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ECB bid to beat eurozone crisis Analysts dub move ‘potential game changer’

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HE EUROPEAN Central Bank yesterday unveiled its most ambitious plan yet to halt Europe’s financial crisis with a pledge to buy unlimited amounts of the government bonds of countries struggling to manage their debts.

Large-scale purchases of short-term government bonds would drive up their price and push down their interest rate, or yield, making it less expensive for countries to borrow money.

It represents the clearest sign yet that ECB president Mario Draghi is willing to live up to his pledge to do “whatever it takes” to save the single currency.

“Under appropriate conditions, we will have a fully effective backstop to prevent potentially destructive scenarios,” Draghi told a news conference after the central bank’s monthly meeting.

Draghi said the ECB would only help countries that signed up to and implemented strict policy conditions, with the eurozone’s rescue fund also buying their bonds, and preferably with the IMF involved in designing and monitoring the conditions.

The new plan goes well beyond the ECB’s earlier, limited bond-purchase programme, which was not big enough to decisively lower borrowing costs.

After the ECB plan dubbed Outright Monetary Transactions or OMT - was announced, the yields on government bonds across Europe fell and stock markets rallied.

“This is a potential gamechanger,” says Jacob Kirkegaard, research fellow at

the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

“This is the first time the ECB has committed its balance sheet in this way.

And the way it is done is politically sustainable in Europe.”

But the ECB’s pledge of support came with a caveat: countries that want the central bank to help with their debts must first seek emergency aid from the bailout funds managed by the 17 countries that use the euro and submit their economic policies to the scrutiny of the International Monetary Fund.

That puts enormous pressure on heavily indebted countries such as Spain and Italy, which have been reluctant to seek help from their euro partners.

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF, welcomed the ECB plan and said the organisation stood “ready to co-operate”.

Analysts warned that while the ECB plan would provide short-term relief to European countries and financial markets, it does not address underlying economic weakness across the region, which could persist for years.

Still, investors cheered the move. Spain’s interest rate on three-year bond was down 0.17 percentage points to 3.73 % while its 10-year bond was down 0.3 percentage points on the day at 6.12%. Meanwhile Italy’s 10-year rate was down 0.1 percentage points at 5.33% and its rate for three-year bonds was down 0.06 percentage

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Uniformed officers in the security forces stage a symbolic hanging during a rally before the Greek Parliament in central Athens yesterday, to protest cuts to security forces’ pay and benefits (EPA)

Plenty more fish in the sea after farm cages sabotaged IT WAS fisherman’s paradise yesterday in the Limassol area after thousands of sea bream were released from a nearby fish farm.

The company which owns the farm, off Governor’s Beach, said the cages had been sabotaged, releasing some 70 tonnes of sea bream worth around €400,000.

That did not matter much to dozens of fisherman who scr ambled to the Governor’s Beach area after hearing that thousands of fish were loose.

Television footage showed lines of fishermen knee-high in the water, filling bucket after bucket with sea bream. “They caught a lot, they filled dustbins,” one said.

One man said he caught five kilos in two hours – a woman said she netted 25 fish. Nets, buckets, coolers, were all filled to the brim.

For some people, it appeared that catching the fish took as long as changing the bait.

“As long as they bite we will be

here,” said a man who had caught three kilos. Authorities said the company had reported to police that the release was an act of sabotage.

The company said it must have taken place between 4pm on Tuesday and 6am Wednesday.

They told police that the perpetrator or perpetrators had cut 56 ropes that supported the cages, thereby causing them to sink and setting the fish free.

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The UCLan campus in Pyla yesterday the campus in only 180 days.

This first phase of the campus provides an area of 7,000 square metres and will serve the needs of the first cohort of students for 2012.

In the next few years, the total buildings will be expanded to 48,000 square metres to serve the needs of up

to 5,000 students.

The campus is now open for prospective students and their parents for daily tours.

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) was established in 1828.

It is the seventh largest University in the UK with 35,000 students, and con-

(Christos Theodorides) tributes £300 million annually to the regional economy of the North West of England.

It has been voted the leading modern university in the North West of England for the last five years. It is also the first Modern University in the UK to be listed in the QS World Rankings in 2010.

Bank union rejects retirement scheme ETYK boss says package ‘degrading and unacceptable’

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TO MARK its opening, UCLan (University of Central Lancashire) Cyprus, the Republic’s only British university, will subsidise all students who register this year, it was announced yesterday.

UCLan said it has decided to fund the studies of all students who will register this year, cutting €2,950 per year from their tuition fees.

Each student will pay €7,000 per year of study instead of €9,950 the university said.

The offer is also valid for students registering now for the next academic year and those who wish to transfer to UCLan from other schools.

Classes start on October 2, at the university’s brand new premises located in Pyla, Larnaca.

The university is housed in a modern building with electronic and telecommunication technology, wireless access and fiber optic support, a library with an international network of scientific data and research materials, computer laboratories, an imposing amphitheatre and interactive classrooms and full access and support for people with special needs.

Over 350 consultants, technicians and workers from Cyprus worked to complete the first building on

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By Elias Hazou BANK employees yesterday turned down an early retirement scheme offered to a section of Popular Bank staff, and served notice that any similar plan that might follow must bear their stamp of approval.

The decision was taken at a general meeting of the Cyprus Union of Bank Employees (ETYK) to discuss an early exit plan put to around 180 staff at the Popular Bank.

The meeting was called amid rumours that a number of employees were being approached by management and coerced into agreeing to early retirement.

The scheme is part of major downsizing at Popular that also involves shutting down a number of branches here and in Greece.

The bank, which needs some €1.8 billion in bailout funds, currently employs some 2,500 staff in Cyprus, and must reduce its payroll by 12 per cent within 2012.

ETYK boss Loizos Hadjicostis later told newsmen the package offered to bank staff was “degrading and unaccept-

able,” but did not go into details. He said only a small minority of employees had taken the deal, as a result of which the bank decided to revise the scheme. This proved the scheme lacked “seriousness.”

Asked what would happen should the bank insist on the plan, Hadjicostis said the bank could not do so, as the plan was on a voluntary basis.

“If the employees do not agree to it, then the bank cannot insist. But if there is blackmail and pressure, we have the means to react,” he stressed.

“We call on the [Popular] Bank, if it so wishes, to submit any future plan, but in a serious manner and in writing to the leadership of ETYK,” he added.

The union boss hinted the bank had tried to slip the plan through the back door, for example by not submitting it in writing as it should have done.

As such, ETYK now demands that any future scheme would have to be presented formally to the union and be negotiated with it.

Without naming names, the union boss went on to slam

bank officials for leaking to the press rumours that the bank would be massively scaled down. The purpose of these leaks was clearly to “motivate” employees into accepting the early exit scheme, he said.

“All this is aimed at shattering the staff’s confidence in the future of the bank and their own survival, apparently oblivious to the fact that the same [negative] message is being sent to the bank’s customers as well.”

Earlier, a Popular Bank spokesman had said the early retirement scheme concerned 185 employees who would have retired at any point from now until 2017.

Under the plan, they would be entitled to lump sums and some salary benefits, depending on their service. Until recently, bank employees received their provident fund on retirement, which accounted for 78 monthly wages for those with a service of over 36 years.

Some employees were reportedly worried their lump sums would be taxed, depending on the outcome of the government’s negotiations with the troika – the EU delegation

in charge of Cyprus’ request for bailout. Until now, they were not taxed and these concerns had led to an increase in employees seeking early retirement.

Meanwhile a group of Bank of Cyprus investors are suing the bank to the tune of €2 million. A written statement released yesterday by the investors’ lawyers said they are demanding compensation for up to €2 million for damages incurred in the period 1999 to 2012.

The lawsuit is directed at the bank but also top figures including former CEO Andreas Eliades and Solon Triantafyllides former chairman of the board of directors.

Among other things, the bank is being sued for allegedly having made false representations to investors, predatory lending, abusive practices, misrepresentation of financial results and/or outright falsification thereof, including concealment of losses or risk, and exposure of the bank to international speculators.

The island’s largest lender, the Bank of Cyprus is in hot water and could need as much as €700 million in aid.

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No knowing how much money was really taken Nine of the 13 suspects admit to the theft, the court heard

By Jacqueline Agathocleous FAMAGUSTA District Court yesterday remanded 13 municipal beach workers for eight days, after they were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of embezzling a reported €500,000 by pocketing the takings from sunbed rentals.

The most popular method used, the court heard, was by re-issuing receipts.

Someone would pay for their sunbed and/or umbrella and the municipal worker would re-print the previous customer’s receipt on the ticket dispensing machines introduced

by Paralimni municipality two years ago.

Between May 21 and August 14, police found there were over €220,000 worth of re-printed receipts. Other methods under investigation include handing out handwritten or blank receipts, leading the municipality to suspect that as much as €500,000 was embezzled this tourist period alone.

The court heard that nine of the suspects had confessed, while the other four deny any involvement.

After complaints from the public, combined with the suspicion that money was going astray, the municipality notified police in July. Their investigation led to the 13 suspects.

They are facing charges of deception, abuse of trust by a public official,

Some of the suspects accused of stealing beach takings in Paralimni outside the court illegal activities and conspiracy to commit a crime.

The latter charge – whether the suspects were in cahoots and the crime was organised – is something the police are looking into, police spokesman Andreas Angelides said.

Paralimni mayor Theodoros Pyrillis yesterday said rumours of such wrongdoings had been circulating Paralimni for the past four to five years.

“We knew we had to either prove it wasn’t going on, or prove it was,” said Pyrillis. “With this in mind, when this year’s tourist period started, I gathered the beach workers… I told them that we had a duty to prove that what was being said about them were just rumours. We said we didn’t believe it was going on, but we had an obligation to prove it.”

But he added: “Unfortunately, it appears – though we need to wait for the

relevant investigations to wrap – that something is going on”. The suspects were caught out after the municipality decided to alter its checking system, making the workers report on a monthly instead of a daily basis, the court heard. This way, it apparently became harder for workers to keep check of what they were doing, as they started handing over different amounts to those registered on the machines’ software system.

Taking a closer look, the municipality found that between July 8 and July 27, the suspects had shortages of between €12.50 and €727.50 each.

Apart from re-issuing tickets, police – who also worked undercover and posed as beachgoers to investigate – told court the suspects had also issued blank or handwritten receipts. Often they didn’t even issue a receipt.

The town’s mayor has called on the public to be more vigilant.

“A vast amount of people don’t even ask for receipts,” he explained. “From what has emerged, it seems people were getting receipts but not checking them.”

Investigations spotted a €221,645.50 discrepancy.

The suspects are believed to have pocketed amounts from €1,752.50 and going up to €32,377.50.

Upon their arrest, police found €25,926.18 in cash on them in total, with one suspect having around €10,000 in his pocket, said Angelides.

The Paralimni mayor said the exact amount that was embezzled could be way higher than the initially estimated €500,000, which he said appeared to have come from this tourist period alone.

At times when austerityhit municipalities and local authorities have been

(Christos Theodorides) crying for help – in mid August, the Union of Municipalities sent a plea to the government and parliament for financial assistance, saying they would soon be forced to suspend services or even shut down altogether – Pyrillis said this was too large an amount to be dismissed.

“During these difficult times, we have a duty to make ends meet. But if you had half a million, you would do a lot for your district. It is a lot of money,” he said.

Police have so far taken 20 statements and plan another 30, the court was told.

The suspects will also stand in a line-up so the members of public who filed complaints can identify them.

The judge yesterday accepted the force’s request for the suspects’ eight-day remand, to assist investigations.

Plenty of scope for cooperation with Jordan THE SCOPE for broadening economic cooperation between Cyprus and Jordan is considerable, President Demetris Christofias yesterday told a business forum in Amman on the second day of his official visit to the Middle Eastern country.

“The recent discovery of significant quantities of natural gas within the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone creates excellent prospects for cooperation,” Christofias said in an address to a business forum in the Jordanian capital co-organised by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and its Jordanian counterpart bodies.

Also in the field of energy, the President said Cyprus could share its extensive know-how in renewable energy sources and in particular solar energy.

On the sidelines of the forum a cooperation agreement was signed between the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and its Jordanian counterparts, as well as a memorandum of understanding between the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Amman bourse.

Christofias said that, despite longstanding ties between the two countries, trade in recent years had come to a standstill.

In 2011, Jordan’s exports to Cyprus were around $1 million (about €800,000), whereas its imports from the country stood at $7.6 million.

During the first half of this year, Jordan’s exports to Cyprus totaled $220,000 while its imports totaled $4.7 million. Noting that Cyprus is an attractive destination for foreign investment due to its low corporate taxation, the President noted that the total investment capital of Jordanian companies on the island currently stands at €77 million.

The President is accompanied by First Lady Elsi Christofias, Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis and government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou.

On Wednesday Christofias was received by Jordan’s King Abdullah II.

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THREE men were yesterday sentenced to seven and five months in jail in connection with fan violence that saw a European football match abandoned in August.

Two of the men, aged 22 and 26, were jailed for seven months and a 25-year-old got five months.

The three had taken part in a pitch invasion that forced the referee to abandon the Europa League fixture between Anorthosis Famagusta and Georgian side Dila Gori.

They also faced charges in connection with destroying a television camera worth around €50,000.

“Good behavior should be the rule and not the exception and sporting grounds playgrounds should become – as in the past – places for entertainment, sportsmanship and healthy competition,” the court said. “Games must stop being used as excuses for vandalism and the expression of intolerance.”

The court added: “Those who cannot control themselves should realise that they will pay a heavy price for their behaviour.”

Four others, aged between 20 and 27, have already been jailed for four months for their participation in the trouble.

It started when a local fan ran onto the pitch a few minutes before the final whistle and headed towards the home team goalie, as Dila Gori led 3-0.

Police tried to arrest the man as other supporters poured onto the pitch to stop them, forcing the referee to abandon the game.

Anorthosis has been fined €50,000 by the European football authority, UEFA, and will also play their next three European games behind closed doors. (see editorial page 12)

Former central bank boss denies withholding data FORMER Central Bank chief Athanasios Orphanides has rubbished allegations that he is withholding data and documents that are the property of the regulator.

In a written statement yesterday, released by his lawyers here – Orphanides is currently in the United States – the former CB governor sought to “set the record straight”, also threatening legal action against the bank.

Hitting back, Orphanides accused the CB administration of locking him out of his personal workplace email, which he continued using after having left the CB, and warned of “possible judicial action unless corrective action is taken.”

The ex-CB boss moreover said, recent media reports that he was still in possession of two laptop hard drives containing data belonging to the bank were “entirely groundless” and an attempt at muddying the waters.

A newspaper report appearing last Saturday said the CB had asked its staff to surrender their personal computers and phones as part of an ongoing independent investigation into why the island’s two big banks sought state assistance.

The Cyprus Mail was told at the time, however, that only equipment issued by the service was included in the probe.

The CB has since denied that personal devices are included in the investigation.

There followed media reports that Oprhanides had “stolen” the hard drives from two laptops which he used at work during his stint at the bank.

But according to Orphanides’ version, on August 28 he addressed a letter to the cur-

rent governor of the CB Panicos Demetriades demanding that he be given access to his personal workplace email after this was cut off.

Despite a prior agreement with bank officials that he would be allowed access to this email subsequent to his departure, Oprhanides said in his statement, this agreement was “unilaterally breached, with no reason and apparently on the instructions of the current Governor.”

In that letter, Orphanides gave the CB a 10-day deadline to allow him access to his personal workplace email (athanasios.orphanides@centralbank.gov.cy).

At around the same time as the letter was sent, Orphanides said, he also handed over the two laptops he had been issued by the CB. “The two laptops in question, were kept by Mr. Orphanides solely so that he could maintain access to his personal email correspondence for a limited amount of time after his departure from the Central Bank, under an agreement/arrangement with bank officials,” the statement said.

On September 3 Orphanides received a letter on CB stationery signed by a certain Stephen Millington claiming to be an “independent expert/ investigator.”

In the letter, where according to the lawyers Millington was “extremely rude” to Orphanides (among other things referring to Orphanides as a “former employee” of the CB), Orphanides was asked to surrender any documents pertaining to the bank, the two hard drives of the aforementioned laptops, and a Blackberry.

At around the same time the letter was received, Or-

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Athanasios Orphanides: currently in the US phanides’ lawyers said, media reports began surfacing claiming that he was not surrendering the hard drives.

Orphanides wrote back to the CB governor on September 4 informing him that he possessed no document pertaining to the bank.

“Inside the hard drives of the laptops in question are stored the personal email correspondence of Mr. Orphanides, which has nothing to do with the Central Bank,” yesterday’s statement said.

There was no way this data could be erased from the hard drives, it added, explaining: “That was the reason why, during talks between Mr. Orphanides and bank officials prior to his departure in April 2012, it was decided that the hard drives would be removed

from these laptops before the latter were to be returned to the Central Bank.”

As such, “the only serious issue is that the CB continues to illegally withhold from Mr. Orphanides his personal email in breach of his privacy,” the statement concluded.

