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Bailiffs come for state cars

Sylikiotis caught in crossfire as they demand his vehicle’s keys By Stefanos Evripidou

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OURT bailiffs armed with a warrant issued in connection with unpaid state debts attempted to seize a ministerial car outside the finance ministry yesterday but were prevented by the car’s driver, a policeman, who drove the car into the basement parking and out of reach. The bailiffs reported the officer to the police for obstructing efforts to execute a court-approved seizure warrant. The Attorney-general, who incidentally gets to decide on state prosecutions, argued the attempted seizure was wrong and unfair. This is the second time in a week that bailiffs attempted to seize moveable property of the state in connection with money owed by the state over a specific €5m-worth land expropriation. According to Attorney-general Petros Clerides, earlier this week and armed with the same seizure warrant, bailiffs attempted to seize the property of the Accountant-General but were stopped after Clerides’ intervention. Yesterday’s bizarre scenes unfolded before media crews and were quickly posted on the internet for public viewing. Media crews were waiting outside, documenting events unfold, as the bailiffs first entered the ministry’s basement parking, recording the registration plates of six luxury state-owned cars, which they planned to seize in lieu of the unpaid debt. The ministry’s permanent secretary told them they

would not be allowed to take the cars so the bailiffs took a pick-up truck and parked it at the exit point of the basement parking, while they stood at the entry point, waiting to seize any state car going in or out of the building. When Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis unknowingly made his way in his ministerial car to the finance ministry for a meeting, bailiffs flagged down the car and asked the driver to hand over the keys. A verbal altercation followed between the driver and the bailiffs. At one point Sylikiotis joined in the fray, giving one of the bailiffs a gentle shove while encouraging him to cease and desist. The bailiffs insisted on taking the car at which point the minister reminded them that his driver was a police officer. “It doesn’t matter what he is Mr Minister,” said the bailiff, turning to the other and shouting, “Get the pick-up truck.” Sylikiotis muttered something along the lines of what was going on and why were the cameras rolling, after which he made his way to the ministry, leaving behind his driver who took the opportunity to drive the car away from the bailiffs and safely into the gated parking of the basement. The bailiffs had arrived at the ministry in the morning armed with a warrant related to a €5m debt owed to a Nicosia landowner whose land was initially expropriated by the state for CY £600,000 for the purposes of building a school. According to Clerides, when

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Commerce Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis (left) argues with a bailiff who has just told the minister’s driver to hand over (Christos Theodorides) the keys of his car outside the finance ministry yesterday morning

Mini planet found far beyond earth’s solar system ASTRONOMERS have found a mini planet beyond our solar system that is the smallest of more than 800 extrasolar planets discovered, scientists have said. The planet, known as Kepler-37b, is one of three circling a yellow star similar to the sun that is located in the constellation Lyra, about 210 light years away. One light year is about 6 trillion miles (10 trillion km). “We see very large planets and they’re uncommon. Earth-sized planets seem to be pretty common, so our guess is that small planets must be even more common,” said Thomas Barclay, with NASA’s Ames Research Centre in Mountain View, California.

The smaller the planet, the more difficult it is to find. Kepler-37b, as well as two sibling planets, were discovered with a NASA space telescope of the same name, which studies light from about 150,000 sun-like stars. The Kepler telescope works by detecting slight dips in the amount of light coming from target stars caused by orbiting planets passing by, or transiting, relative to the observatory’s line of sight. The smaller the planet, the less pronounced the dip. Of the 833 confirmed planets found beyond the solar system, 114 were discovered by the Kepler science team, according to the project’s website. Nearly 3,000 more Kepler candidate planets

are being analysed. Planets located in “habitable zones” around their host stars, where water can exist on their surfaces, are of particular interest. Water is believed to be necessary for life. A planet positioned about where Earth orbits the sun would take a year to fly around its parent star. At least two, and preferably three or more orbits are needed to confirm a transit spotted by the Kepler telescope is indeed a planet and not a star flare or some other phenomenon. Kepler-37b flies about 10 times closer to its star than Earth circles the sun, which gives it a surface temperature of about 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 degrees Celsius).

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People pray inside a temple in downtown Hanoi yesterday. Following the Lunar New Year or Tet celebrations Vietnamese continue to visit pagodas and temples to pray for health, wealth and luck for their families (AFP)

ON THIS DAY FEBRUARY 22 1973 Cold War: Following United States President Richard Nixon’s visit to the People’s Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.

1974 Samuel Byck tries and fails to assassinate US President Richard Nixon.

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1980 Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4-3, in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

1991 The US President, George Bush, gives Iraq until 17.00 GMT tomorrow to pull out of Kuwait or face the full force of the allies

1997 A sheep named Dolly is cloned by scientists in Edinburgh and is being hailed as one of the most significant breakthroughs of the decade.

WHAT THE MAIL SAID 25 years ago, Wednesday February 22, 1988 The President elect, George Vasiliou, has started a round of consultations with party leaders concerning the formation of his government and the revival of the national council. Meanwhile, Vasiliou said that he would form a government compromising members from all ideological shades.

35 years ago, Friday February 22, 1978 Egypt today launched a diplomatic offensive to explain its side of the dispute with Cyprus over the gun battle at Larnaca airport in which 15 Egyptian commandos were killed. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Boutros Ghali, explained Egypt’s position to the US and Italian ambassadors in Cairo. Dr Ghali explained to them why Egypt severed relations with Cyprus, adding that other countries would also be informed.

45 years ago, Saturday February 22, 1968 Scuffle broke out last night between supporters of President Makarios and Dr Takis Evdokas during an election rally in Epirus Square, Nicosia. The rally had been called by Dr Evdokas, who is contesting tomorrow’s presidential elections, but Makarios supporters, chanting slogans and throwing lemons and yoghurt forced him to abandon his plans to speak.

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Home CYPRUS TODAY Tests prove ‘secret baby’ was stillborn THE 41-YEAR-OLD Bulgarian woman who was arrested on suspicion of killing her newborn, which was found wrapped in towels among rubbish at the Sotira farm, has had manslaughter charges dropped after tests confirmed her baby had been stillborn. The woman had given birth in secret. An initial post mortem indicated the baby girl might have been born alive, leading to the woman’s arrest. But according to police, tests carried out on Wednesday proved the baby was born dead. Police have dropped the charges for manslaughter but the woman is still charged with concealing the birth. It is against the law not to report a birth. The woman remains in hospital, under police supervision.

Teen shot with hunting pellets A 16-YEAR-OLD from Pyrga was accidentally shot by an unknown hunter, as he was collecting wood with his father in Stavrovouni on Wednesday, police said. Larnaca Police spokesman Christos Andreou said the teen was struck by pellets and injured in various parts of his body. He was taken to Larnaca General Hospital where doctors said he had suffered damage to one eye. He was operated on and kept in for observation. His life is not in danger. “It would appear it is an accident but police are carrying out investigations to locate the unknown hunter who shot the young man,” Andreou said.

Toddler’s aunt remanded for seven days in kidnap case A 35-YEAR-OLD woman was yesterday remanded in police custody on suspicion of being involved in last week’s abduction of 18-month-old Stavros Styllis. The woman, the toddler’s aunt (she is married to his father’s brother) is the subject of an ongoing investigation into child abduction and exposure, and conspiracy to commit a felony. A Limassol court yesterday ordered her remand for seven days. The woman is the prime suspect based on forensic evidence. Authorities believe she was working with ac-

complices. Police say that she denies any involvement. In his affidavit to the court yesterday, the boy’s father revealed his sister-inlaw was the only member of the family he did not get along with and he had constantly argued with her since 2003 when she married his brother. He also claimed that after the birth of Stavros and his twin sister he received messages from a withheld phone number threatening to harm the children. A police spokesman said CCTV footage and phone records indicated the woman’s car was in the area

of the abduction at the time of the incident. Forensic evidence taken from the blue jeep, was confirmed to be that of little Stavros. Police said they found traces of DNA from two other people in the car whose identity has yet to be established. The woman was detained and interrogated last Friday, the day of the abduction, but was later released because at the time there was no evidence linking her to it. Subsequently, however, police got access to CCTV footage from a shop near the home of the toddler’s grand-

mother, from where he was snatched. It revealed a car resembling that belonging to the suspect. The woman was arrested on Wednesday but denied taking the child. The boy’s disappearance sparked a massive search and the publicity eventually led to his accidental discovery at a cemetery on the afternoon of the same day. It has also been revealed that, in an incident in December, the boy had almost eaten some pudding containing broken glass and other harmful substances. Police rule out any link between the two incidents.

Bailiffs come for state cars Warrants issued in relation to unpaid state debts (continued from front page) the state failed to make use of the land three years after its expropriation, the original owner applied to have the property returned to him. The state obliged and the £600,000 was also given back. At a later stage, the state expropriated the land again for the same purposes. The state and buyer did not reach agreement on the new price, however, and when the court ordered the state to pay up €5m, the state appealed. That appeal is still pending. In the meantime, as part of recent efforts by the interior ministry to save public money, the state revoked the expropriation in September 2012. The owner insists, however, on getting the €5m regardless and applied to court for a seizure warrant to get his money. The Nicosia court obliged and the warrant was issued. “The Republic applied to rescind the seizure warrant since an appeal was pending and the expropriation had been revoked. The Republic’s demand was rejected by the district court,” said Clerides. “The Republic then applied for a stay of execution against the seizure warrant, the hearing of which is set for February 28,” said the AG. Clerides questioned why this specific landowner insisted on executing the warrant since an appeal was pending and the land had been given back by the state. Instead, he could sue for compensation for loss of use or rent of the land while it was under state ownership,

hinted the state’s top lawyer. “For what purpose should the state pay the €5m that in my opinion it does not owe since the expropriation has been revoked and an appeal against the court’s ruling is still pending?” he asked. Clerides bemoaned the fact that, with state coffers all but empty, the state’s creditors were going to such lengths as to pull a minister out of his car to execute court-issued warrants. “Why didn’t they begin execution of the warrant at the offices of the court registrar and the judges? If they want to execute warrants, the easiest way would be to start with the state’s property at the courts,” he said. For the government, the latest reminder of the country’s near bankruptcy was seen not so much as a stroke of bad luck in its twilight hours but more of an election conspiracy orchestrated by the presidential campaign team of DISY leader Nicos Anastasiades. Government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou and AKEL questioned why this issue happened to come up three days before the second round of presidential elections. AKEL spokesman Giorgos Loucaides went as far as to call it a shameful “provocation against the state and its institutions”. DISY responded that it truly was shameful to see such humiliating events unfold while watching the government try to shift the blame on to Anastasiades. Meanwhile, providing a further headache for the AG, ac-

Halt: bailiff intercepts Sylikiotis’ car on its way into the finance ministry cording to reports, the Paphos district court has decided to go ahead with an auction next Thursday to sell off seven state-owned cars following another court-issued warrant related to money owed by the state for land expropriations. The cars were seized last October and were prevented by Clerides from being sold in the court’s parking lot after the AG made a last minute intervention last month. However, it appears the court has lost patience and will go ahead with the auction on February 28. The state owes some €570m to owners of land expropriated for the purposes of implementing public projects, including the Paphos-Polis highway and the Pentakomo Technological Park. In September, 2012, the government decided to revoke land expropriations for public projects deemed superfluous worth a total of €160m.

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Home CyTA denies intent to build football pitch with pension funds By Peter Stevenson IN A bid to obtain more transparency from the board of telecommunications giant CyTA, unions PASE, SEP and ASET have kicked up a storm by publicising the board’s alleged proposal to build a football stadium. According to the general secretary of PASE, Alecos Tryfonides, CyTA’s board had talked about investing money from the organisation’s retirement fund to build a stadium. “I have it on good authority that at a meeting of the board, the possibility of using the workers’ retirement fund to build a football stadium

was discussed,” he said. Tryfonides said a letter was sent to CyTA’s chief executive, Aristos Riris, asking him to intervene on behalf of the unions. The letter was also sent to the management committee of the pension fund and Committee on Development Plans and Public Expenditure Control as well as all the employees of CyTA. “We do not need to explain to you, in this day and age such a move in the current market would not be an investment but a move to fulfil a political or personal agenda,” the letter said of the stadium idea. Tryfonides said the letter was addressed to Riris and not the management committee because they had exhausted all methods of com-

munications with them. “At the same time as legal proceedings are underway against them for a lack of transparency on the pension fund, the board has decided to go ahead and spend every last penny that is left,” it concluded. Tryfonides said the unions have been waiting since March 2012 to receive a report on the statement of accounts, of investments and productivity levels from the pension fund but nothing has been forthcoming. “According to the law, a member of staff of CyTA must be on the management committee of the pension fund, comprising one third of it, but unfortunately that is not adhered to either,” he added. But CyTA chairman Stathis Kittis has de-

nied the claim calling them “completely false unfounded and despicable”. In a written response to unions, Kittis said such a move was not even being looked at. “The claims are misleading and you (trade unions) are spreading false information before even asking to be informed if any such scenario was examined,” Kittis said. “I am calling on you act seriously because with your actions it is evident that you are turning on members of the board for ulterior motives and risking burning down the house you and your colleagues live in,” he concluded. The team, which stands to benefit if a new stadium was built was revealed to be AEL Limassol.

Malas camp in technical blunder

DISY boss receives Church’s blessing Archbishop Chrysostomos addresses Anastasiades as ‘Mr President’ after meeting By Elias Hazou NICOS Anastasiades’ presidential candidacy yesterday got another endorsement, albeit this time from a nonsecular – yet highly political – source. Archbishop Chrysostomos publicly lent his support to Anastasiades following a meeting with the DISY leader. “The country needs a strong government, and we shall stand by the government and Mr. Anastasiades,” the prelate told newsmen. The top cleric went on to wish Anastasiades success, even addressing him as “Mr. President.” Responding to questions, Chrysostomos dismissed the notion that as, a religious leader, he should not med-

dle in politics. Under “normal” political conditions, he said, the Church would do best to restrict itself to ecclesiastical matters. But, he argued, due to the Turkish occupation, and the fact that many people are suffering in the economic squeeze, “the Church cannot keep its mouth shut.” AKEL meanwhile did not deign to comment on the Archbishop’s choice. “The answer is no comment,” party spokesman Giorgos Loucaides said. “Let the people judge the Archbishop.” Anastasiades has already secured the backing of the European Party, which acquired 3.88 per cent in the May 2011 legislative elections. However, the party is reportedly split over the decision.

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Anastasiades with the Archbishop recently during a charity drive run by the Church Meanwhile the two rival camps continued trading barbs yesterday. AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou rejected claims that their candidate Stavros Malas would continue the policies of the current government. “He has no organic relationship to AKEL whatsoever,” Kyprianou said of Malas, who for 18 months served in the Cabinet of the Christofias administration. The Anastasiades camp had a sardonic response: “With all due respect to Mr. Kyprianou, listening to

him reminds me of the likeable Pinocchio,” spokesman Tasos Mitsopoulos said. Meanwhile as anticipated, socialists EDEK yesterday elected to support neither of the two remaining contenders in the runoff ballot this Sunday. The party clarified that it was not calling on supporters to cast a conscience vote, nor to abstain from voting. Rather, it’s understood they want their people to go to polling stations and to cast a blank or invalid ballot.

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In the 2011 parliamentary elections, EDEK (then called the ‘Movement for Social Democracy’) garnered around 9 per cent of the popular vote. The party had backed independent Giorgos Lillikas in the first round of these elections. Also yesterday the United Democrats decided to instruct their supporters to vote by conscience. The party’s candidate Praxoulla Antoniadou received 0.61 per cent of the vote in the first round of voting last Sunday.

STAVROS Malas’ electoral campaign theme may be “new face, new plan, new era” but his campaign team’s methods appear to be outdated and not exactly blunder-proof. The AKEL-backed candidate’s camp accidently faxed out a partial list of names indicating the voting positions of those on the list, their work status and place of residence. When someone realised their mistake they put a stop to the faxing but not before six names had been released. The document described one person on the list thus: “Will not go to vote, (and is) unemployed and angry”. Another: “Voted for (EDEKbacked Giorgos) Lillikas in the first round”. A third: “(would) not vote”. Rivals DISY wasted no time in making fun of the blunder. Nicos Anastasiades’ spokesman Tasos Mitsopoulos promptly issued a mocking statement saying instead of mudslinging against the DISY candidate, “it might be more useful if (AKEL) became better acquainted with new technology”. The head of Malas’ campaign, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, would not answer his mobile phone. Back in August last year, the government accidentally sent out a list of previous board members of semigovernmental organisations, along with political party affiliation and comments. Comments included “positive,” “negative” and “supportive” while one board member was identified as an AKEL supporter who follows the party when needed. Another member was described as “cooperating”. The list was accidentally sent – in apparent technical error- after Cabinet appointed new boards and the names of the new members were released to reporters.

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Home BURGLARS SET FIRE TO HOME AFTER ROBBING IT

‘Rapid decision’ needed on aid Eurogroup Working Group fails to rule out sale of Cypriot banks to Russia

An English-Cypriot man’s house in Ayia Napa was set on fire yesterday at around 6am after it was broken into, police said. They said the house belongs to an EnglishCypriot man who has been away since Octo-

ber. The blaze was extinguished by the fire service. From initial investigations, police have established the house was broken into from the back door, burgled and then set alight. The fire caused severe damage

CYPRUS’ debt crisis risks spreading to other eurozone countries, the head of the eurozone’s bailout fund said in a newspaper interview, urging a rapid decision on aid for the island. With Italy facing elections in the coming days, it represents a source of uncertainty although the eurozone has the means to cover its borrowing needs, Klaus Regling said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro. Eurozone finance ministers have put off thrashing out an international bailout for Cyprus until next month ahead of a presidential election which culminates with a runoff on Sunday. Cyprus needs a bailout of around €17 billion – almost the size of its gross domestic product – mainly because of the devastating effect the sovereign Greek debt restructuring had on the oversized Cypriot banking sector. “We need a decision soon or otherwise it represents a risk

for the eurozone,” Regling, the head of the European Stability Mechanism, said. Rating agency Standard & Poor’s said on Wednesday Cyprus faces a “material and rising risk” of defaulting on its sovereign debt, especially if the eurozone and International Monetary Fund do not come up with aid. Thomas Wieser, who heads the Eurogroup Working Group, a group of senior officials who prepare decisions of eurozone finance ministers, said late on Wednesday while no details of a Cyprus bailout were decided yet, he believed the island’s debt could be made sustainable without a sovereign debt restructuring or forcing bank depositors to take losses. “I still believe that in the second half of March, probably towards the end of the second half of March, a decision should easily be possible,” Wieser told Reuters on sideline of a conference in Slo-

vakia. Wieser said the package would need to seek fiscal discipline, structural reforms, a boost to the economy’s competitiveness, wide-ranging privatisation and a shrinking of the banking sector, which he said was five to eight times the size of the country’s gross domestic product. To help meet its financing costs, Cyprus has already taken a €2.5-billion loan from Russia, which has built close ties to the island of one million people. When asked about a possibility of selling Cypriot banks to Russia, Wieser said there were currently no such talks. “Would this be considered feasible? I would say it is a distinct possibility,” Wieser said. “If owners of a Cyprus bank were to receive an offer I’m sure the owners would consider this carefully. I would believe that this would receive at least a feasible consideration (by euro area officials),” Wieser said.

