All abroad july 2014 by Dave Bull

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I had a complaint (he wrote in!) about

has to fend for himself. With the Span-

my breakfast show on Real Radio In-

ish economy as it is finding work this

ternational last month... a gentleman

past year has been very difficult for

took the time and trouble to write a

Angel so All Abroad Magazine decided

long(ish) message to me on Facebook

we should step in and see what we can

to ‘inform’ me that I had made an er-

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doing so for a number of years now...

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ON THE ‘PADRÓN’ IN SPAIN &

How to get an N.I.E. Number for Spain

The Padrón is the register kept by each Town

Mike Locks S.L. Galvit

NO MORE RUST

Getting an N.I.E.

Hall in Spain, of the people who live in the town- either as property owners or tenants.

In many cases, particularly for Spanish

The closest UK equivalent is the electoral roll.

property sales and purchases; and inherit-

It is compulsory for residents of more than

ance matters, N.I.E. numbers (Spanish fiscal

6 months in an area to ‘empadronarse’- to be registered on the Padrón (as a separate administrative process from residency applications) but many fail to do so. Some of the advantages of ‘empadronamiento’ (being registered on the Pa-

numbers) are of critical importance. They are usually required extremely urgently, in order to avoid delays in legal transactions and/or increases in tax liabilities. There are three principal ways to obtain N.I.E numbers: 1. In person, in Spain at a National Police office. This usually involves three stages: the

drón) are:

attendance to present the paperwork and ID

1. It can provide taxation advantages (eg.

documentation; payment of the issuing tax;

Spanish Succession Tax).

and finally, return (in person) to collect the

2. It enables children to be enrolled for local

N.I.E. Certificate (usually after 7-10 days).

education.

There are independent service providers

3. In the case of limited school places, it is used as one of the criteria for awarding places (determining catchment area). 4. It is required in order to be registered for local healthcare services. 5. It provides an entitlement to vote in local and European elections. 6. In some areas, it is required to be able to

available, who assist with the paperwork and provide guidance on the process. So, for individuals who are able to be in Spain for the period indicated for this process (and whose knowledge of the Spanish language is adequate), it is quite straightforward. 2. In person, at a Spanish Consulate office (for example, in the UK: in London, Manchester or Edinburgh). In this case, the process

use municipal facilities at discounted rates.

can be extremely lengthy and inconvenient,

7. Town Hall funding is affected by the num-

as the Spanish Consulate operates as a ‘post

ber of people on the Padrón. So, registering

box’ for submitting the application to Madrid;

helps boost your local Town Hall’s resources

and thereafter, communication has to be to a

for local services and facilities. 8. It is necessary in order to purchase and register a car in Spain. 9. It is necessary in order to marry within the local municipality. 10. It is necessary for benefits/ social services access; and to use the local employment agency (Job Centre equivalent) facilities.

cific requirements in terms of documentation vary from town to town. So, before applying, it’s always best to make a preliminary visit to the Town Hall, to get a full up to date list of requirements.

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ommend this option in exceptional and nonurgent cases. 3. Through an authorised representative, in Spain. There have been changes of practice and procedural requirements over the years; and also documentation requirements differ between areas of Spain. ID and legal representation has to be specifically proved, so exessential, to avoid problems and delays.

ercise- and is either free or just a nominal charge is made, depending on the area. Spe-

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points to be covered in any of our client cases. We provide full guidance and assistance to our clients in overcoming this legal hurdle. Obtaining N.I.E. numbers is not usually a ‘stand alone’ service that we provide (although there are others who specialise in this service). However, we do have a system in place for our client cases, where we can

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Does Spanish Residency Mean Painfully High Taxation? Spain’s fabulous weather, its rich culture, its relatively modest cost of living, and its close proximity to other European countries, have always meant

particular, the impact of the Spanish Wealth Tax and Spanish Succession Tax. The Spanish Government’s recent re-

Many factors are relevant to determining tax liability, including even which part of Spain you are dealing with.

that it is a dream destination for many, to reside and to savour all the country has to offer. For those who are prepared to ‘take the plunge’, the demographic changes in Spain over recent years; and the economic impact of the financial crisis have in many ways only

introduction of the Wealth Tax; and obligation for Spanish nationals and Spanish residents to disclose (and be taxed on) overseas assets, was met with dismay by many. But in fact, the impact has been found by the vast majority to be far less harsh than was

In conclusion, we always recommend that before any decision or investment commitment in Spain is made, our clients take the opportunity to understand fully their fiscal obligations, and to implement their tax and estate planning accordingly. By planning in-

added to its desirability and feasibility as a potential country of residence.

originally feared.

