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Cala Ratjada resident on al-Qaeda charges By Nicole Hallett Nicole@euroweeklynews.com A CUBAN citizen has been arrested in Cala Ratjada (Capdepera) accused of being a member of terrorist group al-Qaeda. During a search of his home on Calle Ca Na Serreta several laptops, external hard drives, USB sticks and SD cards were seized and are currently being examined.
The detainee was taken by helicopter to the National Court in Madrid for questioning. Jose Ernesto Feliu Mora, otherwise known as Khalid Siyf Allahu Almaslul, had undergone a process of radicalization in recent years, according to the Ministry of Interior. Investigations into his
al-Qaeda involvement began in 2010 when a ‘suspicious’ email was intercepted in which Jose Ernesto contacted leading Islamic fundamentalists. He was put under discreet surveillance, which saw his messages on the internet becoming increasingly more radical. The accused had apparently accessed several channels that ran up to 1,120 Youtube radical videos, most of In this photo which were selfthe model produced. displays Jose Ernesto lived part of the with his mother latest and younger collection by brother and worked in hotels in the area Maria Ke as a waiter and Fisherman. receptionist. In addition to Spanish, he speaks fluent German and offers himself as an English and Arabic language professor on the internet. He has no previous police record, but was recognised by police as he had previously taken pictures of officers, claiming that he was a journalist, Fashion Week, which according to media closed on Tuesday. reports.
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Sunken crane A LARGE truck sank through the pavement at the end of Avenida del Coco in Lloseta as it was preparing to load a bulldozer that was located on the other side of the wall. It took two other cranes to lift the truck out of the hole during which time the road was closed to traffic for three hours.
Drowning AN elderly German woman drowned off the shore of Santa Ponça beach in Calvia. A lifeguard was unable to revive her.
Complaints CITIZEN complaints received by Palma Town Hall reached a record high in August, exceeding those in July by 50 per cent and doubling those in August last year.
Rustic hash A 60-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly growing 195 marihuana plants on a rustic plot in Llucmajor. The plantation was spotted by an army helicopter.
Boat fire TWO people on board a recreational boat had to be rescued after it caught fire 38 miles west of Cape Formentor.
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FIFTY representatives from four unions gathered outside the Department of Education, Culture and Universities headquarters in Palma. This comes in the wake of impending cuts to the
general of the union CCOO. “The increase in teaching hours means reducing the number of teachers, which inevitably affect remedial classes, vocational training programmes and mentoring. Meanwhile the secretary general of union STEI-I, Gabriel Caldentey said that “about 400 interns will be left without work due to this measure.� The general secretary of union FETE-UGT, Carme Santamaria, has asked the Govern to meet with the unions to discuss issues including changes in language teaching and anything that will ‘lead to a decline in the quality of teaching.’ “We want what we were promised in President Jose Ramon Bauza’s election campaign: an education MALLORCA ROCKS finished their successful 17 week run with a highway,� said ANPEgig headlining new rockers on the block, The View (pictured). Baleares president Next year’s tickets are already on sale. Antonio Martorell.
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Woman dies in collision A 22-YEAR-old woman died in a collision between two cars on the Santa Eulalia road in Ibiza. The 45-year-old driver of the other vehicle only sustained light injuries.
Teens arrested TWO 17-year-old boys were arrested in Son Ferroil after police determined that the three boxes they were carrying contained marijuana plants.
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Why Spain is best for the children CHILDREN are better brought up in Spain than they are in Britain. Families across Spain, irrespective of social class or race, focus more time on their children, including during mealand play-times, than they do in the UK. Frequently in the UK youngsters are merely just left to their own devices as parents work longer hours and become ‘too tired’ to play with their children. In turn, they then discover they can no longer control them. While in Spain fathers tended to also
Nigerian funeral THE funeral of Efosa Okosun - the Nigerian man who died after falling from a building in Son Gotleu prompting street riots between gypsies and Nigerians takes place tomorrow (Friday) at 8pm at San Jose Obrero de Son Gotleu parish church.
Breath tests OUT of 1,246 alcohol breath tests conducted in Mallorca over the weekend, 73 people were fined and six arrested for being over the legal limit.
Fatal crash A WOMAN died in a collision between her car and a bus on the MA199 by Llucmajor a Campos.
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work long hours, children enjoyed more attention from their mothers and wider family circle. Through working long hours, many British parents tend to trap their children in a cycle of ‘compulsive consumerism’ by showering them with toys and designer labels instead of spending quality time with them, a United Nations report has found. The report by Unicef, the children’s agency, warns materialism dominates family life in Britain much more than in
Spain or Sweden as parents ‘pointlessly’ amass goods for their children to compensate for their long working hours. Households in the UK increasingly use television as a ‘babysitter’, with children’s bedrooms additionally becoming ‘media bed-sits’ with computers, games consoles and widescreen TVs taking the place of dolls houses or model planes. While parents said they felt compelled into buying more, the children
themselves said spending time with their families made them happier. Researchers found that consumerism was less deeply embedded in Sweden and Spain - also covered in the report with each ranking significantly higher than the UK for the well-being of children. In Sweden, family time was embedded into the ‘natural rhythm’ of daily life with parents sharing mealtimes, fishing trips, sporting events or evenings in with their children.
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Theatre Festival THE Consell de Mallorca has pledged its economic support for the Manacor Theatre Festival. It will pay the €42,500 still outstanding from 2010.
Spanish men go big on skincare and fragrances
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By Business Editor Brendan Small SPANISH men have an increasing infatuation with skincare products. While wives, partners and girlfriends once dominated the space on bathroom shelves and dressing tables with creams and lotions, men - particularly the Spanish - are now taking over with products for themselves. A survey of the Big 5 European countries sees Spanish men spend a whopping €61.7 per head on skincare and fragrances. In money terms, the annual spend increased from €29 million to €51 million, a staggering 76 per cent, between 2005 and 2010. While the biggest European spend last year was €130 million in Germany, given the larger population, German men do not splash out as much per head on grooming products as the Spanish. The sweet-smelling secret of Spain’s men of fragrance is revealed in the 2011 report on Men’s Grooming Europe - by Mintel, an independent provider of worldleading market intelligence with offices in Europe, the Far East, America and Australia. The report stresses that while skincare sales are booming, the European market for shaving products and razors has remained largely stagnant. Projections indicate that 65 per cent of European men consider their appearance important, and 48 per cent admit their top desire is to look attractive and well groomed. Only 15 per cent feel that while it is acceptable for women to use skincare products, it is unacceptable for
2 die in ambulance crash TWO people died in Los Molares, Sevilla, when the ambulance in which they were travelling was involved in an accident. The victims are a man and a woman in their 70s. The ambulance overturned on the A-375 between Utrera (Sevilla) and Puerto Serrano in Cadiz. The ambulance driver was also injured and had to be taken to hospital.
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Sweet smell of success: Heartthrob Enrique Iglesias is among Spanish celebrities who endorse men’s grooming products. males to do so. The Big 5 European countries covered in the report are Spain, Germany, the UK, France and Italy, with Italian men spending the least on grooming at € 41.5 per head. Meanwhile, in the UK, 3,700 new male grooming products hit the shelves, ensuring choice galore.
No place for leggy Paula PAULA GUILLO, the 22-year-old leggy Miss España, was not placed in the Miss Universe finals in Brazil in which Miss Angola took the honours. Paula, a 1.81m beauty from Costa Blanca, was a 66-1 outsider.
SECOND-HAND car sales association PIMECO has requested that the website of Anuntis-segunda mano SL be investigated to ensure that it is operating legally in the Balearic Islands.
Plants seized A 38-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in Algaida after a marijuana plantation was discovered in his garden. Around 50kg of plants were seized.
€17.3m loan PALMA City Hall has approved the taking out of a €17.3m loan to pay its more than 2,200 bills.
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Rape claim is bogus says richest man in Arab world By Staff Reporter THE accusation that the richest man in the Arab world, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, raped a Spanish woman on a luxury yacht off Ibiza three years ago has been refuted in an official document. The documents include a full travel agenda, passport visa stamps and witness statements about the prince’s whereabouts which show that the prince was not in Ibiza in August 2008 when the incident supposedly took place. The 20-year-old model Soraya said she was drugged at an Ibiza nightclub and taken to the yacht and raped. Accusations were “completely and utterly
false” said a spokeswoman for the prince’s company last week. “The prince did not charter a yacht in Ibiza or take his own yacht there at the time the model said she was assaulted. “Neither the prince nor his lawyers have ever been contacted by the court in Spain,” the spokeswoman said. “However, we have widely disseminated this documentation into the public record, and certainly expect that Spanish authorities now have full access to these materials.” The case was originally closed in July 2010 by an Ibiza judge due to lack of evidence but the decision has since been appealed. Traces of semen were
collected when the woman reported the incident to the police. “Instead of documents, the prince should simply provide a DNA sample if he wants to close this matter,” said Javier Beloqui, one of Soraya’s lawyers, according to a New York Times report. Billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud is the largest individual stakeholder in Citigroup and the second-largest investor in the News Corporation, among other holdings. Forbes valued his fortune this year at $19.4 billion (€14.2bn), making him the 26th richest man in the world. He is also the nephew of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
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Sausage ad banned THE Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned the screening of a Tesco sausage advert, ruling that it was ‘misleading’ to consumers, as it featured pigs in a picturesque rural field.
