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Upfront Things start to get back to normal this month after the heat and humidity of summer. With the cooler evenings there is a lot more to look forward to in terms of things to do and see. Check out our events page (8) for more details.

Take a look at our cover photo this month and if you can tell us why Kathleen Ruddy found it difficult to go into a butcher’s shop to research her new comedy play you could win 2 tickets to ‘Spare Ribs’ at the venue of your choice. The answer is mentioned twice somewhere in this issue. When you find the answer email, drop in or phone the Grapevine Office with it, plus your name and your contact telephone number. We need your answers by Wednesday 17th September.

It is with deep sympathy that our thoughts go out to John Morris, who has been the

The Vegetarian Butcher!

Photographed by George Dickie

Grapevine’s cartoonist for many years. Iris Morris, husband of John, and mother of Karen, Christine and Andrew died 30th July 2014. RIP.

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Market Place

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Folk Music in Cyprus When the media write about folk music aficionados they delight in the old cliché of earnest, middle-aged or elderly, Arran-sweater clad, sandal-shod, pipe-smoking, bearded adherents - and that’s just the women! In reality, fans of the genre come in all shapes, sizes, ages and persuasions.

Cyprus may only have a population of 800,000-odd but nevertheless it is home to a surprisingly active alternative music scene. Alongside the tavernas with bouzoukis and keyboards purveying traditional Greek music, the pubs featuring rock bands and the bars with wailing karaoke, there is a steady and growing stream of gentler music. The quality varies, but many of its exponents are seasoned professionals and semi-professionals, often those who have elected to make Cyprus their place of retirement.

Folk aficionados’ motivations vary. Some are actuated by a respect for tradition and a wish to preserve what seems worth preserving. For some it is a reaction against high volumes and aggressive, strident music. Some express a preference for “acoustic” music, overlooking the fact that all music is acoustic; perhaps what they mean is “unamplified”.

Here in Paphos the choice is growing. One organiser runs a fortnightly “open mic” night on alternate Thursdays at the Sea Caves tavern, where guest performers can get up and do a few numbers - even some pop or blues is acceptable. Another arranges an occasional session of mainly country music - the “Oar House” sessions - at Mylospetras Tavern, Sea Caves area.

And now the Paphos Folk Club, which for a number of years has been hosted by the Phoenix Social Club, is being resurrected by new organisers.

Philip Willcock and Paul Lowndes, founding members of Cyprus folk band Abzorba, are making a determined effort to breathe new life into the sessions. These will be held at the Phoenix, 5 Ikarou Street, Kato Paphos, on the second Thursday of each month starting on 11th September, from 8pm till 11pm. A new format which has had success elsewhere is planned; each session will have a featured act - individual or group - who will open and close the evening and for the remainder guest performers will come on in turn to perform as many songs or tunes as the organisers can allocate them. So to get on the roster would-be performers will need to book their

slots with the aforementioned organisers mentioned below. There is further information on the web at https://www.facebook.com/paphosfolkclub.

Paphos’ featured act for September is Marshall Hughes, on the 11th.

Marshall is not only an accomplished singer and instrumentalist, both solo and in bands, but also very knowledgeable about folk music, having run a radio show on folk music for Hong Kong Radio-Television for many years.

The following month, on 9th October, we get more of a country slant with singer/guitarist Rick Legend, a well-known performer around Paphos.

Limassol will lend us Walter Litherland for the session on 13th November for a mixture of serious and comic ditties and folk group Abzorba will round off the year at the December session, on the 11th, with music from Ireland and elsewhere.

In the Limassol area the Limassol Folk Club meets at Agios Ermogenis restaurant, near Kourio beach, on the first Sunday of the month from 2pm to 5pm. The Club has a web presence at http://www.limassolfolkclub.org.

The Club has hitherto been organised by Frank and Joan Taylor but they are understood to be moving their base from Cyprus so the arrangements are being taken over by Walter Litherland and Graham Spencer. Additionally there is an unamplified “singaround” organised by Graham Spencer (also a member of Abzorba) at Sykaminia Tavern, Agios Amvrosios on the third Sunday of the month from 3pm to 5pm. The next one is on 21st September as with many activities in Cyprus, sessions are suspended during the peak of the summer heat.

For those who live up the other end of the island, there is a regular unamplified session at the Village Tavern, Pyla organised by Steve and Mo Whinney and attended by people living in places from Agia Napa to Larnaca and even Limassol. This takes place on the second Monday of each month from 8pm till late. The music is not confined to folk - as long as it is unamplified, anything goes.

And those are only the ones known to the writers - there may well be others.

Where there is folk music, the Morris dancers are seldom far away. The Cyprus Morris can be contacted through Graham Spencer.

On the subject of folk dancing, there are enthusiastic groups for Scottish traditional dancing and for line dancing in Paphos and they probably have counterparts elsewhere in Cyprus. The listings in Cyprus’ various Englishlanguage publications, newspapers and magazines, give contact details for many of these.

Persons interested in finding out more about the music side can make contact with the following: Paphos: Philip Willcock 99908241 willcock@cytanet.com.cy Paul Lowndes 9955 3096 Lowndes_Paul@bigfoot.com Limassol: Walter Litherland 99069488 w4llit@yahoo.co.uk or Graham Spencer (see below) Ag. Amvrosios: Graham Spencer 99030185 rannygazoo@cytanet.com.cy Pyla: Steve & Mo Whinney 97840476 steve_whinney@hotmail.co.uk

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Local news

Madvent Again for Friends’ Hospice

For the second year running, the Madvent ticket sales for the daily prize-winning will be held to raise funds for The Friends’ Hospice in Paphos.

The prizes donated for last year’s event attracted ticket sales of €10,731 for the charity which provides palliative care, free of charge, for anyone in the region, regardless of nationality.

Since it relocated to its new premises at St George’s Polyclinic in the town, the Hospice has given specialised treatment to more than 100 patients suffering from conditions and diseases for which a cure is no longer possible.

Madvent is the brainchild of the owners of The Outlet Store group of shops in Chlorakas, Mesogi and Kolossi who, along with the Hospice’s support volunteers, canvas businesses to offer prizes of goods, travel, accommodation or hospitality. Winning ticket numbers are drawn each day during The Outlet Store sponsored programme on Rock FM. This year there are two ‘star’ prizes – Emirates tickets for two people to Dubai and accommodation at the magnificent Atlantis Hotel on The Palm, and Condor flights for two from Larnaca Airport to Berlin.

Other prizes vary from electrical goods to travel vouchers for bed and breakfast in a variety of hotels around Cyprus, cruises from Paphos Harbour, white-knuckle rides, as well as meals for two at many restaurants and tavernas.

Ticket sales will begin at the Kendall & Morelli concert at Tala amphitheatre on September 27th and will continue at The Friends’ Hospice charity shops in Polis, Chlorakas, Kato Paphos, Pissouri and Geriskipou, and at the Outlet Stores. The first winner will be announced on November 30th and at least one ticket will be drawn daily on Rock FM until Christmas Eve.

Stage One: The Curtain Rises

After the long hot summer Stage One Theatre Group Emba re-opens with a crackling production of Ladies Down Under by Amanda Whittington directed by Cathy Asater and sponsored by Hammers Auction House.

This sequel to Ladies Day, previously performed by Stage One, has the lucky fish filleting ladies from Hull using their race winnings to travel to Oz. They certainly get new experiences and a few surprises as well as some life changing moments. The humour is broad and with a great cast which includes some of the original players from Ladies Day the Stage One season gets underway.

Performances start 30th September to 4th October. Tickets cost €12, €6 for students and children under 12. The Telephone Box Office opens: Monday 8th September, Monday to Friday between 10.00am & 1.00pm, Tel: 99967737.

The Theatre Box Office opens: Monday 8th September, Monday & Friday only, from 10.00am to 12.00 Midday, or email: boxoffice@stageonetheatre. com Stage One’s Youth Group under the directorship of Cathy Asater will present Alice in Wonderland based on the book by Lewis Carroll.

Charity Coffee Morning

After a successful event last year when we raised close to €1500, we are holding another Macmillan Nurses UK/ Friends Hospice, Paphos Coffee Morning on Friday 19th September from 10.30am - 3.30pm. There will be games such as roll a coin for a bottle, pig racing, tombola, pick out a plate in the pool and win the prize, etc and stalls of various types including jewellery, cards etc. Also on sale will be bacon or sausage butties with a free beer, wine or fruit juice for €4. Entrance will be €3 and this includes a cup of tea or coffee and slice of cake. From around 12.30 we have a number of local professional singers coming to entertain you with a couple of songs each, and they include A J Vickers, Andi Hobbs, Darren Hayes and several more. Curry or chilli with rice will be on sale for €4 and will include a free beer, wine or fruit juice and promises to be a good afternoon. The music during the day will be organized by ‘Bernie the Bolt’.

If anyone has any tombola prizes they would like to donate (please look in the back of cupboards), or would be willing to bake for us – cakes or savoury, whatever you like to make we would be very grateful. The venue is in Tala up the hill from Stephanie village (by the Casa Luna restaurant) towards the Tala amphitheatre, going up the corner house six roads up on the right, coming down the second on the left. There will be banners and balloons so you cannot miss it. Any further information from Linda on 97649978 or Sheila 99009154.

Both charities are registered and Linda is registered with Macmillan Nurses to run an event. Please help us to help these tremendous charities. Thank you.

18th October for one night only at 7.30pm.

Tickets €10 and €5 for under 12 years old.

Donations will be split between Solidarity Paphos and the Cyprus Kidney Society. Tickets are available from the Box Office from September 8th – phone 99967737 and at the theatre and by email now at boxoffice@ stageonetheatre.com On 25th October Stage One presents the Paphos Zingers Rock with Aphrodite. Tickets are €7.50 and will be available very soon from the Zingers.

In December, Stage One sets sail to Treasure Island, very loosely based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson and directed by Caroline Harman Smith. Sponsor is 3D Global Financial Services. Book now for this lively production which starts Monday 1st December to 6th at 7.30pm. Be warned, there will be audience participation. Yo ho ho.

Stage One club nights are held on third Thursdays each month and new members are welcome. No talent is wasted and much help needed in all aspects of theatre work. The Youth Group meets on Saturday mornings in the theatre and aids confidence and self expression.

More info on aspects of Stage One from Caroline on 26911641.

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VANISHING CYPRUS: Turkey’s Military Occupation

by Andreas C Chrysafis

July and August in Cyprus always brings a volley of celebrations for some; commiserations and condemnations for others! This has been going on for the past forty years with little chance of changing the status quo.

With the passage of time, each year two historical events emerge to rekindle the old grey cells trapped in a time warp: (a) Turkey is not prepared to abandon its occupation of Cyprus and (b) the Republic has been unable to establish a long-term foreign and defense policy to deal with the Turkish aggression; patchwork of sorts has always been the norm!

As a result of a string of unwise policies and political decisions Cyprus today is confronted with insurmountable problems; the nation is in near bankruptcy with possibly more Troika loans on the way but above all else, the demographic transformation in the occupied area has become irreversible.

Unwittingly, Turkish Cypriots are equally trapped by Turkey’s expansionist ambitions in the Eastern Mediterranean. They believed that Turkey invaded the island for their sake but as it transpired that was never the case but a ploy.

It is assessed that not more than 70,000 Turkish Cypriots are living in the occupied area as opposed to an estimated 400,000 Anatolian settlers imported by Ankara to change the demographic character of the island. Of course no official figures are available. Inevitably, in a few years’ time the Turkish Cypriot nationals will vanish forever and will exist in name only unless they do something about it.