‘YGIA’ POLYCLINIC: Serving Mankind’s Most Valuable Gift On September 12th 2012 and after 3 years of signing the agreement for participation in the Accreditation Programme for the Accredited British Quality Unit CHKS, YGIA Polyclinic was awarded the dual award of Accreditation & Certification to ISO 9001: 2008. YGIA Polyclinic now ranks among the finest international Hospitals that implement quality programs. The acquisition of this dual distinction is clear proof that YGIA Polyclinic operates within a framework of sound and safe procedures with a focus on patient care. YGIA POLYCLINIC is the largest private hospital in Cyprus and being one of the largest employers in the island, aims at portraying an example of an Institution. Ensuring the provision of high quality healthcare services, YGIA Polyclinic’s primary target is the patient and his safety. Simultaneously with the above, YGIA Polyclinic after a long and demanding process was awarded a five-year contract with the British Ministry of Defence to provide secondary health care to the population of the British Bases in Cyprus, after the decision of the British Ministry of Defence to close down its own hospital, at Akrotiri. This agreement honours YGIA Polyclinic and Cyprus as well, since the British Authorities have entrusted their secondary medical care in a Cyprus Institution. Their decision was reached after serious study and huge checks, medical, qualitative, legal and financial. Mr. Socratis E. Socratous, Managing Director of the company, mentioned: “We are all very happy and proud because two enormous long-term objectives have been concluded successfully. We put the bar high and this was the result of teamwork and vision that creates further responsibilities and obligations. Accreditation is not just an award but a way of life, so that there are procedures and protocols for how we operate. We grow fast and therefore we must all maintain a common language and high quality level of service, because we deal with people and their health. At the same time, the contract with the British Bases is something we all worked very hard towards achieving. We have been very committed in trying to combine two different in many ways, medical cultures and the confidence shown in our organisation by a mature health system like the British is an honour to us. We have learned a lot through this process. We are delighted about the outcome not only for our Institution but also for Cyprus, because we believe that the health sector is one of the pillars that will help our country to move out gradually from today’s financial crisis and problems to a much better and promising era. “

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Home North marina planning hotel expansion

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By Poly Pantelides PLANS are underway for luxury hotels and residences in the ‘Karpaz Gate Marina’ a massive development near the occupied village of Yialousa in the Karpas peninsula, the project’s representative Liza Singer has said. The complex is on 270 donums (one donum is about 1,337 square metres) of mostly Greek Cypriot land and is funded by the low-profile British family business, Lewis Trust Group (LTG). LTG is an investment company that operates retail stores including youth-oriented River Island, real estate, and hotels. The marina has been open to yachters since June 2011, but there are plans for a four and a five-star hotel, two spas, a conference centre, a casino and a number of bars and restaurants. Turkish daily Milliyet quoted Singer as saying the investment was worth about €300 million. “This is the first direct foreign investment made in the ‘TRNC’,” Singer

‘Karpaz Gate Marina’ a massive development near the occupied village of Yialousa in the Karpas peninsula said. Singer previously told the Cyprus Mail that political issues were “beyond and above (LTG) but added they believed they were “contributing to a solution, not the other way round,” by developing the area “for the island as a whole”. In 2004, the Cyprus Mail’s Simon Bahceli was introduced to a Turkish Cypriot businesswoman, Sidika Atalay, who along with Asil Nadir (now jailed in the UK for fraud) had drafted a plan for

the marina. Soon afterwards, Atalay sold the project for a rumoured 10 million dollars to the LTG head, the late David Lewis. Circa 2006 when LTG started taking quiet steps in relation to the project, the Greek Cypriot community in the UK lobbied against the plans. The foreign ministry has also been taking steps with the relevant authorities, a foreign ministry official said. The 2009 Orams case has set a legal precedent for individual legal action after a

Greek Cypriot successfully sued a British couple, Linda and David Orams, for using his property in the occupied north. A British court ordered the couple to demolish the home they built on his land, return the property and pay back rent and legal costs. The house is still standing, though this leaves the Orams vulnerable to further legal action. The marina’s website www. karpazbay.com is silent on politics. Visitors are told that two international airports

“are adjacent to the resort” with “transport available upon request”. The airports are the one in Larnaca and Tymbou (Ercan) that is in fact, not recognised as an international airport because direct flights to the north violate the international civil aviation convention. The marina offers 300 berths with space for maintenance and storage. A luxurious restaurant and a beach club are already open for business, and a diving school has set up shop in the area.

SGOs snub request to hand over their asset statements By Elias Hazou APPARENTLY acting at the behest of the Presidential Palace, semi-government organisations (SGOs) have snubbed authorities’ request to furnish details of their assets and financial accounts. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed between the government and international lenders – the troika – specifically provides for a stock-taking of stateowned enterprises, in order to consider the possibility of privatising them to raise cash. Local media yesterday suggested the mere request for information had laid bare the AKEL government’s insistence that it would not touch SGOs despite pressure from international lenders. However, the same outlets suggested the move was initiated by the finance ministry, but quickly quashed by the President. Right-leaning Alithia published a confidential letter from the finance ministry’s permanent secretary addressed to the Department of Lands and Surveys, requesting the latter to provide a list of the assets – including real estate – of state-owned enterprises. The ministry asked that real estate prices be quoted in both 1980s and current prices. The letter said the request

Reports suggest the Presidential Palace mobilised to put a stop to the exercise was pursuant to the relevant article in the MoU agreed with the troika. The data requested concerned the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, the Electricity Authority, the Ports Authority, the Cyprus Sports Organisation, the State Fairs Authority and the Cyprus Broadcasting Authority. Dated January 31, the letter urged the department to furnish the data “as soon as possible.” It also references an earlier circular issued on the same subject and dated December 27, 2012. Alithia also published the written response of the Ports Authority, signed by its head Chrysis Prentzas. He flat-out refused to give the data, citing the organisation’s disagreement with plans to privatise SGOs. The Memorandum of Understanding on Specific Economic Policy Conditionality (chapter 3, article 3.6) states that Cypriot authorities will “establish an inventory of assets, including real estate, owned by central government, municipalities and regional administrations, in view of possible divestments or restructurings. “To this end, the inventory

will indicate which StateOwned Enterprises could be subject to divestment, which could be subject to restructuring and which could be considered for liquidation [Q3-2013].” The next article notes that “if necessary to restore debt sustainability, the Cyprus authorities will consider a privatisation programme for state-owned and semi-public companies.”

HIGHLY CHARGED This has turned into a highly charged political issue since the publication of the MoU. The opposition accuses the AKEL government of having given the green light for the possibility of privatisating SGOs; the administration counters that this is not written in stone and would occur only in the extreme scenario that the island’s debt is deemed unsustainable by international lenders. According to Alithia, the rest of the SGOs simply chose to ignore the finance ministry’s request, ostensibly on instructions from the Presidential Palace, which mobilised to put a stop to the exercise.

That in turn has led to media speculation that the finance ministry and the President are at odds over complying with the MoU to the letter. Daily Politis ran a similar story; it published a letter by the accountant-general to the CEO of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA). The letter (January 24) is titled: “Re: Promoting the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding.” In it, the accountant-general asks CyTA to provide its audited financial accounts for 2009 through 2011, projections of revenue streams over the next two years, a list of assets (including values), and “an assessment of the impact of the measures provided in the memorandum on the organisation’s operations” such as profitability and efficiency. The data was requested to be forwarded by February 1. The paper contacted government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou, who said the above letter was sent out unbeknownst to the Presidential Palace – lending weight to suspicions of conflicting agendas between the President’s inner circle and the finance

ministry. Politis also revealed a letter, dated February 19, sent from the Ministry of Commerce to CyTA, the EAC, and the State Fairs Authority – SGOs under the ministry’s responsibility. It read: “On the instructions of the Commerce Minister, we hereby inform you that the meetings in question will not take place.” It refers to meetings with representatives of the troika that had been scheduled for yesterday and today. It’s understood that, at these meetings, the troika and Cypriot authorities would have reviewed the data collected on the SGOs. The commerce ministry’s letter gave no explanation for the cancellation of the meetings. Politis said also that, other than the EAC, none of the other SGOs complied with authorities’ request. The EAC declined to comment yesterday, except to confirm receipt of the Finance Ministry letter. CyTA CEO, Aristos Riris likewise confirmed the organisation had received the same letter. But he dismissed the notion that the telecoms utility has refused to cooperate. “We are still considering the request,” he told the Mail, despite acknowledging that the deadline for furnishing the information had passed. The finance ministry could not be reached for comment.

NICOSIA District Court has remanded two 20-year-olds and a 17year-old for five days on drugs charges. They were arrested on Wednesday after around 40 grammes of cannabis were seized by the drug squad, police said. According to a police spokesman, members of the drug squad placed a car under surveillance in the Archangelos area of Nicosia in which two people were riding. The passenger of the car allegedly approached another vehicle which was waiting at the scene to give the pair something. As soon as the driver of the car noticed the police he attempted to flee. The passenger, a 17-year-old, was checked and three grammes of cannabis were found on him while 24 grammes of cannabis were found in a plastic bag near the scene, police said. The second vehicle, driven by a 20-year-old man was checked and six grammes of cannabis were found. His house was also checked where a further seven grammes of cannabis were discovered.

Jewellery theft from vehicle DIAMONDS valued at around €20,000 and other jewellery worth around €27,700 were stolen from a jeweller’s car, which was parked in a field in Limassol on Wednesday, police said. The 52-year-old jeweller reported to police that between 5.20pm and 7.30pm on Wednesday, as his car was parked and locked, someone broke the back window and took approximately €47,700 worth of jewellery which was in his bag.

Grenade attack on Larnaca firm A GRENADE went off in the early hours outside the offices of a company that delivers cleaning materials in Larnaca, police said. A spokesman said damage was caused to the front of the shop as well as to the office inside. Police are looking at the 35-year-old company owner’s professional past according to Larnaca police spokesman Christos Andreou. The damage caused by the grenade has yet to be estimated but Andreou revealed the offices were not insured.

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PM hints at using aid cash for military ops

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Suggestion alarming to charities, NGOs By Andrew Woodcock DAVID Cameron has indicated that he is ready to consider using money from the UK’s official aid budget to fund military operations to stabilise war-torn states in the poor world. The suggestion will alarm aid charities and NGOs (non-governmental organisations), who fear that the UK’s achievement of the United Nations target to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on overseas assistance will be undermined if any of that cash is diverted to defence activities. As Whitehall departments fight it out for scarce resources in the upcoming Spending Review for 2015/16, Cameron said it was right to look for ways in which the Department for International Development (DfID) can work more

closely with the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence. Initiatives which provide the basic level of security needed for development to take place can be an “important” use of aid funds, he said. With defence among a number of departments threatened with further cuts in the Spending Review, the Prime Minister is coming under pressure from Conservative backbenchers to drop the protection he has so far granted to the aid budget. Overseas aid is one of a handful of priorities which have been shielded from cuts under Chancellor George Osborne’s austerity programme, and are currently slated to be preserved in the Spending Review, due by the end of June. Any cut in the DfID budget would threaten to breach Cameron’s pledge to meet the United Nations target of

spending 0.7 per cent of national income on overseas aid, which Britain will meet for the first time in 2013. But NGOs fear the PM may meet his pledge while reducing the funds available for aid activities, by reallocating some of the responsibilities of the MoD or Foreign Office to DfID. Asked whether he felt there was room for money in the aid budget to be spent on defence activities, Cameron said: “I think we have to demonstrate that the DfID budget is spent wisely.” International Development Secretary Justine Greening was “rightly keen” to focus on countries which have been affected by conflict and war, none of which have achieved any of the UN Millennium Development Goals for 2015, he said. “We should be thinking very carefully about how we help

British PM Cameron looks on while visiting the Sikh Shrine Golden temple in Amritsar on February 20, 2013 (AFP) states that have been riven with conflict and war,” said Cameron. “I think it is obviously true that if we can help deliver security and help provide stability and help with stabilisation, that is the basis from which all development

can proceed. And I think what is very healthy about this Government is that DfID is no longer seen as ... a sort of giant NGO. It is very much part of the Government - it is part of the National Security Council.”

Warning issued despite boost from net surplus THE Government recorded the biggest surplus on its public finances for five years in January, but experts warned George Osborne would still miss this year’s borrowing targets after another blow to his deficit-busting plans. The Chancellor was left nursing a £5.1-billion black hole after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said not all of the funds transferred from the Bank of England’s economy-boosting programme were allowed to go to government coffers. The ruling came just a day after the auction of 4G mobile airwaves raised £2.3 billion for the Treasury - far less than the £3.5 billion estimated by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The ONS said the Government recorded a net surplus of £11.4 billion last month, excluding interventions such as bank bailouts, compared with a surplus of £6.4 billion a year earlier. Economists fear January’s surplus will not be enough to prevent the Government overshooting its borrowing target and said Britain remained at risk of losing its coveted AAA debt rating.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne However, the pound took heart from last month’s better-than-expected borrowing figures as it clawed back some of the ground lost in recent days on fears the Bank will take further action to bolster the economy. Having fallen to its lowest level against the US dollar since July 2010 in Asian trading, sterling edged up to 1.53 US dollars and was nearly 1 per cent higher at 1.16 euros. There was no such cheer in equity markets as the FTSE 100 Index slumped 1.6 per cent on worries US policymakers will halt stimulus efforts after comments revealed in the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting.

MORE than 200 strangers attended the funeral of a former Royal Marine after a vicar put out a plea on Facebook amid fears that he would be buried without mourners. James McConnell died last month at the age of 70 and staff at his care home in Southsea, Hampshire, thought they would be the only people at his funeral as he did not have any close family. But after Reverend Bob Mason posted a message on Facebook and contacted the Royal Marines Association, hundreds of people braved the freezing temperatures to attend the ceremony at Milton Cemetery in Portsmouth.

Terror trio guilty THREE men have been found guilty of leading a terrorist bomb plot that could have been bigger than the July 7 atrocities. Irfan Naseer, 31, Irfan Khalid, 27, and Ashik Ali, 27, all from Birmingham, were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court of planning the attack. They were “central figures” in an Islamic extremist plot to set off up to eight rucksack bombs and possibly other devices on timers in crowded areas. Police believe it was the most significant terror plot to be uncovered since the 2006 conspiracy to blow up transatlantic airliners using bombs disguised as soft drinks.

‘Diamond ours’ BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron says a giant diamond his country forced India to hand over in the colonial era that was set in a royal crown will not be returned. Speaking on the third and final day of a visit to India aimed at drumming up trade and investment, Cameron ruled out handing back the 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond, now on display in the Tower of London. The diamond had been set in the crown of the present Queen Elizabeth’s late mother.

Abuse inquiry to focus on 35 facilities A STATE inquiry into historical institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland will initially investigate 35 residential facilities. The locations comprise 15 state-run children’s homes, 13 institutions run by Catholic Church orders, four borstals or training schools, and three institutions run by Protestant denominations or voluntary sector organisations. Chairman of the inquiry Sir Anthony Hart revealed the number as he appealed for more abuse victims to come forward to tell their stories.

The statutory probe was set up by the Northern Ireland Executive to investigate institutions run by the state and church and also those owned by the private sector or voluntary bodies from 1922 to 1995. More than 175 people have so far contacted the inquiry to outline their experiences in care, with around 90 interviewed to date. Allegations made so far have led to the light being shone on the 35 facilities, but if more victims come forward and make further claims, more institutions could be examined.

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Europe

‘French hostages probably separated’

Monti: Germany’s Merkel not involved in Italian elections

Earlier media reports that captives were freed refuted

ITALIAN Prime Minister Mario Monti rowed back yesterday from comments suggesting German Chancellor Angela Merkel did not want his centre-left rivals to win power. Monti, leading a centrist coalition in a February 24-25 election, was quoted a day earlier as saying he did not think Merkel had “any wish to see the PD in government”, referring to the Democratic Party, the main centre-left force which has been leading in opinion polls. He was responding to an assertion by his other main rival, Silvio Berlusconi, that Monti and PD leader Pier Luigi Bersani had already agreed to join forces “with Merkel’s blessing”. In a video interview broadcast on the website of the daily Corriere della Sera yesterday, Monti insisted Merkel would have no involvement in how Italy’s next government is formed. “I wanted to rebut what Berlusconi said yesterday and say that it was not only untrue but implausible,” he said. Monti denied “that there

The 4x4 in which the French family were driving before being seized

By Elizabeth Pineau and Ibrahim Mshelizza SEVEN French hostages abducted by suspected Nigerian Islamist militants have probably been separated into two groups and efforts are continuing to locate them, French President Francois Hollande said yesterday. French, Nigerian and Cameroonian officials earlier denied French media reports that the seven family members, who were seized in Cameroon on Tuesday and taken over the border, had been freed. “It’s best to work discreetly for now to identify the exact place where our citizens are being held - most likely in two groups - and work out how we can free them under the best conditions,” Hollande told reporters. Paris was “fully cooperating”

with Nigeria and Cameroon, he added, noting that French troops were nearby as their base was in the Chadian capital N’Djamena, 150 km (93 miles) away. The Nigerian military located the hostages and kidnappers between Dikwa and Ngala in the far northeast, a Nigerian military source in Borno said earlier yesterday. Dikwa is less than 80 km (50

miles) from the border with Cameroon where the three adults and four children were taken hostage on Tuesday. A senior Cameroonian military official declined to comment, saying the matter was too sensitive. French gendarmes backed by special forces arrived in northern Cameroon on Wednesday to help locate the family, a local governor and

French, Malian forces fight suspected Islamists in Gao FRENCH and Malian troops fought Islamists on the streets of Gao and a car bomb exploded in Kidal yesterday, as fighting showed little sign of abating weeks before France plans to start withdrawing some forces. Reuters reporters in Gao in the country’s desert north said French and Malian forces fired at the mayor’s office with heavy machineguns after Islamists were reported to have infiltrated the Niger River town during a night of explosions

and gunfire. In Kidal, a remote far north town where the French are hunting Islamists, residents said a car bomb killed two. A French defence ministry source reported no French casualties. French troops dispatched to root out rebels with links to al Qaeda swiftly retook northern towns last month. But they now risk being bogged down in a guerrilla conflict as they try to help Mali’s weak army counter bombings and raids.

French defence ministry official said. Citing a Cameroon army officer, French media reported earlier yesterday the hostages had been found alive in a house in northern Nigeria. That was denied by France, Nigeria and Cameroon.

Monti is leading a centrist coalition in upcoming polls was any kind of conversation between me and the PD about an agreement - false or that Mrs Merkel has even the slightest involvement”. In an increasingly bitter election campaign, Berlusconi has sought to paint Monti as a Merkel subordinate, following “German-centric” austerity policies ordered by Brussels and Berlin that he says have plunged Italy into recession. Yesterday, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble offered his support, saying “Things went well with Monti” but stressing Berlin did not want to get involved in the campaign.

Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd – one of the world’s leading ship management companies, located in Limassol, is looking to recruit a candidate for the following position:

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER Applicant Profile Seagoing experience in a command position, or a university degree and experience in the maritime environment of not less than five years; Advanced training in management systems and management system internal auditing; Formal training for the role of Designated Person, Incident Investigation and Risk Management; Conversant with applicable rules and regulations; Good leadership, managerial and communication skills as well the ability to work within a team; Excellent command of the English language.

Responsibilities Ensuring that the processes needed for the Management System are established, implemented and maintained and remain in compliance with customer requirements, the International and National rules and regulations, the ISM-Code, ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004; Acting as the link between the vessels and the Company on all matters affecting the Quality, Safety & Health and the protection of the Environment; Reporting directly to the Managing Director of any matters affecting Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental protection; Reporting to the Managing Director on the performance of the Management System, including recommendations for improvement; Promoting awareness for customer requirements throughout the Company; Maintaining and encouraging a robust safety culture as well as environmental awareness within the Company; Providing support to the shipboard management. Ensuring that Internal and External Audits are conducted timely.

