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Paphos rallies but numbers growing Overwhelming response to aid poor families now heading for 400

By Bejay Browne

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HE response to an appeal in Paphos to initially help 250 poor families – the number has now grown to 380 with 30 registering on one day this week alone – has been overwhelming, volunteers have said.

The appeal has even brought forth a medical doctor who is now offering his services for free to the genuinely needy.

Dr. Dorel Dimcea, a cardiology specialist, will give all GP services for free as well as those connected with cardiac issues.

“After reading about this situation in the Cyprus Mail, I wanted to do something to help. I was brought up in a medical family who taught me that we must care about each other and show humanity,” he said. Dr Dimcea saw his first patient this week. “She is a lady with breathing problems and is in need of help,” he said.

A number of events have helped the volunteers to raise money, food and clothes in the past week to help the families who are not officially entitled to assistance as they fall outside municipal boundaries.

Pavlina Patsalou who heads up the group of volunteers along with Paphos councilor George Sofokleous, have been feeding hundreds of Paphos families for the last 18 months.

They started with 20 families, which grew to 250 and now numbers 380 with 30

new families registering for help on Monday morning alone.

According to Patsalou one of her visitors on Monday morning was a woman pregnant with twins. She and her husband are both out of work and they desperately needed help. “We gave her a carrycot and other items and we would like to do more to help them,” she said.

Patsalou appealed for more volunteers who she said were urgently needed to help sort through the huge donations of clothes which are currently in “such a mess.” “We have so much but we have no idea what we’ve got,” she added.

Last Saturday Paul Clarke aka Cycling Cyprus, and members of the Paphos cycling club rode on static bikes outside a supermarket in Peyia to raise awareness of the dire situation and to encourage shoppers to donate food.

“It was a fantastic day; more than 100 people came to donate food items as well as clothes and baby items. We are now planning a similar event outside Kolios butchery and delicatessen in Paphos on Saturday February 23rd,” said Clarke.

Patsalou said: ”The response of the general public has been overwhelming and we are so grateful to Paul for organising the cycling event, as well as everyone who donated food and money and the volunteers who helped out.”

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‘ONE BILLION RISING’

Members of the Creativity Dance Studio organised a ‘Flash Mob’ yesterday at the Mall of Cyprus in Nicosia with men and women volunteers from the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) participating in an event aimed at ending violence against women.

The event was part of the global campaign ‘One Billion Rising’ and marked the 15th anniversary of the V-Day movement where men and women unite their voices demanding an end to violence against women.

According to MIGS one in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. Events are being planned in 186 countries across the globe.

The driving force behind the ‘One Billion Rising’ global protest is playwright and activist Eve Ensler, author of the Tony Award-winning Vagina Monologues.

The event date was chosen deliberately to celebrate

the 15-year anniversary of the movement V-Day Ensler’s anti-violence movement against women and girls.

Since 1998, the V-Day movement has raised some €66 million for anti-violence programmes and education.

‘One Billion Rising’ is a timely and creative protest with the specific aim to raise awareness.

From Seoul to Toulouse, from Namibia to Uruguay, people in 194 countries organised group dances, arranging musical concerts and performing excerpts from The Vagina Monologues.

The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) is a non-profit organisation which promotes and contributes to projects of social, political, and economic themes relating to gender with an emphasis on the Mediterranean region (Christos Theodorides)

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ON THIS DAY FEBRUARY 15 1933

25 years ago, Wednesday February 15, 1988

In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Cyprus has become the stage for the latest Middle East violence despite pleas to countries in the region to keep their feuds from its shores. A car bomb killed three Palestinian officials in Limassol on Sunday, while an explosion crippled a ferry hired by the PLO in the town’s port.

1949 Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.

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José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.

Established 1945. Number 21,455 NICOSIA 24 Vass. Voulgaroctonou, P.O. Box 21144, 1502 Nicosia Tel: 22-818585, Fax: 22-676385 email: mail@cyprus-mail.com LIMASSOL 5A Nicolaou, Pentadromos Centre, Thessaloniki St, Tel: 25-761117, Fax: 25-761141 email: cyprusmail@cytanet.com.cy LARNACA Tel: 24-652243, Fax: 24-659982 PAPHOS 62 Apostolou Pavlou Avenue, Office 2, 8046 Paphos, Tel: 26 911383 Fax : 26 221049 email: paphos@cyprus-mail.com

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35 years ago, Friday February 15, 1978 The Turkish Cypriot proposal for a Ministry of Cooperation was yesterday described as unacceptable in that it tends to divest powers from the central government and lays stress on division instead of unity. The suggestion was put forward by the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash as a key provision in the stage by stage approach to an agreement.

45 years ago, Saturday February 15, 1968 1989 Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.

2005 YouTube, the Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others, is launched in the United States.

More women than men are eligible to vote in next Sunday’s presidential election, the Director General of the Ministry of the Interior said. Detailed arrangements for the election were announced in a press statement as foreign press correspondents and radio and television groups began arriving in Nicosia to report the election, the first to be held since the Republic was proclaimed in August 1960.

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Home CYPRUS TODAY Run over A 62-YEAR-OLD woman from Limassol was last night in critical condition after being run over by a motorist.

The incident took place shortly after 6pm on Nikeas Street in Limassol.

Police said the woman was hit by an oncoming car, whose driver was forced to swerve after another cut in from an adjacent street.

Doctors at Limassol hospital had to amputate the woman’s leg to stop the bleeding. Neither the 33year-old man who struck the woman, nor the 42year-old female motorist who caused the accident, have been arrested.

Shots fired SHOTS were fired at a 43-year-old man’s home at around 4.30am yesterday in Kamares in Larnaca, police said. Investigations established that a number of bullets hit the flat as well as another one in the apartment block, causing some interior damage.

Police are examining evidence from the scene.

Arson attack A FIRE broke out at a bookie’s yesterday at around 4am in Dherynia.

It was extinguished by the fire service. The shop suffered damage of around €20,000. The bookie’s is owned by two local footballers. Investigations classed it as an arson attack.

Army helpline THE DEFENCE Ministry yesterday announced the launch of a new service centre for army conscripts and citizens. According to its announcement, the new service which can be accessed by dialling 1430, is part of the ministry’s efforts to upgrade the level of service. The new service can be used free of charge.

What was that they say about cops and doughnuts?

By Peter Stevenson SEVEN out of ten members of the police force are overweight while four out of ten are obese, according to a study carried out by Cyprus Sports Organisation (KOA) supervisor Dr. Michalis Michaelides.

Around 120 different policemen and women of differing ages were initially tested through various analysis and endurance testing. All tests were carried out using specifications from the EU and will continue until all members of the police have been tested.

According to Michaelides only members of the anti-terrorist unit passed the fitness test. The results were recently shown to members of the po-

lice hierarchy. Michaelides said that members of the force had very bad results from their endurance test although the results were similar to the majority of the island’s population.

The results also show that policemen and women who are training at the police academy have better levels of fitness than after they have graduated.

Speaking to the Mail, police spokesman Andreas Angelides, said that the Chief of Police’s first concern was the health of members of the force, and his second concern was for them to be able to carry out their jobs properly. “Of course this research is worrying but first you must look at the cause of a problem before you can deal with it,” Angelides said. Police Chief Michalis Papageorgiou said that he was troubled by KOA’s findings but added that he hopes to put measures in place to help mem-

bers of the force get fitter. “We are looking at legislation and how possible it would be to make it a pre-requisite to be physically and mentally fit if you want to be employed by the police,” Papageorgiou revealed. “We want to give our employees motivation too and we are also looking at the possibility of only promoting those who are of sound body as well as of sound mind,” he added.

Papageorgiou told the Mail that members of the force whose positions require them to be fighting fit would be looked at first but that eventually all of the police force would be examined.

“Policemen and women are on-call 24 hours a day and it would be a great shame if they were unable to stop a crime during their time off as they were too unfit to apprehend a thief or a robber,” he concluded.

Paphos rallies but lines growing ‘Can you imagine what it’s like to live this every day, to be under so much pressure’ (continued from front page) More than nine shopping trolleys stacked to the topwere collected at the event - along with nappies, baby milk and cash donations.

Volunteer Alison Fudge then transported the goods to Paphos where they were sorted out into food parcels.

“We also had a drive outside a number of other Paphos supermarkets where volunteers were selling coupons,” said Patsalou.

“The money from these then went to purchase food.

Most of the vouchers were for one or two euros and we managed to collect €2,400.”

The nine shopping trolleys of food will go towards feeding 20 large families

with four or five children in each.

Patsalou has managed to secure an empty shop next to her Paphos children’s clothing store for a nominal rent and has now brought in a spare fridge from her own home. A friend has also donated one.

“Because of the two fridges, for the first time we were able to take cooked food from a lady who had some left over from a party. We passed it on to some of the families.

“They had meat, fish, chicken and potatoes. We also had fifteen cakes left over after a bingo night which were shared out.”

She said however, they were in desperate need of

Limassol soup kitchen. Paphos may have one soon but it will not benefit some powdered baby milk. “I had a lady call me at 7am in the morning, distraught because her baby was screaming and she had no milk to give her. We gave her some coupons to use as we have run out of powdered milk,” she said.

“Can you imagine what its like to live this every day, to be under so much pressure just to try and feed your family.”

Patsalou says she had also been visited by a local catholic priest who said he would speak to his congregation to ask them to donate food or purchase food coupons to help.

“We would like to give a big thank you to everyone

who is helping. The entire community of Paphos is getting involved and this is so heart warming.”

The volunteers are in the process of making a catalogue of the needy families and individuals so that each family will be given a full food parcel twice a week.

Plans to open a soup kitchen in Paphos were announced last week, but according to Patsalou, this won’t help the group of volunteers. There is already one operating in Limassol, run by the Bishopric.

Patsalou said a soup kitchen in Paphos would most likely come under the municipality, from which the 380 families are excluded.

Volunteers are needed again this weekend to help sell coupons for a couple of hours outside Paphos supermarkets.

Tommy Tuckers Restaurant in Chlorakas is holding a coffee morning/afternoon event tomorrow. Coffee, tea and a selection of cakes will be sold for €5. All proceeds will be used to buy goods for the drive.

Other events are also being held in different areas.

Contact Pavlina Patsalou at 99-22-01-52 or George Sofokleous at 99-54-23-43 Information and events listed at Aphrodites Angels Paphos- facebook page Dr Dorel Dimcea: www. drdimcea.com

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Moody’s warns against negative reports on Cyprus haircut MOODY’S credit agency warned yesterday that imposing losses on depositors, as part of Cyprus’ bailout, would affect the ratings of European banks in general.

The probability of the European authorities implementing this proposal and imposing losses on depositors and senior debt-holders is currently low because of the significant contagion risks that such an action would pose for the banking systems of other stressed euro area countries, the

agency said in its Credit Outlook, which was published yesterday. “However, if European authorities pursue such burden-sharing, it would be a material shift in public policy on bank bailouts and would be credit negative for European banks,” Moody’s said.

Citing a confidential memo, the Financial Times reported on Monday that a proposal had been made to ‘bail-in’ investors and depositors of Cypriot banks, a move that would reduce the amount of financial as-

sistance required by Cyprus and make its debt sustainable. Moody’s warned that just the media coverage may be enough to do damage.

“While we consider enactment of this reported proposal unlikely, the media coverage surrounding it heightens the risk of deposit withdrawals from Cypriot banks and has broader credit negative implications for Cypriot and euro area banks if European authorities pursue it,” Moody’s said.

Cyprus has fiercely rejected the suggestion, saying it would never accept such a development. The FT said the new plan has not been endorsed by its authors in the European Commission or by individual eurozone members.

The memo warned that “risks associated with this option are significant”, including a renewed danger of contagion in eurozone financial markets, and premature collapse in the Cypriot banking sector.

Shiarly: private audit contrary to Cypriot law No deal was made in Brussels saying private firm could probe dirty money

By Elias Hazou THE GOVERNMENT has not agreed to a proposal for a private firm to carry out a money-laundering audit of the island’s banking system, Finance Minister Vasos Shiarly reiterated yesterday.

Such a move would contravene Cyprus laws, he said.

“No decision by any European organ can subvert the provisions of the constitution of an EU member-state,” Shiarly said.

“Cyprus cannot breach its own constitution and furthermore shall not allow such an action [the breach] to happen,” he added.

Following Monday’s meeting of euro-area finance ministers, Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem spoke of an “agreement” to appoint a private-sector firm to assess the Cypriot banking system’s compliance with anti-moneylaundering regulations.

The Dutch politician went on to say that Cypriot authorities and the troika would work together in determining the auditor’s terms of reference within a week.

Dijsselbloem’s remarks relayed the impression the Eurogroup had reached a decision on the matter. Other than

Dijsselbloem’s comments, the Eurogroup itself issued no statement on the matter.

And sources tell the Mail that no consensus was reached at Monday’s meeting in Brussels. Rather, during talks Dijsselbloem had raised the issue of a private auditor, and “some countries backed the idea, while others kept silent,” the sources said.

“There was no decision per se.” The government’s main objection to hiring a private firm was that this would raise questions about banking confidentiality and could scare away foreign bank customers.

It proposes instead that mandated institutions, such as the Council of Europe’s Moneyval, should carry out the checks.

Still, it’s not entirely clear whether the government has agreed to at least enter into a discussion of the terms of reference for a possible private audit. Whatever the case, the statements by Shiarly and also earlier remarks by the government spokesman suggest that it is not the present administration that will tackle the problem.

Cyprus holds general elections this Sunday, with opinion polls indicating that AKEL will be out of power. The next meeting of the Eurogroup

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that will discuss Cyprus’ request for a bailout takes place in March. Meanwhile the government spokesman yesterday cited a report by the Basel Institute on Governance, a not-for profit organisation, showing that Cyprus fares better than many EU countries – including Germany and the Netherlands – in its anti-money-laundering regulations.

The Basel institute awards countries an overall score, which ranges from 0 (low risk) to 10 (high risk), indicating a country’s risk level in money laundering/terrorist financing based on its adherence to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards and other risk categories such as financial regulations, public transparency, corruption and rule of law.

On the Basel index, Germany ranked 68th with a score of 5.8, the Netherlands came in 109th with a score of 5.03, and Cyprus ranked 114th, with a score of 4.93.

Of the 144 countries surveyed, the vast majority (including Cyprus, Germany and the Netherlands) are classed as medium-risk and just two (Estonia and Norway) are characterised low-risk.

“Such research…provides us an important tool to counter all the unfounded accusations hurled at Cyprus,” government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said.

A day earlier, Stefanou took a swipe at certain EU leaders, saying “their stance shows bad faith, it shows expediency, and malicious intentions

Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly: Cyprus cannot breach its own constitution against Cyprus.”

It was understood he was alluding to Germany and the Netherlands, among others.

Whether allegations over money-laundering are warranted or not, Cyprus would do best to dial down its aggressive rhetoric, advised former President George Vassiliou.

It’s extremely unlikely that a private auditing firm would come in and start poking at the bank accounts of foreign individuals, because there are laws protecting banking confidentiality, he said.

“At the drop of a hat, the courts would put a stop to it,” Vassiliou told the Mail. That

said, Cyprus ought not to outright dismiss talk of a private audit should it come to that.

“We might not like it, but we should cooperate as far as we can. However, it all depends on the auditor’s terms of reference. If, say, they request data on random accounts to check the inflows and outflows of capital, why shouldn’t that be acceptable? But if on the other hand they ask for specific names, that’s a different story. But I just don’t see that happening.”

Above all, Vassiliou said, Nicosia needed to stop attacking EU countries.

“This is no time for grand-

standing and posturing but, with elections looming, what do you expect?” he said.

Michalis Papapetrou, former leader of the United Democrats, agreed: “Instead of seeking confrontation with the European Union, let’s focus on securing favourable terms of reference [for a private audit],” he offered.

“What happens tomorrow if EU countries set the audit as a precondition for a bailout? Without foreign assistance, the Cyprus economy is dead, and living standards will revert to the Dark Ages.

Is that what we want?”

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RECESSION in Cyprus deepened in the last quarter of 2012 as virtually all sectors of the economy contracted.

On a quarterly basis, output contracted 1.0 per cent compared to a 0.7 per cent drop in the third. Year on year, the economy shrank 3.1 per cent after 2.0 per cent over the same periods, preliminary statistics department data showed yesterday.

All parts of the economy contracted with the exception of legal and accounting activities, it said.

Cyprus is negotiating an international bailout with the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. Its aid package could reach up to €17.5 billion, almost equivalent to the size of its economy.

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Company destroyed 16.5 tonnes of burgers over horse meat fears Firm was worried it might have received horse meat but it is not involved in the scandal, authorities say

By George Psyllides A COMPANY in Cyprus has destroyed 16.5 tonnes of burgers fearing they were contaminated with horse meat, the veterinary services said yesterday.

Authorities did not name the company, adding that it disposed of the burgers when the news broke that meat products labelled as beef were found to contain horse.

“When the furore erupted it sought to destroy them despite not being implicated in the case,” vet services director Giorgos Kyriakides said.

“They destroyed them on suspicion that maybe it was horse meat and it was later proven that it (company) was not implicated.”

Kyriakides said the meat was destroyed a few days ago in the presence of officials from his department.

Kyriakides was reassuring concerning the possibility of horse meat finding its way into the local market, apart from some products, which have already been withdrawn.

“We are saying that so far, with the data we have examined, no (horse) meat has been channelled into the market but we still have some 500

invoices to check,” Kyriakides said. Regarding a Limassolbased company that seems to be involved in the affair, Kyriakides said it was an “accounting office acting as an intermediary.”

The company in question has been named by the international media but not by Cypriot authorities.

To do that, the company must be implicated in something that concerns Cyprus, Kyriakides said.

He added that the company had not brought any meat to Cyprus – it does not even have the infrastructure – “it is an intermediary so we cannot say the name.” European media reported that a Cyprusregistered intermediary run by a Dutch meat trader had been implicated in the scandal.

The Guardian said Draap Trading Ltd was run from the Antwerp area of Belgium, and owned by an offshore vehicle based in the British Virgin Islands.

Draap spelled backwards is the Dutch word for horse.

Another positive sign that Cyprus has not been implicated is the fact that Agriculture Minister Sophocles Aletraris had not been invited to a meeting in Brussels on

A lab in Germany tests a burger for horse meat in the Europe-wide scandal Wednesday, he said.

The scandal erupted when tests carried out in Ireland revealed that meat in products labelled as beef was in fact up to 100 per cent horsemeat.

Operators in at least eight EU countries have since been dragged into the affair, raising fears of a pan-European labelling fraud.

The first evidence that the labelling scandal could go beyond horse meat also emerged when the upmarket British grocer Waitrose said its testing found that some of its frozen British beef meatballs might contain pork. In the wake of the scandal the EU on Wednesday night proposed increased DNA testing of meat products to assess the

Outgoing cabinet approves bill to end ‘cheap labour’ THE CABINET yesterday approved a government bill purporting to give the Labour Minister the power to extend the application of collective agreements to all employers within a given sector.

According to Labour Minister Sotiroulla Charalambous, the legislation aims to put a stop to lopsided working conditions but also to protect businesses from unfair competition.

Citing the recent industrial unrest in the construction sector, Charalambous said the bill aims to end the practice of hiring people on terms that are inferior to those stipulated in collective agreements.

As a result of this practice, she said, employers often hire foreigners who are willing to take

less pay and benefits than Cypriots, to the latter’s detriment. It also gives some businesses an unfair advantage over others.

Charalambous said the bill was put to the “social partners” but a consensus was not possible because of the disagreement of employers’ organisations.

The bill gives the Labour Minister the authority, under “certain circumstances,” to order that all businesses in a given sector must adhere to collective agreements, without exception.

The bill has been drafted days before general elections and a possible change in government.

However it is unlikely to make it through parliament given the fierce oppositon certain to emanate from employers organsiations.

Unacceptable delays in biopsies DISY DEPUTY Stella Kyriakidou yesterday slammed the “unacceptable” delays in receiving biopsy results from the state’s health services.

In a written statement, Kyriakidou said the lengthy delays in receiving the histopathological results of a biopsy were “unacceptable and potentially dangerous”.

According to the DISY dep-

uty, some patients have been waiting almost two months.

“I have been flagging such delays for at least two years now, but unfortunately no measure has been taken by the Health Ministry to resolve the longstanding problem,” she said.

The current state of affairs violates the right to good quality health care and treatment within a rea-

sonable time in the interest of the patient, as well as the right to timely medical information, said Kyriakidou.

This in turn puts the quality of patients’ health and life at risk, since possible delays in diagnosis mean non-timely treatment and all the negative implications that may have on a patient, she added.

scale of a scandal involving horse meat sold as beef that has shocked the public and raised concern over the continent’s food supply chains.

“The tests will be on DNA in meat products in all mem-

ber states,” European Union Health Commissioner Tonio Borg told reporters after a ministerial meeting in Brussels to discuss the affair.

The initial one-month testing plan would include

(EPA) premises handling horse meat to check whether potentially harmful equine medicine residues have entered the food chain, Borg said, with the first results expected by midApril.

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Palestine embassy status makes Israel unhappy Cypriot ambassdor in Tel Aviv called in to give an explanation

By Stefanos Evripidou ISRAEL HAS expressed its dissatisfaction with Cyprus’ decision last week to extend diplomatic recognition to the State of Palestine by upgrading its mission in Nicosia to that of an embassy.

