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Page 17 Partying with POLICE On previous occasions I have reported back on the adventure marathons which are organised by the Canarian company, ‘Top Time Events’, run by Pablo Cardona. This extraordinary young Canarian man has managed to created quite a name for himself in terms of sporting events, and his services are now in high demand by private companies and public institutions alike.
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On this occasion, Pablo who created the K42 Marathons, decided to travel to the Sahara dessert so that Canarian sportsmen and women could experience firsthand a very different experience indeed. It is not the first time that Pablo has travelled to the Sahara and organised an event such as this. As a matter of fact this is the third time running he has organised the marathon, and each time he travels to the site the people
greet him with open arms. He usually arrives a week prior to the event with his van loaded up with all the necessary equipment in order to ensure everything runs smoothly. Carps, flags, timer chips, computers, and even inflatable arches, which serve as the starting and finishing lines, are amongst the items he takes.
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Fiestas and Upcoming Events Romerias For October: Saturday 9th of October: Romería de La Virgen del Pilar - Guanarteme (Las Palmas de G.C.) Saturday 16th of October: Romería de la Naval en La Isleta (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) Saturday 23rd of October: Romería de San Rafael en Vecindario
Joaquin Sabina in Concert 21st October. Las Palmas Football Stadium. Ruta Playa Viva 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, October, 9.00 to 15.00 hours. Several activities for children and adults. Las Canteras Beach, Las Palmas.
XV Open Air Rapid Painting Competition in Mesa y Lopez 9th October, 9.00 to 15.00 hours. For more info or how to enter: www. mesaylopez.net Or Telephone: 928 297 083.
Classic Romantic, philharmonic concert 22nd October, 20.30 hours. Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orquestra Concert. Alfredo Kraus Auditorium, Las Palmas.
Masaldo 2010 8th, 9th and 10th, 10.00 to 22.00 hours. Local businesses selling over stock at sale prices. Parque Sur, San Fernando, Maspalomas.
XXII Once Foundation Trophy 30th October, 18.00 hours. National Basketball Wheelchair Championship. Garcia San Roman Sport Centre, Las Palmas.
Fiestas del Lomo de San Fernando 7th to 10th October. Local Fiestas of the Lomo Neighbourhood, with fun fair attractions and live entertainment. El Lomo de San Fernando, Maspalomas.
Novelty Dog Show in aid of ANAHI animal charity and Maspalomas Gay Pride 2011 Sunday 31 October 2pm - 6pm Yumbo Square. Entrance free for spectators. €5 to enter your dog in one of the many fun categories. See GranCanariaGLAY. com for full details Moscow Ballet Presents de “Nutcracker” 7th December 2010, 19.00 hours. Very limited space!!!! For more info call: 928 720035 ExpoMeloneras, Maspalomas.
Barry Douglas in Concert 14th October, 20.30 hours. Pianist Cycle. Perez Galdos Theatre, Las Palmas. Fotosub Playa Viva 2010 29th, 30th and 31st. Las Canteras Beach, Las Palmas.
Madrid emergency services train British consular staff A joint initiative between the British Consulate-General and Madrid’s emergency services, Samur-Protección Civil, has provided British consular staff, the Foreign Office front-line, with training on key aspects of the job of a Consular officer. SAMUR are professionals in dealing with crisis situations and regularly offer training to the Police and other organisations. This is the first time there has ever been such an initiative with foreign Embassies in the city. The British Consulate has always worked closely with the Spanish authorities, but decided to take this one stage further by collaborating with Madrid City Council emergency service to further enhance the team’s professional skills and experience. The courses were held in the British Embassy building and included members of the embassies of Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland and the US and of the British Council who work closely with Embassy staff during crisis situations . John Tomlinson, British Vice-consul for central and north-west Spain said: “Every day hundreds of British citizens turn to the British consulates for assistance and advice and although our consular officers have all been trained by UK experts, spending time with the Spanish emergency services has helped us understand better their procedures and how they deal with difficult situations” “No two days are the same in Consular work and no two cases are the same”, said Antonio Gavala, a Consular Officer in Madrid who worked on organising the training, “We never stop learning, the more training we get the better, the more we work with the professionals, the better” Sr Pedro Luis Calvo Poch, Security and Transport Councillor of Madrid and the Head of SAMUR, visited the Embassy to praise the joint initiative and hand out diplomas to all who completed the training.
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A few members of his team also travel with him in order to organise the cultural activities which take place alongise. You see Pablo does not only take the runners to the Sahara for the race, which in the case of the main race lasts just under 4 hours, he actually invites them all for a whole weekend in order to experience the culture, the food and the way of life of the Saharagui people.
On Friday 17th September, all the participants and their guests flew over and soon after landing were immersed deep into this culture, where they get a chance to taste all sort of wonderful foods and well known teas which characterises these people. In addition everyone is encouraged to sleep in tents in the middle of the dessert, giving the whole experience a lot more authenticity and increasing the adventureous side of things at the same time.
The race takes place during Saturday morning with two main challenges for the many attendees; the master race which covers a total distance of 42 kilometres through the Sahara dessert and part of the coast, and the half marathon covering a total distance of 21 kilometres. In both cases the number of ‘adventure racers’ was surprisingly high, as the experience cost each runner a total of 300 Euros not the cheapest weekend available but surely well worth every cent paid.
As mentioned previously, the race was planned to take no more than 4 hours in the case of the K42 master race and just over 2 hours for the half marathon. Of course as it was a race held in the Sahara, several local sportsmen were invited to take part, making the participation a very nice ethnic mixture of cultures. Curiously all participants who travelled from the Canaries were shocked to see the small amount of equipment that these people had, and in most cases they were not even wearing shoes! It even caused mixed feelings of unfairness amongst our local runners.
Not suprisingly the winner of the master race was actually a local runner, Bouatmane Youssef, who without any shoes managed to get to the finishing line in just 3 hours, 14 minutes and 39 seconds, followed closely by the Canarian participant Alvaro Quintana Rodriguez. In the women’s category
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Esther Fernandez Gonzalez, managed an overall 16th position with a final time of 4 hours and 28 minutes. On the other hand in the half marathon, Imad Eit Fdil, was declared winner with an incredible 1 hour and 28 minutes and Luz Bibiana Perez Gallego in the women’s category.
The organisation of the event was impeccable as always, and the ‘winners’ of this trip were everyone one who participated and managed to actively take part. Everyone felt that the experience as a whole was just wonderful, which also gave them the rare opportunity to feel, smell and taste a different culture which is only 45 minutes away from us and which so many of us know very little about. By Tito Cabral
Valleseco Beat Their Own Record In honour of their virgin, La Virgen de la Encarnacion, the village of Valleseco takes the opportunity to promote their star product, the Pippin Apple. Once again they repeated their fantastic family day out during which this fabulous product was undoubtedly ‘guest of honour’ and following last year’s success in cooking the largest apple tart in the world, they attempted to beat their own record again.
the largest pippin apple cake in the world. So this year, with the help of yet another local bakery, Hermanos Perez s.l. the objective was to reach a length of 300 metres. In order to do this, the two bakeries and a team of 60 people, worked tirelessly for several days and used a massive 300 kilos of flour, 450 kilos of pippin apples, 12 kilos of salt, 150 kilos of custard, and 40 kilos of gelatine.
Fortunately the team not only managed to reach their objective, but baked an apple tart which measured an impressive 332 metres and weighed a total of 300 kilograms; fact which was certified by the Notary, Jose Antonio Riera, who with a measuring tape in hand finally announced the record breaking news. Last year the Reyes Bakery, a local business of this village, managed to bake a 229 metre tart which was unofficially
And like last year the cake was cut up and given away to well over 6,000 attendees who came to the event. Again it only
took 40 minutes for all the volunteers to hand out the complete cake to the hungry visitors! The event took place in the recreational area of La Laguna, a large open air space which is specifically set up to accommodate the huge cake and the many visitors. As well as the cake, the organisers set up several food courts and bars for the visitors, together with stands offering and selling local products such as cakes, cheeses, olives, breads and many handcrafted items.
best animals for the show where a few thousand Euros is awarded to several winners, not a great deal of money but always a help. The typical horse racing which caused great excitement also took place this year offering the viewers a sight not commonly seen in Gran Canaria. The agility and power of these horses and their riders is simply breathtaking. As far as I am concerned, this fiestas is specially nice, as for once we were not surrounded by large groups of youngsters trying to see who can consume the most drinks. This occasion is particularly targeted towards the family, and designed so people of all ages can enjoy it together.
Running alongside the main event, the village managed to attract well over 400 head of cattle to the cattle fair. This was an attempt to bring to the attention of visitors and local authorities that this has become a dying trade in the north of the island. The beasts were very impressive as farmers had brought the
It is simply a great day out with many things to do and taste, I took my three year old son and had a great time as I felt comfortable at all times, not having to worry about people drinking too much and causing accidents. By Tito Cabral
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Moya, Pioneers in eliminating plastic bags Plastic bags take 400 years to decompose, so the municipality of Moya has proposed eliminating its’ use with a campaign which would save more than two million bags a year. “Small actions can lead to large things,” said the general director of the Canary Islands Government Consumption, Sinesi Medina Ramos, who believes that the initiative could have a real social impact, and insisted during the presentation of the project, “that it will benefit us all.” The council distributed 1,000 school bags to the community of 960 students, along with a leaflet campaign and information to Moya’s residents informing them on how to win one of four prizes of 250 Euros which will be drawn from the users at the end of the campaign. “It’s a symbolic prize” emphasized the Councillor for Environment, Commerce and Industry of the municipality, Nicolas Ojeda, who insisted that the fundamental objective of the initiative is to “put Moya on the map for sustainability in Spain and with a “real commitment” to respect the land. The forty establishments using plastic bags in the town have joined the initiative, with an initial budget of 19,000 Euros, thanks to the contributions of the Canary Islands and La Caja de Canarias, and hopes to reach at least 25% of the population of in its’ first phase.
The expansion of the terminal Gando, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria State investment for airports in the province of Las Palmas in 2011 are higher than anticipated and more than the airport area of Tenerife, whilst funding for the ports are higher in the Western Isles. The total investment in the airports of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura for 2011 is expected to reach 117.8 million Euros; 15 million more than the amount this year. However, spending on ports decreased by about 13 million, from 36.2 to 22.9 million set for next year. The opposite happens in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The financing of airports Tenerife amount to 59.2 million Euros next year, 17 million less than this year. In the case of ports, the economic boost greatly increases as it rises to 80.4 million Euros, 34 million more.
1.5 million tourists in danger by higher airport charges There was a 16% increase in the number of visitors this year to the Canary Islands, which has meant we led the recovery for the whole of Spain. However, the rise in airport charges, announced by Development threatens the recovery of the tourism industry of the Islands. Over the year, the impact of the freeze and reductions in rates has had a direct effect on the Canary Islands with a 16% increase in visitor arrivals, which in real terms is about 1.5 million tourists, and thanks to this measure generated extra revenue of about 150 million Euros. In the cash-year period from October 2009 to August 31st more than nine million tourists visited us, which put the Canaries way ahead of the recovery in Spain. The Ministry of Public Works adopted the plan for the Canary Islands between the Canary Coalition and the Central Executive in support of the nationalist state budget 2010. The freeze has been extended on a quarterly basis and is valid until 31 December. This
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decision has led to an increased presence of low cost airlines to the Canary Islands, which have substantially increased their connections with the Islands. AENA’s overall approach is to lower the air navigation charges, the most expensive in Europe, by about 8% but, in turn, increase the fees charged at airports to an average of 5%. Regions with more traffic would bear the largest increase, amongst which are the airports of Gran Canaria and Tenerife Sur; fourth and eighth in the national ranking. The Canary Islands’ government has demanded that the subsidy is maintained until 2012 to avoid a new crisis of tourism and, consequently, the Canary Islands should be regarded as an exception by the Public Works. The regional government has no doubt that the freeze will remain until 2011.
Canaries throw away 20,000 tons of bananas because the market is not viable Farmers have thrown away 20,000 tons of bananas so far this year because the market cannot absorb the production, said the Minister of Agriculture of the regional government, Pilar Merino. The minister linked this situation with the tariff reduction by the EU banana imports, which fell from 176 Euros per ton to 148. To give an idea of what the destruction of 20,000 tons of bananas is, Pilar Merino said that amount is likened to the annual production of Madeira. This new situation has produced a greater supply of bananas imported by the Spanish market, which harms the Canarian banana. The market share of bananas imported into Spain has gone from 7 percent in 2003 to 27 percent in 2009, and this trend has worsened in 2010, said Pilar Merino. The lowering of tariffs has led to wholesale prices in the first four weeks of 2010 as the lowest in the last three years, she added, although last month we have recovered somewhat. “This loss has caused a major impact” to the Canary banana sector, she said, and led to the withdrawal of goods from the beginning of 2010 because the market cannot absorb the production.
Mogán leads the renovation of the South Tour The council promotes works in Puerto Rico and Playa Taurito to the tune of 6.9 million euros and the renewal of infrastructure in tourist areas in the south of Gran Canaria is better in the municipality of Mogán than in the San Bartolomé de Tirajana. Mogán is already working in various areas of Puerto Rico, Mogán, Playa de Taurito which is worth 6.9 million Euros, while San Bartolome de Tirajana is still awaiting the implementation of initiatives promoted by the Consortium for the rehabilitation of San Agustín, Playa del Ingles and Meloneras. The Tourist Board, led by Roberto Moreno, and the Municipality of Mogán signed an agreement by which released 303,642 Euros for the upgrading of five compartments of solid waste collection, the drafting of improved Avenue and El Marinero Ribera del Carmen, which is the stretch between the station and crossing the beach, and are drafting a project to improve Veneguera Avenue in Puerto Rico.
The Department of Tourism for the Municipality of Mogán is already set to intervene in other areas. Specifically, in two streets around the shopping center of Puerto Rico-Alegranza and Gomera-and in the streets Gran Canaria and Lanzarote.