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World Bo Xilai not cooperating

Pistorius detective pulled

DISGRACED former senior Chinese leader Bo Xilai is refusing to cooperate with a government investigation into him and has staged hunger strikes in protest and at one point was treated in hospital, sources with knowledge of the matter said. Almost a year after Bo’s fall from grace under a cloud of lurid accusations about corruption, abuse of power and murder, the government has given no deďŹ nitive time frame for when he will face court, and has not even announced formal charges. Bo was ousted from his post as Communist Party chief in the southwestern city of Chongqing last year following his wife’s murder of a British businessman, Neil Heywood. Before that, Bo, 63, had been widely tipped to be promoted to the party’s elite inner core. His downfall came after his estranged police chief, Wang Lijun, ed briey to a US consulate last February and accused Bo’s wife, Gu Kailai, of poisoning Heywood. Gu and Wang have both since been convicted and jailed. No criminal charges against Bo have been revealed but the ruling Communist party has accused him in statements carried by the ofďŹ cial Xinhua news agency of corruption and of bending the law to hush up Heywood’s killing.

Veteran investigator takes over in light of Botha charges

Detective Hilton Botha himself faces attempted murder charges for shooting at a minibus

By Peroshni Govender SOUTH African police investigating Oscar Pistorius for murder pulled their lead detective off the “Blade Runner� athlete’s case yesterday after it emerged he himself faces attempted murder charges for shooting at a minibus. Battling embarrassment in the glare of a global media spotlight, they named the nation’s most senior detective to take over, as preliminary hearings to decide whether the Olympic and Paralympic star can go free on bail were adjourned until today. Hilton Botha, the initial lead investigator had already faced a torrid time over his evidence from defence counsel this week, and police commissioner Riah Phiyega said

he might become distracted by the charges relating to the bus shooting in 2011. “From this point forward, I will take over,â€? Lieutenant General Vinesh Moonoo told Reuters. A 32-year veteran of the force, he added: “It will not affect the court proceedings.â€? Charges against Warrant OfďŹ ce Botha over the taxi minibus shooting had been dropped but the National Prosecuting Authority told Reuters they were reinstated on February 4 - 10 days before

Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home. “The decision to reinstate was taken on Feb. 4, way before the issue of Pistorius came to light or the murder of Reeva was committed,� NPA spokesman Medupe Simasiku said. “It’s completely unrelated to this trial.� It is not clear whether the dismissal of Botha would affect the athlete’s chances of securing release from custody pending his trial. After a fourth day of bail hearings, the

judge said the court would sit again on the matter today. At the time of the shooting in 2011, Botha was chasing a man accused of murdering a woman and disposing of her dismembered body down a drain, local media said. Pistorius, 26, who was born without bones in his lower legs and runs on carbon-ďŹ bre racing blades, faces life in prison if convicted of the premeditated murder of Steenkamp in the early hours of Valentine’s Day. He denies murder and his lawyers say he opened

ďŹ re with a pistol at what he thought was a burglar. Sportswear giant Nike froze its endorsement contract with Pistorius yesterday saying the athlete should be “afforded due processâ€?. Other companies with sponsorship deals, including British telecoms ďŹ rm BT, U.S. sunglasses maker Oakley and French designer Thierry Mugler, have declined to comment on their contracts while the bail hearing is continuing. The revelations about Botha capped a troubling 24 hours for South Africa’s prosecution service. Under cross-examination at the hearing on Wednesday, the detective was accused of contaminating the crime scene in Pistorius’s house and backtracked on details like the distance of witnesses from the home when they heard shouts and shots. Grilled by lead defence counsel Barry Roux, he also had to concede that Pistorius’s version of events - that he ďŹ red into the toilet door in a blind panic thinking an intruder was lurking behind it - was plausible. “The poor quality of evidence presented by the chief investigating ofďŹ cer exposed disastrous shortcomings in the state’s case.â€? Roux said in arguing for Pistorius’s release.

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World

Damascus bomb kills over 50 near Baath HQ

WORLD TODAY Centrifuges installed IRAN has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment plant, a U.N. nuclear report said yesterday, a defiant step likely to anger world powers ahead of a resumption of talks with Tehran next week. In a confidential report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said 180 so-called IR-2m centrifuges and empty centrifuge casings had been hooked up at the plant near the central town of Natanz. They were not yet operating. If launched successfully, such machines could enable Iran to significantly speed up its accumulation of material that the West fears could be used to devise a nuclear weapon. Iran says it is refining uranium only for peaceful energy purposes. The deployment of the new centrifuges underlines Iran’s continued refusal to bow to Western pressure to curb its nuclear programme, and may further complicate efforts to resolve the dispute diplomatically without a spiral into Middle East war.

Blasphemy accusation PAKISTANI police registered an accusation from a businessman yesterday that the country’s ambassador to the United States had committed blasphemy, a crime that carries the death penalty, in connection with a 2010 TV talk show. The accusation against Ambassador Sherry Rehman is the latest in a string of controversial blasphemy cases in Pakistan, a largely Muslim nation whose name translates as Land of the Pure. According to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, anyone found to have uttered words derogatory to the Prophet Muhammad can be put to death. Those who are accused are sometimes lynched by mobs even before they reach court.

India blasts TWO bombs placed on bicycles exploded in a crowded market-place in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad yesterday, and the federal home minister said at least 11 people were killed and 50 wounded. All major cities in the country were placed on high alert, television channels said, adding that as many as 15 people may have been killed in the explosions. Hyderabad is a major IT centre in India, only second to Bangalore.

Activists report other blasts in Syria capital By Dominic Evans

A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency yesterday shows the aftermath of a car bomb explosion near Syria’s ruling Baath party’s HQ in the centre of Damascus (AFP)

A CAR bomb killed more than 50 people and wounded 200 in central Damascus yesterday when it blew up on a busy highway close to ruling Baath Party offices and the Russian Embassy, state media and activists said. Syrian television showed charred and bloodied bodies strewn across the street after the blast, which it described as a suicide bombing by “terrorists” battling President Bashar al-Assad. It said 53 people were killed. Central Damascus has been relatively insulated from almost two years of unrest and civil war in which around 70,000 people have been killed across the country, but the bloodshed has shattered suburbs around the capital. Rebels who control districts to the south and east of Damascus have attacked Assad’s power base for nearly a month and struck with devastating bombs over the last year. The al Qaeda-linked rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra, which

claimed responsibility for several of those bombs, says it carried out 17 attacks around Damascus in the first half of February, including at least seven bombings. Activists said most of the victims of yesterday’s attack in the city’s Mazraa district were civilians, including children, possibly from a school behind the Baath building. Opposition activists reported further explosions elsewhere in the city after the explosion which struck shortly before 11am (0900 GMT). One resident in the heart of the capital heard three or four projectiles whistling through the sky, followed by explosions. At least one of them landed in a public garden in the Abu Rummaneh district, she said, but no one was hurt. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors violence via a network of sources inside Syria, said the Mazraa car bomb was detonated at a checkpoint close to the Baath Party building, located about 200 metres (660 feet) from the Russian embassy. It said 56 people were killed,

of which at least 15 were from Syria’s security forces and the rest civilians. Eight other people were killed by a car bomb in the Barzeh district of northeast Damascus, one of several explosions which followed the Mazraa attack. Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency quoted a diplomat as saying the Mazraa blast blew out windows at the Russian Embassy, but no employees were wounded. “The building has really been damaged ... The windows are shattered,” the diplomat said. The vehicle was carrying between 1 and 1.5 tonnes of explosives, Damascus Governor Bishr Sabban told Reuters. A correspondent for Syrian television said he saw seven body bags with corpses at the scene. He counted 17 burntout cars and another 40 that were destroyed or badly damaged by the force of the blast, which ripped a crater 1.5 metres deep into the road. Syrian TV said security forces had detained a wouldbe suicide bomber with five bombs in his car, one of them weighing 300 kg (440 pounds).

‘Assad cannot be part of settlement’ THE opposition Syrian National Coalition is willing to negotiate a peace deal under U.S and Russian auspices to end the country’s civil war but President Bashar al-Assad cannot be a party to any settlement, a document drafted for an opposition meeting said. The meeting of the 70-member Western, Arab and Turkish-backed coalition began yesterday before Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem

was due for talks in Moscow, one of Assad’s last foreign allies, and as UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi renewed efforts for a deal. Coalition member Munther Makhos, who was forced into exile in the 1970s for his opposition to Assad’s father, the late Hafez al-Assad, said supplies from Iran and Russia were giving government forces an awesome firepower advantage.

Tunisia’s Ennahda to pick hardliner for PM TUNISIA’S main Islamist Ennahda party will pick a hardliner to replace moderate outgoing Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali after he declined to head the next government, a party official said yesterday. Jebali, who is secretary-general of Ennahda, resigned on Tuesday after his plan for an apolitical technocrat cabinet to prepare for elections collapsed, largely because of opposition from within his own party and its leader, Rached Ghannouchi. “Jebali declined to accept nomination (for next prime minister),” Ennahda said. “A new candidate will be presented to the president of the republic this week.” The assassination of opposition leader Chokri Belaid on February 6 plunged Tunisia into its worst political crisis in the two years since a revolt toppled President Zine al-

Abidine Ben Ali and inspired Arabs elsewhere to rebel against autocratic rulers. The secular leftist’s killing sent protesters flooding into the streets, exposing the deep rifts between Tunisia’s empowered Islamists and their liberal and secularminded opponents. Jebali had proposed forming technocrat cabinet to replace his Ennahda-led coalition, which included two secular parties, to spare the North African nation’s nascent democracy and its struggling tourism-dependent economy from further strife. But Ghannouchi blocked the moderate premier’s plan and a senior Ennahda official told Reuters that the next prime minister would come from the party’s hardline wing, which opposes any role for politicians linked with the Ben Ali era.

“It would be surreal to imagine that a political solution is possible. Bashar alAssad will not send his deputy to negotiate his removal. But we are keeping the door open,” Makhos said. The draft SNC political document omitted a direct demand for Assad’s removal, in a softening of tone from past positions that insisted the president must go before there could be any negotiations.

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Business UK shares suffer biggest hit since July

Eurozone recovery hopes dealt a blow in February

UK blue chip shares posted their biggest one-day loss since July yesterday on concerns the Federal Reserve could end its stimulus programme sooner than expected, removing a driver of the recent equity rally. The FTSE 100 closed down 103.83 points, or 1.6 per cent, at 6,291.54, dropping below the 6,300 level for the first time in 10 days. Stocks that benefit the most in rising markets, or “cyclicals”, fell furthest. The index’s decline was the biggest since last July, at the height of the eurozone crisis and just a few days before European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi promised to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro, prompting a global rally in equities. Commodity stocks and banks combined to take over 50 points off the FTSE 100 index, and volatility jumped 13 per cent. Investors became cautious after minutes of the Federal Reserve’s January policy meeting showed a number of policymakers think the US central bank might have to slow or stop its asset purchase programme before seeing the pick-up in hiring the programme is designed to deliver. “The biggest impact (on today’s falls) has been the Fed minutes, and supposedly a more hawkish tone by the Fed,” James Butterfill, global equity strategist at Coutts, said. Still, he expected the Fed to continue with asset purchases, or quantitative easing, in the near term. “It’s also off the back of how much markets have run up year to date. We’ve already surpassed our base-case fair value on the FTSE within the first month and a half, so it’s not surprising we’d see a pullback.” The market had closed at a five-year high on Wednesday, marking an 8.4 per cent gain so far this year.

France in particular hit by worsening downturn

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HOPES the eurozone might emerge from recession soon were dealt a blow yesterday, as surveys showed the downturn in the region’s businesses worsened unexpectedly this month - especially in France. Economists had expected that yesterday’s Flash Eurozone Services PMI, a business survey and one of the earliest monthly indicators of economic activity, would add to tentative signs that a recovery is in the offing. But the indicator fell in February to 47.3 from 48.6, marking a year below the 50 threshold for growth and confounding expectations for a rise to 49.0 from more than 30 analysts polled by Reuters, none of whom forecast such a poor reading. PMI compiler Markit said the schism between Germany and France - the two biggest economies in the eurozone is now at its widest since the survey started in 1998. While firms in Germany sustained a healthy rate of growth, French services companies are in the midst of their worst slump since the nadir of the Great Recession in early 2009. “If it wasn’t for Germany, these would be really dire readings. At least the German economy is still helping to keep the eurozone afloat in some respects,” said Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit.

Volkswagen cars are seen in a delivery tower at the company’s headquarters in Wolfsburg in this March 2012 file photo. While firms in Germany sustained a healthy rate of growth, French services companies are in their worst slump since the nadir of the Great Recession in early 2009 He said the latest PMIs pointed to the eurozone economy shrinking 0.2-0.3 per cent in the first quarter, following an estimated 0.4 per cent contraction at the end of last year. That’s gloomier than last week’s Reuters poll of economists, which suggested the economy will merely stagnate this quarter. By far the most worrying aspect of yesterday’s PMIs was the dismal performance of French companies. Williamson said the data for France were more befit-

ting of a struggling “peripheral” eurozone economy like Spain or Italy, rather than the “core” status it traditionally shares with Germany. By contrast, Germany has enjoyed a good start to the year. German investor morale soared to its highest level in nearly three years this month, while the statistics office said on Tuesday that employment hit its highest level since reunification in the fourth quarter. Still, there are limits to what German prosperity can do for

the rest of the region, blighted by harsh budget austerity and rising joblessness. The latest PMIs suggest the “positive contagion” noted by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi in January may be more in hope than expectation. New orders at eurozone service sector firms - which include banks, IT companies, hotels and restaurants - declined at a faster rate this month, with the index sinking sharply to 46.0 from 48.4 in January. That bodes poorly for next month’s services PMI.

Yesterday’s PMIs also dashed optimism that the slump in eurozone factories would ease further in February, as the manufacturing index barely moved, to 47.8 from 47.9 in January. Output fell at a faster rate, although new export orders brought at least a glimmer of hope, as the index rose to 51.7 in February from 49.5 - its first above-50 reading since June 2011. The composite PMI, which combines both the services and manufacturing surveys, fell to 47.3 in February from 48.6.

Mercedes-Benz fined BAE Systems post 6% slump in 2012 profit

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DAIMLER’S (DAIGn.DE) Mercedes-Benz and three of its British commercial vehicle dealers have been fined 2.6 million pounds by the Office of Fair Trading for price fixing. The OFT said yesterday that there had been three admitted competition law infringements involving market sharing, price coordination and the exchange of commercially sensitive information over the sale and distribution of the German automaker’s vans and trucks between 2008 and 2010. The fines have been levied against the Ciceley, Road Range and Enza dealerships, which are active in northern England and parts of Wales and Scotland, the OFT said.

CASES ‘SEND A CLEAR SIGNAL’ “These cases send a clear signal that the OFT will take firm action against companies that collude to deny customers the benefit of fair competition regardless of the size of the firms involved or geographic scope of the investigation,” said Ali Nikpay, the OFT’s senior director of cartels. The OFT said it had agreed to reduce the fines by 15 per cent to reflect the companies’ cooperation. Mercedes-Benz UK said it “regrets the incident” and has since strengthened its internal controls. “The company and its staff have fully co-operated with the investigators over the past three years,” the firm said in a statement. Based on its turnover, Mercedez-Benz’ settlement figure was 1.49 million pounds, it added.

BAE Systems posted a 6 per cent slump in 2012 profit, hit by unresolved discussions with Saudi Arabia over the pricing of a key contract, and said that growth in Britain and the United States would likely be “constrained” this year. Europe’s largest defence contractor, whose proposed merger with European planemaker EADS collapsed last October, yesterday said earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA) fell to 1.895 billion pounds in the year to the end of December, down from 2.025 billion pounds in the previous year. It had been expected to post 2012 EBITA of between 1.85 and 2.1 billion pounds, with the average at 1.92 billion pounds, according to a Thomson Reuters poll of six analysts. The company said sales fell 7 per cent to 17.83 billion pounds and that its markets would be challenging in the year ahead.

BAE Systems said earnings before EBITA fell to £1.895 billion in the year to the end of December “Growth opportunities in some segments of the US and UK markets are identified, but the overall outlook in both countries is expected to continue to be constrained,” the company said in a statement. “Subject to near-term uncertainties relating to US defence budgets, modest growth in underlying earnings per share is anticipated for 2013.”

The company has been pressured by shrinking military budgets in the US and Britain where governments have been trying to reel in large budget deficits. Britain’s government pledged in 2010 to slash its defence spending by 8 per cent by 2014, while the US already has plans in place to cut $487 billion (320 billion pounds) from its defence budget for the next decade.

CYPRUS MAIL Friday, February 22, 2013

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Opinion

AKEL’s hypocrisy when it comes to propaganda is beyond the pale CAMPAIGNING in the last week has turned nastier with rival camps laying into the opponent’s supposed weaknesses and inadequacies. This is expected in the last few days before the final round of the elections. What was not expected was the apoplectic reaction of the Stavros Malas camp to an Anastasiades newspaper advert that was published on Wednesday and focused on the appalling record of five years of the Christofias government. AKEL deputies all raged against the advert, which could have been classed as negative advertising, but did not say anything that was untrue. The ad listed Mari, record unemployment, the closing down of businesses, 200,000 people living below the poverty line, isolation in Europe and several other negative achievements of the AKEL government before asking whether people could take another five years of the same. DISY was accused in engaging in ‘black propaganda’ by one AKEL deputy after the other, the implication being that ‘white propaganda’ which is the communist preference was perfectly acceptable by comparison. “They opt for fanaticism and brutal distortion of the truth,” said AKEL deputy Giorgos Loucaides on Wednesday, lamenting the emergence of these “antiquated practices that hailed back to dark periods.” The Anastasiades camp was turning the clock back to the 1950s and ‘60s and cultivating fanaticism, pontificated communist deputy Nicos Katsourides. AKEL’s hypocrisy is beyond the pale. Two days before the advert was published, the AKEL spokesmen of the so-called independent candidate Malas, had embarked on an unrelenting, negative campaign against Anastasiades. This was not done with newspaper adverts but through public statements by AKEL deputies, including the above-mentioned pair, who claimed that if Anastasiades was elected he would privatise all state companies, cause thousands of job losses, scrap CoLA and 13th salaries, restrict union activities, reduce the minimum wage to €500 per month and a host of other alarmist lies. Was this scare-mongering white propaganda and therefore acceptable? Was this white propaganda not aimed at cultivating fanaticism and class war conditions? At least DISY’s black propaganda was based on factual reality in stark contrast to AKEL’s white propaganda that was based on imaginary scenarios. Surely if AKEL has the right to warn people against voting for Anastasiades because of the terrible things that would happen to them, DISY has the right to do exactly the same, in relation to Malas. DISY was absolutely right to hit back. Anastasiades could not sit back and allow AKEL to claim he would impose austerity measures and pay cuts, when these had already been imposed by the AKEL government which also bankrupted the country. Voters have a right to know the facts even if these are described as black propaganda and negative campaigning.