Under the present talks Cyprus will inevitably be partitioned in the guise of a bi-zonal, bi-communal Federation (an apartheid style pseudo-federation) and would also be impossible to remove the settlers from Cyprus – already the government agreed to allow 50,000 Anatolians on “humanitarian” grounds. Those numbers are deceptive and are subject to interpretation depending on who is doing the counting.

When that happens, freedom of movement and Muslim population growth for the small island will become a social demographic time bomb. It’s no co-incidence that the occupied area is systematically inundated with new mosques built everywhere across the land as a sign of conquest and continuity.

Unfortunately for Cyprus, Turkey’s behaviour is well recognized, which has a reputation for signing agreements knowing it would not honour them.

The present negotiations face a similar fate. The Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Eroglu behaves in a similar manner of utter inflexibility. A classic example of Turkey’s political arrogance is the following agreement, which makes it plainly obvious.

The sixth paragraph of Article 49 of the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, to which Turkey signed and is a party of, provides that: “The Occupying Power (of any territory) shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies”. Turkey continues to do exactly the opposite in Cyprus.

The other victim of Turkey’s occupation is the ancient city of Famagusta/ Varoshia - once a bustling city and now one of the few if not the only ghost city in the world. To this day, Ankara refuses to allow the return of its legal property owners and refugees (220,000) to go back to their homes. It also rejects requests to allow UN or even US American experts to enter the forsaken city to study its condition for re-habitation.

Covertly, there is a master-scheme behind Turkey’s decision and that is not to relinquish control over its trophy. Agreement or not, there is a good suspicion that Famagusta/Varoshia would be populated by a wave of a new breed of influential Turkish settlers and business-people to re-establish a thriving city again with its deep port facilities and naval access to the world.

Natural gas-related industries can’t be excluded.

The election of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offers little hope of a change in policy. Turkey’s obstinate position will continue to remain as hard as a rock and it will take a shrewd statesmanship to reverse its intransigence - something that Cyprus is not famous for!

Meanwhile, Mr. Erdogan’s election promise to his people for a “New Turkey” does not necessarily include solving the Cyprus issue. There are more pending matters such as the Kurdish problem and also the Islamic State (ISIL) threat. It is reported that 10% of ISIL Jihadist militants are Turks. The Erdogan government acknowledged that significant Sunni Turkish nationals are being recruited by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and are paying high salaries for their loyalty.

The growth of these Jihadist groups could pose a serious threat to Turkey’s stability but also to the occupied sector of Cyprus. That would be the worst nightmare for the Republic of Cyprus.

Meanwhile, time waits for no-one and as time goes by, there are underlying concerns that a Turkish Cypriot State under the Protectorate of Turkey (or province) cannot be brushed aside as a fantasy. Mr. Eroglu, the hawkish Turkish Cypriot leader keeps repeating those same threats and has not backed down once from such aspirations. Now that Mr. Erdogan has been re-elected things can change rapidly; he may well be the one Turkish leader to divide the island for good. His official visit to the occupied area soon is not without a purpose.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise if one day a declaration were issued stating that a Turkish Cypriot State has been born. That is how Turkey operates prolong a problem long enough until the timing is right and then strike! If that were the case, a new “democratic” pseudo referendum would seal the fate of Cyprus. A similar tactic was applied to create the TRNC (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), which no country recognizes save one, Turkey.

One cannot deny that Turkey is the key to a solution but unless she sits around the negotiating table the problem will never be resolved. Deciding not to recognize the Republic of Cyprus is not helping.

Negotiating with the Turkish Cypriot leadership on the other hand – good as it may sound politically – it is actually hopeless because Turkey dictates events and not the Turkish Cypriot politicians. It was never a good idea to start in first place and a bad political move to hold talks on the basis of “two ethnic communities”.

In fact the political charade of the talks must come to an end until a better political environment presents itself to allow meaningful discussions to resolve differences; partitioning the island on a BBF is not one of them!

While the Turkish Cypriots enjoy the privileges as citizens of the Republic offered by EU-Cyprus, ironically, its leadership and some political parties driven by nationalistic ideas such as the Grey Wolves are actively pursuing a policy to break up the Republic.

One cannot have it both ways. The Turkish Cypriots must choose to either

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be full citizens of the Republic of Cyprus or not. Citizenship however cannot be a selective process but it comes as one package complete with its advantages and disadvantages; no special privileges for some and less for others! Citizens cannot decide and choose to retain some of the privileges of citizenship that suits them and drop others; this is inconsistent with the concept of a nation and citizenship!

In Turkey, such dissidence is punishable by imprisonment for “unturkishness” which is considered a crime under the Constitution. Mr. Erdogan believes “turkishness” must be treated like a sacred cow that no one should dare to tamper with – imprisoned Turkish journalists are a good example of “tampering with the sacred cow”.

All considering, is there a light at the end of the dark tunnel for this torn island?

That depends entirely on what the Cyprus government plans to do in the next couple of years; either continue the same ineffective and appeasing policy or go on the offensive. The wishywashy policy of the past must come to an end and be replaced by a new strategy and make it abundantly clear that; Turkey will never become a EU member without Cyprus’s approval unless she withdraws its troops from Cyprus.

Most importantly, the new policy should include an appeal to all the Turkish Cypriots that Greek Cypriots as citizens of this island are more than ready to reunite. The media also has a major role to play on promoting this initiative of peace and reconciliation. One cannot deny that it is more beneficial to reunite the island as one country as opposed to remain a divided nation under the threat of a gun and Turkish military occupation.

So far the people’s voice has been muzzled and it’s necessary finally to speak out as one unit in the name of peace, free choice and justice. When that starts to happen, that will be the start of a Revolution of the Mind and will not be a bad thing.

The old taboos will gradually fade away and be replaced by a new chapter in the history of Cyprus; a chapter of a progressive and prosperous multicultural Cypriot society and one that people have never seen or enjoyed before!

Author – Writer – Artist

Rethink of Priorities

by Andreas C Chrysafis

When a country decides to abandon the right to govern the nation; the right to control its own currency and interest rates; the right to make its own laws; the right to control its own borders, and when that country puts greater effort on borrowing billions to save a corrupt banking system at the misery of its people; and when it resorts to robbing people’s bank accounts without their asking; and when it uses blackmailing tactics and threats of doom and gloom to get passed ill-conceived laws through parliament; and when it continues its thievery through crippling taxation without any social consciousness; and when that country refuses to listen to peoples’ basic needs but prefers to offer protection to the rich and powerful; and when its prepared to make people homeless and sent humble citizens to prisons because EU/Troika bankers demand so; and when it supports foreign interests and directives more than protecting its own industries; and when that country fails to focus its efforts in education, housing, employment, the environment and health services, it is not only depriving a whole generation of its future but the country has no future!

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Time to rethink for a better Cyprus…the one today is tainted!

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Diary 0f events September

05 (Fri) Coffee Morning at the Paphiakos T-Rooms (next to Ambassador Restaurant). 10.30am – 1.00pm.

Raffle. For details call 26946461.

06 (Sat) Ann’s Fancy Dress Birthday Party at the Limnaria Social Club (opp Alexander the Great Hotel) from 7pm. No birthday presents/cards, but small donations of money/animal food appreciated for Paphiakos.

Prize for best costume, raffle, a delicious buffet and DJ Disco.

07 (Sun) Seasonal Autumn Market in Pano Akourdaleia Herb Garden with Farmers, Arts and Crafts. Local, natural, homemade and handmade! Coffee shop on site. For more details visit www.facebook. com/groups/heavenonearthherbals or contact 96425879/99993412.

11 (Thu) Anarita Ladies Circle Charity Quiz in aid of CPSG at Mike’s Café and Bar. Starts 8pm. Entrance €5. Team tables can be booked in advance. Contact: John on 97653469.

12 (Fri) Impressions from a Mediterranean Island Photography exhibition by James Blake, at Apomero Taverna, Paphos, until 7th November. Includes over 40 historic photographic prints of Cypriot life from a bygone age. Tel James on 99859344.

12 (Fri) Evening Moonlight Walk 5–10 km under the stars. Registration 6.15 pm, 7pm start from Agios Giorgio Café in front of St. George’s Hotel along coastal route towards Paphos. Come in fancy dress or shorts and Tshirt. Entrance €20 or sponsor a walker, in aid of CPSG. Contact Beverley Houghton Brown on 99983550.

13 (Sat) An Evening with the Zingers at Thanasis Restaurant, Kouklia. Bookings 26432000. In aid of CPSG. Price €25 includes dinner, local wines and beer, soft drinks and water. Raffle. Contact Ruth 99389073.

13 (Sat) ABF Autumn Concert by the Band of the Royal Logistic Corps at Pissouri Theatre. Box office opens 6pm, starts 7pm. Tickets €10 adults, €5 under 16s, infants free. For reservations call 99934668.

Rainbow’s End Craft Fairs On Sunday 14th Sep (Supporting Solidarity); 12th Oct (Supporting Nowzad); 9th Nov (Supporting British Legion). 10am – 4pm. At Limnaria Gardens Complex opp Alexander the Great Hotel. Call Katie Parnaby on 97634751 or email cmparnaby@ gmail.com.

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

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).

20 (Sat) British Forces Episkopi Fete at Happy Valley. 11.30am – 3.30pm. Arena events, many stalls, refreshments, classic car show. Free entrance.

25 (Thu) Anarita Ladies Circle Coffee Morning in aid of CPSG at Mike’s Café and Bar. Starts 10am. Entrance €5. Raffle and stalls.

Contact Anne on 97653464.

25 (Thu) Singing to Save a Kidney at the UKCA Social Club. Starts 7pm. 12 local musicians and singers giving their time and talents to raise funds. Free entry. Bar refreshments from 6.30pm.

26 (Fri) World’s Biggest Coffee Morning at the Fly Again Pub, Argaka. 10am. Entrance €5 includes coffee and cakes. In aid of PASYKAF Cancer Care, Cyprus. For more info call Shirley on 97648401.

26 (Fri) Coffee Morning at Aphrodite Café, Geroskipou (opp Thrassos). Unlimited coffee, tea and homemade cakes from 11am. Entrance €5 in aid of PASYKAF Homecare Nursing (styled on Macmillan Nursing in the UK). Contact CPSG Secretary Marian Lawrence on 99806312.

27 (Sat) Jazz Night at Elea Estates, Geroskipou. An evening of classical swing jazz. Hot and cold platters available. Tickets €15 – call 26202110 or 99387311.

14 (Sun) State of Quo in the Moni Outdoor Theatre, 8pm. Bring your own drink (and glasses!) and enjoy hot food included with your ticket. Please order food when ordering tickets. Tickets €18 in advance, €22 on the door on 99 786528. For more info visit http://is.gd/ onsfdP

03 Oct (Fri) Forthcoming Concert at Pissouri Amphitheatre, 7pm. In aid of Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) in Cyprus and The British Forces Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC). Tickets €10, free for children 12 years and under, on sale at outlets in Pissouri and at Hives in Episkopi and Akrotiri.

14 (Sun) Evening Boat Trip leaving the harbour at 6.00pm. Price €35 includes supper, drinks, entertainment, firework display. In aid of CPSG. Contact Mike Johnson 99166532 or Maurice Newman 99952552.

04 Oct (Sat) World Animal Day at the Kings Avenue Mall, 11am – 6pm. Paphiakos & CCP Animal Welfare volunteers will be there to raise awareness on animal welfare, answer questions and talk to all those interested.