There was no immediate comment from the CB yesterday. Orphanides served as CB governor between May 2007 to May this year. His departure triggered recriminations between himself and the government, with Orphanides blaming the administration for the ills of the economy.

The government in turn blamed the banking crisis on Orphanides and the weak regulatory framework of the CB under his five-year stewardship.

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Syria, water and education on agenda for top EU meeting THE FOREIGN ministers of all EU countries will hold an informal meeting in Paphos today and tomorrow to discuss the crisis in Syria, along with water and educationrelated issues.

The informal meeting, held at Aphrodite Hills in the Paphos district, is co-hosted by Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou Marcoullis on behalf of the Cyprus EU Presidency and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Council.

The informal nature of the meeting means that no binding agreements are made though ministers are able to discuss important current affairs issues openly with each other.

The meeting, which is usually held once every six months, has been labelled ‘Gymnich’ in reference to the castle in Germany where the first such informal meeting took place during the German presidency of the Council of the European Union in 1974.

The main issue on today’s agenda is the EU’s response to the latest developments in Syria and particularly in light of the appointment of the new Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi.

The ministers will also have the opportunity to discuss water and education as horizontal issues and their role in the formulation and conduct of the EU’s foreign policy.

Speaking ahead of the meeting, Marcoullis said: “This is the very essence of the tradition and the character of the Gymnich meetings: A chance for the Ministers of Foreign Affairs to meet in an environment that fosters an open and in depth discussion on issues related to the EU’s foreign policy.

“I believe that the natural and quiet retreat by the sea of Paphos, creates the ideal environment, which I hope will be an inspiration to my colleagues in engaging in profound and hard work; particularly with regards the worrisome developments in Syria, which due to the constant deterioration of the situation, evidently will be our main concern this weekend”, Marcoullis said.

Ashton, yesterday called for full respect of the role of the Presidency of the Council. Her comments came in response to a written question about Turkey’s obligations to the bloc.

“The European Council expressed serious concern and called for full respect for the role of the Presidency of the Council, which is a fundamental institutional feature of the EU provided for in the Treaty,” she said in response.

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‘Don’t listen to empty promises’ Aletraris tells farmers that despite what they might say, MPs could not help them

By Poly Pantelides SHEEP and goat farmers must not be swayed by empty promises from deputies that they will continue getting a state subsidy, which was halved this year and is due to expire under EU rules, agriculture minister Sophoclis Aletraris said yesterday.

Aletraris was in Parliament where main opposition DISY deputies tabled a discussion on the issue, following a series of protests by the sheep and goat farmers.

The cabinet decided in August to halve a state subsidy to the farmers offering them €5.2 million to be distributed among them depending on livestock numbers.

“We didn’t cut our own wages in half, how can we so thoughtlessly do this to the farmers?” said DISY MP Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis.

The average yearly income loss comes to €1,763 per farmer based on data given by the assistant commissioner of the Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organi-

sation (KOAP), Christos Mavrokordatos.

When Cyprus entered the EU in 2004, it had secured approval to offer state funding to farmers, but this expires this year, Aletraris said. “I’ve heard deputies promise the funding will continue. This is the last year so I say this to farmers; do not accept empty promises,” he said.

The funding was given as support for the anticipated rise in animal feed prices post EU accession, and was designed to gradually decrease over the years, Mavrokordatos said.

Mavrokordatos added that 2,950 applications were filed for 2012 payments from farmers who collectively had about 435,000 animals. They expected at least €10.4 million between them – if not more - but got half of that which comes to €11.50 per animal.

Some bigger farmers were due to get a bigger slice of the pie and were expecting even €30,000, said the head of the Paphos sheep and goat farmers’ association, Evagoras Chrysanthou.

Chrysanthou said that Paphos’ farmers were planning to let their animals loose in the district on Monday. He threatened this in August as well and retracted, after Aletraris asked the farmers to continue discussion.

Other farmers asked to get the rest of their subsidy from the government bailout, if and when it comes.

Aletraris said the state could not afford to pay any more but enlisted support measures.

These include meeting with the electricity authority and the water board to negotiate better billing schemes, and securing a guaranteed proportion of goat and sheep milk in halloumi cheese.

And Aletraris said that animal feed prices had dropped somewhat.

A farmers’ delegation also met yesterday with ruling party AKEL’s general secretary Andros Kyprianou who supported Aletraris.

Opposition parties EDEK and DIKO asked the government to eventually pay the remaining subsidy in separate statements yesterday.

Sheep and goat farmers during the second day of protesting recently

Shipments of contaminated animal feed seized TWO SHIPMENTS of contaminated animal feed originating in Argentina and Bulgaria have been confiscated by the Agriculture Ministry after salmonella and aflatoxins were detected.

“Under no circumstances have they been used by our farmers and have not entered the food chain,” said Androulla Georgiou, head of

the Agriculture Department. Georgiou said the cargo arrived in Cyprus at the end of August and the test results came back on September 3. The shipment from Bulgaria was around 1,700 tonnes of corn feed in which aflatoxins were detected and the second shipment was 7,536 tonnes of soybean feed from Argentina.

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Home Irate motorist runs over a police officer POLICE are on the lookout for a motorist who ran over a policeman on Wednesday afternoon, after he attempted to book him for running a red light.

According to police, the incident took place at a little before 7pm. The officer in question had just finished his shift and was riding his motorbike home when he spotted the driver running the red light on Strovolos Avenue. Police said there was immediate risk of an accident.

“The policeman immediately cautioned him to pull over and once the driver did this, (the officer) got off his bike and approached him on foot,” said the police.

The driver then started shouting insults at the policeman, and while the officer was directly in front of the car, the driver started it up and drove straight into him. The 36-year-old officer was hit by the bumper, thrown onto the car bonnet and then onto the road. The driver sped off in an unknown direction.

The policeman was taken to Nicosia general hospital, where his left shoulder and right thigh were treated.

An investigation led police to arrest a 33-year-old man from Nicosia, who could face charges of attempted murder.

‘More growth not austerity’ Kyprianou says austerity leads to recession

By George Psyllides THE austerity enforced by international lenders in other countries has not resolved any problems, ruling AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou said yesterday, reiterating that what is necessary for the Cypriot economy to recover is growth.

“On the contrary, it has led many countries into protracted recession,” Kyprianou said.

“There are problems in all the countries where austerity measures only were implemented,” he added, referring to Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Hungary.

Cyprus sought financial assistance from its EU partners and the IMF – the troika – in June. The amount of the bailout has not yet been set but it is certain that it will be accompanied with painful austerity measures.

Kyprianou said political parties in Cyprus must convince that what was primarily necessary was growth

AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou

“to achieve recovery of the Cypriot economy and curb unemployment.”

Officials have said that they have been in touch with the lenders throughout August, but the perceived delay in their return to the island was yesterday attributed to a lack of response from Nicosia.

Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly has said that the troika had given Cyprus a document, at the end of July, which he said could be part of the “building blocks” towards a memorandum of understanding.

Daily Phileleftheros reported yesterday, without naming its sources, that the troika was unhappy over the delay in Cyprus submitting its counter-proposals.

The newspaper said this was linked to Nicosia’s request for a €5.0 billion loan from Russia, a view voiced repeatedly by the opposition.

Moscow has not yet responded. AKEL chief Kyprianou said the troika had submitted ideas – not proposals –

which will be discussed and the Cypriot side will table its arguments.

“It’s very early for anyone to take a stance in my view, concerning what they will do when the troika submits any proposals,” Kyprianou said.

Meanwhile, main opposition leader and presidential hopeful Nicos Anastasiades reiterated his call for a common action plan “that will bind everyone so that we secure its implementation without worrying about political cost.”

Anastasiades said the big challenge for Cyprus was not just securing a loan.

“To tackle the crisis we need a comprehensive programme of reform that would lead to growth, consolidation of public finances and the creation of jobs.”

Anastasiades’ call came after a bitter spat with AKEL and the government that saw the two sides holding news conferences and issuing statements two to three or more times in one day.

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Migrant boat sinks off Turkey

Spy chief arrest likely to delay Gaddafi son trial Al-Islam trial was due to begin this month

By Ali Shuaib THE trial of Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam may be delayed to include any relevant testimony obtained via interrogation from the country’s former spy chief who was arrested on Wednesday, a government official said yesterday.

Government officials said in August that Saif al-Islam’s trial on war crimes charges - the most high-profile prosecution of a figure from his late father’s entourage to date - was due to begin in September.

But the arrest on Wednesday of Abdullah Senussi, the former spy chief known as “Gaddafi’s black box”, appears to have pushed that date back, postponing a trial that a lawyer from the International Criminal Court

(ICC) has already said is unlikely to be fair.

Senussi was handed over to Libya by Mauritanian authorities on Wednesday after being captured in the West African state in March, triggering a tug of war between Libya, France and the ICC for his extradition.

“We expect the trial of Saif al-Islam to be delayed a little because Abdullah Senussi will be able to provide new information that can be used in Saif’s trial,” Taha Ba’ara, a spokesman for the prosecutor general’s office, told Reuters yesterday.

Libya’s new rulers, who aim to draw up a democratic constitution, are keen to try Gaddafi’s family members and loyalists at home to show the country’s citizens that those who helped Gaddafi stay in power for 42 years are

being punished.

Saif al-Islam will have to respond to charges which include financial corruption, murder and rape, according to a statement from Justice Minister Ali Ashour in April.

The charges, which he denies, relate to crimes he allegedly committed during the NATObacked revolt that toppled his father last year prompting a fearful Senussi to flee.

Ba’ara said a government delegation including the Libyan army’s chief-of-staff, the finance minister, and a member of the prosecutor general’s office had travelled to Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, to escort Senussi back home.

Recognisable from his trademark tightly curled hair, a heavily bearded Senussi was shown in a local press photograph getting out of a

Human rights activists fear that neither the trial of Saif alIslam (above) nor that of Abdullah Senussi will be fair helicopter in Libya.

Ba’ara said that Senussi’s interrogation had begun on his arrival at a Tripoli prison after he had undergone medical tests.

“We will guarantee all his rights. If he asks for a lawyer then we don’t mind providing him with one during interro-

gation, but if he doesn’t ask for one then we cannot force him to take one,” Ba’ara said.

Human rights activists worry that a weak central government and a relative lack of rule of law mean that legal proceedings - both for Senussi and for Saif al-Islam - will not meet international standards.

Four-year-old survives car killings TWO girls, apparently on a camping holiday from Britain with their parents, were under police protection in France yesterday after three adults thought to be their mother, father and grandmother, were shot dead in a car on a road in the Alps.

A source close to the investigation said the owner of the car, found dead at the wheel, was an Iraqi-born Briton called Saad al-Hilli from Surrey in southern England.

A girl of about four was found alive and unhurt on the floor of the BMW car and rushed to hospital in the nearby city of Grenoble, where a second girl of about eight, thought to be her sister, had been rushed from the scene eight hours earlier with serious head injuries.

The English-speaking girl was discovered around midnight on Wednesday, huddled between the front and back seats of the British-registered BMW, under the legs of two dead women thought to be her mother and grandmother, a public prosecutor said.

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AT least 60 migrants, most of them Palestinian and more than half of them children, died after their overcrowded boat sank just tens of metres off Turkey’s western Aegean coast yesterday, a district official said.

Tahsin Kurtbeyoglu, governor of the coastal district of Menderes in Turkey’s western Izmir province, said an initial investigation showed the small vessel sank due to overcrowding around dawn.

Its destination was unclear but the small Turkish town of Ahmetbeyli from where it left is only a few kilometres from the Greek island of Samos.

Greece is a common entry point for migrants trying to get into the European Union.

“The latest death toll we have is 60 people, including 11 men, 18 women and 31 children, including three babies,” Kurtbeyoglu said.

Turkish media said the reason the death toll was so high was because the women and children were in a locked compartment in the lower section of the vessel, although there was no official confirmation of this.

Kurtbeyoglu said 46 people had so far been rescued alive, including the ship’s Turkish captain and assistant, who had been placed under arrest. He said there were no bodies left on the boat and he did not expect the death toll to rise any further.

Most of the migrants were Palestinian nationals, and the authorities were still trying to determine the nationality of the others, Kurtbeyoglu said. He said the survivors spoke Arabic and were of Middle Eastern origin.

Turkish media said there were also Syrians and Iraqis on the boat, although that could also not be confirmed.

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Pakistan expelling Save the Children workers

WORLD TODAY Peace deal snubbed SOUTH Africa’s militant AMCU union refused to sign a “peace deal” with platinum company Lonmin yesterday, undermining government-backed efforts to open pay talks and end a four-week strike scarred by deadly violence.

While Lonmin, the world’s number three platinum producer, signed the accord with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and other labour groups in the early hours, representatives of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) declined to put their names to the agreement.

AMCU-affiliated miners at the Marikana platinum mine where police shot dead 34 striking rock-drill operators last month in the deadliest security incident since the end of apartheid said they were not interested in a deal that failed to include a basic wage hike to 12,500 rand ($1,500) a month - double their current wages.

Seeking private prosecution A BRITISH businessman has taken the unusual step of seeking a private prosecution against a computer expert wanted in the United States on terrorism charges, his law firm said yesterday.

Karl Watkin, who made a fortune from bio-fuel and internet companies, said it was a “disgrace” that Babar Ahmad had not been brought to trial in his home country eight years after he was arrested.

Ahmad has been held in a British jail while his lawyers have been fighting his extradition. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is currently reviewing whether sending Ahmad to the US is lawful.

El Nino weaker The U.S. government forecaster has tempered its outlook for El Nino, saying in its monthly report yesday the feared El Nino phenomenon will be weaker than previously expected.

The US Climate Prediction Centre said El Nino is expected to develop weakly this month and persist until the Northern Hemisphere spring.

Obama has trailed Republican challenger Romney in polls on the question who would best handle the economy

(AFP)

New economic plan is focus of Obama speech

By John Whitesides PRESIDENT Barack Obama was set to make his argument for re-election yesterday in a high-profile closing act at the Democratic National Convention, which he was to use to spell out his plans to revitalise the stumbling U.S. economy.

Obama was to give his acceptance speech for his party’s presidential nomination in a much smaller venue than planned, the 20,000seat Time Warner Cable Arena, after the threat of severe weather forced a move from a 74,000-seat outdoor football stadium.

He had a hard act to follow in President Bill Clinton, who took on challenger Mitt Romney and his fellow Republicans in a detailed attack on Wednesday night that ignited the arena.

Under pressure to tell Americans how he will create jobs, Obama was set to lay out his vision for a second White House term in the nationally televised address that was to be watched by tens of millions of people.

Acceptance address offers vision for how second term might foster job creation “The president now has an opportunity to talk about how we lift the country, how we rebuild the middle class, the things we have to do together to achieve the kind of future that people are looking for,” senior adviser David Axelrod said on MSNBC. Vice President Joe Biden was also to speak on the final night of a three-day convention that marks the start of the fall campaign season with the two White House contenders locked in a tight race.

Clinton galvanised Democrats on Wednesday with a hearty defence of Obama’s efforts to repair the economic “mess” inflicted by what Clinton said were misguided Republican policies of deregulation and huge tax cuts for the wealthy.

The two men hugged on

stage after the speech, as Obama hoped to cash in on the former president’s popularity and benefit from his ability to plainly summarize complicated policy arguments.

“These speeches are all of a piece. We’re telling a story here,” senior adviser David Plouffe said on NBC’s Today show.

“I think President Clinton laid out very powerfully the president’s record and the choice in this election,” he said. “The president obviously tonight is going to talk about his record but (also) the path in front of the country.”

Obama and Romney have been running roughly even in polls before the November 6 election as Obama struggles to make his case for re-election amid a tepid economic recovery and per-

sistent high unemployment of 8.3 per cent.

Obama has trailed Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who emphasises his business background as head of a private equity fund, in many polls on the question of who would best handle the economy.

An address by first lady Michelle Obama also energised the convention and lit up social media on Tuesday night.

But Plouffe played down expectations for a big boost in polls from the Democratic gathering.

“We think we’re making a lot of progress this week, but again you’re not going to see big bounces in this election,” Plouffe said on ABC’s Good Morning America. “I think for the next 61 days it’s going to remain tight as a tick.”

The switch in venue for last night’s speech froze out tens of thousands of Obama supporters who had planned to attend the stadium speech, although watch parties were being organised nationally and around the convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

PAKISTAN is expelling foreign staff of the Save the Children aid group, an agency official said yesterday, a decision apparently linked to government suspicion the charity helped U.S. spies hunting Osama bin Laden.

The Interior Ministry had told the aid group that its six foreign employees had to be out of Pakistan within two weeks, said Ghulam Qadri, the group’s director for programme planning and communications.

The ministry gave no reason for the decision, he said.

Interior Ministry officials were not immediately available for comment.

Save the Children and other aid groups have come under government suspicion because of media reports they had come into contact with a Pakistani doctor, Shakil Afridi, who helped the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hunt down bin Laden.

“The allegations that have appeared in the media that Afridi worked with Save The Children and that Afridi was introduced to CIA by our staff, there is no truth to these allegations and no concrete evidence to support them,” said Qadri.

