *****************************

the sea front of the city centre. A panoramic view of the Marina and the sea. Situated right on the sea. Makes life a holiday all year round. For long term rent only €380. Tel. 99222197, 99541828. ***************************** LARNACA FLATS TO LET Fully furnished, spacious 2 bedrooms in central Larnaca. Near Saint Lazaros Church, 4 minutes walk to Phinicoudes sea front. Small block 2 years old (6 apts) From €400 - to €500. Tel. 99388901 ***************************** FOR RENT 2 bed, 2 bath, new built apartment, in a quiet scenic location In Alethriko, Larnaca 5 min. to Larnaka, 5 min. to the beach Fully furnished, A/C, communal pool, under covered parking, Long term rent, €350.00 per month For more info pls call 99639378 ***************************** PROTEA APTS LARNACA Residential and holiday apts for rent monthly or weekly Larnaca – Dhekelia road, close to Golden Bay Hotel 1 & 2 bedroom apts, furnished and with low rent with swimming pool, 2 minutes walking distance from the beach, with a new pedestrian crossing in front of the building. Contact us on 99672466, 99404522, and 99078590 ***************************** LARNACA FLAT FOR RENT: Fully-furnished spacious 2-bedroom first floor flat in central location near Metro supermarket, A/C, private parking, intercom

CORAL BAY THREE BEDROOM HOUSE To let furnished or unfurnished with panoramic view to sea and mountain a st0nes throw from coral beach, rent 600 euros monthly, negotiable tel 99431415 (available ﬁrst November) Mob: 99604658.

act PANTO AUDITIONS It’s panto time again! Auditions for act’s Christmas pantomime, “Cinderella’’ will be held at St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral Hall, Byron Avenue, Nicosia on Saturday afternoon, 15 September at 2pm for children (8-12 years) and 3.30pm for adults (13+ years). Performances at Russian Cultural Centre on 1/2/7/8/9 December. Members and nonmembers welcome both on and off stage. Call 99 457882 or 99 609543 for further details.

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

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

Narcotics Helpline ......... 1410 (Outside hours.............. 22-304160) AIDS Advisory Bureau ................................ 22-302826

LIMASSOL ***************************** GROUND FLOOR HOUSE, furnished renovated this year. Laminated parke ﬂoor, and big wardrobes in the 3 bedrooms. Rent €590.00 Tel 99497576 99886775 ***************************** FOR RENT in Apshou village undetached – 2 bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, sitting room, parking. satellite, solar water. 10minutes from round about . €400 per month Tel: 25 369219 99 773151 ***************************** FOR RENT one bedroom furnished ﬂat in Katraki building,

LARNACA ***************************** 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 PHINIKOUDES PROMENADE, one bdrm apartment on the 4th ﬂoor, f/f, a/c, in the most exlusive area on

ACT’s summer production of The Rivals will now be performed on 26/28/29 September in the grounds of St Paul’s Cathedral, Byron Avenue, Nicosia. Performances start at 7.30pm prompt. Tickets are €15 - pls book early as seats are limited. Tel: 96 504284 or 99 924363 for ticket reservations. Don’t forget your coolbox for your picnic under the stars Or why not take advantage of the Get Fresh sandwiches and wraps which will be on sale during the interval along with wine, beer, soft drinks and coffee.

TO LET ON THE BEACH STUDIO FLAT WITH SUPERB SEA VIEW Newly renovated, fully air-conditioned one bedroom ﬂat, comprising open-plan living room, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom and veranda with direct sea view on the beach next to the Larnaca ﬁshing harbour. Covered parking in gated garage. Long-term rental, furnished €650 or unfurnished €575/month.

Call 99441499, 99431873

Domestic Violence Centre .......................................... 1440 (Emergency Centre for Victims)

Friends for Life Limassol Hospice Care Appeal requires new Friends and Volunteers to help operate their Charity Shops in both Limassol and Larnaca.

Drug Info & Poison Control ............... 1401

This is to help our large volunteer group to expand in the near future.

Cyprus Samaritans ... 77777267

Our aim is to open a Third Shop in the Limassol area due to popular demand.

Police Duty Officer ......... 1499 (Confidential Information)

Please do not forget when clearing your wardrobes and cupboards to remember us.

Airports Larnaca ..........................77778833 Paphos ...........................77778833

Shop hours Mon-Sat. 9.30 -12.30 Contact Anne 25632446 99269016

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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. Geroskipou €350 modern ground floor 2 bedroom apartment. Situated in a quiet complex with lovely communal pool. Enclosed pretty patio area & underground parking. Fully furnished with modern furniture, including leather sofa’s and plasma tv. Would suit mature couple. Pets allowed. 2. Chloraka €425 modern 3 bedroom townhouse, master with ensuite. Ground floor guest wc. Fully furnished with modern furniture. Enclosed garden with decking offering sea views. Undercover parking. Pets allowed. Complex with large communal pool & playground. 3. Tomb of the kings €450 modern 2 bedroom apartment on first floor with lift. Modern ensuite shower room & family bathroom. Fully furnished with modern furniture. Balcony with sea views. Situated on a good complex with lovely communal pool. Close to bus routes and shops. 4. Tala €650 modern 3 bedroom detached villa with garage. Situated in a small quiet cul de sac. Includes underfloor heating plus real fire. Master with ensuite. Separate utility room. Shutters & flyscreens. Covered veranda, garden with mature

plants & private pool offering stunning sea views. Available unfurnished. 5. Peyia €750 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 villa is furnished with modern furniture, including satellite tv. One bedroom & bathroom on ground floor. A spacious enclosed garden with private pool offering stunning views. Off street parking. 6. Mesogi €800 fantastic modern 4 bedroom 3 bathroom detached villa. One bedroom & bathroom on ground floor. Storage room. Beautifully finished to a high standard. Quality modern kitchen with granite worktops & modern bathrooms. Gas central heating & real fireplace. Beautiful landscaped garden with private pool. Undercover parking on drive. Available unfurnished. Wonderful property. 7. Peyia €850 spacious detached 4 bedroom luxury villa, offering stunning sea views. Private pool, enclosed garden, garage, basement for storage & separate utility room. Modern fitted kitchen with miele kitchen appliances & granite work tops. Private drive. Available unfurnished or part furnished. Fantastic property! 8. Mesogi €1250 stunning detached 4 bedroom 5 bathroom villa. One bedroom & ensuite

on ground floor. Spacious kitchen with separate utility room. Available unfurnished though includes gas central heating plus real fireplace in living area. Enclosed garden & private pool. Gated entrance with undercover parking. Situated on a private road. TEL: 97790883 OFFICE: 26271858 VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MANY MORE PROPERTIES www.mrrentpaphos.net Email: info@ mrrent-paphos.net **************************** RENTAL POINT - PAPHOS PROPERTIES AVAILABLE TO RENT IN THE PAPHOS DISTRICT. JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF AVAILABLE PROPERTIES. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL. CALL 97648440 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 en-suite 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. €475.00 a month 2. GEROSKIPOU 2 bed 1.5 bath furnished duplex apartment in quiet location with outstanding sea views. Open plan living area and dining area.. Fully fitted kitchen with appliances . Guest WC. 2 double bedrooms. Family bathroom. Balcony & covered parking. Comm pool. Rent includes free internet. €430.00 a month. 3. SEA CAVES – 5/6 bed fully furnished luxury villa with no immediate neighbours.. 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 Shower-room 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. €4000.00 a month 4. MESA CHORIO – 2 Bed, 2. bath fully furnished apartment in good location close to ISOP. Open plan living area with dining space. Fitted kitchen, 2 double bedrooms, master with en-suite. Family bathroom. Off street parking & comm. Pool. Minutes into Paphos. €425. Or close offers 5. GOUDI (near Polis) Outstanding 3 bed, 3.5 bath unfurnished villa. Set in a rural setting the property enjoys privacy with no immediate neighbours. Open plan living area, spacious fitted kitchen. Guest WC. Ground floor bedroom with en-suite. Stairs to 2 further double bedroom with en-suite. Breakfast area with hob & fridge and seating space. Doors out to large covered verandah with panoramic views. Full A/C, C/H, garage, over-flow tiled pool, SKY dish. Villa has substantial insulation to walls and floors. Large gardens. €750.00 per month. 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 per month. 7. TALA - 5 bed, 3.5 bath large

fully furnished villa. Very large property with open plan living area. Fitted kitchen, storage cupboard, guest WC. 2 bedrooms, bathroom on this level with small seating area. Ideal for dual living. Stairs up to 3 double bedroom, en-suite & family bathroom. Heated swimming pool, A/C, C/H. Electric gates and garden areas. Parking for several cars.€1500.00 per month or offers. 8. POLEMI – 4 bed 2.5 bath massive unfurnished apartment with own entrance in large landscaped gardens. Spacious open plan living area with feature fireplace and dining space Huge fitted kitchen and breakfast area. Guest WC with storage area.4 double bedrooms. Master with en-suite bathroom. Family bathroom. Pretty landscaped gardens, shared pool and off street parking. Quiet rural property.. €550.00 per month. OVNO FOR FULL LISTINGS OF APARTMENTS/TOWNHOUSES AND VILLAS PLEASE CALL FOR DETAILS. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL LANDLORDS/OWNERS 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.

