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GrapevineCyprus.com August 2014

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Upfront Well, here we are, it’s August again! Holiday season when many places close down, particularly for the two weeks that straddle the 15th (this being a bank holiday). There are quite a lot of events this month so take a look at the section on p8 and read about the fund raising events scattered throughout this issue. If you want a laugh take a look at some English language blunders from around the world on p20. Meanwhile Barbara Strain tackles the problems of light pollution in the streets of Cyprus on p4.

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Driving also takes a front seat this month with RoADAR Cyprus providing the cure to empower you with advanced driving skills to make you a better and safer driver (p7) while Dr Silivistris writes on the problems of road rage on p32.

Photographed by Donald Buchanan

The Savvy Shopper, Vivian Nagel, is back with tips and ideas for online shopping (p23).

Contents News & Views

2- 9

Food & Drink

10 - 13

Homelife

14 - 18

In Colour

19 - 22

Market Place

23 - 24

Out & About Wellbeing

Don’t forget the 16th Paphos Aphrodite Festival presents Mozart’s popular and controversial opera Cosi fan Tutte on 5th, 6th and 7th September at the Medieval Castle in Paphos. This year it is in co-production with the lyric organization Opera Futura from Verona and the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. Finally we have some useful tips for staying cool in the heat of summer on p29. Back next month,

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Let There be… Dark by Barbara Strain

There is a movement that’s popular in some quarters to reduce the amount of light pollution in our night sky. The International Dark-Sky Association defines light pollution as any negative effect of artificial light, including light that creates sky glow, glare, light trespass, light clutter, bad visibility at night and energy waste. • Sky glow is the brightening of the night sky over cities • Light trespass is light falling where it’s not needed or wanted • Glare is too much brightness • Light clutter is bright and confusing groupings of lights. A quick glance at the definitions above should show us that it’s a good idea to reduce the light pollution. We can all recount times when lights have been too bright, or confusing. Sitting watching the night sky makes you realise just how much light there is emanating from our streets, blocking out the fine view of the stars. What’s more, studies are increasingly showing a detrimental effect of too much light on both flora and fauna. For instance, prolonged exposure to artificial light prevents many trees from adjusting to seasonal variations. This, in turn, has implications for the wildlife that depend on trees for their natural habitat. Sea turtles provide one dramatic example of how artificial light on beaches can disrupt behaviour, a phenomenon that has worried those involved in turtle conservation here in Cyprus. Many species of sea turtles lay their eggs on beaches, with females returning for decades to the beaches where they were born, in order to nest. When these beaches are brightly lit at night, females may be discouraged from nesting in them; they can also be disoriented by lights and wander onto nearby roadways, where they risk being struck by vehicles. Moreover, sea turtle hatchlings normally navigate toward the sea by orienting away from the elevated, dark silhouette of the landward horizon; inshore lighting makes them lose their way. The 24-hour day/night cycle, known as the circadian clock, affects physiologic processes in almost all organisms. These processes include brain wave patterns, hormone production, cell regulation, and other biologic activities. Disruption of the circadian clock is linked to several medical disorders in humans, including depression, insomnia, cardiovascular disease, and cancer!

Paphiakos & CCP Animal Welfare

Of course, some folk would claim that security is compromised by reducing night time lighting, whether on office blocks, shops or even residential streets. However, research has demonstrated that the general belief that more light means better safety and security is just a myth. All that is needed is the right amount, in the right place, at the right time. More light just means wasted light and energy. The International Dark-Sky Association has set out a series of guidelines for communities to establish the regulation of lighting, with the aim of: • Permitting reasonable uses of outdoor lighting for night-time safety, utility, security, and enjoyment while preserving the ambiance of the night; • Curtailing and reversing any degradation of the night-time visual environment and the night sky; • Minimizing glare and obtrusive light by limiting outdoor lighting that is misdirected, excessive, or unnecessary; • Conserving energy and resources to the greatest extent possible; • Helping protect the natural environment from the damaging effects of night lighting. Again, so far so obvious. Controlling the amount of artificial light is healthy, improves our view of the stars AND saves money. In today’s economic climate, even the least ‘green’ of our officials should see the advantages of reducing the power consumption. You don’t have to be an eco nerd to want to see the constellations in the summer sky, nor to show due consideration for flora and fauna when money can be saved. Each ordinary street lamp costs €60 a year to run. Reduce the number of street lights, reduce the wattage, reduce the length of time the lights are on, and the electricity bill will fall. Indeed, our village has been trying to establish how to reduce the cost of street lighting. Which does not explain why, one hot June day, someone came round and re-connected a street light that hasn’t been in use for ten years. An unshaded lamp of high wattage was installed. With the result that our modest village house has three street lights in a distance of 45 metres, and an additional one on the other side, each of which shines its light directly into our house.

Food donation banks*:

New bank account details and food donation banks

Alpha Mega Supermarket – Paphos

Every little helps! The animals that Paphiakos & CCP Animal Welfare are looking after every day of the year need human help, either by contributing with money put in one of our bank accounts, or by buying soft and/or dry animal food, rice or pasta while shopping at the supermarket and putting them in the donation banks by the doors of supermarkets. Please see below for our bank accounts and our food donation banks:

Papantoniou, Kato Paphos

Bank Accounts Details: Cash or cheques – Head Office (12 Dedalos Building, 8049 Kato Paphos, Cyprus)

Papantoniou, Pissouri (coming soon)

Cheques should be made payable to “Paphiakos & CCP Animal Welfare” and posted to Paypal.

*For any food donations you might have, you can bring them to any of our charity shops; (Shop No. 1 – Agapinoros Street, Kato Paphos; Shop No. 2 – Apostolou Pavlou Avenue, Kato Paphos; Information Centre, Coffee & Charity Shop No.3 – Michalakis Kyrianou Avenue, next to the police station; Information Centre & Charity Shop No. 4 – Apostolos Andreas, Polis; Book Exchange Charity Shop No. 5 – Agiou Neophytou, Tremithousa); Paphiakos Clinic – 12 Dedalos Building, 8049 Kato Paphos.

Hellenic Bank – Cyprus: Account Number 509.01.413841.01, Swift Code: HEBACY2N, IBAN: CY92 0050 0509 0005 0901 4138 4101 Hellenic Bank – Cyprus (Pet Travel Services): Account Number 509.01.413841.02 (EUR), Swift Code: HEBACY2N, IBAN: CY65 0050 0509 0005 0901 4138 4102 HSBC – UK – 760, Fishponds Road, Bristol, BS16 3UD, Account Number: 71139827, Sort Code: 40.14.15 The Fund Raising Charity for our New Centre Appeal in the UK - HSBC UK Chew Magna Branch, Bristol, Account Number: 61382616, Sort Code: 40.17.49 4 © Grapevine • August 2014

Papantoniou, Pano Paphos Papantoniou, Chloraka Papantoniou, Polis

Papantoniou, Ypsonas, Limassol (coming soon)

Thank you in advance! For more information on our activities, events and news, like us on Facebook or see our website www.cyprusanimalwelfare.com. For emergencies, please telephone our 24hr Emergency number, 99 65 55 81, or our clinic reception number, 26 94 64 61.

Local news Cyprus Samaritans – “Drop-In”

Cyprus Samaritans are happy to announce that they are introducing a “Drop-In” at their Listening Centre in Chlorakas. The address is 13 Georgiou Griva Digeni Street, Chlorakas. This is next door to the charity shop at the top of St. George’s Hill. The Drop-In will take place on Thursday mornings between 10 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. commencing on Thursday 4th September. What is a Drop-In? The Drop-In will offer informal support to allow people to spend time meeting and socialising with others. There will also be trained Cyprus Samaritan Listening Volunteers available should anyone want to speak to them in confidence. You do not need an appointment or to be referred, you can just turn up on Thursday mornings. Cyprus Samaritans have had the idea of a “Drop-In” for some time and feel the time is now right for this facility. The director, Sally Unsworth, says “We are continuously looking for ways to inform the public of who we are and what we do. We provide a free, nonjudgmental, confidential, listening service which was started here in Cyprus in 1997. We are a registered charity (No. 1875). All of our volunteers are unpaid and give of their time freely.” Cyprus Samaritans warmly welcome you to their first “Drop-In” which is the start of a new venture for them.

Paphos Zingers Paphos Zingers is a 40 strong contemporary (and fun loving) amateur rock/pop Choir performing at various venues in and around Paphos including, recently, the Airport and The Kings Avenue Mall, raising money for charity (over €13,000 in 2013 for Cancer Patients Support). We are looking to appoint a new Choir Conductor who will work closely with our Voice Coach in taking the Choir forward. As all monies go to charity this is an unpaid position that may well appeal to someone with a musical/choral/ conductor background who would like to give a few hours each week to put the Zingers through their paces. For further information please ring Peter Fox. Tel: 99153971

Carnage of the Innocence by Andreas C Chrysafis

Humanity is witnessing chaos in a number of countries across the world and innocent civilians are forcibly trapped in a vicious cycle of hopelessness, brutality and indifference! According to the UNHCR World Refugee Day over 50 million people were displaced in their own country by terrorists’ action. Each day passing, we are witnessing merciless killings of biblical proportions, mass graves, rapes, refugees and atrocities committed by Jihadists in the name of God. Under the very noses of world governments, extremist militant radicals the likes of Boko Haram; ISIL Sunni Jihadists; Hamas; Al Nusra Front; Al Qaeda; the Taliban; Al Shabaab in Somalia and other fundamental groups are on a bloodbath trail and have one goal in mind - waging Jihad (Holy War) against the perceived “enemies of Islam”. Armed to the hilt, the ISIL and Al Nusra Front’s prime objective in the Eastern Mediterranean is to re-establish the Islamic Caliphate - a repeat of a historical past - in the Levant Region, which covers Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and part of southern Turkey (the former Aleppo Vilayet). Like a rolling stone gathering pace so is their ability to move with speed. US Secretary of State Mr. John Kerry did not mince his words and was clear about the imminent Jihadist threat against western nations and warned that: “No country is safe”. Many questions come to mind but primarily: who finances those militants to purchase such sophisticated and state-of-the-art weaponry? Which banks

do they use to complete their business transactions? How do they transfer millions internationally from one unethical bank into another without interception? Who are those companies and arms manufacturers willing to do business with such people? In fact, western governments including the EU know precisely who those suppliers are and also whom they bank with, and yet, they fail to go after the culprits and prosecute those same banks and their agents. Killing thousands in the name of profit is justified as any true capitalist will claim; “its only business”! Banks are not above the law to decide who should live and who should die and must be held accountable for their unethical practices. Should Cyprus worry? Considering what is happening across the Eastern Mediterranean the answer is self-evident. However, the millions of decent law abiding citizens of the Muslim faith cannot be linked with those militias and are certainly not a threat to anyone. But the possible flow of Jihadist radicals reaching our shores through Syria, Turkey and the occupied part of Cyprus poses a real threat for all the citizens of Cyprus. It is wiser to take decisive measures and be safer today than be sorry tomorrow! Do our politicians take such issues seriously? We certainly hope so! Andreas C Chrysafis Author - Writer - Artist Andreas C Chrysafis is the author of: Andartes – Porphyra in Purple and Who Shall Govern Cyprus – Brussels or Nicosia? A writer of the Vanishing Cyprus Series, an activist for human rights and a reputable artist. www.facebook.com/ACChrysafisAuthor www.facebook.com/ACChrysafisArtGallery

