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Signs of retreat on corporate tax Increase in tax rate may be the price of avoiding haircut on bank deposits

HE GOVERNMENT appears prepared to agree to a small increase in Cyprus’ corporate tax rate to stave off IMF pressure for investors to take losses on bank deposits as part of a bailout, a source close to the talks with international lenders said yesterday. A source with direct knowledge of the government’s consultations with the lenders told Reuters that a “small” corporate tax increase could be considered by Cyprus, along with a temporary levy on capital gains. “It looks like consultations are starting to yield results, and the proper compromises are being found,” the source said. International lenders, who resumed talks with Cyprus last week, have asked the government to raise its corporate tax rate to 12.5 per cent from 10 per cent, and introduce a capital gains levy, to ensure it can repay an international bailout which it requested last year. Media reports have also suggested that Cyprus would ask Greece to use some of the funds from Athens’ EU/IMF bailout to help Cypriot banks with a presence in Greece. Athens, however, played down such talk yesterday. “There has been no speciﬁc request by the Cypriot side to Greece to contribute to the recapitalisation of Cypriot banks,” Greek government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou told reporters after President Nicos Anastasiades met Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras

in Athens yesterday. Ahead of the two leaders’ meeting, Finance Minister Michalis Sarris met his Greek counterpart Ioannis Stournaras in Athens on Sunday. “What there is is close cooperation and determination to get out of the crisis together,” Kedikoglou said. Cyprus needs up to €17 billion in emergency loans almost the size of its gross domestic product - mostly to recapitalise its banking sector, which has been hit by its exposure to debt-laden Greece. The island’s corporate tax, among the lowest in the European Union, was previously considered a no-go area but harsher alternatives mooted by international lenders appear to leave little option. Seen as more serious threats are a haircut on bank deposits and ﬁnancial transaction tax (FTT). “As a state we need to make certain choices because at the end of the day the bailout accord is necessary to avoid bankruptcy,” ruling DISY deputy chairman Averof Neophytou told the state broadcaster yesterday. “You cannot reject everything. At the end we will look at the pros and the cons, lay out priorities then decide what measures can be taken which are not destructive for the promotion of growth.” Although government sources said the European Commission has ruled out a haircut on deposits, the IMF insists on keeping the

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The economy loomed large as Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met with President Anastasiades yesterday (CNA)

Report: beauty still unjustly ‘visible’ through a grimace BEAUTIFUL people are seen as good looking even if they distort their faces into grimaces of disgust, surprise, fear or anger, according to new research. Unattractive people, on the other hand, are seen as unappealing even if they smile broadly because the underlying structure of the face is what others recognise, not the expression. But expressions can still make a small difference as a signal of whether someone is worth pursuing as a mate, the researchers found. Dr Ed Morrison, of the Department of Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, wanted to study whether attractiveness was more to do with how you look or how you present yourself.

He found facial attractiveness remained steadfast in other people’s minds, no matter what expression a person displays. Dr Morrison said: “The hard tissues of the face are unchangeable and it seems people, both men and women, can tell if the underlying structure of the face is attractive or not no matter what expression a person has on their face. “Evolutionary theory has long suggested facial attractiveness is one of the key cues of someone’s biological quality and that humans prefer an attractive face when choosing a mate.” The study did ﬁnd small differences in how others rated a person’s attractiveness based on the expression on their

face, but the variations were limited and only about half as important as variations between the people themselves. Also, happy expressions were no more attractive than neutral expressions. Dr Morrison said: “People do make decisions about the attractiveness of others based on their facial expression, but this has less to do with deciding if they are attractive and much more to do with deciding if someone is worth pursuing as a mate. “For example, disgust or contempt are a clear signal to not pursue, while smiling or neutral expressions are likely to mean mating effort will be rewarded.” The research is published in the Journal of Nonverbal Behaviour.

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ON THIS DAY MARCH 12 1930 Gandhi announces that he will lead a mass violation of the British government salt monopoly in India. As part of his policy of civil disobedience he leads a march to the sea to boil seawater to produce salt.

1964 In America, Jimmy Hoffa, president of the American Teamsters union, is sentenced to eight years in jail on bribery charges.

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Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman are married in a civil ceremony at Marylebone Register Ofﬁce in London.

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Thirteen bombs explode across Bombay, India killing over two hundred people and injuring hundreds more.

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Yehudi Menuhin one of the world’s greatest violinists dies aged 82.

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WHAT THE MAIL SAID 25 years ago, Saturday March 12, 1988 Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou said yesterday he hoped the year 2000 could be reached without a war with Turkey. Papandreou was replying in a major foreign policy debate in Parliament to opposition charges that he had changed Greece’s strategy in dealing with its old opponent Turkey during meetings with Turgut Ozal in Switzerland last month.

35 years ago, Sunday March 12, 1978 President Spyros Kyprianou yesterday gave a two-month deadline, until May 15, for the surrender of all illegally held arms. Kyprianou said those who respond to the call will not be prosecuted but after the deadline the government will launch an intense campaign for the rounding up of all arms and the law will be applied with all severity.

45 years ago, Tuesday March 12, 1968 President Johnson’s administration is bogged down in deep controversy over demands by generals for up to 40 per cent more troops for Vietnam, according to reliable reports. Informed sources said powerful civilian policy advisers were resisting requests from General William Westmoreland, the US Field Commander for 206,000 more men.

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Archbishop: church’s bank has been wrongly caught in troika net Hellenic Bank should not have been included with those needing state aid By Elias Hazou ARCHBISHOP Chrysostomos has threatened to sue the previous government for placing Hellenic Bank - of which the church is a major shareholder - in the troika’s crosshairs. The cleric revealed on Sunday that he has instructed Hellenic’s board of directors to explore the possibility of suing former finance minister Vassos Shiarly and Central Bank governor Panicos Demetriades. The prelate said these two officials were responsible for including Hellenic in the terms of reference of PIMCO, an investment company tasked with carrying out a due diligence of the Cypriot financial sector. This was despite the fact Hellenic is a healthy bank and does not require state assistance, Chrysostomos said. “Many a time the former president said it’s the banks’ fault [for the bailout]. Alright, the banks are not blameless, they are not innocent doves... but who was it that condemned the banks?” said the top cleric. He was alluding to former President Demetris Christofias, who some say sought to

pin the need for a bailout on the banks by deliberately overstating their ﬁnancial woes. Banks have expressed strong disagreement with the procedure used by PIMCO in carrying out the due diligence into their portfolios. They say that their needs were exaggerated. In its adverse scenario, PIMCO said bank recapitalisation needs were between €8 and €10 billion. Recent reports suggested Bank of Cyprus will need between €2.8 and €3.9 billion, and Popular Bank anywhere from €2.7 to €3.8 billion. Under the adverse scenario, Hellenic would require €333 million, while Greece’s Alpha bank needed €149 million. Chrysostomos took a swipe at PIMCO itself, questioning its credibility: “If it were a serious company, it should have investigated and come up with a single number [scenario]. But the fact it has come up with two numbers and two different proposals makes me suspicious,” he said. The implacable Chrysostomos also issued a warning to international creditors, who he said were placing unreasonable demands on Cyprus in ongoing bailout talks: “If their goal is to destroy us,

Suspicious over ﬁndings: Archbishop Chrysostomos then we should have the courage to tell them that we can survive on our own, with the Cyprus pound that we had before,” he asserted.

And he urged the political leadership to get tough with the troika: “We can tell them that we are entertaining thoughts of leaving the euro.”

Suspect arrested for car shooting death POLICE arrested a 28-year-old man from Larnaca on Saturday night as a suspect in last Friday’s killing of 26-yearold Stefanos Vasiliades, who died from a gunshot to the head. “The suspect was arrested in February on charges of possessing 170grams of drugs. After his release he blamed the victim for informing police,” police spokesman Andreas Angelides told the Cyprus Mail yesterday. “The suspect and the victim also had ﬁnancial differences,” the spokesman said, adding that last summer the victim had allegedly

tried to force the suspect to give him €10,000. “This pointed to a threat to the suspect,” he added. The suspect, who denies any role in the killing, has been remanded for four days. The 28-year-old was found in a Mitsubishi Pajero parked outside a mechanic’s garage on the road between Nicosia and Palechori, near to the village of Anayia. The victim had a history of being arrested for illegal possession of explosives and illegal poaching but he had not been charged with anything.

Man detained in Paphos in connection with murder of taxi driver ten years ago By Peter Stevenson POLICE in Paphos arrested a 39-year-old from Larnaca yesterday in connection with a murder ten years ago in Paphos. According to Paphos police, 48-year-old taxidriver Charalambos Pericleous from the village of Salamiou was murdered in August 2003 near Tsada. The 39-year-old, who has not been named, is being held in a Paphos holding cell until he is brought before Paphos district court later today. Recent new DNA checks on the murder weapon - a revolver - matched that of the 39-year-old suspect. His DNA had been on record after a previous unrelated arrest. In August 2003, Pericleous had been sent to collect a customer near Tsada golf course when he was shot. His body was found around 500 metres from his car by a passer-by. He had been shot three times in the chest and point blank in the head with the revolver, which police found in some bushes nearby. State pathologist Eleni Antoniou had said it was the bullet to the head that killed Pericleous. “The

shot in the head was fatal,” she said. “He also had wounds in his left hand and shoulder blade.” Police had originally believed Pericleous’ murder was connected with that of 65-year-old Michalis Zacharias in Marathounta two months earlier, since the two men worked in the same taxi ofﬁce and both died after they were asked to collect customers in remote areas. Pericleous had also been questioned by police over Zacharias’ death, as had his son, but they were released without charge. Zacharias was found dead at a construction site on the old Episkopi to Marathounta road. He had been called to pick up a customer from Episkopi but never returned. State pathologist Sofocles Sofocleous said at the time that he had been stabbed 20 times in the back and throat and bludgeoned with a stone. Police had initially believed Zacharias was killed for the large amount of cash he was carrying in his taxi. They then said the two murders could have been the result of a feud. No one was ever charged in connection with Zacharias’ murder.

Health warning over excess dust in the air THERE was an increase in the amount of dust in the atmosphere yesterday, as north-easterly winds carried sand and dust from the Sahara desert. “At 10.00am on Monday, March 11, the hourly concentration of breathable particles in ambient air, with diameter less than 10 micrometres (PM10), were between 157 and 48 micrograms per cubic metre,” the department of labour inspection, announced yesterday. As a result, it is expected that the average 24-hour concentration will exceed the corresponding limit value of 50 micrograms per cubic metre, as deﬁned by the relative legislation,” the statement said. Because of the small size of the breathable particles and their negative effect on human health, the public and especially vulnerable groups of the population - children, old people and those with respitory problems - are advised to avoid going outdoors and exercising in open spaces during this period. Also it is recommended that the workers in open spaces use appropriate means of personal protection.

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Call to give seized fake goods to those in need More than 22,000 fake products include shoes, clothes and toys By Poly Pantelides

Ministry of commerce has denied items will just be dumped at Kotsiatis

A CONSUMER group is urging the commerce ministry not to dump thousands of counterfeit goods it has seized in recent years but to give them to the needy instead. “With more and more people needing charitable help to get by, it may be time to change the system so that instead of disposing of items confiscated as part of consumer protection laws they can be given to people in need,” Loucas Aristodemou, the head of the consumers’ and quality of life union said yesterday. Possibly thousands of items are in storage at the commerce ministry – confiscated because they violated consumer protection laws by being counterfeits. An official at the commerce ministry’s competition and consumer protection service Froso Hadjilouca said yesterday those items “have been in storage for some years” and so a meeting had been scheduled for this week to decide how to dispose of them according to waste disposal laws, e.g. separating out recyclables. But she denied a report in daily Phileleftheros last week that said that around 22,000 counterfeit products, among them shoes, clothes, toys, and cameras would be dumped at Kotsiatis landfill, contravening legislation on waste disposal and recycling. Asked if they could instead donate any safe items to needy families, Hadjilouca said their hands were tied. “It is not that simple. We are bound (by law) to destroy them,” she said. “It is an issue of mislead-

ing consumers, they are counterfeit goods,” Hadjilouca said. “The legislation needs to change so that people might be able to use these items,” she added. But Aristodemou suggested that changes could be made to the conﬁscated goods so that they could be distributed to those in need. “The ministry follows regulations and is only doing its job, but as of this moment there’s a crisis so why not alter the safe items?” He said that minor alterations could be made e.g. removing counterfeit branding or dangerous parts, such as dangling strings in clothes.

VOLUNTEERS Aristodemou said that the union was willing to recruit time and volunteers to make any necessary changes with the ministry’s supervision, “as long as the ministry takes the decision”. “I do not expect it would cost more than it takes to store, transport and destroy these items,” Aristodemou said. A 33-year-old mother of two told the Cyprus Mail she was “shocked” to hear that conﬁscated items would be destroyed. “It’s upsetting to hear about the growing numbers of people in poverty, who cannot even feed their children. If they can’t feed their children, they can’t provide them with decent clothes,” she said. “While I understand there are laws, surely they could be bent in some way during these difﬁcult times (a reason repeatedly used by politicians to make law amendments, especially austerity-driven).”

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Proposed UN visit over arms was ‘merely routine’ FORMER foreign minister Marcos Kyprianou said yesterday the impression that the UN was prevented from visiting Cyprus over the munitions on the Monchegorsk had blown out of proportion what was a “routine matter”. Cyprus seized nearly 100 containers of munitions cargo in early 2009 from the Cypriot-ﬂagged Monchegorsk that was going from Iran to Syria, in violation of a UN Security Council resolution. But Kyprianou, one of the defendants in the ongoing trial over the death of 13 people killed when the munitions exploded, said that it was only after the July 11 blast at Mari in 2011 that a big deal was made over the fact that Cyprus delayed a visit by the UN Security Council’s sanctions committee. “(The visit) was routine and if it was promoted into a major issue after the July 11 blast, that’s another matter,” Kyprianou said yesterday. The sanctions committee did not visit the country, because Cyprus did not extend an invitation, but Kyprianou told Larnaca Criminal Court yesterday that the UN’s request for a visit was in any case not his concern.

AMBASSADOR The request was being handled by foreign ministry officials and Cyprus’ permanent representation at the UN, Kyprianou said. “When the ambassador did not handle the matter, then why would the minister get involved?” Kyprianou said. He said that in any case, the UN considered the Monchegorsk cargo matter finished with the confiscation, and the visit was related to the implementation of UN sanctions in general. “The ship never reached its destination in Iran, the cargo was confiscated and we had volunteered all information asked of us… The matter was closed and there were no unresolved issues,” Kyprianou said. He added that the committee never said in writing they were coming to visit the cargo, although Cyprus would have obliged them if they wanted to examine it because they “had nothing to hide”. He said the committee wanted to discuss state services’ co-operation in relation to the implementation of UN sanctions. The other defendants are former defence minister Costas Papacostas, former national guard deputy chief Savvas Argyrou, former fire service chief Andreas Nicolaou; deputy fire chief Charalambos Charalambous; and former disaster response squad (EMAK) commander Andreas Loizides.

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A better use of police IT systems would reduce crime By Poly Pantelides

Closer cooperation: President Nicos Anastasiades in Athens with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras

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into opportunity’ Cyprus thanked for offering jobs to mainland Greeks By George Psyllides CYPRUS will rise again, President Nicos Anastasiades said yesterday, stressing his determination to take all necessary measures to beat the island’s economic woes that brought it to the brink of bankruptcy. “We have been through tougher times and we managed to rise again,” Anastasiades said following talks with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Athens. Referring to the Turkish invasion in 1974, Anastasiades said “the biggest catastrophe was transformed into an economic miracle because we have stubbornness and determination.” Anastasiades said the two sides had a productive and fruitful discussion, which conﬁrmed “our willingness for closer co-operation”, to the beneﬁt of both countries. The Cypriot president

said that during his talks with Samaras, it emerged that there is a prospect of turning the crisis into an opportunity, in order to reverse negative developments faced by the two countries. The Greek premier highlighted Cyprus’ importance for his country.

Samaras said Cyprus was Greece’s fourth biggest trade partner - Greek exports to the island exceed €1.0 billion - while Greek investment in Cyprus reached 27 per cent of the total and 71 per cent of all Greek investment in the eurozone. He thanked Cyprus for of-

Signs of retreat on corporate tax (Continued from front page) option on the table. German ofﬁcials, backed by the Netherlands and Finland, have pushed for depositors in Cypriot banks, many of whom are Russian and British business people, to help pay for the cost of the rescue. Cyprus, fearing a rapid withdrawal of funds from the island, says any haircut on deposits is out of the question. Other measures that could be part of a bailout agreement are privatisations of public companies a couple of years down the line, a 40 per cent tax on revenues over €100,000 and a levy on income from interest, reportedly at 10 per cent. Talks between international lenders and the government continued yesterday on a technocratic level as reports said Cyprus wanted to wrap up the agreement by March 15.

Water board suggests instalment payment system for tardy payers THE NICOSIA Water Board revealed yesterday that around 250 people in the district have been unable to pay their water bills and that an instalment programme will be set up to help them pay off their debt. Speaking to the state broadcaster yesterday, head of the Nicosia Water Board, Nicos Zambakides, said the unpaid bills are not large amounts but that the amount has accumulated over the last few months. “We are talking about bills between €100 and €200,” he said. “The cases are mostly families that have had some kind of financial problems over the last few months and most likely people who have had their benefits cut,” he added. He went on to say that any method to pay off an outstanding bill in instalments must first be approved by a committee. “Water is a human necessity so we need to supply people with it, therefore an instalment method for them to pay off their outstanding bills is the best solution,” Zambakides said.

Green Monday airport kite ban FLYING kites near Larnaca Airport this coming Green Monday, March 18, will be illegal, a statement from Larnaca municipality said yesterday. “It will be illegal to ﬂy kites in the region of Larnaca Airport and especially near the area where aircraft land on Green Monday as it can endanger ﬂights,” the statement said. “We hope the public understands and co-operates to avoid any undesirable situations.”

fering employment opportunities to many Greeks, following the financial crisis. “Consequently, current economic developments in Cyprus concern Greece directly and I am convinced that the president’s efforts to secure adequate financing on the best possible terms will soon bear fruit,” Samaras said. The Greek prime minister added that Greeks are going through challenging times, both in Greece and Cyprus and he expressed his conviction that they will emerge stronger, having acquired a more significant geopolitical and geostrategic role. With regard to the exploitation of Cyprus’ natural resources, Samaras highlighted the recent agreements signed between Cyprus and several big companies, which he said signified the important opportunities opening up in the Eastern Mediterranean.

AIMING to tackle crime by sourcing information better, newly appointed justice minister Ionas Nicolaou wants to create an independent anticrime committee to analyse statistics and data relating to crime, reports said. The committee will reportedly comprise of experts who will have access to police data and will make suggestions, while Nicolaou also said that he wanted to strengthen the police’s ability to monitor telephone conversations “under specific terms” that were not specified. The police already have access to personal data in the context of criminal investigations. Nicolaou told daily Phileleftheros that he wanted to implement an integrated IT system that would enable investigators to find patterns among kinds of crimes and cases. Part of Nicolaou’s vision is creating profiles for criminals in order to understand their motives, and where and how they operate.

WARRANTS “We need to go deep into every case and compare it with others,” Nicolaou told Phileleftheros. Nicolaou could not be reached yesterday for comment and police spokesman Andreas Angelides said the police could not comment at this early a stage. The police do not have computerised access to warrants issued by courts, which has led to such blunders as issuing a court writ in January in the name of a man who was murdered about a year earlier. Angelides said at the time the force was looking into computerising data bases within the force and with external services to avoid incidents of this sort. But according to Auditor General Chrystalla Georghadji’s 2011 report, only three out of the police’s 26 departments

Judicial changes: Nicolaou had fully digitised their systems with some departments reporting being in the early stages of the process. The problem persists across state services with even computerised services not being fully functional, Georghadji said. Nicolaou has promised a number of administrative and judicial changes during his term, including creating a constitutional and administrative court, and setting up a court for international commercial disputes. He has said that he wants to make the police more effective by decentralising power and merging departments, in order to clear the way for police headquarters to become co-ordinators and supervisors. A total of 18 people were murdered last year, with police solving 11 of those cases, compared with 2011 when eight people were killed but only three cases were solved by the police, according to data made available by the police chief. Following a number of police campaigns, break-ins were reduced last year by 12.6 per cent, from 3,379 in 2011 to 2,954 in 2012. But only 32 per cent of break-in cases were solved last year or 2011. Nicolaou has also said that he will increase the frequency of patrols in quiet neighbourhoods and city hubs.

ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY OF CYPRUS Interruption of supply The Electricity Authority of Cyprus announces that electricity supply will be interrupted between 07:30 to 14:00 on Wednesday 13th of March 2013 in the following areas: Politiko, Pera (part of), Kampia, Kapedes, Filani AND between 07:30 to 10:00 on Wednesday 13rd of March 2013 in the following areas: Episkopio SINCE IT IS NOT CERTAIN THAT THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY WILL BE INTERRUPTED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF THE PERIOD STATED, INSTALLATIONS IN ALL PREMISES MUST BE REGARDED AS BEING “ALIVE” DURING THESE HOURS. We regret any inconvenience which may be caused by the interruption of supply, but this is necessary due to work on the high voltage system.