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Cyberwar silence Comment Ian Bremmer

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MERICAN companies are at war, but don’t ask them why. They won’t tell. They’re besieged not by one another, but by hackers who target their intellectual property and confidential information. Just how deep this cyberwar goes is largely unknown to all but the companies being targeted. That’s because they are staying silent in an effort to not aggravate the countries in which they are being hacked. China is the site of the most cyber-aggression, and in many instances, the biggest opportunity for many businesses. Companies are turning the other cheek in an attempt to turn another check. If the companies are not talking, how do we know it’s happening? Because the US government has noticed. On Tuesday, The New York Times ran a piece highlighting the link between anti-US cyberattacks and the Chinese military. In the Washington Post last week, word leaked that the United States has put out a National Intelligence Estimate that “identifies China as the country most aggressively seeking to penetrate the computer systems of American businesses and institutions to gain access to data that could be used for economic gain.” This is the front in the US cyberwar that we’re not winning. We know the US does fine when it comes to its sovereign cyberwarfare, waged on a state-tostate platform. Take Stuxnet - the US/Israel initiative to destroy Iranian nuclear centrifuges through a complex cyberattack (not to mention an odd followup that purportedly blasted AC/ DC’s “Thunderstruck” at odd hours). But when it comes to corporate sabotage and espionage, the United States is far less experienced than China. Blame free-market capitalism: The US government does not intervene on the private sector’s behalf to obtain information that would benefit the economy. China, however, is far more adept at this because of its use of state capitalism (a system in which the state uses markets to create wealth that can consolidate its hold on power). Yes, Obama announced some cyber-security proposals in his State of the Union address. But any broad initiative to combat corporate cyber-espionage will have to come from corporate entities themselves. So why haven’t we heard about such efforts? Swaths of companies are get-

Cyberwar games at the United States Military Academy ting hit, as the leaked elements of the National Intelligence Estimate imply, but they fear losing business from the world’s second-largest economy and its largest trader (in terms of value of goods and services sold). We’ve seen at least one company push back against China’s repressive policies in the past: Google famously moved its Chinese searches to a Hong Kong URL so it could avoid Chinese Web censorship. But Microsoft saw Google’s exit as an opportunity. Referring directly to Google’s decision to leave, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer proclaimed, “Microsoft is committed to stay.” Google has paid a price: Its share of search in China is down from about a third to somewhere around 5 per cent, lagging far behind its Chinese competitor, Baidu, which controls the majority. Baidu, of course, has close ties to the Chinese government. The New York Times took a stand too. After publishing a piece on then-Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s secret wealth in October, the Times was bombarded by cyberattacks. Instead of keeping quiet, it retaliated by reporting on the attacks themselves. The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal spoke out in a similar fashion. The business models of Google and these publications revolve around freedom of information. For other businesses, the cons

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often vastly outweigh the pros. That might help explain why Coke said nothing after it was hacked in 2009. After Coke tried to buy a Chinese juice company for $2.4 billion, hackers took internal documents about the deal, which, as Bloomberg writes, “would have been the largest foreign takeover of a Chinese company at the time.” (The story also claims that several other companies, including Chesapeake Energy, have been hacked but have said nothing.) While it was well after the fact, Coke did admit to the hackings once the story broke in late 2012, but it tried to minimize the importance of the breach. That late admission is still much better than the approaches of many other companies. If anyone is able to take on China and bring about change, it would be an industry leader willing to make clear that it will not do business with a regime determined to undermine it. But there’s another concern: Not only does Coca-Cola fear lost business, it fears competitors might step in to fill the gap. The best way to combat cyberattacks would be for dominant multinationals to coordinate with their closest competitors to draw attention to the problem and apply some pressure. If Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were to wage a mutual initiative, we would see far more progress. The same would go for Boeing

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and Airbus - or any other hegemon that teamed up with its closest competitor(s) - if they could collaborate on a united front. If the companies themselves don’t want to go out on a limb, they could get industry associations to do it for them. For the pressure to be truly successful, it will need to be a concerted, coordinated effort among the companies getting hacked. With their backing, the Obama administration can remind the private sector that even though they may not agree on domestic issues, international trade and fairness, they’re well aligned. In October, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta claimed that a future cyberattack on critical US infrastructure could cause a “cyber Pearl Harbour.” On top of the potential for a catastrophic blockbuster event, attacks on American companies are already being waged every minute of every day. It’s time for those companies to collaborate and pool their influence. Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. Bremmer created Wall Street’s first global political risk index, and has authored several books, including the national bestseller, The End of the Free Market. Bremmner is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own

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Showbiz

Emeli Sande wins big at predictable BRIT awards Calm Elton By Mike Collett-White SCOTTISH singer Emeli Sande won the coveted best album honour at the BRIT Awards on Wednesday night for Our Version of Events, confirming her status as favourite going into British pop’s big night of the year. The 25-year-old, who received a major boost by appearing at the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies last summer, also picked up the best British female artist on a night of few surprises in terms of winners and onstage antics. “I think I’m a very unlikely pop star,” an emotional Sande told a packed O2 Arena in London on receiving the best album prize. Sande capped her success by performing a medley of ‘Clown’ and ‘Next to Me’ to close the ceremony, broad-

cast live on commercial channel ITV. The other multiple winner was singer-songwriter Ben Howard, who picked up two of the dotted statuettes designed by Damien Hirst, for British breakthrough act and British male solo. Among the most popular triumphs was that of Frank Ocean, American R&B star who beat acts including Bruce Springsteen and Jack White to land the international male solo artist prize. “Before this year I didn’t get me any trophies in my life and I’m definitely a long way from working fast food in New Orleans,” he told the audience, referring to his humble upbringing before breaking into the musical mainstream. Devon rockers Muse got the annual awards ceremony off to a rousing start with ‘Supremacy’, complete with fire-

works and a full orchestra standing on balconies behind them. Justin Timberlake wore a tuxedo to perform ‘Mirrors’, continuing his pop comeback ahead of the March release of The 20/20 Experience, his first album since 2006. Taylor Swift donned a white, floating gown for ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ before an instant change into a figure-hugging black outfit complete with skimpy shorts and knee-length boots. One Direction received one of the loudest screams of the night as they took to the stage to sing charity single ‘One Way Or Another’, which has reached No. 1 in 60 countries, underlining their status as global stars. In recognition of that international reach, they were honoured with the BRITs global success award. James Corden, the comedian host-

ing the ceremony, made joking reference to One Direction’s Harry Styles and his highly public love life. “Sharon Osbourne is here, Annie Lennox is here. Who have you got your eye on?” Corden asked. Robbie Williams, who has won a record-breaking 12 BRIT Awards as a solo artist, sang ‘Candy’, and Mumford & Sons, winners of the British group award, performed ‘I Will Wait’. Adele added to her groaning trophy cabinet with the best single award for James Bond theme Skyfall. She was in Los Angeles rehearsing for her performance at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday and so was unable to collect the trophy in person. American singer Lana Del Rey scooped the international female award, while Coldplay pipped The Rolling Stones to the best live act prize.

Starring as Abe Lincoln in Spielberg’s film

ED Sheeran says Sir Elton John calmed his nerves at the Grammys by making a penis joke. The 21-year-old singer duetted with the legendary musician for a rendition of his hit The A Team at the American awards show earlier this month but admits he got an attack of stage fright when he walked out in front of the star-studded audience. However, Elton, 65, put Ed at ease by making a gag about flashing his willy to try and relax him. Ed recalled: “I knew I was not going to win at the Grammys so I was focusing on the performance. In the rehearsals it was fine but when I got onto the stage and there was a lot of people watching I was kind of a bit nervous. Then Elton called me over and said, ‘This is the worst time to get your penis out.’ That completely threw all of my nerves and I just played.”

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Day-Lewis an unstoppable Oscar force British-Irish actor expected to set record with third Oscar on Sunday By Jill Serjeant

perhaps is that Day-Lewis will also be the first person to win an Oscar for playing a US president. And it has taken a Briton with dual Irish citizenship, portraying one of America’s most revered leaders, to do it. Although Lincoln started

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the Oscar race with a leading 12 nominations, its Best Picture front-runner status has dimmed in recent weeks with the ascendo Iran hostage drama ance of Argo. D But Day-Lewis’ star has ri only risen with Golden Globe Screen Actors Guild Globe, B and British BAFTA trophies, along with a slew of honou from film critics. honours DayDay-Lewis, 55, plays Lincoln in the last few months lif cut short by his of a life a 1865 assassination in a film fo that focuses on the president’s personal commitment to abolish slavery and t end the bloody four-year C US Civil War. He not the first acHe’s tor to play Lincoln on scr screen. Yet his quiet ass assurance, his adoptio of a high-pitch tion vo voice rather than the b booming tones assoc ciated with Lincoln, and the movie’s focus on complex political debates have shone n new light on a man th many Americans that tho thought they already knew well. “It’s a performance that is subtle It’s not the Lincoln subtle. ex you expect. It’s a different interp interpretation of Lincoln w have seen and we than we w feel, wow! This could be the L way Lincoln was,” said Pete

Hammond, awards columnist at Deadline.com. “We are seeing a real human being played out here for the first time and that is extraordinary. Day-Lewis is bringing the character to life in a way we haven’t seen in years,” Hammond said. It took Spielberg three attempts to convince Day-Lewis to play the role. Explaining his decision last month to take the part, Day-Lewis noted that “it was an actor that murdered Abraham Lincoln. Therefore, somehow it’s only fitting that every now and then, an actor tries to bring him back to life again.” The London-born actor threw himself into the role with the same devotion that marked his Best Actor Oscar-winning performance as quadriplegic Irish writer Christy Brown in My Left Foot in 1989, when he spent weeks living in a wheelchair. In Gangs of New York, he sharpened knives on sets between takes to capture the menace of Bill ‘The Butcher’ Cutting, earning another Oscar nomination, and in 2008 he won his second Best Actor Award at the Oscars for his turn as a greedy oil baron in There Will Be Blood. Sally Field, who plays his screen wife Mary Todd

Lincoln, said Day-Lewis sent her text messages that were completely in character and in 19th century vernacular over a seven-month period prior to shooting Lincoln. Joseph Gordon-Levitt who plays Lincoln’s son Robert, said he didn’t get to know Day-Lewis until after production wrapped. “I never met Daniel in person,” Gordon-Levitt told reporters. “I only ever met the president, only ever heard the president’s voice. I called him sir, and he called me Robert.” While others are betting on Day-Lewis to take home a third Academy Award on Sunday, the actor has been modest about his chances. “Members of the Academy love surprises, so about the worst thing that can happen to you is if you’ve built up an expectation. I think they’d probably be delighted if it was anybody else,” he told reporters after winning the Screen Actors Guild trophy in January. Those “anybody elses” in the running are Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook, Denzel Washington’s alcoholic pilot in Flight, Joaquin Phoenix for The Master and Hugh Jackman in musical Les Miserables.

KRISTEN Stewart stole a pair of shoes from the Twilight Saga set for Nikki Reed. Nikki loved her character Rosalie Hale’s footwear so much she wanted to keep them after the vampire series wrapped but didn’t want to take them herself. But when Kristen went back to re-shoot scenes for the final installment The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 she got the shoes for her co-star. Nikki told the new US issue of OK! magazine: “I feel guilty about taking things but Kristen knew I loved my baseball shoes and she went back to get them during re-shoots.” The final movie was released last year and 24-yearold Nikki admits she misses her castmates, which include Robert Pattinson, Kellan Lutz, Taylor Lautner and Ashley Greene, because they all became so close while making the movies.

Ellie steals kiss ELLIE Goulding and Jeremy Irvine were spotted kissing at a BRIT Awards after-party on Wednesday night. ‘The Anything Could Happen’ hitmaker and War Horse star have yet to officially comment on their relationship status but locked lips in the middle of the dancefloor at the Universal BRITs Party at Soho House in London. Other famous names at the exclusive bash included Taylor Swift - who performed her track ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ at the ceremony at The O2 - and actress Carey Mulligan, who the loved up pair talked and laughed with throughout the night. Ellie, Jeremy and Taylor then jumped into the DJ booth with BRITs host James Corden as he took to the decks for his own set. The 26-year-old beauty is rumoured to have been dating the heartthrob actor since last October - a month after she ended her sevenmonth relationship with DJ Skrillex as they couldn’t make their long-distance romance work.

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Breastfeeding early ‘saves lives’ THE lives of 95 babies could be saved every hour 830,000 a year – if new mothers started breastfeeding their newborns in the “power hour” immediately after the birth, a charity has said. If babies receive colostrum - the mother’s first milk - within an hour of birth, it will kickstart the child’s immune system, making them three times more likely to survive, according to a report by Save the Children. If the mother continues feeding for the next six months, then a child growing up in the developing world is up to 15 times less likely to die from killer diseases such as pneumonia and diarrhoea, the Superfood for Babies report says. According to the charity, the enormous progress already made in reducing child mortality could be accel-

erated if more mothers were encouraged to breastfeed. Despite the startling statistics, global breastfeeding rates are stalling and actually declining across East Asia and in some of Africa’s most populous countries such as Ethiopia and Nigeria.

Coffee ‘linked to low baby weight’ ONE cup of fresh coffee a day significantly increases the chances of giving birth to an underweight baby, research has shown. The new findings from a large Scandinavian study suggest current UK guidelines on caffeine consumption during pregnancy may not go far enough. A daily dose of between 200 and 300 milligrams of caffeine – roughly equivalent to one cup of fresh coffee or two cups of instant – increased the risk of a baby being small for gestational age (SGA) by up to 62 per cent. The association was independent of smoking, a major risk factor for low birth weight which may be linked to caffeine intake. Coffee, but not other sources of caffeine, was also associated with longer pregnancies. The reason for this remains a mystery. It could be due to some aspect of behaviour rather than the effects of

any substance in coffee, according to the researchers. Currently the World Health Organisation recommends a caffeine consumption limit of 300 milligrams per day for pregnant women. In the UK, Nordic countries and the US, the limit is set lower at 200 milligrams.

Air link to heart patient deaths AIR pollution increases the chances of heart attack survivors dying early, research has shown. Higher levels of tiny sooty particles in the air led to more deaths among patients after they had left hospital. Experts monitored more than 154,000 patients treated for heart attacks and angina for an average period of 3.7 years. Exposure to man-made pollutants increased death rates among survivors of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) by 12 per cent, the scientists found. This meant that over the study period there were almost 5,000 extra deaths. The research focused on tiny particles called PM2.5s that measure no more than 2.5 micrometres across 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair. Road vehicles, factories and power stations are the main man-made sources of the particles, which lodge deep in the lungs.

Diet drinks shown not to fuel dieters’ appetites

Man-made chemicals in health scourges

Drinking water instead does not lead to eating less

MAN-MADE chemicals in everyday products are likely to be at least the partial cause of a global surge in birth deformities, hormonal cancers and psychiatric diseases, a UN-sponsored research team reported this week. These substances, dubbed EDCs, could also be linked to a decline in the human male sperm count and female fertility, to an increase in oncerare childhood cancers and to the disappearance of some animal species, they said. “It is clear that some of these chemical pollutants can affect the endocrinal (hormonal) system and.... may also interfere with the development processes of humans and wildlife species,” the report declared. The international group, academic experts working under the umbrella of the United Nations environmental and health agencies UNEP and WHO, issued their findings in a paper updating a 2002 study on the potential dangers of synthetic chemicals. Declaring “a global threat that needs to be resolved,” the team said humans and animals across the planet were probably exposed to hundreds of these often littlestudied or understood compounds at any one time. “We live in a world in which man-made chemicals have become part of everyday life,” said their 28-page report, State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, 2012, issued as a policy guide for governments. EDCs include phthalates long used in making plastics soft and flexible. Products made from them include toys, children’s dummies, perfumes and pharmaceuticals, as well as cosmetics like deodorants that are absorbed into the body. Tthe report said, “many hundreds of thousands” are in use around the world and only a small fraction had been assessed for their potential to spark disease by upsetting the endocrinal, or hormonal, systems of humans and animals.

TAKE another sip of that Diet Coke without fear that it may be spurring your appetite. Apparently, diet soda drinkers don’t eat any more sugary or fatty foods than people who stick with water instead, according to a US study. Some researchers have proposed that drinks sweetened with artificial sugar might disrupt hormones involved in hunger and satiety cures, causing people to eat more. Others hypothesised that diet beverages could boost the drinker’s preference for sweet tastes, translating to more munching on high-calorie treats. “Our study does not provide evidence to suggest that a short-term consumption of diet beverages, compared with water, increases preferences for sweet foods and beverages,” wrote lead researcher Carmen Piernas in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Piernas, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, and her colleagues, looked at 318 overweight or obese adults in

Experts recognise that obesity has many causes

North Carolina, all of whom said they consumed at least 280 calories’ worth of drinks each day. One third of the participants were advised to substitute at least two daily servings of sugary beverages with water. Another third was instructed to substitute diet drinks, including Diet Coke and Diet Lipton Tea. “Artificial sweeteners are a lot sweeter than regular sugar, on the order of 250 times sweeter, so that’s where the concerns came from,” said Vasanti Malik, a nutrition researcher from the Harvard School of Public Health, who was not part of the study.

After three and six months, people reported their food and beverage intake on two different days in detail. A previous publication showed that participants in both groups lost weight. According to the new report, water and diet beverage drinkers reduced their average daily calories relative to the start of the study, from between 2,000 and 2,300 calories to 1,500 to 1,800 calories. At both time points, people in the two groups were eating a similar amount of total calories, carbohydrates, fat and sugar. Six months in, the only differences were that members of the water group ate more

fruit and vegetables, and people randomised to diet beverages ate fewer desserts, compared to their diet habits at the study’s onset. “That’s sort of the opposite of what you would expect if consumption of diet soda increased the preference for sweets,” Malik said. Some studies have suggested an increased risk of cancer tied to certain artificial sweeteners, but convincing evidence is lacking, Malik said. In addition, a French study, which appeared in the same journal, found that French women who drank beverages sweetened with either real or fake sugar were more likely to

be diagnosed with diabetes over 14 years than those who stuck with water. Piernas warned that everyone in her study was heavy and trying to lose weight, so the findings may not apply to normal-weight people who drink a lot of diet beverages. “We’re trying to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake in the population for obesity, so the next logical question is, what substitutes can be used?” Malik said. “I think (diet drinks) can be consumed in moderation, along with other beverages - water, coconut water, sparkling water, that type of thing.”

Could acupuncture be used to help relieve seasonal allergies? WATERY eyes and stuffy noses are seasonal martyrdom for millions of allergy sufferers around the globe, but now a German study finds that some help may come from an unlikely source - acupuncture. Researchers, publishing in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that 71 per cent of people reported an improvement in their allergies after eight

weeks of acupuncture. But so did 56 per cent of allergy sufferers who were treated with sham acupuncture as a comparison. “Acupuncture led to statistically significant improvements in disease-specific quality of life an antihistamine use measures after eight weeks of treatment compared with sham acupuncture and with (medication) along,” wrote lead

researcher Benno Brinkhaus and colleagues. “But the improvements may not be clinically significant.” Brinkhaus, at Charite-University Medical Center in Berlin, and his colleagues randomly assigned 422 people with seasonal allergies to receive real or sham acupuncture or to take only antihistamines as needed. After eight weeks and 12 treatment

sessions, average allergy symptom scores dropped among people in the acupuncture group from 2.7 to 1.7 points on a 0-to-6 scale, where lower scores indicate fewer symptoms. Among patients treated with sham acupuncture, symptom scores improved from 2.3 to 1.8 point, and from 2.5 to 2.2 in the medication only group.

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Playing for Keeps (See page opposite)

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A Good Day to Die Hard Irreverent, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) finds himself on foreign soil for the first time after travelling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack (Jai Courtney) – unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes. Also starring Sebastian Koch. Directed by John Moore. Includes some dialogue in Russian, with Greek subtitles. (Action, 97 mins.) Our rating:

Upside Down 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

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. Starring Tzortzina Liosi, Leonidas Kalfagiannis and Katerina Geronikolou. Directed by Vasilis Kehagias. IN GREEK. (Drama, 90 mins.) 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.) Our rating:

Anna Karenina

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 self-destruction. Also starring Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald and Domhnall Gleeson. Directed by Joe Wright. (Drama, 129 mins.) Our rating:

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. Directed by Michael Hoffman. (Crime comedy, 89 mins.) Our rating:

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

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 grown-up Eden on TV, however, nothing will get in the way of getting her back – not even the law, or science! Also starring Timothy Spall. Directed by Juan Solanas. (Fantasy drama, 90 mins.) Our rating:

Love in the End 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

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.) Our rating:

Anna Karenina In late-19th-century St.