Best pub A COUNTRY pub in rural England with traditional British fare has been named the best in Britain. The Feathers Inn has views of the Northumberland and Tyneside countryside.
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A MIDDLE-AGED woman was arrested after taking a passenger ferry moored in Dartmouth, Devon, for a ride while she was drunk.
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Man tried to open plane door during flight to Newcastle A BRITISH man onboard a flight from Palma de Mallorca to Newcastle allegedly tried to open the emergency door of the plane 45-mintues after take-off. The 22-year-old was
restrained by Thomson Airways cabin crew. “He behaved in an aggressive manner towards other passengers,” said the airline. As a result of the disturbance the pilot chose to make an
emergency landing at London Gatwick airport were the man was arrested. The flight then continued its journey to Newcastle where it arrived three hours later, according to police sources.
“We would like to reassure passengers that it is not possible for passengers to open the door while the plane is in flight due to cabin pressure. An incident of this nature is extremely rare and security is
SPAIN’S 85-year-old Duchess of Alba – possibly the richest woman in Spain – clearly believes that love is worth more than money. The saga of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart’s love affair with a 60-year-old civil servant, Alfonso Diez, confirms that the course of true love never did run smooth and her path was cleared only by splitting her considerable fortune between her six children. The soap opera
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also King Juan Carlos opposed the match, Time described her as “the woman who gets what she wants.” Her first marriage was to the Duke of Sotomayor, the father of her six children, who died in 1972. The celebrations surrounding their 1947 wedding were so extravagant they quite overshadowed the marriage of the then Princess Elizabeth to Philip Mountbatten, according to The Times.
The Duchess’s second husband, the writer and former Jesuit priest Jesus Aguirre whom she married in 1978 was 11 years her junior and they were happily married until his death in 2001. Now it is the turn of Alfonso Diez, who on October 5 will become the consort of Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva – the woman who always gets what she wants.
our priority.” Nobody was injured and no weapons were used during the incident, a spokesman for Sussex Police confirmed. A female passenger suffered a panic attack during the incident. The young man from Northumberland County repeatedly shouted “its okay, we are only in a flight simulator,” according to witnesses. “The plane began to move and I thought we were going to plummet,” said one passenger. “Friends of the man tried to grab him, but failed. “Then suddenly somebody appeared out of nowhere and hit him on the head. “As soon as the plane landed, six police officers came onboard and arrested him.” “I was terrified, but the cabin crew behaved like a charm,” said another passenger. “The pilot told me that in 20years in the profession, he had never seen anything like it.”
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Stat of week SUBSIDIARIES in Spain of foreign companies accounted for 22.5% of the business in the industrial and services sectors in 2009, new figures show.
• EMPLOYMENT in Spain showed quarterly growth for the first time since 2008 (0.4 per cent), the European Statistics Agency, EUROSTAT, figures show. This growth is higher than both the average recorded by the countries forming the European Union (0.2 per cent) and the average of those that make up the Eurozone (0.3 per cent).
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• SPAIN’S economy will grow by 1.3 per cent this year, according to Finance Minster Elena Salgado, more optimistic than the forecasts by the IMF (0.7 per cent growth) and the European Commission (0.8 per cent).
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• THE number of foreign residents affiliated to Spain’s Social Security fell for the second consecutive month in August, according to Employment Ministry figures. At month-end, there were 1.83 million foreign contributors (10.45 per cent of Spain’s total), 19,715 fewer than in July. • WITH a bid of €55 million, Spain’s Capsa, the company that makes Central Lechera Asturiana, is the most likely to purchase popular Spanish chocolate-flavoured milk company Cacaolat, according to recent reports in the Spanish press.
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Well-heeled Spaniards face taxing road ahead By Business Editor Brendan Small SPAIN is to target 160,000 people - 143,000 of them millionaires - with its reinstated wealth tax. The tax, abolished in 2008 and restored at last Friday’s Cabinet meeting, will be paid by anyone with personal wealth of more than €700,000. The new version will affect fewer than in 2007 when the tax applied to anyone with more than €108,000 in assets, excluding first residence Minister Jose Blanco announced the reinstated ‘wealth and debts. That year - the last time move, especially when 80 This was the sharpest fall wealth tax was collected - per cent of fiscal fraud in ever registered in Spain almost one million people Spain corresponded to the and one of the worst had to pay up. A total of greatest fortunes. 94,066 people declared Spain’s mega-rich assets of billionaires €1 million or 160,000 people in apart - and more and of Spain – 143,000 of they, too, have these 1,618 assets them millionaires – seen had more diminish - many to pay new tax than €10 who once paid million. the tax will no Just 4 per cent of longer need to. Spaniards currently earn By the end of 2008 the more than €60,000 a year number of Spaniards worth and only 266,000 have an more than €1 million income of more than (excluding debts, first €96,000 a year. The residence and material 160,000 who will now be assets) fell to 127,000 taxed was a minute compared to 160,000 in proportion of Spain’s 2007, reported Merrill population of 46 million, Lynch and Capgemini complained critics of the Wealth Management.
Spain snatches Yorkshire’s crown SPAIN was voted Europe’s Leading Marketing Campaign 2011. This was revealed at the Europe Gala of the 18th World Travel Awards - voted for by travel agents worldwide - held at the Cornelia Diamond Golf resort and Spa in Atalaya, Turkey. The Spanish Institute of Tourism’s ‘Spain, a country to share’ campaign was picked over rival nominees which included Tourism Ireland’s ‘Discover Ireland’ promotion. Last year, the winner of this category was ‘Welcome to Yorkshire’. Next week: Spain’s leading hotels
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But, while some investors, shell-shocked by the recession, took their money elsewhere in 2009, others seized the moment. Making the most of the changed circumstances, many played the stock exchange and made profits. The number of Spain’s wealthy began to rise, according to Merrill Lynch, until it reached the 160,000 who will, the government hopes, be prepared for the privilege of being rich. Meanwhile, the UK is to hire additional 2,000 tax inspectors to police the super-rich, a government official revealed.
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UK moves to embargo Briton’s home in Spain A BRITISH family, resident in Spain and living near Granada, were surprised to receive notice from the Spanish tax agency to pay a tax debt of €15,000 owed to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or face a seizure order on their Spanish property. The notice did not specify the exact nature of the debt but noted that it was an estimated value, which further surprised the British family. They sought legal advice from their Spanish lawyer, hoping to find a way to challenge the order from the Agencia Tributaria (AT). They were further dismayed to learn that the AT was acting only as an intermediary for the UK tax authorities, that is, the AT was co-operating with the UK. It received notice from HMRC that a Briton residing in Spain was calculated to owe so much You and the money and would they carry Law in Spain out the UK order to collect it or By David Searl proceed against the debtor’s property as identified in the order. Their lawyer told them that there was little to be done in Spain because the AT simply acted on instructions from the UK. If they wished to dispute the order, they would have to do this directly with HMRC. If they demonstrated to HMRC that an error had been made, the British tax authorities would then order the Spanish tax agency to drop the matter. He noted that such international orders had been extremely rare in the past but that their frequency was increasing. We are reminded of several recent high-profile cases in the reverse sense, where the Spanish taxman has requested the British taxman to act against Britons’ property in the UK, as a result of unpaid mortgages in Spain. These cases were widely covered in the UK press. It is surely true that there are many more cases of British citizens owing tax money to Spain than there are of Brits in Spain owing UK tax, so it seems only fair that the Spanish taxman should co-operate in turn. BE WARNED! The tax authorities of both countries are effectively communicating with each other. David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers. You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.
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Under 25s account for most jobs lost in last three years EIGHT in 10 jobs lost in the past three years of economic recession in Spain belonged to under 25s. This was revealed by workers union CCOO, which
added that this explained why the unemployment rate for this age group is 41.6 per cent, more than double the EU average of 20 per cent.
Javier Pueyo (CCOO) described the current job market situation faced by Spain’s young workers as ‘scandalous’.
Europe, oh Europe, wherefore art thou? THE entire euro concept is in turmoil. There is more than a hint of panic in the air as no authority, governmental or financial, appears willing to take the reins. Meetings and aired opinions are the order of the day, but no-one is ready to accept responsibility for what might easily turn out to be the ‘twilight of the gods’ for the European Dream. There seems to be an almost total lack of direction, and the shareprice free-for-all being suffered by the stock markets of the world is a reflection of this. The long-running saga of whether more money should be made available to the cash-strapped Greek government is being overtaken now by the fear that Greece is heading for bankruptcy. Joaquin Almunia, once a pretender to the throne of Spanish socialist party PSOE and now serving on the European Commission, appeared on television recently, almost in a sweat at the very idea that it might come to that. “Greek bankruptcy,” he said, “and what that would mean, could have almost unimaginable
Joaquin Almunia’s comments about ‘unimaginable results’ if Greece goes bankrupt did nothing to calm the markets.