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TEDxNicosia inspires, informs and humbles TED talks offer a way of rethinking future plans By Poly Pantelides HUNDREDS of people spent last Saturday at the Pallas theatre in Nicosia for TEDxNicosia, for a day full of speeches and conversation on how to “regenerate, rethink, and react”, at the second locally organised event licensed by TED, a non-profit organisation devoted to “ideas worth spreading”. The Nicosia speakers talked on Saturday of ways for people to find their niche and capitalise on what makes them unique, of how perceptions of the “Other” can be broken down, the changing media landscape, how maths can be fun and ever-present, and how to find meaning through devastating life events such as the suicide of a father and armed robbery. Some 450 people filled the theatre’s seats and watched 12 speakers who were invited to give inspirational speeches that were spread out over

a day with breaks, performances and inspirational TED videos, which have been viewed by millions of people online. One performance was that of young tenor Yiorgos Ioannou who has been invited to sing in this year’s Europa Nostra awards in Athens with Placido Domingo. Perhaps the most apt response to that performance was from one person on social networking site Twitter who said, “Holly molly! Check the voice on that kid! Jaw dropped at #TedxNicosia”. Hashtags are used on Twitter to enable people, including strangers, to discuss a set topic. In addition to being bowled over by Ioannou who looked like your average teenager until he started singing, people were humbled by one of the speakers, Roddy Damalis, the chef of Ta Piataka restaurant in Limassol. Larger than life, Damalis relayed the experiences that shaped him, his father’s sui-

IN THE FAMILY COURT OF LEFKOSIA DIVORCE JURISDICTION Appl. No.: 655/12 BEFORE: G. A. Serghides, Pr. Fam. Ct. Chr. Demetriou, Fam. Ct. J. F. Cnstanitinou, Fam. Ct. J. Between ANNA GULAGASHVILI, of 3 Edessis Street, Akropolis, Lefkosia, Applicant, and SOLOMON GULAGASHVILI, of Georgia, Respondent. Ex-parte Application by the Applicant dated 18.10.12 Following the applicant of Messrs, Demetrios A. Pavlides and Associates LLC, advocates for the applicant, THIS COURT having perused the application and the affidavit accompanying the same, dated 128/10/12 and having heard whatever was said by Mrs. V. Christoforou, HEREBY ISSUES AN ORDER PERMITTING the service of the application and the present order by publication in and Cyprus Mail, an English speaking Cypriot newspaper. In the publication, only the relief sought shall be mentioned and that the material facts, which the applicant invokes for the issue of the relief sought, are set out in the application. The Respondent may file a defence within 20 days from the days from the date of service. In the event the respondent fails to file a defence within the time specified hereinabove, any subsequent notice shall be deemed properly served if posted in the Court Notice Board for a period of five continuous days. The costs of the application shall be costs in cause. The main application is fixed for service on 26.3.13 at 9:00 a.m. Issued on 19.2.13 Drawn up on 25.2.13 (seal of the Family Court of Lefkosia attached) (sgd) G. A. Serghides, Pr. Fam. Ct. Chr. Demetriou, Fam. Ct. J. F. Cnstanitinou, Fam. Ct. J. True Copy (sgd) Registrar NN.655.12 IN THE FAMILY COURT OF LEFKOSIA DIVORCE JURISDICTION Appl. No.: 655/12 Between ANNA GULAGASHVILI, of 3 Edessis Street, Akropolis, Lefkosia, Applicant, and SOLOMON GULAGASHVILI, of Georgia, Respondent. RELLEF SOUGHT: A. An Order of the Court dissolving the civil wedding between the parties which was celebrated on 7.4.1984 at Municipality in Tbilisi in Georgia, on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown due to the continuous separation of the parties for a period in excess of four years. B. Any other relief which the Honourable Court deems reasonable and/or fair under the circumstances. C. The costs of the present Application, plus 17% VAT LEGAL BASIS OF THE APPLICATION: The present application is based on Article 111.2B(b) of the Constitution, as amended by L. 95/89, on the Conciliation and Spiritual Dissolution of the Marriage Law L. 22/90, on L. 23/90, sections 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16, on the Family Courts Procedural Regulation of 1990, Reg. 2, 3, 5, 9 and 11, and on the General and Inherent Powers of the Honourable Court. FACTS: 1. The parties had a civil wedding on 7/4/1984 in Tbilisi in Georgia. 2. Both the Applicant and the Respondent are Christian Orthodox from Georgia. 3. After their marriage the parties settled in Tbilisi in Georgia and on 16.7.2002 the parties moved to Cyprus with their children and lived in Akropolis, in the Lefkosia district. 4. The parties had 3 children from their marriage, OLGA, GEORGI and IVAN, all adults. 5. Married life started with disagreements and differences in character. The parties’ relationship was problematic from the beginning of their marriage, due to the autocratic behaviour of the Respondent, causing incidences of jealousy, which, often, of jealousy, which, often, were accompanied by vile expressions and swearing against the Applicant. 6. Due to the complete lack of communication between the parties there was a breakdown in their relationship, which resulted in their complete and final separation which continues to date. 7. It is the Applicant’s that their relationship has broken down to such an extent due to the complete lack of communication between them and the difference in their characters that the continuation of the marriages is unbearable for the Applicant and goes beyond what is likely to be expected from any sane person, and the limit of mental endurance and sacrifice for the sake of preserving the marriage. 8. The separation of the parties became final in or about August 2008 when the Respondent abandoned the matrimonial home and settled in an unknown address in Lefkosia and since then the parties have been living separately and continue to do so to date. 9. For all the above reasons the Applicant filed the present Application and seeks from the Honourable Court the issue of an order in accordance with the relief sought. Address for Service: the Law Office of Mr. Demetrios A. Pavlides and Associates, 8 Agia Eleni Street, 1st Floor, Offices 102-103, Lefkosia. (sgd) DEMETRIOS A. PAVLIDES AND ASSOCIATES L.L.C. ADVOCATES Filed on 3/10/2012 Fixed for directions on 26/3/2013 REGISTRAR T: Mr. SOLOMON GULAGASHVILI

CYPRUS TODAY Stabbing in Kaimakli FIVE men were remanded for four days by Nicosia District Court yesterday in connection with the stabbing of a 40-yearold security guard during a brawl that broke out in a nightclub in Kaimakli on Sunday morning. Witnesses told police the 40-year-old security guard had got into a ﬁght with ﬁve foreign men. The 40-year-old man was taken to Nicosia General Hospital where he was operated on. His condition is serious but stable.

Tenor Yiorgos Ioannou, who will sing later this year with Placido Domingo, performing at TEDxNicosia on Saturday (Andri Josef) cide and taking on the role of the head of the family aged 15, a nervous breakdown nine years later and later an armed robbery and the threat, “today, you’re going to die” that came with “life altering peace” and the decision to sell everything and move out of South Africa. The talk was powerful, honest and funny despite the grimness. “We moved 13 times. My father was a gambler, obviously not a very good one,” Damalis said at one point, an example of his concise delivery. One person on Twitter described Damalis’ speech as one of “the most inspiring and touching speeches”, while another described it

as “an inspirational and passionate tale of tenacity and survival”. The Cyprus Mail’s Stefanos Evripidou also made some waves with his sobering talk on the state of journalism. The audience was so keen to attend that the ﬁrst come ﬁrst served tickets, costing €30 each and going towards organisational costs, were sold out within three days of being made available. But the event was being live-streamed courtesy of “exclusive partners” Cytamobile-Vodafone, and the videos of the talks and photos will be available online by March 31 on the TEDxNicosia website. “From a global perspec-

tive, this event aspires to be a window of Cyprus to the TEDx world, and vice versa,” a news release from the TEDxNicosia team said, more than a year after the first TEDx at the university of Nicosia in November 2011. “On a more local, even individual, level and given the dire financial crisis currently hitting Cyprus, TEDxNicosia created a platform to rethink certain things that we take for granted, or our plans for the present and the future,” the statement said. To find out more, visit www.tedxnicosia.com or http://www.facebook.com/ TEDxNicosia

Minister pledges cabinet’s speedy approval of liquid gas for cars COMMUNICATIONS and Works Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos yesterday promised he would attempt to make the use of liquid gas to fuel vehicles available to the public as soon as possible. Mitsopoulos stated that he will prioritise the promotion of liquid gas use for vehicles, adding that his ministry will co-ordinate with the other

relevant ministries to offer this alternative method for vehicles and drivers. Mitsopoulos said that another of the ministry’s priorities is to make sure the use of liquid gas for this speciﬁc reason is safe in addition to reducing costs and the effects on the environment from vehicle pollution. According to the head of the

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Road Transport Department (RTD), Sotiris Kolettas, the energy, commerce and industry and labour ministries are all involved in preparing the relevant legislature for liquidgas use. He said that legislature is close to being ﬁnalised and that cars using liquid gas will soon be able to be used by the public. Kolettas said that the cars with the capability to use liquid gas have already been registered with the RTD. He added that the cabinet, will be able to approve its use without having to pass a law through parliament.

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Arrested for KFC robbery POLICE have arrested a 32-year-old man and are searching for another man in connection to a robbery of around €5,000 from a KFC branch in Vyzantiou street in Strovolos, Nicosia, and the beating up of a 26-yearold employee on Sunday. During interrogations of the 32-year-old by Nicosia CID, the suspect confessed to committing the crime at around 10.00am on Sunday with another man. The 32year-old then led police to his apartment where he handed over the stolen money. The 32-year-old was arrested.

Illegal residency PAPHOS police took 93 women from non-EU countries in for questioning on Sunday, arresting six on suspicion of illegal residency in Cyprus and a seventh on suspicion of prostitution. The police and Paphos immigration services, conducted investigations after receiving information that certain women were engaging in prostitution. They were also investigating individuals who are living illegally in Cyprus or have violated the terms of their residency. Police intend to deport all arrested women to their country of origin. The Paphos immigration ofﬁce is continuing its investigations.

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Officials deny any delays to gas drilling Potential second gas field in Block 12 By Elias Hazou OFFICIALS here are confident that Noble Energy can start confirmation drilling at the Aphrodite 1 well this summer, and have also confirmed the possibility of a second prospect in offshore Block 12. “We’re hoping for appraisal drilling at Aphrodite before the end of July,” said Charles Ellinas, chairman of the state hydrocarbons company KRETYK. He was speaking to the Mail yesterday shortly after meeting with the Noble team for a progress review. Provided the US company presses ahead with followup drilling sometime in the summer - “not autumn” then there was “no problem in terms of adhering to the timetable”, he said. The actual timetable has not been made public due to a confidentiality clause. But press reports have indicated that Noble’s licence on Block 12 expires this October. The concession could be renewed for another two years, however. Ellinas dismissed the notion that confirmation drilling at the Aphrodite prospect - which holds an estimated gross mean of 7 trillion cubic feet of gas - has been delayed. Contrary to media reports over the past months, he said, Noble never gave authorities a definite deadline. “So one cannot say there’s been a hold-up. These things take time to plan. There’s

Kassinis: optimistic over second gas prospect the question of rig availability, and then of course they have to get the permits from authorities here. We need to be careful about setting artiﬁcial deadlines,” said Ellinas. And far from losing any interest, Noble is being very “aggressive”, he added. Solon Kassinis, former energy chief and now executive director with KRETYK, said the rig earmarked for followup drilling at the Aphrodite well was the Ensco 5006. It’s understood the rig, which was busy in Israel’s Leviathan 4 well, will be relocated to the Karish 1 prospect off Haifa within days to drill an exploratory well. The platform is currently undergoing repairs in Malta. In a statement released last week, Noble said exploratory drilling at Karish

“is expected to reach total depth in the second quarter”. Given exploratory drilling typically takes around three months, that timeline would tie in with the tentative June-July date cited for the start of appraisal drilling in Cyprus’ Block 12. Moreover, Kassinis confirmed recent reports that Noble is mulling exploring a potential second gas field in Block 12. According to daily Phileleftheros, which broke the story, this second prospect could hold up to 5 tcf. “We believe there are good indications there,” Kassinis commented. Noble would soon be commissioning a 3-D seismic survey of the prospect, he said. Noble Energy received the concession to explore Block 12 in October 2008. In August 2011, the Texas-based company entered into a production-sharing agreement with the government regarding the block’s commercial development. The production-sharing contract with Noble dictates that the explorers must relinquish 25 per cent of the acreage in a licensed territory after the first three years, and another 25 per cent after the next two years. “So before they abandon a parcel that could be promising they would carry out seismic surveys so they know what’s there,” Kassinis said. Energy and Commerce Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis told reporters he would be discussing a possible second gas field when he

Cyprus Airways’ deal Firecracker arrest of with Virgin Atlantic to teenagers after high ease travel within UK speed car chase CYPRUS Airways will begin co-operating with Virgin Atlantic from the end of this month, offering short-haul flights between Heathrow and Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports in an attempt to cater to Cypriot students studying abroad. Flights to Manchester will begin from March 31, to Edinburgh from April 5 and Aberdeen from April 9 and will be coded as CY-VS flights. “The frequency of Virgin Atlantic flights to all three cities will definitely pleasantly surprise the travelling public,” a CY statement said. Those travelling to the three cities will also have the choice to prolong their stay in London if they wish, without having to buy two separate tickets. Cyprus Airways began co-operating with Virgin Atlantic on August 12, 2011 providing flights to New York, Boston and Los Angeles from Larnaca, via Heathrow. “The agreement gives new travelling options to passengers of both companies and will allow a simpler journey,” the company said.

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy who was driving without a licence or insurance and an 18-yearold from Paphos were arrested on Sunday for the illegal possession of 400 TORPIL firecrackers and resisting arrest. Traffic police had signalled to the driver of the car to stop during a routine traffic check on the Limassol-Paphos highway, close to Episkopi. The 17-year-old driver refused and accelerated, and was chased by the police car.

Ensco 5006 rig is earmarked for follow-up drilling in Block 12 this summer meets with the Noble people today. Lakkotrypis reiterated that confirmation drilling in Block 12 was a top priority. Asked last week to comment on the fact that Cyprus’ international lenders refuse to take into account the country’s earnings from natural gas reserves in their estimate of the amount of financial assistance needed for Cyprus, Lakkotrypis said “this is the main reason we urgently need to proceed with the confirmation drilling.” “If there is confirmation of the reserves and these are validated, we can then declare these deposits as marketable at a specific value,” he added. Cyprus’ international creditors - the troika - have so far been reluctant to take possible future gas earnings into account for the purpos-

es of a loan repayment, because the gas reserves are as yet unproven, pending conﬁrmation drilling. Media reports said the government raised the issue last week during talks with the troika mission in Nicosia. A report on potential earnings from natural gas prepared by Kassinis - was forwarded to the commerce ministry about a fortnight ago. It’s not clear whether the government made use of the report in its dealings with the troika. Responding to questions, the commerce minister yesterday ruled out advance sales of natural gas. Sources pointed out to the Mail that, even if the commercial value of Block 12 were available today, the earnings would be spread out over 25 years - longer than the repayment period

for a bailout. Consequently, revenues from Block 12 alone would likely not be enough to have a real impact on the debt repayment. Cyprus has awarded concessions other than Block 12. On January 24 the previous government signed contracts with ENI/KOGAS (an Italian-Korean consortium) for hydrocarbons exploration in blocks 2, 3 and 9, and on February 6 concluded similar deals with France’s TOTAL for blocks 10 and 11. Meanwhile Ellinas and Kassinis yesterday departed for Milan for talks with Italian energy giant ENI. ENI would be laying out their work plan - such as their proposed timetable for seismic surveys -as well as their budget for Cypriot operations for this year, Kassinis said.

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WALL CRASH The car turned off the highway at the Mandria exit and hit a concrete wall. The two passengers, who were not hurt in the crash, locked their doors and refused to come out of the car. Police ofﬁcers broke the front left window and arrested the two passengers who tried to resist. Police found 400 TORPIL ﬁrecrackers in the car. The passengers admitted to buying them from Pyla.

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Queen misses Commonwealth service THE Queen has been forced to cancel her appearance at a major service celebrating the Commonwealth as she is continuing to recover from her recent bout of gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace said yesterday . The Queen had been due to attend the Commonwealth Day Observance at London’s Westminster Abbey that will see High Commissioners from across the globe in the congregation and a key-note address from Sir Richard Branson. The Duke of Edinburgh was to be the only senior royal representative, but the Palace said the Queen would attend an evening reception where she would sign the new Commonwealth charter. The monarch spent 24 hours in hospital last week being treated for the illness which leaves sufferers with vomiting and diarrhoea. Buckingham Palace had said on Friday that the Queen would attend yesterday’s service and it was “business as usual”. The 86-year-

BRITAIN TODAY Huhne, ex-wife get 8 months DISGRACED former British energy minister Chris Huhne was jailed for eight months yesterday for lying to police about a speeding offence in a bizarre tale of adultery and revenge that gripped the British public. Huhne’s ex-wife Vicky Pryce, a prominent economist, was also jailed for eight months for her role in the deception. Prior to the scandal, Huhne, 58, had been seen as a potential leader of the Liberal Democrats, junior partners of the Conservatives in Britain’s ruling coalition government. The pair falsely informed police that Vicky Pryce was driving Huhne’s car when it was caught by a speed camera, so he could avoid a driving ban. The incident remained a family secret for years but came back to haunt Huhne after he left Pryce for his mistress, Carina Trimingham, in 2010. Pryce told two newspapers about the 2003 deception in an act of revenge that landed both Huhne and herself in the dock. The estranged pair sat side-by-side in the glasswalled dock during the lengthy sentencing hearing, but did not make eye contact. Trimingham sat in the public gallery in the packed courtroom. Judge Nigel Sweeney told Pryce she had been driven by an “implacable desire for revenge”.

Freeze chaos FREEZING temperatures meant yesterday was on track to be the coldest March day since 1986, forecasters said. The unseasonably cold weather left travellers battling ice and snow, with the South of England being worst hit. Jersey Airport was shut due to snow, and on the roads there were hazardous conditions on many major routes.

old was struck down by the stomach bug just over a week ago and spent last Sunday night at the private King Edward VII’s Hospital in central London before being discharged on Monday. Concerns were raised about the Queen’s general well-being as it was the ﬁrst time she had been admitted to hospital in almost 10 years. But she left the hospital looking well and cheerful. Her engagements for last week were cancelled, including a brief visit to Rome to meet Italy’s president. A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: “This time last week she was in hospital but she’s in great spirits and apart from this is in good health and will be going to the reception in the evening. It’s just the tail end of the symptoms, her condition has not worsened at all.” The Palace announced the cancellation in a short statement: “The Queen will regrettably no longer attend the Commonwealth Observance at Westminster Abbey today as she continues to re-

cover following her recent illness. The Queen hopes to undertake some of her ofﬁcial engagements planned for the rest of this week.” Despite missing the Westminster Abbey service, the Queen was still set to sign the Commonwealth’s new charter at Marlborough House in her role as head of the family of nations. For the ﬁrst time it enshrines a number of principles and values, from gender equality to rule of law, in one document which has been agreed by the 54 member states. The words “other grounds” under the human rights topic have been seized upon by gay rights campaigners, with one group claiming the Queen is supporting lesbian and gay issues, while another suggests she has made no commitment to gay equality. The charter states: “We are implacably opposed to all forms of discrimination, whether rooted in gender, race, colour, creed, political belief or other grounds.”

The Queen cancelled an appearance at Westminster Abbey to attend a service celebrating the Commonwealth

Antibiotic resistance poses a ‘catastrophic’ death risk Strains of TB, gonorrhoea that are nearly untreatable By Kate Kelland ANTIBIOTIC resistance poses a catastrophic threat to medicine and could mean patients having minor surgery risk dying from infections that can no longer be treated, Britain’s top health official said yesterday. Sally Davies, the chief medical officer for England, said global action is needed to fight antibiotic, or antimicrobial, resistance and fill a drug “discovery void” by researching and developing new medicines to treat emerging, mutating infections. Only a handful of new antibiotics have been developed and brought to market in the past few decades, and it is a race against time to find more, as bacterial infections increasingly evolve into “superbugs” resistant to existing drugs. “Antimicrobial resistance poses a catastrophic threat. If we don’t act now, any one of us could go into hospital in 20 years for minor surgery and die because of an

It is a race against time to ﬁnd more antibiotics to develop and bring to market said England’s chief medical ofﬁcer Sally Davies yesterday ordinary infection that can’t be treated by antibiotics,” Davies told reporters as she published a report on infectious disease. “And routine operations like hip replacements or organ transplants could be deadly because of the risk of infection.”

One of the best known superbugs, MRSA, is alone estimated to kill around 19,000 people every year in the United States - far more than HIV and AIDS - and a similar number in Europe. And others are spreading. Cases of totally drug resistant tuberculosis have

appeared in recent years and a new wave of “super superbugs” with a mutation called NDM 1, which ﬁrst emerged in India, has now turned up all over the world, from Britain to New Zealand. Last year the WHO said untreatable superbug

strains of gonorrhoea were spreading across the world. Laura Piddock, a professor of microbiology at Birmingham University and director of the campaign group Antibiotic Action, welcomed Davies’ efforts to raise awareness of the problem. “There are an increasing number of infections for which there are virtually no therapeutic options, and we desperately need new discovery, research and development,” she said. Davies called on governments and organisations across the world, including the World Health Organisation and the G8, to take the threat seriously and work to encourage more innovation and investment into the development of antibiotics. “Over the past two decades there has been a discovery void around antibiotics, meaning diseases have evolved faster than the drugs to treat them,” she said. Davies called for more co-operation between the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries to preserve the existing arsenal of antibiotics, and more focus on developing new ones. Increasing surveillance to keep track of drug-resistant superbugs, prescribing fewer antibiotics and making sure they are only prescribed when needed, and ensuring better hygiene to keep infections to a minimum were equally important, she said.

Heroine of Swedish love story, British-born Princess Lilian, mourned THE British-born Swedish princess whose secret 33-year romance with her royal husband became Sweden’s bestknown love story, died on Sunday at the age of 97, the court said. Princess Lilian was the commoner wife of Prince Bertil, who died in 1997. They met and fell in love in London during World War Two, but had to keep their relationship secret for decades for the sake of the crown and to avoid a constitutional crisis. “It is with sorrow that I have learnt that H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness)

Princess Lilian is dead,” Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said in a statement. The royal court said in a statement that the princess, born Lillian Davies to a working class family in Swansea in August 1915, died peacefully in her sleep in the afternoon at her home in Stockholm. Local media said members of the royal family had managed to make their farewells to Lilian before she died. Lilian, a divorcee, and Prince Bertil had to keep their love secret as Bertil’s elder brother and heir to the throne, Prince Gustaf Adolf, had died in a plane

crash in 1947 while the next brother, Sigvard, waived his right to the throne by marrying a commoner. That left Bertil next in line until his infant nephew, Crown Prince Carl Gustaf came of age. If Prince Bertil had married a commoner he would have had to renounce his right to the throne, probably sparking a constitutional crisis. It was not until after the crown prince became king in 1973, and married a few years later, that Prince Bertil and Lilian could ﬁnally get married themselves and appear in public.

Princess Lilian has passed away at the age of 97

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Europe EUROPE TODAY Checks on Berlusconi ITALIAN judges ordered checks to be made on former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi yesterday to verify his claim that health problems meant he was unable to attend his trial on charges of paying for sex with a minor. The 76-year-old media billionaire, who faces a series of court hearings in separate trials this month, has been in hospital since Friday because of an eye problem that he says has forced him to cancel a number of public appointments. However prosecutors believe that his stay in hospital, which falls in the middle of a political crisis caused by last month’s inconclusive elections, may only be a delaying tactic. On Saturday judges rejected his argument that he was unable to attend a trial for tax fraud. Berlusconi denies any wrongdoing in the case, in which he is charged with paying for sex with former nightclub dancer Karima El Mahroug, better known under her stage name “Ruby the Heartstealer”, when she was under the legal minimum age of 18.

Hungary defiant HUNGARY’S ruling party was set to push through law changes yesterday that critics say will limit the powers of the constitutional court, one of the few institutions that has stood up to Viktor Orban, the combative prime minister. Parliament, dominated by Orban’s party, was scheduled to vote on a set of government-backed constitutional amendments, despite warnings from the European Union, the US government and human rights groups that the changes could undermine Hungary’s democracy. Since taking power with a super-majority in parliament in 2010, Orban has pushed through changes that Brussels says risk undermining the independence of the media, central bank, judiciary and other institutions.

Reporter flight A UKRAINIAN journalist kidnapped by Syrian rebels last October has escaped from her captors and is now in the Syrian capital Damascus, her nephew said yesterday. The Ukrainian foreign ministry conﬁrmed that Anhar Kochneva was free, though it had no word on the circumstances. “Kochneva has been in contact with our embassy. She is free and we expect her to be at the Ukrainian embassy in Damascus tomorrow,” a ministry spokesman said.

