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GrapevineCyprus.com October 2014

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Upfront There’s a lot to talk about this month; hopefully the weather will cool after the long hot humid months of summer, I for one am really looking forward to that. Remember that the clocks will go back an hour on the last Saturday of the month. Also we have two bank holidays this month one on the 1st, Independence Day and again on the 28th, Ochi Day. There are plenty of events to attend, check out our events page (8) to get a flavour of what is on offer. We hope all our Scottish readers are happy with the outcome of their vote and to this end Cherry Dobbins has dedicated her food section to Scotland’s food and recipes. Meanwhile Barbarian looks at the plethora of mobile devices on the shelves to help you choose one suitable both for your needs and pocket.

Homeward Bound Photographed by Sandy Moore

Contents News & Views

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Food & Drink

10 - 12

Homelife

13 - 18

In Colour

19 - 22

Market Place

With autumn on its way there are numerous clubs and regular activities to join whatever your taste and ability there should be something for you scattered through our pages.

Finally the winner of the tickets to ‘Spare Ribs’ was Lynn Simpson. Well done Lynn hope you enjoyed the show!

Back next month

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Out & About

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Wellbeing

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Smalls Grapevine Information

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Next Issue Friday, 7th November

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Big New Things in the Pipeline for Grapevine

by Ammy

I can remember just as grapevine came into production attending a seminar on the World Wide Web. It sounded quite fantastic, so much so that it conjured up pictures of a vast cobweb all too soon covered in dust and breakages.

However twenty years on and who doesn’t use it!

Being an old diehard I still believe in paper production for the likes of books and magazines, but alas, this is my preference and most people now go with the internet.

Grapevine has been available in its entirety on the web for a number of years and currently all issues dating back from June 2013 are up and running at www. grapevinecyprus.com The web is all about links and to this end Grapevine magazine has made a leap forward and formed a partnership with WOW Cyprus and Cyprus Villa Rental; who and what are they I heard you say but just wait and see what we will have to offer all of you... readers and advertisers alike.

Firstly a very strong international business management team to insure the onward and upward progress of Paphos’ best loved magazine, but much more than that... The internet will be the key to many innovative ideas currently being explored behind the scenes in the Grapevine office; for example there is wowcyprus.tv where you can watch your favourite TV channels be they British, European or Russian and our advertisers will be

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able to have their adverts on this site. Take a look now at wowcyprus.tv – it’s just in its initial stages of production but big things are about to happen here.

Another new concept will be the guide which is already available on i products (soon to be on android).

This guide is available totally offline so there will be no roaming charges whatsoever. This guide will enable you to see where you are in Cyprus and at a simple click tell you how to get to where you want to go. Moreover another click will take you through to their web page so you can find out all about them. Grapevine advertisers will have the benefit of being fully included in this service.

There’s yet another surprise around the corner, but I think I will let you wait for details on that one!

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

Local news

What PARC is and What we are Able to do With the current appalling situation regarding stray, abandoned and unwanted animals and a serious lack of volunteers we are finding ourselves completely overwhelmed with the number of calls for help and are spending far too much precious time explaining what we can and can’t do to help. We are hoping that the following will be of help in clarifying our roles: PARC is not a shelter – so we DO NOT and CANNOT pick up, collect or take in any stray animals.

PARC has determined that its roles and priorities in the Peyia and Coral Bay area are: • The Feral Trap, Neuter & Release programme • The Feral Cat feeding programme will be maintained but we cannot take on any new groups at the current time • Maintaining the pens for sick or abandoned kittens, with there being a maximum of 6 kittens housed there at any one time •

Aliathon Bowling Club Donation to Hospice The President of the Aliathon Bowling Club, Tina Woodcock, recently presented a cheque for €1,100 to Chris Jones, the Chairman of the Friends’ Hospice Foundation, at St George’s Clinic.

The money was raised by club members during a variety of events.

Two fashion shows, organised by Judy Newman, were the biggest fund raising events. The hospice moved from the Evangelismos Hospital to St George’s Clinic in October 2013 and since then 130 patients have used the facilities. Six hospice rooms are located on the first floor where patients are looked after by very caring nurses mainly of Cypriot origin. Prior to the presentation Chris showed the Aliathon representatives around the very impressive facilities.

This year the Bowling Club will again be holding several Charity Events including a Fashion Show on Monday, 20th October.

Provide access to emergency vet treatment for any sick or injured homeless animal in the Peyia and Coral Bay area but the responsibility for caring for the animal stays with the person reporting it where it is unable to be returned to where it was found

In addition, PARC is prepared to assist individuals in rehoming unwanted cats and dogs, or small puppies and kittens by including them on our Website BUT ONLY with the following provisos: PARC cannot take any responsibility whatsoever for the animal, the information about it nor for anything that may happen after the animal is rehomed.

PARC will have no involvement with animals that are found as strays with no knowledge of their history, health, nature or background.

PARC will have no involvement with animals being kept in any Municipality Pound as these animals fall under the existing dog laws and we have no authority to interfere with this process.

PARC will have no involvement with animals being cared for by any other animal welfare charities or non-profit making organisations Animals will be displayed on our Website and/or on posters for a maximum period of 2 months after which they will be removed unless the person caring for them approaches us with new photos and a request to keep on the site for a further period.

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VANISHING CYPRUS: Turkey’s New Face

by Andreas C Chrysafis

against the “unbelievers”. That includes all Christians, Shiites, Kurds, Yezidis and other minorities forcing entire villages to either convert to Islam or be beheaded – even Al Qaida broke all ties with this savage group. This is a religious genocide at its worst! It is executed with a vengeance and appears unstoppable; for the moment at least!

He came…he saw… and he spoke like a true Turkic Sultan on a mission to enlighten his subjects about the birth of a new motherland: Turkey! That man full of grand delusions is none other than Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan who was elected directly by the people and took the oath of office to become the 12th President of Turkey on 28th August 2014.

His vision to establish a Neo-Ottomanism in the lands formerly ruled by the Ottoman Empire is not something new. That has always been his dream and now that he’s a President he will try and proceed with his vision to transform Turkey into a regional power with global ambitions.

Self-assured, he foresees himself as the one leader to unite all Muslim Turkic peoples (est. 150-200 million) into a world power. Successful or not only time will tell! In fact, territorial boundaries are constantly rearranged like shifting sands in the Muslim world where nothing is what it seems.

Mr. Erdogan’s ambitions however, put him in direct competition with the Jihadist “Islamic State” (IS) which also shares similar megalomaniac aspirations to establish its own Islamic caliphate based on strict Sharia Law and ruled by a caliph – a ‘successor” to Prophet Muhammad. The interpretation of the Koran may be the one unlikely source to trigger a clash between the two competing camps for the minds and souls for dominance over the Muslim/Islamic world.

On 29 June 2014, the official formation of the “Islamic State” caliphate was announced and immediately a war of brutality was unleashed

Mr. Erdogan, a devout Sunni himself, has been a long-time sympathizer and a supporter of the ISIS (now Islamic State) fighting against the Assad regime in Syria. In fact Turkey has not been so clean when it comes to the recruitment of IS radicals, black market oil flow and trade activities link to the IS. The Erdogan government admitted that a great number of IS Jihadists are Turkish nationals.

To insert his political influence and prominence in the Eastern Mediterranean, Mr. Erdogan has also declared Turkey’s unwavering support for the Palestinians and Hamas – a group that refuses to recognize Israel’s right to exist.

Without a doubt, Mr. Erdogan’s political position puts him in direct conflict with USA-Israel.

During the Israeli–Gaza conflict, he accused Israel of killing Palestinian mothers by saying: “They kill women so that they will not give birth to Palestinians; they kill babies so that they won’t grow up; they kill men so they can’t defend their country…” and warned that: “They will drown in the blood they shed”. Strong words coming from a head of an allied nation against another US ally!

Can the USA and its allies trust Turkey? That is now becoming questionable.

To put it in perspective, the Islamic State is the most repulsive force the world has ever known; they are ruthless, well-financed and well-armed with the latest weaponry including sophisticated communication tactics to equal most advanced nations but worse of all, they fear no death and are willing to die for martyrdom.

Thankfully Cyprus is an island but even so, it’s smack in the middle of this geopolitical and religious Armageddon taking place in the region.

The Islamic State considers the island - and part of southern Turkey - as part of the old Islamic caliphate of the Levant Region. This puts Cyprus in harms way but even more so with the presence of 400,000 Anatolian Turkish settlers, which Erdogan supports.

They play a vital part in Turkey’s geopolitical expansion in Cyprus.

On his official arrival in the occupied north recently - and illegal under international law - Mr. Erdogan spoke of two nations. His speech was designed to provoke rather than to encourage the ongoing bi-zonal, bi-communal federation talks (BBF)

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for reunification of the island.

In fact he never mentioned once those BBF negotiations but he spoke (for the first time) of two separate countries and warned that: “Turkey will not allow Turkish Cypriots to be incorporated within the Greek-Cypriot state.

Everyone must know that Turkey will never accept a Greek Cypriot government turning Turkish Cypriots into a minority”.

He repeated those same provocative statements to the Greek Prime Minister Mr. Antonis Samaras at the NATO summit in Wales. He reiterated that the only solution acceptable to Turkey would be based on two founding states. The Turkish President insisted that: “it would be impossible for his country to accept a solution that did not entail two states and political equality”.

His confrontational manners irritated the Greek PM and triggered a heated debate recognizing that Turkey was never serious about a peaceful solution. In fact, the pseudo-negotiations were none other than Ankara’s cunning charade aimed to deceive and Mr. Eroglu, the current Turkish Cypriot leader, is the main protagonist of the entire sham. Mr. Samaras also demanded that Turkey stops its continuous military provocations in the Aegean.

Based on such official revelations, it becomes obvious that Ankara aims to keep its trophy irrespective of what the EU, UN or the Turkish Cypriots say or do; they are as equally trapped!

The President’s admissions couldn’t be clearer and proves that the bi-communal negotiations have been a ploy and farce from day one.

Cyprus fell straight into Turkey’s political snare.

For forty years it has been nibbled away bit by bit and now has come the time for the final blow and seal the trap.

Obviously the Cyprus government condemned those statements and as always, issued “a complaint” to the United Nations. Irrespective of what the UN says, Ankara’s message is written on the wall for everyone to see. Turkey does not intend to remove its troops and settlers from the occupied north unless pressured to do so.

Mr. Erdogan’s statements on the Cyprus issue not only astounded the Cyprus government but also the USA, which was anticipating a positive breakthrough soon after the elections.

Today, Cyprus finds itself in a new quandary again; where does it go from here?

As a start: it will be wise to drop its current policy of complacency when dealing with Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership and replace it with an offensive long-term strategy. It will also be prudent to forge new dynamic alliances with others to face the enemies of the future; the Islamic State is certainly one of the most dangerous ones. It can flare up from within the occupied area of Cyprus and Turkish Cypriots stand to be swallowed up by the tide.

Repeating the mistakes of the past can no longer be tolerated, justified or excused. Radical changes

are necessary to avoid further deterioration. Isolating Russia for example was one of those political mistakes that should have never happened; the government could have abstained! Instead, it decided to vote in favour of the EU trade embargo against Russia to the detriment of its own country and citizens – just like it did with EUTroika.

Turkey is not stupid and immediately jumped at the opportunity and filled that agriculture trade gap; and why not? Cyprus has now lost that Russian market forever and stands to lose much more such as the finance and tourist trade – and so did EU-Greece for that matter!

Exacerbated, most political parties including the Archbishop of Cyprus have been actively calling for policy changes and finally put a stop to the ongoing charade of the bi-communal talks. There is also a growing movement calling for Cyprus to opt out of the Euro and reassess its entire EU relationship and put an end to the political and economic haemorrhage; a relationship that has not produced the desired results of economic and political stability but rather produced the opposite.

Now that Turkey is being shaped into a Neo-Ottoman nation and the Islamic State keeps growing like poisoned weeds, the Cyprus government has a duty to reassess its priorities.

