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Issue 91 July 2011

15th July 2011 Š 2011 A.P. Associates (CY) Ltd

Editor Andy Papaiacovou Tel.: +357 26322453 Mobile: +357 99171120 Assistant Editor Heather Wright Tel.:+357 26322453 +357 99170522 Contributors: Mountain Breeze, Kim Brown, Denise Cakey, Gillian & David Carbine, Sandra Dobson, Maria Etheridge, Jan Gibson, Gina Ghillyer, Sue de Groot, Caroline Grossmith, Ann MilnerRod Morement, Wally Oppenheim, Katherine Panayides, Charles Purdy, Shirley Spratley, Tracie Wake, Michael Wright

All correspondence to: A.P. Associates (CY) Ltd Marina Latchi Complex, Block C, No. 10 & 11, Latchi Polis Chrysochous, Paphos, Cyprus Tel: +357 26322453 Fax: +357 26323539 editor@palsmagazine.com

Summer is definitely here at last and many of our thoughts are now centered around holidays, both here and abroad, which is why I am particularly pleased to tell you about an exciting new competition we are running: SHARE AND WIN a holiday in Malta!

Kalotaxido Travel in Paphos have very kindly offered to present our winning entry with a free flight to Malta. All you have to do to enter is write a short story about something that has happened to you or someone you know – it could be a recent or past experience; an amusing, interesting, exciting or sad tale; something to be shared and perhaps published in future issues of our Magazine.

The story should be a maximum of 750 words, with pictures if possible, to be th e-mailed to us between now and 15 September. The winner will be announced in our October edition.

So, while you are lazing in the shade or the sun, by the pool or on the beach over the next few months, think about what you could share with us and our Readers and put pen to paper to have a chance of winning this great prize.

Myself and my staff are looking forward to receiving and reading your entries.

I will leave you now to think about this and to enjoy the Magazine and I look forward to talking to you again next month.

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,

Through your magazine may I introduce myself to the area: I am Fr. Carlos Ferrero, the Roman Catholic (Latin) Parish Priest of St. Pauls Catholic Parish Paphos, an area that includes Polis, Latchi, Argaka, and the surrounding areas.

Incidently, the Parish also includes Pissouri and its surrounding areas.

Are you dismayed by the ugly graffiti that is appearing on road signs and former blank walls?

One of the things that originally impressed me about Cyprus was the lack of this juvenile practice.

The Roman Catholic Community is active and working in the area. We have a Mass every saturday at 6pm in St. Dimitri's and you can find this by turning left when coming out of Polis just past the Army Barracks. I have asked my assistant Fr. Jim Kennedy to look after this Mass and to be responsible for any weddings, funerals, baptisms, sick calls, and the other pastoral support a Priest usually gives in an area. Fr. Jim Lives in Argaka and can be contacted on 99793169.

You can find out about the whole parish, including the work on St. Michael's Hospice on www.stpauls-catholic-parishpaphos.com Thank you for your help Fr. Carlos Ferreo.

From what is being written, it is obvious to me who these culprits are and should also be to the authorities who need to clamp down on this problem before it gets any worse. Perhaps the offenders could be made to clean up the mess and if he/she is a football fan, be made to forfeit their membership or be banned from games? It certainly should not be down to the taxpayer to be responsible for these cleaning bills.

Cyprus is becoming a tatty dirty place and is being noticed by our visitors. I would urge everyone to respect this beautiful island and other people’s property.

Yours sadly Shirley Spratley

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Contents

Portrait of a ‘Magic Team’

Creating your own Pot-Pourri Garden

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God Speaks....Through His Word

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after a lot of blood, sweat and tears, the “mini lakeside’’ was completed - 5 boards, a stage, lighting, computer scoring, a bar and plenty of seating for spectators: what an achievement!

The Journey

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Classified Adverts

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KIVA

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London Welsh Choir

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Catwalk Capers

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Portrait of a ‘Magic’ Team

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Snap up a Property Bargain

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Cheese & Wine

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My Previous Guide Dogs - Kandy

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In Memory of Stephen Carbine

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Puzzles

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The only white stuff in my kitchen now...

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The New Govenor of Cyprus 100 yrs ago

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Prize Puzzle

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A Healthy Diet for a Long & Healthy Life

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Greek Lesson

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Caption Competition

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PALS Advertising Rates

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Top 10 Tips for making Overseas Paymnts

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Pals Chef - Vegetables on the Bar-B-Q

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The Red Dot Phenomenon

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Rescue dog - Rescued!

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...and Summer is here!!!

Rescue Dog TRescued! o To our dismay, he’d lost his footing and fell down a sheer drop on the cliff side 30 feet down on a narrow ledge Page 9

A Healthy Diet for a Long & Healthy Life Both books are highly recommended to everyone for a holistic, lifelong approach to eating for health and longevity, including those prone to arthritis!

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The Red Dot Phenomenon

By Maria Etheridge © Many, many years ago, when I took my baby steps into the art world, I opened my own small gallery. My thoughts were almost sublime in that I wanted to set out and help struggling artists and make them famous.

However, the very first exhibition verged on the ridiculous.

In my complete ignorance of these things, I was not aware that for decades and decades, the Red Dot signified A Sale. This means that whenever you walk into a gallery anywhere on earth, you will be able to see what has been sold and what is still on offer.

I toiled and planned and sent out all the invitations to whomsoever I thought might be interested. The paintings were hung, large labels painstakingly handwritten. On the day, the wine and finger-food, flowers and glasses were all in place, music playing softly in the background. My husband was pacing, worried that not a soul would arrive. He need not have worried. The attendance was great, enormous interest was shown in everything that was on display, the wine was glugged and the food munched. The room and courtyard were abuzz with the sound of visitors happily chattering. I was asked when the next

exhibition would be staged and just about every visitor signed the visitors’ book. Photographs were taken in preparation for the next event’s write-up in the media and people happily waved goodbye around midnight.

I was stunned – not a single solitary sale! Yet, there was enormous interest in many of the pieces. It was something I simply did not understand; why did no-one buy?

Some ten days later I met up with one of the visitors to the exhibition and she opened an ice cold fireman’s hose in my face. She commented on what a fabulous exhibition I put on and – wow! – every last piece sold!

I must have gone white, looking at her questioningly.

“Red dots,” she said, “the red dots were everywhere!”

Ahh … that was when it dawned on me that you never used red dots as labels … a valuable lesson learned.

The thing that bothers me, however, is the absence of red dots at exhibitions in Cyprus. Very often, in small galleries or open studios, not a red dot is in sight. When you look closer, you might see the word “Sold” written on a label … if there is a label.

Don’t people know about red dots?

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Rescue Dog - Rescued

By Ann Milner Ted is our two and a half year old dog. He’d been found wandering in the Akamas area by a German lady who called him teddy Bear – a fluffy, cuddly black and tan puppy. We duly adopted him through the Animal rescue Group.

Most days we take him to the Argaka dam, where he loves to run and swim in the st reservoir. On 1 June, as usual, Ted was happily running around chasing lizards when he suddenly d i s a p p e a r e d . To o u r dismay, he’d lost his footing and fell down a sheer drop on the cliff side and landed approximately thirty feet down on a narrow ledge and could not move either up or down.

Luckily, he was unhurt, just extremely shocked and very frightened. We desperately tried to get to him but it was totally impossible. I stayed where he could see me while my husband went for help. He drove to The Fly Again to ask

Yiannis if he knew of any sort of rescue service.George ( the architect doing some work there) very kindly rang the Polis Fire Brigade who came immediately to the location. They expertly absailed down to Ted, harnessed him and winched him to safety – what a relief!