Cardinals hold final discussion before conclave Italy’s Scola, Brazil’s Scherer said favourites By Crispian Balmer CARDINALS held ﬁnal discussions on the troubled state of the Roman Catholic Church yesterday, the day before they seclude themselves from the world to elect a new pontiff, with no frontrunner in view. Stunned by the abdication last month of Pope Benedict, the red-hatted cardinals have met repeatedly this past week, sketching out the qualities of the person needed to face the huge challenge of leading the scandalplagued church. “The expectations of the new pope and his proﬁle was a recurring theme in this morning’s interventions by the cardinals,” said Father Tom Rosica, the Vatican spokesman for the English-

speaking media Vatican-watchers say Italy’s Angelo Scola and Brazil’s Odilo Scherer are in pole position, but a host of other candidates from around the world have also been mentioned, leaving the secretive contest wide open.

‘MAN OF STATURE’ “Last time around there was a man of stature, three or four times that of any other cardinal,” French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin told reporters, in a reference to Joseph Ratzinger who was elected pope within 24 hours in 2005. “That is not the case this time around. Therefore, the choice has to be made among one, two, three, four ... a dozen candidates. We still don’t really know anything. We will have to wait for the results of

Trial of dead Russian whistleblower delayed RUSSIA attempted but failed yesterday to start the trial of dead lawyer Sergei Magnitsky - a case that critics say the Kremlin is pursuing to discredit his allegations of embezzlement by government officials. Magnitsky, who died in custody, is the first person to be tried posthumously in Russia. While his attendance was never on the cards, his defence team also failed to show up, leading to Judge Igor Alisov to postpone the trial until March 22. “The defence team...believes that they have not yet fully acquainted themselves with with the 60 volumes of case materials,” Alisov said, looking down on the barred cage usually reserved for the accused and the empty seats where Magnitsky’s lawyers should have sat. Magnitsky is charged with tax evasion and fraud - similar to accusations that he had levelled against police and tax officials. The trial is being held under a change in the law last year which critics say Putin has used to take revenge against Washington in a dispute over human rights that has been aggravated by the Magnitsky case. No one has been held accountable for Magnitsky’s death at the age of 37 in November 2009. The Kremlin’s own human rights council has said he was probably beaten to death in detention but President Vladimir Putin says he died of heart failure. The case against him was initially closed after his death. But it was reopened in

Sergei Magnitsky died while in custody in 2009 a highly unusual move in 2011 as international criticism over his death - and Russia’s apparent reluctance to hold anyone criminally responsible - mounted. The court had appointed a legal team to defend Magnitsky after his own lawyers and family refused to attend court proceedings, saying the case was absurd, intended to blacken Magnitsky’s name and discredit the allegations he made. “It’s inhuman to try a dead man. If I take part in this circus, I become an accomplice to this,” Magnitsky’s mother Natalya told Reuters. The court-appointed lawyer, Nikolai Gerasimov, did not comment. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment. Humans rights groups say the case shows the lack of an independent judiciary in Russia, but the Kremlin has dismissed criticism of Russia’s legal system and says it does not interfere in legal cases.

the first ballot.” The 115 cardinal-electors from 48 countries will file into the Michelangelo-frescoed Sistine Chapel at 4.30 pm (1530 GMT/1030 ET) today and will hold an initial vote shortly afterwards. No one in the modern era has won the necessary twothirds majority on the first ballot, and the cardinal-electors will hold up to four ballots a day thereafter - two in the morning and two in the afternoon - until they elect a new pontiff. The average length of the last nine conclaves was roughly three days and none went on for more than five days. “There is a dynamic that takes over once they’re in the Sistine Chapel. The first vote kind of lays out the names. We will have a pope

Crimson curtains are hung on the central balcony of St Peter’s basilica yesterday ahead of the new pope’s election at the Vatican (AFP) by the end of the week,” said Father Rosica. In preparation for the election, workers hung up crimson curtains on the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, ready for the moment when the new pope makes his ﬁrst

appearance before crowds gathered in the vast cobbled piazza below. The 266th pope will face an array of problems - from sexual abuse scandals to the dysfunctional central bureaucracy, known as the Curia.

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World WORLD TODAY Insider attack TWO American soldiers were killed in a so-called insider attack when a person in an Afghan military uniform turned his weapon on U.S. and Afghan forces at a joint base in the restive east of the country, coalition forces said yesterday. Three policemen and two Afghan army ofﬁcers were also killed in the attack, said a senior police ofﬁcial. The attack took place as a deadline expired for US special forces to quit the eastern province of Wardak, after Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused them and Afghans working for them of overseeing torture and killings in the area.

Hotline cut NORTH Korea has cut off a Red Cross hotline with South Korea as it escalates its war of words against Seoul and Washington in response to a military drill in the South and UN sanctions imposed for its recent nuclear test. The North had threatened to cut off the hotline on March 11 if the United States and South Korea did not abandon their joint military exercise. The Red Cross hotline is used to communicate between Seoul and Pyongyang which do not have diplomatic relations.

Killing claimed AL Qaeda has claimed responsibility for killing 48 Syrian soldiers and state employees in Iraq last week, saying their presence proved collusion between the Shi’ite-led government in Baghdad and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Unidentified gunmen last week attacked a convoy of Syrians who had fled across the border into Iraq from a Syrian rebel advance, and were being escorted back home through the western province of Anbar, Iraq’s Sunni Muslim heartland. The group said the presence of the Syrians in Iraq showed the Baghdad government’s “firm cooperation” with Assad.

Shark trade ban AN international conference voted yesterday to ban trade in some shark species whose populations have fallen to crisis levels due in part to demand from China, the world’s biggest consumer of shark ﬁns for use in soup. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) agreed to ban international trade in the oceanic whitetip, the porbeagle and three types of hammerhead sharks unless shipments are accompanied by documentation showing they were caught legally.

Key accused in Delhi rape found dead in cell Father and lawyer fear foul play, not suicide By Annie Banerji and Satarupa Bhattacharjya THE man police say was the ringleader in a gang rape on a New Delhi bus in December that outraged India hanged himself in his cell yesterday, prison authorities said, raising questions about jail monitoring and security. Ram Singh made a noose from the mat he slept on and hanged himself just before dawn from a grille in the ceiling of the cell he shared with three others, prison spokesman Sunil Gupta said. While there were CCTV cameras throughout Tihar, India’s highest-security prison, there were none in individual cells, Gupta said. Singh had been placed in the “ordinary security” category, so did not receive any special surveillance, he said. Gupta could not say how long it would have taken Singh to make the noose or how he had managed to loop it through the grille, which was eight feet (2.3 metres) above the ﬂoor. He may have stood on a plastic bucket,

Indian policemen stand guard as an ambulance leaves the main entrance of Tihar Jail in New Delhi yesterday (AFP) some Indian media reported. Singh’s lawyer, V.K. Anand, said his client had been composed and calm when he spoke to him in court on Friday and “didn’t have any complaints”. Singh, who faced the death penalty if convicted of murder, had not been on suicide watch, Anand and Gupta said. “I know he had a few com-

plaints of jail authorities torturing him, but nothing that would make him take his own life. We can’t rule out foul play,” Anand said. Anand had previously denied that his client was being maltreated in prison. He would not elaborate on the “torture”. Federal Home (Interior) Minister Sushil Kumar

Shinde called the incident a “major lapse” in security and said an inquiry had been launched. Singh and ﬁve others, including a juvenile, were put on trial for the December 16 attack on the 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist. The assault triggered nationwide protests, a toughening of rape laws and an intense

debate about rampant crime against women in India. All six accused have pleaded not guilty to rape and murder, although police say they admitted involvement in the attack in statements taken after their arrest. Singh’s father said he did not believe his son had committed suicide and suspected that he had been murdered in his cell. “He confessed about his mistake, then why would he commit suicide? He was prepared for any punishment the government would have given him,” Mange Lal Singh said. The trial of the ﬁve adult men started last month while the juvenile’s trial began last week. Ram Singh’s brother Mukesh Singh, gym assistant Vinay Sharma, bus cleaner Akshay Kumar Singh and fruit vendor Pawan Kumar are the other men on trial. Police say the six attacked the woman and a male companion on the bus as the couple returned home after watching a movie. The woman was repeatedly raped and tortured with a metal bar. They were also severely beaten before being thrown onto a road. The woman died of internal injuries in a Singapore hospital two weeks later. Legal experts said Singh’s death did not undermine the prosecution’s case, which was largely based on DNA evidence and the testimony of the rape victim before she died and her friend.

Maduro, Capriles begin battle PRESIDENTIAL candidates Nicolas Maduro and Henrique Capriles have begun Venezuela’s election race with scathing personal attacks even as mourners still file past the late Hugo Chavez’s corpse. Maduro, who was sworn in as acting president after Chavez succumbed to cancer last week, is seen as the favourite to win the April 14 election, bolstered by an oil-financed state apparatus and a wave of public sympathy over Chavez’s death. “I am not Chavez, but I am his son,” Maduro told thousands of cheering, red-clad supporters as he formally presented his candidacy to the election board on Monday. Chavez made clear before his fourth and last cancer operation in December that he wanted Maduro to be his Socialist Party’s candidate to succeed him if he died. Maduro has vowed to continue the socialist policies of Chavez’s 14-year rule in the South American OPEC nation, including the popular use of vast oil revenues for social programmes. But Capriles is promising a tough fight. “Nicolas, I’m not going to give you a free passage ... you are not Chavez,” Capriles

said in a combative speech late on Sunday. He also accused Maduro of lying to minimise Chavez’s medical condition while he prepared his candidacy. “Nicolas lied to this country for months,” Capriles said. “You are exploiting someone who is no longer here because you have nothing else to offer the country ... I don’t play with death, I don’t play with suffering, like that.” Within minutes, in a late-night address to the nation, Maduro said his rival was playing with ﬁre, offending Chavez’s family and risking legal action. “You can see the disgusting face of the fascist that he is,” a visibly furious Maduro said, alleging that the opposition was hoping to stir up violence. “His aim is to provoke the Venezuelan people.” At stake in the election is not only the future of Chavez’s socialist “revolution,” but the continuation of Venezuelan oil subsidies and other aid crucial to the economies of left-wing allies around Latin America, from Cuba to Bolivia. Venezuela boasts the world’s largest oil reserves.

Henrique Capriles, Venezuela’s opposition leader, addresses the media in Caracas on March 10, 2013

Abe vows Japan to emerge stronger from 2011 disasters PRIME Minister Shinzo Abe vowed yesterday to speed up rebuilding from the huge earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that struck Japan’s northeast two years ago, promising the nation would emerge stronger from its worst disaster since WWII. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck at 2.46 pm, triggering tsunami waves as high as 30 metres (100 feet) that swept away residents and their

homes. Nearly 19,000 people died and some 315,000 evacuees were stranded, including refugees from radiation spewed from the devastated Fukushima atomic plant. Walls of water 13 metres high smashed into Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo, knocking out its main power supply and back-up generators and crippling the cooling system.

Three reactors melted down in the world’s worst atomic accident since Chernobyl in 1986. The triple calamities stunned a nation that had thought itself prepared for disasters and taught to believe that nuclear power, which supplied nearly 30 per cent of electricity at the time, was clean, safe and cheap. A panel of experts commissioned by parliament to probe the nuclear crisis dubbed it

a man-made disaster resulting from “collusion” among the government, regulators and the plant operator. “Our ancestors have overcome many difﬁculties and each time emerged stronger,” Abe, 58, who took ofﬁce in December vowing to revive a stagnant economy and restore national pride, told a memorial service in Tokyo also attended by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.

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Top Kenya judge pledges fair hearing for election challenge

People inspect the damage in the Al-Khalidiya neighbourhood of Homs on Saturday

‘Damascus behind militia massacres’ At times sectarian overtone to mass killings By Stephanie Nebehay and Robert Evans THE Syrian government is reportedly using local militias known as Popular Committees to commit mass killings which are at times sectarian in nature, UN human rights investigators said yesterday. The uprising in Syria erupted two years ago with largely peaceful protests but escalated into a civil war pitting mainly Sunni Muslim rebels against President Bashar alAssad, whose Alawite faith is an offshoot of Shi’ite Islam. “In a disturbing and dangerous trend, mass killings allegedly perpetrated by Popular Committees have at times taken on sectarian overtones,” the UN commission of inquiry on Syria, led by Brazilian Paulo Pinheiro, said in its latest report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. “Some appear to have been trained and armed by the government,” they said. The independent investigators, who cited accounts from witnesses and victims, said people were being harassed or arrested by government-allied

militia because they came from regions perceived as being supportive of the revolt. Popular Committees have been documented as operating across Syria, “where at times they are alleged to be participating in houseto-house searches, identity checks, mass arrests, looting and acting as informants,” they said in a 10-page report. The conﬂict is mired in a “destructive stalemate” amid heavy shelling and air raids by government forces, they said.

VIOLATIONS Both sides have committed violations against civilians, the UN investigators said. They were pursuing probes into about 20 cases of massacres, including three in Homs at the start of the year, despite their lack of access to the country. The bodies of some of those killed in massacres have been burned or dumped in rivers, they said. “Indiscriminate and widespread shelling, the regular bombardment of cities, mass killing and the deliberate ﬁring on civilian targets have

come to characterise the daily lives of civilians in Syria,” Pinheiro said. Hospitals have been targeted and medical staff arrested, he said, denouncing the use of medical care “as a tactic of war”. Pinheiro called for a political solution to the crisis which he said had set off a “tidal wave” of displacement. More than 1 million Syrian refugees have ﬂed abroad and 2.5 million are uprooted within the country, while more than 70,000 people have been killed, according to the United Nations. Rebel forces often execute captured Syrian soldiers and militiamen, and have established detention centres in Homs and Aleppo, the report said. Rebels have also taken up positions in or near densely populated areas, in violation of international law, it said. Syrian warplanes bombed the shattered Baba Amr district in the central city of Homs yesterday, a day after rebels made a surprise push into their former bastion, which had been in army hands for a year.

Islamist group posts video of hostages’ bodies A NIGERIAN Islamist group that killed seven foreign hostages it had been holding since February has posted a video of what it said was their bodies on the Internet. Italian and Greek authorities conﬁrmed on Sunday that a Briton, an Italian, a Greek and four Lebanese construction workers abducted in northern Nigeria’s Bauchi state last month had been killed by their captors. The killings - the deadliest single attack on foreigners in Nigeria since the 1960s Biafra war - underscored the growing risks to Western interests posed by Islamists in Nigeria, who intelligence ofﬁcials say have

forged ties with al Qaeda-linked groups in the Sahara desert. Attacks by Islamists in northern Nigeria, most prominently Boko Haram, have become the main threat to the stability of Africa’s top oil producer after militants in the southeastern oil ﬁelds agreed to silence their guns under a 2009 amnesty. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said it was “likely” the hostages were dead, calling it “an act of cold blooded murder”. Nigerian police declined to comment and Interior Minister Aba Moro told the BBC Hausa service yesterday there was no conﬁrmation the hostages were dead.

KENYA’S Supreme Court will handle any challenge to the result of last week’s presidential election in a fair and speedy manner, the chief justice said yesterday, two days after defeated candidate Raila Odinga threatened legal action over the outcome. Uhuru Kenyatta, indicted for crimes against humanity, was declared the winner on Saturday. Odinga refused to concede, although he urged his supporters to avoid any repeat of the violence that erupted after the last election in 2007. Chief justice Willy Mutunga, appointed in 2011 to reform a legal system accused of serving the interests of the elite, said politicians and political parties had conﬁdence in the judiciary to handle all electoral disputes. A swift and transparent resolution of the dispute is seen as critical to restoring Kenya’s reputation as a stable democracy, something that was helped by last week’s largely peaceful vote. “We at the Supreme Court are prepared to hear any petition that may be ﬁled impartially, fairly, justly and without fear, ill-will, favour, prejudice or bias and in accordance with our constitution and our laws,” Mutunga said. The chief justice was speak-

Victor: Uhuru Kenyatta ing at a news conference held on the steps of the court after receiving a copy of the election results from electoral commission ofﬁcials. Several peaceful demonstrators waving Odinga posters near the gates to the court hours after Mutunga spoke, shouted: “We want Agwambo not the suspect”, referring to Odinga, who is known as “Agwambo” or the daring one, and Kenyatta. In rejecting the result, Prime Minister Odinga said “democracy was on trial in Kenya”. His camp had raised complaints during tallying that the count was deeply ﬂawed and called for it to be halted. President-elect Kenyatta, now the deputy prime minister, won 50.07 per cent of the vote, edging above the 50 per

cent needed to avoid a second round by about 8,400 of the 12.3 million votes cast. International observers said the vote and count had been broadly transparent and the electoral commission said it had delivered a credible vote. Kenyatta, Kenya’s richest man and son of its founding president Jomo Kenyatta, faces trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague on charges of playing a leading role in the wave of tribal killings that followed the disputed 2007 election. How Western capitals deal with Kenya under Kenyatta and his government will depend on whether he and his running mate William Ruto, who is also indicted by the ICC, work with the tribunal. Both Kenyatta and Ruto deny the charges and have said they will work to clear their names. The ICC prosecutor yesterday withdrew charges against one of Kenyatta’s co-accused, senior government ofﬁcial Francis Muthaura, for lack of evidence. The United States and other Western powers, big donors to Kenya, said before the vote that a Kenyatta win would complicate diplomatic ties with a nation viewed as a vital ally in a regional battle against militant Islam.

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Business Growth outlook is improving - OECD

Shares dip on Italy and China fears, dollar firm

THE economic outlook in major industrialised economies is improving with the United States and Japan leading the way, the OECD said yesterday, adding that activity in the eurozone was also picking up. The figures come after news last week that the US jobless rate had fallen to a four-year low, offering a bright signal on the health of the world’s biggest economy. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said its latest monthly leading indicator for the OECD as a whole - covering 33 countries - was at its highest level since June 2011. The composite leading indicator rose to 100.4 from 100.3 in December, which the think-tank said pointed to “firming growth”. It also brought the measure, which is designed to flag turning points in economic activity, further above the long-term average of 100. The OECD says that the turning points in its indicators tend to precede changes in economic activity by about six months. The United States showed the strongest improvement with a reading of 100.9, unchanged from December. The index for Japan rose to 100.6 from 100.4. The recession-hit eurozone also showed better signs with its reading at its highest level since April, edging up to 99.7 from 99.6, led by regional powerhouse Germany. The index for Germany rebounded to 99.6 from 99.2. The OECD said the readings for Italy and France signalled “no further declines in growth” with the Italian index rising to 99.3 from 99.2 while France inched up to 99.5 from 99.4.

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EUROPEAN shares edged away from 4-1/2-year highs yesterday as weak economic data from China and worries about Italy undermined the optimism generated by last week’s strong US jobs numbers. The dollar held onto gains from the payrolls data, trading near a 3-1/2-year high against the yen and a 3-month peak to the euro and keeping pressure on gold and oil. Europe’s broad FTSEuroﬁrst 300 index had fallen 0.4 per cent by midday, down from September 2008 peaks hit last week, as a cut in Italy’s credit rating and weak Chinese factory output data undermined sentiment. The cautious mood also looked to set to infect Wall Street, with US stock index futures pointing to a lower open. “I think the Italian downgrade is acting as a bit of a wake-up call,” said Alastair Winter, chief economist at investment bank Daniel Stewart & Co. Fitch cut Italy’s rating one notch and gave it a negative outlook late on Friday, citing political uncertainty following last month’s election, a protracted recession and high levels of debt. The ratings cut and fresh data showing Italy’s economy contracted a hefty 2.8 per cent last year saw Ital-

A trader works on the ﬂoor of the New York Stock Exchange during early trading on March 8, 2012 in New York City ian shares drop 0.7 per cent and also hit Spain, where the main equity index, the IBEX, sank by 1.3 per cent. “I think the downgrade has caused a ripple in the Italian market, which has been very calm since the election two weeks ago,” said HeinzGerd Sonnenschein, equity markets strategist at Deutsche Postbank. The bigger eurozone market indexes like Paris’s CAC40 and Frankfurt’s DAX were 0.4 and 0.25 per cent lower, respectively, while the main eurozone blue chip index, the Euro STOXX50E

dropped 0.6 per cent. China reported over the weekend that annual industrial production for January and February combined rose 9.9 per cent - the lowest level since October 2012 - while its consumer price index jumped more than expected last month. Winter said the combination of weak industrial data from China and the renewed spotlight on the eurozone’s problems caused by the Italian downgrade may have made investors wary of pushing prices higher after the strong gains so far in

March. The benchmark Euro STOXX50E has outperformed the more widely watched Dow Jones Industrial index this month, even as the US benchmark has been posting record highs. MSCI’s world equity index was little changed at 360.4 points holding near its mid2008 highs. The Italian downgrade also sent tremors through Europe’s sovereign bond market with investors worried about its effect on a bond sale for up to 7.25 billion euros ($9.4 billion) of new debt

on Wednesday. Ten-year Italian government bond yields rose 7 basis points to 4.66 per cent, while the main futures based on the debt was down 0.5 per cent at 108.83. The yield gap between 10year Italian and safer German bonds widened to 320 basis points, and the cost of insuring Italy’s debt against default also rose. Fitch cut Italy’s debt to BBB-plus from A-minus and gave the rating a negative outlook, raising the risk its next ratings change will be a further downgrade.

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THE presidents of Iran and Pakistan marked the start of Pakistani construction on a much-delayed gas pipeline yesterday, Iranian media reported, despite US pressure on Islamabad to back out of the project. Dubbed the “peace pipeline”, the $7-billion project has faced repeated delays since it was conceived in the 1990s to connect Iran’s giant South Pars gas ﬁeld to India via Pakistan. The United States has steadfastly opposed Pakistani and Indian involvement, saying the project could violate sanctions imposed on Iran over nuclear activities that Washington suspects are aimed at developing a weapons capability. Iran denies this. India quit the project in 2009, citing costs and security issues, a year after it signed a nuclear deal with Washington. Iranian state television showed live footage of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Pakistani President Asef Ali Zardari shaking hands and offering prayers after unveiling a plaque to mark Pakistan’s involvement. Alluding to the United States, Ahmadinejad accused “foreign elements” of seeking to undermine Iran’s relations with Pakistan and to thwart the Islamic Republic’s progress by using its nuclear programme as a pretext. “I want to tell those individuals that the gas pipeline has no connection whatsoever with the nuclear case,” Ahmadinejad said in a translated address broadcast live on state television that followed the ground-breaking ceremony. “With natural gas you cannot make atomic bombs. That’s why they should have no excuse to oppose this pipeline.” Pakistan has pursued the pipeline scheme as a way of alleviating severe energy shortages that have sparked demonstrations and battered a weak government. At the same time, it badly needs the billions of dollars it receives in US aid.

BRITAIN should adopt legislation that could force all banks to split routine retail operations from riskier investment activities if new rules designed to protect taxpayers fail, an influential parliamentary panel said. Any decision would have to be recommended by an independent review and the final decision to act on an industry-wide basis would lie with the government and parliament, not with the regulator. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, which has been asked to find ways to reform banks, also said yesterday that Britain’s financial regulator should be given the responsibility to decide how far banks can leverage their capital for investment and lending. The government’s Banking Reform Bill was due to be debated in parliament on Monday. But Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, who

The commission was set up after Barclays was ﬁned for rigging global interest rates heads the commission, said that current proposals to change the industry fall short of what is required. “There remains much more work to be done to improve the bill,” he said in a report published ahead of the debate. Britain is determined to

prevent a repeat of the need for taxpayer-funded bank bailouts after the 65billion-pound double rescue of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) and Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) in 2008. The commission was set up amid public outcry after Barclays (BARC.L) was fined for rigging global interest rates, the latest in a string of banking scandals including the mis-selling of loan insurance and complex interest rate hedging products to small firms. Chancellor George Osborne said in February he would take up a recommendation made by the commission that any individual bank that tried to find a way around the new laws could be broken up by the regulator. All the leading British banks, including Barclays, HSBC (HSBA.L)(0005.HK) and RBS, will be affected by the legislation.