During a visit of Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki to Nicosia last Friday, his Cypriot counterpart Erato Kozakou Marcoullis announced the government’s decision to upgrade Palestine’s diplomatic mission to that of an embassy.

The upgrade follows on the heels of the UN General Assembly’s overwhelming vote on November 29, 2012, to upgrade Palestine’s status at the United Nations from a nonmember observer state to “observer state”.

Cyprus, along with 13 other EU member states, supported the Palestinian bid at the UNGA, while 12 abstained and the Czech Republic voted against.

While falling short of full UN membership (blocked by the US which has veto power in the UN Security Council), Palestine’s upgraded status offers, among others, access to the international criminal court which Israel fears will bring about charges over crimes of war or against humanity.

Last week’s decision made

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki in Nicosia last Friday with his Cypriot counterpart Erato Kozakou Marcoullis when the upgrade to embassy status was announced Cyprus the first EU country to upgrade a Palestinian diplomatic mission to that of an embassy following the UNGA’s November vote.

Marcoullis highlighted, however, that seven other EU countries had already given full diplomatic recognition to Palestine namely Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Malta.

Cyprus was simply falling in line with the seven other EU states, who along with Cyprus, recognised the State of Palestine in 1988.

Malki told reporters that

there were now over 100 Palestinian diplomatic missions and embassies in the world, with Palestine “working very hard in order to upgrade (their) status”.

“We hope the decision in Cyprus will help others to follow,” he added.

According to diplomatic sources, upgrading the Palestinian mission in Cyprus had been a long-standing request of the Palestinians which the Cypriot government decided to satisfy in its final hours in power before passing over the baton to whoever is elected president this month.

The decision did not go unnoticed in Israel, with Cyprus’ ambassador to Tel Aviv, Dimitris Hatziargyrou, called to the Israeli Foreign Ministry earlier this week to explain his government’s actions. Sources confirmed to the Cyprus Mail that Israel expressed its dissatisfaction with the move, wondering why Cyprus should choose to be the first EU country after the UN vote to take such a step.

For its part, Nicosia passed on the message that Cyprus has recognised the Palestinian state since 1988, and until

now, was the only EU member state of the eight that recognised Palestine in 1988 that had yet to upgrade the Palestinian mission to an embassy.

In other words, the action was long overdue.

Cyprus also made it clear that it continues its desire to maintain good relations with Israel, which are mutually exclusive from its relations with the island’s other Arab neighbours in the region, including Egypt and Palestine.

According to another source, Israel had been prewarned about the move and was not caught by surprise.

Any subsequent reaction could be understood through the need of each government to respond to its domestic audience.

Some commentators suggested Cyprus made the move in an effort to shore up support among Arab countries, and by extension strengthen alliances with members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), whose Secretary General is Turkish politician Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.

One source argued that Cyprus’ position on Palestine is independent of that with the OIC. He pointed out that last week’s OIC conference in Cairo last week resulted in a joint communiqué on Cyprus which was much milder than previous ones that had been led by Turkey in an effort to support the breakaway regime in the north. In large part, this was a result of the support given by the host country, Egypt.

Another view was that the traditionally Palestinianfriendly government of Demetris Christofias made a final ‘gesture’ to the Palestinians in the twilight hours of the former AKEL leader’s presidency, following five years in power which saw IsraelCyprus relations reach their strongest levels ever.

As such, the Palestinian Foreign Minister’s visit was considered an “opportune moment”.

Mosquito infested area in Limassol to be sprayed

By Peter Stevenson HEALTH Services and the Limassol municipality have decided to deal with the growing mosquito problem on the island by aerially spraying the worst affected areas with a larvae killer.

A meeting was held at Limassol Town Hall on Wednesday morning where health services and representatives from the British bases informed the municipality of the measures that had already been taken since the beginning of the year for dealing with the problem.

A decision was reached to aerially spray areas, mainly near the Akrotiri salt lake, where crews are unable to approach on foot. Also present at the meeting were repre-

sentatives from the Limassol District’s departments of environment, forestry, agriculture, gaming fund and community leaders of the affected areas of Trachoni, Asomatos and Akrotiri.

Mayor of Limassol, Andreas Christou said that the problem could not be completely eliminated and that the public, various neighbourhoods and communities need to take responsibility.

“They need to avoid creating or ignoring areas where water can build-up,” he said.

“They also need to avoid leaving containers, waste materials, barrels, tires and other items that collect water in which mosquitoes spawn [when it becomes stagnant],” he added He revealed that spraying the ground had begun and

hoped that aerial spraying would begin soon.

Acting director for the health services, Christos Christou, allayed any concerns for public health due to the aerial spraying as it is an organic method, successfully used abroad.

“The effort to fight mosquitoes must be a collective one,” he said. “Although there is a reduction in mosquitoes where spraying has taken place, everyone must work together to achieve the desired results,” he concluded.

The three points agreed by all parties at the meeting were the increase of ground spraying in all the affected areas, to correctly inform the public to prevent them from allowing mosquitoes to multiply and to test-run the aerial spraying of the larvae killer.

Stagnant pools of water are ideal breeding grounds

Lillikas’ pre-selling notion is a gas say rival camps

By Elias Hazou THE CAMPAIGN HQs of presidential candidates Nicos Anastasiades and Stavros Malas wasted no time yesterday trashing the notion of pre-selling Cyprus’ natural gas reserves, as advocated by Giorgos Lillikas.

The two camps sprang on comments made by Charalambos Ellinas, the head of the state hydrocarbons company, who described as “non-serious” recent inquiries made by Dubai’s Royal Investment Bank Ltd for a possible advance purchase of gas.

The Lillikas team said the interest from Dubai proved their proposal was feasible and realistic.

But DISY had a completely different take: “Cyprus urgently needs €20 billion …the money won’t magically be wired by fax,” said party spokesman Haris Georgiades, alluding to the letter sent by Royal Investment Bank to authorities here.

POPULISM “Natural gas offers enormous prospects to our country. But to Mr. Lillikas, it is nothing more than an opportunity to engage in populism and vacuous demagoguery,” he added.

Likewise, AKEL’s Giorgos Loucaides dismissed Lillikas’ proposal as a “flash in the pan.”

It is the administration of Demetris Christofias which must be credited for placing Cyprus on the global energy map, Loucaides said, accusing Lillikas of trying to “hijack” this success.

The AKEL spokesman did not miss the opportunity to take a dig at DISY as well, likening Lillikas’ gas idea to the Clerides government’s proposal to install the S-300 missile system on the island in the 1990s.

“Such far-fetched schemes have always harmed our country and brought about humiliating national defeats,” Loucaides said.

Only AKEL’s candidate Stavros Malas, he added, can ensure that the island’s national wealth is managed in such a way so that ultimately it will be the Cypriot people, and not foreign multinationals, that reap the benefits.

Malas meanwhile pledged that, if elected, his administration would shield the state hydrocarbons company KRETYK from partypolitical meddling.

Others are thinking about crippling the company, he said, referring to media speculation that Anastasiades would shut down KRETYK if he comes to office.

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Dubai advance gas offer ‘not serious’ KRETYK’s Kassinis said talk of advance gas sales was premature as numbers won’t be in until June at least

By George Psyllides

Noble Energy’s rig off Cyprus: the US company has received 100 proposals to pre-sell natural gas

THE state hydrocarbons company KRETYK does not reject any proposals but the interest shown by a Dubaibased bank for advance purchase of natural gas did not appear to be serious, a top official said yesterday.

In a letter to Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis dated January 23, the Royal Investment Bank said it was interested in the advance purchase of the findings in Cyprus’ offshore field known as Block 12, should the government decide to move in that direction.

“We are ready to commence negotiations as soon as you express your interest, for the determination of the quantities you are willing to sell,” the letter said. “Our bank is ready and willing to discuss your terms and conditions immediately, hence it is our intention to start negotiating as soon as possible.”

The letter was also sent to KRETYK, which responded that “advance selling of natural gas was not possible” but the company was prepared to discuss the possibility of investment with the bank. “Unfortunately how-

Turkey-Israel gas pipeline deal would cut through Cyprus’ EEZ TURKISH companies and western multinationals operating there are expressing an interest in purchasing gas from Israel’s Leviathan gas field, media outlets in both countries are reporting.

“The Turks are interested in buying Israeli gas, they refuse to buy Cypriot gas, but any pipeline from Israel to Turkey would run through Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone,” Israel’s Haaretz reported. An Israeli-Turkish undersea pipeline would be 600km long and cost an estimated $2 billion, the paper said.

Other reports said that, in addition to the Leviathan partners - Noble, the Delek Group and Ratio Oil Exploration - the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources have been informed about the contacts.

Turkish conglomerate Zorlu Group is said to be lobbying Israel to approve energy exports to Turkey.

Zorlu’s reported plan is to lay an undersea pipeline from the Leviathan field 130km off Haifa to Turkey’s south coast.

The conglomerate has interests in textiles, communications, energy and real estate, and is considered one of Turkey’s biggest consumers of natural gas. In Israel, it owns a 25 per cent stake in Dorad Energy, which is developing a private power plant in Ashkelon.

According to Haaretz, a pipeline to Turkey has been explored by the partners over the past two years, alongside proposals to build a pipeline to Greece or Egypt or export it as liquefied natural gas.

“The Turkish option was rejected because of the deteriorating relations between the two countries. But the other options have become less attractive as well, with Greece’s economic crisis worsening and the cost and engineering challenges of LNG proving difficult.”

ever, after two weeks they have not replied and despite trying to contact them they are not responding,” KRETYK chairman Charalambos Ellinas said. “It shows that they are not serious.”

Ellinas struck a note of caution over leaking such information, which made the company’s work harder and created impressions.

The letter was exploited by presidential candidate Giorgos Lillikas, who has proposed pre-selling natural gas as a way out of the painful bailout conditions imposed by international lenders.

“This proves how right our position was for the potential of utilising our natural gas. We are also certain that other companies exist that will be prepared to submit similar proposals,” Lillikas said. He also questioned why the government had reject-

ed the proposal so quickly.

“This hasty move raises many questions,” he added.

Cyprus first struck natural gas offshore in late 2011, when U.S. based Noble reported an estimated 7 trillion cubic feet (tcf) natural gas find, close to a major gas discovery by neighbouring Israel.

Ellinas said Noble has received proposals to pre-sell natural gas “maybe from 100 companies, out of which maybe one or two are serious.”

The KRETYK official said the companies were interested in signing long-term contracts and it did not mean that any money would be paid immediately.

“If someone said we’ll give you €5.0 billion for every tcf of course we would respond. But if they say give us the entire Aphrodite field (Block 12) for €2.0 billion, it

is out of the question,” Ellinas said.

And Solon Kassinis, an executive director with KRETYK, said talk of advance gas sales was premature.

Appraisal drilling – which will determine how much gas there is in Block 12 - was not expected anytime before June, Kassinis said.

The drilling itself would take three months, and then another three to assess the data.

Last week, Cyprus signed a deal with French energy giant Total to search for oil and gas in two offshore blocks as part of a second licensing round initiated last year.

The deal, for blocks 10 and 11, followed agreement with a consortium of Italy’s Eni and South Korea’s KoreaGas Corp (Kogas) for blocks two, three and nine, concluded last month.

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Cyprus history Cyprus’ EEZ: blocking the way Were Ankara to agree to pay $9 per mmbtu, selling to Turkey would be more lucrative for the Leviathan partners than selling it at $12 to $13 mmbtu as LNG to China, reports said.

Israeli website Globes cited sources as saying that uncertainties over Israeli-Turkish relations are a big question mark about such a project.

“In principle, letters of intent could be signed tomorrow on gas sales to Turkey,” an Israeli source told the online news outlet.

According to Globes, signals from Turkey, come from top government officials, although Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been silent on the issue. Netanyahu’s office has also declined comment.

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Britain John Major backs EU plebiscite ‘gamble’ SIR John Major backed David Cameron’s EU referendum “gamble” yesterday, saying it could heal sores and have a “cleansing effect” on politics.

But the Tory former prime minister warned him to beware a backlash from eurosceptics in his own party “with Conservative heads and Ukip hearts” who would settle for nothing less than withdrawal.

Sir John, whose own time in Number 10 was wracked by backbench rebellions over the Maastricht Treaty, said it was time to “resolve” an issue which had come close to destroying the party.

Cameron has said he will seek to renegotiate the UK’s relationship with the EU and ask voters to choose between that deal and exit by 2017 should the Tories win the 2015 general election.

“Two weeks ago, the Prime Minister offered the nation a referendum on whether to remain in the EU or leave it. He was right to do so,” Sir John said in a speech at Chatham House.”

Labour supports mansion tax to help low earners Miliband wants to put right Brown ‘mistake’

By Andrew Osborn and William Schomberg

The Labour leader said a government headed by his party would introduce a tax on houses worth over £2 million

THE leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party called for a “mansion tax” on the wealthy and a new lower income tax band as he stepped up his attempt to cast Prime Minister David Cameron as a ruler for the rich.

With Labour ahead by up to 12 per cent in the polls at a time when Cameron’s coalition government is pushing through deep austerity measures to try to reduce a large budget deficit, its leader Ed Miliband is particularly keen to establish his party’s economic credibility ahead of the next election in 2015.

Setting out some of the first concrete ideas of what his party would offer voters, Miliband said a Labour government would introduce a tax on houses worth over 2 million pounds ($3.1 million).

“We would use the money raised by a mansion tax to reintroduce a lower 10 pence starting rate of tax, with the size of the band depending on the amount raised,” he said in a speech in Bedford, central England, on Thursday.

Cameron’s Conservativeled coalition has sought to

Miliband is keen to establish Labour’s economic credentials before the next election in 2015 remind voters whenever it can that it was the previous Labour government, of which Miliband was a member, that left the country with a record budget deficit.

Miliband has tried to distance himself from the policies of ex-Labour prime ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, and conced-

ed the former Labour government had been wrong to abolish the 10 pence starting rate of income tax he was proposing reinstating.

“We would put right a mistake made by Gordon Brown and the last Labour government,” he said, adding that the move would benefit 25 million basic rate taxpayers.

The idea of a mansion tax is also likely to appeal to the Liberal Democrats, junior partners of the Conservatives in the ruling coalition, who proposed a similar idea before the 2010 election.

In his speech, Miliband again sought to label Cameron - who hails from an unusually privileged background - as a premier who rules for the rich, expecting everyone else to soak up the pain of austerity.

It is a charge that the government rejects.

It says it has cut taxes and capped welfare payments, and has limited room for manoeuvre because of the poor state of the public finances it inherited from Labour.

“This April, people earning over a million pounds a year will get an average tax cut of 100,000 pounds,” Miliband said.

“They are cutting taxes for one group this year. The very richest in society.”

‘Bute in food chain for some time’ A SIGNIFICANT amount of horse meat containing the painkiller bute could have been entering the food chain for some time, the Food Standards Agency has admitted, as it prepared to announce the first results of tests on products sold in the UK. Authorities in Britain and France are trying to trace the carcasses of six horses contaminated with phenylbutazone - or “bute” - which were slaughtered in a UK abattoir and may have entered the human food chain across the Channel.

The drug, which is potentially harmful to human health, was detected in eight horses out of 206 tested by the FSA in the first week of this month. Two were intercepted and destroyed before leaving the slaughterhouse, but the other six were sent to France, where horse meat is commonly eaten.

FSA chief executive Catherine Brown said the agency increased testing of horse carcasses over a three-month period last year after intelligence from abattoirs suggested bute was getting into the food chain.

Of 63 tested - amounting to 5 per cent of all carcasses - four (6 per cent) tested positive for the painkiller, prompting the FSA to start testing 100 per cent of horse meat in January, which revealed the eight contaminated carcasses.

Brown said: “That would say there has been a significant amount of carcasses with bute going into the food chain for some time.”

However, tests on Findus processed beef products withdrawn from sale in the UK after the discovery of traces of horse meat found no evidence of the substance.

Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies said that although the drug was linked to side-effects in patients who have been taking it as a medicine for arthritis, the risk was very low.

“If you ate 100 per cent horse burgers of 250g, you would have to eat, in one day, more than 500 or 600 to get to a human dose,” she said.

The highest level of bute found in tests was 1.9 milligrammes per kilo of meat.

Investigation into ‘Bulger killer’ photographs THE Attorney General has launched an investigation after photographs purporting to show Jon Venables, one of the killers of Liverpool toddler James Bulger, were allegedly posted on the internet.

Venables was 10 when he and classmate Robert Thompson abducted and murdered two-year-old James in Feb-

ruary 1993. Thompson and Venables were jailed for life but released on licence with new identities in 2001.

Dame Elizabeth ButlerSloss, of the High Court Family Division, made an unprecedented court order banning publication of any information which could lead to the revelation of their new identities.

Venables, now 30, had his parole revoked in 2010 and was jailed for two years after admitting downloading and distributing indecent images of children.

The images, which appeared on the social network site Twitter, claimed to show an adult Venables posing with friends. The Twitter user has since removed the posts.

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French Social and Solidarity Economy junior minister Benoit Hamon (R) displays a meat packing information sheet at a news conference in Paris yesterday. French meat supplier Spanghero knowingly sold horse meat labelled as beef, the French government said

Retailers asked to recall products Products thought to contain horse meat DANISH food producer Tulip said it had asked several German retailers to recall two ready-made pasta products on suspicion they contain horse meat.

Tulip buys the products - Lasagne Bolognese and Cannelloni Bolognese - from French supplier Comigel, which is at the heart of a scandal over horse meat sold as beef.

The scandal erupted when tests carried out in Ireland revealed that meat in products labelled as beef was in fact up to 100 per cent horse meat.

Concern grew last week when the British unit of frozen foods group Findus began recalling its beef lasagne on advice from supplier Comigel after tests showed concentrations of horse meat ranging from 60 to 100 per cent.

Tulip, part of the Danish Crown group, buys readymade meals from Comigel and re-sells them to German

companies including Rewe, Germany’s second-biggest food retailer.

‘LOST CONFIDENCE’ It asked the companies this week to stop selling the products as it had “simply lost confidence” in reassurances from Comigel, the head of Tulip’s German activities, Rene Olsen said.

“On Tuesday morning we contacted Rewe to tell them we would like them to recall the products we deliver to them, because we suspected there could be horse meat in those products,” Olsen said.

He declined to name Tulip’s other German customers, saying only there were five or six.

He said the two products had not been sold by Tulip to any other country than Germany and that Tulip did not itself use or produce horse meat.

Rewe said it had removed

the products in question from its shelves. It added its own-brand products were not affected.

German supermarket chain Real, part of the world’s fourth largest retailer Metro, late on Wednesday became the first firm in Europe’s biggest economy to say tests had revealed traces of horse meat in frozen lasagne it sells. The products come from Comigel, it said yesterday.

Edeka, the largest food retailer in Germany, said yesterday it had found traces of horse meat in frozen lasagne and that the product in question had been removed from shelves on Tuesday.

It was checking another two products, although no similar traces had yet been found, it said.

Another German retailer, Tengelmann, on Wednesday removed a frozen lasagne product from its shelves on suspicion it could contain traces of horse meat.

Swiss, US pact to fight offshore tax evasion ADVANCING a U.S. crackdown on tax evasion

by Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department said yesterday Switzerland and the United States have signed a pact to make Swiss banks disclose more information about U.S. account holders.

The agreement is the latest in a series between the United States and other countries designed to carry out the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, enacted in 2010.

The law requires foreign financial institutions to tell the US Internal Revenue Service about Americans’ offshore accounts worth more than $50,000. FATCA was enacted after a Swiss bank scandal showed US taxpayers hid millions of dollars overseas.

“Today’s announcement marks a significant step forward in our efforts to work collaboratively to combat offshore tax evasion,” said Acting Secretary of the Treasury Neal Wolin.

“We are pleased that Switzerland has signed a bilateral agreement with us, and we look forward to quickly concluding agreements based on this model with other jurisdictions,” he said in a statement from the Treasury, which oversees the IRS. FATCA imposes steep penalties beginning in 2014 on financial institutions that do not comply with its demands. Banks and other financial institutions failing to comply with the law would be frozen out of US financial markets.

Ivorian sets himself alight at Rome’s Fiumicino airport A MAN from Ivory Coast doused himself with fuel and set himself on fire at Rome’s Fiumicino airport yesterday after showing officials a deportation order, police said.

The incident occurred in a

customs police office in Terminal 3 of the airport, Italy’s largest. Police said the man had poured a canister of fuel over himself and ignited it with a lighter. The man was taken to hospital in serious

condition while a policeman who put out the flames sustained a burn to his arm.

The smoke caused alarm among travellers and a small part of the airport was briefly closed off.

POPE Benedict will see out his life in prayer, “hidden from the world”, he said yesterday in his first personal comment on his plans since he stunned Roman Catholics by announcing his retirement.

His remarks, in a voice that was hoarse at times, followed Monday’s resignation notice which spoke of “a life dedicated to prayer”; the Vatican has said the 85-year-old German will live within its walls. His seclusion may allay concern that the first living former pope in centuries might trouble Church unity.

Speaking unscripted to thousands of priests from the diocese of Rome, in what turned out to be a farewell address in his capacity as bishop of the Italian capital, Benedict outlined a cloistered life ahead, once he steps down in two weeks time: “Even if I am withdrawing

Benedict said he will see out his life in prayer into prayer, I will always be close to all of you and I am sure that you will be close to me, even if I remain hidden to the world,” he said.