We cannot express our gratitude enough to the fire officers (Seargant Christakis Tsielepos, firemen Andreas Gerolemou and Charalambos Charalambous, auxillary fireman Christakis siderenios) for their speed, compassion and professionalism in rescuing our beloved Ted. To show our appreciation, along with Yiannis, we are organising a charity event at The Fly Again for the Fire th Brigade Benevolent Fund on Wednesday 6 July. There will be a fun quiz (teams of 4-6), bingo and a choice of meal for just €8. Tickets are available at The Fly Again.

Exciting News from Olivers Delicatessen We are now the exclusive retailer in the Paphos area Of

And have their full range of seafoods and meats in our shop in Trimithousa.

So, in one stop you are now able to shop not only for our specialist cold meats, cheeses, home-made quiches, sausage rolls etc but also for a large range of top quality frozen goods. These include Loch Fyne salmon and smoked haddock, Scottish premier beef and English and New Zealand lamb to name but a few.

Why not call in to see our new range and perhaps th combine this with joining us to celebrate our 5 th Anniversary on Monday 4 July between 2pm and 5pm.

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Creating Your Own Pot-Pourri Garden

By Sandra Dobson What images come to mind when you hear the words ‘pot-pourri?

Do you think of shoddy Christmas arrangements that are often still on the reduced shelf in the shops in April, or dried up offerings in the corner of an elderly aunt’s sittingroom? Well forget all that nonsense – think rather of a magnificent mixture of beautiful petals and leaves, with a bright sweet scented presence that just draws visitors towards it when they enter your room. It’s not difficult for you to add such an arrangement to your own home that will last until next year.

There is a long-standing tradition of drying scented flowers and aromatic herbs for sweetening the air.

There are many historic books from the 17th and 18th centuries which include a large variety of recipes for scented powders and ‘perfumes’ as potpourri was better known then. Indeed, Mrs. Gaskell when creating ‘Cranford’ wrote, “Roseleaves….were gathered even as they fell to make into a pot-pourri for someone who had no garden.”

Later the term as we know it became more common - in the 19th century we learn that it comes from the name of a Spanish stew olla podrida (meaning literally ‘rotten-pot’), later still the French translation came to mean any medley or mixture.

Well where does this leave us? Clearly, you could create your own pot-pourri garden, large or just a small corner, or even a few pots which would give you all you need to make your pot-pourri. Perhaps you have some of the plants already and just need a few more to make your collection complete.

If you wished to create a small garden of your own, I would envisage a sheltered or enclosed area, square in shape with small beds in each corner, almost triangular in shape but rounded off, this would give you beds in the shape of a quarter of a

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circle. In the middle, a small circular island bed. In this way you could walk around the little garden and be surrounded by scents of the flowers and herbs.

Of course if you didn’t want to go to the trouble of creating a new garden, pots could be arranged in this design, perhaps with a chair or two where you could sit and enjoy the sights, sounds and scents of this little paradise. The plants you will need would include some of the following:Lavender, Rosemary, Myrtle, Pinks, Coriander, Iris, Rose, Lemon Verbena, Pelargonium (peppermint scented), Pineapple Sage, Chamomile, Thyme, andJasmine to name just a few. (I have just put to common names here, if you would like the Latin, just send me an email). Once you have your plants established, it is an easy matter to create the potpourri which I really believe you will find a really rewarding and creative experience.

You will need three cups of dried rose petals, two cups of mixed dried flowers, 15ml of dried lavender, and one cup of mixed dried herbs e.g. mint, marjoram, and thyme. 5ml of cloves 2.5ml ground allspice, 10ml of ground orris root and 5-10 drops of rose essential oil. To dry the plant material, pick everything on a dry day. Spread out on newspaper and leave in a warm, airy place (this must be out of direct sunlight) for 5-7 days, until papery to the touch. To make the pot-pourri, combine all the ingredients, and mix thoroughly then put them in an airtight container. Leave in a dry, warm place for 2-3 weeks, shaking the container occasionally Your results will be startlingly more beautiful and with a far more pleasant fragrance than anything you could possibly buy in a shop. Enjoy, and if you do create your own personal pot-pourri, please do let me and the other readers know, I would love to hear about your efforts.

If you need to discuss any information in any of these articles, please do speak to Neil - he is always happy to visit you and discuss your garden needs.

Do take care, and if you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact me at:-

Glorious.gardens@hotmail.com

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God Speaks... Through His Word “The Lord is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance..”

Recently, as I handed a man a Christian calendar, he said to me, “but I’m a communist. I am not sure if I believe in God.” What a joy to be able to tell him that – God believes in communists! Not only that, but also that He loves them, and is patiently waiting for them to come to repentance and receive his salvation from destruction.

I do not know what your situation before God is.

An atheist, a church-goer, a new-age worshipper ..... or something else.

But I do know what God’s situation with you is.

He loves you, He’s waiting for you, He wants to give you new life .....and then His Son, Jesus, is going to come for you and bring you to him in heaven

Yes, Jesus has promised that He would come back to take His people with Him to heaven (John 14:1-3).

Will He keep His word? Now we are 2000 years later and He hasn’t come yet! Will He really come?

God’s Word is sure. It was with his word that He created the world we live in. It was with his word that He destroyed it in a flood. It was with His same word that He declared that there will be “a judgement and destruction of ungodly men.”

It is with his word that He said Christ would return.

Why the slowness to keep His word? Oh, it is not slowness....it is patience.

It is you he is waiting for. He doesn’t want you to perish in the judgement to come. He’s waiting for you to repent before Him.

God believes in YOU. God loves YOU

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The context of the words of God at the beginning of this article are interesting. Read it for yourself in 2 Peter 3:3-9. There God says that there will be many scoffers who will say, “Where is this coming of Christ that He promised?”

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The Journey - Part 15b

By Sue de Groot Tales from the Grand Dining Room, Another Day at Sea, The Bridge Room, Drinks with the Brits on Board, Thanksgiving After a busy afternoon, we have decided to eat in the Grand Dining Room tonight. We have to get dressed up for this restaurant, I wash my hair, we finish off the Pink Champagne, check out the excursions on the t.v. in our room and at 6.45 we are ready to eat. Out of the lift, and looking very glam, we receive some wolf whistles (well, sort of) and another lady on her own steps out of the lift at the same time, she is called Janice and comes from Australia.

We have tried sharing tables before. One time our sharers disappeared before we got to the table, another time we watched four shares at another table and it was like looking at desperate couples who did not have a word to say to each other, but June, being the spontaneous person she is, asks Janice if she wants to sit at our table.

When the wine waiter comes to take our order, we say the usual, and he brings the wrong wine, so we send it back, but our new friend Janice says, no thanks I have already drunk my supply in my room. We order our wine and have a lovely meal, and a jolly conversation. After she has interrogated us, we hear about her. After her stories about the ship, we are now watching every guest/passenger to see if they are either Israeli secret service, Egyptian assassins, or Egyptian secret police, or maybe there is even an FBI agent on board, since Janice tells us there must be a high profile Jewish person on board, so it is all getting very baffling knowing who is who. At least we know who we are. The lady turns out to be loony. We must be careful to avoid her in the future. Maybe sharing is not such a good thing.We go off to bed late. We have another full day at sea tomorrow.

June goes off to the computer room to do Adobe Photoworkshop and I go and play duplicate bridge (for prizes). My partner wins some fridge magnets. The bridge room is fascinating for people watching. We have a bridge director (Patty), who is married to Marty, and whom we have to call for any umpiring, of which there is a lot. We have 12 tables of 4 at each table and we are playing duplicate bridge. As an Australian passenger remarked to me later: one would think they were playing for Sheep Stations, it was all so serious. Married couples ended up shouting at each other, and Patty often had to sort out arguments. Scores and points were kept, and the results were entered into the ship’s bridge logbook in order of success, so that everyone could see how well or how badly you had played. Therefore, the stakes were high.