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Resumption of pay cuts saga keeps heat on Supreme Court THE SAGA OVER the cuts to the pay of judges returns to the Supreme Court today, when the Attorney-General is expected to present the case of the state. On January 28, the lawyers representing the district court judges argued that the pay cut was a violation of the constitution, which stated that the pay and terms of employment of a judge could not be changed unfavourably after his appointment. As we have written several times in the past this article of the constitution safeguarded the independence of judges by ensuring a judge was not penalised by the executive in the event he took a decision that it did not like. But every judge who ﬁled an appeal to the Supreme Court knows very well that the pay-cuts were imposed on all public sector employees, because our bankrupt state needed to cut its spending. The independence of the judiciary is not under threat, by any stretch of the imagination. According to press reports, this would be the defence of the Attorney-General who would, quite correctly, argue that the judges were not being targeted by the state and their independence was not being threatened. It is depressing that our educated and learned judges fail to recognise this point and are behaving like selﬁsh unionists who are citing an article of the constitution not in order to protect their independence but rather their personal interests. This is what their appeal is about. As for their offer, to contribute the equivalent amount of the pay-cut as a monthly, voluntary contribution to the state, it would leave them better off than all other public employees because their retirement bonus and pensions would be based on their full salary. And what would happen if in a year’s time half the judges decided they would no longer make a voluntary contribution to the state, because there was no law that obliged them to do so. They could argue, given their union mentality, that it was a violation of the constitution for any employee to contribute part of their monthly salary to the state. In fact, there is no guarantee that all judges would agree to make the voluntary, monthly contribution to the state and the Supreme Court was wrong to have supported such an arrangement so it would not have to issue a ruling in the case. But why is the Supreme Court reluctant to issue a decision? Does it fear that it would have to uphold the appeal, something which would be perceived by the public, wrongly, as a dubious decision aimed at safeguarding all judges’ interests?

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Afghanistan: the Najibullah syndrome Comment Gwynne Dyer

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esterday’s bombings (in Afghanistan) in the name of the Taliban were aimed at serving the foreigners and supporting the presence of the foreigners in Afghanistan and keeping them in Afghanistan by intimidating us,” said Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai on Sunday. What on earth could he have meant by that? The “foreigners” he is talking about are the troops from the United States and various NATO countries in Europe that have been in Afghanistan for the past dozen years. They will almost all be gone by the end of next year. Can Karzai seriously think that the Taliban bombs in Kabul and Khost last Saturday, which killed 19 people, were meant to get the Americans, British, Germans et. al. to keep their soldiers in Afghanistan longer? If he were the leader of alQaeda, you can imagine him saying that. It was always al-Qaeda’s goal to get Western military forces entangled in military occupations in the Muslim world, in the belief that that would nurture popular hostility both to the West and to the local leaders who collaborated with it. But Karzai IS a collaborator, parachuted into Afghanistan after the American invasion in 2001. He may have won the first presidential election in 2005 legitimately, but by the second election in 2009 he was so unpopular that he was only re-elected thanks to massive vote-rigging, tacitly condoned by the United States. And when the Americans leave, he had better leave with them. So what is all this nonsense about the Taliban bombs being an attempt to persuade the “foreigners” that they have to stay, and to “intimidate” Karzai and his cronies into letting them stay? It can best be explained as a manifestation of the “Najibullah syndrome”. Najibullah was the Communist leader who ruled Afghanistan during the latter stages of the Soviet occupation and immediately after the Russians left. When the Taliban finally took Kabul in 1996, he was tortured, castrated, dragged through the streets behind a truck, and then hanged from a traffic light. It can be safely assumed that Karzai and his cronies, when they contemplate the forthcoming American departure, are acutely aware of this precedent. This leads to various flailing attempts by members of the regime to distance themselves from the American occupation forces who originally boosted them into power. Karzai has been increasingly vocal in criticising the NATO forces in

The likeliest post-occupation outcome in Afghanistan is a reversion to the situation that prevailed there before 2001. President Karzai (above) will either leave or be tortured and killed Afghanistan, as if he had nothing to do with their presence in the country, and didn’t owe his presidency to them. Let’s deconstruct that remarkable statement of Karzai’s. The message is that he is an Afghan patriot who is trying to make the “foreigners” go home, whereas the Taliban are trying to keep the Americans and their NATO allies in the country to further their own nefarious purposes. It makes no sense whatever, but what else can he say? That the Taliban are winning, the Americans are getting out, and he is doomed? He’s not really doomed. Since the constitution does not allow him to run for the presidency again, he can easily leave the country for “health reasons” or whatever before the foreign troops depart. He must have salted away enough money

abroad to live quite well in exile, as have almost all the other members of the regime. So why does he act as though he might have a future in postoccupation Afghanistan? The Najibullah precedent is instructive here, too. The former collaborator with the Soviet occupiers stubbornly believed that the Taliban would understand that his motives had been pure, and after all he was a Pashtun like them. He refused to leave Kabul before the Taliban took over, even though numerous friends implored him to. Karzai apparently suffers from the same delusions, and may eventually suffer the same fate. This is not to say that the Taliban will overrun all of Afghanistan after the NATO forces leave. They will undoubtedly gain control of the Pashtun-majority south and

‘When the Taliban finally took Kabul in 1996, (Communist leader Najibullah) was tortured, castrated, dragged through the streets behind a truck, and then hanged from a traffic light. It can be safely assumed that Karzai and his cronies ... are acutely aware of this precedent’

east, and they will probably take Kabul. They didn’t gain control of the Tajik, Hazara and Uzbek minority regions in the north of the country last time, and they may not do so after this bunch of foreigners leave either. The likeliest post-occupation outcome in Afghanistan, therefore, is a reversion to the situation that prevailed there before 2001. Karzai will either leave or be tortured and killed, as will most of his senior collaborators. Pakistan will be the dominant inﬂuence in Taliban-controlled parts of the country, and the minorities will have to fend for themselves. If this is the ﬁnal outcome, what have the “foreigners” been doing in the country for the past 12 years? Several thousand of their soldiers have been killed, hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent, and things will be about the same after they leave as they were before they arrived – apart from the al-Qaeda terrorist training camps, which were dealt with before the end of 2001. For the NATO alliance, which has been searching for a new role ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Afghan operation at least helped to justify its enormous budget. For the United States, it never made sense from any point of view. And for Afghanistan, it was merely the continuation of a disaster now more than 30 years old. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries

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Showbiz

Batman mask and Superman cape donated to Smithsonian By Piya Sinha-Roy BATMAN’S mask, Superman’s cape and Catwoman’s suit will be taking up perence manent residence nian at the Smithsonian eing museum after being rner donated by Warner e US Bros. Pictures, the national museum said d. over the weekend. The iconic Batman mask and cowl worn by George Clooney in the 1997 Batman & Robin ﬁlm ﬁlm han 30 was one of more than ented movie items presented by Warner Bros. Chairer to man Barry Meyer

the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The movie items donated were from 13 ﬁlms by the Hollywood studio between 1942 and 2005. Late ac actor Christopher Re Reeve’s Superman sui suit from 1983’s Superm Superman III, Halle Berry’s 2004 Catwoma woman costume an and props fr from 2005’s C Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory were among some of the memorabilia donated to the museum. “Films are an integral part of this culture and of our daily lives, shaping how we perceive ourselves as Americans,” the museum’s director, John Gray, said in a statement. “The legacy of Warner Bros. is an important part of American history and these objects help us to tell that story.” The items were part of the Smithsonian’s 2013 Classic Film Festival, a three-day ﬁlm retrospective which ran over the weekend.

The Batman mask and cowl from the 1995 ﬁlm Batman Forever was one of the items donated, along with Christopher Reeve’s suit from Superman III

Disney’s Oz prequel Bieber ends London gig without hitches scores box office gold after ‘rough week’ Tribute to 1939 Hollywood classic The Wizard of Oz

Actresses Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams and Rachel Weisz (left to right) play three witches the wizard encounters By Lisa Richwine and Andrea Burzynski THERE was no place like Oz at the weekend box ofﬁce. Walt Disney’s big-budget 3D movie Oz the Great and Powerful amassed $80.3 million in US and Canadian ticket sales, the biggest domestic debut of 2013. The prequel starring James Franco added $69.9 million in international markets, Disney said, for a combined $150.2 million opening around the world. The opening numbers for Oz provided a strong start for the $200-million production, a prequel to 1939 Hollywood classic The Wizard of Oz. The movie stars Franco as a small-time magician

who is whisked by hot-air balloon to a magical land where he is mistaken for a wizard. Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis and Rachel Weisz play three witches the wizard encounters on his journey. Disney spent up to $100 million on a marketing campaign that featured the cross-country tour of a bright blue, Oz-themed hot-air balloon, a commercial during the Super Bowl, and movie-related fashions sold on shopping channel HSN. The expensive gamble paid off as families turned out to see the story of how the famous wizard came to lead the colourful land of Oz. Disney’s executive vice president for motion picture distribution Dave Hollis said

the film hit a “sweet spot” in terms of timing; over the next few weeks, there will be little competition in the family film market, and many kids in the United States will be on school breaks and thus more likely to head to theatres. He was mum on reports of a sequel. “It’s too early to say too much,” Hollis said. “I’m not really a part of that conversation at this time.” Before the weekend, Disney had projected domestic sales of around $70 million, while some box-office analysts saw receipts hitting as much as $85 million. The big debut for Oz outshined the sluggish opening a week earlier for Jack the Giant Slayer, another family-oriented film that puts a modern spin on a

classic children’s tale. The new take on Jack and the Beanstalk, which cost $189 million to produce, pulled in $27.2 million at North American (US and Canadian) theatres during its ﬁrst three days. Through Sunday, Jack had earned a total of $43.8 million domestically, plus $22.6 million from international markets. The weekend’s other new release, thriller Dead Man Down, landed in fourth place on North American charts with $5.4 million. The movie stars Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace as two strangers who join together to seek revenge against a New York crime lord. Drug drama Snitch took ﬁfth place with $5.1 million in domestic sales.

By Mike Collett-White POP star Justin Bieber wrapped up his ﬁnal London show without hitches after a week riddled with paparazzi run-ins and a trip to the hospital. Bieber, 19, sang and danced his way through his fourth night at London’s O2 Arena on the European leg of his Believe world tour, back to his normal self after collapsing on stage from shortness of breath on Thursday. The Canadian-born singer was treated by doctors backstage and given oxygen on the third night of his London shows. He returned to the stage after a 20-minute break and completed his set but was later taken to hospital as a precaution, the singer’s representatives told Reuters. The singer also had an altercation with a UK photographer on Friday, caught on camera by Reuters, which showed Bieber get out of a van, try to move towards the unnamed photographer and threaten him using several swear words. He was reacting to the man’s foul-mouthed criticism of him and his security team after the singer appeared to have made contact with the photogra-

pher as they moved towards the vehicle. The bouncers held Bieber back, but the incident is likely to create more negative headlines for one of the world’s biggest pop stars. Since being discovered on YouTube in 2008, Bieber has built a huge following of mainly teenage girls attracted to his clean-cut image, slick videos and catchy pop songs. But the intense media spotlight that follows him around the world has clearly unnerved the Boyfriend singer. Bieber has had several runins with paparazzi in recent years and took to Twitter this week to criticise the media for what he called fabricated stories about him during his stay in London, where he is performing his sold-out tour. After the latest altercation, he returned to the microblogging site, where he has more than 35 million followers. “Ahhhhh! Rough morning. Trying to feel better for this show tonight but let the paps get the best of me...” he wrote. “Sometimes when people r shoving cameras in your face all day and yelling the worst thing possible at u ... well I’m human. Rough week.”

Justin Bieber is held back by a member of his security team as he confronts a photographer outside his London hotel

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Environment

Evidence grows of rainforest resilience to global warming By Nina Chestney THE world’s tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass, or plant material, this century due to the effects of global warming than previously thought, scientists said in a paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience. This adds to growing evidence that rainforests might be more resilient to the effects of climate change than feared. Tropical forests play an impor-

tant role in the world’s climate system because they soak up carbon dioxide and use it to grow leaves, branches and roots. It is estimated that they store around 470 billion tonnes of carbon in their biomass and soil, some of which can be released back into the atmosphere when plants rot or get burnt. Rising global temperatures cause droughts and ﬁres, which can kill trees, but estimates vary on how much forest cover would be lost in a warming world.

In 2009, a group of British scientists said that 20 to 40 per cent of the Amazon could die off within 100 years if global temperatures rose by 2 degrees Celsius and 85 per cent would be lost if temperatures rose by 4 degrees, which is seen as increasingly likely. But a study last month said the Amazon rainforest was less vulnerable to dying off because carbon dioxide also acts as an airborne fertiliser. In this study, scientists and tropical ecologists from Britain, the

United States, Australia and Brazil used computer simulations based on 22 climate models to study the response of tropical forests in the Americas, Africa and Asia to rising global temperatures. The research team found forest cover loss in only one model, in the Americas (Amazonia and Central America). “We conclude that... there is evidence of forest resilience for the Americas, Africa and Asia,” said lead author Chris Huntingford, from Britain’s Centre for Ecology

and Hydrology. However, there are still uncertainties in gauging how ecosystems respond to global warming, the study said. “While these new results suggest that tropical forests may be quite resilient to warming, it is important also to remember that other factors not included in this study, such as ﬁre and deforestation, will also affect the carbon stored in tropical forests,” said co-author David Galbraith from the University of Leeds.

Greenland adds mineral to seas in side-effect of thaw

Canada’s Arctic glaciers headed towards permanent melt

Increase in iron in water could help offset climate change say scientists

CANADIAN glaciers that are the world’s third biggest store of ice after Antarctica and Greenland seem headed for an irreversible melt that will push up sea levels, scientists have said. About 20 per cent of the ice in glaciers, on islands such as Ellesmere or Devon off northern Canada, could vanish by the end of the 21st century in a melt that would add 3.5cm to global sea levels, they said. Governments are trying to understand every likely centimetre of sea level rise caused by global warming to plan how to protect cities from New York to Shanghai or low-lying coasts from Ghana to Bangladesh. “We believe that the mass loss is irreversible in the foreseeable future” assuming continued climate change, the scientists, based in the Netherlands and the United States, wrote in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Lead author Jan Lenaerts of the University of Utrecht said the trend seemed unstoppable because a thaw of white glaciers would expose dark-coloured tundra that would soak up more of the sun’s heat and further accelerate the melt. Most past estimates of Canada’s glaciers, based on less precise data of their size and melt rates, pointed to a smaller contribution to sea level rise of perhaps 2cm this century, Lenaerts said. “These glaciers are a signiﬁcant part of the whole equation and of future sea level rise,” said David Vaughan, head of the ice2sea programme for studying global warming based at the British Antarctic Survey in England. “We can’t afford to ignore them,” he said.

By Alister Doyle A MELT of Greenland’s ice is washing large amounts of the nutrient iron into the Atlantic Ocean where it might aid marine life in a rare positive side-effect of climate change, a new study showed. Greenland’s thaw, which is raising world sea levels, is also adding about 300,000 tonnes of iron a year to the North Atlantic, based on projections from the muddy melt water of three glaciers in the southwest, it said. That is similar to the amount of iron blown to the region in dust by winds. Scientists say that iron is a vital nutrient and that a lack of the element in parts of the oceans limits growth of everything from tiny plankton to ﬁsh and whales. “We suggest that glacial runoff serves as a signifcant source of bio-available iron to surrounding coastal oceans,” the scientists, mainly at the US Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), wrote in the journal Nature Geoscience. “We would expect this glacial contribution of iron to the North Atlantic Ocean to continue to increase under

Greenland’s ice melts into the Atlantic Ocean, taking large amounts of iron with it future warming scenarios,” they added. The ﬁndings show that “as glaciers and ice sheets melt there may be other effects than just increased sea level,” said Maya Bhatia, who was leader of the study at WHOI and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Scientists only started to examine the chemistry of glacial runoff in the past decade and nutrients carried into seas from the Arctic to Antarctica, she said. “We believe that our study adds iron to that list of gla-

cially derived nutrients,” she said. Phytoplankton, or tiny marine plants, also need nutrients such as nitrates or phosphates to grow. The scientists found large amounts or iron in waters ﬂowing from under the three Greenland glaciers. They did not measure how much iron reached the open ocean or study if it was boosting growth of marine life. Some past studies have shown blooms of microscopic algae coinciding with peak runoff from the Greenland ice sheet in summer. Separately, some experts

have proposed dumping iron into the oceans, mainly the Southern Ocean where it is in short supply, to combat climate change that a UN panel of scientists blames for causing ﬂoods, droughts and rising sea levels. The idea is that iron will cause new blooms of algae that absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the air. Some of the carbon would then fall to the seabed when the algae die, removing it from the atmosphere. Bhatia said it was not yet

known if iron from Greenland could be a side-effect of warming that would cause algal blooms and offset climate change. The UN panel of climate scientists has estimated that world sea levels will rise by between 18 and 59cm this century, more if a thaw of Greenland and Antarctica accelerates. Sea levels have been rising at about 3mm a year in recent years and Greenland has been contributing. Rising seas are a big threat to low-lying areas from Miami to Bangladesh.

Over 2,200 dead pigs found in Chinese river New life may have been found under Antarctic ice OVER 2,200 pigs have been found dead in one of Shanghai’s main water sources, ofﬁcial media reported yesterday, triggering a public outcry in China where concerns over food safety and environmental pollution run high. The carcasses were probably dumped in the Huangpu river in Zhejiang province and the total number was expected to increase, the Global Times quoted Xu Rong, director of Shanghai Songjiang District Environmental Protection Bureau, as saying. “We have to act quickly to remove them all for fear of causing water pollution,” she was quoted as saying as the national parlia-

ment, where pollution has been a hot topic, met in Beijing. Ofﬁcials were investigating, media said. The Shanghai government said in a statement posted on its website that workers were continuing to collect carcasses from the river and it was closely monitoring the water quality although no pollution has been found so far. Water contamination, caused by fertiliser run-off, chemical spills and untreated sewage, is a major concern in China. The government is planning to invest $850 billion over the next decade to improve the water supply system.

RUSSIAN scientists believe they have discovered new life forms sealed off for millions of years in a subglacial lake deep under the Antarctic ice, the RIA news agency reported. After more than a decade of stop-and-go drilling, Russia pierced through Antarctica’s frozen crust last year and took back samples of water from a vast lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years. Scientists say the icy darkness of Lake Vostok, under some 3,700 metres of ice, may provide a glimpse of the planet before the Ice Age and clues to life on other planets. “After excluding all known contaminants,

bacterial DNA was found that does not match any known species in world databases,” Sergei Bulat of the St Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute told RIA. “If it (the bacteria) had been found on Mars, then without a doubt we would have said there is life on Mars - but this is DNA from Earth,” he said. “We are calling this life form unidentiﬁed or unclassiﬁed.” The Russian discovery came from analysing water that froze onto the end of the drill bit used to bore through to Vostok - the largest of a network of hundreds of lakes under the ice cap that acts like a blanket trapping the Earth’s geothermal heat.

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Did ABC anchor smear Deﬁnition of slime at issue: BPI’s attorney Dan Webb

YEAR ago, Beef Products Inc had four state-of-the art plants, more than 1,300 employees and was expanding aggressively. The meat company was the leading maker of “lean finely textured beef,” a low-fat product made from chunks of beef, including trimmings, and exposed to tiny bursts of ammonium hydroxide to kill E. coli and other dangerous contaminants. Few Americans realised the product was a mainstay of fast-food burgers, school lunch tacos and homemade meatloaf. Today, the South Dakota company’s revenues have plummeted from more than $650 million to about $130 million a year, and three of its plants are shuttered. Company officials blame the abrupt falloff on a series of ABC News broadcasts that began last March - stories that repeatedly called its product “pink slime.” BPI hired a high-powered Chicago trial lawyer and in September slapped the network, star anchor Diane Sawyer and other defendants with a 27-count lawsuit that seeks at least $1.2 billion in damages - about one-fifth of the fiscal 2012 net income of American Broadcasting Co parent Walt Disney Co. Now, the case, which many observers initially wrote off as a public relations ploy by a desperate company, is shaping up as one of the most high-stakes defamation court battles in US history. The court fight could put modern television journalism on trial and highlight the power of language in the Internet Age: In the wake of the reports on World News with Diane Sawyer, the term “pink slime” went viral. The case also underscores an intensifying war between the farm sector and its critics over how food is made. In Europe, for instance, an uproar has erupted over the inclusion of horsemeat in a variety of products. Although the media furore over “lean finely

textured beef” has waned in the US, the economic ripple effect is still being felt by the nation’s meat-packers and ground beef manufacturers, which are wrestling with a dwindling cattle supply and rising meat prices - and are now slowly reintroducing products similar to LFTB into the marketplace. Libel cases are extremely difficult to win in the US because of strong press protections, and ABC has compelling legal arguments. However interviews with BPI’s founders, agriculture industry officials and legal experts, as well as a review of federal documents and court records, suggest that ABC’s reports had certain flaws that could resonate with a jury: ABC’s lead reporter on the story mischaracterised BPI’s product on Twitter; the network failed to clearly describe on-air how the company’s beef wound up in the nation’s food supply; and ABC did not reveal in an interview with a former BPI employee that he had lost a wrongful termination lawsuit against the company. ABC denies the allegations in the lawsuit and is seeking to have it thrown out. In court papers, the network argues that the lawsuit is a bid by BPI to chill media cover-

ABC News is being sued for more than $ makes a beef product once widely found tacos. The case could help define defam PJ Huffstutter and Martha Graybow

McDonald’s changed its beef policy last year

age of the food industry. The case also could shine an unflattering light on BPI. Many consumers find the notion of processed beef unsavoury, and the lawsuit could open the door to the company having to reveal closely guarded information about its processes that could be used in other litigation. BPI founders Eldon and Regina Roth say they plan to pursue their fight against ABC even if it takes years and tens of millions of dollars in legal fees. “We have to do this,” Eldon Roth said. “We have no other choice.” The lawsuit, originally filed in South Dakota state court, is hinged partly on a state

The Beef Products Inc (BPI) headquarters

Plant workers produce lean, ﬁnely textured beef (LFTB) at the Beef Products Inc (BPI) facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska product-disparagement statute designed to protect farming interests. Twelve other states have similar laws - dubbed “veggie libel” measures by critics - but they have rarely been invoked. Under the South Dakota version of the law, plaintiffs must show that defendants publicly spread information they knew to be false and stated or implied “that an agricultural food product is not safe for consumption by the public.” If BPI were to win on that claim, under the law it could be awarded triple the damages that were caused. That means that the company’s claim of more than $400 million in projected lost proﬁts could balloon to damages of more than $1.2 billion. For BPI to prove the defamation piece of its case, it

would need to show that the network negligently reported a false statement of fact that injured its reputation. If BPI is deemed by the court to be a public rather than a private ﬁgure in the legal sense, it would have a higher bar to cross: The company would need to prove ABC knew the facts it was reporting were false or it recklessly disregarded the truth. While the case is in the early stages, the network appears to have a legal leg-up on both counts: ABC never said BPI’s product is dangerous, and courts have repeatedly offered broad protections for journalists in the course of their work. But by calling a food product “slime” 137 times over the span of nearly four weeks on its newscasts, its website and on Twitter, according to BPI’s tally, did ABC make the public think LFTB was unsafe? If, as BPI alleges, ABC shrugged off information that refuted parts of its reporting, did it act recklessly and could it therefore be held liable for defamation? “It’s hard to imagine ‘slime’ being a positive term, but at the same time, was it used with malice?” said Gene Policinski, senior vice president and executive director of the First Amendment Centre at the Freedom Forum, a group that promotes free-speech issues. “This is going to be a very tough thing for BPI to prove.” At the crux of the debate are two little words: “pink slime.” The term is believed to have been coined as a description for LFTB by a US Depart-

ment of Agriculture scientist who used it in a 2002 email to colleagues after touring a BPI plant. The phrase came to light in December 2009 when the New York Times published a story by Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Moss that cited the email. BPI did not sue the Times. That story, and subsequent media reports that referred to the term, “were not causing any damage to the company,” said BPI’s attorney,

Webb contends, A slime’ so many tim alleged misstateme - made consum company’s beef w Dan Webb, chairman of law ﬁrm Winston & Strawn and a former US Attorney in Chicago. But, Webb contends, ABC’s use of “pink slime” so many times - combined with alleged misstatements and omissions - made consumers believe the company’s beef was something foul. That’s led lawyers for ABC and BPI to pull out their dictionaries in a duel over the deﬁnition of slime. BPI’s lawyers point to the Oxford Dictionary, which describes slime as a “moist, soft, and slippery substance, typi-

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cally regarded as repulsive,” and the American Heritage Dictionary, which calls it “vile or disgusting matter.” But ABC’s lawyers, in their motion to dismiss the case, argued that slime is a ﬁtting description of the company’s product. They point to “more neutral” deﬁnitions of the term, citing another entry in the American Heritage Dictionary that calls slime a “thick, sticky, slippery substance.”

