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Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a pub appear down the road, so, gathering strength, he jumped out of the car and ran to it.

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John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a big storm. The night was rolling on and no car went by. The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him.

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"Why thank you very much," he said and proceeded to walk the old girl to Mocking Bird Lane .On the way he said "Let's take my usual short cut and go down this alley.

We'll be there in no time."

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However, struggling outside the shop he now had a problem - how to carry his purchases home.

While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked, "Can you tell me how to get to Mockingbird Lane ?"

The farmer said, "Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to there and I’ll walk you to it, but I can't carry this lot."

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HOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT? You have to try this please, it takes 2 seconds. I could not believe this! It is from an orthopaedic surgeon.....This will confuse your mind and you will keep trying over and over again to see if you can outsmart your foot, but, you can't.

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she had the following to say: "I think prenups are brilliant," Zeta-Jones chirps in the January issue of Vanity Fair, admitting that under her prenup with Douglas, "I get taken care of very well."

Most would probably find this to be a very mercenary approach to marriage but who are we to comment?

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - While Pitt went sans prenup in his marriage to Jennifer Aniston, he apparently deemed it necessary with Angelina Jolie. Reports indicate that Pitt and Jolie are bound by a prenup that guarantees Angelina custody of the kids if the marriage goes south. No word on the financial implications of the agreement, but it's a safe bet that Pitt is guarding his $100 million fortune pretty closely! Stars have even been known to cover pets (dead & alive), babysitters, and pool guys in their prenups what ever next...........!

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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes - Katie Holmes used a prenup to make marrying Tom Cruise a more lucrative proposition. The details: for each year the couple stays married, Holmes collects $3 million or they've been together for 11 years, whichever comes first. The best part? If they do last that long, the prenup is null and void and Holmes receives half of Cruise's entire fortune. One has to wonder what attorney told Cruise this would be a good idea!

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in an advert it will always have an asterisk next to it. Rather than waste time searching for the microscopic text that this is directing you to, simply assume that this means 'not really' • Daytime TV is God’s punishment for throwing a sickie.

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To Be Six Again - You really have to give this man an A+ for effort: John was a thoughtful husband. He wanted to give his wife something special for her birthday which was coming up soon. As he sat on the edge of the bed, he watched his wife turning back and forth and looking at herself in the mirror. "Liz," he said, "What would you like for your birthday?" His wife continued to look at herself and said, "I'd like to be six again."John knew just what to do. On the big day, he got up early and made his wife a bowl of Coco Pops. Then he took her to an amusement park where they rode all the rides. Five hours later, Liz's stomach felt upside down and her head was reeling.

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The trouble started when my new neighbors looked through my lounge window and saw me ‘dipping’ her (dipping is dance terminology) and have never spoken to me since. (I can’t think why, but they are a strange couple). However this concept gave birth to an idea that should have been a global business success. It actually turned out to be an enormous failure and I still don’t understand, to this day, why it failed.

The plan was, to ensure that we never had any more evenings with more ladies than men or vice versa. This was to be achieved by renting out ‘Inflatable Dance Partners’ at all the venues. You have to admit, the idea was pure genius! I purchased 6 female and 6 male ‘inflatable dance partners’ (They are not actually called ‘Dance Partners’ in the catalogue). For reasons best known to the people that come to my classes, not one person rented an ‘Inflatable Dance Partner’. The idea failed and all 12 dance partners have been sitting around my apartment ever since. Visitors sometimes whisper behind my back – but I’m used to it now. Next week I am moving into a new apartment and want to get off on the right foot with the neighbors. Now any sensible people watching me carrying 12 inflatable dolls into a new house would naturally think Ahha “We have a dance teacher moving in next door with ‘Inflatable Dance Partners’ for single people” but this coast has some ‘odd’ people and they might think I’m the odd one carrying six ‘blow up girls’ and six ‘blow up men’ into the house so I decided to sell all the ‘Inflatable Dance Partners’, so last Saturday I took a stand at La Cala Market. I thought that if people didn’t have their own dance partner, my inflatable ones would sell very quickly .. How wrong I was. The only interest I got was from children who were fascinated by my enormous ‘dolls’ but I have to say as soon as their parents saw what they were looking at, the poor kids were dragged off at about 100 miles an hour with the parents shouting abuse at me and calling me some very nasty names. (I’m not going to La Cala market again; people there are not very nice).