Back to the computer room to type out today’s logbook and tonight we meet up with the other Brits on board for drinky poos.

Today is Thanksgiving, so it is turkey, turkey and only turkey on the menu throughout the day. For example, breakfast was Eggs Benedict with turkey bacon, lunch was Turkey flapjacks, turkey boullabaise, and it will be roast turkey tonight.

Drinks with the Brits was a washout. One Canadian turned up because his father was born in the U.K., David and his American wife who live in Wisconsin and who kept laughing at his own jokes, and then there were the two of us.

After a lovely dinner of Roast Turkey with all the trimmings and some convivial conversation it was time to turn in.

We are still cruising the Gulf of Aden around Somalia and Yemen and we are still in the area reknown for pirates. We are still watching out for them but we have not yet seen any, just a few tankers here and there. The sea is anything but calm today, the weather is sunny but very windy. I go into the Fitness Centre but the treadmill is rocking along with the waves and it proves difficult to keep my balance.

On the pool deck, towels, headgear and everything else is blowing in the wind. We have breakfast on the back deck, but the passengers MUST BE KEPT OCCUPIED at any cost, so Dottie the cruise director is on the tannoy the whole day announcing various activities which start at 8.30am and go on until 11pm. The ship is a sort of sailing Club Med.

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Next month: Still at Sea, More Activities, Plain Clothes Security Police, Seasick Pills

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Elegant Hair & Beauty Salon Polis 99380027 / 26322455 Looking After Your Hair The summer has arrived at last but the sun can damage your hair if you don’t look after it. Here are a few tips to follow: 1. Wash and condition every other day, or for some just two times a week. Remember washing your hair too often will make you lose its natural oils and thus make it dry. Use a good shampoo and conditioner for your hair type. If you have frizzy or unruly hair, use an intense conditioner.

2. Get your hair trimmed at least every 5 to 6 weeks. Don’t blow dry your hair every time. Let it dry naturally a few times so that it doesn’t get burned.

3. If you have coloured hair use a shampoo made for coloured hair and buy a hair protection cream. If you straighten your hair often use a heat protection sprays or creams before you straighten it so that your hair doesn’t get heat damage.

4. When your hair is wet, comb it with a wide-toothed comb.

This puts less stress on the hair than using a fine comb or brush.

If you suffer from greasy hair use a comb rather than a brush, Brushes, particularly stiff ones, can over stimulate the sebaceous glands on the scalp, making the hair greasier.

5. From the inside. Very few people realise that your hair is actually a good indication of how healthy you are. If you really want that extra healthy sheen for your hair and that extra zing, then you must eat lots of protein, Meat and eggs are good sources of protein. If you are a vegetarian, the best source is soya or other pulses.

6. Zinc is also vital for healthy hair and nails many chemists now sell vitamin supplements expressly for the encouragement of healthy hair and nails.

If you need any advice about your hair or what products to use Ioana will only be too happy to help.

Denise and Ioana 26322455 / 99380027 (We are down the road from the Post Office and the Alpha Bank, Polis)

Specials Offers for July We also now stock L’Oreal colour and products. If you book an appointment with Ioana on a Monday or Tuesday you will get 15% off.

Pedicures We are doing a special offer on pedicures, if you book a pedicure on a Monday or Tuesday you will get 15% off.

Aqua Clothing Due to the great success at our clothes party we are holding another one with all new stock arriving in July.

There will be all sizes from 6 to 30. The clothes party will be on Thursday 28 July from 10am to 4 pm. Drinks a nibbles will be provided. Please come and join us.

Gemma has left us to follow a venture of her own.

We wish her all the best.

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CLASSIFIEDS HEALTH, BEAUTY & WELLBEING Roxy's Dream Massage To Relieve all Working Pain - Full Body Massage €35per hour, Lower Body massage €20, Upper Body Massage €20. For appointment Telephone 99017518 _____________________________________ Spirit Medium: Private Readings (face to face or telephone), Spiritual Healing, Evenings of Mediumship, Development Classes & Retreats.

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SERVICES Qualified Care Assistant specialising in postoperative, elderly, dementia & Alzheimer patients in the Polis/Paphos area. Please contact Barbara Cuthbert on 99172069 or Ann Albery on 99157566 for further information.

References available _____________________________________ Stathmos 1,2,3, Trading (in Polis opposite Akis Express). BUY, SELL or TRADE clothes, jewellery, handicrafts, electrical appliances. We will sell any item for you if it is in a good condition. Tel Cat on 99825289 _____________________________________ All Creatures Great and small Home from home comfort - going away on holiday or business? - rest assured your pet will be treated as part of our family! call Paul on 99179190 _____________________________________ Clear Outlook - English Painter and Decorator City & Guilds, window cleaner, gardener and handyman. Call Paul on 99179190

ARTICLES FOR SALE Collectors Items: Canon cameras all with their own cases: Epoca 35-105mm, Ixus Z50 (pocket), EOS 300 28-80mm (complete with zoom lens). All reasonable offers considered.

Please ring 99171120 _____________________________________ Frenchie Puppies for sale - born 14/5/11, mother & father Cyprus Champions. Also, 2 older young dogs born 20/3/10 - pet homes only and to be neutered before placement.

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PROPERTY/LAND FOR SALE/RENT Long term letting Villa in Pomos village with outstanding sea views. For more details telephone 99171120 _____________________________________ Drymou Land for sale €35,000: Plot 187m² with Planning Permission for 2 Bedroom Stone House with Splash Pool, Valley & Sea Views, Electricity, Water & Stone on Site, Please Call: 99803434 **********find wot new price was!!** _____________________________________ Building Land for sale: Migliou Village, near Ayii Anargyri Spa Resort. Sea views. 290 sq meters, 100% building capacity. Tel: 99632618 _____________________________________ Prime Location Land for sale. Beautiful unobstructed mountain views.2,500sqm. On the outskirts of Kelgkethara village, 20 mins from Paphos International airport. Title deeds available. For a quick sale - €45,000. Tel 99498295 _____________________________________ Land for sale. 5 acres just outside the village of Marathounda. Beautiful views. Title deeds available. €180,000 for the lot. Tel 99498295 ____________________________________ Agricultural Land wth title deeds and access to land for sale in Choulou Village. Ideal for Log or Mobile Home. Only €5,000. Call Costas on 99211629

CLUBS / GROUPS Canoeing Club: Any adults or children who are interested in joining this new club please contact 26323538 or e-mail editor@palsmagazine for further information

BEWARE Planning Amnesty: Amendments to Legislation for the modernization of procedures for the legalizing of specified irregularities in existing buildings & updating of Title Deeds. For more information, see article in next month’s PALS, call Agnieszka on 99269350, or visit www.smlxldesign.com

WANTED Fellow Birdwatchers - Contacharrystanford@btinternet.com please with information of where in Cyprus to see all birds, particularly birds of prey in the Paphos/Polis area

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LOCAL FORTHCOMING EVENTS Art & Craft Show sat 6th and sun 7th August,11am - 9pm at En Plo Gallery, Paphos Harbour. Jewellery, handbags, picture frames, soap, lavender products, textiles, paintings, photographs, giftware. Free Entrance. For information Tel Lynn on 99740762 _____________________________________ Art Exhibition Mon 1st - Fri 31st August daily at 11am - 2pm and 5pm - 9pm at En Plo Gallery, Paphos Harbour. Paintings, frames, photographs, textiles. Free Entrance. For information, tel Lynn on 99740762 _____________________________________ AbbaphroditeFabulous The Musical a brand new show featuring some poptastic Greek Gods as well as a veritable fashion show of costume changes and loads of your favourite 70's songs. At Tala Ampitheatre on Sat 27th August. Doors (and bar) open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Tickets only €5 and can be reserved now - ring 99831136/26653132 or email info@groovejetmedia.com

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How KIVA KIVA,, ordinary people & micro-financing are creating real change in real lives and you can too!