ABC’s use of ‘pink es - combined with ents and omissions mers believe the was something foul And regardless, ABC’s lawyers also argue, use of the term was the kind of “rhetorical hyperbole” that is constitutionally protected. They point out that courts have rejected defamation claims based on allegations of “name calling.” BPI’s lawsuit cites examples of what the company calls misleading and sloppy reporting by the news network. Among them: Twitter exchanges between Jim Avila, the lead ABC reporter on the story and a defendant in the case, and meat industry ofﬁcials and other critics of his

Hy-Vee stores have reintroduced LFTB products reporting. One of his tweets has become central to BPI’s claims that the network falsely stated that LFTB is not meat. In that tweet last March, Avila wrote in a reply to a critical viewer that “no one said this slime is dangerous. It’s just not what it purports to be. Meat. And if it’s in ground beef it should be labelled.” The beef processor has also accused the network of ignoring comments and research from experts who provided a more positive view of BPI’s

product. In their court papers, the network’s lawyers noted that the ABC reports informed the public about how BPI’s product is perceived by both supporters and critics and that the reports included responses from the meat industry and information from academic experts in animal science and nutrition. BPI has also sued some of the people ABC interviewed on air, including a former BPI quality assurance manager, Kit Foshee, for alleged false

statements. Among them: Foshee told ABC that LFTB “will fill you up, but it’s not going to do you any good.” BPI has also disputed how ABC characterised others who appeared in the broadcasts. When the first “pink slime” broadcast aired last March, Diane Sawyer said “a whistleblower has come forward” to tell the public about the processed beef. She was referring to former USDA scientist Gerald Zirnstein, who is credited with coining the term “pink slime.” Zirnstein is also a defendant in the case. His attorney, William Marler, said his client is not a whistleblower. A court affidavit from the retired scientist also said ABC approached him to do the interview about BPI - not the other way around. In the coming weeks, US District Judge Karen Schreier in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is expected to rule on whether the lawsuit will stay in her courtroom, as ABC wants, or go back to state court, where it was originally filed. If ABC then wins on its motion to dismiss, the claims are knocked out. If not, the case would move toward trial. Even before ABC began airing its “pink slime” reports, BPI and the ground beef business were coming under closer scrutiny. McDon-

ald’s Corp said in early 2012 that McDonald’s USA had stopped purchasing ammonium hydroxide-treated lean beef trimmings in an effort to make its global beef supply chain consistent. Today, the US meat industry has changed how it makes ground beef, turning to more expensive types of beef trimming and other parts of the beef carcass. At the same time, retail prices for ground beef are soaring as cattle ranchers and beef packers struggle with elevated feed prices resulting from last summer’s drought in the US Midwest. One beef processor wasn’t able to keep up. AFA Foods Inc in Pennsylvania ﬁled for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last April and blamed its woes on general media coverage of “pink slime.” Cargill, the world’s largest ground beef producer, said it, too, has seen an impact on its business from news stories and social media chatter about “pink slime.” Cargill makes a product similar to BPI’s, though it relies on different technology and on citric acid, rather than ammonium hydroxide, as a processing agent to kill potential pathogens. Last spring, Cargill said it saw an 80 per cent drop in production volume of ﬁnely textured beef. Though its pro-

duction volume is still far less than a year ago, a company spokesman said demand is slowly returning. These days, ground-beef manufacturers have the option to label their packaging to disclose the presence of LFTB, a change that the USDA approved after the ABC broadcasts began. Previously, LFTB was not listed as an ingredient: Federal regulators said it was no different than other protein found in ground beef. BPI has said it supports the rule change, saying it will help restore consumer conﬁdence in its product. BPI has been trying to woo back customers. Hy-Vee Inc, the Midwestern grocery retailer headquartered in Iowa, dropped ground beef with LFTB in it during the height of the general media coverage of “pink slime.” But a company spokeswoman said the retailer soon reversed that decision. Customers in areas where BPI had factories demanded Hy-Vee bring it back, the retailer said. People wanted to buy it. At a Hy-Vee store in South Sioux City, Iowa, part of the refrigerated meat case is stocked with tube-shaped packages of ground beef. They have a small stamp on the back that reads: “contains lean ﬁnely textured beef.”

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What’s on

films

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

Times are subject to change, so check first with cinemas before you head out

Telephone no: K-Cineplex: 7777-8383 Rio Limassol: 25871410 Rio Paphos: 26-207000

NICOSIA Oz: The Great and Powerful (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 3pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 11am and 3pm Mama (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.10pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.10pm Warm Bodies (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 11.10am, 1.15pm and 3.20pm Lincoln (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.15pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 7.15pm

Gangster Squad (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.05pm, weekends also at 3pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.10pm Love in the End (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 8 and 10.05pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 10.05pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 5) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.15pm and 3.20pm Le prenom (in French, with Greek subtitles) Cine Studio, tonight, Wednesday and Thursday at 9pm. Tel: 96420491, www.ofk.org.cy

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

LIMASSOL Oz: The Great and Powerful (12) Rio 2 at 7.45pm, weekends also at 3 and 5.20pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 3pm Mama (15) Rio 1 at 7.45 and 10pm; KCineplex (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.10pm Warm Bodies (12) Rio 4 at 7.45pm, weekends also at 5.30pm; Rio 2 at 10.10pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) Rio 3 at 7.45 and 10pm, weekends also at 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.20pm

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.20pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 3) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 11.20am, 1.20pm and 3.20pm

Lincoln (12) Rio 6 at 7.30pm, weekends also at 4.30pm; Rio 5 at 10pm; KCineplex (Screen 5) at 7.15pm

Warm Bodies (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 4) at 5.30, 7.50 and 10.05pm, weekends also at 3.20pm

Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) Rio 1 (in Greek), weekends only at 3, 4.30 and 6pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 3.30pm

Lincoln (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 7.15pm

Playing for Keeps (K) Rio 5, weekends only at 3.30pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) Rio 4 at 10pm Love in the End (K) Rio 5 (in Greek) at 7.45pm, weekends also at 5.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 10.05pm Argo (12) Rio 6 at 10.10pm Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 4 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex (Screen 5) at 5.25pm, weekends at 3.20pm Hotel Transylvania (K) Rio 3 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm

LARNACA Oz: The Great and Powerful (12) K-Cineplex (Screen 1) at 5.30, 8 and 10.30pm, weekends also at 3pm

Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 3.30pm; K-Cineplex, Mall of Cyprus (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 11.30am, 1.20pm and 3.30pm

Mama (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) at 7.50 and 10.10pm

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 3) at 5.30, 7.45 and 10.10pm, weekends also at 3.20pm Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 2) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends also at 3.30pm Gangster Squad (18) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 5.05pm, weekends at 3pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) K-Cineplex (Screen 6) at 10.10pm

Warm Bodies (12) Rio 1 at 6, 8 and 10pm Lincoln (12) Rio 2 at 5, 7.30 and 9.45pm Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (15) Rio 5 at 5.45pm; Rio 6 at 7.30 and 9.45pm Barbie in the Pink Shoes (K) Rio 6 (in Greek) at 6pm, weekends also at 3 and 4.30pm Gangster Squad (18) Rio 3 at 9.45pm Playing for Keeps (K) Rio 5, weekends only at 4pm A Good Day to Die Hard (15) Rio 3 at 7.30pm Love in the End (K) Rio 4 (in Greek) at 5.45 and 7.30pm

Love in the End (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 8 and 10.05pm

Argo (12) Rio 4 at 9.45pm

Sammy’s Great Escape (K) K-Cineplex (Screen 5) (in Greek) at 5.25pm, weekends at 3.20pm

The Impossible (12) Rio 3, weekends only at 3 and 5pm

PAPHOS

Sammy’s Great Escape (K) Rio 4 (in Greek), weekends only at 3.30pm

Oz: The Great and Powerful (12) Rio 7 at 5.15, 7.30 and 9.45pm, weekends also at 3pm Mama (15) Rio 5 at 7.30 and 9.45pm

Hotel Transylvania (K) Rio 1 (in Greek, in 3D), weekends only at 4pm

Oz: The Great and Powerful

listings Today Exhibition The Journey Continues Solo painting exhibition by Andreas Karayian. Opens March 12, 7.30pm until March 23. Apocalypse Gallery, 30 Chytron Street, Nicosia. MondayFriday: 10.30am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 10.30am-1pm. Tel: 22-766655

Tomorrow Exhibition Metamorphosis Solo painting exhibition by Nikos Kouroussis. Opens March 13, 7.30pm until April 3. Alpha Gallery, Makarios Avenue & 3 Papanikoli Street, Nicosia. Monday-Saturday 10.30 am-1pm and 4.30pm-7.30pm. Tel: 22-751325 / 99-303366. www.art.com.cy

Music The Firebirds America’s 1950s greatest hits played live with Chris, John, Andrew and Stan. March 13. Sykaminia Tavern, Ayias Ambrosias, Limassol. 7pm Showtime 8.30pm. €20 inc. three course dinner. SOLD OUT. Reservations - Tel: 99-313865/99-411513 /99-832538

Children’s Choirs & Carnival A musical encounter, with songs and serenades within the framework of the Limassol Carnival. March 13. Rialto Theatre, Limassol. 7pm. €5. Tel: 77-777745

Theatre Kali-Kantzar & Co A pocket musical directed by Lea Maleni with music by Dimitris Zavros. March 13-16. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. 8.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-864300

Other Events Theogony Book presentation and the exhibition of old and contemporary photographs, in the presence of Haris Yiakoumis photographer and archaeologist Jacqueline Karageorghis, within the framework of Francophonie Month. March 13. Hellenic Bank Headquarters in Nicosia. 7pm. Admission is free. Tel: 22-459333. Email: contact@ ifchypre.org. www.ifchypre.org Carnival Cycling Parade Night cycle around the city in wild costumes. March 13. D’Avila Moat, Stasinou Avenue, Nicosia. Meet at 7.45pm for 8pm-10pm. Tel: 99-956528. Email: podilates.lefkosias@gmail.com

St Patrick’s with Blue Jar St Patrick’s celebration dinner dance with live Irish music. March 13. Navarria Hotel, Limassol. 7.30 for 8pm. €22.00 per person include buffet dinner, all local drinks, Irish whiskeys. Tel: 96-280308/99-043558 or emailing info@cyprusireland.net or presidentlbrotary@gmail.com

Ongoing Other Events Limassol Carnival Open-air parties, children’s parades and serenaders evenings culminating with the Grand Parade. March 7-17. Multiple locations in Limassol. http://www.cyprusevents.net/events/ limassol-carnival-2013/ Stories in Screen A series of video work presentations. Until March 15. Chiaki Kamikawa Contemporary Art Gallery Solonos 10, Paphos Monday- Friday: 10am-1pm and 4pm-6pm. Saturday: 10am-1.30pm. Tel: 99-311225

Theatre Below Zero Drama directed by Photis Georgidis. March 11-14 until March 31. Melina Merkouri Hall, Famagusta Gate, Athina Avenue , Nicosia. On specific days at 8.30pm. €15. In Greek. Tel: 70-007410/99-308232

Nursing Home the Cherubim Theatre Anemona celebrates its tenth anniversary with comedy by Nearchos Ioannou. Until March 17. Anemona Theater, 7 Archagelou Street, Latsia, Nicosia. Every Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 8pm. In Greek. Tel: 22-573031 God of Carnage Dionysos Theater 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 Tone Clusters The Second Stage of ETHAL presents work of famous American author Joyce Carol Oates. Until March 24. Technohoros ETHAL, 76 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, Limassol. Tuesdays, Saturdays at 8.30pm and Sundays 6.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 25-877827

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 How to Rob a Bank Skala Theatre presents three act comedy by Samy Fayad. Until March 31. Skala Theatre, 15 Kyriakou Matsi Street, Larnaca. Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm. In Greek. Tel: 99-490102 The Dispute The Main Stage of THOC presents tragic comedy by Pierre de Marivaux. Until March 31. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday 6pm. In Greek. March 30 and 31 will have Greek and English surtitles. €12/10. Tel: 77-772717

The Switch Theatro Ena presents play by Argiro Toumazou. Until March 28. Theatro Ena, 4 Athinas Avenue, Nicosia. Every Wednesday and Thursday at 8.30pm. In Greek. €15/12. Tel: 22-348203

The Harley Jacket THOC’s New Stage presents play by Vasilis Katsikonouris. Until April 5. THOC New Theatre Building, 9 Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. Performances at the exterior spaces of THOC’s New Theatre Building. Every two weeks Wednesday through Friday at 8.30pm. €12/10. In Greek. Tel: 77-772717

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

Tom, Dick and Harry Satiriko Theatro presents comedy by Ray and Michael Cooney. Until April 28. Vladimiros Kafkarides Cultural Centre, 11-15 Vladimiros Kafkarides Street, Aglantzia, Nicosia. On Saturdays at 8.30pm and Sundays at 6.30pm. €15/10. Tel: 22-312940/ 22-421609

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

Exhibitions Deep Connection Solo painting exhibition by George Heracleous. Until March 12. Gallery Technis Dromena, 53 Arch. Kyprianou, Nicosia. Monday-Friday: 10am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 5pm-8pm. Tel: 22-496398 ...The Other Shore Solo painting exhibition by Marina Emphietzi-Harris. Until March 13. Thiseas Art Gallery, 9 Thiseos Street, Agia Zonis, Limassol. Tel: 99-674243 Singapore 2012 Group photography exhibition. Until March 13. Casteliotissa Hall, old Nicosia. Open daily: 5pm-9pm U and I Exhibition of artwork in oil, acrylic, print and glass paint by Irene Ioannou and Ulla Nicolaou. Until March 16. Peri Texnis, 92 Kalogera Street, Larnaca. Tel: 99-725590 Birute Kriukelyte-Kazlauskiene Solo painting exhibition. Until March 17. Dinos Art Café, 62-66 Irinis Street, Limassol. Monday-Saturday: 10.30am to midnight and Sunday: 4pm to midnight. Tel: 25-762030 Storybox Solo art exhibition by Antonis Tziarrides. Until March 19. Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadiou Street, Larnaca. Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm & 4.30pm-8pm. Sunday:11am-2pm & 4pm-7pm. Tel: 24-621109

CYPRUS MAIL Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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Review Theatre Failure to launch FOUR of Theatro Dionysos’ actors take a swing at the parenting comedy God of Carnage hoping to evoke laughter through the hysterical breakdown of four seemingly civil adults. The French play by Yasmina Reza (better known as the writer of Art) offers a fantastic field of opportunity to its performers – but anything less than immaculate acting in this simplistic production runs the risk of rendering the play insignificant and, at times, entirely dull. The premise presents us with two sets of parents meeting to discuss a fight between their children, in which one child knocked two teeth out of the other. While the evening begins in a civilised manner, turmoil soon erupts as their true characters emerge, and the stage becomes a battlefield for the two couples’ suppressed anxieties and instincts. The chaos is well performed and succeeds in entertaining its spectators, but the slow-moving events leading up to the explosion succeed only in drawing attention to the emptiness of the script – emptiness that exists to be filled by an onstage depiction of four incredibly fragile adults, each one held together by his/her own lies. Audiences barely chuckled when Annette (Elena Hadjiafxenti) violently vomited out her built-up stress; a pivoting climax which would have had spectators roaring had the role been

Last Chance Theatre Final curtains DON’T miss the last four performances of the much-talked about production Kali-Kantzar & Co this week. The pocket musical written by Lea Maleni, Christina Constantinou and Valentinos Kokkinos, featuring music by Dimitris Zavros tells the story of a family of eccentric imaginary creatures named kali-kantzars. One afternoon, during a routine checking patrol in the city’s New State Theatre, the guard suddenly hears unexpected noise and discovers a whole gang of weird and wonderful intruders. Where have these creatures come from and why are they there? In order to avoid extinction these creatures must convince the security guard that they exist.

correctly portrayed from the start. Christina Pavlidou’s role as the harsh Veroniki also fell short in its staging as it failed to capture the unique delicacy underlying the quirkiness of this desperate but resilient mother; she is the one parent proved at the end to have a genuine love for her children, marking her part as essentially the most crucial. The male performers, Lefteris Zambetakis and Panos Makris, were marginally more successful than the women, but overall the complexity of these four multi-dimensional characters was almost entirely overlooked – a ﬂaw that undoubtedly also falls under the responsibility of director Giorgos Mouaimis. The set, designed by Marina Hadjilouka, was both visually effective and functional, offering a simple wood-inspired living room that gave both elegance and class to the couple hosting the meeting, while at the same time avoiding the presence of large, bulky furniture and complex aesthetics that might distract from the action. While the execution failed to match the demands of the play and the promising ﬁnesse presented by the setting, I must commend the company for at least attempting a production that does not entirely lack intelligence, and rests on something more than simply distasteful humour. God of Carnage Dionysos Theater presents multi-award winning comedy by Yasmina Reza directed by George Mouaimis. Until March 17. Dionysos Theatre, 29 Diagorou Street, (Opp. Fridays), Nicosia. Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday 6.30pm. In Greek. €20/15. Tel: 99-621845

By Eleni Cosma

The puppetry and special effects are remarkable and the production uses just about every trick in the book to dazzle and impress its audience. Designed by Elena Katsouri, the set and costumes are littered with visionary ideas, while the original music adds to the quirky style of the show. A story of unpredictable, entertaining adventures and surprises, the original premise of this curious production makes for a must see show. Performances are in Greek and run y from tomorrow until Saturday. Kali-Kantzar & Co A pocket musicall directed by Lea Maleni with music by Dimitris Zavros. March 13-16. THOC New Thea-tre Building, 9 u, Gregori Afxentiou, Nicosia. 8.30pm.. In Greek. Tel: 22-864300

Difficult histories

ONE OF the most important questions for contemporary societies is how to come to terms with the past, and particularly with the dark heritage of the turbulent 20th century. How does a country deal with a legacy of perpetrating violence? How are contemporary identities negotiated and shaped in the face of concrete reminders of a past that most wish they did not have? The ways in which people in a given society relate to the past of that society are a vitally important – but also often a problematic and contested – aspect of culture and identity. For all the advancements in science, medicine and technology, the 20th century was the most violent of human history. Such a tumultuous past has left a legacy of disquiet that recent generations in many different countries have struggled, often painfully and protractedly, to confront and acknowledge, or sometimes to evade or suppress. Drawing from Germany’s history, the GoetheInstitut Cyprus together with the Association for Historical Research and Dialogue, the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation Cyprus and Together we Can – The Bicommunal Initiative of Relatives of Missing Persons and Victims of Massacres and War, are organising a seminar that seeks to address the problem of coming to terms with a painful or problematic or divisive past. The experience of dealing with two dictatorships – one fascist, one communist – credits contemporary Germany with a gold standard for dealing with a difﬁcult past. Nations such as Cyprus, struggling to emerge from years of hurt with their own complex past, can therefore learn from Germany. The seminar entitled Remembering History – a Case Study from Germany, will take place on Saturday at the Home for Cooperation and participants from Germany will include Magdalena Scharf from Action Reconciliation / Services for Peace and Uwe Bader, director of the ex-concentration camp Osthofen memorial and information centre. Conducted in English, all interested in discussing the matter and trying to relate the topic to the situation in Cyprus are welcome to attend the seminar. Moderation will be by the Cypriot investigative journalist Sevgül Uludag, and the aim of the seminar is to offer

audiences a critical re-evaluation that does not shy away from addressing difﬁcult issues and taboos. Accompanying this seminar will be an art exhibition called The Color of Truth, from both communities revolving around the Missing Persons-issue. This will be held at the Goethe-Institut’s Gallery and will be opened on Friday, remaining open until next Friday. Art works by Turkish Cypriot, Greek Cypriot, Syrian Cypriot and Italian Cypriot artists will be presented. The artists were brought together by Together we Can and the Nilgün Güney Art Studio. The artists met relatives of “missing persons” from communities, visited exhumation sites and spots where massacres took place in both parts of the island in 1963 and 1974. Investigative journalist Sevgül Uludag cofacilitated the coming together of artists from the two sides of the divide in a series of workshops together with artist Nilgün Güney. The workshops included testimonies from relatives of “missing persons” and victims of massacres, visits to the homes of victims of war and site visits to mass graves in both parts of the island. Remembering History – a Case Study from Germany Public open seminar about coming to terms with a difficult past, accompanied by an art exhibition by Cypriot artists called The Colour of Truth from both communities about the Missing Persons-issue. March 16. The Home for Cooperation (Nicosia buffer zone opposite Ledra Palace hotel). 10am-1.30pm. in English. Exhibition opens March 15, 6.30pm until March 22. Goethe-Institut’s Gallery. Mondays to Fridays: 11am-7 pm. Tel: 22-674607

By Ledha Socratous

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

CYPRUS MAIL Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Television CYBC 1 06.45 08.15

Proti Enimerosi Kali Sas Mera Early morning entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, fashion, lifestyle issues and more.

11.00

Kaftes Piperies (rpt)

CYBC 2 07.00 08.00 17.00 18.00 18.50 19.00 19.10

Cookery show.