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

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

SALE LIMASSOL 2 bed flat on beach road; light, airy with balcony. New flooring, a/c units, lift 2nd floor, windows 3 sides, own car space. TITLE DEEDS. €115,000. Tel 99178141 www.homesinternational.info (Les Bois) *****************************

LARNACA ARADIPPOU, Larnaca Magnificient Villa fully furnished reduced by thousands to €280,000. 3 - 4 bedrooms, lounge (marble floors), dining/ sitting, utility, kitchen, 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 JUST ON SEA luxurious two story villa, four en-suite bedrooms, steam baths, roof garden, for sale, at Pervolia beach, 8 kilometres from Larnaca. Asking price €1,499,000. Call 00357 97790619.

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

FOR SALE special offer, €79,000 ﬁrst ﬂoor apartment in Protaras, fully furnished with 2 bedrooms and a swimming pool. Walking distance to the beach of Ayia Triada and all amenities. Tel: 97 608941

Camilla Strømstad Liquidation board. WIN A TRIP FOR 2 TO SOUTH AFRICA IN AID OF PAPHOS HOSPICE Organised by SACY NEWS The SACY NEWS was launched early 2012, and has within a short period, become a popular and well-liked publication among the South African community, and other expatriates living on the island of Cyprus. With the support of the South African Consulate, the SACY NEWS has become a prime media source for all South African Cypriots living in Cyprus. “We wanted to create a ‘voice’ for all South Africans in Cyprus. The South African community has increased in number, and it was only a matter of time before we had our own community paper,” says Paul Charalambous, editor of the SACY NEWS. The high-quality publication is produced on a bi-monthly basis and is distributed all over the island, free of charge. The SACY NEWS’ presence as a media sponsor for almost all South African events has spread extensively throughout the island. In recognition of the strong and supportive South African community, the SACY NEWS will be organising the South African New Year’s Eve Ball at the ‘Fifth Floor Restaurant’ in Paphos. This event will become an annual affair on the SACY NEWS calendar. “Everyone is welcome,” says Paul. “We want to revive the traditional South African Greek events we were accustomed to in South Africa.” The SACY NEWS will be organising competitions on a regular basis to support the many charities on the island. After months of planning, and the support from many sponsors in Cyprus and South Africa, the SACY NEWS recently launched the ‘Win a trip for 2 to South Africa Competition’ in aid of the Paphos Hospice. This unique prize package, which includes two return tickets to Johannesburg with Etihad Airways and Century Travel, will be complimented by seven nights at the 5-Star Peermont D’oreale Grande at Emperors Palace Hotel, Casino and Convention Resort. The prize includes an additional two nights at Sandton’s premier Michelangelo Hotel, and a further two nights at the Thabana Safari Lodge for an exceptional full board safari experience. SAFARIS 4 U – A leading group tour operator based in Johannesburg, will provide unique tours to top attractions in Johannesburg, during the course of your stay. Tickets are on sale from all Paphos Hospice Charity Shops, participating outlets (island wide) and private individuals for the price of € 3 per ticket. The winner will be announced at the South African New Year’s Eve Ball on the 31st December 2012. For more information on this unique eleven nights prize package to South Africa, contact the SACY NEWS on 96 343 687. You can also visit their page on Facebook.

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

THE DEVONSHIRE RESTAURANT IN PAPHOS WILL RE-OPEN ON THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER, WILL RESUME IT’S REGULAR MENU, OPEN FOR SUNDAY ROAST LUNCH AND DINNER, FOR BOOKINGS CALL 96870774

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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. PAPHIAKOS & C.C.P. ANIMAL WELFARE URGENTLY NEEDS PASTA TO HELP FEED THE DOGS AND SOFT FOOD FOR ALL THE CATS. DONATIONS CAN BE MADE AT THE CLINIC. PLEASE SPONSOR AN ANIMAL OR BECOME A MEMBER TO ENSURE PAPHIAKOS CAN CONTINUE WITH THEIR NECESSARY WORK. Telephone Jan 26946461 ex 114 or 97614008 THE DONKEYS AT PAPHIAKOS WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO HELP YOU GET RID OF YOUR UNWANTED CAROBS. PLEASE DELIVER TO THE CLINIC AND GIVE THE DONKEYS A SPECIAL TREAT! FORTHCOMING EVENTS FOR PAPHIAKOS CHARITY NO. 1529 September 15th Paphiakos Stall at Episkopi Fete. September 15th Sights & Sounds of the 60s & 70s Live Music & Dancing Trimithousa Community Hall at 8pm €5 tickets from Ollies Bar Trimithousa Pre Show Suppers at Ollies ring 96354182 September 27th Legends of Rock Pissouri Ampitheatre €10 tickets from Pissouri Pools, Markos Internet Café & all Paphiakos Charity Shops Tel 99905624/99955431 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

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07.00 NRG Music Channel 08.00 Kids’ TV Shown till 12.30, then repeated till mid-afternoon. 16.30 Euromaxx 17.00 60 Minute Makeover (rpt) 18.00 Kato Apo Ton Idio Ourano (rpt) 18.50 News In English 19.00 News In Turkish 19.10 Passage To Malaysia (rpt) 20.00 NRG Music Channel 21.00 Jonathan Creek The Judas Tree One-off special in which Jonathan and sidekick Joey investigate bizarre occurrences at a crime writer’s house. With Alan Davies and Sheridan Smith. 2010. 22.30 The Good Wife (rpt) Two episodes from the ﬁrst season. ‘Doubt’. Alicia and Will team up to represent a student accused of killing her room-mate, but their working relationship is jeopardised by the increasing tension arising from a romantic encounter between them the previous night. Followed by ‘Boom’. Alicia is furious when she discovers the real reason Peter has been taking the family to church, while in court, a grieving widow claims that her husband was killed by the lawyer’s client. 00.00 Repeats

07.00 Soﬁa Orthi (rpt) 07.30 Soy Tu Duena (rpt) 08.20 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 09.10 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 10.00 Eleftheros ki Oraios (rpt) 10.50 Ellas To Megaleio Sou (rpt) 11.30 Tin Patisa (rpt) 12.10 FTHIS 13.00 News 13.15 Galileo (rpt) 14.00 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 14.50 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 16.20 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 17.10 Eva Luna (rpt) 18.00 News 18.10 Santa Yiolanta (rpt) 18.50 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 19.30 Tin Patisa (rpt) 20.20 News 21.20 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 22.50 House (rpt) Second season. ‘Deception’. While off duty, House goes to the bookmaker’s, where a woman collapses. The doctor treats her, but when she gets to hospital, he enlists Foreman and Cameron help. 23.30 News 23.50 Ekeines ki Ego (rpt) 00.40 Kai Oi Pantremenoi Ehoun Psihi 01.30 Ellas To Megaleio Sou (rpt) 02.20 Tmima Ithon (rpt) 03.10 News 04.00 Skertsakia (rpt) 04.10 Epithimies (rpt)

06.10 Paralliloi Dromoi (rpt) 06.50 Batso Agapi Mou (rpt) 07.30 Inspector Gadget 08.00 Nea Mera 10.00 Proino Mou (rpt) 12.00 Enimerosi Tora 14.00 Greek Series TBA (rpt) 15.00 Eheis Meson Local investigative show looking at alleged abuses of power, often reported by viewers.