After February 28, when he becomes the first pontiff in hundreds of years to resign instead of ruling for life, Benedict will first go to the papal summer retreat at Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, and

then move permanently into the four-storey Mater Ecclesiae convent, in the gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica.

The Vatican has already said that he will not influence the election of his successor, which will take place in a secret conclave to start between March 15 and 20 in the Sistine Chapel.

But his unprepared comments to his priests at the emotional meeting in the Vatican’s modern audience hall was the first time the pope had spoken specifically in public about how he will spend his time after his resignation.

The Vatican, which is navigating uncharted waters since his shock announcement, said experts have still not decided what his title will be or whether he will wear the white of a pope, the red of a cardinal or the black of an ordinary priest.

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Iranian Guards commander killed in Syria AN Iranian military commander has been killed in Syria by rebels fighting Tehran’s ally President Bashar al-Assad, Iran said yesterday, describing the dead man as a Revolutionary Guard.

The rebels accuse the elite corps of sending forces to help Assad crush their 22-month-old uprising - a charge denied by the Islamic republic, whose Shi’ite form of the religion is anathema to many of the Sunni Muslim rebels battling to topple Assad.

The Iranian embassy in Beirut named the man as Hessam Khoshnevis and said he ran Tehran’s reconstruction aid programme for Lebanon. It said he was killed by “armed terrorist groups”, a label used by the Syrian government to describe Assad’s foes, on the highway as he returned to Lebanon from Damascus.

There were contradictory accounts of when that happened; Iran said it was on Tuesday but, after statements by Iranian officials, various Syrian rebel groups offered divergent accounts of him being killed by them as long ago as last month.

One force said he died during an Israeli air strike on January 30.

Iran has strongly backed Assad during the uprising in which the United Nations says nearly 70,000 people have been killed. In September, the Revolutionary Guards commander-in-chief said his force was providing non-military support in Syria and might get involved militarily if there were foreign intervention.

PROXY BATTLEGROUND Syria, where Assad’s Alawite minority is an offshoot of Shi’ite Islam and the majority of the population is Sunni, has become a proxy battleground for a regional confrontation between non-Arab Iran and Sunni-ruled Arab powers, such as Saudi Arabia.

Last year, Syrian rebels kidnapped 48 Iranians whom they accused of being Revolutionary Guards fighters while authorities in Tehran insisted they were pilgrims. The men were freed this year in a prisoner swap with Syrian authorities.

Details of Khoshnevis’s killing, which Iranian news agencies said happened on Tuesday, were sketchy and Iran’s envoy to Beirut drew a link with Israel.

“He served the oppressed, supporting the resistance to Israel,” Ghazanfar Roknabadi said. “Assassinating this dear martyr is a clear sign that the Zionist enemy does not accept his successful work”.

The Free Syrian Army said he died in an Israeli air strike last month on a Syrian military centre outside Damascus, while other rebels said he was killed near the border town of Zabadani this week - or in an attack on a convoy three weeks ago.

In Tehran, a funeral service was held for Khoshnevis yesterday, Iran’s semiofficial Fars news agency reported, attended by senior Revolutionary Guards commanders.

The Revolutionary Guards media office said Khoshnevis would be buried in his home town of Semnan after being “martyred on his way from Damascus to Beirut by mercenaries”.

There were contradictory accounts of when the Iranian man, identified as Hessam Khoshnevis, was killed

United Nations nuclear negotiations with Iran fail, no new meeting set U.N. inspectors returned yesterday from talks in Tehran with no deal on reviving a nuclear investigation and no date for a new meeting, failing to produce even a small signal of hope for big power diplomacy aimed at averting a war.

“Despite its many commitments to do so, Iran has not negotiated in good faith,” said a Western diplomat accredited to the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna who was

not at the talks. “It appears that we now have to ask ourselves if this is still the right tactic.”

The deadlock is a chilling signal for a wider effort by six world powers to get Iran to curb activity they believe could give it the capacity to build nuclear bombs - something Israel has suggested it will prevent by force if necessary.

Further alarming its foes, Iran said this week it was installing advanced machines to refine uranium - a step

that could significantly speed up its accumulation of material that the West fears could be used to develop a nuclear weapon.

A diplomatic source confirmed yesterday that the IAEA, which regularly inspects Iranian nuclear facilities, had seen a small number of new-style centrifuges at Iran’s main enrichment plant at Natanz, positioned to be installed.

The UN watchdog has been trying since January last year to negotiate

a framework with Iran that would let inspectors resume a long-stalled inquiry into suspected atom bomb research by the Islamic Republic.

But Wednesday’s meeting in Tehran “could not finalise the document” on the inquiry, chief UN inspector Herman Nackaerts told reporters on his return to Vienna.

He said no date had been set for more talks, adding: “Time is needed to reflect on the way forward.”

The United States, Russia, China,

France, Britain and Germany are due to meet Iran for separate talks in Kazakhstan on February 26 to tackle a decade-old row that has already produced four rounds of UN sanctions against Iran.

But the Islamic Republic, which denies any military dimension to its work and is asking for acknowledgement that it is entitled to produce nuclear fuel for peaceful purposes, is heading for a presidential election in June.

Light shed on prisoner suicide Israeli lawyer met ‘Prisoner X’ a day before death, apparently confirms Mossad links

By Maayan Lubell and Rob Taylor AN Australian immigrant, reported to have been recruited by Israel’s Mossad spy agency, was charged with grave crimes before he committed suicide in an Israeli jail, one of his lawyers said yesterday.

The closely guarded case has raised questions in Australia and Israel about the suspected use by the Mossad of dual Australian-Israeli nationals and the circumstances behind the 2010 detention and death of 34-year-old Ben Zygier.

Israel on Wednesday broke its silence over an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) report which said that Zygier, who moved to Israel, was jailed in isolation over suspected misconduct while spying for the Mossad.

Partially lifting a gag order on the case, an Israeli court said a dual-nationality citizen had been imprisoned secretly under a false name for “security reasons”, and found dead in his cell in what was eventually ruled a suicide.

Israeli criminal attorney Avigdor Feldman said he

met with the man, dubbed “Prisoner X”, a day before his death.

“I met with a balanced person, given the tragic outcome, who was rationally weighing his legal options,” Feldman told Channel 10 Television.

‘GRAVE CRIMES’ He said the detainee was charged with “grave crimes” and that there were ongoing negotiations for a plea bargain. The attorney did not elaborate on the allegations, which he said the prisoner denied. Reporting in Israel on the case is still subject to strict government censorship.

The Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida quoted yesterday unidentified Western sources as saying Zygier took part in the killing by a Mossad hitteam of Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mahbouh in Dubai in 2010.

Zygier, the newspaper reported, offered Dubai information about the operation in return for the emirate’s protection.

Offering a different version, Australia’s Fairfax Media said Australian security officials suspected Zygier may have been about to dis-

close Israeli intelligence operations, including the use of fraudulent Australian passports, either to the Canberra government or to the media before his arrest.

“His interrogators told him he could expect lengthy jailtime and be ostracized from his family and the Jewish community,” Feldman said.

“There was no heart string they did not pull, and I suppose that ultimately brought about the tragic end.”

In a separate interview Feldman appeared to inadvertently confirm the man was a Mossad spy.

“The Mossad liaison I was in touch with informed me that, unfortunately, my client was no longer alive,” Feldman told Kol Barama Radio.

Israel has neither denied nor confirmed that “Prisoner X” was a Mossad officer.

The jailhouse suicide of Zygier has focused attention on the agency’s recruitment of foreign-born Jews who could spy under cover of their native passports.

Australian media have reported that Zygier had been one of at least three Australian-Israeli dual nationals under investigation by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation over suspicions of espionage for Israel.

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Drug boss named Public Enemy No. 1

Crippled Carnival ship’s cruise at an end

A DRUG kingpin in Mexico is being named as Chicago’s Public Enemy No. 1 - a label first given to gangster Al Capone and one that hasn’t been used since the 1930s.

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is being singled out for his role as leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, which supplies the bulk of narcotics sold in the city, according to the Chicago Crime Commission and the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

“Not since the Chicago Crime Commission’s first Public Enemy No. 1 has any criminal deserved this title more than Joaquin Guzman,” J.R. Davis, president of the Chicago Crime Commission, said in remarks prepared for an announcement yesterday.

It was the Chicago Crime Commission that designated Capone Public Enemy No. 1 in 1930. The non-government body that tracks city crime trends called other people public enemies, but Capone was the only one to ever be its No 1. Until now.

Despite his nickname - “El Chapo” means “shorty” in Spanish - Guzman is one of the world’s most dangerous and most wanted outlaws.

He’s also one of the richest: Forbes magazine has estimated the value of his fortune at around one billion dollars (£640 million).

Unlike Capone, Guzman doesn’t live in Chicago. He lives in a mountain hideaway in western Mexico. But for all the havoc he creates in the US’s third-largest city, he ought to be treated as a local Chicago crime boss, the DEA’s top Chicago official, Jack Riley, told The Associated Press.

MORE than 4,200 people trapped aboard the crippled cruise ship Carnival Triumph, having endured days of overflowing toilets, were set to return to land when tugboats were expected to haul the vessel into Mobile, Alabama early this morning.

The 893-foot (272 metre) vessel, notorious for reports of raw sewage from overflowing toilets, has been without propulsion and running on emergency generator power since Sunday, when an engine room fire left it adrift in the Gulf of Mexico.

Operated by Carnival Cruise Lines, the flagship brand of global cruise ship giant Carnival Corp , the ship left Galveston, Texas a week ago carrying 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew.

It was supposed to return there on Monday.

Carnival Corp spokesman Vance Gulliksen in Miami said the Triumph was expected to arrive in Mobile between 8pm and 11pm CST on Thursday night (0200 GMT and 0500 GMT today).

“This is going to be a long day,” Terry Thornton, a senior Carnival Cruise Lines vice president, told reporters at the port in Mobile.

He said the ship, which he described as “in excellent shape” after additional provisions were laid in on Wednesday, was near the sea buoy at the entrance to Mobile Bay late yesterday morning. Getting from the buoy into port normally takes about three hours, Thornton said.

“There is no way we could actually speed up the process to get the ship alongside sooner,” he said. “We’re making every effort we can to get the ship alongside here in Mobile as quickly as possible.”

South Korean conservative activists display placards depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, during a rally denouncing North Korea’s nuclear test, held in Seoul on February 13, 2013 (AFP)

N. Korea nuclear test draws stern warnings

By Ju-min Park and Kiyoshi Takenaka SOUTH Korea sent a stern warning to North Korea yesterday, two days after the North tested a nuclear bomb, saying it could strike the isolated state if it believed an attack was imminent as it deployed a new cruise missile to drive home its point.

North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday, in defiance of UN resolutions, pushing it further along the path of developing a workable long-range nuclear missile and drawing condemnation from the United States, Japan, Europe and the North’s only

Seoul says it could strike if it believed attack imminent major ally, China.

Pyongyang said that the test was designed to bolster its defences due to the hostility of the United States, which has led a push to impose sanctions on the country after its long-range missile launch.

North Korea yesterday repeated its warning that any further sanctions would provoke it into taking firmer action.

Seoul warned that it would strike if attacked. South Korea has already relaxed rules

allowing troops on the border to return fire directly without seeking permission from the army chiefs.

“The cruise missile being unveiled today is a precisionguided weapon that can identify and strike the window of the office of North Korea’s leadership,” Defence Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told reporters.”

Japan, which has little capacity to strike at the North if threatened by an attack because of the constraints of its pacifist constitution, said

it had the right to develop such capability in response to changes in the regional security situation - but had no plan to do so at present.

“When an intention to attack Japan is evident, the threat is imminent, and there are no other options, Japan is allowed under the law to carry out strikes against enemy targets,” Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera told Reuters in an interview.

“Given Japan’s political environment and the peaceoriented diplomacy it has observed, this is not the time to make preparations (for building such capability),” he said.

“But we need to carefully observe the changing security environment in the region.”

Young people in Indonesia told to ignore Valentine’s Day to avert forbidden sex

Drug lord Guzman is Chicago’s Public Enemy No. 1

YOUNG people in Indonesia were told to ignore Valentine’s Day because it is used as an excuse for forbidden sex.

The call came from officials and Muslim clerics. People in one province were also banned from buying gifts.

Many teenagers use the Western

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holiday as a time to express their love, which often leads to premarital sex, said Idris Abdul Somad, deputy mayor of Depok, a town on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta.

“I called on parents not to give their children any chance to celebrate Valentine’s Day,” he said.

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“Because they may be expressing love to their lovers more freely ... it could lead to forbidden sexual relations.”

He called on residents to instead take their children to Islamic religious activities.

Religious leaders in Aceh, the only Indonesian province where Islamic

law is imposed, pressed ahead with a new rule banning people from buying gifts for Valentine’s Day. Celebrations were already banned in the province.

“It does not reflect love in accordance with Islamic teachings,” said Teungku Faisal Ali, a prominent cleric of the Aceh Ulema Council.

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Business Buffett in $28b Heinz deal

Eurozone falls into deeper recession than expected

WARREN Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) and 3G Capital will buy ketchup and baby food maker H.J. Heinz Co (HNZ.N) for $23.2 billion in cash, a deal that combines 3G’s ambitions in the food industry with Buffett’s hunt for growth.

Including debt assumption, Heinz valued the transaction, which it called the largest in its industry’s history, at $28 billion. Berkshire and 3G will pay $72.50 per share, a 19 per cent premium to the stock’s all-time high.

For Buffett, the deal represents an unusual teaming with private equity for a major acquisition because historically, his purchases have been outright his own.

He told CNBC that 3G approached him with the idea in December and that it was “my kind of deal.”

He has been on the hunt for a major purchase worth in the neighbourhood of $20 billion or more. Buffett said Thursday that Berkshire’s piece of the Heinz purchase was $12 billion to $13 billion cash, for a mix of common and preferred equity.

The last time Buffett did a deal like this was in 2008, when Berkshire helped fund Mars Inc’s $23 billion purchase of Wrigley.

For 3G, a little-known firm with Brazilian roots, the buy is something of a natural complement to its investment in fast-food chain Burger King (BKW.N), which it acquired in late 2010 and in which it still holds a major stake.

3G will be Heinz’s operator after the deal closes, and the company will remain headquartered in Pittsburgh.

Heinz said the transaction would be financed with cash from Berkshire and 3G, debt rollover and debt financing from J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo. Buffett told CNBC that Berkshire and 3G would be equal equity partners.

Eurozone GDP decline worst since Q1 2009

By Philip Blenkinsop and Annika Breidthardt THE eurozone slipped deeper than expected into recession in the last three months of 2012 after its largest economies, Germany and France, shrank at the end of a wretched year for the region.

It marked the currency bloc’s first full year in which no quarter produced growth, extending back to 1995. For the year as a whole, gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.5 per cent Economic output in the 17country region fell by 0.6 per cent in the fourth quarter, EU statistics office Eurostat said yesterday, following a 0.1 per cent output drop in the third.

The quarter-on-quarter drop was the steepest since the first quarter of 2009 and more severe than the average forecast of a 0.4 per cent drop in a Reuters poll of 61 economists.

Within the zone, only Estonia and Slovakia grew in the last quarter of the year, although there are no figures available yet for Ireland, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta and Slovenia.

The big economies set the tone.

Germany contracted by 0.6 per cent on the quarter, official data showed, marking its worst performance since the global financial crisis was raging in 2009.

France’s 0.3 per cent fall was also slightly worse than ex-

A German, French and an EU flag flutter over the German lower house of parliament in Berlin on January 22, 2013, during a day of celebrations marking the 50th Anniversary of the Elysee Treaty pectations.

Worryingly for Berlin, it was export performance - the motor of its economy - that did most of the damage, declining significantly more than imports, although economists expect it to bounce back quickly.

The euro hit a session low against the dollar after the weaker than forecast German reading and dropped again after the release of full eurozone figures.

Back revisions to the French figures showed its output fell

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edged for the first time on Wednesday that weak growth was putting his government’s deficit goal for 2013 out of reach.

Resilient Germany is expected to rebound and the bloc as a whole is expected to have improved in the first quarter, as suggested by a pick-up of factory orders in December , but it is not yet clear if growth has returned.

Nick Kounis, economist at ABN AMRO, said the decline of fears the euro could break apart and cheap cred-

it had sown the seeds for the recovery.

“However, ongoing severe budget cuts, rising unemployment, bank deleveraging all point to the recovery being excruciatingly slow,” he said, adding the strong euro was also a threat.

The ECB has a wide-ranging projection for eurozone GDP growth in 2013 of between -0.9 and +0.3 per cent. ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio said on Tuesday he expected no major change to the forecasts in March.

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by 0.1 per cent in each of the first and second quarters of 2012, meaning the country has already experienced one bout of recession in the last twelve months.

While the European Central Bank’s pledge to do whatever it takes to save the euro has taken the heat out of the bloc’s debt crisis, even its stronger members are gripped by an economic malaise that could push debtcutting drives off track.

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A US Airways plane (foreground) taxis past an American Airlines plane at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington County, Virginia on February 10, 2013

AMR Corp (AAMRQ.PK) and US Airways Group (LCC.N) unveiled an $11-billion all-stock deal yesterday that gives creditors of the bankrupt American Airlines parent control of the combined airline.

US Air’s management team, led by Chief Executive Doug Parker, will assume operational control of the airline, while AMR creditors will wind up owning 72 per cent of the combined carrier and take five seats on the 12member board.

US Airways will have four seats on the board. The remaining seats will be filled by AMR representatives.

“It has been the most successful airline restructuring in history, and we had been very focused from the outset on creating the most value for our owners,” AMR CEO Tom Horton told Reuters.

The airline, which will carry the American Airlines name, will be 2 per cent larger than current No. 1 United

Continental Holdings Inc (UAL.N) in terms of traffic - the number of miles flown by paying passengers worldwide.

The merger, subject to approvals from regulators and the US Bankruptcy Court, could help speed up the recovery of the US airline industry as carriers will have more room to boost fares as yet another competitor is eliminated.

“Wall street has been enamored of consolidation from an industry perspective because it will help control capacity,” said George Hamlin, president of Hamlin Transportation Consulting. “But I’m not sure being large for its own sake is going to guarantee success. A lot of pieces need to be put together. A lot of pieces will need to be shed.”

The new American will be based in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Parker, who has long advocated industry consolidation and began pursuing a merger in early 2012, will

be the CEO. “The value of the merger is so great that we’re excited about getting the work done,” Parker told Reuters.

“Integrating airlines can be difficult sometimes, but we’ve (already) done one at US Airways. We know what to do and know what mistakes to avoid.”

Parker, 51, the longestserving CEO of a major US airline, kick-started the industry’s consolidation wave when his America West Holdings bought US Airways out of bankruptcy in 2005.

Tom Horton, who became AMR’s CEO when it filed for bankruptcy, will serve as chairman of the combined airline through the first annual meeting of shareholders, after which Parker will take over.

Horton’s role had been one of the last sticking points for a deal, people familiar with the situation said, with AMR’s board pushing for a bigger role for him.

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Is there no end to AKEL’s twisting of the truth and distorting facts?

WE HAD TO hear this – AKEL claiming that the president was ready to sign the memorandum and that the delays were entirely the fault of the Eurogroup which had a different agenda. When it comes to twisting the truth and distorting facts, AKEL’s propagandists are unrivalled.

They will quote out of context, omit important facts, misinterpret information and when all else fails resort to outright lies.

In blaming the delay in the signing of the memorandum, they have used all these propaganda techniques to arrive at the conclusion that the Eurogroup is to blame. The outright lie is that Christofias was ready to sign the memorandum. But Christofias had said on countless occasions that he would never sign an agreement that would stipulate the privatisation of the semi-governmental organisations. As the memorandum contains a privatisation provision how could his propagandists claim that he was ready to sign?

Then there is the small matter of the recapitalisation of the banks, the final figure for which is still being negotiated. How could anything be signed without a final bailout amount having been agreed? And the reason it has not been agreed is because the government eventually realised that over-inflating the financial assistance needed by the banks was a phenomenal blunder. Now, the Central Bank which, on instructions from the government tried to maximise the banks’ requirements, has hired a second consultancy firm to help its case arguing for a lower re-capitalisation amount with Pimco. Is the Eurogroup or the troika to blame for this?

And while AKEL sees delays now, it was blind to the government’s filibustering last year. The troika had handed the government a draft memorandum at the end of July and government avoided beginning discussions on it until October, Christofias holding out in the hope that he would secure a loan from Russia instead. In midSeptember, during a visit to Cyprus the then president of the Eurogroup publicly implored Christofias to engage in talks with the troika but he was ignored. In fact the president gave his consent to the draft agreement when faced with the danger of a bank run in mid-November.

There is a hint of truth in what AKEL has been saying. Even if a figure for the banks was agreed there would be no point in Christofias signing the memorandum now that he has only a few days left in office.

The new president, who would implement it, should sign it and not the untrustworthy, outgoing president that has shown Europe that he does not keep his word. Of course none of this is ever mentioned by AKEL’s propagandists, who would have us believe that Christofias is eager to sign the memorandum, which he never wanted to sign, now that there is no chance of his being asked to sign it.