14 (Sun) Ethnic & Jazz Music Concert inside Kato Paphos Castle at 8.00 p.m. Entrance: €7, Students free. For more info contact Polis on 99632346.

05 Oct (Sun) Shelter Open Day at the Paphiakos Shelter, 10am and 3pm. Live entertainment, rides, interesting stalls, delicious food and competitions for all to try!

19 (Fri) Charity Musical Evening for CPSG, the Kidney Association and Solidarity. At The Base, airport road. €15 pp inexpensive drinks and BBQ type food. Ticket sales: Hearns Coral Bay, DT’s, ACME Securitas, Easy PC Geroskipou, Kouklia Art Centre.

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

NEW TESTAMENT COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

RegularS

Directory of Societies, Clubs, Groups and Regular Meetings Paphos

tel. 26-815347 (island wide)

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

The Pajero Club of Paphos, www.pajeroclubofpaphos.com

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

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

Alzheimer Self Help Group, tel. 26-621530 Bereavement Support Group, tel. 99-312662, 99-224147, 99-175510 or 99-541278 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,

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

The Duckpond, tel. 99-875217 or 99-090253 Paphiakos, Shops, Paphos Area , Info tel. 26-910325 Stroumpi Farmers’ Market & Craft Fair. Second Sunday of every month. 10am-3pm. Tel. 97 839295.

Craft Market, Thur 9-2, Coral Star, Coral Bay, tel. 99-387311 Pano Akourdaleia Farmers Market. First Sunday of every month 10am – 2pm. Tel 99 993412 or 96 425879

Limassol Area

Full Moon This Month September 8 th

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

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

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Bananas: The Fruit for Happiness

by Cherry Dobbins

• Bananas are the only fruit to contain the amino acid tryptophan as well as vitamin B6. These nutrients aid the production of serotonin – a natural substance which alleviates depression.

• Bananas contain no fat or sodium and are low in calories.

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• Bananas do not grow on trees, they are actually a giant herb and the bananas are berries.

• More than 100 billion bananas are eaten in the world every year. This makes them the fourth most popular agricultural product.

• The earliest mention of bananas in literature is from the 6th century B.C.

• Japan uses the fibre in the banana plant to make fabric and paper.

• Bananas, apples and watermelons all float in water.

• Banana plants can grow as high as 25 feet. The Cyprus banana is one of the shortest varieties.

Bananas and their peels make great garden compost. (You can just chop them up and mix them in with the soil.)Roses particularly love them for their high phosphorus and potassium content.

• Patrick Wightman, from the U.K., dressed as a banana to run the Barcelona marathon in 2011. He completed it in 2 hours, 58 minutes and 20 seconds. He was the fastest ever marathon runner dressed as a fruit!

• You can use the inside of a banana peel to polish patent leather shoes.

• Rub the inside of a banana peel on a mosquito bite to stop it becoming inflamed and itchy.

• A man in India once ate 81 bananas in half an hour.

• COBAFARM is the Cyprus Organic Banana Farm based in Kissonerga.

• Rubbing a banana peel on your forehead can help cure a headache.

• The highest average per capita consumption of bananas in the world is in Uganda. The residents eat an average 200 kilos of bananas per person every year. The Ugandan word ‘matooke’ means both food and banana.

• Bananas are one of the few foods to contain the 6 major vitamin groups.

• The stringy bits are called phloem (pronounced flom).

• Paphos is the main growing area for bananas in Cyprus because it has the more equable climate.

• If you peel a banana from the bottom up you will avoid the phloem.

• India is the world’s largest producer of bananas accounting for approximately 28% of the world crop. China comes second with 10%.

• Cyprus ranks 101st in the world for banana production.

• The word banana comes from the Arabic word for finger, banana.

• The scientific name for banana is musa sapientum. It means “fruit of the wise men”.

• Bananas are a very rich source of vitamin B6 which keeps the brain functioning properly.

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• Bananas are naturally, very slightly, radioactive due to their potassium content. The level of radiation is not high enough to cause any harm.

• Rubbing the inside of a banana peel on the leaves of houseplants will make them shiny.

• About 75% of the weight of a banana is water.

• Varieties of wild bananas include a pink banana with a fuzzy skin, a green and white striped banana with pulp the colour of orange sherbet and a banana that tastes like strawberries when cooked.

• If you rub the inside of a banana peel on a scrape or burn, it will help the pain go away, keep the swelling down and keep the wound from getting infected.

Suite 48

by Cherry Dobbins

Lunching out in August is not my favourite occupation. It is too hot and humid to eat in the middle of the day. It also means one has to get properly dressed. So I was not in the best of moods when I headed off to visit the grill and lounge bar, Suite 48. It is part of the new Amphora Hotel on Kato Paphos seafront. My mood did not improve when I could not easily find somewhere to park or the way round the hotel to the Suite.

Eventually the bad part of this experience was over. I arrived at the back of the hotel to find a green lawn that stretched down to the sea. It was dotted with well spaced tables, director’s chairs, umbrellas and a few four poster beds. The latter seemed to be so that you could sprawl out with your friends whilst enjoying drinks and the spectacular sea view. From here you can see all the way down the coast to the harbour.

My guest, Anna, and I chose to sit at a table. We were immediately brought the drink and food menus and I decided to go for a juice. These are not your simple orange or grapefruit variety of juices but more the recently popular mixes. I chose an ‘Immune Booster’ which was orange, carrot and ginger. It was served lightly chilled, without any ice to dilute it down and was far too good to be healthy. My mood improved. Meanwhile my friend was testing a classic gin and tonic. Every now and then a slight breeze blew across to cool us. There was some light jazz playing quietly in the background. The ambience was great. Yes, things were definitely improving.

The menu offers salads, sandwiches, grilled meats and platters of cheese and charcuterie to share. The grills include a ‘thick and juicy’ homemade pork burger and chicken breast. The sandwiches and salads all had interesting names (sandwich duvet) and long lists of ingredients. Friends had recommended the Prime salad with steak, Cheddar cheese, potatoes,

cherry tomatoes and mixed greens topped with caramelised onions. I eventually chose the Cobb salad.

This was an excellent choice for a hot day. Strips of tender chicken, perfectly ripened avocado, crumbled blue cheese, crispy pieces of bacon and hardboiled egg on the dark green leaves of a Romaine lettuce. It was delicious and very filling but I managed to leave only the lettuce.

Anna chose a Seabed salad with a ‘kick up’. The latter is a menu choice whereby you can upgrade your salad with items such as chargrilled prawns for the small fee of an extra €3. The seabed salad looked fantastic. It was loaded with smoked salmon, sweet melon, cherry tomatoes, black olives and slices of fig on a bed of Romaine lettuce and rocket. It was served with a basket of soft brown bread.

There was a good selection of classic desserts to choose from including cheesecake, ice cream and fruit plate but we were replenished for the day and wanted to head home to our own beds and a siesta. The bill came to €37.00 but a 10% discount brought it down to €33.30. I am not sure what the discount was for but I did not complain.

Suite 48 is open for lunch and dinner with the same menu. There is a children’s menu and a dish of the day in addition to the main menu.

On some evenings they offer live entertainment. For reservations and entertainment information call 26910808.

Although I had a problem getting there I later discovered it was quite easy.

The Amphora Hotel is on the seafront just before The Amathus Hotel. Drive from the harbour along the seafront and follow the triangular roundabout round so you are returning to the harbour. About 100m along on your left is the hotel entrance. Do not be put off by the barrier, it will rise for you and if you are going to Suite 48 the €5.00 charge is waived. Keep going straight down the left hand side of the hotel and you will see the garden ahead of you.

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Banana Recipes

by Cherry Dobbins

Frozen Bananas

With thanks to Brenda who gave me this recipe whilst standing in a hotel swimming pool.

1 banana Options low calorie chocolate drink 1. Peel the banana and lay on a sheet of aluminium foil.

2. Sprinkle over a little of the chocolate drink.

3. Seal up well but not too closely and place in the freezer.

4. The result is like a delicious banana ice cream.

Cinnamon Banana Caramels

From The Readers Digest Low Calorie Cookbook 4 bananas (6 local bananas) ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon 300g Greek style yoghurt 4 tbsp. Demerara sugar 1. Preheat the grill 2. Peel and slice the bananas and divide between 4 ramekin dishes.

3. Sprinkle over the cinnamon and then cover completely with the yoghurt. Sprinkle a tablespoon of sugar over each dessert.

3. Line the pastry with greaseproof paper and baking beans. Bake blind for 15 minutes and then remove the paper and beans and bake for a further 8 to 10 minutes until golden. Cool.

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For the filling put the butter and muscovado sugar in a small heavy based saucepan and heat gently until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil and bubble for 1 minute only stirring frequently. Off the heat add the milk and the condensed milk. Return to the heat and bring to the boil. Bubble, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until the mixture is the consistency of a very thick sauce and turns golden. Keep warm.

5. Meanwhile thickly slice all but one of the bananas and scatter in the pastry case. Spoon the warm fudge sauce evenly over the bananas to cover them completely. Leave to cool, then chill until set, about 45 minutes.

6. Whip the cream until it just holds its shape and pile on top of the pie.

Chill for at least 1 hour.

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Slice the remaining banana and toss in lemon juice. Pile on top of the cream. Melt the caster sugar in a small heavy based saucepan over a low heat, then cook to a golden caramel colour. Cool for 1 minute or until the caramel thickens and darkens slightly, then spoon over the banana; it will run through the cream. Chill to set.

Banana and Watermelon Salad A healthy side dish for pizza or pasta

4. Place the dishes on a baking tray and put under the grill.

1 ripe watermelon

5. Cook for about one minute until the sugar melts into the yoghurt.

Watch carefully so they do not burn.

¼ tsp. salt

6. Remove from grill and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.

4 local ripe bananas

BBQ Bananas

Fresh basil leaves for garnish

From ‘The Banana Police’ website 2 bananas, unpeeled miniature marshmallows (optional) chocolate chips 1. Peel one side of the bananas and cut a long wedge in the fruit.

2. Place the marshmallows and chocolate chips in the wedges.

3. Replace the skins and wrap in foil.

2 tsp. fresh lime or lemon juice

1. Depending on the size of the melon cut off 4 to 8 1.5cm thick slices.

Then using a 10cm pastry cutter cut out 8 rounds.

2. Mix together the salt and lemon juice 3. Peel and slice the bananas.

4. Place 4 of the watermelon rounds on 4 plates and top with half of the banana slices. Place a watermelon round on top of each one and top with the remaining banana slices.

5. Drizzle over the lemon and salt mix. Garnish with basil leaves and serve immediately.

4. Place on the barbeque for approximately 5 minutes.

Classic Banoffee Fudge Pie

Based on the recipe in The Good Housekeeping Cookery Book (edition 2004) 175g shortcrust pastry Filling 75g butter 50g light muscovado sugar 2 tbsp. milk 220g can condensed milk 5 medium bananas, peeled (6 or 7 local bananas) 300ml double cream (use whipping cream) juice of ½ lemon 50g golden caster sugar 1. Turn oven to 200°C 2. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 23cm (9 inch) loose-based tart tin, which is about 2.5cm (1 inch) deep.

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Remembering

by Barbara Strain

It was just a vague childhood memory that my grandfather’s brother had died fighting in the Battle of the Somme. I seemed to remember that his name had been entered in the old family Bible, where generations of mothers had recorded the family births, marriages and deaths. Somehow I knew his name had been John.