Eventually the police were called and at first I thought that they were going to buy all 12 ‘Dance Partners’, they were showing a lot of interest and then, without a word, started to pick them up and walk off with them without paying. The best bit, was that everyone was laughing at them and taking pictures, one lady had a video camera, so look out on ‘You Tube’ for four Spanish policemen carrying ‘Inflatable Dance Partners’ through La Cala market followed by an enormous crowd of people in absolute hysterics.

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• Dogs see in color, but not the same way that we do. Veterinary ophthalmologists have found that dogs are similar to people with red/green color blindness, meaning they can see bluish and greenish shades but not reddish ones. To a dog, a bright orange ball on a grassy lawn appears as a light greenish ball in greenish grass. Go fetch!

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You do not have to examine your breasts in a particular way or at a particular time. Do what feels best for you and make breast awareness a normal part of caring for your body. 90% of cases of breast cancer are detected by women themselves or by their partners. By being breast aware and knowing what is normal for you will be able to detect any changes, should they happen.

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On the whole if you work alongside your vet and farrier with good management, you could still be able to enjoy light work with your horse, I say this as I speak from experience having had two horses with ringbone (one high and one low) that are still enjoying hacking out.

Sometimes, front boots can help, especially with a low ringbone, by front boots I mean , barefoot boots such as Boa or Easy boots , my preference is the Old Mac boots as these come in the original G2,s and the newer version, I am currently using the G2 version on a low ringbone horse, and he’s going well.

Although not designed to be worn 24/7 they can be used daily, and are really good for hard or uneven ground, some will say theses boots are expensive, but offset against the cost of say a year’s shoeing, they are considerably cost effective, and can last you up to 2 yrs if taken care of. Personally I think they are money well spent, especially when you see the relief from discomfort, they give to your horse, and as responsible horse owners that what it’s all about, enjoy whets left of the summer, and remember early morning or evening rides are best for you and y o u r horse this time of the year, so u n t i l n e x t month happy hacking.

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The increased forces can cause microdamge and microtearing of the joint capsule or the collateral ligaments. The body’s reaction to this microdamage is inflammation, inflammatory cells release toxins that create more tissue damage and thin the joint fluid, and this begins a cycle of more tissue damage and more inflammatory cells. As the damage increases the body tries to heal, initially with scar tissue, which then progresses to a bony development. The length of time it takes for this to happen, varies as it has many dependent factors. The more trauma, and the more severe the conformational abnormalities the quicker the disease progresses. Hoof balance, proper trimming and shoeing are all big factors in this disease. Unbalanced hooves, as well as long toe/ low heel, can cause severe stress on joints.

Shoeing a horse with shortened toes to increase break over decreases the stress on joints and helps reduce the inflammation, and can help slow down the development of the disease. Hard footing increases trauma to the joints while deep footing increases the flexon of the joints leading to possible over flexon and damage to the joint capsule.

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2. How many birthdays does the average man have? One (1). You can only be born once.

3. Some months have 31 days. How many have 28? Twelve (12). All of them have at least 28 days.

4. What was the Prime Minister 's name in 1960? David Cameron. As far as I know, he hasn't changed his name.

5. Can a man in Scotland marry his widow's sister? No. He must be dead if it is his widow.

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7. There are 3 apples and you take two away. How many apples are you left with?

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8. A doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half an hour. How long will the pills last? One hour. If you take the first pill at 1:00, the second at 1:30, and the third at 2:00, the pills have run out and only one hour has passed.

9. A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 of them die. How many sheep are left?

Nine (9). Like I said, all BUT nine die.

10. How many animals of each sex did Moses have on the ark? None. I didn't know that Moses had an ark.

11. A butcher in the market is 5' 10 tall. What does he weigh? Meat ... that is selfexplanatory.

12. How many 31 pence stamps are there in a dozen? Twelve (12). How many eggs are in a dozen? Twelve. It's a dozen.

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12 correct.........GENIUS...you are good.

10-11 correct....ABOVE AVERAGE...but don't let it go to your head.

7-9 correct........AVERAGE...but who wants to be average?