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The imperial papacy Comment Gwynne Dyer

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T’S the ROMAN Catholic Church, not the Republican Catholic Church or the People’s Revolutionary Socialist Democratic Catholic Church. Its rigid hierarchy and its centralising instincts are almost entirely due to the fact that it became the state religion of the Roman Empire over sixteen hundred years ago. And the pope is still, in essence, the emperor.

How Roman are the traditions and instincts of the church that Pope Benedict XVI has led for the past seven years? Well, one of his titles is “pontifex maximus”, usually translated from the Latin as “Supreme Pontiff”.

That was the title of the high priest of the old Roman (pagan) state religion under the Republic. When Rome became an empire, the emperors took it over, starting with Augustus.

And somewhere in the fifth or sixth century – the timing is not clear – the title was transferred to the Christian bishop of Rome, who had become the head of the new state religion, Christianity.

This is not to say that the popes are secretly pagans: they are monotheists to the core. (The answer to the rhetorical question “Is the Pope a Catholic?” is “Yes”.) But they are ROMAN Catholics, and the religion they lead is still run like an empire. Very occasionally some maverick pope tries to change the model, but the system always wins in the end.

Benedict XVI was the emperor of a shrinking domain, for the Catholic Church has been shedding adherents not only in the West, where it is everywhere in steep decline, but also in the Latin American, African and Asian countries where it once held unchallenged sway. While secularism is the enemy that

The College of Cardinals are reliably conservative and orthodox steals the faithful in the West, evangelical forms of Christianity are seducing Catholic believers away in what we used to call the Third World.

There are many who blame this haemorrhage on the outgoing pope (the first time anybody has ever used that phrase about a pope, for they normally die in office, like the emperors did). Benedict was chosen by his colleagues because they believed that he would fight off fundamental change, and he performed his duty well.

His resignation for health reasons is an innovation, but it is the first that he has been guilty of.

He held the line on abortion (a sin in almost all circumstances), homosexuality (likewise, unless the person remains entirely celibate), married or female priests (definitely not), re-marriage after divorce (ditto), and contraception (under no circumstances, though he later said that HIV-positive prostitutes might be justified in asking their clients to use condoms).

It may seem weird that all of these major controversies are

about sexuality or gender, but that’s not actually the Catholic Church’s fault. It’s equally inflexible in defending the doctrines of the Virgin Birth, the Triune God, and Papal Infallibility. It’s just that far more Catholics care about doctrines that affect their daily lives than about theological dogmas that have little practical effect.

What the Catholic Church is really fighting is modernisation, which it sees as moral decline.

Perhaps it is right (though I don’t think so personally), but it is losing the battle. Yet Benedict XVI and the Church hierarchy are condemned to fight this battle until the last ditch, because they believe, probably correctly, that full modernisation would make them irrelevant.

So there’s no point in going on about how Pope Benedict XVI (or will we go back to calling him Cardinal Ratzinger after the end of this month?) failed to modernise the Church. He wasn’t hired to do that. The only pope who did try was John XXIII, and he died fifty years ago. Every pope since then (including the charismatic but

deeply conservative John Paul II) has seen his task as being to stem the tide of change and restore the old order.

The job was largely complete even before Benedict became pope seven years ago. His job has merely been to ensure that there is no backsliding into liberalism, relativism and other modernist errors, and he has achieved that by ensuring that almost the entire College of Cardinals (the men who choose the next pope) are reliably conservative and orthodox.

The College had already been stuffed with conservative cardinals by his predecessor, John Paul II, so even there he really didn’t have to do much except steer the same steady course.

Not a single one of the cardinals who are seen as “papabili” (men who might be elected as pope) could be described as liberal or reformist. There will be a new pope, but nothing is going to change. The haemorrhage will continue.

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

LETTER to the Editor As usual cronyism will determine election result The final election debate on Monday night for some had turned into a nightmare with the reporters digging into their past and personal financial transactions - for it has come back to haunt them.

The motto of communists is to NEVER admit a mistake and Malas stood his ground and strongly refused to admit that Christofias and his government made ANY mistakes while in office.

Such attitude is certainly an insult to peoples’ intelligence as if they are stupid, and have no mind of their own.

The debate turned into a slagging match and citizens are now been faced with a dilemma, a dilemma without clear direction as to who they should vote for. Sadly, and as always, Kommatokratia (party system) will determine the results of the elections and not polices. The abstention rate for sure will increase.

Anastasiades came out well prepared with policies, spoke with assurance as

if he was already elected the next president of Cyprus, but equally, he failed to wipe off his past political image of unreliability and trustworthiness.

Malas spoke eloquently but lost his way during the interview and was NOT so convincing of his so-called “independence” from AKEL’s clutches, policies, direction and philosophies. Viewers were certainly not convinced that he will free himself from the same old catastrophic Christofias policies.

Lillkas on the other hand was strategically (or purposely) attacked from all angles including the reporters as well as the other two candidates.

He took a defensive attitude to defend his 25-year political record and to answer newspaper reports aimed at damaging his character and chances for a win.

His past record of loyalty also came into questions as well as his financial dealings while serving past governments.

His failed to present new dynamic or

convincing policies but rather repeated the same campaign slogans as ever before with no new revelations to attract voters. His defensive position during the interview may have caused damage to his appeal to convince the viewers.

No matter what happens next, voters will have to choose a new head of state.

Unfortunately, the present candidates are all a part of the same old product and a corrupt Cypriot political system.

Listening to the three candidates, no revolutionary changes are envisioned in the foreseeable future.

Cypriots are certainly in a dilemma, but come election time, they will choose a leader who is likely to cause the least damage. Will they accept new groundbreaking polices advocated by Lillikas?

That remains to be seen. One can be assured that if the existing ungodly Kommatokratia rules again, then there is little hope for a better tomorrow.

Andreas C Chrysafis, Paphos

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Kevin Spacey, Eva Longoria find leading internet roles Top Hollywood actors are being wooed by Silicon Valley companies

By Lisa Richwine and Ronald Grover DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star Eva Longoria’s new project won’t bring her back to ABC, or any traditional US television network. The actress will produce and lend her voice to Mother Up!, a 13-episode adult animated comedy available in the US this autumn only on the online video site Hulu.

Longoria, Kevin Spacey, John Goodman and other top Hollywood actors are being wooed by the growing number of Silicon Valley companies rushing to get a foothold in consumers’ living rooms with exclusive shows that feature big names and hefty budgets.

As video streaming technology makes watching videos on laptops and mobile devices as easy as flicking on a TV set, Amazon, YouTube, Yahoo and Microsoft are setting up shop in Hollywood to produce or license their own series.

Their models are pay TV channels like HBO and Showtime that built their subscriber rolls by creating shows like HBO’s Sopranos or Showtime’s Homeland that a TV viewer couldn’t get anywhere else.

“Content creators think they’ve hit the lottery,” said Bernard Gershon, head of digital consultancy Gershon Media and a former Walt Disney executive. “Those companies are throwing a lot of dollars for content they can use to create a following.”

With 33 million global subscribers to its streaming

Consumers’ living rooms could soon be filled with exclusive shows that feature big names, such as Kevin Spacey and Eva Longoria, and hefty budgets service, Netflix can afford to plunk down what analysts estimate was up to $100 million for the rights to House of Cards, a slickly produced political drama starring twotime Oscar winner Spacey and produced by The Social Network film director David Fincher.

Upcoming only-on-Netflix series include the revival of one-time Fox comedy Ar-

rested Development starring Will Arnett, and murder mystery Hemlock Grove, directed by horror movie producer Eli Roth.

On Tuesday, the Los Gatos, California-based company announced the December release of its first original children’s series, a show based on DreamWorks Animation’s coming summer movie Turbo about a fast-

moving snail.

The companies have different business models - Amazon, Netflix and Microsoft have subscription services, YouTube sells advertising, while Intel and Apple may introduce cable-like services that offer channels online.

But they all sense an opening as consumers increasingly chafe at their mounting cable and satellite TV

bills. A small, but increasing, number are starting to ‘cut the cord,’ or drop their service, say analysts.

“We may be sowing the seeds of our own destruction,” Charlie Ergen, chairman of satellite operator Dish Network, said at the ‘Dive into Media’ conference on February 12. “A lot of people can live with Netflix and be perfectly happy.”

Netflix has won fans in Hollywood by giving writers and directors a “high level of autonomy as well as an increasingly global distribution platform,” Morgan Stanley analyst Scott Devitt said in a note to clients.

“There is plenty of room for multiple producers and licensors of original content,” Devitt added.

Amazon’s Prime subscription, which combines a video streaming service with free shipping for products it sells online, stepped up its Hollywood dealmaking in the last month with pacts to be the exclusive online home for popular PBS drama Downton Abbey and upcoming CBS show Under the Dome, a series based on a Stephen King novel.

The Seattle-based company, seen by some analysts as Netflix’s biggest threat, said last month it plans to air 11 original pilot episodes before deciding which to produce as ongoing series.

One of the pilots, Alpha House, follows four senators who live together in a rented house. Roseanne and Argo actor John Goodman will star, according to a person close to the situation.

Overall, Amazon Studios has 48 movie and TV shows in development, an Amazon spokeswoman said.

Hulu, owned by media giants Disney, News Corp and Comcast Corp’s NBC Universal, is beefing up its own original and exclusive content for its free, ad-supported service and its monthly subscription plan. Hulu already has distributed more than two dozen exclusive or original shows.

‘Endless Love’ tops all-time romance songs Lady Gaga cancels

By Noreen O’Donnell WHEN it comes to love, sometimes old songs say it best.

The 1981 Motown ballad ‘Endless Love’ by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie topped Billboard magazine’s ‘Top 50 Love Songs of All Time list’ for Valentine’s Day. The duet, written by Richie and used as the theme song for Franco Zeffirelli’s film of the same name, earned Richie an Academy Award nomination for best original song.

The list is based on the rankings on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart from its start in 1958 until today.

As might be expected, every song has the word ‘love’ in the title.

Boyz II Men’s 1994 hit ‘I’ll Make Love to You’, 2011 pop dance track ‘We Found Love’

by Rihanna and Calvin Harris, 1977’s ‘How Deep Is Your Love’, from the Bee Gees

Lionel Richie and Diana Ross perform the classic song and 1976’s ‘Silly Love Songs’

by Wings round out the top five.

The oldest song dates from 1958, ‘To Know Him Is to Love Him’ by The Teddy Bears. Rihanna’s ‘We Found

Love’ is the most recent entry on the list.

Whitney Houston’s 1992 version of ‘I Will Always Love You’, Mario’s 2004 ‘Let Me Love You’, 1990’s ‘Because I Love You’ (The Postman

Song) by Stevie B., 1977’s ‘Best of My Love’ from The Emotions and the Ray Charles 1962 classic ‘I Can’t Stop Loving You’, complete the top 10.

This is the fourth year that Billboard has issued a list for Valentine’s Day, although in 2011 its ‘Love Stinks’ compilation took the opposite approach with the 30 biggest heartbreak hits.

Two real-life couples appear this year, Captain & Tennille with 1975’s ‘Love Will Keep Us Together’ and Jay-Z and Beyonce with 2003’s ‘Crazy in Love’.

Diana Ross, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey have three entries each on the list, along with Paul McCartney with The Beatles and his own band Wings, for ‘Silly Love Songs’, 1973’s ‘My Love’ and ‘She Loves You’” from 1963.

The complete list can be seen at billboard.com/ lovesongs

remainder of tour LADY Gaga cancelled the remainder of her Born This Way Ball concert tour to undergo hip surgery, promoters Live Nation said.

The 26-year-old singer announced she was suffering from an inflammation of the joints on Tuesday, but the tour operator said Gaga’s injuries were more serious than she realised.

“After additional tests to review the severity of the issue, it has been determined that Lady Gaga has a labral tear of the right

hip,” Live Nation said in a statement.

“She will need surgery to repair the problem, followed by strict downtime to recover. This, unfortunately, will force her to cancel the tour so she can heal,” it added.

Gaga has been on the road for two years, travelling across six continents.

On Tuesday, she postponed four US shows saying she was suffering from synovitis that left her temporarily unable to walk. Synovitis is an inflammation of the joints that sometimes follows a sprain, strain or injury.

According to her website, the singer was due to play another 20 dates in the United States.

Live Nation said ticket holders would have their money refunded.

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Nearsighted children may get worse in winter NEARSIGHTED children had their vision deteriorate faster when days were shortest and more slowly during the summer months, according to a Chinese study investigating whether daylight may slow the worsening of children’s vision.

“Most likely it is the light exposure that causes the reduced myopia progression during periods with longer days,” said lead author Dongmei Cui, an ophthalmologist at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.

Cui and his colleagues analysed data from a clinical trial that included more than 200 children aged 8 to 14 years old with myopia, or nearsightedness, in Denmark, where day length ranges from seven hours in winter to almost 18 hours in summer.

Over the six months with the least daylight, nearsightedness progressed by 0.32 diopters - a measurement of the optical power of a lens and the increment used in eyeglasses prescriptions. In comparison, children’s vision deteriorated by 0l28 diopters over the sunniest months.

Vitamin potency variation exposed VITAMIN D supplements may contain doses that bear no relation to how they are labelled, a US study has found.

Tests on supplements from 12 manufacturers showed potencies ranging from nine to 146 per cent of advertised amounts.

Not only was there variation between different brands, but also among different pills from the same bottle.

Scientists said they had concerns about people unwittingly taking a low dose and becoming deficient in the vitamin.

Lead author Erin Le Blanc, from the Kaiser Permanente Centre for Health Research in Portland, US, said: “We were surprised by the variation in potency among these vitamin D pills.

“The biggest worry is for someone who has low levels of vitamin D in their blood. If they are consistently taking a supplement with little vitamin D in it, they could face health risks.”

Middle-class kids fatter than poor MIDDLE-class children are more likely to be obese than those from poor families, researchers have revealed.

The findings undermine the long-held belief that childhood weight problems are most common among economically-deprived communities, scientists said.

By charting youngsters’ obesity levels and where they lived, the team at Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK found that those in “middle-affluent” areas of Leeds were more likely to be very overweight than those in very poor or very wealthy postcode areas.

The trend was particularly high among girls.

Dr Claire Griffiths, who led the study of 13,333 schoolchildren over three years, said: “Although the prevalence of obesity is higher than desirable across the whole city, it appears that children living in the most deprived and most affluent areas of the city are at the lowest risk, with boys and girls following different patterns.

Food and drink industries undermine health policy Study says industry-sponsored research biased, recommends more external regulation

By Kate Kelland MULTINATIONAL food, drink and alcohol companies are using strategies similar to those employed by the tobacco industry to undermine public health policies, health experts said this week.

In an international analysis of involvement by so-called “unhealthy commodity” companies in health policymaking, researchers from Australia, Britain, Brazil and elsewhere said self-regulation was failing and it was time the industry was regulated more stringently from outside.

The researchers said that through the aggressive marketing of ultra-processed food and drink, multinational companies were now major drivers of the world’s growing epidemic of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Writing in The Lancet medical journal, the researchers cited industry documents they said revealed how companies seek to shape health

legislation and avoid regulation.

This is done by “building financial and institutional relations” with health professionals, non-governmental organisations and health agencies, distorting research findings, and lobbying politicians to oppose health reforms, they said.

They cited analysis of published research which found systematic bias from industry funding: articles sponsored exclusively by food and drinks companies were between four and eight times more likely to have conclusions that favoured the companies than those not sponsored by them.

“Regulation, or the threat of regulation, is the only way to change these transnational corporations,” wrote the researchers, led by Rob Moodie from the University of Melbourne in Australia.

Ian Gilmore, special adviser on alcohol to Britain’s Royal College of Physicians said the findings were “a final nail in the coffin” of the idea that involving the alcohol industry

Experts recognise that obesity has many causes

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Responding to the study’s ticisms, UNcriticisms, DA, ESDA, which presents the represents non-alcoholic drinks industry in Europe, said experts recognise obesity has many causes including diet, lack of exercise, genetics and lack of nutritional knowledge.

It added that, within the EU, the European Commission had opted to take a “multistakeholder approach gathering governments, industry, the healthcare community

and civil society to work together to teach people how to eat better, take more exercise and lead healthy, balanced lifestyles”.

The researchers said, however, that their evidence showed this collaborative approach had failed. They recommended that, in future, food, drinks and tobac-

co firms should have no role in national or international policies on chronic diseases.

Instead, they proposed a system of “public regulation” which they said would focus on directly pressuring industry by “raising awareness of their shady practices and maintaining active public pressure”.

Study asks: are plant-based diets environmentally friendly?

A NUTRITIOUS diet that includes lots of fruits and vegetables might be healthier for humans but not necessarily healthier for the environment, according to a French study.

After analysing the eating habits of about 2,000 French adults, and the greenhouse gas emissions generated by producing the plants, fish, meat, fowl and other ingredients, researchers concluded in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that such a diet might not be the greenest in environmental impact.

“When you eat healthy, you have to eat a lot of food that has a low con-

tent of energy,” said Nicole Darmon, the study’s senior author.

Growing fruits and vegetables doesn’t produce as much greenhouse gas as raising cattle or livestock, but food production - including the use of farming equipment and transportation - is estimated to be responsible for 15 to 30 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in development countries, the authors said.

Scientists have long advised people to switch to a plant-based diet to benefit the environment and their own health.

To more closely examine that

premise, Darmon and her colleagues used food diaries from 1,918 French adults to compare the nutritional quality of people’s diets and how much greenhouse gas they produced.

From the diaries the researchers identified the 400 most commonly consumed foods. They then used a database to find out how much greenhouse gas was emitted to produce each one, measured as the grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per 100 grams of food.

Overall, about 1,600 grams of carbon dioxide were emitted for every 100 grams of meat produced. That’s

more than 15 times the amount of greenhouse gas emitted during the production of fruits, vegetables and starches and about 2.5 times as much greenhouse gas as that from fish, pork, poultry and eggs.

That gap narrowed, however, when the researchers looked at how many grams of carbon dioxide were emitted per 100 kilocalories (kcal) - a measure of energy in food.

The most greenhouse gas was still emitted to produce 100 kcal of meat, but only about three times the emissions from a comparable amount of energy from fruit and vegetables.

Higher altitudes tied to lower obesity risk PEOPLE in the United States who live at higher altitudes where the air is thinnest are less likely to be obese than those in lowlying areas, according to a US study.

Using data for more than 400,000 people, researchers who published their results in the International Journal of Obesity found that people who lived closest to sea level were four to five times more likely to be obese, compared to people who live well above sea level in Colorado.

“I was surprised by the magnitude of the effect,” said lead author Jameson Voss, from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. “I wasn’t expecting such a consistent pattern as what was emerging.”

About 36 per cent of US adults are obese, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Rates vary across the nation, however, with a higher percentage of obese adults in southern states. Western states, such as Nevada and Colorado, report the fewest obese adults.

The reasons behind the difference are unclear, said Voss and his colleagues, but one possible explanation is differences in elevation - which can affect appetite hormones, growth and how many calories the body burns.

After taking into account other factors that could influence the results, the researchers found that adults living in the lowest altitude range had a Body Mass Index (BMI) - a measure of weight against height - of 26.6. That compared to a BMI of 24.2 for people who lived in the highest altitude range.

A healthy BMI falls between 18.5 and 24.9, and obesity is a score of 30 or more, according to the CDC.

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A Good Day to Die Hard (See page opposite) Our rating:

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Love in the End (See page opposite) Our rating: N/A

Argo As the 1979 Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, six of the American embassy staff escape the mob attacking the compound and find shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador in Tehran. Another 52 Americans are taken hostage. CIA ‘exfiltration’ specialist Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) concocts a risky plan to free the six living in daily danger of discovery. He plans to fly in posing as the producer of a Hollywood sci-fi movie, ‘Argo’, and – with the six consular staff posing as his location scouting team, using false papers – lead them out on a flight to safety and freedom. It’s a crazy plan; but will it work? Based on a true story.

Also starring Alan Arkin and John Goodman. Directed by Affleck.

(Dramatic thriller, 120 mins.)

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Anna Karenina In late-19th-century St. Petersburg, the vivacious Anna (Keira Knightley), wife of respected politician Karenin (Jude Law), embarks on a torrid affair with a handsome Russian cavalry officer, Count Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Her husband is initially understanding, asking only that Anna end the affair – but Anna is unable to stop, her mad love sending her on a path to selfdestruction. Also starring Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald and Domhnall Gleeson. Directed by Joe Wright. NOTE THAT SOME SCREENINGS ARE DUBBED INTO RUSSIAN. (Drama, 129 mins.)

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Flight Seasoned airline pilot Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) miraculously crash-lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly everyone on board.

After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero – but, as more information comes to light, there are more and more questions as to who or what was really at fault, and what really happened on that plane? Also starring Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle and Bruce Greenwood. Directed

by Robert Zemeckis. (Drama, 138 mins.)

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Directed by Michael Hoffman.

(Crime comedy, 89 mins.)

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Sammy’s Great Escape Sammy and Ray, a pair of leatherback turtles, are captured by a poacher and shipped off to a spectacular aquarium show in Dubai. The kingpin of the place, Big D the seahorse, enlists them in his plans for a great escape – but, with their new friends Jimbo the bug-eyed blob fish and Lulu the snippy lobster, Annabel the sweet octopus and a whole family of penguins, Sammy and Ray hatch breakout plans of their own.

That is when little Ricky and Ella arrive, determined to break in to rescue them. Directed by Vincent Kesteloot and Ben Stassen.

DUBBED INTO GREEK. (Kids’ cartoon, 92 mins.)