VANISHING CYPRUS: Dear Mr. President... by Andreas C Chrysafis

Dear Mr. President With all due respect things in Cyprus are not going as well as you so passionately promised. Your election campaign pledges never actually materialized. We are sure you meant well but somewhere along the way your party-dogmatism failed to bring about the desired economic and social stability in the country. Citizens certainly recognise that miracles do not happen in one day but nightmares do and that’s precisely what the nation is facing today; a string of nightmares never encountered before! Mr. President, people no longer live in a world where they hand over their minds to the official version of events. The “big brother” insolence is dead and gone. Yet, your government gives the impression that it operates in another stratosphere cocooned from the real world and the real needs of the people. The twisting of the truth so eloquently spoken by your spin-doctors indicates as if aliens from Mars are running the country. Without a doubt your government appears to serve and protect the wealthy rich while manipulating the poorer sector in society. The middle class simply choose to migrate abroad and the exodus of this valuable brainpower has now become irreversible! Do you know Mr. President that in Cyprus for the first time ever children go to sleep and to their classrooms hungry? Do you know that a vast number of citizens line up for food handouts each day? Do you know that the unemployed are getting desperate while suicides and robberies are on the increase? Do you not see the first signs of homelessness across the country? Can you understand the tragedy of those businesses that close down each day? How about the thousands of people and pensioners who lost their life savings by your government’s decision to rob their bank accounts? How about the other thousands of repatriated Cypriots and retirees who lost everything and are trapped here and cannot re-start their lives again? Do 6 © Grapevine • August 2014

you not feel for their misfortune caused by your government’s bad policies in partnership with EU- IMF Troika? Where is your social consciousness culture in that? Obviously an elite sector in society and your ministers justify such misfortunes as a “price worth paying” to stabilize a banking system that brought about the present catastrophe. One is surely amazed as to why Mr. President you did not compel bank shareholders (as Iceland did) to bail out their own banks in trouble, instead you decided to protect them? Why should the innocent taxpayers be held responsible for the mismanagement and bad practices of those banking institutions? Mr. President, justice not only must be done to prosecute those perpetrators responsible for ruining the country, but justice must also be seen to be done and yet Cypriots don’t see that. Instead, they have become the scapegoat of institutional corruption without justice. On top of all that Mr. President there is a grave danger brewing in the cauldrons of evil and that is the ugly face and brutality of ISIS Jihadist terrorist militia! As you are well aware - armed to the hilt - the ISIS prime objective in the Eastern Mediterranean is to re-establish the Islamic Caliphate in the Levant Region, of which Cyprus was once a part. The possible flow of Jihadist radicals reaching our shores through Syria, Turkey and the occupied part of Cyprus poses a real threat in the making. Does the government have a contingency plan to defend its citizens from such a threat or will they be victimized again like the 1974 Turkish military invasion and occupation of 40% of the country? This is a simple question Mr. President that bears serious consequences for Cyprus; can you honestly reassure Cypriots that they are in good hands and will not face a similar nightmare? Andreas C Chrysafis

Author –Writer - Artist

Road Safety in Action – Time for Change RoADAR Cyprus is a non-profit organisation whose professional expertise is unrivalled in the field of road safety. Bad driving behaviour and the carnage it causes on our roads is totally unacceptable in an environment where safety is paramount to every journey. It will be many years, in fact it may never be achieved not just here in Cyprus but around the world, before road crashes are seriously diminished in numbers. Deaths on our roads regularly feature in the press and are reported on by the media. Why is it that the loss of a mother, father, daughter or son in such a tragic event fails to move those of us who are unrelated to the victims? Where is the public outcry for the loss of a life which could have been avoided? Unless we speak up or do something about making our roads safer your family may be the next one to experience the loss of a loved one. Road safety impacts on all of us and to improve standards we must not depend on the Police and authorities to inform, educate and punish us when appropriate. There is only so much that can be done and when all avenues have been exhausted by them and crashes still happen what do we do then? To bring about change to driver attitude and behaviour requires greater responsibility from all of us and more accountability for those who choose not to change their ways and therefore pose a greater risk to society and our safety. Steve Tucker, Driving and Riding Examiner of RoADAR Cyprus, says “I know from my career as a traffic police officer, an advanced driver trainer and from what I see on our roads that some motorists have a blatant disregard for the law. Even when they are reported or prosecuted for traffic offences I just know it will not change their behaviour or attitude. They will still take unnecessary risks with their lives and the rest of us.

But it is not just those who are arrogant, show contempt for the law, or believe they know better that we should avoid. There are lots of drivers whose ignorance and lack of driving skills for today’s roads also impact on our safety. And unfortunately there are a large number of them about. I could go on but I do believe you fully understand the scale of the problem we all face and the risk you place yourself under every time you get behind the wheel of your own car. Many people tell RoADAR Cyprus that we have an uphill task in trying to get people to be better drivers. I agree. To change driver’s attitude and behaviour for an entire population is not an immense task, it’s an impossible one. Such is the scale of the problem that we experience day after day, that if bad driving was classed as a disease, it would already be at epidemic levels. A cure would be sought and the costs saved from preventing death and injury on our roads would be immense. Well the good news is there is a cure. RoADAR Cyprus provides the cure to empower you with advanced driving skills to make you a better and safer driver. The bad news is people who have the disease do not want to take the medicine. If you care about your health and that of your loved ones I’m sure you would do something to stop yourselves becoming infected. By becoming an Advanced Driver it’s like having an inoculation. You will have taken a preventive measure so you will not be stricken down by someone who has the disease. And the jabs for this are free!” Advanced driver training is informative, educational, fun and free. If you would like to find out more and acquire driving skills and knowledge that were never passed onto you we would be pleased to hear from you. Please visit www.cyprusdriving.net for more information.

Diary 0f events August

For this month’s live music listings visit www.nitbats.com

03 (Sun) Aenaon at Tala Amphitheatre. Greek music with support from the Aphrodite School of Dance, Geroskipou. Show starts 8.30pm. Entrance €15 for 2 persons.

NITBATS MUSIC FRIENDSHIP GROUP

08 (Fri) Simon & Garfunkel Tribute from the UK

Designed to meet once a month for those who would like to attend local music events. Open to singles or those who may have a partner away.

at Tala Amphitheatre. Tickets €12.50 (€15 on the door). Doors open 7pm, show starts 8pm. Ticket enquiries to 96 818066.

A small and friendly group with ‘music in mind’.

28 (Thu) Starlight Dance Party at Tala Amphitheatre. With Stevie Dean, Chris King and Ben Mills as themselves. Tickets €12 (€15 on the door). Doors open 7pm, show starts 8pm. Ticket enquiries to 99 034576. 29 (Fri) Papageorghiou String Quartet at Tala Amphitheatre. Modern music with a classical twist. Tickets €10 available from Tala Council office. Starts 8.30pm. 31 (Sun) Solidarity Charity Golf Day at Minthis Hills Golf Club, Tsada Village, Pafos. Golf Format Stableford 4 Ball Better Ball, Teams of 2 Persons. Starts 12.30. Members €25.00, Non Members €45.00 – includes Buffet and Evening’s Entertainment. Buffet starts 18.30. Entertainment at 19.30 till 20.30, singer is Michael Antoniou as Frank Sinatra. For Golf Reservation Koula Shiamma 26642774/5. Contact E-Mail; golf@minthishills.com 20 Sep (Sat) British Forces Episkopi Fete 2014 Calling all stallholders. The British Forces Episkopi Fete 2014 will be held in Happy Valley from 1130 – 1600 hrs. Stallholders wishing to have a stall at the Fete should contact: Andy Spencer on 99 430167 or epievents@hotmail.co.uk Belly Dance Fitness Class Restarts September so please put your name on the board at the Latin Parish Hall if interested in 6 week course, 1 hour per week from 7.30 pm with Melina at the Latin Parish Hall, Tomb of the Kings Road. Unwind, tone-up, improve posture and enjoy your exercise class. Come along and have some fun. Please tel: Melina - 96659244. Paphos Zingers - Choir Are looking for anyone interested in having a good sing for fun and enjoyment - any age. More male voices needed presently. We meet from 6.30 pm at Marathounda. All are welcome to stay after rehearsal for a social drink. The main aim is to enjoy singing and raise money for local charities at the same time. Please contact Ruth Walton: 99389073 for more information. Please see ‘one offs’ at www.nitbats.com for more events info.

Please see www.nitbats.com ‘Events’ page, ‘Monthly Live Events’ for details, or email Jan at nitbats@hotmail.com tel: 99760796/26642838 (answer phone).

Church Groups ANGLICAN CHURCH OF PAPHOS Sunday Services - Ayia Kyriaki, Kato Paphos - 8.15am and 6.00pm Holy Eucharist (4th Sunday Choral Evensong); St Luke’s, Prodromi - 9.30am Holy Communion; St Stephen’s, Tala - 11.00am Holy Communion. Wednesdays Ayia Kyriaki 9.00am, Holy Eucharist. Contact: Church Office - 26-953044 or 99-212627.

NEW TESTAMENT COMMUNITY CHURCH

Every Sunday 10.30am at the Ascos Coral Beach Hotel, Coral Bay. A variety of midweek home groups and social outreach activities, etc. For more info, tel. Elder Mike Smith 97-650960, email mikeg4bte@gmail.com.