Official figures confirm that 13% of Spanish nationals have emigrated from Spain in the last 2 years. And as a re-

Also, much has been made of the reductions in allowances in Spanish Succession Tax. But again, under Spanish tax law, when expert estate planning

telligently to reduce tax liability as far as Spanish law permits, and then promptly filing tax returns and paying the tax that is due, one invariably achieves the most efficient result. Ignorance of Spanish tax law is no ex-

sult of the impact of the economic crisis and concerns over taxation changes, a

advice is obtained and implemented, there are many ways quite legally and

cuse; and equally, proper awareness and fiscal compliance (in accordance

huge number of non-Spanish nationals have returned to residency in their countries of origin over the same period. So, the total population of Spain now stands at around just 70% of the

legitimately to reduce the impact of succession taxation.

with expert professional advice) need not be as financially devastating as many fear to be the case.

UK population. But Spain is almost 4 times larger than the UK! Also, the over-building in Spain during

ments and practice directives in place between the Spanish Tax Authority and those of many other countries, to en-

the pre-crisis period and subsequent Spanish property price crash mean that there remains a significant oversupply of properties- in many cases,

sure fair dictional properly their tax

owned by very keen sellers. So, a relatively under-populated country offering clear quality of life benefits and incredibly attractive property investment opportunities…

ligations, the position (in most cases) is neither as complicated nor as onerous as might be feared. Of course, individual circumstances always need to be considered carefullyit is never a case of ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to Spanish taxation and estate planning.

OK, so where’s the catch?! Many who have abandoned Spanish residency over recent years have expressed concerns about taxation- in

As regards Spanish income tax and other direct taxes, there are agree-

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“Get on yer bike!” by Gary Routledge www.cyclogicalcostablanca.com

Cycle Route 30.

some new cycle routes to and from

you can see all the lakes and beauti-

Crevillente from here and are well

ful wildlife you can also see for miles

This is a great little ride and suita-

marked). Drive along this track and

from here. All around the lake there

ble for all levels of cyclists including

you will arrive in a large car park

are information boards with pictures

young children. You can either cycle

where you can leave your car and en-

of the various wildlife and plants.

to the nature reserve or you can take

joy the miles of beautiful cycle and

your car with the bikes on the back.

walking tracks.

There are numerous entrances to the

spoilt for choice of entries. If you cycle

park by cycle but if you are going by

Just past the car park there is the

towards La Marina from San Fulgencio

car you need to drive to Dolores then

park information centre which is al-

at the crossroads where right goes to

Catral head for and through San Felipe

ways closed when we are their but we

La Marina (Iceland, Lidl, N332) or left

Neri and about 1km past you will see

have been told in good faith that it is

takes you to Dolores there are 3 ca-

the sign post for the nature reserve.

well worth a look. There are walkways

nals turn left at the last one and cycle

and tracks all around the park and

If you are cycling to the park you are

In some signs it’s spelt El Hondo and

they are well signposted. There is also

others it’s El Fondo. (There are also

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The EL-Hondo nature park.

through the side of the fence and follow the canal all the way crossing over a tarred road on route and this irrigation

Total Cycling time: 4 Hours

canal will take you straight into the Park. Alternatively you

Total Distance: Approx 45 Kms.

can keep going on the La Marina road for about another 1km over the bridge and turn left at the next crossroads onto a dirt track road this will also take you to the canal

Summary: Beautiful, Peaceful, Scenic route over flat ter-

turn right at the canal and again follow it to the park.

rain, with lovely views and great cycle tracks.

There are also another couple of entries / exits to the park which are on the San Felipe road which circumnavigates the park. Hope you find a suitable way in and out and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.