Bin Laden was killed in May last year when US special forces raided his hideout in the northern Pakistani town of Abbottabad. Pakistan, while a US security ally, objected to the secret US raid as a violation of its sovereignty.

Afridi was arrested soon after bin Laden was killed.

Afridi ran a vaccination campaign in Abbottabad and used cheek swabs to try to gather DNA from bin Laden’s children, who were staying with him in his hideout, one former Pakistani security official familiar with the case said this year.

It was unclear whether the CIA used the swabs to determine if the children were those of the al Qaeda chief.

After his arrest, Afridi was vilified by many Pakistanis for what they saw as his treason for helping the United States.

Romney backs Russia trade bill only with human rights added REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Mitt Romney would support legislation to upgrade U.S. trade relations with Russia only if Congress also passes a measure to go after Russian human right violators, his campaign said yesterday.

“Gov. Romney believes permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) should only be granted to Russia on the con-

dition the Magnitsky human rights bill be passed,” Lanhee Chen, policy director for the Romney campaign, said in a statement.

Chen was referring to legislation being considered in Congress that would require Washington to impose sanctions on people believed responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky, an anti-corruption lawyer who died in

a Russian prison, and other human rights violators.

Chen also accused the Obama administration of trying to “scuttle” the bill.

US Trade Representative Ron Kirk told lawmakers in June the administration would prefer a “clean” PNTR bill without the Magnitsky legislation attached.

Romney has taken a tough line on

Russia, which he has called the “No. 1 geopolitical foe” of the United States.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview aired yesterday, took aim at Romney, calling his criticism of Russia “mistaken” campaign rhetoric and suggesting a Romney presidency would widen the rift over the anti-missile shield the United States is deploying in Europe.

A private Pakistani security guard looks out from the Save The Children office in Islamabad yesterday (AFP)

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Draghi gets ECB backing for unlimited bond-buying Spanish government wants to see how markets will react to ECB plan (continued from front page) points to 3.02 per cent. In Europe, Germany’s DAX was up 2.7 per cent at 7,153 while the CAC-40 in France surged 2.7 per cent to 3,497.

The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was 1.6 per cent higher at 5,750.

The possibility of ECB intervention impresses markets because, in theory, the central bank has unlimited funds at its disposal.

As the issuer of the euro currency, it can simply create new money to buy the bonds from banks. The eurozone’s bailout funds could buy bonds as well, but they have concrete limits on their finances set by governments that are putting up taxpayer money - and much of that is already committed anyway to bailouts for Greece, Ireland and Portugal.

Still, rescuing governments from immediate disaster will only buy the eurozone time to fix its underlying problems. For one, the purchases do not solve the chronic imbalances that plague the currency union, with some countries able to export and grow while others remain uncompetitive.

There were other technical but important details revealed yesterday The ECB agreed to give up preferred creditor status, which could have frightened away countries’ other creditors afraid they would take all the losses in case of a default.

It also agreed to ward off any increase in the supply of money in the economy,

Draghi says ECB to waive preferred creditor status a side effect of making purchases with newly created money. The bank said it would withdraw an equivalent amount from the financial system, which it can do by taking deposits or selling notes. That helps deflect off any criticism it is using its monetary powers to finance governments, which it is forbidden to do by the European Union treaty that created the euro.

The head of Germany’s Bundesbank national central bank, Jens Weidmann, has opposed the bond purchases. He says they are too close to outright financing of governments. The treaty bars the ECB from loaning

directly to governments.

The bank also left the refinancing rate unchanged at 0.75 per cent, a record low.

Some analysts believed the programme unveiled yesterday would not solve the underlying problems in the eurozone, however.

“Without trying to be a ’party pooper’,” said Neil MacKinnon, global macro strategist at VTB Capital, “suppressed borrowing costs certainly provide relief in the short term but do not resolve problems of solvency and debt unsustainability.” Draghi partly acknowledged that fear in his statement, saying that governments needed “to

push ahead with great determination” to bring down budget deficits and make their economies grow faster.

Draghi said bond buys would be linked to “strict and effective conditionality” and that purchases would be focused on debt maturities up to three years. “The involvement of the IMF shall be sought also for the design of countryspecific conditionality and

the monitoring of such programmes,” he said, adding that now it was up to the governments of the eurozone to act.

Yesterday’s move came as think-tank the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warned the eurozone remained “the most important risk for the global economy”.

Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy showed no rush yesterday to seek a bailout that would come with bitter conditions for his recession-gripped country under the new ECB Bank plan to bring relief to struggling eurozone members.

Rajoy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Madrid while Draghi announced the new bond-buying scheme.

Rajoy and Merkel told a news conference they had not discussed the conditions Spain would have to meet to qualify for international aid to bring down its borrowing costs.

Cash-strapped Spanish regions are clamouring for billions of euros to meet debt payments, stretching central government finances to the limit. A banking sector reform and the economic contraction have also stressed Spain’s funding position.

The Spanish leader has said repeatedly he is open to seeking a sovereign bailout for Spain but first wants to analyse the terms set by the ECB and the eurozone.

“When there is news I will tell you. I haven’t had time to read Draghi’s speech yet,” Rajoy said when asked whether further aid for Spain had been discussed at the meeting.

He said he had not committed to any new reforms for Spain and had no intention of changing the pension system, which is an area where he has not cut spending.

A Spanish government

source said the position of the government was unchanged after Merkel and Rajoy met.

“Our decision will depend on the conditions, on the detailed mechanism and on the need for the Spanish economy. Right now we don’t see any emergency.

We’ve sold three bonds this morning, all went well,” said the source.

Before the Rajoy-Merkel meeting Spain’s borrowing costs dropped sharply at an auction of 3.5 billion euros in bonds, as investors anticipated Draghi’s announcement.

The source also said the Spanish government wanted to see first how the market would react to the ECB plan.

Rates These Bank of Cyprus rates for telegraphic transfer transactions (spot deals) apply to yesterday, but provide a good guide to today’s value against the euro.

Buying Selling Pound St

0.7968 0.7888

US Dollar

1.2670 1.2544

Australian $

1.2488

Canadian Dol.

1.2654 1.2342

Swiss Fr

1.2127 1.1983

Denmark Kr

7.5452 7.3589

Japan Yen

99.4632 98.2768

Norwegian Kr

7.4438 7.2600

Polish Zloty

4.2302

1.2180

4.1258

Romanian Leu 4.5742 4.3948 Russian Ruble 41.1986 40.1814 Swedish Kr

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Authorities are finally showing zero tolerance for hooliganism THE AUTHORITIES must be congratulated for getting tough with the football hooligans and adopting a zero-tolerance approach. Yesterday another three hooligans were given prison sentences (seven months for two of them and five months for the other) by Larnaca district court, for causing trouble on the pitch and destroying a television camera during a Europa League qualifying game. A day earlier, a 22-year-old man was sentenced to four months in prison for causing trouble at the same game; the same sentence was imposed previously on another three men, charged with the same offence. Before that a 17-year-old was banned from football grounds for three months.

What is even more commendable is the speedy handling of the cases. Normally, it would have taken two years before a suspected hooligan appeared before a judge, whereas the latest cases were dealt with in record time. Within a month of committing the offences, the troublemakers were tried and sentenced.

Nobody likes to see young men serving time – they were in their 20s – but the truth is that the authorities had to get tough. For too long tolerance was shown to hooligans who were often let off with nothing more than a police warning or a fine, if the case went to court. This approach, obviously, did not work with more and more incidents of hooliganism every year.

There were attacks on buses carrying supporters, pitched battles outside stadiums, attacks on policemen and use of Molotov cocktails, not to mention the damage caused to property. Many were injured in the trouble, but fortunately there were no fatalities, which could not have been ruled out if there was no tough action.

Against this background and with the danger of hooliganism veering totally out of control, prison sentences became an imperative. It is the strongest possible deterrent against violent and threatening behaviour at football grounds. Youngsters will think twice about engaging in mindless acts of hooliganism when there is the possibility of a prison sentence if they are caught.

The hooligans had left society with no choice other than a zero tolerance policy, which needs to be maintained if crowd trouble at sports events is to be eliminated.

We hope the tough measures were not taken to impress UEFA, European football’s governing body, given that the crowd trouble took place during a European fixture. The zero tolerance approach needs to be maintained by the police and the courts, because it is the only way to end the hooliganism that plagues Cyprus sport.

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Bill Clinton: Obama’s most valuable weapon Analysis Andy Sullivan

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ORMER President Bill Clinton made a more comprehensive case for President Barack Obama’s re-election in 49 minutes on Wednesday than the rest of the speakers at the Democratic Convention could muster in the 11-1/2 hours that preceded him.

In a detailed and passionate endorsement of his former rival, Clinton amplified the central argument of Obama’s campaign: that voters face a choice between Democratic policies that lead to broad prosperity or Republican policies that benefit the wealthy at the expense of everyone else.

But he didn’t stop there.

Frequently veering from his prepared remarks, Clinton tackled important topics that have been largely absent from this tightly scripted convention.

He praised Obama’s 2009 stimulus, his expansion of college aid, and his efforts to boost renewable energy.

He explained how Obama’s healthcare law would benefit ordinary Americans, and warned that Republican healthcare cuts would hurt the poorest and most vulnerable members of society.

He argued that Republicans would deepen the country’s fiscal woes and prevent more people from voting.

He unraveled Republican attacks on Medicare spending and welfare that have been deemed misleading by independent fact-checkers and warned that proposed Republican cuts to healthcare would hurt the poor and disabled, not just the middle class.

And he tackled a question that initially flummoxed Obama aides when Republicans pressed it last weekend: Are Americans better off than they were four years ago?

“The answer is yes,” Clinton said. “But too many people are not feeling it yet.”

Clinton’s arguments are sure to be a template for other Democrats during the two months leading to the Nov. 6

Clinton: I’m just a country boy from Arkansas election, said Samuel Popkin, author of “The Candidate: What it Takes to Win - and Hold - the White House.” “He did a better job of messaging Obama than the Obama peo-

‘He did a better job of messaging Obama than the Obama people have done’ ple have done,” said Popkin, a professor at the University of California-San Diego.

Though Clinton is rarely concise, Democrats and Republicans alike say he has

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few equals when it comes to explaining complicated subjects. “It was what we needed to put things in plain English so people understand,” said Florida delegate Kevin Muth. Obama has had less success on that front.

Economists say his 2009 stimulus created millions of jobs, but most voters view it as a failure. Polls show that most Americans like many aspects of his 2010 healthcare law, but they don’t like the overall package.

And his overhaul of financial regulations won him many enemies on Wall Street, but gained little traction among the general public.

Republicans used this complexity to their advantage as they portrayed the stimulus as a green-energy boondoggle and turned “read the bill” into a rallying cry against the complicated health-care overhaul.

Obama’s Republican rival for the presidency, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, has steered clear of specifics on the campaign trail and explained his proposals to cut spending and simplify the tax code only in broad strokes.

Clinton argued that while

the details may not be known, Romney’s policies would either balloon the national debt, shift more of the tax burden to the middle class or hollow out programmes such as child nutrition and transportation. Otherwise, the math doesn’t add up, he said.

“I’m just a country boy from Arkansas and I came from a place where people thought two and two equals four,” Clinton told the delegates.

Many of the convention’s speakers have focused on a handful of topics, such as reproductive rights and amnesty for the children of illegal immigrants, that appeal to important elements of the Democratic base.

Clinton aimed for a wider audience. By tackling the entirety of Obama’s record and Romney’s proposals, Clinton sought to win independent voters who are still unsure whether they will see improvement if they give Obama another four years in office.

“Bill Clinton is the cleanup hitter and is aiming at the center of the electorate,” said Hunter College political-science professor Andrew Polsky.

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25 years ago Wednesday September 7, 1987

The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Taylor Farnsworth.

The Cyprus government spokesman yesterday confirmed that a week ago it had received information about an attempt to murder a Syrian diplomat and had taken all necessary measures for his protection. The Greek Cypriot daily Agon said that police had received information about a murder attempt by a terrorist organisation against a Syrian official in Nicosia.

1940 The German airforce unleashes a wave of heavy bombing raids on London, killing hundreds of civilians and injuring many more.

1952 Following the recent coup in Egypt, General Mohammed Neguib forces Aly Maher out of office and assumes control himself.

1978 While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Giullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella.

1996 American Hip-Hop star Tupac Shakur is fatally shot four times on the Las Vegas strip after leaving the Tyson-Seldon boxing match.

35 years ago Friday September 7, 1977 Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash said today that some gesture of goodwill from the Greek Cypriots would be necessary for intercommunal talks to resume with any chance of progress towards a Cyprus settlement.

Such a gesture, he said, should involve stopping the ghastly propaganda and attempted economic blockade against the Turkish Cypriot sector of the island.

45 years ago Saturday September 7, 1967 Turkish Premier Suleyman Demirel and other members of the Turkish diplomatic delegation left Istanbul for talks on Cyprus to be held tomorrow. Alexandroupolis will also be the scene this weekend of a supreme endeavour by Greek and Turkish leaders to negotiate a peaceful settlement of the Cyprus issue.

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Showbiz Knightley would ‘love to’ have children - but not yet

Selena Gomez gets raunchy in ‘shocking’ film

THE Anna Karenina actress - who is engaged to Klaxons musician James Righton - is bemused by speculation she is pregnant and admits the regular questions have made her worry about her figure.

She said: “People keep trying to make me pregnant!

I’m not ready for it. Yes I’d love to at some point but not this quick, stop trying to make me pregnant.

“I have been asked whether I am pregnant yet about four or five times. And I started thinking, ‘Do I look like I’m pregnant ... I’m a very thin girl, I am sure I don’t look pregnant!’ It’s the ring on my finger!”

Keira is best known for appearing in various period dramas, but she confesses she finds the tight-fitting corsets the roles require very uncomfortable.

Asked whether she thinks her ‘Anna Karenina’ corsets or the biker look in her recent Chanel campaign sexier, she told UK radio station Magic 105.4: “That’s tricky. I’d always go for comfort, so I’d say the biker chick look! Corsets stop you breathing which I have always found tricky. You just don’t breathe. Breathing is overrated, clearly.”

Sheds wholesome image in Spring Breakers

By Mike Collett-White IF Selena Gomez wants to mditch her wholesome imd age as a Disney child and p girlfriend of teenaged pop er star Justin Bieber, then her w raunchy and raucous new ms film Spring Breakers seems as good a place as any to start. eThe movie, which prem miered at the Venice film ifestival on Wednesday, is dine rected by Harmony Korine w and stars Gomez and fellow sa Disney graduate Vanessa vHudgens as bikini-clad revgellers on a drink and drugrfuelled orgy of beach parties and pranks. n The camera zooms in on yscantily clad teenagers gyal rating to the music, local ne drug dealers snort cocaine ls from writhing, topless girls he and mobsters cruise the mstreets of Florida in Lamic borghinis in a hedonistic an portrait of the ‘American Dream’.

Gomez plays Faith, the least wild of a group of four young college students on their mid-term “spring break”, and the actress admitted that some fans would find the movie shocking.

“Obviously I know that coming from Disney Channel gives you kind of a brand in a way,” the 20-year-old told reporters in Venice after the movie was screened to the press.

“People do put a label on you. I know that I have younger fans, and this is an opportunity for myself to kind of grow. It is a little shocking, I think, for the younger audiences... but I

think it was right for me me.

“I did things I didn’t even know I could do on the movie and I do think it was because I trusted Harmony.”

Gomez, who rose to fame as a teenager on Disney show Wizards of Waverly Place and enjoyed success as a pop singer, added that she turned down the opportunity to play one of the more racy characters.

“I just didn’t think I was ready for it, and I do think that Faith is right for me at this time in my career and in my life. Of course eventually I’m going to kind of work my way up to that I think,” she added.

Reaction to the movie

in Venice has been mixed mixed.

Korine is described as an “enfant terrible” of American film making who is best known for writing controversial sex movie Kids and directing the experimental Julien Donkey-Boy. Some critics found Spring Breakers implausible and pretentious, while others described it as “wild” and “compelling” and a breath of fresh air at a film festival dominated by more serious, sombre cinema.

In the film, the four friends join hundreds of others whose sole aim is to get drunk, stoned and naked.

Korine said he was aiming to capture the spirit of young people today who

Liam Gallagher wants to party with Harry All grown up: Gomez at the premier of the film in Venice and (left) with the other leads in character are often misunderstood.

“This idea that there is no soul... with the new generation is not true, but it’s just that the soul has morphed.

“It’s about kids that are raised on video games, and raised on YouTube clips and raised as television babies, and so the step from watching to doing is sometimes very, very small.”

In the story, things turn sour for Faith and her pals when police bust a party and throw them into jail.

They are bailed out by local drug dealer and rapper Alien, played with exaggerated relish by the Oscarnominated James Franco, who spots them in court wearing only bikinis and decides to take them under his wing.

Faith feels increasingly uneasy as Alien tries to seduce her, and leaves her friends before they are drawn into an increasingly dangerous cycle of sex, money and violence.