By Mountain Breeze Kiva is a non-profit organization on a mission connecting people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva enables individuals to lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world. To date Kiva have notched up $220 million in loans made possible by an army of 591,988 Kiva lenders comprising the young, the old and children in 213 countries.

Florida Agustia Garcia Lopez sells aprons in Guatemala. She takes out micro-loans to grow her business and hopes to provide improved living conditions for her children.

through grants, corporate sponsors, and foundations.

When you lend $25 you are repaid $25 which you relend or withdraw.

To find out more about how you can impact lives time after time by putting aside as little as $25 or as much as you wish go to http://www.kiva.org The people behind Kiva include Volunteers, Kiva Fellows, Kiva Partners, the Kiva Board, a team of employees (below) and contractors. The Kiva Head Office is located in San Francisco.

Microfinance is a general term to describe financial services to low-income individuals or to those who do not have access to typical banking services.

Microfinance is also the idea that low-income individuals are capable of lifting themselves out of poverty if given access to financial services. While some studies indicate that microfinance can play a role in the battle against poverty, it is also recognized that is not always the appropriate method, and that it should never be seen as the only tool for ending poverty.

Nonetheless, Kiva has notched up an impressive track record since its inception in 2005. Kiva provides an easy way for First World lenders to link with Developing World entrepreneurs, be they Peruvian farmers, Afghan basket weavers or even Ugandan liquor store owners. At http://www.kiva.org you can browse business profiles and photographs to find a borrower whose story inspires you to lend and then place your loan through PayPal which waives all kiva.org transaction fees. With Kiva 100% of your loan goes to the borrower and current statistics show a 98.75% overall repayment rate for all Kiva lending.

Kiva is primarily funded through the support of lenders making optional donations. They also raise funds

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Main Locations of Cans for Kids Cages Polis - Camp Site, Argaka Road near Go Carts/sandwich van, Paphos road near woodyard Latchi – T junction from Drousia, car park near La Plague Restaurant Peyia – Elementary School, Near football stadium Coral bay – Near Hearns Bookshop Paphos – Mandria Village, CYTA Office, Paphos Hospital car park, UKCA Club

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London Welsh Choir ‘A Triumph’ The Friends’ Hospice Paphos benefited from two concerts given by the London Welsh Male Voice Choir who came for the first time to Cyprus to sing for charity events.

The choir has sung in many venues but here they loved the Coral Beach Hotel Akamas room and the exceptional setting of the Castle Square down at the harbour. As they mounted each stage wearing their distinctive red jackets which display the Prince of Wales feathers there was an appreciative round of applause for the sixty smart choristers.

Foundation President Chris Jones commented that he knew so many of the songs having sung them at school, university and in the pub. Many Welsh people were present who had tears in their eyes at they heard the well loved songs so beautifully harmonised.

Local songbirds Graham Ormiston, Louise Vreony and Judith Evans contributed to the enjoyment of the evenings with selections from Phantom, Mack and Mabel and Les Miserable, as well as that well loved number You’ll never Walk Alone. Many sang this along with Judith.

The Friends’ Hospice Support group acknowledges with grateful thanks sponsorship from Horizon Group and Smart Currency as well as help from the Municipality and the Coral beach Hotel. Lighting and Sound came via Silverbarn and Chillys lent their cold storage van while Keo donated beer.

Thanks also to the outlets where tickets were sold, The Salon in Tala, Century Travel, Total Beach Coral Beach Hotel, Horizon Group, Revival, Kyriakou Bookshop and SOS Computers.

A Big Thanks also to Michael Movit who transported some staging at 11 pm after the harbour concert.

Concert goers then enjoyed a varied programme of songs in English and Welsh which started with a song from the Pearl Fisher and ended with the Jolly Roger. Friends’ Hospice

Above all was the wonderful generosity of the London Welsh choristers who traveled to Cyprus at their own expense and gave their time freely to help our charity. The total raised for the Friends’ Hospice was €8437.

Catwalk Capers 80 people enjoyed a fashion show & lunch at Faro`s Restaurant, Latchi, in aid of The Friends Hospice. All the clothes had been kindly donated to the hospice shop over the past 6 months, which shows what an elegant population we have!

The wonderful models were all shop or hospice volunteers, who overcame their nerves to give a faultless display & also not forgetting all the backroom people who worked so hard.

We were lucky enough to have Maria from Maria`s Hairdesigns in Polis Square, who gave up a morning to make us all look so glamorous - a huge thank you to her. Trish Wilson kindly loaned her super jewellery to make everything complete.

Finally we owe a BIG thank you to all the staff of Faro`s for their hospitality, patience & help.

Over €1,000 was raised to help keep the only working hospice in Paphos open. All the staff at the shop on the Polis road are delighted with your support & hope to see you soon.

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Portrait of a ‘Magic’ Team that has put Polis on the map!

In the winter of 2008 a few keen dart players were discussing the sport over a beer, as you do! It was quickly realized that there was no suitable venue, locally, for this activity. After arduous searching, to no avail, the group spoke to Alex Shaclean from the Bowling Alley in Prodromi, who then generously offered them a room downstairs in the building.

Work quickly began, all by hardworking, tireless volunteers, and with in a few weeks the room was ready - with 2 boards, 1 practice board, lighting and a bar-

Magic Darts, Polis was born what an achievement!

During that first winter the number of players grew beyond expectations and the room was no longer big enough. Alex, quick to seize an opportunity, offered the large function room above the bowling alley plus some financial support and during the summer of 2009 the team and willing friends started work once again. It took up spare time, evenings and weekends and after a lot of blood, sweat and tears, before the winter nights came the “mini lakeside’’ was completed - 5 boards, a stage, lighting, computer scoring, a bar and plenty of seating for spectators – what an achievement!

singles knockout. Dave Brown, known by the team as “Stretch’’, won the mens knockout and also received a medal for a 180 scored during a match: what an achievement!

The club has been represented all over the island by Steve Wake and Gordan Markham with a fair amount of success. rd Steve wake took 3 in the UN open in Limasol; he also took rd 3 in the mens singles in the Amathusa open in limasol. rd Steve and Gordan came 3 in the doubles in the largest open tournament on the island in Famagusta. During an exhibition match by the dart legends John Lowe and Eric Bristow, 4 of our team were invited to play against them.

Steve Wake, Gordan Markham, Mark Thorne and Dave Brown - with Gordan beating John Lowe & Steve triumphant over Eric Bristow!

The venue was officially opened in October 2009 by Tony “Bandana’’ Croxford who at the time was ranked the number 1 player in Cyprus.

The quality & number of players continued to grow and a team was formed and entered into the Pafos Darts League for the season 2010/11. The team far exceeded any expectations, losing only 1 match throughout the season and winning division 2.

The compare for the night was John Gwynne from Sky Sports! A great night and once again, what an achievement!

The club is holding its 3rd annual open tournament on the 15th & 16th October and are pleased to announce that the sponsors are Fraser Mackinlay Financial Investments. This event in the past 2 years has been very successful, drawing in top players from as far a field as Aiya Napa & Famagusta.

They also managed to win the Knockout shield played by divisions 1, 2 & 3. The Captains Cup, again played by the teams in division 1, 2 & 3, was Won by Magic Darts very own captain, Steve Wake who was also the player with the highest statistics in division 2, winning 38 out of 42 games.