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results;” a comment that did nothing to calm the markets. Then, Barroso, President of the European Commission, popped up to resurrect the plan for issuing ‘Eurobonds’, backed by all the eurozone countries, and which would be used to
cover the debts of the weaker economies. A good idea? Well, perhaps. After all, even George Soros, the international financier, seems to thinks so. They might even work in the short term, until the aforesaid weaker economies realise they can rack up as much debt as they like without having to face the music, so to speak. “Ah, but we’ve thought of that,” said Barroso,
“and we shall arrange things so that those states demonstrating financial acumen will be in receipt of the best terms, whilst the profligates will be castigated by having to pay more.” “Hm,” say the Germans, “and how will that help in the long-term? The countries with the worst records will still be protected by Eurobonds, and so the merry-goround will continue.”
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Tax on rental income Where the property is to be let, the rental income is taxable in Spain, regardless of your residence status. Spanish residents will pay tax on the income and any rental
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www.euroweeklynews.com IF you own or are thinking of buying property here in Spain, you need to be aware of all the tax implications and what your tax liabilities are, both in Spain and your home country if you are not resident here. On buying the property, there will be purchase tax (ITP) at 7% or 8% depending on the particular region. On new properties acquired from a developer there is no ITP but Spanish IVA (VAT) at 8% is normally payable. In August 2011, the government announced that the VAT rate on new housing had been cut from 8% to 4% until 31st December this year to aid the construction sector. If a residential property, IBI tax (equivalent to UK council tax) is paid by the person who occupies it on the 1st January in any year (you, if it is a holiday home or only rented for short lets). IBI is calculated on the basis of the notional rental value (valor catastral) of your property, multiplied by the tax rate fixed in your locality. There may also be other local taxes raised annually by the town hall, which can incur a 20% penalty if unpaid by the due date.
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income from abroad at the progressive scale rates from 24% to 45% (47% in Andalucia and 49% in Cataluña). There is a reduction of 60% available against net rental income applicable to long-term lets which would normally be for at least one year in duration. Non-Spanish residents are taxed at 24% on the gross income. The tenant is obliged to withhold 24% from the rent and pay it to the Spanish tax authorities. Where the property is not used as your main home, a purely notional income is deemed to arise for periods where the property is not actually let, normally based on 2% of the valor catastral as shown in the IBI notice for the year, taxed at the scale rates for Spanish residents, and 24% for non-residents. If you are UK resident, the income will also be taxable in
the UK. Both countries will apply their own rules to calculate the tax, so the taxable amount is likely to be different in each country. You can offset the Spanish tax actually paid against the UK liability to avoid double taxation, but if the UK tax is higher, further tax will be due in the UK. Capital gains tax Looking ahead, when you eventually come to sell your Spanish property, capital gains tax will be due on the gain, at 19% on the first €6,000 and 21% on the balance. Spanish residents will have to add in other gains and investment income when calculating the tax due. For Spanish residents, gains on disposal of the main home are exempt where you have lived in the property for at least three years and you are: 1. Over the age of 65; or 2. The full proceeds of sale (i.e. the selling price) are reinvested in a new main home within a certain period. There is also a local tax known as the ‘Plusvalia’ and raised in urban areas on the
growth in the value of land, and which is allowed as a cost of disposal in calculating the mainstream capital gains tax. For UK residents, the gain would be taxable in the UK, but as with rental income, under the terms of the double tax treaty, any tax paid in Spain by UK residents can be credited against the tax due in the UK. Taxes on death If you die owning the property, or gift it during your lifetime, Spanish succession tax will apply, regardless of your residence position. If non-resident in Spain or you have lived here for less than five years as a declared resident, the State rules will apply, and these are not generous – spouses and children are entitled to a deduction of just under €16,000 per beneficiary, and pay tax at progressive rates from 7.65% to 34% on the excess. Taxes are much higher for unrelated individuals, such as unmarried partners or stepchildren, especially if they have a high net worth.
If Spanish resident, each Autonomous Region can set its own rates and exemptions, and in some regions, succession tax has been significantly reduced. Taking advice from someone who understands the Spanish implications (and also the UK implications if you remain UK resident) can help you mitigate taxes. Speak to a tax and wealth management firm like Blevins Franks with experience of reducing taxation in Spain to be confident both that you are not paying more tax than is necessary and that you will not get caught out with an unexpected tax bill. The tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual must take personalised advice.
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Admiral Group
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ARM Holdings
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AstraZeneca
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Autonomy Corp.
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Aviva
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BA Boeing Co
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CSCO Cisco Systems Inc
16.51
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-0.09
-0.50%
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PG Procter & Gamble Co
63.81
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TRV Travelers Companies Inc
49.90
-0.71
-1.40%
4.2M
UTX United Technologies Corp
75.55
+0.05
+0.07%
5.3M
VZ Verizon Communications Inc WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc DIS Walt Disney Co
CHANGE -10.00
% C H G. -1.96
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British Sky Broadcasting
679.00
-9.00
-1.31
2.65M
BT Group
170.90
-4.90
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Burberry Group
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Cairn Energy
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Most Declined Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. CNinsure Inc. Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. First Security Group, Inc. Gentiva Health Services, Inc. Westwood One, Inc. Shore Bancshares Inc Providence and Worcester Railroad Thomas Properties Group, Inc. 1-800 FLOWERS.COM, Inc. MGP Ingredients, Inc. TransAct Technologies Incorporated Cadiz, Inc.
$12.30 $9.25 $7.31 $3.975 $3.07 $6.29 $3.52 $4.47 $12.37 $2.53 $2.32 $5.97 $8.13 $9.00
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-3.45
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33.42
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-6.65
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Lonmin
1,166.00
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Man Group
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Marks & Spencer Group
328.70
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-1.88
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Morrison (Wm) Super.
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0.30
0.10
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National Grid
626.00
5.50
0.89
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Next Old Mutual
112.70
-3.10
-2.68
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Pearson
1,136.00
-2.00
-0.18
2.73M
Petrofac
1,361.00
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586.50
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Randgold Resources
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1.58
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Reckitt Benckiser
Prudential
3,270.00
-28.00
-0.85
0.76M
Reed Elsevier
489.50
-7.90
-1.59
3.74M
Resolution
246.00
-6.20
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REXAM
322.60
-10.50
-3.15
2.57M
3,505.00
-120.00
-3.31
4.38M
607.50
-12.50
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4.78M
Rio Tinto Rolls-Royce Holdings Royal Bank of Scotland
22.88
-1.39
-5.73
84.84M
2,081.50
-30.50
-1.44
2.98M
112.50
-1.70
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2,190.00
-45.00
-2.01
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Sage Group (The)
257.20
-5.70
-2.17
2.25M
Sainsbury (J)
280.60
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Royal Dutch Shell RSA Insurance Group SABMiller
Schroders
1,288.00
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0.36M
Scottish & Southern E. 1,287.00
-14.00
-1.08
2.33M
Serco Group
504.00
-11.50
-2.23
0.70M
Severn Trent
1,475.00
-13.00
-0.87
0.39M
Shire
1,985.00
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Smith & Nephew
592.00
0.00
0.00
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Smiths Group
953.00
-28.00
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0.74M
1,337.00
-39.00
-2.83
3.24M
192.50
-4.80
-2.43
2.65M
Standard Chartered Standard Life Tate & Lyle
603.50
-8.00
-1.31
0.79M
Tesco
367.75
-6.05
-1.62
9.32M
Tullow Oil
1,364.00
-31.00
-2.22
1.61M
Unilever
1,948.00
-10.00
-0.51
2.98M 1.28M
United Utilities Group Vedanta Resources Vodafone Group Weir Group
601.00
-1.50
-0.25
1,328.00
-94.00
-6.61
1.00M
161.15
-2.75
-1.68
84.11M
1,782.00
-63.00
-3.41
0.60M
Whitbread
1,609.00
-32.00
-1.95
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Wolseley
1,507.00
-35.00
-2.27
1.02M
Wood Group (John)
553.00
-18.50
-3.24
1.28M
WPP
616.00
-12.50
-1.99
2.87M
Xstrata
970.50
-70.50
-6.77
12.68M
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Politicians should set a good example THE golden rule of parenting is to set an example. If you don’t want your kids to smoke, then don’t puff away in front of them. The same goes for finance. How your peers deal with money often has a direct effect on how you handle money. It appears the ‘parents’ of Spanish society, however - our politicians don’t seem to understand the rules. Those in charge of the country’s coffers have sparked severe public anger after being forced to open their own finances to scrutiny following a series of corruption scandals. A good example is definitely not what they have set! At a time when many Spaniards have repeatedly been urged to tighten their belts, it’s been uncovered that some of the country’s top officials
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are living in the lap of luxury. The revelations, recently uploaded onto the parliament’s website, reveal that there are many euro-millionaire politicians in Spain. One MP, who has connections to the construction industry, declared 22 different flats and houses in his 2010 tax return, including some apparently given as ‘donations’. Mariano Rajoy, the conservative battling to become Spain’s next prime minister, reports
having nearly €600,000 in bank accounts plus properties in Madrid, the Canary Islands and his native Galicia. Interestingly, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has €34,925 in a joint account with his wife and three pension schemes worth just €3,463. When the whole country is in crisis and people are losing their jobs, it’s a severe kick in the teeth to find out that those in charge are sitting comfortably on one of their many terraces, probably sipping a Martini. In order to get the Spanish economy back on track, it’s time the ‘parents’ stop the scandalous passing of brown envelopes. Politicians can’t keep their privileges and ask everyone else to kick theirs. It’s high time they set a good example.