Our rating: N/A

Finding Nemo 3D Marlin, a clownfish, is devastated when his wife and 399 or so of their children are wiped out by a barracuda, and becomes overprotective of his sole surviving son Nemo. One day, stung by his father’s observation that he’s not a strong swimmer, Nemo sets out for a boat on a dare and is captured by a diver, who relocates him to his office aquarium – so Marlin sets off to look for him,

Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever … Gollum.

Also starring Richard Armitage and Andy Serkis. Directed by Peter Jackson. In English, with occasional dialogue in made-up languages with Greek subtitles.

In 3D. (Adventure fantasy, 169 mins.)

Our rating:

Hotel Transylvania

The Impossible

The Impossible A family of five is caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the chaos and mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time, the Thailand tsunami on Boxing Day 2004. Maria (Naomi Watts) is swept away and struggles to survive with her eldest son, teenage Lucas (Tom Holland). Somewhere in the chaos – or perhaps already dead – are her husband Henry (Ewan McGregor) and her two smaller sons, Simon and Thomas. Based on a true story. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona. (Drama, 114 mins.)

Gambit Harry Deane (Colin Firth) is an expert in fine art, though he’s equally accomplished at taking abuse from his insolent boss.

That’s about to change. The plan is to trick the avid art collector into buying a fake Monet painting – and, to assist in the heist, Deane hires a rowdy Texas cowgirl (Cameron Diaz) to help him fool the richest man in England.

As the plan begins to unravel, however, Deane finds he’s falling in love with the rodeo queen, ensuring further complications.

Also starring Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci and Tom Courtenay.

getting into various adventures including a run-in with some sharks, an encounter with a school of jellyfish and a ride on a sea turtle, not to mention being swallowed by a whale. Directed

by Andrew Stanton in 2003. In 3D. DUBBED INTO GREEK. (Kids’ cartoon, 104 mins.)

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey A hobbit named Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug.

Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish fivestake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. It’s a special weekend and Dracula has invited some of his best friends – Frankenstein and his wife, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Werewolf family and many more – to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis’ 118th birthday.

For good old Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem; but everything could change for the over-protective dad when one ordinary human guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis. Directed

by Genndy Tartakovsky. In 3D. DUBBED INTO GREEK. (Cartoon comedy, 91 mins.)

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Faust A version of the German legend in which a man sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge – except that in this version Faust (Johannes Zeiler) is a poor doctor who struggles even to pay for bread, and finds himself

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In German, withh Greek subtitles. a, 140 mins.)

(Fantasy drama, ur rating: Our

Wintertochter ter 12-year-old Kattaka ttaka (Nina Monka) nds out that her unexpectedly finds ually her real father. father isn’t actually Angry and hurtt by her parents’ silence all thesee years, she heads to Poland alongg with her best erly neighbour friend – an elderly r) – to find her (Ursula Werner) biological father,r, a Russian sailor her was once in whom her mother cted by Johannes love with. Directed man, Polish and Schmid. In German, Russian, with English subtitles. ns.)

(Drama, 90 mins.)

Our rating: N/A

The Skin I Live In Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr.. Robert Ledgard eras), an eminent (Antonio Banderas), n, has been plastic surgeon, eating a new interested in creating skin with whichh he could have saved her.r. After 12 ges to years he manages cultivate a skin that is ainst a real shield against every assault – but, in rs of study and addition to years n, Robert needs experimentation, an accomplice and a human uples were never a guinea pig. Scruples problem. Mariliaa (Marisa Paredes), the woman whoo looked after ay he was born, him from the day hful accomplice is his most faithful ul young woman – and a beautiful uz (Elena Anaya) named Vera Cruz omes the human unwittingly becomes ected by Pedro guinea pig. Directed Almodovar. In Spanish, with Greek hic horror drama, subtitles. (Gothic 117 mins.) ur rating: Our

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NEW FILMS A Good Day to Die Hard

Directed by: John Moore Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch US 2013, 97 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 Irreverent, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) finds himself on foreign soil for the first time after travell travelling to Moscow to help his wa wayward son Jack (Jai Courtn Courtney) – unaware that Jack is really a highlytrained CIA operative out to stop a nucle nuclear weapons heist.

With the Russian Ru underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes d discover that their opposing methods make them unstop unstoppable heroes.

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID

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A Good Day to Die Hard

Anti: “A Good D Day to Die Hard isn’t just th the weakest of the Die Hard pictures; it’s a lousy action movie on its own terms … Wi Willis barely gets a piece of his own noisy, zeroattention-sp attention-span movie, and he suffers the u usual indignity of any action h hero north of age 55. Ten seconds sec of his first scene passe passes before someone ‘G calls him ‘Grandpa’…

“The first big car chase attempts to outrun equivale equivalent scenes in both the Mis Mission: Impossible and Bo Bourne series, and folks, I am here to tell you: It’s stupid. It’s silly and overscaled enou enough to toss you stra straight out of the very movie you’re sup supposed to be enj enjoying.

From the there screenwriter Skip Woods leads the warri warring factions to the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disa disaster, where new bad things are happening, and ultimat ultimately someone falls down, down down, down the way Alan Rickm Rickman did in the first Die Hard…

“It’s hard to keep a late-20th century fran franchise going, to be sure, but w when you think of how good tthe recent James Bond films w were, the fifth Die Hard looks a and feels cynically lazy … Th This movie barely tops 90 min minutes minus the end credits credits, and everybody coming out of the screening the other night couldn’t believe it wa wasn’t a lot longer.

A lot longer. It felt that way.”

Michael Ph Phillips, Chicago Tribune (US (US) “The origin original Die Hard was never com comfortable sequel material.

Bruce Willis’ protagonist protagonist, John McClane, was just a an off-duty cop who stumbl stumbled onto a largescale crim criminal operation and had tto improvise his way around it. ‘How can the same shit happen to the same g guy twice?’ Willis wondered in the sequel. By now, he doe doesn’t ask himself such quest questions. The bluecollar, vuln vulnerable McClane

of Die Hard wouldn’t even recognize the bulletproof, catchphrase-spouting superhero he’s become in the sequels. Similarly, the movies have changed dramatically from the ’80s-style stunts and explosions of the first one to the digitally enhanced action-fantasy of the most recent entries. Until now, the sequels have gotten away with the cynical franchising of John McClane, but A Good Day To Die Hard, the worst entry in the series by far, exposes the hollowness and stupidity of McClane 2.0… “‘I’m on vacation,’ Willis grumbles several times, in what counts as the film’s sole running joke, a lame placeholder until he arrives at the big ‘yippee-ki-yay’ punchline.

The line is supposed to play as weary and wry – classic McClane – but it’s lazy in the manner of Willis’ worst performances, encouraged by a script that deals in obligatory action beats, like an off-brand James Bond … As with Live Free Or Die Hard, Willis suffers injuries grievous enough to kill him a dozen times over – smashing through windows at high speed, falling through floor after floor of scaffolding, and getting whipped around in a helicopter like a rag doll. There’s no danger threatening this digital cipher, thus no tension, and he and Courtney come off as a couple of asshole tough guys, invulnerable to everything but a heartfelt father-son talk.”

Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club (US)

Love in the End

Upside Down

Directed by: Juan Solanas Starring: Jim Sturgess, Kirsten Dunst, Timothy Spall Canada 2012, 90 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 Adam (Jim Sturgess) is a seemingly ordinary guy in a very extraordinary universe.

He lives humbly trying to make ends meet, but his romantic spirit holds on to the memory of a girl named Eden (Kirsten Dunst) – a girl he loved once upon a time who lives in another world, a twinned world with its own diametrically-opposite gravity, directly above but beyond reach. Their childhood flirtation becomes an impossible love. When he catches a glimpse of grownup Eden on TV, however, nothing will get in the way of getting her back – not even the law, or science!

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID Anti: “With great trepidation, I went into the cinema to watch Upside Down a couple of weeks ago. On one hand, the trailer promised a visually spectacular blend of science fiction (which I love) and romance (which my girlfriend loves). On the other hand, there was an eerie

A Good Day to Die Hard

lack of information about this movie on the Internet.

As most readers are aware, appallingly bad movies are often withheld from critics before they are released…

“Visually, the movie was spectacular. It was clearly inspired by the landscapefolding scene in Inception and invoked similar gasps of awe as in that movie. There are also a number of clever scenes involving gravity acting in unexpected ways.

For example, how does one use a urinal in an upsidedown world? Unfortunately, unless (or even if) you’re Michael Bay, clever CG isn’t enough to carry the weight of an entire movie…

“From the halfway mark, the movie begins to unravel. Eden is afflicted with the mother of all clichés – amnesia.

Although Adam’s trip preparations are meticulous, he evidently has no idea what to do once he gets there.

Given the dangers, wouldn’t it make sense to plan in advance what to say during the limited time he had with Eden? Or better yet, why not

use the phone?

“Once the couple are reunited and resume their lack of chemistry, the expected chase/escape scene occurs.

Rather than generating excitement, the string of improbably coincidental events was eliciting groans.

A 10,000 foot fall into the ocean might be believable once, but several such falls onto various soft objects annihilate any credibility that the story once had …

Lastly the ending left me wondering how the events that I just witnessed could have such a world-changing impact.

“There was much potential in this movie, but unfortunately the opportunities were wasted on such poor pacing and a sub-standard screenplay.”

‘Lanceor’, www.reelviews.net (Internet) (non-professional review; very few reviews from professional critics currently available)

Starring: Tzortzina Liosi, Leonidas Kalfagiannis, Katerina Geronikolou Greece 2013, 90 mins.

In Greek.

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.

Love in the End

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID

Directed by: Vasilis Kehagias

THE PLOT Three love stories intersect.

A girl on a cruise with her family falls in love with the ship’s lieutenant, and has to make a dramatic decision when they reach Istanbul. A boy, secretly in love with his best friend, finally manages to express his feelings through a fake Facebook profile – till she finds out the truth! And two strangers spent a night together in Thessaloniki, falling in love, but when they part ways, the girl’s mobile phone is stolen, along with the boy’s number.

No reviews available.

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

TELEPHONE NUMBERS: K-CINEPLEX: 77778383 RIO LIMASSOL: 25871410

NICOSIA A Good Day to Die Hard (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 11.10am, 1.20pm and 3.30pm.

Upside Down (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.25, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 5.25, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.25pm and 3.30pm Love in the End (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 11.10am, 1.20pm and 3.25pm Argo (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 7.45pm.

The Impossible (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.50 and 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 10.10pm Anna Karenina (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.30 and 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 7.30 and 10.10pm

RIO PAPHOS: 26207000

Gambit (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Flight (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.15pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.15pm and 3.20pm Hotel Transylvania (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends only at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends only at 11.20am, 1.20pm and 3.20pm Faust (in German, with Greek subtitles) Cine Studio, tonight at 9pm, Sunday at 8pm, Thursday and Friday at 9pm, presented by the Friends of the Cinema Society.

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

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

LIMASSOL A Good Day to Die Hard (15) Rio 1 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 3.30 and 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Upside Down (N/A) Rio 5 at 10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.25, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Love in the End (N/A) Rio 2 (in Greek) at 7.45pm, weekends also at 6pm; Rio 4 (in Greek) at 10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.25pm Argo (12) Rio 6 at 8 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.30 and 5.45pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm The Impossible (12) Rio 5 at 7.45pm, weekends also at 3.20 and 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.10pm

Wintertochter (in German, with English subtitles) Cine Studio, Monday at 9pm, presented by the Friends of the Cinema Society. Tel: 96420491, www.ofk.org.cy

Anna Karenina (K) Rio 3 at 7.35 and 10pm, weekends also at 5pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.30 and 10.10pm

Short Films from the Drama Film Festival Cine Studio, Tuesday and Wednesday at 9pm. Tel: 96420491

Gambit (K) Rio 4 at 7.45pm

Flight (18) Rio 2 at 10pm

Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 4 (in Greek), weekends only at 2.30, 4.15 and 6pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Finding Nemo 3D (K) Rio 2 (in Greek), weekends only at 2.30 and 4.20pm Hotel Transylvania (K) Rio 3 (in Greek, in 3D), weekends only at 3pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek, in 2D) at 5.25pm, weekends at 3.20pm Faust (in German, with Greek subtitles) Rio 5, Monday at 8.30pm, presented by the Limassol Cine Club. www.cinelesxi.org Short Films from the Drama Film Festival Rialto Theatre, Wednesday and Thursday at 8.30pm. Tel: 7777-7745

LARNACA A Good Day to Die Hard (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Upside Down (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.25, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Love in the End (N/A) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.25pm

Argo (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm The Impossible (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.50 and 10.10pm Anna Karenina (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.30 and 10.10pm Flight (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.15pm Gambit (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, weekends at 3.20pm Hotel Transylvania (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends only at 3.20pm The Skin I Live In (in Spanish, with Greek subtitles) Larnaca Municipal Theatre, Thursday at 8.30pm, presented by the Larnaca Cinema Society.

Tel: 99-658831, 99-462903. www.lfcinema.org

Love in the End (N/A) Rio 7 (in Greek), weekdays at 5.45, 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends at 6.15, 7.45 and 9.45pm Argo (12) Rio 4 at 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 3p The Impossible (12) Rio 5 at 7.30 and 9.45pm Anna Karenina (K) Rio 6 (in English) at 5pm (weekdays only), 7.30 and 10pm; Rio 5 (in English), weekends only at 5.15pm; Rio 4 (dubbed into Russian) at 5.15pm Flight (18) Rio 2 at 9.45pm Gambit (K) Rio 2 at 7.30pm, weekends also at 5.30pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 5 (in Greek), weekdays only 5.30pm, weekends only 3.30pm Finding Nemo 3D (K) Rio 7 (in Greek), weekends only at 3 and 4.30pm

PAPHOS

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (12) Rio 6, weekends only at 4.30pm

A Good Day to Die Hard (15) Rio 1 at 5.30, 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 3.30pm.

Hotel Transylvania (K) Rio 6 (in Greek, in 3D), weekends only at 3pm

Upside Down (N/A) Rio 3 at 6, 8 and 10pm, weekends also at 4pm

Short Films from the Drama Film Festival Rio Cinema, Tuesday at 8.30pm.

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Nature in the Soul The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra collaborates with two distinguished artists - conductor Ayis Ioannides and soprano Margarita Elia. February 15. Markideion Theatre, Paphos.

8.30pm. €12/7. Tel: 26-932571

Rigolleto - The Met: Live in HD Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera of New York in high-definition.

February 16. Rialto Theatre, Limassol.

7.55pm. €20/15. With Greek and English Subtitles Tel: 77-777745

The Sound Of Nick Warren Well-known English house DJ and producer gets behind the decks. February 15. Occhio Lounge, 23, Alkeou Street, Engomi, Nicosia. 11pm. €17/12. Tel: 99-399769 Anna Vissi Cypriot diva performs live. February 15. Blinkers Club, 5 Andrea Avraamidi, Engomi, Nicosia. 11.30pm. €70/€35. Tel: 22-351550

Theatre The Children of Cain Theatro Ena presents the psychological thriller by Andreas Thomopoulos.

Feburary 15 until March 31. Theatro Ena, 4 Athinas Avenue, Nicosia. Every Friday through Sunday at 8.30pm.

In Greek. €15/12. Tel: 22-348203

Vassilis Kazoulis Popular Greek singer performs live.

February 16. DihoRock, 1 Apodimon Square, Lympia, Nicosia. 10.30pm.

Tel: 99-463699

Theatre Trelantonis Stage 018 of THOC presents a classic work of Greek literature by Penelope Delta. February 6 until February 23.

THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Saturday February 16 & 23 at 6pm and Every Sunday at 10.30am. In Greek. Tel: 22-864300 Pinocchio Theatre Maskarini unique adaptation of well-known tale. February 16 until April 14. Russian Cultural Centre, 16 Alassias Street, Nicosia. Premier at 4pm and every Sunday at 10.30am. In Greek. Tel: 22-761607/22-270420

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

A play aimed to help children to overcome their fears, based on Jill Tomlinson’s fairytale. February 16.

Casteliotissa Hall, old Nicosia. 5pm. €5 for children/€9 for adults. In Greek.

Tel: 99-358663/99-621669

Other Events Angie Hiesl & Roland Kaiser: Workshop and Lecture Workshop and lecture on site specific work for professionals and students from the fields of visual arts, performing arts and interdisciplinary research and practices. February 16. VERAMàND Studio, 16 Aitolon Street, Nicosia. 10.30am1.30pm. €25. Tel: 70-000625/95100625. www.VeramandStudio.com

Ongoing Other Events 7 films: Harun Farocki Selection of screenings by legendary German filmmaker, critic and teacher followed by discussion with the artist

Bidoun Library A mobile library consisting of books, magazines and other printed matter about the Middle East.

Until February 15. Point Centre for Contemporary Art Megaron Hadjisavva, 2 Evagorou Street, Nicosia. Every Wednesday through Sunday from 11am-5pm.

Tel: 22-662053. info@pointcentreforcontemporaryart.com. www.pointcentreforcontemporaryart.com Love at first… Bite Chocolate week, marvel at chocolate sculptures, watch chocolate cooking demonstrations and taste a variety of exciting new flavours. February 12-17.

C House Lounge Café, 33 Neas Engomis, Nicosia. Chocolate shows from 5.30pm-8.30pm followed by chocolate tasting at 8.30pm. Tel: 22-269600 Screenings at the Shoe Factory An extraordinary selection of rare eclectic films. Until March 29. The Shoe Factory, 304 Ermou Str, Nicosia. 8pm.

Free. Films shown in original language with English subtitles where applicable. www.pharosartsfoundation.org Stories in Screen A series of video work presentations.

Until March 15. Chiaki Kamikawa Contemporary Art Gallery Solonos 10, Paphos Monday- Friday: 10am-1pm and 4pm-6pm. Saturday: 10am-1 .30pm. Tel: 99-311225

Theatre The Grönholm Method The New Stage of THOC presents play by the Catalan playwright Jordi Galcerán Ferrer. Until February 23. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Wednesday through Saturday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 77-772717 Antigone THOC presents Sophoclean tragedy directed by Despina Gatziou. Until February 23. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Wednesday through Saturday at 8.30pm. In Greek.

Tel: 22-864300 Isadora Duncan Satiriko Theatre presents play by Thanasis Theologis based on the life of the famous dancer. Until February 24.

Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia, Nicosia. Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm. In Greek. €15/10. Tel: 22-312940/22-421609 Nursing Home the Cherubim Theatre Anemona celebrates its tenth anniversary with comedy by Nearchos Ioannou. Until March 17. Anemona Theatre, 7 Archagelou Street, Latsia, Nicosia. Every Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 8pm. In Greek.

Tel: 22-573031

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

God of Carnage Dionysos Theatre presents multiaward winning comedy by Yasmina Reza directed by George Mouaimis.

Until March 17. Dionysos Theatre, 29 Diagorou Street, Nicosia. Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday 6.30pm. In Greek. €20/15. Tel: 99-621845

Exhibitions Paraskeva Pappagelli Solo sculpture exhibition. Until February 15. Gallery Gloria, 3 Zinonos Sozou Street, Nicosia. Monday-Friday: 10.30pm-12.45pm and 5pm-8pm.

Saturday: 10.30pm-12.45pm. Tel: 22-760286 Mindscapes Solo painting exhibition by Thekla Papadopoulou. Until February 28. Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadiou Street, Larnaca. Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm & 4.30pm-8pm. Sunday: 11am-2pm & 4pm-7pm. Tel: 24-621109 Impressions Solo photo exhibition by Sergey Yastrzhembskiy. Until February 28.

The Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 86-88-90 Phaneromenis Street, Nicosia. Visiting hours: MondaySunday: 10am-7pm. (except on bank holidays). Tel: 22-128157

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19 To have your event included for FREE in our listings, send details to: Arts Editor, Cyprus Mail, PO Box 21144, Nicosia. Fax: 22-676385.

Email: whatson@cyprus-mail.com Please send your information as early as possible. Include full details, a contact number and good quality photos

Limassol: run with the waves

THOUSANDS of runners will invade Limassol on March 24 for the annual GSO Marathon. The race’s popularity has skyrocketed since its inception seven years ago, when a couple of hundred participants undertook the lung-busting challenge.

The Limassol Marathon GSO is the granddaddy of marathon running events in Cyprus. As the official marathon of the island, this 26.2-mile run is accredited by the international federations of AIMS and IAAF. More than just an athletic event of international standards and mass participation, the Limassol Marathon GSO is primarily an indication of the power of the human will - a celebration of joy and friendship.

Distance running has been growing in popularity ever since the Battle of Marathon in 490BC when a Greek soldier reputedly started the trend, but it is only in recent years that marathon running has exploded and become a commonplace goal for fun and exercise. Worldwide people are flocking to marathons for the chance to check “run a marathon” off their bucket list.

This year’s event in Limassol includes a

Preview Theatre Stage One Theatre Group presents Disposing of the Body play by Hugh Whitemore March 5-9 at Emba Theatre, 7.30pm STAGE One Theatre Group open their 2013 season with a new play by Hugh Whitemore entitled Disposing of the Body, at their theatre in Emba on March 5 to 9. Whitemore, who penned Pack of Lies and Breaking the Code, has come up with an elegant and tantalising play that picks up the threads of a number of JB Priestley’s social themes in An Inspector Calls but

Marathon, Half Marathon, Health Race, Corporate Race and a Children / Student Race. If you are a first-timer, then Limassol is one of the best to consider as the course is very flat and ideal for participants to achieve their personal best. The course also incorporates some of Limassol’s most scenic sites, which really helps when the going gets tough. The slogan ‘Run along the Waves’ represents the true experience for participants running along the Limassol coastline.