The choices are stark: continue to protect the banking institutions and EU economic colonization or, introduce sweeping policy changes for the protection and benefit of all Cypriots and the country!

Andreas C Chrysafis Author – Writer – Artist www.facebook.com/ACChrysafisAuthor www.facebook.com/ACChrysafisArtGallery

Vestal Virgins and Islamic State

by Andreas C Chrysafis

Under Roman law when a Vestal Virgin – a princess of the Temple of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth - slipped and went with a man there was only one punishment: death! From the age of seven the Sacred Vestals (seven in total) took a vow of chastity and were kept in seclusion until they reached the age of 35 and were then released from duty. Sentencing to death a Vestal Virgin was not possible; one does not kill a goddess but the Romans had a trick up their sleeve!

They imprisoned the “deflowered” Vestal and provided enough food and water (but never replenishing it) until there was no more provisions left and the girl would die from starvation or thirst…

A number of fast breeding mice and rats were placed in a massive cage with plenty of food and water but provisions were also not restocked. Without enemies and plenty of food the rats soon multiplied but eventually when space and food became restrictive the results were most revealing: over-population caused friction and battles for food as well as combats for female copulation all became a common occurrence. Aggressiveness and viciousness ultimately led to copulating with the same sex species. Without enough supplies for all, the mice soon started killing one another for food and cannibalism became a way of survival. Self–destruction became inevitable until they all perished by eating one another.

Is there a lesson in the above? Sure. Isolate the Islamic State until they will selfdestruct! Putting American and alliance troops on the ground would not only be a mistake but also be falling into a trap and that’s exactly what ISIS wants; to make their distorted jihad a religious battle of Christian “unbelievers” against the “martyrs” of Islam! www.facebook.com/ACChrysafisAuthor www.facebook.com/ACChrysafisArtGallery

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Diary 0f events October

04 (Sat) Coffee Morning/Table Top Sale at St Barnabas Anglican Church, Limassol. 10 am – 1 pm. To raise funds for the Kinkiizi (Uganda) Scholarship Programme. For more info contact Nora on 99356451 or nora.ananiades@cytanet.com.cy 05 (Sun) Farmers Market in Pano Akourdaleia Herb Garden, 10am-2pm. Local, natural and homemade! Supporting your local community by buying directly from the producers. Coffee shop on site. For more details visit www.facebook.com/ groups/heavenonearthherbals or contact 96425879/99993412.

11 (Sat) Rock, Swing & Blues

by Michael Antoniou at Sunset Breeze, Kissonerga. €22.50 including buffet.

To book call 99854375. In aid of Cancer Patients Support Group.

12 (Sun) “On Black & White” at the Paphos Academy of Fine Arts, concert for two pianos with Gergana Georgieva & Corina Vasiliou. 7.00pm. Entrance €7. Students free. Part of the net proceeds will be donated to the “Anticancer Society of Cyprus”.

17 (Fri) ‘Music from the Movies’ Concert by the Orphean Singers at the Annabelle Hotel, Kato Paphos. 7.30pm.

Tickets €10.00, proceeds going towards a dialysis machine for Paphos General Hospital and other Charities. Tickets available from Aphrodite Rock Brewery - Tsada, Blue Olive Bistro - Coral Bay, Carol on 99043558 or www. orpheansignerscyprus.com 18 (Sat) ‘Mutts and Butts’ Fashion Show at Paws Dog Shelter Acheleia. 2.00pm. A variety of up to date ladies fashions whilst show-casing some of the PAWS resident dogs. Tickets €5, include a drink and cake. Clothing supplied by ‘Here & Now’. Tickets available from: Paws Dog Shelter Acheleia, Paws Charity Shop Chlorakas, Here & Now Coral Bay Rd. Kissonerga, PAWS stall at the Duck Pond market on a Sunday, Shampooch Yeroskipou or Maria on 97645543.

18 (Sat) PARC Table Top Sale at Coral Star, main road facing Philippos Supermarket, Coral Bay. 10.00am to 2.00pm.

18 (Sat) PARC Quiz at Coral Star, main road facing Philippos Supermarket, Coral Bay. 7.30pm.

First Tuesday of every month. Food & drinks available at very reasonable prices.

19 (Sun) A Day at the Nicosia Races Organized by Peace & Harmony Lodge. €35 to include coach transport and buffet luncheon. Contact Maurice on 99952552. In aid of Cancer Patients Support Group.

19 (Sun) “Theatrical Monologues” at the Paphos Academy of Fine Arts, with actress Pavlina Flevotoma. 7.00pm.

Entrance €5, students free. Part of the net proceeds will be donated to the “Anticancer Society of Cyprus”.

19 (Sun) Set to Rock at The Mesogi Arms, Mesogi with Andi and Melissa Hobbs. €10 includes food, entertainment and donation to CPSG. For bookings contact Shelley on 26654144. For information contact Alan on 99967861.

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

20 (Mon) Ladies Fashion Show at the Aliathon Bowling Club, Aliathon Holiday Village, 2.30 pm.

Proceeds to Cancer Patients Support Group. Entrance Fee €10 includes a complimentary Bucks Fizz and light refreshments. Raffle.

Tickets available from Aliathon Bowling Club, Mary and Keith Stacey (99280711/99280866).

20 (Mon) Fashion Show at Aliathon Bowling Club. €10 including complimentary Bucks Fizz and light refreshments. Clothes from Here & Now & Chic. Tickets available from Aliathon Bowling Club, Mary & Keith Stacey on 99280711/99280866. In aid of Cancer Patients Support Group.

22 (Wed) Anarita Ladies Circle Beetle Drive at Mike’s Coffee Shop and Bar. 7.45pm. Contact Anne on 97653464. In aid of Cancer Patients Support Group.

25 (Sat) The Zingers at Stage One Theatre. A Rock Show with a twist. 7.30pm. €7.50. For bookings contact Ruth on 99389073 or Maxine on 26272701. In aid of Cancer Patients Support Group.

26 (Sun) “Back to the Future” at the Paphos Academy of Fine Arts, students recital for Soloists and ensembles. 7.00pm. Entrance €5, students free. Part of the net proceeds will be donated to the “Anticancer Society of Cyprus”.

27 (Mon) Recital with “Acanthis” at the Paphos Academy of Fine Arts, string quartet and piano quintet.

7.00pm. Entrance €7. Students free. Part of the net proceeds will be donated to the “Anticancer Society of Cyprus”.

01 Nov (Sat) Murder Mystery Halloween Gala Event at Antara Palace, Polis. 7pm welcome drink, 3 Course Gala Dinner (with menu choices). Professional UK Actor. Tickets €60. Transfers can be arranged from Peyia and Tala - €10 pp return. Booking required. Full details on www.in-any-event.biz. Call 99387311.

02 Nov (Sun) Christmas Craft Bazaar at Angelika’s Restaurant, Chloraka - opp St George’s Hotel. 9.30am 12.30pm. Crafts, Bakery, Garden Stall, Cards, Christmas Gifts and much more. In aid of Cancer Patients Support Group.

NITBATS MUSIC FRIENDSHIP GROUP

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.

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

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

The Pajero Club of Paphos, www.pajeroclubofpaphos.com

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

The Royal British Legion, tel. 99 135894

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 British Guides in Cyprus, tel Michele 99-172549

LATIN PARISH OF PAPHOS

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

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

Cancer Support Group & Info Help Line, tel. 97-760989 Chicago Bridge, tel. 26-937551 or 99-557829

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

Children’s Craft Workshops, Saturdays 10am, tel. 99-079194

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, tel. 26-815347 (island wide)

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

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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

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The Food of the Brave

by Cherry Dobbins

Scotland has voted and democratically decided to stay a part of the United Kingdom. It seems a good time to stress that they maintain their own unique food culture.

The smoking methods are believed to have been brought to Scotland by the Vikings in the ninth century. They also introduced the famous, now called, Aberdeen Angus breed of cattle.

and served warm and buttered – yummy!

“S mairg a ni tarcuis air biadh” or “He who has contempt for food is a fool”. An old Scotch saying my Scottish friends take very seriously. They are proud; not only of the whisky but also of the produce, restaurants and chefs that Scotland can now offer.

Recently Scottish farmed salmon was the first non-French food to win the French Government’s award for quality.

Cranachan – fresh raspberries, thick cream, honey, toasted oats and a healthy dram of a good Scotch.

In the late Middle Ages, Mary Queen of Scots returned to Scotland from France. She brought with her French chefs and their influence can still be noted today. “Collop” in Scottish comes from the French “escalope” and a Scottish leg of mutton is referred to as a “gigot”.

Tablet – made from sugar, condensed milk and butter it resembles fudge but is harder and has a grainy texture.

Searching the internet for traditional Scottish dishes I noticed that none of them mentioned the ubiquitous deep fried Mars bar, although some did include chicken Tikka masala. Here are dishes that I did find and brief descriptions.

Cullen Skink – thick soup of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions.

The climate is too damp to grow wheat successfully hence oats and barley were the staple carbohydrate crops. Porridge and oatcakes are well known still but bread was once made using oats or barley.

Scotland was a feudal state for much of the second millennium, meaning that there were strict laws governing who could hunt and what could be hunted. For most of the population meat was extremely expensive and rarely eaten. But the big coastline offered plenty of fish and seafood as an alternative.

Smoking fish to preserve it as well as give it flavour has been done for centuries. Cold smoking is when the fish is cured in brine for some time and then smoked at a low temperature below 30°C. Hot smoking is when the fish is brined but the cooking takes place during the smoking. An Arbroath Smokie is haddock that has been hot smoked within an 8km. radius of Arbroath. Finnan Haddies are cold smoked to a pale yellow colour.

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Haggis – lamb parts with oats, onions and spices cooked in the stomach bag.

Scotch Broth Porridge Stovies – a sort of Scottish Scouse. It is traditionally made from Sunday roast leftovers and every family has its own recipe.

Lorne sausage – a square sausage of beef or pork.

It is sliced and fried. Often served as part of a breakfast plate.

Tattie Scone – potato scone.

Drop scones – a thick batter cooked on a griddle

Dundee cake Shortbread

Clootie Dumpling – a fruit pudding made from flour, breadcrumbs, dried fruit, suet, sugar, spice and sometimes golden syrup.

Crappit Heid – A large fish head stuffed with oats, suet, onion and fish liver.

Bridie – like a Cornish pasty with flaky pastry but stuffed with minced steak, suet, oats, salt and pepper.

Forfar Bridie – the same as above but made with shortcrust pastry Clapshot – from the Orkneys and traditionally served with haggis. It is mashed potatoes and swede turnip (tatties and neeps). It is seasoned and butter or dripping is added. Some versions include onions and or chives.

Manzanillo – Excellent Value for Money

by Cherry Dobbins

Manzanillo opened only a couple of months ago but is already developing a reputation for great food at a very reasonable price.

Ruth and I went early in September and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. We ate on the attractive dining terrace. Although it is situated on a busy road, the terrace is slightly elevated and this seems to dampen much of the noise.

The furnishings are modern, wooden garden style with comfortable seating and plenty of space between the tables. The table settings are elegantly minimalist. Someone has given careful thought to appearance.

On being seated we were promptly brought the menus and my query about one of the wines was helpfully answered. The cuisine style is Mediterranean and includes a Cypriot meze.

Whilst we sipped our Plakota wine and waited for our first course we were served with an amuse-bouche of prawns in a very light mayonnaise with a sprinkling of paprika.

Ruth and I had the same first course of Halloumi with a tomato and caper salsa. The presentation was immaculate. The three pieces of halloumi were fanned with a few rocket leaves at the apex. To the side was a curve of very finely diced tomato, capers and dots of a balsamic reduction. A basket of toast and butter was served alongside.

Ruth is a lacto-vegetarian and chose a dish of pasta with peppers and Mozzarella for her main course. It was well seasoned and cooked perfectly. A dish of grated Parmesan was served at the side – none of this mean shaking of a teaspoonful by the waiter. She said it

was the best pasta dish she has eaten in years.

This was probably not an exaggeration. Ruth is known for her bird-like appetite and yet she ate most of what was a generous portion.

