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Meet New People • Re: Need a coffee mate

emanresu00 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:06:02 +0000

Hi all, whereabouts are you?
You can check out my post here too...
Cheers

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Statistics: Posted by emanresu00 — Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:06 am

Jokes and Enigmas • Re: Paphos 2

CBBB — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:06:25 +0000

Free the Paphos 2, they didn't do it!

Statistics: Posted by CBBB — Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:06 am

Cyprus Problem • Re: Occupy The Buffer Zone

humanist — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:57:43 +0000

Statistics: Posted by humanist — Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:57 pm

Jokes and Enigmas • Paphos 2

bill cobbett — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:51:43 +0000

Why do the Paphites have to attend Elementary School for 7 instead of 6 years?
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Because they have to spend the first year learning the language!

Statistics: Posted by bill cobbett — Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:51 pm

Jokes and Enigmas • Paphos 1

bill cobbett — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:47:51 +0000

Five Cypriots are talking to a very old, very wise lady. She wants to know what city they come from. The first one replies:

- I come from Nicosia, old lady.

- Good for you, says the old lady. Big city, the capital, but it's not by the beach and it's very hot in the summer. En pirazi, en pirazi (never mind, never mind).

Then the second one replies:

- I come from Limassol.

- Lucky you, says the old lady. Rich city, nice hotels, a lot of tourists. You have a lot of crime though, but en pirazi, en pirazi.

The third one says:

- I come from Famagusta, old lady.

- How nice! Beautiful beaches, nice citrus groves. Too bad you cannot enjoy it anymore and it's empty from people. En pirazi, en pirazi.

The fourth one comes from Larnaca.

- Nice! Says the old lady. You have the airport there and that nice beach with the palm trees. You also have the oil refinery which pollutes the air but en pirazi, en pirazi.

Finally the last one approaches the old lady and says:

- I come from Paphos, old lady.

- En pirazi, en pirazi.

Statistics: Posted by bill cobbett — Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:47 pm

Cyprus Problem • Re: Striking Back – at the Empire

GreekIslandGirl — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:16:09 +0000

The real reason the Brits tried to separate us from our brothers:

"Britain sees Cyprus as an important strategic military base and fears union with Greece would lead to a military withdrawal."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... 745505.stm

Statistics: Posted by GreekIslandGirl — Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:16 pm

Classifieds • Re: Iphone 3gs 16 gigs White

pj1234 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:53:00 +0000

SOLD

Statistics: Posted by pj1234 — Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:53 pm

General Chat • Re: Mouth watering.

CBBB — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:08:33 +0000

Usual rubbish from the Daily Mail, everyone knows the favourite food in the UK is curry, and that is just among the white ones!

Statistics: Posted by CBBB — Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:08 pm

Sports • Re: Go, Marcos!

kurupetos — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:02:06 +0000

ATP Zagreb semifinals

Baghdatis vs Lacko tonight

Good luck!

Statistics: Posted by kurupetos — Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:02 pm

General Chat • Re: Police promotions

Get Real! — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:04:03 +0000

Hands up those of you who wouldn’t accept a well paid position/job if your strategically positioned father or brother could arrange it…

Now take that very natural human behavior of looking after one’s own and place it in a very small place like Cyprus and the result is many people knowing many other people in influential positions!

Elementary...

Statistics: Posted by Get Real! — Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:04 pm

General Chat • Mouth watering.

Ron Doran — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:46:07 +0000

Still wouldn't go back. Think they will publish 50 'Bad' things?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... overs.html

Statistics: Posted by Ron Doran — Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:46 pm

General Chat • Police promotions

Ron Doran — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:17:49 +0000

Another extract from The Cyprus Mail.
Not what you know, but who you know, As ever.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/nicol ... s/20120204

Statistics: Posted by Ron Doran — Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:17 pm

Politics and Elections • Re: Kurdish Children Jailed in Turkey for Protesting

Bellapais Guy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:54:08 +0000

What about the human rights of the people of Palestine and their human rights, what about the people of Afghanistan and Iraq where the UK and the US have blatantly contravened their human rights. I dont think you want to go on about this as it doesnt go with your argument. Everybody goes on about violation of human rights in Turkey as it suits the south to keep banging on about this and I still keep hearing about the Armenian geenocide. What about the 1 million Persians that supposedly were killed by 300 greek soldiers this is usually glorified.

Statistics: Posted by Bellapais Guy — Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:54 pm

Internet, Computers and Technology • BT Broadband.

Ron Doran — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:50:11 +0000

Anyone brave enough to mention this to Cyta?

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/networking/ ... -40094974/

Statistics: Posted by Ron Doran — Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:50 pm

Politics and Elections • Kurdish Children Jailed in Turkey for Protesting

bill cobbett — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:01:19 +0000

Is this how a Candidate Country for EU membership treats its children?...

Appalling stories about the continued Turkish policy of throwing children in jail for dissent.

Mad Dog Erdogan is down on record as having said he will do ...

"whatever it takes" to crush Kurdish resistance, "men, women, children, no matter what they are I would do whatever it takes".

