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IT’S NOT A BAILOUT - IT’S A LOAN... HONEST! Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy struck a defiant note in a news conference at his La Moncloa residence at midday today, less than 24 hours after Spain had accepted a European Union bailout for the country’s banks. Focusing on the fact that the rescue package, which may reach the 100-billion-euro mark, was for the financial system and not to shore up the government, Rajoy said that “if we had not done our homework, it would have been an intervention of the Kingdom of Spain that was on the table instead of a guaranteed credit line.” “Yesterday the European project and the euro gained credibility, as well as the solidity of the financial system so that credit starts to flow once more,” the Popular Party leader said. On the succession of denials from ministers that a rescue package was imminent, Rajoy commented that his government’s strategy had been to avoid “semantic debates” at all times. Avoiding terms such as bailout, the prime minister limited himself to saying that “Europe will put a credit line at the disposition of the financial entities.” “The events of yesterday,” Rajoy added, “form part of the plan for the cleaning up of the Spanish economy,” insisting that “without credit, there is no investment; without investment, there are no jobs.” The decision to prepare a bailout, Rajoy said, “sends a clearly defined message: the euro is an irreversible project, very good for Europe and very good for Spain.” He claimed that “no one has pressured me; it was me doing the pressuring because I wanted a credit line.” “It was not easy, but Europe rose to the circumstances and that is very comforting.” Speaking just over an hour later, the leader of the main opposition Socialist Party, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, said that the bailout was “bad news for Spain,” and that there was a need for “profound reflection” on the “errors” that had taken place in
Spain’s financial system in order to answer the questions of citizens. Action was required, he added, to ensure that ordinary Spaniards “who had had nothing to do” with the banking débâcle would not suffer ill-effects from the conditions imposed along with the bailout. Once ongoing independent audits of Spain’s financial system have been completed, the rescue package will be made available in tranches by Brussels to Spain’s Orderly Bank Restructuring Fund (FROB) in the form of credits at three-percent interest. The IMF will oversee how the funds are disbursed.
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FROM THE DUGOUT WITH ANDY DIXON during a game they will leave the pitch which in my mind is fair enough but Sepp Blatter (president of Fifa) has said players doing this will be booked which at the very least is a strange opinion to have, but sense has been seen by Michael Platini who has said that any referees who sees players being racially abused can call an end to the game and lead the players of the pitch. Well done to you sir sense at last! When we were kids we had no idea what the word Racism meant, at school my four closest friends and they still are today were a white lad called Lewis, 2 west Indian guys called Roy and Matthew, and an Asian kid called Satnam, we all used to meet at my mom’s house on a Sunday morning before going off to play football and mom as all moms do would have to feed us all before we went out, week after week my mom in all innocence would say to Satnam “do you want a bacon sandwich love?” “MOM he’s a Muslim”, I’d say and she just used to reply “I don’t care what he is he’s not leaving here without something to eat”. She had no idea... Until next week be nice to each other Andy Dixon
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This weeks from the dugout might ruffle a few feathers because it’s about Racism. Racism in football as in life is not needed nor wanted but sadly it does still exist, many years ago I had a great friend who played for Walsall Football Club, his mom was mixed race and he was born and bred in the UK, he once made the national papers in the UK for confronting a set of opposition fans. When I asked him what he said to them his answer was lovely, “they were chanting go back to where you’re from so I went over and said to them why? I don’t like Torquay that’s why I left”. The odd thing is the fans in question did not understand his response, maybe they were too stupid to insult. This weekend is the start of the Euros (yippee, sorry) and already we have a problem with racism on a number of levels firstly the black players that represent Holland have been subjected to monkey chants during training sessions. Do the people doing this not realise that if the theory of evolution is correct, we all come from monkeys so really they are having a go at their own History, crikey these people make nascar fans look smart (their making a left turn, of course they are, Muppets). Secondly there is a split opinion in Fifa as some players have said if they are given racist abuse
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Vampire-slaying Robotic fish work kit up for auction together to detect in Yorkshire pollution in ports and other areas.
The fish are the work of Shoal, a pan-European ICT project made up of six organisations and partly funded by the European Union. Luke Speller, project leader and a senior research scientist at the London-based BMT Group, said: “The fish can identify the source The box contains a prayer book of pollution enabling prompt and more effective remedial action.” and vampire slaying equipment A Victorian vampire-slaying kit is expected to fetch £2,000 at an auction in North Yorkshire. The 19th Century box contains a crucifix, pistol, wooden stakes and mallet, as well as glass bottles containing holy water, holy earth and garlic paste. The box was left to a Yorkshire woman in her uncle’s will. Oonagh Drage of Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, said she had not seen anything like it before. Ms Drage said the kit was probably made in the late 1800s and was possibly inspired by the The yellow-coloured robotic fish popularity of Bram Stoker’s 1897 are 1.5 metres (five feet) long and novel Dracula. are driven by a dual-hinged tail “It’s probably a novelty thing. It’s that enables them to make tight playing to people’s superstitions.” turns. As well as the weaponry, the They are battery powered and can box holds a copy of the Book of run for up to eight hours before Common Prayer from 1851 and they need to be recharged. a handwritten extract from the Each one has a range of sensors Bible which quotes Luke 19:27. and programming that allows it to It reads: “But those mine enemies, navigate and gather information which would not that I should which it can share with other fish reign over them, bring hither, and and relay back to researchers. slay them before me.” The fish can work together to find The box goes on auction later this pollutants month. Mr Speller said: “Chemical sensors
fitted to the fish permit realtime in-situ analysis, rather than the current method of sample collection and dispatch to a shore based laboratory. “Furthermore, the Artificial Intelligence which has been introduced means that the fish can identify the source of pollution enabling prompt and more effective remedial action.” Working in a group, the fish can cover up to one square kilometre of water up to a depth of 30 metres. Importantly, says Shoal, they are able to blend into the undersea
environment without disrupting any of the marine life there. Mr Speller said: “Shoal has seen the coming together of scientists from across Europe to create a system that could not have been achieved without collaboration between different disciplines. “One of the greatest achievements of Shoal is getting robots running outside the lab and in the harsh, dynamic conditions of the sea. “Autonomously exploring and investigating the harbour, the fish can work together to monitor and track down sources of pollution.”