RegularS

Directory of Societies, Clubs, Groups and Regular Meetings Paphos

tel. 26-815347 (island wide)

Alcoholics Anonymous, tel. 99-916331 or 99-399240

The Pajero Club of Paphos, www.pajeroclubofpaphos.com

Al-Anon family groups. Tel 97-699256 alanonpaphos@yahoo.com

Women’s Corona Society, tel. 26-652253 or 99-496153

Alzheimer Self Help Group, tel. 26-621530 Bereavement Support Group, tel. 99-312662, 99-224147, 99-175510 or 99-541278 Cancer Patients Support Group, Coffee Morning, tel. 26-654007

LATIN PARISH OF PAPHOS

Cancer Patients Support, Craft Group, tel. 26-654007

Anyone is welcome. Holy Mass times at Agia Kyriaki Chrisopolitissa, Kato Paphos: Saturdays 18.00 (valid for Sunday), Sundays 10.00 (Latin), 11.00 (English-Polish), 12.00 (English); at Latin Parish Hall, Tombs of Kings Rd: Saturdays 16.00 (valid for Sunday); at St. Nicolas Church, Polis, Saturdays 10.00; at Columbia Resort, Pissouri, Sundays 18.00. Parish Priest: Fr. Carlos Ferrero. Tel: 26-931308. www.stpauls-catholic-parish-paphos.com

Cancer Support Group & Info Help Line, tel. 97-760989

PAPHOS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL

We welcome you to worship with us at 10.30am each Sunday. We are now at the former Welcome Inn, 12 Adamantiou Korai St, Paphos. Tel, Allan Hodgson 96-217416, servant@pcfi.com

THERE IS A REFORMED CHURCH IN LIMASSOL

Where the message of Christ’s saving power & love is proclaimed & the Biblical view of His Kingdom taught. All are welcome. International Evangelical Church (Reformed), 352 St. Andrew’s Street, 1st floor (near the Municipal Gardens) Services 10.30am Sunday, Bible study 7pm Wednesday. Tel. 99-384742 or email: iec.limassol@gmail.com for more info

CHRIST EMBASSY CHURCH

Invites you to join them for praise and worship each Sunday at 10.00am at No 20, 25th of March St, Paphos. Holy Communion is celebrated on first Sunday of each month. Tel. 99-757138

Chicago Bridge, tel. 26-937551 or 99-557829 Children’s Craft Workshops, Saturdays 10am, tel. 99-079194

Limassol Alcoholics Anonymous, tel. 25-368265 or 99-559322 Bridge in Pissouri.com Every Friday at 2 Friends Restaurant. tel. 99-667592 C3A Cyprus 3rd Age, www.c3a-cyprus.org/limassol Cyprus Services Rambling Club, tel. 99-292092 Cyprus Women of Today, tel. 99-358525 Food for Friends, tel. 25-634487

Cribbage League, also Larnaca. www.paphoscrib.webs.com

Friends for Life Limassol Hospice Care, tel. 25-343000 or Admissions 99-189796

C3A Cyprus 3rd Age, www.c3a-cyprus.org/paphos

Happy Valley Hash House Harriers, tel. 99-434794

Cyprus Samaritans, tel. 77-777267, Freephone 80007773

Limassol (Coeur de Lion) Lions Club, tel. 99-921290

Diabetes Support Group, tel. 99-861279

Limassol Bridge Club, Mon & Fri 3.30pm, tel. 99-645338

Duplicate Bridge, twice weekly at 6.45pm. www.bridgewebs.com/ paphosbridgeclub Easy Strollers Walking Group, suehampson1971@aol.com

Man City Cyprus Limassol, tel. 99-130711 or 99-812393

Fitness for Life, tel. Yvonne 99-034576

RAFA Aphrodite Branch Meeting. Tel 99-298723

Harmony Ladies at Angelikas, Chloraka Coast Road. Second Thursday of each month, 10am-12pm.

Royal Logistic Corps Association, tel. 25-717002

Jukebox Jiving, tel. 96-349276

The Limassol Ladies Club, tel. 99-951910

‘Learn about your Body’ Last Friday of every month For more info call 99 993412 or email caroline@heavenonearthherbals.com

The Royal British Legion, tel. 25-315313

Table Tennis at UKCA, tel. Antonio 99-334706

Line Dancing, Jane tel. 99-762047

Toastmasters International, tel. 99-754042 or 97-744285, www.limassol-toastmasters.com

Line Dancing, Frank tel. 99-424965

Larnaca

Coral Star Restaurant 10.30am Thurs, Coral Bay, Paphos

P.A.S.Y.K.A.F. (Paphos Bereavement Support Group - Saying Goodbye), tel. 99-312662

Alcoholics Anonymous, tel. 24-645523 or 99-344339

Tel. 24-652331

PALMS (Paphos Area Ladies Multi-national Society), tel. 99-341929

Tel. 24-651327

Paphos International Sailing Club (PISC), www.pisc.org.cy

New Friends Coffee Morning,

Int. Evangelical Church, Larnaca,

St. Helen’s Anglican Church, Larnaca, St Barnabas’ Anglican Church Limassol

Paphos Writers Group, tel. Nikki 99-012601 or see

Opposite the Old Hospital. Sunday Communion at 10am www.paphoswritersgroup.com with Junior Church & monthly 11+ group on 2nd Sundays. Tel. Derek on 96-612371 stbac@spidernet.com.cy Scottish Country Dancing, tel. 99-298512 www.stbarnabas-cyprus.com

GERMAN-SPEAKING LUTHERAN Church in Paphos

All German-speaking Christians are warmly invited to a church service, second Saturday of each month at Ayia Kyriaki Church (St. Paul’s Pillars), Paphos at 4pm. Tel. 26-270619. Please confirm venue.

Arsenal Cyprus Larnaca, tel. 99-015699 Chicago Bridge Club, tel. 97-671192 Dhekelia Sailing Club, www.dhekeliasailing.com Duplicate Bridge, tel. 97-671192

Sequence Dancing, Tues Afternoons. Tel, 99-750332 or email mgbennett1@yahoo.co.uk Short Mat Bowling, tel. 99-983684 or 26-960522 Steni Village Art & Crafts Group, Thursdays, tel. 99-175988

Int. Christian Fellowship (East), Limassol

Stroke Association, Latin Parish Hall, 1st Saturday each month, Welcome 10.00am Sundays to: Worship, Study the Bible, tel. Brenda 99-804161. Care for each other. Kanika Complex, Flat 201, Apollo Building. Tel. 99-917195.

Antidote Theatre Workshops, tel. 24-822677 or www.theatreantidote.com

Line Dancing, tel. 99-108391 Rubber Bridge, tel. 99-581827 St John Ambulance, British Forces Overseas, Dhekelia, tel. 99-378054 The Royal British Legion, Larnaca Branch, www.rbllarnaca.org

Markets, Charity Shops & Car Boot Sales

Singles Sunday Lunch Club, tel. 99-754078

Paphos Area

Pissouri Anglican Group

Table Tennis, Thursday evenings, tel. 26-652763

Aladdins Cave Charity Shop, tel. 99-927452

Meet for Communion Services at 6pm on the second and fourth Sundays of the month in a room at the amphitheatre, Pissouri Village. Tel. 96-612371 or email: stbac@spidernet.com.cy.

Taichi & Qigong at Kamares Club, tel. 99-923310 or email taichipafos@gmail.com

Timi Market & Car Boot Sale, tel. 99-611637

The Aircrew Association Cyprus, for Military Aircrew,

Paphiakos Car Boot Sale, every Saturday, tel. 99-151996

The Duckpond, tel. 99-875217 or 99-090253 Paphiakos, Shops, Paphos Area , Info tel. 26-910325 Stroumpi Farmers’ Market & Craft Fair. Second Sunday of every month. 10am-3pm. Tel. 97 839295. Craft Market, Thur 9-2, Coral Star, Coral Bay, tel. 99-387311 Pano Akourdaleia Farmers Market. First Sunday of every month 10am – 2pm. Tel 99 993412 or 96 425879

Limassol Area

Full Moon This Month August 10 th

The Flea Market, Fassouri, tel. 77-778828 Friends Hospice Charity Shop, Pissouri, tel. 99-802414 Linopetra Corner, tel. 99-612832

Larnaca Area Marios Nicola Foundation, Xylophagou, tel. 99-541248 Paphiakos, Shop No.3, Larnaca, tel. 24-623494

The Peruvian Apple by Cherry Dobbins

• Tomatoes originated in the South American Andes in the area now called Peru. Their Aztec name meant ‘plump thing with a navel’. • China is the largest producer of tomatoes. It accounted for 25% of the world’s production in 2009. The U.S.A. and India are the second and third highest producers. • Because the tomato has seeds and grows from a flowering plant it is botanically classified as a fruit. • The universities of Manchester and Newcastle have suggested that eating tomatoes may act as an internal sunscreen, helping to protect from UV rays. You still need sunscreen though to be safe. • In the 19th century the United States imposed a tax on vegetables. The status of the tomato then became of legal importance. On May 10th 1883 the Supreme Court declared it was to be considered a vegetable because it was served with the main part of a meal and not as a dessert. • Until 1820 the inhabitants of North America believed that tomatoes were poisonous. • There are more than 7,500 varieties of tomato grown around the world. • Tomatoes are rich in the antioxidant lycopene. This is good for the heart and effective against certain cancers. • Every year, in the small Spanish town of Bunol, there is a festival called La Tomatina. This

involves around 40,000 people throwing 150,000 tomatoes at each other.

• Tomatoes are rich in vitamins A and C and the minerals calcium and potassium.

• Note to self: Must see if Grapevine will pay for me to visit this festival on the basis of an article!

• There is absolutely no mention of tomatoes in books by Jane Austen, William Shakespeare or in the Bible.

• Harvard University of Public Health has suggested that eating tomatoes twice a week can help reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 21 to 43%. This is due to the lycopene content.

• Americans eat 22 to 24 pounds of tomatoes per person per year. More than half of that comes in the form of ketchup and tomato sauce.

• Cooked tomatoes are better for you than raw ones as more beneficial chemicals are released. • American Anna Goshine has suggested that it is better to eat organic tomato ketchup as it contains three times more lycopene. • The Guinness World Record for the most tomatoes harvested from a single plant over a single year was given to a plant at the Epcot Science Project in Florida. It produced 32,194 tomatoes weighing over 522kg. • Although most tomatoes are red there are other colours including green, yellow, orange, pink, brown, black, white and purple.

• The first European tomatoes were golden in colour and called love apples or golden apples. • Heinz tomato ketchup drips out of the bottle at an approximate speed of one kilometre a day. Any faster and it is rejected. • The largest recorded tomato was grown by G. Graham of Oklahoma in 1986. It weighed 3.51 kg and made sandwiches for 21 people. • You can sow the seeds from the tomatoes you buy in the shops but you will not grow tomatoes exactly like the ones you started with. This is because they are mostly hybrids. • The scientific name for the tomato is Lycopersicon Lycopersicum, which means wolf peach. • To shrink large facial pores mix 1 tablespoon of fresh tomato juice with 2 drops of lime juice. Wipe the mixture onto the face using upward, circular movements. Rinse off after 10 minutes. • Lycopene in tomatoes helps fight the signs of aging such as fine lines and wrinkles.

Lekanto by Cherry Dobbins

It was cold. It was wet. It was blowing a gale. It was the middle of the week in the middle of January and we were wishing it was the middle of August. It is hard to imagine at the moment.

notable and there was not a single complaint. For starters two of us had mushrooms in a cream sauce on toast and two of us had the halloumi and lountza. Both were attractively served on triangular plates. The halloumi and lountza were both well up to expectation. The mushrooms had an unusual flavour that we could not identify but that was not unpleasant. For the main course one of us chose pork with plums and cream served with chips and rice. I chose lamb chops which were tender and tasty. They were also served with chips and rice.