The cultural capital will cost about 50 million to the city Gran Canaria’s capital will need around 50 million Euros to develop the program if it is designated European Capital of Culture 2016. The team responsible for developing the content of this initiative and driving this cost estimate of activities, has designed a formula that would be particularly relevant for input from companies and individuals in order to avoid the cost of the investment to fall completely on government. Society is responsible for direct investments in cultural infrastructure, as well as co-ordinating the schedue of activities and to promote initiatives. To implement these mechanisms, it is imperative that the city is included in the list which will be announced by the Minister of Culture in Madrid, after a jury examines all candidates. The jury may designate a minimum of three and a maximum of seven cities as candidates, who will then in June 2011 take part in the finals. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will have to deal with the proposals of Burgos, Cordoba, Segovia, San Sebastian and Zaragoza in the final race, but Mayor, Jerónimo Saavedra, is very optimistic “We must believe we can get it” was his first message after the official announcement that Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was included in the initial choice. The mayor stressed that this is to be a continued joint effort to make a city project; the Capital of Culture belongs to everyone he said.
Hotel occupancy increased by 5% this summer Hotel occupancy increased by 5% this summer, thanks to the behaviour of rising strategic targets ‘sun and beach’, which reached 75% compared to the interior where it reached 40%, according to the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Accommodation (CEHAT), which warns that despite this increase, the price adjustment and last minute deals “clearly penalised” the profitability of the sector. At a press conference in Madrid to assess the summer season and the prospects for the coming winter, the president of the management of hotels, Juan Molas, said that summer ended with an erratic performance which was marked by a growth in coastal areas, some of which touched 85%, but a decrease in inland areas. In fact, according to forecasts, the occupation will continue, but the return expectations are lower.
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The ‘Cursed Dog’ of Valsequillo is superb, and the costumes are simply breath taking. You can really see the amount of work that the hundreds of people have done in putting this show together, last year I was impressed but this year it was simply great.
The time has come when once again Valsequillo celebrate their very special fiesta in honour of Saint Michael the Archangel. On the 28th September, tradition dictates that a group of youngsters should release the ‘Cursed Dog’ on behalf of the devil, in order to try and tempt the human race to sin, which will ensure evil triumphs over good.
There is no seating area so be prepared to stand and not to be comfortable, due to the fact that the actors walk through the crowds in their massive stilts and make people push against each other making it quite hard to even move. However the show is so good that this fact does not seem to matter at all, and as a matter of fact I actually believe it adds to the overall experience.
It is one of the most spectacular street theater acts I have ever seen anywhere, the lighting is magnificent, the sound
This is a show that really gets audience participation; their shouts and laughter are all encouraged in order to increase
the dramatics of the performance itself. Cranes are also used to fly actors through the air above the heads of spectators, fire is a tool used by all the actors who will occasionally blow it surprisingly close to the audience, and water is another element again to get the crowd going. The show does not last for more than an hour, and will keep you on the edge from start to finish. I was quite disappointed when it did end and was craving for more, especially considering that I will have to wait one more year to see the next one. As a grand finale, the organisers astonished the crowd with a massive fireworks display which signalled the end of the night for most of us, who had to work the following day. However, there were some younger crowds who decided to stay and carry on the party taking advantage of the many
bars and “Chiringuitos” which are set up around the village square in honour of the fiesta. If you missed out don’t worry you either have next year, or you can travel to Valsequillo and visit the exhibition dedicated to this fabulous celebration and even get to see close up the costumes used in the performance. Apart from this, it is a village well worth visiting as there are many new initiatives which are drastically increasing the cultural offers of this village, both for locals and tourists alike. By Tito Cabral
Rain of Gofio and Water in Aguimes
Last year the fiesta of “La Bajada del Gofio” in Aguimes, really caught my attention, for its uniqueness and originality, and so decided I to repeat
the experience again this year. Having already experienced it, one feels more comfortable as you no longer walk into the unknown. You feel more prepared as
to what is about to happen and therefore more relaxed which simply lets you enjoy the experience much more.
As some of you already know, the tradition behind this celebration is basically when local farmers would cultivate corn in order to make the much appreciated “Gofio”, toasted maize flour used regularly in every day foods.
perform. But instead of simply carrying the “Gofio” back down to their houses they decide to simply have a war with it in the streets; everyone who meets will throw it at each other and share laughter or a joke about it. Thing started getting very messy when the local village neighbours decided to add water to the fight, which they then throw from the top of their houses. At this point a paste of flour mixed with water starts to form in your hair and clothes and when you eventually get home it is quite difficult to get rid of.
As always thousands travel to this fiesta from all the corners of the island, again simply to have a good time and enjoy themselves.
Toasting this maize would not be a problem for most of these farmers, but having a mill at home was more of an inconvenience which most could not afford. However every village did have a mill which belonged to one of the families and would be used by all the villagers as a community service. In the case of Aguimes, the mill is located on the outside of the village; about 1.5 kilometers towards the mountains, and villagers would load their harvest onto the carriages, and with the help of a donkey travel to the mills to be ground. Today this tradition has died out although the mills still function in the production of this much appreciated ingredient, but in a more industrialized way. However the young and not so young still like to travel to this remote village and re-live this tradition which their fathers and grandfathers used to
It is a really unique celebration and as always I do encourage everyone to make a note in your diaries for next year, as I’m sure you will enjoy it like everyone else who ventures to Aguimes. By Tito Cabral
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Anja, the Canarian Baywatch Babe
When you meet Anja, the very first thing you will see are these two big, blue and beautiful eyes, which simply radiate what she is all about, happiness.
so that she could tie it to her jet ski and pull the boat from danger. Unfortunately a big wave caught her by surprise and de-stabilized her forcing her to maneuver quickly and let go of the rope.
Her long blonde hair automatically tells us that she is not originally from Gran Canaria, but more likely from a Scandinavian country, and to be more precise from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Undeterred, she returned and repeated the operation; this time even managing to pull on board the struggling lifeguard. Safely she pulled the boat into open sea where she told them that she would release them, as yet another small fishing boat, which had also approached the area to take a look, had lost control and was now being hit against the rocks.
However as soon as you start talking to her you will realize that Anja has all the qualities of a Canarian, she is friendly, outgoing, attentive, generous, helpful, joyful, and has a great sense of humor. At the tender age of 30 she is already a business woman managing her own bar in San Fernando, the Carpe Diem, - a small but exceptionally comfortable venue to simply go and unwind and to enjoy one of her special and refreshing cocktails, a cold glass of white wine, or a perfectly served CaĂąa (small beer). Another thing which stands out about her, is the fact that she has seen the world, and has experienced many situations and cultures, which have simply enriched her as a person, and it shows. After completing her studies in restaurant and bar management she left Copenhagen and went Milan where she worked for Giorgio Armani, from there she ventured to Marbella where she rented and sold luxury cars for a while, but she wanted to see more and came to Gran Canaria 8 years ago. Here, and knowing how she is towards hard work, she passed through many well known companies such as Pacha, Maximilian`s, and Movistar until finally, nine months ago, she came across an opportunity to manage her own business. Her vast experience professionally and personally have simply turned Anja into a sure winner as she knows exactly how to treat her customers and make them feel more than welcome. But Anja not only is very good in her professional life, but also in her private life, and a series of events which took place on Sunday 18th September 2010, are one of the main reasons why we have chosen her today as our Canarian Character.
With the aid of a large sailing vessel who offered to secure the first boat, Anja followed the lifeguard who jumped again into the water to aid the second boat. Anja enjoys outdoor activities on her day off, especially cruising in our magnificent seas on her jet ski, giving her time to release the pressure from the previous week, and on this occasion like any other Sunday, she left the port of Pasito Blanco at about 13.00 hours. Whilst coming out of the harbour she noticed a group of four boats just off the coast in front of El Faro, and thought that maybe they were gathering around some large fish or marine mammal and decided to take a look. To her surprise this had nothing to do with any marine creature but found that a small boat with four
people was having serious problems and was being smashed against the rocks by the waves.
Between them both they managed to attach a rope and again pull this second boat out of danger.
Automatically, and without giving it too much thought, Anja approached a small Red Cross boat which was there to aid the boat and asked if she could help, to which she received a negative answer.
At this point quite a crowd had gathered at the site where the events were taking place and once both vessels were out of danger the crowd simply clapped and cheered at Anja and her bravery.
However, she also noticed one of the Red Cross life guards in the water trying to pull the boat from the rocks and having quite a few problems himsel. Again and by her own initiative she approached him and told him to give her the rope,
She was obviously congratulated by the Red Cross who valued her efforts, and was thanked immensely by the crew of both boats affected. At this point she was quite embarrassed as Anja, does not like this sort of attention, which again shows us yet another of her great qualities; her huge capacity to give without expecting reward. If you would like to meet Anja, why not go down to her bar, which opens daily from Monday to Saturday, between 10.00 and 02.00 hours, she will be more than pleased to see you there, and I’m pretty sure that if you ask nicely she will tell you the story of her bravery and courage which made her a real life hero. Carpe Diem, Calle Patera Leonorita locales 5 & 6, San Fernando, on the road between the Bellavista Commercial Centre and Mercadona Supermarket. TLF: 928772488. By Tito Cabral
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Letter of the week Dear Editor, First of all, greetings to you and all at Canary News. I am a regular reader of the paper. I really enjoy your paper and get a lot out of it. I am contacting you with a few comments and questions. Firstly, I could not get a copy of Issue 29 (the issue with Hospital Insular on the cover). I live in San Fernando in Maspalomas. I usually manage to get a copy in either Spar on Av Alejandro Castillo or Spar in Avenida Galdar in San Fernando. However, despite trying these immediately after seeing the issue online I couldn’t get a copy anywhere. Is it possible to get one somewhere? I really like the section on learning Spanish. I think it is very well written and very easy to follow. I keep all the articles as I find them very useful. I look forward to many more of them. I enjoy the new restaurant review section by the way. I think it was very much overdue and it is something that the restaurant scene needs here. I think it is good that it is done objectively as most reviews in other papers and magazines are clearly done on the basis that the restaurant advertises with the paper and gets a favourable review as a result. I would like to make a suggestion for an article if I may. I know you normally do an article in December about El Gordo but it would be great to have an article about the other lotteries that are run during the week. I think a lot of people are reluctant to do them as they are not familiar with how they work. I only did the Bono Loto for the first time this week because a very nice woman in the lottery shop suggested it to me. I look forward to seeing many more issues of the paper and I hope you will find my comments useful. Best wishes, Tony Galvin Thank you for your kind comments. I understand that Brian has already responded to you and that you now have the copy you are looking for. As far as the lottery is concerned, maybe some nice person could also explain this to us? Ed
Dear Sir, I would like to thank your anonymous contributor in Issue 31 for letting us know about Ryanair’s new service of pre-checking hand baggage for correct size whilst customers queue for the bag drop. How much more efficient it is that this issue can be dealt with before passengers arrive at the desk itself so avoiding delays to other travellers whilst the usual arguments take place and money changes hands. It also reduces the possibility of hand baggage which cannot fit into the overhead lockers getting into the aircraft. Your contributor states that his “main point” is that most people travelling to warm countries require checked baggage. This may be true but it certainly doesn’t justify the breaking of the basic principle that passengers not checking in bags should not be forced to subsidise those who do. It is always fairer when airlines separate out their services and passengers only pay for the services they use. Richard Hodson To be fair to Ryanair, they did inform their passengers who were travelling on the day of Spains’ general strike that no checked in baggage would be allowed because of the incident and a free of charge refund would be given for customers who had already paid this. Ed Dear Madam: I am Rosa Arbona, the teacher of English at the secondary school IES Schamann, who spoke to you about your newspaper THE CANARY NEWS this morning. Thank you very much for being so kind and understanding. Our students and my colleagues will take advantage of THE CANARY NEWS. We hope students will enrich their English vocabulary by reading the newspaper, as well as be informed about their island. Yours sincerely ROSA ARBONA We are delighted to help, and understand from our Distribution Manager that the latest edition of The Canary News was delivered to your school as promised. Good luck with the lessons. Ed
If you have been following the news from the UK, you will have recently heard about the coalition governments’ intention of stopping child benefit allowance for people earning over £44,000 as from 2013. This is causing a huge amount of discussion especially as when interviewed this is part of what David Cameron had to say, “As we pay down the deficit we have to ask better-off families, those with the broadest backs, to bear a fair share of the burden,” Mr Cameron said. “Saying that it is not right to go on paying a billion pounds of child benefits to families where there is a top-rate taxpayer, that seems to me a very important statement about fairness.” Well Mr Cameron, is it fair that this section of the working population always seems to be the ones who care about their children’s long term education, strive hard to balance the family budget, working longer and longer hours, waking up each morning to leave for work in the dark, whilst gazing at the still darkened house down the street where the family are on benefits and have no intention whatsoever of finding employment? And please, let’s not forget that these ‘middle-class white collar’ workers also pay the higher rate of tax to you. However, what I would like to know is where the government is going to raise funds in the three-year interim period before the above comes into effect? And what about the promises of no ‘fat cat bonuses’ to the Bankers who brought the country to its’ knees? All of a sudden it’s ‘if we don’t allow them to earn the huge bonus, then the Banks will take their operations elsewhere in the world. Good riddance I say, let them bankrupt someone else! Well done Ken Clarke who says: he believes prisons are places “of institutionalised idleness” and he intends to change the law so the proceeds of prison employment can be used to support funds for victims of crime. Currently most of those residing at Her Majesty’s pleasure do no work, yet through attending classes, workshops and other sessions they earn on average £9.60 a week. The Prison Service pays out approximately £36m each year for this. Mr Clarke told the Tory conference: “I want to revive a policy of John Major’s last Conservative government and make deductions from the earnings of working prisoners to provide compensation for victims of crime. “In order to raise those funds, we need to instill in our jails a regime of hard work. Most prisoners lead a life of enforced, bored idleness, where getting out of bed is optional”. Well there’s £36m the government could save immediately! To finish on a lighter, but slightly sad note, Comedy legend Sir Norman Wisdom has died aged 95. The veteran actor, famous for his slapstick comedy roles, died peacefully in his sleep after suffering a series of strokes in recent months. I am sure many of you will remember the hilarious iconic roles Sir Norman played over the years. Even at his 90th birthday party he had the attendees shrieking with laughter as he tripped over, fell down and performed an amazing sprint from one room to the other. Good humoured, clean fun. You will be sadly missed Sir Norman.