06.20 Erotas Me Epidotisi 07.00 Protoselido 08.20 Eﬁaltis Stin Kouzina (rpt) 09.00 Se Fonto Kokkino (rpt) 09.50 Vasiliki (rpt) 10.20 Oi Takkoi (rpt) 11.10 Vourate Geitonoi (rpt) 12.00 Mesimeri Kai Kati 14.20 Baywatch (rpt) 15.10 Pame Paketo (rpt) 16.00 Magazino With News at 18.00. 18.30 Tropico 19.20 The Del Monte Heirs (rpt) 20.10 News 21.20 The Del Monte Heirs (rpt) 22.10 To Kokkino Domatio 23.10 The 4400 Third season of sci-ﬁ drama series. ‘The Gospel According to Collier’. Tom and Diana embark on a manhunt that could reveal vital information about the future, and Shawn and Isabelle’s wedding day is interrupted by a face from the past. Elsewhere, Kyle gets a surprising visitor at the prison who may hold the key to his freedom. 00.00 News 00.05 Sex and the City Repeat of the second season. 00.30 G4 (rpt)

07.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of 09.15 Fotos - Maria Live Best Of 10.30 Axizei Na To Zeis Tear-jerking talkshow. 11.50 Kostakis Ki Yioi (rpt) Local comedy series. 12.30 I Kouzina Me Tin Dina (rpt) Cookery show. 13.30 Star News 14.00 Kids’ TV 16.15 Exelixeis Stin Showbiz 16.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of (rpt) 17.50 Mila - Best Of (rpt) 18.50 Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well and nutrition. 19.40 Fotis Maria Live Best Of (rpt) 20.45 Exelixeis Stin Showbiz 21.20 FILM: RocknRolla When a valuable painting belonging to a visiting Russian crime czar is stolen from a local gangster, the race is on to recoup it before the killing begins. Crime caper, starring Gerard Butler and Tom Wilkinson. 2008. 23.15 LTV Sports News 00.05 Diet Please Local comedy series. 01.15 Star News 02.00 Repeats

16.00 Yia Sena 17.40 Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes Greek drama series. 18.20 News 18.30 Mousiko Kouti Greek game show. 19.20 Sto Para Pente (rpt) 20.10 News 21.20 Eftyhismenoi Mazi (rpt) 22.20 Piso Sto Spiti (rpt) Greek series about a recession-hit family desperately trying not to lose their house. 23.20 Daddy Cool (rpt) Greek comedy series. 00.00 News 00.10 The Shield Police drama series chronicling the turbulent day-today life of the Strike Team, a group of corrupt Los Angeles cops. 01.00 Yia Sena (rpt) 02.15 Enimerosi Tora (rpt) 04.00 Proino Mou (rpt)

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Television PICK OF THE DAY The Help (Novacinema1, 18.30) I know it’s an early slot - but this Oscar-winning drama (based on a big bestseller) is two and a half hours long, so even if you miss the fi rst few scenes you’ll still get most of it; besides, you can always ask your Sri Lankan maid to fi ll you in on what happened. We take it for granted that most Cypriot homes nowadays - especially if they contain small children or old people - will have a Sri Lankan or Filipino ‘helper’, and of course we assume that these people are treated humanely, just like part of the family (albeit the part that does the jobs the other parts would prefer not to touch). Noone would think to do anything as frankly racist as the Mississippi housewife in The Help who won’t let her black maid use the toilet; on the other hand, few people would behave like Jessica Chastain (as the town outcast, shunned by the other wives) who actually eats lunch with her maid at the kitchen table. A certain distance is inevitable, indeed desirable. The relationship between master and servant is a complex one. Maybe that’s why the fi lm was a hit - yet the concept is ridiculously maudlin, African-American maids in 60s Mississippi (long before anyone thought to coin the word ‘African-American’) as paragons of wisdom and compassion. They dispense self-esteem to their little charges (“You is

important!”) while suppressing their own, and there’s almost a kind of reverse racism when our heroine asks a maid “What does it feel like to raise a white child while your own baby’s being looked after by someone else?”. Why, after all, should the colour of the child make a difference in that situation? Wouldn’t a mother feel just as bereft raising someone else’s black child? The relationship between white and black is also a complex one - especially in America, with its history of slavery - and note, for instance, that a ﬁ lm dedicated to saintly black women nonetheless has a white woman as its heroine. She’s Emma Stone as ‘Skeeter’, a Southern society girl and aspiring writer who’s just back from college and increasingly out of step with her old racist friends; she decides to write a book about “the help”, the maids who serve every rich family (including her own), and inevitably gets into trouble. Stone is great, Chastain even better - but of course the Oscar had to go to a black actress and it duly went to Octavia Spencer (who’s also very good) as the maid who does a “terrible awful” thing; that thing is crass and surprisingly gross, but I guess that’s how it is with bestsellers these days. Enjoyably unsubtle, and even if you hate it your maid will enjoy it. Made in 2011.

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Funny Face (CyBC1, 15.30) Everyone has their blind spots, and this famous musical is one of mine - which is odd since it stars two of my favourite Hollywood stars (Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire) and is directed by Stanley Donen who made some of my favourite ﬁ lms (especially Charade and Singin’ in the Rain). All this and a Gershwin score, reaching its peak early on when Audrey sings ‘How Long Has This Been Going On’ in an empty bookshop - and she works in the bookshop, at least till fashion photographer Astaire commandeers it for a photo shoot and is struck by our girl’s gamine beauty. Enter the fashion magazines - and maybe that’s where the ﬁ lm loses me, because anyone who thinks Audrey looks better after her makeover (hair plastered to her scalp, body wrapped in fabric) than she does as the shy girl surrounded by books has rocks in their head. Still some good numbers, especially ‘Think Pink’. Made in 1957.

Moment of Truth (LTV3, 20.15) “The seduction was planned. The lie has spread. The truth ... is murder,” says the trailer for this obscure fi lm, making it look like a thriller when apparently it’s more of a character drama. The main character is Thomas Haden Church as ‘Don McKay’ - the original title was Don McKay, which sounds more like a hippy rock guitarist than a fi lm title - and Don left his hometown after a tragedy, only to return after 25 years when he learns that an old fl ame (Elisabeth Shue) is dying. “What she needs right now is a friend, not some demon from her past,” says the fl ame’s fl atmate coolly - but it turns out that Don is a victim, not a demon, being set up by some shady people, though I’m hazy on the details since the fi lm (after all) is pretty obscure. Made in 2009.

The Art of Getting By (Novacinema1, 22.00) Fact: Freddie Highmore is a bad actor. (OK that’s not really a fact, but I’ve always thought he’s a bad actor.) Fact: Freddie Highmore’s dad is an actor, and his mum is a well-known agent who also represents Daniel Radcliffe - which perhaps explains why Mr. Highmore keeps getting good roles, fi rst as a stodgy child actor in fi lms like Finding Neverland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, now as a blank-faced young adult in this soso teen drama. Freddie is George, a rather shy teenage misfit who’s convinced that life is basically meaningless; he’s a talented cartoonist but no-one appreciates his weirdness - except perhaps classmate Emma Roberts, with whom he falls in love though he’s too shy to do anything about it. Lots of quirky detail, plus a standard coming-of-age plot which could’ve used a more expressive lead actor. Sorry, Freddie. Made in 2011.