LeAnn Rimes is ‘worried’ husband Lady Gaga has created a fibre optic wig inspired by the Eddie Cibrian is cheating on her Disney Princesses that will light up in time to her music THE ‘Can’t Fight the Moonlight’ hitmaker - who checked into rehab to deal with “anxiety and stress” late last month, one day after her 30th birthday - has reportedly got “major insecurity issues” and is feeling “stressed” about still being branded a homewrecker for embarking on a relationship with Eddie in 2009 while she was married to chef Dean Sheremet and he was wed to Brandi Glanville.

A friend of the couple told Us Weekly magazine: “LeAnn has had major insecurity issues since she first got together with Eddie.

“She’s been stressed about always being called a homewrecker and also worried that Eddie is cheating on her. She’s

been on a downward spiral.”

But LeAnn has surprisingly gained support from Brandi - who Eddie eventually left to be with the 30-year-old singer in 2009 after they met on the set of TV movie Northern Lights - who hopes her former love rival finds “what she is looking for” in the 30-day inpatient facility.

Brandi - who has two sons, Mason, nine, and five-yearold Jake, with Eddie - said: “I totally support LeAnn’s decision to enter rehab - my top priority is my children, and we are a family.

“LeAnn is their stepmom, and they love her. I am wishing her all the best and I hope she will find what she is looking for while in rehab.”

THE Judas singer - who is renowned for her love of eccentric stage outfits - worked on the special creation with her collaborators the Haus of Gaga for six months, and claims the hair piece was inspired by the idea of one of the animated characters at a dance music rave.

Speaking in a British accent in a video post on her LittleMonsters.com website, the pop superstar said: “Hi everyone, this is Gaga.

So I wanted to show you one of the newest inventions from the Haus of Gaga - this is a hand-made wig by Frederic Aspiras.

“It’s an innovation that myself and Tara and Frederick came up with, with my friend Chris and we’ve been working on it for six months. Over six months. And we are going to light it up for you so you can see. So the wig is made up of a mixture of real human hair and the finest fibre-optics in existence - they move and feel like real hair. It was handmade. The hair was inspired by taking a Disney Princess and putting her in

a rave.”

The wig can also be used in her live shows as it can be connected to her lighting board and be illuminated in time to her music.

Gaga added: “It (the wig) can also plug into the lighting board for my show and my lighting designer can control it. Artpop.”

The Disney Princesses include Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, Belle and Rapunzel and all have featured in animated films.

Meanwhile, Gaga has also announced her new album ARTPOP will be released as a smart phone app.

The 26-year-old singer is planning to drop the record in early 2013 and she has revealed her third record will be a “multimedia experience” like no other.

Writing on the LittleMonsters.com website, she revealed: “I’m excited to tell you all that ARTPOP is going to be a multimedia experience that comes in different forms.

The most major way to fully immerse yourself in ARTPOP is through the app.

THE Beady Eye frontman is keen to hit the town with the flame-haired royal - who was recently photographed naked in a Las Vegas hotel suite enjoying a game of strip billiards - and insists if he was a prince he would be going out and taking his clothes off every night “just for the hell of it”.

Speaking at the GQ Men of the Year Awards on Tuesday night - at which he presented cycling hero Bradley Wiggins with his Lifetime Achievement accolade - he said: “I’d like to party with Prince Harry. He’s cool. If I was a ginger prince and third in line to the throne, I’d get p***ed and naked every night. Just for the hell of it. I’ve never got so bladdered I’ve got naked though. I can handle my booze.”

Geri ‘good for material’ RUSSELL Brand promised fans his relationship with Geri Halliwell will provide him with some “good material”.

The British comedian enjoyed a brief fling with the Spice Girl after they both performed at the London Olympics Closing Ceremony last month and when questioned about the romance at his comedy show on Tuesday, he told fans it will inspire his future jokes.

According to The Sun newspaper, Russell said: “Look, give me a year and I’ll turn it into good material for you.”

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What’s on

films

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

NICOSIA 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

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 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 Summer Open-Air Marathon (tonight: Toy Story 3) Konstantia Open-Air Cinema, Wednesday to Sunday at 9pm.

Tel: 22-348203

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

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: 7777-8383 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: 25-871410; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 8 and 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

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: 25-871410 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: 7777-8383

LARNACA Total Recall (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.25, 7.45 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Bel Ami (N/A) K-Cineplex (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. 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

The Expendables 2 (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm. Tel: 7777-8383

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 Dark Knight Rises (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 8.30pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Expendables 2 (15) Rio 4 at 6, 8.10 and 10.20pm.

Tel: 26-207000

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in 2D, in Greek) at 5.35pm. Tel: 7777-8383

The Raven (15) Rio 2 at 4pm (weekends only) 6 and 8pm. Tel: 26-207000

PAPHOS

Ted (15) Rio 3, weekdays at 6pm, weekends at 4.30pm. Tel: 26-207000

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

The Dark Knight Rises (12) Rio 2 at 10pm. Tel: 26-207000 Ice Age: Continental Drift (K) Rio 4 (in English), weekends only at 4pm. Tel: 26-207000

The Campaign (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.35, 8.05 and 10.10pm. Tel: 7777-8383

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

listings Today Music Michalis Hadjiyiannis Well-known pop star back in concert.

September 7. Kyrenia Stadium, Archangelos, Nicosia. 9pm. €15/20.

Tel: 99-521200

Theatre Otello – Paphos Aphrodite Festival Opera performed by the Slovak National Theatre Opera. September 7-9. Medieval Paphos Castle. 8pm. simultaneous translation in Greek and English via subtitles. €35/80. Tel: 26-822218/80-008005 or visit www. pafc.com.cy Amphitryon A piece by Moliere staged by the National Theatre of Greece as part of the Kypria International Festival. September 7. Makarios III Amphitheatre, Strovolos, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €10/15.

Tel: 22-208400. www.kypria.org.cy

Other Events Flying Away Art Music and Dance Festival 150 local artists including 70 art stalls where artists will exhibit their work, 14 local DJ’s performing their art

on the decks, two music bands, live performances, activities, conceptual theatrical installations and much more.

September 7-9. Orfeas Stadium, Nicosia. 6pm. €5. Tel: 96-670494 And This Island, Who Knows it?

Cypriot Identities across Millennia A three-day international conference bringing together scholars of international calibre to address synchronic aspects of Cypriot culture. September 7-9. University of Nicosia, 46 Makedonitissas Avenue. 9am-4.30pm. www.cypriot-identities.org Event for Forgotten Fall of Nicosia A remembrance of the forgotten fall of Nicosia to the Turks on September 7, 1570. Keynote Speaker: Andros Pavlides, Historical Researcher and music by Veronica Aloneftis, Song / Zither. September 7. Constanza Moat, Nicosia. 8.15pm. Free. Tel: 22-460033

Tomorrow Exhibition Méditerranée Works by artists from Cyprus and the Mediterranean, who through their work explore the spirit of the closed sea of cultures. Opens September 8 until September 30. Lanitis Foundation, Carob Mill, old Limassol. Daily 9am1pm and 3pm-8pm. Saturday and Sunday 3pm-8pm. Tel: 25-342123

Music

Other Events

Stathis Drogosis - Waterblack Joining forces on stage for a pop/ rock concert. September 8. Rialto Theatre, Heroes Square, Limassol.

8.30pm. €10/15. Tel: 25-343903

Sixth Cyprus-Russia Gala An evening of music and entertainment, and a unique opportunity to appreciate the spirit of Russia and the hospitality of Cyprus. September 8. Presidential Palace Gardens, Nicosia. 7pm. €150 per person. All proceeds will be donated to the Radiomarathon Foundation. Tel: 22-867400. www.tickethour.com.cy

Afro Banana Republic International and local DJs meet live bands for an exciting line up of funk, soul, swing, afro and electronic beats. September 8. Arxiepiskopou Makariou III at the Piccadilly Restaurant in the old road towards Ayious Trimithias, Nicosia district.

Starts 8pm until 8am. €10. www. afrobananarepublic.com

Theatre Pericles A piece by William Shakespeare staged by the National Theatre of Greece as part of the Kypria International Festival. September 8. Makarios III Amphitheatre, Strovolos, Nicosia.

8.30pm. €10/15. Tel: 22-208400. www.kypria.org.cy The Homecoming A contemporary theatrical adaptation of the Atreides myth as interpreted by poet Yannis Ritsos and director Yannis Iordanidis. September 8. Cultural Centre of the University of Cyprus, Axiothes Mansion, Nicosia. 8.30pm.

In Greek. €10/15. Tel: 22-894531-2

Stationary and School Items Bazaar Get the kids ready for school with a 25 per cent discount off marked prices.

September 8. Soloneon Book Centre, Nicosia. 8.30am-6pm. Tel: 22-666799 Flying Away Art Music and Dance Festival 150 local artists including 70 art stalls where artists will exhibit their work, 14 local DJ’s performing their art on the decks, two music bands, live performances, activities, conceptual theatrical installations and much more.

September 7-9. Orfeas Stadium, Nicosia. 6pm. €5. Tel: 96-670494 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. Opens September 8, until September 16. House of Arts and Letters, 41 Athinas Street, Paphos.

9-12pm. Tel: 26-818560

Ongoing Other Events Limassol Wine Festival Live music and dancing, traditional Cypriot food and an opportunity to sample different local wines from large and small wineries. Until September 9. Limassol Municipal Gardens, 28th October Avenue. €4/6. Tel: 25344402/25-344952/25- 745919

Exhibition 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: 2230000/150 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

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

Iosif Hadjikyriakos Solo painting exhibition inspired by the art of Lefkara. Until September 20. Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadiou St, Larnaca. Tel: 24-621109 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: 10am6pm. Tel: +90 542 8506681/22445740. www.home4cooperation. info/www.ahdr.info Our Lady of Nicosia Exhibition about the church of Phaneromeni and its relics. Until September 30. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 96-90 Phaneromenis Street, old Nicosia. Monday-Sunday: 10am-7pm. Tel: 80-000800

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A spectacle of ‘classics’

Fourth International Contemporary Music Festival September 9: The Olive Grove. 8.30pm.

Concert: Arirang Wind Quintet & Marios Nicolaou /percussion September 15: The Olive Grove.

8.30pm. Concert: Quartetto Prometeo September 24: The Shoe Factory.

8.30pm. Concert: Kairos String Quartet September 25: The Shoe Factory. 6pm Workshop: Kairos String Quartet September 25: The Shoe Factory.

8.30pm. Screening: Towards and Beyond September 26: The Shoe Factory.

8.30pm. Concert: Nieuw Ensemble

Pharos’ festival will feature six concerts showcasing the likes of Quartetto Prometeo (above) and Arirang Wind Quintet (inset)

NOW in its fourth year, the International Pharos Contemporary Music Festival is a six-concert music spectacle presenting composers and musicians who push the boundaries of their respective genres – be it classical to the something-lessdefined.

Kicking-off on Sunday, the festival has one simple, yet extremely important mission: to expose the local community to international and regional living composers and their music. While the festival is likely to lure in existing audiences it hopes to draw in new ones through adventurous programming and stylish presentation.

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Coming Up Other Events Walk like an Egyptian CAIRO - the very name conjures up evocative images of ancient monuments, bustling markets and eons of history. While many visit Cairo as a gateway to viewing the famous pyramids at Giza, the sprawling city itself offers many attractions to

blankets and pillows while enjoying a glass of tipple. Soak up the idyllic forest of Delikipos that surrounds the venue, adorned with wooden decks, shallow pools of water, zen landscaping and a uniquely atmospheric lighting, all of which makes such events more fun and appealing without compromising quality and vision.

Enhancing this showcase of avant-garde compositions, the rest of the concerts will be presented at the Shoe Factory situated in old Nicosia. All concerts are characterised by a unique feeling of intimacy and bearing in mind its limited seating it’s advised you book in advance.

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the curious visitor. This ancient city has been at the crossroads of many cultures, and is, to this day, a busy cosmopolitan city.

Why not discover this fascinating city for yourself. Next week, The Embassy of Egypt in Nicosia is organising an Egyptian Night, which will offer the public a chance to win a trip to Cairo.

The European University Cyprus has teamed up with Egypt Air to offer three return tickets from Larnaca to Cairo, with the aim of promoting tourism to Egypt. The event will feature a dance show

Leading the flow of music this Sunday is the Arirang Wind Quintet who will be joined by Marios Nicolaou on percussion. The quintet is comprised of members from the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, which is one of the leading orchestras in Germany. The musicians of the Arirang Quintet have been chosen from over 25,000 students from German music conservatories, and they manifest the highest performance standards.

Now, a new look at hell. At least, a hell as imagined by Dante Alighieri in his Divine Comedy. Possibly the most exciting concert featured in the festival, taking place next Saturday, is a collaboration between the San Fedele Foundation and the Pharos International Contemporary Music Festival. Italian group Quartetto Prometeo will depict a musical representation of Dante’s Divine Comedy with 12 world premieres by composers from all over Europe.

Dante’s Divine Comedy is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem’s imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church.

Many artists have illustrated Dante’s The Divine Comedy since it was penned at the beginning of the 14th century - but very few have portrayed this unforgettable visionary journey drama through the medium of music.

Next up, is the Berlin-based Kairos Quartet. Founded in 1996, the ensemble focuses on music of the turn of our century. Landmark compositions since 1950

by the Egyptian National Troupe for Folkloric Arts, in addition to a corner of traditional Egyptian finger food.

The winners will be announced following the dance show. The aim of the event is to commemorate the celebration of more than 50 years of friendly diplomatic relations between Egypt and Cyprus and coincides with the assumption of the European Union Presidency by Cyprus.

So, if you’ve ever dreamt of travelling by camel, visiting the iconic Pyramids or cruising along the Nile

September 27: The Shoe Factory.

8.30pm. Concert: Ensemble Aleph September 28: The Shoe Factory.

8.30pm. Concert: El Perro Andaluz September 29: The Shoe Factory.

10am. Workshop: El Perro Andaluz

and world premieres are at the heart of the quartet’s activity which also includes samples of the Western musical tradition, that of other cultures (like the Far East), or compositions employing media (electronics, video, speech, or the scene).

The Kairos String Quartet will also host a workshop with the participation of young Cypriot instrumentalists and composers. The workshop is a demonstration of extended instrumental techniques for strings as they appear in innovative key repertoire works for string quartet. The workshop is free and is aimed at composers and performers and it is jointly presented with the Goethe Institute Cyprus. Those wishing to participate should contact the Pharos Foundation as soon as possible to secure a place.

Concerts will then follow from Nieuw Ensemble (Holland), Aleph Ensemble (France) and El Perro Andaluz (Germany). In addition, there will be another free workshop lined up with El Perro Andaluz, which is also open to the public.

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. €10/15.

Tel: 22-663871/70-009304. www.pharostickets.org

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Egyptian Night Features a dance show by the he Egyptian National Troupe forr yptian Folkloric Arts, traditional Egyptian finger food and a chance to win rnaca three return tickets from Larnaca pto Cairo in lottery draw. Sepre tember 11. The Amphitheatre of the European University, Nicosia. 8pm

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SUMMARIES Total Recall (See page opposite) Our rating: N/A

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Bel Ami (See page opposite) Our rating: N/A

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Alex the lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), Marty the zebra (Chris Rock), Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) are still trying to get back to New York and their beloved Central Park zoo, but first they need to find the penguins.

When they travel to Monte Carlo, they attract the attention of obsessive animal-hunter Chantal Dubois of Animal Control after gate-crashing a party, and are joined by the penguins, the monkeys, King Julian (Sacha Baron Cohen) and the rest of the crew. How does such a crazy menagerie travel through Europe without attracting attention? Simple.

They join a travelling circus.

Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon.

In 3D. (Kids’ cartoon comedy, 93 mins.)

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The Expendables 2 Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Toll Road and Hale Caesar – with newest members Billy the Kid and Maggie aboard – are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the

Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries – at least till a villain called Vilain (Jean-Claude Van Damme) intervenes; when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Also starring Terry Crews and Nan Yu, with special appearances by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris. Directed by Simon West. (Action, 103 mins.)

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The Raven When a mother and daughter are found murdered in 19th century Baltimore, Detective Emmett Fields (Luke Evans) makes a startling discovery: the crime resembles a fictional murder described in gory detail in the local newspaper – part of a collection of stories penned by struggling writer and social pariah Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack). But even as Poe is questioned by police, another grisly murder occurs, also inspired by a popular Poe story. Realising that a serial killer is on the loose using Poe’s writings as the backdrop for his bloody rampage, Fields enlists the author’s help in stopping the attacks – but the stakes soon become even higher, and the inventor of the detective story calls on his own powers of deduction to try to solve the case. Also starring Alice Eve and Brendan Gleeson. Directed by James McTeigue. (Mystery thriller, 110 mins.)

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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

Ratings key Unforgettable Unmissable

Recommendable

Watchable

Regrettable Abominable

Ted As a child, John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) makes a Christmas miracle happen by bringing to life his one and only friend – his teddy bear.