This is from the BBC some 18 months ago, which reported that 340 Kurdish children were in Turkish Jails for alleged antigovernment protests under the catch-all and lock them up without charges let alone trials...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10145351

To bring things up to date...

Seventeen children who were "taken in to custody" for "making propaganda for an illegal organisation" following a funeral in October 2011 and thrown in to Mersin jail have gone on hunger strike.

The mother of one of the kids had this to say...

"Emine Orhan, mother of jailed 16 years old Jiyan Orhan, said the kids are not in good condition. The kids, have been left in a cell, no judge have called them yet".

There are currently 130 children in Mersin Jail alone for their part in protests and a total of 2,221 children in Turkish Jails, mostly Kurds.

There's a petition for those with an interest to sign on this at... http://www.change.org/petitions/turkish ... keys-jails

Statistics: Posted by bill cobbett — Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:01 pm

Cyprus Problem • Re: Asil Nadir At the Old Bailey Charged with Theft & Fraud

bill cobbett — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:37:43 +0000

A tiny bit more reported in the London Turkish Kibris Gazette about the alleged role of Ersin Tatar, currently "finance minister" for the Illegal Regime and a director of Akfinans "bank"... A "bank" that has been said to have conspired with various CarpetBuggers in false documents, trespass and land theft against rightful owners in the village of Vassillia near Lapithos, Kyrenia District...

"The prosecution also allege Mr Nadir was helped by a number of associates including Ersin Tatar, assistant treasurer who helped in the “dishonest appropriation of money from PPI”. One employee who found discrepancies was told to “keep his mouth shut” by Mr Tatar, it is claimed."

Statistics: Posted by bill cobbett — Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:37 pm

Classifieds • Iphone 3gs 16 gigs White

pj1234 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:26:12 +0000

Iphone 3GS 16 gigs in excellent condition, but two things:
As it's software unlocked not factory unlocked, you can't make updates through the normal iTunes process, you can through jailbreak softwares so that it preserves the unlock.
Also the GPS is faulty due to the unlock, it don't get signal unless you are connected over 3G or wifi.

Runs last software 5.0.1 with baseband 6.15.00. Jailbreaken.

With usb cable and charger.

99.08.49.11

Statistics: Posted by pj1234 — Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:26 am

Cyprus Problem • Re: are we witnessing a soft assimilation with greece?

humanist — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:51:07 +0000

There is no way that assimilation of anyone will be acceptable to the rest of the European Union. Thank God for that I say. A great number of RoC citizens will also reject such a a notion. We no longer feel like second cousins to greece. And as we get richerso does the Cypriot eyoismos.

But on another tangent what could be a likely legal action that the RoC will take out to prohibit TC and Turkish drilling off the Famagusta coast?

Statistics: Posted by humanist — Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:51 am

Cyprus Questions and Answers • Re: EP approves declaration calling for the return of Famagu

humanist — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:50:53 +0000

Thank you GR

Statistics: Posted by humanist — Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:50 am

Cyprus Questions and Answers • EP approves declaration calling for the return of Famagusta

humanist — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:08:05 +0000

EP approves declaration calling for the return of Famagusta

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE • Fri, Feb 03, 2012
THE European Parliament approved today a written declaration calling on Turkey to return the fenced-off city of Famagusta to its lawful inhabitants.

The declaration, which secured 390 signatures, was introduced by MEPs Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Willy Meyer, Michalis Tremopoulos, Cecilia Wikstrom and Artur Zasada, after the initiative of Cypriot MEPs and citizens of Famagusta with the support of Famagusta Municipality.

In its preamble, the declaration notes that ''the city of Famagusta in the Republic of Cyprus was captured by the invading Turkish forces in August 1974'', recalling that ''a section of Famagusta was then sealed off and remains uninhabited, under the direct control of the Turkish military.''

It also recalls that UNSC Resolutions 550(1984) and 789(1992) which call for ''the transfer of this area to the administration of the United Nations,'' as well as the 1979 High Level Agreement which, inter alia, notes that priority should be given to the resettlement of Famagusta under the UN auspices.

The declaration ''calls on the Government of Turkey to act according to the aforementioned UNSC Resolutions and Report Recommendations and return the Famagusta sealed-off section to its lawful inhabitants, who must resettle under conditions of security and peace,'' urging the EU institutions to coordinate their efforts with Parliament to promote Turkey’s cooperation.
— Copyright © Famagusta Gazette 2012

Interesting read, ......... a fair bit of pressure is being placed upon Turkey, and I think that it is timely, ..... the EU and UN have supported Cyprus in its efforts to return the full Country back to all its citizens whatever langauge they speak or what religion they follow.

Statistics: Posted by humanist — Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:08 am

Cyprus Problem • Re: David Cameron’s duplicitous masterpiece

yialousa1971 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:51:34 +0000

What did you expect?

Statistics: Posted by yialousa1971 — Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:51 am

Sports • Re: CY Tennis juniors up and coming.