11.30

Local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV.

Apo Mera Se Mera

15.30

Entehnos

Current affairs show.

20.00 21.00

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

19.20

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

20.00 21.15

News Vimata Stin Ammo

22.35

Friends (rpt) American comedy about the lives and loves of six New Yorkers.

22.30 23.30 23.45

Eponymos News Repeats

07.50 08.40

NRG Zone MINI-Series: The Deep

MINI-Series: La Commanderie French series showing the Middle Ages as a dark and turbulent period when religion ran society and led to tragic results. Historical drama, starring Clement Sibony. 2010. Part 5 of 8.

Local period drama, based on true events.

22.00

05.30 06.20 06.50 07.00

The crew of an oceanographic submarine embark on a mission below the Arctic ice to search for unknown and remarkable life forms. However, tensions run high when the explorers ﬁnd themselves stranded with no power, limited oxygen and no communication with the surface. Thriller, starring James Nesbitt and Minnie Driver. Part 2 of 5.

Local cultural show.

16.00 18.00 18.15 18.45

NRG Zone Kids’ TV Kati Psinetai (rpt) Biz/Emeis News In English News In Turkish Somewhere On Earth (rpt) A series of documentary ﬁlms whose aim is to shine the spotlight on some of the few places on earth where nature and man exist in harmony.

Istories Tou Horkou (rpt)

12.00

ANTENNA

23.30

Repeats

09.30 10.25 11.15 12.10 13.00 13.20 14.00 14.50 15.40 16.40 17.30 17.40

MEGA

Erotas (rpt) Proini Enimerosi Me Agapi Strivein Dia Tou Arravonos (rpt) Akros Oikogeneiakon (rpt) Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) Einai Stigmes (rpt) Pansellinos (rpt) Ekeino To Kalokairi (rpt) Niose Me (rpt) News Mera Mesimeri Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) Deliyianneio Parthenagogeio (rpt) Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) Lefta Sto Lepto Vals Me 12 Theous (rpt)

06.00 06.30 07.00 10.00

Lifestyle programme features entertainment, music and more.

12.45 14.00 15.00 16.00

Enimerosi Tora Deka Lepta Kirigma Eheis Meson Yia Sena

18.00 18.20

News Master Chef (rpt)

Local talk-show.

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

19.30

Tin Patisa (rpt) Niose Me News Vals Me 12 Theous Ekeino To Kalokairi Castle

20.20 21.15 22.30

News Sports News Radio Arvila Klemmeni Zoi (rpt) Erotas Kleftis (rpt) News Deal (rpt)

15.20 17.10 18.00 18.05 18.45 19.30 20.20 21.15 22.20

News Klemmena Oneira Two episodes of Greek drama series.

FILM: Hollywood Homicide Two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other ﬁelds investigate the murder of an up-andcoming rap group. Action comedy, starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett. 2003.

American crime drama.

00.00 00.05 00.30 01.40 02.30 03.20 04.40

Oi Vasiliades

07.00 08.20 10.30 11.20 12.00 14.30

New daily family comedy based on the Argentinian sitcomtelenovela Los Roldan, replacing I Zoi tis allis.

With News at 18.00.

18.40 19.30 20.15 21.15 22.10 23.00

Ta Epta Kaka Tis Moiras Mou Retire Nea Mera Proino Mou

SIGMA

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

00.20 00.25 01.20 02.00 02.40 03.00 03.30

PLUS TV

Protoselido Eleni Mila (rpt) Vasiliki (rpt) Mesimeri Kai Kati Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites (rpt) Magazino Siga Min To’ Xeres (rpt) News Ti Tha Fame Simera Mama Anna Paola Efta Ourani Kai Sinnefa Alites News Aspra Balonia FILM: Red Corner

07.20

An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defence lawyer. Thriller, starring Richard Gere. 1997.

19.40

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

22.15

08.30 09.05 10.00 10.45 11.40 12.30 13.00 15.30 17.00 17.50

Fotis - Maria Live Best Of Exelixeis Sti Showbiz Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of I Kouzina Me Ti Dina (rpt) Mila (rpt) To Kleidi (rpt) Star News Mesimeriani Meleti Kids’ TV To Kleidi Fotis - Maria Live Entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, health, fashion, lifestyle issues and more.

Mila Discussions about various issues based on a woman’s life (men, relationships, sex, kids etc.).

21.15

11.00 11.30 12.30 13.20 14.20 15.15 16.05 16.45 17.25 18.15 19.15 19.50 20.05 21.00

LTV Sports News Star News Repeats

Magikos Kosmos S’ Agapo (rpt) Akti Oneiron (rpt) Ston Asterismo Tis Imeras Kouzina Me Apopsi Capital Sports Milagros Kids’ TV Telemarketing Top Models S’ Agapo Sabrina, To Koritsi Tis Agapis Akti Oneiron Paciﬁc Blue News Sports News Igeia & Zoi Reversible Errors A defence lawyer is assigned to handle a death row inmate’s last-minute appeal, and ﬁnds evidence that could overturn the court’s judgment. Crime thriller, starring William H Macy. 2004. Part 1 of 2.

22.45

FILM: Invasion USA A former CIA agent wages a one-man war against a Russian terrorist and his personal army. Action adventure, starring Chuck Norris. 1985.

Eleventh Hour (rpt) First and only season drama. ‘Electro’. Dr Hood investigates the sudden appearance of a lightning storm that left 30 people dead.

00.00 00.50 01.50

08.20 08.50 09.25 10.00

Exelixeis Sti Showbiz FILM: Impulse A policewoman gets mixed up in a web of murder and deceit while working undercover to set a trap for a dangerous drug dealer. Thriller, starring Theresa Russell. 1990.

23.15

CAPITAL

00.45

FILM: Someone To Watch Over Me A married detective falls for the glamorous socialite he has been assigned to protect from a murderer. Romantic thriller, with Tom Berenger. 1987.

Jack and Jill (Novacinema2, 15.50)

01:25 dinnerladies 01:55 The Green Green Grass 02:25 Ideal 02:55 The Weakest Link 03:45 EastEnders 04:15 Doctors 04:45 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 05:15 Ideal 05:45 The Green Green Grass 06:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 Charlie and Lola 07:10 Me Too! 07:30 Boogie Beebies 07:45 The Large Family 07:55 Balamory 08:15 Charlie and Lola 08:25 Me Too! 08:45 Boogie Beebies 09:00 The Large Family 09:10 Balamory 09:30 dinnerladies 10:00 The Green Green Grass 10:30 The Weakest Link 11:15 EastEnders 11:45 Doctors 12:15 32 Brinkburn Street 13:00 Fawlty Towers 13:35 North and South 14:25 dinnerladies 14:55 The Weakest Link 15:40 EastEnders 16:10 Doctors 16:40 32 Brinkburn Street 17:25 The Green Green Grass 17:55 dinnerladies 18:25 The Weakest Link 19:10 EastEnders 19:40 Doctors 20:05 North and South 21:00 Fawlty Towers 21:30 The Impressions Show With Culshaw &... 22:00 32 Brinkburn Street 22:45 As Time Goes By 23:15 Lab Rats 23:45 Outcasts 00:35 Fawlty Towers

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 Overhaulin’ 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 Mythbusters 22:00 You Have Been Warned 23:00 Strip The City 00:00 Penn & Teller Tell A Lie 01:00 An Idiot Abroad 01:55 Mythbusters 02:50 You Have Been Warned 03:50 Strip The City 04:50 Penn & Teller Tell A Lie 05:45 How Do They Do It? 06:10 Overhaulin’

09:30 Football: Eurogoals 10:15 Biathlon: World Cup Russia 11:15 Ski Jumping: World Cup Finland 12:15 Cross-Country Skiing: World Cup Finland 13:00 Fitness: The Box 13:15 Biathlon: World Cup Russia 14:15 Ski Jumping: World Cup Finland 15:00 Cycling 17:45 Ski Jumping: World Cup Finland 20:45 Boxing 00:00 Ski Jumping: World Cup Finland 01:15 Cycling

07:00 How It’s Made 07:25

05:40 Desperate Housewives 06:25 Bones 07:10 Melissa & Joey 07:35 Scrubs 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 08:50 Tough Love: Miami 09:40 Desperate Housewives 10:25 Bones 11:10 Raising Hope 11:35 Scrubs 12:00 Modern Family 12:25 New Girl 12:50 Glee 13:40 Grey’s Anatomy 14:30 Masterchef 15:20 Desperate Housewives 16:05 Bones 16:50 Raising Hope 17:15 Scrubs 17:40 Grey’s Anatomy 18:30 Masterchef 19:20 Desperate Housewives 20:10 Bones 21:00 Modern Family 21:25 New Girl 21:50 Glee 22:40 Raising Hope 23:05 Scrubs 23:30 Modern Family 23:55 New Girl 00:20 Glee 01:10 Bones 02:00 Desperate Housewives 02:45 Raising Hope 03:10 Scrubs 03:35 Surviving Suburbia 04:00 Grey’s Anatomy 04:50 Masterchef

07:30 Action Zone 08:00 Dance Flick 09:30 Sleepless In Seattle 11:30 Sin Nombre 13:15 Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes 16:00 Run 17:45 Town, The 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Skellig 23:00 50/50 00:45 Hustler TV 02:30 Taking Lives 04:30 Deceived 06:30 LTV Sports News

07:00 Kids TV 15:45 Justice League Unlimited 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 Nba Action 17:30 Barclays Premier League World 18:00 Liga Bbva 2012-13 20:00 2010 World’s Strongest Man 20:30 Planet Speed 21:00 La Liga Review 2012-13 22:00 Barclays Premier League 201213 00:00 2011 Reebok Crossﬁt Games (Men’s) 00:30 Liga Bbva 2012-13 02:30 Planet Speed 03:00 Pba World Championship 04:30 2011 Reebok Crossﬁt Games (Men’s) 05:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13

07:15 One Tree Hill 08:00 How To Make It In America 08:30 Borgias The 10:20 According To Jim 10:45 Eastbound & Down 11:15 Hawaii Five 12:45 Harry’s Law 13:30 One Tree Hill 14:15 Borgias The 16:00 Friends 16:25 Privileged 17:10 Closer, The 17:55 Five Days 2 19:00 Harry’s Law 19:45 According To Jim 20:30 Big Bang Theory The 21:00 Mentalist The 21:45 Underbelly Nz: Land Of The Long Green Cloud 22:35 C.S.I. Miami 23:20 Supernatural 00:10 Wild Things 02:00 Slave 03:30 Friends 03:55 Privileged 04:40 Closer, The 05:25 Five

Days 2 06:30 Harry’s Law

07:50 The Horse Whisperer 10:40 The Peacemaker 12:45 Burlesque 14:45 Faces In The Crowd 16:30 Mr. Troop Mom 18:00 PleasanTVille 20:15 Unthinkable 22:00 Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun-Li 00:05 Daring! TV 04:05 Special 05:45 Aspen Extreme

06:25 Sweet Home Alabama 08:15 Super 8 10:10 Films And Stars 10:50 I Don’t Know How She Does It 14:25 Hollywood 1on1 15:00 Rumor Has It... 16:40 Take Shelter 18:45 Tooth Fairy 2 20:20 Another Earth 22:00 The Woman In Black 23:45 Poker Face 01:30 Cine News 02:00 The Deep Blue Sea 03:40 Extreme Measures

05:25 The Debt 07:20 Habemus Papam 09:10 Cine News 10:00 No Reservations 11:45 The Three Musketeers 13:40 Runaway Jury 15:50 Jack And Jill 17:25 Hollywood Buzz 18:00 A Thousand Acres 19:55 Albert Nobbs 22:00 Underworld: Awakening 23:35 The Double 01:20 Retreat 02:50 We Need To Talk About Kevin 04:45 Cine News

21:00 The Shadow 23:00 How I Met Your Mother 00:20 Cine News 01:30 Story Of Laly

19:20 Bad Teacher 21:00 A Little Bit Of Heaven 22:55 Wisegal 00:30 Holy Smoke

14:00 Big Ten Wrestling Big Ten Championships At Illinois 16:00 Big Ten Men’s Gymnastics Minnesota At Illinois 18:00 Pre Game 18:45 Championship 2012-13: Aep Vs Omonoia 20:45 Post Game 21:30 Snapshots Cyprus Football 22:00 Pinks All Out San Antonio

06:00 Only Hits 8:00 MTV GreekLips 9:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 10:00 MTV Plain Jane (Commissioned Version) 11:00 Pure Local 12:00 MTV VHI Pop up Video 12:30 MTV VHI Pop up Video 13:00 MTV Made 14:00 MTV Big Time Rush 14:30 MTV Victorious 15:00 MTV Hollywood Heights 16:00 MTV Crash Canyon 16:30 MTV Crash Canyon 17:00 MTV Pranked 17:30 MTV Pranked 18:00 MTV GreekLips 19:00 Only Hits 20:00 MTV The Hard Times Of RJ Berger 20:30 MTV The Hard Times Of RJ Berger 21:00 MTV Underemployed 22:00 MTV Catﬁsh 23:00 MTV The Inbetweeners 23:30 MTV The Inbetweeners00:00 MTV Jersey Shore01:00 Only Hits

07:00 Captains Courageous 08:55 Red Dust 10:15 The Public Enemy 11:40 A Star Is Born 14:40 Torpedo Run 16:15 Where Eagles Dare 18:45 Gun Glory 20:00 Rebel Without A Cause 22:00 The Fixer 00:10 It! 01:50 Where Eagles Dare 04:20 Red Dust 05:40 The Public Enemy

By Preston Wilder

The Woman in Black (Novacinema1, 22.00) Harry Potter and the Very Sad Ghost. Blank-faced Daniel Radcliffe, looking for gainful employment now the Potter saga is over, is our hero, a young lawyer who comes to a spooky mansion to settle the affairs of an elderly client - but the villagers are hostile, and the house itself clearly haunted by the spirit of the titular Woman. Dan assumes he must be imagining things (did an out-of-focus silhouette just move, right at the back of the frame?) but it’s not long before he’s seeing ghosts of dead kids and a woman’s body hanging from the rafters, making it slightly comical when local squire Ciaran Hinds insists it must be his mind

“playing tricks in the dark” (why not tell him it was ‘probably just the wind’ while you’re at it?). A literalminded, rather mechanical ghost story where it’s not even clear what the ghost wants or why she’s trying to scare our hero - really just a case of ‘boo!’ moments, sudden loud noises and Daniel Radcliffe looking pale and sallow, like he’s about to be seasick. Harry Potter and the Somewhat Hollow Horror. Made in 2012.

Strip the City (Discovery Channel, 23.00) “We stripped this city / We stripped this city with rooock’n roll...” Keep your 80s pop tunes to yourself, old-timer - this is cutting-edge stuff on Discovery,

Strip the City

“stripping major cities naked of their steel, concrete, buildings, roads, rivers and bedrock ... to explore the secret infrastructure that keeps them running”. Gosh! Civil engineers will be fascinated, others may recall that if you look up ‘Boring’ in the UK Yellow Pages you get an entry saying “See civil engineers” (boreholes, geddit?) - but tonight’s opening salvo does sound quite intriguing, asking “How did the ancient Romans build a city of a million people without modern technology?”. Coming soon: San Francisco, Sydney, London, Toronto and Dubai, raising the question “What stops Dubai’s super tall skyscrapers - balanced on unstable sand - from toppling over?”. Millions of tiny munchkins with metal rods, probably. Part 1 of 6.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 2335 1

PREVIOUS DAY’S SOLUTIONS

8 9 10 11

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

20 21

EASY

MEDIUM

HARD

24 25

2 Downfall of one in a hurry (4) 3 Music knave produced before a snoring sound (4) 4 Little Richard is not in good condition (6) 5 Firm takes abstainer on to produce thread (6) 6 Laughing or crying (9) 7 Say fewer have no nationality (9) 11 P r e p a r a t o r y drudgery, digging? (9) 12 & 13 The cost of demolition? (5-4,5) 14 Blyton character tending to be sleepy (5) 18 It makes light of being fat (6) 19 West Bromwich, a team of Rovers in Scotland! (6) 22 Post from Lima (4) 23 Low point found in the sky (4)

Rating EASY

1 Booked with pride (9) 8 Tax man? (4) 9 Played pluckily? (9) 10 Set about a constituency (4) 13 Accident prone Argentinian (5) 15 Poor state to be in (6) 16 In Ventnor, malingering as usual (6) 17 Boil cod etc. Differently (6) 19 A Spaniard is a handsome youth (6) 20 Almost beheaded too soon (5) 21 Extra broad (4) 24 Pear found in a tropical river? (9) 25 Quarrels could be interminably worse (4) 26 Sparkling for a very short time (9)

Rating HARD

Down

Rating MEDIUM

Across

Rating MEDIUM

Answers to crossword 2334

HOROSCOPE

CRYPTIC: Across – 1 Mariner; 5 Daft; 7 In hot pursuit; 9 Coax; 10 Bearskin; 12 Undone; 13 Object; 16 Sediment; 18 Mint; 20 Master-switch; 21 Maid; 22 Papyrus. Down – 1 Main course; 2 Reheard; 3 Note; 4 Roused; 5 Describe; 6 Flick; 8 In stitches; 11 Animated; 14 Evictor; 15 Entrap; 17 Diana; 19 Swap.

QUICK: Across– 1 Codicil; 5 Mock; 7 Disconnected; 9 Wool; 10 Strident; 12 Lodger; 13 Ampere; 16 Outsider; 18 Crag; 20 French polish; 21 Beer; 22 Röntgen. Down – 1 Codswallop; 2 Discord; 3 Cool; 4 Length; 5 Machismo; 6 Crewe; 8 Strengthen; 11 Beginner; 14 Earring; 15 Zephyr; 17 Three; 19 Boon.

ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

Good news today as Mars moves into your sign giving you back your get-up-and-go. You can be a self-starter once more, eager to take on new projects and get moving on those plans you’ve been hatching. But there may be a few hurdles to get through ﬁrst, and you could be your own worst enemy if you try to hurry things when patience is needed.

It’s a good day for planning a break - as long as you aren’t too impulsive. Your gregarious and restless personality needs to be on the move and excited by what is happening in order to feel good. If emotions have been overwhelming and bruised your spirit, a new dimension to life may make you feel like an explorer keen to go on an adventure.

While matters at home may continue to confuse, the movement of Mars into Aries and your romance and pleasure zone, may wake you up and shake you into doing things that are fun for you and that you really enjoy. If you’re the sporty type, you may want to take part in competitive games as a way to burn energy and get back your joie de vivre.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

Duty may be calling, but your mind may be somewhere else for much of the day. If you can get yourself to focus on the job in hand, you’ll be surprised at how much you can accomplish. Make a to-do list and feel the satisfaction as you tick off every one of your tasks. Meanwhile, romantic feelings and a desire to socialise may make for a pleasant evening.

Joint ﬁnancial affairs may get stirred up, which might encourage you to do something, especially if you’ve been hoping that one particular problem might go away by itself. Events may take a new turn, pushing you to confront whatever is facing you. Don’t wait - make a move. Your partner may be very understanding and helpful if you have something to share.

It helps to have a good plan in place, as today could be one of unsettling events or even a crises on the home front. The move of Mars can stirs up feelings that may have been pushed under the carpet recently, but it can be harder to keep your counsel. Clearing the air may have a wonderful cathartic effect. Yet a home improvement project can speed up.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

Your social life gets a boost from Mars, which might encourage you to network and make a habit of it. You may have all kinds of plans and ideas for social events to drum up support for various causes or simply to have a good time. Opportunities to date may also come up before the month is out, and it’s also a good time to collaborate with like-minded people.

Although you may feel uneasy or anxious concerning work or health issues, this may be due to fears of what might happen, rather than what is happening. Face any problems head-on and you’ll clear up debilitating confusion. Mars detonates your relationships. They may burst into life from today, bringing renewed hope and optimism or some sparky exchanges!

You may be encouraged to speak out concerning things you’ve held back. While this might not meet with universal approval, it might also be very beneﬁcial to your health and wellbeing to vent your spleen. A periodic outburst of emotion can actually be good for an Air sign like you. Catching up with someone you haven’t heard from in some time can be fun.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

Your career may show fresh signs of life from today - be ready. If you have been distracted recently, you’ll be ready to spring into action with renewed vitality. It helps to have goals in which to pour your newfound energy. Kick start your progress by laying out a plan and following it. Connecting with other professionals in your ﬁeld can help too.

You may decide to take your health more seriously as your lifestyle zone gets stirred up from now. Your enthusiasm may reach new highs, perhaps because you’re inspired to get your body into better trim. Start slowly and gradually increase, as your strength and stamina improves. There may be a danger of burning yourself out if you don’t.

Your creative abilities are to the fore, so allow your ﬂair to ﬂourish. The focus on your sign brings enlightening dreams. Listen to them. A line-up of planets heightens your intuition and brings inspiration from the deeps. You may not know why you feel moved to take action on an issue, but the results should speak for themselves. Trust your instinct on this.

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TO LET NICOSIA floor and fireplace, 1 bathroom, 2 shower, 3 wc, 2 covered parking, double glazed windows and shutters in bedrooms, big verandas surrounded by trees and bushes off 28th October street IN the central part of Makedonitissa – €1100 (H3MAK0004-R) (photos on the website) 4. 3 bedr luxury semi-detached house with character, 200sq.m, central heating, full ac, sitting and dining room with fireplace, big kitchen with cooker and oven, dishwasher and refrigerator, nice mature garden with flowers, trees and small garden with grass, covered parking, 3wc, 2 bathrooms in a quiet neighbourhood. Available middle of January. Agios Andreas €1200 - H3AAD0001-R (photos on website). 5. 3 bedr luxury house, office space, attic room, with central heating, full a/c, separate kitchen, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, 2 verandas, in a quiet area – Lakatamia €680 (H4LAK009-R), (photos in the website).

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Advertiser TO LET NICOSIA Outside private fenced garden with artificial grass, bbq area and covered veranda. The house has blinds and shutters on all windows, false ceiling with spot lights throughout house, pressure system, covered parking, satellite dish, central music and network system, storage room, very good double glazed windows. Behind General flooring in the centre of Makedonitissa €2000 (H4MAK0001-R), (photos on the website). 10. 4 bedr semi detached house with central heating, 4 a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, 180sq.m, electrical appliances, small yard, bbq area, off Kostantinoupoleos street near French ambassador residence.- STROVOLOS €700 (H4ST10043-R), (photos in the website). 11. 4 bedr new luxury finished detached house with central heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, big kitchen with cooker oven, dishwasher and big family room, aluminium shutters in all the house, separate big sitting and dining 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. 3 bedrs luxury 2 storey, FULLY RENOVATED LISTED HOUSE with high ceilings in the centre of Nicosia, 260sq.m, 2 small attic rooms, big sitting room upstairs, big sitting room and dining area downstairs, wooden floor, kitchen with all the electrical appliances, 2 bathrooms(one en suite),3wc,CH independent, A/C, big garden – Nicosia

TO LET NICOSIA Centre €1400 (H4NIC0002-R), (photos in 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. 4 bedr very big luxury semi detached house 350sq.m, with big separate basement 80sq.m with 2 rooms, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom. Consists of big sitting and dining areas upstairs, big kitchen with big family room and breakfast area, big bedrooms, 3 showers, 1 bathroom, central heating, full a/c, black out blinds on all windows, cooker and oven in the kitchen, covered parking and patio with bbq in a very quiet neighbourhood close to Makarios football stadium.CAN BE RENTED FURNISHED, PARTIALLY FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED - Makedonitissa €1500(H4MAK0032-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,

TO LET NICOSIA 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 22422225/96-422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates.com

***************************** LUXURY FLATS: 1. 3 bedr luxury finished spacious floor apartment with very big sitting and dining areas with family room with fire place, solid parquet floor all through, central heating independent, full a/c, all the bedrooms with en suite shower/bathroom, 4wc, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, blinds on all windows, big covered veranda, covered parking, big storage room, on a small 3 storey building in a quiet neighbourhood – Agios Andreas- €1300 – A3AAD0005-R (photos on website). 2. 1 bedr spacious fully luxury renovated apartment,60sq.m, big sitting and dining room, big bedroom, fully newly modern furnished with LCD TV 32’, covered veranda, covered parking, storage heaters, full a/c, near

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TO LET NICOSIA ing machine in the kitchen, parquet ﬂoor, NICELY FURNISHED big covered veranda, big sitting room off Kyriakou Matsi street, 1 km from the centre €460 (A1AOM0002-R), (photos in the website).