My main course was lamb chops. They were local and perfectly well cooked.

Although I prefer lamb cooked slightly pink, I find that the local chops are best cooked through, as were these. The vegetables were ‘to die for’. The potatoes had been delightfully roasted with tomatoes and herbs. A chef’s ring had been used to produce a neat round of a delicious, finely diced, ratatouille.

Costas, the owner-cum-chef, came out of his kitchen domain to ensure that his diners were enjoying their food. Everyone appeared to be singing his praises and we joined ours to theirs.

We declined the dessert menu because we had eaten a sufficiency. A quick glance at it earlier though had revealed a number of treats including a panna cotta dish and an apple crumble. Not to be defeated the waiter brought us a plate of sliced melon to nibble whilst we finished our wine.

The bill came to €48.00 including a bottle of soda water and a bottle of Plakota at €15.00. The wine prices do start lower than that and we truly thought it was excellent value for money.

Manzanillo Restaurant is in Kissonerga, on the coast road. If you are coming from Kato Paphos along the coast road you will go through the traffic lights for St. George’s Hotel and pass the Laura, Azia and Helios Bay Hotels on your left. Manzanillo is on your right, set slightly back and up from the road.

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Food of the Brave - Recipes

by Cherry Dobbins

Some Traditional Scottish Recipes

3. Fry the onions gently until soft but not brown.

Kedgeree A traditional breakfast dish.

450g smoked haddock (thawed if frozen)

4. Add the beer or stout, turn up the heat and allow to boil for a couple of minutes to release the alcohol.

225g long grain rice

6. Add the potatoes in layers, seasoning each layer as you go.

3 hard boiled eggs, shelled

7. Pour over the stock and/or gravy

75g butter

8. Cover and bake for 50 minutes. Check half way through that it is not boiling dry. If it is then add more stock.

pinch salt 1 to 2 tsp. curry powder Chopped parsley 1. Put the fish in a pan and just cover with water. Cover with a lid. Slowly bring to the boil and turn off the heat. Leave to stand for 5 minutes.

Drain the liquid and use for cooking the rice. Flake the fish.

2. Cook the rice, until just tender, in boiling water including the fish water.

3. Take 2 of the eggs and chop roughly. Slice the third egg for garnish.

4. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the curry powder. Stir for a few moments.

5. Add the fish, rice and chopped egg and stir over a low heat for about 5 minutes until hot.

6. Pile onto a serving dish and garnish with lines of parsley and sliced egg.

Cock-a-Leekie

5. Add the diced roasted meat (not the cooked mince or corned beef)

9. 20 minutes before the end of cooking add the cooked minced beef or corned beef and stir in well.

10. 10 minutes before the end of cooking stir in the leftover vegetables.

Scotch Black Bun for Hogmanay This cake is made several weeks or months beforehand to allow it to mature and mellow.

225g butter shortcrust pastry 225g plain flour 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. ground ginger 1 tsp. ground allspice 1 level tsp. cream of tartar

The chicken can be served as pieces in the soup or as slices for the main course.

1 boiling fowl about 1 kg (Use a cleaned chicken)

1 level tsp. bicarbonate of soda

1l chicken stock or water

450g currants

4 leeks, cleaned and sliced

50g chopped mixed peel

Salt and pepper

100g nibbed almonds (peeled and chopped will do)

6 prunes (optional)

100g brown sugar

1. Place the chicken in a pan with the stock or water, leeks and seasoning.

The liquid should cover the chicken.

1 egg, beaten

2. Cover the pan with a tight fitting lid and simmer for 2 hours or until the chicken is cooked through and tender. Check it is not boiling away.

4 tbsp. milk – approx

3. Remove the chicken from the stock and cut into chunks and put back in

the soup.

4. If you want to use prunes – soak them overnight in cold water. Halve and stone them and add to the pan 30 minutes before the end of cooking.

Stovies

450g stoned raisins (you may have to use sultanas)

150ml Scotch whisky (the local one does not have enough flavour)

beaten egg to glaze 1. Turn oven to 180°C. Grease a 20.5 cm. cake tin (loose bottomed if possible) 2. Take 2/3rds of the pastry and roll it into a circle about 35 cm. diameter.

3. Line the tin with the pastry making sure it comes above the sides of the tin all the way round.

4. Into a mixing bowl sieve all the dry ingredients.

1 tbsp. lard or beef dripping

5. Mix in the dried fruit, peel, almonds and sugar.

1 large onion

6. Add the egg, whisky and milk and stir till the mixture is evenly moistened.

4 tbsp. dark beer or stout (optional) 115 – 250g diced cold roast beef or lamb or corned beef or cooked beef mince.

7. Pack the mixture into the pastry case and fold the top of the pastry over.

8. Roll out the remaining pastry to a 20.5 cm. diameter circle.

300ml beef or lamb stock or gravy

9. Moisten the edges of the pastry case, put on the pastry lid and seal the edges firmly together.

Any other left over vegetables

10. With a skewer make 4 or 5 holes down to the bottom of the cake.

Salt and pepper to taste

11. Prick the top well with a fork and brush with beaten egg.

1. Turn oven to 190°C

12. Bake for 2½ - 3 hours. Cover with brown paper when the top gets brown.

750g potatoes, washed, peeled and cut into quarters

2. Place a large, flameproof casserole dish over a low heat and melt the lard or dripping.

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13. Turn out to cool on a wire rack.

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Lawns in Cyprus

by Barbara Strain

Growing a good grass lawn in Cyprus means using a lot of water, which is one good reason to find an alternative.

Grass also needs a lot of regular maintenance and attention.

When you add together the costs of irrigation and a lawnmower, grass is an expensive way of covering the ground.

Nevertheless, it is possible, given sufficient water, time and attention to create a luxurious verdant area in your garden.

Start by marking out the area with pegs and string. Then dig over, to a depth of 30 cm, removing all perennial weeds, such as dandelions, as you go.

Taking time to do this job thoroughly will save work later on.

Now, you should consider how you will water your lawn. You could use a hosepipe, with a spray attachment, but the best results are obtained with an underground pipe system with pop-up sprinklers. The number and spacing of these is calculated such as to water the whole area evenly. Halfand quarter-circle sprinklers take care of the edges and corners of the lawn.

These systems can be combined with computerised timers, to ensure regular watering (provided there’s a supply). All the components for an irrigation system can be found in garden centres or shops that cater for commercial farmers’ needs.

When the irrigation is installed, it’s time to prepare the lawn for planting.

Dig in plenty of organic matter to encourage moisture retention and to help boost growth. Added phosphate will help to foster strong and rapid root growth.

The topsoil needs to be as much as 30 cm deep when it is finished. At this point the level should be higher than required, to allow for compaction. Add further topsoil if necessary. Smooth and level the area, allowing for a slight rise to the centre of the lawn, about 10 cm in a 10 metre length. This stops water collecting in low areas and provides for run-off. Use a plank of wood and a spirit level.

Rake, and then compact the soil - with a roller if possible. Now test the irrigation system to ensure that it creates the right pattern, wetting the whole area evenly.

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delivered to your home and laid out on the prepared ground. Obviously, if you are buying turf you need to allow for the thickness of the turfs at the preparation stage. Alternatively, you can plant grass from stolons (sprigs) or seed. Stolons, of creeping types of grass, when available, are planted at about 15 cm spaces. Seed is more common and packets in garden centres usually include a mixture of grass types, although the hardy kikuyu grass (a creeping variety) is available without additions.

Grass seed is usually scattered at about 3-4 grams per sq metre either by hand or with a mechanical spreader, which ensures even distribution. After sowing the seed should be raked in and the lawn lightly rolled.

Now it is time to start the watering. From sowing the seeds until the grass is about 5 cm high it needs regular gentle watering to keep it moist, or else the grass will die.

Once it has grown to about 10 cm the lawn is ready for its first cut. Now your lawn is established the maintenance programme will include regular mowing and spiking for aeration. Apply specific grass fertiliser three times a year and use weed killer to control moss and broad leaf weeds. It is possible to buy a combination weedkiller and fertiliser.

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

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Mobility

by Barbarian

Not so very long ago mobile phones were big, connectivity was patchy and their sole purpose was to make telephone calls. How times change. Today we are faced with a multitude of extras, screen sizes galore and functions that were once only dreamed of.

There are several pointers to help you decide just which of the many choices is for you. If you are a top end user, you will probably want all the functionality of a smartphone. A smartphone is essentially a handheld computer; you have not just a phone but a camera, an MP3 player and a portable game console. You can also easily exchange emails and browse the web, and write using a full QWERTY touch-keyboard.

A slightly different approach comes with the Phablet. These are touch screen devices that have a screen size large enough to be located on a smartphone, while being small enough to be in a tablet; thus the combination of words to make phablet.

A step down in specifications and cost are devices that offer limited access to the Internet in combination with various other functions such as radio, mp3 player etc. Some extra features (they vary from device to device) include built-in camera, Bluetooth support, widgets and access to social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

Even simple mobile phones these days are likely to come with features such as FM tuner, flashlight, music player as well as the basic incoming/ outgoing calls and SMS. The more sophisticated

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offer QWERTY keyboards and colour monitor.

Look for dust and water-resistant qualities too.

Within all of the above functions, your choice may depend on the priority you give to each. If surfing the internet is essential to you, consider whether you want connectivity via WiFi or 3G/4G. The former is great as you can access Wifi hotspots without extra cost.

If listening to music is your ideal, then a phone with mp3 player and/or radio is for you. To store your music, just remember to look for models that have adequate storage space, either preinstalled or through expansion capacity memory card.

The cameras incorporated in even simple phones now come with high megapixel photo and video capabilities. Many also have a second camera; one for taking snaps and one for making video calls.

Extra camera features include geo-tagging, face detection and autofocus.

Some other extras that might interest you include Dual-Sim. More and more devices incorporate two sockets to simultaneously have two active numbers in one handset. You can then swap between, say, business and social phone numbers on one device and in seconds.

Size matters! For a phone that is easy to carry and easily fits in your pocket or bag, then those up to 3.5 inches seem ideal. However phones with screens over 5 inches offer more comfort while browsing or watching movies.

As a health issue, you may wish to check the SAR. This is the percentage of the radiation emitted

by each cell and is measured in W/kg.

Acceptable levels for SAR in the EU is 2.0 W/kg, and the vast majority of devices fall below this at between 0.5 and 1.0 W/kg.

Finally, consider the operating system: on the ‘entry level’ phones this is unlikely to make any difference. However, if you have an iPod or iPad it makes sense to go with Apple’s OS as found in the iPhone. You can use AirDrop to send multimedia material to other Apple devices, quickly and easily, so you can share games, music and pictures.

Most folk will be familiar with the windows OS and if you use Windows on your PC you may like to buy a Windows phone which supports, for example, Microsoft Office. Similarly, if you have a tablet that runs on Android, you might look at the Google phones for compatibility.

Finally, of course, there’s the price. At present you can buy the Samsung E1200 – a very basic phone – for about €15 (from Public). A Galaxy Pocket, which includes wifi, 3G, FM radio, and GPS using the Android OS, is available from Stephanis for €69. Prestigio Plaza have a Multiphone 8500 using the Microsoft Windows that is packed full of features and retails at €149. Top end Apple’s iPHone5 is available at both Public and Stephanis for about €670.

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Adapt or Die - Property Tax Changes

by Sam Orgill

UK Property Tax Proposals for non-residents of the UK means from 2015 capital gains tax will be charged for non-residents at the same rate as for UK citizens selling commercial or rented property.

That means between 18 and 28% tax liability on UK investment property for Expats. Plus you have an Inheritance Tax Assessment when you die, at 40%.

In Cyprus proposed new laws means a tough few years for property investors. Currently Capital Gains is at 20% but no inheritance tax applies.

But falling property prices bring investment opportunities and future gains to tax. Property capital trapped in Cyprus requires Cyprus probate to administer when you die.

What steps should the retired Expat, professionals and business people living and working abroad be taking to protect property assets from the taxman.