Four of us were out for a meal in Coral Bay and nearly everywhere was closed. Only open was the ever popular and busy ‘Corallo’, and the new one on the corner, ‘Lekanto’. This had previously been ‘The Hippopotamus’ but under new management it had gone for a face lift and a new name. The advertising claimed the use of fresh local ingredients and everything cooked to order. We decided to give it a try. We were met by a gas heater on a pole right by the door. It was giving off lots of heat and the restaurant was toasty warm. It was also surprisingly busy. This was obviously unexpected mid-week as there was only a single waiter. This meant that the service was inevitably a little slow but he made up for it with wit and charm. He never became flustered, just paced himself and kept going at an even speed. His excellent management of the situation was

The Cypriot habit of serving two or three portions of carbohydrate on the same plate is one of which I cannot approve. It suggests indecision on the part of the chef. In one well known Paphos restaurant I have been served roast potatoes, rice and pougouri together. It is not only fattening it is also poor nutritionally to serve so much carbohydrate. I used to wonder if it was a Paphos ‘thing’. It is not that long ago that there was a shortage of irrigation in Paphos and less fruit and vegetables were grown in the area. However I have been served this nutritionally defunct mix in Limassol and Nicosia and so must assume it is an island-wide combination. The other two in our group were sadly about to leave the island. They chose the Greek platter and were extremely pleased with their choice. The kleftico and dolmades were both very good and the pasticcio, one of their favourite dishes, was declared excellent. It was probably the best they had ever eaten. The platters were served with chips and salad. We followed this with 3 Gaelic coffees that contained plenty of whisky and were topped with a sweet whipped cream. The bill came to €111.00 and included water, a bottle of Othello at €12.95 and a bottle of Petritis at €17.50.

Easy Summer Tomatoes by Cherry Dobbins

It is August and so the most difficult thing to do in the following recipes is grill some bacon!

2 tbsp. tahini salad

Tomato Consommé 12 ripe tomatoes, chopped

Tomato and Avocado Salad (Serves one)

¼ cucumber, chopped

200g tomatoes, chopped

1 tbsp. olive oil

good splash Worcestershire sauce

pinch salt

For the salad;

splash red wine vinegar

1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar

400g tin of chick peas, drained and rinsed

salt

dash olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, peeled

black pepper

500g tomatoes, chopped

handful basil leaves

¼ avocado, peeled and sliced

black pepper

1. Place all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and whizz.

dill to garnish – optional

handful torn fresh parsley

1. Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

handful torn fresh coriander

2. Add a little cold water if required.

Tomato Vinaigrette Make double the quantity and store in a bottle in the fridge for a few days.

cayenne pepper to taste warm pitta bread to serve

3. Check for seasoning. 4. Chill before serving.

I lemon, juice only

Indian Tomato Salad (Serves 1) 1 tomato chopped

1. For the dressing, roughly chop the garlic then pound to a paste in a mortar and pestle, with a pinch of salt.

2 whole sun dried tomatoes

3 tbsp. olive oil

2. Add the tahini to the pestle and mortar. Juice the lemon and add half of the juice to the pestle and mortar with the tahini and garlic. The mixture will thicken.

12 cherry tomatoes, quartered

½ lemon, juice only

3. Add the remaining lemon juice and stir.

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

Salt and black pepper

2 tsp. red wine vinegar

1. Place all the ingredients in a bowl and toss together well.

4. Add water, a tablespoon at a time, until the consistency is slightly thicker than you’d like the finished dressing to have. Add the olive oil and stir thoroughly - this should thin it to the desired consistency.

Panzanella The classic Tuscan tomato and bread salad.

5. For the salad, place the chickpeas in a large bowl. Add the chopped onion.

5 handfuls of chunks of stale bread

6. Chop the tomatoes roughly and add to the bowl.

salt and black pepper

1 small onion, sliced 2 tbsp. fresh mint, chopped

pinch sugar 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. sesame oil 1. Place the fresh and dried tomatoes in a processor and blend till smooth.

Salt and black pepper

2. Strain to remove pips and skin but push to get all the juice.

7 tbsp. olive oil

3. In a bowl whisk all the other ingredients together well

1 cucumber, peeled and chunked

4. Mix in the tomato juices. Bacon, Tomato and Rocket Salad (Serves 1) 2 rashers bacon 1 tomato, sliced handful rocket, washed and torn

2 tbsp. red wine vinegar 6 tomatoes cut into chunks 1 small red onion, peeled and sliced 3 cloves garlic handful of torn basil leaves 1. Place the bread chunks in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Pour over the olive oil and half the vinegar. Leave to soak.

2 tbsp. olive oil

2. Place the cucumber, tomato and onion in a bowl. Toss gently with hands to mix.

1 tsp. wholegrain mustard

3. Add the soaked bread and mix.

1 tsp. honey

4. Add the garlic and mix through

Salt and pepper

5. Add the last half of the vinegar and toss

2 tsp. white wine vinegar

6. Add the torn basil leaves and toss lightly.

1. Grill the bacon to crisp and leave to cool. 2. Arrange the tomato slices on a plate and top with the rocket leaves 3. In a bowl whisk together the remaining ingredients. 4. Pour the dressing over the salad and crumble the bacon over the top. 12 © Grapevine • August 2014

Tomato and Chick Pea Salad with Tahini Dressing For the dressing; 2-3 cloves garlic pinch salt

7. Add freshly ground black pepper and the parsley and coriander. 8. Drizzle some of the dressing over the salad and serve the rest alongside. 9. Sprinkle cayenne pepper, to taste, over the top and serve with warm pitta bread.

My Beautiful Swallows by Beryl Hollands

Mrs Swallow on my wall, how to find me as I am so tall. You are so sweet, a little head to show nothing at all. Come to me to drink and tweet, I love you too beloved friend. You come from an egg developed so quick, so quick. You are so clever without school or scholarship To show us how clever you are. Each year your visit is welcomed my swallow friend The nest you made for your siblings to attend. I watch your family hatch and dispatch. How clever you are my swallow friends. Can you read or write? Doesn’t need to be in your family’s nest, You know the way to rest. Without a map, no road to choose, only instincts prevail. How clever you are my swallow friends. Each year I look toward a visit once again, Your nest already made from forefathers, beyond. How clever you are my swallow friends. We have helped to guard and nurture nine siblings in all, what? A joy to have you as our friends. Your only job is to love and joy your children, To ensure their journey beyond. How clever you are my swallow friends. Come back each year, I hope to see you again. How clever you are my swallow friends. You will return when I am long gone, Your home is there forever and long how sweet, You are my swallow friends.

Been to a good Restaurant or Taverna lately? Grapevine always welcomes reviews from its readers from places to eat that are just that little bit special. If you need help please email us for our Restaurant questionnaire, which you can fill in and return to us. grapevine@cytanet.com.cy © Grapevine • August 2014

Garden Problems by Barbara Strain

Pests

There are some insecticides available, such as pyrethrum, that are made from organic substances and can be used quite safely in a bio-friendly garden. One product on the market, ‘Biokill’, claims to be an ecological insecticide, and has instructions both in Greek and English. ‘Dipel’ is also an effective organic insecticide available locally.

Good gardening practice helps to reduce pests of all sorts. Keeping the place tidy eliminates favourite breeding spots for creepies. A really green way of dealing with bugs is to encourage ladybirds, lizards and spiders in the garden as natural pest control measures. However, most gardeners will have recourse to chemical pesticides or insecticides from time to time. When you do use chemicals, it is important to follow a few sensible rules: •Don’t spray when plants are blossoming as pollinating insects may be harmed •Try to spray in the early evening Never spray in windy conditions Wear a mask or goggles •Always follow the manufacturer’s recommendations This latter is not always easy here, if you don’t read Greek. However, ask for advice from the sales staff at the Garden Centre or Co-op. They are usually very well informed and happy to give advice. Often the pack instructions are designed for farmer’s use, and you need to know how much to use in an average watering can or per litre, rather than per donum.

If you opt for organic solutions to control pests, you really can’t avoid having a lot of hard work to do. This involves handpicking snails and caterpillars, cutting out leaves that have been attacked by aphids or leaf miner.

Insect Pests Aphids is the term used to cover a large number of both winged and wingless pests. Greenfly, blackfly, mealy aphids, rose aphids and root aphids all feed on the sap of the plants. Aphids carry virus diseases, which will infect healthy plants, and also leave plants susceptible to attack from other diseases, so it is important to keep them under control. Planting garlic beneath your roses is supposed to prevent greenfly, but a pyrethrum or derris-based spray is effective to control aphids on a variety of garden plants. As aphids can become resistant to treatment, it is necessary to vary the insecticide occasionally. Leaf miner, evident from the squiggly trail it leaves in the leaves of plants, is best treated by removing and destroying the affected leaves. Derris and Quassia spray will control leaf miner as well as blackfly, red spider mite and

thrips. A Derris and Sulphur puffer controls a similar range of bugs. Millipedes, those little black ‘wormy’ things, are a common problem in our gardens, tunnelling in potatoes and damaging roots of other plants. Good garden hygiene helps to keep the numbers down and they are susceptible to most insecticides. Although we like to see butterflies in our gardens, the price we must pay is that some plants will be sacrificed to their caterpillars. Here, as ever with biofriendly gardening, there’s no option but to pick them off by hand. But, how can we do this if we want to see the butterflies? Because of the high incidence of insect pests in Cyprus, most fruit crops require spraying every 8 - 15 days as a preventative. Back-pack sprayers are available that can be pressurised by hand to ensure even delivery of the insecticide throughout the tree. Avocado, loquat, almond and pecan are amongst the few that have no insect problems and need not be sprayed. Apricots, peaches and nectarines really must be sprayed.

removing them manually, there are several ‘old wives’ remedies that do seem to work. Garlic oil sprayed on the soil around susceptible plants has been shown to be an effective deterrent and just crushed garlic cloves may be just as successful. A team of scientists in Hawaii report that a spray containing one to two per cent caffeine kills slugs, so the same should be true of snails. It may be good garden practice to empty your cafetiere over your flowerbeds and veggie plots. A container of flat beer is an excellent way of luring the pests to a sozzled end without harming other creatures or the environment. Even more environmentally correct, half grapefruits make a suitable container. Oats lure snails to eat them. The snails then become dehydrated and die. Unfortunately, oats might attract field mice and rats, so the less environmentally good pellets may be the best option. If cats are a problem in your garden, try spreading a layer of orange peel around their chosen sites. Household pepper powder sprinkled around flower beds is a good alternative to deter cats.

Other Pests Snails cause a lot of damage, especially in rainy weather, eating their way through an alarming number of leaves. As well as the painstaking chore of

Taken from the Good Garden Guide available at the Grapevine Officece.