Limassol Marathon entrants have over a month of training left for what’s seen as one of the greatest feats of human endurance. The start of the Marathon is on the seafront of Limassol, Molos area (the promenade). The athletes head east towards ancient Amathus, a coastal route via the municipalities of Limassol, Ayios Athanasios and Yermasogia. The route is almost entirely straight with no bends.

The course of the 10K Heath Race will follow the same route as the Marathon up until the 5km mark at which there will be a turn of 180 degrees in the opposite direction. Runners will then return to the

giving them a modern sensibility less concerned with class than with the morality of sex and passion.

The theme implies that when life starts to fade into a summery drowsy twilight, you should be taking things a little easier but for its main character, Henry Preece, embarking on early retirement with his attractive wife things start to go seriously wrong. ‘All my life,’ he says, ‘I’ve either been looking back at happy times that have gone or looking forward to the happiness to come’, however the mystery and excitement of an unexpected passion is given full rein, until Henry realises that the door he’s just flung open should have remained tightly shut.

Stage One’s ensemble includes Heather Dackombe, Allan Devereux, Mark Farnsworth, Carol Page, Nigel Payne, Liz Pearce, Peter Sandwith and Denis Worth and it’s Director is Penelope Cook.

finish line which is at the same point as the starting line.

Something new in the programme is the Corporate Team Race, which is an ideal team building opportunity. The only corporate race on the island, this 5K is a giant morale booster and a great occasion for an enjoyable day out for employees of all companies. It will blast off with much media and press coverage. If you have never participated in a road race before, use this as a chance to kick-start your fitness routine. The training process and participation will help improve your health. Olympus Events Management is on a campaign to challenge those who have never considered running in a race before to consider doing so.

In addition, the Limassol Marathon also encourages youngsters (ages 6 to 16) to participate in the Children / Student Race, a short and easy route, but a giant step to becoming a member of the worldwide marathon movement family.

The idea is to share and cultivate the athletic spirit among youths.

Runners from all over the world have already registered in the events for the

Disposing of the Body Stage One Theatre Group production of mystery/ thriller by Hugh Whitemore. March 5-9. Stage One Theatre, Emba, Paphos. 7.30pm. €12/6.

Telephone Box Office: Monday to Friday between 10am & 1pm, Tel: 99-967737. Theatre Box Office: Monday and Friday only, from 10am to 12.00 Midday, or email: boxoffice@stageonetheatre.com to reserve your seats

By Chris Ekin-Wood

Coming Up Dance Flamenco sizzles on stage SOME like it hot, and for those that do, Cádiz’s scorching dance group Adolfo De Castro won’t be a disappointment, when they take

Limassol Marathon, which is set to be a truly international event with registrations flooding in from the USA and Canada, Australia, Kenya, the Philippines and many more.

Marathon race days are also fantastic spectacles awash with colour, music, dance, vociferous crowds and random costumes. It’s well worth attending even if you’re not taking part. As for those keen on participating, all you need to do, is go online, register and pay the appropriate fee.

Limassol Marathon GSO Fully accredited by AIMS the Limassol Marathon is a flat, traffic free course which follows the Mediterranean coastline. Events include a Marathon, Half Marathon, Health Race, Corporate Race and a Children/Student Race.

The flat traffic-free route is ideal for all runners and participants to achieve their personal best. March 24. The start of the races is on the seafront of the Limassol city, Molos area (the promenade). 8am. Register online. Tel: 25-880102. info@limassolmarathon.com. www.limassolmarathon.com

to the stage next week in Limassol and Larnaca.

Spanish dance has always been full of vivid spectacle and fiery spirit. Flamenco – what most people envision when they think of Spanish dance – with its flash, colour and ritual, is evocative of Spanish culture. Often improvised and spontaneous, song, dance and guitar are blended together by the passionate rhythms of Andalusia, which is flamenco’s geographical birthplace.

Grupa de Danza Adolfo de Castro o was formed in the he 1940s with an aim to develop a set of cultural and artistic c manifestations off its own, rooted to o the most genuine e Andalusian folklore. The group is s

By Ledha Socratous composed of people aged from 16 to 35, not all of whom are professional dancers. Among them are choreographers, musicians and singers (cantaores).

They have spread the Andalusian folklore throughout the world, performing in South America, Africa, Japan, Jordan and Europe, as well as in Spain. With the vibrant and sultry dance of Flamenco, both music and dance fans will enjoy this performance.

Flamenco Fever Flam FFlamenco show from the Spanish Dance Group Adolfo de Castro, from the city of Cadiz. 8.30pm. €20/15 February 19: Rialto Theatre, L Limassol.

Tel: 77-777745.

E-ti E-ticket: www.rialto.com.cy February 20: Larnaca Municipal Theatre. Tel: 24 24-665795

For a full listing of the day’s events, see facing page

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Television CYBC 1 06.45 08.15

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

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Kaftis Piperies (rpt) Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV.

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Apo Mera Se Mera Entehnos Mazi Sto CyBC News Kaftes Piperies Paizoume Kypriaka Local game show, asking questions having to do with Cypriot dialect.

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Moiraia Fengaria News Message From the President of the Republic Statements From the Three Presidential Candidates Patates 8 Local satirical show, using comedy sketches and embarrassing TV clips to skewer local politicians.

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CYBC 2 07.00 08.00

NRG Zone Kids’ TV Shown till 12.30, then repeated till midafternoon.

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Euromaxx

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Kati Psinetai (rpt) Greek version of the show where contestants try to outdo each other by throwing the perfect dinner party, which is then judged on its merits by their rivals.

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Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish Dogs 101 (rpt)

NRG Zone FILM: Yesterday Today And Tomorrow A man travels back in time to fix the mistakes of the past. Drama, starring Maricel Soriano. 2011.

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Fifteenth season. A helping of four-wheel features, test-drives, races, challenges and antics with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig.

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Erotas (rpt) Proini Enimerosi Me Agapi Idiaitera Yia Klamata (rpt) Englimata (rpt) Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Panselinos (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) Deligianneio Parthenagogeio (rpt) Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) Metrita Sto Lepto Vals Me 12 Theous (rpt) With News at 18.00.

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Niose Me News Vals Me 12 Theous Presidential Elections 2013 Dancing With The Stars (rpt) Celebrities and pro dancers train and compete in a ballroom dancing competition.

Top Gear

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A guide to different types and breeds of dog featuring expert opinions from trainers, groomers and vets.

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

Tasos Tryfonos interviews Greek celebrities from the world of showbiz.

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News Sports News Dancing With The Stars (rpt) Erotas Kleftis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

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Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Emeis Ki Emeis (rpt) Nea Mera Proino Mou Lifestyle programme features entertainment, music, cookery, guest stars and more.

Hosted by real life couple Giorgos Liagas and Fay Skorda.

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Enimerosi Tora Irthe Ki Edese (rpt) Eheis Meson Current affairs show.

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Yia Sena Local talk-show.

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News Master Chef Greek reality competition show where amateur chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges.

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First season. ‘The Big Bang’. Nessa attempts to deal with a distraught gambler, but her efforts are thrown into disarray when she discovers he has a bomb strapped to his chest. Meanwhile, Mary and Sam prepare the pool for a private rock concert.

Oi Vasiliades News Greek drama series.

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News Klemmena Oneira Greek drama series.

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Presidential Elections 2013 News Gimni Angeloi (rpt) Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora (rpt) Proino Mou (rpt)

Protoselido Eleni Vasiliki (rpt) Efta Ouranoi kai Synnefa Alites (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Aspra Balonia (rpt) Efialtis Stin Kouzina (rpt) Magazino News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama The Del Monte Heirs Efta Ouranoi kai Synnefa Alites News 60 Lepta Oikogeneiakes Istories Las Vegas

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News Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) Siga Me To’ Xeres (rpt) Mila Mou (rpt) Se Fonto Kokkino (rpt) Ta Hrisopsara (rpt) Eleni (rpt)

PLUS TV 07.20 08.35 09.05 10.15 10.35

Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of Mila (rpt) Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well and nutrition.

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Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Classic Cartoons More Kid’s TV To Kleidi Greek comedy series.

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Fotis Maria Live Mila Discussions about various issues based on a woman’s life (men, relationships, sex, kids etc.) with showbiz guests.

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Exelixeis Stin Showbiz

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Exelixeis Stin Showbiz FILM: Escape From Sobibor

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Story about the largest successful escape from a Nazi concentration camp, when 600 captives made a bid for freedom. Wartime drama, starring Alan Arkin and Rutger Hauer. 1987.

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Magikos Kosmos S’Agapo (rpt) Akti Oneiron Ston Asterismos Tis Imeras Kouzina Me Apopsi Remington Steele Milagros Kids’ TV Top Models S’Agapo Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron Pacific Blue With News at 18.30.

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News Sports Time O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: Evelyn A hard-drinking Irish rogue is left to look after his three children - but realises he must change his life for them. Drama, starring Pierce Brosnan . 2002.

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Icon A former CIA agent fights to prevent the election of a Russian presidential candidate who plans to restore the country to a military dictatorship. Part 1 of 2.

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FILM: Kiss Of Death A jailbird agrees to help the police as a means of exacting revenge on violent hoodlums who betrayed him. Thriller remake, starring David Caruso. 1995.

Man on a Ledge (Novacinema1, 19.10)

01:05 The Weakest Link 01:50 EastEnders 02:20 Doctors 02:50 Keeping Up Appearances 03:20 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 04:05 Doctor Who Confidential 04:20 Gavin & Stacey 04:50 Friday Night Dinner 05:15 Blackadder Goes Forth 05:45 Keeping Up Appearances 06:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 Little Prairie Dogs 07:10 Nina and the Neurons 07:25 Gigglebiz 07:40 Forget Me Not Farm 07:55 Me Too! 08:15 Little Prairie Dogs 08:25 Nina and the Neurons 08:40 Gigglebiz 08:55 Forget Me Not Farm 09:10 Me Too! 09:30 Spot’s Musical Adventures 09:35 Keeping Up Appearances 10:05 Mastermind 10:35 The Weakest Link 11:20 EastEnders 11:50 Doctors 12:20 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 13:05 Last Man Standing 13:55 Gavin & Stacey 14:25 Mastermind 14:55 The Weakest Link 15:40 EastEnders 16:10 Doctors 16:40 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 17:30 Gavin & Stacey 18:00 Keeping Up Appearances 18:30 The Weakest Link 19:15 EastEnders 19:45 Doctors 20:15 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 21:00 The Old Guys 21:30 Friday Night Dinner 22:00 Last Man Standing 22:50 After You’ve Gone 23:20 2 Point 4 Children 23:50 Luther 00:40 Live At The Apollo

07:00 How It’s Made 07:25 Wheeler Dealers 08:15 American Chopper 09:10 Dirty Jobs 10:05 Deadliest Catch 10:55

Ultimate Survival 11:50 How Do They Do It? 12:15 How It’s Made 12:40 Extreme Engineering 13:35 Fifth Gear 14:30 Wheeler Dealers 15:25 American Chopper 16:20 Mythbusters 17:15 Dirty Jobs 18:10 Deadliest Catch 19:05 Ultimate Survival 20:00 How It’s Made 21:00 World’s Toughest Jobs 22:00 Stan Lee’s Superhumans 23:00 Superhuman Showdown 00:00 True Csi 01:55 World’s Toughest Jobs 02:50 Stan Lee’s Superhumans 03:50 Superhuman Showdown 04:50 True Csi 05:45 How Do They Do It? 06:10 Overhaulin’

09:30 Luge: World Cup Usa 10:00 Alpine Skiing: World Championship Austria 10:30 Winter Sports: Ski Pass 10:45 Alpine Skiing: World Championship Austria 12:00 Ski Jumping: World Cup Germany 13:00 Biathlon: World Championship Czech Republic 14:00 Alpine Skiing: World Championship Austria 15:30 Snooker: Welsh Open Un. Kingdom 18:15 Biathlon: World Championship Czech Republic 19:45 Winter Sports: Ski Pass 20:00 Ski Jumping: World Cup Germany 21:00 Snooker: Welsh Open Un. Kingdom 00:00 Biathlon: World Championship Czech Republic 00:45 Motorsports: Gta Race To Dubai 01:00 Ski Jumping: World Cup Germany 01:45 Snooker: Welsh Open Un. Kingdom

05:40 Desperate Housewives 06:25 Bones 07:10 Modern Family 07:35 Last Man Standing 08:00 The Listener 08:50 Who Do You Think You Are 09:40 Desperate Housewives 10:25 Bones 11:10 Modern Family 11:35 Last Man Standing 12:00 Happy Endings 12:25 Don’t Trust The B...In Apartment 12:50 Glee 13:40 The Listener 14:30 Tough Love Miami 15:20 Desperate Housewives 16:05 Bones 16:50 Modern Family 17:15 Last Man Standing 17:40 The Listener 18:30 Tough Love Miami 19:20 Desperate Housewives 20:10 Bones 21:00 Happy Endings 21:25 Don’t Trust The B...In Apartment 21:50 Glee 22:40 Melissa & Joey 23:05 Last Man Standing 23:30 Happy Endings 23:55 Don’t Trust The B...In Apartment 00:20 Glee 01:10 Bones 02:00 Desperate Housewives 02:45 Melissa & Joey 03:10 Last Man Standing 03:35 Friends With Benefits 04:00 The Listener 04:50 Tough Love Miami

07:30 Flirting With Flamenco 09:15 Bleeding, The 10:45 Sins Of The Mother 12:15 U.S. Marshals 14:30 Lesbian Vampire Killers 16:00 Police Academy 17:45 Weakness 19:30 Hollywood Buzz 20:00 Ltv Sports News 21:00 Ticking Clock 23:00 Just Go With It 01:00 Hustler Tv 03:05 Incendiary 04:50 L’ Etoile Du Soldat 06:30 Ltv Sports News

Gossip Girl 20:30 Friends 21:00 Fringe 22:30 C.S.I. Miam 23:15 Bones 00:05 Middle Men 02:00 Lottery Ticket 03:45 Big Bang Theory The 04:10 According To Jim 04:55 Mentalist The 05:40 Underbelly Nz: Land Of The Long Green Cloud 06:30 Supernatural

07:00 Kids TV 15:45 Justice League Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 Dropped 17:30 Planet Speed 18:00 Barclays Premier League World 18:30 Nba Action 19:00 La Liga World 19:30 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 23:30 2011 World’s Strongest Man 00:00 La Liga Show 2012-13 00:30 K9 Nation 01:00 Barclays Premier League Review 02:00 La Liga Review 2012-13 03:00 E-60 04:00 Nba 2012-13 (Live) 06:30 K9 Nation

07:15 Two And A Half Men 08:00 Friends 08:30 Closer, The 09:20 Harry’s Law 10:05 Chuck 10:50 2 Broke Girls 11:15 Bones 12:00 Borgias I, The 12:50 Supernatural 13:35 Two And A Half Men 14:25 Closer, The 15:15 Harry’s Law 16:05 Big Bang Theory The 16:30 According To Jim 17:15 Mentalist The 18:10 Underbelly Nz: Land Of The Long Green Cloud 19:00 Supernatural 19:45

07:45 The Other Guys 09:45 Instant Justice 11:30 Case 39 13:20 Class Of ‘44 15:00 Stand And Deliver 16:45 Uninvited, The 18:15 Takers 20:15 Insidious 22:00 Un Prophete 00:40 Daring! Tv 04:05 Underbelly Files - Tell Them Lucifer Was Here 05:50 How Do You Know

05:15 Amnistia 06:40 Le Divorce 08:35 The Tempest 10:25 The Help 12:50 Confucius Aka: Kong Zi 15:00 Never Been Kissed 17:00 Chance De Ma Vie, La 18:35 Hollywood Buzz 19:10 Man On A Ledge 21:00 Ncis 22:00 Cowboys & Aliens 00:05 Xxx 02:10 Cine News 02:40 The Kane Files: Life Of Trial 04:15 The Sitter

05:25 Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas 07:25 Shanghai 09:10 The Country Girl 10:55 Green Card 14:10 Mi Mou Aptou 17:35 Action Zone 18:10 Nisos 2: To Kinigi Tou Xamenou Thisavrou 20:05 The Girl Next Door 22:00 Morning Glory 02:15 Machine Gun Preacher 04:30

Cine News 04:55 In Time

Boxing Ik Yang V Mario Padilla 23:30 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Northwestern At Ohio State

19:00 Super 8 21:00 Con Air 23:00 The Devil Inside 00:30 Cine News 01:30 Adult Zone 03:30 Point Blank

18:35 The Talented Mr. Ripley 21:00 The Adjustment Bureau 22:55 Conviction 00:55 Spinning Into Butter 02:25 The Last Temptation Of Christ

02:00 Rolex Spirit Of Yachting Sydney Hobart Yacht Ace 02:30 Sea Master 03:00 Big Ten Women’s Gymnastics Penn State At Nebraska 05:00 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Northwestern At Ohio State Sdd 07:00 Academy 07:30 School Of Golf - Short Game Special 08:00 Feherty - Chubby Chandler 09:00 Golf Central International 09:30 School Of Golf - Chapter 5: Chip It Like A Champ 10:00 Tba 12:00 Rip To The Tip 2011 A Band Of Brothers 12:30 The Moto: Inside The Outdoors Spring Creek National 13:00 Car Warriors 2 Corvette 14:00 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Northwestern At Ohio State 16:00 European Tour Africa Open D. 2 Sdd 18:00 Pre Game(E) 18:45 Cup 2012-13: Apollon Vs Nea Salamina (E) 20:45 Post Game 21:30 Stigmiotipa Kypriakou Podosferou 21:45 Ringside

06:00 Only Hits 08:00 MTV Disaster Date 08:30 MTV Disaster Date 09:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 10:00 Only Hits 11:00 Pure Local 12:00 MTV VHI Pop up Video 12:30 MTV VHI Pop up Video 13:00 MTV Made 14:00 MTV Big Time Rush 14:30 MTV Victorious 15:00 MTV Daria 15:30 MTV Daria 16:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 17:00 MTV Pimp My Ride 17:30 MTV Pimp My Ride 18:00 Only Hits 19:00 MTV VHI Pop up Video 19:30 MTV VHI Pop up Video 20:00 MTV Wake Brothers 20:30 MTV Wake Brothers 21:00 MTV Hitlist Hellas 22:00 MTV World Stage 23:00 MTV Savage U 23:30 MTV Savage U 00:00 MTV Jersey Shore 01:00 MTV Geordie Shore 02:00 Only Hits 05:00 Pure Local

07:00 Torpedo Run 08:35 Gone With the Wind 12:10 Kelly’s Heroes 14:30 Many Rivers To Cross 16:00 , The Last Time I Saw Paris 17:55 , The Great Lie 19:40 Abbott And Costello In Hollywood 21:05 Ride Him, Cowboy 22:00 Period Of Adjustment 23:55 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn01:25 Cat On A Hot Tin Roof 03:10 , The Biggest Bundle Of Them All 05:00 Travels With My Aunt

By Preston Wilder

Ticking Clock (LTV, 21.00) The clock is ticking for our pay-TV channels; you can tell money’s tight, because they’re scheduling Cuba Gooding Jr movies. Mr. Gooding won an Oscar in the 90s, but he’s now a byword for bad cinema - and, having already premiered on Nova this week (What Love Is, on Wednesday), he now turns up on prime-time LTV with this straight-to-video thriller. “A brutal murder!” says the trailer portentously (cut to Cuba shaking his head and sobbing: “There was so much blood...”).

“A twisted mind!”. The twisted mind belongs to the serial killer who sadistically butchered Cuba’s girlfriend - and our hero decides to investigate, uncovering a journal where the killer lists his past and future

victims. The plot has a couple of twists - “every trail leads to a seemingly anonymous 9-year-old orphan living in a group home,” says the synopsis mysteriously - but we’ve been here before, from the supersmart killer to the grisly action, not to mention Cuba Gooding Jr’s tired performance. “Hopefully Cuba will get another chance in the spotlight some day,” says a disappointed fan at the Internet Movie Database.

What, like next Tuesday on Cytavision? Made in 2011.

The Devil Inside (Novacinema3, 23.00) If we’re talking horror films, the real Pick of the Day is Insidious on LTV3 - but we’ll go with this one (a) to

warn you off it, and (b) to compare with Chronicle, tomorrow’s much better ‘found-footage’ drama. If you absolutely must watch a film where everything we see is supposedly from cameras wielded by the characters themselves, wait 24 hours and watch Chronicle instead - unless of course you want to see a spurious tale of exorcism and demonic possession, with a pair of maverick priests trying to cure a possibly possessed murderess. “The Vatican did not endorse this film, nor aid in its completion,” reads an opening caption - though why anyone would think the Vatican was in the business of financing cheapo horrors (especially ones with a dim view of the Catholic Church) is another matter. In a word, avoid. Made in 2012.