Tax Changes make this a good time to review before the end of the UK and Cyprus tax year’s and offers a year of opportunity to save tax.

Gift of Property By gifting property you no longer own it, which means you personally save tax.

If you make a gift you can avoid inheritance tax at up to 40% in the UK. You also can save property transfer taxes on a Cyprus property transfer, and Cyprus capital gains tax at 20%, which adds up to 30% to a cost of sale. Tax worth saving in these deflated property times.

The gift can be made to a family member, Investment Company or a family trust that you can control and manage as you would with a bank account investment or pension fund. Someone administers for you while you retain ownership. Most ISAs and pensions in the UK operate this way.

Who can you Trust?

In crusader days Knights would lock up their wives in a chastity belt and entrusted the key to a friend who was responsible for protecting his assets.

This law became part of English law and is a basis of trust and estate planning.

Your Will is a letter to your trusted friends to execute and carry out your wishes when you die. Technically this is done through a Will trust. When you hear the term ‘trust’ used it usually refers to a Trust created from gifts during someone’s lifetime. The principles are the same. By gifting to Trust during your lifetime you can save inheritance tax, save capital gains tax, and avoid the cost and delay of probate. Now it may be possible to also avoid the new capital gains taxes on UK property of Expats.

Tax Heaven Double taxation agreements operate between most countries and Cyprus.

The existing double taxation agreement between the UK and Cyprus works on a residence basis for income & gains tax. Leave the UK today and stop paying UK tax for Cyprus tax tomorrow.

This currently gives Cyprus a tax heaven status for retired Expats with a flat 5% pa tax in Cyprus. This generally is not applied to worldwide assets allowing tax-free offshore investment - including avoiding tax on rental property in the UK by use of allowances.

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tactic, designed to “send a message to Westminster” but something that could be reversed in a few years’ time.

Time will tell whether the young voted wisely and whether it was a smart move by Alex Salmond and the SNP to reduce the minimum voting age but whatever the outcome this is now irreversible and I hope that the right decision has been reached for the future of Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom.

Was Salmond Swimming Up Stream?

by TopQuotes

By the time you read this, the people of Scotland will have spoken and the Union will be intact or Scotland will have started moves to become a separate state with all the pros and cons that either outcome brings.

I think the most striking aspect of the referendum is that, for the first time, 16 year olds were casting a vote. Like most 16 year olds, I was impressionable, idealistic and naive at that age, and would probably have been seduced by poorly formed thinking and vague notions of destiny, history and nationalism, ignoring hard economic and fiscal realities around currency etc.

This was not a normal election - this was to settle the future of Scotland for what in all probability is the next fifty years at least.

I think this was a large burden to place on young shoulders. It was not a general or local election where a negative or protest vote could be a legitimate 18

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On a much smaller scale you have to decide every year whether to stay with your existing insurance broker or move elsewhere. You will consider economics and loyalty too but whatever you decide, unlike the people of Scotland, you can change your mind 12 months later and go back.

Here at TopQuotes well over 95% of our annual policyholders renew their policy with us and of those that do leave, the vast majority return 12 months later. Clearly we’re doing something right and you know what you get when you vote for TopQuotes!

So whenever your next insurance renewal is due, contact TopQuotes and experience a new level of service.

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Look Forward and Anticipate Things may be the same but they may change. By reviewing how you hold assets – property, investments, pensions, business from the taxman you can save capital gains tax, inheritance tax and the cost and delay of probate.

Remember no tax legislation has ever been retrospective, by acting now you can continue to enjoy life in a tax savings.

Seven Top Tips - Asset Tax Saving Questions you should ask yourself are; 1. Make a Will to protect all property assets in each country 2. Look Forward – minimise inheritance tax and CGT by gifts to family?

3. Create a separate trust or company to own and dispose of property in the future 4. Sell property or transfer to take the Capital Gain in 2014 before the new tax applies 5. Reduce tax paid on UK property rental income when offshore 6. Make use of a Family Trust to protect your assets, save capital gains and inheritance tax, avoid property transfer fees in Cyprus and avoid cost and delay of probate.

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Act now to review and save tax and costs for your family worldwide. The questions are the same but the answers are different.

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Blowin’ in the Wind

by Barbara Strain

I’ve heard that one of the most hated noises in the UK in summer is the sound of leaf blowers. I’m not in the least surprised.

Over there, in cooler climes, people only sit out of doors/open their windows during the summer. Err, during exceptionally warm weather in the summer.

Here in Cyprus we have our doors and windows wide open for most of the year.

Consequently, I would hazard a guess that one of the most hated noises in Cypriot villages is the sound of leaf blowers. All year round.

There’s competition of course. Pigeons coo cooing; hunters bang banging.

There’s the irritation of young (usually) men (almost invariably) revving their motorbikes or mopeds, buggies or trucks. We have the occasional rowdy party that goes on late into the night and the odd cats screeching in the early mornings.

None of this compares to the irritation of the leaf blower of one of our neighbour’s gardeners. Twice a week, without fail, summer, winter, rain, shine.

Eight in the morning, blowing leaves around the yard across the road. I get the smell of petrol fumes in through my windows along with that din.

There are, I grant you, times when I could use one of these devices. I’m sure they are very useful for clearing the leaf and flower detritus from the gravel drives. At a pinch, I guess it could be helpful for getting dust out of difficult to reach areas. None of which would take more than half an hour once every blue moon.

I can’t see it as a sensible substitute for a broom when it comes to sweeping the patio and of little use for clearing rubbish off flower beds, where a rake will do

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the job just fine. I’m not sure but guess that people use them to clean up their lawns, but then, I don’t quite approve of growing grass in dry climates.

I suspect it’s one of those must-have accessories, like hoodies are for a certain class of youngsters, or Jimmy Choos and designer clothes for some women.

There are probably conversations in pubs about the latest models, how much you paid for yours and where to get the best deals on a second hand model.

A friend bought one a few years ago since she thought it would work a little like vacuuming the yard. I should point out that this one has a ‘sucker’ setting as well as ‘blower’ – maybe they all do, I’ve never been that close.

Anyhow, Carolyn used hers in her yard and found, fair enough, the machine sucked up a load of leaves and bits of twigs into the bag. However, unlike a vacuum cleaner, the bag of this machine is a mesh. The result is that all the dust blows through. The net result was that there was a bag of leaves to be emptied, plus all the dust had re-settled on the garden furniture and on Carolyn. It ended up taking far more effort than using a broom, or the traditional hosepipe and water.

The most useless use of a leaf blower I have ever seen was in Australia. Maybe wrongly, I presume that Aussies are a practical people and I know that many of them are environmentally careful and very much into conserving energy.

This example defied all those presumptions. Two local authority guys with a powerful leaf blower apiece were meticulously blowing the leaves from the path. They directed them onto the flower beds along the border. This might make sense if the leaves were going to mulch down in the beds. However, the flower beds were slightly raised in a bank from the path. Also, there was a breeze blowing. The two men left and within half an hour the leaves were back on the path.

I don’t know how successful my neighbour is in keeping the garden neat and leaf-free, but I have noticed that of late the racket the leaf blower makes sounds more and more laboured and the smell of petrol has increased. Maybe the motor is suffering from overuse. With a bit of luck it won’t be possible to repair it and with even more luck, someone could buy the gardener a new broom for Christmas.

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Portfolio Bonds Vs Bank Platforms

by Mrs. Vivian Nagel, MCSI

Investors utilise an array of services when it comes to their investments. For those readers who are unsure of the variations, features and benefits I have summarised two of the most popular vehicles used to facilitate investments.

Each investor has different needs and for a large proportion of the retired expatriate community in Cyprus and elsewhere, the main objective is to preserve their hard earned monies either to provide income in retirement or pass onto heirs.

Portfolio Bonds Portfolio Bonds, offered by the major offshore life insurance companies, are very popular vehicles with the expatriate community, other high net worth individuals and the young upwardly mobile investor.

Some of you have spoken to me about the possibility of taking out portfolio bonds so that any income generated from the underlying investments of such a vehicle may not be liable for defence levy. Under current Cyprus Tax rules any withdrawal from these bonds is deemed to be a withdrawal of capital and thus no income tax or defence levy is payable. (This can change at any time in the future).

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Cost of purchasing funds may be higher than those of a Portfolio Bond

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Transaction fees are higher (Not an issue for low volume trades)

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Annual fees may be lower

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Usually no early exit charges on the actual platform (but may apply to individual holdings). An advantage for those investors needing access to large amounts of capital during the investment term

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The trading account could be written in trust as with the Portfolio Bond but at vastly higher charges.

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No beneficiaries can be added to a trading platform therefore on death unless there

is a joint account holder the portfolio must be wound down and paid to the estate.

Summary Both vehicles have their merits depending on the type of investor.

If you have a medium to long term investment outlook then probably a portfolio bond will offer the most benefits such as cheaper transactions, mitigation of income taxes, estate planning and potential IHT savings.

However, if you have a short time horizon, are looking for capital growth rather than income or do not intend to trade regularly then a bank/trading platform may be the best vehicle for you.

Advisers owe a duty of care to clients and must research all avenues to find efficient and effective investment vehicles that will provide the best environment for the portfolio to grow. So in the event of doubt, consult with a financial adviser.

For further information please contact me.

Vivian Nagel, MCSI, Hollingsworth International Financial Services Ltd Tel: +357 99579149 E-mail: viviann@hollingsworth-int.com Website: www.hollingsworth.eu.com

Authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority to provide investment Portfolio bonds have a variety of charging structures, which the client together services, license IS/32457 with their adviser can choose from. The rationale being that there should be enough variations to meet most clients’ requirements. Typically you can expect to pay between 0.55% - 1.6% p.a. plus adviser fees, nominal transaction & administration charges. In most cases there will be an early exit charge levied for large withdrawals or surrender in the early years.

The cost of purchasing funds within a bond will is typically 0% (there are one or two funds that do charge and your adviser will notify you of this when making their recommendation). This is extremely competitive as if you usually invest in funds directly you will pay up to 5.75% to purchase them, thus the amount invested at inception is more when purchased within the bond, also the cost of paying 5.75% every time you change the portfolio holdings will start to compound and will reduce the overall rate of growth.

Holding the investment through a Portfolio Bond centralises all of the investments in the one place. You deal with one company and receive one valuation.

On death, where you hold investments in another jurisdiction other than your own country of residence then probate is required in each jurisdiction and local estate taxes may be levied. Therefore if you hold funds/unit trusts in various locations such as UK, Luxembourg and Ireland the costs of probate will increase. With a Portfolio Bond, the executors of your estate will only be concerned with probate in the one offshore jurisdiction of the portfolio bond and your country of residence or domicile, thereby limiting probate costs and potential tax liabilities. Also beneficiaries can be nominated and lives assured added to the bond to ensure continuity in the event of death.

Some bond providers can write Portfolio Bonds in trust at very competitive terms. Trusts can assist in Asset Protection and Estate Planning and provide confidentiality and Protection of Beneficiaries. Depending on domicile they can be used to reduce any potential inheritance tax burden.

Bank/Trading Platform On a day to day basis this platform behaves much like the portfolio bond.

The main differences are •

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A Tribute of Songs In memory of World War One 1914 -1918 One hundred years ago, Europe and her allies were embroiled in the tragedy of the Great War. Over the last few months there have been many solemn ceremonies held to honour those who died, remembering the great sacrifices that were made, and vowing that they would never be forgotten.

Now, Paphos Voices are offering their own tribute by presenting a concert of contrasts. Stirring anthems which mourn the thousands who died, but also songs to salute the fortitude of the loved ones left behind.

Beginning with “From the rising of the sun” and “Souls of the righteous”, anthems which remember the departed, the mood changes and recalls songs that were being sung early in the century, before the war began, including “By the light of the silvery moon”, “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”, and, perhaps surprisingly, “The Londonderry Air”. Following these is a medley of tonguein-cheek ditties and parodies sung defiantly by the front-line troops to bolster their morale – some versions with words quite unprintable! – but also

including the “no man’s land” carol “Stille Nacht”(Silent Night), and ending with the evocative “Home! Sweet Home!”