The Art of Getting By (Novacinema1, 22.00)

News 03:10 Face/Off 01:10 The Weakest Link 01:55 North & South (2004) 02:45 Eastenders 61 03:15 Doctors 03:45 Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive 04:15 2 Point 4 Children 04:45 As Time Goes By 05:10 Green Green Grass 05:40 Dinnerladies 06:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 Teletubbies 07:25 Garth & Bev 07:35 Boogie Beebies 07:50 Balory 08:10 Teletubbies 08:35 Garth & Bev 08:45 Buzz & Tell 08:50 Boogie Beebies 09:05 Balory 09:25 Buzz & Tell 09:30 Little Human Planet 09:35 After You’ve Gone 10:05 2 Point 4 Children 10:35 The Weakest Link 11:20 Eastenders 61 11:50 Doctors 12:15 North & South (2004) 13:10 Cranford: Return To Cranford 14:00 Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive 14:30 After You’ve Gone 15:00 The Weakest Link 15:45 Eastenders 61 16:15 Doctors 16:40 North & South (2004) 17:35 Cranford: Return To Cranford 18:25 The Weakest Link 19:10 Eastenders 61 19:40 Doctors 20:10 Casualty 21:00 My Fily 21:30 The Impressions Show With Culshaw & Stephenson 22:00 Afterlife 22:50 One Foot In The Grave 23:20 Last Of The Summer Wine 23:50 Moses Jones 00:40 Ideal

07:00 How It’s Made 07:25 Wheeler Dealers 08:15 American Chopper 09:10 Dirty Jobs 10:05 Deadliest Catch 10:55 Ultimate Survival 11:50 How Do They Do It? 12:15 How It’s Made 12:40 Extreme Engineering 13:35 The Kustomizer 14:30 Wheeler Dealers 15:25 American Chopper 16:20 Mythbusters 17:15 Dirty Jobs 18:10 Deadliest Catch 19:05 Ultimate Survival 20:00 How It’s Made 21:00 Mega Builders 22:00 Flying Wild Alaska 23:00 Around The World In 80 Ways 00:00 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 01:00 Penn & Teller Tell A Lie 01:55 Mega Builders 02:50 Flying Wild Alaska 03:50 Around The World In 80 Ways 04:50 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 05:45 How Do They Do It? 06:10 Overhaulin’

09:30 Football: 2014 World Cup Qualiﬁers Brazil 13:45 Football 14:45 All Sports: Watts 15:45 Cycling: Grand Prix Belgium 17:45 Football: 2014 World Cup Qualiﬁers Brazil 19:15 Football 20:30 All Sports: Wednesday Selection 20:35 Equestrian: Nations Cup Series Dublin 21:35 Equestrian Sports: Riders Club 21:40 Golf: U.S. P.G.A. Tour-Barclays Classic 22:40 Golf: U.S. P.G.A. Tour-Deutsche Bank Championship In Boston 23:40 Golf: The European Tour-Klm Open 00:10 Golf: Ladies European Tour-Swedish Open 00:20 All Sports: Month Selection 00:25 Golf: Golf Club 00:30 Sailing: Extreme Sailing Series In Italy 01:00 Sailing: Yacht Club 01:05 All Sports: Wednesday Selection 01:10 Cycling: Grand Prix Belgium

05:30 The Amazing Race 06:15 Family Guy 07:05 Lost 07:50 How I Met Your Mother 08:40 White Collar 09:25 Criminal Minds 10:10 The Amazing Race 10:55 Family Guy 11:45 Lost 12:30 How I Met Your Mother 13:20 White Collar 14:05 Lost 14:50 Touch 16:20 The Amazing Race 17:05 Family Guy 17:55 Lost 18:40 How

07:00 Baby Looney Tunes 07:25 Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs 07:50 Tom & Jerry Show 08:15 Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures 08:40 Loonatics Unleashed 09:05 Scooby-Doo Where Are You! 09:30 Superman: The Animated Series 09:55 Looney Tunes Show 10:20 Tak & The Power Of Juju 10:45 Fanboy & Chum Chum 11:10 X’s 11:35 Ni Hao, KaiLan 12:00 Dora The Explorer 12:25 Spongebob Squarepants 13:15 Mighty B! 13:40 My Life As A Teenage Robot 14:05 Hey Arnold! 14:30 Icarly 15:20 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue! I 15:45 Histeria! 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 2010 World’s Strongest Man 17:30 Momentum: What Drives You 18:00 Strike Force - Mixed Martial Arts 18:30 Bmx Supercross World Cup 19:00 Irc 2012: Barum 20:00 2010 Women’s Tournament Of Champions 21:00 2010 Basketball Without Borders 21:30 Planet Speed 22:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 00:00 Ironman 01:00 PBA Us Open 02:15 Boxing Series 03:30 Strike Force - Mixed Martial Arts 04:00 Incredible Dog Challenge 05:00 X-Games Los Angeles 06:30 Spirit Of Golf

07:15 According To Jim 08:00 Big Bang Theory 08:30 Southland 09:15 C.S.I. New York 10:05 Two And A Half Men 10:30 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia 11:15 Harry’s Law 12:45 Side Order Of Life 13:30 According To Jim 14:20 Southland 15:15 C.S.I. New York 16:05 Friends 16:30 Trust Me 17:15 Alcatraz 19:00 Side Order Of Life 19:45 According To Jim 20:30 United States Of Tara 21:00 Shameless 22:50 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 23:35 House Md 00:20 Rite 02:20 Elder Son 03:50 Friends 04:15 Trust Me 05:00 Alcatraz 06:30 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Michael Clayton (LTV, 21.00) I Met Your Mother 19:30 White Collar 20:15 Criminal Minds 21:00 Touch 22:30 White Collar 23:20 Touch 00:50 The Amazing Race 01:40 Family Guy 02:30 Lost 03:20 The Life & Times Of Tim 03:50 How I Met Your Mother 04:40 White Collar

07:15 A Scanner Darkly 09:00 10 11:05 Being There 13:15 Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage 15:00 Burn Up 18:15 Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 20:15 Moment Of Truth 22:00 Singles 00:05 Daring! TV 03:15 The Quick And The Dead 04:50 Kirot 06:45 Rock Star

07:00 Pawn Stars 07:30 Storage Wars 09:00 Lock N’ Load 10:00 Pawn Stars 10:30 Storage Wars 11:00 Ancient Aliens 12:00 Storage Wars 13:00 American Pickers 14:00 Lock N’ Load 15:00 UFO Hunters 16:00 Storage Wars 2 17:00 American Pickers 18:00 Lock N’ Load 19:00 UFO Hunters 20:00 Pawn Stars 20:30 Storage Wars 21:00 Ancient Aliens 22:00 Swamp People 23:00 Top Shot 00:00 Pawn Stars 00:30 Storage Wars 01:00 Ancient Aliens 02:00 Swamp People 03:00 Top Shot 04:00 UFO Hunters 05:00 Lock N’ Load 06:00 Ancient Aliens

07:00 Islands 08:00 Untamed Americas 09:00 Earth Investigated 10:00 Inside 9/11 11:00 The Link 12:00 Air Crash Investigation 13:00 Warzone Gone Wild 14:00 Secret Bible 15:00 Breakout 16:00 Megafactories 17:00 Air Crash Investigation 18:00 Classiﬁed 19:00 Inside 9/11 20:00 Inside 9/11: The War Continues 21:00 Wicked Tuna 22:00 Nazi Underworld 23:00 9/11: Voices From The Air 00:00 Wicked Tuna 01:00 Nazi Underworld 02:00 Inside 9/11 03:00 Inside 9/11: The War Continues 04:00 Wicked Tuna 05:00 Nazi Underworld 06:00 9/11: Voices From The Air

07:30 Ghost Town 09:30 Un Prophete 12:15 Dolores Claiborne 14:30 Desert Son 16:15 Paranormal Activity 18:00 Adventures In Babysitting 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Michael Clayton 23:05 Unknown (2011) 01:00 Hustler TV 02:40 Dan In Real Life 04:20 Being Human 06:30 LTV Sports News

06:10 Cedar Rapids 07:40 It’s A Wonderful Afterlife 09:20 Tangled 11:05 Lies In Plain Sight 12:35 The Tourist 14:25 Spotlight On 15:00 Love Stories In Love And War 16:55 The Cake Eaters 18:30 The Help 21:00 N.C.I.S. Housekeeping 22:00 The Art Of Getting By 23:35 Point Blank 01:05 Paranormal Activity 2 02:40 Cine

05:45 Little White Lies 08:20 Guilty By Suspicion 10:10 Cine News 10:50 How To Murder Your Wife 12:50 Air Force One 15:00 Burlesque 17:05 Films & Stars 17:35 A Better Life 19:20 Transformers: Dark Of The Moon 23:40 The Cove 01:20 Straw Dogs 03:10 Cine News 04:10 Bugsy

18:50 Final Analysis 21:00 Heart Condition 22:45 The Eagle 00:45 Cine News 01:30 Tarra Sex Tape!