John Jackson - not a lot to go on given if you wanted to find out more about him.

Was this really my great uncle? I contacted my sister, who remembered a family photo that showed John and Annie’s gravestone, with a memorial to their son. An evening spent looking through old photos yielded the very one. Sure enough, the dates were right.

Information about him had been filed away for a long time until this year’s commemoration of the Great War brought it all back. I heard about the web site Every Man Remembered that has been set up by The Royal British Legion working with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to keep alive the memory of those who fell in the First World War. I logged on to the website (http:// www.everymanremembered.org/) and found it simple to navigate.

Back to the Everyman site I was now able to input the two pictures plus my own thoughts and a dedication. His name now appears with a memorial poppy next to it on the listing.

Within ten minutes or so I’d identified a soldier who was likely my ancestor.

With the not uncommon name, and no knowledge of rank or regiment I expected my search to be difficult, but the name alone gave me a list to consider. The database showed regiments, and I took a guess that, being a Cheshire family, he would have signed up with the Cheshire Regiment.

Discarding Highland regiments or Grenadier Guards, my second choices might have been Lancashire or even Manchester.

However, I found that my first choice seemed to fit the profile. Many years ago I’d done some half-hearted ancestry research, so I knew that my Grandfather’s parents had been called John and Annie and I knew the general area where they lived.

A little more research led me to a site where I could locate John’s grave in Belgium, at www.findagrave.com. From there I could download the tombstone that his parents, siblings or descendants have never seen.

By this stage I had only a general idea and wanted more details. Enter the National Archive at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/. A link here takes you to the Ancestry web site; starting point for a lot of genealogical research. They currently offer a 14-day free trial to locate information pertaining to service records, medal honours and other information.

It’s actually a very moving experience to find a connection with an ancestor, as many of the adherents of the several family tree search websites will attest. What’s more, it is quite addictive. I’d strongly suggest anyone wanting to take advantage of the free offer does so when they have as much information to hand on ancestors as well as plenty of time to dedicate to the search.

Back at the Everyman website, there’s an opportunity for anyone who doesn’t know of a family member who died during the War to remember someone. By entering your name, and places you have lived they can show you servicemen and women that served in regiments local to you, or shared a similar name. Alternatively, you can commemorate someone who died on this day 100 years ago.

You can do your bit to ensure, in the words of the hymn, ‘their name liveth for evermore’.

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Garden Problems

by Barbara Strain

Not all troubles are caused by pests and diseases and many can be overcome by simple remedies.

Disorders

Irregular watering is the cause of a great many plant disorders. The outer skin of tomatoes hardens under drought conditions and subsequent rain or watering causes sudden growth that splits the skin. Blossom end rot (a sunken dark coloured patch at the bottom of tomatoes) is another result of poor watering. Avoid by watering before the ground has completely dried out.

On the other hand, overwatering can lead to all sorts of plant indispositions.

Root development is crippled by the shortage of air in waterlogged soil. The root system becomes shallow, leaves turn pale and growth is stunted. This is a common problem with plants grown in pots.

Other plant disorders may be caused by lack of particular trace elements, which in turn can often be tracked to a poor feeding routine. Digging in compost and regular watering with a general purpose water-soluble fertiliser should help to avoid this in your gardening. These usually go under the generic term of ‘NPK’ and are a combination of well-balanced nutrients, with trace elements.

Yellowed leaves on a wide variety of plants, such as roses and periwinkles may be caused by a lack of iron. The solution is a simple application of iron chelate, which is readily available in garden shops.

Garden Hazards

Gardening seems a tame, even a placid pastime. A little light pruning, selecting long-stemmed roses or picking strawberries can’t actually be dangerous, can it?

Yet there are hazards lurking in our gardens.

One danger in Cyprus is snakes, although only the blunt nosed viper is a real threat to humans. You are more likely to see snakes in the springtime, when

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they are coming out of hibernation. They usually move away from humans, so a bit of stomping around is a good idea before you move rocks or logs. If you do suffer a snake bite, go immediately to one of the clinics or hospitals, for the antivenin shot.

Scorpions pose another threat to unwary gardeners. Wear gloves and take care when moving rocks and stones.

Plants can be dangerous to gardeners, too.

Oleander, for example, since all parts of the plant are poisonous, and contact with the sap may cause itching and rashes.

The peas of sweet peas, laburnum pods and ivy berries are all toxic and are potential dangers to young children, who may easily mistake them for edible fruits.

Although medical advice should be sought if anyone eats these, most cases do only cause mild stomach upsets.

Everyone knows to avoid touching nettles unless you are wearing gloves, but less obvious plants can cause itching and discomfort. Allergic reaction may result from contact with borage leaves, cucumber stems and leaves and even

strawberry leaves. The milky sap of poinsettias is another danger and lots of people are allergic to geranium leaves; all the sort of thing you may find yourself handling, Tomato leaves can also cause irritation, so it’s best to wear gloves when tying the plants up. This is important too, if you smoke, as the nicotine on your fingers is bad for the tomatoes.

An assortment of edible plants, including carrot, celery, rue and parsnips can cause a hypersensitivity to sunlight. The sap can induce sunburn without prolonged exposure to the sun, so care must be taken with these, especially in our climate.

Despite all the natural hazards, most gardening accidents are caused by human error. Stones caught in a strimmer, falling off ladders, or accidentally snipping a finger with pruning shears are all common accidents, along with the carelessly placed garden rake.

Take sensible precautions with your equipment; make sure that ladders are secure and that rungs are sound. Wear a protective mask when spraying chemicals, goggles if using high pressure hoses. Wear gloves to protect your hands from thorns. Wear boots when digging or forking. Lift properly to avoid damaging your back.

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

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Sounds Off

by Barbarian

For many of us music and video have migrated from the CD player to a computer of one sort or another. Computer memory storage is such storage of music and video is almost limitless. Just convert your CDs to all digital form and play them on your computer without the hassle of switching CDs. Download albums or whole libraries to memory sticks for easy portability, to play on our laptop/tablet/iPhone.

That’s all very well, but the sound quality from the inbuilt speakers may be less than you hoped for. On portable devices, the earphones are probably enough for personal listening, but if you want to share (and those around you want to share too) a better set of speakers may be a good idea.

Check that your PC has a sound card. Unless an expanded sound card is installed, its processor is doing most of the work producing audio output to the computer’s speakers. Installing a sound card takes that burden off of the computer so it can focus on reading the video from a movie you’re watching or a game you’re playing. A sound card helps eliminate skipping in audio output and improves the sound range the speakers produce.

Now you are ready to consider the type of output that you need. There’s a certain amount of techno lingo to understand. There’s ‘Stereo’, ‘2.1’, and ‘Surround Sound’. Stereo speakers consist of only a left and a right speaker, with the amplifier housed in one of the units. 2.1 refers to a pair of speakers augmented by a subwoofer, typically using even smaller left and right speakers, called satellites, for higher frequencies, along with a larger subwoofer/amplifier component that sits under your desk and produces lower frequencies. Surround sound involves between five and seven speakers plus a subwoofer. The role of the subwoofer is to cover deep bass frequencies, generally below 100Hz. A solid subwoofer at a reasonable volume can add rumble to film explosions and depth to kick drums, bass guitars, analog synths, orchestras, and more.

For playing games, or if you are a serious film addict, surround sound may be important to you. For most people, though a 2.1 set will give enough

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oomph for listening pleasure. Even a low-end pair of stereo speakers will result in an improvement over a computer’s in-built speakers.

The most-basic systems have no controls of their own; you connect your computer and then adjust output volume using the computer’s own volume controls. Better systems provide their own volume control; even better, many systems allow adjustment of bass and treble levels to fine-tune audio output for any particular listening environment. If the speakers you’re considering include such controls, be sure they’re easily reachable: on the left or right speaker or satellite, or on a control pod or remote control, rather than on the back of a subwoofer under the desk. How about a remote control?

Having more computer speakers doesn’t necessarily mean more wires and cables running around the computer desk or entertainment centre. Check out some computer speakers with wireless technology. Usually, wireless computer speakers work through a USB transmitter that connects to your computer and transmits audio data to speakers anywhere in the room.

On the subject of connectivity, check out the power source for a new speaker set. Little point in buying speakers that you want to take down to the beach only to find that you need a mains socket to power them.

Most computer shops now sell speaker sets that are powered by a USB connection. USB-powered speakers sometimes come with extra features, or even software that enables special functions. Some speakers receive the sound via a 3.5mm audio output connector, so check that your computer and the speakers match up. These days, many speakers offer at least a second audio-input jack (preferably within reach for easy access) for connecting an iPod, iPhone, or other source.

To some extent, the more you pay for a set of speakers, the better the sound quality or the more features you get - or both. Fortunately, speakers are among the most heavily discounted computer accessories. So be sure to shop around; your budget may get you more than you think.

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Welcome to tekniart tekniart opens its doors again on the 16th September. It is one of Paphos’ leading art centres for adults based upon the UK’s further education principle. We run weekly classes throughout the year from our studios located at Kimonos 1 in the centre of Paphos town - near the Law Courts and just round the corner from Pizza Hut.

a 100% track record for helping place teenagers and young adults in Universities and Art Schools across Europe.

Leading Art Establishment Over the years we have been instrumental in changing the artistic landscape in Paphos. We have hosted art workshops with leading Russian academics, a tour by celebrated contemporary American artists, helped set up the annual Open Studios events in Paphos and Limassol, organised numerous exhibitions for local artists, raised money for leading local charities such as the Ismene Liasidou foundation and the Friends Hospice, acted as judges and organisers in a nationwide United Nations sponsored art exhibition, and worked actively for an EU and Government funded project to provide free art education to disadvantaged or immigrant children and teenagers.

We host weekly drawing and painting lessons for all levels, from beginners to advanced, in all mediums. The tutor, a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, is most probably the best qualified and most experienced art tutor in the entire region.

Excellent Track Record Many have passed through our doors over the years and we have

You can find full details on our website at www.tekniart.net or ring 99 143 293.

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Most importantly we have enabled many older people to enter a different phase of their lives and find fulfilment through the mastery and practise of painting and drawing.

Weekly Lessons for all Levels

If you have never picked up a paintbrush since primary school but always wanted to then this is the place for you. It’s a rewarding hobby, and a great way to make new friends and meet like-minded people who have an interest in the finer things in life. For the more accomplished we offer the only regular figure/portrait class in the whole of the Paphos district.

We look forward to seeing you.

Computers!!

by TopQuotes

Whilst TopQuotes has built its business by sticking to so called “old fashioned” values of service, expertise, integrity and knowledge we have always recognised the critical importance of embracing modernity and making the best use of technology in order to give you the best possible service, delivered how you want it.

We understand that not everybody wants to use email or websites and also that lots of people do. We will communicate with you in whatever way is best for you, face to face, screen to screen, phone to phone or text to text.

There was a time, not so long ago, when having a website was seen as the cutting edge of technology, daringly adventurous, even slightly risqué.

Now every business in the world has a website and you cannot start, exist or survive without a decent website. Therefore if a business wants to gain a competitive advantage it must ensure that its own site is clean and attractive to look at as well as efficient and easy to use.

We’d like to think our new site www.topquotes.com.cy ticks these boxes and more - but hey - what we think isn’t important - it’s what you think that matters.

Please visit our site and drop us a line via the contact us page. If you like the site, say so - if you don’t tell us why!

