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Troika talks at ‘advanced stage’ International lenders due to return to the island after Sept 17 to finish first draft

By George Psyllides

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HE government and its lenders could agree on a first draft of Cyprus’ bailout programme the next time they are on the island, finance minister Vasos Shiarly said yesterday, as he assured that the state could meet all its shortterm financing needs even with delays in the negotiations.

“I believe we will be at such an advanced stage that normally we should be able to agree on the first draft of the memorandum,” the minister told reporters.

Shiarly said consultations with the troika – European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund – continued in August and some outstanding issues are expected to be ironed out in the next 10 to 15 days.

“There are some areas where our side has different positions to those of the troika, but I wouldn’t say we are in disagreement,” Shiarly said.

The two sides will set a date for the next troika visit on September 17 as Cyprus has to prepare for the Eurogroup and Ecofin meetings that will take place on the island on September 14 and 15.

Cyprus applied for a bailout in June, prompted by its banks’ need for state support.

Shiarly sought to dispel concerns, assuring that the state can meet its short-

term financing obligations up until October or beyond, if there is a delay in the negotiations with the troika.

“What is important is that despite the difficulties we have ... we continue to make all payments without any cuts,” Shiarly said. “It is important to bring order to our public finances for us to create conditions fostering growth.”

The government intends to submit a package of austerity measures to parliament for approval, the minister said, but it will not address the widening fiscal deficit.

Shiarly repeated yesterday that Cyprus was looking at a deficit of 4.5 per cent – instead of the initial 3.5 per cent – without any measures, while the economy will contract between 1.0 and 1.5 per cent.

Shiarly said he expected about one point would be shaved off the deficit forecast with fiscal consolidation measures generating savings of between €150 million and €200 million – the same target when the deficit was expected to close at 3.5 per cent.

“There were various efforts for these measures to be implemented but it was not possible,” Shiarly said.

In the meantime, economic conditions abroad and in Cyprus have worsened, raising the deficit, he said.

The measures were meant to be rolled out in May but the government’s unwillingness to clash with

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‘Moonies’ leader dead at 92, vast legacy left

The Duke of York said he would never do it again

Prince Andrew abseils down the Shard THE DUKE of York overcame his “sense of trepidation” to abseil down the tallest building in Europe for charity - the Shard in London yesterday.

Andrew descended the Shard skyscraper, beginning his daredevil stunt from the 87th floor - just below the top of the 1,016ft tower - and finishing half an hour later on level 20.

The 52-year-old royal was one of around 40 people to lower themselves to raise money

for educational charity the Outward Bound Trust and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund. Making it safely down after abseiling a total of 785 feet, Andrew said: “I’m not even going to say that was a piece of cake or not. I will never do it again.

“I have to say, the most difficult bit was walking up the stairs.”

Donors have given more than £290,000 to sponsor Andrew, who is the Outward Bound Trust’s chairman of trustees.

SUN Myung Moon, a selfdeclared messiah who founded the controversial Unification Church which has millions of followers around the globe, died yesterday leaving a vast business empire and a legacy of mass weddings.

Church officials said Moon, 92, who had suffered complications from pneumonia, was taken to hospital in Seoul in mid-August and was moved to a hospital in a rural retreat last week when his family believed there was little chance of recovery.

His body was lying in a vast building resembling the White House at the retreat in rugged hills about an hour outside the South Korean capital of Seoul. The funeral will be on September 15, after which he will be buried at the retreat.

Moon had led an active public life until recently, officiating a mass wedding for 2,500 in March and leading a service of more than 15,000 followers in July.

Critics have for years vilified the church as a heretical and dangerous cult and questioned its murky finances and how it indoctrinates followers, described in derogatory terms as “Moonies”.

Moon is survived by his wife - the pair are called “true parents” by followers - and 10 of their 13 children.

Religious experts say Moon will remain at the centre of the church, keeping it together despite signs of previously unimaginable fissure among his sons, according to a creed that had been prepared since a helicopter crash four years

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LOW-COST carrier Ryanair is offering cheap flights from Paphos airport to the airline’s 15 destinations from the Cypriot hub for the month of October, with fares starting at only €20.

To promote the offer, the Paphos regional board of tourism undertook a campaign over the weekend, a first of its kind for the organisation.

Nassos Hadjigeorgiou, the head of the Paphos regional board of tourism said: “We had teams of Cypriot girls holding boards promoting the Ryanair flight offer for October.”

Hadjigeorgiou noted that the local tourism board not only organised the teams of PR girls to support the flight plans of Ryanair, but also coordinated and implemented the promotional activity.

“We are supporting any action which will help us to sustain an increase to the routes to and from Paphos airportthis of course includes other airlines as well,” he said.

On Saturday and Sunday the PR teams visited several of Paphos’ busiest public beaches - from Coral Bay to Yeroskipou. They also distributed hundred’s of leaflets promoting the Ryanair routes from Paphos.

“It was a great success,” said the tourism chief. “The leaflets were in both Greek and English and aimed at

Ryanair operates flights to 15 destinations from its Paphos hub the local market- both Cypriot and foreign residents.”

According to Hadjigeorgiou, Paphos beachgoers showed a positive interest in the special promotion which is focusing on Ryanair trips in October.

Tickets start at €20 and will be offered on all 15 routes connecting Paphos.

“The aim is to boost sales for October and there will be further, similar promotions in the coming weeks,” said Hadjigeorgiou.

Maria Macken, Ryanair sales manager in Cyprus said similar types of promotion had proved to be effective in several other countries and expressed her conviction for

similar results in Paphos.

The tourism board chief added that he was awaiting Ryanair arrival figures for Paphos, which will indicate the number of arrivals since April, when the flights commenced.

Hadjigeorgiou said : “This campaign is the first time that Paphos has been connected with these destinations with such low fares.

Ryanair has played an imperative role in penetrating markets such as Sweden, Norway, Italy, Hungary and others.”

But the tourism chief pointed out there is still much work to be done to boost visitor numbers to Paphos and

provide further connections around the world.

He said: “There is a gap in the market and a need to fill destinations such as Ireland, Austria and France.

There are also requirements for further connections from Germany and neighbouring countries like Israel, and non EU countries such as the Ukraine and the Middle East.”

Ryanair recently confirmed that it would be suspending flights to and from Larnaca for the winter period starting in November. They are due to recommence for the summer season of 2013. It is also cutting Paphos flights to four for the winter season.

Briton and Cypriot jailed for drugs operation

By Natalie Hami LARNACA Criminal Court found two men guilty yesterday of conspiracy to commit a felony by importing large quantities of drugs and supplying narcotics.

Briton Gareth Norster, 30, was sentenced to 11 years and Stefanos Mendonis, 34, to three and a half years imprisonment.

Both men, from Larnaca, were involved in a drug smuggling case, along with two others, last September in Aradippou whereby six and a half kilos of cannabis, half a kilo of cannabis resin and some ecstasy pills were found stored in three oxygen cylinders.

The case unfolded when drugs squad YKAN received a tip off that some of the people they had under surveillance were moving oxygen cylinders from a house. Finding this suspicious they followed up on it to find several small bags used to store

drugs. Further information led them to a warehouse owned by one of the men, and to the oxygen cylinders.

They also found two weighing scales, gloves and other paraphernalia used to process drugs. At the time YKAN chief Gavriel Gavriel said that the tip-off had come the week before, when someone was seen delivering a suitcase via motorcycle to a second person in an open area in Aradippou.

YKAN interrupted them, seizing the suitcase. One of the suspects was found with two grammes of cannabis on him. In the meantime another two of the suspects were approaching in a car, saw what was happening and tried to escape.

While doing so they injured an YKAN officer in the leg and also damaged a patrol car.

Norster and Mendonis were arrested during the chase in Aradippou, while another suspect involved – Carolina Gonzales Gordon, 25, from Spain - was arrested later that day.

The fourth suspect Zaharias Kallis, 34, was arrested the following day.

YKAN officers were led to Gordon from information they found in a suitcase stored at Norster’s sister’s house.

Gordon and Kallis were sentenced to six and seven years in jail respectively last November. Gordon admitted that not only had she brought the drugs from Holland but she had carried drugs on numerous occasions.

According to the Cyprus News Agency, the arrival of Gordon in Cyprus along with the transport of the drugs was down to Mendonis and Norster who were friends and had previously worked together on bringing in drugs.

The judges remarked that it was one of the most well-organised operations and novel ways of hiding drugs the courts had come across.

They also noted that Norster played a leading role and that was why he received a longer sentence.

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Sweeping changes to health fees Some people will benefit as state aims to bring in €13m

By Poly Pantelides THE BILL laying out the new income criteria for those entitled to state subsidised health care, which also provides for an increase in hospital charges of 30 per cent, plus a €10 fee for an A&E visit, has been submitted to the House.

It aims to bring in €13 million and discourage abuse or unnecessary use of the overworked system, a health official said.

The proposal includes simplifying the categories of health beneficiaries, increasing hospital treatment costs and introducing small fees for medicines’ subscriptions and visitations.

“We’re trying to limit abuse and prevent needless use [of the system] and unnecessary expenses,” health official Soteris Stratis said yesterday.

To prevent abuse, people will need to pay €10 to use hospitals’ Accident and Emergency departments.

Pensioners and certain other groups like the security forces and students will be exempted however.

The ministry hopes that this will stop people from circumventing the system and making use of an up-to-now free service for non-serious health issues,

rather than paying a doctor.

Patients will also need to pay a symbolic amount of €0.50 for lab tests and for each medicine subscription.

Subscriptions will be issued for two-month periods and the maximum amount a patient will be asked to pay has been set at €10.

As regards income criteria, under the current system – Category A patients are allowed subsidised health care if they earn less than €15,377 as an individual. The scale slides upwards to €34,172 for a four-member family. Larger families, public servants and their dependents plus pensioners and soldiers are exempted from the scale.

Under the current Category B – partially subsidised - those on incomes higher than those specified in Category A, pay a bit more to see a doctor or be treated.

The new unified system does away with these two categories and sets out a sliding income scale but charges will be raised, so those who currently pay €2 to see a doctor will pay €5, and some of those who were classed as Category B but who will fall within the income limits under the new unified system will also pay €5 so the system will benefit them and oth-

The new rules will unify current categories and base treatment costs on income criteria ers in a similar situation.

Those who continue to fall outside the ceiling €20,500 for an individual up to €42,400 for a fourmember family - will pay €20 to see a general pathologist and €27 to see a specialist. Public servants’ salaries will not be taken into account so they’ll still pay the lowest rates irrespective of their income.

The income scale qualifying patients for the lowest rates are: €20,500 for individuals; two-member families €39,000; three-member families €40,700 and fourmember families €42,400.

The bill also provides for an increase in the cost of surgeries, giving birth, MRI scans etc., will be raised by 30 per cent, to partly accommodate rising costs.

Stratis said the fees had not been raised since 2005.

The ministry has also proposed changing the category of “dependent” to

any offspring who still financially depends on their guardian, removing the current cut-off point of age 18. “This is a major change for us as it will mean for example, that a single mother will be able to qualify

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Home Large families ‘despair’ over cuts to benefits LARGE families have decided to launch legal proceedings against the Republic, saying they have been unequally treated by the state, which cut their benefits.

The head of the Pancyprian Large Families Association, Paraskevas Samaras, said large families were in despair due to mounting debts.

He said the austerity measures imposed three years ago had sounded alarm bells among large families, but no one was listening to their concerns.

“We reached the point of no return on December 14, the black day for our country, not just large families, when the law was passed slashing benefits,” said Samaras.

He said the law, which introduced income criteria for child benefits and consequently lengthy application processing delays, was unfair and should be revoked as soon as possible.

“We have started lawsuits against the Republic of Cyprus,” said Samaras. “We were calling for this law not to be passed, but just three MPs voted against it.

And now when we ask them why they passed it and created this situation, they say they were wrong and didn’t understand the situation properly.”

Large families have been up in arms since the law was passed.

The law introduced income criteria on child and student benefits in a bid to end the practice of handing out money to people who had no need of state assistance. The new criteria not only included monetary income but also immovable property.

All families had to reapply for benefits based on the new criteria, whereas the old system simply required a one-off application to be submitted and subsequently only when a family’s financial situation changed.

Now the application must be made on an annual basis.

Cyprus and Israel closer to gas deal Kassinis returns from Tel Aviv trip saying Israel was ‘definitely willing’ to give us gas

By Jacqueline Agathocleous

A platform – believed to belong to an American firm - arrived at Limassol on Sunday. According to Solon Kassinis, 12 companies have requested space for gas platforms in Limassol

ISRAEL is willing to co-operate with Cyprus to bring natural gas to the island for electricity supply before 2015, the head of the commerce ministry’s energy service said yesterday.

Speaking yesterday morning after arriving from an official visit to Tel Aviv, Solon Kassinis said all the necessary data on how the natural gas could be brought would be sent in writing to Israel within the next 10 days.

“Indeed Israel is willing to co-operate very harmoniously for the common good of the two countries and they are definitely willing to give us natural gas,” said Kassinis.

He said there were two possible solutions: either to bring compressed natural gas (CMP) or the liquefied form (LNG).

The latter option will demand a regasification unit, though according to some experts, LNG is more cost efficient to transport over long distances where pipelines do not exist.

“We will also check all the parameters surrounding compressed natural gas,” said Kassinis.

“On September 16, we will submit in

writing the infrastructural and other needs we have, and at the same time, our team will co-operate with their team to see what happens in the case of compressed natural gas.”

The government is making efforts to bring the alternative energy source to the island as an interim solution until Cyprus’ hydrocarbon reserves can be put into use.

TEMPORARY SOLUTION Cyprus is not expected to have a liquefaction plant of its own before 2017 or 2018 – hence government aims as a temporary solution to import natural gas, which is cheaper than heavy fuel oil.

Assuming a deal with the Israelis is clinched, the gas would be imported here on ships. Cyprus says it needs relatively small quantities of imported gas - just enough to generate some 450MW of power at the Vassilikos power plant, which has turbines that can process natural gas.

Noble Energy and partners Delek have been promoting a venture to set up a liquefaction plant here for exporting the gas from Israel’s ‘Leviathan’ prospect and from Block 12 of Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone.

Turkey ‘not serious’ about match invite

By Jacqueline Agathocleous THE GOVERNMENT yesterday dismissed as ‘cynical and lacking seriousness’, an informal invitation to President Demetris Christofias from Turkey’s EU negotiator Egmen Bagis, to watch AEL Limassol’s Europa League match with Turkish team Fenerbahce together.

Bagıs, was quoted in a Turkish daily yesterday saying that Christofias was “looking for a reason to come to Istanbul”.

So he said Christofias should talk to Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu about the possibility of visiting the country together to watch the November 8 match.

But under one condition, he added: “I will be happy to be the host provided

that they will come together and sit at the same table.” But the government was not impressed.

“Mr Bagis is attempting to impress by sarcastically sending out a nonserious invitation for a football match,” government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said yesterday.

“This is not serious behaviour from a minister and if the Turkish politicians adopt it, then they too lack seriousness.”

“Mr Eroglu, if he so desires, can watch the AELFenerbahce game which will be played in Cyprus,” said Stefanou.

“The President of the Republic and Mr Eroglu can watch it together in their country, as citizens of the Republic of Cyprus.”

Fenerbahce is scheduled to arrive in Cyprus on October 25.

In his interview yesterday, Bagıs also raised the possibility of protests against the Turkish club in Cyprus.

“When Galatasaray went there, they had major troubles,” Bagıs said.

Last year, during a game between Apollon Limassol’s and Galatasaray’s women’s volleyball teams, local fans threw debris onto the court. Similar troubles occurred during a basketball match between APOEL Nicosia and Pinar Karsiyaka.

Bagis gave assurances that the Greek Cypriot team would not face such trouble in Istanbul.

“They should not be worried, they will be hosted in Istanbul in the best way possible,” Bagıs said.

“I personally guarantee that there will not be any problem.”

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Sophocleous said that his priorities were seeking a just solution to the Cyprus problem and curbing the debt crisis, “focusing on people and not numbers, and putting an end to one-sided austerity and waste.”

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Home Troika talks at an advanced stage says Shiarly (continued from front page) the unions and parliament’s refusal to approve taxation without spending cuts, meant nothing has been done since.

Shiarly did not offer any details on the ‘new’ package.

In the first seven months of the year Cyprus recorded a 3.4 per cent deficit but Shiarly said he expects August, September and October to be good months revenue-wise.

“If we have a 3.5 per cent deficit by the end of the year it means we would not need additional financing for 2012,” the minister said.

He warned that the 2013 deficit target would probably be missed also.

“I predict that the public deficit in 2013 would be relatively higher in relation with the initial forecasts done in 2011,” he said.

The deficit for 2013 was expected to be 0.5 per cent.

Next year’s budget will be submitted to the cabinet on September 13. (see editorial page 11)

CB justifies its actions in probe Bank says it’s not targeting staff but only concerned with necessary information

By George Psyllides

Finance Minister Vassos Shiarly yesterday

THE Central Bank has denied opposition claims that it was keeping tabs on its employees, suggesting it was a bid to obstruct an independent investigation into why the island’s two big banks sought state assistance.

On Saturday, following a newspaper report, the opposition accused the Central Bank of enforcing totalitarian practices by asking its staff to surrender their personal computers and phones as part of the investigation that started last Friday week.

In a news statement issued on Sunday, the Central Bank said it was necessary to compare the information in the possession of the two banks with the data held by the Central Bank.

The comparison and confirmation is necessary and is standard practice in conducting a detailed and serious investigation, the regulator said.

It stressed that the target was not the staff, whose rights were fully respected but rather “the official data and information in the possession of the employees.”

The Central Bank added that “there is a deliberate effort to disorient and politicise the independent authorities of the Central Bank with the apparent aim of obstructing the independent investigation.”

Yesterday, ruling AKEL came to the support of the Central Bank governor, charging that the

opposition was trying to cover “all those who have responsibilities for the crime against the country’s economy, which unfortunately led to the support mechanism.”

The government and AKEL blamed the banks for Cyprus’ application to its EU partners for monetary assistance. They deny any responsibility for the current – sorry – state of the economy, AKEL said.

To main opposition DISY, the Central Bank’s announcement was confirmation of the “unacceptable and illegal” effort to intimidate staff.

The independence of the Central Bank did not give the right to any governor to differentiate and intimidate staff, DISY said on Sunday.

“Neither can the shared demand for an independent and objective investigation be used as an alibi in actions that violate the basic rights of workers at the Central Bank,” DISY said.

Central Bank Governor Panicos Demetriades had written a letter to the personal data commissioner, informing him of his intention to examine the “computers used by Central Bank employees” and requesting that his obligation to inform them be lifted in advance of the move.

The request was granted, with the commissioner noting that it was in effect only for the specific investigation.

The commissioner said that any personal data not related to the subject of the probe cannot be used for any other reason “or used against them to achieve other purposes.”

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Minister: prevention, not cure as population ages

By Poly Pantelides IN THE next twenty years baby boomers, born after World War II, will start retiring and there will be fewer people of working age to support the over 65s, Health Minister Stavros Malas said yesterday.

He said the situation warrants a greater need for public health intervention. “Right now the state spends about 97 per cent of the health budget on treatment and just 3.0 per cent on prevention in public health. This balance must change,� Malas said.

The minister was speaking at a news conference about a high-level meeting tomorrow

By 2060, around 30 per cent will be over 65, and nearly one in ten will be over 80 and Thursday on healthy ageing, in the context of Cyprus’ EU presidency.

Over 110,000 Cypriot residents – about 13 per cent of the population – are currently over the age of 65. By 2060, about 30 per cent of the population will be over 65 in Cyprus, Malas said.

According to the EU’s statistical services, Cyprus’ population is expected to grow by 41 per cent by 2060, from about 840,000 according to last year’s population census to a projected 1.18 million in

2060. The number of people aged 65 years or older living in Cyprus will by then, according to projections, more than triple to 356,000.

According to the same projections, about 9.0 per cent, some 106,000 of Cyprus’ elderly population will be at least 80 years old in 2060.

And as life expectancy at birth – about 78 years for Cyprus – continues growing, so will demands on public health.

Malas said that intervening in the younger age groups

was a more ďŹ nancially viable move than admitting elderly people in hospital who have a history of accumulated health problems. “Early implementation of health promotion programmes has a positive impact on the future health of people, with consequent results in the elimination of health care costs,â€? Malas said. “It’s not enough buying MRI machines and adding beds in hospital rooms, that’s management not prevention,â€? he

said. The forthcoming highlevel conference will host experts who will help form an EU-wide policy “with the ultimate aim of being healthy throughout our lives,� Malas said.

Children and teenagers in Cyprus are increasingly becoming overweight and obese with conservative estimates placing that ďŹ gure at 29 per cent.

A recent global survey for medical journal The Lancet has also placed Cyprus among the twenty most “physically inactiveâ€? nations. And some experts estimate increasing alcohol consumption, although there is no ofďŹ cial data on excessive drinking to guide a public health policy.

Archbishop fears for the fate of Christians in Syria

By Natalie Hami ARCHBISHOP Chrysostomos said yesterday that Christianity in the Middle East and especially in Syria was in danger due to the troubles in the area. “We’re really concerned what will happen to our Christians in the Middle East‌.we’re concerned about the refugees that have left Syria, plenty have gone to Jordan,â€? said the Prelate.

Chrysostomos was speaking at a news conference at the Archbishopric on the ‘Orthodox Initiative.’ The Patriarch of Alexandria and Africa, his Beatitude Theodoros, and

Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and Palestine his Beatitude Theophilos also took part to outline the objectives for the initiative concerning the socio-economic changes occurring in the Middle East.

His Beatitude Theophilos said they had ďŹ lled a container full of clothes and food, among other useful items that will be sent o Jordan where a lot of Syrian refugees have ed. “Items such as blankets, clothing, food, toiletries, toys, school supplies and other items have been collected‌ the container is ready and will be sent from Cyprus to Jordan,â€? he said. According

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to Theophilos around 20,000 refugees have ended up in Jordan, some being hosted in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes and others in camps.

Chrysostomos said that even though a number of Syrian refugees had ended up in Turkey, â&#x20AC;&#x153;due to the problems we have with Turkey we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t send anything there.â&#x20AC;?

He pointed out that Christians and other minorities will suffer now because under President Bashar al-Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regime they were protected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s government protected these minorities and Christians and now if the extremists prevail in Syria, minorities and Christians will be the ďŹ rst to suffer the consequences, this worries us,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The Prelate also stressed that during their meeting the senior Orthodox clergy decided they should visit Brussels and Washington to talk about the problems concerning these countries.

The initiative is also part of a joint project with the Orthodox churches in the Middle East in which groups of youths arrived on the island from the patriarchates of Alexandria and Jerusalem, among others, to take part in a programme with youths from the Church in Cyprus.

Activities will take place at a camp site in Kakopetria with a view to strengthening further the ties between the Churches.

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Turkish Cypriots rally for Nadir

By Jacqueline Agathocleous TEN ORGANISATIONS representing farming producers in the north, held a big rally in the occupied part of Nicosia yesterday in support of jailed Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir, who was recently sentenced to ten years in prison by an English court for theft.

The ten organisations decided to protest against Greek Cypriot â&#x20AC;&#x153;conspiracy initiativesâ&#x20AC;?. According to the Turkish Cypriot press yesterday, around 200 people gathered in a park near Kyrenia Gate to express support towards Nadir, with some describing his conviction as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;political gameâ&#x20AC;?.

The protestors then marched towards the Ledra Palace checkpoint where they handed over a letter, addressed to the United Nationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. They then headed to the ofďŹ ce of the British High Commission in the north of Nicosia, where they handed over the same letter for the attention of High Commissioner Matthew Kidd.