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The Pound and Euro Face Uncertain Times As the month of August wore on, the logic of the FX market wore out. Silly-season nonsense took over the reins from the usual market drivers, economics and commonsense. It is not unusual in the dog days of summer that the senior investment banking folk ‘bag the school holidays’, leaving the juniors to mind the shop with strict admonitions to keep their heads down and avoid losing money. Unexpected moves - even some of the expected ones for that matter - cause needless consternation and bigger than usual spikes and troughs. Nervousness, not conviction, rules. Add to that twitchy foundation a growing wariness about double-dip recession and the market is primed to confuse itself. An example of the confusion came with the first revision to Britain’s second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures. The original estimate had been that GDP grew by 1.1% in the second quarter of the year; not as good as Germany’s 2.2% but better than Euroland’s 1.0%. Analysts expected the first revision to leave the number unchanged at 1.1%. Instead, the Office for National Statistics increased it to 1.2%. Normally, such an upward revision would be good for the currency - any currency - but not these days. No, investors’ first reaction was to sell the pound, taking it half a cent lower against the euro. Whether they did so because of, or despite the upwardly revised figure does not matter. They did it because, with the effects of Mr Osborne’s Austerity Budget mining the road ahead, Things Can Only Get Worse.
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Quite how much worse the UK economy will look in six months’ or a year’s time, nobody knows, but that is the direction most investors are assuming. The pessimism takes the shine off what would otherwise be a celebratory time for sterling. Fortunately for its position against the euro, there are also worries about the economy of the euro zone. Germany, as noted, achieved very strong export-led growth in the second quarter of the year, but it was a single rose among the many thorns which dragged overall Euroland GDP growth down to less than half that level. The German economy is doing well enough but the others have to pull their weight too. There is also ongoing concern about sovereign debt in Euroland. The Spanish Prime Minister has hinted that he may relax the austerity regimen in order to stimulate the economy. The long-term viability of the threemonth-old safety net that was erected to support Greek sovereign debt has also been called into question. The nervousness about the UK economy and Euroland sovereign debt are balancing each other out for the time being between €1.15 and €1.25. Sterling was the winner in August, but it has been finding it tough going in September. Emerging data has been of precious little help to sterling. According to the Bank of England, mortgage approvals numbered just 45k in August, fewer even than the downwardly revised 47k in July. Public sector net borrowing for the same month jumped above £15 billion, a quarter more than analysts had projected. Hometrack reported another month of decline for house prices in September, with a -0.4% fall following August’s -0.3% drop. So lots of date that has impacted upon the £ to euro range and the possible range of up to 10 cents does not indicate a stability in the marketplace.
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10 Family Life
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Post Natal Depression Whether you’re becoming a mum for the first time or the fourth, the days and weeks immediately following your baby’s birth can be as overwhelming as they are joyful and exciting. Many women experience major mood shifts after childbirth, ranging from brief, mild baby blues to longerlasting, deeper clinical depression, which is known as post natal depression. Feelings of sadness and depression are more common after childbirth than many people may realize. It’s important for new mothers — and those who love them — to understand the symptoms of post natal depression and to reach out to family, friends, and medical professionals for help.
your doctor to discuss whether post natal depression may be the cause of your emotional low. Post natal Depression For some women, the feelings of sadness or exhaustion run deeper and last longer than baby blues. About 10% of new mothers experience post natal depression, which is a true clinical depression triggered by childbirth. Post natal depression usually begins 2 to 3 weeks after giving birth, but can start any time during the first few days, weeks, or months post-delivery.
Why It Happens These emotional surges are believed to be a natural effect of the hormone shifts that occur with pregnancy and childbirth. Levels of estrogen and progesterone that have increased during pregnancy drop suddenly after delivery, and this can affect mood. These female hormones return to their pre-pregnancy levels within a week or so. As hormone levels normalize again, baby blues usually resolve on their own without medical treatment. What to Do Getting proper rest, nutrition, and support are quite important — since being exhausted or sleep deprived or feeling stressed can reinforce and fuel feelings of sadness and depression. To cope with baby blues, new mums should try to accept help in the first days and weeks after labour and delivery. Let family and friends help with errands, food shopping, household chores, or child care. Let someone prepare a meal or watch the baby while you relax with a shower, bath, or a nap. Get plenty of rest and eat nutritious foods. Talking to people close to you, or to other new mothers, can help you feel supported and remind you that you’re not alone. You don’t have to stifle the tears if you feel the need to cry a bit — but try not to dwell on sad thoughts. Let the baby blues run their course and pass. When to Call the Doctor If baby blues linger longer than a week or two, talk to
When to Call the Doctor If feelings of sadness or depression are strong, if they linger throughout most of the day for days in a row, or if they last longer than a week or two, talk to your doctor. A new mother who feels like giving up, who feels that life is not worth living, or who has suicidal thoughts or feelings needs to tell her doctor right away. Post natal depression can last for several months or even longer if it goes untreated. With proper treatment, a woman can feel like herself again. Treatment may include talk therapy, medication, or both. In addition, proper diet, exercise, rest, and social support can be very helpful. Some women find yoga to be beneficial. Some research suggests that expressing thoughts and emotions through certain writing techniques can help relieve symptoms of depression.
With the proper support and treatment, mothers who are experiencing any degree of post natal depression can go on to be healthy, happy parents. Baby Blues Up to 80% of women experience something called the baby blues, feelings of sadness and emotional surges that begin in the first days after childbirth. With the baby blues, a woman might feel happy one minute and tearful or overwhelmed the next. She might feel sad, blue, irritable, discouraged, unhappy, tired, or moody. Baby blues usually last only a few days — but can linger as long as a week or two.
and depression that lingers. Stress hormones may have an added effect on mood. Some women may experience this more than others.
It may take several weeks for a woman to begin to feel better once she is being treated for depression, though some women begin to feel better sooner. Ask your doctor about how soon to expect improvements and ways to take care of yourself in the meantime. A woman with post natal depression may feel sad, tearful, despairing, discouraged, hopeless, worthless, or alone. She also may: • have trouble concentrating or completing routine tasks • lose her appetite or not feel interested in food • feel indifferent to her baby or not feel attached or bonded • feel overwhelmed by her situation and feel that there is no hope of things getting better • feel like she is just going through the motions of her day without being able to feel happy, interested, pleased, or joyful about anything • Feelings and thoughts like these are painful for a woman to experience — especially during a time that is idealized as being full of happiness. Many women are reluctant to tell someone when they feel this way. But Post natal depression is a medical condition that requires attention and treatment. Why It Happens Post natal depression can affect any woman — but some may be more at risk for developing it. Women who have battled depression at another time in their lives or have one or more relatives who have had depression might have a genetic tendency to develop post natal depression. Most post natal depression is thought to be related to fluctuating hormone levels that affect mood and energy. Levels of estrogen and progesterone that have increased during pregnancy drop suddenly after delivery. In some cases a woman’s thyroid hormone may decrease, too. These rapid hormone shifts affect the brain’s mood chemistry in a way that can lead to sadness, low mood,
Changes in Routines and Responsibilities A newborn brings special demands on a mother’s time, attention, and energy. For first-time mothers, there can be lots to learn about meeting the baby’s most basic needs, like sleeping, feeding, bathing, and soothing. There are lots of new routines to establish. The baby’s sleeping, waking, and feeding schedules can make it hard for a new mum to get the sleep and rest required to help handle all these new stresses and responsibilities. And without a good night’s sleep, even small things can seem overwhelming.
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Neumaticos Paso 2000 I hope many of our readers will remember the double page spread we published some time ago featuring shops where the ‘Canarians’ go to purchase; all courtesy of Werner, Phoenix Trans Internacional (see their ad on page 7).
Now we all know what happens to rubber as it ages, so for the price of 750€ to include alignment and fitting, this wasn’t such a good deal after all. The ‘Jaguar’ garage was quoting over 1,000€ for the tyres, so there was no way Werner was going to go there. Then finally he found a supplier right on his own doorstep – El paso 2000, Autocentro San Fernando, so he approached them and asked the price of four ‘Pirelli’ tyres. Yes they did stock the requested make, but one of the fitters asked him why he wanted ‘Pirelli’ tyres? Werner explained that he had always bought ‘Pirelli’ because of reliability and the company brand.
And indeed we received many emails both praising the article and also from people asking for further information on several of the shops featured – in particular the excellent ‘Plus size’ clothes and the carrelated businesses. Werner, ever the bargain hunter, phoned me last week to say he had found a business where the prices were incredible, but would say no more until I arranged a meeting with both himself and partner Nicole. I always need Nicole there as when Werner gets excited he spouts forth in a torrent of rapid German – a language I have absolutely no knowledge of whatsoever! So last week I arrived at their offices in San Fernando to find out what all the excitement was about. It seems that it was time to change all four tyres on Nicole’s car – a Jaguar no less (the transport business must be booming!) and so Werner set about trawling the web, visiting many tyre suppliers from Las Palmas right down to Puerto Mogan and even approaching the specialist ‘Jaguar’ garage to see what was on offer. He found one supplier in Vecindario who seemed to be offering a good deal, but on close inspection of the tyres he found the date stamp to be nearly 15 years old!
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The fitter suggested he look at the brand ‘Federal’ and explained that nearly all the taxi drivers on the island choose to fit this particular make. The reliability is just the same as more expensive brands and some users are achieving 120,000kms from them. Werner had a good look at them – especially the date stamp – found them to be more than adequate in quality, and so asked the price. 450€ including alignment and fitting the man replied. Werner laughed at him and said they were more expensive than the ones quoted at the ‘Jaguar’ garage! The fitter looked puzzled and replied that it was impossible as theirs was the ‘best price’. Maybe Werner hadn’t explained himself properly in his hesitant Spanish, and so he tried again. ‘What is the full price for 4 ‘Federal’ tyres, alignment, testing and fitting’ he asked, once again the man replied 450€ - each tyre cost 83€ and the rest is for the alignment etc. Werner couldn’t believe his ears, he thought it was 450€ for each wheel! Overjoyed at the massive saving, he promptly took the coupon for a free coffee which was offered to him, and sat back in the bar next door to wait. Yes, customers even get a free coffee whilst they wait.
To finish, Werner says he was extremely impressed with the quality of service, professionalism and advice given by El Paso 2000, and as 90% of us will need to change our car tyres at some point he highly recommends them. So with a price difference of between 1,000€ and 450€ it certainly pays to shop around. Thank you Werner for another great money saving item you have shared with readers of The Canary News. Full address of the company in question which Werner used is: Autocentro San Fernando, Avda. De Galdar, 72, San Fernando de Maspalomas. By Ann Turner
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Activities fair at the Norwegian School co-ordinator, Cecilie Andersen, provides a monthly plan which includes something for both adults and children. The activities on offer include film evenings, Spin classes, step aerobic classes and cookery as well as regular clubs for the children.
The Norwegian school in Gran Canaria held their annual fair informing students and their families about activities available in the area. The school has always encouraged extra curricular activities to keep the students active outside school hours and to encourage a healthy lifestyle. Parents and teachers are all too aware of the temptations available to young people living here in terms of nightlife and easy access to alcohol.
The school had a difficult year last year with well documented administrative and staff problems. The school has always promoted a small and friendly environment and caring for the students’ well being as a whole not just in school hours. Unfortunately during the disputes and troubles last year this small intimate environment meant that the students were only too aware of what was going on. This year the school is starting afresh putting the last year behind them and moving forward to make the school an even better place to be both for the students and their families.
Activities represented at this year’s fair included Taekwondo, scuba diving, a music school and pilates; the sports centre in Arguineguin was also represented. There was information available about medical services & Spanish courses, and even an ambulance available for the students to look around.
Calling all Scandinavians !! The Canary News and Scandinavian Scene in particular would like to hear from members of the Scandinavian community with any news you may have. This is your local paper so let us know what is happening in your club, school or general environment. You can contact us at editor@thecanarynews.com. Please mark your entry with Scandinavian scene and you are welcome to submit your information in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian or English. The most popular stand, as in previous years, belonged to the Norwegian Church in Arguineguin. They were serving waffles made on the premises and coffee. The waffles and coffee are a theme of the Norwegian church abroad and extra special for those abroad wanting a small taste of home. The church is celebrating 146 years of providing this service to Norwegians abroad this year. The church in Arguineguin also has an active programme of activities available for young people of all ages. This year the school also has a person dedicated to providing a programme of activities. The activities
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ARIES Mar 21 - April 20
CANCER June 22 - July 23
LIBRA Sept 24 - Oct 23
CAPRICORN Dec 23 - Jan 20
You are recognising opportunities that have been under your nose for ages yet to which you have been blind. You are starting to gain important new understandings about the people you are close to.
This month, you will be neither way too early nor far too late. You’ll be right on time and, as long as you apply a little intelligence and ingenuity, you will end up right on target.
We are irrepressible worriers. As soon as something right starts happening, we start to wonder when or how it is going to go wrong. Such fears create turbulence and tension.
You feel vulnerable. You fear there is a lot at stake. But when you end up with the very thing that you want so much, you’ll be glad you’ve got a heart with which to feel happy!
TAURUS April 23 - May 21
LEO July 24 - Aug 23
Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 22
AQUARIUS Jan 21 - Feb 19
Invest, today, in tomorrow - by identifying the person or situation most deserving of your help. Then help them. The planets speak of powerful instincts and wise insights.
Something that is ‘meant to happen’ is happening now. If you think there is something bad or wrong about it, it is only because you have not seen what’s right and good.
If you make wise plans, seek help from people you feel you can trust and work carefully, the sky’s the limit.
Don’t persuade yourself, in October, that you’ll never get enough of what you need. Look instead for ways to make what you’ve got go further.
GEMINI May 22 - June 21
VIRGO Aug 24 - Sept 23
SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 22
PISCES Feb 20 - Mar 20
You could be sweltering, roasting, wrestling with why it is that something you might expect to be good, is proving so problematic.