19:05 The Girl Next Door 21:00 127 Hours 22:40 De-Lovely 00:50 Winter’s Bone

01:30 PGA Tour Highlights BMW Championship 02:30 MLB Player Poll 03:00 MLB: Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers LIVE 06:00 ASP Surfing World Championships Billabong Pro: Jeffrey’s Bay 07:00 Golf Central Special - yder Cup Special 07:30 Top 10 - Toughest Shots 08:00 Morning Drive 09:00 Golf Central International 09:30 Golf Fitness - Red Cord Workout 13:00 Props 7 Four Corners 13:30 Props 7 Best of Props ‘10 14:00 Wrecked Jane Runs the Show 14:30 101 Cars You Must Drive Keeping it in the Family 15:00 Speedway Grand Prix Cardiff, Britain 16:00 ASP Surﬁng World Championships Billabong Pro: Jeffrey’s Bay 17:00 NFL Replay 18:30 PRE GAME(E) 19:15 CHAMPIONSHIP LAIKI POPULAR BANK 2011-12: APOLLON VS AEL (E) 21:15 POST GAME (E) 22:00 NFL Replay 23:30 Props 7 Four Corners 24:00 Props 7 Best of Props ‘10 24:30 Wrecked Jane Runs the Show 25:00 101 Cars You Must Drive Keeping it in the Family

07:00 Globe Trekker Special 08:00 Culinary Asia 09:00 Megalopolis 10:00 Travel Oz 10:30 Word Travels 11:00 Sophie Grigson In The Home Counties 12:00 Globe Trekker 13:00 The Ethical Hedonist 14:00 Planet Food 15:00 Flavours Of Colombia 15:30 Flavours Of Mexico 16:00 Globe Trekker 17:00 Sophie Grigson In The Home Counties 18:00 Travel Oz 18:30 Word Travels 19:00 Globe Trekker 20:00 4real 20:30 Travel Today 21:00 The Ethical Hedonist 22:00 Julian And Camilla’s World Odyssey 00:00 Nomad’s Land 01:00 4real 01:30 Travel Today 02:00 The Ethical Hedonist 03:00 Julian And Camilla’s World Odyssey 04:00 Globe Trekker 05:00 Travel Oz 05:30 Word Travels 06:00 Sophie Grigson In The Home Counties

06:00 Manhattan Melodrama 07:40 Somebody Up There Likes Me 09:30 The Band Wagon 11:20 Love Me Or Leave Me 13:20 Above Suspicion 14:50 Les Girls 16:40 Go West 18:00 Across The Wide Missouri 19:20 Adam’s Rib 21:00 Mutiny on the Bounty 23:55 All Fall Down 01:45 Action In The North Atlantic 03:50 Ziegfeld Girl

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CRYPTIC 2182

6 PREVIOUS DAY’S SOLUTIONS

Across 8

5 Witches contain a restless desire (4) 7 All three vying desperately (10) 8 Mineral from ﬁeld I left taking pole (8) 10 Touched, not Ted, giving a shout of pain (4) 11 Declare that a clergyman has been overthrown (4) 13 A choice article having monetary worth (8) 15 Applaud another part of the nonsense (8) 16 Gallery – it’s among the best at English capital (4) 17 Badly written unending piece of verse (4) 18 Allowance for distance from the equator (8) 21 One broadcasting various letters about one spotted returning (10) 22 Resembling sin? (4)

9 Entirely surrounding a letter? (10) 12 Criticise a large town for greed (8) 14 Sauce and jam used in cos-

Down

Answers to crossword 2181

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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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Rating EASY

QUICK: Across – 1 Diva; 8 Mackintosh; 9 Epée; 10 Stranger; 12 Aside; 13 Shy; 16 Stanza; 17 Abound; 18 Dim; 21 Steak; 22 Snifﬁng; 24 Aida; 25 Law-breaker; 26 Dodo. Down – 2 Imposition; 3 Amending; 4 Sketch; 5 Sneak; 6 Pong; 7 Thor; 11 Even-handed; 13 Sad; 14 Yam; 15 Postcard; 19 Ionian; 20 Aﬁre; 22 Sell; 23 Iowa.

Rating HARD

CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Scum; 8 Astringent; 9 Amok; 10 Entrench; 12 Burst; 13 Led; 16 Starve; 17 Oiling; 18 Ash; 21 Pitch; 22 Andorran; 24 Amps; 25 Bogged down; 26 Tram. Down – 2 Combustion; 3 Make sure; 4 Cringe; 5 Entry; 6 Fern; 7 Utah; 11 Cornucopia; 13 Lea; 14 Doh; 15 Claimant; 19 Shandy; 20 Pried; 22 Abba; 23 Digs.

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metic (8) 18 Girl producing a ﬂower for Easter (4) 19 International river (4) 20 Nobleman not quite in good

Rating MEDIUM

1 What vegetarians might do if served it? (4) 2 Man is fellow revolutionary (4) 3 Journey’s break proves to be a disaster (4,4) 4 I go in through the wharf (4) 5 Blissfully unaware (8) 6 Reckoned to be deliberate (10)

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5 Obligation (4) 7 Perseverance (10) 8 Town in SE France (8) 10 Slope (4) 11 Jason’s ship (4) 13 Tenant (8) 15 Woodman (8) 16 Utensil (4) 17 Sagacious (4) 18 Intrude (8) 21 Constricting (10) 22 Scandinavian books (4)

1 Bluish-white element (4) 2 Old name of Thailand (4) 3 Be conspicuous (5,3) 4 Agate (4) 5 Dilapidated (8) 6 Awe-inspiring (10) 9 Brought into agreement (10) 12 Musical drama (8) 14 Escort vessel (8) 18 W African country (4) 19 Four gills (4) 20 Milk pudding (4)

HOROSCOPE

Across

ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

Make sure you aren’t overdoing it, whether at work or at home. You need to pay special attention to your body’s needs. The more you are willing to ﬁne tune your diet, exercise daily and improve your overall levels of ﬁtness, the better. Your love life can hot up whether you are serious or playful. Relationship adventure is extremely tempting just now.

The Moon helps you to celebrate being you, and with Venus giving you a chance to highlight your best features, you may be feeling like a king or queen. You still have many options to network and get out and about, but a lot of your energy seems to be linked with getting things sorted out at home. Clear out clutter and give yourself room to breathe.

You may be very busy career-wise, with a need to attend to details and make sure that everything is working efﬁciently. Being you, this may be a bit tiresome, but if you knuckle down you will not only show that you are professional as well as fun, you may be in line for more work and more money. It’s also time to ask yourself what you really want.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

All your problems, worries and fears seem to be about other people, whether your lover, boss, work colleagues or friends. It may help to shift the focus from what is going on outside of you, to what’s going on within. Listen to your intuition and go with whatever seems right. If you feel happy inside, conditions around may become happier too.

You may feel like letting go of the need to be perfect so that you can relax, feel less stressed and go with the ﬂow. Because of this you may not feel quite so conﬁdent about taking a major risk. Rest assured that the more you are willing to step out into the unknown, the more success you can expect. Be ready to take the plunge and enjoy the unknown.

This can be a bubbly day, which is perfect for getting in touch with friends and family, learning something new, researching your options or seeking out best buys, whether online or off. You’ll also ﬁnd it easier to talk to those in authority and get your own way. Meanwhile, Mars in your social zone, makes you more determined than ever to win friends.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

You may have a desire to be guided by a force that’s superior in wisdom and intelligence to your own. At the same time, you may be enjoying living in the moment and experiencing life’s journey. By balancing any external knowledge with your own insightful perceptions, embracing a sense of fun and being natural, your prospects can brighten.

On the surface you may seem like the star of the show or the belle of the ball, but you may be moving through a more introvert phase with the Sun in your spiritual zone. This isn’t bad, it just means that you may need to connect with your inner processes rather than push yourself to get out and be too gregarious, especially if you really don’t want to.

Keep an open mind, and be receptive to the many opportunities around you today. You thrive by studying subjects that appeal to you at a deeper level - those for which you have a natural passion. Today, you may ﬁnd a clue to a puzzle that has intrigued you for some time. Following the trail may lead you further into some very exciting understandings.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

You may be in top form and the one whose friends and family turn to if they want help with a problem. Your ability to see issues from several perspectives at once may prove very healing. Your lover may be in a good mood today too, and keen to enjoy some quality interaction. This can lead to some playful fun, and you may decide to go out for the evening.