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 over-protective 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, 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.) Our rating:

Hotel Transylvania Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish fivesort, where monsters and stake resort, milies can live it up, free to their families be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. It’s a special weekend and Dracula has ome of his best friends invited some nstein and his wife, – Frankenstein mmy, the Invisible Man, the Mummy, ewolf family and many the Werewolf more – to celebrate his beloved daughterr Mavis’ 118th birthday. For goodd old Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is em; but everything could no problem; change for the over-protective dad whenn one ordinary human mbles on the hotel and guy stumbles takes a shine to Mavis. Directed dy Tartakovsky. In 3D. by Genndy D INTO GREEK. (Cartoon DUBBED comedy, 91 mins.) Our rating:

Indignados ados st docudrama, “freely An activist inspired”” by 94-year-old eteer Stephane Hessel’s pamphleteer ng essay Time for bestselling !. A young African woman Outrage!. named Betty painfully makes her oss Europe as a series way across apitalist rallies rock the of anti-capitalist t’s major cities. Arriving continent’s in Greecee only to be picked up by thee cops, fingerprinted ased, she eventually and released, er way to Paris, makes her mately to Madrid, and ultimately he comes face where she to face with activists or an overhaul calling for ’s marketof Spain’s ed society. dominated Directed by Tony Gatlif. In variouss languages, ek subtitles. with Greek entary drama, (Documentary .) 88 mins.) ur rating: N/A Our

Hotel Lux In 1938 Hans Zeisig (Michaell Herbig), an

apolitical comedian, impersonator and cabaret actor, flees the Nazis on a Russian passport and finds himself in the legendary Hotel Lux, the ‘lost paradise’ of the Comintern in Moscow. Everyone believes that Zeisig is a man named Hansen, Hitler’s personal astrologer. But Zeisig quickly realises he’s gone from the frying pan into the fire – because at the Hotel Lux he meets his friends Frida (Thekla Reuten) and Meyer (Jurgen Vogel), who are still passionate communists. Directed by Leander Haussmann. In German and Russian, with English subtitles. (Comedy, 110 mins.) Our rating: N/A

Sturm Hannah Maynard (Kerry Fox), a prosecutor of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia, charges a Serbian

commander with killing Bosnians during the war. However, her main witness might be lying, so the court sends a team to Bosnia to investigate. Also starring Anamaria Marinca and Stephen Dillane. Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. In German and Serbo-Croat, with English subtitles. (Drama, 105 mins.) Our rating: N/A

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NEW FILMS Gangster Squad Directed by: Ruben Fleischer Starring: Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone US 2013, 113 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

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Playing for Keeps

In the post-war Los Angeles of 1949, Brooklyn-born ex-boxer turned crime boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs as many rackets as he can command under his ruthless control. He does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police, judges and politicians who are on his payroll. Determined to crush Cohen, police chief Bill Parker (Nick Nolte) commissions Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) – a decorated commando from the US Army – to set up a small, secret crew of LAPD officers. Led by O’Mara and Sgt. Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), the small team set g up p Cohen’s ilabout breaking legal operations.

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID Mixed: “Is The Untouchables untouchable? Gangster Squad director Ruben Fleischer has set out to prove not. His slick, all-star film takes the same dynamic as Brian De Palma’s Chicago classic – lawenforcers go off the books to battle a gangster on his own dirty terms – and transplants it to LA, aiming for something bigger, glitzier, nastier. But while it’s not lacking in visual razzle-dazzle or blood, story-wise it rarely manages to shock or excite. Where it does succeed, though, is with its villain. In The Untouchables, De Niro’s paunchy Al Capone put a baseball bat to foul use, but Sean Penn’s Mickey Cohen has even more lurid enthusiasms: dining on roast peacock, quoting Bela Lugosi’s Dracula, world-class swearing … Penn, wearing a prosthetic beak, has the time of his life… “Gangster Squad is perfectly decent entertainment: it possesses a frequently witty script, a roster of likable, coollooking stars, fizzy choreography and Sean Penn out-hamming Mr. Pricklepants. Yet there’s the lingering feeling that this is a safe studio film a s

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opposed to a story that was burning to be told. Every beat is hit with mechanical efficiency, rather than taking risks and roaring with ambition.” Nick de Semlyen, Empire (UK) Anti: “The period thriller Gangster Squad plays like an untalented 12-year-old’s imitation of Brian DePalma’s The Untouchables. Josh Brolin is the two-fisted cop who won’t follow the rules if that means turning a blind eye to injustice – and are you noticing that even my own language is clichéd, as if the picture’s lack of inspiration were a contagion?... “Nick Nolte – the actor fatted, dead-eyed, reeking with self-disgust – is the one police superior who wants to take back LA and so prevails upon Brolin to assemble a team of … what’s the word I’m looking for? Untouchables. The once-electric Anthony Mackie channels Will Smith at his most unthreatening. In the Sean Connery part, Robert Patrick gets lost behind his walrus mustache. Young, idealistic Michael Pena wants in and Brolin lets him stay because … I can’t think of a reamovi needs son except the movie Spanis name an actor with a Spanish to entice the Latino action crowd. The only vivid one is t Giovanni Ribisi as the tech in wizard, the actor’s ingrained bubble of weirdness protectfus ing him from the fusillade of bad dialogue… “The director, Ruben Fleischer, made the mysteriZom ously well-liked Zombieland, which cannibalized George myt Romero’s zombie mythos the way Gangster Squad cannibalizes DePalma’s Chicago. C There isn’t a frame in the film anythin other that looks like anything mo than a third-rate movie. Deoperat granPalma gave us operatic dinne theatdeur; Fleischer, dinner er with an overqualified cast. empow This is a movie empowered by top agents, the ones who tell th they a Gosling or Stone that need to mix crowd-p crowd-pleasing, big-cheque studio act action pictures with finer, lower budget, a more serious films – and then acto from discourage those actors doing said serious films unobvi less the roles are obvious Oscar bait. wors thing “Maybe the worst Squa is that about Gangster Squad it isn’t egregiously terrible, that it’s competent enough to make some viewer viewers say, ‘It was dumb but I enj enjoyed it’. Whenever that happe happens at a movie like this, an an angel dies somewhere. There ar are plenty of dumb movies tha that leave you more alive; this o one puts a hit on your soul.” Ne York David Edelstein, New (US)

Playing for Keeps Directed by: Gabriel MucGabriele cino Starrin Starring: Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid, Catheri Catherine Ze-

Gangster Squad

ta-Jones US 2012, 105 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 George (Gerard Butler) is a former football (a.k.a. ‘soccer’) star who’s fallen on hard times. He’s hoping to become a sports commentator on TV – but meanwhile visits his exwife Stacie (Jessica Biel) and starts coaching his 9-year-old son’s soccer team as a way to get his life together. Alas, his attempts to become an adult are met with challenges from the attractive soccer moms who pursue him at every turn, including Denise (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who’s herself a former sportscaster.

WHAT THE CRITICS SAID Mixed: “There really is no point to seeing Playing for Keeps unless you would like to have sex with Gerard Butler, or would like to be Gerard But-

ler, or think, at least, that life inside his shoes would be interesting. As a movie, it’s not much. But it’s the best showcase for his charm that Butler has ever had. “In fact, the movie doesn’t merely showcase his charm; its deficiencies work to highlight it. An hour into Playing for Keeps, you might wake up to realise vaguely that nothing much has happened, but you might also realise that it has taken a full hour to notice, and start to mind. Until then, it’s pleasant enough to watch this guy ambling and stumbling through life, and the fact that a succession of beautiful co-stars – Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Judy Greer and Catherine ZetaJones – are ambling along with him doesn’t hurt one bit.” Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle (US) Anti: “It is truly baffling that all the talented, acclaimed actors involved actually read this script and then agreed to devote their time to this movie, especially given its uncomfortably flagrant misogynistic streak. Judy Greer, Catherine

Zeta-Jones and Uma Thurman couldn’t possibly need work this badly. And yet, here they are as soccer moms shamelessly throwing themselves at Gerard Butler and his tousled, manly mane… “The men don’t fare much better. Dennis Quaid is singularly manic and skeevy as Thurman’s husband, a flashy high roller with a wicked jealous streak. And Stacie’s personality-free fiancé (James Tupper) apparently has no job, friends or interests, but rather hangs around the house all day waiting to answer the front door disapprovingly when George arrives to pick up his son. “The one woman with an actual backbone and sense of values in this movie is Biel’s character. Unfortunately, she’s also rendered as bland, conservative and, oddly, a little frumpy. It’s difficult to tell what sort of magic these two forged together years ago and flat-out impossible to care whether they’ll reconcile, although – spoiler! – that’s just one of the many elements of the lazy, formulaic game plan in play here.” Christy Lemire, Associated Press

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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 RIO PAPHOS: 26207000

NICOSIA Gangster Squad (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 7.50 and 10.15pm Playing for Keeps (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 11.10am, 1.15pm and 3.25pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30, 8 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 5.30, 8 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 11.10am, 1.20pm and 3.30pm Upside Down (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.50pm

Anna Karenina (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.10pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) (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 Hotel Lux (in German and Russian, with English subtitles) Cine Studio, tonight at 9pm, Sunday at 8pm, Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm, presented by the Friends of the Cinema Society. Tel: 96-420491, www.ofk.org.cy

Love in the End (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.25pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 11.10am, 1.20pm and 3.25pm

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

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

LIMASSOL Gangster Squad (18) Rio 4 at 7.45pm; Rio 3 at 10.10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 7.50 and 10.15pm Playing for Keeps (K) Rio 5 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 3.30 and 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.25pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) Rio 2, weekdays at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends at 6.15, 8 and 10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30, 8 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.30pm

Upside Down (K) Rio 4 at 10pm Love in the End (K) Rio 1 (in Greek) at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 3.30 and 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.25pm Argo (12) Rio 6 at 10.10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm The Impossible (12) Rio 6 at 8pm, weekends also at 3.20 and 5.30pm Anna Karenina (K) Rio 3 at 7.45pm, weekends also at 5pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.10pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 4 (in Greek), weekends only at 2.30, 4.15 and 6pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) (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

Argo

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 only at 3.20pm

Argo (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 7.45pm

Indignados (in various languages, with Greek subtitles) Rio 5, Monday at 8.30pm, presented by the Limassol Cine Club. www.cinelesxi.org

The Impossible (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 10.10pm

LARNACA

PAPHOS

Gangster Squad (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.15pm

Gangster Squad (18) Rio 5 at 5.15, 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 3pm

Playing for Keeps (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 8 and 10.15pm, weekends also at 3.25pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.30, 8 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Upside Down (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.50pm Love in the End (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.30, 8 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.25pm

Playing for Keeps (K) Rio 4 at 5.30, 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 3.30pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) Rio 1 at 5.30, 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Upside Down (K) Rio 2 at 7.30pm, weekends also at 5.30pm Love in the End (K) Rio 7 (in Greek) at 5.45, 7.30 and 9.45pm Argo (12) Rio 6 at 9.45pm

Argo (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 7.45pm

The Impossible (12) Rio 3 at 5.15, 7.30 and 9.45pm

The Impossible (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.10pm

Anna Karenina (K) Rio 6 at 5 and 7.30pm

Anna Karenina (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 10.10pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) (in Greek) at 5.30pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Hotel Transylvania (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends only at 3.20pm

Gambit (K) Rio 2 at 9.45pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 3 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm Finding Nemo 3D (K) Rio 7 (in Greek), weekends only at 4pm Hotel Transylvania (K) Rio 6 (in Greek, in 3D), weekends only at 3.15pm

listings Today

Tomorrow

Music

Music

The Faces of Love Concert with English and Greek love songs featuring Elli Paspala and pianist Takis Farazis February 22. Rialto Theatre, Limassol. 8.30pm. Tel: 77-777745. www.rialto.com.cy

A String of Pearls Paphos Voices present musical gems from the world of opera and operetta. February 23. The Palia Ilectriki Centre, Paphos. 7.30pm. €5. Profits will be donated to local charities. Tel: 99771548/99-0065286

Back to the 90s DJ Mario plays the hits of the 90s. February 22. 7 Seas, Columbia Plaza, 223 St. Andrews Street, Limassol. 10.30pm. Free. Tel: 25-278000 Alkistis Protopsalti Famous Greek singer performs live with new and old songs accompanied by George Perris. February 22. Lanitis Carob Mill Complex, Vasilissis Street, Limassol. 10pm. €40 including first drink. E-tickets: www.tickethour.com.cy

Other Events Open Coffee Cyprus in Limassol An informal, open meeting for people interested in technology, internet, entrepreneurship and start-ups, today’s theme: Sea, Sun and Startups. February 22. Theatre Ena, (B Municipal Market) Limassol. 6pm. Free. In Greek. Tel: 96-458399

Theatre Aladdin Limassol Theatre Arts School (LTAS) presents its big annual performance. February 23-24. Limassol Theatre Arts School, 13 Panathineon Street, Ayia Zoni. 3pm & 6.30pm. €10 adults/€5 children. Tel: 99-784927/99-324123. limassol. arts@gmail.com, admin@limassolarts. com. www.limassolarts.com

Other Events Charity Casino Night Sumptuous four course dinner including wine, soft drinks and coffee complimentary casino chips to start the evening (all proceeds for St Michaels Hospice). Black tie optional. February 23. Elea Golf Club, Paphos. 7pmMidnight. €65. Tel: 99-387311, mail@ in-any-event.biz. www.in-any-event.biz

Fine Art Students Intervention at the Cyprus Museum Photographic intervention by students within the framework of the exhibition anThrOPOS: Faces of Cyprus through the Ages an exhibition that explores the human and the face. February 23, 11am until March 3. Special Exhibition Hall of the Cyprus Museum, 1 Museum Street, Nicosia. Visiting Hours: Tuesday-Friday: 8am-4pm. Saturday: 9am-4pm. Sunday: 10am-1pm. Monday: closed. Tel: 22-865854. Email: antiquitiesdept@da.mcw.gov. cy. Website: www.mcw.gov.cy/da

Ongoing Other Events 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. For more information: 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: 10am1pm and 4pm-6pm. Saturday: 10am1.30pm. Tel: 99-311225

Theatre Trelantonis Stage 018 of THOC presents a classic work of Greek literature by Penelope Delta. Until February 23. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. 6pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-864300 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 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 Shear Madness Popular Cypriot actor and director Loris Loizides returns with an adaptation of one of the longest-running non-musical plays in the world. Until March 17. Pantheon Art Cinema, 29 Diagorou Street, Nicosia. Every Saturday and Sunday at 8.30pm. €20. In Greek. Tel: 70-001910/22-675787 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 Shakespeare in an Hour Pirasmos Productions presents a theatrical comedy directed by popular Cypriot actor and director Loris Loizides. Until March 29. Pantheon Art Cinema, 29 Diagorou Street, Nicosia. Thursday and Friday at 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 70-001910

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

The Children of Cain Theatro Ena presents the psychological thriller by Andreas Thomopoulos. Until March 31. Theatro Ena, 4 Athinas Avenue, Nicosia. Every Friday through Sunday at 8.30pm. In Greek. €15/12. Tel: 22-348203

Exhibitions 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. MondaySunday: 10am-7pm. Tel: 22-128157 Social Contract Solo painting exhibition by Avraam Christou. Until February 28. Alpha Gallery, Makarios Avenue & 3 Papanikoli Street, Nicosia. Monday-Saturday 10.30 am-1pm and 4.30pm-7.30pm. Tel: 22-75132 /99-303366

CYPRUS MAIL Friday, February 22, 2013

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 gears up for cycling

CYPRUS’ answer to the Tour de France, The Tour of Cyprus (ToC), makes a return next month. The sport once dominated by Europeans is now quite popular here in Cyprus. The Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España are traditionally the premier cycling events, but races on the island are gaining momentum and credibility. As one of the largest bike races in Cyprus, the spotlight is likely to elevate cycling both as sport and recreation. Pedalling into the city of Limassol, ToC is a professional multi-stage, endurance, Tour de France style event open to professional and amateur riders. Limassol will be hosting this three-day, long distance cycling event from March 30 and aims to encourage international cyclists to live their passion outside of their country and enable them to discover new horizons, in terms of both sport and culture. At the same time ToC has the added dimension of promoting charity

Tonight Other Events Brewing new ideas THINKING outside the box takes your ideas further, but you’ll need a solid platform on which to stand on. Cyprus has turned into a hub of dynamic, mainly young people who are interacting with social media, new technologies and start-ups. Technology provides entrepreneurs with new tools to improve the efficiency and productivity of their business, or with new platforms on which to build their ventures. In turn, entrepreneurs fuel technological innovation by developing new or improving existing products. And while we may want to meet the challenges ahead, take advantage of the opportunities created by technology and produce some changes: in the economy, society and our daily lives, until now there

organisations by raising funds for their noble goals. Cyprus has over the last few years built up a fairly large community of committed bikers. Many clubs that encourage the sport have sprung up. Podilatokinisi Cyprus Cycling Association has been especially active in promoting the sport by organising city events consistently and encouraging folks to join in. In 2013 cyclists will complete a three day tour of approximately 300km. There will be two groups. Group A and Group B, or the FUN group. Group A (racing group) ride will include certain long sections. Group A will use only road bikes. Group B riders will do the same routes with lower speeds without any time constraints. Group B riders have the option to complete as many stages or distance as they wish or feel fit. Group B can use any type of bike. Riders from any group can enter the bus or a support car if they wish

hasn’t been a platform m that can accommodate ate and express one’s ideas eas and visions. That’s where Open Coffee Cyprus comes, with an informal, mal, open meeting for people ople interested in technology, logy, internet, entrepreneurship urship and start-ups. Though the name Open pen Coffee Cyprus may sound ound misleading - coffee maybe served but its s not exactly the pointt of the event - it’s all about out brewing those innovative ative ideas and turning them into a reality. Today, Theatro Ena in Limassol is hosting a meeting with the theme: Sea, Sun and Startups, which aims to create a communication platform for technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. The event hopes to bring together bloggers, developers, tech lovers, internet geeks, marketers, communications professionals, nerds, journalists, young businessmen and in general people who want to learn more about the latest technological developments. Conducted in Greek, the speakers

to interrupt at any time or due to emergency. By popular demand from riders of previous tours and for more efficient and less complicated logistics all three stages will begin from and finish at the base hotel in Limassol. Each stage/day will be circular and towards different orientation every time. That is to say, there will be a stage towards the mountainous area, north of Limassol, a stage towards the east with a flatter terrain and finally a stage towards the west. Detailed routes and maps of the stages will be uploaded on the website and on FaceBook in the next few days. Each stage takes riders through the beautiful landscape of Cyprus. There are also sections of the Tour that include rides through picturesque villages. Winners of each stage of the Tour in both men and women categories plus the overall ToC winners will win prizes and free participation next year.

include: Giorgos Gatos - Ininclude crediblue, Open Coffee Thescredib saloniki, TEDxThessaloniki, saloni Alexandros Trimis – Dopios, Alexa Dimitris Melahrinos - SpitoDimit gatos.gr, Andreas Vourkos & gatos. Vassilios Mitrousis of Pollfish Vassili Michalis Economou & and Mi Argyris Argyrou of AtYourService. Open Coffee Coffe Cyprus in Limassol inform open meeting for people An informal, intereste in technology, internet, eninterested trepreneurship and start-ups, today’s treprene Sea Sun and Startups. February theme: Sea, 22. 22 Theatre Ena, En (B Municipal Market) Limassol. 6pm. Free. In Greek. Tel: 96458399. Email: info@opencoffeecyprus. org. www.opencoffeecyprus.org/2013/02/

On The Scene Exhibition In a constant state of flux CHIAKI Kamikawa Contemporary Art Gallery in Paphos

Due to popular demand the organisers of the Tour are extending the registration period for a few more days. Only a small number of slots are still available, currently there are only six and entries will be on a first-come first-served basis. The Sign-in and Technical Briefing will take place on March 29 at the Tour’s Hotel in Limassol. Sign-in desk will be open from 2pm to 7pm. The technical briefing will be open from 7pm to 8pm. Tour of Cyprus – Cycling Challenge Three-day multi-stage endurance style event, approximately 300km, with charity bent. March 30-April 1. Arsinoe Hotel, 62 Amathous Avenue, Limassol. 9am-7pm. March 29: Sign-in and Technical Briefing at the Tour’s Hotel in Limassol. Sign-in desk open from 2pm to 7pm & technical briefing open from 7pm to 8pm. €40/285. Tel: 22-315656. info@tourofcyprus. com. www.tourofcyprus.com/en/2013

continues its screenings of video work presentations entitled Stories in Screen. Divided into three separate weeks, each artist presents their works for one week only. Week Two begins today with the latest video work by Yiannos Economou, entitled Dancing Landscapes. The title is borrowed from the complex system analysis which suggests that nothing is constant, everything is in a flux and interconnected. It also suggests that any attempt to predict a value at a future point will need to take into account shifts in all other values in the meantime. In this video, the artist explores his immediate environment in Cyprus which ranges from people, everyday activities and modest objects to extravagant landscapes and natural phenomena. Each shot is shown with the texts that describe political, economic and social events of the world which took place on each day of the shooting. By using the poetic assemblage of everyday images, the artist aims to avoid a representational mode while staying connected

By Ledha Socratous

with the world by means of the mimecry powers of the camera and microphone. In Week Three, duo Sylvia Nicholaides and Nicholas Iordanou present their work called About Us. Stories in Screen A series of video work presentations. Until March 15. Chiaki Kamikawa Contemporary Art Gallery, 10 Solonos, Paphos MondayFriday: 10am-1pm and 4pm-6pm. Saturday: 10am-1.30pm. Tel: 99-311225

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

Friday, February 22, 2013 CYPRUS MAIL

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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.