In October, there are two ways to achieve an important objective. One requires hard work; the other just needs patience and intelligence. You will succeed either way, but try the easier option before you commit to a more difficult plan.
Rise to the challenge before you now with confidence. It may have scary stripes and a deafening roar but it is ultimately only a paper tiger.
You may have to reconsider what it is that you need. You may have to remember that you have resources you have not drawn on in some while and work out how to access them.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY “ Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.”
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Barrie Mahoney was a teacher, head teacher and school inspector in the UK, as well as a reporter in Spain, before moving to the Canary Islands as a newspaper editor. He is still enjoying life in the sun as a writer and author.
Living the Dream
When I moved to the Costa Blanca, I recall being told by one consular official that, “The Brits come here to die”. I quickly discovered that nothing could be further from the truth. In my newly appointed role as a newspaper reporter, I quickly realised that far from going to the Costa Blanca to die, the Brits and other expats had moved to the Costa Blanca to live - and a very good job they were making of it too!
Many people that I met had finally been released from the crippling pain of arthritis and other conditions linked to cold, damp Northern European climates and had quickly realised that a whole new world of mobility was waiting for them. Others had realised their dream of a home in the sun, inspired by the many “You can do it too” TV programmes, earlier in life - thanks to rising house prices and the newly found equity that they had discovered in their homes. All had one thing in common, fulfilling the dream of a new life and adventure in the sun. I quickly discovered tap dancing groups, where it was not unusual to discover ninety-year-olds treading the boards, orchestral groups and brass bands, salsa classes, walking groups and drama groups. The area was buzzing with activity and it always amazed and delighted me to see so many British, Scandinavian, German, Irish and Spanish, as well as many other nationalities, enjoying being together. One thing that united many expats was the desire to see a rapid improvement in animal welfare,
and I am convinced that the present level of animal welfare in the Costas, although still not ideal, is due to the efforts of the many expat groups, working alongside their Spanish counterparts.
Now that I am living in the Canary Islands there is, of course, a much smaller expat community. The climate is such that much of the expat social life revolves around the bar culture. There are few activities that expats are involved in, although there are plenty of Canarian music, drama and cultural groups to be found, but the enthusiasm for joining these is less obvious than in the Costas. There is also a much younger expat population living on the islands, whose main focus is earning a living and paying the rent or the mortgage. This does
not leave a great deal of time for other activities in an area where wages are low and unemployment is high. Sadly, some expats do not succeed in their attempts to create a new life in the sun. For many, ‘living the dream’ becomes ‘living the nightmare’. Illness, breakdown of relationships, bereavement or unemployment drives many to return ‘home’ disillusioned, but wiser. In time, I hope that these would-be expats realise that no experience in life is ever wasted, and that the broader experiences that they will have gained, will stand them in good stead for the future, whatever they choose to do. Some time ago, I met someone who was well versed in spiritual matters, and commented that ancient ley lines intersect these islands. As a result, these islands would draw in a certain kind of person and let go of those it does not want. I remember him commenting that the islands have a force that cannot be avoided. I was sceptical at first, but I have noticed over the years that I have lived here, that of the many would-be expats who have arrived and returned disillusioned, a significant number of these have returned to the islands again a few years later and settled successfully. Many will say that this is due to a positive change in personal circumstances, and a desire to seek the sun and warmth once again. However, maybe, just maybe, the islands have drawn them back again? © Barrie Mahoney
If you enjoyed this article, take a look at Barrie’s websites: www.barriemahoney.com and www.thecanaryislander.com or read his latest novel, ‘Journeys and Jigsaws’ (ISBN: 9781843865384). © Barrie Mahoney
Spanish Lesson
With Theresa Coe
3) When we refer to the time, or our age, in the past: ERAN las cuatro cuando yo llegué a casa – It was 4 o´clock when I arrived home
Lesson 27 Past times part 4 So far we´ve learnt about the most important past tense, known as the preterit or past simple (for completed actions where a date or time is given). This issue I´d like to look at the ‘long’ past tense, known as the imperfect, which is easier to form but tricky to use because it doesn´t exist in English! We use it for the following types of action:
Cuando TENIA veinte años, fui a Francia por primera vez – when I was (lit: had) twenty, I went to France for the first time The verb endings for the imperfect tense are quite simple to learn. For verbs ending in -AR: knock off the last two letters then add –aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, or aban For verbs ending in -ER/-IR: as above, then add –ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, or -ían So we could say: Cuando vivía en Londres, trabajaba [trah-bah-HAHbah] en un banco (when I lived in London, I worked in a bank).
1) To talk about something that we did for a long time in the past, e.g:
Antes, John aprendía [ah-pren-DEE-ah] español en una escuela, pero ahora estudia en casa (before, John learnt Spanish in a school, but now he studies at home).
Antes, yo VIVIA [bee-BEE-ah] en Inglaterra, pero ahora vivo aquí – before, I lived/was living in England, but now I live here.
There are only three odd ones out in the imperfect tense: SER (to be), IR (to go) and VER (to see/watch) which go like this:
2) To talk about anything we did on a regular basis in the past (not just once), e.g: Cuando vivía en Inglaterra, siempre VISITABA a mis abuelos los domingos – when I was living in England, I always visited my grandparents on Sundays.
Yo Tú Él/ella Nosotros Ellos/ustedes
SER era eras era éramos eran
IR iba ibas iba íbamos iban
VER veía veías veía veíamos veían
E.g: Cuando era [EH-rah] joven, siempre iba [EEbah] al cine los viernes (when I was young, I always went to the cinema on Fridays) AVOID IMPERFECT WITH ‘SOLIA’ Often we can avoid using the imperfect tense by sticking with solía [soh-LEE-ah - I used to] followed by an infinitive, or unchanged verb. E.g: Solía ir [EAR] al gimnasio, pero ahora no tengo tiempo (I used to go to the gym but now I don´t have time). However, you can´t say: ‘when I used to be young’ or ‘when it used to be 3’oclock’. Solía is from the–ER verb SOLER (to usually) which can´t be used on its own. It changes in the same way as all ‘ER/IR’ verbs in the imperfect tense. E.g. Mis amigos solían venir más a Gran Canaria – pero ahora no tienen suficiente dinero. (My friends used to come more to G.C. – but now they haven´t sufficient money). Practice makes perfect I´d like again to recommend ‘Complete Spanish Grammar’ by Gilda Nissenberg (McGraw Hill). As well as clear explanations with examples,this big-print book offers loads of exercises on Spanish grammar and verbs, with answers at the back. It´s available from www.amazon.co.uk for just nine euros delivered to Gran Canaria, or six pounds within the UK. For advice about learning Spanish, e-mail theresacoe@ gmail.com
If you have any questions or comments relating to this column or the Spanish language in general: Please email theresacoe@gmail.com
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‘The Canarian Lawyer’ My husband and I live in a community of 78 other owners here in Gran Canaria - they are bungalows. The community have recently renovated the pool, and now wish to enclose the area. It seems a sub-committee (not voted for by the owners at the last reunion) has decided the size of the area to be enclosed and type height and colour of the fences and gates etc to be used). However, in enclosing the pool area our bungalow and 4 other bungalows will be enclosed in this secondary gated area restricting us from having ad hoc visits from friends, difficulty with contractors, doctors arriving etc (they would have to have a key to get in). What is our legal position: a) in regard to the law in Spain regarding the enclosure of pools?
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b) and was the community president etc legally correct to let the subcommittee have so much power? c) can the community insist that our bungalow and the other 4 bungalow owners are locked in by these secondary gates? (we already have perimeters gates). The administrators have indicated to a another owner that there isn’t much hope in getting anything into court by querying their decision; as here as well as in the mainland of Spain itself there is a very large backlog of cases to be heard THE aCT 49/1960 OF JULY, ABOUT PROPERTY IN CONDOMINIUM, REFORMED BY ACTA 8/99 ESTABLISHES IN THE 18th Clause 1. The agreements from the General Meeting will be refutable before the
Now in Mogan every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30am to 1pm
Courts, in compliance with what is stated on the General Procedural Act, in the following hypothetical cases: a) when they are contrary to the Law or to the community statutes of the community. b) when they are serious prejudices for community interests, to the benefit of one or several proprietors. c) when there is a serious prejudice for any proprietor who has not legal duty of suffering it or they have been proved to abuse the law. 2. proprietors who have saved their vote at the meeting, the absentees, and those who have been deprived of their vote can legitimately raise objections to these agreement. The proprietor should be up-to-date on all the payment of due debts with the community, or to proceed previously to the judicial consignment of the same ones in order to refute the meeting agreements. This rule will not be applicable for objection to meeting agreements concerning the setting or alteration of
proprietors participation quotas which have been mentioned on clause 9th. 3. The action will expire three months after the agreement at the meeting where the agreement has been determined, unless acts are contrary to the Law or to the Statutes. If so, the action will expire after a year. For absent proprietors, this term will be starting from the agreement notice, according to the stated procedure in the article 9th.
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Web and Computer problems? info@thecanarynews.com supports the operating system for which it has been designed. Therefore, if an operating system is upgraded to a new one, it is likely that the hardware will not fully support it. So, as a general rule, it is not a good idea to upgrade a computer to a new operating system. There are exceptions to this rule and the upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 is one of these exceptions. The jump in hardware requirements from XP to Vista was pretty steep, but Windows 7 runs on hardware designed for Vista quite well.
Q. Should I upgrade to new versions of Windows like Windows 7 and to other applications like Internet Explorer 9 when they are released? A. That depends on a lot of factors that I’ll try to explain. Generally speaking, it is not a good idea to upgrade to a new operating system, but it is usually OK to upgrade an application. Of course, there are exceptions to this. In the early days of the personal computer, the hardware was designed first, and then the software was written to be compatible with it. This was true of the first Apple and IBM computers. It continued for years that way but somewhere along the line things got reversed. Today, it seems it is the hardware that is playing catch-up to the software. When a computer manufacturer builds a computer, to keep its price as low as possible, it is usually designed for, and designated as being compatible or ready for a given operating system. The hardware in the computer
So, although there is nothing really wrong with Vista, other than the initial lack of third party support and bad press, if you are faced with the opportunity to upgrade your Vista computer to Windows 7, take it. Almost without exception, if your software worked with Vista it will work with Windows 7. Support for Vista from Microsoft as well as others is already diminishing pretty quickly. This is not because Vista is so bad, but rather because Windows 7 is so much better. Upgrades to an installed operating system and applications whether in the form of individual file updates or service packs, should almost always be done. These updates are primarily for security reasons, but many desirable features are also added with service packs. There is really no good reason for the average individual user to not install all the updates that are offered for the operating system. Businesses that are using expensive proprietary software may need to be more cautious though. Upgrades to new versions of applications are another story. Application updates must be considered on a case
by case basis. A version update of an application should, and usually does, include the software and hardware specifications that are required. On many occasions, a new version of an application will require different software and hardware to work. Most, but not all applications are designed to be backward compatible up to a point. Microsoft Office 2010 for example will run satisfactorily on any computer that supports Office 2000. Some of the newer features may not be available, but it will work. As an example of the opposite, Internet Explorer V9 will not run on any operating system below Vista SP-2. Although Windows XP is still in general use by many, it doesn’t support the hardware acceleration in IE-9 and IE-9 will not be available for XP. This hardware acceleration capability was designed in Windows 7, and added to Vista in SP-2, but will not be available in XP. However, as IE-8 is quite capable, it is the browser recommended for XP, and much superior to IE-6 that was originally distributed with XP. In conclusion, upgrades to a new operating system should be done when the computer is replaced. Improvements to an installed operating system like service packs should be, in most cases, installed when they become available. Upgrades to new versions of software applications should be considered on a case by case basis. Improvement or security updates to installed software applications should be done when they become available.
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Poornima - The Real Taste of India He tells me that Chinese influence is still strong in many areas of India thus the combination of the succulence and balance of Chinese cooking added to the delicious spices of India create a blend which is quite unique.
I asked Gautam what type of customer came to sample his food and he replied that of course the British, who love Indian food, but also Germans, Scandinavians and just recently the Spanish have started coming. ‘We are addicted to your food’ is just one of the comments Gautam Kamadi, owner and Head Chef of the Poornima Indian restaurant has received from very satisfied customers. And whether you are looking for a classic curry or a taste of something even more exotic, Poornima, in the Commercial Centre Jardin del Sol in Playa del Ingles is for you.
Given the task of interviewing and writing the advertorial, I arrived around lunchtime to find Gautam and his staff busily preparing for the influx of daytime customers, however he politely seated me at a table and offered me a drink. As I waited, I looked around at the smart interior, complete with soft pastel curtains, comfortable chairs and well dressed tables with real tablecloths and glassware.
An even better sign is the regular Asian community who dine at Poornima, they know real quality when they taste it! The prices are also reasonable, although he told me that some of his customers say they will pay anything just to dine at his restaurant. All this talk of food and the wonderful smells wafting from the kitchen made me so hungry that when I finished the interview I decided to treat my partner and myself to lunch.
One thing that has always struck me about the Asian population is that they are so polite, well mannered and hardly ever seem to lose their temper or shout at each other – I wonder what their secret is? After a few short minutes, softly spoken Gautam joined me and we chatted amiably putting the world to rights before getting down to business. He is from Chennai in Madras - curry capital of the world – and has a wealth of experience working in the finest five star hotels in Chennai and Bombay. Unlike many other Indian restaurants, he prepares each of his masalas (spice mixtures) himself. Each dish has its’ own foundation, own masala and method of cooking – that’s the root of Indian cookery, and it’s what I am bringing to Gran Canaria he tells me. With over 19 years of experience Gautam creates delicious dishes which represent the cuisine of all parts of India, and in addition to the classic curry, he has just introduced Indo-Chinese - a cooking style which is difficult to find elsewhere in Europe.