Banners included â&#x20AC;&#x153;Justice for Asil Nadir, future for the Turkish Cypriotsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Guarantor Britain, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t succumb to the Greek Cypriot conspiracyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We want justice from Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We are asking the UN: where are the human rights?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Asil Nadir, the Turkish Cypriots are by your sideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Nadir was jailed last month in London following a sevenmonth trial for stealing ÂŁ29m (â&#x201A;Ź37m) from his Polly Peck empire. Nadirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife Nur and a number of prominent Turkish Cypriot politicians have expressed the belief that Greek Cypriots were behind the sentencing.

In their letter to UN and British ofďŹ cials yesterday, the protesting farmers said that since Polly Peck went bankrupt, so did the economy in the occupied areas. They blamed the situation on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greek Cypriot lobbyingâ&#x20AC;?, which they said could be backed by the documents that were presented in Nadirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trial.

They also claimed that presidential commissioner, Giorgos Iacovou had admitted that a special ofďŹ ce had been created in 1982 with the purpose of politically attacking Nadir and forcing him to bankruptcy.

The letter asks for â&#x20AC;&#x153;restoration of justiceâ&#x20AC;? and cancellation of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;unfair embargoesâ&#x20AC;?.

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Britain Brooks in court over newspaper phone hacking

Cameron set to reshuffle cabinet Prime Minister will seek to reassert his authority over restive Conservative Party PRIME Minister David Cameron will this week attempt to reclaim the political initiative as MPs return to Westminster after a bruising summer marked by an outbreak of internal dissent over his leadership.

Cameron will seek to reassert his authority over his restive Conservative Party with his first Cabinet reshuffle since the coalition took office in 2010.

At the same time ministers are preparing a series of high-profile announcements intended to inject new life into the moribund economy and pull the country out of recession.

Cameron used an article for a Sunday newspaper to declare his determination to end the “paralysis” and “cut through the dither” that was holding the country back. His comments were seen as a riposte to Tories such as London Mayor Boris Johnson, who accused him of “pussyfooting around”, and Tim Yeo, who questioned whether he was “man or mouse”.

However, he faces an immediate challenge from the Tory right, with David Davis - who fought him for the party leadership in 2005 setting out his alternative strategy for growth.

Before proceedings in the Commons have even started, Davis will use a lunchtime speech to the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank to call for a radical programme of cuts to taxes, regulation and public spending to kick-start the economy.

Meanwhile, Cameron’s party management skills will be put to the test as he seeks to reboot his Government with a reshuffle of his top team. Many of the most senior figures are expected to remain in their present posts - including Chancellor George Osborne, Foreign Secretary William Hague, Home Secretary Theresa May, Education Secretary Michael Gove, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith and Defence Secretary Philip Hammond - leaving limited room for manoeuvre.

Much attention has focused on the key role of Conservative Party chairman. Baroness Warsi has publicly appealed to Cameron to allow her to carry on in the post, but some Tory MPs want to see her replaced with a big hitter who can galvanise support for the party. Employment minister Chris Grayling and housing minister Grant Shapps have been touted as possible alternatives from outside the Cabinet.

Cameron may carry out a more far-reaching shuffle when he comes to the middle and lower ministerial ranks, taking the opportunity to get rid of under-performers and to blood new talent from the 2010 intake of new MPs. Cameron’s official spokesman refused to comment on the timing or content of the expected reshuffle. But he confirmed that the regular weekly meeting of Cabinet will take place this morning at the usual time.

Rebekah Brooks leaves Westminster Magistrates Court

REBEKAH Brooks, a former Rupert Murdoch executive and friend of Prime Minister David Cameron, appeared in a London court yesterday accused of conspiring to hack the phones of a murdered schoolgirl and hundreds of other high-profile victims.

The former editor of Murdoch’s now-closed News of the World tabloid quit as chief executive of his British newspaper arm last year in a scandal that raised questions about the links between Britain’s media, politicians and police.

Brooks, 44, instantly recognisable with her mane of long, curly red hair, spoke to confirm her name and address and her understanding of the charges against her at the brief hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court in London.

Brooks and six other former News of the World staff are charged with conspiring to illegally intercept voicemail messages on the mobile phones of more than 600 people between October 2000 and August 2006.

Prosecutors have also charged Brooks with conspiring to hack the phone of 13-year-old Milly Dowler, a missing schoolgirl later found murdered, and ex-trade union leader Andrew Gilchrist. She denies the charges.

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World WORLD TODAY Fresh China scandal CHINA’S once-in-a-decade leadership transition has been hit by reports of fresh scandal, with a senior ally of President Hu Jintao being demoted after sources said the ally’s son was involved in a deadly crash involving a luxury sports car.

The car - a Ferrari according to some of the sources - crashed in Beijing on March 18 in an embarrassment for the ruling Communist Party, sensitive to perceptions that children of top party officials live rich, privileged lifestyles completely out of touch with the masses, the sources said.

The country has already been rocked by the biggest political scandal in two decades - the sacking of Bo Xilai, an ambitious senior politician whose wife recently received a suspended death sentence for the murder of a British businessman in a case that also involved a mix of money and power.

Teen sentenced A 15-YEAR-old Dutch boy was sentenced to a year in juvenile detention yesterday for stabbing to death a girl whose Facebook posts reportedly led to a contract for her killing.

The case, known in the Netherlands as the “Facebook murder”, caused widespread debate about the role of social media in violent crime.

The court said the boy did not know the victim and had murdered her “at the request or instructions of others”.

Clinton warns against coercion in S. Sea spat

Villified church head dead at 92

‘China and neighbours must agree conduct code’

(continued from front page) ago that nearly killed Moon and his wife.

Born in what is now North Korea in 1920, Moon founded the church soon after the Korean War that ended in 1953, rapidly expanding the ministry internationally and building a business at the same time that served as the backbone of the empire.

The Unification Church runs the Segye Times newspaper in South Korea and more than a dozen other firms along with overseas businesses, including the conservative Washington Times.

“The Unification Church will continue to be in good shape even after Sun Myung Moon’s death,” said Tark Ji-il, who teaches church history at the Busan Presbyterian University. “The Unification Church is not simply a religious organisation, but is a commercial organisation built on religious conviction.”

Moon had handed over day-to-day operations of the church to one of his sons and the management of the conglomerate Tongil Group and the newspaper to another son.

By Andrew Quinn CHINA and its neighbours in Southeast Asia must move to draw up a code of conduct in coming months to help resolve disputes in the South China Sea, and should refrain from threats and coercion that have sent tension skyrocketing, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday.

Clinton, visiting Indonesia ahead of a trip to China this week, said she would tell Beijing and other claimants it was essential to get diplomacy back on track and move toward a deal.

“The United States does not take a position on competing territorial claims over land features, but we believe the nations of the region should work collaboratively together to resolve disputes without coercion, without intimidation, without threats and certainly without the use of force,” she said.

The South China Sea is one of a number of potential flashpoints that have emerged since the Obama administration announced it was “pivoting” US attention to the Asia-Pacific following years of military engagement in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Other disputes over maritime territory involving China and key US allies South Korea and Japan have also

Clinton addresses a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta yesterday sharpened, adding to strain on US-Chinese relations as both countries make their way toward political transitions this year.

Clinton’s talks in Indonesia focused on the aftermath of July’s summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where efforts to agree on a common approach to territorial tensions with China collapsed in disarray, raising fears of increased friction.

Beijing’s assertion of sovereignty over a vast stretch of the South China Sea has set it directly against Vietnam and the Philippines, while Brunei, Taiwan and Malaysia also lay

claim to other parts of the region, making it Asia’s biggest potential military troublespot.

China has resisted proposals for a multilateral code of conduct, preferring to try to negotiate disputes with each of the far less powerful individual claimants.

It has also stepped up its activity in the region, including establishing a military garrison on a disputed island, and accused Washington of seeking to stir up trouble far from home.

Clinton will travel to Beijing for Wednesday talks with top Chinese officials, including outgoing President Hu Jintao and Vice President

Xi Jinping, the man tipped to replace him as China’s paramount leader following a Communist Party congress later this year.

She said her message would be it was time to calm the waters and that a mutually agreed code of conduct was the best way to do this.

“It is critical for the work that has begun on the code of conduct to continue. The United States believes very strongly that no party should take any steps that would increase tensions or do anything that could be viewed as coercive or intimidating to advance their territorial claims,” Clinton said.

The late Sun Myung Moon

Pakistan attack wounds US staff TWO Americans working for the U.S. consulate were wounded yesterday in a bomb attack on their vehicle in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, the American embassy said.

The blast also wounded two Pakistani employees of the consulate, the embassy in Islamabad said in a statement.

Earlier, regional Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told reporters at least four people, including two Americans, were killed in an attack by a suicide bomber in a vehicle.

“We can confirm that a vehicle belonging to the US consulate in Peshawar was hit in an apparent terrorist attack,” the US embassy said in its statement.

“Two US personnel and two Pakistani staff of the consulate were injured and are receiving medical treatment.”

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which left a crater in a busy street. Firemen could be seen putting out a vehicle that was mangled and blackened from the explosion.

Television stations repeatedly broadcast an image of a US passport at the scene, its corners scorched by fire.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the attack.

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Egypt’s veiled news anchor sparks debate

Fatma Nabil appeared on television on Sunday evening wearing a beige ‘hijab’ or veil covering her hair

EGYPT’S first veiled newsreader on state television has drawn support from many viewers for ending an unwritten rule under ousted Hosni Mubarak that kept covered women out of the top job, although some fretted it could herald social restrictions.

Fatma Nabil appeared on television on Sunday evening wearing make-up, a smart black jacket and a beige “hijab” or veil covering her hair, the same kind of covering most women wear in Egypt but never seen on a news anchor on state TV. “The appearance of a veiled announcer on Egyptian television for the first time is a victory for freedoms and does not diminish (freedoms) as some imagine. Is barring a veiled woman from presenting a programme freedom?” said Samih Toukan, posting a note on

the subject on albawaba website.

Although some female talk show hosts on the state broadcaster have worn the hijab, Mubarak’s more secular-minded authorities kept veiled women out of the prominent newsreading role on television, seen as the face of the nation.

‘NOT A POLITICAL GESTURE’ “This is a case of personal freedom.

There is no problem,” said Khaled Atef, a bank employee speaking on a busy Cairo street, adding it should not be considered a political gesture.

After Mohamed Mursi won the presidential election and his Muslim Brotherhood dominated the parliamentary poll, some liberals and minority Christians have voiced worries that religious codes could

be imposed to restrict their freedoms.

Mursi, who like many members of the Brotherhood was jailed under Mubarak, dismisses such worries, saying he represents everyone. But some critics said the latest move on state television meant the Brotherhood, known as the Ikhwan in Arabic, was extending its social influence.

“No to the Ikhwanisation of the news,” wrote commentator Loai El Ashry on the website of the independent daily Al-Masry al-Youm.

Another man, who only called himself “Oppressed Muslim”, wrote on the state broadcaster’s website EgyNews: “I am oppressed by the actions of the Brotherhood ... who want all of Egypt to become the Brotherhood as if we are not Muslims and will only become so in their presence.”

Miners’ murder charges dropped

Syria capital’s homes razed by army bulldozers Activists condemn ‘collective punishment’

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis SYRIAN army bulldozers razed houses in western Damascus yesterday, pursuing what activists called the first campaign of collective punishment targeting people’s property in areas of the capital hostile to President Bashar al-Assad.

In northern Syria, 18 bodies were found in the rubble of a house bombed by a Syrian warplane in the rebel-held town of al-Bab and 13 more are missing, an opposition watchdog group said.

Bulldozers backed by combat troops demolished buildings in the poor Tawahin district, near the DamascusBeirut highway, activists and residents said.

“They started three hours ago. The bulldozers are bringing down shops and houses.

The inhabitants are in the streets,” said a woman who lives in a high-rise building overlooking the area.

Syrian authorities restrict independent media access, making it hard to verify accounts of the conflict from both sides.

Troops forced residents to

erase anti-Assad graffiti and write slogans glorifying the president instead, activists said.

“This is an unprovoked act of collective punishment. The rebels had left, there are no longer even demonstrations in the area,” said Mouaz alShami, a campaigner collecting video documentation of the demolitions.

“The regime can’t stop itself from repeating the brutality of the 1980s,” he said, alluding to mass killings and wholesale destruction in the city of Hama in 1982 under Assad’s father, the late Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria for 30 years.

Hama had been a centre of a Sunni Muslim revolt in the 80s. Sunnis have also been the backbone of the uprising Bashar al-Assad is now facing.

The Assad family and most members of the ruling elite belong to the minority Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shi’ite Islam.

“The regime has not changed. It will not,” Shami said.

Activists also reported the razing or burning of at least 200 houses and shops in the old part of the southern city

of Deraa in the past few days.

Army shelling had largely emptied the area, prompting 40,000 people to flee to Jordan.

Opposition campaigner Rami al-Sayyed said: “This is the first time we see a systematic campaign to raze houses and shops using direct means like bulldozers that seems to be concentrating on Damascus and its environs.”

Bulldozers entered the Khashabeh area of the northern Damascus suburb of Harasta yesterday and began razing houses in the neighbourhood.

The latest wave of demolitions follows the destruction of dozens of buildings in an area next to Tawahin in Damascus on Sunday and in the Sunni district of Qaboun last month.

“I visited Qaboun yesterday.

It is no longer a dense neighbourhood. I could see from one end of the neighbourhood to the other because so many buildings have been razed,” said another Damascus activist who gave her name only as Yasmine.

“This method is now being used to try and humiliate Damascenes.”

Vacancy

Syrians inspect the site of a car bomb that ripped through Jaramana, a mainly Christian and Druze suburb of Damascus yesterday (AFP)

SOUTH Africa is withdrawing controversial murder charges against 270 miners for the killings of 34 striking coworkers shot dead by police.

The National Union of Metal Workers meanwhile demanded the suspension of the officers responsible for the shootings.

Sunday’s announcement follows a barrage of criticism from political parties, trade unions, civil society and legal experts.

Even the justice minister had challenged the prosecutor’s decision to charge the arrested miners under an apartheid-era law that opened President Jacob Zuma’s government to accusations that it was acting like the former brutal white rulers.

Nomqcobo Jiba, the acting director of public prosecutions, did not say why she had reversed her decision to shift the blame from the police to the miners.

“The murder charge against the current 270 suspects ... will be formally withdrawn,” she told a news conference.

She said the miners would be released from jail with a warning, providing police could verify their home addresses.

CONSULTANCY VACANCIES UNDP’s initiative Action for Co-operation and Trust invites applications for the following position:

The US Embassy in Nicosia is seeking an individual for a Chauffeur position in the General Services Section. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week). Applicants must have the required work and residency permits to be eligible for consideration.

Consultant – Project Coordinator – Future Together Potamia Project - (UNDP-ACT-IC-2012-19)

Main responsibility:

The Project Coordinator will cooperate with the rest of the Future Together Project team to coordinate all aspects of the participatory development demonstration project in the village of Potamia.

Drives official vehicles, meets and assists official travelers and couriers at airport and clears diplomatic pouches from customs.

Please visit the following website for detailed qualifications for the position and for application procedures: http://cyprus.usembassy.gov/theembassy/employment.html Applicants should send the DS-174 application for employment to: US Embassy, HR Office, Chauffeur position, P.O. Box 24536, 1385 Nicosia or via E-mail to: VacanciesNicosia@state.gov to arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. August 17, 2012.

No telephone calls will be accepted. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

For a detailed description of the Terms of Reference and education requirements of the above consultancies, please visit our opportunities at our website: www.undp-act.org.

Applications with an up-to-date curriculum vitae must be sent through our website announcement. .

Only candidates short listed for interview will be contacted.

Closing date: Wednesday, 12th September 2012

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Business Jordan’s king blocks unpopular fuel price increase JORDAN'S King Abdullah has blocked a hike in the price of the low-grade fuel used by the poor in the aid-dependent kingdom, which is struggling to absorb refugees from neighbouring Syria.

The planned price hike, which sparked scattered street protests by the government's tribal and Islamist opponents, would be the second this year under IMF-guided measures to cut subsidies and ease budget strains.

Palace officials said yesterday the king had asked Prime Minister Fayez al-Tarawneh's government to freeze the 10 per cent rise in the price of lower-grade gasoline.

On Sunday, 89 of the 120 deputies in the country's lower house of parliament signed a petition urging the king to dismiss Tarawneh over the move, which took effect on Saturday.

However, Jordan's finances have been weakened by higher welfare spending to buy social peace during the Arab Spring, and by the cost of caring for refugees from Syria.

Jordanian officials say the government needs to show budget discipline to keep International Monetary Fund (IMF) support.

"There is no government in the world that wishes to raise prices but the interest of the national economy has forced us to deal with the issue of subsidies with our existing resources," Tarawneh was quoted as saying on Sunday, before the monarch's decision to freeze the hike.

Since street clashes in the depressed south of the country that erupted after price hikes in 1989 and 1996, Jordanian governments have been reluctant to raise fuel prices.

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Central Bank hopes lift European shares

By Tricia Wright EUROPEAN shares advanced yesterday in light trade, bolstered by mounting expectations that central banks will take action to boost flagging economies after the release of weak factory data, in the run-up to this week's key European Central Bank meeting.

Investor optimism over policy response has currently got the upper hand over worries triggered by gloomy economic data releases out of the United States, Europe, and China.

A survey showed yesterday that the eurozone manufacturing sector contracted faster than previously thought last month, following two complementary surveys indicating China's manufacturing sector has been badly hit by slowing new orders.

"You've now got a situation where you had weak Chinese PMI overnight, and the markets are up because bad

data is now perceived as good news... because everybody's looking for policy response," Nick Nelson, strategist at UBS, said.

"You've obviously got (US nonfarm) payrolls on Friday and the Fed (FOMC) next week, so I think the markets are going to be pushed around by European and US and Chinese policy response. It's going to be fairly messy to try and work out what they're reacting to."

Miners were the standout gainers on Monday, ahead 1.5 per cent following the weak data out of China, which could strengthen the case for further policy steps to bolster growth.

Kazakhmys, Antofagasta and Rio Tinto enjoyed respective gains of 2.5 per cent, 2.3 per cent, and 2.1 per cent.

The FTSEurofirst 300 was up 0.6 per cent at 1,088.90 by 1133 GMT, having ended 0.5 per cent higher on Friday after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke kept the door open for fur-

ther stimulus if needed.

Trading volume was light, at 23 per cent of the 90-day daily average, with investors reluctant to get too involved in the market in the absence of any US lead on Monday, with Wall Street closed for a public holiday.

Stock markets notched up strong gains after ECB head Mario Draghi promised on July 26 to do "whatever it takes" to protect the euro from the region's debt problems, but have failed to move much higher since mid-August.

Investors are keen to see whether the rally can get further legs from the ECB's meeting on Thursday, with hopes running high ECB President Mario Draghi will offer some details about the bank's bond-buying scheme to lower borrowing costs of countries such as Spain and Italy.

"I don't think (the details of) bond buying (are) fully priced in yet... there's no reason why we couldn't see a return to the highs over the last couple of

weeks," Angus Campbell, head of market analysis at Capital Spreads, said.

Societe Generale said in a note that it expected new clues from Thursday's meeting, but with final details only after a German Constitutional Court ruling on Sept. 12 that could have an impact on the ECB's bond-buying plans.

It added, however, that a rate cut may come this week.

Elsewhere among the gainers on Monday, Fresenius climbed 2.1 per cent after pulling the plug on plans to take over Rhoen-Klinikum, which slid around 22 per cent.

Volume in Fresenius was solid, at 44 per cent of the 90-day daily average.

ARM featured on the FTSEurofirst 300 fallers' list, off 2.5 per cent, hurt by a Deutsche Bank rating downgrade to "sell", mainly on valuation grounds, and an article in the Financial Times saying the chipmaker is preparing for a sales slowdown by cutting back recruitment.

Eurozone’s factories falter as core crumbles 'Larger nations like France and Germany remain in reverse gear...'

THE EUROZONE manufacturing sector contracted faster than previously thought last month, despite factories cutting prices, as core countries failed to provide any support, a survey showed yesterday..

The downturn that began in the smaller periphery members of the 17-nation bloc is now sweeping through Germany and France and the situation remained dire in the region's third and fourth biggest economies of Italy and Spain.

"Larger nations like France and Germany remain in reverse gear... the (manufacturing) sector is on course to act as a drag on gross domestic product in the third quarter," said Rob Dobson, senior economist at data collator Markit.

Markit's final Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell from an earlier flash reading of 45.3 to 45.1, above July's three-year low of 44.0, but notching its 13th month below the 50 mark separating growth from contraction.

"The rate of decline was a little slower than in July,

An employee of German car manufacturer Mercedes Benz works on a B-class car at the Mercedes plant in Rastatt providing some heart that the manufacturing downturn may be easing, but the sector is on course to act as a drag on gross domestic product in the third quarter," Dobson said.

Having contracted 0.2 percent in the three months to June the bloc's economy is seen posting similar results in the current quarter, with no growth expected until the start of next year.

In its battle to support an economy ravaged by a two -and-a-half-year- old debt crisis, the European Central Bank is now widely seen cutting interest rates to a new record low of 0.5 per cent - either on Thursday or next month.

Inflation jumped more than expected in August, data showed on Friday, a

factor that may discourage the ECB from acting this week, but the PMI survey showed factories had cut the prices of their products for the third straight month.

The output prices index fell from the flash reading of 48.9 to 48.6, above July's 48.3. The input costs paid by factories also fell for the third month.

Factories in Germany, Europe's largest economy, and France - the second biggest - saw activity fall for the sixth consecutive month although both saw an easing in the decline.

In Italy the main index (43.6) has now been below the break-even point for over a year and was worse than economists had predicted while in Spain it has

been sub-50 since May last year.

The latter two countries are deep into austerity programmes which are aimed at bringing their debt piles under control but also keep their economies stuck in recession.

They are looking for the European Central Bank to help them escape this vicious circle by buying debt issued by their governments to bring down borrowing costs.

"The national picture remains one of widespread contraction, only Ireland saw manufacturing output rise. The situation in Italy is also becoming more of a cause for concern, as it falls further down the PMI league table," Dobson said.

The output index for the

sector, which drove a large part of the bloc's recovery from the last recession came in at 44.4, below a flash 44.6 but above July's 43.4.

With the situation still gloomy factories reduced their headcount for the seventh month running.

Official data released on Friday showed unemployment across the bloc in July held steady at June's record high of 11.3 per cent.

General Motors Co's (GM.N) ailing German unit, Opel, has said it will cut the hours of several thousand workers at two of its four plants and France's struggling carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP. PA) is cutting over 10,000 jobs.

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Opinion

Government doesn’t know the meaning of honesty THE words of the Irish minister of state for European affairs as published in this newspaper on Sunday should be heeded by all Cypriot politicians. When Lucinda Creighton spoke about the cause of the crisis in Ireland she cited the property bubble but added without hesitation: “obviously government policy contributed to that”.

In Cyprus, we’re still waiting to hear something similar. According to our government it’s all the fault of the banks. The Irish minister said her government started with excessive spending in the public sector. “A lot of that was very easy to cut to be honest, because there was a lot of low-hanging fruit, a lot of fat in the system that needed to be trimmed,” she said. Salaries were a starting point. In Cyprus there’s been a lot of talk about cutting back on public sector expenditure but salaries hardly ever enter the discussion. Civil servants have made a few small concessions on privileges they should never have had in the first place, but there are plenty more that could go.