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• AUSTRALIA’S richest person, billionaire Gina Rinehart, is being sued by one of her twin daughters over what reports said was a commercial dispute. Gina inherited her father’s business 20 years ago. • FASHION retailer Topman became the target for angry Twitter users after marketing two T-shirts considered to be sexist and promote gender violence. One read ‘Nice New Girlfriend. What Breed is She?’. • HOTEL chains in New York are delivering everything from yoga videos to recumbent bicycles to guests who prefer to work out their jet lag, or shape up for that business meeting in their own rooms. • BOLLYWOOD megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 68, has said he will act for free in his first Hollywood role in ‘The Great Gatsby’.
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Nations within nations WITH its staggering $692 billion war (Defence) budget the American military industry constitutes 43 per cent of the world’s entire military expenditure. This is not far behind the value of the UK and Russia’s combined export trade. The financial resources of this military machine’s apparatus dwarf many national economies. These conglomerates, like the pharmaceuticals industries, are far more powerful and influential than many governments. Through lobbying, a euphemism for sharp-suited salesmen, they exert enormous influence on government policy. If there are no wars, no threats imaginary or otherwise - the arms manufacturers are in deep trouble. It is in their interests to continually promote threat and counter-threat. British journalist Barry White participated in a tour covering the European arms industry lobby in Brussels; in that city alone more than 20,000 lobbyists seek to influence EU institutions. An impressive 70 per cent of these pushy lobbyists are employed by corporate giants; the rest by non-government organisations (NGOs) and 10 per cent by nongovernment organisations including trade unions. Former EU Commissioner, Mariann Fischer Boel, described Brussels as a lobbying paradise; it is equal only to the power of America’s lobbyists.
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Following the dissolution of the constitution, the EU has become an independent military alliance with an infrastructure for civil-military interventions. It has its own armaments agency. Governments, through banking and arms industry lobbyists, are under continual pressure to engage in conflict. This explains why the electorate, who think their votes influence governments, are confused as to why their governments wage wars to which voters are strongly opposed. There are powerful lobbying forces actively influencing government decisions. Lobbyists are more successful at persuading politicians. The electorate only exercise their powers of persuasion on one day every five years; the lobbyists do it every day.
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The European arms industry, like the pharmaceuticals and banking cartels, use a myriad of strategies to penetrate decision-making institutions. Using a system known in political circles as ‘entryism’ they sit on advisory groups, become members of think tanks; are slipped on to various advisory and expert groups from where they influence budget decisions and political strategy; they cosy up to government’s key decision-makers. An important part of their spiel is to invent internal and external threats for without such there would be no need for defence. Politicians are not renowned for their principles, their intellectual gifts; many are ambiguous about brown envelopes and other forms of corruption. They are easy meat for hard-headed, well-paid arms industry lobbyists. The big four arms makers in Europe are the UK’s BAE Systems, Finmeccanica, EADS and Thales. As with the banking industry there is little effective regulation. As a consequence much equipment is bought without there being a need. In the meantime, those on the frontline are denied appropriate arms and equipment. If it were otherwise then solutions wouldn’t be needed. If that were to happen then the only ones to do the dying are those employed in the arms industry. as much as 1.25 per cent when you deposit one!). If you’re purchasing a property for €300k you’ll be paying the bank €1,800 just to raise the banker’s draft! The arrangement that Currencies Direct have made with ‘la Caixa’ means it will cost you nothing to deposit a banker’s draft and a maximum of €60 to raise one. The other major advantage of the ‘la Caixa’ Currencies Direct account is that there’s no charge when you make transfers to and from the UK and no cut-off time! As soon as we receive your funds they’ll appear in your account. Once you’ve selected your property we have a number of ways we can reduce the costs and hassle of regular payments to Spain.
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What does the name of your car say about you? Give us a brake! CARS are usually named according to the design or the targeted market segment. For instance, for those with a sense of adventure, who wouldn’t want to be seen whizzing through the outback in a By NORA JOHNSON Pathfinder, Explorer, Navigator or, er, Outback? And exciting place names should promise exciting cars, shouldn’t they? Cars like the Monte Carlo, Malibu, Tahoe and Yukon. Then there are drivers who select specific models according to their profession. Can’t Some drivers select specific models according to their profession. you just picture an athlete in a Citroen Jumper, an optician The name of a car, you see, Chrysler brought out the in a Ford Focus, an can have a significant impact Dodge Diplomat, did potential astronomer in a Mitsubishi as to whether someone will customers really think that Eclipse and a rugby player in actually want to be seen driving it would make them a Mazda Scrum? driving it. After all, when appear more like, er,
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diplomats? How about cars with names that look like they were thought up by a fiveyear-old? For example, would you want to tell anyone you drove a Suzuki Cappuchino? Frequent surveys compare different vehicle names to find out which are the most popular, the weirdest and downright awful. The cars with the worst names, it seems, tend to be those which attempt to play upon consumer classconsciousness and social insecurities. An attempt by car manufacturers to tack £1,000 names on to £100 cars, perhaps? Ever heard of any American celebrity owning a Chevrolet Celebrity station wagon? Some of the weirdest, though, have got to be the Daihatsu Naked (a car without clothing?); Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard (a long lost cousin of Harry Potter?); Giga
20 Light Dump (a van with 20 gigantic super-useless lights?) and the Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear (complete with space-ship equipment?). But, let’s face it, cars with weird or even outright awful names get just as much attention, so maybe it’s just a marketing tactic. For some, though, it wouldn’t matter how cool the car looked or what kind of features it had. For example, imagine that a Bentley still looked like a Bentley but instead was called the ‘Bentley Beefburger’. Who’d want to drive a vehicle with a name that ‘burgers’ belief? It really makes you wonder. Perhaps this is why cars that make it to the ‘Weirdest Names Ever’ lists don’t make it too long elsewhere. Nora Johnson’s novel, The De Clerambault Code (www.nora-johnson.com) available at Amazon in paperback and as eBook. Profits to Cudeca.
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Insurance: It’s a vicious circle MY family isn’t the best when it comes to cars and insurance. My mum was on a speeding ban so sent an email to my sister and me about car insurance; we filled in the forms and
sent them back. During the time her ban started, I was still living in England and had my own policy that insured me to drive any car, with the permission of the owner. My mum thought that
there was no point paying for extra insurance when I was already insured. I then sold my car and moved to Spain, which meant my insurance was cancelled. In June 2010, I went back to England for a friend’s wedding and used my mum’s car. I thought she had insured me and she thought I still had my insurance; it was an honest mistake but it meant I was driving without insurance. Unfortunately, I had an accident, nothing too serious, but I knocked over a scooter. It was Tune in to Fia on Spectrum FM only a few months later that I found out I wasn’t insured when I received a letter from the Don’t be caught driving a car without insurance! police. I know that most people caught driving without and I’m getting quotes for to drive without it. I spoke insurance say that they more than €1,500 on a to an insurance broker didn’t know, but I one-litre engine, which who told me that 90 per genuinely didn’t. has tripled my insurance. cent of people caught I’ve come up to Some insurance driving without insurance renewing my insurance companies won’t even re-offend and, quite insure me. Apparently honestly, I’m not driving without insurance surprised. is a bigger offence than It’s a vicious circle. drink driving, which is Law-abiding drivers are ridiculous. When you get forced to pay high rates in a car and you’re over because of uninsured the limit you can kill drivers causing accidents. someone. Don’t get me They should not be wrong, having insurance is subsidising those who are essential but sometimes it breaking the law. But then can be a genuine mistake some insurance
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companies charge triple to those who have been charged for not having insurance, leading to many of them reoffending because they cannot afford the policy. Don’t worry, I have now got my insurance but probably won’t be able to afford to drive the car! On something completely different, my heart goes out to anyone affected by the huge forest fire in El Soto and Mijas last week.
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Huge snapper AN AUSTRALIAN crocodile called Cassius Clay was declared the biggest in captivity by Guinness World Records. Measuring just under 5.5 metres and weighing close to a tonne, Cassius was captured in 1984.
Dodgy oil CHINESE authorities detained 32 people for making and selling cooking oil dredged from gutters, the ministry of public security said, in the latest food safety scandal to hit the country.
Wrong town TWO South African rugby fans searched the Wellington suburb of Eastbourne for their hotel, only to find it was across the world in the British seaside town of the same name. They said they thought it strange the hotel charged in GBP when they booked.
Escaped crocodiles AN urgent hunt was underway near the popular Thai beach resort of Pattaya after at least 20 crocodiles escaped from a flooded farm. Thai television ran images of crocodiles being carried by up to six men.
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Blue adventure doesn’t live up to its origins THE SMURFS make their first trip to the big screen in Columbia/ Sony Pictures Animation’s hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they’re forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New York’s Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in The Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The usually flamboyant attitude which is yours at this time of the year is now subdued, but this will not last for too much longer and soon things will be back to normal. You will be looking to spice up your romantic life and your partner will be only too willing to go along with your suggestions.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) There is a lot going on and sometimes you need to take a step back. A feeling that you have covered some ground before is not unfounded. However, there are certain aspects of your life which need to be revisited. Only in this way are you able to see the real progress that has been made.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Expectations are high. With energy peaking early on, projects gain momentum and there are early results. A suggestion made to a loved one some time ago is now acceptable and there could be some excitement. Rather than setting down hard-and-fast plans, it may be better to be flexible.