Getting Charged by Barbarian

This column has previously covered buying portable chargers for your many and varied electronic devices. Until recently these were more of a gadget of convenience rather than an essential. However, the latest airport rules make it more likely that you should seriously consider having with you at all times the means to top up your phone, tablet, camera or whatever. Basically, you need to be prepared at Security and at the gate (possibly even elsewhere in an airport) to demonstrate that your electronic devices actually work. The new rules do not specify which destinations – other than the USA – will be covered by this requirement. It’s as well then to be prepared. Don’t forget to check everything; phones, iPads, laptops, tablets and cameras are all included. Presumably so are all the portable games devices that you may rely on to keep your children occupied during a journey. If a device does not turn on, you will not be able to take it on your flight. Obviously, as you leave home you should be able to ensure that everything is topped up. That’s good practice in any event, since it may be some time before you can find a charging point. You need to take extra steps to make sure that you will be able to bring them back with you. First of all, make sure you have the appropriate charging leads with you. This may sound obvious, but you may have similar devices that actually use slightly different fittings with a different voltage adapter. Check that you have all the necessary ones, preferably in your hand luggage for ease of access. Next, make sure that your charger will fit into the electricity supply at your destination. You can buy cheap adapters to fit US, European and Australian sockets. A single multi-socket unit may well serve for all your devices for all possible destinations. Remember though that the USA has a different voltage, so you should check that your chargers will work OK over there or else buy voltage adapters.

The problem can be simplified if your devices are all fairly new, since most will charge from a USB port. You still need to make sure that you have appropriate leads to fit your device and the source device, whether another computer or a USB/ plug adapter. Charging at the last minute may mean finding a WiFi café or a public place where you will be allowed to use the electricity supply. Many airports now have charging stations; but they are usually after the security check. With all this added security, it is wise to invest in a handy portable power solution to keep in your bag. One simple recharging unit may be used for all your devices. It’s useful after your holidays too, to keep in the car for long journeys, or on your desk, where it could come in useful to ensure unrestricted access during a power cut. Some portable chargers come with a built-in led torch, which is another useful tool in a blackout! There are many of these on the market and they vary in price, in the amount of charge they hold and in the number of different devices that can be charged. Basically, it’s an external battery that you charge from the wall socket, using the USB cable (so you need one of those adapters). Then you plug in the cord of a USB, micro-USB, or mini-USB device into the charger’s appropriate ports. Some portable chargers on the market can be recharged using solar power, so whenever you have some sun you can top up your phone or tablet. The cost of the charger will depend on the charging power stored, typically giving between 3 and 5 hours mobile phone use and costing anything from €10 to nearly €100. The important thing is to check that the one unit will recharge all your devices, and sometimes the cheaper alternative will do this just as well in an emergency as the more expensive ones. These work on devices like iPods, iPhones, BlackBerrys, kindles, MP3 players and some cameras. Note, though, that many digital cameras have mini-USB ports for data transfer only and not for charging. Check it out before you travel.

The Orphean Singers Keep Giving The Orphean Singers were founded over 22 years ago with the joint aims of making great music and raising money for charity. Over those years they have donated in excess of €90,000 – mostly to local charities – including a kidney dialysis machine which is still being used in the Paphos General Hospital. The most recent donation was €780 for the Friends’ Hospice. Over the last twelve months they have given a total of €1,380 to the Friends’ Hospice, €1,265 to PASYKAF and €1,522 to Solidarity along with some smaller donations. The choir perform three concerts a year and, after covering expenses, give whatever they have raised to charity. The next concert will be in the Annabelle Hotel in Paphos on Friday 17th October. The title is “Music from the Movies.” In a varied programme they have concentrated on songs from films rather than musicals. Along with classics like The Shadow of Your Smile and New York New York there will be songs to charm and amuse you – as well as a few surprises.

The Orphean Singers are extremely grateful to the Annabelle Hotel, the Kamares Club and Thorsten Quakernack of 3-D Global for their ongoing support, without which the choir would not be able to support so many charities. The Orphean Singers are a mixed amateur choir consisting of approximately 52 members, age no limit!! They are based in Paphos and consequently most concerts are in this area. During 2012 they performed the Mozart Requiem in Paphos and also sang in the summer music festival in Nicosia. Members of the choir are unpaid and sing for pleasure to raise money for charities. The choir has been in existence for 21 years and has had a variety of conductors. They are now honored to have Yiannis Hadjiloizou, B.M., M.M., D.M.A., a young Nicosia based professional musician who can offer his expertise and enthusiasm to the choir. It’s well known that singing lifts the spirits and brings happiness to those that do it. Singing with other people in a choir also gives a sense of collective pleasure. The Orphean Singers welcomes new singers in all voice sections soprano, alto, tenor and bass. We are a mixed group of mainly Expat men and women. Age is not an issue….you are never too young to start enjoying singing! Some members come from Paphos and as far away as Polis, Limassol and the surrounding Villages. We all have one major thing in common – the love of music!

Stage One Theatre, Emba will present the Orphean Singers in their now well known and loved Christmas concert on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th December. The programme will be made up of many well loved carols and opportunities for the audience to join in as well as some new and interesting Christmas Music. If you have been before you will not want to miss this. If you haven’t been before you really don’t know what you are missing. Christmas definitely starts here. In the Spring of 2015 – well that’s another story. Please watch this space. Tickets for all concerts are available from Carol on 99043558.

The Orphean Singers at the Kamares Club

Precious Assets - Protect Them Well by Sam Orgill

Four Score Years and ten is what we generally get, before we move on in body or mind. The question that becomes more urgent as we progress is what is our legacy? What do we want for our loved ones, partner, children, beloved clients? Doing nothing can seem like a safe step but often it proves costly and causes confusion and delay for families in time of change. For example, investing in Cyprus property seemed to be a secure option but is costly when you want to sell and take the money back home. That people do not take steps to protect their wealth, their assets, their legacy for their family and loved ones is the most risky thing to do. Time and again we witness poorly written property contracts, business agreements, failure to search the ownership of the land being brought, jumping into high risk currency mortgages, failing to make a Will, no contingencies for accidents, ill health or emergencies. An overall failure to Look Forward and balance the possible outcomes. Property Title Deeds It is a basic principle of EU Human Right legislation for EU citizens to have the right to own title deeds. You don’t own the property until you have the title deed in your hands. Till completion of transfer you only own the rights to the land under the property contract of sale. ProACT Property Experts check the contracts and make sure you get the title deeds you are entitled to in your hands. Make a Will You must have a Will to protect your rights under a contract of sale and it must appoint someone you trust. At ProACT we recommend only family members or beneficiaries are appointed executors - the legal owners of the assets. If you die without a Will in Cyprus or appoint a Cyprus solicitor as executor they can take a minimum fee of around 10% of the estate as charges, and it can be more. The irony is the value of the estate is not relevant to the work involved, a €600,000 estate can be the same probate work as a €100,000 property estate, but still pay €60,000 for probate. Lifetime Gift of Property There is no Inheritance Tax in Cyprus on death. Better still there is no Inheritance Tax if you give your title deeds to immediate family while you are alive and kicking. The gift is also completely free of property transfer taxes so there is a double tax saving. If you are concerned about the cost of probate, or have a terminal illness, then giving the property to family, spouse or children during your lifetimes saves probate costs, time, worry and money at a difficult time for loved ones. Inheritance Tax Expats still have a liability in their home country to Inheritance Tax on death. So the added tax planning bonus for Cyprus property is you can use a Will, Trust or Lifetime Gift to save 40% Inheritance Tax - up to €240,000 on our €600,000 property. ProACT Tax Saving Experts save you more tax and give more to your family. ProACT Look Forward After 10 years our work has just started. Our mission as a Family Office is to protect Expats Living and Working abroad so they have secure assets, wealth and peace of mind as they enjoy their adventure relocating overseas. We seek to protect, secure and administer the assets of professionals, businesses and the retired including tax efficiency, offshore business, ownership of property, avoid expensive probate costs and delays, and Tax Saving Expertise from Capital, Property and Inheritance tax. Contact us for a Free Review. Protect your Precious Assets for your family. Make a Will, secure property, get your title deeds or give them away again to family! www.proactpartnership.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ProACTExpatriateTax Twitter: www.twitter.com/ProACT4Expats Tel: + 357 26 819 424 Email: hello@proactpartnership.com © Grapevine • August 2014

Say That Again! by Demetris Georgiades

Reading Charlie Croker’s hilarious ‘Lost in Translation’, one can’t help but wonder why so many businesses around the world falter in using native English speakers to proofread their English language translations before publishing them. Is it to avoid extra costs? Ego? Laziness? Mistaken estimation of linguistic skills? Whatever the reason, Cyprus isn’t alone in this funny foible, it becomes clear after reading blunders like ‘We will execute customers’ (Rhodes), ‘Our wine leaves you nothing to hope for’ (Madrid), and ‘We highly recommend our hotel tart’ (Belgrade). Below are some linguistic gaffes collected for the book:

Maintain, Improve and Add Value to Your Home in Cyprus by Uniseal

We all know how lucky we are in sunny Cyprus and now is the perfect time to get your property checked from top to bottom – especially as we know how strong the sun’s rays are and how severe the rains can be - when they do come…

In a hospital in Barcelona: Visitors two to a bed and half an hour only. On a Japanese medicine bottle: Adults: 2 tablets 3 times a day until passing away. In a maternity ward in Pumwani, Kenya: No children allowed. On an Iberia air sickness bag: Bags to be used in case of sickness or to gather remains. Job recruitment advert for Nok Air airline, Thailand: If you are living and friendly... Instructions at a Korean airport: Before arriving at Kimpo and Kimahie airport, please wear your clothes. Barbershop in Zanzibar, Tanzania: Men’s throats cut with nice sharp razors. Sign outside a Mexican disco: Members and non-members only! A Russian advertisement for a dance: Young men’s balls in full swing. Philippines photographic firm: You tie the knot, we freeze you for eternity. Shop in Shanghai, aiming for ‘cashier’: Accept Silver. Outside Tokyo mini-market, aiming for ‘fizzy drinks’: Here sold cans of cold jizz. Phukhet, Thailand zoo: Please don’t eat the animals. Japanese washing machine instructions: Push button. Foam coming out. Big noise. Finish. Pack of toy animals sold in Ranong, Thailand: Be careful of being eaten by small children. Vietnamese restaurant in America: Troublemakers will become Bard. Bangkok, Thailand supermarket: For our convenience, we do not accept cheques. Chinese restaurant menu in America: Our food will make you cry silently. Various product names: Last Climax – Japanese tissues Shitto – Ghanaian pepper sauce Polio – Czech laundry detergent Colon Plus – Spanish laundry detergent 20

If your property is looking a little worn after the winter, with unsightly marks, flaking or chipping paint, damp spots or roof leaks - and you would like your house keeping that ‘just painted – just like new look’ – then take advantage of the UniSeal Free Survey. UniSeal also issue a 10 year guarantee once the work has been completed. So if you are thinking of Selling, your home is much more likely to sell with a 10 year guarantee than without! It couldn’t be easier - go on-line at www.unisealcyprus.com and fill in the ‘contact us’ form or just FREEPHONE 8000 0016. The Surveyor will come along and offer advice and check your property and he will also show you samples and other property in your area. All free of charge! So enjoy the summer sun and enjoy a healthy home and a healthy you!