Be warned however - we are not interested in selling huge volumes of low cost motor insurance- we are here for the long run and whilst we may be beaten on price sometimes, we will never be beaten on service.

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

Our offices are situated on the Polis Road in between Papantonios and Carrefour supermarkets, above Softop Furniture shop. There is plenty of parking with a large car park next door. TopQuotes is on the top floor and we look forward to seeing you in our offices where you’ll be greeted with a warm welcome.

If you can’t pop in give us a ring on ++357 2627 2824 or ++357 9977 4411 or email us on info@topquotes.com.cy For a quick quote visit our brand new website www.topquotes.com.cy

Inheritance Tax ... Doesn’t Go Away

by Sam Orgill

Inheritance tax is the last tax return you need to make and can be expensive. With planning, taxes of 40% or more can be saved for the family. How do you do that?

What is Included?

Inheritance tax is charged on all the assets you own or have a share of. This can include; property in Cyprus, UK or worldwide; business value; savings and investment; pensions values; vehicles; and anything else of value in your legal possession at your death.

Your world wide assets are included. That is what you own in Cyprus and elsewhere. Crucially you are assessed for inheritance tax in each country you have assets in, plus the country of residence.

When are you Assessed for Tax? When you die the legal ownership of all your assets passes into your estate.

You need court approval by grant of probate to transfer assets to your beneficiaries.

This is the important bit. Where you need to think of your loved ones and the situation you leave them in.

Tax Clearance To grant probate the court needs a tax clearance certificate for all the assets in your estate. This can include tax clearance from all the countries in which you have assets.

To get tax clearance you must declare your world wide assets and be assessed for inheritance tax.

Inheritance tax can be at 40% (more for some countries, less for others).

If inheritance tax is due it has to be paid for before assets are passed to beneficiaries.

This could mean a Cyprus property has to be sold and capital gains tax paid at 20%. Or a mortgage debt raised. Or investments cashed at the wrong time with penalty. Worry, confusion and delay.

Plan Tax Savings By organising asset ownership inheritance tax can be saved, probate cost and delay can be saved, and family can be freed from the worry of managing a complex set of affairs.

Ownership of assets in joint names, in family trusts, tax free gifts and transfers are all tools to be used.

To save inheritance tax the actions must be taken while you are living.

ProACT Wills always allow the spouse to receive assets without tax (but still probate). Gifts and transfers at that time, or while you are living, save more tax and expense in probate.

Free Tax Review Christmas is coming, the season of giving. Time to plan for tax savings and give your family peace of mind.

ProACT offer a free tax saving review for your family Wills and inheritance tax. Contact us. info@proactpartnership.com Tel +35726819424 iPhone +357 99 819 030 Skype: proact.sam.orgill www.proactpartnership.com © Grapevine • September 2014

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A Vegetarian Walks into a Butcher Shop …

Rubber Ear Productions are performing Kathleen Ruddy’s new comedy ‘Spare Ribs’ in Coral Bay, Paphos and Pissouri this October.

There’s a certain Celtic feel to Rubber Ear Productions’ new comedy touring the island in October. Kathleen Ruddy’s previous successes that have graced the ancient and modern amphitheatres have deftly blended garrulous Scottish banter and wit with the laid back Cypriot macho humour (Sex, Chips and Ouzo) or reversed the roles in the case of Athenoulla in The Devil Wears Primark. As the latter play is being prepared for an extensive UK tour, Ruddy has found time to premiere her new work in Cyprus.

This time round we are taken to a butcher shop in a small fictional town in Ireland where the lady butchers are struggling to make ends meet and are pining for the days when their humble little business won the ‘Best Sausage Award’.

Ruddy has had to research butchery at first hand to get a realistic feel for her part and the play. And though not venturing as far as the gritty reality of a slaughter house, even stepping into a traditional meat market was enough to make her wince at times. As a vegetarian almost all her life it was no mean feat to step into the shop. But, suffer for her art she did, and with bloody apron in the bin after the temporary 9 to 5, set about turning chipolatas, chops and square sausage into pun, joke and unpredictable comedy.

Rubber Ear Production performances, and Kathleen Ruddy’s writing and acting have attracted over 50 5-star reviews from UK and international broadsheets including The Stage, The Independent, The Independent On Sunday and The Scotsman. It was the latter that awarded Ruddy her Scotsman Fringe First Award for Glasgow Hard Tickets at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Fighting through the catastrophic ‘horsegate’ scandal, where all carnivorous produce was eyed with suspicion and unable to promote the shop without the local paper religiously misspelling all their adverts, the future looks bleak for the three women. And each of these characters has their own personal burden they must bear – from philandering ex-husbands to unplanned pregnancies.

Spare Ribs has attracted hundreds of auditions, mostly from Ireland and the UK, and as Rubber Ear have a reputation in the field that improves performance by performance, the calibre of actors looking for parts has become increasingly impressive. It has been an unenviable task of sifting through hours of showreels and audition pieces to shortlist the lucky actors who will get to perform in the wonderful outdoor venues on the tour.

But, then a typo in a local rag turns misery into good fortune… but let’s not give too much away here.

Just when the summer begins to ease on the island, when the evenings begin to become

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pleasantly cooler and comfortable, you know it’s time for that cold glass of wine, a cushion for the rear and tissues for tears of laughter.

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Tickets for Spare Ribs (€15) can be purchased from: Horizon Crown Resorts Hotel (tel 26 813800), Cartridge World Paphos and Limassol (tel 77777785), Pissouri Bay Divers, Pissouri Bay (tel 96 530761 or 99 030341), The Wardrobe, Episkopi Village, Limassol (tel 99 582302).

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For more information call Rubber Ear Productions (99069074 or 99908434) or email rubber.ear@live.com

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Updates on the Spare Ribs Cyprus tour can be found on the company blog: rubberear.wordpress.com and on their busy Facebook pages.

Touring Cyprus this coming October 2014: •

Wednesday 01 Oct: Horizon Crown Resorts Hotel, Coral Bay, Peyia

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Thursday 02 Oct: Horizon Crown Resorts Hotel, Coral Bay, Peyia

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Friday 03 Oct: Horizon Crown Resorts Hotel, Coral Bay, Peyia

• Saturday 04 Oct: Pissouri Amphitheatre, Pissouri Village •

Sunday 05 Oct: Ancient Odeon Amphitheatre, Paphos

For tickets and information: call 99069074 or 99908434

Two Playboys return to perform again As Kathleen Ruddy deliberates over audition pieces for final roles yet to be cast, she is certain that she will be joined on stage by the versatility and comedic skills of John Ritchie and Mark McDonnell. Both actors starred in Death of a

Playboy alongside Ruddy and Penni Tovey and showed no hesitation in joining up again for another round this summer.

Ritchie and McDonnell have, since performing here last June, been on the usual busy schedule of TV, theatre, radio and corporate work.

Ritchie has gone one step further this time, by becoming a proud father for the first time.

Mark McDonnell

Unlike McDonnell, his playboy days are now well over.

John Ritchie

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Another Element of Financial Planning

by Mrs. Vivian Nagel, MCSI

There is usually one partner who is responsible for money matters within a relationship. Each of us is given or assumes distinct roles in our relationships whether it’s cleaning, shopping, car maintenance or dealing with the household finances.

Some couples do share this responsibility equally but for those of you who do not, the key risk in having one of you handle everything is that it could leave the other party ‘in the dark’ if something were to happen to you.

You may be in optimum health at the moment but in the unfortunate event that you become incapacitated or worse, would your partner know how to handle the many issues that he or she would face?

Technology If you are experienced in using the Internet and access information regarding your investments by this route, ensure that your partner also knows how to use the Internet and what sites to access.

There are still some people who have never used a debit card to obtain cash from an ATM. If your partner is one of these people, then you should show them how it is used, ensure they have the appropriate PIN numbers and periodically get them to obtain cash themselves so that they become familiar with the process.

Expectations of certain benefits in the event of death Each of you may have pensions and life insurance policies. Ensure that you are both aware of what entitlements the surviving partner should be entitled to, and how to obtain such benefits. This is an extremely important part of financial planning, which should be given priority.

Employing a financial advisor now may save some of the unnecessary stress later as the advisor will know all about your financial affairs and be able to assist the surviving partner with much of the above.

For further information about this topic or any other financial planning matters please contact me.

Mrs. Vivian Nagel, MCSI Hollingsworth International Financial Services Limited, Mobile 99579149

Where to find everything

Fax: + 356 21316299

You may only have one bank account or one investment but statistically you will probably have investments with various companies.

Email: Viviann@hollingsworth-int.com Website: www. hollingsworth.eu.com.com

Make a comprehensive list of what is held and with whom, addresses, contact numbers account numbers, online addresses and any passwords and pin codes needed to access the information.

If possible try to streamline the investments by consolidating numerous bank accounts, opening a portfolio bond to hold all of your various unit trusts, shares, bonds etc. This way there will be fewer bits of paper and fewer people to deal with.

Licensed by the Malta Financial Services Authority to provide Investment Services under the Investment Services Act 1994.

License No. IS/ 32457

Another beneficial job is to make a filing system that you both understand.

Get rid of annual reports, old market commentaries and fund reports, just keep policy documents, share certificate, contract notes, confirmations, statements and valuations.

Where appropriate ensure that all of your assets are held jointly (either of you to sign) between you and your partner so that the assets will pass freely to the surviving party in cases of death of one of the parties without the need for probate.

Update your partner Periodically update your partner on how the portfolio is performing.

Information such as how much the overall value is, how much of it can be accessed quickly.

Informing your partner of the various investments within the portfolio will assist them should they need to liquidate some or the entire portfolio. You may hold funds that carry high penalties for early withdrawal, your partner needs to know that encashing this part of your portfolio may be costly and they should know about the more liquid investments in case of an urgent need for cash.

Where to go for help It can be confusing for a novice to sort through the marketplace to find a financial adviser that they can trust. If you expect that your partner will indeed need outside help then it would be prudent to lay the groundwork now. Even if you are able and desire to look after your own finances now, you should investigate those financial advisers who share the same mind set as you when it comes to investing and obtain references preferably from investors with similar objectives as your own. If you would like to receive a copy of my article ‘How to choose your financial adviser’ please contact me. © Grapevine • September 2014

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Pet care and Pet Health

by Paphiakos

Sugar is a ten year old Poodle who came to Paphiakos for her annual check-up. The vets in our clinic found during the clinical examination, a grade 4 heart murmur. Sugar also had a foul smell coming from the mouth and excessive tartar. Her belly was a bit painful, but she was in an overall good condition. Nevertheless, dental work was scheduled and due to her age and the abnormal heart murmur, more thorough investigations were decided (CBC, comprehensive blood test and X-Ray). The blood results were almost perfect however the digital X-Ray revealed a bladder full of stones.

The surgical procedure was scheduled for the following day, with a careful anaesthetic protocol selected with emphasis on the cardiovascular status of the animal. The operation was completed uneventfully and the dog was kept under observation in the clinic for another day as a precautionary measure. A minimum of half a kilo of stones of various sizes was removed from Sugar’s bladder.

The case above was presented with a double purpose.