After the interval it becomes unashamedly sentimental, focusing on the songs sung to combat the worry and heartache of the waiting families and friends. “It’s a long way to Tipperary” and “Roses of Picardy” were brought back by the servicemen on leave, and rapidly gained popularity, along with “Keep the home fires burning”, “If you were the only girl in the world”, and “Till we meet again”. Songs full of desperate hope and longing which can bring a lump to the throat even now. Sir Harry Lauder wrote the words to “Keep right on to the end of the road” immediately after hearing of the death in action of his only son, Captain John Lauder, making the words even more poignant.

The concert’s conclusion returns to a more contemplative note. The moving spiritual “Steal Away” sits alongside three anthems with words that re-affirm our recognition, and everlasting remembrance, of the ultimate sacrifice made by so many a hundred years ago.

Paphos Voices are now quite a feature on the Paphos music scene. Still a small choir by some standards, they are conducted by Keith Smith and accompanied on the piano by Nadia Iotova. Performing at the lovely Tala Church Hall is a first for them, and they hope that concert-goers will consider the venue a refreshing change – especially as bar facilities will be available! Profits from the concert will be shared between Tala Village School and Cyprus Kidney Association/Dialysis Machine Appeal - two more reasons for buying a ticket!

A Tribute of Songs In memory of World War One 1914-1918 Friday October 31st 2014 Tala Church Hall, Tala 7.30pm Tickets €7 Tel: Anita 99771548 or Joy 99496153 (Tala)

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Rocking All Over Emba The Paphos Zingers are delighted to be working with the ever popular Stage One Theatre to bring you their next big concert, “Stage One Presents” The Paphos Zinger Rock with Aphrodite.

Have your air guitars at the ready as this ever popular “Rock” choir dress up in their finest leather and bring you some of the most popular rock songs (some as you will never have heard before.)

P.R. for the Zingers Karen Roe tells us, “The Zingers are delighted to be appearing at Stage One Theatre, it has always been one of our dreams, the place is perfect and we are working very closely with the Stage One Committee, our thanks go to them, especially Peter Sandwith who has been very supportive of us. How lovely that two organisations have come together to help raise funds for the Cancer Patients Support Group. We feel very lucky to perform at this prestigious venue and we appreciate how difficult it is for them to allow us as there is a very small window of opportunity due to their own productions. We are all very excited about this event.”

So when is I hear you cry? Saturday 25th October 7.30 pm.

Tickets are now available, you can call Ruth on 99389073.

Everyone has their own idea of Rock and there are many different facets to this genre of music; glam rock, rock opera, soft rock, heavy metal, country rock, rock ballads and the list goes on. It spans many decades so there will be something for everyone and with tickets at only €7.50, it will be a night to remember. Most of the Paphos Zingers concerts are sell outs, so don’t leave it too late to order your tickets or you won’t “get no satisfaction!”

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Compiled by Dr Lenia Efthymiou

Health Issues

Dental surgeon Dr Efthymiou welcomes articles from bona fide health professionals, particularly from local doctors and pharmacists.

The Healthy Mind Detox

Contact her on: 26 946863

by Jane Scrivner

The Healthy Mind Detox takes you through 10 days and 10 tasks.

Each day you carry out a task that makes you look at yourself, your life or your thoughts differently. Getting a new perspective gives you the chance to see if you are getting what you want and need out of your life. If you can think clearly then problems seem easier to solve. You can come to a decision more quickly if you just keep to the salient points.

Following the Healthy Mind Detox programme actually requires you to stop and take a really long look, not just at yourself but inside yourself and all around yourself. Remember, the whole programme can be completely private. You may wish to write things down on a day-to-day basis, or you may wish to Healthy Mind Detox by simply using your mind.

Part of looking at yourself is being truthful about what you want in life: not just health, wealth and happiness (join the queue!), but much more specific things, things that can be done immediately. Keeping your eye on the big picture is very important but you also have to have the smaller, more immediate pictures coloured in to keep you going.

You will be asked to think about what you really desire.

Desire is better than want because it injects a real passion and passion is a strong motivational tool. Do you desire to live in the house you live in? Do you desire to landscape the garden? Do you desire more friends or fewer friends? Do you desire to go out more? Etc, etc. If you sort out the small picture desires then the big picture comes into focus quite naturally.

PREPARATION TIPS Live for the moment Future planning is very, very important but don’t wish your life away! Living for the moment is great fun. You get loads more out of each day without doing anything other than living your life and feeling how it feels. Living for the moment means thinking for the moment. Think about things you can do today, today. And leave thinking about things you cannot do until tomorrow, until tomorrow.

If you don’t organise your brain this way then, before you know it, you will be thinking about everything at every moment during your day and never actually get on with ‘doing’ anything! How easy is it, when you have an exciting weekend booked, to spend Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday thinking about Saturday? Poor weekdays, what did they ever do to deserve being wished away? Saturday and Sunday were always guaranteed — they weren’t going anywhere — so why not enjoy the weekdays and the weekend. You should also learn to waste time deliberately. Let your mind relax and regenerate, actually plan to do nothing, do things for no reason but don’t just let time slip away unnoticed — use it as relaxation so that when you want to think about something you are ready to.

Get rid of mental clutter.

Our minds are fantastic at holding information and that’s very important for day-to-day life. But we are also good at holding on to things we don’t need, both physically and, more importantly, mentally. We bear grudges, we get niggled that someone has something we don’t, we get annoyed that the bus didn’t arrive on time yesterday, we worry that the bus won’t even come on Thursday and so on and so on. Healthy Mind Detox will look at ways to sort out the things you can do something about — and make you do them. It will also sort out the things you cannot do anything about and make you forget them, or file them safely to be dealt with at a more suitable time. Worrying about something that may never happen, or has happened, is exhausting and wastes energy. Doing something to stop you worrying is exhilarating and a much better use of your time.

Be true to yourself The only way to be true to yourself is to know who is the real you. What does your mind think about your body? What do you think about your mind? What do you think about your body? Are they all the same? Or do you separate them? Do you ‘feel’ or do you ‘do’? Are you what other people 26 © Grapevine • October 2014

think you are or is there another side that hasn’t been let out for fear of shocking them? Or do you deliberately go out of your way to cause a stir?

Can you change the bits you don’t want and enhance the bits you really like?

Every one of these tasks will help you understand and discover something about yourself. Once you have completed the tasks, you will know yourself, know how you feel, know what you want in life and how to go about getting it. You will know how to just do stuff, to live in the moment, know how to clear out your personal junk, and how to keep hold of the bits you like and use them to your advantage.

It will feel so good that you will be desperately keen to try out the ‘New Improved You’.

But it won’t be easy. There will be days when you feel exhausted because you will be using your mind in a way that it hasn’t been used for years. A breath of fresh air always makes you more tired but a healthy tired, not the tiredness born of boredom. Clearing your mind will stop you worrying unnecessarily and stop you stressing over things that may never actually become reality. A detoxed mind is clear of everything but the essential or enjoyable.

So follow this plan to bring a smile to your face and a feel-good factor into your life.

CHECK LIST Detoxing your mind requires a little preparation. You will need: • a notebook • a pen • something technical that you have never truly mastered • some writing paper • relaxing music or a relaxation tape • a local telephone directory or information brochure of clubs and associations • local newspapers for a couple of weeks • bus and train timetables • your imagination • your open mind THE I 0 DAYS AND I 0 TASKS Day 1:

Smile

Day 2:

Learn a technical function

Day 3:

Create some space in your head

Day 4:

Inject some creativity into your life

Day 5:

Talk to yourself

Day 6:

Take a perceived risk

Day 7:

Let yourself daydream

Day 8:

Spend time, not money

Day 9:

Retreat into silence

Day 10: Write your personal cosmic shopping list DAY 1: SMILE It is said that children smile an average of 400 times a day, whilst adults only manage to crack a grin 15 times a day.

It’s a shame that something so simple sometimes seems so hard. We get out of the habit of smiling because there is so much else to think about, so much else that is serious and doesn’t warrant a smile. But, if you look at it the other way, it would be so much better to do the serious stuff with a smile. If you are asking someone to do something then smiling makes the task seem much easier and more fun. And if you smile when doing a task, the task seems somehow lighter, less arduous.

If we meet someone with a ‘friendly’ smile or a ‘happy’ smile then it’s hard

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Health Issues

Compiled by Dr Lenia Efthymiou Dental surgeon Dr Efthymiou welcomes articles from bona fide health professionals, particularly from local doctors and pharmacists.

Contact her on: 26 946863

not to smile back; it makes us feel good too. If we have a laugh or something makes us giggle then everything becomes less difficult, less problematic.

So today, Day 1 of your programme, you should think about your smile: • Smile at your neighbour and say good morning or hello with a big smile.

• The first person you meet in the street, say hello with a smile.

• When you pick up the phone, say your number or name with a smile.

• If anyone opens a door for you then say thank you and smile.

• If you need to read anything or go through a document then make sure you exchange that dour, serious look for a smile - it will make the read that much more interesting.

• Write your diary with a smile. Think of all the fabulous things you have done and the people you have met - smile and a normal everyday task becomes a joy.

Smiling is catching, it is contagious, there is nothing more likely to make you giggle than someone who is giggling uncontrollably themselves. There is nothing more likely to make you smile than someone giving you a great big grin. Find something on a daily basis that will let you have a little chuckle to yourself.

The main thing to remember with smiling is that you have to mean it. If you sit in front of a mirror first thing in the morning or during the evening of the day before your ‘smile-in’ and simply make the shape of a smile you will see that it looks awful. You will also recognise it as the sort of smile you get from tired shop assistants or from someone who truly doesn’t want to smile but feels that they have to at least look a bit happier. No, smiling needs to be meant, a real smile will light up your face, crinkle your eyes and wrinkle your nose, it will show your teeth and lift your cheeks and it will make you feel great. So try a few out, mainly to remind yourself just how good you look when wearing a smile, and then you are fully prepared for the day ahead.

Top Tips The smile must be genuine.

Keep a diary. Write down a few words about how you felt about smiling all day. Was it exhausting or uplifting? Did it feel strange at first or did it feel natural? Did you enjoy it?

Did it make you smile?

DAY 2: LEARN A TECHNICAL FUNCTION Get out the manual and get to grips with it once and for all. Choose an appliance that you have never really understood how to use. For instance: • The video recorder • The deep-fat fryer, the juicer, the food processor - watch those fingers • The memory on the telephone • The delicates wash on your machine • Storing names on your mobile phone • Setting up an ansaphone service on your mobile phone • Checking the oil and water in the engine of your car • Setting the timer in your central heating thermostat • Learning to wire a plug • Programming the padlock on your suitcase Once you have chosen your appliance, choose a function that has always been pushed to the back of your mind or, alternatively, has always been labelled as someone else’s job - and quite simply, teach yourself how to do it.

The manual will take you through it step by step. And if at first you don’t succeed, just breathe deeply and try again.

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and this will be very unsatisfying indeed.

• Make sure you find something you want to solve. If you never use the video or never need to put the oven on timer then there will be little satisfaction in learning the process. Choose to programme your elephone instead, with all your most often used numbers.

• Make a mental note of how your task will make your life easier and less complicated: • You can watch more programmes as you can now record important programmes that clash for later.

• You can do more chores on Sundays and still enjoy a full Sunday roast.

• You can call your friends and tell them all your news without searching for your address book first.

• You won’t need to pull into a service station during a long journey to replenish water for your windscreen. More importantly, you will never run out of oil and ruin your engine.

• You can come home to a wonderfully warm house in the middle of winter.

• You can open your suitcase secure in the knowledge that it still holds its original contents.

Make a mental note of other things you could do in the technical field to make your life easier — and make a date to do them.

DAY 3: CREATE SOME SPACE IN YOUR HEAD We all have ghosts or skeletons in our minds. We are full of ‘what if’, `I wonder’, ‘should have’ and ‘if only’.

If we used this time more effectively, doing something about our worries instead of just worrying, then we would clear a lot more space and create a lot more peace in our minds.