Bird Life Cyprus BirdLife Cyprus is a registered non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) that works to conserve wild birds, their habitats and wider biodiversity in Cyprus, through research, monitoring, lobbying and conservation and awareness-raising actions. It was formed in 2003 through the merger of two Cyprus Ornithological Societies, and now has offices in Strakka, Nicosia. BirdLife Cyprus is currently the most active conservation organization in Cyprus, running campaigns against illegal bird trapping and poaching and for the designation and protection of Important Bird Areas as Special Protection Areas, as well as campaigns in the area of agriculture, education and awareness-raising. Furthermore, BirdLife Cyprus implements or takes part in a plethora of other programmes, such as a LIFE Oroklini project for the restoration and management of the Oroklini Lake, and the ‘Gypas’ Project for the recovery of the extremely reduced Cypriot population of Griffon Vultures, carried out under the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Greece-Cyprus (2007-2013). In 2011, BirdLife Cyprus began a programme of twice-yearly monitoring of the small population of wild Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus that remains in Cyprus. This species was formerly quite common in the country, nesting at inland and sea cliff sites throughout the island, but in recent years the population was decimated, principally by the deliberate use of poisoned baits and the intensification of farming and subsequent lack of food, so that by 2012 only 10 vultures remained in the wild, with nesting taking place only on the sea cliffs at Zapalo on the south coast www.birdlifecyprus.org BirdLife Cyprus P.O. Box 28076, 2090, Nicosia email: birdlifecyprus@birdlifecyprus.org.cy Tel.: 22 455 072 Fax: 22 455 073 Office hours: Monday - Thursday 09:00 - 17:00 and Friday 09:00 - 15:00

The Savvy Shopper 2014 by Mrs. Vivian Nagel, MCSI

prices (better than the cut price airlines are charging for you taking it on the aeroplane) however the good deals do not extend to Cyprus on the dozen or so sites that I found. I would be interest to hear from any readers who have found any good deals for this. I am excited to let you know about www.cy.nextdirect.com The prices on here compare extremely favourable to those of the UK site with as much choice of items.

A Tip - When ordering from Feel Unique, All Beauty or any site that is based in Jersey or Guernsey only order one or two items at a time. For large orders you may be charged duty as the larger package means that it will go through customs unlike the smaller packages that come via normal post. Discounts in Cyprus There are a range of online discount voucher sites in Cyprus now. Some are in Greek but the page can be translated. They offer discount vouchers on a whole host of deals such as eating out, beauty treatments, hotels and others.

It is that time of year again. I published my first Savvy Shopper in August 2009 and have done so every summer since. As in previous years, last year I was delighted with the number of emails I received thanking me for the tips and providing me with more.

Delivery is free for orders over €20.

I have detailed new ways to save money with purchases here and thank all of those who sent tips in. Any readers who missed the previous articles can contact me to receive a copy.

Delivery to Cyprus is free on orders over £50 and £3.95 for orders under.

You can buy a book of vouchers for €39 or download the app to your phone.

It is worth comparing items on this site against the cost of those on another site I have mentioned a few times www.feelunique.com as allbeauty is considerably cheaper for certain ranges, Decleor being one of them.

I bought this last year and have just purchased another one for this year. They run May to May and are full of fantastic buy one get one free offers. They cover the whole of the Republic. Offers are wide ranging including bars and coffee houses

I was hoping to provide details of Luggage Forwarding companies who forward on suitcases at good

I have not visited any Next shops in Cyprus for a while but when I did I always thought they were much more expensive than the UK, but not on this site. Well worth a look. I have written before about www. cheapsmells.com who have now changed to www.allbeauty.com

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Is your Will out of Date? by Willpower Ltd

Most of us are aware of the importance of making a will. However a will made several years ago may now be out of date. Are the people you appointed as Executors still alive or well enough to cope with the administration duties required of an Executor? If one or more of your children is now an adult then they could make the perfect Executor instead of an elderly relative or friend whom you may have already appointed. Would you choose the same Beneficiaries today as the ones currently on your existing will? Perhaps you are now Grandparents and want to make a provision for your Grandchildren? Have you acquired Cyprus assets since your existing wills were written? If so, it is recommended that you have a separate will to cover your Cyprus assets. If you have made a will in Cyprus does it cover your assets in UK or investments in offshore bank accounts? If not you need to consider making another will.

Marriage revokes wills. So if you have remarried since making your last will, and your will does not include a clause declaring your intent to marry your new partner, then your current will is invalid. This affects all beneficiaries, so your children could lose most of their inheritance to your new partner or their relatives, and the Cyprus laws of intestacy will decide who inherits your estate. If since making your will you have divorced or separated, then your ex spouse or partner could be the main beneficiary of your assets. That could be a scary thought? It is essential to have a Cyprus will if you have assets in Cyprus otherwise your spouse or partner won’t inherit all of your estate including your home. If you have made a will nominating a Lawyer as Executor this can be costly without knowing what the Lawyers Executor charges will be. This could be as much as 10% of your Estate. Willpower can draft UK and/or Cyprus Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney for UK assets. We have been based in the UK for over 20 years and have been providing wills in Cyprus for several years. We are members of the Institute of Professional Willwriters and abide by a Code of Practice approved by the UK Trading Standards Institute. For free advice without obligation please contact our Cyprus based consultant Jane Carr on tel. (00357) 99565815. Email: jane@willpower. co.uk. Also see www.willpower.co.uk

City Walks Strolling around Pafos Town Centre (Ktima) In an effort to get visitors acquainted with Pafos Town Centre (Ktima), which is the newest part of the city of Pafos as opposed to New Pafos, the ancient Hellenistic and Roman Capital of Cyprus, the Municipality of Pafos would like to invite everyone to visit Pafos Town Centre (Ktima) and get to know this part of Pafos, incorrectly considered as merely a shopping area. The walking tour ‘Strolling around Pafos Town Centre (Ktima)’ aims to provide an overall picture of Pafos and how Pafos Town Centre evolved and developed from the late Byzantine and Medieval times to, as it was called until recently, Ktima. The Pafos Town Centre (Ktima) is associated with the local everyday life of the population. For the Pafians though, Pafos Town Centre (Ktima) has so much more to it. Through historic references, linked with some very important historic phases including Medieval, Ottoman, British and modern times; one will ‘walk’ into the past but will also get better acquainted with the commercial centre of Pafos. The walk is led by a licensed CTO qualified guide. It lasts about two and a half hours, including a half-hour break for refreshments. Starting point: CTO Information Office, 8 Agoras Str. Time: 10:00 a.m. Every Thursday. Free guiding and participation. Booking in advance is necessary. Offered by the Pafos Municipality in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association. For further information and bookings please contact 26 932841. Limassol Walk - Every Monday See the best of Limassol in a Walking Tour organised by the Municipality of Limassol in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association. The tour aims to give you the opportunity to get to know the historical centre of Limassol by walking through its narrow streets which visually “narrate” its long history. Monuments of the past, traditional workshops, unique architectural features, the bustling life of the old market and traditional shops all reflect the city’s atmosphere, the main element of this tour. Taking place at CTO Information Office. Spyrou Araouzou 115A. From 10:00 a.m. Free guiding and participation. Call 25 362756 for more details.

Compiled by Dr Lenia Efthymiou

Health Issues

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From adolescence through adulthood the average person is exposed to a variety of toxic metal sources. Toxic minerals such as lead, mercury and cadmium can interfere with mineral absorption. They build up in our bodies from sources such as: air pollution, exhaust fumes, cigarette smoke, unfiltered water, dental amalgams, copper and aluminium cookware and antiperspirants.

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis Hair is formed from clusters of matrix cells that make up the follicles. During the growth phase the hair is exposed to the internal environment such as the circulating blood, lymph and extracellular fluids. As hair continues to grow and reaches the surface of the skin, its outer layers harden, locking in the metabolic products accumulated during this period of hair formation. This biological process provides us nutritional metabolic activity that has occurred during this time.

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Inherited Patterns Certain mineral imbalances can be inherited. Some individuals can also have higher requirements for particular nutrients to maintain good health. Nutrient Supplements Supplements can also lead to mineral excesses and deficiencies.

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Easily dissolved MSM in crystal form is sometimes more palatable, especially for children and people who don’t like swallowing tablets. These MSM crystals dissolve easily in fruit juice or water. MSM provides an organic, premium quality nutrient that helps maintain healthy, flexible joints and muscles. It also helps maintain flexibility and permeability of all cells. It is excellent for maintaining strong hair and nails and the health of the skin, playing a key role in keratin and collagen production. In addition, MSM helps maintain healthy and comfortable joints and muscles; helps build two important amino acids, methionine and cysteine, which are important in liver detoxification; and also contributes to a healthy respiratory system, along with overall general wellbeing. • Dissolves in water or juice • Premium quality • For maintaining joint and muscle comfort • Beneficial to skin, hair and nails • Assists detoxification

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Staying Cool As temperatures rise in Cyprus, we become vulnerable to heat cramps, exhaustion, dehydration and heat stroke. Older adults (ages 50 to 70) and kids must be especially careful as they are more prone to these. Here are afew tips that can help you stay cool and comfortable even under the summer heat. 1. Spend time in cool and air-conditioned places For those who want to stay home, create a DIY air conditioner with a bowl of ice cubes and a fan. When the fan’s breeze blows across the cubes, it will melt and evaporate, causing the ice-cooled air to spread and help cool off an area. 2. Always stay hydrated Staying hydrated is a must during this season. Make sure that you drink plenty of water; better if you take in more than the standard eight glasses a day to avoid rapid fluid loss. 3. Enjoy an ice-cold water spa Relaxing at an Ice-cold water spa helps spread refreshing feeling all over the body, starting from the feet. To do this at home, simply soak your feet in a half-filled pail with ice cubes and water. Our body radiates heat from the palms of our hands and feet, our ears and our face, so cooling down any of these parts will eventually cool the entire body. 4. Wear loose-fitting and light-colored clothing Tight and dark-colored clothes tend to trap heat coming from the sun, keeping our body feeling warm. For protection when outside, it’s best to cover yourself up with loose-fitting and lightcolored clothing which reflects heat, helping the body maintain normal temperatures. 5. Make your refrigerator your friend You can put household items inside the refrigerator to cool them off. Want to have a good night’s sleep during summer time? Chill your bed by placing folded sheets and pillow casings in plastic bags and letting them cool off in the fridge for a few hours. Pull them out just before going to bed for a cool and comfortable sleep. 6. Slow down Strenuous activities should be reduced, if not eliminated, during hot days, especially during the sun’s peak hours (11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). 7. Take a cool shower everyday When all else fails, taking a cool shower once or twice everyday never disappoints. Frequent showers help lower body temperature while also rinsing off body sweat, making you feel a lot more comfortable even during hot days Articles appearing in the Health Issues pages are not necessarily endorsed by Grapevine magazine.