Ted the talking teddy (voice of Seth MacFarlane) becomes a celebrity but remains faithful to John, his best friend forever. Boy and bear grow up together – but the time comes when grown-up John has to choose between staying with his girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis) or holding on to his friendship with his crude and extremely inappropriate teddy bear.

Also starring Giovanni Ribisi.

Directed by Seth MacFarlane.

(Comedy, 106 mins.)

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The Dark Knight Rises It’s been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale) vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good.

For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act – but everything will change with the arrival of Selina (Anne Hathaway), a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane (Tom Hardy), a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce Wayne out of his self-imposed exile.

But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane. Also starring Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard and Gary Oldman. Directed by Christopher Nolan. (Comicbook action drama, 164 mins.)

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Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Scrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences – causing a continental cataclysm that creates the Earth as we know it and triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny the mammoth (voiced by

Ray Romano), Diego the saber-toothed tiger (voiced

by Denis Leary) and Sid the sloth (voiced

by John Leguizamo).

In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

Also with the voices of Peter Dinklage and Nick Frost.

Directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier. In 3D. (Kids’ cartoon, 94 mins.)

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Tetro The week of his 18th birthday, Bennie (Alden Ehrenreich), who’s a waiter on a cruise ship, has a layover in Buenos Aires. He seeks out his older brother Tetro (Vincent Gallo), whom he hasn’t seen in years.

Tetro, who lives with Miranda (Maribel Verdu), is a burned-out case; he’s hot and cold toward his brother, introducing him as a ‘friend’, refusing to talk about their family, telling Bennie not to tell Miranda who their father is. Thoughts of their father cast a shadow over both brothers.

Who is he, and what past has Tetro left behind? Bennie finds pages of Tetro’s unfinished novel, and pushes both to know his own history and to become a part of his brother’s life again. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. (Drama, 127 mins.)

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Total Recall

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NEW FILMS Total Recall Directed by: Len Wiseman Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy US 2012, 118 mins.

Showing from today at the K-Cineplex and K-Cineplex (Mall of Cyprus) in Nicosia, the Rio and K-Cineplex in Limassol, the K-Cineplex in Larnaca and the Rio in Paphos.

THE PLOT Futuristic factory worker Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) has a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) whom he loves, but the mind-trip offered by Rekall sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life: ‘real’ memories of life as a super-spy. When the procedure goes horribly wrong, however, he – the spy – becomes a hunted man, on the run from the United Federation of Britain police, controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston). There is no-one Quaid can trust, except possibly Lori (Jessica Biel), a rebel fighter from The Colony, working for the head of the underground. The line between fantasy and reality gets increasingly blurred, and the fate of his world hangs in the balance.

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID Mixed/Anti: “It has been 24 hours since I saw the remake of Total Recall and I can’t recall a bloody thing apart from Kate Beckinsale staring malevolently through her hair at Colin Farrell and Jessica Biel sensibly leaping off a 500-foot-high ledge and landing on a moving elevator.

That happens approximately 137 times: Kate shows up, Colin jumps, Kate jumps after him, and 5 million dollars’ worth of CGI later, Colin gets away. Then they do it again.

“Before Kate turns into a lethal combination of the Terminator and Catwoman, Colin is under the impression she’s his wife – and she might well be. This whole series of chases, bloody shoot-outs, and neck-breakings might turn out to be the fantasy of a mild-mannered factory drone getting a virtual vacation at Rekall, a company that specialises in creating new memories. Certainly something seems off about this particular reality. Didn’t Colin used to have a thick Teutonic accent and great big giant pecs?

“Alas, that was 1990, the director Paul Verhoeven. There isn’t anything in this Total

Recall to match the immortal Arnold Schwarzenegger send-offs, ‘See you at the pahty’ and everyone’s favorite alimony killer, ‘Consider this a divorce’ – let alone the headscrambling notions of Philip K. Dick, on whose story ‘We Can Remember It for You Wholesale’ both Total Recalls are based. The old Recall didn’t have too much Dick, either … but it was, for the most part, a cheeky, bone-crunchingly good time…

“This incarnation by Underworld and Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is just noise – aural and visual. The sets look like Blade Runner’s Japantown dystopia spread out and cluttered up, the moving platforms between levels evoking the old Donkey Kong game minus, alas, the giant gorillas … Funniest sight gag: The prostitute with three pert breasts, although it continues to nag at me why [American ratings board] the MPAA, which gives ‘R’ ratings to movies with two naked boobs, gave this one a ‘PG-13’. (Eleven-year-old mazophiliacs should seize the moment.)”

David Edelstein, New York (US)

The Campaign Directed by: Jay Roach Starring: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis US 2012, 85 mins.

Showing from today at the KCineplex and K-Cineplex (Mall of Cyprus) in Nicosia, the Rio and K-Cineplex in Limassol, the K-Cineplex in Larnaca and the Rio in Paphos.

THE PLOT Long-time Congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) falls sharply in the polls after making a public gaffe, so two power-broker brothers (John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd) decide to back a second candidate for the upcoming North Carolina elections. Their choice of the naïve Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), who runs the local Tourism Centre, seems like a bad idea – at least till the makeover begins, a ruthless campaign manager (Dylan McDermott) is appointed and Marty’s life and family are overhauled. Mud is slung, backs are stabbed, and suddenly it’s anybody’s race.

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID Mixed: “A fitfully funny mish-mash of political satire and bawdy humor, The Campaign is an assault on the contemporary plagues of crooked electoral financing, issue-free political debate and credulous, sensationalist media. Alas, it mixes its most damning barbs willynilly with frat-house humor

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and softens the whole thing with saccharine Hollywood storytelling. The result is that some surprisingly biting commentary is lost amid predictable piffle.

“Will Ferrell stars as Cam Brady, a smarmy Republican congressman whose professed values contrast starkly with his actual professional and personal lives. He’s running unopposed for a fifth term, but when a sex scandal hits, his financial backers, the billionaire Motch brothers (Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow), decide to stake a dark-horse candidate against him … The Motches, of course, are meant to be the Koch brothers, who have financially backed the Tea Party and a variety of super PACs. But this film barely lays a finger on them; Aykroyd and Lithgow are cardboard villains with less life in them than, oh, Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy in Trading Places…

“Similarly, the various attack ads and faux pas that the two candidates engage are occasionally hilarious (Ferrell and Galifianakis haven’t so resembled actual living humans in a screen comedy in years, which helps). But wrapping the whole thing in a sentimental ending turns it into a fraud. The Campaign might have been truly – and appropriately – scabrous in other hands; those of the South Park guys or Mike Judge, say. But director Jay Roach plays it safe and down the middle. No actual political contributors or candidates need fear harm.”

Shawn Levy, The Oregonian (US)

Bel Ami

Bel Ami Directed by: Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod Starring: Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas US 2012, 102 mins.

Showing from today at the K-Cineplex and K-Cineplex (Mall of Cyprus) in Nicosia, the Rio and K-Cineplex in Limassol, the K-Cineplex in Larnaca and the Rio in Paphos.

THE PLOT Paris, 1890. Handsome and resourceful George Duroy (Robert Pattinson), eventually to be known to his circle as ‘Bel Ami’, is offered a job as a journalist on a political newspaper and ascends to the rank of editor with a little help from Madame Forestier (Uma Thurman), wife of

the boss. This is his first but not last encounter with the realities of corrupt Parisian high society: the sleazy colleagues, the wily financiers, and manipulative mistresses.

He becomes an adept manipulator himself, in a world where ‘love’ is only a means to an end – but it turns out he’s not as expert at cynical manipulation as the others.

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID Anti: “Robert Pattinson very much looks the part for Guy De Maupassant’s anti-morality tale, but his suitability ends there. The 1885 novel follows Georges Duroy, a young man endowed with beautiful features and ruthless cunning who uses these cruel gifts to seduce any influential woman who can boost him

from the gutters to the top of Paris society. Pattinson is, of course, a handsome man, but asked to convey Duroy’s scheming with minimal dialogue he tends to just glare petulantly. The story itself remains interestingly modern – it is more possible than ever to achieve great fame with no discernible talent –but this production, with a fine ensemble cast directed to theatrical performances, has little at its heart. Like Duroy, it might be pretty on the surface, but inside it is completely hollow.

“Even with a strong cast to gild its endless chambers and salons, there’s barely a spark of soul to fuel its story.

Pattinson is no Malkovich either.”

Olly Richards, Empire (UK)

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trees, veranda with bbq area, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, big sitting and dining areas, very near to English School, off Athalassas Avenue €2000 (H4ST10036-R), (photos on the website).

9. 3 bedr ground floor semi detached house in very good condition with storage heaters, 5a/ c,2wc, big kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting and dining room, big front veranda, 2 covered parking in a very quiet neighbourhood close to Alpha Mega - Parissinos €550 (H3PA2001-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 €3000 (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 neighbourhood 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. 3 bedr luxry detached house with 1 bedr flat in the basement, floor heating with gass, a/c units, big kitchen with electrical appliances, 4wc, 3 bathrooms, big garden with small pebbles, 2 covered parking, in a quiet area in a dead end. Can be rented furnished or not – Makedonitissa €1700 (H4MAK0027-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).

22. 4 bedr luxury detached house with expensive finishes, office space, separate maid’s room, 3 of the bedrooms with en suite shower/bathroom, floor heating, full air condition, white marble floor all the house, fire place, lighting fixtures, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, swimming pool with bbq area, small garden,2 covered parking’s in a nice neighbourhood with expensive houses near KEMA building – Platy Aglantzias €3500 (H4PAG0004-R), (photos in the website).

For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 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 veranda, 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 luxury finished apartment with a/c for hot and cold, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, big covered veranda,2 bathrooms,2wc,covered parking, storage room, secured entrance building in a very quiet neighbourhood – Aglantzia €650 (A2AGZ0022-R), (photos in the website) 11. 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with big sitting and dining room, storage heaters, 2 a/c, cooker, oven, dishwasher, washing machine/dryer, refrigerator in the kitchen,2 wc, 1 bathroom, blinds, big covered veranda, storage room, parking, big common SWIMMING pool. Price includes common expenses – Latsia €500 (A1LAT0004-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

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

For information call 99781943 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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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 €720 (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 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, 2 showers, 1 bathroom, 2 wc, big covered veranda, pressure system, covered parking, big storage room in a quiet neighborhood near Acropolis park – Dasoupolis €800 (A2DAS0018-R), (photos in the website).

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4 bedr luxury floor apartment,250sq.m, office, maid’s room, central heating ind, full a/c,2 showers, 1 bathroom, 3wc, parquet floor, big kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting area, roller blinds on all the windows, big veranda on a small building off Athalasas Avenue near Alpha Mega supermarket and Areteion hospital – Dasoupolis €1100 (A4DAS002-R), (photos on the website) 19. 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 air-conditions for hot and cold in all the rooms, 2 bedrs with en suite shower/wc, 4wc, 2 covered parking, in a small modern building off Makarios Avenue in a quiet neighbourhood – 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 ta-

ble), 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 €620 (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 Centre €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 Ni-

TO LET NICOSIA cosia. Rent €450. For information call 99453663, 99663927.

LIMASSOL FOR RENT deluxe 2 bedroom fully furnished 10 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 FOR RENT new small furnished studio, in Katraki Building, 100 metres from the sea and Debenhams Olympia. Price: €290 (included common expenses and water bill. Tel. 99406415 Andreas.

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

LARNACA 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 FOR RENT PHINIKOUDES PROMENADE, one bdrm apart-

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ment on the 4th floor, f/f, a/c, in the most exlusive area on 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 system, en-suite bathroom, small block. Phone: 99354789 FULLY FURNISHED one bedroom flat near Larco hotel Larnaca. Price €370. Tel: 99202543 ***************************** 1. K.S.L LETTINGS – APART-

MENT FOR RENT Fully Furnished ground floor 2 bedroom apartment, overlooking pool.

Beautifully furnished throughout. 350 Euros per calendar month. Larnaca District. Quote TLL884. Tel. (00357) 24815104 2. K.S.L LETTINGS – Properties Required for waiting Long Term Tenants. We desperately require 2/3 & 4 bedroom villa’s with private swimming pools for waiting tenants in the Larnaca District. Please call us for a free valuation. Tel.(00357) 24815104 3. K.S.L LETTINGS – largest range of properties. Over 200 rental properties in the Larnaca district at the most competitive rates! Flexible contracts available. Tel. (00357) 24815104 4. www.KSLlettings.com – Villa For Rent Fully furnished 3 bedroom Villa with a good-sized rear garden & Communal pool, located in the village of Oroklini.

Call for further information quoting Ref. TLL1189. Tel. (00357) 24815104 CALL 24 815 104 TO ENQUIRE OR ARRANGE A VIEWING – NO OBLIGATION OR FEES. View our full range of over 200 properties by visiting www.

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villa with sea views, large swimming pool and 650 sq metres garden. On a quiet cul de sac, available unfurnished or furnished. Solar panels and pressurised water system. A great villa in a fabulous village. Will accept pets.

2. TREMITHOUSA €275 situated in a quiet cul de sac, this furnished modern 3 bedroom detached house with small garden is available, a/c throughout and satellite broadband. Offering fantastic views of the sea.

3. TREMITHOUSA €250 luxury 2 bedroom maisonette. Fully furnished with modern furniture and satellite broadband. Modern furniture with new appliances. & A/c throughout. Good sea views. Located in a fabulous village. A must to see!

4. CENTRAL PAPHOS €250 modern 1 bedroom top floor apartment, opposite bowling, master with walk-in wardrobe.

Fully furnished with all appliances. Lift to all floors. This complex offers a lovely communal pool area and security barrier entrance. Close to amenities, a great central location.

Call Val on 99166563 ***************************** PROPERTY TO RENT Peyia: 2bed F/F town house, A/C, Nilesat, Communal Pool, 375 Euro p/m REF: JAP2T221 Tombs Of The Kings: Ground Floor F/F Apartment 1 Bedroom, A/C, BBQ area, Centrally located 300 Euros per month REF: JAP1A220 Peyia: 1 Bed F/F Apartment 1st Floor, Comm Pool, Gym, Underground Parking. 325 Euros per month REF: JAP1A219 Emba: 3 Bedroom U/F House, A/C, White Goods Communal Pool 500 Euros per month REF: JAP3V053

Peyia: 1 Bed Traditional Stonehouse, furnished, Ideal for single person, village location close to shops and amenities 250 Euro p/m Ref:JAP1H214 Kato Paphos: 2 Bedroom F/F 2nd floor apartment, A/C, Large Communal Pool. 360 Euros per month inc water & refuse.

REF:JAP2A212 Kissonerga: 2 Bed 1st floor apartment, f/f, A/c, Large Kitchen, Comm Pool, Undercover parking, 375 Euros, Ref: JAP2A217 Peyia: 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, ground floor apartment, F/F Com pool, under cover parking, gym, shutters, A/c 375 Euros per month. REF: JAP2A126 We urgently require properties in all areas for waiting clients.

Property management only 25 Euros per month. John Alice Properties TEL: 00357 99984681 WEB: www.johnalice-properties.com ***************************** PAPHOS RENTAL EMBA – 3 bed villa – u/f, a/c, 1 bedroom downstairs, 3x ensuite bathrooms, private pool, garden, storage, quiet location and close to all amenities – 650 euros UNIVERSAL – 1 bed apartment - f/f, a/c, wall heaters, communal pool – available for 6 or 12 month rentals -270 euros MESOYI - 3 bed detached house – u/f, spacious family home, garden, storage, quiet location – 450 euros MESOYI – 4 bed detached house – u/f, a/c, large living area, utilty room, swimming pool, roof garden, very quiet location with views – 750 euros FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL - 9977 4314 OR 9962 1875 ***************************** BRAND NEW APARTMENT

block in the centre of Paphos (near Papantoniou supermarket) with fantastic views offers to rent, 2 bedroom apartment spanning the entire 3rd floor, unfurnished with a/con, and office for rent spanning the entire first floor, 130 sqm, both are offered at very reasonable rents, please call: Vasilis 99553624 PROPERTY RENTALS From 250 Euros per month. Villas and apartments available.

Also wanted for waiting clients. www.johnalice-properties.com johnalicecy@gmail.com Tel: 00357 99984681 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT in the heart of Kato Paphos, the property is situated in a quiet, private complex, next to archeological site overlooking the light house, very reasonable rent, tel : 99411933 6 BEDROOM, luxury detached villa in Chlorakas, for rent.

Breathtaking, unobscured sea and mountain views. Close to all amenities, located in a cul de sac in Melanos area with a private road. 6 bed, 2 bathrooms (+2en suite), utility room, outdoor storage, Jacuzzi, private pool, fully A/C, fitted kitchen, large verandas and landscaped gardens. Long term let or sale by owner, call 99414920 FOR RENT A selection of 1 to 5 bedroom houses & apartments F/F & U/F Universal, Peyia, Tomb of the Kings, Tsada, Timi & Kato Paphos Landlord & Owners please call 99329357 Or please view at are website www.cyprussands.com Fully Registered Company in Cyprus ONE BEDROOM fully furnished apartment for rent in Kissonerga. Near Cynthiana Beach hotel and close proximity to Coral Bay. Overlooking the sea and 100 metres from beach. AC in bedroom. Tel: 99-492521/ 99673276 PEYIA – 3 bedroom villa with modern quality furniture and finishes.