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Fear of Friday the 13th is rooted in ancient, separate bad-luck associations with the number 13 and the day Friday.

The two unlucky entities combine to make one super unlucky day. There is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party at Valhalla, their heaven. In walked the uninvited 13th guest, the mischievous Loki. Once there, Loki arranged for Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Balder the Beautiful, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. Balder died and the Earth got dark. The whole Earth mourned. There is a Biblical reference to the unlucky number 13. Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th guest to the Last Supper. A particularly bad Friday the 13th occurred in the middle ages. On a Friday the 13th in 1306, King Philip of France arrested the revered Knights Templar and began torturing them, marking the occasion as a day of evil.

In ancient Rome, witches reportedly gathered in groups of 12. The 13th was believed to be the devil.

Both Friday and the number 13 were once closely associated with capital punishment. In British tradition, Friday was the conventional day for public hangings, and there were supposedly 13 steps leading up to the noose.

It is traditionally believed that Eve tempted Adam with the apple on a Friday.

Tradition also has it that the Flood in the Bible, the confusion at the Tower of Babel, and the death of Jesus Christ all took place on Friday.

Numerologists consider 12 a "complete" number. There are 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel, and 12

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Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue In France, socialites known as the quatorziens (fourteeners) once made themselves available as 14th guests to keep a dinner party from an unlucky fate.

Many triskaidekaphobes, as those who fear the unlucky integer are known, point to the ill-fated mission to the moon, Apollo 13.

If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck .

Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all have 13 letters in their names.

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They lived in the Sarah Dessert and traveled by Camelot. The climate of the Sarah is such that the inhabitants have to liveelsewhere.

6. Actually, Homer was not written by Homer but by another man of that name.

7. Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving people advice.

They killed him. Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic decline.

8. In the Olympic games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled the biscuits, and threw the java.

9. Eventually, the Romans conquered the Greeks. History calls people Romans because they never stayed in one place for very long.

10. Julius Caesar extinguished himself on the battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of March murdered him because they thought he was going to be made king. Dying, he gasped out: "Tee hee, Brutus."

11. Nero was a cruel tyranny who would torture his subjects by playing the fiddle to them.

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Leading in Football, Lagging in the Economy In the economy as in football, Spain has undergone a tremendous transformation in the last decade. Doubling its GDP and rapidly increasing its population, the Spanish economy has broken several records, including a 15-year expansion with a profitable banking sector, a world class system of highspeed trains and a robust fiscal outlook—but also a highly overvalued housing market and a very dual labour market.

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THOU SHALT NOT build thy house of handicap with sand bags.

THOU SHALT NOT worship St. Mulligan, except on the 1st tee.

THOU SHALT NOT imitate a stunt driver in a golf cart.

THOU SHALL yell "Fore!" before the body hits the ground.

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2. Aim to the right of target because the legs will be restricted in the follow through and your hands will take over and close the blade.

3. Place more weight on the lower foot.

4. Align your body with your aim not the ball to target line.

5. Set the ball position nearer the higher foot so the clubhead can follow the contour of the slope.

6. Take a normal swing action remembering a full free follow through is restricted by gravity and the upslope

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Really Good Player Dick brings a friend to play golf with two of his regular golf buddies His buddies ask him if his friend can play golf and Dick replies,"He's very good"The new guy hits his first tee shot into the bush, so his buddies look at Dick and say, "You said your friend was a good golfer!" Dick says,"Just watch him play." They see the ball fly out of the bush onto the green where the new guy takes two putts and makes an easy par. On the second hole par-3, he hits the ball into the lake.The two buddies look at Dick again and say "You said this guy was good" Dick replies, "Just watch, he's a great player .The new guy walks right into the lake after his ball. Three minutes pass and there's no sign of him. sudden they see a hand come out of the water, they tell Dick to dive into the lake to save his friend, because he's drowning, Dick replies "No... that just means he wants a 5 iron".

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3. More weight to the lower foot as the shoulders are set level to the slope the amount determined by the severity of the slope.