In Ireland, public servants salaries have seen an average cut of 14 per cent while a voluntary redundancy scheme introduced last year has made way for 26,000 job cuts.

All this was decided in an agreement between the government and social partners in 2010. Again, by contrast, in Cyprus, negotiations with the social partners, in this case the government and the powerful public sector union PASYDY, inevitably means giving in to their demands, or agreeing to the minimum they’re willing to compromise on.

Creighton’s main piece of advice was that the government should “be honest about the scale of the problem and get on with it”. Just to compare, President Christofias was quoted in the same issue of the newspaper as saying we could not have foreseen the financial crisis. No doubt Ireland too did not foresee the crisis. However the difference is, when it did happen, at least they didn’t waste time before doing something about it, unlike the current Cypriot government whose only mantra is ‘it’s not our fault’. Even if we could not see the crisis coming, there were plenty of glaring signs once it arrived but for the past three years we have been told there was no problem with the economy and no need for a bailout.

Although Ireland is not out of the woods yet by long shot, it has managed some impressive fiscal consolidation, and streamlined its public sector.

And yes, ordinary Irish people have made huge sacrifices, but many people in Cyprus have been making sacrifices for the past two years without anything being accomplished, and the troika has not even begun its austerity programme here yet. Minister Creighton gave good advice about ‘being honest’ and ‘getting on with it’ but frankly our government doesn’t know the meaning of the words.

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Arctic sea ice and the ‘unknown unknowns’ I

T’S NO surprise that we will have a record minimum of ice cover in the Arctic Ocean at the end of this summer melt season. It’s already down to around 4 million square kilometres, with a least another week of melting to go, but this is what you might call a “known unknown.”

Scientists knew we were losing the ice-cover fast; they just didn’t know how fast.

I’m no fan of Don Rumsfeld, who helped to lead the United States into the disastrous invasion of Iraq when he was George W. Bush’s defence secretary, but I never had a problem with the distinction he made between “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns” when discussing the intelligence data.

He was brutally mocked in the media for using such jargon, but there really is a difference.

A “known unknown,” in the case of the Arctic Ocean, is how long it will be before the entire sea is ice-free at the end of each summer. The last report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published in 2007, talked about that happening some time in the second half of this century, but it couldn’t be more specific.

The IPCC usually underestimates the rate of climatic change, but even the pessimists didn’t think we’d get there before the 2030s. I did encounter one maverick at the National Ice and Snow Data Centre who thought it might happen in this decade, but nobody actually knew. A “known unknown,” in other words.

There were also some assumptions about what would happen next in the Arctic. At first the ice would return each winter, although it would be thinner and less extensive than before, but as time passed the ice-free period would get longer.

A frozen ocean reflects sunlight back into space, but open water absorbs it and turns it into heat, so the ocean itself would now be getting warmer.

The warmer water would inhibit the growth of ice even in winter, and eventually the Arctic Ocean would be ice-free all year round – but nobody knew when this would happen.

As for the impact that an ice-free Arctic Ocean might have on climates elsewhere, it

Comment Gwynne Dyer would obviously accelerate the global warming trend, but beyond that there wasn’t much to go on. This was the territory of the “unknown unknowns”: big things might happen to the complex atmospheric system of the planet when a major chunk of it suddenly changes, but nobody knew what.

Now we begin to see the consequences. The polar jet stream, an air current that circles the globe in the higher northern latitudes and separates cold, wet weather to the north from warmer, drier weather to the south, is changing its behaviour.

In a paper in Geophysical Letters last March entitled “Evidence linking Arctic amplification to extreme weather in mid-latitudes,” Jennifer Francis of Rutgers University and Stephen Vavrus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison offered a hypothesis that may explain why world grain prices have risen 30 per cent in the past four months (and are still going up).

First, a warmer Arctic reduces the temperature gradient between the temperate and polar zones. That, in turn, slows the wind speeds in the zone between the two and increases the “wave amplitude” of the jet stream. The jet stream flows around the planet in great swooping curves, like a river crossing a flat plain, and those curves – Rossby waves, in scientific language – are getting bigger and slower.

The bigger amplitude means the Rossby waves reach farther down into the temperate zone than they used to, and the slower winds means that the waves take more time to track across any given territory. The weather north of the jet stream is wet and cold (even warmer Arctic air is still pretty cold), and to the south it is dry and warm – and now many temperate regions of the planet are stuck in one kind of weather or the other for much longer periods.

This is a recipe for extreme

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A ‘known unknown’ in the case of the Arctic Ocean, is how long it will be before the entire sea is ice-free at the end of each summer weather. In the old days the Rossby waves went past fast, bringing the alternation of rainy and sunny weather that characterised the mid-latitude climate. Now they hang around much longer and generate more extreme weather events: droughts and heat-waves, or prolonged rain and flooding, or blizzards and long, hard freezes.

The temperate zone has been seeing a lot of that sort of thing in the past couple of years – much more than usual. It’s cutting deeply into food production in the major breadbaskets of the planet, like the US Midwest and southern Russia, which is why food prices are going up so fast. And this was an “unknown unknown”: nobody

saw it coming. All the scenarios that the military of various countries were working with assumed that climate change would hit food production very hard in the tropical and subtropical parts of the world, and that is still true. But the scenarios also assumed that the temperate regions of the planet would still be able to feed themselves well (and even have a surplus left over to export) for many decades to come.

If Francis and Vavrus are right, that may not be the case. It’s a most unwelcome surprise – and it may be the first of many.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

WHAT THE MAIL SAID

1957

25 years ago Friday September 4, 1987

In Britain, a government sponsored report recommends that consenting homosexual activity between adults should be decriminalised.

Britain has rejected a request by Briton Ian Davison, 26, to serve his prison sentence at home, for his part in killing two men and a woman aboard a yacht moored at Larnaca Marina in 1985 Cypriot government sources said. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with Palestinians Elieas Naseef, 24, and Usamah Mahammed Ali Toukan, 26.

British High Commission officials declined comment.

1972 In Munich, American swimmer Mark Spitz becomes the first man to win 7 gold medals at the same Olympic Games.

1978 At least two million people are made homeless as the worst floods in living memory hit northern India.

1985 The first pictures of the wreck of the Titanic are released 73 years after the liner sank with the loss of 1,500 lives.

2006 The Australian wildlife enthusiast and television presenter Steve Irwin, known as the “The Crocodile Hunter”, is killed by a stingray during a dive off the Australian coast.

35 years ago Sunday September 4, 1977 Spyros Kyprianou, at a formal ceremony at the House of Representatives, yesterday gave the constitutional affirmation and became the second president of the Republic, exactly a month after the death of President Makarios who had held office since the Republic came into being in 1960.

45 years ago Monday September 4, 1967 The Greek Prime Minister, Constantine Kolias, has expressed the wish to meet his Turkish colleague, Demirel, for talks on the Cyprus question and other bilateral issues, according to the Istanbul newspaper Adalet. The paper reported that Kolias’ proposal is being considered by the Turkish Premier and foreign ministry officials in Ankara.

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Showbiz

Showbiz world pays tribute to Max Bygraves

By Jennifer Cockerell and James Edgar THE entertainment world has paid tribute to showbiz giant Max Bygraves.

The 89-year-old comedian, singer and variety performer, whose catchphrase was “I wanna tell you a story”, died peacefully in his sleep at home in Hope Island, Queensland, Australia this weekend.

Born Walter Bygraves in south London in 1922, he adopted the name Max after his hero Max Miller, going on to appear in dozens of films and stage shows during a long-running career.

His close friend, comedian Jimmy Tarbuck, said: “He was one of the greats of British entertainment. I have nothing but lovely memories of him. He was a big, big influence on me.”

Tarbuck told BBC News: “He had the audience in the palm of his hand

Did she, didn’t she?

SEAL insists Heidi Klum didn’t cheat on him.

The 49-year-old singer slammed his estranged wife for “fornicating with the help” over the weekend following the publication of photographs of the supermodel and her bodyguard Martin Kirsten appearing close in Sardinia, Italy, but he insists his comments have been misconstrued.

His representative said in a statement: “Seal would like to clarify that he was not implying his wife was cheating on him while they were together.

“But rather he was pointing out that they are separated and the divorce is not final so they are legally still married.”

A spokesperson for Heidi - who raises Leni, eight, Henry, six, Johan, five, and Lou, two, with Seal - also slammed the claims.

The representative said: “It is sad that Seal has to resort to this kind of behaviour and spread these untruths about the mother of his children.”

Seal - who split from Heidi in January after seven years of marriage - had criticised the 39-year-old beauty for not “showing class” in romancing her bodyguard.

Wacko Jacko claim ignored MICHAEL Jackson’s This Is It show director called for a “psychiatric intervention” before he died.

Kenny Ortega – who had known Michael for over 20 years before his death from a Propofol overdose in June 2009 – emailed tour promoters AEG voicing his concerns about the singer’s “paranoia, anxiety and obsessive behaviour” but was ignored.

In emails obtained by the Los Angeles Times, Kenny wrote to Randy Phillips, the chief executive of concert division AEG Live: “There are strong signs of paranoia, anxiety and obsessivelike behaviour. I think the best thing we can do is to get a top psychiatrist in to evaluate him ASAP.

quicker than any other comedian I have seen. They loved him and you don’t get that love very often.

“He would stroll on and just wow them. He was one of the all-time greats of British entertainment a king of the Palladium. He would have them roaring with laughter, singing along and with a tear in their eye.”

Actress Barbara Windsor told the Sunday Mirror: “The public absolutely loved him. Some people thought he just walked out on stage and did his thing, but he had the whole package. He was incredibly talented. He was one of the good ones and he’ll always be remembered.”

Comedian Ken Dodd described Bygraves as a “magical performer”.

He said: “He was absolutely brilliant - an excellent comedian, a very good singer and quite a good actor. Yes, he was a giant of showbusiness, a wonderful, wonderful man.”

Veteran entertainer Des O’Connor said Bygraves had been a massive influence on his own career and had given him valuable guidance when he started out.

He said he wrote to him asking him for help and he was touched when he replied with a two-page handwritten letter full of advice.

O’Connor said: “I used to use it as a rule book when I was starting out and over the years everything he’s said has been helpful to me.”

He described Bygraves as a “top, top professional”. He added: “They (audiences) loved him. He had a really homely humour. He had his catchphrase and he sold a lot of records. He was a good all-round performer. He was a lovely man, I can only say nice things about him.”

Bygraves had two daughters and a son with his late wife Gladys, known as Blossom. She died in May last year after battling a long illness. He is also survived by sev-

eral grandchildren.

The couple had moved from their home in Poole, Dorset, to Australia several years ago to take advantage of the warm climate.

Chirpy cockney Bygraves, one of nine children, lived in a council flat in Rotherhithe but went on to become a multi-millionaire.

He won a school talent competition at the age of 13, and as an altar boy made his first public appearance singing Handel’s Largo in Westminster Cathedral.

Bygraves’ agent Johnny Mans said he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s two years ago.

“He had become confused and often wasn’t sure where he was,” he said.

“He was in good health otherwise but would have turned 90 on October 16 so was pretty ancient.”

Mans added: “His death is a great loss to the entertainment profession and a great loss to all of his friends in the industry.”

Kayak Crowe rescued by coastguard

Robbie and Gary team up for single

OSCAR winning actor Russell Crowe lost his way kayaking off New York’s Long Island, but was picked up by a coastguard boat and taken to shore.

The 48-year-old Gladiator star and a friend had launched their kayaks from Cold Spring Harbour on the Long Island Sound, but lost their way as the sun went down in America on Sunday night.

The US Coast Guard said Crowe and his friend apparently made their way to Huntington Bay beach and called out to a boat on patrol.

Petty Officer Robert Swieciki said the two paddled over to the boat, got on board and rode back to Huntington Harbour.

Crowe, who is on Long Island making a new film, Noah, in Oyster Bay, sent a Twitter message thanking the officers.

“He just needed a little bit of help, he just got a little lost,” Swieciki said.

“It wasn’t really a rescue, really, more of just giving someone a lift.”

Swieicki said no-one was injured and the two men were wearing life vests.

He said the actor, who was grateful and friendly, seemed like he was a fairly experienced kayaker.

Crowe’s Twitter message, sent at about 1.30am yesterday, thanked the officers, and said he was out on the water for four and a half hours.

“Thanks to Seth and the boys from the US Coast Guard for guiding the way... 4 hrs 30 mins,” he wrote.

As singer implies that time with Take That was merely a break from solo career ROBBIE Williams has teamed up with his Take That bandmate Gary Barlow once more to write his next single.

The duo have collaborated on new track ‘Candy’ to be released next month, the first single from Robbie’s ninth studio album.

The pair have previously worked together on their joint single ‘Shame’ two years ago, in addition to their Take That work.

Announcing his new single, Robbie said: “Some songs take an age to write and some songs just fall out of your mouth completely formed, and you don’t have to think about it.

“I don’t know why that fell out of my mouth and out of my brain at that particular time - it just did.”

Robbie also suggested that his return to the Take That ranks was little more than an interlude in his solo career, after he called it a “break” from his own work. There has been confusion about whether he would take a more permanent place in the group.

But he said: “After the Take That reunion - a busman’s holiday, a break from my career which re-energised me in many, many ways - I wanted to come back with a massive solo album.”

Father-to-be Robbie

Cast in stone: the album cover as seen on Robbie’s website worked on his new album - called Take The Crown, and to be released on November 5, a week after the single - in Los Angeles at the famed Capitol Studios.

It is the first release under his new deal with new label Island/Universal after his break from EMI which was his home for the duration of his solo career.

The 11-track album features a collaboration with US singer Lissie on the song ‘Losers’. Robbie posted a picture of the album cover on his website - which has a blue background and features the star’s head cast in gold underneath the title.

Entertainer: Max Bygraves

Crowe is in New York to film Noah

Single role: Robbie Williams with Gary Barlow

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Environment

Arctic summer ice may thaw by 2015, or linger for decades

Methane fear beneath Antarctica

Shrinking of ice affects planning by indigenous peoples, investors

By John von Radowitz

The shrinking ice would affect wildlife such as polar bears

By Alister Doyle and Nina Chestney ICE on the Arctic Ocean could vanish in summertime as early as 2015 or linger for many decades after a thaw to a record low last month that is widely blamed on climate change, according to scientists.

Huge variations in climate experts’ predictions complicate long-term plans by everyone from indigenous peoples who depend on ice for hunting to shipping firms hoping for new trans-Arctic shipping routes and oil firms seeking new areas for drilling.

Most computer models of climate change indicate the ice could disappear in summer in 30 to 40 years, said Lars-Otto Reiersen, head of the Arctic Monitoring and

Assessment Programme.

“But there are models that indicate 2015 as an extreme,” he said.

A precipitous decline in the extent of the ice in recent years has outpaced projections by a UN panel of experts in 2007 that indicated a near-complete loss in summer by the end of the century.

Peter Wadhams, a professor of ocean physics at Cambridge University, said that a prediction he made in 2008 that the ice could be gone in 2015 because of global warming was looking cautious.

“It could even all go this summer,” he said. “So I think the 2015 date is now looking a bit conservative. We may end up having an ice-free summer before then.”

He said that the thickness of the ice - not just the extent floating on the sea that

many researchers focus on - had declined unexpectedly quickly. That meant the volume of ice was down to about 30 per cent of its amount three decades ago.

The ice shrank to its lowest extent since satellite monitoring began in the late 1970s at 4.10 million square km on August 26, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).

The melt, below the minimum extent set in 2007, may continue well into September.

The shrinking ice itself can stoke climate change. As the white, reflective ice retreats, it opens up darker water that soaks up more and more heat, adding to global warming caused by a buildup of greenhouse gases.

“If it shrinks to zero you are decreasing the albedo (reflected sunlight) of the

Earth. That’s the same warming effect of 25 years of additional carbon dioxide,” Wadhams said.

Most experts are more cautious about the pace.

A study this weekend in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, whose authors included NSIDC experts, said that some models projected virtually ice-free conditions by 2020, others by the end of the century.

“A seasonally ice-free Arctic Ocean within the next few decades is a distinct possibility,” they concluded.

“We just don’t know exactly why this is moving so fast,” said Robert Corell, head of the Global Environment Technology Foundation based in Arlington, Virginia.

He said that he believed that the ice would probably last into about the 2030s.

The shrinking ice, also af-

fecting wildlife such as polar bears, does not just influence the sea. Ward Hunt Lake at the northern tip of Arctic Canada had a permanent ice cap that was measured as 4.2 metres thick in the summer of 1953.

“Last year we observed the disappearance of all of the ice and the lake had open water for the first time in recorded history,” said Warwick Vincent, director of the Centre for Northern Studies at Laval University in Quebec.

The sea ice freezes out again in September, reaching a maximum towards the end of the northern winter in March.

A related problem to thickness is that there is little of the hardest ice that survives several seasons. And ocean currents and winds may be changing, bringing warmer water and air north.

‘Sunshade’ to fight climate Spineless creatures, from worms to bees, are change costed at $5b a year under threat around the world according to study PLANES or airships could carry sun-dimming materials high into the atmosphere for an affordable price tag of below $5 billion a year as a way to slow climate change, a study has indicated.

Guns, rockets or a pipeline into the stratosphere would be more expensive but generally far cheaper than policies to cut world greenhouse gas emissions, estimated to cost between $200 billion and $2 trillion a year by 2030.

Transporting a million tonnes of particles to at least 18km above the Earth every year to form a sunshade is “both feasible and affordable”, US scientists concluded in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

The strategy, called “solar radiation management”, broadly imitates a volcanic eruption. The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, for instance, blasted out a haze of sun-reflecting particles that slightly cooled the planet.

The authors did not examine whether such “geo-engineering” of the planet was a good idea. Other studies show it might have unwanted side effects, such as changing rainfall patterns.

THE VITAL tasks carried out by tiny ‘engineers’ like earthworms that recycle waste and bees that pollinate crops are under threat because one fifth of the world’s spineless creatures may be at risk of extinction, a new study has shown.

The rising human population is putting ever more pressure on the “spineless creatures that rule the world” including slugs, spiders, jellyfish, lobsters, corals, and bugs such as beetles and butterflies, it said.

“One in five invertebrates (creatures without a backbone) look to be threatened with extinction,” said Ben Collen at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in an 87-page report produced with the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

“The invertebrates are eco-system engineers,” he said. “They produce a lot of the things humans rely on and produce them for free.”

The report said invertebrates, creatures that have no internal skeleton, faced loss of habi-

tat, over-exploitation and climate change.

The ‘services’ they provide - helping humans whose growing numbers threaten their survival - include water purification, pollination, waste recycling, and keeping soils productive. The value of insect pollination of crops, for instance, has been valued at €153 billion a year, it said.

A 1997 study put the global economic value of soil biodiversity - thanks to often scorned creatures such as worms, woodlice and beetles - at $1.5 trillion a year.

Other services include seafood from mussels and clams, silk spun by worms and the purple dyes from a type of snail that were used exclusively in the robes of Roman emperors.

The study said the level of threat was similar to that facing vertebrates - creatures with internal skeletons - including mammals like blue whales and lions as well as reptiles and birds. A 2010 IUCN study found one fifth of vertebrates were at risk.

A VAST reservoir of the potent greenhouse gas methane may be locked beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, a study suggests.

Scientists say the gas could be released into the atmosphere if enough of the ice melts away, adding to global warming.

Research indicates that ancient deposits of organic matter may have been converted to methane by microbes living in low-oxygen conditions.

The organic material dates back to a period 35 million years ago when the Antarctic was much warmer than it is today and teeming with life.

Study co-author Professor Slawek Tulaczyk, from the University of California at Santa Barbara, said: “Some of the organic material produced by this life became trapped in sediments, which then were cut off from the rest of the world when the ice sheet grew. Our modelling shows that over millions of years, microbes may have turned this old organic carbon into methane.”

Half the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and a quarter of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet lie on pre-glacial sedimentary basins containing around 21,000 billion tonnes of carbon, said the scientists, writing in the journal Nature.

British co-author Professor Jemma Wadham, from the University of Bristol, said: “This is an immense amount of organic carbon, more than 10 times the size of carbon stocks in northern permafrost regions.

UK’s wettest for 100 years THIS summer has been the wettest in England and Wales for 100 years, according to new figures.

Data released by MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, showed that 362mm of rain fell in June, July and August, making it the wettest summer since 1912.

June 2012 was the wettest since 1860, had the least sunshine since 1909 and was the coldest since 1991.

Seven water companies across southern and eastern England brought in hosepipe bans after two unusually dry winters left some groundwater supplies and rivers as low as in the drought year of 1976.

But the restrictions were followed by record rainfall across the UK in April and more rain in May and June, leading to flooding in some areas. The hosepipe bans were lifted in June and July.

The Environment Agency issued more than 1,000 river flood alerts and warnings between June 1 and July 15, which was the most issued in a summer since 2007.

And on June 6 the Agency sent out a record 63,356 direct automated telephone warnings.

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Silia Philippou Solo painting exhibition. Opens September 4, 7.30pm until September 18. Gallery Gloria, 3 Zinonos Sozou Street, Nicosia. Monday-Friday: 10.30pm-12.45pm and 5pm-8pm.

Saturday: 10.30pm-12.45pm. Tel: 22-760286

Iosif Hadjikyriakos Solo painting exhibition inspired by the art of Lefkara. Opens September 5, 7pm, until September 20.

Gallery Kypriaki Gonia, 45 Stadiou St, Larnaca. Tel: 24-621109.www. gallerykypriakigonia.com.cy

Music

Music

The Ultimate Tribute Show & Dance with Elvis, Elton and Frank Sinatra Three top tribute acts combine in one amazing performance. September 4. Pentaras Hall, Coral Bay Road, Paphos. Doors open 7.30pm, showtime 8.30pm prompt, ends at 10.45pm. €10. Show reservations essential - Tel: 99-832538 or book online at www.xciteworld.co.uk

Claudia Madur Portuguese fado singer performs live, part of Cultural Festival of the University of Cyprus. September 5.

Cultural Centre of the University of Cyprus, Axiothes Mansion, Nicosia.

8.30pm. €5/10. Tel: 22-894531-2

Other Events Drink and Draw An event to encourage drawing in a social environment oragnised by DrawCy. September 5. New Division Pub, Nicosia. 9pm. www.drawcy.org

Ongoing Other Events Limassol Wine Festival Live music and dancing, traditional Cypriot food and an opportunity to sample different local wines from large and small wineries. Until September 9. Limassol Municipal Gardens, 28th October Avenue. €4/6. Tel: 25-344402/25344952/25- 745919

Exhibition The Area is Sacred Solo art exhibition by Panagiotis Mina. Until September 13. 50-1 Gallery, Limassol. Monday-Friday: 11am-1pm and 4pm-8pm. Saturday: 11am-1pm. Tel: 99-522977 Summer Breeze Group mixed media exhibition. Until September 15. Apocalypse Gallery, 30 Chytron Street, Nicosia. MondayFriday: 10.30am-1pm and 5pm-8pm. Saturday: 10.30am-1pm. Tel: 22-30000/150

Summer 2012 Group exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Until September 30.

Morfi Gallery, 84 Agkyras St, Limassol. Monday-Saturday: 10am-1pm.