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

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1 Not the real thing ’e’d laughed at (6) 4 Change into suit (6) 7 Tree-moss cultivated in the West Country (8) 8 A, B, C, D, F, or G (4) 9 Knowledge of what suits one, materially speaking? (7-5) 13 All mining products coming from these Portuguese islands? (6) 14 Expose to air for a time in the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (6) 15 Be less civilised, intended, say, to cause confusion (12) 18 Biting cold spell? (4) 19 Truth from a lady, Florence perhaps (8) 20 Sue can be affected by an old custom (6) 21 Gained a book in being deliberately malicious (6)

1 Greek character thus in harmony (5) 2 Arrived with nothing but a small gem (5) 3 Scattering spare lids all over the place (9) 4 However there was an objection (3) 5 Study one French revolving cylinder, it’s a puzzle (9) 6 He meant to become the worse for wear!

(4-5) 10 Slothful person averse to work with a skeleton (9) 11 Allowed general access to women initially in other strange enclosure (5,4) 12 Guy that will only frighten one bird? (9) 16 Expel from the Victorian residence (5) 17 Audacious attempt – to see if it fits (3-2) 19 Letter opposing fifthrate sweetheart (3)

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PREVIOUS DAY’S SOLUTIONS

Answers to crossword 2311

HOROSCOPE

CRYPTIC: Across – 3 Step aside; 7 Hinge; 8 Longitude; 9 Rapid; 10 Nursed; 13 Scrumped; 15 Dominant; 17 Pegged; 20 Nehru; 21 Scintilla; 22 Toast; 23 Segregate. Down – 1 Short-slip; 2 Inspiring; 3 Seldom; 4 Pagandom; 5 Satyr; 6 Dodge; 11 Scrapheap; 12 Distrusts; 14 Peddling; 16 Innate; 18 Emcee; 19 Goner.

QUICK: Across – 3 Seafaring; 7 Lit up; 8 Recognise; 9 Place; 10 Nowell; 13 Abridged; 15 Largesse; 17 Yarned; 20 Yorks; 21 Strenuous; 22 Elian; 23 Freighter. Down – 1 Slaphappy; 2 Stranraer; 3 Spread; 4 Flounder; 5 Renew; 6 Nasal; 11 Eyestrain; 12 Licensing; 14 Gold-rush; 16 Geyser; 18 After; 19 Naevi.

ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

A past memory or person, can have a big bearing on a decision you make in the here and now. But fortunately, you can use this to your benefit if you are willing to accept that this or they have taught you something, even if pride at the time, made that difficult to see or admit. Then again Aries, you may need to acknowledge a more recent error.

Venus has certainly been warming your relationship sector, and potentially helping to ease certain associations.

So, if you find yourself talking about heavier matters today, or anything which involves property, possessions or employment issues, this gracious influence can just help to keep your sense of perspective in place. With this progress is possible.

If you’re a carefree Archer, something may emerge which can surprise you. People can make you much more aware that their view of life is very different to yours, but not in a way to damn your approach. In fact, if you reflect on what’s said, your own outlook can start to fundamentally change.

A deeper more meaningful perspective can ensue.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

The Moon moves into your sign today, and this can be good. The doubts that have been in your mind about someone can seem much less to the fore. In fact, one friend or associate can really prove to be an asset. This may be someone who is keen to expand, but like you, appreciates your more cautious approach, and the benefits of this.

The Moon moves into your sister Earth sign of Taurus. So far so good! However, this could also prime your thoughts for the upcoming weekend’s activities. Just don’t expect that everything will automatically slip into place. There may be one piece of information that you are yet to discover which could put a completely different slant on things.

Mars in the 3rd Solar House, as it is for you just now, can often embolden us to be more outspoken, and this may be true for you now, especially as it combines with Pluto in your own sign, which may be giving you a complete makeover when it comes to your personal drives and aims. Yet Mars is moving through Pisces, so your views may also be fluid.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

Try to be utterly businesslike in whatever you do today.

You may also find that your leadership qualities blossom.

And whether these come out in marshalling matters at home with the kids, if you have them, or around your pet projects or interests, the chances are you can get an enormous amount done. Don’t sit back, make current stars work for you.

A minor grand trine is not an object of medieval torture, but a positive aspect forged between three planets, all located in different locations. One is present at this time, and it continues the theme of foundations in your situation. Don’t fret if this seems respective, use this to your advantage, and in love, one tie could become more rooted.

You might find an older friend or more experienced person, advises you to use your resources more cautiously.

By nature you may intensely dislike being told what to do, but hear them out on this occasion because they may be picking up on something you’ve genuinely missed. Then again, you too could be playing the role of mentor in some way.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

A super angle is formed between three very helpful parts of your situation today. This points towards an expansion of some kind, but you may not be wanting to do this entirely alone, that is of course unless you are someone with a desire to strut your own path. It’s possible that some advice you receive could prove to be particularly informative.

People can be receptive to you now, especially if you are thoughtful in what you say or do. There is a sense of construction going on, of you focusing on the things that really matter, and that are meaningful. But some of these may be newer strands, reflecting the intensive thinking you have been doing since the beginning of the year.

Go with this.

Mars in Pisces could make you a little reckless in your approach, and at times more inclined to boil over. Try to stay cool. You may even prime a fever if you try to do too much at once. If you can step back and be more structured, you can use the drive of this planet to power something forwards which gains from being thought through. Lasting progress is possible.

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aluminum shutters, on Pericleous street near Klimataria traffic lights – Strovolos €650 (A2ST10054-R) (photos in the website) 5. 4 bedr new spacious luxury finished floor apartment with floor heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, electrical appliances in the kitchen, blinds on all windows, very big 50sq.m covered veranda, fireplace, covered parking and big over floor heated covered swimming pool on the ground floor, on a small 3 storey building in a quiet neighbourhood near a playground and near Ippokration private hospital –Engomi €1500 (A4ENG0003-R) (photos in the website) 6. 2 bedr new luxury apartment, modern nicely furnished, storage heaters, 2 a/c, 100sq.m, big covered verandah with nice view, covered parking off Digenis Akritas street near Debenhams shop, walking distance to the centre. PRICE INCLUDES COMMON EXPENSES. – Lykavitos €450 (A1LYK0020-R) (photos in the website) 7.

1 bedr cozy luxury a p a r t m e n t ,6 0 s q.m,pa r que t floor, nicely furnished ,all fitted electrical appliances(cooker, oven, microwave, washing machine, dishwasher, fridge),roman blinds, provisions for home cinema, big covered verandah, storage heaters, 2 a/c ,covered parking in Dasoupolis near Alpha Mega supermarket and Areteion hospital. – Dasoupoli €500 (A1DAS0009-R) (photos in the website) 8. 2 bedr spacious renovated apartment 100sq.m with sepa-

rate big kitchen, air condition for hot and cold in all the rooms, covered veranda, nicely newly fully furnished , off Kyriakou Matsi street very close to the centre on foot– Agioi Omologites €550 (A2AOM0003-R) (photos in the website) 9. New top quality 2 bedr apartment, 93sq.m+20sq.m veranda, on a small modern building with 6 flats only. Central heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, 2wc, fully fitted kitchen with all the electrical appliances, water pressure system roller blinds and shutters on windows, big sitting and dining room, big bedrooms, covered parking and storage room, in a quiet neibourhood near Akropolis park. AVAILABLE middle of February – Acropolis €800 A2ACS0002-R (photos in the website) .

10. 2 bedr luxury spacious apartment, 85sq.m, big sitting room, big fully equipped kitchen, nicely modern furnished, storage heaters, full a/c, big bedrooms, covered veranda with nice view,covered parking, off Prodromou streeet. – Engomi €600 (A2ENG0017-R)(photos in the website) 11. 2 bedr luxury spacious apartment on a small modern building with central heating independent(with petrol), full a/c, solid parquet floor, big bedrooms, big sitting room with open plan kitchen, big covered veranda, FULLY MODERN FURNISHED, covered parking off Makarios Avenue in a quiet area near the centre - Nicosia €800 (A2NIC0030-R) (photos in the website) 12. New top quality 2 bedr apartment, 93sq.m+20sq.m veran-

da, on a small modern building with 6 flats only. Central heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, 2wc, fully fitted kitchen with all the electrical appliances, water pressure system roller blinds and shutters on windows, big sitting and dining room, big bedrooms, covered parking and storage room, in a quiet neighbourhood near Akropolis park. AVAILABLE middle of February.– Acropolis €800 (A2ACS0002-R)(photos in the website) 13. 3 bedr luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, parquet floor, big sitting and dining area, big covered veranda, covered parking, storage room, blinds, shutters in the bedrooms, big kitchen with all expensive electrical appliances, off Makarios avenue near the centre – Nicosia Centre- € 800 – A3NIC0025-R (photos on website).

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shops 200 metres. Rent €350 p/m. Tel: 24 815104/9939 5954 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 FULLY FURNISHED one bedroom flat near Larco hotel Larnaca. Price €370. Tel: 99202543

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ommended 350 Euros URGENTLY WANTED –Bungalows 2/3 Bedrooms MORE PROPERTIES AVAILABLE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 99862922 ***************************** 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. PEYIA €550 modern detached 2 bedroom villa, situated on private road. Available unfurnished though includes central heating throughout, pressurised water & security alarm system. Modern fitted kitchen & bathrooms. Roof terrace with sea views & private pool. website reference number: RTL_447 2. EMBA €650 modern detached 3 bedroom villa on quiet private road. Gated entrance, off street parking. Enclosed garden with private pool. Spacious open plan living area with feature fireplace & modern gas fire.

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enclosed good sized mature garden with fruit trees & private pool. Spacious living area with real fireplace. Downstairs guest wc. Master bedroom with ensuite. Available fully furnished. website reference number: RTL_550 6. KATO PAPHOS €800 large 4 bedroom detached villa situated in the sought after residential area of Limnaria. Walking distance to the beach and the many amenities of Kato Paphos. Spacious living accomodation offering an enclosed garden with c/pool. Fully furnished with modern furniture & solar panels. website reference number: RTL_442 7. MESOGI €1250 luxury detached 4 bedroom 5 bathroom villa. One bedroom & ensuite on ground floor. spacious kitchen with separate utility room. Available unfurnished though includes gas central heating plus real fireplace in living area. Enclosed garden & private pool offering stunning views. Gated entrance with undercover parking. Situated on a private road. website reference number: RTL_628 8. CHLORAKA €2,200 substantial luxury 4 bedroom villa, spacious (350 sq metres), beautifully designed with unique detail. Conservatory with views of landscaped gardens. Large modern fitted kitchen, living room with working fireplace.

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bathroom villa, private gated parking, a/c, large kitchen with white goods, cul-de-sac. NO POOL. €445 pcm THIS IS JUST A SMALL SELCTION OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE AND MANY MORE PLEASE CALL EITHER 96 545 174 OR E-MAIL ON info@unique-consultancy.eu LANDLORDS; WE NEED YOUR PROPERTIES NOW. PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT. ***************************** PAPHOS / PEYIA VILLA, villa for rent in Peyia, 4 bedroom, 4 bathrooms, large sitting-dining area, fully airconditioned and heated, unfurnished, panoramic views, large parking, low rent contact: 99490953, 26815534 FOR RENT A selection of 1 to 5 bedroom houses & apartments F/F & U/F Universal, Peyia, Tomb of the Kings, Tsada, Timi, Chlorakas & Kato Paphos Landlord & Owners please call 99329357 Or please view at are website www.cyprussands.com Fully Registered Company in Cyprus

vate pool, nice quality fixtures, granite work tops, separate utility room, downstairs bedroom with en suite, fireplace, ac, 3 upstairs bedroom master en suite, separate bath, nice views, pets welcome, offered unfurnished Ref 783 €700 CHLORAKA 4 bedroom large villa with quality fittings , furnished to a very high standard, downstairs bedroom, 3 upstairs, en suites, bathroom, private pool, decking, fantastic sea views, near Tombs of the Kings Ref: 806 €850 SECRET VALLEY 2 bed villas furnished or unfurnished with private pool, downstairs bedroom, kitchen , sitting/dining area, guest wc, upstairs large master bedroom with en suite bath, large veranda. Nice location with sea views and off street parking: Ref: 1198 €450 PEGEIA 4 bed villa unfurnished, 2 downstairs bedrooms, large sitting/dining area, Italian kitchen with white goods, 2 bedrooms upstairs with outside large veranda. Property is of a high standard with central heating, full AC, off street parking, private pool, stunning views, quiet location. Ref: 765 €900 Mesogi Large 3 bedroom apartment with full AC, bathroom, kitchen, separate utility room, clean and tidy building with without communal area, walking distance to all local amenities. Offered unfurnished Ref: 818 €400 Sea Caves 2 bedroom town house, furnished with central heating, fire place, nice sea views, walking distance to Paphos the sea Ref 819 €300 Please call for a free viewing on Office 26600450 Mobile: 97614070 many more properties on our website at www. flowron.com - Your Vision is our Mission LANDLORDS IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT, PLEASE CALL US!!!!!! ***************************** PEYIA – 3 bedroom villa with modern quality furniture and finishes.

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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

a feature pergola, swimming pool and landscaped gardens. €700.00 a month.

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Landscaped gardens €750.00 per month or close offers only 5. AYIOS DEMITRIANOS – 3 bed, 2 bath furnished villa (bungalow style) set in a private and quiet location. Open plan living area with fireplace..

Fully fitted kitchen with quality appliances. Utility room and storage.. Master bedroom with adjacent shower. Two more double bedrooms with family bathroom with Jacuzzi bath.

Garden areas, large terraces with outstanding views. Private pool 10x5., Covered parking. €700.00 per month furnished, €650 unfurnished.

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7. LOWER PEYIA - 3 bed, 2.5 bath unfurnished villa situated in quiet cul du sac. Open plan living and dining area with doors out to pool and garden.. Very large breakfast fitted kitchen. Doors out to garden and pool. Separate guest WC. Stairs to 3 double bedrooms.

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Two double bedrooms. Family bathroom. Off-street parking, comm pool. €380.00 per month.

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Sport Baghdatis takes out Gasquet

By Nemanja Bjedov and Andrew Downie

The win was the Cypriot star’s first over a top ten player since early 2011

MARCOS Baghdatis handed Frenchman Richard Gasquet only his second loss of the season as the Cypriot scored a 6-4, 6-4 win to reach the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam World Tennis Tournament yesterday.

Gasquet lined up in Rotterdam as the fourth seed, having already won two tour titles this season and boasting an unbeaten record apart from a defeat to compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Australian Open.

But the world number 10 never got going against Baghdatis, who had also beaten him at the London Olympics last year.

“Richard was probably tired, he’s played a lot of tennis this season,” said Baghdatis.

“He was not at his best and tired from last week,” he added, in reference to Gasquet’s run to victory in Montpellier.

“I’m happy with how I played. I was aggressive at the right time and served well. It’s good to win a match like this.”

Baghdatis won in 76 minutes with nine aces and two breaks of serve and will now face Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov today.

In other news, former world number one Rafa Nadal withdrew suddenly from the doubles at the Brazil Open because of what organisers said was a desire to preserve his strength for the singles competition.

The 26-year-old Spaniard, who returned to action at the Chile Open last week after a left knee condition had sidelined him for seven months, was down to play both singles and doubles in

Sao Paulo.

However, he was already complaining of lingering pains before making his doubles debut alongside Argentine David Nalbandian in a 6-3 3-6 11-9 victory over Spaniards Pablo Andujar and Guillermo Garcia Lopez.

Just moments before he and Nalbandian were due to play Horacio Zeballos and Oliver Marach, the pair withdrew.

Nadal was still expected to play in the singles tournament and was scheduled to make his first appearance in the early hours of this morning against Brazilian Joao Souza, the world number 140.

If all goes well, the seventime French Open champion will head to another clay court tournament in Mexico as part of his preparations for the defence of his Roland Garros title in May.

Revitalised Donald targets repeat of his 2011 success Former No.1 sets his sights on major titles

By Mark Lamport-Stokes A REFRESHED Luke Donald aims to prosper from a delayed start to his 2013 PGA Tour campaign, just as he did two years ago when he went on to complete the most successful season of his career.

The Briton won four times worldwide in 2011 and became the first player to clinch the money titles on both sides of the Atlantic after spending much of that year atop of the rankings.

In a similar move, Donald has not competed since he tied for third at the European Tour’s DP World Tour Championship in November in a bid to recharge his batteries for another long, globe-trotting season.

“Obviously it’s a little bit of a late start for me this year,” the English world number three told reporters this week while preparing for this week’s Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club.

“It’s something I did back in 2011, and it worked very well for me back then. You know, it’s been a long year (in 2012) ... and it’s hard to find time where you can actually work on your swing to try and make some improve-

ments with your game.

“So I took a decent amount of time off but I feel rested, I feel ready to go. I’ve been working hard on the swing, and I’m looking forward to starting again here this week.”

Asked what specific changes he had made to his game since the end of 2012, Donald replied: “I don’t really like to use the word changes, more just improvements.

“I’m constantly striving to get the club in a little bit better position at the top, a bit more neutral, a little bit deeper with maybe slightly more cup in the left wrist.

“And I’m always working on the downswing, trying to get my hands and arms a little bit more underneath me, so I flip left past impact.

So I’m working on that, and working on obviously continuing to be sharper on the short game.”

Six PGA Tour events have already taken place this season with Americans Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Brandt Snedeker among those claiming early wins but Donald feels no pressure to play catch-up.

“I’ve been around the tour long enough to know that it’s a marathon, it’s not a sprint,” said Donald, a five-

time winner on the US circuit. “It’s been a long season. It’s about positioning yourself.

“Obviously Brandt has got off to a great start, and it’s nice to see Tiger and Phil playing well. Any time you have the great players playing well, it inspires you to work harder and try and catch them.”

Donald, who also spent time during the off-season getting advice from NBA great Michael Jordan on his mental approach to sport, has always enjoyed playing on the iconic par-71 Riviera layout.

“Riviera is always a great course with a great field, it’s one of the classic golf courses we play all year,” said the Briton, who is playing the event for a 12th consecutive time. “And as usual, no real changes this year to the previous year.

“It’s in good shape. You’ve just got to control your ball around this place. What makes this place difficult are the greens more than anything. You really have to think about how the ball comes into the greens.

“They are very small. They can get firm. You don’t hit many greens around here compared to some of the other places.”

IN BRIEF 15-year-old cards 63 in Australia Fifteen-year-old Lydia Ko maintained her impressive form with a 10-under-par score of 63 in her opening round at the Australian Women’s Open.

The New Zealander, who won her home Open at the weekend, underlined her reputation as the brightest prospect in golf at the Royal Canberra Golf Club.

Playing with world number one Yani Tseng and Michelle Wie, her round included 11 birdies and an eagle.

“We had a few good conversations so that made it more enjoyable,” she said.

Korea-born Ko opened with one of three bogeys and added: “After a few birdies, I settled in and I felt pretty comfortable.

“I was pretty nervous when I saw the draw that I was playing with two of the big names.”

Ko leads by a shot from Columbian Mariajo Uribe.

In January 2012, Ko became the youngest player, male or female, to win a professional event with her victory at the New South Wales Open and was the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour when she was victorious at the Canadian Open.

Worley takes ski gold

Englishman Luke Donald is the first player to clinch the money titles on both sides of the Atlantic

TESSA Worley gave France their second gold medal of the Alpine skiing world championships when she upset favourite and titleholder Tina Maze to win the giant slalom yesterday.

Worley finished more than one second ahead of Maze, who has dominated this year’s skiing season and has already won gold in the super-G and silver in the super combined in Schladming.

Austria’s Anna Fenninger was third, partly making up for the disappointment of crashing when she defended her super combined title earlier in the championships.

Slovenian Maze, the overall World Cup leader this season, paid for a disappointing first run which left her more than one second behind Worley and in fourth place.

Worley thrived on the steep, icy course as she added to the gold won

by Marion Rolland for France in the downhill.

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Classy Younus and Shafiq lead recovery against South Africa

Pistorius ‘shoots girlfriend dead’

Pakistan bat hard to get back into second Test

(continued from back page) Steenkamp, a regular on the South African social scene, was reported to have been dating Pistorius for several months.

In the social pages of last weekend’s Sunday Independent she described him as having “impeccable” taste. “His gifts are always thoughtful,” she was quoted as saying.

Some of her last Twitter postings indicated she was looking forward to Valentine’s Day yesterday.

“What do you have up your sleeve for your love tomorrow???” she posted.

Pistorius was yesterday being processed through the police system. “At this stage he is on his way to a district surgeon for medical examination,” the police brigadier said.

“When a person has been accused of a crime like murder they look at things like testing under the finger nails, taking a blood alcohol sample and all kinds of other test that are done.

They are standard medical tests,” Beukes said.

Pistorius is also sponsored

by British telecoms firm BT , sunglasses maker Oakley and French designer Thierry Mugler.

By Nick Said YOUNUS Khan and Asad Shafiq made fine centuries as Pakistan recovered from a poor start to reach 253 for five on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa at Newlands yesterday.

Having been reduced to 33 for four before lunch, a 219-run fifth-wicket stand between Younus (111) and Shafiq (111 not out) made the South African bowlers toil in the sun after captain Graeme Smith had won the toss.

The hosts dismissed Younus shortly before the close to leave the match evenly poised.

Smith had spoken about a “dangerous” Pakistan side and so it proved as Younus and Shafiq started watchfully before accelerating after tea.

Shafiq was dropped by Dean Elgar at short leg off spinner Robin Peterson when on just 24, but otherwise gave a chanceless performance in reaching his third Test century off 201 balls including 13 fours and

Asad Shafiq repelled South Africa’s fearsome bowling attack and was on 111 not out at the close of play yesterday a six.