FASHON conscious the Tommy Hilfiger Group “promise collection” launches in support of millennium promise 100% of the proceeds from the African inspired capsule collection will be donated to Millennium Promise, in support of the organization’s goal to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
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The capsule collection features American design classics reinterpreted with African colors, prints and motifs. All proceeds from The Promise Collection will be donated to Millennium Promise. The limited edition collection will be available in selected The Tommy Hilfiger Group, which is wholly owned Tommy Hilfiger stores across Europe, the US, Mexico by PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], is pleased to announce and India, in Macy’s and on Tommy.com, as of April the launch of The Promise Collection, a dedicated 16, 2012. capsule collection in support of Millennium Promise, with Katie Holmes as the collection’s international THE PROMISE COLLECTION brand ambassador. In her role, Katie will be assisting The Promise Collection features 13 pieces for men the company in its efforts to raise public awareness and 17 pieces for women, and takes its inspiration of the plight of African communities living in from the bold patterns, textiles and bright colors extreme poverty, and the substantive changes of traditional African dress. A selection of scarves, being implemented by Millennium Promise that jewelry, beachwear, and eyewear for both men and provide these communities with resources for a women complement the limited edition capsule sustainable future. collection.
CINEMA Films In English This Week
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Festival Park
Ocimax, Palma
Snow White and the Huntsman
Men in Black III
Dir: Rupert Sanders With: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron Showings: Fri: 16:40, 19:30, 22:15 & 01:00 Sat: 16:40, 19:30, 22:15 & 01:00 Sun: 16:40, 19:30, 22:15 & 01:00 Mon: 16:40, 19:30, 22:15 & 01:00 Tues: 16:40, 19:30, 22:15 & 01:00 Weds: 16:40, 19:30, 22:15 & 01:00 Thurs: 16:40, 19:30, 22:15 & 01:00
Dir: Barry Sonnenfeld With: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin Showings: Fri: 18:50, 20:20 and 00:30 Sat: 18:50, 20:20 and 00:30 Sun: 18:50, 20:20 and 00:30 Mon: 18:50, 20:20 and 00:30 Tues: 18:50, 20:20 and 00:30 Weds: 18:50, 20:20 and 00:30 Thurs: 18:50, 20:20 and 00:30
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Men in Black III Showings: Fri: Sat: Sun: Mon: Tues: Weds: Thurs:
16:00, 16:00, 16:00, 16:00, 16:00, 16:00, 16:00,
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and and and and and and and
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GOING OUT An old feel to one of city’s newest bars
in the average Palma bar, has been imported from northern Europe; the swathes of curtain draped across the room give the feeling of a grand place to be and to be seen. But snap back to today and the freshly-made, elegantly presented, bang up-to-date cocktails that you can enjoy in these interesting surroundings. The menu lists old favourites and modern twists. There are bruschettas available if you want a nibble. Everything is served with a smile and the closest attention to detail.
This cute bar’s mid-20th century retro theme and décor have been carefully planned by owners NIka Starostka and Agata Mikulska. It has the cosiness of a friend’s living room and there’s a welcome to match. In its charming way, the furniture doesn’t match, but each piece complements the rest; the gorgeous flocked wallpaper, quite unlike anything you’ll see
Vintage Santa Catalina Av. Argentina 11, 07013 Palma de Mallorca 0034 635 777 079 0034 634 363 806 Always service with a smile from Nika and Agata
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As you sit on Vintage Santa Catalina’s terrace, watching the world go by, sipping your cocktail – raspberry daiquiri, mojito, whatever takes your Vintage Santa Catalina, Av. Argentina 11, 07013 fancy – you have to marvel at the melding of old Palma de Mallorca, Spain and new in this mallorcan city of ours. Not many years ago the strip between the Paseo Marítimo and Carrer de Sant Magi was no more than the uninspiring end of calle Argentina, a place you wouldn’t have given a second glance. Nowadays it’s the buzzing gateway to Santa Catalina and the latest addition to its nightlife, the Vintage Santa Catalina bar, brings a new element to the atmosphere.
Aqua Golf
Planning a Pool Party? Play ‘Closest to the Pin’ with family and friends. Chip colourful wiffle balls from the ‘Chipping Mat’ to the ‘Floating Island Green’. Fun for golfers of all skill levels. You don’t have to get wet. Just retrieve the balls with a skim net. For moe details e-mail: newideas.es@gmail.com