Tuesday-Friday: 5pm-8pm.Tel: 25378733. www.morfi.org Nicosia: Topographies of Memory: From Ermou Street to the Buffer Zone Exhibition by Anita Bakshi reconstructing Ermou marketplace – using maps that were created from memories and narratives provided by shopkeepers who once worked or lived in the area. Until September 30. Home for Cooperation, 28 Markou Drakou, opposite Ledra Palace Hotel in the UN Buffer Zone, Nicosia. Open MondaySunday: 10am-6pm. Tel: +90 542 8506681/22-445740. www.home4cooperation.info/www.ahdr.info Our Lady of Nicosia Exhibition about the church of Phaneromeni and its relics. Until September 30. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 96-90 Phaneromenis Street, old Nicosia. Monday-Sunday: 10am-7pm. Tel: 80-000800 Terra Mediterranea – In Crisis Group contemporary art exhibition curated by Yiannis Toumazis

scrutinising the current turbulence experienced globally, from both a political and a poetic stance. Until December 30. Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre 19, Palaias Ilektrikis, Nicosia.

Tuesday-Saturday: 10am-3pm and 5pm-11pm. Sunday: 10am-4pm.

Tel: 22-797400. info@nimac.org.cy. www.nimac.org.cy The project includes a second contemporary art exhibition curated

by Re Aphrodite team. The exhibition deals with the unwritten feminine histories of Cyprus and their private and public structure. Until December 30.

Ethological Museum – The House of Hagjigeorgakis Kornesios, 20, Patriarxou Grigoriou, Nicosia. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8.30am-3.30pm.

Wednesday: 8.30am-5pm. Saturday: 9.30am-3.30pm. Tel: 22-305316 AnThrOPOS: Faces of Cyprus through the Ages An exhibition that explores the human form as it is represented in the art of Cyprus from the Neolithic period until today, focusing specifically on depictions of the human face. Until January 18. The Cyprus Museum 1 Special Exhibition Hall, Museum Street, Nicosia. Tel.: 22-865854. www.mcw.gov.cy

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Coming Up Music Michalis Hadjiyiannis Well-known pop star back in concert.

September 7. Kyrenia Stadium, Nicosia. 9pm. €15/20. Tel: 99-521200

Theatre Amphitryon A piece by Moliere staged by the National Theatre of Greece as part of the Kypria International Festival. September 7. Makarios III Amphitheatre, Strovolos, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €10/15.

Tel: 22-208400. www.kypria.org.cy

Other Events Flying Away Art Music and Dance Festival 150 local artists including 70 art stalls where artists will exhibit their work, 14 local DJ’s performing their art on the decks, two music bands, live performances, activities, conceptual theatrical installations and much more.

September 7-9. Orfeas Stadium, Nicosia. 6pm. €5. Tel: 96-670494

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On The Scene Other Events Thursday night films The AHDR commences yet another busy season with September screenings every Thursday at the Home for Cooperation (H4C) in Nicosia.

Located in the buffer zone, the H4C functions as a shared space for intercommunal cooperation and dialogue and this month it will be hosting a series of screenings dedicated to world cinema, giving local audiences an engrossing example of the virtues of smaller scale foreign films, and a welcome respite from the mainstream blockbuster-bait currently showing in theatres.

The first film to be screened this Thursday is A Separation, which won the Oscar for best foreign language film this year, becoming the first Iranian movie to win the honour. Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, the domestic drama focuses on a couple going through a divorce and touches on traditions, justice, and male-female relationships in modern Iran.

Next week, you can catch The Band’s Visit. A small Egyptian police band come to Israel in the early 1990s to perform in an Arab cultural centre, but somehow end up in the wrong town on the wrong night in the middle of nowhere. They are rescued by the proprietor of the local café who arranges accommodation for them around town. So begins first-time

director Eran Kolirin’s fishout-of-water comedy.

The Chilean film, La Nana (The Maid), methodically reveals the persona of Raquel (Catalina Saavedra), the titular servant. Director Sebastián Silva takes viewers almost invasively into Raquel’s daily life. Having served her family for 23 years, a change in the domestic order leaves Raquel fearful for her future. The film is not only a study of class division in the commonplace Latin American practice of domestic servitude, but also an engrossing character study of a singular individual.

The final film to be screened this September is Cherien Dabis’s acclaimed debut feature Amreeka. The film is a heartwarming and often pointedly comic look at the immigrant experience. Having won a lottery for an American green card, a single mother from Ramallah and her teenage son, move to Middle America, where they discover America is a bit more contradictory and confusing than they had expected.

All movies will have English subtitles and entrance is a mere €3, a fraction of the cost of what you would pay at your average cinema and that includes a soft drink. Make sure to leave your Thursday evenings free and come and enjoy the cooler summer evenings at the H4C with movies and good company.

September Film Screenings Film screenings dedicated to a number of international films. Every Thursday.

Home for Cooperation, 28 Marcou Dracou Street, Nicosia. 8.30pm. €3 including a soft drink. Tel: 22-445740

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Don’t Forget Theatre The opera that almost never happened The time is fast approaching for the annual escapade into opera presented by The Paphos Aphrodite Festival, now in its 14th year.

Beginning this Friday, the event

is one of the most magical occasions of the year, where the picturesque Medieval Castle of Paphos is transformed into a magical scene hosting the best of Opera performances. This year Otello by Giuseppe Verdi will be performed by the Slovak National Theatre.

The Paphos Castle is always considered a unique setting for these cultural events and even more so for the performance of Otello, which is related to the history of Cyprus since the plot takes place at the castle of Famagusta.

Don’t worry be happy It’s one of the oldest questions posed to mankind: Does money truly buy you happiness?

Now an answer may be forthcoming. Amid a wave of research on the subject, some international economic research indicates that money can buy happiness, or at least a more valued life. So says Princeton University professor Angus Deaton, who will be in Cyprus this week to give a lecture at the University of Cyprus on the occasion of his declaration as an Honorary Doctor of the Faculty of Economics and Management.

His speech entitled In Pursuit of Happiness will take place on Thursday, at the Auditorium Hall of the University of Cyprus and is free and open to the public.

Although Dr. Deaton’s research focuses on the areas of health, economic development, household behaviour, and poverty around the world, he knows a lot about happiness having researched the matter thoroughly.

His lecture will focus on understanding happiness. Everyone wants to be happy, though no one is quite sure what happiness means, let alone how to get it. Philosophers, economists, and psychologists have argued and measured, and in recent years, a number of nations – from Bhutan to Britain and France – have begun to incorporate measures of happiness into their guidelines for national progress. Even in the United States – where the Declaration of Independence promises all citizens the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” – policymakers are beginning to consider the merits of measuring happiness.

Despite recent trends linking happiness with wealth many are unconvinced that the happiness agenda is either serious or appropriate. Dr. Deaton is one of these people. It’s not that he doesn’t like happiness or believe that people shouldn’t be happy; rather, he believes that happiness is not the healthiest Many critics consider Otello Verdi’s greatest and most mature tragic opera, but it almost did not happen. Verdi had been in comfortable retirement since Aida in 1871 but was persuaded to compose the opera when Arrigo Boito put an irresistible libretto in front of him. It has been a hit since its premiere in 1887.

There will be, as usual, two sets of principals over the three performances and the line up is impressive. The strong dramatic leading role of Otello will be played by two well credentialed tenors,

goal a society can have – or perhaps the highest good to which it can aspire.

In 2010 Deaton and Daniel Kahneman wrote a paper entitled Income’s Influence on Happiness. In it they state that emotional well-being is tied to wealth but the threshold of increased happiness peaks at $75,000.

As far as emotional happiness, other things are more important, such as health, mental wellbeing, love, friends, relatives, if your job is going well. In a nutshell money doesn’t buy happiness – beyond a certain income level.

The lecture will review the arguments and will present some of the recent empirical evidence on how happiness varies with the day of the week, with money, with age, and with parenthood. While there is much to be learned from measuring happiness, there are also many pitfalls – including the difficulty that people have answering happiness questions – that stand in the way of the routine use of happiness in policymaking.

Dr. Deaton published work Michal Lehotsky (Friday and Sunday) and the Columbian tenor Ernesto Grisales (Saturday).

The three leading roles in the opera are among Verdi’s most demanding, both as singing and as acting roles. The role of Otello is the top of the repertoire for dramatic tenor.

Based on Shakespeare’s famed work, Otello tells the story of a slave who overcomes great obstacles to become a noble general, but is then driven to unspeakable jealousy by a scheming, envious officer in his army.

includes essays in Health Affairs and The Journal of Economics, and he has received several awards including the inaugural Frisch Medal from the Econometric Society. The Frisch Medal is given to the author of a particularly excellent article published in Econometrica, a peerreviewed economic journal.

In addition to his published work, Deaton has also taught economics at the University of Bristol and currently teaches at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

In Pursuit of Happiness Lecture by the Distinguished Professor Angus Deaton, Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs and Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University on the occasion of his declaration as an Honorary Doctor of the Faculty of Economics and Management.

September 6. Auditorium Hall of the University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Street, Nicosia. 7pm. In English. Tel: 22-894305/22-894320

By Ledha Socratous Passion, political intrigue and a fatal flaw are at the centre of this intense musical drama that stands at the pinnacle of grand opera experiences and if you haven’t yet picked up your ticket, never fear there are still tickets available to buy.

Otello – Paphos Aphrodite Festival Opera performed by the Slovak National Theatre Opera. September 7-9. Medieval Paphos Castle. 8pm. simultaneous translation in Greek and English via subtitles. €35/80. Tel: 26-822218/80-008005 or visit www.pafc.com.cy

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The fab five greet their fans

One Direction have cracked America and Hasbro has even turned them into dolls. Gideon Spanier talks to Simon Cowell about the unstoppable rise of his fab five

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OULD One Direction, those five likely lads who met on Britain’s X Factor, be the biggest boyband on the planet, ever? The New Yorker (yes, The New Yorker) recently pronounced that the band “has taken over America”.

They have already sold 12 million records in less than a year, leaving the competition standing, and their next single, ‘Live While We’re Young’, has topped preorder charts in more than 50 countries after it went on sale last week ahead of its release at the end of September. Even the DVD of their tour has sold one million copies, prompting the UK chairman of Sony Music, Nick Gatfield, to say that the boys represent a $50

million business empire. In another sign of their appeal, toy-maker Hasbro is launching One Direction action figures.

From America to Australia, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik are mobbed by screaming girls who have been spreading the word across social media. As a result, records (and hearts) keep being broken: When their debut album grabbed the top spot of the US charts in its first week, 1D achieved something that no other British band had ever managed, including the Beatles.

Their first single, ‘What Makes You Beautiful’, was also the highest debuting song by a British act in the

US since the Spice Girls 14 years ago - another notable feat, given how tough America is to crack - and went on to sell five million across the world. 1D sold out a show at Madison Square Gardens in just a minute.

And, joyfully, the boys’ antics feature virtually every day in the tabloids, particularly Styles and his conquests – TV presenter Caroline Flack, nearly 15 years his senior, married radio DJ Lucy Horobin and most recently model of the moment Cara Delevingne.

1D are set to get even bigger as their second album is certain to smash sales records when it is released in November. Appropriately, Louis Tomlinson turned to

Sky’s the limit: Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Liam Payne during the closing ceremony of the Olympics

Twitter last week to reveal to his 5,542,739 followers that the album will be called Take Me Home - news that sparked more than 75,000 retweets.

The music mogul who created the band is surprised at how fast it has happened.

“I haven’t seen a worldwide reaction like this to a group for a very long time - this is not standard, this reaction,” says Simon Cowell with a smile. “If we’d been having a conversation two years ago, I

‘I haven’t seen a worldwide reaction like this to a group for a very long time - this is not standard, this reaction,’ says Simon Cowell with a smile wouldn’t have said we’re going to debut at number one in America. That would have been ridiculous.”

Most people could be forgiven for assuming that 1D is yet another formulaic band to have been produced by Cowell’s hit factory Syco, the record label and TV firm behind X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent. The boys were very young, aged between 16

TOY B and 18, when they appeared on X Factor, and Cowell is very hands-on in every corner of his media empire. 1D certainly could not have risen so fast without Syco.

“If you include Il Divo, Five and Westlife, three groups we’ve worked with, they’ve sold just under 100 million albums, so we didn’t go into this as amateurs,” concedes Cowell.

But Cowell and his inner circle insist the rise of 1D is about more than just the Syco “machine”. They say the five boys have been passionate about their sound and their identity from the start.

“Intelligent” and “polite” is how Cowell describes them.

“Everything we did was done with their support because they’ve got taste and they knew what they wanted to be.”

Also, crucially, the boys are on social media. “They were very good at connecting with their fans – they worked it,” says Cowell. If you add up their personal Twitter followers, it comes to nearly 30 million. Styles has 6,413,618.

The 1D story begins two years ago when the boys entered X Factor as solo artists.

They were set to be ousted during the auditions stage when Cowell decided to unite them. “This was my call,” he says. “I just had this feeling.

I knew the boys better than anyone else. Five is a lucky number for me but I wasn’t thinking about numbers. I just liked the five of them individually. As soon as I saw them on stage, I thought, ‘You look like a band’.”

Although it was only the early “boot camp” stage of the show, the five boys were given management represen-

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BOYS tation by Modest - just like all X Factor contestants. “The first time I met the boys was at the judges’ house,” says Richard Griffiths, co-founder of Modest. “We all felt straight away that there was a very special chemistry among the band. Not enough credit has been given to them for developing this. As soon as they were put together by Simon,

never having met before, they went to stay at Harry Styles’ house for two weeks.

They got to know each other and just spent all day playing songs, trying harmonies.”

1D soon began to gain a following, thanks to TV exposure. I was in the studio audience at one of the live broadcasts of X Factor and my strongest memory is of a

gaggle of over-excited teenage girls all clutching their smartphones in the row in front of me, surreptitiously Facebooking and tweeting photos and comments as 1D performed. Cowell recalls: “There were sometimes hundreds of girls outside the studios and you didn’t get that a lot.”

However, 1D only came third in the final in December. Cowell pointedly told viewers that other bands, notably JLS, had failed to win and gone on to bigger things.

The Syco “machine” soon kicked into action. Just three days after the TV final, Alan McEvoy, an Irish accountant who had previously worked for Westlife and The Cranberries, set up a financial company called 1D Media Limited at Companies House for the band’s earnings. All five band members would soon become directors, with Styles, the youngest, being appointed at the age of just 17. Even so, Griffiths at Modest claims: “There was no ‘master plan’.

Only after the finals in February did we all sit down to work out what was the way forward.”

It seemed highly likely that 1D would sign with Syco but several other Sony record label subsidiaries pitched, before Modest agreed that 1D should join Cowell’s team.

Syco managing director Sonny Takhar says the band

were savvy despite their youth: “They were quite clear they didn’t want to adhere to normal boyband rules, whether it came to wearing the same kind of outfits or uniform dance routines or any of the other stereotypi-

ber 2011. “One Direction arrived at just the right time,” says talent manager Jonathan Shalit, who hasn’t worked with 1D but knows what it’s like to break America with a young act as he used to manage Charlotte Church. “The

Their first single was released exactly a year ago, hitting number one in Britain and Ireland, with the album’s UK release following in November 2011 cal things that boy bands do.

They wanted to be a modern update on what was quite a tired genre.”

It also helped to have the financial backing of Sony.

1D were sent to some of the pop world’s top songwriterproducers, including Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk and Savan Kotecha, and the album was recorded in London, Los Angeles and Stockholm. Some industry observers suggest the cost must have been well over £1 million but Cowell says it was “nowhere near” that sum.

Chart success came quickly.

Their first single was released exactly a year ago, hitting number one in Britain and Ireland, with the album’s UK release following in Novem-

marketplace is very receptive to teen music at the moment,” he adds, referring to hit US musical TV shows such as Glee. 1D has also emerged when there is arguably a dearth of boybands amid a surfeit of female stars such as Adele, Jessie J, Rihanna and Beyoncé.

Not everyone likes 1D’s innocuous pop. “What One Direction really sound like,” says writer Sacha FrereJones in The New Yorker, “is a bunch of girls.” But the band’s short-term future looks assured. After their second album, there will be a global tour in 2013. 1D also appear to be staying level headed. “We will make a recommendation but at the end of the day it’s their career and

they have to live with the decisions that are made,” says Griffiths.

There will always be some controversy. A US group also called One Direction but far less successful sued over the band’s name, which it says it came up with first. The key for 1D is to continue to listen to their management and their record label. Plenty of boybands such as Bewitched and Five failed to do that and then flopped. And as Zayn Malik’s Twitter strop proved, there is pressure on the boys.

But Cowell is optimistic about his protégés. “They are very intelligent people,” he says. “They are going to make better records, I genuinely believe it. There’s a hunger there.”

One Direction in numbers £32 million worth of One Direction

£64 million projected worth of One Direction next year

12 million records sold so far this year

59 seconds the time it took for their concert at Madison Square Gardens to sell out

£2,754 One voice: the boys entered X Factor as individuals

the most expensive listing for One Direction tickets on ebay

6,413,618 the number of followers Harry Styles has on Twitter

19 the average age of the band

20,000 capacity of London’s O2 arena, where One Direction are playing in February and April on a sell-out world tour

3 million copies of the debut album, Up All Night, have been sold

1 million copies of their Up All Night tour DVD have been sold

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the same time exercise your body, made for all ages and genders. Find out more information on www.sup. com.cy facebook: Eightsmileys Kitesurfsup or call on 99355191

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Nicosia - tel: 22 818583 fax: 22 676385

abbreviations bdrm c/h a/c s/pool f/f apt pm pw sw nw st rd p/s c/l swb r/cass e/w

bedroom central heating air conditioning swimming pool fully furnished apartment per month per week south west north west street road power steering central locking short wheel base radio cassette electric windows

Please note tel nos. that begin with: PROFESSIONAL VIDEO KIT: Panasonic HMC150 video camera, 2 Sennheiser microphones, cables, RØDE boom pole, Rycote Softie, Manfrotto tripod legs, Lastolite reflector and Portabrace back pack.

22 = Nicosia 23 = Paralimni/Protaras 24 = Larnaca 25 = Limassol 26 = Paphos

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FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS

Sold as package. €2500 or highest bidder. For more information contact Mark on 99661851

ish and French clothes and shoes. Also women’s dummies and modern wall fittings (clothes rails.) Selling at very low prices for clearance. Tel: 99-168943

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FURNITURE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: Childs cot / mattress €50 play table and stools €50 Bunk Bed set with ladder/ mattress €100 child’s bike €40 Child’s easy chairs €30 Easel €20 gas BBQ 80 vacuum cleaner Miele €80 Abstract canvasses from €10 ENGOMI 22355790 *****************************

CLOTHES STOCKS AND SHOP FITTINGS FOR SALE. Excellent women’s brands for sale including Italian, Span-

FOR SALE BUSINESS/ PROPERTY/LAND

FOR SALE B.P./LAND rally growing trees. €40.000 sandymathie@hotmail.com or 99416918 *****************************

FOR SALE OR RENT - Kato Paphos – full moon bar, fully furnished and equipped, large flat screen TV’s + projector, fits 120 people comfortably, incredible opportunity for ready business! Please call: 99493579 *****************************

ONE ACRE (3 donums) land for sale Arakapas area Limassol district, with title deeds. Sloping ground with stream and 8 foot waterfall at lower boundary. Natu-

English-Painter & Decorator Fully Qualified 30 years’ Experience

FOR SALE B.P./LAND FOR SALE factory with showroom, 1050m2, in private land, in Kokkinotrimithia industrial zone. Tel. 99849195.

WANTED TO RENT FLAT OR HOUSE TO RENT, 2-3 bedrooms, veranda/terrace or garden, prefer furnished, SW of Nicosia (in approx area Lakadamia to Kapedes and Kalo Chorio) alan.tye@birdlifecyprus.org.cy, 22455072, 99089083.

SUMMER OFFER 30% OFF ALL AREAS • External & Internal painting • Damp Damage Repairs • Spritze Repairs • Free Estimates + very clean work • All areas. All types of woodwork stained and preserved • All work guaranteed

Tel. Tony on 99176557

PROPERTY TO LET NICOSIA VILLA LATSIA 900 sq.m. build in 6 donum inside pool lrg

SELEC Fencing & Decking Specialist For all your Garden and Security Fencing ♦ Quality approved workmanship ♦ 15 years experience + guaranteed work ♦ English workers ♦ also garden gates ♦ sheds ♦ chain link fencing ♦ free estimates ♦ all types of fencing & decking

Tel. SELEC fencing 99176557

TO LET NICOSIA garden, Strovolos villa pool 330 sq.m. underfloor heating patio €2500 Latsia 5 bedr. pool f/f €2500, Acropolis modern flat 180 sq.m. €1100, 3 bedr., Mak/ssa modern flat wooden floors €1200 Upper house Archangelos f/f modern €1000 Costas Markides 22- 378898 / 99 464764, Reg. No. 487, E16 *****************************

3 BEDROOMS flat on second floor in a block of six flats, in a nice position at Strovolos area, fully a/c, c/h, covered parking place for one car, recently painted. Rent €650pm. (furnished if required). Tel: 97773358. *****************************

FLATS/HOUSES RENT studio Strovolos 280, Ag. Andreas 295, 1 bdrm Ag. Andreas 450, Makarios Av. 490, Ag. Antonios 380 2 bdrm Lykavito furnished 600 Acropolis new 650, Ag. Omologites 500, Engomi near universities 540 Strovolos furnished 650 3

TO LET NICOSIA bdrm central 700, Kennedy 650, US Embassy independent house gardens 850. POSPORIDES ESTATES REG. 338 99474839 99646822 *****************************

FOR RENT 3-bedroom luxury apartment over 200 sq.m.

Very spacious living area extending to a large veranda overlooking the green of the river area. Bathrooms all marble (one en-suite), modern kitchen. Fully air-conditioned, with underfloor heating, garage for 2 cars and large store. Situated in the exclusive gated development of J&P Glastonos, one of the oldest classy residential areas of Nicosia. Call 99630320 *****************************

ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT, in small quiet building, new, very spacious, fully furnished and air conditioned.

Very good location between Strovolos and Engomi, close to The European University (Cyprus College) and

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all amenities. Covered parking. Rent €495/m. Please call 99695382 TO LET 3 bdrm flat Kaimakli area near Frederic. Tel. 99606665.

€1700 (H4MAK0027-R), (photos in the website).

5. 4 bedr+ attic room with shower and wc luxury detached house with separate maid’s room, central heating, a/c, separate office room, sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with dining room and big family room opening to the big garden with grass and bbq area, 2 covered parking, behind General flooring shop – Makedonitissa €3000 (H4MAK0025-R), (Photos on the website).

6. 3 bedr + big attic room which can be used as a bedroom/office, detached house, central heating, full a/c,3wc, 2 bathrooms, big sitting and dining room, separate kitchen with all the electrical appliances, small garden and patio with bbq area, covered parking, near Apollonion hospital. – Makedonitissa €1200 (H4MAK0016-R), (photos in the website) 7. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, 330sq.m, central heating, full ac, 2 covered parking’s, big kitchen with sitting room and all expensive electrical appliances, blinds on the windows, lighting fixtures, 2 bedrs with en suite shower and wc, main bathroom with jacuzzi,3rd bedroom with only shower ,swimming pool with wooden deck around, covered patio with nice covered bbq area, opposite a green area in a very quiet area – Strovolos €2600 (H4ST10040-R), (photos in the website).

8. 4 bedr luxury detached house, 350sq.m, central heating, full a/c, office space, separate maid’s room, big storage room, solid parquet floor in the bedrooms, 2 covered parking, swimming pool, garden with trees, veranda with bbq area, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, big sitting and dining areas, very near to English School, off Athalassas Avenue €2000 (H4ST10036-R), (photos on the website).

9. 3 bedr ground floor semi detached house in very good condition with storage heat-

ers, 5a/c,2wc, big kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting and dining room, big front veranda, 2 covered parking in a very quiet neighbourhood close to Alpha Mega - Parissinos €550 (H3PA2001-R), (photos in the website).