Claire Hester took the trophy for the top women’s stats, winning 19 out of 27 games and she also won the women’s

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The club is open 5 nights a week as a social venue with Thursday’s being official practice night from 7.30 onwards, with an in-house competition every week. Men and women of all ages, nationalities and abilities (including beginners) are welcome. The club is hoping to be able to enter more teams in the league next season so if you are interested in taking part or just wish to throw an arrow and have a social evening and a beer or two, just

call in one evening or ring 99012921 or 97648352.

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Snap up a Property BARGAIN!

By Kim Brown, Director of The Overseas Guides Company Despite the fact that the economy is uncertain, it seems that demand for Cyprus property is still fairly healthy. And why shouldn’t it be - there are some excellent deals out there. Whether you want a renovation project or a holiday home it’s now a buyers market and some properties can be snatched up at a massive discount. Both private sellers and developers alike are discounting properties while adding incentives to achieve sales.

Many developers are slashing prices, throwing in white goods, air conditioners and in some cases you can get your entire property completely furnished at no extra cost!

Many private sellers are experiencing difficulties as they purchased off-plan property several years ago with the intention to sell upon completion for a profit.

Due to the fact that there’s a surplus of properties for sale and lack of matching demand, many sellers are happy to sell at a break-even price. Imagine getting a property for the price someone paid for it three years ago – it’s possible!

So – how can you get the best deal? The quick answer is to make lots of discounted offers on lots of properties – sooner or later someone will agree to negotiate. What is ‘lots’ and how much should you ‘discount’? That all depends on how eager you are to get a good deal and what your intentions are.

Some property prices have increased astronomically – a few years ago, reports of 10% to 30% increases per year were normal. Many investors purchased off-plan property with the intention of renting or selling upon completion. Now that the economy is gloomy and times are difficult, many property owners are finding that they can’t rent or sell. Provided they purchased the property before price hikes, it wouldn’t be difficult for them to drastically reduce their sales price to get a quick sale. In many cases, property owners can slash their property price - and still make a profit!

If your intentions are to emigrate or buy a holiday home in Cyprus, there are some exceptional opportunities out there. Make offers below the asking price and negotiate for as many extras as possible.And if you’re interested in investing, it’s absolutely paramount that you do your homework and create a strategy. If you’re going to buy to sell on, you need to determine the real market value (not the price the property is up for sale for). The real value is what people are prepared to pay for the property. You also need to determine who’s going to

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Buy the property (target market) and if there is enough demand. Provided that you think you can sell the property at market value, you have to make offers way below that price point.

Do your research, determine the costs associated with buying and then factor in your profit – people make a living from buying at below-market value and it can be very lucrative. It can also be extremely expensive if done incorrectly! Whether you’re interested in Cyprus property for a home or for investment purposes, there are definite deals to be had. Don’t be afraid to make offers and negotiate for extras!

Kim Brown is a Director of The Overseas Guides Company and the author of the Cyprus Buying Guide. The guide is a publication dedicated to exposing poor practice, property buying pitfalls and providing an educational instruction manual to buying and/or investing in Cyprus property. Go to www.cyprus-buying-guide.com/pals.htm for your free copy of the mini-guide.

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Anyone can sell you cheese BUT not everyone can tell you WHAT cheese they are selling!!

By Gina Ghillyer Why is drinking your favourite wine with cheese so often disappointing?

The usual answer is that we are too ambitious – laying on too many different styles of cheese to give the wine a chance – and we tend to head for red wines when white, or even a glass of sweet wine would be a better match.

If you want to drink red with a variety of different cheeses, then the best wines to choose are aged Spanish reds like Rioja, mature Italian reds such as Amarones or older vintages of New World Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz that are not too ‘oaky’. Young tannic reds such as Cabernet are the ones that are most likely to clash. Even then, it’s worth avoiding cheeses that are bound to cause problems, like very strong salty blues or pungent washed rind cheeses, such as Epoisses or Munster.

If it is the wine that you want to take priority, choose a single fine cheese that will compliment it. Wines and cheeses from the same area tend to go well, for example, Sancere and Crottin de Chavignot, both from the Loire and Gewurtztramuner and Munster from Alsace.

Gina’s Place in Chloraka has an unrivald selection of artisanal cheeses, which are more demanding than commercially produced cheeses, but if you find the right match, they are so much more rewarding. Gina also has a large wine and champagne selection and the knowledge to assist you in the correct choice so that your wine and cheeses will compliment each other perfectly and suit the occasion they are being purchased for. Why not stop by and spend some time on her new terrace, having one of her famous cheese platters and a glass of her wine to assist you in making your choice?

Gina has prepared the following as a basic reference guide: SOFT CHEESES: Brie, Camembert, Chevre, Boursin, Pont L’eveque, Delice De Bourgogne, White often goes better than red. Try Sauvignon Blanc with goats cheese and garlic flavoured roules. Soft fruity reds, like Pinot Noir and Merlot go well with with rind cheeses like Brie and rich creamy ones like Delice De Bourgogne.

BLUE CHEESES:Roquefort, Blue D’Avergne, Stilton In general, sweet wines work best, though a full bodied fruity red like Zinfindel can be enjoyed as well as Port. Hungarian Tokai is also good.

HARD CHEESES: Parmesan, Gouda, Pecorino, Manchego. These are probably the easiest types of cheeses to pair with a good red, though some alpine cheeses such as Gruyere are equally enjoyable with a very dry white wine. Mature Gouda, Cheddar-style cheeses and hard sheep’s milk cheeses are the kindest to fine wines, like red Bordeaux and other top cabernets. Milder English cheeses like Wenslydale can be enjoyed with Sauvignon Blanc.

STRONG CHEESES: Epoisses, Munster, Reblechon, Castelmango. Any cheese that has been matured to the extent that its flavour and aroma are really pungent is likely to cause problems, whether it’s a notoriously strong cheese like Munster or a normally mild one like Brie. Aromatic whites such as Alsace Gewurtztraminer and Tokey Pinot Gris are most likely to work well.

A less conventional, but surprisingly successful solution, is beer – which strong cheeses respond to – or a robust red.

With many delicatessens now situated in the Paphos area, it is important that our customers are given the correct information about cheese manufacturing, cutting, storing and of course, presenting. So, remember: Make an informed choice at Gina’s Place, purveyors of quality delicatessen products.

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My Previous Guide Dogs - Kandy

By Jan Gibson Kandy was a small ginger coloured Labrador.

After Ollie, who was now Roger’s pampered pet, she seemed like a Jack Russell but she was a normal size for a bitch of her breed. Again, a very different character to her predecessors but work wise there was no difference at all. I remember the first time we took her and Ollie for a free run, (play), on Royston Heath. They both jumped from the car and scampered away, suddenly Kandy leaped in the air and was spinning around in mid-air. Ollie just sat down and looked at us as if to say ‘What on earth have you brought home Mum?’ Whenever Kandy was excited she would do this spinning, some times on the ground, other times in the air.

Again we noticed that there seemed to be a passage of information between dogs and when I was out with Kandy for the first time in town, she seemed to know where to go. In church it was up the central aisle, third pew on the left, without any guidance at all.

She was full of life always wanting to be on the go. We said she was so slim because she was never still long enough for fat to stick to her! At the end of the day she would come with me up to bed and curl up in her bed beside me, though she had a habit of lying on her back with her feet in the air.

One night Roger came home from late shift and when he saw the way she was lying he took a photo which he then downloaded to his computer, labelled it ‘The Royston tart’ and then e-mailed it to friends who had a good laugh.