You may be looking for that lucky break - the one that may open the door to untold riches and lots of success. The presence of the Moon and Venus in your career zone, suggests that today you may need to make it yourself. If you want to get ahead, you may need to go on a charm offensive and show that you are the right person for the job.

In some ways life is easier, more fun and more exciting than it has been, yet you may also be feeling an inner angst that won’t go away. There are inﬂuences around you that could be encouraging you to learn from the past and from some of the difﬁculties you have faced. Don’t feel a failure. You have triumphed and have the battle scars to prove it!

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Sport Stealthy Raikkonen builds up healthy Formula 1 points tally

Coe to stand for BOA leadership

Lotus star has been king of consistency

By Tom Pilcher

By Alan Baldwin KIMI Raikkonen has moved stealthily up the Formula One standings to a healthy third place and the Lotus driver could become even more of a contender now the championship has turned its back on Europe. Lotus team principal Eric Boullier made no secret of the fact that Monza, the fastest track on the calendar and a power circuit with long straights and few corners, did not play to his car’s strengths on Sunday. “We knew here would not be easy,” he said after Raikkonen ﬁnished ﬁfth at the Italian Grand Prix, the last European race of the year with the focus now on the Far and Middle East before the season ends in the Americas. “We look forward now obviously to the next races because it should suit our car much better.” Scoring regular points has been key in this most unpredictable of championships and Raikkonen and Ferrari’s championship leader Fernando Alonso have been the kings of consistency. Raikkonen has scored points in his last 10 races and, although the Finn has yet to win in his comeback

Kimi Raikkonen has scored points in his last 10 races and, although the Finn has yet to win in his comeback season after two years in the world rally championship, he has been on the podium six times in 13 races season after two years in the world rally championship, he has been on the podium six times in 13 races. Alonso’s focus has been mostly on Red Bull’s world champion Sebastian Vettel and McLaren’s Monza race winner Hamilton so far this season but the Spaniard may have to take his Ferrari predecessor into account as well now. Both Red Bulls failed to ﬁnish at Monza but Raikkonen banked points as usual. Alonso will need no reminding of how Raikkonen took the 2007 title against the

odds, mounting one of the sport’s great comebacks by winning three of the last four races of that season to pip Hamilton and the Spaniard, at the time McLaren team mates, by a single point. “It’s good to go into third position,” said Raikkonen, just one point behind Hamilton and 38 adrift of Alonso despite the top two having each won three races this year. “It was a difﬁcult weekend as we were too slow in a straight line. We came into the race looking for sixth or seventh so ﬁfth is the maxi-

mum we could have done.” Nobody has won more than three races this year and Raikkonen has plenty of time to clamber on top of the podium before the year is out. Japan’s Suzuka circuit, which comes after next week’s Singapore Grand Prix, is a particular favourite. Raikkonen was Lotus’ sole points scorer on Sunday, with regular French team mate Romain Grosjean banned for the race after causing a pile-up at the start in Belgium and replaced by Belgian reserve Jerome

D’Ambrosio. D’Ambrosio’s hopes were hit by a KERS problem, a big blow at a track like Monza, and Grosjean will be back for Singapore champing at the bit but with a lesson learned after a weekend spent watching and listening from the garages. “I think he learned a lot because being in your car you have only one radio in your head, when you are sitting in the garage you have both cars and you can learn a lot,” said Boullier. “I think he is extremely eager to return.”

Dismal Pakistan crash to record Twenty20 loss to Aussies By Brian Murgatroyd

Not good enough: Pakistan were bowled out for just 74, their lowest Twenty20 international total

PAKISTAN went from the sublime to the disastrous against Australia, recording their lowest Twenty20 international total and suffering their heaviest defeat in the shortest form of the game. Mohammed Hafeez’s side were bowled out for just 74, giving Australia a crushing 94-run win three days after Pakistan had secured the three-match series with victory in a super over following a seven-wicket success in match one. Pakistan’s score was below their previous lowest 89 against England in 2010 and the loss eclipsed their worst in terms of runs, beating the 48-run defeat they suffered to England in 2009. They also equalled India’s score of 74 made against Australia in 2008, the lowest total by a leading cricket nation and sixth-lowest score by any side in a Twenty20 international. “It is a wake-up call for the whole team as in this last game we couldn’t meet expectations,” Hafeez told reporters.

“Australia played better cricket than us, their openers were outstanding and we didn’t play smart cricket, losing too many wickets in the ﬁrst six overs. Australia captain George Bailey was delighted with the World Cup in Sri Lanka starting next week. “It was a great win,” he said. “We’ve worked really hard since the opening game, we were good the other night and tonight we were better. “Momentum is important and conﬁdence is important but now we have got to go out and replicate that in Sri Lanka.” After Australia reached 168 for seven, Pakistan’s top-order folded in limp fashion against aggressive bowling from fast bowlers Mitchell Starc (3-11) and Patrick Cummins (3-15). The Australia total was founded on their highest partnership for all wickets in T20Is, 111 between openers David Warner (59) and Shane Watson (47) from just 64 balls. For Australia, the win also took them back above Ireland into ninth place in the ICC T20 rankings ahead of their match against the Associate side in Sri Lanka on September 19.

SEBASTIAN Coe will stand for the leadership of the British Olympic Association (BOA), saying he wanted to show his gratitude to the organisation that helped him to win gold in the 1980s and guide the London 2012 Games to a roaring success. Coe, twice an Olympic 1,500 metres champion who won his ﬁrst gold at the 1980 Moscow Games and was appointed the chairman of the 2012 Games, will go for election when current BOA head Colin Moynihan, in charge since 2005, steps down later this year, with a vote likely in November. Moynihan announced after the Olympic Games in August that he would hand over to a replacement to give them time to settle in before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. “I am happy for my name go to forward. I was asked formally and on this day of all days why wouldn’t you want to help?” Coe told reporters following a London parade to laud the efforts of the British Olympians and Paralympians. “I wouldn’t presume anything but I was asked, I thought about it, and I have always had a huge debt of gratitude to the British Olympic Association.” Coe said his participation in Russia in 1980 had been thanks to the BOA, who also gave the middle-distance runner a berth at the 1984 Los Angeles Games despite a battle with illness. “They fought to allow me to go to Moscow and actually everything I have done in the last few years might not have been possible had I not had that Olympic experience. “So it’s an organisation I have a deep, deep commitment to. The BOA is a fantastic organisation.” Coe helped to secure the Games for London in 2005, a move which had its doubters. Britain’s Olympians notched up 29 golds on their way to their biggest haul of 65 medals in more than a century while the Paralympians’ tally of 120 medals was their best since Sydney in 2000. Huge and enthusiastic crowds packed venues during the Games. Coe has also expressed interest in running for the presidency of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) after Senegal’s Lamine Diack leaves the post in 2015. Coe was appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron as Olympic legacy ambassador following the closure of the Olympic Games and is a former Conservative member of Parliament.

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Sport McIlroy buys time on Olympic flag decision

Djoko welcomes Murray into the grand slam club

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

Beaten Serb is happy for his old friend By Larry Fine NOVAK Djokovic hates to lose, but the five-time grand slam champion was happy for his friend Andy Murray, who beat him in a pulsating, five-set struggle for the US Open title on Monday night. “Any loss is a bad loss. There is no question about it,” the Serb told reporters after his 7-6 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 defeat that denied him back-to-back US titles. “I’m disappointed to lose the match. “I had a great opponent today. He deserved to win this grand slam more than anybody, I’m sure, because over the years he’s been a top player. He’s been so close, lost four finals. Now he has won it, so I would like to congratulate him. “I’m happy that he won it.” The long-awaited victory made Murray the first British man to win a singles grand slam title since Fred Perry 76 years ago. Djokovic, who is one week younger than fellow 25year-old Murray and friendly off the court with a rival he has known since junior tennis days, welcomed Murray to the grand slam

club after the Scotsman’s triumph. He walked around the net to give the dazed Murray a hug and a pat on the back after surrendering the nearly five-hour match with a forehand blasted long. Having fallen short in his first four grand slam finals, Murray was denied another crack at a maiden major title by Djokovic at this year’s Australian Open, when the Serb won their semi-final in another epic duel that lasted nearly five hours.