Shazad, one of the waiters, brought us the menu and took our order for chilled white wine. We just couldn’t decide as there are so many mouth-watering dishes to choose from, but finally settled on a starter of Chicken Samosas to share, followed by Pilau Rice, Chicken Tikka Masala, Malwani Chicken (a spicy speciality of chicken on the bone Bombay-style) and a plain Naan bread. More than enough for lunch! We finished off with a traditional Indian dessert, Gulab Jamoon (fried condensed milk balls in simmering sugar syrup). Everything was absolutely amazing – Simon Spit would love it here – from the smart decor, to the attentive service and finally the most delicious Indian food I have tasted. In just a month of opening, Poornima is already on everyone’s lips – figuratively speaking of course, and we will definitely be back again, bringing our friends with us to share in what is truly ‘the Real Taste of India’. By Debbie Wenn
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Partying with ‘Police’ discreetly through the crowds offering a great selection of Canarian and Indian tapa. Nearly all the main stockists of ‘Police’ attended (see photos) and soon joined in the celebrations, greeting each other as the ‘old friends and rivals’ they are. The brand is becoming more and more popular over here, and Suresh told me that he even has the public coming to his premises, Visocan, in Las Palmas to buy his stock. ‘Police’ is a brand which is aimed at a younger male and female audience – hence the strap line, ‘Be Younique’ but Visocan also stock many other designer brands such as D&G, Gucci, Armani etc. As it was the second birthday on Gran Canaria of the famous brand ‘Police,’ The Canary News was invited to take part in their celebrations at the nightclub ‘Inolvidable’ in Las Palmas. The event was a private ‘invitation only’function and started at 10pm on Saturday 25th September, and as we were shown into the club we were greeted by two very attractive young ladies, who offered us champagne. Suresh Balani, who is the main wholesaler and supplier of the products, welcomed us warmly and introduced us to the representative of the brand who had come over from Switzerland especially for the event. The small nightclub soon started filling up and in less than an hour
there wasn’t a square foot of space to be found. I was extremely glad at this point that we had arrived on time and so were able to find a good seat as it promised to be a long, fun filled night. The resident DJ played a surprising good selection of music which soon had the revellers dancing away, followed by two ‘live’ musical performers. In between performances, raffle tickets were drawn – which had previously been given to us as we entered, and as you can imagine the prizes were designer sunglasses and jewellery donated by ‘Police’. Local television ‘TV Canarias’ was on hand to record the fun, and throughout the evening waiting staff moved
It was a great night but we decided to call it a day before the end as we had a very early morning start. So a Happy
Second Birthday to the ‘Police’ brand and many more to come. By Debbie Wenn
18 Restaurant Critic with Simon Spit
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Simon´s Guide Greek Taverna ***** (San Agustin) Saffron ***** (Puerto Mogán) Taberna Bulgaria III **** (Yumbo Centre) Restaurante Centrum **** (Yumbo Centre) Grand Italia ** (Meloneras) Ciao Ciao Italian Café * (Playa del Inglés, Anexo II) Hard Rock Cafe * (Paya del Inglés) Oh Lord, Simon is ‘tripping the light fantastic’ taking a well earned rest, drifting lazily down the Grand Canal in Venice, whilst eyeing up potential suitors. Gondoliers please beware, Simon Spit’s come out of his lair! And ready for action no doubt. But don’t worry all you ‘SS’ fans out there, he will be back with a vengeance for Edition 33, no doubt regaling us with his hilarious tales and unique ‘dress sense?’ So for this edition we thought we would repeat the highlights of Simon’s top two restaurants so far, who have each been awarded 5 stars out of a possible 5.
The Food Highlights, Greek Taverna, San Agustin – Awarded Five Stars (5) Starters There is a delicious selection of hot and cold starters from the Greek kitchen. All the food here is wonderfully fresh and obviously home-made, although some of the speciality food and wine is actually brought in from Greece. Mezze was a combination of Greek favourites including humous, stuffed
vine leaves, olives, stuffed peppers and taramasala. The flat bread served is a home-made special with a delicious light flavour of herbs, it really is lovely and crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside – served warm…simply mouth-watering! Main Courses The food in this eatery is prepared and cooked to the highest standards. Quality is exceptional, and the main courses are most definitely ‘flying the flag’ for good food in Gran Canaria! There is moussaka and delicious chicken dishes available on this tantalising menu. I have dined here a few times already because of the sheer beauty of the food and previously I have enjoyed the chicken skewer kebab which is such excellent quality and marinated in a spicy sauce before being spit roasted over charcoal! They serve a variation of kebabs including lamb and a mixed version too! The portions are good sized… I certainly left feeling completely satisfied! My highlight of recent days has to be the greek burger. This unique dish, can’t get it anywhere else on Gran Canaria, was served with potato wedges, salad, humous and delicious home made flat bread. This was extraordinary food, the burger itself is fresh and home made, is packed full of flavour – there are spices and herbs – a unique family recipe, and I thoroughly enjoyed munching away at it ummmmm! Desserts I tried a selection of everything on the giant platter. Greek Yoghurt with honey, tiramisu, ice cream, baklava and a few other specials of the day. I have never come across this before but it is an excellent idea and whilst I enjoyed all the desserts my favourite was Greek yoghurt and honey! The Price? There were 2 of us and we paid 60 Euros for everything, including wine, water
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The Food Highlights, Saffron, Puerto Mogan – Awarded Five Stars (5) Oh how wonderful food sounds when described well; the menu was a dazzling array of the finest foods imaginable. I could taste the dishes as I read them. There were fish dishes like Sea Bass and Meats on skewers kept hot with your own private barbeque on the table. The starters were to die for (Avocado and Prawns is a must have) and everything on the menu is home made from scratch – sounds impossible doesn’t it? I gave my order to the charming waiter and waited patiently. I had a selection of complimentary nibbles comprising of home-made homous (full of spicy flavour, it was extraordinary and unlike any homous I have ever tasted) some celery and carrot sticks and some delicious warm flat breads! This was amazing food and totally FREE, yes I did say FREE! This is how the chef likes to say “Hi there Hello and welcome to my heavenly edible palace”. The manager suggested I try a selection of mezze for starters, this was a mixture of everything including stuffed vine leaves, dips, spicy meaty patties, warm breads and olives and bits of salads etc etc la la di da. I was licking my lips into overdrive as all this stuff was just scrumptious! the service is simply excellent (you know when you are being served for sure), and the food presented is simply bursting with freshness. The aromas were totally awesome and sent my senses flying into overdrive.
I had marinated chicken and jumbo prawns on skewers, and spicy Lamb Kofte both served on my very own private barbeque at the table (The food is already properly cooked by the chefs; the barbeque part is simply to add flavour and to keep the food warm so you can take your time and fully enjoy your meal without the worry about it getting cold… genius isn’t it?). The chicken was marinated over time to give it an intense flavour and made the meat so succulent it flaked away and melted in my mouth. The lamb Kofte was packed with herbs and spices, loaded with flavour and the meat was so lean there was no fat to be seen! Hallelujah!! My juicy meat was served with chipped potatoes and a variety of salad and hot breads! Everything freshly made on the premises. And believe you me it tasted out of this world, the quality is second to none and you will not be disappointed with this restaurant I can assure you. Cost: around 6 Euros per skewer with yummy accompaniments (I had two because I was greedy). Mavis was drooling over the dessert menu which looked so tempting, and I opted for Vanilla Ice Cream with a wafer; Mavis chose Tiramisu. My ice cream tasted so good, it was sweeter than normal ice cream with a richness that made it completely noticed as a homemade ice cream. Tiramisu kept Mavis quiet for a good 15 minutes (I had a taste and it was rich, velvety and creamy, it was fresh and the coffee complimented the richness of the cream and the warmth of the cocoa powder on top perfectly). Dessert Cost: around 6 Euros. After all this I was completely satisfied, Mavis fell asleep and I tucked into a glass of Limoncello and then a cappuccino made with real coffee, real milk and from a real coffee machine!
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Copos de Pera con Pollo y Jamon – Pear Purses with Chicken and Ham
Ingredients:
For the purses: 500g Williams pears 250g ricotta cheese 50 g grated parmesan cheese 500g fresh pasta dough 1 teaspoon nutmeg For the sauce: 200g filleted chicken breasts 100g thinly sliced Parma ham 100ml milk 100ml cream 30ml Marsala wine 20g butter Pinch of salt and pepper
Method: Peel the pears, remove the stems and seeds, place on an oven tray and cook for an hour at 150 degrees C to dehydrate them. Once they have cooled off, place in a bowl along with the ricotta cheese, parmesan and the nutmeg. Knead the mix together. Roll out the pasta dough, very finely and cut into rectangles to form the purses. Spoon the mixture onto the pasta rectangles and seal them with a moulding pincer (or a fork will do just as well). Place the butter in a frying pan, melt and add the seasoned chicken breasts. Cook on both sides until they acquire a lovely golden colour and put to one side. Add the roughly chopped Parma ham to the same frying pan. Flambe with the Marsala wine, add the cream and milk and reduce down and season. Heat water and salt in a large saucepan, bringing to the boil and cook the pasta purses. Remove from the heat, drain and mix with the sauce. Serve with the fried chicken.
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Paris Fashion Week
There’s been a boudoir theme in several of the early collections at Paris Fashion Week. But the woman behind the dressing room door has taken vastly different forms. At Zac Posen’s show, his first in Paris, things got off to a strong start with lace insets spiralling around pants legs, a twisted black and white ombre silk dress that appeared as if it had been sprayed on the body, feather boleros and salt and pepper tweed jackets.
Softly tailored jackets and matching skirts with playful asymmetrical ruffles made for a more feminine spin on the suit. Just the thing to take a woman from lunch with friends, to dinner with her honey--and whatever comes next.
But then the Folies Bergere-style details really started to pile on--eye-shaped embroideries, snake-like lace, feathers that looked as if they had been hastily applied. It was the come-on that came on way too strong.
Ghesquiere said backstage that he had wanted to explore different ideals of beauty, so he cast a wider net for models than usual, recruiting thirtysomethings (what passes for older in this business), including Stella Tennant, and even a few unknowns from the street. All wore their hair swept into short styles, which practically rendered them genderless. The collection was a clashing of masculine and feminine, real and faux, old and new. Soft lavender, bubblegum pink, lemon yellow and cornflower blue shared the runway with rebel-rousing red, white and black.
At Rochas, designer Marco Zanini went the other direction and hit Frumpsville, with 1930s, dropped-waist silk wallpaper floral print gowns and pajama pants, shapeless coats and housedresses, all worn with knee highs and head scarves. Sex appeal? No. An excuse not to shave your legs and wash your hair? Maybe. Nina Ricci’s Peter Copping struck the perfect balance of sexy and sensual, practical and pretty, pairing a black-and-white lace bandage skirt with a simple men’s button-down shirt, for example, and sleeveless leather blouse in a print inspired by the house’s famous Lalique perfume bottle, with an everyday taupe cotton poplin paperbag waist skirt.
baroque grandeur all their own, right down to the silver studs on the soles of their shoes.
And as always, the fabrics were unreal, including laces that looked as if they had been singed, or embroidered with Silly String.
The runway met the street at Paris Fashion Week when Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquiere brought punk rock into the mix for spring. Presented in the gilded ballroom of the Hotel de Crillon, the same place debutantes are presented to society every year, Ghesquiere’s desmoiselles had a
Opening the show were cocoon coats after Cristobal Balenciaga’s originals, except that these were plasticky-looking with supersized red-and-black houndstooth checks. They morphed into zip-front vests with Peter Pan collars in the same pattern, and matching miniskirts with zigzag hems.
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Beautiful Eyes – Part 2
Do you feel that your eyelashes are very blonde or not so noticeable? Do you often feel like you have to glob a lot makeup onto them just to make them stand out?
Eyeshadow That Stays Melting eyeshadow is a problem for many women, but there is a way to make it “stick” a little longer. If you use a damp eyeshadow brush and apply a layer of face powder to your lids and allow to set, the shadow will stay in place for the day. Takes an extra second or so but the effort is well worth it. Best Mascara for Your Eyelashes
Younger looking eyes... The first step is to reduce fine lines. So apply a little eye cream on the brow bone and under the eye. Next dab on a concealer that matches your skin tones. The last step is to line the eye with a white pencil just beneath the lash line. This will give the impression of larger and brighter eyes. Different Eyeliner Applications Close-Set Eyes: Line outer third of upper lids with gray ,brown, or black liner. Smudge gently. Use a lighter liner on the inner eye to widen the space between eyes. Small Eyes: Draw a dark line gradually thickening at outer edge of the eye. Use a lightcoloured pencil (gold, silver, white) and draw under lower lash. Deep-Set Eyes: Line upper lash line with pale, shimmery liner. Then line outer edge of lower lash with a soft, neutral shade (gray or taupe). This will create the illusion of a less heavy lid. Drooping Eyes: Line outer third of eye very close to lashes, carefully sweeping the liner up at the corner of the eye.
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Poornima indian restaurant. “After just one advert in The Canary News I have had people from Las Palmas and Puerto de Mogán visiting my restaurant. I am delighted with the results. Thank you The Canary News”. Gautam.
Whether you are going for all-out glamour or girl-next-door gorgeous, a coat or two of mascara will work wonders for bringing out your beautiful eyes and long lashes. If you don’t regularly wear makeup, you may want to consider these questions before selecting mascara from among countless brands and styles. What type of eyelashes do I have? Are they long, curly, thick, thin, short, just right? Once you answer this question, you can learn what positives your lashes have going for them and what element could be easily enhanced with the right kind of mascara. Shorter lashes could lash out with a length enhancing type of mascara. Thinner lashes will become fuller with a thickening formula and longer lashes will really benefit from curling mascara. What will look best with my complexion? What will complement my outfit and wardrobe in general? Mascaras are available in a wide range of colours and styles, from blackest black and dark brown to lighter shades of both, or even fun colours like blues and greens. Most times black and brown hues are most appropriate and work well with
any skin tone, eye colour and choice of wardrobe. Do you cringe at the thought of that archaic metal eyelash curler getting within a foot of your face? If so, you will want to keep an eye out for mascara that has a curling element to it. Sometimes these products come with multiple characteristics, like thickening or lengthening aspects as well. First determine your needs and then seek out mascara that will satisfy them.