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NOT WHAT IT SEEMS

Simone Segal

The world today is not what it seems, and all that we are told, and what we are made to believe is not always the truth.

lightening you on your journey to awakening, enabling you to take action if you so wish.

And Truth is exactly what I have been searching for, I’m so far down a rabbit whole there is no return! You see, the truth is, what I am about to tell you, I’d rather you not believe. I would rather you do some research, because believing is not the truth, only knowing is. The truth about what you might ask? The truth about the world we live in, the truth about who are we and why are we here? And how can we make a change!

I see this as a battle of consciousness, know who you truly are, liberate your mind, free yourselves from the system and get to the truth, we are amazing spirits with endless possibilities to create a world of love and peace.

Researching does not require much effort with the technology of the Internet, it’s not like you have to drag yourselves down to the library and sift through books to find the answers. At the press of a button, nearly all information you wish to study is on the World Wide Web! Note, things I talk about will not be found on TV, the media or in newspapers, for it is information that will awaken many souls! We are more than you could ever imagine, with endless possibilities to create a happy harmonious, peaceful life, world, and universe. We are spirit having a human experience, not the other way around. Everything in this entire universe is a vibration, vibrating on different levels. From the sun to the wind, a rock, a plant, an animal, a thought, a human being, we are all vibrating at different levels. Every thought we have is sending out to the universe a vibration, either in harmony or disharmony, we transmit and receive these vibrations which are all energy. Every thought we have controls the way we feel, how we act, and the creation of our lives. When you are thinking in a negative way, feeling down, or low, notice, that one bad thing after another happens, we say things like, what else can happen! It can’t get any worse! Let me tell you, yes it can! In the same way when you are thinking in a positive light, you feel happy, you feel grateful, or you feel love. Remember when you felt so in love, you felt you could move mountains, you were not even hungry, every day seemed wonderful and one great thing after another accrued. The few elite that govern our world are not our friends, the system, our schools, banks, and governments do a great disservice to us all. If you actually took the time to research the truth, you would find none of the systems have worked throughout history! Take a look at your life, look around the world you live in, does everything seem ok with you! Do you believe in religion? Will you research for true information, the facts that were hidden, and find out the truth on what was decided you should know and what you should not? Will you take the governments word that all the wars being fort, sending our loved ones to their deaths, is for a sovereign cause, or to attain more wealth for the elite? I started this write by saying that nothing in this world is what it seems, I could continue to talk about the system, this matrix of delusion we slumber in, it is not that I want to cause fear, for that is the very thing we need to let go of. I write to give you information so that you yourselves can research, thus en-

Ultimately, it’s all about choice, will you choose to believe all you are told, or, will you choose to find out truth, if not only to improve your life, how about your children? How about their children? Or maybe for humanity itself? Computer Revolution We’ve reached the peak of evolution Knowledge soaring, computer revolution We are wrapped in rapture, history now is old 2012, questions answered will unfold Knowledge is the key, no need for the library Anything you need to know At the press of a button, your mind will grow The internet is all knowledge More wisdom than your school or collage There are no excuses not to know Any questions answered are on show Right before your very eyes 2012 the big surprise Don’t you want to look and see? Are you too busy watching celebrities? Magic and mysteries are in the air Take off your blinkers, do you care? There are crazy FACTS that you don’t see Will not be broadcasted on TV Facts on the net will blow your mind Answers to peace on earth For all mankind! If you have any questions or need advice re this article you can email Simone. At simmac@live.co.uk Best Wishes All Abroaders! Simone Segal. Change Your Thoughts & You’ll Change your Life! Get INSPIRED! Get your copy of “The Gift…if only you knew!” At www.thegiftifonlyyouknew.com

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regarding vegetables.

pop back into the fridge.

It does seem that the majority like vegetables cooked lightly, a few do like them very well cooked, and there are a few that like the

1. Take a sheet of puff pastry cut to shape

Spanish Style of Vegetables. Keep sending

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your comments and questions about any-

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thing to do with food.