Firstly, to emphasize the need for a good quality dog food – Sugar’s diet consisted of dry supermarket foods, cheap in price but very high in ash content, which, consumed for periods of time, will lead to the formation of stones in the bladder. Good quality dog food will provide the right amount of nutrients and vitamins that help keep the dog in a good physical condition, inside and out. Secondly and most importantly, the reason for presenting the above case is to stress the importance of regular medical check-ups for our four-legged friends. We have to note that Sugar was not brought to be seen by the professional vets in the Paphiakos clinic because she had urinary problems. She was only brought in for a general check because she was a bit low on energy. Further investigations helped discover what her main problem was. Any changes in the health state of our furry best friends can be subtle and therefore can easily go unnoticed. And even a dog as loved and cared for as Sugar is can suffer sudden changes in her health. If she had not been brought in to the Paphiakos clinic for a checkup, it would not have been long before her condition would have surely deteriorated, and her bladder may have ruptured due to the very big number of stones, causing further severe problems.

For more details and information on the invaluable work of the Paphiakos & CCP Animal Welfare vets, Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/Paphiakos, or check our website http://cyprusanimalwelfare.com/ clinic.html. Don’t forget the Paphiakos clinic is open 7 days a week between 7am and 7pm, all year round. The Paphiakos clinic in Polis is open 7 days a week between 9am and 2pm. The 24Hour emergency number is 99655581.

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Paphiakos Charity Shops Shop No.1 Agapinoros Street, Kato Paphos tel no:- (00357) 26910325 Open:- 09.00 - 18.00 Monday to Saturday 10.00 - 14.00 Sunday

Shop No.2 Ap Pavlou Avenue, Kato Paphos tel:(00357)26942894 Open:- 09.00 - 18.00 Monday to Saturday 09.00 - 1300 Sunday

Book Exchange Shop No.5 Tremithusa Agiou Neophythou 18 8270 Tremithusa Contact:- Sue (00357) 99771763 email:- carobjac@cytanet.com.cy Open:- Mon-Frid 09.00-17.00 Sat:- 09.00-13.00

Peyia Information Centre, Charity & Coffee Shop 28 Michalakis Kyrianou Ave, Peyia (next to the Police Station) Contact: (00357)26622828 Open:- Monday-Friday 9am-6pm Wednesday & Saturday 9am-2pm Saturday 9am-2pm Sunday Closed

Polis Clinic & Information Centre, Charity Shop, 5 Apostalos Andreas, Polis tel :- 97894005 / 99655581 Contact: Judy (00357)99223572 email:- judy@mail-box.co.uk Open:- Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm Wednesday & Saturday 9am-2pm Sunday 9am - 1pm

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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.

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The Quick-Fix Hangover Detox

by Jane Scrivner

For those times when you have just too good a time and end up overdoing it, this programme has some handy hints on ways to spend the morning and day after. Advice on supplements, exercise and attitude will help to get you through the over-indulgence and apologise to your body for the abuse. There are also ways to prevent anything like that happening again — the ‘never again’ solutions.

The Truth about Hangovers Alcohol in excess is damaging to your body. The hangover is exactly that, the ‘hang over’ from the night before (or the after-effects of alcoholic drinks on your body). Quite simply, you poison your body and it reacts badly. No surprise there. There have been frequent reports about the nutritional value of alcohol. It’s sometimes argued that it can be beneficial in some cases, in regulated amounts. But, whatever the findings, it is generally agreed that alcohol in excess is damaging, addictive and destructive.

will also encourage loss of any water you have drunk to try to recover.

The caffeine will also add to the problems your liver is currently dealing with by forcing it to cleanse and purify before flushing out.

The toast will fill your body with starch, carbohydrate and sugars, all of which will increase the acidity of your stomach. The hot dripping butter has no effect on the acidity and is highly calorific - although at least reasonably natural! All this will lull you into a false sense of well-being due to a slight increase in energy levels.

The fry-up is no help either. The transient jump in energy levels leads you to believe that you have turned the corner. But the bacon, eggs and fried bread are all acid-forming. The only saving grace is the mushrooms and grilled tomatoes which are alkaline-forming. Along with all this, you have taken in a heap of calories and toxins to add to your problems. No wonder your liver is starting to protest.

If your body is in tip-top condition then you may find that the occasional over-indulgence like this will simply mean that you feel tired and listless the following day. But if your body has been working hard, if you have been getting by on takeaways and processed foods, if your diet contains little or no fresh fruit and vegetables, if your fluid intake is made up of hourly caffeine injections, then all the symptoms will apply. A thoroughly rotten day or even several days can be expected and the words ‘never again’ will be muttered from beneath what feels like the head from hell.

The only way to avoid these effects is not to drink to excess. This Hangover Detox should in no way give the impression that you can drink to excess with no ill-effects from now on. On the contrary, excess drinking is bad for you, your body and your long-term health. And if you think you may have an alcohol addiction problem then please seek professional advice immediately.

What this programme does set out to do is help you through the moments we all have in our lives when we have overdone it and are suffering the consequences. Given that most of us like to have a drink now and then, and most of us, at one time or another, drink more than the recommended amount, there are several ways to make this insult to our bodies less damaging to our internal and external organs.

Hangovers affect people in many different ways but some of the more common side-effects of excessive drinking are: headaches, nausea, dehydration and tiredness. The internal effects are even grimmer. As the organ that processes the alcohol, the liver suffers the most damage. The skin is the largest organ of elimination, so when your body takes in excess toxins your complexion takes the strain. Your stomach becomes very acidic, due to the alcohol, and the nausea sets in. Your intestines are sluggish, and you are likely to experience wind and softer stools. Dehydration means your insides are beginning to feel prune-like and very unsavoury.

To make matters worse, the types of foods most of us crave after a big night out are never conducive to repair or recovery: black coffee, greasy breakfast and lots of toast. It all feels very comforting and the principles are very honourable: to wake up (the coffee), absorb the excesses (the toast), and fill a stomach that is churning and empty (the greasy fry-up). But the coffee is a diuretic, which will not only get rid of any fluid your body has left, but it 26

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Before You Start Drinking If you know there is a possibility that you will over-indulge one day or evening then you should at least prepare your body.

Protecting Against Dehydration The main side-effect is dehydration. Drinking at least 1.5 litres (3 pints) of water in the several days leading up to the big night out (you should be drinking this amount every day as a matter of course) will help your body in two main ways. Firstly, it will completely hydrate your body in preparation for the alcohol which will increase the rate of fluid loss. Secondly, it will help your body to cleanse by leaving it fully purged and ready to deal with flushing through the alcohol to come.

Protecting your Liver The liver is the organ of cleansing and detoxification so, over the next days, you need to keep it fully cleansed and ready for the overtime to come. There are many liver tonics and these are described in detail in the 30-Day Ultimate Detox. Include plenty of beetroot, black grapes, fresh garlic and garlic pills (odourless are best). Eat carrots or drink carrot juice - you can combine this with other juices but make sure you include plenty of carrot and/or beetroot.

Fennel and dandelion tea should also form part of your diet for the days preceding a big night out.

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Protecting your Stomach There are also things you can do to prepare and even ‘line’ your stomach to help the alcohol pass through without too many problems. Blood sugar levels should be maintained and extremes should be avoided. Eat full meals during the day and don’t have your first drink on an empty stomach. Make sure your meals consist of plenty of vegetables, brown rice, salads, fruit, etc.

If there is no healthy food available - often the nibbles are dips or fried food or are high in salt to make you drink more - just make sure you eat something, as drinking on a full stomach is much healthier for your stomach and will probably mean you drink less.

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When choosing your drink remember that mixing sugar with alcohol - sweet spirits - will speed up the absorption of the alcohol, making you get drunk quicker. For this reason you should avoid spirits and sweet sugary drinks like alcopops or pre-mixed bottled drinks. Sugary drinks will also make you drink more as the sugar high you get will soon fall and you will reach for another drink just to keep your energy up.

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Keep your hydration levels up by matching every alcoholic drink with the same-amount of water. This doesn’t mean you have to dilute your drinks but it does mean that every other drink could be water. If you think that drinking water is not possible because the host will pressurise you to have a good time then fake it. A sparkling water with ice and lemon in a spirit glass can look like a gin or vodka and tonic and no one need ever know the difference. Barmen are very good at not giving the game away.

• You can make a long drink out of white wine by creating a spritzer more fluid, less alcohol.

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Remember how you will feel the next day. Cutting back or stopping when you feel you’ve had enough is the best answer. Even then there is probably still enough alcohol in your system to have done quite enough damage and some that hasn’t even had time to take effect.

Stopping when you feel jolly is probably already too late but will at least guarantee a fun evening and a clearer head the next day.

• Drink plenty of fluids before you go to bed. Put some fresh lemon juice in your water — this is alkaline-forming and will decrease the acidity of your stomach.

• Each time you wake in the night to go to the toilet, make sure you replace what you have lost. Have a glass beside the bed and take six mouthfuls before you drift back off to fitful sleep.

• Sweet dreams.

The Following Day

Today will go slowly and you must listen to your body. It did what you wanted to do yesterday so it is time to treat it gently and do as it asks. Don’t try anything strenuous. You have filled your body with poison so give it a chance to get back to full fitness in its own time.

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overloading with a whole glass in one go. Aim for about 250 ml (1/2 pint) every half hour.

• Have hot water, lemon juice and a dash of honey in place of caffeine.

Drink as much as you want. This reduces the acidity of your stomach and balances your blood sugar levels.

• Make yourself a breakfast of muesli, yoghurt, fresh fruit, nuts and seeds.

(No matter how tempted you are to resort to the fry-up, just don’t.

Eat more museli if you need to nibble but don’t go greasy. Just think of the grease, oil and fats all churning up inside, compared to the absorbent oats, nuts and fruits.) This balances your stomach acidity and blood sugar, and provides good solid nutritious energy with no sugar slump afterwards.

• Drink peppermint tea and plenty of water throughout the day. This rehydrates you some more and settles your digestion.

• Drink a little fizzy water. Carbonated water helps to re-oxygenate your blood.

• Eat plenty of fresh vegetables, fruits, salads, brown rice, non-dairy cheeses and yoghurts, grilled fish, seeds, nuts and pulses. These foods will keep your energy levels steady.

Take it Easy

Relax but don’t just lie on the sofa. Go out for a long walk to increase your circulation, do some mild exercise to purge the toxins but don’t work too hard, just enough to give you a bit of a glow.

Once you have had some fresh air, then you have earned the right to some time in a comfortable chair with a good film or book - or even the Sunday papers.

Have a relaxing lavender bath before bed and try to get an early night. The lavender bath relaxes both body and mind - it is also a key ingredient in the Weekend Detox but can provide some much needed support here as well.

Lavender essential oil is brilliant for the Quick-Fix Hangover Detox as its main properties are those of calming, soothing and balancing. Balancing is the key: detox is about bringing life into balance, getting rid of the bad and enhancing the good, removing the stress and adding the calm. In a balanced state we can mend. Mind, body and spirit are all given a chance to heal if they are no longer under pressure.

There is nothing more likely to put you out of balance than a corker of a hangover. Bathing in lavender will ease muscle tension, encourage cell growth, balance your mood, and relax you in preparation for a much-needed night’s sleep. By the time you wake you should be clear of any alcoholic residue and hopefully you will have made up your sleep deficit from the day before.

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Profiloplasty

Contact her on: 26 946863

by Harris Zavrides M.D, Ph.D

The term refers to Rhinoplasty and Chin Augmentation Surgery that improves a person’s profile, i.e. the person seems more attractive when he/she is looked at from the side. It is a procedure referring also to people with severe facial deformities. The two key anatomical facial elements affecting the profile are the nose and the chin. A person’s profile forms certain angles, which must be respected and maintained in the correct boundaries, so the person can be characterised harmoniously and attractively.