Central heating, sky, alarm, infinity pool and stunnning sea and mountain views €700 per month, call : 99389426 BRAND NEW APT, opposite Poseidonio Gym, near Carrefour, F/F, a/c, great quality, 1 bdrm, from €340p.m.Tel 99403261 *****************************

MR RENT PAPHOS, THE LEADING PROPERTY RENTAL AGENCY IN PAPHOS OFFICE: 26271858 (00357) IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY TO RENT WE ARE THE RENTAL AGENCY TO CONTACT OFFERING FULL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & RENT COLLECTION SERVICE 1. 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 &

PAPHOS ***************************** FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION 1. KATHIKAS AREA €450 a modern 2 bedroom, stone walled

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.

U SEFUL PHONE NUMBERS POLICE DIVISION HQ

HOSPITALS ........ 1400

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

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

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

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

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

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

OFFICE/WAREHOUSE FOR RENT 735m² of office space and 1200m² warehousing available for long term rent on Yianni Kranidioti Avenue very close to Carlsberg Brewery.

Easy access to Nicosia-Limassol highway (only 200 metres).

Loading bays for warehouses and parking space for more than 40 cars. Hidden fuel tank plus car mechanics station.

For more information please call 99218866

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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.

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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 Showerroom with sauna. 4 double bedrooms, master with en-suite and large dressing room with safes..

Family bathroom. Garage, parking & gardens. Separate 1 bed suite plus maids quarters.

Swimming pool with massive outside BBQ/kitchen. A/C, C/H and fireplace in family room. An outstanding luxury home with many internal features. Very quiet area. €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 land-

scaped 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.

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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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CRYPTIC 2179

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1 Hold up not far from Cork (10)

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7 Immigrant proceeds by right (7) 8 Swift part of a river (5) 10 Can’t expand (6) 12 49 in front are easily persuaded (6) 13 Pattern poser (5) 14 Cracked part of the framework (4) 16 Yours truly on a ship eating here (4) 17 Granted partial price deduction (5) 19 Strong lady runner (6) 20 Rural variety of citrus (6) 23 Constructed so it can be tilted or overbalance (3,2) 24 A dart i.e. designed to spread out (7) 25 Before decent, drunken predecessor! (10)

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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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teristic (5)

rehearsals (4)

in the hollow (7) 6 Not striking the right note (10) 9 Mystery of the sea? (4,6)

QUICK: Across – 1 Heroism; 7 Urgent; 8 Nemesis; 10 Salon; 11 Weakling; 13 Man; 14 & 15 Date-line; 16 Tar; 18 Postmark; 20 Nizam; 22 Deflate; 23 Alumni; 24 Callous. Down – 1 Handwriting; 2 Rumba; 3 Insulate; 4 Musing; 5 Eggs; 6 Inflame; 9 On one’s knees; 12 Mirthful; 14 Drizzle; 17 Nordic; 19 Alamo; 21 Mime.Prod; 18 Defy.

Rating EASY

CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Muffled; 7 Orphan; 8 Lateral; 10 Halve; 11 Delusion; 13 Cis; 14 & 15 Deadlock; 16 Too; 18 Wiseacre; 20 Onset; 22 Rossini; 23 Fiasco; 24 Rotting. Down – 1 Malediction; 2 Fatal; 3 Lord’s Day; 4 Dollop; 5 Opah; 6 Warlock; 9 & 14 Let sleeping dogs lie; 12 Somerset; 14 See 9; 17 Mirror; 19 Chili; 21 Task.

Rating HARD

Answers to crossword 2178

1 Meaty essayist (5) 2 Boys’ drum (6) 3 Instrument used in early

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22 Not at any price (4)

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France (5)

15 Climber’s sole aid (7) 17 Both join (6)

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1 Endanger (10) 7 Whirling round (7) 8 Sternwards (5) 10 Short railway line (6) 12 Wait on (6) 13 Upper leg (5) 14 Hebridean island (4) 16 Large Asian bird (4) 17 Small piece of land

1 Worn out (5) 2 The East (6) 3 Seaweed (4) 4 Scarcity (6) 5 Drudgery (7) 6 Bowler (3-7) 9 Abducting (10) 11 Spectre (5) 12 Tally (5) 15 Cyprian capital (7) 17 OT book (6) 18 Subduing (6) 21 Chewed (5) 22 So be it (4)

(5)

19 Insect (anag.) (6) 20 Relax a bit (4,2) 23 Hindu sage (5) 24 Dampen (7) 25 Automatic weapon

HOROSCOPE

(7-3)

ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

You may be in for a fun and light-hearted day that has plenty of surprises hard-wired into it. With Venus now in your romance zone things are looking up in this area. It is also helpful for creative ideas especially anything artistic. You might have your work cut out for you too, as life is busy.

Focus on achieving success and then you can relax.

You may be feeling all warm and fuzzy due to having Venus in your sign which could put you in an even more charismatic mood. It may feel so good you want to share your love of life with the world around you. Your friends are likely to support you in this too. If you are going out tonight don’t let self-doubt disturb your evening. Be natural and relax.

At last the possibility of a love adventure that has all the trappings you’d enjoy - exotic, idyllic, a little crazy and good fun. This time there may be more involved, as an element of mystery comes into play. You may sense a strange connection to someone you meet and feel a chemistry with. This may be unexplainable, but it might still be very real.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

You have some great entertainment opportunities coming up which includes today. If you love inviting people over for a meal cooked by yourself - which is bound to be fantastic, then start preparing. The focus may be on spending money to add those extra touches to your home giving it warmth and cosiness - something you might enjoy.

You may be ready to get on with those plans and projects that are so deeply meaningful to you. There is nothing you love more than getting into a routine, which leads to positive and successful attainments. A member of your sign might even had written the original time management course. You focus right now is set on being a high achiever so go, go, go!

You are so keen to get away. If you have had a lot of responsibilities lately, and these have been really bugging you, then it is time to make your escape. You need fresh input, new scenery and new sights and sounds. If travel isn’t part of your agenda, then you may want to read or study. Whatever you take on board will benefit you greatly in the future.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

Fun chat with your zany and very unique friends may be a component of today. You get to catch up on gossip, exciting news and get feedback on your latest plans too. Other influences suggest romantic messages and texts with a saucy component. But real romance is something else you may not go there unless you’re really very serious.

This may be a time when disciplines such as yoga, mediation, tai chi or other spiritual practices may help you find your balance. The presence of Saturn in your sign has put you under a lot of pressure and this might have destabilised you - body and mind. Time spent practicing the above pursuits may bring you a new found strength and inner peace.

What you need right now is faith. You have so much potential, but for various reasons, you are not entirely confident about doing what you want or need to do. It is the fear you need to conquer. Rather than focus on what could go wrong, think instead about how it could all go right. Other aspects indicate the possibility of a beautiful romance.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

You may be busy flipping through self-improvement books and discovering the secrets to living to your full potential.

Some of the reasoning behind this may have to do with your love life and romance in particular. You may want to become your ideal version of yourself, but in the end if someone falls for you it will be because they love you as you are.

You often pride yourself on being able to overcome most problems and seem to be very good in an emergency. But being a force to be reckoned with may not always be to your advantage. You may be more pushy and demanding than ever, and this could cause friction and stop you from achieving what you want. Just slow down and take life as it comes.

Your love life may seem much happier than it has been.

You seem to be getting along much better with your partner, and even though you may have had problems in the past, you appear to be on the same page now. It helps for you to focus on the positive as this brings good things your way. If you are single your social life rocks and could be very intense.

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06.45 News 08.15 Concert 10.15 Chef Ston Aera (rpt) Cooking show offering viewers quick, simple and economical recipes.

11.00 Kypros Ena Taxidi (rpt) 12.00 Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Two episodes of local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV. 13.00 Apo Mera Se Mera 15.30 Syn Plyn 17.00 Kypros Ena Taxidi (rpt) 17.30 Entehnos (rpt) 18.00 News

07.00 NRG Music Channel 08.00 Kids’ TV To Kokkino Leoforeio, A Be Ba Blom, Fireman Sam, Flipper and Lopaka, Bob the Builder, Pippi Longstocking, Tinga Tinga Tales, Maya the Bee, Vicky the Viking and Tabaluga.

Shown till 12.30, then repeated till mid-afternoon.

16.15 Euromaxx Magazine show, presenting cultural news, architecture, restaurants, fashion, music, museums, wineries and more.

16.45 Surviving Alaska Les Stroud travels to Alaska and demonstrates how to survive avalanches, blizzards, icy waters and hungry polar bears.

17.45 European Futsal UEFA Futsal Cup, featuring the Cyprus futsal champions Omonia Nicosia.

19.30 Paralympics 2012 Swimming Finals, followed at 21.00

by Athletics Finals.

Note that every event comes with many different ‘classifications’ depending on what disability the athletes have.

23.50 Repeats

06.30 News 07.00 Tis Ellados Ta Paidia (rpt) 07.30 Oi Men Kai Oi Den (rpt) 08.45 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 09.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 10.20 Eleftheros ki Oraios (rpt) 10.50 Deixe Mou To Filo Sou (rpt) 11.30 To Pio Glyko Mou Psema (rpt) 12.20 Tin Patisa (rpt) 13.00 News 13.15 Galileo (rpt) 14.00 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 14.40 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 15.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 16.20 Angigma Psychis (rpt) 17.10 Tis Agapis Maheria (rpt) 18.00 News 18.10 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (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.

05.40 The Del Monte Heirs (rpt) 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)

06.45 Star News 07.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of 09.15 Kids’ TV 11.50 Kostakis Ki Yioi (rpt) 12.30 I Kouzina Me Tin Dina 13.30 Star News 14.00 Max Adventures 14.25 Rastamouse The animated exploits of the crime-fighting rodent and his reggae-loving friends.

14.35 Bo On the Go 15.00 King 15.25 Martha Speaks 15.45 Teen Days 16.15 Exelixeis Stin Showbiz 16.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of (rpt) Showbiz news and gossip show hosted by Eleonora Meleti.

17.50 Mila - Best Of (rpt) Discussions about various issues based on woman’s life (men, relationships, sex, kids etc.) with showbiz guests.

18.50 Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well.

19.40 Fotis - Maria Live Best Of (rpt) Entertainment magazine.

21.00 Exelixeis Stin Showbiz (rpt) 22.00 Greek FILM: Rantevou Me Mia Agnosti Thriller.

23.40 LTV Sports News 00.45 Star News 01.00 Repeats

08.00 Kids’ TV 11.00 I’ ll Take Manhattan 11.30 Greek FILM: O Paragios Mou o Rallistas 13.15 Kids’ TV 15.35 FILM: The Wool Cap A mute caretaker has his life turned upside down when he’s forced to look after a young girl who has run away from her drugdependent mother.

Drama. 2004 16.30 Sabrina, To Koritsi tis Agapis First of two Latin American telenovelas.

17.25 O Anthropos Tis Thalassas 18.20 Melrose Place With News at 18.30.

19.15 News 19.50 Sports Time 20.05 Rubi 21.00 FILM: The Banger Sisters A former rock groupie decides to recapture the excitement of her youth with a fun-loving friend, but her pal isn’t too keen on the idea. Comedy, with Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon.

2002 22.45 FILM: Basic Two government agents investigate how a routine military training exercise in Panama went horrifically wrong. Action thriller, starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson.

2003 00.30 FILM: Jersey Girl Comedy-drama, starring Ben Affleck. 2004

18.15 Candid Camera 18.30 Kati Psinetai (rpt) Contestants try to outdo each other by throwing the perfect dinner party, which is then judged on its merits by their rivals.

19.20 Treis Ki O Kokos (rpt) Local comedy series.

20.00 News / Weather / Financial Report 21.15 Vimata Stin Ammo (rpt) Local period drama, based on true events.

21.45 FILM: The Untouchables Crime drama, starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery. 1987.

With News at 23.30.

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Television PICK OF THE DAY Hanna (Novacinema2, 22.00) Women in action! Watch them spring into action, doing the things women do. Like shopping!

And brushing their hair! And ... um, other things.

Actually, Nova’s ‘Women in Action’ festival - every Thursday and Friday this month - is unlikely to feature much of that, the point being women in action fi lms. Last night’s Shoot ’Em Up didn’t seem to fit the bill, its woman (Monica Bellucci) being neither the star nor especially involved in the action - but Hanna certainly qualifies, at least if you change the title to ‘Girls in Action’. Saoirse Ronan is Hanna, a wisp of a girl but a lethal weapon. We open in the snowy wilds of Finland, where her dad (Eric Bana), a former secret agent, is trying to turn his skinny teenage daughter into the perfect assassin. His methods recall Dogtooth, keeping Hanna far away from the outside world, and our heroine’s way with violence also recalls Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass (you could even mention Stieg Larsson’s Girl trilogy, a feral young girl with hints of past abuse) - but Hanna is fi nally its own thing, a conspicuously designed fi lm that makes a virtue of its silliness.

So much for the woman; what about the action? That’s in there too, flashily directed by Joe Wright (who made Atonement) as Hanna leaves the nest and goes on a mission, going up against

Cate Blanchett as a CIA bitch so ruthless she likes to floss her teeth till she draws blood. The main chase, when Hanna escapes from a CIA prison, throbs with strobe-light effects and pulsating music as she runs through cavernous tunnels - then, for a punchline, has her climbing up through a shaft only to fi nd her head popping out of a manhole in the middle of the desert. It looks like the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote will be whizzing by at any moment.

Hanna is not a conventional action fi lm (even the font for the opening title is unusual). There’s a blond hitman who whistles while he works, fi rst encountered in a seedy bar where a hermaphrodite gyrates onstage. There’s a hilariously righton English family whose chubby teenage daughter (Jessica Barden) becomes Hanna’s fi rst-ever friend, though the sheltered assassin doesn’t really follow all the talk of boob-jobs and supermodels. There are chase scenes and love scenes, markets in Morocco and breaks for song in Spain.

The blond hitman shows up toting a bow and arrow. Hanna is courted by a well-meaning boy, responds with facts and figures - “Kissing requires a total of 34 facial muscles” - then puts him in a headlock. Women in action, indeed. Made in 2011.

Preston Wilder

FILM PICKS

SATELLITE

Harry Brown (LTV, 21.00) Michael Caine: diamond geezer, family man, restaurateur, writer of trivia books, subject of excellent Michael Caine impressions by Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in The Trip, only man with a Madness song named after him (“My name ... is Michael Caine”) - and now vigilante in this British action drama which got good reviews but feels oddly tacky (some might say blasphemous), forcing a classy guy down the tabloid Charles Bronson route.

Harry Brown is a decorated veteran living on a London council estate that’s sunk into crime and gang violence; Harry does nothing - at least till his best friend is killed by the gangs and he uses his military training against the punks. Wot’s it all abaht, ’Arry? Made in 2009.

The Untouchables (CyBC1, 21.45) Kevin Costner is Eliot Ness, an upright (and slightly uptight) FBI agent going after Al Capone in 30s Chicago. Robert De Niro is Capone, at one point chastising an underling with a baseball bat to the noggin. Andy Garcia is a hard-boiled Cuban sharp-shooter who becomes one of Costner’s elite squad, ‘The Untouchables’. Sean Connery (who won an Oscar) is a gruff Irish cop who explains that Kev will have to fight dirty if he wants to get Capone: “They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He shendsh one of yours to the hospital, you shend one of his to the morgue!”. The script is tougher than expected, with some callous scenes - yet the fi lm is also an old-fashioned Western, a point made explicit when Costner and Co. turn up riding horses, as well as a fi lm of glorious set-pieces, especially the fi nale (riffi ng on the famous Odessa Steps scene) in a train station. Made in 1987.

The Tomb (Novacinema3, 23.00) “From the twisted mind of Edgar Allan Poe,” claims the trailer - and this horror fi lm may be (loosely) based on Poe’s story ‘Ligeia’ but it also goes the special-effects route of ghosts shimmering, eyes glowing demonically red and so on. Wes Bentley is our hero, a successful writer who falls under the spell of witch-like Ligeia (played

by Russian starlet Sofya Skya); “I will do what no-one in History has accomplished,” vows the temptress, her aim being to defeat Death - and her m.o. involves stealing other people’s souls, her inexorable presence slowly driving poor Wes to madness. Hard to say much about this kind of fi lm, except that horror is now the new action (blame CGI, and the special-effects revolution) with straight-to-video horror fl icks as ubiquitous as their action equivalents used to be in the 80s and 90s - and we all agree this is trash but it still entertains, if you don’t mind wooden acting, grisly detail and gratuitous lashings of sex and Satanism. Poe? Oh, pooh! Made in 2009.