2. Slice a large tomato fairly thin. Place 2 or

Keeping on the vegetable theme you will

3 of the slices of tomato in the centre of the

see that our recipe this month is for Goats cheese tart. This is one of our most popular starters as it has a very light texture and yet is

pastry.

full of flavours. I adapt this simple recipe at home for a nice summer lunch. I dice onions red and green peppers courgette, aubergine and celery place on an oven tray coat with plenty of olive oil and sprinkle with a vegetable stock cube and season. I bake this

3.Now put on top of the tomato 2 or three

vegetable mix in the oven stirring, occasionally, at about 200 until the vegetables are start-

slices of goat’s cheese and season with salt

ing to get soft. I now stir in a spoon of pureed garlic.

and pepper egg wash the exposed pastry and

I then take a sheet of Puff pastry, Mercadona sell quite a good one, lay it on greaseproof on a baking tray. The vegetable mix goes on to the pastry leaving clear pastry of about an inch all the way around the edge. I now add things like cherry tomato feta cheese or goat’s cheese. Egg wash the exposed pastry and bake in the oven at 210 until the exposed pastry has risen and is starting to become dark.

cook in a 210 deg pre heated oven. Normally the top of the oven is best. 4. Depending on the oven it should take about 5 to 8 minutes but do not keep opening and closing the oven too often 5. The pastry will rise around the edge and

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We all have a moan at times about

as a waiter and is adept at teaching sports

life not being easy or just not go-

and music (he loves his singing) in an at-

ing our way but when you speak to someone like Angel Kouko it puts a lot of those things into very clear perspective. Angel was

tempt to find employment in tough times. I met up with him in June to talk about how things are going and to see if All Abroad and its readers could help. “All I need is a chance to show people what I can do,”

born in the Ivory Coast and was

Angel told me. “I’m willing to do any type

brought to Spain with his sister

of work but there are so few opportunities

by his father at the age of just six

for someone like myself,” he added.

years old following the death f his mother in his home state. Pretty soon his father had abandoned

So dear readers we’re looking to you for help. Can you find work for Angel? Perhaps like one of our kind readers last month (Else from Dona Pepa) you could employ

Angel and his eighteen year old

Angel for the day painting in the house and

sister to look after themselves.

moving around those electrical sockets of which there are never enough in Spanish

The six year old Angel found himself in Ali-

houses! Else was more than happy with

cante along with his sister and things were

the standard of his work and his attitude.

not easy for either of them. Eventually a

“He did a great job for me and I’ll be get-

friend’s mother managed to inform the au-

ting him back to help me paint the rest of

thorities of their plight and after initially

the place very soon,” she said.

being taken into care in Alicante Angel found his way to the Emaus kids’ home in

Although he speaks little English we can

Elche where he lived for the next twelve

always help with translation and commu-

years and this is where I met him in 2009

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Funnies....

Funny English Words with Quirky Logic There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in

century, and a muffin man is mentioned

hamburger.

at one point in her novel Persuasion. The

Have you noticed that there is neither

muffins sold at this period were made

apple nor pine in pineapple.

of yeasted dough and baked on a hot

A guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is

griddle.

it a pig. And there are no hogs in Hogmanay.

The etymology of the name is from moo-

And why is it that writers write but fin-

fin first used in 1703, derived from the

gers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce and

Low German Muffen, the plural of Muffe

hammers don’t ham?

meaning a small cake, or possibly with

You cannot buy boots in Boots nor virgins

some connection to the Old French mouf-

in Virgin. You cannot buy threshers in

flet meaning soft as said of bread.

Threshers and the Superdrug chain is a

Muffins may well originate as far back as

big disappointment.

the 10th century, yet the muffin became

Quicksand only works slowly

a fashionable bread during the 18th

If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn’t

century. By the beginning of the 19th

the plural of booth beeth?

century, there were dozens of muffin fac-

One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2

tories in existence, and the “muffin man”

meese?

was a common sight.

If teachers taught, why didn’t preachers praught?

Muffins are a quick-baking bread and

If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what

have become a tea-table staple. They are

does a humanitarian eat?

usually split, toasted, buttered and then

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

eaten with a savoury or sweet topping

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such as honey. French fries do not originate in France. Fries may well have originated in 19th century France. However, as with so

Words To Slip Into Conversation

many “inventions” / “discoveries” others make claims as well. Belgium has been

It’s not that these English words are

mentioned in this regard. Between the

funny, its just that Will and I chal-

wars the Americans began to eat fried

lenge you to include them in your

potato and for some reason referred to

repertoire and slip them into conver-

them as French fries. Will the truth ever

sation.

be known? Imbue: to dye; to instill profoundly. English muffins weren’t invented in Eng-

Spoony: foolishly or sentimentally in love.

land.