Referring to the nose, the length and the top surface are the two elements that affect the appearance and subsequent profile. Therefore in order to improve the profile of a person, it may be necessary to flatten the top of the nose and shorten the length. It may also be necessary to either shorten or lengthen the chin. Rhinoplasty and chin augmentation usually start with the correction of the nose. When the nose shape has been changed, the surgeon uses this as a base in order to correct the chin as well. During the surgery the plastic surgeon can calculate the facial angles that are being corrected. Using implants is the simplest way to increase the size of the chin. The implants can be placed through the mouth to avoid scarring.

The Rhinoplasty and chin augmentation procedures are performed under a general anaesthetic and the patient stays overnight in the hospital. After five days the tampons are removed from the nose, and after seven days the splint from the nose. In Rhinoplasty and chin augmentation there is swelling and bruising in areas where the procedure took place, but pain occurs only

in the chin area.

It is normal to feel the intense pain that occurs in other procedures, but it lasts only for a few days and a person can easily face it with some common painkillers.

Rhinoplasty and chin augmentation procedures improve a person’s profile aesthetically and give effective solutions to those who are not satisfied with their profile. It offers self-confidence and a positive attitude towards ourselves so that others can see or photograph us from the side and admire an attractive outlook. After all, we all have the right to 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

Articles appearing in the Health Issues pages are not necessarily endorsed by Grapevine magazine.

When in doubt consult your own qualified health practitioner.

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Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy

by Dr. Natasa Mala

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) replaces hormonal deficiencies so that optimal balance is created.

BHRT is hormone therapy designed and tailored for each individual patient. Every patient is different and presents a unique set of symptoms and hormone levels that warrant a customised therapy. The amount and dosage form (capsule, cream, lozenge) of each prescription is dependent on many factors. Signs and symptoms must be properly reviewed prior to commencing or recommending therapy.

Bio-identical hormones are 100% identical in chemical structure to those that are found in the human body. Unlike synthetic hormones, which are used in conventional HRT, bio-identical hormones are not recognised as foreign to the body. Although bio-identical hormones are natural, it is important to note that too much of any hormone can be dangerous if dosed inappropriately. That is why it is important to monitor hormone levels and symptoms as required for each patient. The doctor can then customise a hormone therapy based on the needs and symptoms of the patient.

The benefits of BHRT are very significant. BHRT relieves the symptoms that frequently accompany menopause and andropause, and also the symptoms of an underactive thyroid and many other glands. There is increasing evidence that it can reduce the risk of various medical and chronic conditions, such as stroke and heart attack, osteoporosis (which may even be reversed) and dementia. There is also a likely decrease in the risk of osteoarthritis and periodontal disease. BHRT significantly reduce wrinkles and the signs of aging.

Your hormone levels are measured usually by simple blood tests and an assessment is made during careful consultation with a doctor. The assessment may recommend treatment with bio-identical hormones. These are compounded in different strengths and proportions in accordance with your symptoms, test results and subsequent prescription. This makes each treatment plan bespoke and unique to you. We often also recommended specific supplements and vitamins to augment the BHRT that you have been prescribed.

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Hormones

Hormones control every function in the body. They are powerful chemical messengers that circulate through the bloodstream to specific target cells, where they generate a wide range of biological responses.

Hormone imbalances can have an impact on virtually every major system and organ in the body. One may consider hormones as some of the prime moves in physical and emotional health.

The important thing to remember is that for a hormone to be considered bio-identical, its structure must exactly replicate the structure of the hormones that the body produces. On the other hand, ‘natural’ and ‘synthetic’ hormones should not be used interchangeably. A ‘synthetic’ hormone has a chemical structure that may be similar to, but not exactly the same as, a hormone produced by the body. These chemical differences can mean that the synthetic hormone acts differently in the body and produces substantially different effects.

All hormones play a unique physiological role in the body. The bio-identical hormones we prescribe are oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), thyroid hormone, cortisol, serotonin and melatonin.

All these hormones can be prescribed by Dr Mala after a blood test which tests the level of the particular hormone we are interested in. The natural hormones are prepared in a special laboratory in Germany.

Peyia Bowling Club

by Ian Stephen

We are a small but friendly club and are always ready to welcome new members.

Our year runs from April, so we are now about a third of the way through and have really been quite busy. By April we had finished with the matches against bowling clubs from UK, which are always enjoyable, and had nearly completed the 10’s league matches arranged by Bowls Cyprus against other clubs on the island. Each match consists of a singles, a pair, a triple and a full rink – hence the name ‘10’s league’. Being a small club, we struggled at times to field our commitment of two teams and I have to admit that our results were not brilliant, but we did our best and enjoyed ourselves, which is what is important.

We had our AGM in April, when we elected a new committee and took on board various suggestions from members as to how improvements could be made. In the months following, we have been happy to welcome new members, some of whom are experienced bowlers from other clubs and we hope that this trend continues.

In May, we very much enjoyed a visit by a group from the Australian Police Bowling Association, who, it must be said, played with enthusiasm, gusto and great hilarity. Needless to say they won overall, but not on all rinks.

Around that time a group went to the North for three days and played a number of matches against the club located near Kyrenia. We were made very welcome and had a most enjoyable time, even though we lost quite convincingly. We blame the rink, which was very fast, and it was noted by our opposition that, by the third day, we were giving them a much better game. In June, the Scots, being a fair number in the club, challenged ‘The Rest’ to an afternoon match. The Scots dressed for the part – one even sported woad in true William Wallace/Mel Gibson fashion – and were led in by a piper. Whether his renderings, which were excellent, distracted or intimidated ‘The Rest’ is hard to say, but the result was a win for the Scots.

We are now preparing for the ‘Shirley & Ivan Triples League’ arranged by Bowls Cyprus, for which we are entering two teams.

Hotel on the occasions of the Australian visit and the ‘Scots v. The Rest’, the latter also being ‘Presentation Night’, when those skilful enough received trophies for their efforts in last year’s competitions. We have also had a visit to the racing in Nicosia and a Channel 4 racing afternoon at the First and Last pub in Kato Paphos, where, in both cases, the entertainment and food were much appreciated, even by those whose predictions proved to be pie in the sky.

Bowling is probably the most social of all sports, but presents a challenge, nonetheless, for those wishing to compete. So, if you are interested in trying your hand, please contact us by visiting our website ‘Peyia Bowling Club’ or telephoning Mike Holtom on 97602265. Alternatively, come and make yourself known at the green at The Corallia Beach Hotel Apartments on Wednesday or Saturday mornings from 9am or Monday afternoons from 4pm when we have our roll-ups.

On the social scene, we have had dinners at the Corallia Beach Apartment

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The Differences Between Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling?

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

For people who are not in the field, most are quite confused when it comes to differentiating between a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a psychotherapist and a counsellor. Therefore, here is a brief and I hope concise explanation.

There are significant differences between psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy and counselling and they tend to deal with different types of problems, although there is considerable overlap in their work.

What is psychiatry?

Psychiatry is the study of mental disorders and their diagnosis, management and prevention. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialise in psychiatry and most postgraduate studies take four years to complete.

Psychiatrists are the only professionals who can prescribe medication for clients/patients. Psychiatrists often combine a broad general caseload alongside an area of special expertise and research.

What is psychology?

Psychology is the study of people: how they think, how they act, react and interact. Psychology is concerned with all aspects of behaviour and the thoughts, feelings and motivation underlying such behaviour.

Psychology is a discipline that is firstly concerned with the normal functioning of the mind and has explored areas such as learning, remembering and the normal psychological development of children.

Psychology is one of the fastest growing university subjects and is becoming more and more available in schools and colleges.

Psychologists deal in the way the mind works and motivation, and can specialise in various areas such as mental health work and educational and occupational psychology. It is useful to remember that psychologists are not usually medically qualified and only a small proportion of people studying psychology degrees will go on to work with clients/patients.

Here are some of the sub-fields within the field of psychology.

Educational psychologist Behavioural psychologist Industrial and organisational psychologist Clinical psychologist (these professionals work within mental health) Occupational health psychologist Criminal psychologist Social psychologist Sport psychologist Health Psychologist What is psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is conducted in several different ways, for example, individual, group, couple and family psychotherapy. They are all ways of helping people to overcome stress, emotional problems, relationship problems or troublesome habits.

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Arts therapy Play therapy Humanistic psychotherapy Interpersonal psychotherapy Rational Emotive Behavioural therapy (REBT) Integrative psychotherapy Eclectic psychotherapy Gestalt psychotherapy A psychotherapist may be a psychiatrist, psychologist or a counsellor, who has had further specialist training in psychotherapy. Increasingly, there are a number of psychotherapists who do not have any background in the above fields but, who have undertaken in-depth training in some of these fields.

Most psychotherapists have several post-graduate diplomas or degrees such as a master’s degree.

However, there are now courses in the United Kingdom where psychotherapists can pursue an academic career where they can study for a specialist doctorate in Psychotherapy (PsyD). To train to become a psychotherapist, most educational establishments will not take on students who are younger than twenty-eight. The premise is that students must have some life experiences to be able to practise as a therapist. So, in theory, the older you are, the more life experiences you should have.

What is counselling?

Counselling and psychotherapy are interchangeable however, the term counselling is normally referred to short-term goal setting therapy, whereas, psychotherapy is normally referred for long-term therapy.

Most counsellors work in schools, colleges and universities. In addition, some counsellors work for large organisations in their occupational health departments where they offer in-house counselling to employees. Most of the work is short term and solution focused.

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.

New Rector for Paphos Paphos Welcomes the New Rector of Neapolis University, Professor Spyros Makridakis The Academic Community of Paphos together with Paphos officials welcomed the new Rector of Neapolis University, Professor Spyros Makridakis and expressed their congratulations and gratitude for taking on such significant duties. Dr. Makridakis was wished every success in this important and at the same time challenging role.

Dr. Makridakis studied in Piraeus. He attained a MBA and PhD in Business Administration at New York University in The New Rector the late 1960s. During his academic tenure of the Neapolis University of Paphos he served as a professor in prestigious Professor Spyros Makridakis Universities in Europe and the United States of America as well as the chairman in large organizations and as a researcher. He has written numerous articles in highly regarded academic journals and 25 books for which he has received many distinctions and honours.

The new Rector thanked the Chairman of the Neapolis University Mr. Michael Leptos as well as the academic community of Cyprus for the honour and warm welcome given to him. Referring to the Neapolis University of Paphos (NUP) he said that it is a modern higher educational institution which in the first four years of operation has managed to receive international recognition by all the educational institutions in Cyprus, Greece and abroad.

The new Rector also mentioned that the Neapolis University is a unique Academic, Spiritual and Cultural Centre in Cyprus which offers studies of high European standards and qualifications recognized worldwide.

Furthermore, he invited students from Cyprus and Greece to embrace Neapolis University which as noted is located in the beautiful and picturesque town of Paphos where students will be able to discover the character of its historic landscape that will make their stay pleasant and at the same time very interesting and exciting.

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Maggie’s Beauty Spot: Dress 10 Pounds Thinner!

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patterns. A busy all-over print makes bulges less obvious.

The Perfect Pencil - A classic justbelow-the-knee pencil skirt really flatters chunky legs. Steer clear of mid-thigh skirts. Look for thicker, structured fabrics to help hide lumps and bumps. It’s the oldest trick in the book, but wearing heels is a fail-safe to faking a slimmer silhouette. Pointy toes add to the leglengthening effect of a polished pencil skirt.

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Make sure it hits below the hip – the widest part of most women’s bodies.