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Kandy, like the two before her was food orientated, she could hear a packet of biscuits being lifted from a cupboard, even if she was in her bed asleep, and was there like a shot. She was a demon for cuddly toys and I really had to have my wits about me in shops, she could lift a toy of the shelf in Woolworths without even faltering in her pace, I had visions of being accused of shoplifting. One day we were in the shop at the National Trust property Kingston Lacy House in Dorset. Kandy was just about to ‘liberate’ a little teddy bear when Roger warned me, the manageress saw this and asked us to stay for a couple of minutes, she went in to her office and came out with a teddy for Kandy. Often friends would have a small toy clipped on a key ring or handbag and Kandy would jump up and try to get them.

I was told that the diabetic neuropathy in my left arm was making it impossible for me to properly work with her and Kandy would be retired early. All Guide Dogs are trained to work on the left so I thought that was it, no more Guide Dog for me and back to having to rely on other people. Guide Dogs however had other ideas. Dipper, who had shown great susceptibility to learning and would have finished training early, was retrained to work on the right hand side. When it was time for me to train with Dipper, and for us to become ‘a unit’, Kandy was retired and became Roger’s pampered pet as a replacement for Ollie who had succumbed to cancer. She was with him 24 hours a day while I was away and they bonded into ‘a unit’.

To be continued.......

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In Memory of our Loving Son Stephen Carbine (aged 33) nd

Stephen died tragically in the early hours of the 22 May 2011 in a road accident, the service of which took st place at Agia Kyriaki Church in Polis on 31 May 2011.

Stephen is now laid to rest in the cemetery opposite the main school in Polis.

Stephen was always a free spirit and dreamed of travel, his first trip away from home at the age of 17 was to South Africa to stay with some relatives . He was in South Africa for approximately 6 months and that was the start of his travelling.

He did the normal holidays with friends and worked various jobs but in the Spring of 2000 he started his journey of life. He was in Prague, Czech Republic, when he met the group of friends who would always be constants in his life. From Prague he went to the Canary Islands, then Amsterdam always working wherever he could. It was in Amsterdam that he was introduced to the culinary world and got his first job as a chef.

From here he travelled to Edinburgh where he met Beatrice, who he told me “was the best thing that ever happened to him�, they eventually returned back to Beatrice's home town in Grenoble in France and settled down.

He then became a very proud father to Thomas who is now 2 years old. During this period we visited him in most destinations where he showed us the sights and on occasions he came home for short periods.

Stephen was in Cyprus for nearly 12 months and we were grateful that we could spend time with him in his last year of life. Brian & Rammy joined him and were great friends to him, also working in the Polis area.

We would like to thank all our friends and relatives and Stephen's friends all around the world for being part of his life, his extended family in France and the new friends he met here in Cyprus and especially Beatrice for enhancing Stephen's life and giving us a beautiful grandson, Thomas. Also we would like to thank the community here in Cyprus.

We will never be able to thank people enough for the support given to all our family at this sad time. We had regular meals delivered, offers of lifts, offers of accommodation, regular visits, sympathy cards, telephone calls, texts, e mails and lots of hugs. We had a collection in lieu of flowers for Thomas's trust fund which at present stands at 1300 euros. Thank you so much for your generosity.

We will never forget the care and kindness of all our friends and relatives, but especially the community in this part of Cyprus. We have only been resident here for just under two years and cannot believe the care and compassion of the small community with a big heart, which we feel very much a part of.

Gillian & David Carbine

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Crossword

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1. Methods (7) 5. Expel (4) 8. Of no use (7) 9. Strategic withdrawal (7) 10. Low shrub (7) 12. Having a hood (6) 15. Portals (5) 18. Climbing device (6) 20. Mother and father (7) 23. Communications satellite (7) 25. Blunder (7) 26. Denomination (4) 27. Pigsty (7)

1. Quest (6) 2. Set of clothing (4) 3. Went in (7) 4. Compass point (5) 5. Last letter of the Greek alphabet (5) 6. Person who tends sheep (8) 7. Consumers (5) 11. Nobleman (4) 13. Pass (8) 14. Do not (4) 16. Young tree (7) 17. Very little bit (5) 19. Seldom (6) 21. The dark (5) 22. Divest (5) 24. Duration (4)

Answers in next month’s issue of PALS

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The only white stuff in my kitchen now..... is the washing machine!!

By Caroline Grossmith I just had a dinner party with NO leftovers and ten requests for recipes .... In my last life as a gum-boots-and-pearls army wifey, I used to do two fourteen pax dinner parties a month with formal ‘mmmm that was delicious’ thank you letters; but I never had this!

eating a head of broccoli, what your body is programmed to recognise and therefore able to use as calcium.

Without... any.... dairy. Or cereals (really.....like flour!). Or starch (eek, potatoes? Rice?) Or sugar. Seriously! .......

How? What.....Why?????? (It’s the white stuff – always thought I should get rid of it!)

Things like Cold Tunisian Tomato Soup and Olive cake: Moroccan Carrot Salad, Aubergine Sandwich Raphael, Tuna coleslaw salad, Roasted veg Pizza, Chicken Breast in Tomato and Onion: Lemon Tart, Apple Pie and Chocolate Delight Gateau (crikey it was a dark choc fix alright, so relax chocoholics!)

How annoying!! Grrrr, why?! why WHY!?! I thought I was eating healthily, to the government daily requirements and everything!! Cast your mind back 60 thousand years (P3A members can, the rest of you will have to use your imagination!) There were 50 of us living in a group roaming 100 square miles. Women with young on their backs gathered 80% of the group’s dietary intake, fruit and nuts, berries and veg. The men with clubs and stealth brought in the meat (what can I say?) accounting for 20% of the group’s dietary intake. This ratio is paramount 80% veg : 20% meat. Look at your plate. Do not forget this. There is a test later.

Following a P3A (Paphos Third Age) talk by Geoff Bond entitled Deadly Harvest, many of us at last understood why we do need to make some lifestyle changes! The direct link between us Homo Sapiens beginning to farm and starting to suffer degenerative ‘lifestyle’ diseases is indisputable. The ‘so many reasons why’ explained. We all know of people who have allergies, go to the doc get told to cut out (you guessed it) dairy .... wheat.... Things that make you go “Hmmmm”! Now we find that those people are the norm – we are, none of us, designed to eat those things at all!

Soon the populations grew and had to move to new territories. As fruitful territories got more difficult to find, a bright spark with a lazy streak (would make a good general!) started sticking things in the ground to grow, so the group could settle and survive on a smaller area. But the choice of nutrients was limited straight away. Ways of eating what the animals ate were devised (eg using cereals to invent bread) and we even started drinking milk. Wow - how bizarre was that?? Who thought ‘Mmmmm – tasty looking udder over there, I’ll just go and have a suck of that!’??

How do you know? (Said with the playground intonation of an eight year old complete with wrinkled nose and pointy finger).

Well ,Geoff is an anthropologist. And he is a nutritionalist.

He has spent his life digging up bits of the Homo Sapiens Owners’ Manual and putting it all together for us, because although our engines still run on coke and chips and wholegrain bread, it seems to be causing us some untold damage. It doesn’t kill you in a day, (if you ate a potato and dropped down dead, these things would be easier to spot!) so unfortunately, we don’t make the connection ..... but we do begin to expect to have some sort of health issues in our ‘Third Age’. Poor Auntie Mable fell and broke her hip ... really? Or did poor old Auntie Mable break her hip .... which caused her fall? But she drank milk all her life she has strong bones (I’m making a ‘cat’s bottom’ face now ...) Oh dear, you mean that drinking milk all her life has CAUSED this? Well, that amongst other things. You can drink all the milk calcium you like but unless it is available to your model (Homo Sapiens – there only is one model, that’s the good bit!) it’s no good to you ‘at-all-at-all’ much better off

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We are the only species which chooses to drink milk from another species; and the only species to drink milk into adulthood. But sadly there is evidence that directly links this with brittle bones and some cancers – not what the huge dairy industry or the system so relying on it wants to hear at all. So shhh! Don’t tell anyone, or they’ll tell YOU ....that you are like a man wearing clingfilm swimming trunks - they can clearly see you’re NUTS!!