Visage: the face; also, appearance;

As for English muffins: it appears that in

aspect.

the USA muffins are known as ‘English’

Sapient: wise; sage; discerning.

muffins. Incidentally, Guy wonders if this

Quiddity: the essence or nature of a

naming phenomenon is more widespread,

thing.

because in Wales we have what English

Exegete: one who explains or interprets

speakers call ‘Welsh cakes’, but indig-

difficult parts of written works.

enous old-timer call them ‘Round cakes’.

Sine qua non: an indispensable thing. Sesquipedalian: (of words) long; having

Back to the English muffins, I refer you

many syllables.

to this excerpt from Wikipedia: An old

Predilection: an established preference.

English nursery rhyme, “The Muffin Man”,

Grandee: a man of elevated rank or sta-

describes a door-to-door purveyor of

tion; a nobleman.

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I am intolerant of those with food intolerances. After arriving in Spain late on the Saturday, the Mother wanted to Seriously, in the year 2014 it seems that every 3rd person deems

take us out for a meal to say thank you for picking her up from

it the height of fashion to be Gluto-Lacto-Ovo-Bovo-Sucro intoler-

the airport. We explained that as she didn’t visit us every week, it

ant, and to be frank it gives me the runs.

would only be fair that she chose where we went for lunch.

Growing up in the 1970s I had the fortune/misfortune to have

Maybe seafood? : Living only 20 mins away from the Costa, and

been brought up by parents who were in turn brought up in the

possibly the finest and freshest fish this side of Galicia would be an

shadow of ration books and powdered egg.

idea?

Don’t finish your main course and you don’t get any pudding:

Paella or Fiduea perhaps? : Valencia being the home of Paella,

simple but effective.

where could be better to enjoy such a traditional dish?

And I can never recall as a snotty-nosed 6 year old in 1979, that any of my mates queuing for their spotted Dick at School would

Possibly Putchero? : An unusual twist on a typical Sunday lunch,

ask the Dinner Ladies if the custard contained egg or aspartame.

and therefore not something she might enjoy every day?

So why now?

A nice Tapas bar? : Why not try a range of different uniquely Span-

A couple of years ago the Mrs jumped on the bandwagon and went

ish foods?

for food intolerance testing on nothing more than a whim. She didn’t feel under the weather at the time but fell for the hype that

Grilled Lamb or Rabbit maybe? : Cooked over an open Orangewood

unless she required just 4 hours sleep a night, or ran a Marathon

fire - one of the rustic specialities in the many Ventas in the Moun-

every weekend, then there must be something wrong with her.

tains overlooking our town?

So she went for a few needles sticking in her arm, and spat on a

Nope: The Mother explained that she had a craving for Fish and

few bits of litmus paper and the quack decided that she had intol-

Chips.

erance to “Cheese, Dairy, Carbs and Alcohol”. Quite possibly the only food which is not widely available in our So intolerant to around 75% of most people’s average diet - and

corner of Spain – and on the rare occasions when it is, the quality

oddly enough the exact same diagnosis that 7 other people who

is dubious at best. Also, at home in the UK she lives within striking

we knew to receive the testing got.

distance of at least 3 high quality Chippies, and can therefore enjoy a decent Chippy Tea whenever she liked – but no, she

So 6 weeks of arsing around with a restricted diet, and messing

explained she had craving for Fish and Chips. Or ‘Baccalao con

around slowly introducing foods to ‘rebalance her body’, we found

patatas fritas y puree de guisantes’ if you like.

that she felt the sum total of no better at all. I would bet my spleen that if I were to visit her in UK and suggest So that’s why I find it so refreshing to eat in a Spanish Restaurant

that we went out for a Paella for Sunday lunch she would ques-

- better still a Menu del Dia at home-cooked take-it-or-leave-it bar.

tion both my logic and my sanity. The availability of such a dish would be A) Highly unlikely and B) In the event of something being

A vegetarian would find dining out challenging: The eponymous

found, be both overpriced and barely edible.

green V rarely appears on a Spanish menu. So surely the same rules apply here as well? But no, she would not So I’m just wondering how a small-town local bar would deal with

be swayed.

a potential diner who didn’t eat Ham, was allergic to eggs and was Dairy and Gluten intolerant.