FILMS them down. The Smurfs will be a definite winner for young children, and there are several scenes which will have them laughing out loud. Although it’s predictable adults will be able to sit through it
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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your love life is highlighted and, although you may be suspicious of your good luck, this is a new phase. Whereas before you had some reason to mistrust you are now able to have confidence. It is a great time to progress your inclinations on the romantic front.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Cast your net wide this week and be prepared to take advantage of a state of freedom. With high energy and an expansive
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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) As the moon shines on you, it is almost possible to feel the light. After a few recent hiccups it is now possible to get down to achieving your heart's desire. Whether that is what you will want at the end of the day is neither here nor there. What matters most to your wellbeing now is to see some results.
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There will be good news regarding an application or legal document. Following on from that your finances take a turn for the better and this could be long term. Having extra cash is great, but be wary of someone who would like to part you from it. At the weekend, events take a romantic turn but timing may be bad owing to other commitments.
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CRYPTIC Across 1 A temporary measure to fill a hole (7) 5 Shed a few tears while cider brewed (5) 8 Snares erratic parents (7) 9 Authorisation to turn back the clock (5) 10 We hear sniffer is acquainted with the facts (5) 11 Lion devouring poor shot in part of Africa (7) 12 Rocky stayed firm (6) 14 Pointless gift is arranged beforehand (6) 17 Trains with a different skilled worker (7) 19 Creep off with a thin pancake (5) 22 Drunken Boers are dignified (5) 23 Hairdo not becoming? Certainly! (7) 24 In front of a leader (5) 25 School in wasteland is sweet (7) Down 1 South Staffordshire town is finely contoured (5) 2 Surpass in bout, Donald (5) 3 Gave information about poor grades around the South (7) 4 It becomes a nuisance for the French to pound it (6) 5 Treats curse by mistake (5) 6 At home with friends and institute members (7) 7 Tried to work out in Michigan (7) 12 Bird and water found in
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Wales (7) 13 Something palatable came from the wedding of Catherine the Great, a blessed event (7) 15 Canters about then unsays what has been said before (7) 16 Untied complicated joint (6) 18 A little bit of quiet colour (5) 20 Noted composition for spirited duet with energy (5) 21 Maintain former monarchʼs car (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents C and 21 represents B, so fill in C every time the figure 6 appears and B every time the figure 21 appears. Now using your knowledge of the English language work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS: CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Bails, 4 Lascar, 7 Back, 8 Cypriots,
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9 Elementary, 12 Yields, 13 Rustic, 15 Censorship, 18 Talisman, 20 Exit, 21 Remedy, 22 Shone.
Down 1 Meddler (8) 2 Fragment (5) 4 Raid (6) 5 Seat (5) 6 Come before (7) 7 Comment (4) 8 Vocation (6) 13 Of private concern (8) 15 Energy (7) 17 Awning (6) 18 Delays (6) 20 Perfection (5) 22 Avoid (5) 23 Young of domestic cattle (4)
Across 1 Employer (4) 3 Cooking pot (8) 9 Retainer (7) 10 Accomplished (5) 11 Emblem (5) 12 Brass instrument (6) 14 Want (6) 16 Programme (6) 19 Indigenous (6) 21 Requires (5) 24 Nimble (5) 25 Make intelligible (7) 26 Bold (8) 27 Cure (4)
Down: 1 Boar, 2 Inkwell, 3 Successor, 4 Lap, 5 Shift, 6 Asteroid, 10 Earphones,
H ex a g r a m The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (EARNED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
11 Literate, 14 Supremo, 16 Spire, 17 File, 19 May.
QUICK - Across: 1 Dubai, 4 Year, 7 Fees, 8 Position, 9 Scatterbrain, 11 Umpire, 13 Haggle, 15 Unrestrained, 18 Restless, 20 Shoe, 21 Dark, 22 Lists. Down: 1 Dregs,
10 Rehearsal, 12 Manner, 14 Genesis, 16 Extra, 17 Dross, 19 Elk.
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1. Now on display in Portsmouth, what was the name of Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805? 2. What was the name of the ship that took the settlers known as the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth to America in 1620? 3. What were the names of the three ships (one larger carrack and two smaller caravels) that Christopher Columbus departed with from Palos de la Frontera to America on August 3, 1492? 4. What was the name of Captain James Cook’s research vessel that he used on his first voyage of discovery to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771?
5. What was the name of the Cherokeeclass 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy on which naturalist Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands in 1835? 6. What was the name of the brigantine merchant ship that became famous for having been discovered on December 4, 1872, in the Atlantic Ocean unmanned and apparently abandoned, despite the fact that the weather was fine and her crew had been experienced and able seamen? 7. What was the name of the iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel that laid the first lasting transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866?
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1. HMS VICTORY, 2. MAYFLOWER, 3. SANTA MARÍA (nicknamed Gallega), PINTA (the Painted) and Santa Clara, nicknamed NIÑA, 4. HMS ENDEAVOUR (also known as HM BARK ENDEAVOUR), 5. HMS BEAGLE, 6. MARY CELESTE, 7. SS GREAT EASTERN
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aped, cape, clap, clip, dept, dupe, epic, leap, pace, pact, paid, pail, pale, pate, peal, peat, pelt, pica, pied, pile, pita, plat, plea, pled, puce, pule, tape, adept, caped, caput, culpa, cupel, cupid, duple, leapt, lepta, letup, paced, paled, pedal, petal, pilau, piled, place, plaid, plait, plate, plead, pleat, plica, plied, puled, taped, taupe, tepid, tulip, depict, epical, placed, placid, plaice, plated, plicae, teacup, update, plaited, plaudit, plicate, DUPLICATE
How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case B) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Answers: Two up two down; On all fours; Worn to a shadow
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Songs of Praise By Howard Mullen NOT even rain showers, a navy-blue sky and the landing (and taking-off) of the sea plane could deter the Anglican congregation in Puerto Pollensa from celebrating their Songs of Praise on the beach on Sunday. Last year the Songs of Praise took place in torrential rain, and this year, after weeks of glorious sunshine, the rain started again. Led by the Anglican Chaplain in the North of Mallorca, Canon Mel Smith, the congregation proved capable of managing any situation, and the rain hats, and umbrellas appeared as if by magic. Four charities will benefit from the collection taken at the Songs of Praise; a children’s home in Nairobi, Africa; work in the Diocese of Peru; Age Concern Mallorca and a child survival programme in India.
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NASA has unveiled the biggest rocket in history, at more than 165 tonnes, which is capable of taking six astronauts to Mars. Like the Saturn rockets, it will be fuelled by safer liquid oxygen and hydrogen.
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SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT beast who vowed to kill as many police as possible and never be taken alive; was it really worth spending all that time, money and effort to work out whether the ‘right procedures’ had been followed? Somehow I think not. In a further, recent scenario, does anyone but the tiny minority of ‘infant’ souls think that one shouldn’t be able to adopt any means possible to apprehend or defend yourself against an intruder discovered in your home at the dead of night? Give me a break! (Frankly, I thought the pictures of this man’s family, leaving wreaths outside the home he was burglarising when he met his demise, almost beyond belief!) No, m’dears, we don’t have to dig too deep to
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come up with idiotic directives from the tiny minds of the PC and ‘uman rights brigade. Plenty of subject matter still to draw on. And, of course, the politicians never let us down. This week’s LibDem conference was no exception. I’ve always thought them a bunch of comedians. This week proved the point. Their pathetic, ultimately embarrassing attempts to deliver stand-up comedy was just about as low as it gets. One gem that enquired of the audience: ‘Was it Mandy or McBride advising Brown and Blair?’ And the subsequent retort: ‘Neither, it turns out it was
all Balls.’ Just about took the whole tin. No, very little shortage of ‘fodder’ at the moment. A long way to go yet, I feel. Just as a footnote to those who accused me of plagiarising Señor Littlejohn with last week’s Olympic committee observations. My copy was in on Monday. Littlejohn’s piece was published on Tuesday. I rest my case.
Have a good week. Don’t let em grind ya down and, whatever ya do, always keep the faith. Love Leapy leapy2002@gmail.com
A MISSING scuba diver nearly sparked a full scale search and rescue operation in South Africa until the man’s mother informed rescuers that her son had in fact been locked in jail by the police.
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WITH more and more leading figures now emerging to warn against the ‘Islamination’ of various societies and countries, and the desperate straits the euro now finds it in, the old Leaper is slowly finding himself a bit restricted in subject matter. Having warned against both of these problems (and being extremely vilified for my opinions) over many years, I would be lying if I didn’t report a certain ‘I told you so’ satisfaction. It does, however, mean digging a little deeper into the ol boy’s morass of grey matter to deliver the weekly blurb. But then we don’t have to probe too far down, do we? I mean does anyone really care whether the individual Moat was lasered four times, 20 times, or sliced in half by a Kalashnikov? This was an animal. A person who had publicly confessed to killing one man, attempted to murder a female and inflicted the most horrific damage to a police officer. In my opinion this was a feral
Having warned against the euro I would be lying if I didnt report a certain satisfaction.