11.00 11.30

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

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CYBC 2 07.00 08.00 16.30 17.00 18.00 18.50 19.00 19.10

Apo Mera Se Mera Entehnos Local cultural show.

16.00 18.00 18.15

Mazi Sto CyBC News Kaftes Piperies

18.45

Paizoume Kypriaka

20.10 21.00

19.20

22.30

News Patates 8 Local satirical show, using comedy sketches and embarrassing TV clips to skewer local politicians.

22.00

Tete A Tete Tasos Tryfonos interviews Greek celebrities from the world of showbiz.

23.00 23.30 23.45

Local Sketch (rpt) News Repeats

07.50 08.40

NRG Zone FILM: Come Rain, Come Shine

Top Gear Sixteenth season. Episode 1: Jeremy Clarkson subjects the Skoda Yeti to a thorough examination, while Richard Hammond charts the evolution of the Porsche 911 by pitting the current Turbo cabriolet against its oldest relative - and the power of gravity. Elsewhere, James May takes the Ariel Atom V8 for a spin on the test track, another celebrity gets behind the wheel of the Reasonably Priced Car, and the Cool Wall returns.

Moiraia Fengaria Local drama series inspired by Maro Kranidioti’s book ‘Otan i Moira Apofasizei’.

20.00 21.15

06.20 06.50 07.00

A working-class man is determined to keep his family afloat - emotionally and financially when they lose virtually everything. Drama, starring David Jason. 2010.

Live cookery show. Local game show, asking questions having to do with Cypriot dialect.

NRG Zone Kids’ TV FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine Kati Psinetai (rpt) Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish Dogs 101 (rpt) A guide to different types and breeds of dog featuring expert opinions from trainers, groomers and vets.

Current affairs show.

15.30

ANTENNA

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Repeats

09.30 10.25 11.15 12.10 13.00 13.20 14.00 14.50 15.45 16.40 17.30 17.40

Proini Enimerosi Me Agapi Idiaitera Yia Klamata (rpt) Akros Oikogeneiakon (rpt) Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Panselinos (rpt) Ekeino To Kalokairi (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) To Kafe Tis Haras Deligianneio Parthenagogeio (rpt) Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) Metrita A Sto Lepto Vals Me 12 Theous (rpt)

MEGA 06.00 06.30 07.00 10.00

Lifestyle programme features entertainment, music and more. Hosted by real-life couple Giorgos Liagas & Fay Skorda.

12.45 14.00 15.00 16.00

Enimerosi Tora Kelmmena Oneira (rpt) Eheis Meson Yia Sena

18.00 18.20

News Master Chef

Local talk-show.

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

19.30

Tin Patisa (rpt) Niose Me News Oneiropagida Laikes Paraskeves News Sports News Dancing With The Stars (rpt) Celebrities and pro dancers train and compete in a ballroom dancing competition.

02.30 03.20 04.40

08.20 10.30 11.20 12.00 14.30 15.20 17.15 18.00 18.05 18.45 19.30 20.20 21.25 22.30 23.30

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Oi Vasiliades

News Klemmena Oneira Mousiko Kouti - Live Greek game show, with contestants tested on their music knowledge.

00.00 00.10 01.00 03.00 04.20

News Gimnoi Angeloi (rpt) Yia Sena (rpt) Enimerosi Tora (rpt) Proino Mou (rpt)

00.10 00.15 01.20 02.10 03.30 04.00 04.30

Erotas Kleftis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

Eleni Mila Mou (rpt) Vassiliki (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Efta Ouranoi kai Synnefa Alites (rpt) Magazino Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama Anna Paola Efta Ouranoi kai Synnefa Alites News Aspra Balonia Oikogeneiakes Istories CSI: NY Fifth season. ‘Page Turner’. The team embarks on a desperate search to find the source of a radioactive substance that has claimed lives at a Maroon 5 concert, and hospitalised Sid. Evidence leads them to the New York library - and the finger of suspicion soon points to a former employee.

New daily family comedy based on the Argentinian sitcomtelenovela Los Roldan.

With News at 18.00.

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Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Retire (rpt) Nea Mera Proino Mou

SIGMA

News Istories Tou Astinomou Beka (rpt) Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) Mono Mia Fora (rpt) Se Fonto Kokkino Ta Hrisopsara (rpt) Eleni (rpt)

PLUS TV 06.45 07.20 07.50 09.00 09.30 10.55 11.50 12.30 13.00 15.30 17.00 17.50 19.40

Star News Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Mila (rpt) Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) Kids’ TV Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kids’ TV To Kleidi Fotis Maria Live Mila Discussions about various issues based on a woman’s life (men, relationships, sex, kids etc.).

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Exelixeis Stin Showbiz FILM: Death At A Funeral A man’s plan to give his father a dignified funeral is wrecked by family conflicts and surprise revelations. Black comedy, with Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes. 2007.

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LTV Sports News Star News Repeats

Kids’ TV 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.

19.15 19.50 20.05 21.00

News Sports Time O Anthropos Tis Thalassas FILM: Cake A travel writer improves her love life when she becomes an editor for her father’s wedding magazine. Romantic comedy, starring Heather Graham. 2005.

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FILM: Cape Fear thriller, starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte and Jessica Lange. 1991. See Pick Of The Day.

FILM: Born To Win A drug addict finds his attempts to fuel his self-destructive habit land him in all manner of trouble. Black comedy drama, starring George Segal. 1971.

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CAPITAL

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FILM: Big Trouble In Little China A dim-witted but fearless trucker battles a ghostly sorcerer to rescue a friend’s fiancee in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Comedy fantasy adventure, with Kurt Russell. 1986.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Novacinema1, 18.50)

01:05 The Weakest Link 01:50 EastEnders 02:20 Doctors 02:45 Keeping Up Appearances 03:15 Last Man Standing 04:05 Doctor Who Confidential 04:20 Gavin & Stacey 04:50 Friday Night Dinner 05:15 Beautiful People 05:45 Keeping Up Appearances 06:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 Little Robots 07:10 Nina and the Neurons 07:25 Gigglebiz 07:40 Spot’s Musical Adventures 07:45 The Large Family 07:55 Me Too! 08:15 Little Robots 08:25 Nina and the Neurons 08:40 Gigglebiz 08:55 Spot’s Musical Adventures 09:00 The Large Family 09:10 Me Too! 09:30 Keeping Up Appearances 10:00 Mastermind 10:30 The Weakest Link 11:15 EastEnders 11:40 Doctors 12:10 New Tricks 13:05 Last Man Standing 13:50 Gavin & Stacey 14:20 Mastermind 14:50 The Weakest Link 15:35 EastEnders 16:05 Doctors 16:35 New Tricks 17:25 Gavin & Stacey 17:55 Keeping Up Appearances 18:25 The Weakest Link 19:10 EastEnders 19:40 Doctors 20:10 New Tricks 21:00 The Old Guys 21:30 The Stephen K Amos Show 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 14:05 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 Cross Country Skiing: World Championship 10:45 Nordic Combined Skiing: World Championship 12:00 Ski Jumping: World Cup Germany 13:30 Cross Country Skiing: World Championship 14:45 Nordic Combined Skiing: World Championship 16:45 Ski Jumping: World Championship 20:00 Nordic Combined Skiing: World Championship 21:00 Stihl Timbersports Series: World Championship Norway 22:00 Boxing 00:00 Ski Jumping: World Championship 02:15 All Sports: Watts

05:40 Desperate Housewives 06:25 Bones 07:10 Melissa & Joey 07:35 Last

Man Standing 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 08:50 Tough Love Miami 09:40 Desperate Housewives 10:25 Bones 11:10 Melissa & Joey 11:35 Scrubs 12:00 Happy Endings 12:25 Don’t Trust The B...In Apartment 12:50 Glee 13:40 Grey’s Anatomy 14:30 Tough Love Miami 15:20 Desperate Housewives 16:05 Bones 16:50 Melissa & Joey 17:15 Scrubs 17:40 Grey’s Anatomy 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 Scrubs 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 Scrubs 03:35 Friends With Benefits 04:00 Grey’s Anatomy 04:50 Tough Love Miami

07:30 Lesbian Vampire Killers 09:00 Hollywood Buzz 09:30 L’ Etoile Du Soldat 11:30 Deceived 13:30 Flirting With Flamenco 15:15 Ladyhawke 17:30 Greetings From The Shore 19:30 Hollywood Buzz 20:00 Ltv Sports News 21:00 Taking Lives 23:00 Burlesque 01:05 Hustler Tv 03:00 Sins Of The Mother 04:45 50/50 06:30 Ltv Sports News

07:00 Kids TV 17:00 K9 Nation 17:30 Planet Speed 18:00 Barclays Premier League World 18:30 Nba Action 19:00

cording To Jim 04:30 According To Jim 04:55 Mentalist The 05:40 Underbelly Nz: Land Of The Long Green Cloud 06:30 Harry’s Law

La Liga World 19:30 2011 American Le Mans Series 20:30 Global Rallycross Championship 21:30 Best Premier League Games 22:00 World Football Rivalries 23:00 Planet Speed 23:30 Barclays Premier League Preview 00:00 La Liga Show 2012-13 00:30 Winter X-Games Europe 02:00 La Liga Review 2012-13 03:00 Nba 2012-13 (Live) 05:30 K9 Nation 06:00 World Football Rivalries

07:15 Two And A Half Men 08:00 Friends 08:30 Closer, The 09:15 Five Days 10:20 Chuck 11:05 Borgias I, The 12:55 Supernatural 13:35 Two And A Half Men 14:25 Closer, The 15:10 Five Days 16:15 Big Bang Theory The 16:40 According To Jim 17:25 Mentalist The 18:10 Underbelly Nz: Land Of The Long Green Cloud 19:00 Harry’s Law 19:45 Gossip Girl 20:30 Friends 21:00 Fringe 22:30 C.S.I. Miam 23:15 Bones 00:05 Machete 02:00 Election 03:45 Big Bang Theory The 04:10 Ac-

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By Preston Wilder

‘Happy Birthday’ Drew Barrymore (Novacinema2, from 20.05) How old is Drew Barrymore today? I’ll give you a hint: E.T. was made in 1982 - and of course Drew was just a little girl at the time, no more than six or seven, which would place her somewhere in her late 30s in 2013 (she actually turns 38). For a while, it didn’t look like she was going to make it - she had drug and alcohol problems for most of her teens - but she’s come through and is now a unique movie presence, a romantic lead (she does lots of rom-coms) who’s nonetheless boisterous and a bit of a tomboy. The only snag is that she hasn’t made too many good films but Nova find a decent double-bill from the late 90s,

with bright teen comedy Never Been Kissed (Drew as a reporter posing as a high-school student for an undercover exposé) followed by Ever After, a slightly revised, Girl Power take on Cinderella. Neither film is exactly a classic - the best Drew Barrymore doublebill would’ve been E.T. and Whip It, her only film as a director - but four hours of Drew is still quite a welcome prospect. Made in 1999 and 1998, respectively.

Cape Fear (Capital, 22.45) It’s a good night for bad teenage girls, wild child Drew Barrymore followed by naughty nymphet Juliette Lewis, the most memorable part of this Martin Scorsese action thriller. Robert De Niro is also quite

memorable (he and Lewis both won Oscar nominations) as Max Cady, a totally evil criminal (“a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist,” according to the synopsis) who’s released from jail after 14 years and goes after the family of the small-town lawyer (Nick Nolte) who botched his defence. That family includes suspicious wife Jessica Lange and 15year-old Juliette (the actress was actually a bit older), whose burgeoning sexuality is easy prey for demonic, deceptively charming Cady - and the scenes between them crackle with tension but the rest is disappointing, an “overblown horror-schlocker” (to quote Time Out) that builds to an all-stops-out climax. Most disgusting scene: the cheek biting. Made in 1991.

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1 Another man’s meat is his poison (10) 2 Wrongly aligned at the front (7) 3 Associate for the whole year (4) 4 Settle down at home with the Parisian (6) 5 Indian city’s long riding breeches (8) 6 Many a fine filament on the seat (5) 8 Type of surgery on hospital furnace! (4-6) 11 Photograph of biscuits that are highly

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CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Scrap; 4 Conduct; 8 Infant prodigy; 9 Hastened; 10 Inch; 12 Rudder; 13 Crop up; 16 Nick; 18 Pleasant; 21 Head over heels; 22 Remarry; 23 Route. Down – 1 Swish; 2 Refused; 3 Pondered; 4 Copier; 5 Noon; 6 Union; 7 Toyshop; 11 Breather; 12 Rancher; 14 Plateau; 15 Sleepy; 17 Charm; 19 Taste; 20 Door.

QUICK: Across – 1 Licit; 4 Copycat; 8 Temperamental; 9 Evensong; 10 Crib; 12 Fedora; 13 Jersey; 16 Rope; 18 Spectrum; 21 Specification; 22 Winning; 23 Theta. Down – 1 Lithe; 2 Commend; 3 Treasure; 4 Cranny; 5 Poet; 6 Cuter; 7 Tallboy; 11 Penchant; 12 Foresaw; 14 Survive; 15 Spring; 17 Paean; 19 Manna; 20 Divi.

ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

If you have anything you need to discuss of importance, or even paperwork to catch up on, try to do it today rather than leaving it until the weekend. Mercury is set to rewind, but if you act promptly, you can set things in motion which are important. If there is someone you have been putting off calling, also taking action on this can help.

Financial affairs continue to need care. If news is thin on the ground today, you may also find yourself worrying why this is. In a way, you are right to be guarded. Someone may be withholding information. This can be especially so around property or mortgage issues. If you are interacting with a vendor, bank, broker or lawyer, do keep up the pressure.

You might find yourself getting some very profound insights today. Call it instinct, call it psychic vibe, but it is not a good time to ignore your hunches. You can also feel much more sensitive than usual around home and family matters. If this is an area that has seemed uncertain, or you have lost focus around, be sure to tune into key people.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

Even if you have been inching towards some of your key hopes this month, I think there may have been a fair amount of confusion at times. And if you find yourself pausing once more and reconsidering all your options, it wouldn’t really be a surprise. Friendships too remain fluid, with some moving in, and some out of your situation.

The way other people have related to you this month could generally be described as mixed, or should that be mixed signals? This is unlikely to be lessened by your ruler Mercury’s soon to begin three-week retrograde. But even if certain involvements turn out to be something of an odyssey, hold the notion that there is a larger truth that will eventually emerge.

Your communicational situation has been blessed with real zip this month, and at times the odd slice of blarney. Yet it now becomes vitally important to say what you mean, and mean what you say, not just today, but for the next three weeks. The stars can play tricks on all of us, so making sure that you are thinking and talking clearly is key.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

Your ruler is set to rewind for the next three weeks, in the part of your situation which influences your role in life and professional prospects. If you are interacting with life’s movers and shakers during this time, you will need to be ultra clear in all you say and do. With Neptune still creating a sense of smoke and mirrors, be as transparent as possible.

Your feelings may seem harder to disguise today. Even if you are someone who prides yourself on projecting an upbeat, positive vibe, you might find yourself wondering what people REALLY think about you. Try not to invest too much time and energy in this, but equally, making sure that you fulfil your obligations properly is also set to be key.

Money matters! Indeed, as bills have to be paid, and services contracted for. Be particularly commonsensical and business like around such matters in the next three weeks. This is also a time when you would gain by checking your bank statements carefully, or any receipts. You can be a great humanist, but humans are fallible, so be alert.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

The Moon remains with you today, of course its home zone. Now unfairly, you are often seen as the homely member of the zodiac, and whilst there may be times when you love yours, there is much more to you. Yet today if you can spend time catching up on chores, cooking, baking or rearranging, it may prove to be blissfully satisfying.

You might feel a bit restless today, but equally you can turn this to your advantage if you end up doing different things which can enliven your existence. Yet conversely, Saturn presses you to focus on key strands, and not to get distracted. Communication, always an important area, can become even more so in the next few weeks, so work hard at it.

The Moon is in a particularly warm and friendly place for you today, and with the Sun getting a foothold in your sign, you can start to feel that trends are moving more positively in your direction. Yet there can be some strands that remain somewhat stop/start, and this can continue to be so for some while. If you encounter delays, be fatalistic about it.

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ing room with parquet floor, 2 covered parking, alarm system, big covered patio, SWIMMING POOL, in a newly built area near Falcon school – Strovolos €2000 (photos in the website). 12. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, 450sq.m, central heating, full a/c, office space, separate maid’s room, big kitchen with sitting room and fireplace and all the electrical appliances, all the sitting areas viewing the garden with grass, blinds on all windows downstairs, very big bedrooms with parquet floor, main bedroom with jacuzzi, 2 covered parking spaces near Alpha Mega supermarket and English School. AVAILABLE END OF JUNE 2013 – Strovolos €2700 (H4ST1003-R), (photos on the website). 13. 3 bedr upstairs and 2 separate bedrooms in the basement luxury detached house (all the bedrooms with en suite bathrooms/shower), also separate kitchen and sitting room in the basement which also has separate entrance from the house, central heating, full a/c, solid parquet floor throughout house, big sitting and dining room with fireplace, big fully equipped kitchen with breakfast area and family room, big over flow, swimming pool with covered patio area with fully equipped bar (bbq, fridge, freezer, cooker), mature garden around the house,2 parking places, alarm system near the Cyprus Conference Centre – Platy Aglantzias €3500 (H5PAG0002-R).