Had she been living in Spain for 6 months I might have understood, but having only set foot off the plane 24 hours earlier and

Probably the same way any decent restaurateur should.

with barely 5 days until she would be back at home you would have questioned her strength of resolve, but hey, the Mrs and I set off with heavy heart and sense of foreboding to find ‘Garry Rams-

A couple of years back my Mother popped over to Spain for

dens’ or ‘Fryer Tuck’s’.

one of her regular visits / inspection trips. Frozen fish, frozen Potato ‘fries’ as opposed to chips, mushy batter Typically she would stay about a week and the Mrs and I would

and fried in olive oil does not a decent Chippy make, and the Moth-

take the time to have a few days to chill out and take her here and

er actually had the temerity to be surprised when it fell below her

there so we could all have a bit of a break.

exacting standards.

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1. What happened in 1961 that will not happen again for over 4000 years? 2. Three working women have different careers. If only one of statements 1, 2 and 3 are true, can you tell whether or not Mary is a nurse? 1. This statement is only true if statement 5 is false. 2. This statement is true if statements 4 or 5, or both 4 and 5 are true. 3. This statement is false only if both statements 6 and 1 are true. 4. Mary is a nurse 5. Karen is an artist. 6. Sarah is a photographer. 3. Foward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? 4. I have four of these, With matching extremities. They can do many things, And hardly ever bring me pain. Unless I stick them with a pin, Or burn them sometimes when... What is it that I can wiggle at will? And use in other means still? 5. I go around in circles, But always straight ahead Never complain, No matter where I am led.

1. The year’s date reads the same when turned upside down. That will not happen again until 6009 2. Mary is not a nurse. The way to solve this riddle, is to consider statements 4, 5, and 6 and create a chart of all possible true and false answers. Next, fill in the chart according to statements 1 through 3. You will discover that there is only one line where only one of statements one, two and three are true. Thus, it is determined that: Statement 4 and 5 are false and statement 6 is true. 3. The word Ton. 4. Fingers 5. A wheel. SOLUTIONS:

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Across 1. Usage fee 5. Ponders 10. Nursery items 14. Nabisco product 15. Son of Cain 16. Halo 17. Keep out of... 20. Hawkeye State 21. Supervise 22. Gee preceder 25. It stretched from Germany to China 27. Map abbreviation 28. “___ de Lune” (Debussy) 30. The first of a famous trio 32. Religion founded 5th century AD 36. Telephone (slang) 37. A meal 39. Beer type 40. Do not puncture... 43. Janis ___ (singer) 44. Overthrows 45. Fog 46. Part of a brooch 48. Actress Winger, to friends 49. A swindle 50. Globe 52. Il ___ (Mussolini) 54. Needlefish 55. Fatigues 59. Mechanical repetition 61. ...are closer than they appear 66. Not written 67. Concur 68. Small amount 69. Rowboat 70. Commence 71. Night light

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1. Rocky hill 2. Pay dirt 3. Field 4. Places 5. Catcalls? 6. Let loose 7. Interest group, abbr. 8. Nymph who missed Narcissus 9. Hindu god, ‘The Destroyer’ 10. San Diego players 11. Smokey to Simone 12. Family ___ 13. Reasonable 18. Happy ___ 19. Actor Joseph Gordon-___ 22. Imitative 23. Like Brussels lace 24. Wheat meal 26. Matured 29. Stopping place 31. 60s draft dodger, perhaps © 2006 dave fisher 33. Tying 34. U.S. acquisition of 1867 35. Trusted guide 37. Tear 38. Stockholm’s airline 41. Containing copper 42. Flightless bird 47. To a great degree 49. You ___ would! (Sure!) 51. Greek letters 53. One is Halley’s 55. Ash, for instance 56. Longest river in Spain 57. Open a crack 58. High ranking NCO 60. ___ Brockovich 62. A Gershwin 63. Future flounder 64. ___ 60 (stat) 65. Sought election