If this problem seems to haunt you, try a lash thickening mascara, or possibly one that lengthens and thickens. A thicker formula will be better for your lashes than a product that cakes on layer after layer. Even if your eyelashes are still a bit subtle, you can always further accent your eyes with eyeliner and darker eye shadows. If you still seem to have trouble making your eyes more defined, consider checking into fake eyelashes for special occasions. No matter which mascara suits you best, remember to pair it with a pretty shadow and eyeliner if you so desire. To prevent smudges on your pillows and bits of makeup irritating your eyes overnight, remember to remove mascara and other makeup with a gentle cleanser before bed.
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It Does Matter What You Eat After Exercise! By Ann Mather, Celebrity Nutrition Advisor , Famouslyfit.com The type of exercise you do and what you eat afterwards really does affect your metabolism.
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Of course we all know that there are huge health benefits from regular exercise and the latest research now confirms that the benefits can be greatly affected by the food you eat afterwards.
and eat fruit – fruit typically has a slightly higher glycemic index than vegetables (berries, bananas, apricots, kiwi, cantaloupe melon, etc) and we want to get glucose into the muscles quickly to also help with the repair process.
After you have done a good aerobic or cardio workout, you carry on fat burning for a little while afterwards. You don’t want to interfere with that natural process by throwing more food into the system. This will reduce the fat burn potential in this window as your body focuses on the digestive process. This research confirmed that all exercise enhances insulin sensitivity – making it easier for your body to take up sugar from the blood stream and puts it into your muscles where it can be used as fuel or stored. This is not really a surprise – we have known for some time that exercise is a powerful tool in the battle against diabetes as well as high blood pressure, cholesterol and of course weight gain. The most interesting thing from the research is that what you eat after you have exercised further enhances insulin sensitivity. And the great thing is that you don’t have to count calories! It is the type of carbohydrate which you eat that makes the difference! The lower the carbohydrate value of the meal after exercise the greater the benefit. Let’s take a closer look.
After your aerobic/cardio workout, wait 45-60 minutes and then consume a small amount of protein and loads of low glycemic vegetable type carbohydrates (especially dark green leafy vegetables) This allows for slow release of glucose maintaining your blood sugars at a more optimal level. Don’t leave it more than an hour. If you do, your blood sugars will be crashing and your body will nose dive into starvation mode which defeats the object of your aerobic workout. In this state, your body will hold onto the fat! Resistance Training Whilst you have used some muscles in an aerobic workout, of course you will have used more muscles and much more intensively in a resistance training workout. It’s like pump priming your stove. Here you actually want to get foods into your body quickly to maintain your anabolic threshold and help your muscles start the repair process as quickly as possible. So eat within one hour of your exercise.
If you have been following my features regularly, or if you log onto www. famouslyfit.com, you will know that I always encourage people to combine a good quality protein with a carb and a dietary fat every time you eat. Generally, when you have been exercising, your body is nitrogen poor and your muscles have been used so they have broken down – that is what happens when we use our muscles! So getting in good sources of amino acid is really important to help your muscles repair as quickly as possible.
You need to eat a bit more protein than you would after an aerobic workout,
Whatever you do, avoid sweet, sugary things – and this includes energy drinks and energy bars. These tend to be too high in sugar and also caffeine. If you would like more information you can contact me on ann.mather@famouslyfit.com
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AND LOSE WEIGHT! By David Godfrey, NLP Master Practitioner
Can you say your love yourself? If you are trying to lose weight and continually say “I am disgusting” you are hitting a real sticking point. Love, Hate and Weight If you hate someone, are you likely to go above and beyond to help them? No, of course you won’t. If you hate someone you will not treat them very well! So if you hate yourself, are you likely to treat yourself with respect and care?
Learn to Love Yourself Think of a friend or relative whom you love dearly - someone who has a weight problem. Because you love them, you want them to be fit and healthy and enjoy life. You can see exactly what it is that they need to change to improve things. Now, picture someone in front of you who loves you deeply and unconditionally. Imagine floating out of your own body and into theirs so that you can see yourself through their eyes of love.
WHAT YOU EAT AFTER EXERCISE DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE Ann Mather, Celebrity Nutrition Advisor What you eat AFTER your workout can have a positive effect on your body and metabolism All exercise enhances insulin sensitivity (easier for your body to use glucose in the blood) and normalizes insulin levels Low glycemic carbohydrates significantly enhance insulin sensitivity compared to low calories After exercise, your body is nitrogen poor and the muscles have broken down You need amino acids (proteins) and low glycemic carbohydrates (i.e. vegetables!) After a Cardiovascular Workout • Wait 45 - 60 minutes • Eat high quality protein • Eat low glycemic vegetables Waiting the hour allows you to ride the fat burning wave that follows your cardio session. More than an hour and you may flip into starvation mode. After a Resistance Training Workout • Eat within an hour • Eat high quality protein • Eat higher glycemic carbohydrates (e.g. bananas) - but not refined carbohydrates! Eating within the hour allows rapid absorption which allows muscles to repair more quickly. Chose whole foods, not high sugar energy drinks, snacks or bars. If you cannot get whole protein (e.g. chicken, fishe, egg white) a whey based protein supplement is an excellent second choice. Famouslyfit.com supports USN (www.usn.co.uk) because of the high quality of their supplements.
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PARTNER WEIGHT BENCH PRESS This is the last in our series of beach exercises, and certainly not for the feint hearted or weak armed…..
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• Exerciser lies on the ground with legs bent • Plant feet firmly on the ground Step Two • Partner lies across chest of exerciser • Engage core • Exerciser´s hands are positioned on partner´s bottom and between shoulder blades Step Three • Exerciser pushes partner straight up as a chest press • Partner maintains straight body line from fingers to toes with tight core and glutes • Exerciser lowers slowly back to chest • Exerciser repeats exercise (if possible!)
Say to yourself what they would be saying to you. “I love you. You deserve the best. You are a truly wonderful and amazing person! Feel what it is like to see yourself through the eyes of love. Keep returning to this exercise and imprint this new perspective of yourself into your brain. You will soon start to treat yourself with newfound respect, kindness and love and be much more motivated to achieve your goals.
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As my old Granny used to say… Kay Owen, Comfort Corner In the good old days … Ah, but were they really? I believe so. My childhood memories are woven into a rich tapestry in a corner of my heart kept especially for them, and I enjoy revisiting them from time to time. And no, before you ask, this is not maudlin or a self-indulgent ‘living in the past’ but rather a meaningful and rich deposit, one in which I am privileged to enjoy a little delve whenever it takes my fancy.
Bible stories, poems, recipes and anecdotes, which kept us spellbound, as my two sisters and I never tired of hearing them read out to us again and again by our devoted Gran. When she did eventually die, at the age of 99, she left one of my sisters her wedding ring and the other the walnut musical box. And for me? The best inheritance of all … and she knew it … yes, the well-worn, dogeared but much-treasured, Book of Love.
All mine - a mixed bag of blessings, ones which have stood me in good stead over the years and taught me invaluable lessons in appreciating the truly important things of life. For those of us who have been weaving our tapestries long enough, there is nothing quite like a quiet meander down nostalgia boulevard now and then is there? Were they all happy memories? No of course not - but even the sad ones - such as poverty and hardship , did a lot of character-shaping which made us post-war kids value just being alive, rejoicing in the love of family and friends - forming and cementing strong and lasting relationships. Which all serves to remind me of the family matriarch my dear old Granny. When said dear lady was 98-years old, I replied to an acquaintance who had asked where I was spending my next holiday, “I am going to visit my Grandma”. As I was in my late 50’s at the time, my friend thought I was on my way to visit Grandma in the local cemetery! “No, no,” I corrected (a little put out that I was so very obviously showing my own vintage), “my old Granny is still alive and well thank you very much.” “YOU still have a Grandma?” she spluttered incredulously. “Yes, she lives in South Wales,” I responded lamely, feeling a bit like a Red Riding Hood who had just divulged the whereabouts of Granny’s cottage to the big bad wolf! My Gran’s cottage contained so many exciting and mysterious things when I was very young, one of which was a delightful musical box, to which we children were allowed to listen, but never touch. We always admired her unusual Celtic wedding ring of Rose gold, with the ‘look but don’t touch’ warning making it even more fascinating. Yet another was what she called her ‘Book of Love’ - a unique compilation of fairy tales,
GOOD LIVING CAKE Ingredients 1cup of consideration for others 1cup of kind thoughts 1 cup of good deeds 3 cups (at least!) of forgiveness 2 cups of self-sacrifice 2 cups of well-beaten faults Method Mix all thoroughly and dampen with tears of joy and sorrow. Flavour well with little gifts of love and compassion. Fold in 4 cups of prayer to lighten the other ingredients and raise the texture to levels of good living. Bake well with the warmth of human kindness. Serve with a smile.
Now that your appetites are suitably whetted, I thought I would take time to choose a few favourites from that book to share with you. Here, for instance is her recipe for a happy marriage: 1. Always have moments filled with passion, no matter how long you have been wed. 2. Communicate … however close you are, mindreading rarely gets it right! 3. Vow to spend precious time together; marriage may be made in heaven, but lasting relationships are grown on earth. 4. Don’t let happenstance dictate your happiness. Keep smiling through - together. 5. Love, love ,love (the main ingredient – which the Good Book tells us ‘covers a multitude of sins’) – deeply, sincerely and forever.
My wise old Granny led by example and left a lasting and indelible legacy. As we grew older, she taught us that real life in the real world demands critical thinking, and the making of informed choices, often followed by courageous action. Our family has endeavoured over the years to embrace and pass on the goodly and Godly values and principles we learned at Granny’s knee. Here is the last entry on the last page of her Book of Love, which I believe is inspirational wisdom and encapsulates all that she longed for and believed in:
In her cottage kitchen, my best Granny memories are of her yet-to-be-beaten bacon sarnies and golden Welshcakes straight off the griddle … tasted all on the same day if you were lucky. I can still conjure up the incomparable aroma of Welsh back bacon sizzling in the pan, the waft of homemade bread and the first melt–inthe–mouth-burn your-tongue-if you-can’t-wait bite of a warm, crumbly Welshcake. I do still try out many of her recipes, but somehow they don’t taste quite the same as when Granny Weaver baked them. Perhaps more special even than her wonderful cake recipes, is her recipe for the cake of life. Here it is:
If there be righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, There will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in each nation, There will be harmony in the world. So . . . If you have a Grandma, Cherish her with care. For you’ll miss her loving wisdom When you see her empty chair. Kay Owen. October 2010. Kay wishes to apologise to readers who attended the ‘Faro Dos’ Sunday market expecting to see her. Unfortunately she was unable to attend due to illness, but The M.A.D. team will be there this coming Sunday.
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Europe Win The Ryder Cup Mark McGeehan, PGA Golf Professional, Lopesan Meloneras Golf It was magic Monday for Europe as they won The Ryder Cup on a sensational final day at The Celtic Manor Resort. As if they did not have enough Ryder Cup heroes already, Ireland came up with another amid amazing scenes at The Celtic Manor Resort - a real giant in Graeme McDowell.
Yet the Scot immediately pushed the praise back to his team and backroom staff. Montgomerie said: “Graeme was put there for a very good reason. He won the US Open, was full of confidence and it showed. His birdie on the 16th was unbelievable.
Following in the famous footsteps of Eamonn Darcy, Christy O’Connor, Philip Walton and Paul McGinley, the 31 year old from Portrush won back the trophy for Europe when everything depended on him.
Padraig Harrington could not find a way back against Zach Johnson, also losing on the 16th, and then 21 year old Rickie Fowler produced an amazing fight back against Molinari’s brother Edoardo. But he was equal to the task.What a man, what a team, what a match and what a Captain. The Full Monty indeed. (Information taken from the official Ryder cup website)
The Lopesan Golf Academy is ready for yet another busy high season period, improving all levels of golfers ability, working on personal programmes that cover all aspects of the game, from swing building, short game development, pitching, bunker play and the art of putting. Also the importance of taking your practice to the course from the range using key mental strategies and on course management.
Yet under such enormous pressure - this was the first match to go to the final game since 1991 - McDowell, back at the course where he won The Celtic Manor Wales Open four months ago, beat Hunter Mahan. And he did so thanks to a dramatic 20 foot birdie putt at the 16th and then a par on the short 17th.
“We got off to a flyer, were up in eight and it was over, but they came back extremely well and all credit to them.” After McIlroy’s first taste of The Ryder Cup - one win, two halves with Cink and one defeat to him – said: “In two years’ time I do not want to be watching this on television.
Colin Montgomerie’s side lost the singles 7-5, but having taken a three-point lead into the day - the first Monday in Ryder Cup history after all the rain - they triumphed by a 14 1/2-13 1/2 margin. “This is crazy,” added McDowell. “I was trying to do it for 11 team-mates, for all the fans, for the caddies, for Europe and for Monty - and we were all trying to win it for Seve (Ballesteros) too. “It’s so much pressure and this is a special feeling - there’s nothing quite like it. Monty was amazing. For the last two years he has been up for this.”
“This has been the best week of my life and this is the best event in golf by far.” McIlroy’s relief was palpable, however, after his third shot from the sand by the final green rolled back in and he then got up and down. Luke Donald took Europe close with a last-green success over Jim Furyk after being three up with five to play, and Miguel Angel Jiménez followed with a 4&3 success over Bubba Watson. Six games were still left on the course at that point, though, and when Jeff Overton beat Ross Fisher, and Tiger Woods - nine under par and seven under for his last seven holes - took care of Francesco Molinari 4&3 the tension was mounting. That was even more the case when Phil Mickelson, point-less from his first three games, beat Peter Hanson 4&2.
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Music Scene By Gary Melling JLS are to release this year’s official Children In Need single. ‘Love You More’ - described in a press release as “a soulful ballad which sees the boys demonstrating their smooth R&B vocals with tender, heartfelt lyrics” - will be released on November 14.
been recorded by artists including Girls Aloud, Spice Girls and Will Young. Peter Kay scored the fifth Children In Need chart-topper with last year’s effort, a special medley accompanied by an animated video uniting a variety of BBC cartoon characters.