10. 4 bedr new luxury finished top quality detached house, 290sq.m, central heating, full a/c, master bedroom with ensuite shower/jacuzzi, guest bedroom with shower, main bathroom with jacuzzi, 4wc, fully expensive furnished with 3 LCD televisions, kitchen with very expensive electrical appliances and family room, garden with grass, big covered patio with bbq area,2 covered parking’s, alarm system, pressure system, - Strovolos €3000 (H4STI0039-R), (Photos on the website).

11. 4 bedr luxury detached house built in 3 plots of land.

Separate maid’s room outside the house, big basement with playroom, office and guest room with separate entrance.

The house has big sitting and dining room, separate family room, separate kitchen, big bedrooms, internal elevator, central heating, full a/c, big yard with tiles, covered kiosk and trees, 2 covered parking, in a quiet area in a dead end opposite Cineplex – Strovolos €3000 (H4STI0042-R), (photos in the website).

12. 5 bedr new luxury finished detached house with separate maid’s room, one of the bedrooms with shower and wc and can be used as guest room,4 wc, solid parquet floor all the house, separate family room with fire place, big sitting room, separate dining room, big kitchen with breakfast area, big outside patio with tiles and bbq area,2 covered parking, electrical appliances in the kitchen, in a very quiet neighbourhood close to CYBC station.

Can be rented furnished or not. – Platy Aglantzias €3000 (H5PAG0001-R), (Photos on the website).

13. 3 bedr detached house with extra room for office,250sq.m, central heating independent, 4a/c, big renovated, kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting and dining room with parquet floor and fire place,1bathroom,1 shower,2wc, 2 covered parking, big verandas surrounded

by trees and bushes off 28th October street - Makedonitissa €1300 (H4STI0043-R), (photos in the website).

14. 3 bedr luxury house, nicely modern furnished with big sitting and dining areas with bar, central heating, full a/c, big fitted kitchen with TV room, office space, patio area with bbq, covered parking, 3wc, solid parquet floor in bedrooms and granite in the sitting areas, near the MEGA TV station – Archangelos €1300 (H3AR0002-R), (photos in the website).

15. 3 bedr luxury semi detached house with central heating independent, a/c, 3wc, parquet floor, fire place, electrical appliances in the kitchen, curtains, in a very quiet neighbourhood in the area near Falcon school – Strovolos €1500 (H3STI012-R), (photos in the website).

16. 3 bedr luxry detached house with 1 bedr flat in the basement, floor heating with gass, a/c units, big kitchen with electrical appliances, 4wc, 3 bathrooms, big garden with small pebbles, 2 covered parking, in a quiet area in a dead end. Can be rented furnished or not – Makedonitissa €1700 (H4MAK0027-R), (photos in the website).

17. 4 bedrs new luxury detached house, all the bedrooms very big and all with big bathroom/ shower, sitting room upstairs, attic room with shower and wc, office space/maid’ s room with shower and wc, central heating, full AC,450sq.m, big sitting and dining areas, big kitchen with sitting area and fitted cooker and oven,6 wc, 2 covered parking’s, big yard with tiles and garden with grass, bbq area in a very quiet neighbourhood near the CYBC ( RIK) station and near a neighbourhood park – Aglantzia €2000(H4AGZ0005-R), (photos in the website).

18. 4 bedr semi detached house with central heating, 4 a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms, 180sq.m, small yard, bbq area, FULLY FURNISHED, off Costantinoupoleos street near French Ambassador residence – Strovolos €900 (H4STI0043-R), (photos in the website).

19. 4 bedr + 2 separate rooms with showers and wc (120sq.m) detached house with big sitting and dining

areas, big kitchen with dining area and family room with fire place, very big swimming pool with bbq area, covered patio, garden with grass, central heating in 4 zones, full a/c, 6wc, 5 covered parking’s, pressure system, opposite Apoel training field.

Can be rented furnished or not. AVAILABLE END OF AUGUST – Archangellos €4000 (H4AR0007-R), (photos in the website).

20. 4 bedrs luxury detached villa built in 5 plots of land, 600sq., central Heating, full a/c, very big garden with grass, big swimming pool 5 x 13, bar with bbq area, office space, TV room with fire place, marble floor, all the bedrooms en suite shower/bathroom, separate self contained apartment for the maid, 2 covered parking in a nice area with easy access to the Limassol road. Can be rented also partially furnished – Latsia €5000(H4LAT0007-R), (photos in the website).

21. 4 bedr luxury detached house, separate maid’s room, 600 sq.m, central heating, full a/c, 6 wc, 4 bathrooms, big sitting and dining areas opening on to the garden, big kitchen with electrical appliances, built in 2 big plots of land with huge garden with grass, swimming pool, 2 covered parking, in a quiet neighbourhood close to Alpha Mega supermarket Engomi - €3700 (H4PA20005-R), (photos on the website).

22. 4 bedr luxury detached house with expensive finishes, office space, separate maid’s room, 3 of the bedrooms with en suite shower/ bathroom, floor heating, full air condition, white marble floor all the house, fire place, lighting fixtures, big kitchen with all the electrical appliances, swimming pool with bbq area, small garden,2 covered parking’s in a nice neighbourhood with expensive houses near KEMA building – Platy Aglantzias €3500 (H4PAG0004-R), (photos in the website).

For many more properties with photos visit our website at www.landtouristestates.com which is updated daily. LANDTOURIST ESTATES LTD 22-422225/96422225/96422226, www.landtouristestates.com

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LUXURY HOUSES: 1. 5 bedrs detached house, 550sq.m, built in 2 big plots of land, big garden with grass, big swimming pool with extra fence for children and big covered patio with bbq area, big reception areas with marble floor, fire place and bar, big kitchen with all electrical appliances and sitting room with fire place, maid’s room, floor heating, full a/c, blinds on the windows, master bedroom with en suite bathroom and shower, big bathroom for the other 3 bedrooms and extra shower in the 5th bedroom - Strovolos €2500 (H5ST10001-R), (photos in the website).

2. 3 bedrs luxury ground floor renovated semi detached house,210sq.m, with central heating, air conditions, solid parquet floor, fire place, big kitchen with all the electric appliances, 2 wc curtains, big veranda, big patio on the back with bbq area, 2 covered parkings in a quiet neighbourhood close to the Embassies –Engomi €900 (H3ENG0002-R), (photos in the website) 3. 4 bedr + separate office space + maid’s room luxury detached house, split level, big open space sitting areas,400sq.m,a/c for hot and cold in all the rooms, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, swimming pool, big verandas, 2 covered parking, in a very quiet area near Lidl – Latsia €2500 (H4LAT0008-R), (photos in the website).

4. 3 bedr luxry detached house with 1 bedr flat in the basement, floor heating with gass a/c units, big kitchen with electrical appliances, 4 wc, 3 bathrooms, big garden with small pebbles, 2 covered parking, in a quiet area in a dead end. Can be rented furnished or not. AVAILABLE in August – Makedonitissa

WIN A TRIP FOR 2 TO SOUTH AFRICA IN AID OF PAPHOS HOSPICE Organised by SACY NEWS The SACY NEWS was launched early 2012, and has within a short period, become a popular and well-liked publication among the South African community, and other expatriates living on the island of Cyprus. With the support of the South African Consulate, the SACY NEWS has become a prime media source for all South African Cypriots living in Cyprus.

“We wanted to create a ‘voice’ for all South Africans in Cyprus. The South African community has increased in number, and it was only a matter of time before we had our own community paper,” says Paul Charalambous, editor of the SACY NEWS. The high-quality publication is produced on a bi-monthly basis and is distributed all over the island, free of charge.

The SACY NEWS’ presence as a media sponsor for almost all South African events has spread extensively throughout the island. In recognition of the strong and supportive South African community, the SACY NEWS will be organising the South African New Year’s Eve Ball at the ‘Fifth Floor Restaurant’ in Paphos. This event will become an annual affair on the SACY NEWS calendar. “Everyone is welcome,” says Paul. “We want to revive the traditional South African Greek events we were accustomed to in South Africa.”

The SACY NEWS will be organising competitions on a regular basis to support the many charities on the island. After months of planning, and the support from many sponsors in Cyprus and South Africa, the SACY NEWS recently launched the ‘Win a trip for 2 to South Africa Competition’ in aid of the Paphos Hospice.

This unique prize package, which includes two return tickets to Johannesburg with Etihad Airways and Century Travel, will be complimented by seven nights at the 5-Star Peermont D’oreale Grande at Emperors Palace Hotel, Casino and Convention Resort. The prize includes an additional two nights at Sandton’s premier Michelangelo Hotel, and a further two nights at the Thabana Safari Lodge for an exceptional full board safari experience.

SAFARIS 4 U – A leading group tour operator based in Johannesburg, will provide unique tours to top attractions in Johannesburg, during the course of your stay.

Tickets are on sale from all Paphos Hospice Charity Shops, participating outlets (island wide) and private individuals for the price of € 3 per ticket. The winner will be announced at the South African New Year’s Eve Ball on the 31st December 2012.

For more information on this unique eleven nights prize package to South Africa, contact the SACY NEWS on 96 343 687. You can also visit their page on Facebook.

CHILDCARE From a Cypriot - with 20 years experience in a kindergarten - looking after infants and children at her house in Nicosia

For information call 99781943

LUXURY FLATS: 1. 3 bedr furnished apartment, 140sq.m, near Cyprus Hilton, kitchen, bathroom and extra guests toilet, large sitting room, opposite a small park, recently renovated independent oil central heating, air conditions, solar heater, covered parking – Acropolis €630 (A3ACS0040-R), (photos in the website).

2. 2 bedr luxury apartment, 3 a/c for hot and cold, covered veranda, NICELY FURNISHED, covered parking on a small building 200 METRES from Akropolis Park. Price includes common expenses – Dasoupolis €650 (A2DAS0027-R), (photos in the website).

3. 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with big sitting room, separate kitchen with electrical appliances, central heating independent with diesel,2 a/c, aluminum shutters in the bedrooms, covered veranda, covered parking, storage room, on a small quiet building in a quiet neighbourhood – Agios Dometios €450 (A1ADO0004-R), (photos in the website).

4. 3 bedr luxury PENTHOUSE apartment with storage heaters, full a/c, office space, very big veranda 100sq.m with nice view and bbq area with bar, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, 2 bathrooms, 2 storage rooms, covered parking, in a small building near Hilton park and Ippokration hospital – Engomi €1000 (A3ENG0023-R), (photos in the website).

6. 2 bedr Brand new luxury finished apartment on a small modern building with storage heaters, full Daikin air conditions, electrical appliances in the kitchen, top quality double glazed windows with electrical shutters, 1 showers, 1 bathroom, 2 wc, big sitting and dining room, Very big covered veranda, pressure system, covered parking, big storage room, near Acropolis park – Dasoupolis €670 (A2DAS0028-R), (photos in the website).

7. 2 bedr brand new luxury finished apartment on a small modern design building with 2 bathrooms, a/c for hot and cold (Mitsubishi), storage heaters can be installed if needed, electrical shut-

FOR SALE Office furniture and equipment.

Excellent quality, new condition. Modern Hi-Tech design. Including 2 work stations, conference room, Manager Desk, cupboards, Switchboard and more..

Must See!!!

Tel: 25817684 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

THE DEVONSHIRE RESTAURANT IN PAPHOS WILL RE-OPEN ON THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER, WILL RESUME IT’S REGULAR MENU, OPEN FOR SUNDAY ROAST LUNCH AND DINNER, FOR BOOKINGS CALL 96870774

On May 21st, 2012 in accordance with Section 14.81.1 C of the Liberian Business Corporation ActDogonLtd (“Company”) with registration number C-37274 doing business at 9 Marikas Kotopouli Street, 3030 Limassol the shareholders have agreed to dissolve the Company.

1. All claims against the assets of the Company must be made in writing and include the claim amount, basis and origination date.

2. The deadline for submitting claims is 23rd November 2012 3. Any claims that are not received by the company prior to the date set forth above will not be recognized.

5. All claims and payments must be sent to P. O Box 53766, 3317 Limassol, Cyprus Dated: March 22nd, 2012.

Camilla Strømstad Liquidation board

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ters in the bedrooms, pressure system, water serculation system, solar, electrical appliances in the kitchen, blinds, covered veranda, 2 COVERED PARKING, storage room, near the centre and near traffic lights of Honda showroom. – Agioi Omologites €700 (A2AOM0007-R) 8. 1 bedr, fully furnished and equipped apartment, 50sq.m, 2 a/c for hot and cold, covered verandah, covered parking, ice view off Makarios Avenue between Hilton and DEBENHAMS shop – Nicosia Centre €460 (A1NIC0006-R), (photos in the website).

9. 3 bedr new luxury penthouse apartment on the last floor of a 3 storey building, CH ind, full a/c, pressure system, cooker and oven in the kitchen, blinds in the living room, 2 bathrooms, 130sq.m, big veranda with view, covered parking, 200m opposite Akropolis park. Acropolis €850(A3ACS0039-R), (photos on the website).

10. 2 bedr new luxury finished apartment with a/c for hot and cold, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, big covered veranda,2 bathrooms,2wc,covered parking, storage room, secured entrance building in a very quiet neighbourhood – Aglantzia €650 (A2AGZ0022-R), (photos in the website) 11. 1 bedr luxury spacious apartment with big sitting and dining room, storage heaters, 2 a/c, cooker, oven, dishwasher, washing machine/dryer, re-

frigerator in the kitchen,2 wc, 1 bathroom, blinds, big covered veranda, storage room, parking, big common SWIMMING pool. Price includes common expenses – Latsia €500 (A1LAT0004-R), (photos in the website).

12. 2 bedrs big luxury flat, 110sq.m+big covered veranda, CH ind, 3 a/c, cooker, oven in the kitchen, roller blinds, 2 bathrooms, 2 wc, parquet and granite floor, big bedrooms, big sitting and dining room, covered parking, intercom, on a small building with 6 flats only near Coca Cola factory 2 km from McDonalds in Egomi – Agios Dometios €550 (A2ADO0013-R), (photos in the website).

13. New luxury 2 bedr apartment with nice view, 100sq.m, big sitting & dining area, big separate kitchen with cooker and oven, big covered verandah, 2 wc, storage heaters, 2 a/c, electric shutters in the bedrooms, covered parking and storage room on the 11th floor of a small building with 6 flats only 200 meters for Akropolis park and opposite a small neighbourhood park – Dasoupolis €550 (A2DAS0001-R), (photos in the website).

14. New 2 bedr luxury apartment, 90sq.m, storage heaters, 3 a/c, cooker and oven, covered verandah, 2 wc, NICELY FURNISHED, covered parking and storage room of Kyriakou Matsi street near the centre – Agioi Omologites €720 (A2AOM0008-R), (pho-

tos in the website).

15. 3 bedr +separate maid”s room (with shower and wc) & luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 3wc, 2 bathrooms, big separate kitchen with breakfast area and electrical appliances, big sitting and dining area with solid parquet floor, big covered veranda, blinds, alarm system, 2 parking, in a quiet area off Makarios Avenue near Hilton – Nicosia Centre €1100 (A3NIC0023-R), (photos in the website).

16. 2 bedr luxury modern penthouse apartment 125sq.m +40sq.m veranda with very nice view and bbq area, solid parquet floor all the flat, fully modern furnished and equipped central heating independent, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, big sitting and dining areas, covered parking in a very quiet neighborhood in a dead end, off Athalassa Avenue near English School behind Stephanis Electronics – Strovolos €770 (A2ST10010-R), (photos in the website).

17. 3 bedr Brand new luxury finished apartment on a small modern building with storage heaters, full Daikin air conditions, electrical appliances in the kitchen, top quality double glazed windows with electrical shutters, 2 showers, 1 bathroom, 2 wc, big covered veranda, pressure system, covered parking, big storage room in a quiet neighborhood near Acropolis park – Dasoupolis €800 (A2DAS0018-R),

(photos in the website).

18. 4 bedr luxury floor apartment,250sq.m, office, maid’s room, central heating ind, full a/c,2 showers, 1 bathroom, 3wc, parquet floor, big kitchen with cooker and oven, big sitting area, roller blinds on all the windows, big veranda on a small building off Athalasas Avenue near Alpha Mega supermarket and Areteion hospital – Dasoupolis €1100 (A4DAS002-R), (photos on the website) 19. 3 bedr luxury spacious floor apartment on the 4th floor of award winning building,200sq.m+big covered veranda, central heating independent, full built in air conditions, lighting fixtures, curtains and blinds on all windows, big spacious living room with fire place, big kitchen with double cooker, oven and microwave and breakfast area, double glazed windows, all the bedrooms with en suite shower/bath, big satellite dish with sky decoder,2 covered parking and storage room, close to American embassy and other amenities – Engomi €1600 (A3ENG0025-R), (photos in the website).

20. 3 bedr luxury spacious ground floor apartment with separate entrance, big verandas and garden, big sitting and dining room, central heating independent, full a/c, 2wc, very big master bedroom, electrical appliances in the kitchen, aluminum shutters on windows, parquet laminate floor all the flat, cov-

ered parking, storage room, in a very quiet neighborhood in a dead end street, off Athalasas Avenue behind Stephanis near English School €800 (A3ST10030-R), (photos in the website).

21. 2 bedr new luxury apartment with central heating independent, full a/c, 2wc, big sitting and dining room, separate kitchen with cooker and oven, blinds on all windows, covered veranda, solar heater, pressure system, covered parking, storage room, on a small building in a quiet neighbourhood next to a playground, near Central offices of Cyta and Laiki Head quarters – Dasoupolis €600 (A2DAS0018-R), (photos in the website).

22. 4 bedr new luxury finished apartment, 160sq.m+35sq.m covered veranda, big sitting and dining room, NICELY MODERN FURNISHED, Daikin air-conditions for hot and cold in all the rooms, 2 bedrs with en suite shower/ wc, 4wc, 2 covered parking, in a small modern building off Makarios Avenue in a quiet neighbourhood – Nicosia Centre €1400 (A4NIC0001-R), (photos in the website).

23. New luxury spacious 3 bedr quality apartment, 165sq. m+ big covered verandah, separate floor heating, full a/c, 3 wc, 2 bathrooms (one en suite), solid parquet floor all the flat, big sitting and dining area (can fit 2 sitting rooms and dining table), electrical appliances in the

kitchen which has a breakfast area,2 covered parking, storage room in a very quiet green neighbourhood near the centre and Ag. Andreas Nicosia Centre €1450 (A3NIC0004-R), (photos in the website).

24. New luxury 2 bedr apartment, open plan kitchen, 3 a/c for hot and cold, blinds on all the windows, nicely expensive full furnished with real leather sofas, double bed, big dining table, LCD 32”, satellite dish with receiver, internet, very big bedrooms with big and many wardrobes, covered parking and storage room, in a quiet area near BMH – Aglantzia €620 (A2AGZ0001-R), (photos in the website).

25. 2 bedr new luxury finished and FURNISHED ground floor apartment, 80sq.m +120sq.m veranda and garden, separate floor heating, full a/c, 2wc, aluminum shutters outside the windows, pressure system, fully expensively fitted with electrical appliances in the kitchen, big covered parking and big storage room, off Athallassa Avenue near English School in a small modern building – Strovolos €800 (A2ST10023-R), (photos in the website).

26. 3 bedr luxury spacious fully renovated apartment with separate central heating, full a/c, 2 bathrooms, 3 wc, parquet floor all the flat, big sitting and dining areas with fire place, big covered veranda, covered parking,

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27. 3 big bedrs +office space luxury penthouse floor apartment, renovated, central heating independent, full a/c, 230sq.m, double glazed windows,3wc, 2 bathrooms (one en suite), solar heater, pressure system, SKY satellite dish, big sitting and dining areas, solid parquet floor all the flat, big kitchen with cooker and oven and breakfast area, very nice view of the old city,40sq.m private roof garden area ,covered parking on a small building in the centre of Nicosia near the Museum and the old Hospital. Available middle 15th of SEPTEMBER –Nicosia Centre €1200 (A4NIC0005-R), (photos in the website) 28. 3 bedr new luxury finished PENTHOUSE apartment 150sq.m internal areas+120sq. verandas, solid parquet floor all the flat, big bedrooms, big sitting and dining room, big semi separate kitchen with electrical appliances, home cine ma with big screen, LCD tv, covered parking in a quiet neighborhood near CYTA, Laiki + Hellenik bank headquarters and French school.

CAN BE RENTED ALSO expensive furnished for higher rent – Dasoupolis €1200 (A3DAS0019-R), (photos in the website).

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FOR SALE Semi-detached house in Archangelos area split level Nn a hill, no houses in front, 3 big bedrooms, 2 big bathrooms and TV room big lounge & dining area, fireplace, fitted kitchen, 40 sq.m. store room, C/H, A/C, solar.

For information call: 99496541

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2 BDRM flat in the centre of Nicosia. Rent €450. For information call 99453663, 99663927.

LIMASSOL FOR RENT new small furnished studio, in Katraki Building, 100 metres from the sea and Debenhams Olympia. Price: €290 (included common expenses and water bill. Tel. 99406415 Andreas.

TO LET one bedroom furnished flat in Katraki building, 100 metres from the sea and Debenhams Olympia. Price €430 (included common expenses). Tel: 99406415 Andreas.

HOUSE in Mesa Geitonia for rent. 1st floor, 2 bedroom, full A/C, semi furnished, 4 years old. Balcony. For more info call 99375101.

OFFICE FOR RENT opposite sea with amazing sea views.

120sqm, 2 bathrooms, kitchen.

Security system, cabling and server room ready. Price € 1400/ month negotiable tel. 99 330 908 www.cyprusre.com/listingLIM-0103

LARNACA FOR RENT PHINIKOUDES PROMENADE, one bdrm apartment on the 4th floor, f/f, a/c, in the most exlusive area on the sea front of the city centre. A panoramic view of the Marina and the sea. Situated right on the sea. Makes life a holiday all year round.

For long term rent only €380.

Tel. 99222197, 99541828.

LARNACA FLATS TO LET Fully furnished, spacious 2 bedrooms in central Larnaca.

Near Saint Lazaros Church, 4 minutes walk to Phinicoudes sea front. Small block 2 years old (6 apts) From €400 - to €500. Tel. 99388901 FOR RENT 2 bed, 2 bath, new

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TO LET LARNACA built apartment, in a quiet scenic location In Alethriko, Larnaca 5 min. to Larnaka, 5 min. to the beach Fully furnished, A/C, communal pool, under covered parking, Long term rent, €350.00 per month For more info pls call 99639378 PROTEA APTS LARNACA Residential and holiday apts for rent monthly or weekly Larnaca – Dhekelia road, close to Golden Bay Hotel 1 & 2 bedroom apts, furnished and with low rent with swimming pool, 2 minutes walking distance from the beach, with a new pedestrian crossing in front of the building. Contact us on 99672466, 99404522, and 99078590 LARNACA FLAT FOR RENT: Fully-furnished spacious 2-bedroom first floor flat in central location near Metro supermarket, A/C, private parking, intercom system, ensuite bathroom, small block.

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quiet cul de sac. Includes underfloor heating plus real fire.

Master with ensuite. Separate utility room. Shutters & flyscreens. Covered veranda, garden with mature plants & private pool offering stunning sea views. Available unfurnished.

5. Peyia €750 price includes pool cleaning. If you are looking for a villa with breathtaking views & privacy than this property is for you. This modern detached 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa is furnished with modern furniture, including satellite tv. One bedroom & bathroom on ground floor.