Because we believe there is nothing we can do to sort out the situation, we keep going over and over it in our minds and using valuable space that would be better used for something positive and constructive.

Today we can clean the thoughts away or file them so that they can be used when we choose to use them, rather than springing to mind when we least need them to.

The first step is to note down all the things that: • You truly believe you cannot do anything about but want to, in order to clear them out of your thoughts.

• You constantly think about and want to do something about.

Now you can start to make amends and clear your mind. Taking the situations and individuals one at a time, write them a letter. Make sure that you cover every issue that concerns you and make sure that you put in the letter exactly how you feel about the situation. Include anything that has resulted from this situation or incident and any repercussions that have occurred since then. Take every thought that creeps into your mind and put it down on paper.

Whatever you decide to do with these letters (store them, burn them, read them or even send them), you can rest assured that all your unsettled business is now settled. All your thoughts have been faced — they won’t have gone away but they have now been managed and you should feel really positive that you have taken some action.

In future make sure you ‘sort’ your thoughts before they get too disruptive.

If you can say what you feel, say it right on the spot so that it doesn’t fester.

If you don’t want to say it then write a letter immediately and send it. The sooner you write, the less you will have to say because you haven’t had time to dwell on it and make a mountain out of a molehill. But do think before you write as, once it has been sent, it has been said!

Writing your thoughts down in a letter enables you to say anything to anyone, anytime. The sooner you get your thoughts down on paper, the sooner they stop spinning round in your head.

To be continued in the next issue of The Grapevine Magazine.

Health Issues

Compiled by Dr Lenia Efthymiou

The Truth about Air Fresheners

Dental surgeon Dr Efthymiou welcomes articles from bona fide health professionals, particularly from local doctors and pharmacists.

by Barbara Karafokas

There are four ways that air fresheners work in one of or a combination of the following: 1. They destroy your natural ability to smell as they contain nerve deadening chemicals 2. They coat the inside of your nasal passages with an undetectable oily film of chemicals 3. They cover up one smell with another 4. By breaking down the offensive odour which rarely happens It may come to you as a surprise that air fresheners have little or nothing to do with freshening the air. A study conducted in 2002 by EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) researches testing air freshening units that plug into electrical sockets determined that when the fragrance chemicals in these products react with common indoor air pollutants they produce serious health hazards.

These chemicals include toxic substances such as benzene derivatives, pinene and limonene, aldehydes, phenol, and cresol.

Pinene and limonene react with ozone, a common outdoor and indoor air pollutant, creating formaldehyde and a variety of related chemicals which have been implicated in multiple chemical sensitivity and respiratory distress.

Contact her on: 26 946863 kidney and liver poison. It is one of the chlorinated hydrocarbons that is long-lasting in the environment and it is stored in body fat. Vapour irritating to skin, eyes and throat. Banned in California.

Ethanol: is derived from petroleum and is carcinogenic toxic to the skin, respiratory, cardiovascular, developmental, endocrine, neurological, and gastrointestinal systems.

Formaldehyde: is toxic if inhaled poisonous if swallowed, skin and eye irritant and a carcinogenic.

Limonene: is a carcinogenic, prevent contact with skin or eyes because it is an irritant and sensitizer. Always wash thoroughly after using this material and before eating or drinking. Do not inhale limonene vapour.

Naphthalene: a carcinogen that accumulates in our waters and marine life.

It can be irritating to the skin, alter kidney function, cause cataracts, and is toxic (cardiovascular and developmental), especially to children. It can be poisonous if inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin.

Phenol: can cause skin to swell, burn, peel, and break out in hives, cold sweats, convulsions, circulatory collapse, coma and even death.

Pinene: is flammable and incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Eye, skin, & respiratory irritant. May be absorbed through skin very destructive of mucous membranes.

Air freshener chemicals have been implicated in cancer, neurological damage, reproductive and developmental disorders, and other conditions.

The synthetic chemicals in air fresheners also can aggravate asthma and/ or trigger attacks. Researching air freshener/plug-in ingredients from their Material Safety Data Sheets we find that these ingredients are toxic.

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Irritated eyes, nose, throat

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Headache

Here are some of the toxic chemicals found in air fresheners and plug-ins:

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Anaphalaxis

Benzyl Alcohol: causes upper respiratory tract irritation, headaches, nausea and vomiting, a depressed central nervous system and a drop in blood pressure.

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Respiratory distress

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Dizziness

Camphor: is on the EPA hazardous waste list. This is readily absorbed through the body tissues, causing irritation of eyes, skin, nose, and throat, dizziness, confusion, nausea, twitching muscles and convulsions. Avoid inhalation of vapours.

Dichlorobenzene: is extremely toxic, a central nervous system depressant,

Some of the harmful effects from exposure to the chemicals in air fresheners are:

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Lung irritation

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Fatigue

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Confusion

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Nausea

Natural Healthy Tips: • Keep your home’s air smelling fresh by identifying and removing sources of bad odours.

• Use natural minerals like baking soda and borax to control common odour sources like dustbins and to disinfect when you clean.

• Keep windows open as much as possible to let the bad air out. Even in the most polluted cities, the outdoor air has been found to be less toxic than the indoor air.

• If odours are still troubling, invest in an air purifier with activated carbon filtration.

• Add drops of orange, lemon, or lavender organic essential oils to organic cotton balls and put them around the house. Simmer spices like cinnamon and cloves in a little water on the stovetop.

Bio: Barbara Karafokas is a Health, Nutrition & Wellness Consultant offering one to one counselling in person or online. She promotes a high raw food diet in combination with the Mediterranean diet, a healthy lifestyle and natural remedies for healing. Barbara is passionate about educating and bringing awareness about the toxic chemicals found in personal care products, water, cosmetics, foods, clothing and in the environment. She is also the author of ‘The Med Life Diet’ a beginner’s guide to developing healthy eating and healthy lifestyle habits & attitudes for life!

E-Mail: barbara@barbarakarafokas.com Website: www.barbarakarafokas.com

Telephone No: 99 682327 Articles appearing in the Health Issues pages are not necessarily endorsed

by Grapevine magazine.

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Eat Your Way to Healthy Hair What you feed your body also feeds each of the 150,000 hair follicles on your head. Try these 8 top foods for healthy hair that tells everyone you’re as young as you feel -- or even younger:

Green tea, walnuts, and salmon The polyphenols and omega-3s in these foods are good for more than your heart and brain. They also help make your hair shiny. (If you’re fighting dandruff, try rinsing with green tea. It helps prevent dandruff-causing fungus.)

Fruit - Brightly colored fruit, such as peaches, strawberries, mango, kiwi, and tomatoes (yep, they’re a fruit!) are rich in vitamin C, which is essential for making collagen that gives structure to hair. Vitamin C firms skin, too.

Beans, whole grains, and other healthful B-rich foods B vitamins (especially vitamin B6 and folic acid) ensure a good supply of blood and oxygen to your hair follicles, which encourages growth and may slow hair loss. Other B-rich foods include beans, peas, carrots, cauliflower, soybeans, nuts, and eggs.

Dark green veggies Think spinach, broccoli, and Swiss chard. They’re great sources of vitamins A and C, which help produce sebum, the scalp oil that’s a natural hair conditioner.

Dark sesame seeds The Chinese swear this keeps a man’s hair darker longer.

Say yes to avocados Avocados and avocado oil may prevent dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which kills hair follicles, from getting where it needs to go.

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Listen to Your Cat The Many Purposes of Purring Purring is an intriguing sound to cat owners and researchers alike.

As you know, this lowfrequency humming sound is often a kitty’s way of saying, “Wow, I’m so happy that you’re petting me.” Mother cats and kittens use it as a bonding communication, much like a baby cooing, particularly during nursing.

However, higher-pitched, more urgent purring can be a hunger call. And because cats may also purr when experiencing distress or pain or even while giving birth, scientists believe the sound might be a way of easing pain or discomfort.

Cat Lingo Is Louder Than Words Your cat may not speak the Queen’s English, but he does talk.

And, boy, does he have a lot to say.

A cat expresses his many moods and needs with a wide vocabulary of trills, meows, yowls, purrs, hisses, grumbles, and snarls. But he also uses his body to communicate. An arched back and bristling bottle-brush tail express anger or defensiveness, while a swaying, upright tail says, “Hello. You may pet me now.”

Head butting and body rubbing can express love or the need to scent mark. The list goes on. By learning to “listen” to your cat with more than your ears, you’ll build better understanding and a stronger bond.

Anisomastia, Myths and Realities

by Harris Zavrides M.D, Ph.D

A problem a lot of women face is anisomastia. The term refers to the deformity of the chest when one breast is a different size to the other.

Usually anisomastia is congenital; however an anisomastia of 20% is considered normal and occurs in approximately 80% of the female population. Therefore, anisomastia is corrected when the difference between the two breasts is over 20%.

The correction of this deformity is very important for the psychology of a woman, since it can create problems in confidence and self-image.

Anisomastia also causes problems in dressing, in appearance and very often in sexuality. It is usual that women who have this deformity bend their body in order to hide their problem. The only way to permanently fix the anisomastia is through surgery, which is usually done after the completion of puberty. At this age the development of the breasts is completed and the end result can be predicted somewhat.

while the final result can be achieved within three months. This period is necessary for the swelling to occur and for the breast to obtain its form and be fully softened. During the first month after the surgery the woman must wear a special non-underwired bra (no iron). By the end of the first month the woman can return to all her activities, like swimming and gymnastics. It is important to emphasize that the feeling of the breast and the possibility of breastfeeding are not affected by the procedure.

We can conclude that Plastic Surgery can successfully reform the breasts of a woman and offer her an attractive, symmetrical chest. The final result should be harmony since harmony, according to Pythagoras, means beauty!

Dr Harris Zavrides M.D, Ph.D. Plastic Surgeon info@harriszavrides.com www.harriszavrides.com Nicosia: Harris Zavrides Plastic Surgery Centre. Tel: 22445588 Paphos: Blue Cross Medical Centre. Tel: 26221111

The procedure is performed under general anaesthesia and the woman needs to stay in hospital for one night. The correction of anisomastia is usually achieved by surgery on both breasts. Moreover it may be necessary that implants have to be placed in both breasts in order to have a consistent and long-term result. The stitches are removed gradually within two weeks. Half of the result appears immediately after the surgery,

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What is the Difference between Counselling & Psychotherapy?

by Dr Vasilios Silivistris, DipComp DipSup MBACP BA MA FRSH PhD

The terms Counselling and Psychotherapy are often used interchangeably. Though they have similar meanings with some considerable overlap, there are some important distinctions between the two that are helpful to keep in mind when looking for a therapist.

What is Counselling?

Counselling, sometimes called “talk therapy,” is a conversation or series of conversations between a counsellor and client. Counselling usually focuses on a specific problem and taking the steps to address or solve it. Problems are discussed in the present tense, without too much attention on the role of past experiences. Though the titles “counsellor” and “advisor” are often used like synonyms, counsellors rarely offer advice. Instead, counsellors guide clients to discover their own answers and support them through the actions they choose to take.

What is Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy, like counselling, is based on a healing relationship between a therapist and client. Psychotherapy, or therapy for short, also takes place over a series of sessions, though often it has a longer duration than counselling.

Some people participate in therapy off and on over several years.

Instead of narrowing in on individual problems, psychotherapy considers overall patterns, chronic issues, and recurrent feelings. This requires an openness to exploring the past and its impact on the present. The aim of psychotherapy is to resolve the underlying issues which fuel ongoing complaints. Psychotherapists help to resolve past experiences as part of laying the foundation for a satisfying future.

Many psychotherapists are open to and interested in wisdom from a variety of sources: the body, the unconscious, and the inner child, to name a few possibilities. Psychotherapists should be comfortable working with strong feelings, traumatic memories, and the therapeutic relationship.

The therapeutic relationship, also called the helping alliance, the therapeutic alliance, and the working alliance, refers to the relationship between a therapist and a client. It is the means by which a therapist and a client hope to engage with each other, and effect beneficial change in the client.

How do I Choose between Counselling & Psychotherapy?