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1. With 1 down, chocolate bar 4. Arroyo in Arabia 8. Fishhawk 14. Kerfuffle 15. Verily 16. Light sleeper’s complaint 17. Evasive language? 19. Morissette 20. Spotted 21. Henry’s Ann 23. Half man, half goat 25. Wapiti 26. Season 29. Betray? 32. Gasoline additive, once 33. Frosted 34. Jeer 35. Sergeant __ 37. Small birds 38. Sinewy 39. Thrown into ecstacy 42. Nemesis 43. Name on a specimen 46. Yucky stuff 47. Mole? 50. Woodwinds 52. Opposite of fast 53. Flues 54. Some are false 56. Otherwise 57. Comprehension 59. Quick march? 63. Stole a glance 64. Sacred bird of Egypt 65. __ Dolorosa 66. Emphasize 67. Ambulance crew 68. URL ending, maybe

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1. See 1 across 2. Ore. neighbor 3. Novelist Leo 4. __ Down 5. Start of a famous palindrome 6. Singer Shannon 7. Pattern for Rorschach 8. Roundish 9. Cobbler’s inventory 10. Good baseball action? 11. Not as thick 12. Major record label 13. “Owner of a Lonely Heart” group 18. Openers 22. Approves 23. High school subj. 24. A rainbow, for example 25. Son of Aphrodite 27. Overhead item 28. Newspaper VIPs 30. Terra __ 31. Louis or Paul 36. Bald, in a way 37. Delayed reaction? 38. Desire 39. It could be inflated 40. Hob__ 41. Early riser 42. __ Boys 43. Hoodwink 44. Canadian prov. 45. Aliens, briefly 48. Come down with 49. Sudden blow 51. Japanese wines 55. Cincinatti players 56. Give out 57. ‘Brown’ company 58. Stroke 60. Co. in Armonk, NY 61. Day or night opening 62. Huguenot’s H2O

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Firstly I would like to thank everyone for their support during May when I died my hair pink for cancer research I honestly can’t express how grateful I am to you all. I am very pleased to say that during May, with your help I have managed to raise 1903 euros. This money will now be donated to the pink ladies in association with aecc in support of cancer research not just in my name but in the name the residents of Gran Alicant. Thank you once again, and don’t worry this isn’t the last you will hear of me I already have something planned for next year for the lion heart foundation (children’s cancer) Take care all Jessica West Farmacia Gran Alacant

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we attract thousands of visitors to this event packed with inspiration, information, concept features, talks and demonstrations. Along with our Celebrity status, joining us at the Show is the marvellous Mark Stacey, the UK TV’s top antiques valuer, from shows such as Antiques Road Trip, Flog it! and Bargain Hunt, with our Cash in the Underbuild stand for antique valuations, Mark will also be hosting a ‘Celeb Chat’ and lending a helping hand in our new cooking feature the Costa’s Cook Off! Very soon we will be calling all chefs to participate in this new fun feature concept similar to Ready Steady Cook, but Costa Blanca style! We will also be announcing the popular Art Competition for our local talented artists in the next few weeks............The Selection Box of goodies for the visitors to be won is also being worked on, along with other fantastic prizes and give away’s! GM Promotions are delighted to announce that we have even more ingredients than ever before to ensure that we give the visitors a great Show experience so our local businesses can really interact by promoting essential products and services, by giving out vital information and inspiration! So the countdown is now on as we create even more fun and feature concepts to these events, to be part of our winning formula and to book your position for October 15th & 16th contact us now on 634 399 125, gina@gmpromotions.es, Facebook: Homes Gardens and Lifestyle Show or visit www.gmpromotions.es The Homes gardens & Lifestyle Show is looking forward to blooming into action very soon!

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SUNDAY Aguas de Busot, Benidorm (Rastro), Busot, Elche (Plaza del Raval handicrafts market), La Alguena, La Matanza, La Murada de los Vicentes, La Nucia (Rastro), Pedreguer (Rastro) and Torremanzanas.

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