Ask the Midwife! by Sue Merriman-Clay

Hi Sue, I am expecting my second baby (a boy) in October. My first son was born here and while I was in hospital he was kept in the nursery and just brought out for feeds. My friend from the UK said that now the UK hospitals all do ‘skin to skin’ after the birth. What exactly does this mean, and is it important? Julie. Hi Julie, congratulations on this pregnancy! What ‘skin to skin’ means, is that you hold and keep close your baby as soon as possible after the birth. Ideally it should last until after the first feed and/or for as long as you want. This is important for all mums and babies – regardless of whether you are breast or formula feeding as; • It helps calm your baby and helps to regulate his breathing and heart rate • It helps to keep your baby warm, maintaining his blood sugar • It helps you to carry on bonding with your baby • Your baby will cry less • It helps your baby to feed by ‘triggering’ his brain to use his senses to attach and breastfeed unaided • It disperses your baby’s stress hormones • It encourages optimal brain development • It encourages high levels of the ‘love’ hormone oxytocin which helps you feel lovingly protective to your baby • It helps parental attachment • It helps your baby to release oxytocin which stimulates him to open his eyes and gaze at you During skin to skin contact you have the perfect opportunity to explore your baby, you will check his fingers and toes, you will observe which family members he looks like, how he responds to familiar voices, and how he enjoys the closeness and face to face contact. From the early moments of birth babies will attempt to engage in non–verbal communication with their

parents! Keeping them close enables this to happen. At birth your baby’s brain size is about 25% of adult size, and as it will not achieve 80% until around 12 months of age the human baby has to complete its gestational brain development outside the womb, and the ideal way for this development to occur is during skin to skin contact after the birth and by always keeping your baby close. Evidence also shows that the number of hours of skin to skin contact a baby receives in the first days of life enhances his mothers sensitivity to his learning and emotional security, even a year later. Bonding and attachment are increased when the baby is kept close, and of course this is something that partners can share with. Mothers and fathers usually respond to infants differently; in general fathers are more physical and stimulating while mothers are more verbal and soothing. There are advantages to these reciprocal roles. Fathers also secrete oxytocin during labour to help them with bonding/attachment too! And dad’s can also enjoy ‘skin to skin’ time with their babies. I hope this information will help you to decide if ‘skin to skin’ is for you. Best wishes, Sue

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Home Made Mosquito Repellent (Also for Ants & Fleas) (Free from chemicals that poison the body) Ingredients: - 100 gram of whole cloves - 100 ml of baby oil or similar (almond, sesame, chamomile, lavender, fennel etc) - 1/2 litre of alcohol (I know, I know)

Preparation: - Leave cloves to marinate in alcohol for four days - Stir every morning and evening - After 4 days add the oil - It’s now ready to use.

How to use: - Gently rub a few drops onto the skin of the arms and legs. - Observe the mosquitoes fleeing the room. - Repels fleas on pets too.

Psychology of Road Rage by Dr Vasilios Silivistris, DipComp DipSup MBACP BA MA FRSH PhD

Respond rather than React. In these stressful times that we are living in, and the current pace of life, we find many drivers with eyes locked hard on to their phones and their feet pressed firmly on the gas pedals. These days, it is hard not to feel like the drivers to your left and right have become more territorial, more aggressive, and just plain meaner when they get behind the wheel. Is the problem known as ‘road rage’ a larger symptom of a general anger problem? The following are common signs of road rage:

may not get into roadside fist fights or point guns at each other like men, but they can drive just as aggressively, rudely, and even dangerously. For many men, aggression is supposed to be overt; for women it is more covert. But, put them both behind the wheel, late for something, angry about something else, and in no mood for courtesy, and their behaviours will compare. What factors cause a usually mild-mannered person to see red? Some people who are ordinarily even-tempered admit that they have an easy tendency to lose control of their emotions when they get behind the wheel. Their fuses get lit when they put their keys into the ignition. Psychologists define certain behaviours as problematic when they have consequences. Road rage, and especially those acts which lead to confrontations, can have significant consequences. Including: Getting cited by the police. Getting arrested for reckless driving. Having your licence suspended/revoked.

Generally aggressive driving/sudden acceleration/braking/tailgating. Cutting others off in a lane, or deliberately preventing someone from merging.

Damaging your car or the other driver’s car. Injuring/killing someone in the other car or someone in your car, including your spouse/children.

Chasing other motorists.

Road rage victims and perpetrators have been pepper-sprayed/stabbed/ beaten/run down, and shot.

Flashing lights/sounding the horn excessively.

Drivers suffer from the “It is the other driver’s fault” syndrome.

Yelling/exhibiting disruptive behaviour at roadside establishments.

One simple answer to road rage is to concentrate fully and intently on your own driving.

Driving at high speeds in the median of a highway to terrify drivers in both lanes. Rude gestures (such as ‘the finger’). Shouting verbal abuses/threats. Intentionally causing a collision between vehicles.

Make extra allowances for drivers around you and expect that their driving skills may leave a lot to be desired. You are you, you can only manage you. The other driver is the other driver. Only you can let someone ruin your day or worse push your hot buttons.

Assaulting other motorists/their passengers/cyclists or pedestrians.

Focus on being “relentlessly positive” and realise you cannot control, coerce, or fix other people.

Exiting the car to attempt to start confrontations.

Practice kindness starting with you first.

Threatening to use or using a firearm/other deadly weapon.

Weaving dangerously across lanes.

South African/Cypriot Dr Vasilios Silivistris is a UK trained Psychotherapist and Counselling practitioner. He is a Patron of the Cyprus Samaritans, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Health (FRSH Patron: HM the Queen) and a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Passing too closely on either side of cars.

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Speeding up to block other vehicles.

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Racing other drivers (two maniacs who think car-handling skills are better than they actually are).

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Throwing projectiles from a moving vehicle with the intent of damaging other vehicles. Changing lanes without signalling.

Roaring up behind as if they might intentionally rear-end other vehicles. Flashing high beams at your mirror when you are in “their” fast lane. What used to be a largely male problem has crossed gender lines. Women 32

SKYPE: dr.v.silivistris All enquiries will be treated in safety and in the strictest of confidence.

Waxing Lyrical

The Cyprus Kidney Association

by Alternative Hearing

The “heatwave” this beautiful island basks in year upon year (although much earlier this year, it seems), can bring much pleasure to the careful, and sunstroke to the careless. It can also, in some cases, result in an increase in the work-rate of the ceruminous glands. That was a right conversation stopper, was it not? Now, before everyone heads off to Google “ceruminous glands”, let me explain: the ceruminous glands are the glands which produce cerumin, or, as it is more commonly known, ear wax. These glands are found – logically enough – in the ear canal, and are vital for its health as part of the ear’s natural cleaning system. Those among us who have to have their ears “syringed” occasionally may well notice that the need to do so can increase in the hotter months of the year. This is perfectly normal and no cause for concern, and, whilst this should not need to be said, please resist the temptation to go for a DIY solution with cotton buds. The practice of sticking anything down the ear canal rarely ends well and is unnecessary given that there are a number of properly qualified practitioners skilled in ear irrigation in and around the Paphos area. For hearing aid wearers the potential problems caused by an increase in the production of ear wax can be even worse, given that the aid itself can restrict the airflow down the canal. None of this helps keep the temperature in the canal down, and off go the ceruminous glands. Best advice in this case is for the wearer to simply remove the aid/s and give their ear/s some “down time” and a chance for the canal/s to “chillax”, as the youngsters say nowadays. So, there we have it. A simple commonsense solution to a not-widely known potential problem. Needless to say, we are at the end of the telephone – 97799281 & 97790245 - should you have any concerns about your ears or hearing. In the meantime, enjoy this glorious weather! Donald Farrell - UK Certified Hearing Aid Audiologist

The Kidney Association held another successful fundraising event at H Mikri Taverna on the Coral Bay Road on June 30th with Harmony singers starting off the evening, followed by a Carnivore and Veggie meze. €700 was raised from ticket sales and raffle which will go towards buying another dialysis machine; €25,000 is needed and they’re over half way there. For information please contact Graham Brown, Chairman of the Cyprus Kidney Association ex-pats 99244679 www.cypruskidneyex-pats.webs.com. To join Harmony please contact Sara on 96332850. The Cyprus Kidney Association (ex-pats) is a non-profit making charity formed in September 2000, licensed by the Cyprus Government. Initially the Unit had insufficient basic equipment such Harmony Singers as oxygen masks, blood pressure monitors and didn’t even have a “crash” trolley to deal with emergency situations. Originally we purchased the much needed equipment for the Renal Unit and over the more recent years have donated necessary equipment ranging from specialized beds, ECG machine, specialized weighing patient weighing machines, a state of the art portable scanner which at the time was the only piece of equipment of it’s kind in a Government Hospital in Cyprus. Also we have supplied various essential equipment in the way of computers and office equipment for the medical team as well as televisions for the patients to help relieve the boredom of their prolonged treatment. We can only exist on donations from the public and for the first time we are appealing for corporate donations. Each of the dialysis machines cost in the region of 25,000 euros, so we are reaching out to as many sources as possible.

Maggie’s Beauty Spot: Find your Perfect Slim-Suit! If you need a swimming costume which hides your tummy, fashionable and not frumpy, you need a one-piece swimsuit with wobble-erasing control panels to manage your middle. It’s also time to embrace the wrinkles – on your swimsuit that is! Wellplaced ruching cleverly disguises tummy rolls. For a fashion-forward version there are some beautiful, bright beach tones. If you have a large bust and really struggle to find comfortable and supportive swimwear, and need something that offers support and is fun and colourful, head straight to a lingerie brand that sells under-wired swimwear by cup size – bra experts have the technology and expertise to support and flatter big boobs. Look for swimsuits with a builtin bra and always go for a wide, sturdy strap to stop your chest drooping! Slimmer Silhouette – achieve poolside perfection with strategically placed dark side panels that

give the optical illusion of definition. Vertical panels are visually slimming. Boost a bust – girly ruffles, horizontal stripes and halter-necks make small chests look fuller, but if it’s bust-building voluptuousness you are after, padding will add curves, while gel-filled cups enhance cleavage. Perfect for Pears – strategic colour blocking will do wonders for pear-shaped proportions. Play up slender shoulders and small boobs with eye-catching detail on top. Plain high-cut bottoms with adjustable side ties will balance heavy hips and slim your legs. Hide a big bum – say yes to a swimdress – a must for those seeking a little more coverage. The flirty A-line skirt skims over hips and bigger bottoms. It’s easier to feel sexy when you’re not self-conscious about your bottom. Whittle your middle – if you have a wide waist, built-in belted styles and midriff details create curves in an instant – hello sexy hourglass! Drop a dress size – the ultimate in figure flattery is the miracle one-piece wonder which has all-over control and promises to take inches off making you look slimmer instantly.