It will also appear on the group’s upcoming sophomore album, Outta This World, which is scheduled for release on November 22. The album, the follow-up to their millionselling debut, features production from Jerry Wonder, Toby Gad and Stargate. Its lead single, ‘The Club Is Alive’, recently became the group’s third UK No.1 single in four attempts. Previous Children In Need singles have
KISS Top Story That was a fast 2 weeks and it’s October. What happened to September ? so 4 singles for you and all kiss 102.5 hits so let’s go first up. Kelly Rowland: ‘Forever And A Day’
She might have notched up ten years in the game, but Kelly Rowland is officially our New Favourite Popstar. Her transition from slow jammin’ hustleress to dance floor diva has not only left us mighty excited for her third solo LP, but also distinguished her from the surfeit of showboating R&B belters on the charts. However, with hit making mate David Guetta now working through a backlog of song requests, can she come out with something to top ‘Commander’? top KISS tune. Well, not quite, but K.Ro, the man Flo Rida refers to as “D. Guetta” and coproducer Jonas Jeberg come pretty close here. ‘Forever And A Day’ has the usual trancey synths and lashings of auto-tune, but also a subtle guitar riff and Glee-style finger-snaps, all set to beats that bounce faster than a chesty lady on a highpowered jet ski. It all makes for another infectious club-pop number on which Kel is refreshingly direct with her fella nothing less than we’d expect, of course, from the woman who once so memorably shrieked “Put it in!” Labrinth: ‘Let The Sun Shine’ As we go to press with this tune it’s a number 2 UK and a KISS top hit love this
so .. the producer-turned-singer described his debut single as a “eureka moment”. A track he’d been sitting on for over a year, it not only had labels cat-fighting to sign him (the eventual winner being Simon Cowell), but the man himself reckoned it combined elements of vintage Jacko and Prince with his own fresh ‘n’ inventive production style. Question is, could ‘Let The Sun Shine’ even begin to live up to its billing? Well, it comes pretty damn close, because for starters Labbers has something no amount of studio trickery can create: soul. While the track’s trance-pop beat is reminiscent of many a Taio/Derulo/NeYo number, his passionate performance and heartfelt lyrics about letting go of negativity set him strides apart from the current crop of robo pop vocalists - and with a chorus that fuses gospel, funk and R&B, it certainly feels worthy of a eureka moment. Oh, and as if we couldn’t be any more impressed, apparently there’s even a “Cyndi Lauper-esque track” waiting on his album. Bring It On. KISS top tune Kylie Minogue: ‘Get Outta My Way’ It’s been ten years since Kylie squeezed into those gold hotpants and slinked her way back into our hearts on ‘Spinning Around’. After her brief stay in the Indie wilderness, it was a welcome return to her trademark dance-pop sound (as KISS knows so well) and rightly flung her back to the top of the charts. After that, she upped the ante with the career-high of Fever, but the subsequent hunt for ever-increasing levels of style resulted in a dip into the slightly clinical (‘Chocolate’, ‘Red Blooded Woman’), and melodically flat (far too much of 2007’s). All over comeback LP Aphrodite, Kylie has re-embraced the massive tunes and pure pop vibe that we adore - and ‘Get Outta My Way’ is absolutely no
exception. A tale of an unsatisfied lover sitting her man down and grinding away with another chap as a warning might’nt get the nod from most marriage counsellors, but it’s perfect subject matter for a bouncy and unpretentious instant disco-pop classic. With its basic heartbeat rhythm, simplylayered sounds and classic arrangement,
it’s probably the warmest and most unsophisticated thing Kylie’s put on plastic in a decade, but it really is all the better for it. So that’s it for this week don’t forget to listen to KISS 102.5 and next time a great new album for you to check out. KISS,KISS
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Surf For Fitness or Fitness for Surf? By Danny Alcock Here on Gran Canaria, we live in a surfer’s Paradise. But what makes the sport so attractive and how can you physically prepare for it? In this edition, Surf Canaries, Daniel Alcock takes us through trying to explain why and then how.
The Surfer’s Lifestyle Also there is the infamous surfer’s lifestyle. The purist can’t work to the regular clock like the rest of the world. Their clock is all about high tide, low tide, big depressions in the Atlantic, local winds and how all of these things come together to give the best possibilities of a good session.
that we are getting is quite enough to get into great shape!
So when the right conditions arrive, the surfer has (already) engineered his/her life to just be able to drop everything, grab the board and go! This makes it practically impossible to hold down a regular job, girlfriend/boyfriend and any kind of regular social life (unless, of course, your friends too are surfers!). All of this results in the purist surfer being the misfit, the sub culture and that is, I guess, what gives a good argument to surfing not just being a sport to these people but a way of life.
Surfing is life... we have heard it said plenty. It is a bit of a cliché, but somehow it seems to hold true to many. Why is this? It could be said that it is because the sport is so engaging physically and mentally. Surfing exercises many different parts of the body and involves a lot of thought and mind-body control. On top of that, add some danger, emotions and some adrenaline and you can see it differentiating from other sports.
But of course, it doesn’t have to be this extreme! Everybody can enjoy surfing at different levels and for the person who likes to look after his or her fitness, at least trying surfing is a must. The paradox is that surfing creates fitness and also requires fitness The Road to Fitness What we generally find with the surfer is that when she/ he starts out, surfing itself helps improve their physical fitness. And this is not to be underestimated! The cardiovascular, upper body/lower body/core workout
Then further down the line, we have the surfer who has good physical form (through surfing) but wants to develop their surfing by being even more physically prepared and may start up some gym work just for this purpose. Then we may have the new breed! This may well apply to many readers; the person that is already in reasonable shape and who fancies giving surfing a try, but first of all would like to know what muscle groups to work on so that when they hit the water they will benefit more. In the coming weeks, we will be looking a bit more at ‘Fit for Surf’, exploring the many varied and interesting ways that you can prepare your body. So until next time. By Danny Alcock
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Former Ireland rugby forward Moss Keane dies aged 62.
Great Britain won a record 19 medals at this summer’s European Championships at a time when the other Commonwealth Games competing nations could concentrate on preparing for Delhi. “They come out with the complete team and they are armed and prepared,” stated van Commenee of other teams. “For us it’s the dessert after dinner. The fact we have a lot of athletes not going, that will tell you the expectations have to be realistic. There’s very little I can do about it. “I am concerned about it but at one point you have to weigh the minuses and the pluses. If the next Olympic Games were not in London you may take a different approach.
Keane, who won 51 Irish international caps and played in Munster’s famous 1978 win over the All Blacks, had been suffering from cancer for some time. The Kerry man made his Ireland debut in Paris in 1974 and toured New Zealand in 1977 with the British and Irish Lions. Keane had been a notable young Gaelic footballer, playing at college level for University College Cork and representing Kerry at under-21 level. He made his senior debut for Ireland in January 1974 against France at Parc des Princes and helped the men in green win the Five Nations Championship that year. His only Test try came in a 22-15 home victory over Scotland in February 1980. Keane was regarded as one of Irish rugby’s great characters and in 1984 he became only the third Irish forward to win 50 international caps, after Willie John McBride and Fergus Slattery. Holding a masters degree in dairy science, he worked for many years in the Irish Department of Agriculture, and released his autobiography, ‘Rucks, Mauls and Gaelic Football’, in 2005.
“We think long term and therefore we had a certain policy in selection for Barcelona, the same for the European Indoors in Paris [next March] and in that complete picture the Commonwealth Games has a certain place, not as prominent as it used to be. Van Commenee does not have an official role in Delhi but will certainly be a very interested spectator as some of Britain’s lesser lights look to take their chance to shine on the big stage. “I’m more interested in the athletes who have not made that name for themselves yet,” he added. “I would like to see Dave Hughes in the 400m hurdles. “He has switched events from 110m to 400m and is running very decent times in his first year. If he can make a final that would make me really happy. “If Greg Rutherford and Chris Tomlinson could win a medal in a world-class field in the long jump that would be super. “I see it as a great opportunity to develop, to grow. I have never made it a big objective for the year, I never mentioned it. I never encouraged athletes to take part, never discouraged them either. I’ve taken a very neutral stance.”
Margarita Fullana becomes fourth Spaniard to fail test
He is survived by his wife Anne and daughters, Sarah and Anne Marie.
The head coach of UK Athletics fears public expectation may suffer because of the non-appearance of a number of stars at the Commonwealth Games. Several British medal contenders for the 2012 Olympics have not travelled including Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah, Phillips Idowu and Christine Ohuruogu.
Spanish cyclist Margarita Fullana has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for banned bloodbooster erythropoietin (EPO). The International Cycling Union (UCI) said an “adverse analytical finding of EPO” was detected in a urine sample. Fullana, 38, took cross-country cycling bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and is a three-time winner at the Mountain Bike World Championships.
“We are concerned momentum and public perception will be harmed,” he said.
building and fat-burning drug in his system. On the same day, the UCI also announced that Tour of Spain runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera and his Xacobeo teammate David Garcia Da Pena had tested positive for banned substance hydroxyethyl starch. The plasma substitute increases blood volume, boosting oxygen delivery to the body.Fullana’s positive sample was collected in an out-of-competition test on 30 August, the UCI said in a statement. It added: “Her provisional suspension remains in force until a hearing panel convened by the Spanish Cycling Federation determines whether she has committed an anti-doping rule violation under article 21 of the UCI anti-doping rules. “Ms Fullana has the right to request and attend the analysis of her B sample. Under the World Anti-Doping Code and the UCI Anti-Doping Rules, the UCI is unable to provide any additional information at this time.” UCI president Pat McQuaid said on Saturday that the Spanish government should be doing more to tackle the doping problems tarnishing the image of its cyclists. Speaking at the World Road Championships in Australia, he said: “The government needs to first of all recognise there is a problem and I don’t know that they’ve actually recognised it as a problem. “Then they need to sit down with the sport and put a lot of measures in place... cycling’s an important sport in Spain. It deserves the support of the government into trying to ensure it can completely clean up its act.”
Boston Red Sox set to buy Liverpool Liverpool fans may have mixed feelings about exchanging one set of American owners for another after it emerged the Premier League club was about to be sold to the New England Sports Ventures (NESV), owners of baseball’s Boston Red Sox. But supporters on both sides of the Atlantic may be interested in a potential link-up between two clubs that are steeped in the history of their respective sports. Like Anfield, Boston’s Fenway Park is one of the bestknown sports venues in the world, while both cities have a strong expatriate affinity with Ireland. Liverpool’s hopes of building a new stadium stalled during the ownership of George Gillett and Tom Hicks, but despite a brief flirtation with a “new Fenway”, the Red Sox happily remain at their historic home ballpark - even while many other Major League Baseball teams have moved.
UKA concern at Games absentees
And it is not an ideal scenario, admits Charles van Commenee, as other nations send top teams out to Delhi.
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Her test failure is the fourth to hit Spanish cycling in recent days. On Thursday, three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador was suspended after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol. The 29-year-old blamed contaminated food for the result, which revealed a minute amount of the muscle-
Opened in 1912, Fenway is the oldest MLB stadium in use. And while a young Liverpool player’s ambition may be scoring in front of the Kop, a prospective young slugger making it through Boston’s minor league system will probably have dreamt of hitting a home run over the “Green Monster” - the famous 37ft high left-field wall at Fenway. Liverpool have not won the English league title since 1990 but Boston ended a much longer title drought when they won the World Series in 2004, two years after NESV’s.