The experienced Younus reached his hundred from 192 balls with six fours and three towering sixes off Peterson. It was his 21st in Tests and fourth against South Africa.

He was dismissed on review after an inside edge off Vernon Philander carried

to wicketkeeper AB de Villiers.

Morne Morkel was the pick of the bowlers with two for 37 from his 16 overs and Philander took two for 45.

Dale Steyn deserved more than his one for 34 as he went past the outside edge on numerous occasions.

It looked like it was going

to be another batting disaster for Pakistan early on.

Nasir Jamshed (3) offered a catch to De Villiers with a loose front-foot drive off Philander, Mohammad Hafeez (17) tentatively pushing forward to a full ball from Steyn and Smith pouched the catch at first slip.

Morkel had Azhar Ali (4)

caught behind by De Villiers and four balls later Pakistan captain Misbah-ulHaq fended a rising delivery into his ribs with his gloves and Elgar took the catch at short leg.

South Africa lead the three-match series 1-0 after a 211-run win in Johannesburg.

Warm homecoming for Lin at San Francisco Bay

By Braden Reddall

Houston Rockets star Jeremy Lin celebrated Chinese New Year with a win over the Golden State Warriors

HOUSTON Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin returned to the San Francisco Bay area for a warm welcome and a 116-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Lin had 14 points and 10 assists on the Asian Heritage Night just across the bay from his home town of Palo Alto in his first Oakland appearance since triggering mass hysteria last year.

The ‘Linsanity’ may have faded since his knee injury last year and a move from New York Knicks to Houston, but the humble Taiwanese-American was happy to be back in the Bay Area to celebrate Chinese New Year.

The 24-year-old said he could accept all that hype from the media but had different rules for friends and family.

“If anyone calls me any Lin puns,” he said in a postmatch interview, “we’re not going to be friends or family anymore.”

The victory over his former team came a week after the

Rockets trounced the Warriors 140-109 in Houston.

Golden State did not miss the opportunity to celebrate Lin’s ethnicity in a region known for its Asian diaspora.

On the Asian Heritage Night, the US national anthem was played by an orchestra of traditional Chinese instruments, and the game was broadcast live in China. Dragons danced at half-time and the cheerleaders wore Asian silk-themed outfits.

Lin seemed to have embraced his role model status as well.

Two weeks ago, after attending a premiere of the donation-funded Linsanity documentary at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, he met Wat Misaka, the first Asian-American to play in the NBA. “He’s kind of following in my footsteps and improving on them,” Japanese-American Misaka told the Houston Chronicle. “I wrote him a note of encouragement when he was with Golden State back in the dark days when things didn’t look too

good for him. He didn’t have all these fans at that time.

“I think he’s in a lot better place now.”

In other games, the Boston Celtics avoided another lastditch loss against the Chicago Bulls when they eked out a scrappy 71-69 home victory in a low-quality encounter between two injury-ravaged teams.

Last month, Marco Belinelli sealed a 100-99 victory for the Bulls with three seconds left but his potential gamewinning basket in the latest match-up was blocked, before Taj Gibson missed an attempted three-pointer as the clock ran down.

You win games on the defensive end and that’s what we did,” Boston’s Jason Terry, who blocked Belinelli’s late shot, told reporters. “We played great defense - we played great team defense and we rebounded the ball.”

Kevin Garnett scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter to help Boston overcome a six-point deficit and Brandon Bass added 14 points and nine rebounds to help the Celtics (28-24) grind out an ugly victory.

SADDENED A Nike spokesman in London said before hearing of the murder charge that the company was “saddened by the news, but we have no further comment to make at this stage”.

Pistorius also has a sponsorship deal with Icelandic prosthetics manufacturer Ossur.

“I can only say that our thoughts and prayers are with Oscar and the families involved in the tragedy,” Ossur CEO Jon Sigurdsson told Reuters. “It is completely premature to discuss or speculate on our business relationship with him.”

Neighbours expressed shock at the arrest of a “good guy”.

“It is difficult to imagine an intruder entering this community, but we live in a country where intruders can get in wherever they want to,” said one Silverlakes resident, who did not want to be named.

“Oscar is a good guy, an upstanding neighbour, and if he is innocent I feel for this guy deeply,” he said.

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By Nemanja Bjedov

Gunners legend: Thierry Henry, who enjoyed eight seasons with Arsenal scoring 175 goals, believes 63-year-old Frenchman Arsene Wenger deserves more respect for his achievements at the north London club

Henry ‘saddened’ by critics

By Simon Evans ARSENAL’S record scorer Thierry Henry is saddened by criticism of manager Arsene Wenger but hopes he can return to the London club in some role after his spell in Major League Soccer ends.

Wenger has been in charge at Arsenal for over 16 years and has won three Premier League titles but the most recent was back in 2004 when Henry was the league’s top scorer with 30 goals.

The French forward, who plays for New York Red Bulls, has heard some of the criticism of Wenger from fans and pundits this season as Arsenal have struggled to keep pace with the title-chasing Manchester

Arsenal’s record scorer backs Wenger clubs United and City.

“When you don’t win people are always going to question your work, your legacy and what you did before. It is sad somehow but that is the way the game is.

What are you going to do?”

Henry told Reuters in an interview.

“For me, it is difficult to hear, difficult to see, but for me the boss will always be Arsene - always great for me and I know what he has done for the club,” he said.

Although the questioning of Wenger’s transfer market strategy has faded recently with Arsenal winning three of their last four games to move within four points of

fourth-placed local rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Henry knows that can change.

But the striker, who enjoyed eight seasons with Arsenal scoring 175 goals, believes the 63-year-old Frenchman deserves more respect for his achievements at the north London club.

“You are always going to get judged on your last performance or what you are doing at the moment but for me it is kind of hard to criticise Arsene Wenger, knowing what he has done for the club, how he has changed the club and how the team is playing right now compared to how the team was playing before.

“But if you don’t win people are always going to create a problem,” he added.

Henry, who had a loan spell at Arsenal last year in the MLS close season and spent time training with the club this year, said he would love to return in some capacity in the future.

“All I know is that I will be involved in the game for sure and hopefully be involved with Arsenal because that is the heart talking there, that’s the team that I support. Forget about me as a player, that’s the team I support,” he said.

“In any type or shape, if I can go back to the club I would love to do it, but it’s

not up to me. That would be a desire, more a desire than something that can be officialised, I still have two years playing here and then I will see.

“But I would definitely love to be back with Arsenal,” he said.

The Red Bulls kick off their MLS season at the Portland Timbers on March 3 and Henry hopes his team can finally win a title after seeing L.A. Galaxy win the past two championships.

“Last year all went home being sad. Whether you make the playoffs or you don’t, the most important thing is to win,” said Henry.

“There is only one winner, one team that is going to go home happy, so that was again L.A. So we’re going to have to try to fight hard and to perform,” he said.

Green: Rangers have moved on

Rangers manager Ally McCoist has been given a lot of credit

CHARLES Green believes Rangers have “moved on” from the trauma of the last 12 months.

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the Ibrox club’s descent into administration and subsequent liquidation.

Chief executive Green headed the consortium which took over the club which are now playing in Irn-Bru Division Three.

While benefiting from huge crowds at Ibrox this season, Rangers announced they had raised more than £22 million from their listing on the stock exchange in December.

Green insists that money will provide the bedrock for a return to the top flight, telling Rangers’ official website: “As a club we are not just ready to move on - we have moved on.

“The successful flotation of the club on the Alternative Investment Market was the biggest single step on the road to recovery.

“The fact that our business could attract in excess of £22 million of investment in a challenging economic climate was heart-warming testament to the belief of investors from City institutions to individual fans.

“Shares have performed well and the capitalisation of the club has meant that we have very sound financial foundations for the fu-

ture.

“No effort will be spared in pursuing avenues where our financial security can be developed and enhanced and we will be making announcements regarding this in due course.

“All along, we have known that the rebuilding of the club on the pitch will take time and we are prepared for that.

Green went on to praise the work of manager, Ally McCoist, and the club`s supporters.

“Given the events of the last year, Ally McCoist deserves everyone’s full support as he and his team continue to make the Rangers team strong again.

“Finally, the most outstanding feature of the last year has been Rangers fans themselves.

Nothing could have prepared me for what I have seen at Ibrox and around the world.

“Loyalty is an overused word but the attitude of Rangers supporters in the last 12 months to the club they love has been the true essence of loyalty and humbling to witness.

“Moreover, the strength of character shown by supporters has won recognition and admiration both here and internationally.

“Every Rangers supporter stands tall today and can look forward. We are on the way back.”

AFTER suffering their first defeat of the season over the weekend against Nea Salamina, Anorthosis were trounced 4-0 by Omonia in the first leg of their Cyprus Coca Cola Cup quarterfinal at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia.

“In the first 10-15 minutes we did not play well. Thankfully we did not pay the price for that since we all know that Anorthosis are capable of punishing that kind of display. From that point onwards I believe we improved a lot”, said Omonia coach Toni Savevski.

“This is a very good result for us but nothing is finished yet. We have a solid advantage but this is football and everything is possible,” said Omonia’s first goal-scorer Giorgos Efrem.

“I would disagree with those who think that we are already in the next round.

Nothing is finished yet as there is another match to be played and we have to get a result there in order to go through,” Savevski added.

Anorthosis coach Ronny Levy was clearly disappointed with his side’s performance: “This was a very bad match for us and obviously a bad result. It was one of those days when nothing goes your way.

“I believe my players gave everything they had but I want to apologise to our fans,” he added.

Europa League Anzhi Hannover

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Zenit Liverpool

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Ajax 2 Steaua Bucharest 0 BATE Fenerbahce

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Bayer Leverkusen 0 Benfica 1 Dynamo Kiev Bordeaux

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Levante Olympiacos

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Napoli Plzen

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Sparta Prague Chelsea

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Atletico Madrid Rubin Kazan

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Monchengladbach 3 Lazio 3 Basel Dnipro

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Inter Milan Cluj

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Newcastle Metalist Kharkiv

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Tottenham Lyon

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Stuttgart Genk

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Ronaldo only just kept under control by Manchester United Ferguson claims he sought divine intervention

By Mark Elkington

By Martyn Herman MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson said he sought divine intervention whenever Cristiano Ronaldo was on the ball for Real Madrid on Wednesday but, apart from one graceful moment of magic from the Portuguese, his defenders coped on their own.

Playing against Manchester United where he grew into one of the world’s top players for the first time since leaving in 2009, Ronaldo was the driving force for his side in the 1-1 draw that left the Champions League last-16 tie finely balanced.

Most of the pre-match hype revolved around him and while his performance did not disappoint, United’s defenders can look back on their night’s work in Madrid with much satisfaction.

Ronaldo prowled the pitch looking for opportunities to strike and although he had 10 efforts on goal, only once did he pierce United’s defences.

Considering his record since joining Madrid, 183 goals in 180 matches after Wednesday, United secretly feared that he could have taken the tie beyond them, yet left with minimal damage and with the tie wide open for the Old Trafford return.

‘Excellent’ De Gea praised after heroics

Re-United: Sir Alex Ferguson embraces his former protegee at the final whistle after playing against the Red Devils for the first time since his world record move in 2009 With all eyes on Ronaldo, he produced a tireless forward’s display, spending most of his time around United’s area and only occasionally indulging in the party tricks that used to drive Premier League defenders, and occasionally his own team mates, to distraction.

His goal, after 30 minutes, was one any of the great strikers that have graced the competition would have been proud of. When Angel Di Maria’s cross came over, Ronaldo rose high and hung in the air before flexing his neck muscles and propelling the ball past David de Gea.

A fine goal and he also showed class with his restrained celebration, a mark of respect for the fans that once used to sing his name on the Stretford End. “What a header, you can’t stop that,” Ferguson, who moulded Ronaldo from a spindly over-elaborate winger into one of the world’s most lethal forwards during six years at Old Trafford, told Sky Sports.

“The leap, the spring the way he held himself in the air. What a header.”

Ronaldo should have scored from an almost identical position just before

halftime but mis-timed his header and he also went close on a couple of occasions before fizzing a longrange dipping shot on to the roof of the net.

Overall it was honours even on what Ferguson said was a difficult night for Ronaldo.

“I think we did well in containing him,” Ferguson said.

“I think it was a difficult for Cristiano playing against us, his old team. There are a lot of emotions attached because he spent six great years with us.

“But he is still a big threat for them. When he gets the

ball you are praying more than anything.”

At the final whistle, Ronaldo spoke with several of his old team mates who know that the job is only half done.

The 28-year-old will already be scheming for the second leg.

“They are a very strong team defensively,” Ronaldo said.

“I think we played better and deserved to score more goals. We will have chances to score in the second leg, we always try to have the initiative and we will try to win in Old Trafford.”

Hummels redeemed himself with equaliser, says Dortmund’s Klopp

By Igor Nitsak

Borussia Dortmund celebrate Mats Hummel’s late equaliser against Shakhtar Donetsk

BORUSSIA Dortmund defender Mats Hummels could have been facing a dressing down from coach Juergen Klopp but ended up the hero with the equaliser in Wednesday’s 2-2 Champions League last-16 first-leg match.

The Germany centre half looked shaky at times and the Dortmund backline allowed Shakhtar substitute Douglas Costa too much space to bring down a long ball and make it 2-1 midway through the second half.

However, Hummels headed home a corner three minutes from time to placate his manager who felt the German champions deserved at least a point.

“There were episodes in

the game when Mats could have done better but...he got back into the game to equalise,” Klopp told a news conference.

“I am happy with the result. We withstood the pressure inside the stadium but conceded two silly goals. I don’t know if we played our best but it may be a part of tactics not to show all your strengths.

“Statistics says we had 18 shots while Shakhtar had eight. If you do not win, you have to score goals at least.

We managed to do that and created a good basis for the return game,” he added ahead of the second leg in Dortmund on March 5.

The match went ahead despite at least five people being killed when an internal plane carrying fans to the match in eastern Ukraine

overshot the Donetsk runway and broke up as it attempted an emergency landing in the fog hours before kickoff.

“It is a terrible tragedy, we were told about that in the corridor while heading for the pitch. We express our condolences to the families of the people who were killed in the plane crash,” Klopp added.

Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu half blamed the Ukrainian season’s current three-month mid-season break for his team’s failure to twice hang on to a lead after Darijo Srna scored the opener with a free kick, only for Robert Lewandowski to level.

“We still have to learn how to defend a result in the closing stages of the game,” he complained.

MANCHESTER United goalkeeper David De Gea has been under the spotlight this season but won high praise from manager Alex Ferguson after an impressive performance in the Champions League at Real Madrid on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old Spanish youth international made a string of saves to keep United in the game as they held out for a 1-1 draw in their last 16 first leg at the Bernabeu.

“It’s a difficult place to come to, Real’s home record is outstanding,” Ferguson told a news conference.

“I was a bit disappointed with how deep we defended which gave Real a lot of opportunities for crosses and shots.

“Luckily David De Gea was excellent. He made three or four really top saves in the game.”

De Gea has come in for criticism, since moving to Old Trafford from Atletico Madrid for around 20 million euros in 2011, with his slight build cited as a weakness in the hurly-burly of the Premier League.

STOOD BY HIM Ferguson has stood by him, however, and he made superb blocks from Fabio Coentrao twice, the second with an outstretched boot, and another from Mesut Ozil in a one-on-one.

“He has been improving all season,” Ferguson said.

“There was one save, I think it was in the first half when he got a touch of the ball that put it on the outside of the post. It was an absolutely superb save.”

“It’s a difficult place to come back to and to perform like that. He played for Atletico, so he’ll be pleased with that.”

Team mate Ryan Giggs added: “It’s good for him to come back to Madrid and put in such a good performance. He is a top keeper and his shot stopping is second to none.

“He is maturing all the time and he has showed that tonight. He has come to Madrid with a lot of pressure on him, being from Atletico, and he has produced the goods.”

Looking ahead to the return leg at Old Trafford on March 5, Ferguson added: “We made chances all the time, and hopefully we don’t regret that,” he said.

“The away goal is important but it’s not finished, of course, because Real Madrid are a fantastic counter-attacking team.

“It gives us a good chance.

I look forward to it.”

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By Justin Palmer and Mark Elkington RED-HOT in front of goal in the Premier League all season, Manchester United striker Robin van Persie was left to rue his misfortune in the Champions League draw with Real Madrid on Wednesday that left the last 16 tie evenly poised.

The Dutch striker has enjoyed a fruitful first campaign after swapping the red of Arsenal for United, his league-leading 19 goals putting the Old Trafford side well on the way to regaining the title.

Van Persie was out of luck, though, in an intriguing first leg at the Bernabeu which ended in a 1-1 draw in the Spanish capital.

United, who led through Danny Welbeck’s header only for former player Cristiano Ronaldo to equalise, were indebted to a series of fine saves from goalkeeper David De Gea. Van Persie might have swung the tie in United’s favour in the second half, having one fierce shot turned on to the bar by Real keeper Diego Lopez and a scuffed effort cleared off the line by Xabi Alonso soon after.

The Dutchman controlled the ball in the area but miscued his volley and Alonso was able to race back and hook the ball away with Lopez stranded.

“I had three chances in the second half, especially the one just after I hit the bar.

That was a big chance. I should have put that one in.

I just slightly mis-kicked it, didn’t hit it properly,” van Persie said.

“With a bit of luck it could have gone in but they didn’t and in the dying seconds the keeper made a really good save - I was counting on that one to go in.”

In the frenetic dying minutes, Lopez palmed a van Persie drive around the post.

Van Persie said the 1-1 draw was a “good result”.

“We had a couple of good chances and I think if you’d

said we would play out a 1-1 before the game, most of us would take it,” the 29-yearold said.

“Away from home it’s a good result. For the people who watched that game, they’ve seen chances on both sides and I think it was a great game to watch.”

Real’s firepower combined with the cultural pressure on United to go on the attack left Jose Mourinho in confident mood for the second leg.

“I like to play first at home,” Mourinho, who is chasing a third European Cup with a third club, told a news conference.

“That means you know what you have to do away in the second leg. Because of the English culture you can’t play with defenders in your own box at home. United can’t play like they did here.

“We had chances to score more, but we were playing against a side defending very deep,” Mourinho said.

“It’s not a criticism. They can play how they like.”

Real have three weeks to wait until the Old Trafford return on March 5, which comes just days after a King’s Cup semi-final second leg against arch-rivals Barcelona and a league ‘Clasico’ at the Bernabeu on the Saturday.

Asked if Wednesday’s result left him under pressure, he casually dismissed the idea.

“I don’t feel any pressure,” the Portuguese said.

“In the Cup and the Champions League everything is all square but we are Real Madrid and we can score goals and win games away from home.

“Many other teams have scored at Old Trafford and they haven’t faced a team like us there yet.

“United didn’t play to win but they did their job well.

They will be happy. But they know what we can do there.

“If you asked me percentages I don’t change one single number, it’s 50-50.”

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Oscar Pistorius will appear in court today, accused of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a 30-year-old model

Pistorius ‘shoots girlfriend dead’

By Tiisetso Motsoeneng

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OUTH African ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, was charged yesterday with shooting dead his girlfriend at his upscale home in Pretoria.

Police said they opened a murder case after a 30year-old woman was found dead at the Paralympic and Olympic star’s house in the Silverlakes gated complex on the capital’s outskirts.

Pistorius, 26, and his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, had been the only people in the house at the time of the shooting, police brigadier Denise Beukes told reporters, adding witnesses had been interviewed about the early morning incident.

“We are talking about neighbours and people that heard things earlier in the evening and when the shooting took place,” Beukes said outside the heavily guarded residential complex.

Police said a 9mm pistol had been found at the scene.

Beukes said police were aware of previous incidents at the Pistorius house. “I can confirm that there has previously been incidents at the home of Mr Oscar Pistorious, of allegations of a domestic nature,” she said.

Pistorius, who uses carbon fibre prosthetic blades to run, is due to appear in a Pretoria court today.

“He is doing well but very emotional,” his lawyer Kenny Oldwage told SABC TV, er combut gave no further ment.

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Steenkamp’s colleagues in the modelling world were distraught. “We are all devastated. Her family is in shock,” her agent, Sarita Tomlinson, tearfully told Reuters. “They did have a good relationship. Nobody actually knows what happened.”

Pistorius, who was born without a fibula in both legs, was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics and reached the 400-m 400-metre semi-finals in Lond London 2012.

In last year’s Paraly ympics he suffered his first loss over 200 metres in nine years. After the race he questioned the legitimacy of Brazilian winner Alan Oli iveira’s prosthetic b blades, though he w quick to express was re regret for the comm ments.

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Oscar Pistorius is the first double amputee to run in the Olympics

highest rates of violent crime, and many home owners have weapons to defend themselves against intruders, although Pistorius’s complex is surrounded by a three-metre high wall and electric fence.

In 2004, Springbok rugby player Rudi Visagie shot dead his 19-year-old daughter after he mistakenly thought she was a robber trying to steal his car in the middle of the night.

Before the murder charge was announced, Johannesburg’s Talk Radio 702 said the athlete may have mistaken Steenkamp for a burglar.

Pistorius was arrested in 2009 for assault after slamming a door on a woman and spent a night in police custody. Family and friends said it was just an accident and charges were dropped.

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