14. 3 bedr +office space +attic room +separate big maid’s/ playroom in the basement semi detached house, recently renovated with big sitting and dining areas with marble floor, big kitchen with cooker and oven and family room, central heating, 3 bathrooms, 4 wc, 6 a/c units, covered parking, behind Hilton Park near the park – Engomi €1700 (H4ENG0003-R), (photos in the website) 15. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, all the bedrooms very big and all with big bathroom/ shower, sitting room upstairs, attic room with shower and wc, office space/maid’s room with shower and wc, central heating, full AC,450sq.m, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with sitting area and fitted cooker and oven, 6wc, 2 covered parking, yard with tiles and SWIMMING POOL, bbq area in a very quiet neighbourhood near CYBC ( RIK) station and near a neighbourhood park – Platy Aglantzias €2500 (H4AGZ0005-R), (photos in the website) For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225/96422225/96422226, w w w. l a n d to u r i s te s t a te s . com ***************************** LUXURY FLATS: 1. 3 bedr luxury finished spacious floor apartment with very big sitting and dining

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nished renovated this year. Laminated parke floor, and big wardrobes in the 3 bedrooms. Rent €590.00 Tel 99497576 99886775 *****************************

detailed descriptions, professional photographs. Interactive Virtual/Video Tours. Please visit our website. http:// w w w.superiorrealestatelarnaca.com 4. http://www.superiorrealestatelarnaca.com. License No. 419. LANDLORDS AVERTISE YOUR PROPERTY WITH US FOR FREE. Tel. 24815926 Email. info@superiorrealestatelarnaca.com ***************************** 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 *****************************

Gialia village, on 3 acres of property, large variety of fruit trees, extremely private with panoramic mountain and sea views, unfurnished, swimming pool, a/c and fireplace, fence around the property €550 per month ono – available from 1st of April For more info call : 99 442485 ***************************** UNIVERSAL: 1bed ground floor apartment fully furnished, airconditioning, fridge, beds common swimming pool , leather sofas, €260 p/m. For more information phone 99400697 ***************************** PEYIA, luxury villa, 3 double bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, fully or part furnished, private pool, quiet location, paved garden area, sea and mountain views. Sky satellite, euro 650 ono, please call: 99771532 – no agents ***************************** FOR LONG TERM RENT: 2 bedroom modern apartment, recently renovated-fully furnished, Chloraka- Melanos, quiet neighbourhood, communal pool, 2 covered parking space, security burglar bars throughout, 2 balcony. Sea view, central to shops. Communal fees included. 380.00eur/month. Call Maria 99 371 874 ***************************** LETYMPOU - Traditional Detached 2 bedroom Property set on a large plot with Spectacular Mountain Views, F/F to a very high standard, Wood burning Stove, outbuildings 500 Euros TALA - Modern 2 and 3 bedroom apartments U/F, P/F and F/F, some with communal pool, A/C, Separate Storage and own Parking 325 Euros TREMITHOUSA - Tradition-

al Spacious 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, and Large Mature enclosed Garden, Open Fireplace, Beautiful Fitted Kitchen, A/C, Wonderful Family Home 400 Euros TREMITHOUSA - Stunning Traditional Stone Built House 2 bedrooms, Swimming Pool, Open Fireplace, Fitted kitchen with white goods, P/T or F/F , an early viewing is highly recommended 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. Additional gas radiator heaters throughout. Spacious well equipped kitchen with top brand appliances. Downstairs guest wc. Master bedroom with ensuite. Available furnished. Views to

the sea & countryside. 3. CORAL BAY €675 detached modern 3 bedroom villa, situated close to the restaurants & beach of Coral Bay. Entry to villa on top floor offering two double bedrooms & bathroom, leading down to an open plan living area & one further bedroom & family bathroom. Enclosed mature garden with private pool. Available furnished with good furniture. website reference number: RTL_544 4. PEYIA €750 modern detached 3 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_572 5. LOWER CHLORAKA €750 spacious detached 3 bedroom villa offering stunning views of the sea. Ssituated in a quiet residential street opposite orange groves. Gated entrance, 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. Circular dining room with vaulted dome ceiling. Stunning private pool area. Available unfurnished. website reference numer: RTL_579 Tel: 97790883 office: 26271858 visit our website for many more properties w w w. m r r e n t - p a p h o s . n e t Email: info@mrrent-paphos.net

LARNACA ***************************** PYLA, quiet area village border. Three bedroom first floor apartment, bathroom, en suite. Downstairs toilet, large lounge/kitchen diner. Two balconies, rural and sea views. All mod cons, linen etc. Tastefully fitted out. €550 pcm email Sylval@cytanet.com.cy Tel 99141162/99923884 ***************************** 1 BEDROOM flat in Ermou Square area Larnaca - 2 bedroom flat in Phaneromenis area Larnaca. Call 96693375 ***************************** 1. Superior Real Estate Larnaca. Simply stunning one bedroom fully furnished property on gated development in Pyla. Available for immediate occupation. €250.00 Ref. TLL514. Tel 24815926

2. Superior Real Estate Larnaca. 3 bedroom fully furnished villa, available now Oroklini. Ref. TLL523 Please call to arrange a viewing Tel. 24815926 3. http://www.superiorrealestatelarnaca.com –LARGE RANGE OF RENTAL PROPERTIES. From studio apartments to 5 bedroom villa’s for rent, all properties have

PAPHOS ***************************** KISSONERGA, ST KONONAS AREA, 3 bedroom apartment, with elevator, private car park, a/c, stove, humidifier, private roof garden with barbeque, beautiful sea and mountain views, unfurnished, €380 o.no, please call: 99553741 ***************************** LOW COST, long term 3 bedroom bungalow, Polis area,

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

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ARMOU 2 bed Townhouse on a small complex of Townhouses in a lovely quiet and peaceful location, with small back garden, great views, communal pool, 2 bedrooms with en suites + guest WC. Pets welcome. Offered unfurnished Ref: 1204 €370 AYIA MARINOUDA a 3 bedroom villa with an additional loft room conversion with en suite. Property has a downstairs bedroom, sitting/dining area, separate utility area with granite work tops, 2 bedrooms on the top level master en suite. Central heating, AC, fly screens, private pool, en-

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closed and fenced garden. Ref: 1199 €900 MESOGI 4 bedroom villa with private 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.

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with ensuite. Family bathroom and storage cupboard. Stairs up to roof garden with panoramic views. Outside there is a feature pergola, swimming pool and landscaped gardens. €700.00 a month. 3. GIOLOU– 5 bed unfurnished villa consisting of 3 bed, 2 bath main house (bungalow) with self-contained 2 bed apartment with own entrance. Main house, open plan living area, beamed ceilings with feature fireplace. Dining space and kitchen. 3 bedrooms, master with en-suite and family bathroom. Covered balcony with sea and rural views, swimming pool and garden areas. Lower level apartment reached via the main house or separate entrance. Large open plan living area, kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. €850.00 per month 4. TALA - 3 bed 3 bath quality furnished villa. Set in enclosed gardens the villa consists of open plan living area with dining space. Fully fitted kitchen with all appliances, door to rear garden. Storage room. Ground floor bed room with adjacent shower. Stairs to two double bedrooms both en-suite, one with Jacuzzi tub. Small seating area with adjacent balcony. Pool and off street parking. 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. 6. UNIVERSAL AREA. 2 bed, 2 bath fully furnished penthouse apartment. Living area with dining space. Doors out to massive balcony area overlooking the pool and gardens. Fitted kitchen. 2 double bedrooms, master bedroom has ensuite shower. Family bathroom. A/C, Comm pool and parking. €450.00 a month or offers. 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. Master bedroom very large with en-suite shower. Family bathroom. Private pool, gardens, shutters. €550.00 per month or close offers only. 8. CHLORAKAS– 2 bed 1 bath large furnished apartment in quiet area. Spacious open plan living area with doors out to balcony. Good sized modern fitted kitchen and breakfast area. Small balcony off the kitchen. Two double bedrooms. Family bathroom. Offstreet parking, comm pool. €380.00 per month. FOR FULL LISTINGS OF A PA R T M E N T S/ TOW N -

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Friday, February 22, 2013 CYPRUS MAIL

Sport IN BRIEF Injured Serena pulls out of Dubai

Pedal to the metal: the double world champion, ending a long absence from the cockpit, has been training ‘like an Olympic athlete’ say Ferrari

Alonso happy with new Ferrari By Alan Baldwin FERNANDO Alonso drove Ferrari’s new Formula One car for the first time in Barcelona this week and said it was on another planet compared to the tricky one he wrestled into title contention last season. The Spaniard, ending a long absence from the cockpit, clocked the third fastest time in testing at the Circuit de Catalunya. The 31-year-old, runner-up to Red Bull’s triple champion Sebastian Vettel last year, had skipped the first pre-season test in Jerez to focus on his physical preparations for the

Spaniard feeling confident on track return season starting in Australia on March 17. With the team declaring his training workouts in the gym and on the road to have been “worthy of the best Olympic athlete”, Alonso completed a total of 110 laps in the F138 with a best time of one minute 22.952 seconds. “I feel reasonably pleased with this first day and I can say I share (team mate) Felipe’s Massa opinion that the car is on another planet compared to the one we began with on the first day of testing last year,” said the

double world champion in a team release at the end of the session. Alonso said the target was to work on reliability, aiming to complete more than 100 laps each day, before focusing on performance in the final test. “I knew from looking at the Jerez data what sort of car I would find here, as in fact we know more or less what we will see at the first race in Australia, in terms of what new parts we will have and how many tenths they will produce,” he said.

“This is down to all the work done over the winter in the wind tunnel and the numerous tests which confirm the parts that are on their way will give the expected results.” Raikkonen did 44 laps, the lowest tally of any driver, with the team suffering telemetry issues that limited their track time. Vettel was fourth fastest for Red Bull in 1:22.965 with Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado, winner of last year’s Spanish Grand Prix, fifth on the timesheets in the first run for the new Williams.

“The FW35 feels like we have made a real step forward. There is still a lot to discover with the new car but this is a good starting point for us for the season,” said Maldonado. Red Bull said Vettel had been hampered early in the day by a software issue but the champion was top of the timesheets for much of the afternoon. “It’s very important for us to put good mileage on the car and that wasn’t really possible in the morning,” said the German. “We had a small software issue, I think many teams had. That wasn’t ideal but we got it fixed and after that it was another decent day.”

Poulter stunned by snowballs and sudden weather change By Mark Lamport-Stokes

A blanket of snow covers the Dove Mountain course - in the Arizona desert. Ian Poulter said it was a bizarre scene

IAN Poulter had never seen anything quite like it on a golf course, and being hit with a snowball hurled by a fellow player summed up a bizarre opening day at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Champion in Arizona in 2010, Poulter was 3up on fellow Briton Steven Gallacher after 12 holes in their firstround match when play was abandoned due to a blanket of snow at Dove Mountain. “It’s been a few years since I’ve seen snow to be honest with you,” Poulter told reporters with a smile before making his way back to his hotel. “Have a few weeks off at Christmas, relax and come back. This kind of weather makes it feel very Christmasy all of a sudden. It’s bizarre, pretty amazing. Two inches of

snow, maybe more. Incredible.” Poulter was amused to watch several caddies throw snowballs at one another before he was on the receiving end of one chucked by Swede Peter Hanson, who had not yet started his first-round match. “I’m like an elephant; I will not forget,” Poulter said while promising to seek revenge against Hanson. “I can’t tell you what they will be, but there’ll definitely be something. Revenge is sweet.” Poulter, who beat fellow Englishman Paul Casey 4&2 in the 2010 Match Play final to claim his first World Golf Championships (WGC) title, was stunned by how quickly the weather changed. “It’s absolutely remarkable to think one minute we’re playing golf, albeit it’s a little cool, and then within a space of 25 minutes, it turns from playable to cold drizzle

to sleet and to snow,” the 37year-old said. “And within an hour and a half of all that starting, you’ve got two inches of snow on the ground. It’s just bizarre.” Poulter, who is renowned for his matchplay grit and superb putting, was all square with Gallacher after five holes, then went 1up when his opponent three-putted the parthree sixth He also won the eighth and 10th, after being conceded both holes by the Scot, to take control of the match before play was called off for the day. “I’m in a nice position ... albeit Stephen has got a 15-foot birdie putt to win the 13th hole and to probably take it 2 down,” Poulter said. “I’m in the driving seat, I’d like to get out there and finish the job off, concentrate on the holes I’ve got to play and see what comes after that.”

SERENA Williams withdrew from the Dubai Championships because of a lower back injury just minutes before she was due on court for a second round match against Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli. The American’s withdrawal means that the world’s two best players are both out of the tournament after Victoria Azarenka, who beat Williams in the Qatar Open final on Sunday, also pulled out earlier in the week with a foot injury. Williams, the newly installed world number one, aims to return at the Sony Ericsson Open, which starts in Miami on March 18. “I’ve just had some back problems the past couple weeks,” Williams told a hastily arranged press conference. “I thought it would get better as the week went on but it didn’t. I don’t want to keep pushing it and make it worse.” Williams, 31, said her back also troubled her in last week’s Qatar Open. “It’s not at a level where I can compete where I feel comfortable to not make it worse,” said Williams, who came on court to apologise to fans for her abrupt withdrawal. The American’s problems appear to stem from January’s Australian Open, where she suffered a shock quarter-final loss to US teenager Sloane Stephens, having been forced to briefly leave the court for medical treatment after jarring her back.

Lance refuses interview LANCE Armstrong has said he will not agree to be interviewed under oath by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. The American, 41, admitted taking performanceenhancing drugs during his seven Tour de France wins in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. By speaking to USADA, the disgraced cyclist would have been eligible to have a lifetime ban reduced. But a statement said he “will not participate in prosecutions... that only demonize selected individuals”. Armstrong was initially given until February 6 to meet USADA officials but was allowed a further two weeks to decide whether to be interviewed.

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Sport

Wales star Coombs feeling the pressure ahead of Italy clash Lock’s debut campaign is a revelation

By Nick Said

By Andrew Baldock ANDREW Coombs has been the individual success story of Wales’ RBS 6 Nations campaign this season. But 28-year-old Newport Gwent Dragons lock accepts the pressure will be on him when the reigning champions head to Rome this weekend for an appointment with Italy. Coombs will look to deliver another high-level display, as he did against Ireland and France earlier this month, during what has been an outstanding debut campaign. There is also, though, the significant figure of AlunWyn Jones lurking on the replacements’ bench. Coombs’ Test debut came against a back-drop of injured locks, with 67 timescapped Jones, Bradley Davies and Luke Charteris all sidelined as Wales build towards their Six Nations title defence. But he has been a revelation alongside second-row partner Ian Evans, and at this stage, Jones has a fight on his hands to re-establish himself in the starting XV. “I just want to keep my game going, play as I have done in the first two games and retain my jersey,” Coombs said. “My form is good at the moment, and if I can keep

Smith backs Morkel’s replacement to shine

Ferocious: Andrew Coombs (right) will look to deliver another high-level display, as he did against Ireland and France earlier this month, for the defending Six Nations champions the jersey for this campaign then there is a tour of Japan in the summer. I am just looking to win as many caps as I can. “There is a lot of pressure on me this week, and thankfully they have put the trust in me to go back out there and hopefully put another performance in.” Coombs says there is no secret to his success, and such

a level-headed approach has won many admirers, both on and off the pitch. “I’ve just got to go there and work hard. If do that then hopefully things will happen for me,” he added. “I always base my game on work-rate. I am not the sort of player that is going to set the world on fire or make 60yard breaks. “I am there to work hard,

hit rucks, carry ball and tackle. That’s what I am trying to do.” Jones can expect some game-time in Rome, which could then give Wales’ interim head coach Rob Howley a selection headache for the final two Six Nations fixtures next month against Scotland and England. “Alun-Wyn is a fantastic player, and I have always

enjoyed watching him,” Coombs said. “His workrate is phenomenal. He is a class act, he has won 67 caps, been a British Lion and has been there and done it.” The Wales squad left for Rome yesterday, with Howley having selected an unchanged team following a first victory over France in Paris for eight years.

Australia avenge Olympic defeat By Ruslan Batenkov

Australia got a measure of revenge for losing the Olympic gold to Britain by beating their arch-rivals

AUSTRALIA got a measure of revenge for losing the Olympic gold to Britain by beating their arch-rivals in the men’s team pursuit final at the world track cycling championships. The Australian quartet of Glenn O’Shea, Alexander Edmondson, Michael Hepburn and Alexander Morgan completed the 4,000 metres at the wooden velodrome in the Belarus capital of Minsk in three minutes 56.751 seconds to clinch the gold medal. However, the result was well short of the world record of 3:51.659, set by the British at the London Games last August. Britain only had two riders, Steven Burke and Ed Clancy, returning from London, with newcomers Samuel Harrison and Andrew Tennant replacing Geraint Thomas and Peter Kennaugh. The new quartet could only manage the time

of 4:00.967 in the final. Earlier, American Sarah Hammer won her fifth world title in the women’s individual pursuit over 3,000 metres while France’s Francois Pervis clinched his first in another non-Olympic event - the men’s one kilometre time trial. Hammer crushed Australia’s Amy Cure in the final by more than eight seconds, coming home in three minutes 32.050 seconds, with another Australian Annette Edmondson taking the bronze. Hammer, who also won in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011, did not compete at last year’s championships in Melbourne. The 29-yearold, who lost the Olympic gold medal in the omnium in London by a single point, said she did not plan a big celebration. “I’m just going to call my parents at home, that’s about it. I’ll have a day’s rest, then get ready for more races over the weekend,” she said.

Pervis won the time trial, which was dropped from the Olympic programme after the 2004 Games in Athens, in one minute 00.221 seconds, with Simon Van Velthooven of New Zealand finishing second, 0.648 seconds behind, and German Joachim Eilers taking the bronze. “I was stressed out, staying at the hotel and waiting for the championships to start. But finally, I’m a world champion,” said 28year-old Pervis, who was not selected for the French Olympic team in London. “I hope to win another medal in keirin on Friday. I was second in 2009 but I’ll try to go for the gold this time.” Germany won the last gold medal on offer on the opening night of the fiveday championships, taking the women’s team sprint title by edging out China in the final by just three hundredths of a second. Britain finished third ahead of Australia.

GRAEME Smith is confident Rory Kleinveldt will show South Africa’s strength in depth when they take on Pakistan in the third and final Test at Centurion starting today. Kleinveldt comes into the side for the injured Morne Morkel, the only change for South Africa as they chase a series whitewash. It will be a fourth Test cap for the 29-year-old, who has previously filled in for the injured Vernon Philander in two Tests in Australia in November and one at home against New Zealand last month. He has taken eight wickets in those three outings at an average of above 40, but Smith said he showed enough to suggest he belonged at this level, especially after taking three for 65 in the second innings against Australia in Adelaide. “Adelaide was a big step up for Rory, the way he bounced back after a difficult debut,” Smith told reporters. “That has given him a lot of confidence and I can see the way he has grown in training. Hopefully that confidence will go into his performance over the next five days.” Remarkably for a player that has featured in 82 first class matches, this will be Kleinveldt’s first at one of South Africa’s premier venues. “There is generally a bit more swing on the Highveld, which will suit Rory, and there is good pace and bounce at Centurion. His energy at training has been good and he has bowled well in the nets,” said Smith. Smith denied his side would let their intensity drop with the series already won, suggesting they wanted to strike a psychological blow ahead of a series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi later this year. “It’s our last Test of what has been a long but successful year,” Smith said. “There has been no difference in the way we have approached the game. It has been a quick turnaround, so to stay mentally fresh and sharp in the game will be the challenge. “We are a process driven team and we attack each challenges the same each time.” South Africa won the first Test at the Wanderers by 211 runs and the second at Newlands by four wickets. Pakistan will resist the urge to experiment with their side, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said. “I think we need to play our best side; every game is important at test level ,” Misbah told reporters. “We still have to have our selection meeting but I don’t think too much will change from Cape Town.”