Longest cat A CAT named Stewie in the USA has entered the Guinness Book of Records for being the world’s longest domestic cat. At 123cm, he can stand on his hind legs to take food from a kitchen worktop.
House Doctors to the rescue in Santa Ponsa KNOX DESIGN in Santa Ponsa had a visit this week from two of the best known names in interiors, home staging and decluttering – Ann Maurice and Dawna Walter. Both women were initially mentors of Justine Knox and now after years of working together are firm friends. Dawna Walter was the host of ‘The Life Laundry’ a BBC TV show that dealt with transforming the homes and the lives of compulsive hoarders. She then went on to become an author with books published including ‘The Life Laundry: How to Dejunk Your Life’ and ‘The Life Laundry 2: How to Stay De-junked Forever.’ Ann Maurice is the House Doctor. Having appear on the Channel 5 programme ‘The House Doctor’ she is a household name in the
Photo from left: Dawna Walter, Justine Knox, Ann Maurice. UK and USA. She also hosted ‘Ann Maurice: Interior Rivalry’ for the same channel and has written numerous books
on Home Staging helping people stage their home to maximise its value and sale-ability. Justine trained
extensively with Ann Maurice achieving expert status in her own right. They took the opportunity to get together for lunch,
although there is a good chance they were discussing the restaurant’s decor rather than the food!
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WHEN will some men of mixed ages from young to elderly and many in between - stop parading around in public, well away from the beaches, half-naked? Last week, I visited Fuengirola Market and one man had seen fit to set off for his morning visit wearing just his underpants and trainers. What a sorry sight! I am not a prude, but I do expect decency, and applaud the fact that Barcelona - a city that caters for many more tourists than Fuengirola and neighbouring towns and resorts including Marbella - has publicly placed a ban on part-clad people from its streets. Men - and women for that matter in apparel suiting the beach should remain on the beach. Nicki Rowles, Alhaurin El Grande
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Wake up, Spain I COMMEND Mike Walsh’s excellent, if depressing, ‘Time to wake up, Spain’ article (Issue 1364). This resonated with me as I have been coming to our holiday home near Mijas for more than 10 years and have also become
Mallorca note most definitely did not look of a criminal nature and accepted the situation very politely, I feel shops in Spain should adopt a similar policy to the UK. Audrey Wootton, Fuengirola
Saving agua I READ with interest the report ‘Water water everywhere’ (Costa del Sol Issue 1365) pointing out that though the reservoirs are full, local people have apparently forgotten lessons learnt in drier years to save on supplies. On the urbanisation where I live in Marbella, in recent weeks, the water pressure each morning has been really low, meaning that it is almost impossible to use water wastefully. Perhaps the authorities - if anxious to retain present high supplies - should consider lowering pressure of the supplies in areas where residents appear to be wasting this very precious commodity. N Price, Marbella
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Home truths I DON’T always agree with what Mike Walsh writes in his weekly columns, but ‘Time to wake up, Spain’ (Issue 1364) certainly identified with a few home truths. I first visited Spain more than 40 years ago, and moved here upon retirement six years ago. While my expectations in life have changed drastically over that period, much of what Spain continues to offer both visitors and residents remains little different. Yes, the nation has a fine road network; communications are good; airport delays are much less common; hotels are now finished before they open and super, air-conditioned shopping malls offer plenty of choice. But for the tourist seeking a sunshine based holiday and choosing Spain, many other destinations appear to offer much more intrigue and excitement at similar prices, including Turkey and the like. Spain cannot reinvent itself totally, but it needs to identify with the importance of offering value for money. How many traders really do offer such a service that the first-time visitor feels spellbound on returning again and again? My case rests! Bill Rylance, Nerja
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I HAVE had experience of taxi drivers worldwide, and sadly there are always some who try to take advantage of passengers by hiking fares. Southern Spain is not any different, as my neighbour, who does not speak very much
Spanish, found out last week. Some friends came to spend a long weekend with her, so caught the train to Fuengirola where she met them. They then collectively took a taxi to La Cala, which is normally a €12 ride. However, upon arrival, the
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increasingly disconcerted with what is happening in Spain. I am frustrated by how miserable and rude many Spaniards are, especially to the British who have poured hundreds of millions of euros into the coastal areas over the years. There does not seem to be a culture of gratitude, whether it is acknowledging when you let someone out on the roads, hold a door open or tip in restaurants. I have travelled to many parts of the world and the Spanish attitude appears almost unique. With travellers having the choice of so many places to visit in
taxi-driver wanted €18, not €12, as they had a small dog with them. Taxi-men would do well to treat their cash-paying customers fairly, because people will only be taken for a ride for so long (excuse the pun). Margaret McDonald La Cala
the world, a friendly face is a very important consideration and makes a huge difference. Restaurant, bar and business owners in Spain would certainly see till takings increase if they were to develop such a strategy. Richard Ash, West Midlands, (England)
Counterfeit alert I WAS in a leading supermarket in Fuengirola last week when a customer in front handed the cashier a €50 note that was adjudged - by a machine - to be counterfeit. To my amazement the woman behind the till handed the money back to the shopper, meaning, no doubt, that the note would then be handed on perhaps in a smaller store without a machine checking for forgeries. A neighbour advises that supermarkets in the UK adopt a policy of withholding any notes adjudged to be counterfeit, handing them to the police with the details of the shopper involved. While the woman who handed the
I WAS pleased to read the results of a survey on Muslims’ attitudes (Issue 1366). The vast majority believed that ‘violence is not a way to defend religious beliefs’, that ‘non-believers have the same value and dignity as believers’ and that they ‘do not believe one religion is superior to others’. This proves that as with most things in life it is the dangerous fundamentalists that cause the problems. The majority of people, regardless of race or religion just want to live and let live. S Reid, Benidorm (Alicante)
Twinning thought THE suggested twinning of the statue of a donkey in Mijas with Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue (Costa del Sol, Issue 1366) seems mismatched. Given that the Mermaid statue has so much history and originated from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy story, surely a better link would be the 1.5m statue of Pania in Napier (New Zealand), whose tale bears a resemblance and her pose is similar, too. A Larsen, Mijas Costa (Malaga)
NHS changes LAST month, British Prime Minister Cameron announced plans to change the NHS beyond recognition. What we will get if this Bill passes through is the Americanisation of the NHS. Those with the money or the insurance will be treated first. Jack Johnson, Villajoyosa (Alicante)
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Telling signs of a man’s finger By Nicole Hallett A MAN’S finger size can tell a lot about him. The length of his ‘ring finger’ has been linked to his libido. The more of the male sex hormone testosterone a baby is exposed to in the womb, the longer his ring finger is likely to be. High levels of testosterone are associated with a higher sex drive. “Sex hormones affect finger length which is determined during a narrow window of development but stays fixed throughout life,” said Professor Martin Cohn, a biologist at the University of Florida. A man whose ring finger is longer than his index finger often has a larger penis, higher fertility and sperm count, as well as more assertive behaviour. In fact, both men’s and women’s sporting prowess, academic ability, sexuality and susceptibility to disease can be assessed on the twin measurements of the length of the ring and index fingers. Longer index fingers on men mean they are less likely to develop prostate cancer and have a lower risk of early heart disease, while in women it means they have a higher risk of breast cancer
and greater fertility. Gay men are more likely to have had less testosterone exposure and sport the more feminine hand of shorter ring fingers than index fingers, a BBC study showed. Conversely, women with the masculine hand and a longer ring finger are more likely to be lesbians than those who do not. People who excelled on the sports field, especially in running and football, tended to have longer ring fingers. Traders with long ring fingers were found to make up to six times more than those whose ring fingers were relatively short, in a Cambridge University study. Children with longer ring fingers were better with number-based subjects like maths and physics, in a University of Bath study. This is probably why these fields are dominated by men, because more men than women have longer ring fingers. Finger length may offer an early warning for autism, which is sometimes described as the ‘extreme male brain’ and is four times more common in boys than girls.
Click and go makeup AN ingenious line of makeup products by US range Jouer Cosmetics enables packaging to interlock. All one has to do is choose the foundation, bronzer, blusher, eye shadow and lipgloss and simply click them together into a neat plastic rectangle like grown-up Lego. It is even possible to put two products on top of each other.
Interlocking make-up offers multiple combinations of sets. This new range has been launched by Jouer Cosmetics. There is no need for brushes as the products can be smoothed on with fingers. “I created a line for
people who want smart, portable packaging,” said founder and creative director Christina Zilber.