A spacious enclosed garden with private pool offering stunning views. Off street parking.

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Storage room. Beautifully finished to a high standard.

Quality modern kitchen with granite worktops & modern bathrooms. Gas central heating & real fireplace. Beautiful landscaped garden with private pool. Undercover parking on drive. Available unfurnished. Wonderful property.

7. Peyia €850 spacious detached 4 bedroom luxury villa, offering stunning sea views.

Private pool, enclosed garden, garage, basement for storage & separate utility room. Modern fitted kitchen with miele kitchen appliances & granite work tops. Private drive. Available unfurnished or part furnished. Fantastic property!

8. Mesogi €1250 stunning detached 4 bedroom 5 bathroom villa. One bedroom & ensuite on ground floor. Spacious kitchen with separate utility room. Available unfurnished though includes gas central heating plus real fireplace in living area. Enclosed garden & private pool. Gated entrance with undercover parking. Situated on a private road.

TEL: 97790883 OFFICE: 26271858 VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MANY MORE PROPERTIES www.mrrentpaphos.net Email: info@ mrrent-paphos.net

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BRAND NEW APARTMENT block in the centre of Paphos (near Papantoniou supermarket) with fantastic views offers to rent, 2 bedroom apartment spanning the entire 3rd floor, unfurnished with a/con, and office for rent spanning the entire first floor, 130 sqm, both are offered at very reasonable rents, please call: Vasilis 99553624 GEROSKIPOU beautiful: brand new: unfurnished: 2 bedroom apartment €330 pm; 3 bedroom apartment €390 pm; fully a/c vertical blinds, cooker fan extractor, situated in quiet area, very modern, near Kato Paphos Near Neapolis Univercity, close to supermarkets. Call 99370845 *****************************

PROPERTY RENTALS From 250 Euros per month. Villas and apartments available.

Also wanted for waiting clients. www.johnalice-properties.com johnalicecy@gmail. com Tel: 00357 99984681 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT in the heart of Kato Paphos, the property is situated in a quiet, private complex, next to archeological site overlooking the light house, very reasonable rent, tel : 99411933 6 BEDROOM, luxury detached villa in Chlorakas, for rent.

Breathtaking, unobscured sea and mountain views.

Close to all amenities, located in a cul de sac in Melanos area with a private road. 6 bed, 2 bathrooms (+2en suite), utility room, outdoor storage, Jacuzzi, private pool, fully A/C, fitted kitchen, large verandas and landscaped gardens. Long term let or sale by owner, call 99414920 UNIVERSAL AREA, 1 bedroom, furnished apartment, off street parking, quiet area, euro 250 per month, plus electricity, no other charges.

Tel : 96523557

TO LET ON THE BEACH STUDIO FLAT WITH SUPERB SEA VIEW Newly renovated, fully air-conditioned one bedroom flat, comprising open-plan living room, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom and veranda with direct sea view on the beach next to the Larnaca fishing harbour. Covered parking in gated garage. Long-term rental, furnished €650 or unfurnished €575/month.

Call 99441499, 99431873

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Would suit mature couple.

Pets allowed.

2. Chloraka €425 modern 3 bedroom townhouse, master with ensuite. Ground floor guest wc. Fully furnished with modern furniture. Enclosed garden with decking offering sea views. Undercover parking. Pets allowed. Complex with large communal pool & playground.

3. Tomb of the kings €450 modern 2 bedroom apartment on first floor with lift.

Modern ensuite shower room & family bathroom. Fully furnished with modern furniture.

Balcony with sea views. Situated on a good complex with lovely communal pool. Close to bus routes and shops.

4. Tala €650 modern 3 bedroom detached villa with garage. Situated in a small

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RENTAL POINT - PAPHOS PROPERTIES AVAILABLE TO RENT IN THE PAPHOS DISTRICT. JUST A SMALL SAMPLE OF AVAILABLE PROPERTIES. ALL TYPES OF PROPERTY URGENTLY REQUIRED FOR LONG TERM RENTAL. CALL 97648440 FOR MORE INFORMATION. LANDLORDS CALL IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY FOR

OFFICE/WAREHOUSE FOR RENT 735m² of office space and 1200m² warehousing available for long term rent on Yianni Kranidioti Avenue very close to Carlsberg Brewery.

Easy access to Nicosia-Limassol highway (only 200 metres).

Loading bays for warehouses and parking space for more than 40 cars. Hidden fuel tank plus car mechanics station.

For more information please call 99218866

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1. MESA CHORIO – 2 bed 2 bath fully furnished ground floor apartment set on an elevated position on this prestigious development. Open plan living area. Good sized kitchen.

2 double , bedrooms, master with en-suite shower room. Family bathroom. Large patio areas with enclosed gardens and lovely sea views. Covered parking and security gates.. Comm swimming pool, and landscaped gardens. €475.00 a month 2. GEROSKIPOU 2 bed 1.5 bath furnished duplex apartment in quiet location with outstanding sea views. Open plan living area and dining area.. Fully fitted kitchen with appliances . Guest WC. 2 double bedrooms. Family bathroom. Balcony & covered parking. Comm pool. Rent includes free internet. €430.00 a month.

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Separate utility /2nd kitchen.

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Very quiet area. €4000.00 a month 4. MESA CHORIO – 2 Bed, 2. bath fully furnished apartment in good location close to ISOP. Open plan living area with dining space. Fitted kitchen, 2 double bedrooms, master with en-suite. Family bathroom. Off street parking & comm. Pool. Minutes into Paphos. €425. Or close offers 5. GOUDI (near Polis) Outstanding 3 bed, 3.5 bath unfurnished villa. Set in a rural setting the property enjoys privacy with no immediate neighbours. Open plan living area, spacious fitted kitchen.

Guest WC. Ground floor bedroom with en-suite. Stairs to 2 further double bedroom with en-suite. Breakfast area with hob & fridge and seating space. Doors out to large covered verandah with panoramic views. Full A/C, C/H, garage, over-flow tiled pool, SKY dish.

Villa has substantial insulation to walls and floors. Large gardens. €750.00 per month.

6. UNIVERSAL AREA. 2 bed fully furnished apartment. Living area, fitted kitchen. 2 double bedrooms and family bathroom. A/C. Enclosed garden area, comm. Pool and parking. Euros 375.00 a month or offers. 1 & 2 bed apartments available on Universal starting at €250 per month.

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Heated swimming pool, A/C, C/H. Electric gates and garden areas. Parking for several cars.€1500.00 per month or offers.

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FOR PAPHIAKOS ANIMAL WELFARE SOS HELPLINE, 24 HOUR MEDICAL EMERGENCY SERVICE - CALL 99655581 CONTACT DETAILS FOR PAPHIAKOS. Paphiakos & C.C.P. Animal Welfare Education/Information Centre, No. 12 Dedalos Building, 8049 Kato Paphos PO Box 61272 8132 Kato Paphos Web. www.cyprusanimalwelfare.com www.facebook/paphiakos Email info@cyprusanimalwelfare.com Larnaca Emergency Service - The contact point for animal emergencies in Larnaca is Maria at the Paphiakos Animal Welfare Charity Shop, telephone 24623494 or 99325897 STOP, SHOP AND GIVE TO THE ANIMALS! ALL DONATIONS ARE WELCOME AT OUR CHARITY SHOPS! PAPHIAKOS & C.C.P. ANIMAL WELFARE Registered Charity No 1529 Contact our shops and we can take your clutter The Charity Shops are located at: Shop No.1 Agapinoros Street, Kato Paphos Tel 26910325 Shop No.2 Ap Pavlou Avenue, Kato Paphos Tel 26942894 Shop No.3 Gr. Afxentiou Avensia Court 3 Larnaca 24623494 Shop No.4 9 Ayiou Ioanni Street 3061 Limassol 25561695 Peyia Information Centre & Shop & T Rooms 26622828 Polis Information Centre & Shop & T Rooms 99223572 Book Exchange Shop Trimithousa 99771763 Our shops are always happy to receive your unwanted goods!

NOW YOU CAN HELP BY COLLECTING YOUR ALUMINIUM CANS AND HANDING THEM IN AT ANY PAPHIAKOS CHARITY SHOP OR THE CLINIC. SAVE AN ANIMAL AND SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT!!

PAPHIAKOS CAR BOOT SALE EVERY SATURDAY at the Ambassador Restaurant and outside in the grounds at Paphiakos.

Free parking. Sellers from 7am, buyers from 8am. For information & bookings please call MIKE on 96702600.

PAPHIAKOS & C.C.P. ANIMAL WELFARE URGENTLY NEEDS PASTA TO HELP FEED THE DOGS AND SOFT FOOD FOR ALL THE CATS. DONATIONS CAN BE MADE AT THE CLINIC. PLEASE SPONSOR AN ANIMAL OR BECOME A MEMBER TO ENSURE PAPHIAKOS CAN CONTINUE WITH THEIR NECESSARY WORK. Telephone Jan 26946461 ex 114 or 97614008 THE DONKEYS AT PAPHIAKOS WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO HELP YOU GET RID OF YOUR UNWANTED CAROBS. PLEASE DELIVER TO THE CLINIC AND GIVE THE DONKEYS A SPECIAL TREAT! FORTHCOMING EVENTS FOR PAPHIAKOS CHARITY NO. 1529 September 15th Paphiakos Stall at Episkopi Fete.

September 15th Sights & Sounds of the 60s & 70s Live Music & Dancing Trimithousa Community Hall at 8pm €5 tickets from Ollies Bar Trimithousa Pre Show Suppers at Ollies ring 96354182 September 27th Legends of Rock Pissouri Ampitheatre €10 tickets from Pissouri Pools, Markos Internet Café & all Paphiakos Charity Shops Tel 99905624/99955431 for further details.

PAPHIAKOS SHELTER OPEN DAY The Open Day will be held on Sunday October 7th between 10am and 3pm. It will be a Family Fun Day out with a lot of different activities. There is car parking, toilets and refreshments on site so enjoy and join in the celebration of animals and what they bring to our lives. Entrance is €2

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ARIES March 21 - April 20

LEO July 23 - August 22

SAGITTARIUS November 23 - December 21

You may have felt that the world was against you lately, but new determination and drive could see you soaring to success. Take advantage of this and work to realize your dreams. However, relationships with others still need careful handling, as those you deal with may seem more stubborn and rigid than ever. Stay cheerful and resolute.

Don’t make your finances more difficult than they need to be - opt for simplicity. You may be in danger of making a big deal out of something that shouldn’t be a problem. You love extravagance and today may be tempted to splash out. All you have to do is use your willpower and spend less. It may not be rocket science but self-discipline will work.

You may be able to do a deal or benefit from an interview or other arrangement with the powerful setup around you today. This may be something that you are very keen to succeed at, as current influences suggest that you may have been building up to this and perhaps rehearsing it for some time. Use your inner strength Archer to defy the odds.

TAURUS April 21 - May 21

VIRGO August 23 - September 23

CAPRICORN December 22 - January 20

Health and your overall wellness could be a constant issue, as you try hard to keep up with your exercise routine and overcome the urge to relax instead. You may be struggling and the solution could be about believing you deserve to feel and look fantastic. The effort will be very much worth it - eventually. A piece of news can also give you a pep.

What you think you know and what you really know may be at opposite ends of the spectrum, but then knowledge itself can be misleading. Mercury and Pluto may cause your brain to go into overdrive which may not help. You may want to clear your head of too much mental noise and enjoy the sound of silence. This can bring both energy and clarity.

Your social life is very active, but it’s not only about enjoying yourself as you now have a chance to make some fabulous connections that could improve your career progress. One conversation could be worth its weight in gold. It may help you to get a fresh perspective on an idea that you have recently mulled over. You have nothing to lose.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21

LIBRA September 24 - October 23

AQUARIUS January 21 - February 19

With Mars in your energy sector, you may suddenly develop a powerful urge to look and feel your best. You might even decide to get really serious and workout everyday until your muscles burn. The problem with this may be that you are trying to do too much too quickly and could end up hurting yourself and giving up. Start slow and go easy.

You can feel an urge to get to know your inner self. If you watch your dreams and tune in regularly to your intuition you may discover why you’re here and what you can do about it. If you’ve been feeling restless lately, this could be a sign to reflect on your life. It may not be what you think it is, and you may be more of an inspiration than you realize.

Jupiter in Gemini allows you to experiment more widely and to move out of your comfort zone. Being creative can be so much fun - so don’t get in the way of the process by thinking too much. It might help if you work from intuition rather than just logically. Does it really matter if you make a mistake? Anyway, these can prove to be turning points.

CANCER June 22 - July 22

SCORPIO October 24 - November 22

PISCES February 20 - March 20

Messages fly through the ether and a love text may be quite passionate. Mars and Venus are also working on your behalf to bring you a special treat. Make the most of the influences around you to enjoy a heady romance.

There is nothing light-hearted about all of this though, as it could easily get obsessive, so be careful who you get involved with.

Venus in your adventure zone is proving both challenging yet stimulating. The transformative effect of Mars brings you the chance to make a new start in your current relationship. You could also get caught in a love triangle, as the influences around can draw someone new. You love to explore taboos so today let your conscience be your guide.

A social occasion may bring you more than you bargained for. If you thought you were going out to enjoy a wonderful evening then be prepared. It’s possible that events may conspire to connect you with someone who really appeals in a slightly wicked way. If you are with friends you may be tempted out of their company as your eye and attention wander.

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Television CYBC 1

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06.45 News (rpt) 08.00 Concert Manolis Mitsias with the Municipal Choir of Strovolos.

10.00 Chef Ston Aera (rpt) 10.40 Kypros Ena Taxidi (rpt) 11.25 Stis Yeitonies tis Polis (rpt) 12.00 Istories Tou Horkou (rpt) Two episodes of local comedy series, which happens to be the longest-running show on TV. 13.00 Apo Mera Se Mera 15.30 Syn Plyn (rpt) Local talk-show with studio discussion and viewers calling in.

17.00 The Quest for Knowledge (rpt) 17.30 Entehnos Local cultural show.

18.00 News 18.15 Candid Camera 18.30 Kati Psinetai (rpt) Amateur chefs each stage a dinner party to find who will be crowned the winning host.

19.20 Paizoume Kypriaka (rpt) Local game show about the Cypriot dialect.

20.00 News / Weather/ Financial Report 21.15 Vimata Stin Ammo Repeat of local period drama, based on true events.

21.45 I Limni (rpt) Local mystery series.

22.30 Eponymos 23.30 News 23.45 Oi Erastes Ton Kimaton (rpt) 00.15 Repeats

07.00 NRG Music Channel 08.00 Kids’ TV To Kokkino Leoforeio, A Be Ba Blom, Fireman Sam, Flipper and Lopaka, Bob the Builder, Pippi Longstocking, Vicky the Viking and Tabaluga.

Shown till 12.30, then repeated till mid-afternoon.

16.30 Euromaxx Magazine show with a European flavour, presenting cultural news, architecture, restaurants, fashion, music, museums, wineries and more.

17.00 Documentary Series 18.00 60 Minute Makeover (rpt) DIY challenge, in which a team of designers have just one hour to transform a home.

18.50 News In English 18.55 News In Turkish 19.10 Futuris Latest news about the leading scientific and technological research projects in Europe.

19.30 Paralympics 2012 Swimming Finals, followed at 21.00

by Athletics Finals.

Note that every event comes with many different ‘classifications’ depending on what disability the athletes have (blindness, amputees, cerebral palsy, etc).

00.00 Repeats

07.30 Oi Men Kai Oi Den (rpt) 08.45 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 09.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 10.20 Eleftheros ki Oraios (rpt) 10.50 Deixe Mou To Filo Sou (rpt) 11.30 To Pio Glyko Mou Psema (rpt) 12.20 Tin Patisa (rpt) 13.00 News 13.15 Galileo (rpt) 14.00 Konstantinou Kai Elenis (rpt) 14.40 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 15.30 To Kafe Tis Haras (rpt) 16.20 Krifa Monopatia (rpt) 17.10 Mi Mou Les Antio (rpt) 18.00 News 18.10 Lyke, Lyke Eisai Edo (rpt) 18.50 Tin Patisa (rpt) 19.30 Eva Luna 20.20 News 21.20 Aiyia Fuxia (rpt) 22.45 House (rpt) Second season.

‘Humpty Dumpty’.

Dr. House treats a construction worker who is brought in after a fall, and notices the man’s fingers are turning purple - a sideeffect that couldn’t have been caused by the accident.

23.30 News 23.50 Ekeines Ki Ego (rpt) 00.40 Kai Oi Pantremenoi Ehoun Psihi 01.30 Ellas To Megaleio Sou (rpt) 02.20 Tmima Ithon (rpt) 03.10 News 04.00 Repeats

06.10 Paralliloi Dromoi (rpt) 06.50 Batso Agapi Mou (rpt) 07.30 Inspector Gadget 08.00 Nea Mera 10.00 Proino Mou (rpt) 12.00 Enimerosi Tora 14.00 Greek Series TBA (rpt) 15.00 Eheis Meson Local investigative show looking at alleged abuses of power, often reported by viewers.

05.40 The Del Monte Heirs (rpt) 06.20 Erotas Me Epidotisi 07.00 Protoselido 08.20 Efialtis Stin Kouzina (rpt) 09.00 Se Fonto Kokkino (rpt) 09.50 Vasiliki (rpt) 10.20 Oi Takkoi (rpt) 11.10 Vourate Geitonoi (rpt) 12.00 Mesimeri Kai Kati Daily local news and magazine show.

14.20 Baywatch (rpt) 15.00 Oikogeneiakes Istories (rpt) 16.00 Tha Se Do Sto Ploio (rpt) 17.30 Pame Paketo (rpt) With News at 18.00.

18.30 Tropico Latin American telenovela.

19.20 The Del Monte Heirs Latin American telenovela.

20.10 News 21.20 Tha Se Do Sto Ploio (rpt) 22.10 To Kokkino Domatio 23.10 The 4400 Third season of sci-fi drama series.

‘Gone’. Part 2 of 2.

00.00 News 00.05 Sex and the City Repeat of the second season.

00.30 G4 (rpt)

07.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of 09.15 Kids’ TV 11.50 Kostakis Ki Yioi (rpt) Local comedy series.

12.30 I Kouzina Me Tin Dina (rpt) 13.30 Star News 14.00 Kids’ TV 16.15 Exelixeis Stin Showbiz 16.45 Mesimeriani Meleti Best Of (rpt) 17.50 Mila Best Of (rpt) 18.50 Nistikoi Praktores (rpt) 19.40 Fotis Maria Live Best Of (rpt) 21.00 Exelixeis Stin Showbiz 22.00 Fringe (rpt) First season.

‘Ability’. The German authorities interrogate Olivia in an effort to locate Mr Jones.

Meanwhile, the team investigates a bizarre series of incidents in which the victims’ facial orifices close over, leaving them featureless corpses.

22.45 Supernatural (rpt) Fifth season of fantasy drama. ‘99 Problems’. Sam and Dean arrive in a small town where they discover the local minister’s daughter is inciting discord among the inhabitants, who are aware of the Apocalypse and have been training to kill demons.

16.00 Yia Sena 17.40 Mia Stigmi Dio Zoes Greek drama series, based on a Latin American telenovela about mistaken identities.

18.20 News 18.30 Mousiko Kouti Greek game show.

19.20 Sto Para Pente (rpt) 20.10 News 21.20 Eftyhismenoi Mazi (rpt) 22.20 Piso Sto Spiti (rpt) Greek series about a recession-hit family desperately trying not to lose their house.

23.20 Daddy Cool (rpt) Greek comedy series.

00.00 News 00.10 The Shield Police drama series chronicling the turbulent day-today life of the Strike Team, a group of corrupt Los Angeles cops.

01.00 Yia Sena (rpt) 02.15 Enimerosi Tora (rpt) 04.00 Proino Mou (rpt)

01.30 Se Eida (rpt) 02.30 Alithinoi Erotes (rpt) 03.30 Eleni (rpt) 04.30 Tropico (rpt)

23.30 00.10 01.10 02.00

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08.00 10.30 11.00 11.30 12.30 12.55 14.30

16.25 17.25 18.20 19.15 19.50 20.05 21.00

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Kids’ TV Magikos Kosmos I’ll Take Manhattan Capital Sports Pit Pony Greek FILM: Dakrya Orgis FILM: Every Woman’s Dream A bigamist finds the pressure of keeping his shameful deception hidden from his unwitting wives too much to bear. Drama. 1996 Sabrina, To Koritsi tis Agapis O Anthropos Tis Thalassas Melrose Place With News at 18.30.

News Sports Time Rubi FILM: Nature Unleashed: Earthquake A father travels to Russia to rescue his wife and children from an earthquake and a nuclear power plant explosion. Action thriller. 2004 FILM: Lethal Obsession A woman’s troubled brother tracks her down after years spent apart.

Made-for-TV thriller, also known as ‘No Brother of Mine’.