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Friday, February 22, 2013 CYPRUS MAIL

Sport ‘Bad boy’ Barton in verbal clash

INTERPOL chief Ronald Noble, speaking at a Kuala Lumpur conference with world governing body FIFA on combating matchfixing

Matchfixing suspect detained By Emilio Parodi and Francesca Landini

Associate of kingpin hands himself over

ITALIAN police arrested a fugitive Slovenian associate of alleged football matchfixing kingpin Tan Seet Eng yesterday after he flew in from Singapore to hand himself over, they said in a statement. The man, identified as 31year-old Admir Suljic, arrived at Milan’s Malpensa airport in the early hours to find police waiting for him after a tip-off by Singapore authorities. Police said that Suljic, who is accused of ‘criminal association aimed at sporting fraud’, had bought a one-way ticket with the intention of surrendering to the authorities. He had been on the run since December 2011 and is considered a ‘key element’

in Italy’s ‘Last Bet’ probe into match-fixing between 2009 and 2011. Police said Suljic would be taken to a prison in the city of Cremona. “His direct involvement in the international criminal group, made of Singapore nationals and people from the Balkans, has emerged from the investigation,” the police statement said. Italian prosecutors have accused Tan, also known as Dan Tan, of heading an organisation to fix football matches worldwide and Italian police have issued an arrest warrant for him. A joint inquiry by Europol, the European anti-crime agency, and national prosecutors identified about 680 suspicious matches includ-

ing qualifying games for the World Cup and European Championships, and for Europe’s Champions League. INTERPOL chief Ronald Noble, speaking at a conference in Kuala Lumpur on combating match-fixing, said Suljic was part of Singapore national Tan’s network. The international police body has declined to say if it has declared Tan an internationally wanted person, but an Italian judicial source said INTERPOL had pooled together investigations launched by authorities in countries including Italy, Germany, Spain and Turkey. Singapore says he is not wanted there, but that it is working with European au-

thorities investigating the syndicate. Singapore police said yesterday a team of four officers would be sent to INTERPOL within the next two weeks to assist in matchfixing investigations and that the city-state remained ‘committed’ in the fight against matchfixing. Singapore allows suspects to be sent only to countries with which it has an extradition treaty. Germany has such a treaty with Singapore but Italy, which made the original complaint about matchfixers manipulating Italian games, does not. Noble, who had previously told Singapore’s Straits Times newspaper it would be unfortunate if

Singapore’s ‘well-earned anti-crime reputation’ suffered from the allegations, said he did not agree with criticism that Singapore is not doing enough to fight matchfixing. “I think the case I told you about, the case that is unfolding right now, makes it clear that Singaporeans like European Union investigators and judges are required to follow their law,” he said. Experts say matchfixing is rampant in Asia, where lax regulation combined with a huge betting market have made football a prime target for crime syndicates. Last year the head of an anti-corruption watchdog estimated that $1 trillion was gambled on sport each year - or $3 billion a day - with most coming from Asia and wagered on football matches.

Limassol duo in pole position By Nemanja Bjedov

AEL thrashed AEP 4-1 in Paphos in their Cyprus Coca Cola Cup quarter-final first leg

LIMASSOL clubs AEL and Apollon were convincing in their Coca Cola Cup quarter-final first-legs after recording victories away from home over AEP Paphos and Ayia Napa respectively on Wednesday. After beating APOEL in the previous round, AEL produced another exciting cup performance as they dismantled AEP 4-1 in Paphos, while Apollon sealed a 2-0 victory over Ayia Napa in Paralimni. Orlando Sa broke the deadlock for AEL after only seven minutes at the Pafiako Stadium to put the visitors ahead, who then doubled their lead with four minutes remaining in the first half through Rui Miguel. Giorgos Sielis pulled one back for the home team in first half injury time, but

that was never going to be enough as Jorge Costa’s men scored twice more after the interval to set up the final score and take a major step towards the semi-finals. “Overall we had a very good match, but I was not very pleased with the final 15 minutes of both halves. However, we played well overall and got a result that gives us high hopes of progressing into the next round of the competition,” said Costa. At the Tasos Markou Stadium in Paralimni, Apollon managed to secure a victory over Ayia Napa with the goals coming through Fotios Papoulis - who opened proceedings in the 19th minute - and Romanian striker Romeo Surdu who set up the final score deep into injury time. “We started the match really well and as a result we scored a very good goal to

take the lead. It was expected that Ayia Napa would try to put us under pressure in the second half and although we wanted to avoid allowing them to create chances they managed to do so,” said Apollon coach Nikodimos Papavasiliou. “What we need to do is to find a way to repeat our first half performance in the second leg. We have a result that gives us a good advantage over our opponents but we must be very careful when we meet again if we want to secure our spot in the semifinals. Until then we have league matches that we want to win,” he concluded. The second leg between Apollon and Ayia Napa is scheduled for March 6, while the return leg between AEL and AEP will be played a week later, both at the Tsirion Stadium in Limassol.

JOEY Barton clashed with Olympique Marseille team mate Kassim Abdallah during training this week but the argument has been amicably settled, the English midfielder said. OM said in a statement on their website (www.om.net) that English midfielder Barton and French defender Abdallah had a “verbal clash” during a public training session, without elaborating. “During my career, I’ve seen 30 or 40 clashes on a training pitch,” Barton told OM TV. “These clashes should be dealt with in private. We are competitors... and sometimes we go a little bit too far. The most important thing is to make peace and move on - that’s what happened.” Barton arrived in France on loan from QPR following a colourful career in England during which he spent two and a half months in prison for assault during a night out in Liverpool. At the time of the attack, he was already on bail for attacking former Manchester City team mate Ousmane Dabo and he also stubbed out a cigar in the eye of a youth-team player in 2004.

Europa League Rubin Kazan Atletico Madrid (aggregate 2-1)

0 1

Cluj Inter Milan (aggregate 0-5)

0 3

Dnipro FC Basel (aggregate 1-3)

1 1

Metalist Kharkiv Newcastle (aggregate 0-1)

0 1

Genk Stuttgart (aggregate 1-3)

0 2

Lazio 2 Monchengladbach 0 (aggregate 5-3) Lyon Tottenham (aggregate 2-3)

1 1

Benfica B. Leverkusen (aggregate 1-0)

L L

Bordeaux Dynamo Kiev (aggregate 1-1)

L L

Chelsea Sparta Prague (aggregate 1-0)

L L

Fenerbahce BATE (aggregate 0-0)

L L

Hannover Anzhi (aggregate 1-3)

L L

Liverpool Zenit (aggregate 0-2)

L L

OIympiakos Levante (aggregate 0-3)

L L

Plzen Napoli (aggregate 3-0)

L L

Steaua Bucharest L Ajax L (aggregate 0-2)

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Champions League

Spanish quartet flirting with early Champions League exits

Schalke infused with fresh hope after draw

Barca: The result is tough but we have to fight. Nobody is gifting anything

By Karolos Grohmann

BARCELONA’S surprise 2-0 reverse at AC Milan on Wednesday has left all four La Liga Champions League representatives on the back foot ahead of next month’s last 16, second legs and in danger of missing out on a place in the quarter-finals. Should they all fail, it would mark the first time since 2005 that a Spanish side had not reached the last eight, when Barca and Real Madrid fell in the last 16 after Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna were eliminated in the group stage. Barca are in the most precarious position after a superbly organised Milan successfully repelled wave after wave of attacks from the 2011 winners and stopped the free-scoring Lionel Messi from producing a single shot on target. Barca’s great rivals Real drew 1-1 at home to Premier League leaders Manchester United in their first leg last week, meaning they have to score at Old Trafford to keep their dream of a 10th European crown alive. Valencia lost 2-1 at home to big-spending Ligue 1 side Paris St Germain, while Malaga, making their debut in Europe’s elite club competition, were beaten 1-0 at Portuguese club Porto. “Suspense for the Spanish Champions League teams”, was the headline in Marca sports daily yesterday. Barca were furious about Milan’s opening goal 12 minutes after half-time at the San Siro after the ball appeared to strike Cristian Zapata’s arm before Kevin-Prince Boateng swept it past Victor Valdes. However, they could have no complaints about Sulley Muntari’s fine volleyed effort in the 81st minute and they have to score at least twice against the Italians at the Camp Nou on March 12. There was a familiar pattern to Wednesday’s game,

This wasn’t in the script: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid and Lionel Messi’s Barcelona are on the back foot with Barca stroking the ball around outside Milan’s penalty area but lacking the decisive final ball. It was a similar story when they were knocked out by eventual winners Chelsea in last season’s semi-finals or at the same stage in 2010 by Milan’s city rivals Inter. World Player of the Year Messi looked a shadow of the man who has top-scored in the competition the past four seasons, while Cesc Fabregas struggled to get into the game before being replaced by the equally ineffective Alexis Sanchez just after the hour. Normally the source of much of Barca’s attacking verve, their two dangerous wing-

backs, Jordi Alba on the left and Daniel Alves on the right, were well marshalled by Ignazio Abate and Kevin Constant respectively. The statistics tell the story: Barca had 65 per cent possession, with 674 completed passes to Milan’s 261, but managed only two shots on target compared with their opponents’ six. They had not lost by more than one goal since a 3-1 King’s Cup defeat at Real Betis in January 2011 and had not been defeated by more than one goal in the Champions League since going down 3-1 to Inter at the San Siro in the first leg of the 2010 semifinals.

“This stadium is always tough,” assistant Barca coach Jordi Roura, standing in for Tito Vilanova as he recovers from throat surgery, told a news conference. “Milan had their plan,” he added. “They deployed a lot of players at the back, with a good deal of order and commitment. “It was hard for us to show our usual fluidity and depth to get through to the opponent’s goal as easily as on other occasions.” Roura criticised the state of the pitch, which he described as “a potato field” unfit for a Champions League game. “It’s true that it’s difficult for

us to play our game on such a pitch and that makes things much tougher but excuses are pointless,” Alves told reporters. “We were not up to scratch in general and that is down to the merits of our opponents and our failures, we have to improve,” the Brazil international added. “The result is a tough one but nobody is gifting anything. We have to fight, go after the game (in the return leg) and work hard. To get through we’ll have to improve.” Barca host Milan on March 12, Real play at United on March 5, Valencia are at PSG the following day and Malaga host Porto on March 13.

‘Extraordinary’ Milan thrive in new role as underdogs By Brian Homewood

Heritage: the Italians are seven-time European champions

SEVEN-TIME European champions and 18time winners of the Italian league, AC Milan are rarely cast as underdogs, yet they thrived in the role on their way to Wednesday’s shock 2-0 Champions League win over Barcelona. Despite playing at home in front of a 75,000 crowd, coach Massimiliano Allegri was clearly aware of his team’s limitations and accepted that his side would have to concede most of the possession to Barcelona. The Catalans had enjoyed 65 per cent of the ball before Milan opened the scoring in the 57th minute, just as Allegri had predicted they would before the match. But, rather like Chelsea in last year’s semifinal, Milan managed to nullify Barcelona’s attacked by pulling all their players back into the last third of the defence, creating an almost impenetrable barrier. “It was an extraordinary game from a defensive point of view as we didn’t concede anything to Barcelona,” Allegri said. A season which started disastrously has

suddenly come good for Milan as Allegri coaxes the best out of group of players who many thought would struggle to compete both domestically and in Europe. Allegri’s future was the subject of almost weekly speculation back in September and October, yet the unflappable coach is now the hero of the hour after his side became only the second this season to prevent Barcelona from scoring. “We did very well and I have to say that our coach was very, very good in my opinion,” said chief executive Adriano Galliani, who has stood by Allegri from the outset. “We played a perfect match. We did well to prevent them from getting inside the box. “President Berlusconi brought this club to the top of the world. The fans shouldn’t forget this, even when we lose to Sampdoria at home, not only when we win against Barcelona. “Winning games like this needs great fans, a great stadium, history, tradition. I remember the final that Milan lost to Real Madrid in 1958. We have a certain history and other teams look at us with a certain respect.”

SCHALKE showed they are not ready to give up on the season just yet after a 1-1 draw at Galatasaray gave them hope of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals. Schalke topped Champions League Group B after a fine start to the season but a slump at the end of last year saw them win just once in their last 11 Bundesliga games. The German team, who made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2011, may have kickstarted their campaign with a battling performance in Istanbul in the last 16 on Wednesday. The win also gave coach Jens Keller, under pressure due to their domestic slump, some much-needed breathing space. “We played a very good game and did a lot of things right,” Keller told reporters. “It was an absolute team performance. I still have a lot of fun with this team and I will continue doing my work.” While Keller’s job is still far from safe, the draw will bring much needed confidence and calmness to the Schalke squad.

STARTING POINT “When you score a goal and not lose in an away game for this competition then it is a good starting point for the second leg,” Keller said. “These are the games that bring stability back. But we are clear about how tough Galatasaray are so it is a good starting point, but nothing more and nothing less.” Keller had been feeling the huge burden of expectation in his Champions League debut but said it was coming from the media, not from the club. “I have picked to do this job and it is all about appeasing people with results like this one. Although the pressure was not coming from the club or players, it was coming from the media.” With all eyes on the Turkish team’s two new signings - Champions League winners Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder Schalke braved an early onslaught and a fiery stadium atmosphere. They cancelled out the hosts’ lead on the stroke of halftime through Jermaine Jones, who will be suspended for the return leg. Schalke also fought back against Mainz last week, twice equalising in a 2-2 draw. “It just comes to prove that Schalke are a competition team,” said goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand. “When it really matters we are there.”

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Sport Humble France ready to dig deep against ‘euphoric’ England By Jean-Paul Couret FRANCE look nothing like the team who beat Australia in November but England are the same side who humbled world champions New Zealand ahead of tomorrow’s Six Nations clash at Twickenham, according to Les Bleus. France, pre-tournament favourites with England following wins over the Wallabies, Argentina and Samoa, were stunned by Italy in their opening game and lost 16-6 to Wales at the Stade de France. “They won two games in the championship playing very well. We lost our first two games. It says it all,” captain Thierry Dusautoir told reporters this week. “England can be our grand slam. They’re in a state of euphoria. Everybody sees them win the grand slam, everybody sees us take the wooden spoon,” said manager Philippe Saint-Andre. England, who ended last year with a record 38-21 win against the All Blacks, kicked off their Six Nations campaign with a big victory over Scotland and a gutsy one in a low-scoring match in Ireland. “We are going to play against one of the best teams in the world,” flyhalf Frederic Michalak, a member of the team who lost in the 2003 World Cup semi-final to England, told reporters. South African Antonie Claassen, who earned his first France call-up last week, agreed. “They are the best team in the world right now,” he said. “Since their victory against the All Blacks, they’re a steady team who play aggressively.” France looked short of inspiration and stamina in their first two matches in the championship. But Les Bleus might never

be more dangerous than when they have their backs to the wall - the last example came at the 2011 World Cup when they reached the final after suffering an embarrassing defeat against Tonga in the group stage. “We will need to bring enthusiasm and confidence into the game,” said SaintAndre. “We will not beat England by doing nothing. Going to Twickenham is a fantastic challenge. I want to be proud of a team who will go there to give 120 per cent of what they have.” “We’re going to play with our heart, defend our colours and I hope it will go our way. It would be the icing on the cake,” said Michalak. But flanker Yannick Nyanga sounded a note of caution. “They are flamboyant, outstanding, very good in everything they set their mind to, very, very good in defence,” Nyanga, who missed the first two matches, said. “I have not seen many weak spots in their game. To be fair, I have not see any.” The experienced Nyanga, however, knows how to win at Twickenham. In 2005, he and Michalak played in the France team who snatched a last-gap 18-17 win there thanks to Dimitri Yachvili’s 74thminute penalty, the last French Six Nations win at England’s home. “It’s always special to play against England,” he said. “We will try to dig and find something we have not found yet. “France v England, at Twickenham, it’s the ideal place against the ideal rival. You can’t dream of a better stage - 80,000 supporters with all the folklore that goes with it, the atmosphere... I cannot wait.”

Pre-tournament favourites France were stunned by Italy in their opening game (above) and then lost to Wales

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TOTTENHAM BEAT LYON TO SET UP THIRD-ROUND EUROPA TIE WITH INTER Dembele (R) fired his side ahead with a blistering 90th-minute strike

Dembele fires Spurs into the last sixteen Lyon 1 Tottenham 1 Spurs win 3-2 on aggregate By Paul Hirst

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ottenham’s difficult week in Lyon ended on a dramatic high last night after Mousa Dembele fired his team in to the last 16 of the Europa League with a stunning last-minute strike. Maxime Gonalons, the Lyon captain, looked to have fired Lyon to the 1-0 win they required to advance with his first-half goal. However, Dembele popped up in the 90th minute, hammering a blistering 25-yard strike past Remy Vercoutre to set up a mouth-watering third round tie against Inter Milan. Much of the pre-match focus had been on the nasty attack by a group of 50 locals which hospitalised three Spurs fans Wednesday night. Villas-Boas’ team looked like failing to give their vocal supporters a pick-me-up after a dire first half. Dembele was one of the worst offenders. The Belgian’s passing, and that of Scott Parker, was very sloppy and Kyle Walker was giv-

en the runaround by Lisandro Lopez. Gareth Bale inspired Spurs to a first leg win with two stunning free-kicks, but he missed a golden chance to give Spurs a crucial goal in the second half, sidefooting wide while unmarked. That looked like being it for the Londoners, but Dembele provided the magic they required with just 30 seconds remaining. Villas-Boas spoke openly yesterday about how he hoped winning a second Europa League could help him find contentment after his unsuccessful 256-day reign at Chelsea, and the 35-yearold will be extremely thankful that his team remain in the competition. Clement Grenier swung in a teasing corner in the first minute, Brad Friedel was caught in two minds and Jan Vertonghen put in an emergency clearance before Lyon could pounce. Grenier tested Friedel again soon after, whipping over a looping ball, but Alexandre Lacazette could only head into the goalkeeper’s arms. Other than the lively Lewis Holtby, who was making his second start, Tottenham failed to impress. Careless defending from Benoit Assou-Ekotto allowed Lacazette to break

free down the right, but luckily for the Cameroonian, referee Wolfgang Stark brought play back for a foul. Bale was anonymous for the first 15 minutes. The first time the Welshman had a say in the course of the game was when his shoddy marking allowed Lyon to break the deadlock after 16 minutes. Walker fouled Lisandro and when Grenier clipped the free-kick to the near post, Bale turned away from Gonalons - who beat a rooted Friedel from eight yards. Walker was having a poor game at right-back. The England defender was booked soon after for fouling Samuel Umtiti. Meanwhile, Parker and Dembele were painfully slow in possession in midfield while Emmanuel Adebayor struggled up front on his own. Grenier centred the ball to the unmarked Gueida Fofana, but he laid the ball off to Bafetimbi Gomis rather than home in on goal. Lisandro shot weakly wide and Lacazette shot straight at Friedel towards the end of the first half. Spurs came out much more confidently after the break. Parker worked the ball out to Adebayor, who whipped a beautifully-shaped ball to the back post, but Bale sidefooted barely an inch wide. Lyon raced up the other

end and Tottenham needed a superb save from Friedel to deny the ever-impressive Grenier. The goalkeeper then made an error trying to clear a chipped ball over the top, but Assou-Ekotto muscled past Lacazette to retrieve the ball. The forward appealed for a penalty but it was not given. If Tottenham were going to get an equaliser, it looked like it was only going to come from Bale. Vercoutre had a nightmare trying to handle the Welshman’s swirling shots last week and he looked uncomfortable punching away two similar efforts in quick succession. Adebayor hooked the ball on to the top of the Lyon bar and Aaron Lennon had a penalty appeal turned down soon after. Clint Dempsey went close twice soon after his introduction, and it seemed Spurs were destined to fail. But Dembele dropped his shoulder to beat Grenier before hitting a powerful longrange shot beyond Vercoutre.

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