Cyta, Laiki and Hellenic Bank headquarters – Dasoupolis €550 (photos in the website). 3. 2 bedr penthouse apartment, 100sq.m + 80sq.m veranda with flowers and bbq, big sitting and dining room with big 60” TV, storage heaters, full a/v, 2 wc, en suite bathroom/jacuzzi, roman blinds, cooker, oven, microwave, washing machine and refrigerator in the kitchen, covered parking, near Metro supermarket – Aglantzia €600 (photos in the website). 4. 2 bedr luxury ground floor apartment with central heatingindependent, full a/c, structure cabling internet and satellite network, FULLY MODERN EXPENSIVE FURNISHED, with 46”LCD TV, covered parking, double glazed windows, aluminium shutters, on Pericleous street near Klimataria traffic lights – Strovolos €650 (A2ST10054-R) (photos in the website) 5. 4 bedr new spacious luxury finished floor apartment with floor heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, electrical appliances in the kitchen, blinds on all windows, very big 50sq.m covered veranda, fireplace, covered parking and big over floor heated covered swimming pool on the ground floor, on a small 3 storey building in a quiet neighbourhood near a playground and near Ippokration private hospital – Engomi €1500 (A4ENG0003-R) (photos in the website) 6. 1 bedr new luxury apartment in a modern building(TSENTAS),with central heating ind, 2 a/c, cooker and oven, refrigerator and wash-

1 bedr cozy luxury a p a r t m e n t ,6 0 s q.m,p a r q u e t ﬂoor, nicely furnished ,all ﬁtted electrical appliances (cooker, oven, microwave, washing machine, dishwasher, fridge), roman blinds, provisions for home cinema, big covered verandah, storage heaters, 2 a/c ,covered parking in Dasoupolis near Alpha Mega supermarket and Areteion hospital. – Dasoupoli €470 (A1DAS0009-R) (photos in the website)

8. 2 bedr spacious renovated apartment 100sq.m with separate big kitchen, air condition for hot and cold in all the rooms, covered veranda, nicely newly fully furnished , off Kyriakou Matsi street very close to the centre on foot– Agioi Omologites €500 (A2AOM0003-R) (photos in the website) 9. New top quality 2 bedr apartment, 93sq.m+20sq.m veranda, on a small modern building with 6 ﬂats only. Central heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, 2wc, fully ﬁtted kitchen with all the electrical appliances, water pressure system roller blinds and shutters on windows, big sitting and dining room, big bedrooms, covered parking and storage room, in a quiet neighbourhood near Akropolis park. AVAILABLE end of March – Acropolis €800 A2ACS0002-R (photos in the website) .

TO LET NICOSIA 10. New luxury finished 1 bedr penthouse apartment with big verandah with nice view, in a small modern building,55sq.m,storage heaters,2 a/c, blinds on the windows, expensive electrical appliances(cooker, oven, extractor, refrigerator, washing machine, dryer),covered parking and storage room, off Kalippoleos street opposite Dessange Day Spa near the University – Lykavitos €420 (A1LYK0002-R), (photos in the website). 11. 3 bedrs luxury penthouse one floor apartment in a small building with 3 apartments,250sq.m plus big covered verandas, fire place, solid parquet floor,2 bathrooms,3 wc, cooker, oven, fridge, washing machine and dishwasher in the kitchen, CH independent, full a/c, big reception areas opening to the verandas, pressure system and 2 Pcovered with remote control entrance, walking distance to the centre very close to Debenhams €1300 (A3NIC0028-R), (photos in the website) 12. 2 bedr new modern luxury finished apartment with parquet floor, central heating independent, 2 a/c, modern kitchen with all fitted expensive electrical appliances, blinds on the windows, big covered veranda, FULLY NICELY FURNISHED, covered parking in a quiet neighbourhood off Kallipoleos Street - Lykavitos €700 (A2LYK0024-R) (photos on the website) 13. 3 bedr luxury penthouse apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 2wc, big sitting and dining room with

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fireplace, separate kitchen, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, big covered and uncovered veranda, covered parking, in Strovolos near the Municipal building - €650 (A3ST10014-R) (photos on the website) 14. 3 bedr spacious luxury finished apartment 150sq.m+30sq.m covered veranda, central heating independent with petrol, full wall a/c units, solid parquet floor, expensive electrical appliances in the kitchen, 3wc, curtains and blinds on windows, 3 COVERED PARKING, storage room, near Pizza Hut in Strovolos €1100 (photos in the website). 15. 3 bedrs luxury penthouse,165sq.m+80sq.m verandah with bbq, central heating ind, full AC, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, solid parquet floor all the flat, big kitchen with dining area, fully MODERN FURNISHED, covered parking off Athalassa Avenue near Stephanis Electrinics and English school – Strovolos €800 (A3ST10013-R) (photos in the website)

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16. New luxury finished 4 bed PENTHOUSE apartment in a small modern building, 186sq. m+90sq.m big veranda with nice view, separate floor heating, fully air conditioned, 4wc, 2 en suite bedrooms with shower,1 bathroom, solid parquet floor all through, big sitting and dining areas with electric modern shutters opening to the veranda, fully equipped kitchen with expensive electrical appliances, 2 parking places (1 covered), in a very quiet neighbourhood ,near the Russian Embassy. AVAILABLE

END OF MARCH –Engomi €1900 (A4ENG0005-R) (photos in the website) For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22422225 / 96-422225 / 96422226 www.landtouristestates.com

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LIMASSOL ***************************** NEW BIG FURNISHED STUDIO, in Katraki building, 100 metres from the sea and Debenhams Olympia, in Neapoli area. Tel: €350,00 (including common expenses), Tel: 99406415 Andreas. ***************************** TO LET Large 4 bedroom unfurnished house in the village of

TO LET LIMASSOL Asomatos nr Akrotiri Limassol. Fully A/C & Heating (storage heaters). 5 wc’s, large kitchen/ diner, lounge and sitting room. Large loft with own shower/wc (suitable for ofﬁce/playroom/ gym). Carport - prominent position in cul-de-sac - lots of parking. €850 pcm (negotiable). Available from April 2013. Tel. 99831431 ***************************** FOR RENT 1,2,3,4,5 bedroom houses, ﬂats and villas furnished or unfurnished and in some cases with swimming pool in all areas of Limassol town, Erimi, Episkopi, Kolossi, Ypsonas, Souni, Kivides, Agios Tihonas, Pyrkos, Pareklisia, Trahoni, Zakaki and Yermasoyia Tel: 99675752 ***************************** FOR RENT 4 bedroom detached house situated in a quiet area of Erimi, with spacious, living area, kitchen, guest WC downstairs, and four bedrooms upstairs with en-suite master bedroom, and bathroom. It has central heating, and air-condition. beautiful garden and parking.

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TO LET LIMASSOL €800. 99675752 FOR RENT 4 bedroom detached house in Episkopi, on top of a hill with panoramic views of Curium Beach and garden all around (very private). It has a spacious living area, separate kitchen, utility room, guest WC downstairs and four bedrooms with bathroom upstairs. Central heating, air-conditioning, parking. €750. (negotiable) Tel: 99 675752 FOR RENT ﬁve bedroom villa for rent in Agios Sylas (7 minutes from town of Limassol) detached with beautiful panoramic mountain and sea views. It has large sitting dining area, separate kitchen, utility room, ofﬁce, laundry shoot, four w/c, en-suite master bedroom with walk-in-wardrobe. Small kitchen area upstairs between bedrooms, large bedroom balconies. Central heating, airconditioning, barbaque area. Also has a separate apartment below the house with small kitchen and shower with WC. A nice large gargen and covered parking. €1300. 99675752

TO LET LIMASSOL TRADITIONAL VILLAGE STONE HOUSE IN APESHIA. Very quiet village, 20mins from Limassol. Road to heritage school/Troodos. 2 bedrooms, office available top floor with veranda great view of mountains. Small courtyard with trees. Electric solar water. A/Ctoilet in main bedroom. Semi/ full furnished. Fitted kitchen with electrical appliances, fireplace. Toilet/shower. €550pm negotiable. Tel 96891800. GROUND FLOOR HOUSE, furnished renovated this year. Laminated parke floor, and big wardrobes in the 3 bedrooms. Rent €590.00 Tel 99497576 99886775 *****************************

TO LET LARNACA LARNACA FOR RENT fully furnished 1 bedroom flat near Larco hotel Larnaca. Price €370. Tel 99202543 1 BEDROOM flat in Ermou Square area Larnaca - 2 bedroom flat in Phaneromenis area Larnaca. Call 96693375 ***************************** 1. Superior Real Estate Larnaca. 3 bedroom detached unfurnished property set on a fantastic development in the village of Tersefanou. Available for immediate occupation. Ref. TLL973. Tel 24815926 2. Superior Real Estate Larnaca. 2 bedroom fully fur-

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stairs one with en-suite+ extra w/c, 1 bedroom downstairs with en-suite, airconditoned throughout, garage for 2 cars, storage room, swimming pool, with established garden, quiet area, beautiful mountain and sea views, â&#x201A;Ź600 p/m â&#x20AC;&#x201C; o.n.o call : 99553741 LUXURY TWO STOREY VILLA IN PEYIA 4 Bedrooms,3 Bathrooms, Large living/ Dinning area, Kitchen, Large Verandas. Central Heating & A/C, Large beautiful Garden, Panoramic Sea & Mountain views. Suitable for Retired People, Long Lease, Unfurnished, Tel. 99490953, 26815534 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 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no agents KILI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; PAPHOS, 3 bedroom villa, with swimming pool and garden, unfurnished, gas central heating, large verandas, lovely mountain views, very quiet and tranquil area, â&#x201A;Ź475 per month o.n.o. Call : 99479006 ***************************** LOW COST, long term 3 bedroom bungalow, Polis area, 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 ďŹ replace, fence around the property â&#x201A;Ź550 per month ono â&#x20AC;&#x201C; available from 1st

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KISSONERGA â&#x201A;Ź650 stunning detached 3 bedroom villa situated in quiet residential area with sea & rural views. Private drive with car port. Enclosed low maintenance garden with sea water private pool. Modern villa, master with ensuite plus downstairs guest wc. Beautifully furnished with good quality furnishing & ďŹ ttings, including blackout blinds, nilesat satelitte & pressurised water system. Pets allowed at owners discretion. Website reference number: rtl_497

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***************************** FLOWRON PROPERTY RENTALS: Offering a full range of property services, the company you can TRUST. 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, enclosed 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 pri-

TO LET PAPHOS vate pool, downstairs bedroom, kitchen , sitting/dining area, guest wc, upstairs large master bedroom with en suite bath, large veranda. Nice location with sea views and off street parking: Ref: 1198 €450 PEGEIA 4 bed villa unfurnished, 2 downstairs bedrooms, large sitting/dining area, Italian kitchen with white goods, 2 bedrooms upstairs with outside large veranda. Property is of a high standard with central heating, full AC, off street parking, private pool, stunning views, quiet location. Ref: 765 €900 MESOGI Large 3 bedroom apartment with full AC, bathroom, kitchen, separate utility room, clean and tidy building with without communal area, walking distance to all local amenities. Offered unfurnished Ref: 818 €400 SEA CAVES 2 bedroom town house, furnished with central heating, fire place, nice sea views, walking distance to Paphos the sea Ref 819 €300 Please call for a free viewing on Office 26600450 Mobile: 97614070 many more properties on our website at www. flowron.com - Your Vision is our Mission LANDLORDS IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT, PLEASE CALL US!!!!!! ****************************** PEYIA – 3 bedroom villa with modern quality furniture and finishes. Central heating, sky, alarm, infinity pool and stunnning sea and mountain views €700 per month, call: 99389426 ***************************** BRAND NEW APT, opposite Poseidonio Gym, near Carrefour,

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****************************** RENTAL POINT - PAPHOS *** PROPERTIES AVAILABLE TO RENT IN THE PAPHOS DISTRICT. JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF AVAILABLE PROPERTIES. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL. CALL 97648440 FOR MORE INFORMATION. LANDLORDS CALL IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR RENT.!!! 1. MESA CHORIO– 2 bed 2 bath fully furnished ground floor apartment set on an elevated position on this prestigious development. Open plan living area. Good sized kitchen. 2 double , bedrooms, master with en-suite shower room. Family bathroom. Large patio areas with enclosed gardens and lovely sea views. Covered parking and security gates.. Comm swimming pool. Euros 400.00 per month 2 FYTI 3 bed, 3 bath furnished villa in a very quiet location. The property offers stylish accommodation and has many luxury features. Open plan living area with feature fireplace. Dining area. Large fully fitted L shaped kitchen with appliances and breakfast bar Doors out to rear garden and pool. Guest WC. Stairs up to 3 very spacious bedrooms. Master 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. Euros 700.00 a month.

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Sport Everything still to play for in Six Nations Cardiff finale

Testing problems no worry for Raikkonen By Alan Baldwin

Painfully poor quality weekend of rugby

KIMI Raikkonen shrugged off Lotus’ pre-season testing problems yesterday and said his new car felt better than last year’s going into Formula One’s Australian season-opener. The Finn, the 2007 world champion with Ferrari and third overall last year in his comeback season, was hopeful that Lotus could be strong right from the start despite a lack of laps in testing. “We had some problems in testing but we still completed quite a few laps. Of course, you always want more laps, but it is what it is,” Raikkonen said in a team preview for Sunday’s race in Melbourne. “I’m not really concerned about reliability or anything like that as it was the same problem which caused us the biggest problems in testing and we’re on top of that now.

By Mitch Phillips

IN BRIEF

AFTER a painfully poorquality weekend of Six Nations rugby that produced three tries and an off-thechart penalty count, fans will hope that Saturday’s title showdown between Wales and England in Cardiff lives up to its billing. It will undoubtedly be a fantastic occasion with the Millennium Stadium at boiling point, though with so much at stake the chances of a feast of open rugby are probably slim. England travel in search of their second title in three years and their first grand slam since the World Cupwinning year of 2003 following Sunday’s 18-11 victory over Italy. Wales, however, will relish the chance of ruining England’s party and, having been well-beaten by Ireland in their opening game, have got themselves into a position where an eight-point win would see them retain the title they won last year. A seven-point victory could see the title decided on trycount, where Wales currently lead 7-5, while a narrower Welsh win would see England crowned champions but miss out on the clean sweep, just as they did when losing their final game in Dublin two years ago. Throw in the fact that the match is the last chance for players to stake claims for British and Irish Lions selection and that opposing flankers Sam Warburton of Wales and England’s Chris Robshaw are among the

NEVER BE CERTAIN Can I kick it? England beat Italy thanks to the goal-kicking of Toby Flood who landed six out of six penalty attempts. Holders Wales warmed up for the championship decider with a hard-fought 28-18 win in Edinburgh (below) front-runners to captain the party and all the ingredients are there for a day to savour. Both sides will have to show improvements from their endeavours this weekend, which the coaches readily admitted to. Wales ground out a 28-18 victory in atrocious conditions in Edinburgh in a match that featured a world record 18 penalty shots at goal and another record of 13 of them being successful. They did at least manage a try, hooker Richard Hibbard driving over from close range, something that England failed to do for the ﬁrst time in 19 meetings with Italy. Stuart Lancaster’s team spent most of the second half defending and were brought home by the goal-kicking of Toby Flood, whose reward for landing six out of six pen-

alty attempts is almost certain to be relegation to the bench next week as Owen Farrell returns from a thigh injury. “We’re delighted to get the win, but relieved,” said Lancaster after his team were forced to defend for most of

the second half. “It’s a quiet changing room and we know we will have to improve in some areas for the Wales game. “We’ll take the positives but also the things we need to do better. There was, though, a lot of good stuff to build on so we’re not overly depressed.” Which is hardly surprising for a man who led England to second place in last season’s Six Nations and now to a shot at a grand slam. Nobody knows better how to manage the expectation and excitement of a grand slam decider than Clive Woodward, the last England coach to achieve the sweep. “All the little bits and pieces didn’t quite add up and they’ve got to learn from this,” Woodward told the BBC. “They are going to have to tweak the team a lit-

tle bit next week but it will be a completely different game. “It’s just a massive match. Warburton was absolutely man of the match yesterday and we’ve all been looking forward to these match-ups and Lions selection does come down to these big games,” added Woodward, who coached the Lions in New Zealand in 2005. Lawrence Dallaglio, an integral part of Woodward’s all-conquering side, felt that Sunday’s struggles might have been a blessing in disguise. “You have to say England have not been at their best but in a funny sort of way going into Cardiff next week it’s not the worst thing that could happen,” he said. “If they had run many, many tries in the build-up it would have been very different.”

“You can never be 100 per cent certain of course, but if you look at last season we had problems before the start of the year then we were pretty good when we got to the races.” Statistics on the official formula1.com website showed Lotus were 11th out of the 11 teams in terms of test distance completed with 3,527 km compared to Sauber’s 5,307 km. Raikkonen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November last year and ended the season with seven podium finishes. He won at Melbourne’s Albert Park in 2007 and scored the first points of his career there in 2001. “We had good speed last year, but not enough to win the championship,” Raikkonen said. “That means we need more speed this year. If we can get just a little more from the car and keep our consistency, then we should have a much better chance.”

Hopkins silences retirement Mexican Perez rejoins Seattle Sizzling Heat make it 18 calls by breaking own record after huge ‘basebrawl’ straight wins in the NBA BERNARD Hopkins eclipsed his own record for being the oldest man to win a recognised boxing world championship by posting a unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud for the International Boxing Federation light-heavyweight championship. “I was really working on my speed and reﬂexes at 48 years old,” said Hopkins who dominated the scorecards, 117-111, 116-112, 116-112, in front of 12,229 in New York. “I wanted to display them. I’m with the 40-and-up club and we still rule,” he said. “I have a history of destroying young champions and having to never see them again.”

PITCHER Oliver Perez rejoined the Seattle Mariners from the World Baseball Classic and received some good-natured kidding from team mates who had seen him on TV the night before in a bench-clearing skirmish. The left-hander, one of seven players ejected from the Mexico-Canada game in Phoenix on Saturday, said things got quickly out of hand after his Mexico team mate Arnold Leon hit Rene Tosoni with a pitch after Canada bunted with a 9-3 lead. As the benches emptied, some wild punches were thrown as players pushed and shoved, and Perez was right in the middle.

THE NBA champion Miami Heat made it 18 straight wins with a 105-91 defeat of the Indiana Pacers as Mario Chalmers scored 26 points and Chris Bosh added 24. The 18-game streak tied the seventh -longest in NBA history and is the league’s best since the Boston Celtics won 19 straight during the 2008-09 season. The win also gave Miami a victory over every NBA team this season after losing both previous meetings with Indiana. Dwyane Wade scored 23 points for the Heat, who controlled the game despite a season-low 13 points from LeBron James. Ray Allen added 11 for Miami.

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Woods on march to Augusta with second win of 2013

Flower calls for England soul searching By David Clough

‘That’s how I know I can play,’ says Tiger By Simon Evans TIGER Woods sent out a Masters warning shot with his second win of the year, a convincing two-stroke victory at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral on Sunday. Composed throughout and deadly on the greens, Woods posted a one-under-par 71 for a winning total of 19 under par, with fellow American Steve Stricker runner-up after shooting 68 in the final round. Stricker could have been credited with an assist, having given his rival a 45-minute putting session on Wednesday. Woods, who needed just 100 putts in the four rounds, was quick to acknowledge the role his closest challenger had played in his week. “I played well, thank you Steve for the putting lesson. I felt good about how I was playing, I made some putts and got rolling,” he said. Phil Mickelson, Australian Adam Scott, Spain’s Sergio Garcia and Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell were tied for third, five strokes behind Woods. Scott shot the best round of the day and the tournament with a bogey-free eight-under-par 64 on Sunday. Woods had claimed his first win of the year at the Farm-

ers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines and continued his excellent record in World Golf Championship (WGC) events with a 17th triumph. The victory was his seventh in this tournament in 13 starts and his fourth triumph at Doral. It marked his fifth US tour win in his last 19 events and added momentum to his quest for a first major championship since the 2008 US Open when he tees it up next month at Augusta. McDowell, playing with Woods, created some early pressure with birdies on the first two holes, but he lost ground with a bogey at the fifth and his challenge faded with another on the par-four 11th. The Northern Irishman finished with a double-bogey on the final hole after being forced to take a drop when his approach found the rocks at the edge of the water guarding the green. “That six on the last leaves an extremely sour taste in my mouth,” said McDowell. “But all in all I am ecstatic at the way I am playing. He was tough to catch. He was always kind of making me press.” Woods, who went into the final round with a four-stroke lead, never looked in danger of losing his grip on the top of the leaderboard and a wobble at the end, with bogeys on

the 16th and 18th, was only a minor blemish on what has been an excellent week for the 14-time major winner. Woods has looked in control from tee to green and his form will deservedly make him favourite for the Masters. “That’s how I know I can play. That’s the thing. To be able to bring it out a couple of times so far this year and then be able to close and gets W’s - that’s nice. “Any time I can win prior to Augusta, it always feels good,” he said. Immediately after his round, Stricker was asked about whether he regretted providing putting help to Woods before the tournament, given that he was only three shots away from victory over his friend. “At times you kind of kick yourself...but it’s the nature of the game, we help each other out,” he said, but later noted that his help may have been for the broader good. “He’s got a lot of talent and he might have done this without my help. But it is good to see him like that, it’s good for the tour and I’m happy with the way I played,” said Stricker. World number one Rory McIlroy ended a week of work on his swing troubles with a conﬁdence boosting 65, which moved him into a tie for eighth place nine strokes off the pace.