2007 FILM: Paris, Texas Classic arthouse drama. 1984. See Film Picks FILM: Loverboy A quirky, overly possessive single mum is unsure how to cope with her young son’s sudden independent streak. 2005

Radio BBC World Service (1323 MW) 00:01 BBC News 00:06 HARDtalk 00:30 BBC News Summary 00:32 Discovery 00:50 From Our Own Correspondent 01:01 BBC News 01:06 World Briefing 01:30 BBC News Summary 01:32 World Business Report 01:50 Sports News 02:01 BBC News 02:06 World Briefing 02:30 BBC News Summary 02:32 Business Daily 02:50 Sports News 03:01 BBC News 03:06 World Briefing 03:30 BBC News Summary 03:32 World Business Report 03:50 Witness 04:01 BBC News 04:06 The Documentary: Just Add Cash but could inflation actually be good for you? Max Flint investigates.” 04:30 BBC News Summary 04:32 Outlook 05:01 BBC News 05:06 Newsday 05:30 BBC News Summary 05:32 Newsday 06:01 BBC News 06:06 Newsday 06:30 BBC News Summary 06:32 Discovery 06:50 From Our Own Correspondent 07:01 BBC News 07:06 Newsday 07:30 BBC News Summary 07:32 The Strand 07:50 Witness 08:01 BBC News 08:06 Newsday 08:30 BBC News Summary 08:32 Newsday 09:01 BBC News 09:06 Newsday 09:30 BBC News Summary 09:32 Newsday 10:01 BBC News 10:06 Outlook 10:30 BBC News Summary 10:32 Business Daily 10:50 From Our Own Correspondent 11:01 BBC News 11:06 The Documentary: Just Add Cash but could inflation actually be good for you? Max Flint investigates.” 11:30 BBC News Summary 11:32 Discovery 11:50 Sports News 12:01 BBC News 12:06 World Update 12:30 BBC News Summary 12:32 World Update 13:01 BBC News 13:06 World

Briefing 13:30 BBC News Summary 13:32 The Strand 13:50 Witness 14:01 BBC News 14:06 World Have Your Say 14:30 BBC News Summary 14:32 Business Daily 14:50 Sports News 15:01 BBC News 15:06 Newshour 15:30 BBC News Summary 15:32 Newshour 16:01 BBC News 16:06 The Documentary: Just Add Cash but could inflation actually be good for you? Max Flint investigates.” 16:30 BBC News Summary 16:32 Outlook 17:01 BBC News 17:06 World Briefing 17:30 BBC News Summary 17:32 Discovery 17:50 From Our Own Correspondent 18:01 BBC News 18:06 World Briefing 18:30 BBC News Summary 18:32 Sport Today 18:50 Witness 19:01 BBC News 19:06 World Briefing 19:30 BBC News Summary 19:32 World Business Report 20:01 BBC News 20:06 World Have Your Say 20:30 BBC News Summary 20:32 World Have Your Say 21:01 BBC News 21:06 World Briefing 21:30 BBC News Summary 21:32 Business Daily 21:50 From Our Own Correspondent 22:01 BBC News 22:06 Outlook 22:30 BBC News Summary 22:32 The Strand 22:50 Witness 23:01 BBC News 23:06 Newshour 23:30 BBC News Summary 23:32 Newshour

BFBS 1

(N’sia 91.7, WSBA 92.1, ESBA 99.6 FM) 02.00 The Vibe 04.00 BFBS Shuffle 05.00 Ops Breakfast 06.00 Cyprus Breakfast with Mark Humphries 09.00 Steve Knight 12.00 Total Ops Connection 15.00 Wez Thompson 18.00 Jessie Aru 21.00 Gareth John 00.00 The Vault

BFBS 2 (Ni’sia 89.7, WSBA 89.9, ESBA 95.3 FM) 03.00 BFBS Radio News 03.03 BFBS Gold With Dave Windsor 04.00 Up All Night 07.00 Morning Reports 07.30 Wake Up To Money 08.00 Today 11.00 BFBS Radio News 11.03 Gareth John 14.00 BFBS Gold With Dave Windsor 15.00 World At One 15.45 Simon Marlow 19.00 PM 20.00 6 O’Clock News 20.30 Five Live Drive 21.00 Five Live Olympics 00.30 Late Night Olympics

LiveCyBC2 (91.1, 92.4 FM) 06.00-7.30 Programmes in Turkish with News at 7.30 07.40 Good morning Cyprus 10.00-12.00 Kalimerhaba 12.00 Gunortasa 12.45 Greek Cyprus Press 13.00 Turkish Music 13.15 News in Turkish 13.30 News in English 13.45 PM Classics 16.00 Greek Radio 16.15 Our country doesn’t divide 16.50 News in Turkish 17.00-18.00 Programmes in Armenian; News at 17.15 18.00-20.00 Round & About 20.00 News in English 20.10 Welcome to Cyprus in French and German 20.40 Ship of Fools with Robert Camassa 22.00 News in English 22.00 International Music 00.00-06.00 Rebroadcast of the evening’s programme

Radio Napa (106.3 FM) 06.00 Morning Music 08.30 BBC World Today 09.00 News, Weather and Exchange 09.05 Nathan Morley 12.00 BBC News 12.06 Lunchtime Clas-

sics 15.00 BBC News 15.06 Chris Yearley 18.00 News 18.06 Michael Godin 19.00 The Juke Box

98.5 Rock FM The Breakfast Show - Tony Newell - 07:00-10:00 2 Hours With Bejay Browne 10:00-12:00 Rock Fm’s Lunch Box - Jason Collins - 12:0014:00 Non Stop Music 14:00-15:00 Valentina 15:00-18:00 Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday Liquid Radio Show - Pavlos - 15:0018:00 Wednesday Drive Time - Johny G. 18:00-20:00 Monday - Tuesday Johny G. 18:00-20:00 Wednesday (Mix @ 6) The Cocktail Show - Antonis - 18:00-20:00 Thursday - Friday Panic In The Year Zero - 20:00-22:00 Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday Radioactive Metal 20:00-22:00 - Thursday Live Dj Set- Dj Allen D 20:00-22:00 - Friday 22:00-24:00 The Gathering - With Your Hosts Dj Mr Smith And Mc Svennyb – Live Wednesday & Friday Night Train 24:00-07:00 Monday To Friday Oldies Digital

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MONDAY-FRIDAY 05:00 That Was The Year 06:00 Easy Going Gold 10:00 The Juke Box 17:00 That Was The Year 18:00 Oldies Overnights - Hear the greatest hits of all time playing non stop during the darkest hours.

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Television PICK OF THE DAY Southland (LTV2, 21.00) This is a short review of Southland (Season 3 of which kicks off tonight on LTV2), though I start from the slight disadvantage of never having seen Southland - but I have seen NYPD Blue, The Shield and all the other cop dramas, not to mention all the shows about cops who aren’t exactly cops, like profilers and forensic investigators (that means you, C.S.I. and all the various C.S.I. clones). This is an interesting area, because for years cops weren’t very popular on TV, especially in the States. Private detectives, yes. Maverick cops, absolutely; the classic 70s cop show is Columbo, with a shambling cop who’s about as far from the macho archetype as you can get. But the police as an institution was dodgy - cops were ‘pigs’, ‘the fuzz’ and so on - at least till Hill Street Blues became a hit by following the workings of a police precinct in the early 80s.

After Hill Street, the deluge - yet, even in the 90s, you couldn’t imagine a director boasting (as a director does in the trailer for Southland) that his show gives “a taste of Los Angeles ... through the eyes of the Los Angeles Police Department”.

The LAPD was feared and despised; those were

the days of the Rodney King beating. Who’d want to see a show that treated them as heroes? Yet Southland (apparently) does exactly that, following the everyday crises of several LA police officers - notably Regina King as tough-as-nails Det. Lydia Adams, who’s (apparently) the show’s main asset. “It’s my city,” beams Ms. King in the trailer, talking of the City of Angels.

Tonight on the mean streets of LA, Lydia and her new partner investigate the disappearance of an illegal-immigrant cleaning lady who’s later found murdered in an air-conditioning duct, while other cops investigate a bank robbery gone wrong and the murders of two gang members executed by fellow gangsters. Just another day at the office for the brave cops of Southland - and we’re still waiting for the first Cyprus cop drama on local TV, maybe because a lot of it would involve cops crashing late-night parties telling people to turn their music down, or showing up at burgled houses to explain there’s nothing they can do. Or maybe we just don’t like our cops as much as the Americans do theirs. ‘Let It Snow’ is the episode title.

Preston Wilder

FILM PICKS

SATELLITE

Enemy of the State (Novacinema3, 21.00) Another of those fi lms that can no longer be discussed without reference to director Tony Scott, whose suicide shocked the world last month - yet it’s also among his smartest and most entertaining. Will Smith is the enemy of the State (not really), a lawyer who unknowingly gets possession of a politically explosive video disc and fi nds his life systematically destroyed by the all-powerful National Security Agency - but the fi lm’s boldest gambit is casting a bunch of snarky teenage types as the NSA computer nerds, bringing a tinge of videogame to their callous mapping of our hero’s destruction.

The result is a top-notch conspiracy thriller, irreverent and very enjoyable, jazzed up with visual fl ash and dash though the man-on-the-run structure is actually rather old-fashioned; the ending - with Will bringing all his enemies together and arranging it so everyone’s talking at cross-purposes - is especially ingenious. Made in 1998.

Dead Poets Society (Novacinema2, 22.00) The late 80s were a bad time in US movie-title punctuation: fi rst Who Framed Roger Rabbit came without a question mark, then Dead Poets Society came without an apostrophe - though this wasn’t really such a major snafu, since the Society in question didn’t actually belong to dead poets (how could it? they were dead). Instead it’s a Society of teenage boys, all very sensitive (so sensitive that one of them is played by Ethan Hawke) and terribly oppressed, stuck in a strict prep school that stifles their individuality; all that changes when Inspirational Teacher Robin Williams turns up, sparking a love of poetry (hence the Society) and urging the youngsters to “seize the day” - but of course the Forces of Oppression clamp down, and it all ends in tears. A touching fi lm with Williams at his least insufferable, lots of evocative detail and a climax (“O Captain, my Captain!”) that milks every possible tear. Probably as good as this rather simplistic plot can be. Made in 1989.

Paris, Texas (Capital TV, 00.20) A waste of a Pick? Possibly - but people still have VCRs or whatever (recording devices, call them what you will) and can presumably arrange to tape this classic drama if they’ve never seen it. Alternatively, any insomniacs who sit down to watch it at 1 in the morning may be lulled to sleep - because the early scenes in particular are slow (if hypnotic), with Harry Dean Stanton wandering through the desert. He’s lost his memory - but eventually returns to his home town, bonds with his young son and searches for the wife (Nastassia Kinski) he walked out on four years before. A haunting fi lm, wasted in a late slot. For shame, Capital TV! Made in 1984.

Enemy of the State (Novacinema3, 21.00)

01:05 The Weakest Link 01:50 Himalaya with Michael Palin 02:40 Eastenders 61 03:10 Doctors 03:35 Jekyll 04:25 Live at the Apollo (45’ version) 05:10 Green Green Grass 05:40 Dinnerladies 06:15 The Weakest Link 07:00 Teletubbies 07:25 Garth & Bev 07:35 Nina & The Neurons 07:50 Balory 08:10 Teletubbies 08:35 Garth & Bev 08:45 Buzz & Tell 08:50 Nina & The Neurons 09:05 Balory 09:25 Buzz & Tell 09:30 Little Human Planet 09:35 As Time Goes By 10:05 Green Green Grass 10:35 The Weakest Link 11:20 Eastenders 61 11:50 Doctors 12:15 Himalaya with Michael Palin 13:05 Cranford: Return To Cranford 14:00 Dinnerladies 14:30 Green Green Grass 15:00 The Weakest Link 15:45 Eastenders 61 16:10 Doctors 16:40 Himalaya with Michael Palin 17:30 Cranford: Return To Cranford 18:20 The Weakest Link 19:05 Eastenders 61 19:30 Doctors 20:00 Oliver Twist (2007) 21:00 After You’ve Gone 21:30 Gavin & Stacey 22:00 Cranford: Return To Cranford 22:50 2 Point 4 Children 23:20 Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive 23:50 Afterlife 00:40 Beautiful People

07:00 How It’s Made 07:25 Wheeler Dealers 08:15 American Chopper 09:10 Dirty Jobs 10:05 Deadliest Catch 10:55 Ultimate Survival 11:50 How Do They Do It? 12:15 How It’s Made 12:40 Extreme Engineering 13:35 Overhaulin’ 14:30 Wheeler Dealers 15:25 American Chopper 16:20 Mythbusters 17:15 Dirty Jobs 18:10 Deadliest Catch 19:05 Ultimate Survival 20:00 How It’s Made 21:00 Mythbusters 22:00 Crash Course 23:00 One Car Too Far 00:00 Extreme Fishing 01:00 Hillbilly Handfishin’ 01:55 Mythbusters 02:50 Crash Course 03:50 One Car Too Far 04:50 Extreme Fishing 05:45 How Do They Do It? 06:10 Overhaulin’

04:00 Tennis: Us Open New York 09:45 Motorsports: Motorsports Weekend Magazine 10:00 Football: U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 12:00 Tennis: Us Open New York 13:30 Football: U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 15:30 Rally: Intercontinental Rally Challenge-Magazine Inside Irc 16:00 Tennis: Us Open New York

05:30 The Amazing Race 06:15 Family Guy 07:05 Lost 07:50 How I Met Your Mother 08:40 White Collar 09:25 Criminal Minds 10:10 The Amazing Race 10:55 Family Guy 11:45 Lost 12:30 How I Met Your Mother 13:20 White Collar 14:05 Criminal Minds 14:50 The Glades 15:35 The Killing 16:20 The Amazing Race 17:05 Family Guy 17:55 Lost 18:40 How I Met Your Mother 19:30 White Collar 20:15 Criminal Minds 21:00 The Glades 21:45 The Killing 22:30 White Collar 23:20 The Glades 00:05 The Killing 00:50 The Amazing Race 01:40 Family Guy 02:30 Lost 03:20 The Life & Times Of Tim 03:50 How I Met Your Mother 04:40 White Collar

06:20 Guilty By Suspicion 08:05 Cine News 09:00 Friends With Benefits 10:50 Good Morning Vietnam 13:00 Cine News 13:50 Just Go With It 15:50 Kourastika Na Skotono Tous Agapitikous Sou 17:45 Stars In Style 18:20 Ceremony 19:55 Emma 22:00 Dead Poet’s Society 00:20 Fright Night 02:10 The Son Of No One 03:45 Cine News 04:30 Q & A

18:45 Man Of La Mancha 21:00 Enemy Of The State 23:20 Ghosts Of Mississippi 01:35 Leg Addict 3

X-Men: First Class (Novacinema1, 22.00)

07:00 Pawn Stars 07:30 Storage Wars 09:00 Lock N’ Load 10:00 Pawn Stars 10:30 Storage Wars 11:00 Ancient Aliens 12:00 Pawn Stars 12:30 Cajun Pawn Stars 13:00 American Restoration 14:00 Lock N’ Load 15:00 UFO Hunters 16:00 Pawn Stars 16:30 Cajun Pawn Stars 17:00 American Restoration 18:00 Lock N’ Load 19:00 UFO Hunters 20:00 Pawn Stars 20:30 Storage Wars 21:00 Ancient Aliens 22:00 Storage Wars 23:00 American Pickers 00:00 Pawn Stars 00:30 Storage Wars 01:00 Ancient Aliens 02:00 Storage Wars 03:00 American Pickers 04:00 UFO Hunters 05:00 Lock N’ Load 06:00 Ancient Aliens

07:30 Jackie Chan’s First Strike 09:00 Action Zone 09:30 Tom & Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers 11:00 Yogi Bear 12:30 Red Riding Hood 14:15 Duma 16:00 Adventures In Babysitting 18:00 Sleepy Hollow 20:00 LTV Sports News 21:00 Dan In Real Life 23:00 Flirting With Flamenco 00:45 Hustler TV 03:00 Paranormal Activity 04:30 The Shining 06:30 LTV Sports News

07:00 Baby Looney Tunes 07:25 Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs 07:50 Tom & Jerry Show 08:15 Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures 08:40 Loonatics Unleashed 09:05 Scooby-Doo Where Are You! 09:30 Superman: The Animated Series 09:55 Looney Tunes Show 10:20 Tak & The Power Of Juju 10:45 Fanboy & Chum Chum 11:10 X’s 11:35 Ni Hao, Kai-Lan 12:00 Dora The Explorer 12:25 Spongebob Squarepants 13:15 Mighty B! 13:40 My Life As A Teenage Robot 14:05 Hey Arnold! 14:30 Icarly 14:55 Icarly 15:20 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue! I 15:45 Histeria! 16:10 Legion Of Super Heroes 16:35 Young Justice 17:00 Planet Speed 17:30 Barclays Premier League World 18:00 LIGA Bbva 2012-13 20:00 PBA Us Open 21:00 La LIGA Review 2012-13 22:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13 00:00 Momentum: What Drives You 00:30 Planet Speed 01:00 LIGA Bbva 2012-13 03:00 Barclays Premier League 2012-13

07:15 V I 08:00 Friends 08:30 Mentalist 10:00 According To Jim 10:45 United States Of Tara 11:15 Borgias 13:05 Side Order Of Life 13:50 V I 14:35 Mentalist 16:05 Two And A Half Men 16:30 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia 17:15 Harry’s Law 19:00 Side Order Of Life 19:45 According To Jim 20:30 Big Bang Theory 21:00 Southland 21:45 C.S.I. New York 22:30 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 23:20 Underbelly 00:10 Desert Son 01:45 Selena 03:50 Two And A Half Men 04:15 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia 05:00 Harry’s Law 06:30 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

08:00 Singles 10:00 Zeppelin 12:00 Hot Tub Time Machine 14:00 The Quick And The Dead 15:45 Special 17:20 The Rite 19:20 Un Prophete 22:00 Alive 00:05 Daring! TV 04:00 Dead Presidents 06:00 Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams

19:15 Joe Somebody 21:00 The Birdcage 23:05 The Girl Next Door 01:00 Guess Who

02:00 ASP Surfing World Championships Volcom Fiji Pro: Tavarua, Fiji 03:00 MLB: San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers LIVE 06:00 BSK Ball Up Streetball 07:00 Morning Drive 08:00 Being John Daly - The Last Straw 08:30 Being John Daly - Football Fever 09:00 Golf Central International 10:00 CTeams TBA 13:00 Lucas Oil on the Edge World Fuel Altered 13:30 Lucas Oil on the Edge Demolition Derby 14:00 Sports Unlimited 15:00 Big Ten Women’s Volleyball Stanford at Penn State 17:00 ASP Surfing World Championships Volcom Fiji Pro: Tavarua, Fiji 18:00 PRE GAME(E) 18:45 CHAMPIONSHIP 2012-13: APOLLON VS ETHNIKOS AXNAS (E) 20:45 POST GAME (E) 21:30 MLB: San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers 24:00 Sports Unlimited 25:00 Golf Central International LIVE

07:00 The Living Edens 08:00 Wild Russia 09:00 Eclipse 10:00 The Fabric Of The Cosmos 11:00 Mystery Manhunt 12:00 Air Crash Investigation 13:00 Tiger Queen 14:00 Marine One: Obama’s Helicopter 15:00 The Fabric Of The Cosmos 16:00 The Lost Ships Of Rome 17:00 Air Crash Investigation 18:00 Megafactories 19:00 Ghost Ship: Resurrection 20:00 The Fabric Of The Cosmos 21:00 2012: The Final Prophecy 22:00 Man Hunt 23:00 Banged Up Abroad 00:00 2012: The Final Prophecy 01:00 Man Hunt 02:00 Ghost Ship: Resurrection 03:00 The Fabric Of The Cosmos 04:00 2012: The Final Prophecy 05:00 Man Hunt 06:00 Banged Up Abroad

07:00 Globe Trekker 08:00 Departures 09:00 The World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides 10:00 Travel Oz 10:30 Word Travels 11:00 Flavours Of Peru 12:00 Globe Trekker 13:00 Culinary Asia 14:00 Essential 14:30 Travel Today 15:00 Sophie Grigson In Jordan 15:30 Sophie Grigson In The Souk 16:00 Globe Trekker 17:00 Flavours Of Peru 18:00 Travel Oz 18:30 Word Travels 19:00 Globe Trekker 20:00 Planet Food 21:00 Flavours Of Colombia 21:30 Flavours Of Peru 22:00 The World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides 00:00 The Skinny Dip 01:00 Planet Food 02:00 Flavours Of Colombia 02:30 Flavours Of Peru 03:00 The World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides 04:00 Globe Trekker 05:00 Travel Oz 05:30 Word Travels 06:00 Flavours Of Peru

05:05 Appaloosa 07:00 Cine News 07:15 Elektra 08:55 Kung Fu Panda 10:30 Films And Stars 11:00 Glee: The 3d Concert Movie 12:30 The Tempest 14:25 Hollywood 1on1 15:00 Love Stories Sweet Home Alabama 16:55 Courageous 19:10 The Cake Eaters 21:00 N.C.I.S. Enemy On The Hill 22:00 X-Men: First Class 02:15 Open Range 04:35 Mad Dog And Glory

06:00 The Hill 08:05 Flipper’s New Adventure 09:40 Grand Prix 12:25 How the West Was Won 14:55 The Prize 17:05 They Died With Their Boots On 19:20 Seven Brides For Seven Brothers 21:00 Coma 22:55 The Fearless Vampire Killers 00:40 3 Godfathers 02:25 The Trouble With Girls 04:05 The Last Time I Saw Paris

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Sport Rafael Nadal out for another two months

IN BRIEF 29-yearold football player dead

RAFAEL Nadal has been ruled out for another two months as he struggles to overcome a knee injury.

The world number three has not played since a shock second-round loss to Czech Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon, missing the Olympics and the ongoing US Open as a result.

He will now sit out Spain’s Davis Cup semi-final clash with the United States later this month as he continues his rehabilitation.

In a statement released through his official Twitter account, Nadal said: “I have missed the Olympics and the US Open in the last few weeks, two of the most important tournaments of the year and (ones) that I really wanted to play.

A 29-YEAR-old Swedish soccer player collapsed and died of a suspected cardiac arrest, minutes after giving his team the lead in a league match on Sunday.

Pitea player Victor Brannstrom had scored after just four minutes against Umedalen in their Division Two North clash on Sunday when he suddenly sat down and slumped over, according to local newspaper Norrlandska Socialdemokraten.

A kit man and nurse immediately administered CPR to the player until three ambulances arrived and Brannstrom was taken to Pitea hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 4pm (1400 GMT).

“It is completely incomprehensible. It is so tragic. This is the hardest thing I have experienced,” Pitea vice-chariman Christer Berglund is quoted as saying.

Jones-Drew makes return JACKSONVILLE Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew ended his 38-day holdout on Sunday, returning to the National Football League (NFL) team without a new contract.

With the Jaguars preparing for their season opener next Sunday against the host Minnesota Vikings, Jones-Drew reported to the team, saying he was ready to play.

“There was nothing to be gained,” Jones-Drew told reporters about his decision to return. “It was a dispute over money, at the end of the day. There was no, ‘Won or lost.’

“We’re over it. It’s solved for the time being and we’re ready to roll.”

Minor changes for Wallabies MINOR modifications will see the winless Wallabies back on track when they host South Africa in their Rugby Championship clash in Perth on Saturday, lock Nathan Sharpe said on Monday.

The Wallabies were criticised when they lost 27-19 on August 18 in Sydney, with calls for the sacking of coach Robbie Deans after their 22-0 loss in Auckland the following week. Sharpe, however, believes the Wallabies can improve quicker without sweeping changes.

‘MANY YEARS AHEAD’

The visiting Orioles had the last laugh on Sunday as Mark Reynolds hit a three-run shot in the sixth inning

Orioles again close gap with foes Yankees THE battle for the American League East took another twist as the Baltimore Orioles again closed to within two games of the New York Yankees.

Baltimore had won the first game of the series 6-1 on Friday, only for the Yankees to edge three games clear once more with a 4-3 victory in the Bronx on Saturday.

However, the visiting Orioles had the last laugh of the weekend with an 8-3 win on Sunday as Mark Reynolds hit a three-run shot in the sixth inning.

The Yankees had a 10game lead on July 18 but have won just 19 of their 42 games since, while the Orioles have won 19 of their last 27.

Things are even closer in the AL Central after the

While Tigers beat White Sox to jointly lead in AL Central Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 to claim a share of first place.

Alejandro De Aza hit Justin Verlander’s second pitch of the night over the wall in right field, but the Detroit pitcher was outstanding after that, allowing just four hits in eight innings as his side swept the three-game series.

There were no such problems for AL West leaders the Texas Rangers, who beat the Cleveland Indians 8-3 as 19-year-old Jurickson Profar hit a home run in his first major league at-bat.

National League East

leaders the Washington Nationals enjoyed a more narrow 4-3 success over the St Louis Cardinals, while the Atlanta Braves boosted their wild card hopes with an 8-7 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The NL West-leading San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5, while the Central-leading Cincinnati Reds saw off the Houston Astros 5-3.

Elsewhere, the Colorado Rockies edged a high-scoring contest with the San Diego Padres 11-10, while Tony Abreu drove in three runs as the Kansas City

Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 to avoid a threegame sweep.

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4, while Ryan Braun hit an NL-leading 37th home run as the Milwaukee Brewers overcame the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-8.

The Oakland Athletics (76-57) recorded their ninth straight win with a 6-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox, moving into a tie with the New York Yankees for the second-best record in the American League.

The Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1, the Tampa Bay Rays won 9-4 against the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets completed a series sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Miami Marlins.

“I really want to be back competing and enjoying the tennis tour, but I have many years in front of me and my knee needs some rest.”

Nadal, 26, has a partial tear of the patella tendon in his left knee and is insistent he will not return until he is 100 per cent fit.

He added: “I will be back when I have no pain and able to compete with guarantees.

“I feel better after the meeting with my doctors and happy knowing that the evolution of the past weeks has been positive and surgery has been avoided.

“I will continue to work with the plan my doctors have established to be able to compete as soon as possible in the right conditions.”