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PLAYA DEL INGLÉS, LARGE BUNGALOW WITH PROPER GARAGE. Plot: 250 m². Livingarea: 110 m². Consisting of: living, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, seperate built-in kitchen, study, terraces and garden. Completely furnished and in perfect condition. Price: 450.000 euro. Europa Real Estate 928 765 813 info@europa-immobilien.com PLAYA DEL INGLÉS, 2º BEACHLINE AVENIDA MADRID. Excellent one-bedroom apartment with a large sunny balcony, livingroom and fullfitted american kitchen and bathroom. This apartment is recently completely refurbished, tastfully furnished and equipped with all extras. The very well maintained and beloved complex has a large swimmingpool. PRICE: 139.000.- € Europa Real Estate 928 765 813 info@europa-immobilien.com PUERTO RICO Bungalow with panoramic seaview over the beach and harbor of Puerto Rico. 100 m² Living-area, 3 bedrooms and 2 large sunny terraces. Parking-lot and Pool. Price: 330.000 Euros Europa Real Estate 928 765 813 info@europa-immobilien.com PLAYA DEL CURA, EXCLUSIVE APARTMENT WITH PANORAMIC SEAVIEW This apartment has 72 m² livingarea and a large very private terrace of 36 m² with whole-day-sun. Bedroom and bath are ensuite. Situation and the use of only the most luxurious materials make this real estate to an unique exquisity. Price: 290.000 Euros Europa Real Estate 928 765 813
info@europa-immobilien.com PLAYA DEL INGLÉS, OUTSTANDING BUNGALOW WITH GARAGE AT THE BEACH PROMENADE This unique dreamhouse with aprox. 100 m² living area and large private garden consists of living-diningroom, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large terrace and solarium with spectacular view to the dunes of Maspalomas ans ocean. The bungalow is equipped with all luxury. Heated cummunity swimmingpool. Price: 588.000,- Euros. Europa Real Estate 928 765 813 info@europa-immobilien.com SAN AGUSTÍN, DREAM BUNGALOW with beautiful view over the ocean. 64 m² Living-area, 2 bedrooms, full-fitted kitchen, bathroom and 32 m²-large sunny terrace. Parking-lot and Pool. Monthly communityfee only: 78,- Euro. PRICE: 290.000,-- € Europa Real Estate: 928 765 813 info@europa-immobilien.com PLAYA DEL INGLÉS, TOPFLOOR. Bright, furnished two-bedroom apartment with balcony. Central. Quiet. Near Yumbo. Only three minutes walk to the beach. Heated pool ! Price: 114.000,- Euros. Europa Real Estate: 928 765 813 info@europa-immobilien.com SAN FERNANDO, LARGE APARTMENT With three bedrooms and two bathrooms, seperate kitchen and a balcony with seaview. Parkingspace in garage included. Price: 144.000.- Euros. Europa Real Estate: 928 765 813 info@europa-immobilien.com PLAYA DEL INGLÉS, BEAUTIFUL COMPLETELY RENOVATED APARTMENT. It consists of one bedroom, livingroom, full equipped kitchen, bathroom and terrace. Tastfully furnished. Complex with large pools and parkinglots. Price: 96.000,- Euros. Europa Real Estate: 928 765 813 info@europa-immobilien.com PLAYA DEL INGLÉS, QUIET CORNER-APARTMENT WITH PRIVATE PARKING Very centrical located spacious two-bedroom apartment consisting of: livingroom with amarikan kitchen, bathroom and large balcony.The complex offers 2 large swimmingpools, 2 tennis courts and private
parkinglots ! Low community fees. Price: 168.000,- Euros. Europa Real Estate: 928 765 813 info@europa-immobilien.com ------------------------------------Maspalomas
air conditioned and heated throughout and is also fitted with an alarm system. Ref. PI640. Price: €565,000. Tel. 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com ---------------------------------------
Lovely one bedroom duplex in Campo Internacional in Maspalomas with private garden. Close to shopping centres and all sports facilities. Located in a popular complex with comunal swimming pool. Sold fully furnished and ready to move in! Ref. MP674. Price: €76,000. Tel. 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Playa del Inglés Two bedroom apartment situated on the top floor of a very popular complex on Avda. Tirajana in Playa del Ingles. Very near the Yumbo centre, shops and restaurants. Nicely kept complex with a communal swimming pool. The main bedroom has fitted wardrobes and there are sea views from both the bedroom and the livingroom balcony. Very well priced! Ref: PI704. Price:€140,000. Tel: 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Maspalomas Beautiful bungalow which has been completely refurbished. Brand new kitchen and bathroom and beautifully furnished. Very nice complex with a lovely communal pool and near the golf course in Maspalomas. Two bedrooms (one single and one double). Retiled throughout and private terrace area. Ref. MP497. Price: €145,500. Tel: 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com San Fernando Very large, 8 bedroom house in San Fernando. The house is set up as two seperate flats at the moment with seperate entrances (perfect for two families) although they are connected if desired. The two main bedrooms have integrated air-conditioning. Both floors have their own completely fitted kitchen. There is a spacious terrace of 73m2. Ref. SF683. Price: €420,000. Tel. 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Playa del Inglés Beautifully refurbished villa in the centre of Playa del Ingles. Very private property and not overlooked at all. This villa has a private solar heated pool and a barbeque area as well as a roof terrace. The villa is
PLAYA DEL INGLÉS Near Yumbo Center, beautiful top floor apartment with panoramic view, 1 bedroom, new bathroom, nicely furnished. only 98.700 Euro (Ref. 1.008E) INMOBILIARIA KSR, C/. Escorial, Edif. Danubio, Tel. 928 766 684 MASPALOMAS Near the Golf Course and short distance to the light house, quiet terraced 1 bedroom bungalow in very well kept complex with heated pool and tennis, ample parking space, nicely furnished with all comfort. 135.000 Euro (Ref. 3.509K2). INMOBILIARIA KSR, C/. Escorial, Edif. Danubio, Tel. 928 766 684, info@ksrgrancanaria.com SONNENLAND Charming Duplex-bungalow in private complex with beautiful pool area in tropical gardens, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, separate WC, front and rear terrace, small fenced garden, the property comes fully equipped (washing machine etc.). 125.000 Euro (Ref. 3.810B). INMOBILIARIA KSR, info@ksrgrancanaria.com, Tel. 928 766 684 SAN AGUSTIN Terrace house with wonderful sea view, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, living and dining room, open kitchen, 70 m2 sunny terrace, completely furnished, carport, INCLUDE in the price a Suzuki Vitara Cabrio. 298.000 Euro (Ref. 4.804P). INMOBILIARIA KSR, C/. Escorial, Edif. Danubio, Tel. 928 766 684 PLAYA DEL INGLÉS Beautiful 1 bedroom Apartment, very private balcony with sea view, luxuriously fitted, quiet location and well-kept complex with pools, private parking, 24hour security etc. 93.600 Euro (Ref. 1.004U). INMOBILIARIA KSR, www.ksrgrancanaria.com, Tel. 928 766 684 PLAYA DEL INGLÉS Unique position over looking dunes and Atlantic, cornerbungalow with 2 bedrooms, (facility for converting in 3), 2 bath, 60 m2 covered terraces, roof terrace, tastefully equipped with an eye for the detail, 645.000 Euro (Ref. 4.028). INMOBILIARIA KSR, www.ksrgrancanaria.com, Tel. 928 766 684
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SONNENLAND Spacious family house, built 2006, aprox. 130 m2 living space + 115 m2 basement and garage with own entrance; terraces, balcony, BBQ, whirlpool; high quality material and newest technology. 594.000 Euro. Method of payment negociable. (Ref. 8.009C). INMOBILIARIA KSR, Tel. 928 766 684, www.ksrgrancanaria.com BAHIA FELÍZ Near beach, luxury penthouse with amazing terrace (view!) and balcony, 122 m2 living space + 73 m2 terrace, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath, high quality equipment, complex with heated pool and priv. parking, 24-hours security service. 354.000 Euro (Ref. 2.505C). INMOBILIARIA KSR, info@ksrgrancanaria.com, Tel. 928 766 684 PLAYA DEL INGLÉS Quiet, residential complex, cosy Maisonette-Bungalow, 95 m2 living space, 3 bed rooms, 2 bath, spacious terrace partly covered, roof terrace, large storage room, fully equipped, off-road parking. 275.000 Euro (Ref. 4.008O). INMOBILIARIA KSR, C/. Escorial, Edif. Danubio, Tel. 928 766 684 SAN AGUSTÍN Front line to the Atlantic: topquality apartment (52 m2) with bright rooms tastefully, modern designed, fully equipped, lot of storage space, complex with heated pool and direct access to the promenade, low maintenance costs. 168.000 Euro (Ref. 1.507D) INMOBILIARIA KSR, info@ksrgrancanaria.com, Tel. 928 766 684 MONTAÑA DE LA DATA Exceptional Villa with lots of possibilities on 1.300 m2 fenced ground, peaceful and quiet place with amazing views towards Maspalomas and the Atlantic, 384 m2 living space (plus enormous terraces), include 2 separate apartments, each with 2 bedrooms, wonderful garden, pool, BBQ house, 1.100.000 Euro (Ref. 6.300C). INMOBILIARIA KSR, Tel. 928 766 684, www.ksrgrancanaria.com --------------------------------------ROCA REAL ESTATE 928 561667 www.inmobiliaria-roca.com REFURBISHED STUDIO, PUERTO RICO, central location, complex with large pool, pool bar, restaurant, minimarket, parking, sea views. Ref: 10073A. Sale price 70.000.-€ 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT IN PLAYA DEL CURA, excellent complex, fantastic sea views. Sale price: 96.000.-€ 2 BEDROOM DUPLEX
HOUSE NEAR PUERTO RICO BEACH, Two bedroom house a quiet residential complex. Private garden, no comunidad, quiet street two minutes from the beach. Ref: 10014. Sale price 210.000.-€ 2 BEDROOM DUPLEX, PUERTO RICO, VERY CENTRAL RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX. With sea views. Refurbished and beautifully furnished. Ref: 10129. Sale price: 153.000.-€ EMPTY SHOP UNITS / LOCALES, CLOSE TO AMADORES BEACH, for sale, please enquire for prices and location. ROCA REAL ESTATE 928 561667 www.inmobiliaria-roca.com
PROPERTIES FOR RENT Agent Sonnenland Pretty one bedroom duplex with bedroom and bathroom upstairs and living room and kitchen downstairs. The duplex is on a very popular residential complex in Sonnenland. Small grassed garden area. Lovely communal pool area and well kept grounds. Ref:SN712.Price:€490 /month. Tel: 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Playa del Inglés Bungalow with two bedrooms in excellent position only mins from the Yumbo centre in Playa del Ingles. Two private terrazes and direct access from the street. Communal swimming pool. Fully furnished and refurbished two years ago throughout. Ref:PI436.Price:€850/month. Tel: 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Meloneras Beautiful two-storey town house available for rent. Private garden and terrace and direct access from the street. Each room has air-conditioning. Very large communal swimming pool with jacuzzi and secure gated complex. Only 5 mins from the beach and restaurants. Ref. ML605. Price: €950/month Tel. 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Pasito Blanco Impecable town house in the exclusive area of Pasito Blanco. 24hr gated area with private beach and marina. Fully furnished and with two community pools. This house has direct access via a private road and also has private parking. Excellent rental.
Ref. : PB167. Price: €1.250/ month Tel. 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Las Palmas Wonderful frontline apartment in Las Canteras. Well positioned building. Five minutes from the market, restaurants, bars and parks. Sea views. Wooden floors in the bedrooms, air conditioning, fully furnished with fully fitted kitchen and double glazing. Ref. LP585. Price: €1.300/month Tel. 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com --------------------------------------ROCA REAL ESTATE 928 561667 www.inmobiliaria-roca.com STUDIOS, ONE & TWO BEDROOMS APARTMENTS AND BUNGALOWS, in Puerto Rico, & Playa del Cura, long term lets. Prices from 440.-€ / month. ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT, LA LAJILLA, ARGUINEGUIN, very central, great sea views, available for long term rental, 600.-€/month plus bills. ROCA REAL ESTATE 928 561667 www.inmobiliaria-roca.com
FOR SALE jEEP CHRYSLEr 2.5 Rangliar 45,000klm, impecable, GC Reg DVB 4,500€, negociable, ITV 2 years. Davies 39 Canada,Tauro,Anfi Golf
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Charities Free tandem bike rides for blind people or people with any other physical disability who are unable to ride a bike by themselves. Also free excursions into the mountains in my car for people in wheelchairs
together with a companion. Minibus trips can also be arranged at an agreed reasonable cost. For more information call Franz at 699 124 985. WANTED. Second hand books, in good condition, to be sold in support of Registered Childrens’ Charities 1) RUBBISH DUMP CHILDREN in Cambodia 2) ORPHANS/ SCHOOL projects in China. Please drop books off at Original Designs, Ancorra C. Arguineguin. donations gratefully received. Contact kay.r.owen@gmail. com Together we can make a difference Drinking Problem? International, English speaking AA meetings every Friday at the church in the Kasbah (door on the left hand side) Playa del Inglés, 8.30pm. Monday 12pm in San Fernando, behind Market Maspalomas and Tuesday 7pm at the Catholic Church (enter by the stairway on the right hind side), Behind the taxi rank next to the police station. Do you believe that you have a problem with alcohol? Perhaps you are looking or some help? Alcohol Anonymous meet in Telde on Mondays and Thursdays from 20.00 until 21.30. Call 928 202 638
animales.blogspot.com/ Arguineguin Cultural Society meets every Thursday at Tío Pepe bar from 20.00 at the C.C. Ancora in Arguineguín. As mentioned previously in TCN, the group were looking for a place to build up our string puppet stage and to train people in the making and operating of string puppets. The group has now found a suitable place in Arguineguín and if anyone is interested in joining them please call Peter on 639 229 414 and go to the meetings on Thursdays. Join the library in Maspalomas with your NIE number and passport and picture or residencia. No charge. English books and other European languages too. Also free internet access.!! The library hours are 8.00 am till 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm to 10 pm Monday to Friday. Biblioteca Municipal Maspalomas, Casa del Cultura Maspalomas, Avda De Tejeda 72 Phone 928 720 035 Amigos contra el Sida is a charity that provides support for people with HIV and Aids and has information about sexually transmitted diseases Amigos contra el Sida - Friends against Aids Av. Alejandro del Castillo,
TARA Animal Charity Shops Big & Beautiful - In Arquinequin 63 & 67 c/Tanausu across from Pino Seco Park. Monday thru Saturday 10am till at least 4pm All Kinds of Second Hand Items ON OFFER! 607 671 617 or www.taraanimales.org TARA Animal Car Boot Sale Every Saturday 0800 – 1400 Across from TARA Animal Charity Stores. Pino Seco Park, Arguineguin – Great Buys & Ambience. Call - 607 671 617 or www.tara-animales.org TARA Animal Welfare Charity Adopt or Foster Dog/Pups, Cats/ Kittens. Human Companions Needed for Life. Call – 607 617 671 or www.tara-animales.org TARA Animal Welfare Charity Needs Donations To Save Animals. Pick-up Service Available For Big Loads Call – 607 617 671 or www.taraanimales.org Tara Animal Respect Association TARA Telephone: +34 607 671 167. WEBSITE: www.TaraAnimales.org FACEBOOK: Tara Animal Respect TARA BLOG: http://Tara-
Mercado Municipal, 2º floor San Fernando Maspalomas Contact: 695578004. Timetable: Tuesday and Thursday - 9:00 to 15:00 hour. Amigos contra el Sida Calle El Escorial nº 7, Vecindario Teléfono: 928 149 570 Timetable: Monday to Friday - 9:00 to 14:00 hour. Website: www.amigoscontraelsida.org Support Maria Templeman’s Dog Rescue. You can find Maria’s stall in Arguineguin market on Tuesdays and Mogan market on Fridays. You can also find Maria in Maspalomas market next to the big, main flood light on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Money raised from Maria’s stall goes to funding dog rescue in Gran Canaria, including vet and kennel fees and re-homing dogs.
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Price: 500â‚Ź/month Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Very centrally situated 1 bedroom apartment in the complex Iguazu on the Avenida de Tirajana. Available for longterm rental. Only steps from the shops and the Yumbo Commercial Centre. The monthly rental price includes community, water and electric.
Price: 485â‚Ź/month Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 We are delighted to offer this newly reformed one bedroom apartment in San Agustin. It boasts a twin bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and living room. The furniture is all new as well as the kitchen appliances. It has a terrace and communal pool. Water and electricity are extra. A real bargain and must be seen !!
Price: 500â‚Ź/month Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Lovely 1 bedroom apartment located in a privileged area just 3 minutes from Maspalomas Beach and the Dunes. Air conditioning included, private garage and spacious garden. Recently refurbished with brand new modern furniture .
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