The Tomb (Novacinema3, 23.00)

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Sport IN BRIEF Cubs routed

by Nationals homer blitz THE Washington Nationals blasted six home runs for the second successive game to punish the Chicago Cubs 9-1 on Wednesday and make it an easy outing for Major League-leading pitcher Gio Gonzalez.

The red-hot Nationals put on another home run derby display for their home crowd, as they did in Tuesday’s 11-5 rout of the Cubs, this time led by rookie Bryce Harper who smashed two.

Adam LaRoche, who had two home runs on Tuesday, hit his 28th of the season in the third inning where Washington scored four runs to grab a 5-0 lead.

That was more than enough support for Gonzalez who struck out nine batters in seven innings and cruised to his 18th victory of the season, tying him with the New York Mets’ R.A. Dickey for the most in the majors.

Key role at Toro Rosso FORMER Sauber technical director James Key has been appointed by Formula One rivals Toro Rosso to replace departed Giorgio Ascanelli in the role, the Italian team said yesterday.

Toro Rosso announced Ascanelli’s resignation on Wednesday and said Key had started work at the Faenza factory last Monday ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.

The 40-year-old Briton left Swiss-based Sauber, whose Ferrari-powered car has been on the front row and podium this year, before the start of the season. Toro Rosso also use Ferrari engines.

England’s Cook says Flower absence ‘not a problem’ South Africa loss not due to coach’s sabbatical

By David Clough ENGLAND ended their highly-successful 2012 oneday international campaign on a flat note in Nottingham - but their uncharacteristically poor performance had nothing to do with Andy Flower’s absence.

Flower took a short break with his family while Alastair Cook’s England prepared for and then played in the final NatWest Series match against South Africa - which ended in a seven-wicket trouncing Wednesday night.

Cook, however, made it clear there was no mileage in linking the coach’s short sabbatical with England’s poor showing as they had to settle for a 2-2 drawn series.

England were set to head north yesterday, without Cook, to settle in for tomorrow’s first of three NatWest Twenty20 Internationals at Chester-le-Street against South Africa.

Cook admitted to his frustrations and disappointment with a hapless batting performance, in which his 51 was the only innings of any substance in 182 all out.

South Africa’s reply hit instant, but not lasting,

The victorious South Africans defeated England in a seven-wicket trouncing trouble before man-of-theseries Hashim Amla (97no) and captain AB de Villiers (75no) shared an unbroken stand of 172 to close out the match.

Asked specifically about

JAMES Anderson is poised for a return to 20-over cricket after being called into the England squad for the NatWest Twenty20 series against South Africa as cover for Steven Finn, who has a stiff back.

Pace bowler Anderson, 30, has not played for England in the shortest form of the game since his appearance against South Africa in November 2009. He is not part of the England squad for the ICC World Twenty20 which starts in Sri Lanka later this month.

“It wasn’t the fact that Andy wasn’t here; it was the fact that us 11 out there, especially the batters, didn’t deliver the skills. That’s why we lost.”

England were also with-

Errors cost Giants in Cowboys clash

By Larry Fine

Anderson gets T20 call

the impact of Flower’s absence, Cook said wryly: “It wasn’t that much of a difference.

“We’re the players on a match day who go out and try to deliver the skills.

out the reliable Jonathan Trott because of a hand injury which has ruled the number three out of the rest of the season.

“Trotty has been a major part for us, ever since he’s come into this one-day side,” Cook added. “You’re always going to miss players of his calibre.

“Clearly it gave an opportunity for people to step up and take that place, but it just shows what a valuable member he is to the side.”

Another major player England have had to learn to get by without in recent times is, of course, Kevin Pietersen - and now Cook’s cricket is done for the summer, he knows he must enter discussions aimed at reintegrating the South Africa-born batsman after his summer of turmoil.

“It’s certainly an issue which we as the ECB will have to get resolved,” said Cook, who added the Test match captaincy to his portfolio after Andrew Strauss retired last week.

“It is a situation which does need to get resolved.

There is stuff which needs to be talked about behind closed doors. That will happen.”

Cook’s opposite number AB de Villiers has no such worries, and was all smiles last night as he reflected on South Africa’s win.

“We had a couple of ODIs in a row where we just didn’t play good cricket, but the fact that we came back here, under pressure and down the eight ball I’m very proud of the boys,” he said.

“England are a very good unit, especially at home, and 2-2 in this series is a great result for us.”

THE New York Giants got the defence of their Super Bowl title off to a bad start in the National Football League opener on Wednesday, making some costly early mistakes that helped the Dallas Cowboys to a 24-17 victory.

Rookie running back David Wilson, a first-round draft pick out of Virginia Tech, fumbled on the Dallas 29-yard line in the opening quarter to squander a scoring opportunity, and in the second the Giants let another touchdown chance go to waste.

An interception by Giants linebacker Michael Boley and penalty against Dallas gave New York a first down on the Cowboys’ one-yard line, but two running plays and an incompletion later the Giants had to settle for a field goal.

Just before halftime, the Cowboys started to find their range on offense and after a 73-yard drive resulted in a touchdown, the Giants were playing

catch-up the rest of the way.

“Very disappointing, very disappointing loss,” New York coach Tom Coughlin said. “Any way you want to look at it.

“We fumble the ball after a nice drive that possibly could have been points.

“We don’t score from the one-yard line.”

Coughlin continued with the list of Giants’ failures.

“We give up big plays in the second half.

We don’t really stop the run, they had all kinds of yardage, we had little or none.

“We had trouble stopping the slant (pass route) all night long like we’ve never seen a slant before.”

Coughlin was particularly disappointed that the Giants had delivered such a flat performance in a showcase home game earned by their Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots last season.

“Very, very frustrating,” Coughlin said. “It hurts to come in and be playing at home and playing a game of this nature opening the season to play the way we played.

“We certainly are capable of playing a lot better.”

The Dallas Cowboys emerged with a 24-17 victory after early mistakes by the New York Giants got the defence of their Super Bowl title off to a disappointing start

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Sport

Gatland facing battle with French clubs over players

Toulon’s Gethin Jenkins is one of the bones of contention between Gatland and Laporte

WARREN Gatland has been warned Toulon will refuse to release Gethin Jenkins or any other players for the start of the British and Irish Lions tour if they reach the Top 14 final.

Toulon coach Bernard Laporte outlined his hard-line stance ahead of yesterday’s scheduled meeting with Gatland, who has flown to France specifically to discuss the thorny issue of player release.

The Lions open their 10-match tour against the Barbarians in Hong Kong on June 1, the same day as the Top 14 final.

Laporte told L’Equipe: “The international window begins on the weekend of June 9. Everything that happens before that is outside of the window.

“As far as freeing up Gethin, in principle, it’s a no.

“If he plays in the final, he will leave the day after, on Sunday June 2, but not before.

“We won’t pay a player who has to go and play for the Lions at the most

important time of our season.

“There is no specific clause in his contract about it.”

Unless Gatland succeeds in softening Laporte’s stance, Toulon would throw a significant spanner in the Lions’ selection plans by reaching the Top 14 final.

Jenkins is one of the world’s leading loose-head props and he would be a strong contender to be in the Lions’ starting front row for the three-Test series against Australia.

But Gatland is adamant his whole squad must depart together on May 27, with injury replacements the only permitted late arrivals.

And the Lions coach conceded he may have to overlook players not available to travel that day, however important they may be.

“You don’t want to cut your nose off to spite your face in terms of making those players unavailable if they’re really, really important for you,” Gatland said on Tuesday.

“But I’m also really, really conscious that you want the whole squad together. You don’t want people coming out late on a Lions tour - you want them in right from the start.

“If it means us having to make a really, really tough call because someone’s not available because they made a decision to go to France, we might have to make that call because it might be the best thing for the squad.

“At the end of the day, it’s all about what’s best for the team.

“We’re not going to make a hard and fast rule, but we are capable of making tough decisions if that’s right for the squad.”

The Lions coach suggested players may have to take matters into their own hands, as Nathan Hines did in 2009 when he missed Perpignan’s Top 14 final so he could go on the tour of South Africa.

“Ultimately it may be up to the players,” Gatland said.

Button confident Hamilton to stay on at McLaren

China savours Paralympic gold rush

But Hamilton himself refuses to offer any indication over his future plans JENSON Button believes Lewis Hamilton will remain with McLaren, although his team-mate yesterday refused to offer any indication over his future.

Hamilton was given the opportunity to clear the air as to which team he will be driving for from next year onwards.

Speculation surfaced on Wednesday linking Hamilton to Mercedes, albeit denied by his management team, XIX Entertainment.

XIX claim Hamilton and McLaren are in “advanced negotiations”, although are naturally refusing to put all their eggs in one basket so are paying lip-service to potential suitors.

Hamilton, however, was giving nothing away because pointedly asked whether he knew where he would be driving next year, the 27-year-old stoically replied: “No.” Questioned as to what the attraction would be in driving for Mercedes, Hamilton said: “I have no idea. I’ve not really thought about it.”

Put to Hamilton, McLaren have won the last two races and Mercedes have won just once in the last three years, that clearly did not resonate

Tight-lipped: McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton with the Briton.

“I don’t think I’m really looking for anything to be put into perspective,” said Hamilton.

“I drive for McLaren, we’ve won the last two races, we’ve got another great weekend, hopefully, ahead of us and that’s what we’ve got to focus on.”

Hamilton further insisted there was no deadline as to when he must make a decision, adding: “Obviously before next season I think would be useful!”

Stating last week he needed to be business-like in his ap-

proach to negotiations, that suggested money, potentially through image rights and personal sponsorship deals, was now paramount.

So asked whether it was about money or other factors, a terse Hamilton said: “I want to win.

“I always want to win, every year you compete, that’s why us drivers exist and that’s why the teams exist. It’s just making sure you’re in the right place to do so.”

Button believes that place will be McLaren, despite the fact he has been with the Woking-based marque since he was 13 and there is the possibility he needs a change of scene.

The 32-year-old conceded to “surprise” upon reading the remarks of former team principal Eddie Jordan yesterday, who said Hamilton had already agreed personal terms with Mercedes and a deal was imminent.

Despite that, Button added: “I haven’t a clue if there’s any truth in it at all, but I think I’ll have the same team-mate next year.”

In giving his reasons why, he added: “That’s because this is the best choice for him.”

At the time of going to press yesterday, all eyes were on London’s Olympic Stadium for the 100m showdown between British favourite Jonnie Peacock and “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius (above) of South Africa. On Wednesday

night Pistorius secured his first gold of London 2012 by bringing the South African T42-46 4x100m team home in a world-record 41.78 seconds, out-running his 200m conqueror Alan Fonteles Oliveira in the process

Brazilian power lifter Carra handed nine-month ban for failing drugs test A BRAZILIAN powerlifter who was due to perform at the Paralympics has been banned for nine months for failing a drugs test.

Bruno Pinheiro Carra was suspended before the Games after testing positive for banned diuretics, which he claims were a result of green tea

capsules.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said he failed the test on August 24 and was provisionally banned a week later - the day he was due to compete.

He told officials he had taken green tea capsules, which were later found

to contain the banned substances despite not listing them on the label.

An IPC spokesman said: “In accordance with the IPC anti-doping code, Bruno Pinheiro Carra will serve a nine-month suspension for the violation beginning on 28 August 2012, the date of notification.

“All results obtained from the date of sample collection, the competition on 24 August 2012 and onwards, will be disqualified with all the resulting consequences, including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes.”

Carra was also fined 560 euros (£444).

China enjoyed gold medal success at the Olympic Stadium and Brands Hatch yesterday.

Shot putter Wang Zhiming won the F40 class with a world record 14.46 metres and Ma Ni landed the women’s C37 discus title, while cyclist Zeng Sini took the women’s individual C1-2-3 road race.

Wang had also taken part in the the javelin and discus competitions, and he said: “It has been very busy for me, but I am very happy and proud.

“Training has been very hard, but along the way there has been lots of happiness for me.”

And Zeng said: “I did not expect this. Road racing in China is mostly on flat ground, so when I got to Brands Hatch and saw the mountains and the curves I wasn’t expecting to finish.

“But my coach told me to relax and keep myself safe, because you know how road racing is.”

Germany’s Denise Schindler beat Allison Jones of the United States in the sprint for silver.

Ma, meanwhile, broke the world record with her first discus throw of 35.35m, and she admitted: “I thought about it (record) before the event, but I wasn’t really expecting it in my first throw.

“I prepared very well, but because my competition was today I have spent most of the week waiting anxiously to start.”

Russia’s Denis Gulin took the F11 men’s triple jump with a leap of 12.91 metres, beating China’s Li Duan into second, with the Ukraine’s Ruslan Katyshev third.

And there was a world record for Algerian Mohamed Berrahal in the F51-5253 men’s discus, defeating Latvia’s Aigars Apinis into second, with Tunisia’s Mohamed Zemzemi collecting bronze.

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Mourinho confident Real Madrid will cope with FFP REAL Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is ready to embrace UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules and has warned the new breed of cash-rich clubs that difficult times may lie ahead.

European football’s governing body, led by president Michel Platini, has finally approved the application of a system of financial measures designed to restore stability to football across the continent.

Perhaps alarmed by the rise of freespending clubs such as Manchester City and Paris St Germain, UEFA have moved to encourage clubs to live within their means by spending less than they earn while also limiting player salaries.

Founded 110 years ago, Real Madrid have enjoyed domestic and continental success rivalled only by Catalan outfit Barcelona and a handful of other clubs.

Fiorentina demand money from Berbatov DIMITAR Berbatov’s agent is facing a demand to repay Fiorentina money they spent in trying to secure the striker’s signature this summer.

The Viola were still fuming yesterday after being snubbed by Berbatov during the transfer window, which saw the 31-year-old join Fulham from Manchester United.

The Serie A side claimed last week they had paid for Berbatov and his agent to fly to Italy on transfer deadline day before being gazumped, declaring their actions proved the player was not worthy to wear the club’s shirt.

Fiorentina sporting director Daniel Prade has revealed he will pursue Emil Dantchev for the cost of the duo’s airline tickets and other expenses.

“Berbatov? The final lines of our press statement are just my thoughts,” Prade told Radio Blu. “I’m glad that he did not arrive. We will request to his agent the money we paid for their flight to come to Florence, 100 per cent.”

Meanwhile, Press Association Sport understands Zdenek Grygera will be given the chance to prove he is worthy of a place in Fulham’s Barclays Premier League squad for the first half of the season, despite being omitted from their original submission.

Czech defender Grygera has remained with the Cottagers since his contract expired this summer as he continues his recovery from the serious cruciate ligament injury he suffered last season.

Manager Martin Jol was last month still deciding whether to offer the 32year-old a new deal, which would automatically see him added to Fulham’s squad because the club registered fewer than 25 players on Tuesday.

And Mourinho insists it is Real’s heritage, and that of other European giants, that will protect his club from any negative repercussions when the new regulations are applied.

The Portuguese told AS: “Madrid, Barca and Bayern are all clubs that have a unique history.

“You can’t buy that with money. The titles, the European Cups, the history, the fanbase, you can’t achieve these things just by spending money. And all the best players want to be at these clubs, at these three clubs and a few others that have hundreds of trophies between them.

“It’s still an important factor for the players. Then you have to bear in mind that Financial Fair Play is coming in soon, and Platini says he wants it followed to the letter.

“They are going to impose restrictions

on clubs that aren’t well structured and make life difficult for them, even if they have piles of money.

“I know my club Madrid well and the infrastructure is in place to cope (with the new rules).

“Real Madrid has the potential and the history to keep the best players, such as Cristiano (Ronaldo), (Iker) Casillas, (Karim) Benzema and (Gonzalo) Higuain. Barca are the same.

“But clubs that live exclusively on the funds of their owners won’t find life so easy, because they don’t have the structure of the historic clubs. And that’s why Financial Fair Play will be good for football.”

The double Champions League-winning coach insists, however, that professional footballers should not be slurred for joining free-spending clubs in pursuit of large wage packets.

The Real coach believes the Financial Fair Play rules will be ultimately good for football

World Cup qualifying dream flickers for European teams 22 sides clash to decide 2014 Brazil finals

By Brian Homewood THE dream of a first World Cup appearance will flicker for 22 European teams, albeit briefly in most cases, as the region’s qualifying competition for the 2014 finals in Brazil kicks off today.

Other sides who have made a mark in the past, such as Austria, Belgium and Hungary, will be hoping to return after a long absence as the nine-group tournament gets under way.

A total of 53 teams are involved in the European qualifiers, ranging from European and world champions Spain to tiny San Marino.

The nine group winners will go straight to the finals in Brazil while the eight best runners-up take part in two-leg playoffs for four more places in November next year.

The runner-up with the worst record will go out at the end of the qualifiers.

For the likes of Luxembourg, who have tried and failed a record 18 times before to qualify, Andorra and San Marino, past form suggests the dream is likely to be quickly extinguished with a couple of early defeats.

Others such as Bosnia, Latvia, Montenegro and Belarus harbour more realistic hopes of qualifying.