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SADLY, the recent clip of a BBC’s main news item allegedly peddling an Indian street celebration as an anti-Gaddafi demo in Tripoli’s main square is for many - myself included - par for the course these dark days. One would have thought that modern technology, and the internet, would have ended such knavish behaviour by mainstream media. I recall the apartheid period when ‘Auntie’s’ journalists superimposed pictures of tanks on Johannesburg parks and claimed Europeans needed military protection. They tossed coins into waste bins to give the impression that street kids searching for them were scrounging for discarded food scraps. It is said the camera never lies. It is in fact the biggest liar in history. Jack Glenn was director of the popular news series March of Time, still shown on the History Channel. In his obituary it was conceded that he often created world events with actors and movie sets. The news feature film, Inside Nazi Germany, (1939) includes footage of a Nazi prison camp, which was filmed on New York’s Staten Island, using actors. The use of film and photography to distort history has created its own culture of aficionados who delight in finding the whoppers. Such behaviour really makes us no better than the Soviets and the Nazis. When journalists censor or spin news to shape people’s thinking then society loses its moral
Mainstream media: Fact or fiction? By Mike Walsh www.michaelwalsh.es
compass. It feeds cynicism until no one knows who or what to believe any more. What we have is the nightmare world of George Orwell’s 1984 novel. In his narrative, the gifted journalist, George Orwell (not all are bad) wrote: “To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion for just so long as it is needed; all this is indispensably necessary.” Think about it. Could any statement better describe mainstream media manipulation today? It is social engineering; I defy anyone to label it as different from the models used by past dictatorships; to do so can only be described as denial. It is social engineering but we are neither Soviet Russia’s nor 1930s’ Germany’s proletariat. We deserve better. It is our weakness if our children
It is said the camera never lies. It is in fact the biggest liar in history. grow up into a world in which all thought processes are orchestrated by mainstream media. When the mind is manipulated before the polls open, then democracy becomes a sham; a fig leaf behind which lurks another of Orwell’s predictions: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face, forever.” The fact that you are reading this in a newspaper appears to be a contradiction. Having spent much of my life as a media insider; I agree with many
Maughan set for half marathon fundraiser SCOTT MAUGHAN, who works and lives in Magalluf in the summer and then decamps to the resort of Arinsal in Andorra to work as a ski instructor in the winter, has set himself a challenge: to run the TUI half marathon and raise money for the organisation Disability Snow Sports UK. The TUI Marathon and Half Marathon happens on Sunday, October 16. “I’ve been working in Andorra for nine seasons. I’m taking more qualifications this year and in 2012 in order to help teach people with a range of physical
and learning disabilities. It is possible for someone who doesn’t even have the use of their legs to be able to ski: not everyone realises that. You have to use special mobility aids but this helps all kinds of people embrace and enjoy skiing. But, this equipment costs a lot of money, and that’s why I am running the half marathon,” says Scott. To donate visit www.justgiving.com/Scott-Maughan or at Boomerangs Nightclub on Friday night for The Mashed night where there will be a collection bucket on the door.
contemporaries; the small, independent newspapers, whilst not
political, do tend to be balanced and fair. Their ally today is the internet
where free thought flourishes. The internet threatens the monopoly of the giant broadcasters and news magnates. This is their concern but the internet could be our salvation. Many columnists and journalists have seen the light. The great Daily Mail columnist Simon Heffer, with whom I had a few squabbles, wrote: “This is, in theory still a free country, but our politically correct, censorious times are such that many of us tremble to give vent to perfectly acceptable views for fear of condemnation. Freedom of speech is thereby imperilled, big questions go undebated, and great lies become accepted, unequivocally as great truths.” I second that.
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The facts about fateful Flight AA77 and the Pentagon ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight AA77 departed Washington Dulles Airport at 8.20 local time, bound for Los Angeles. The aircraft climbed to its cruise altitude under the control of Dulles radar. Suddenly all radio contact was lost with the aircraft as it began its abnormal manoeuvring and descent towards the Pentagon, hitting it at 534mph, resulting in 64 fatalities on board. The National Transport Safety Board issued Document DCA01MA064, dated February 19, 2002, entitled Flight Path Study, American Airlines Flight AA77. This document was put together using, and quoting from, the following: the recording from the radar tapes whilst AA77 was being tracked over Washington; the total transcript of radio exchanges between Dulles and AA77 until the pilots stopped transmitting; the Digital Flight Data Recorder (the ‘Black Box’) showing the descent of the aircraft from its cruise altitude to the base of the Pentagon; finally, it stated they were forbidden to release further reports as to the reason for the accident due to the ongoing ‘investigation’ by the FBI. No video or other photographic evidence has ever been shown with respect to the aircraft actually approaching or hitting the Pentagon; however, many hundreds of eyewitnesses have said they saw an airliner crash into the Pentagon. The most survivable items after a catastrophic incident like this would be those parts made of heat- resistance steel alloys normally found in jet engines and landing gear struts. Many of these parts were found showing fire exposure and impact damage and were photographed at the scene. Furthermore, the DFDR (Black Box) and body parts were also found. With such overwhelming evidence, it is clear that Boeing 757-223 Serial number 34602, registration N644AA, was flown into the Pentagon and disintegrated into relatively small
Aviation in and out of the box By Geoff Jones, Independent Aerospace Consultant Now living in the Costa del Sol, Geoff spent more than 40 years working in the aviation industry.
pieces on September 11, 2001. The aircraft insurers paid out on January 14, 2002, and the aircraft registration was cancelled due to it being destroyed. Let’s dispel some myths. The aircraft cannot fly at 534mph. Manufacturers apply relatively low, never exceed speeds on airliners to prevent pilots from becoming ‘cowboys’; a commercial airliner may rattle a bit when exceeding 500mph but it would not break up until it went through the sound barrier. Prior to lining up with the Pentagon it made some dramatic, impossible manoeuvres; these flight manoeuvres have been achieved under simulated conditions specifically in New Zealand. A number of the pilots on the FBI’s list of perpetrators have been seen and interviewed by the BBC after 9/11; however, it is also documented that these people had their passports stolen in the Middle East before 9/11. So, who were these highly skilled commercial pilots who flew those airliners on that fateful day? Nobody knows for sure, not even the FBI, but the Middle East including Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia have well trained Muslim commercial pilots. The hole in the side of the Pentagon doesn’t match the shape of the aircraft. True, however, the aircraft was travelling at 530mph, its outer parts made of aluminium, and it hit a reinforced structure. No CCTV footage is available. True, I believe the US were so embarrassed they don’t want anyone to see it. A Boeing 757 did fly into the Pentagon.
Jimmy Carter.
That ain’t peanuts! FORMER US president Jimmy Carter is proud that his administration never went to war. Ironically, had he ordered the bombing of Iran in 1979 after the American embassy was occupied in Teheran he would probably have been re-elected. The trouble with US foreign policy - then and now - is that only toughness is held to reflect strength while bypassing opportunities for aggression is regarded as weakness.
WHEN the West encouraged and then applauded the Arab Spring, it did not foresee that the Arab Autumn would commence with storming and sacking the Israeli embassy in Cairo. This, or something like it, was inevitable, because opposition to tyranny is routinely interpreted as a step towards democracy, when it is often simply a step towards more tyranny marketed under a different name.
BRIC to the rescue BRAZIL, Russia, India and China - BRIC, the newest acronym for a not-so-brave world could help Europe haul itself out of the hole that Greece has dug for it. This is not selflessness, as they have profits to protect.. Nevertheless, the EU’s need of assistance from former foes and ex-colonies proves that the sun has set once and for all on the brave old world.
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The perfect match MEDITERRANEAN countries such as Spain have been at the forefront of developing golf properties catering for a largely northern European market, one that wishes to combine golf with a pleasant climate.
Indeed, for many savvy buyers, purchasing a golf property is usually a decision made more on the quality of life enhancements which add to the location's value and desirability than about putting balls.
In Spain, while KPMG's Golf Benchmark Survey reveals that under half (49 per cent) of golf courses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa were profitable in 2010, properties on golf courses have still fared better than other comparable properties on the coast in the face of economic hardship seeing properties without a golf environment decrease 30 per cent - 35 per cent in value in comparison to a 20 per cent maximum decrease in price for a golf property. But what is it that draws many property hunters to the greens and fairways of a golf course? Even though threequarters of British buyers do not play the game, there are still a number that do, with KPMG’s Golf Benchmark study revealing that the number of players in Europe, Middle East and Africa has been growing at around 5 per cent every year for the last two decades, highlighting the popularity
Desired location. of the game. Meanwhile, in response to huge demand for golfing holidays, Spain has one of the widest selections of golf properties to choose from, many of which have developed into golfing ‘communities’, offering sophisticated outdoor living without the isolation. It is the ideal environment for the young, growing families and even those in retirement, simply because it offers community spirit, wide open spaces, access to a course, club houses, restaurants and other amenities with many communities offering special course membership rates and green fees to the homeowners and impeccable maintenance of the surroundings helping the property keep its value. From a financial perspective, a property on a golf course can be a very sound investment. Golf is a game that can be played throughout most of the year, giving opportunities to generate a year-round rental income from the masses that demand a golfing holiday including not only the British but local Spaniards, Scandinavians and Germans. In particular in the last two years, people from northern European countries with other currencies stronger than the Euro have started to demand and buy golf properties along the Spanish Costas and Mallorca helping prices remain stable during 2010 and 2011.