Which are mainly GOOD things to eat (no, not .... oh honestly, try and stay with the plan!)

Omega 3 : Omega 6. Everyone’s heard of them – but it all seems so complicated and confusing you kind of give up asking! We need both, but they should balance each other 1 to 1. Omega 3 is anti inflammatory and Omega 6 is inflammatory. Omega 6 is in pretty much everything processed. It’s a clogger. A typical American diet is One Omega 3 to THIRTY TWO Omega 6. Which is why Orientals (oily fish eaters) bleed more easily than Americans (and so have less strokes, heart disease etc) More things to make you go ‘Hmmm’. A recent article by a retired heart surgeon tells of seeing so many ‘roughed up’ arteries on his slab.....caused by eating processed food – it is this roughening which catches the cholesterol and makes a blockage, not the cholesterol itself, which we need. He says that every time you eat processed food you take a wire brush to the inside of your arteries. Graphic! So where do I get this

Omega 3? Flax oil, walnuts, rapeseed oil, hempseed and oily fish, sardines, trout etc.

Basically, whenever you eat something processed (or not designed for the homo sapiens model), you are sidetracking your immune system. Instead of it repairing you and batting off pre-cancerous cells and infection, you are dragging it down by asking it to process the rubbish you chose to put in your mouth! Oops – who likes being told that good health is ‘your choice’!!?

Anyway, Geoff’s talk cleared up so much – we’ve only tasted a mouthful here and haven’t even touched on your hormones! We are talking HEALTH EXPECTANCY. Most of us who have retired out here need to prick our ears and listen, but before I make your ears bleed further (!) I’ll leave you to ponder. There’s always more if you want it!

Any questions, you can ask Geoff as, when he isn’t lecturing to enlightened doctors around the world, he lives in Paphos!

Should you decide to take responsibility for your own health .... but feel a bit lost what to do next, or have specific issues you know you need to tackle – you can get a consultation with him .....You can because, honey .... you’re worth it!

Geoff Bond’s homo sapiens’ owners’ manual “Deadly Harvest” and the recipe book “Healthy Harvest” are available locally www.geoffbond.com or by e-mail: geoff@geoffbond.com Now, go have your fruit smoothie!

More Success for Stage One Theatre At the recent One Act Play Festival held at St John’s School Episkopi, “The Rosebowl Festival”, Stage One Theatre who are based in Emba, came away with three awards, to add to the four that were won there in 2010.

Pride of place goes to Stage One Youth Theatre who won the top award, the “Rosebowl” itself, for their vibrant and enthusiastic presentation of “The Bible in 45 Minutes….or less”. This was a great team effort by all the members of the Youth Theatre.

The “Adjudicator’s Pot” went to Stage One’s technical team, Mary Cartwright and George Cook for their work on the sound effects for “Alarms”, the entry from Stage One’s “ grown-ups”.

The final award went to the group for the best/most interesting set, which incorporated the set for both plays. The team was ably led by Cathy Asater and Ian Morson.

Stage One are now busy preparing for the next two shows, Alan Aykbourn’s “Round and Round the Garden” to be presented 4th-8th October, and this

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year’s pantomime “Dick Whittington” on Sunday 4th December, and then 6th to 10th December.

Tickets for both these shows can now be ordered by email at boxoffice@stageone theatre.com The box office telephone line for “Round and Round the Garden” 99967737 will be available Mon to Fri 10.00am to 1.00pm from September 12th

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The New Govenor of Cyprus,

one hundred years ago

By Wally Oppenheim Exactly 100 years ago in 1911 Cyprus acquired a new Governor. Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams ruled the island for 4 years. He was one of a series of Governors who totally failed to understand the needs of the Cypriots and plays his own small part in the decline and fall of British Cyprus.

Goold-Adams was an eccentric member of a minor noble family and was born in Ireland in 1858. Originally intended to be a naval officer, he switched to becoming an Army Officer and served mainly in South Africa. He reached the rank of Major and was present at the Siege of Mafeking in 1899. From 1901 he held various junior posts as a Colonial administrator. Already in Africa he was noted as an eccentric. An early enthusiast for motoring, he once deliberately drove his car through a major bush fire. He and his passengers were lucky to drive through without getting burnt. His other great interest was in breeding and racing horses.

This second rate and undistinguished administrator was therefore lucky to be offered the post of Governor of Cyprus in 1911 at the age of 53. The Colonial Office were soon to regret their decision, yet he was only one of several poor administrators sent to govern the island in this period. The fact was that Cyprus was seen as a backwater and compared to other Governors, its Governor ranked low in terms of both prestige and salary.

Seen as unfriendly and difficult by the Cypriots, GooldHamilton made no secret of his dislike of Greek Cypriots and avoided their company. He made no attempt to understand the complexities of Cyprus or its needs. He busied himself trying to encourage divisions between the Turkish Cypriots, favouring traditional supporters of the Ottoman Empire against those who favoured the new nationalism of the Young Turks. He gave priority to horse breeding and encouraged the development of horse racing in Cyprus. He once spent 15% of the annual Cyprus budget buying a single thoroughbred.

Goold-Hamilton was the man in charge when Britain went to war with the Ottoman Empire in 1914. Although he did preside over the annexation of the island by Britain and showed some apparent urgency by at once declaring martial law, seized enemy ships in Cyprus ports and imposing some price and trade controls, it was an illusion to imagine that he was up to the job of managing Cyprus in

wartime. He complained bitterly at being asked to leave his summer retreat in the Troodos to return to his desk in Nicosia, offered the British government 3,000 tons of salt as a contribution to the war effort, continued to give horseracing his highest priority and bungled the first issue of banknotes.

Not only did Goold-Hamilton completely forget to withdraw the government’s 40,000 pounds deposited at the Ottoman Bank in Nicosia, but he decided that the shortage of coins in Cyprus meant that Cyprus should start printing its own banknotes. These were hastily designed and printed and were then signed by the Governor personally.

Unfortunately he had wasted his time as the new banknotes were so easily forged that Cyprus quickly became flooded with fakes.

Goold-Hamilton was forced to withdraw them after only a few weeks and replace them with properly printed banknotes:

The banknote and salt fiascos were the last straw for the Colonial Office. In 1915 he lost his position as Governor of Cyprus and was demoted to be Governor of Queensland, Australia. Here too he was unsuccessful. He struggled to cope with a state which not only had an elected Parliament, but one which had just voted in a Labour government pledged to social reform. The result was a series of disputes with the Queensland Prime Minister in which Goold-Hamilton tried in vain to stop reforms being passed. He finally retired in 1920 and died on his way back to England.

Goold-Hamilton was a product of his age. He was unsuited to deal with sensitive political issues and had little interest or sympathy with them. Yet he was typical of the second-rate men who were sent to govern Cyprus in this period. Cyprus stagnated under his ruleand would continue to do so for many more years until Sir Ronald Storrs became Governor in 1926.

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JULY EVENTS

at ARGAKA PICNIC SITE: every Tuesday, now starting at 9.30am. Join a friendly group playing BOULES under the shady trees. No experience needed. 2 euros each. Boules available for new players. **** Tel 96537205.

, Friday 15th July.

Bookshop Open Monday to Saturday from 10.00am to 1.00 pm.

Although predominantly English books and magazines, we also have a selection of German, French and Greek.

Also on sale are Greetings Cards, CDs, DVDs and jigsaws.

Phone – 99 077352 – shop hours.

Quiz Nights Please check here for information about further Quiz Dates.