STUMBLED The prospect of a ﬁfth ﬁnal loss for Murray loomed on Monday when Djokovic mowed through the third and fourth sets to take the match into a decider, but the Serb stumbled with an early double-break of serve from which he was unable to recover. In contrast to Murray’s long wait, Djokovic tasted grand slam success at a tender age when he won the 2008 Australian Open. He could sympathise with the Scotsman’s frustrations, however, having been denied further grand slam glory for three years

by the dominance of Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal. “I think in my experience it was just a matter of belief, really mentally to mature and to understand what you need to do to become a grand slam champion and to become the best in the world,” said Djokovic, who won three out of the four majors last year to clinch the world number one ranking before losing it to Federer after the Swiss’ Wimbledon triumph in July. “Andy has all the capacity he needs, all the talent on the court. He’s dedicated, he’s professional. He has proven that many years already with his results.” Djokovic said he savoured being part of the ‘Big Four’ of men’s tennis, along with Federer, Nadal and Murray. “Us four, we are taking this game to another level, and it’s really nice to be part of such a strong men’s tennis era,” he added. “It’s a privilege to be part of this era. It’s obvious that the four of us, you know, we get to the later stages of every single grand slam. “Andy winning tonight makes it even more competitive and more interesting for people to watch it.”

Novak Djokovic fought back from two sets down but eventually lost his US Open title to his childhood friend

No regrets for Azarenka after pushing the ‘greatest’ By Simon Cambers

Emotional: Victoria Azarenka served for the championship before falling victim to another of Williams’ great escapes

FOR Victoria Azarenka, there were no regrets, just satisfaction that she had produced her best in her gallant US Open final loss to Serena Williams, a player she described as the greatest of all time. At 5-3, 30-30 in the final set of her first final at Flushing Meadows, the world number one stood two points away from winning the title only to fall victim to yet another of Williams’ great escapes as she went down 6-2 2-6 7-5. “I have no regrets,” the Belarusian said. “I felt like I gave it all there. Could it have gone my way? Probably, yes. But it didn’t. “It really, really hurts. Those emotions come out and you feel sad, but it’s time to really realise what happened. It was a great match. It was close, but not for me.” Outplayed in the first set, Australian Open champion Azarenka raised her game in the second, extending the rallies and forcing uncharacteristic mistakes from

Williams, who looked more tense by the point. But as she has done so many times in her career, the 30-year-old pulled herself together when she needed to and reeled off four straight games to win her fourth US Open and her 15th grand slam singles title. “For me she’s the greatest player of all time,” Azarenka said. “She took the game to the next level. “She makes me always make sure that I’m taking my game, my personality, my physical aspect to the next level. “Today I was close. I’m going to have, for sure, another opportunity to make something better. That’s what I’m looking for.” Azarenka said she was proud of how she fought back into the match, having been blown off court by the power of Williams in the ﬁrst set. “I felt like I came up to do something different to provoke those opportunities,” she said. “I wasn’t thinking that she will start to miss because that will never hap-

pen.” “I felt like I provoked her and I was just trying to stay in that moment to make sure that I keep it rolling.” Azarenka said she was proud of her ability to produce her best form on the biggest stages. “I feel like when the task is more difficult for me it’s more exciting,” she said. “When that fear, the adrenaline is coming, something that you never experienced before, you have to stand tall and just face it.” Having won gold (in mixed doubles) and bronze medals (singles) at the Olympics and gone so close to a second grand slam title, Azarenka said she would take a short rest and reflect on her efforts. “It’s a great achievement to get to the final, no doubt,” she said. “I feel proud of myself in one way, but still sad. But when I go home, I’ll be more than happy with the summer. “I think I’m in pretty good shoes, sitting here as a finalist of the US Open actually for my first time.”

WORLD number one Rory McIlroy, in a bid to dampen mounting speculation over whether he will represent Britain or Ireland at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, says he is in no rush to make a decision. The 23-year-old Northern Irishman eased to a third win in four PGA Tour starts at the BMW Championship in Carmel, Indiana, on Sunday and, for the moment, wants to devote his entire golfing focus to tournament play. “I wish to clarify that I have absolutely not made a decision regarding my participation in the next Olympics,” McIlroy wrote in an open letter via his Twitter account. “On a personal level, playing in the Olympics would be a huge honour. However, the Games in Rio are still four years away and I certainly won’t be making any decisions with regards to participating any time soon. “My focus right now is on being the best player I can be, trying to win major championships and contributing to what will hopefully be a victorious European side at the forthcoming Ryder Cup matches against the USA.” Long regarded as heir apparent to Tiger Woods as the game’s leading player, McIlroy has enjoyed a careerbest season on the 2012 PGA Tour highlighted by four wins, including a second major title at last month’s PGA Championship. His swashbuckling approach to golf, coupled with his down-to-earth, almost boyish, demeanour with the fans, has made him arguably the most popular player in the game. However, ever since the decision was made for golf to the return to the Olympics in 2016 for the first time since 1904, McIlroy has felt pressured to signal which flag he would prefer to represent at the global sports showpiece. In 2009, the Northern Irishman said he would “probably play for Great Britain”, a sentiment he repeated in a recent interview with the Daily Mail newspaper. “I am in an extremely sensitive and difficult position...” McIlroy said in his open letter. “I am a proud product of Irish golf and the Golfing Union of Ireland and am hugely honoured to have come from very rich Irish sporting roots, winning Irish boys, youths and amateur titles and playing for Ireland at all levels. “I am also a proud Ulsterman who grew up in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. That is my background and always will be. I receive huge support from both Irish and British sports fans alike and it is greatly appreciated.

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Sport

Neymar-inspired Brazil thrash China, build bridges with fans Crushing 8-0 win brings the smiles back By Pedro Fonseca NEYMAR scored a hat-trick as Brazil crushed China 8-0 in a friendly in Recife, appeasing home fans who had jeered their poor display against South Africa last week. The northeast of Brazil, and Recife in particular, has traditionally given the team strong support in hard times so there was no better place for Mano Menezes’ beleaguered side to come than the Arruda stadium. After losing the London Olympics ﬁnal to Mexico last month, Brazil were jeered during an unconvincing 1-0 win over South Africa in Sao Paulo on Friday. At the end of the match, Brazil’s players gathered in the middle of the pitch to thank the fans for their renewed support. “That’s the connection we have to have with the fans. We know what we must improve but without them we can’t improve,” right back Daniel Alves said. “With their help it’s all going to be easier. The Brazil teams belongs to us all and if we have that connection the

That’s the way to do it: superstar Neymar scored a hat-trick before coming off to a rousing ovation work with ﬂow,” he told reporters as he left the pitch. Brazil took time to get going before Ramires opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, exchanging a onetwo with Oscar on the left and lobbing goalkeeper Zeng Cheng. Burly striker Hulk, who scored the only goal on Friday, started the move that led to Neymar netting the second goal from Oscar’s low cross. Neymar celebrated with a

wide grin and as Brazil went in 2-0 up at halftime, he said: “No one can take away my smile, regardless of the jeers or praise.” Brazil, who also hit the woodwork twice in the ﬁrst half, went on to record their biggest win under Menezes, enjoying the ‘oles’ of the Recife crowd. Midﬁelder Lucas scored the third three minutes into the second half and Hulk made it 4-0 from a rebound after Neymar’s shot came back off

the bar. Neymar scored his second shortly after then completed his hat-trick with half an hour still to play before coming off to a rousing ovation and was replaced by Jonas. Brazil completed the rout with an own goal by Liu Jianye and a penalty converted by Oscar after left back Marcelo had been fouled. China only managed two chances on goal, the best a header from Zhang Yuan from a corner which goal-

keeper Diego Alves kept out with a fine reflex save. The Chinese, who have played at one World Cup in 2002 and are already out of the Asian qualifiers for Brazil 2014, are ranked 78th in the world, while five-time world champions Brazil are 12th. Brazil will next meet archrivals Argentina in two friendlies using players from the two countries’ domestic leagues, at home in Goiania on September 19 and away on October 3.

FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying Europe Israel Russia

0 4

Georgia Spain

0 1

Romania Andorra

3 0

B. Herzegovina Latvia

4 1

Bulgaria Armenia

1 0

Norway Slovenia

2 1

Turkey Estonia

3 0

Slovakia Liechtenstein

2 0

Hungary Netherlands

1 4

San Marino Montenegro

0 6

Serbia Wales

6 1

Sweden Kazakhstan

2 0

Switzerland Albania

2 0

Austria Germany

1 2

Belgium Croatia

L L

Greece Lithuania

L L

Italy Malta

L L

N.Ireland Luxembourg

L L

Poland Moldova

L L

France Belarus

L L

Scotland Macedonia

L L

England Ukraine

L L

UEFA withholds prize money from Clubs handed 23 clubs in ‘fair play’ sanctions millions for By Mitch Phillips and Brian Homewood

Europa League winners Atletico Madrid are among 23 clubs to have prize money withheld

EUROPA League winners Atletico Madrid were among 23 clubs to have prize money withheld as European football’s governing body UEFA revealed the ﬁrst sanctions under its ﬁnancial fair play rules yesterday. UEFA said the clubs, who also include Qatari-owned La Liga side Malaga and Portugal’s Sporting, were found to have “important” overdue payments to other teams, their own employees or social and tax authorities. As a result their money for taking part in European competition would be withheld pending further investigation, UEFA said in a statement. The clubs will have to provide an updated report on September 30 to a UEFA committee led by former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene. “This ... measure will re-

‘Clubs could be thrown out of European competition’ main in force until all identiﬁed balances have been settled in full or until a ﬁnal decision by the UEFA committee is taken,” said UEFA. Among other clubs under investigation are Dinamo Bucharest and Rapid Bucharest of Romania, Turkey’s Fenerbahce and Serbia’s Partizan Belgrade. All are involved in this season’s UEFA competitions. There were no clubs from the English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italy’s Serie A or France’s Ligue 1 among the clubs named.

UEFA approved the introduction of the far-reaching ﬁnancial fair play rules in 2009 in a bid to reduce debt and introduce better and more transparent ﬁnancial dealings among clubs playing in its competitions. UEFA president Michel Platini said the measures have been introduced to stop clubs from spending their way into oblivion and to force them to live within their means. They are also intended to stop wealthy owners from trying to buy success with limitless spending on players, distorting the transfer market in the process. Transfer fees and outgoing payments have been monitored since the start of the 2011/12 season with clubs tasked with breaking even in 2012 and 2013 and being assessed during the 2013/14 season. If clubs have not come into line by then, they could be thrown out of European competition.

Euro 2012

UEFA will share 100 million euros among the clubs who released players for the Euro 2012 ﬁnals and qualifying competition, the European Clubs Association (ECA) said yesterday. The amounts range from 3.095 million euros in the case of Bayern Munich to a more modest 3,494 euros for English lower-tier club Barnsley, Finland’s Jyvaskyla and Turkey’s Bucaspor. A total of 575 clubs will beneﬁt from the so-called solidarity payments which are regarded as a form of compensation for the time players spend away from their clubs when they represent their country. Clubs are rewarded for each player called up by a national team with the amount depending on how long the player spends with the team and other factors.

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Sport

Stealthy Raikkonen builds up healthy points tally 29

Brazil thrash China, build bridges with fans 31

Murray ends Britain’s 76-year wait for glory Scot beats Djokovic in five-set thriller to land maiden grand slam

King of New York: Andy Murray celebrates his famous victory before kissing the US Open trophy. Beaten opponent Novak Djokovic was gracious in defeat, embracing his childhood friend (below) and saying Murray ‘deserved to win’ By Julian Linden

NDY Murray became the first British man in 76 years to win a grand slam singles title in the early hours of yesterday morning, fighting off defending champion Novak Djokovic to win an epic US Open final. The Scotsman, beaten in his four previous grand slam finals, made it fifth time lucky with a nerve-jangling 7-6 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 victory at a windy Arthur Ashe Stadium where the players had to battle the elements as much as each other. With both men struggling to control the ball in the gusting winds, and battling exhaustion in a slugfest that tied the record as the longest final at Flushing Meadows, Murray emerged triumphant, proving he belongs among the game’s elite. “I proved that I can win the grand slams,” Murray said. “And I proved that I can last four-and-a-half hours and come out on top against one of the strongest guys physi-

cally that tennis had probably seen, especially on this surface. “I learned to not doubt myself physically and mentally from now on. I’m sure that would have a positive impact in the future.” After losing the first two sets, Djokovic suddenly raised his game to win the next two and force a deciding fifth set, seizing the momentum as Murray started to wilt. But as Murray’s supporters, including actor Sean Connery and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, shifted uneasily in their seats, the Olympic champion regained his composure and jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the final set before hanging on to seal an emotional victory. “It was an incredibly tough match and obviously it felt great at the end,” Murray said, adding that the word “relief” was foremost in his mind. “I’m very happy that I managed to come through because if I had lost this one from two sets up, that would have been a tough one to

take.” The 25-year-old, a survivor of the 1996 Dunblane school massacre, won a titanic first set that took almost an hour and a half to complete and ended in a 22-point tiebreaker, then added the second despite blowing a 4-0 lead. Djokovic, already a fivetime grand slam champion, rebounded to win the third set, then took the fourth to raise the prospect of becoming the first man since Pancho Gonzales in 1949 to win the final after losing the first two sets. he However, the er world number le two was unable nto conjure another fightback as his legs started to cramp and Mur-ray wrapped up victory after four hours and 54 minutes, the same time it took Mats Wilander to beat Murray’s coach Ivan Lendl in the 1988 final. “If I won that

ﬁrst set and had some chances maybe the match would go a different way,” said Djokovic, who asked for a medical timeout to treat a groin strain just as Murray was about to serve for the title. “But there is no reason to go back and say: ‘What if? What if?’ “I had a great opponent. He deserved to win this grand slam more than anybody.” Before Murray’s triumph, the last British man to win a major was Fred Perry, who clinched his na grand ﬁnal sla slam in Ne New York in 1936, the sam same year Britain’s Kin King Edwa ward VIII ab abdicated to marry A American socialit ite Wallis S Simpson. Murray emerged as the man mo most likely to end that

barren run when he made it to the 2008 US Open final, losing to Roger Federer in straight sets. He then made the Australian Open final in 2010 and again in 2011 but doubts about his mental toughness grew when he lost them both in straight sets. The turning point came just a few months ago. He made the final at Wimbledon and although he lost to Federer he won the first set and with a bit of luck, might have won the match. A few weeks later, he avenged that loss by beating Federer in the Olympic final and now has a grand slam to go with his gold medal. “When I was serving for the match, it’s something that I realised how important that moment was for British tennis or British sport,” Murray said. “It’s something that hasn’t happened for a long time obviously in our country so I’m obviously proud that I managed to achieve it.” DJOKOVIC WELCOMES MURRAY INTO THE GRAND SLAM CLUB PAGE 30

Cyprus back in the hunt after beating Iceland Cyprus 1 Iceland 0 By Nemanja Bjedov CYPRUS’ hopes of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil got a big boost last night following a 1-0 win over Iceland at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca. Following Friday’s 3-1 defeat in Albania, Nikos Nioplias made four changes to the side that lost in Tirana with Tasos Kissas coming in for the injured Antonis Georgallides in goal and with Sinisa Dobrasinovic, Athos Solomou and Dimitris Christofi replacing Constantinos Charalambides, Efstathios Aloneftis and Jason Demetriou. The home side dominated throughout the first half and they had nine attempts on goal, three of which were on target, but there was no clear cut opportunity and visiting goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson was rarely troubled. Vincent Laban was a creative force in the middle of the park for Cyprus, while skipper Michalis Konstantinou represented the biggest threat. Iceland coach Lars Lagerbäck made a substitution at half time, clearly unimpressed with his team’s performance, with midfielder Emil Hallfredsson making way for striker Alfred Finnbogason, who scored the second goal against Norway on Friday in a 2-0 victory after also coming off the bench. However, that had no effect as the home team continued to attack and in the 57th minute Constantinos Makrides opened the scoring with a low kick across goal from inside the penalty area, after great work by Christofi who flew down the right flank and then sent in a great pass towards the incoming Makrides. Just three minutes later it could have been 2-0 for Cyprus, but Halldorsson saved Konstantinou’s effort. The visitors tried to get back on level terms with two more substitutions, but not even five minutes of added time by Belgium referee Wim Smet was enough for them to avoid defeat. Cyprus now have three points from their opening two matches in Group E and they will travel to Slovenia next on October 12.