4. Align your body parallel to the blade aim you have selected to accommodate the slope.

5. Set the ball position nearer the higher foot to encourage the clubhead to follow the contour of the slope.

6. Take a normal swing movement keeping your legs well flexed concentrating on holing your posture through impact

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With the announcement that Aston Martin are collaborating with Toyota to produce the new Aston Martin Cygnet to bring their average omission rate down across their range .., we thought we would look at some of the other collaborations over the years

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Tel: 951 260 067 Funny Beach: Go-karts for adults and children over 6 years old, trampolines, mini golf, video games, electric bikes and cars, children's rides and water sports. Open in the summer from 11:0002:00 and in winter from 11:00-23:00.

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Tel: 952 823 Parque Acuatico Mijas: Open from May to September, this aqua park has numerous slides and pools, restaurants, floats & sun beds. Situated in Mijas.

Tel: 952 460 404 Selwo Aventura: A dolphin, seal and penguin park with seasonal opening hours. At Parque de la Paloma, 29630 Benalmadena.

Tel: 952 560 150 Selwo Marina: Dolphinarium, ice living station to see sea lions and penguins.

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Tel: 902 190 482 Tivoli World: This show and amusement park is open throughout the year.

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Mathematical Teaser The probability that the other box currently contains k matches is 2n−kCn / 22n−k, where mCr = m! / [r! (m−r)!] is the number of ways of choosing r outcomes out of m possibilities, ignoring order.

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'I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,' demanded the rep.

'Well,' replied the farmer, 'there's my farm hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him £200 a week plus free room and board.'

'The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her £150 per week plus free room and board.'

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Concerned that he may elevate his vitals from worry about his testicles, she overcomes her embarrassment and sheepishly pulls back the covers. She raises his gown. Then, she takes a close look and says, “No sir, they aren't and I assure you, there's nothing wrong with them, Sir !!”The man pulls off his oxygen mask, smiles at her and says very slowly, Thank you very much. That was wonderful, but listen very, very closely..... Are-mytest-results-back?

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A look at what's in store for you during August...

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Your friends will want more time than you have to give this month ,the other tug on your energies will be family. A family issue that's been left unresolved may resurface - and you'll have no choice but to work it out as soon as possible. Don't be afraid to ask for help.

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You'll want to focus on relationships in August. You'll also be worried about neglecting your career and your finances around the 16th.

Fortunately, several planetary allies will assist you in making sure that those departments work out just fine.

Anything you wish for can happen.

Oh, my, Leo! You have quite an August ahead of you. Review whatever it is that's been keeping you from achieving the financial success you want.

Then there's your yearning to rearrange not just your home, but your life. If you've been craving a change, you certainly won't be bored!

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If you're attached, be sure your partner knows that you're only being polite when you answer a note or call from an "old friend." If not, be sure that your heart is ready for round two, especially if that "old friend" left wondering what happened when the relationship ended.

One of your best qualities is your ability to maintain emotional stability. You have a continued urge to make changes in your physical appearance. Then there's your emotional feelings - which basically mean more personal changes. Cooperate with them all. Recreate yourself!

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Your freedom-loving, rebellious sign will have a really terrific time this month, Aquarius. You'll be able to shock and amaze the masses without guilt, raise eyebrows whenever the mood strikes you and say just about anything to absolutely anyone.

Sounds like fun!

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You've always been the "take-charge" type, ready to do your job and at least three others, and to do them well. When Saturn - your own planet - joins the party on the 16th - well, you'll be virtually unstoppable! It’s about time Capricorn enjoy the fun…..

Scorpio

You've got a major month ahead of you, there's just no way that at least one person from the past won't try their best to re enter your life. If you're game, have new solutions to the old problems that drove you apart – And be careful not to go over old ground!

You'll need to find a way to get along with others during August without attracting the attention of spectators who will want to see the show! If anyone can do it, it's you. You're the Master Balancer. You just may feel a bit "stretched" at times.

You can expect a social gathering, which just can't help but bring back all kinds of old friends, most of whom you absolutely adored - even though they probably made you crazy at times. So you might also expect a parade of ex-lovers!

Definitely not a boring month!

If you've got something startling to spring on a lover, this is definitely the month to do it. You are in the mood to take some big chances. As if that's not enough to get you into some delightful Sagittarius trouble, it's time to say everything you've been dying to say. Stop worrying about how to say it! Just let it out!

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