Cruise to the Blue Lagoon for Moonlit swimming and Bar B Q with Wine. Adults 25 euros, Children 15 euros. Boat leaves at 6.00pm. Please call 97732634.

, CORRECTION TO LAST MONTH’S NOTICE The date is SEPTEMBER 26th to 29th (NOT October!). Three nights’ Hotel with Breakfast plus coach travel from Polis, from £283 per two people sharing a room. Optional trip to ‘Panhandle’, Full payment needed by 18th July. Call 97732634 or 97758980 at Chlorakas, every Sunday and Wednesday, 8.30am to 1.00pm.

‘BRIC a BRAC’, Household Items, Books, DVD’s, & Clothing always needed. ?Can you help us on the stall once a month? **** Please call 99903205 Thankyou .

Scrabble Every Wednesday at The Fly Again, Argaka until further notice, 10.15am for 10.30am start. €2.00 entrance – highest scoring word wins 25% of the Pot. For more information - phone Jackie on 99 067608

Sunday Boot Sale

PLEASE put donations into our jars around the area & leave DRY CAT FOOD at; *** ‘HOLITEC’ OFFICE (By ‘Crystal Marine’ Office, Prodromi); *** EASY SHOP Minimarket, Latchi. ( Not PALS Office please). *** KAREN’S CAFÉ, Next to Zouk’s, Latchi **** DUCKPOND Market Stall, Chlorakas.

We have lovely Kittens, Dogs, & Puppies, needing good homes.

At The fly Again Pub, Argaka 24th July 9am-12.30pm Contact Wendy on 99943462 for further details Bric a brac and saleable items urgently required for our stall

All profits go to the support of Animal Welfare

If you can help in any way please call 97839240

Visit our new Website; www.polisanimalrescuegroup.com 31

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A Healthy Diet for a Long & Healthy Life!

By Mountain Breeze Every now and then someone drops a snippet of information into a conversation or a book comes our way quite unexpectedly and lo and behold we have chanced upon invaluable treasure. Some call it luck, for others it’s the answer to unspoken prayers but I call it serendipity! Quite fortunately for me, two books were recently bought to my attention over the casual ritual of sharing coffee and carrot cake with friends. Both books are without doubt, worthy of recommending to PALS readers for a holistic, lifelong approach to eating for health and longevity, including those prone to arthritus.

Treating Arthritis - The Drug Free Way Margaret Hills, SRN New edition revised by Christine Horner, ECNP,MRNT IBSN 978-1-84709-005-8 Sheldon Press

Crippled by arthritis as a young woman the late Margaret Hills turned to faith, determination and her nurses training to help herself when orthodox medicine could do nothing more for her. Proving the doctors wrong her ‘acid-free’ approach, which includes apple cider vinegar, honey and molasses, not only healed her but bought relief to thousands at her clinic in Kenilworth, England. Her daughter Christine Horner runs the Margaret Hills Clinic and continues to inspire others with her mother’s drug-free method of healing.

This book offers up to date information about diet and reveals important information on the effects of arthritis drugs on health.

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The LIVER Cleansing Diet Love your liver and live longer!

By Dr Sandra Cabot - www.sandracabot.com ISBN 978-0-9757-4374-4

In traditional Chinese medicine, the liver is called “the General of the army of the body” in charge of both body strategy and harmony. They say that although the heart stores the spirit it is the liver that can unbalance the spirit. Dr Sandra Cabot is a consultant to the Australian Health Advisory Service, has appeared on numerous TV shows and is a prominent speaker on nutritional medicine and hormonal disorders. Like her Chinese counterparts, Dr Cabot has reached the conclusion that the liver is the key to health and longevity. This book has it all, medical facts, common sense, nutritional advice and it is definitley not another fad diet! Complementing Margaret Hills’s book these two women are in total harmony in their approach toward a healthy diet for life.

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Greek Lesson

with Katherine Panayides

Useful Words for the Summer Καλοκαίρι

Kalokeri

Summer

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Thalassa

Sea

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Paralia

Beach/Seaside

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Beach mat

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Αντηλιακή κρέμα Andiliaki krema Sun Cream

Sponsorship Sought by The Anglican Church of Paphos Bob WIckens, Co-ordinator of the Anglican Church of Paphos annual Charity Christmas Fayre and his hardworking Committee are looking for funding towards publicity and printing costs in connection with the 2011 Christmas Fayre. Planning for this year’s Fayre on Wednesday 1st December is now well under way, but a financial sponsor is still being sought.

If you represent a local business and would be prepared to offer sponsorship in the region of €500 towards publicity costs, your Company name and logo would appear on all of the tens of thousands of leaflets and hundreds of posters that are distributed throughout the district. Your Company would also have a whole-page advertisement in the Christmas Fayre Programme, together with a space at the venue on Fayre Day where you may publicise your goods or services (but not actually sell).

Even if unable to act as main sponsor, Bob would be pleased to hear from Companies who are able to donate prizes for the Grand Raffle and/or advertise in the Christmas Fayre Programme which is given to those who attend on 1st December. Advertising rates are very reasonable.

If you or your Company is able to help this worthy cause in any way, or for more information, please contact Bob Wickens on 26 322 628 or e-mail: rwickens@cytanet.com.cy

Last year the Fayre raised over €15,000 for Cypriot charities both large and small. It is a prestigious event – probably the biggest and best Christmas Fayre on the entire Island. All profits go to charities and the Fayre is the Anglican Church’s way of saying, ‘Thank you!’ to our Cypriot hosts.

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Vegetables on the Bar-B-Q Last month we talked about bar-b-q marinades for meat and fish and it is usual, of course, to serve a selection of salads to accompany these. However, vegetables can be bar-b-q’d as easily as meat and fish and can make a welcome and tasty change as a side dish or, not forgetting our vegetarian friends or those who find meat a little heavy on a hot summers day, as an alternative main course.

These aubergines take on the flavour of the charcoal really well and turn flavoursome and soft.

Ingredients 2 large aubergines Olive oil Chopped fresh herbs – any that you like and are in season Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Method Cut the aubergines diagonally into 1cm slices.

Mix the olive oil with the herbs, salt and pepper and brush liberally over the cut sides of the aubergine slices.

Leave to marinate for up to 1 hour, basting and turning occassionally.

Grill on the rack over hot coals for about 5-6 minutes on each side until the aubergine is soft and well cooked.

Ingredients 4 large tomatoes Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Soy sauce 1 tbs chopped fresh basil or tarragon 1 tbs chopped fresh parsley 2 tbs grated cheese, preferably parmesan 3oz roasted and finely ground peanuts, almonds or other nuts of your choice Butter Method Cut the tomatoes in half crosswise and season the cut surfaces with salt and pepper.

Sprinkle each half with a few drops of soy sauce.

Mix the chopped herbs together and place on top and then sprinkle with the cheese.

Cover with the ground nuts, pat them on gently and then top with a small knob of butter.

Wrap loosely in foil and place cut side up on the rack over hot coals and grill for 20-25 minutes until the tomatoes are soft and hot.

As well as tasting delicious, these courgettes give out a wonderful aroma as they are basted on the bar-b-q.

Ingredients 8 small courgettes, trimmed 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tbs grated fresh ginger 6 fresh mint leaves, chopped finely 1 tsp chopped fresh marjoram 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest 2 bay leaves 2 tbs fresh lemon juice 3 tbs olive oil Salt to taste

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Method Run the tip of a sharp knife along the courgettes to score them.

Mix the remaining ingredients thoroughly and then turn the courgettes in it until well coated.

Leave them to marinate for 4-5 hours, turning occasionally.

Remove the courgettes from the marinade and grill on the rack over hot coals for 8-10 minutes, turning and basting with the marinade frequently. They should be tender but still ‘al dente’.

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