The win is Tiger’s ﬁfth US tour win in his last 19 events and added momentum to his quest for a ﬁrst major since 2008

Djokovic, Murray battle through Indian Wells openers By Mark Lamport-Stokes

World number one Novak Djokovic has a perfect 14-0 record this year but struggled against Fabio Fognini

AUSTRALIAN Open champion Novak Djokovic and third seed Andy Murray both had to work much harder than expected to book their places in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. Top seed Djokovic lost his bearings in the second set before beating Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-0 5-7 6-2 while Murray had to dig himself out of an early hole on the way to a 5-7 6-2 6-2 win against Russian Evgeny Donskoy. “It was deﬁnitely a difﬁcult challenge,” Serbian Djokovic said courtside after breaking the feisty Fognini in the fourth and eighth games of the third set to claim victory. “Fabio played very well towards the end of the second set but it was all my fault,” said the world number one, who squandered one match point in the 10th game of that set before being broken in the 11th when he netted a forehand. “I had a very bad game at 4-2, made a couple of un-

forced errors, got him back in the match. Next thing you know we’re one set all and a couple of tight games. I’m just happy to get through.” Djokovic, who had stormed through the opening set in just 19 minutes, wrapped up his fourth win in four matches against Fognini when the 36th-ranked Italian netted a backhand. The Serb, a perfect 14-0 this year after winning the Australian Open in January and the Dubai Championships last week, will next meet Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, a 6-4 6-4 winner against Australia’s Matthew Ebden. “My confidence level is high obviously because of the run I had this year,” Djokovic said. “Game-wise, everything works. I feel good about myself.” US Open champion Murray, showing signs of rust in his first tournament on the ATP circuit for six weeks, lost a wildly fluctuating opening set, where he trailed 1-5 at one point, before seizing control of the match. In blazing desert sunshine at Indian Wells, the 25-year-

old Scotsman broke Donskoy’s serve twice in the second set and also in the third before sealing victory after two hours 17 minutes when his opponent sent a backhand service return long. “I’ve struggled here the past couple of years, I haven’t won a match,” said Murray, who had not played competitively since losing to Djokovic in the Australian Open ﬁnal. “I was a little bit nervous in the beginning and he started very, very well ... he came up with some unbelievable shots. I just tried to hang in there and was hitting the ball much better by the second set.” World number three Murray, a runner-up at Indian Wells in 2009 and a losing quarter-ﬁnalist in 2010, said he had initially struggled against the 83rd-ranked Russian’s style of play. “I never saw him play before, so you don’t know the patterns particularly well,” he added. “And I have not played a match for six weeks, so you can’t expect to play your best tennis straightaway.”

ANDY Flower insists England must be honest with themselves if they are to work out once and for all why they keep starting Test tours so poorly. Flower concedes four successive sub-200 totals at the start of away series, completed by England’s 167 all out in the drawn first Test against New Zealand, is an issue they must confront. England’s Test coach acknowledges too that the process must start with him, because he will not be asking his players to do anything he is not prepared to do himself. It required a mammoth second-innings effort - including centuries from both openers and a dour demonstration of nightwatchman Steven Finn’s previouslyunheralded defensive technique - to ensure a draw in Dunedin on Sunday. England can therefore still hope to win the threematch series, which continues in Wellington this week. After their previous false starts over the past two winters, they lost the series only against Pakistan drawing subsequently in Sri Lanka and then posting a historic victory in India before Christmas. Flower does not accept the suggestion that England’s early troubles this time at the University Oval were the result of insufficient preparation time. “The way we started this tour, principally in that first innings, has nothing to do with people not having enough cricket. “We’ve had a reasonable amount of preparation time, and enough to get ready for that first Test. “So that is not the reason why we under-performed.” He believes comparisons with England’s sticky start in the desert 14 months ago are also wide of the mark, but agrees nonetheless an unwanted pattern has emerged. “It’s very different to the Pakistan series - obviously, they had a couple of spinners that created issues for us. “But if you are asking about a trend, that is certainly something that I should be addressing myself.” Flower will do so by consulting his coaching staff, and then perhaps implementing some as yet unspecified new regimes. “I have some ideas on rejigging a couple of things in our preparation, in our management team firstly, and we’ll see if we can do something about it. “We always encourage our players to be honest with themselves, and each other. “So then we’ve got to do the same. “The coaches have to do that, and I’m the first guy that has to do it.”

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Sport 40TH CHAMPIONSHIP COMES ON ANNIVERSARY OF CLUB’S FOUNDING 88 YEARS AGO

Olympiakos seal Greek title

Ronaldo double lifts Real to second By Iain Rogers

That’s the way to do it: Olympiakos celebrate after sealing the title in impressive fashion with a 3-0 derby victory over AEK Athens By Graham Wood OLYMPIAKOS Piraeus clinched their 40th Super League title in impressive fashion with a 3-0 derby victory over AEK Athens at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium on Sunday. Two goals from Greece defender Avraam Papadopoulos and one from Algerian winger Djamel Abdoun enabled Olympiakos to overpower AEK and seal the Super League title as the Reds hold a 16-point lead over Asteras Tripolis with ﬁve matches left. The result came on the anniversary of the club’s founding 88 years ago. Olympiakos are also through to the quarter-ﬁnals of the Greek Cup and remain on track for the domestic double. There was an expect-

ant atmosphere in Piraeus ahead of kick-off with the club showing a video of the team’s past glories on two large screens inside the stadium. Papadopoulos, who has missed most of the season with an ankle injury he suffered at Euro 2012, prodded home from close range in the 14th minute from Raﬁk Djebbour’s knock-down, and then doubled the lead in the 56th minute when he headed home Jose Holebas’s left-wing cross. AEK passed up two decent chances to get back into the game and the match was put beyond doubt two minutes after the hour mark when Djebbour surged down the right and crossed for compatriot Abdoun to slot home from close range. “I am delighted that I have come back into the team after such a long time out and

that my return has coincided with winning another league title,” a jubilant Papadopoulos told reporters. “I’ve only scored a few goals in my career so it is always nice but they pale in comparison to winning a title and the 40th one in the club’s history at that. For me the team comes before anything else... I have gone through a very tough time with my injury but football is like that sometimes and it can often make you stronger.” Olympiakos striker Djebbour, who has 20 goals this season and is set ﬁnish as the Super League’s top scorer, created two goals on the night. “It’s been a fantastic week as I also had my birthday and the title was the best gift I could receive,” said Djebbour, who turned 29 on March 8.

“We are worthy of the title as I think we have shown that we are the best team and I am very happy that we are champions... Today I was not able to score, but I provided two assists so I am happy for what I can offer in other areas of the pitch.” While Olympiakos celebrated, the defeat leaves Ewald Lienen’s struggling AEK just one point and one place above the relegation zone having collected 26 points from 25 matches. Bottom club Kerkyra, who were beaten 1-0 by Panathinaikos on Saturday, continue to look isolated with just 20 points, while Aris, who occupy the second relegation spot in 15th, gave their survival hopes a shot in the arm with a 4-0 home win over Levadiakos on Sunday - a result which moved them on to 25 points. The focus now shifts to the

race for places in the Super League playoffs, which involve the teams who finish from second to fifth. Asteras Tripolis continued their excellent form with a 1-0 home win over Panthrakikos to cement their grip on second spot, but they are only one point ahead of PAOK Salonica, who were 2-1 winners at Platanias on Saturday. Despite an indifferent campaign due to financial problems, Panathinaikos maintained their fragile hold on fifth place with a narrow 1-0 home win over Kerkyra thanks to Luciano Figueroa’s 78th-minute penalty. However, the Greens will face a fight to the finish in the final playoff spot as PAS Giannena are level on 35 points with Fabri’s team following their 1-0 win at Skoda Xanthi on Sunday.

Schalke confident ahead of Galatasaray showdown By Karolos Grohmann

The Turkish giants signed Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder in high-proﬁle January transfers

SCHALKE head into tonight’s Champions League clash against Turkey’sGalatasaray fuelled with conﬁdence after beating German champions Borussia Dortmund but will be without key striker KlaasJan Huntelaar. The Dutchman partially tore a ligament in the Ruhr valley derby on Saturday after a collision with his own keeper and has been ruled out for some weeks, but will not need surgery. His absence, however, could prove vital as Schalke look to advance after their last-16, ﬁrst-leg 1-1 draw in Istanbul. For club bosses, however, victory over Dortmund in Germany’s biggest derby overshadowed the bad news of Huntelaar’s injury and was exactly the boost Schalke

needed after a bad run. Schalke have enjoyed a rollercoaster season that has left the club with only the Champions League title to ﬁght for. They began well and stayed close to leaders Bayern Munich until late in the year when they imploded, exiting the German Cup and dropping down the table. Schalke, who together with Juventus and Borussia Dortmund are the only undefeated teams left in the competition, last made it to the last eight in 2011 on their way to the semi-ﬁnal of Europe’s premier club competition. The Turkish side were far less successful in their dress rehearsal, losing 1-0 at home to mid-table Genclerbirligi with January signing Didier Drogba missing a penalty. That prompted a warning from coach Fatih Terim that a similar performance would

be punished more harshly by Schalke. “Pull yourselves together,” the coach was quoted by Turkish media as telling his players after Friday’s league defeat. “I do not want to see such a performance against Schalke.” Galatasaray will put their faith in their newly-formed attacking trio of Wesley Sneijder, Drogba and the Champions League’s second highest goalscorer, Burak Yilmaz, to help them to advance past Schalke. The game will also mark the return to Gelsenkirchen of midﬁelder Hamit Altintop, who spent four seasons with Schalke from 2003. The second leg could have an unusual atmosphere as Gelsenkirchen is home to a large number of Turks who have been avidly buying tickets.

REAL Madrid followed up last Tuesday’s Champions League success at Manchester United by climbing above beaten city rivals Atletico into second in La Liga when Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice in a 2-1 win at second-bottom Celta Vigo on Sunday. Ronaldo netted the goal that sent Real through to the last eight of Europe’s elite club competition at the expense of his former club and his latest double took his league tally for the season to 26, 14 behind top scorer Lionel Messi of Barcelona. The victory was far from convincing but put champions Real a point clear of Atletico on 58 points with 11 games left, 13 behind leaders Barca who won 2-0 at basement side Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday. Atletico had won all 13 home matches this season but went down 1-0 to Real Sociedad in the late kickoff. Real have little chance of denying Barca a fourth title in five seasons but centre back Pepe said they would keep fighting. “It is tough to challenge for La Liga because they are a lot of points in front of us but we have to maintain our motivation and try to honour the shirt,” the Portuguese told reporters. Celta are fighting to avoid an immediate return to the second division after winning promotion last term and started brightly at their Balaidos stadium. Ronaldo nodded against the crossbar in a goalless first half before the Portugal forward pounced on a loose ball and fired in from close range in the 61st minute. Celta levelled two minutes later when an Iago Aspas strike deflected off Pepe and bounced past Diego Lopez into the net before Kaka won a 71st-minute penalty when he was felled by Lopez’s opposite number Javi Varas. Ronaldo dispatched the spot-kick for his 19th goal in all competitions since the turn of the year, three more than Messi. Real rode their luck as the rain began to lash down in the closing stages and Celta substitute Park Chu-young nodded against the bar a minute from time. Atletico coach Diego Simeone has transformed the club where he had two stints as a player since taking over midway through last season and agreed a new contract this week until the end of the 2016-17 campaign. He had to watch from the technical area as his side’s winning home win was ended by a well-organised Sociedad side who scored the only goal of the game eight minutes after halftime.

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APOEL go top in Cyprus as Anorthosis slump continues By Nemanja Bjedov

Not the best of friends: Rafa Benitez (right) hit out at his Man United counterpart following Chelsea’s FA Cup comeback

Fergie snubs Benitez as feud simmers on Chelsea boss says Sir Alex refused to shake his hand CHELSEA boss Rafael Benitez reopened his feud with Sir Alex Ferguson by accusing the Manchester United manager of snubbing his attempt to shake hands before the start of the FA Cup quarter-ﬁnal at Old Trafford on Sunday. Benitez claimed he was waiting to shake hands with the United boss but Ferguson walked past him without doing so. The Chelsea interim manager said: “I was waiting at the beginning. It’s up to him, I was in the way waiting.” Asked why Ferguson might have done so, Benitez added: “Ask him - if you are brave enough ask him. It was his decision. I was ready and waiting. I have some education because I know a lot of people are watching so I

know what I have to do.” Benitez did not attempt to shake Ferguson’s hand after the ﬁnal whistle, and explained his action saying: “I was with my players celebrating.” Benitez insisted that Chelsea deserved to win having come from two goals down to draw 2-2 and having been denied victory by an excellent David de Gea save from Juan Mata right at the death. He added: “We analysed the game and we deserved to win. The ﬁrst half we made two mistakes and conceded two goals but in the second half we were on top of them and had a lot of chances so it was a good game.” The Chelsea boss also insisted United had had everything in their favour. Asked

if United had suffered from tiredness after their Champions League defeat by Real Madrid last week, he said: “I thought you were joking, they play on Tuesday, we play in Romania on Thursday. “They had everything in their favour, they are playing at home, they played on Tuesday, we are coming from Romania and had to travel again so we did a great game and I’m really pleased with my players.” Benitez admitted bringing on Eden Hazard and John Obi Mikel had changed the match in Chelsea’s favour Hazard responded almost immediately with a brilliant goal - and the Blues boss added: “We knew that we had to change something and we knew Hazard is a

player with quality who can make a difference and he had fresh legs as well.” Chelsea recovered from a poor first half as Hazard and Ramires levelled the game after the break following goals from Javier Hernandez and Wayne Rooney in the first 11 minutes. “We’re lucky to be in the cup. We just ran out of legs and Chelsea were far the better team in the second half,” Ferguson said afterwards. The day’s other quarterfinal will also be replayed after Championship (second division) Millwall and Blackburn Rovers played out a 0-0 draw. Manchester City will play United or Chelsea in the last four and Wigan Athletic meet Millwall or Blackburn.

Pardew praise for ‘awful’ Cisse By Damian Spellman

Newcastle’s Papiss Cisse scored a 92nd minute winner

NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew saluted ‘awful’ striker Papiss Cisse after watching him snatch a dramatic 2-1 victory over Stoke on Sunday. The 27-year Senegal international claimed three points with his ninth goal of an indifferent season by his standards to complete a comeback which eased the Magpies into 13th place in the Barclays Premier League table. Newcastle are now level on points with Fulham in 10th and, perhaps more importantly, nine clear of the relegation zone. However, Cisse’s strike two minutes into stoppage time came at the end of a game during which he had previously made little impact until his instincts took over. Pardew said: “Papiss, I think, would be the ﬁrst to tell you he was awful on Sunday. “He didn’t do anything, really, to inﬂuence

other than doing well on some defensive issues for us. “But then the moment comes. It’s an eyeof-the-needle pass from Sylvain Marveaux, which he has in his game. The ball pops up and most strikers would snatch at that. “But he let it come all the way down and finished it and in the 92nd minute, that’s not easy to do, trust me.” Newcastle were the better side on the day, but struggled to open Stoke up despite enjoying the lion’s share of the possession, and they found themselves behind with just 23 minutes remaining. Midfielder Cheick Tiote unceremoniously upended Jonathan Walters inside the penalty area and the striker confidently blasted past keeper Rob Elliot. But Newcastle were back in it within six minutes after Yohan Cabaye curled home an inch-perfect free-kick off the underside of the crossbar.

NEKTARIOS Alexandrou’s second half brace gave APOEL a 2-0 win over AEL at the GSP Stadium, as the Nicosia giants went top of the table with two more rounds of the regular season remaining. Long time leaders Anorthosis were held to a 1-1 draw with AEK in the Larnaca derby, allowing APOEL to leapfrog them. “The importance of this victory is enormous. It was a very unpredictable match that ended with us celebrating,” said APOEL coach Ivan Jovanovic, whose side now have 60 points, just a point more than Anorthosis in second. “It was very important not to concede a goal in the first half when AEL played really well. We also knew how significant it was to score first and luckily we managed to do just that early in the second half,” he added. “We need to improve our overall performance, but this does not undermine the satisfaction I feel about our recent results. Players deserve a lot of credit and I hope that we can continue to play in this way as we still have a long road to the title ahead of us,” Jovanovic concluded. Anorthosis have recorded only one win in their last five league matches, but

Ronny Levy was satisfied with his side’s performance, despite dropping more points. “I am disappointed with the result, but not with the way my team played. We faced a very good opponent and we had our chances to win. Their goalkeeper had an outstanding day,” he said. “I am proud of my players who, I am sure, gave everything they had. We need to show our strength in these difficult times. I am confident we will do that,” added Levy whose side take on AEL in Limassol in the next round, before they host APOEL in the final round of regulation. Elsewhere, Omonia coach Toni Saveski said his side need to improve despite a 2-1 win over AEP in Paphos. “We scored two early goals and then stopped which is something that is unacceptable. We have to keep winning in order to secure a spot in the top four,” he said. In other games, Alki beat Nea Salamina 1-0 with Bernardo Vasconcelos converting a penalty after three minutes, while Doxa Katokopia beat already relegated Ayia Napa 2-1. At the Tsirion Stadium in Limassol, Apollon and Olympiakos shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw, while the match between Enosis Neon Paralimni and Ethnikos Achnas also ended in a 1-1 draw.

Nektarios Alexandrou’s second half double helped APOEL go top after Anorthosis could only draw

Cyprus Standings Team 1 APOEL 2 Anorthosis 3 AEK 4 Omonia 5 AEL 6 Apollon 7 Doxa 8 Paralimni 9 Olympiakos 10 Nea Salamina 11 Alki 12 Ethnikos 13 Ayia Napa 14 AEP Paphos

24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

19 18 15 14 13 10 8 6 5 5 4 3 2 4

3 5 4 5 8 7 6 10 9 5 7 10 2 3

2 1 5 5 3 7 10 8 10 14 13 11 20 17

48 56 39 41 43 30 23 22 30 16 24 20 14 17

A Pts 10 18 19 21 24 21 31 28 40 30 41 33 54 53

60 59 49 47 47 37 30 28 21 20 19 19 8 6

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Rodgers thrilled after Suarez ‘creates havoc’ By Carl Markham

Goal machine: Premier League leading scorer Luis Suarez punished Spurs to take his tally to 22 for the season

LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers watched Luis Suarez ‘create havoc’ in the 3-2 win over Tottenham but felt the character of the whole side pulled them through. Suarez opened the scoring only for Jan Vertonghen to score twice - with both goals created by Gareth Bale within a few minutes either side of half-time to turn the match around. However, a bizarre back-pass from Kyle Walker allowed Stewart Downing to equalise and when Suarez was fouled by Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Steven Gerrard stroked home an 82ndminute penalty winner. The Premier League’s leading scorer Suarez took his tally to 22 in the top ﬂight - 29 for the season - but asked whether that just made him more attractive to Europe’s big clubs in the

summer Rodgers said: “Football is worldwide now so everyone has seen how good he is. “But he is very happy among his mates here and you have seen it doesn’t matter where he plays - he was in the number 10 role and then he went in from the side and still created havoc. “He knows the trust I put in him and that gives him the platform to go and perform.” Liverpool recorded three successive league victories for the ﬁrst time since May 2011 but it was as much about character as performance for the Reds boss. “It was a very important win for us,” said the Northern Irishman, whose team also beat a top-four side for the ﬁrst time this season. “We are on a great run at the moment and we knew this was going to be a severe test of our qualities and charac-

ter against a team in great form. Defeat ended Spurs’ 12-match unbeaten league run - their last defeat also coming on Merseyside against Everton in December - and manager Andre Villas-Boas said it was harsh on them. “It is difﬁcult for us to take because we did ever so well to come back into the game,” he said. “We lost control when things looked to be going our way, which was more down to a couple of mistakes we did rather than to Liverpool’s merit - although they worked very hard.” Villas-Boas refused to blame fatigue after Thursday’s 3-0 Europa League win over Inter Milan for allowing Liverpool back into the game. “I think we looked very strong and the overall performance was excellent - it had nothing to do with tiredness,” he added. “Hopefully this setback can serve as an example to move forward.”

Barcelona look to Messi to inspire European fightback Milan: ‘we are not going there to defend but to win’ By Iain Rogers

IONEL Messi has often said personal accolades are secondary to the fortunes of the team and Barcelona’s Argentina forward would probably swap all four of his World Player of the Year awards for a comeback success against AC Milan tonight. Barca’s hopes of a third Champions League crown in five years are hanging by a thread after Milan surprised them 2-0 at the San Siro in last month’s last-16, first leg. If the pre-tournament favourites are to get past the Serie A side into the quarter-finals, Messi will surely have to be on song. He and his team mates will also need to reverse a slump in key games after they were beaten twice in five days by arch rivals Real Madrid following the reverse in Italy. Messi, well shackled by Milan in the first leg, claimed another record on Saturday when he came off the bench and scored for a 17th consecutive La Liga game in a 2-0 victory for the leaders at

Milestone man: Barca say Lionel Messi set a new world record on Saturday with his 17th straight scoring game, surpassing Polish forward Teodor Pewterek, scorer in 16 straight outings for Ruch Chorzow at the end of the 1930s home to bottom side Deportivo La Coruna. Barca said he had set a new world best by surpassing Polish forward Teodor Pewterek, scorer of 22 goals in 16 straight outings for Ruch Chorzow at the end of the 1930s. Messi has netted 27 on his proliﬁc run. Some have questioned his form of late but it was his 40th goal of the La Liga campaign and his 51st in 41 appearances in all competitions, including ﬁve in the Champions League.

He is the top scorer in Europe’s elite club competition the past four seasons. Producing the goods on the biggest occasions is what counts, though, and the 25year-old has been overshadowed in recent weeks by Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese scored the goal against his former club Manchester United last Tuesday that sent Real through to the Champions League last eight and netted twice to help eliminate Barca from the King’s Cup

at the end of last month. A signiﬁcant positive from Barca’s La Liga win on Saturday was that they kept a clean sheet for the ﬁrst time in 14 outings and a repeat performance will likely be crucial tonight at the Camp Nou. Barca also rested a slew of key players to keep them fresh for the Milan showdown. Assistant coach Jordi Roura, standing in for Tito Vilanova while he undergoes cancer treatment in New York, deployed Messi only

for the ﬁnal half hour. Vilanova will again be absent from the bench and it is hard not to attribute at least part of Barca’s recent dip in form to their coach’s enforced exile. “We really miss him,” Pique was quoted as saying on the club’s website on Sunday. “It’s a difﬁcult situation to be in, without the boss - it’s like a company without its chairman, but we will come through this,” added the Spain international. “We’ll attack Milan from the off - which is our way of

doing things - and we hope to win 3-0.” Milan warmed up for the trip to Spain with a hardfought 2-0 win at Serie A rivals Genoa on Friday. Victory came at a cost, however, and the club said on Sunday goalscorer Giampaolo Pazzini had sustained a micro-fracture in his right fibula and was out of the Barca game. Fullback Kevin Constant, who was sent off against Genoa for lashing out at an opponent, said he expected Barca to come at Milan hard from the start. “We know that Tuesday’s match will be different to the first leg,” he said. “We are starting with a 2-0 lead and we are not going there to defend but to try to win this game,” the Guinean added. “However, we cannot underestimate the best team in the world.” Barcelona have not lost a European tie at home for more than three years and knocked Milan out in last season’s quarter-finals. History is against them, however, as no team has ever overturned a two-goal first-leg deficit without the benefit of an away goal. Barca will hope to emulate Depor, who lost 4-1 at Milan in the 2003-04 quarter-finals but beat them 4-0 in the return leg, the biggest first-leg victory overturned in Champions League history.