Finland, who have tried to qualify since 1938 and have endured 17 failed campaigns, are unlikely to end that run after being lumped with Spain and France in Group I. Finland host France today while Spain have to wait until Tuesday before visiting Georgia.

Unlike most other regions,

Of the group favourites, Germany have been given an easy start with a home match against tiny Faroe islands in Hanover in Group C which hold preliminary rounds to remove the minnows, the European qualifiers consist of only one phase, with all 53 teams going into the hat.

UEFA president Michel Platini has stood by the system, saying it allows the smallest teams the chance to learn and improve against the bigger sides. Critics say it subjects the likes of Germany, Spain, Portugal and Italy to an endless sequence of matches which are little more than formalities.

Of the group favourites, Germany have been given an easy start with a home match against tiny Faroe Islands in Hanover in Group C. Netherlands have a tough start at home to Turkey in

Group D, while Italy may not relish kicking off with a visit to Bulgaria in Group B. The Italians will be without their Euro 2012 strikeforce as Mario Balotelli has undergone a minor eye operation and Antonio Cassano was left out by coach Cesare Prandelli, who did not consider him fully fit.

England, surprisingly ranked third in FIFA’s world ranking table, also travel east as they visit Moldova, ranked 141st, in Group H. Belgium begin by visiting Wales in Group A as they attempt to qualify for their first tournament since the 2002 World Cup, while the Welsh, now playing under Chris Coleman following the suicide of

coach Gary Speed last year, are looking to reach their first World Cup since 1958.

Belgium, who qualified for six consecutive World Cups between 1982 and 2002, have a highly talented crop of players with Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard and Manchester City captain Vincent Company among their 14 English Premier League players. Despite this, they lost out to Turkey, themselves later beaten by Croatia in a playoff, in the race to reach Euro 2012.

“With the squad we have now, we should be able to do something. In a way it’s now or never for Belgium,” said Hazard.

Austria, who last qualified in 1998, also have high hopes

of their new generation of players, many of whom are doing well in the Bundesliga, although they have to wait until Tuesday’s game against Germany in Vienna to enter the fray.

Hungary, who revolutionised football in the 1950s, have not qualified for a senior tournament since the 1986 World Cup but are now on the way up again, having reached a best-ever 27th in the FIFA rankings last year.

They should get off to a winning start at lowly Andorra, who will probably never come closer to the World Cup than they did when they played Brazil in a friendly in Paris and lost 3-0 just before the start of the 1998 finals in France.

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Carrick just wants a fair chance of play Hopes to be involved when Three Lions open their World Cup qualifying campaign

By Simon Stone MICHAEL Carrick does not expect to be guaranteed an England place - he just wants a fair chance.

Staggeringly, Carrick is in line to play only the sixth competitive international of his entire career - and his first meaningful one since October 2006 - when the Three Lions open their World Cup qualifying campaign in Moldova today.

It is a quite amazing statistic for a player whose club career boasts four Premier League title wins and three Champions League final appearances.

And it could easily have been the full story too given Carrick informed the FA of his decision not to make himself available for Euro 2012 in January, which was restated twice more prior to the departure for Poland and Ukraine in June.

With midfield resources stretched to snapping point, it took the involvement of Carrick’s former Manchester United team-mate and current England assistant boss Gary Neville to change the 31year-old’s mind.

Carrick stamped his class on last month’s friendly win over Italy in Berne, and now hopes to be involved at the 10,000capacity Zimbru Stadium.

And, as he is anxious to point out, hope, rather than expect, is the key word.

“I am not different or any more special than the rest of the lads,” said Carrick.

“I don’t need assurances or guarantees of any kind, just a fair chance.

“If I am playing well then I want to get a chance. If I’m not, then fair enough.

“Anyone who knows me knows my ego is not big enough to think I should be here and expect to play.

That’s the manager’s choice.

It’s just up to me to stay in the squad for starters and then hopefully push to get a place in the team.”

Carrick’s international career is quite an eye-opener.

He made his debut as a 19year-old under Sven-Goran Eriksson against Mexico in 2001, but did not make a competitive appearance for a further five years when he started against Ecuador in the 2006 World Cup. After sitting out the home game against Andorra, Car-

rick went on to be involved in England’s next three Euro 2008 qualifiers under Steve McClaren, only to drift back towards being a squad man.

Clearly though, Fabio Capello was not a fan.

During the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign, his only appearance was in Dnipro, in October 2009, when a place in South Africa had already been achieved.

Carrick subsequently went to the finals but was not called upon for a single minute and felt completely frozen out due to Capello’s autocratic style.

“I had this sort of scenario when I was younger - I was in the squad from an early age and didn’t play for a couple of years.

“When you are taken away from it you realise how special it is and what it means to be there.”

In an era where Barcelona’s tiki-taka style has seen them labelled as the best club side ever, where managers such as Brendan Rodgers and Roberto Martinez can become hot property for implementing the same passing philosophies at a lower level, and Andrea Pirlo can pick England apart in a Euro 2012

Under exposure: Michael Carrick is in line to play only the sixth competitive international of his entire career when England take on Moldova today quarter-final, Carrick’s approach is back in vogue.

Like long-time Manchester United team-mate Paul Scholes, he does not give the ball away very often.

Yet, when he selects his team today, Roy Hodgson cannot be entirely certain of offering Carrick a place.

With Wayne Rooney, Andy Carroll and Ashley Young

all missing, thought must be given about how best to provide support for Danny Welbeck, who is set to start as a lone striker.

If the call goes in favour of Tom Cleverley, who also did well in Berne, Carrick’s place is at risk.

“By no means am I expecting to start the game,” said Carrick.

ARSENAL defender Bacary Sagna feels the sales of captain Robin van Persie and midfielder Alex Song have left “a lot of questions”.

The France full-back is currently recovering from a broken leg and could be in contention to return by the start of next month.

Sagna believes seeing the Gunners lose two of their key men in quick succession before the start of the new campaign makes no sense.

Speaking to L’Equipe, Sagna said: “Everyone was expecting Robin Van Persie to leave, but Alex Song, that was a surprise. I don’t understand that at all. It is a big loss for the club.

“When you see two of the best players from last season leave, you ask a lot of questions. I understand why the supporters are nervous.”

Sagna, 29, signed from Auxerre four years ago, and in that time has seen several of his team-mates leave - including duo Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri, who went on to win the Barclays Premier League title with Manchester City last season.

He continued: “I am the only starting player left from 2007. In May, I watched City’s parade on TV. I saw Samir and Gael lift the trophy. I want that (feeling).”

The France defender will be heading into the final year of his current deal at the end of the season, and maintains as yet there has been no talk over an extension.

He said: “For the moment, I want to play with Arsenal, and find my level again.”

Owen ready to work hard for Potters place Simpson hoping for quick return to pitch MICHAEL Owen accepts he may have to work hard to win a place in the Stoke side.

The former England striker this week signed for the Potters having been available as a free agent following his release by Manchester United at the end of last season.

The 32-year-old endured three injury-blighted years at Old Trafford and now feels he has to prove himself at the Britannia Stadium despite his experiences with United and previously with Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle and England.

Owen told Stoke City Player: “There are many strikers at the club, I’m not expecting it to be an easy ride.

“I’ll have to work, obviously, to play any part. I’m prepared to do that.

“There are a lot of top players at the club, so I’m hopefully going to fit in well with the squad and have a good season.”

Owen was strongly linked with Stoke throughout the summer and more recently with former club Liverpool, boyhood team Everton and Sunderland.

Michael Owen was strongly linked with Stoke throughout the summer

His move to Stoke was announced on Tuesday and was ratified by the Premier League, after confusion over whether he had been included in the club’s 25-man squad for the competition, the following day.

Owen first held talks with Potters boss Tony Pulis earlier in the summer and is now keen to start working under him.

Owen said: “I met the manager two or three months ago. We were singing from the same hymn sheet in many ways.

“It is important to have a healthy respect for your manager and understand what he wants and different things. I feel as if I’ll get that here with Tony Pulis.

“We had a good chat and it’s just a shame it took a few months after that before I signed.

“But anyway, we’re here now and I’m looking forward to it.”

Stoke are next in action when champions Manchester City visit the Britannia Stadium in the Barclays Premier League on September 15.

NEWCASTLE full-back Danny Simpson is hoping he could return from injury in as little as three weeks’ time.

The 25-year-old defender limped off during the first half of Sunday’s 1-1 Barclays Premier League draw with Aston Villa unsure whether he had strained or torn his hamstring.

However, the results of a scan have revealed the full extent of the damage and the former Manchester United player is now hoping to limit his absence to as short a spell as possible.

He told the club’s official website, www.nufc. co.uk: “It’s a lot better than I first thought.

“I have never had a hamstring problem before. I just felt something bad and I knew straight away I would have to come off.

“But the scan results came back on Wednesday and it is hopefully three weeks, maybe four maximum.

“It depends on each person, their body and how quickly they recover, but it’s a lot better than what we first thought.

“Already I’m walking easier than I was on Sunday, so that’s a good sign.”

Simpson’s misfortune struck at just the wrong time for both the right-back and manager Alan Pardew, with Ryan Taylor facing months on the sidelines with a cruciate ligament injury and James Perch having sat out the Villa game with a stiff neck.

The Magpies spent the summer attempting to add another defender to their squad, with Lille’s Mathieu Debuchy and FC Twente’s Douglas firmly in their sights, but were unable to strike a deal for either.

As a result, the injuries which have struck

during the last week or so have proved costly and left Pardew having to ask midfielder Vurnon Anita to drop into the back four at the weekend.

The enforced lay-off is particularly frustrating for Simpson, who spent much of the transfer window at the centre of speculation that he could leave the club as he entered the final year of his existing contract with no extension agreed.

However, a man who is not used to missing games is consoling himself with the fact that the break for international matches means the coming weekend would have been blank anyway.

He said: “Injuries are part and parcel of being a footballer, but I’m not used to it - I haven’t had many injuries.

“For a long time, I haven’t really had any issues in that area. It’s just one of those things, though.

“With there not being a game for two weeks, if there is a time to have a little niggle then it’s probably now.

“I will just have to see how it is at the start of next week and take it from there, but hopefully I won’t miss too many games.”

Meanwhile, the Magpies were yesterday awaiting news of the injury skipper Fabricio Coloccini has picked up on international duty with Argentina.

The Argentina Football Association confirmed the 30-year-old defender has a hamstring problem and although he is staying with the squad for the time being, coach Alejandro Sabella had drafted in Leandro Desabato.

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Henry looms large in All Blacks, Pumas clash

The All Blacks may run into trouble if former coach Henry has passed on too many of their tactics to the Pumas

THE influence of World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry on a fast-improving Argentina could spell trouble for his former team New Zealand tomorrow as the All Blacks look to find top form in the Rugby Championship minus the talents of injured flyhalf Daniel Carter.

Henry, who led New Zealand to World Cup triumph on home soil last year, was appointed as a technical advisor to the Pumas in March and has been involved in their preparations for their inaugural Rugby Championship campaign.

Henry’s inside knowledge of the All Blacks will have no doubt helped Argentina prepare to nullify New Zealand’s strengths and exploit their weaknesses when they meet tomorrow at Wellington Regional Stadium.

“He’ll have done quite a bit of analysis on us, because he’s one of the best analysis men in the world,” All Blacks coach Steve Hansen told reporters yesterday.

“Because he is a great student of the game, to have him prepare a side to play against you, at the end of it we’ll find out whether we’ve got any weak-

nesses or not.”

The typically wry Hansen, who was part of Henry’s World Cup winning staff, said he had a “split” attitude to Henry joining the Pumas, and was hopeful he had not given too much away.

“You’re thinking here’s a guy who has been intimate with the (All Blacks) team for a long time and hopefully he doesn’t tell them everything,” Hansen added.

“On the other hand it’s really exciting because we’ve moved on a bit from when he was here. They will be attacking us in different places, which will be great for us.”

Hansen was also mindful of the traditional strength of the Pumas’ pack, bringing back loosehead prop Tony Woodcock after he missed the second test against Australia in Auckland late last month with a rib injury.

Hansen also gave the rangy Victor Vito the nod at blindside flanker to test himself against a pack that will provide more starch than the Wallabies and proved a handful at the breakdown against South Africa in Mendoza.

Captain Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe

was particularly effective against the Springboks and with the return of the dynamic Juan Manuel Leguizamon, the Pumas’ loose forward trio will test Vito’s physicality at the breakdown and around the fringes.

The All Blacks were also dealt a blow with the late withdrawal of flyhalf Carter following a calf strain, though Aaron Cruden has proved more than capable in his test appearances over the past 12 months.

The team will also be boosted by the return of centre Conrad Smith, who missed the two matches against the Wallabies after having eye surgery where he will links again with Ma’a Nonu.

Nonu also moves back to his preferred inside centre role after the departure of the line-breaking Sonny Bill Williams for Japan.

Smith’s return, however, is likely to add greater cohesion to the All Blacks’ attack after Williams and Nonu did not quite gel as a combination and the outside backs were guilty of blowing several try-scoring opportunities against the Wallabies.

Federer, Roddick are knocked out Berdych defeats Swiss maestro, Del Potro tames US great

By Julian Linden

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oger Federer was knocked out of the U.S. Open in the early hours yesterday when he lost a quarter-final thriller to Tomas Berdych, just hours after his old rival Andy Roddick bid a tearful farewell to his tennis career.

Federer was unable to conjure up any of his old magic as Berdych stormed to a surprise victory, 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-3, handing the world number one his earliest exit from Flushing Meadows in nine years.

“It couldn’t be better,” Berdych said in a courtside interview. “There is no better feeling. There is no better moment than this one.”

Federer could not hide his disappointment after arriving in the Big Apple full of hope following his win at Wimbledon in July.

“There were so many moments I thought, man, it’s just not happening for me,” said the five-times US Open champion. “It was just a very disappointing match for me.”

Roddick made his final appearance at Arthur Ashe Stadium when he lost to Juan Martin del Potro in the fourth round, while Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova both dug themselves out of trouble to stay alive on a dramacharged day at the last grand slam of the year.

Only Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic had an easy time, both romping to comfortable victories to enhance their status as the favourites

for the singles titles.

Djokovic was in complete control of his fourth round match against Stanislas Wawrinka, leading 6-4 6-1 3-1, when the Swiss called it quits in one of five matches that were held over from Tuesday because of rain.

“I really don’t know exactly what it was but by the look of it, I think it was probably a dizziness or something,” said Djokovic, the only man yet to drop a set in the tournament.

“He served well, he played well, but you could see that he didn’t feel great on the court.”

FIGHTING QUALITIES Sharapova needed all her fighting qualities to come from behind and beat Marion Bartoli of France 3-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the semi-finals for the first time since she won in New York in 2006.

Bartoli led 4-0 overnight and wrapped up the first set when play finally resumed after another morning shower but Sharapova regained her composure to win the next two and book a semi-final against world number one Victoria Azarenka today.

“It’s so long since I’ve been back to this stage at the US Open. A little bit of luck always helps,” the Russian said.

Williams, full of confidence and self-belief, demolished Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic in less than an hour to raise hopes of an American winner after Roddick departed.

“I feel like I’m going to get

Above: Federer was knocked out in a shocking loss to Berdych. Below: Roddick saluted the crowd as defeat ended his tennis career. Inset left: Murray dug deep to overcome Cilic. Inset right: Djokovic breezed through more focused and serious and start playing Serena tennis in the next couple of rounds, if I get to play two rounds. That’s my goal,” she said.

Williams will play Italian Sara Errani in today’s semis after she defeated her doubles partner Roberta Vinci 6-2 6-4.

“A quarter-final with your best friend, of course, is difficult,” said Errani. “We know each other very well, we’ve played together many times, so it was strange to see her on the other side of the net.”

Meanwhile, Olympic champion Murray produced an extraordinary turnaround to beat Croatia’s Marin Cilic 3-6 7-6 6-2 6-0 on a gusty Louis Armstrong court.

The Scot lost the opening set then fell two service breaks down at 5-1 in the second, before rallying back to win, reeling off the last 11 games in a row.

“It wasn’t the best of starts,” Murray said. “He got nervous towards the end of that (sec-

ond) set once ... then I played a great match after that.”

Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic beat German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 7-6 6-2 and was battling Spain’s David Ferrer in yesterday’s quarters at the time of going to press.

Djokovic was to square off in the early hours today with the towering Argentine Del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion, while this afternoon Murray faces Berdych, who has been a thorn in Federer’s side before, most famously in 2010 when he beat the Swiss master at Wimbledon.

“There is something in my game that he doesn’t like and it makes him struggle a bit, I would say, and maybe bring him out of his comfort zone that he always likes to be on court,” Berdych said.

Roddick, the face of US men’s tennis for most of the past decade, was reduced to tears after losing 6-7 7-6 6-2 6-4 to Del Potro.

With his parents and wife watching from the stands,

the 2003 champion said he was leaving the game with no regrets after 13 years as a professional.

“I’ve loved every minute of it,” he said. “It’s been a road, a lot of ups, a lot of downs, a lot of great moments.”