Do not worry; choosing between Counselling & Psychotherapy is not as important as finding a mental health care provider who is a good fit.

Research shows that the connection and relationship between counsellor, psychotherapist and client is the most important factor in successful outcomes. However, you can narrow your search for a counsellor or psychotherapist by considering the following things: Do you have a single concern that you would like to get some feedback on?

Consider counselling.

Have you noticed a pattern of problems or concerns that seem to keep coming up?

Consider psychotherapy.

Are you typically satisfied with your life and relationships, and just looking for a sounding board?

Consider counselling.

Is it time to address previous trauma or family patterns that are keeping you from feeling good?

Consider psychotherapy.

As a Counselling Practitioner, I am also a trained psychotherapist. My background in counselling and psychotherapy enhances my ability to work with a variety of clients with a wide array of concerns. I am interested in clients’ current needs whether that is talking things over as a counselling practitioner, or exploring old belief systems as a psychotherapist.

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).

Tel: 99 109177 Email: v.silivistris@btinternet.com tiny.cc/drvasos SKYPE: dr.v.silivistris All enquiries will be treated in safety and in the strictest of confidence.

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Moustakas Tai Chi Returns

by John Moustakas

I have recently returned to Paphos, after an 11 year odyssey around the world, a journey which began with a year in China and encompassed 15 countries on 4 continents.

As some of you may know, I taught Tai chi throughout Cyprus for 5 years, representing Wutan International, a traditional Chinese Wushu school, founded by Grandmaster Yun Chiao Liu in Taiwan, when he retired as overseer of the island’s defence force and the premier’s bodyguard.

My teacher was Master They Soon Tuan, the UK Wutan founder based in my hometown Southampton, who was himself taught and trained by Grandmaster Liu for many years, the man who successfully trained the Chinese army against the Japanese during the the 2nd World War. I have been regularly practicing Tai chi and chi kung since the beginning of 1993, when the new headquarters building opened in Southampton, coincidentally on the 1st anniversary of Grandmaster Liu’s passing, when I began attending Master They’s classes.

I became a qualified Wushu instructor in 1997 and in response to a request while practicing Tai chi at the beachside campsite in Polis during my holidays there, returned to begin teaching in Paphos the following year and founded Wutan Cyprus here.

The Poseidonio Health and Spa Centre was where I taught in Paphos for 5 years and it has been

requested by the owner Antigone, an enthusiastic Tai chi practitioner herself, that I recommence teaching Tai chi there.

So in response to this and other requests by ex students, I have agreed to start teaching a course of Tai chi exclusively in Paphos, beginning this month, October.

Well, you may be thinking to yourself, what is Tai chi?

This is a thing that is almost as difficult to describe as to it is to understand, because the benefits one gains from its regular practice deepen in comprehension and consequence as time progresses.

The articles that I previously wrote advertising new courses in the Grapevine, which briefly describe different beneficial aspects of regular Tai chi practice, I have posted on my facebook page.

But from a traditional martial arts perspective, Tai chi ch’uan, is one of the 3 internal martial arts. There is Psingi for offence; Pa Kua, where you move in circles; and Tai chi for defence, or in other words counter attack moving backwards.

So the question now arises, what is an internal martial art?

This where the chi aspect of the art becomes relevant, as is all that is associated with it.

Chi is the Chinese word for energy, and true Wushu schools practice chi kung (kung means breath) breathing exercises in order to develop the chi. Once developed, this can be utilized for self

defence, as well as enhancing a healthy body and mind. In my humble opinion, a gift from China to the world!

This is from whence the more mystical personae of Tai chi derives, where it could almost be said that an alchemical transformation of the individual takes place, over a period of many years, developing one to become more in harmony with the surrounding world and to become aware of that fact.

One could almost say that it becomes enlightenment through movement, moving meditation.

But for the individual looking for more grounded and short term benefits, then I would describe them thus: 1 - you will learn to breathe properly, expanding your lungs downwards, to receive up to 30% more air.

2 - to learn to move effortlessly in balanced coordinated rhythm, by regular Tai chi practice.

3 – to achieve good physical and mental health by regular chi kung exercises.

4 - to be able to defend oneself by utilizing the learnt martial art applications that every move has.

Something for everyone, one might say, or even perhaps everything for someone.

For further information, please refer to the Moustakas Tai Chi advertisement, in the classified section.

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MAGGIE’S BEAUTY SPOT: Make Way for Grey The shade filling the high street and making you look effortlessly chic this autumn and winter is grey. It is more versatile and less harsh against most complexions than black, and there is a shade to suit everyone.

know why. When you understand why, it helps you make better choices.

The best description of the grey trend this season is ‘off-duty chic’. It looks effortlessly stylish, understated and tasteful. Whether you go for sharp tailoring, soft and slouchy, sports-luxe or feminine and floaty, the look is always understated and restrained.

One last word on black: it looks fantastic on some, like Madame Chanel, but it can look ageing and drab on others.

Everyone can wear black but if it’s not a good colour against your face, you need to keep it to a minimum and learn how to make it work for you. A mistake often made is that ‘black makes you look slimmer’, which it does, but if it’s not a flattering shade on you, it will make you look tired.

There are other colours that have a slimming effect; you just need to find out which ones are a success on you.

It’s a great foil for bold colour; pick just one shade to keep it elegant. Pink is grey’s perfect match this season - unless you have warm skin tones then you should wear coral pink or orange. If you want to keep your look pared down then just a splash of colour on a garment or in an accessory will do the trick - again, just one shade is enough. Thought grey underwear was simply faded white underwear? Think again. From light grey to charcoal, in satin and lace designs, grey lingerie is looking chic and ‘understated sexy’ too.

What could be more sumptuous in cold weather than a beautiful grey wool overcoat and (over-the-knee) grey suede boots?

If you would like to know which colour you should wear with grey, treat yourself to a colour consultation. Coco Chanel was spot on when she said “the best colour in the world is the one that looks good on you” (interesting for a woman who was always in black and white, but then they were her colours). Of course, we all have more than one colour that suits us, the point is that colour is so powerful that getting it right and getting it wrong makes a huge difference to how good you look and consequently, how good you feel.

There may be some colours you love, but do they love you back? Hold different colours up to your face, if a colour lifts your face and complements your overall look, go for it. If it casts shadows under your eyes and chin and dulls your complexion, ditch it. The colours you wear close to your face have the most impact, so choose the colour of your tops, jackets and overcoats carefully. Obviously, that goes for your make-up too! We often instinctively know the colours that work for us and those that don’t, but we don’t always

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Maggie Wright, Colour Me Beautiful consultant 99318477 www.cmbcyprus.com. 10% discount for Grapevine readers.

Do People Matter - Have They a Voice?

by Mike Smith

When Cain murdered Abel in the book of Genesis, he reportedly was questioned by God in connection with his brother – “Where is he?”

He famously replied, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

He would have made a splendid politician with a reply like that. But God knew what he had done – killed his brother and buried him. So God reminds Cain that his dead brother’s blood cries from the ground, and that he still has a voice, even after death. So, we ask the question – do people matter, have they a voice? In God’s eyes all people matter, but do we regard some people as not worth worrying about? Let us consider some disturbing facts.

The heading of this article was triggered by the news that ISIS forces in the Middle East were slaughtering thousands of innocent people in the name of religion. Many have died because a few fanatics believed they had to die - it did not matter whether they were Christian, or a different sect of Islam – they were not worthy, to live. Who has the right to take another human being’s life? Most religions of this world believe in the sanctity of life, and it appals us when we hear of such atrocities. The news that a British citizen beheaded an innocent journalist was greeted with horror and disbelief. What was going through this young man’s mind when he appointed himself judge and executioner?

We certainly live in turbulent times, and once again the innocent seem to suffer. So do they have a voice - often one that cries from the grave? Well, I believe a just and righteous God is saddened as we are, by the actions of the humans He made in his image. So we must speak out for those that can no longer speak for themselves, and rather than speak revenge, speak forgiveness and love. That is what Jesus spoke of when He was cruelly put to death by so-called religious people of His day. Can you forgive someone who wrongs you? I know of people who say they can never forgive – yet this is demanded, if we want to move forward in understanding what life, with all its complications, is all about. Let us vindicate the innocent, victims of the present time, by showing love and forgiveness for those who, as Jesus put it, spitefully use you. Do this, and the ones who have perished in the turmoil of the Middle East won’t be forgotten. They deserve our recognition that they were innocent victims but the memory of them lives on. So if you feel they didn’t die in vain, remember their relatives, in your thoughts and prayers. Alfred Tennyson said, “More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.” – I believe that, do you?

Prayer is a powerful tool, and over the centuries, events have been altered by the fervent prayers of believing Christians, and it is still valid today.

We ignore, at our peril, the opportunity to speak to our Creator, He is more than willing to listen, if you go to Him with a sincere and pure heart, but don’t expect an instant answer, that doesn’t happen very often.

Belief and trust are the key ingredients, and this takes perseverance and practice. However, prayer does work – ask those who have had wonderful happenings in their life. God bless you for taking the time to read this. On behalf of NTCC may you experience the joy that Jesus can bring into your lives.

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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.

September really started at the end of August when we had a ‘Kleftico’ night on 29th at Matthew’s Taverna in Nata. This was a most enjoyable evening, with a surprising number of members turning out to enjoy their chicken or lamb, on what was a very sticky and humid night.

September is traditionally one of our biggest months with the static display we have at the Episkopi Garrison Fete, which this year was held on 20th, a little later in the month than usual. The turn-out included 14 vehicles from our own Club, plus other vehicles from The Volkswagon Club, also from Nicosia and Limassol Clubs, making a very good display. As usual, it was a great day out, much enjoyed by all who participated.

Holly the Rescued Dog While still able to walk in the cool air of the Cyprus spring, before the sun became too hot and the weather too humid, a couple went out for their daily walk. They come across a little dog curled up on the edge of a nearby field. They were struck by the image. The dog was obviously starving and very, very weak. She had suffered serious muscle wastage and was unable to stand without any help.

As sadness and anger combined at the sight of the poor creature, the family carried her home, made her a bed and started the long and tiring process of restoring her to good health. She was brought into the Paphiakos clinic for a check-up, and Dr. Nefeli Damigou became her vet. After tests results came, they showed the dog was suffering from Leishmania and Erlichia, and that she was in an extremely poor health condition.

The dog was named Holly, and under the careful and experienced supervision of Nefeli Damigou, she has recovered very well and is now almost 17 kg, from originally weighing 11.4 kg.

Holly’s adoptive family that found her and made her the wonderful, healthy, October’s events will include a Run-Out on 5th (details will be on the website loving dog she is today, agree that she has had a very hard life, having been starved and abused. Holly is now much more confident, she is very playful, and the FaceBook page) plus the normal monthly meeting on 18th. loves her adoptive brothers Dudley and Ben, both 8 years old. She is very Contact us on e-mail address: paphclassics@gmail.com gentle and fun to be with and will make a very good companion, her owners have said to Dr. Nefeli. They have become very attached to Holly but they Phone: 99791872 would like to find a loving and caring home for her, as they are both aged Or view our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Paphclassics and website: over 65 and already have two dogs and four cats. www.paphoscvc.com for regular updates and details of events.

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What do you Expect me to Say?

by Demetris Georgiades

One of the most interesting aspects of language learning is the exposure of cultural idiosyncrasies and quirks that might make us look at our own culture more closely. For example, the language normally used to request items in shops in the UK is not quite the same as what is often used in Cyprus. On a recent trip to the supermarket, I carefully listened to two middle-aged Cypriot gentlemen who had queued at the meat counter. The ideal opportunity to conduct my bit of research! “Να μου κόψεις τρία κιλά!” said the first man, with a stern tone that one might not always associate with such an informal setting. His words more or less translate to “You shall cut three kilos for me!” The second man spoke in a slightly more courteous tone, saying “Κόψε μου έξι κομμάτια!” This translates to “Cut six pieces for me!” While remaining as objective as possible, it would not be too broad a conclusion to draw that the language used at the meat counter and other such places differs greatly between the UK and Cyprus.