Sidelined due to healing knee: Rafael Nadal

Former team mate of Lance Armstrong lifts lid on institutionalised doping LANCE Armstrong’s former teammate Tyler Hamilton has lifted the lid on what he claims was institutionalised doping at the US Postal Service team.

In his new book The Secret Race, extracts from which were reproduced in The Times today, Hamil-

ton said Armstrong’s former team was “two years ahead of what everybody else was doing” in terms of its alleged doping activities.

The revelations come amid increased scrutiny regarding drugs use in cycling, after the US AntiDoping Agency (USADA) last

week stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles following the Texan’s announcement that he would no longer contest long-standing doping charges.

Hamilton and Armstrong rode together for the US Postal team from 1998 to 2001, a period that

delivered three of Armstrong’s Tour wins.

Hamilton, who has twice been banned for doping offences, has previously spoken out against both Armstrong and the team in interviews with federal criminal investigators.

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Button victory allows Hamilton some comfort

By Ian Parkes

McLaren Mercedes’ Hamilton walks into the pits after crashing at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit on Sunday during the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix

LEWIS Hamilton attempted to draw comfort from McLaren team-mate Jenson Button’s Belgian Grand Prix victory at the end of what had been “the worst week” for the Briton.

The death of an aunt close to his heart last Wednesday was hardly the ideal preparation for a race which lasted just 200 metres due to a fearsome first-corner accident.

Sandwiched in between was his error in qualifying to run with the wrong wing, plus his folly to air a number of tweets referencing acronyms that contained expletives and were subsequently deleted.

As if that was not enough, Hamilton also tweeted sensitive data on Sunday that led to a dressing down from team principal Martin Whitmarsh, and again was deleted.

The accident, his third in four years at Spa-Francorchamps to force him into retirement, was sparked by

Crash ends Hamilton’s Spa encounter after first 200m Romain Grosjean when his Lotus clipped Hamilton’s car.

What followed was frightening, in particular when Grosjean’s car flew over the front of Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari, coming within inches of hitting the Spaniard on his helmet.

The stewards deemed the incident severe enough to hand Grosjean a one-race ban for next Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix.

The accident leaves Hamilton 47 points adrift of Alonso, but at least appreciating the McLaren is arguably the best in the field at present following Button’s pole-toflag win.

“When you have all the preparation and you don’t even get past the first corner it’s very difficult to take,” Hamilton said.

“It was a difficult one for

us. I didn’t even break a sweat, I didn’t get very far, but that’s life.

“But huge congratulations to Jenson. A walk in the park for him. It was a fantastic effort, faultless.

“It’s great for him, great for the team, and it shows we have a great car with pace. I have to pull that out of my car for the next race.

“But it gives me confidence knowing we have that pace and if we get it right on our side of the garage then we should be able to get good results.

“So I’m looking forward to that, and it’d be nice to have a one-two at some stage.”

For Button, who bizarrely fielded questions at the start of the weekend about supporting Hamilton in his quest for the crown, now finds himself just 16 points behind his team-mate.

Crucially, the gap to Alonso has been cut to 63, and whilst still sizeable is within reach with eight races remaining.

Describing his feelings after his 14th career victory, Button said: “To get a win from lights to flag is very special.

“I just love Spa. I remember watching Formula One back in the day here - it was a little different then - and there’s so much history. It’s really good to be a part of that.

“So, yeah, a very special weekend. We’re going to enjoy this for a little while longer before we head to Monza and hopefully do the same.”

On a busy day for the stewards, Williams’ Pastor Maldonado was handed two separate five-place grid penalties, initially jumping the start, then losing his front wing in an incident with Marussia’s Timo Glock that saw him retire on lap five.

Another incident saw Caterham fined 10,000 euros (£8,000) for an unsafe release from the pits of Heikki Kovalainen as HRT’s Narain Karthikeyan ran over his nose on entry to his stop.

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Sport Stramaccioni: defeat a psychological set-back Eriksson joins Thai outfit Tero Sasana INTER Milan boss Andrea Stramaccioni conceded the 3-1 home defeat by Roma could prove psychologically damaging to his side.

The Nerazzurri opened the Serie A season with an encouraging victory at Pescara last Sunday as they look to claim the Scudetto for the first time since 2010.

But they found Roma a different prospect with Zdenek Zeman’s men turning in a performance which was a significant upgrade on their opening-weekend 2-2 draw at home to Catania.

Alessandro Florenzi gave Roma the lead in the 15th minute before a deflected shot from Antonio Cassano brought Inter level in firsthalf stoppage time.

Daniel Osvaldo restored Roma’s lead midway through the second half and Marquinho added a brilliant third 10 minutes from time.

Stramaccioni said: “I didn’t like the decline we suffered. In my opinion we had the game in our hands. We had kept our shape and were compact. We had also come back onto the pitch with the right attitude.

“Then there was that strike of lightning, that deadly counterattack that gave them their second goal, and after their second goal things were no longer going well for us.

“It came down more to something psychological than something in our game.

“It’s a setback but only a psychological one.”

Veteran full-back Javier Zanetti believes teething problems are inevitable with such a new-look side.

He said: “We all need to focus on understanding what’s going on. We’re just at the beginning. We still have to grow a lot and there’s much to correct.”

SVEN-Goran Eriksson was yesterday named as the new technical director of Thai club BEC Tero Sasana.

The former England manager makes his first venture into Asian football having built up a wealth of experience over more than 30 years of coaching.

The 64-year-old counts Manchester City, Fiorentina, Benfica, Roma, Lazio and IFK Gothenburg among the clubs he has managed, while at international level he has been in charge of Mexico, Ivory Coast as well as England.

Eriksson’s last management

The post is Eriksson’s first venture into Asian football

position was in charge of npower Championship side Leicester, who he left last October following a mediocre start to the 2011/12 season.

Regarding the length of Eriksson’s deal with BEC Tero, the Swede’s agent Athole Still told Press Association Sport: “It’s an open-ended contract, it could be very short term.”

BEC Tero, who won the Thai Premier League in 2000 and 2001, are currently fourth in the league standings on 39 points, 22 behind the leaders, after failing to win any of their last five matches.

Convincing win for late-surging Omonia in opening match

Real’s ‘sad’ Ronaldo downbeat after victory

By Nemanja Bjedov

Portugal forward tight-lipped on cause of discontent

NATIONAL cup holders Omonia started their local championship campaign by trashing newcomers Ayia Napa 5-0 at Nicosia’s GSP Stadium on Sunday.

Neophytos Larkou’s men started the game slow and Ayia Napa defended well to get a deserved goalless first half, but in the second half Omonia stepped it up a notch and put the game to bed early. The visitors’ defender Fabeta opened proceedings with an own goal three minutes after the interval and then from 58th to the 61st minutes Leandro, Demetris Christofi and Andreas Avraam netted one each to make it 4-0. Freddy set up the final score five minutes from time from the penalty spot.

“Congratulations to my players, my team, their mentality was spot on and they showed some impressive finishing. Especially in this kind of game it is important to score first. We could not do it in the first half, but when we took the lead it was much easier for us to play,” assessed Omonia’s manager Neophytos Larkou.

At Larnaca’s Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Anorthosis demolished another newly-promoted team AEP Paphos 5-1 on Saturday. Due to their financial problems, the Paphos side already started the championship with a six-point deficit, being at a disadvantage before even stepping onto the Larnaca pitch.

The home team took the lead after 26 minutes when Toni Calvo’s cross was met by a strong header by Juliano Spadacio. Anorthosis’ second goal came in the final minute of the first half when another Calvo cross was pushed in by skipper Giannis Okkas.

Just after the interval Spadacio and Calvo changed roles and the Brazilian midfielder crossed the ball to set up Calvo who made it 3-0. Spadacio scored the fourth and Jan Rezek also got his name on the score sheet, while Silas netted for the visitors a minute into stoppage time.

“It was difficult to start the match, but we scored early and the game became more open, it became easier and in the end we won 5-1,” said Spanish striker Calvo who had two assists and two goals on his account.

“Next weekend we have a break and we will have some time to work hard to be able to win the games ahead of us,” he concluded.

Elsewhere, Apollon got off to a flying start with a 2-0 victory over Ethnikos Achnas at the Tsirion Stadium in Limassol, while Olympiakos topped Nea Salamina 2-1 in Nicosia. AEK Larnaca narrowly defeated Alki 1-0 in the local derby with Nestoras Mitidis scoring the only goal six minutes before the interval.

The last two games of the opening round were played last night, with defending champions AEL meeting Doxa Katokopia away from home, and APOEL visiting Enosis Neon Paralimni.

Neophytos Larkou’s men put the game to bed early

By Mark Elkington IT is a common maxim that money cannot buy you happiness and Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world’s best paid players, appears to have become the latest to acknowledge this after saying he was “sad” at Real Madrid.

The Portugal forward, who cost Real a record 94 million euros ($118.49 million) in 2009 and who earns around 11 million euros a year, refused to elaborate after Sunday’s La Liga win, but added that it was for professional not personal reasons.

“The people who work here know why,” he said after their routine 3-0 home win over Granada in which he scored a brace, and his comments dominated the sports headlines in Spain yesterday.

“Enough is enough” ran the front page of sports daily Marca over a photo of a serious looking Ronaldo.

“CR7 unsettles Madrid and activates the alarm bells after failing to celebrate his goals against Granada.”

An El Mundo comment piece was headlined “Rich, good-looking and sad.”

Radio station Cadena Ser and other media reported that Ronaldo had held a meeting with Real president Florentino Perez on Saturday where he said he did not feel he had the support of the dressing room, he was unhappy and wanted to leave.

Ronaldo himself dismissed the idea that his

Ronaldo, who earns around 11 million euros a year, was pointedly serious after scoring a brace for Real against Granada on Sunday feelings had anything to do with losing out to Andres Iniesta for the Best Player in Europe award on Thursday.

There was speculation in some media that he was unhappy that he had not been offered an improved contract after his goalscoring feats over the last three seasons.

“Cristiano has the right to be annoyed about whatever he seems fit,” wrote a columnist in sports daily AS.

“But it shows a lack of respect to his colleagues and the fans to be angry for reasons that one is not brave enough to make clear. If he wants more money, come out and say so.”

Ronaldo, who netted 46 league goals last season, has had a relatively quiet start to the campaign and looked below par in Real’s league opening draw against Valencia and in their shock 2-1 defeat at Getafe.

The 27-year-old scored the winner against Barcelona in their Spanish Super Cup second leg win on Wednesday, but was pointedly serious and downbeat after scoring his goals against Granada on Sunday.

Ronaldo, who asked to be substituted with a knock to his left thigh in the second half, joins up with the Portugal squad on Monday for their World Cup 2014 qualifiers against Luxembourg and Azerbaijan.

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Giroud (L) is the only bigname signing yet to score

ANDRE Villas-Boas has warned Hugo Lloris that he will have to battle hard to become Tottenham’s number one after Brad Friedel prevented the Portuguese from suffering his second defeat in charge on Saturday.

Tottenham beat a host of Europe’s top clubs to land Lloris in a £12million deal on deadline day.

The 25-year-old, who has 38 France caps, was expected to oust Friedel as VillasBoas’ first-choice stopper, but the Portuguese admits he will not drop the former Blackburn goalkeeper if he maintains his current form.

The 41-year-old was named man of the match in Tottenham’s 1-1 draw against Norwich on Saturday after pulling off three top-class saves to stop the Canaries from running riot at White Hart Lane.

And Villas-Boas has told Lloris that he will have to fight hard to overcome some stiff competition in the form of Friedel, Heurelho Gomes and Carlo Cudicini.

“When you transfer it’s not written in the contract that you have to play,” VillasBoas said.

“He has to compete against three good goalkeepers and at the moment Brad is doing extremely well. He deserves to be playing and he’ll continue to do so.”

One of Norwich’s top performers on Saturday, Sebastien Bassong, was full of praise for his former team-mate.

“Uncle Brad was magic, I’ve never doubted his quality. He is one of the best in the Premier League,” Bassong said.

“He’s a terrific player and there’s going to be a tough competition between him and Hugo.

“They finished fourth last year and (Friedel) played a big part in that.”

Bassong was unlucky not to claim the man of the match award after he kept Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor quiet for most of the game in north London.

“I’m really delighted about my return to White Hart Lane. It was a bit emotional for me,” the defender said.

“I had a good relationship with the fans here so it was nice of them to give me a good reception.”

“I’m really happy for them. I owe them a lot and I want to thank them.

“I played a full season in my first year here, and then I was struggling to play.

“But that’s in my past so I’m looking forward and I’m happy with how it’s going at Norwich.”

Arsenal boss Wenger confident over Giroud ARSENE Wenger is sure Olivier Giroud will be a Premier League success.

After Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla opened their accounts in the 2-0 win at Liverpool on Sunday, Giroud remains the only one of Arsenal’s big-name summer signings still to score.

The 25-year-old did have chances at Anfield.

But he lacked the composure of his team-mates and already some are starting to question whether the £9.6million signing from Montpellier can have the impact Wenger demands.

The Gunners chief believes it is far too early to make negative judgements.

And Wenger claimed his battle with Martin Skrtel will prove to be a valuable part of an important learning process.

“I am confident about him,” said Wenger.

“Giroud is in an adaptation period. He has shown he is ready for a fight and I am sure he will adapt to the intensity of an English striker.

“Against Skrtel he discovered what the Premier League is all about.”

Wenger is on much safer ground considering the merits of Abou Diaby.

The 26-year-old’s qualities have never been questioned.

Far more of an issue are the numerous injury problems he has encountered.

Diaby was restricted to just four Premier League appearances last term, all as a substitute.

However, in the wake of Alex Song’s departure, Diaby is more important than ever to the Arsenal cause.

His superb performance at Liverpool was reminiscent of Patrick Vieira in his pomp.

Now Wenger just needs the France midfielder to stay healthy.

“If he is fit and healthy, Diaby has the talent,” said Wenger.

“You can see he is massive for us because he has everything you would want in a midfielder.

“I stood behind him because I know he is not only a fantastic player but a fantastic guy as well.”

Liverpool misfit Andy Carroll (heading) was key in setting up two of West Ham’s goals against Fulham this weekend

Liverpool’s Henry backs Reds’ transfer policy

By Carl Markham LIVERPOOL’S principal owner John Henry has defended the club’s summer transfer business but admitted his disappointment at failing to add to their strike force before the end of August.

Manager Brendan Rodgers offloaded misfit Andy Carroll to West Ham on loan a day before the deadline in the belief he would bring in a replacement more suited to his style of play.

However, the window closed without any new arrival and that has led to criticism from fans, with Rodgers admitting on Sunday he would not have allowed Carroll to leave had he not been very confident of bringing in someone else.

“I am as disappointed as anyone connected with Liverpool Football Club that we were unable to add further to

Gap left by Carroll unfilled with impressive new arrival our strike force in this summer transfer window,” said Henry in an open letter published on liverpoolfc.com.

“But that was not through any lack of desire or effort on the part of all of those involved. They pushed hard in the final days of the transfer window on a number of forward targets and it is unfortunate that on this occasion we were unable to conclude acceptable deals to bring those targets in.

“But a summer window which brought in three young, but significantly talented starters in Joe Allen, Nuri Sahin and Fabio Borini as well as two exciting young potential stars of the future - Samed Yesil

and Oussama Assaidi - could hardly be deemed a failure as we build for the future.”

A lot of work, and cash, was expended on renewing the contracts of key players to ensure Rodgers retained solid foundations on which to build.

Henry also felt this was a significant move by the club.

“No-one should minimise the importance of keeping our best players during this window,” he added. “We successfully retained Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel and Luis Suarez.

“We greatly appreciate their faith and belief in the club and we successfully negotiated new, long-term contracts with Luis and with Martin.”

Ever since Fenway Sports Group, of which Henry is the leading figure, bought the Reds in October 2010 they have insisted it is a longterm investment. And Henry stressed their approach to spending this summer reflects that and will continue to do so in subsequent transfer windows.

“No-one should doubt our commitment to the club. In Brendan Rodgers we have a talented young manager and we have valued highly his judgement about the makeup of the squad,” he said.

“This is a work in progress. It will take time for Brendan to instil his philosophy into the squad and build exactly what he needs for the long term.

“The transfer policy was not about cutting costs. It was - and will be in the future about getting maximum value for what is spent so that we can build quality and depth.”

Man of the match: Spurs keeper Brad Friedel

Meireles set for Chelsea departure FENERBAHCE yesterday announced they were in talks to sign Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles.

The Turkish giants released a statement on their official website, www.fenerbahce.org, in which they said they had informed the stock market about negotiations over Meireles.

Fenerbahce would be able to buy the 29-year-old outside the British transfer window because their own country’s does not close until midnight on Wednesday.

Chelsea were not immediately available for comment about Fenerbahce’s announcement over Meireles, who only moved to Stamford Bridge from Liverpool for a reported £12million on transfer deadline day last year.

Since then, the Portugal international has struggled to hit top form and has been in and out of the starting line-up.

He has long been linked with a move away and there have been reports in the past week that Fenerbahce were preparing an £8million bid for him.

Letting the all-action Meireles go would be risky strategy by Chelsea, whose midfield was completely overrun by Atletico Madrid in last Friday night’s UEFA Super Cup debacle.

That evening saw them allow Michael Essien to join Real Madrid on a season-long loan, and with Josh McEachran also out on loan, they are arguably short of cover for John Obi Mikel and Frank Lampard in the anchorman positions.

Raul Meireles (C) in action

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Sharapova seals quarter-final spot Defeats Petrova 6-1 4-6 6-4, sets up Bartoli clash

By Eleanor Crooks

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aria Sharapova has reached the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time since winning the title six years ago, but was given a real scare by fellow Russian Nadia Petrova in the early hours yesterday.

The third seed had cause to thank the New York rain after a delay early in the decider helped her recover from 2-0 down to post a 6-1 4-6 6-4 victory under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Sharapova had looked set to win in straight sets when she recovered from 4-0 down in the second set to level, but Petrova reeled off four games in a row before rain halted play.

They resumed an hour and 13 minutes later with Sharapova in much more assertive form and she broke Petrova twice before serving out the win after two hours, 14 minutes.

Sharapova talked to her coach, Thomas Hogstedt, in the break and said: “He told me to get my act together.

“That was quite important. I got it back to 4-4 in the second and I had chances to break but she played a good game.

At the beginning of the third I was a bit sloppy.

“He just told me to fight and that was what I did. I’m so happy to be back in the quarters, it’s been so many years, and it’s a great stage to be at.”

Sharapova will play Marion

Bartoli in the last eight after the 11th seed upset fifth seed Petra Kvitova despite winning only one game in the opening set. Bartoli’s quirky double-handed style makes her a unique opponent and the Frenchwoman turned things around emphatically to win 1-6 6-2 6-0.

Kvitova had been one of the form players of the north American hard-court season, winning titles in Montreal and New Haven.

The other quarter-final in the top half of the draw will see top seed Victoria Azarenka meet defending champion Sam Stosur. The Australian ended the run of British teenager Laura Robson, who had beaten Kim Clijsters and Li Na to make the fourth round, with a 6-4 6-4 victory.

Stosur’s heavy spin eventually proved too much for the 18-year-old, who nevertheless saved eight match points before finally succumbing.

Stosur has a reputation for being mentally flaky but held her nerve and said: “It can get a little bit frustrating if you let it get to you.

“I probably had a few flashbacks to a few matches last year when I had match points and couldn’t close it out.

“It’s one of those things.

Sometimes it takes a few of them to get through. If you’re not doing the wrong things on those points, you can’t get too down on yourself.”

Robson had only ever won two grand slam matches before this tournament and her

ranking is projected to rise from 89 to around 75.

Stosur has her work cut out to advance any further, having lost all six of her previous meetings with Azarenka, winning only 13 games in the four most recent clashes.

“I have not done well against her in the past,” the seventh seed said. “I think there’s a few things I’ve learned over those last few matches. Hopefully I can put all those into play and have a better match and hopefully a very good one.”

Azarenka continued her trouble-free run with a 6-2 6-2 victory over Georgia’s Anna Tatishvili that took her tally of games conceded to 10. It will be her first quarter-final in New York. Yet despite being the top seed she does not count herself as the favourite.

She said: “I think there are so many great players in the draw still. I feel like Serena (Williams) is definitely the favourite here. She’s been doing amazing this summer, plus being American playing in New York.”

Meanwhile, 13th seed Ana Ivanovic reached her first grand slam quarter-final since

winning the French Open in 2008 with a straight-sets victory over Tsvetana Pironkova at the US Open yesterday.

Ivanovic clinched a 6-0 6-4 win in an hour and 11 minutes and will face fourth seed Serena Williams, who demolished unseeded Czech Andrea Hlavackova with a ‘double bagel’ 6-0 6-0 victory.

The American, who has dropped only 12 games through her first four matches at Flushing Meadows, needed just 57 minutes to triumph.

In the men’s competition, Roger Federer was given a free ride into the quarter-finals when his fourth-round opponent Mardy Fish withdrew because of undisclosed health concerns yesterday.

The pair were due to clash on the Arthur Ashe Stadium centre court yesterday afternoon, but tournament organisers announced Fish had notified them he was pulling out.

World number one Federer has not dropped a set in this year’s slam at Flushing Meadows and will now play Tomas Berdych after the Czech sixth seed thrashed Spain’s Nicolas Almagro 7-6 6-4 6-1.

Above: Sharapova defeated Petrova, having emerged in far more aggressive form after rain interrupted their match for just over an hour. Inset left: Bartoli bested Kvitova in her quirky double-handed style, despite only winning one game in the opening set

Pistorius had raised blade concerns six weeks ago

Pistorius (L) lost the T44 200m gold to Brazil’s Oliveira (R) who came from well behind to pip him at the line

OSCAR Pistorius first raised objections over a rival’s prosthetic running blades six weeks ago, the International Paralympic Committee said yesterday.

Pistorius and the IPC are to meet to discuss concerns over regulations governing running prostheses, which the South African raised publicly immediately after being beaten to Paralympic gold in the T44 200 metres Sunday night by Brazilian rival Alan Fonteles Oliveira.

Pistorius yesterday apologised for the timing of his criticism at the Olympic Stadium.

IPC communications director Craig Spence said: “Oscar phoned me six, seven weeks ago to express concern regarding one athlete

and his blade length. It was not Oliveira he had the conversation with me about.”

Spence insisted the issue was dealt with to Pistorius’ satisfaction within five hours, but he was made aware of further reservations by a representative of the South African early last week.

Spence added: “It’s the first time I’ve had an athlete call me to express their concern.

I think it shows the relationship the IPC has with its athletes. We’re a lot closer to our athletes than other governing bodies.

“We are open to hear what our athletes have to say. If one of our athletes has a concern with our sport, someone with the profile of Oscar, we’re definitely going to listen. We answered his question

six weeks ago and we’ll try to answer his questions when we meet in the next days.”

The furore was sparked after Oliveira came from well behind to pip Pistorius at the line.

The Brazilian took gold in 21.45 seconds, leaving Pistorius to settle for silver in 21.52secs. Had he matched his world record heat run of 21.30 he would have won gold.

Pistorius, whose own Cheetah blades were subject to stringent testing in 2008 as he sought to compete in the Olympic Games, had a short meeting with the IPC Sunday night after venting his fury at them for failing to act over the length of some athletes’ blades.

With emotions running high in the Olympic Stadium late

Sunday night, it was agreed reasoned discussion would take place with all available experts in future.

Spence insisted the current regulations were applied Sunday night, with all eight finalists measured prior to the start.

“There are rules in place regarding prostheses size,” Spence added. “The measurement is based on proportionality of the body, clearly we don’t want athletes running on stilts.”