Vertical seams, stripes and piping details will elongate your figure. Black tone-on-tone panelled jeans are a super-slimming wardrobe winner. Don’t button your blouse or shirt to the top. Keep three or four buttons undone to create a slimming V-shape.

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All you Need is Love

by Val Morgan

We have just remembered the centenary of the beginning of the 1st World War – the war to end all wars, as it was known at the time.

Unfortunately that was not so and there seems to have been war in every part of the world since that time.

As I write this Christians in Iraq are being killed for just being Christians, and there is fighting on the Israeli / Gaza border. As always extremists on both sides start wars and the ordinary people who just want to get on with their lives get caught in the middle. And it’s always the children who suffer most. They are the innocent, whose lives are shattered by others’ lust for power. Even in divorce situations it’s the children who lose most. But children are our future and if the world and we in our own families cannot set a good example, who will? Jesus knew this when in Mark 10:14 he rebuked the disciples for trying to stop people bringing their children to Him for a blessing.

Good morals and even good manners seem to be a thing of the past and society is a much poorer place for the lack of them. Getting what you want at all cost seems to be the current thinking and regard for others is sadly lacking. So where did it all go wrong? Well, when I was at school we were taught the basic Christian principals of the Ten Commandments. Let’s have a look at them in Exodus 20.

1. I am God, your God; you shall have no other gods but me.

2. You shall have no gods of any size, shape or form. Don’t bow down to them or serve them, because I am God. 3. No using the name of God in curses or silly banter.

4. Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

5. Honour your father and mother.

6. No murder.

7.

No adultery.

8. No stealing.

9. No lies about your neighbour.

10. No lusting after your neighbour’s house or wife or possessions.

Whether you are Christian or not it seems like a pretty good set of rules to live your life by.

So how do we change our society for the better? Well, we can start with ourselves and our own family. Perhaps the most significant Commandment is the last, because lusting after things we cannot have, the Bible calls it coveting, is a root cause of the world’s ills. Political parties want more power, more land but we ourselves can be guilty of being covetous. We’ve all heard the term ‘keeping up with the Jones’s’. Well, in a nutshell that’s being covetous. Wanting something that someone else has and risking all to get it. I would like a new car, but do I need one? The one I have still gets me from A to B and goes quite well, and I am content with that. I think sometimes we muddle up what we need with what we want. The Lord said ‘He will satisfy all our needs’, but not our wants. He knows what is best for us and our children. The key word is contentment, and very few people these days seem to possess this.

Real contentment comes from within, it’s not the result of buying a new house or a new TV or a new car. The contentment they give is only temporary, to be succeeded by the next want. I am convinced that inside each person there is a Jesus shaped space which can only be filled by His presence and His love. And until that space is filled by Jesus, no-one will find real contentment. You see covetousness blocks out love and causes hate and fear. I’m sure most of us remember the Beatles song ‘All you need is Love’, and with more love in the world there would be far less wars, greed and hatred.

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Happy Birthday Brownies Paphos British Brownies will celebrate their Units’ 10th birthday on 24th September with a party and lots of cake! Since the Unit’s formation in 2004 hundreds of girls have enjoyed fun and exciting challenges, making new friends, had great Brownie Adventure days, sleepovers and residential holidays – and being a Member of a Worldwide organization.

This year Brownies throughout the UK and British Brownies in Cyprus

British Rainbows, Brownies & Guides in Paphos.

Latin Community Hall

celebrated 100 years of Brownies and undertook Big Brownie Birthday Challenges – gaining a very special badge, a Star Quest adventure day where 80 Brownies had a fantastic, fun day and to end the celebrations in June, Paphos and Episkopi Brownies had a joint sleepover – well not much sleep!!

A girl can join Brownies when she reaches her 7th birthday, she makes her Promise when she feels ready to do so and wears a modern uniform.

Brownies work together in small groups, encouraged to make their own decisions, caring and helping each other and enjoy exciting balanced and varied weekly meetings.

Brownies meet at the Latin Community Hall on Tombs of the Kings Road on Wednesdays. For girls aged between 5-7 years old we have the Rainbow Section and for girls aged 10-14 years there is a Guides Section. Our meetings start again on 10 September.

Come and join us… There are 10 million guiding girls around the world.

Be one of them to experience exciting activities, friendship and fun within a vibrant, modern, forward thinking voluntary organisation.

For further information please telephone Michele Cook District Commissioner on 99172549. We have places in all units, and a warm welcome is guaranteed. We look forward to meeting you.

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What does THAT mean?

Birds of Paradise

Some words are best avoided under certain circumstances. The most sensitive words that we all try to avoid have to do with race, gender, ecology and physical or mental development. During the 1980’s, an increasing number of people focused themselves on eradicating what they saw to be prejudice, specifically language prejudice. According to an article in The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of English, during the height of the ‘PC’ movement in the early 90’s, anyone who used vocabulary considered to be ‘politically incorrect’ risked severe condemnation by PC activists. The term ‘black’ was deemed as being so offensive that its use was banned in all possible contexts, including such instances as ‘blackboard’ and the ‘black pieces’ in chess. The generic use of ‘man’ was also attacked. ‘Third World’ countries became ‘developing nations’ and ‘ugly’ became ‘aesthetically challenged’. Some of the changes were necessary to keep language up with a more liberal world, but many argue that some of the terms went a bit too far, i.e. ‘person-hole cover’.

They stand so elegant and tall, no trouble at all,

The use of jargon by corporations to make their products appear more useful or of better quality than they perhaps really are has also been taken under attack by the PC movement. The way that jargon enters our lives without us noticing it can be seen in this short selection of published examples: “Our breast of chicken with tarragon and girolles goes back to the classic French repertoire: the skin of the fowl crispened to gold, oderiferously swathed in a thick, creamy sauce” (Describes fried chicken breast with a basic cream sauce on top). “…smells interestingly of flowers and curiously of bath salts, but has tropical fruit on the palate, with rough sauvignon blanc edges absent, except perhaps a little on the finish”. At least there is a bit of honesty in this one! American English has a keen tendency to use jargon. At a conference of American sociologists, love was defined as “the cognitive-affective state characterised by intrusive and obsessive state characterised by intrusive and obsessive fantasizing concerning reciprocity of amorant feelings by the object of the amorance.”

Her beloved soil belongs to sunny days of Cyprus long.

by Demetris Georgiades

Suffixes mark the areas which cause the greatest amount of debate. The term ‘racist’ became commonly used in the 1930’s, but is a derivative of the older term ‘racialist’. The forward-moving 1960’s saw the development of the term ‘sexist’, followed by a series of other –ist terms which focused on real, or sometimes, imagined areas of linguistic discrimination. Some ‘suffix’ terms are widely accepted and commonly used, such as ‘sexist’ and ‘racist’.

Others are used less often: ableist (discrimination by able-bodied individuals against those with physical or mental difficulties), ageist (discrimination against those of a particular age, typically the very young or the very old) and heightist (discrimination against those of a certain height). There is also a list of proposed terms that for many reasons did not enter daily discourse.

Some of these include the term ‘fattyisit’ (against people with a few extra kilos) and ‘alphabetist’ (proposed in 1987 to label discrimination against someone on the grounds of alphabetical order. If your surname begins with an A, you are advantaged (i.e. in a pile of employment applications); if your name begins with Z, you are not!

by Beryl Hollands

Bringing joy and colour to remind us.

What? Little do we know, nature is beyond us all.

No artist painter could reflect a more beautiful garden object.

Where did she start? The secret lies in your garden, who knows.

Blooms in spring to say hello, her sister next, Giving pleasure all summer long.

So proud to show how strong,

Do not cut me down or take me inside, my pride belongs outside.

Leave me to show you what a prize I can be. Glory in my plumage and let me be.

I’m no trouble at all, just remember I am here to your garden loving cheer.

I am a bird of paradise. Only here to please, I’m no trouble at all.

So let me be all summer long, my colours beautiful, for ever long.

Bees and butterfly, do not bother me, my beauty is enough to see.

The circle of colours is what I have. What fun, how lucky I am.

Moonlight nights, morning dew, giving me energy to continue through.

Close your eyes my garden friends, I will keep watch until the night ends.

I’m no trouble at all.

The following terms and expressions were reportedly used at the height of the financial meltdown by businesses which were having to “let people go”.

Presumably they felt that the jargon would somehow provide justification for their decision, or perhaps it would reduce the level of anger on the part of the employees. The list includes: career change opportunity, coerced transition, decruitment, deselection, executive culling, degrowing, rightsizing, skills-mix adjustment, selective separation, outplacement, destaffing, workforce adjustment, transitioning and chemistry change. ‘Career change opportunity’ makes some sense, but ‘chemistry change’ might be one to toss under the ‘person-hole cover’!

Enrol for Greek lessons this month with experienced Canadian-Cypriot teacher Demetris Georgiades! Unlock the mystery of the local language!

You will master the Greek language in no time at all using a series of highly effective lessons tailored to meet the needs of English and other expats living in Cyprus! Being able to use the Greek language adds a bright, new dimension to life in Cyprus. Learn to converse in the local language with your Cypriot friends, neighbours, colleagues or relatives! The fee for the Beginners’ level lessons is now only €20 per month and your first month is FREE! Now’s the time to learn Greek! A great afternoon or evening activity!

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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.

British trained with over 35 years experience. Any vehicle catered for. Call any time 99 802067. See Main advert for more details.

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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.

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.

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

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

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THE TIMBER SPECIALISTS

Gardens, nest to Lidl supermarket & opposite Venus Beach Hotel, communal swimming pool. Price €179.000. Please phone 99 598474.

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Cars bought for Cash 99 315649.

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

By local author David Waite, now available via Kindle. Reflective, thought-provoking and biblical. It makes great holiday reading.

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SAM’S DECORATIONS

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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.

Ladies Cartier Watch Must 21,Vermeil, Sapphire crown. Serial number: pl89890.

Price: €1800. Also iPhone 5, 32GB (white) €300. Contact tel number: 99210522.

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

ATOM EXTERMINATORS LTD 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.

PROPERTIES FOR RENT STUDIO - CENTRAL PAPHOS Studio to let for a practising artist at established art venue. Only €30 per week inclusive. Contact Nic 99 143293 or Dimitri 99 347502.

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

SAILING DINGHY Wooden sailing dinghy, marineply on mahogany, €650. Send e-mail for photos to jorn.gerslov@hotmail.com

Need extra Money?

Want to work for Grapevine Magazine selling advertising.

Flexible hours to suit YOU. Phone Jill on 26 819167

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.

HEALTH AND BEAUTY SPECIALIST CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST Susie Hecquer MCSP, SRP, OCPPP, MICSP. London and Dublin trained. Paphos area.

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

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.

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Haircut, Blowdry and Deep Conditioning Treatment - Normally €40 now €25. Fully trained and qualified hairdressers.

Tel: 99 423207 for your appointment.

Payment must be included

CLASSES/LESSONS

with order.

FREE BADMINTON Emba Badminton Club are pleased to announce the formation of their junior coaching sessions, every Saturday between the hours of 10am and 12 noon. These sessions last for one hour and are for children between the ages of 6 - 10 years of age. All equipment is supplied, all you need is gym shoes. The seniors membership list is now closed, however, people who wish to join our badminton club can ask to be put on the waiting list. For more information please ring Don on 96 537191.

Post your advert to PO Box 62068, Paphos, 8060 or call direct to our office at Marias Loizidou 24A, Paphos, 8047.

Deadline 15th of every month.

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