Wrap star – there’s nothing more chic (or more flattering) than a wrap front swimming costume - it will fit fabulously on almost any figure while cleverly disguising a not-sotrim tum. We salute swimsuits this hardworking! No-stress swimwear shopping tips – shave or wax your legs and bikini line before you hit the shops for an instant confidence boost. Wear seam-free knickers that won’t show underneath when you try on swimwear. Get moving! Even if you’re only planning to lounge by the pool, move around when trying on swimwear. If it rides up or anything falls out, it’s not for you. Check the label – the higher the spandex content, the better your swimsuit will retain its shape. Focus on the positives – look for swimwear that emphasises your best bits – an elegant neck or a tiny waist – and disguises areas that you’re not so proud of. Contact Carol Egan 96898337 or myself for our free bra measuring service. Maggie Wright, Colour me Beautiful 99318477 www.cmbcyprus.com 10% off for Grapevine readers.

Change and Decay by Mike Smith

A lot of us remember the fifties and sixties when we were told we never had it so good. That was true, compared to the forties which were austerity years. We witnessed a fresh start with the Festival of Britain in the early fifties. There was a feeling of new hope for the future; the world was changing, but not necessarily for the better. The Korean War came along and soon became a statement for all concerned. We quickly realised the United Nations were not all that united at all! However, the younger generation had all the answers – remember Flower Power in the sixties? Make love, not war was the theme, aided by drugs and free sexual expression. Time marched on, ideas that seemed right at the time were now outdated so a new thought came along. The seventies produced a myriad of personalities, pop-stars, politicians, sports stars, entertainers, gurus who could have the answer to every question. Wars came and went, disasters struck and we entered the eighties with an optimism that faded by the nineties. Corrupt politicians, sportsmen (?), bankers, governments were responsible for a definite lack of confidence for the future. As the new Millennium dawned, so did an opportunity for a fresh start develop, only to be thwarted by terrorism on a global scale, and in the name of religion too! So people entered the second decade of 2000 with uncertainty, inflation, unemployment, wars, famine, and global weather patterns changing, rising dissatisfaction with life, suicides on the rise, what was the point of it all? Let me say I have no easy answers, but I know there are ways of easing the worry of 21st century living. The way to have confidence in the future is to have a firm belief that good will triumph over evil, that love, human love, still is a very effective force in this troubled world. When things go wrong, as they will, then this is just the time to rise to the challenge. Is this present situation going to be one that overwhelms us, or do we rise to the challenge? When the going gets tough, the tough get going – easier said than done when you are battling against ill-health, or a serious disease. Yet we are not alone in this fight. If you don’t feel you are one of the tough ones, then gain strength from one who will give you the strength to face problems of the future. You may have heard this before, even been disappointed that this simple trust hasn’t worked in the past. But the human experience knows that we can’t solve everything on our own. In the darkest days of World War Two, that great leader, Winston Churchill acknowledged that a force beyond his own helped him to lead his Nation on to victory – and he readily gave credit to God. Do we have the same faith, or do we trust in our own ability to solve all of life’s problems? Sharing a burden is something that eases life’s load. If you have a burden, try helping someone else who needs help – it may help you too. Life is for sharing and it helps our ability to cope with difficulties. I know several people who do voluntary work, and they are fulfilled people, they have a heart for others, and their problems, and in turn they are strengthened to cope with their own problems. Belief in a Creator of this world gives us an insight into what life is all about. Christians regard the Bible as God’s word, and when God created this world, He wanted people to be happy. Somehow it all went wrong – starting with the Garden of Eden. Temptation has been man’s downfall ever since. But God had a plan to call us back to him – His Son came to earth to show us a way back to our Creator. You can read about this in the New Testament of the Bible, and how this one man, Jesus, enables us to have a better life, more contented, peaceful, secure life. Read about it, or come along to NTCC or a church near you to find out more. Life can be so much more fulfilling with a shepherd who cares about his sheep. Come along, may you be blessed with a fresh understanding that you matter, especially to Jesus. He wants you to be blessed and to have an abundant life, so trust His promises, He won’t let you down. © Grapevine • August 2014

Garden of Remembrance 28th June was designated Armed Forces Day. This was a very appropriate day for the dedication of a newly made Garden of Remembrance at the Royal British Legion Club in Pafos. The garden was constructed by Peter Neighbour and around thirty-five members were present for the dedication on Saturday morning. Reverend Eric Freeman MA, OCM who is chaplain of Limassol branch was there to support Reverend Allan Hodgson of the Pafos branch. The club meet at the premises of the Limnaria Club opposite the Alexander the Great.

Paphos Classic Vehicle Club Paphos Classic Vehicle Club is a group of people who either own or appreciate classic vehicles; both two and four wheeled, and enjoy getting together, using and discussing them. We usually hold our monthly Socials at the Ayios Epiphanios Taverna in Anarita on the third Saturday of the month at 16.00. Not all members actually own a classic vehicle, and some that do are in the process of restoring them and use their ‘modern’ vehicles in the meantime. July has been a slightly quieter month, as the weather heats up. Apart from our normal monthly meeting on 19th at Anarita, we also had our ‘Poker Run’ which has become an annual feature. This involves members driving around the west of the island to set points, where they draw cards, until eventually they are holding a full hand of cards. Once the final destination is reached, the points held are totalled and a winner declared. This year our lunch was held at the Paradisos Hotel in Lysos and was much enjoyed by all the participants, after all the driving around. August will be a quiet month, with only the meeting at Ayios Epiphanios Tavern in Anarita on 16th to look forward to and a ‘Kleftico’ night on 29th at Matthews Taverna in Nata. In September our monthly meeting will be replaced with the Episkopi Garrison Annual Fete, where we will have cars on display. Contact us on e-mail address: paphclassics@gmail.com Phone: 99791872

The photo shows Allan on the left, Eric on the right and Peter in the middle

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The Many Joys of Language! by Demetris Georgiades

The ability to learn a foreign language comes as second nature to some. Many will pick up their new tongue with as much ease as they picked up their mother tongue. Others, however, will find it a challenge to accept factors such as switching from subject to object form, noun genders, etc. When learning the Greek language, many will find that once they have acquired a vocabulary of a few hundred words and remember a few basic elements of grammar, they will be able to adequately express many of their thoughts in Greek. Though, being able to understand everything that is said to you by Greek speakers will require slightly more study time. Reading Greek is often found to be the most straightforward part of learning the language, due to the fact that it is read phonetically. Every letter is pronounced and there are no tricky rules to reading such as the irksome “i before e…” rule that English learners are forced to memorise. Cypriots often find the existence of silent letters in English to be a source of great frustration. Questions such as “Why put an “e” at the end of the word “voice” if you don’t say it?” are often encountered. Another source of great frustration for those learning English can be getting a grasp on all of the different meanings that can be expressed by one word or deciding which word to use when more than one can describe the same thing. There is no shortage of questions such as “I thought you said that “found” is the past form of “find”. To “founded a company” doesn’t make sense to me!” A Cypriot friend of mine once asked me “How do I decide between lavatory, restroom, powder room, toilet, washroom, bathroom, loo and that other word I heard in a film recently, I think it sounds something like rapper.” Oh dear! (or should I have said Oh no! or maybe Oh boy!). Another source of confusion for Cypriots learning English has to be the use of the continuous tense. In Greek the Present Simple (I eat) and the Present Continuous (I am eating) are the same. One form of the verb is used to indicate something that you are doing at the moment as well as something that is done on a daily basis, or repeatedly. The Cypriot student attempts to carry this over into English and says, innocently enough, “Every Tuesday I am going for swimming” (note the preposition (for) slip-up too). The student might also use the Present Simple tense when he means to use the Present Continuous, for example “I eat now” (instead of “I am eating now”) or “I watch television now”. As for prepositions, Cypriots are endlessly creative in finding ways to challenge the rules governing these unsung heroes of grammar. In cases like “I wait you”, the underlying cause of the omission of the “for” has more to do with blunt logic more than anything else. Similarly, Greek speakers often say “of” when they mean to say “from”. Explaining the different pronunciation of “of” and “off” to a Greek speaker always proves to be a fun challenge. “Why don’t you spell it “av” then?” many ask in defence of their pronunciation.

4) How rapidly you learn to read your chosen language depends highly on whether the language is phonetic. Because the Greek language is a phonetic one, Cypriots will say Cyprous (Cyprus), Biscouit (Biscuit), as they have associated the single sound of “ou” with the letter “u”, forgetting or disregarding the fact that there is more than one sound associated with the letter “u”. This is why learning to read Greek is very straightforward. Every language can be mastered easily if you follow a few important steps and if you invest a small but constant stream of your time in the learning process. Taking medium to long breaks from learning will be negative in the long run, as it will be difficult to get back on track and “re-learn” what you had once assimilated. Learn Greek this September! Add a bright, new dimension to life in Cyprus! Master the local language with experienced CanadianCypriot teacher Demetris Georgiades, BA (McMaster University, Canada) MA (University of Sheffield). Learning in small, informal groups has proven to be the most effective way to grasp a language rapidly and effectively and is also a great way to meet new people. Enjoy your first month of lessons for free and then the monthly fee is only €20! Starting September 10th. Please call for further details or to register: 26-910322, 99-347502.

Getting a grasp on English phrasal verbs always requires great effort. Cypriots are often puzzled by the usage of phrasal verbs instead of a more direct verb. “I get on well with Maria” doesn’t instantly translate to “I like Maria” for many. When an English friend announced that her friend Roger was “working on his wife” (trying to convince her to accompany him on a trip) a Cypriot friend took “working on” his wife to mean something quite different! Oh dear! Before commencing lessons, many learners wonder how soon they will be able to converse in their new language. The speed and consistency in which you master any foreign language generally depends on a variety of factors, including the following: 1) Whether or not your mother tongue and the foreign language you are learning have a shared lexical family and glossary (Spanish and Portuguese for example). 2) Your own ability to assimilate new words and think in the new language. 3) The amount of contact you receive with your new language. For example, English is much easier to learn than other languages for most Cypriots, as they receive extensive contact with it through films, computers, advertisements, etc. Likewise, for those learning Greek when living in Cyprus or Greece, it is much easier than learning it in a country where exposure to the language is limited. © Grapevine • August 2014

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