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www.euroweeklynews.com BASED in Magalluf, Pizzeria Venezia offers an extensive Italian menu with a large variety of pizzas, pastas, meats and fish. “All our ingredients are fresh, our meats top quality and we cook with filtered water,” said owner Luigi who had been in the business for 35years and is a chef. “We also make our own dough and grow our own aromatic herbs. “Our most popular menu item is the Tagiatelle Venezia which is made with prawns, white wine, courgette, mushrooms, onion, dill and cream.” Pizzeria Venezia opened in 2001 and despite being based in a tourist area, gets a lot of repeat business. “I would say about 80 per cent of my clients are regulars, many of whom have become good friends. We have many Spanish, English, German and Scandinavian clients.” One of the special features of the restaurant is a private plant filled terrace. “The table can sit up
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Birthday celebrations at Pizzeria Venezia. to 10 people, but many of my customers like to reserve it for romantic evenings,” said Luigi. “Since it is in the open air it is possible for people to smoke if they wish.” Pizzeria Venezia is open every day of the week from 2.30pm until 4pm and 6pm until 12am. “We have a special
three-course set-menu for €20 including half a bottle of wine or a pint of beer or soft drinks,” said Luigi. There are two steak, two chicken, two pasta and a pizza option for the main course. “For those who do not want a three-course meal, it is possible to dine at Pizzeria Venezia for around €15, including drinks. There
Rose of the Sea THE Cystic Fibrosis foundation, Respiralia, will be holding its annual presentation of the ‘Rose
of the Sea’ next week. The ‘Rose of the Sea’ sculpture is presented to the outstanding medical
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professional who has contributed to the advancement of care in Cystic Fibrosis. The recipient of the award is kept a secret until the evening which will be on Thursday September 29 at Mood Beach Restaurant in Costa D’en Blanes in Calvia. “We hope that many people will attend our gala dinner,” said Carlos Pons from Respiralia, “as it is a fundraising evening for our organisation. We have become a beacon for the care of this illness in Spain and even in Europe, and we must keep striving forward, not only for the young sufferers of Cystic Fibrosis, but also for their families.” Tickets for the dinner are €40 and can be bought directly from info@moodbeach.com or by calling (0034) 971 676 456.
is also a €9.50 threecourse lunch menu of the day,” said Luigi. “We have a great selection of Italian and Spanish wines and on Thursday nights we have a special BBQ, which is popular.
“We invite all our customers to a free Limoncello before they leave,” said Luigi who hails from Florence and Venice in Italy. Pizzeria Venezia also offers a pizza takeaway service.
Either call 971 683 288 or come in directly. Pizzaria Venezia Avenida Pedro Vaquer Rames 22 (by the pharmacy), Magaluff. Email: Luigivenezia2@yahoo.es Tel: 971 683 288.
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Dogs and owners of all ages enjoyed the show.
Winners were announced in several categories.
Thousands attend Portals dog show ANIMAL-LOVERS rallied round on Sunday when they attended the dog show in Portals. Thousands of euros were raised during the course of the day for the animal organisations by the public who attended to show their support, in an upsurge in the interest of animal welfare on the island. If you want to help, or find out more about the work the volunteer agencies do in Mallorca, who are trying to improve the welfare of animals, then visit www.felizanimal.org. Photos: Phoenix Media Mallorca
Best friends attended the show together.
THERE are times when we live in Mallorca when we feel far away from our families, and celebrate that we are: far away from the crazy politics, from the silly arguments, and from the ongoing feuds. But then there are times when we’re not near enough. As I write this, my friend is on a mad dash trip back to the UK to try to get to her mother’s bedside as she is seriously ill. Meanwhile, here I am with new visitors, my mum and her fella, they’ve been here 24 hours and they’ve already cleaned my house from top to bottom and taken La Gidg (my daughter) on a pedalo. All without a fuss, and they’re
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supposed to be on their holidays! We’ve got a trip to Son Amar Dinner Show planned, and a little jolly to Palma to check out the big boats. I’m hoping to even out the favours before they leave! They’re here because it’s my little girl’s birthday this weekend; she’s going to turn six. La Gidg has rather an eccentric do planned as it hangs on the inspiration which sprang from the
Mallorca Wordsmiths By Sebastian Lora PUBLIC speaking and leadership club Mallorca Wordsmiths has started its 2011-2012 term. The recently elected committee has worked all summer long to launch a revamped educational agenda which includes guest speakers, theme meetings and more, to assure a more dynamic educational programme that will greatly benefit its members and attract new guests to the weekly meetings. Mallorca Wordsmiths start this new term with many fresh ideas and a great willingness to generate awareness and spread the ‘Toastmasters word’ by being active in the social media with a new Facebook page and a Twitter account, so that both members and potential guests have real-time information regarding the educational programme, meetings and news.
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Facebook as ‘Mallorca Wordsmiths Toastmasters Club’, follow us on Twitter as ‘ToastmastersPMI’ or drop us a line at mallorcatm@gmail.com. About Toastmasters Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organisation that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Founded in October 1924, the organisation currently has more than 270,000 members in 13,000 clubs in 116 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter-of-amillion people of every ethnicity, education and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confidence to lead others. In Palma de Mallorca, meetings are held every Wednesday at 8.30pm at Hotel Amic Horizonte, C/Vista Alegre 1, La Bonanova, 07015 Palma de Mallorca. We encourage guests to turn up 10 minutes earlier.
purchase of a glittery rabbit mask that she chose a few weeks ago in the Palma sales with her hardearned pocket money. So, if you go down to the woods on Saturday you might find a gang of children dressed up as rabbits chasing my husband (dressed as a carrot, no, really) on a treasure hunt. Well, if you can’t have an insane birthday party when you’re six, then when can you? (Don’t answer that, I know about Magalluf!) But if my husband turns up on Mallorca’s ‘Most Wanted’ on Sunday, you’ll know why. There has been meticulous planning: many, many sausage rolls have been bought, there will be rabbit-shaped sandwiches (not rabbit sandwiches that’s an entirely different party), and a carrot-shaped carrot birthday cake (my mum is icing it). And in amongst all of that will be my family: my mum, my dad and people that I am not related to by blood, but who would be there in the blink of an eye to help me and mine if we needed them; every single one of them I have met since I’ve lived here in Mallorca. That is the extraordinary thing about this place; you do make lifelong connections, unexpected ones. Sometimes these people bring you joy, and sometimes they bring disaster: (also this week a person I know has been let down badly by people she thought were her friends). But, at the end of it all, you have to celebrate, don’t you? When the world is full of terrible stories about economic disaster, and there’s a red bill that you haven’t paid, and there’s someone telling you about how we won’t have enough food to feed the world in 2050, well, what do you do? Here’s my answer; you gather your family (whether you have the same DNA or not) and have a party that no one (especially your daughter and possibly the parents of her friends) will ever forget.
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Manufacturers make cars for different world markets. Let’s take for example an Audi made in Germany but exported when new, to the USA. This car will have been manufactured to the safety specifications required in the USA and hence it does not have European Type Approval. And this is where people get caught out when they see cars which can be bought cheaper in the US that what they can here.
But its only under certain criteria that you will be able to get these US cars registered here and that is when you will need a highly specialist expert like myself to do this for you and I suggest well before you even purchase a car and it leaves US soil! Without expert advice you will never get the car registered and it will end up costing you thousands. There is lots to know so don’t get caught!
Ireland whip the Aussies, England beat India 8-0 and United stay top • FOOTBALL - Last weekend 38 goals were scored in the Premiership. Manchester United extended their lead at the top by beating Chelsea 3-1; secondplaced Manchester City drew 2-2 at Fulham; Spurs thrashed nineman Liverpool and Sunderland whipped sleepy Stoke, both by 4-0; Blackburn beat Arsenal 4-3; Swansea, the first Welsh team to
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Southampton who beat Birmingham 4-1; Charlton and Morecambe top Leagues one and two and Rangers beat Celtic 4-2 in Scotland. Tomorrow, George Eastham, ex-Arsenal, Newcastle, Stoke and England, now living in South Africa, will be 75. • CRICKET - Lancashire have won the County Championship outright for the first time since 1934, and their ninth triumph overall. Warwickshire were runners-up. Yorkshire and Hampshire were relegated from division one, replaced by Middlesex and Surrey. The latter doubled up by winning the 40 overs final against Somerset for whom it was a fifth straight ‘Cup final’ defeat. England whitewashed India 8-0 by winning one 20/20 encounter, four tests and three One Day Internationals. Graeme Swann will skipper the ‘Lions’ in the ODI series against the West Indies (Stuart Broad is injured). • RUGBY WORLD CUP Brilliant Ireland
stunned Australia 15-6 their first win over the Aussies in World Cup history. England also made it two wins out of two with an unconvincing 41-10 victory over Georgia. Steve Shaw became his country’s oldest capped player and his country’s oldest skipper in this game. Shane Williams scored his 55th try for Wales who beat Samoa 17-10. • CYCLING - Lars Boom (Holland) won the Tour of Britain... ex-World Superbike champion James Toseland has retired (he wants to become a pop star, like girlfriend, Katie Melua)... Casey Stoner brilliantly won last week’s MotoGp in Aragon, Spain. • SPORTS EXTRA - On Sunday Sebastian Vettel can clinch the F1 driver’s championship in Singapore... Floyd Mayweather beat Victor Ortiz in Las Vegas to win the WBC Welterweight title... in golf, Justin Rose won the BMW tournament in Chicago and GB and Ireland beat a strong Continental/ Europe team to lift the Seve Trophy in France.
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