Cap — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:24:17 +0000

Get Real! wrote:
Cap wrote:Petros Chrysochos

I'm not saying you're to blame Cap but what's with our fucked up Greek > Roman spelling???

Should'nt that be Hrisohos?

err... not arguing on that point, but its just the way its spelled on the sites and forums.

Statistics: Posted by Cap — Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:24 am

General Chat • Re: Women only drivers.

GreekIslandGirl — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:09:06 +0000

Statistically, women are safer drivers!

Statistics: Posted by GreekIslandGirl — Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:09 am

Meet New People • Re: alone in cyprus

ROCKER — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:47:14 +0000

freedom12 wrote:
hi. i'm new here in cyprus and my days are full of boring stuffs. am 22 and looking for girls. reply or inbox me =)

hello there!

Statistics: Posted by ROCKER — Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:47 pm

Meet New People • Re: Need some friends

ROCKER — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:45:09 +0000

hello there!

Statistics: Posted by ROCKER — Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:45 pm

Accident Analysis (take two)

doppler — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:36:32 +0000

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Cyprus Problem • Re: MIXED NEIGHBOURHOODS OF NICOSIA

Kikapu — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:32:48 +0000

Viewpoint wrote:
humanist wrote:and then with your intransigence and greed you have ensured that Cyprus will be for ever divided.

The real truth being that Gcs wanted to give away our country to Greece is what really triggered division.

And it remains divided today because you want to give the north to Turkey.

The GCs didn't succeed and neither will you. The past 50 years of trying should have told you something that it's not going to happen.

Statistics: Posted by Kikapu — Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:32 pm

Cyprus Problem • MIXED NEIGHBOURHOODS OF NICOSIA

halil — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:43:13 +0000

COEXISTENCE IN THE DISAPPEARED MIXED NEIGHBOURHOODS OF NICOSIA
Ahmet AN

http://www.kibrisim.org/dosya/Metropolitan-2011.pdf

In 1946, there were 10,330 Turkish Cypriots, 20,768 Greek Cypriots and 3,387 persons of ethnic origin living in Nicosia.

At the time of the Ottoman conquest of Nicosia in 1570, the town was originally divided into 12 neighbourhoods and the 12 generals in command of the divisions of the Ottoman Army, which conquered the island, were posted to these neighbourhoods, so that the names were said to be derived from these 12 generals, like Arab Ahmet Paşa, İbrahim Paşa and Mahmut Paşa.

Later the old city Nicosia was divided into 24 neighbourhoods. Each neighbourhood was organized around a mosque or a church, where mainly the respective Moslem and Christian communities lived. It was natural to have a church near a mosque or mesdjit and the hodja’s call for the prayers could get mixed with the sound of the church bells.

In some neighbourhoods, the majority population were Turkish Cypriots and in the others the Greek Cypriots. In the Arab Ahmet and Karamanzade neighbourhoods, the Armenian Cypriots were the majority. Almost all of the Nicosians were living mixed, in other words the Mohammedans or the Turkish Cypriots and the Christians or the Greek Cypriots and the other ethnicities used to live as neighbours side by side.

PARTITION POLICY DIVIDED NICOSIA FIRST IN 1956.............
It was the same line used again as the basis for the Green-line drawn by a green pencil in December 1963 during the inter-communal clashes. As you know the line dividing Nicosia, which was about 4 miles long (6.4 km) was extended through the whole island along the 180 km. in the summer of 1974, completing the imperialist partition plan of the Anglo-Americans.

to read more about pls clik on above link.

Statistics: Posted by halil — Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:43 pm

Sports • Re: Why we need more American Football on Cyprus TV

Cap — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:49 +0000

American football?

Where does the 'feet' come into equation?
You carry the ball with your hands right? Get tackled whilst carrying the ball with hands right?, pass the ball via throwing with your hands right?

Statistics: Posted by Cap — Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:42 pm

Cyprus Problem • David Cameron’s duplicitous masterpiece

Jerry — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:39:39 +0000

Here is my summarised version of Cameron's keynote speech to the Council of Europe 25th Jan 2012.

Prime Minister David Cameron:

UK Commitment to Human Rights
“First, I want to make something clear.
Human rights is a cause that runs deep in the British heart and long in British history.
When the Arab Spring erupted, the UK was a principal supporter of resolutions at the UN Human Rights Council.
We are leading EU partners in maintaining pressure on Syria.
We have played a key role in securing EU sanctions against Iran.
Through the UN, we are working to empower women in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East.
We have pledged additional money to the Special Fund for Torture Prevention.
And we are contributing to the Council of Europe’s own Human Rights Trust Fund.
All these are clear signals of our belief in fundamental human rights.
And if called to defend that belief with action, we act.”

I was so angry when I read this masterpiece of duplicity and double standards I decided to write to the Rt Hon David Cameron.
If anyone would like to express his or her views to The Rt Hon David Cameron MP his address is 10 Downing Stree, London, SW1A 2AA.

Here’s the full text of his speech.
http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/europea ... an-rights/

Statistics: Posted by Jerry — Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:39 pm