The question that arises here is: Is it better to be straightforward and forthright like the two gentlemen I observed that day, or is it compulsory to ‘decorate’ such clear-cut requests with terms such as ‘May I’, ‘Could I’ or ‘Do you think I could?’

Poem of the Month

Later that day, I popped into a pharmacy. The elderly lady in front of me was asked “Θέλετε το μεγάλο κουτί κυρία;” meaning “Do you want (with a polite plural verb ending) the large packet madame?” The kind looking lady’s response and the pharmacist’s indifferent reaction made me wonder if the same words would be met with the same level of disregard in other cultures. “Δώσε μου δύο πακέτα!” - Give me two packets! was her reply. Is this normally done in Britain and Canada, I wondered? Reply to a question with a command? Not really, but should it? My curiosity was heightened on another day during a visit to a relative’s home. “Να σου βάλω λίγο παγωτό;” - Shall I put (bring) you some ice-cream? My kind Cypriot friend asked her thirty-something daughter.

The response? Nothing other than a command! “Να μου βάλεις!” You shall put some for me! she said, completely discarding the fact that an offer was made, and commanding that she receive what was already suggested to her. On a similar occasion, a visiting friend once replied to my question “Was the food I made good?” saying “The food was good!” making an uncompromising point of ignoring my question. Perhaps having to respond to a question with an affirmative reply is seen as lacking assertive qualities and is less desirable than making an unhinged statement.

Magnetic Majestic I feel I am, wings long clear veined along, a dragonfly colour red,

Dragonflies (insects)

by Beryl Hollands

Fresh water our place to feed, biting jaws/large eyes to see, Two pairs, long thin veined wings, find a mate to propagate, Not difficult at all, My time is short, I cannot stay long, ladies first?

Come on.

I’m only an insect after all.

She bobs around like a roundabout, teasing and trashing to give me doubts, How swift she flies, leaves me mesmerized.

What more does she want? I’m only an insect after all, So few of us around? Please make up your mind, have eggs galore, We are bound by nature’s law, to keep a balance for all.

At last the test. There we rest. I’ve done my best, I’m only an insect after all.

On a pre-euro trip to Greece, I approached a young bank teller and asked “Αν σας είναι εύκολο, μπορείτε να μου αλλάξετε αυτές τις κυπριακές λίρες;” Approximately meaning “If it isn’t too much of a bother, could you please exchange these Cyprus pounds for me?” To my surprise, I was met with the reply of: “If it isn’t too much of a bother?!?

This is my job! What do you expect me to say when someone asks to change foreign money to drachmas? No?” Horrified, I smiled and quickly looked downwards, fully disgraced in my failure to elevate the level of bluntness in my request. I still can’t decide who was right, though. Was I being excessively polite or was he simply a discourteous?

Studies into social linguistics such as those conducted by English-Cypriot researcher Daphne Chloros offers a plethora of explanations into why the way in which we request and reply to offers is an area of language with a diverse cultural variation. Whether or not one has enough interest in the social side of language to read studies such as those conducted by Chloros, comparing cultures through the words chosen in the compilation of phrases can be a fascinating exercise.

Discover the beauty of the Greek language this winter! Learn Greek with Canadian-Cypriot teacher Demetris Georgiades, BA, MA. It is much easier than you might have thought! Unlock the mystery of the local language! Beginner’s lessons are now only €20/month and your first month is free! Please call 26-910322, 99-347502. Starting November 25th. © Grapevine • October 2014

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CLASSIFIEDS SERVICES MOBILE AUTO ENGINEER British trained with over 35 years experience.

Any vehicle catered for. Call any time 99 802067. See Main advert for more details.

ENGLISH CARPENTER City & Guilds, also advanced craft, 27 yrs experience, kitchens, storage solutions, suspended ceilings, bedrooms, pergolas, fencing, decking, sound/heat insulation. All bespoke joinery. Portfolio/ references. All workmanship guaranteed.

Free quotes. Mark: 96 395309 or email cypruscarpenter@yahoo.co.uk

UPHOLSTERY, RUGS, BLINDS + CURTAIN CLEANING Rugs from 20€ - Carpets from 38€ - Fabric Suites from 85€ - Leather Suites from 95€ - Mattresses from 25€. Curtains, Roman Blinds, Vertical Blinds need to be surveyed.

For a free quotation call Mark on 70 006766. All Areas.

MARTYN THE ELECTRICIAN British electrician available for all electrical work big or small, fully qualified City & Guilds 236/2391 & NICEIC level. Extra sockets, water heaters, lights, installation work, testing, inspection and fault finding. Please call Martyn on tel 96 558321. Paphos, Peyia & Polis areas. 24-hour call out. For further info please visit www.electriciancyprus.com

NICK’S MAINTENANCE SERVICES British trained and fully qualified electrician, plumber and gas engineer able to carry out all types of repairs and maintenance on your home, garden or pool. Call 99 009798 for a free quotation. Paphos district.

ALUMINIUM INSTALLATION & REPAIRS Patio, main doors, louvered shutters, staircases, gates, fences, balconies, fly screens, double glazing, safety lock rollers, hinges. See our main adverts. Tel: 99 598474.

FRIENDLY ENGLISH GARDENER Friendly, reliable Englishman with 20 years gardening experience & City & Guilds qualifications, certificates & references available. Weekly/fortnightly/as required. For a free quotation & consultation call Peter 99 137874 or PJ 96 234965 or check us out at www.thepaphosgardeners.com

TIMBER, PLUMBING, PAINTING AND GARDENING Professionally done by UK tradesman fencing, decking, pergolas, door frames, plumbing, water pressure pumps, irrigation systems, roof repairs, painting & decorating.

No Job too small. Please ring 99 598474 or 99 774231. Also Tiling & Crazy Paving.

THE COMPLETE PROPERTY SOLUTION Madock Ltd, UK Insurance approved.

All work undertaken by fully qualified tradesmen. Electrical (17th edition), plumbing including central heating, building work, carpentry, plastering, painting & decorating, tiling & roofing, mains sewerage connection, kitchens, bathrooms & bedrooms. No job too small. Call Tony on 99 009665 for a free, no obligation quote.

MAN AND VAN No job too big or small, all areas covered, reliable service at reasonable rates.

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Superhome / Ikea pick up plus assembled in your home. Call Tony 99 943749.

EXPERIENCED UPHOLSTERER Soft furnishings, curtains, alterations, garden furniture, loose covers, canopies, large selection of quality fabrics & canvas available. For free quotation ring Busy Bees on 99 229778 or 99 250789.

THE TIMBER SPECIALISTS Carports, Sheds, Pergolas, Decking, Gazebos, Fencing, Gates. UK Tradesmen, reliable and trustworthy. For a free quote or consultation please call Alan 99 931667

SAM’S DECORATIONS Professional plasterers and painters.

Alterations, tiling, stonework, graffiadou, roofs and ceiling repairs, plasterboard works, tape and joining and much more. Please don’t hesitate to call Sam for your free quote.

Tel 96 330553 or 99 262147.

STONE REPAIRS AND CLEANING Repair and restoration of chipped, scratched, dull and stained Marble, Terrazzo, Stone and Ceramic tiled floors and surfaces.

Professional repairs and cleaning of patio paths, driveways, internal/external ceramic tiles and grout lines. Tel Mark at Premier on 7000 6766 or email info@pcc-cyprus.com www.pcc-cyprus.com

ALPHA CARPENTRY & JOINERY Fully qualified carpenters, 28 yrs experience, custom made joinery i.e. storage solutions.

Radiator cabinets with wide range of grills.

All types of fencing & gates, pergolas, carports, wooden or composite decking.

Plasterboard partitions & suspended ceilings. References available & all workmanship fully guaranteed. For all your woodworking needs with free quotes please call Mark 96 395309 or Rab 96 845598. email: alphacarpentrycyprus@yahoo.com

POOL CLEANING & MAINTENANCE All Inclusive Monthly Pool Cleaning by Fully Qualified, Insured and Legal Staff.

Water Testing with Lovibond Photometers.

Summer/Winter Tariffs. Home Tuition Available. Call Lynn on 99 259433 for quote or email deep.bluepools@yahoo.com

PROPERTIES FOR RENT VILLA/BUNGALOW - KAMARES VILLAGE Fully furnished and fitted to a high standard.

3 bedroom. Lounge/dining room/kitchen. 8 x 4 pool. Off road parking. Inclusive of pool cleaner and gardener. Ideal for holiday rental or would consider long term.

Please call 99 90 55 44.

PROPERTIES FOR SALE CORAL BAY – PAPHOS For Sale or Rent 3 bed Maisonette, Fully furnished with A/C, very close to all amenities and sandy beach. Private garden and communal swimming pool, Tennis court.

Price €259,000. Title deeds. No agents. Also a 2 bed bungalow in Kings Gardens, nest to Lidl supermarket & opposite Venus Beach Hotel, communal swimming pool. Price €179.000. Please phone 99 598474.

Need extra Money?

Want to work for Grapevine Magazine selling advertising.

Flexible hours to suit YOU. Phone 26 819167

WANTED LEAVING CYPRUS??

Cars bought for Cash 99 315649.

FOR SALE TEN THINGS GOD WANTS YOU TO KNOW By local author David Waite, now available via Kindle. Reflective, thought-provoking and biblical. It makes great holiday reading.

Download it today!

PEBBLE REBEL Ladies Fashion Boutique. High street clothing – accessories – gifts – crafts. Come and browse around our shop in Pissouri. Also market stalls across the island. See us on Facebook, telephone 97718013 or visit our website www.pebblerebelcyprus.com – 10% off with this advert.

PAINTINGS FOR SALE Due to economic difficulties I am forced to sell some of my valued paintings by Michael D. Papas. Prices from €200 – €3,000. Please call 99 742037 for further information and viewing.

To Advertise Here Send: Your advert clearly written including €10 for 30 words inclusive of VAT per month.

Extra words are chargeable at € 0.25 each.

HEALTH AND BEAUTY

ATOM EXTERMINATORS LTD

SPECIALIST CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Carefully count the number

Pest Control, Termites, Woodworm, Rodents, Fleas etc. Members of British Pest Control Association, Royal Society of Health U.K. Licensed by Ministry of Agriculture (License n.9) Tel: 26 220336, 99637193.

Susie Hecquer MCSP, SRP, OCPPP, MICSP. London and Dublin trained. Paphos area.

Treatment in a fully-equipped clinic and caring environment. Tel 96 404436.

of words and decide

PRP COMPUTER SERVICES UK Trained Technician. A computer service you can trust. PC & Laptop repairs.

Computer tuition. Paphos area covered. No call out fee! Call Paul 97657519.

FIRST CLASS TRADESMEN Painting and decorating, all repair work. First class tradesmen. Also pools, gardening and building work. Excellent prices. Please call 99 90 55 44.

ANNOUNCEMENT CONNECTION ON CENTRAL SEWERAGE SYSTEM (Residents of Emba, Anavargos, Konia).

Plans, drawing up and submitting to the Sewerage Board of Paphos. G Karsonakis, Civil Engineer. Tel 99 655056.

how many insertions you require.

HAIR @ HOME (YOURS OR MINE) Your own personal stylist on call 24/7 to care for your hair. Ladies, Gents and Children welcome. Please phone 97 805966.

Payment must be included

DIVA UNISEX HAIR AND BEAUTY SALON

with order.

Haircut, Blowdry and Deep Conditioning Treatment - Normally €40 now €25. Fully trained and qualified hairdressers. Tel: 99 423207 for your appointment.

Post your advert to PO Box

CLASSES/LESSONS

62068, Paphos, 8060

MOUSTAKAS TAI CHI

or call direct to our office

Free introductory Tai chi class on Thursday 16th October at 10 am, introducing 16 week programme, at Poseidonio Health & Fitness Club. John Moustakas 99 063579; jonmoustakas@yahoo.co.uk; facebook – Moustakas Tai Chi.

at Marias Loizidou 24A, Paphos, 8047.

Deadline 15th of every month.

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