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Eleanor and Gilly’s Monday Afternoon Line Dance Class recently celebrated it’s 6th Birthday at Bar Jack’s in Avenida Lepanto, Albox. It is presently the oldest and longest running Line Dance Class in the Albox and Arboleas area. The theme for this years Birthday Party was colours. Unbeknown to Class Members the Dances throughout the afternoon had been chosen by the Class Members themselves in a rather unique way. Class organisers Eleanor Tolman and Gilly Elliott-Binns had asked the Class Members, what colours they would be wearing on the day of the party. Dances were then chosen dependant on the colours that Class Members proposed to wear. For example if a member of class had chosen to wear red, an appropriate dance such as “Red Hot Salsa” was danced during the afternoon. One dance was chosen for each class member dependant on the colour they had chosen to wear. Fourteen different
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The first meeting of the new season for Dames in Turre was held on Monday September 29th, it was attended by 59 members and 21 guests each received Bucks Fizz or a soft drink on arrival and Chairman Soo Wallace welcomed everyone and informed us of all future events and speakers. On Monday October 6th many members and friends set off on the first organized trip with an overnight stop in Seville followed by 4 days in Extremadura, exploring Merida, Cáceres, Plasencia and Trujillo staying in our 4 star Hotel Don Manuel which was our main base. Our thanks once again to Lesley and Sylvia for organizing this fantastic and interesting trip plus our lovely Driver Marco, what would we do without you all Our next meeting will be on Monday October 27th at Centre de Usos Multiples Turre 11am when our speaker will be Francesca Herman giving a talk on Flamenco Dancing, we shall also be presenting cheque’s to 5 local charities On Wednesday November 5th a retail therapy trip which will be Christmas Shopping in Cartagena, for more details please contact Secretary Pam Smith 950475418 or President Lesley Barlow 950478633 May we draw your attention to our main fund raising Muebles De Jardin event of the year our Christmas Fayre which will take place in Turre Square on Saturday December 6th, for Arboleas more details of this event please e-mail Soo Wallace (Opp Amigos Bowling) on sillyboo59@yahoo.co.uk Friday 24th October to Saturday 1st November Friday 24th and 31st October 1pm-6pm Come and sample food cooked in the new BakerStonePizza Oven and on our GrillstreamBarbecues Look Forward To Seeing You Tel 850 99 30 90
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PSOE demands mayoress resignation after awarding herself a parking space in Mojacar Village underground car park Manuel Zamora, PSOE spokesman revealed that at least 5 parking spaces are in the hands of PP representatives and their families. Mr. Zamora has asked Rosa Maria Cano to resign after discovering that she is one of the people who has been given space in the municipal carpark, built next to the church, as well as spaces for her partner and his brother, who lives in another village but hes registered at the mayoress home, together with a PP councillor and another PP councillor”s brother and she must explain herself to the people of the village. We are reminded by the PSOE general secretary about the cost of the carpark which was 2 million euros (from our taxes) and they have been spent to benefit the popular party, especially the mayoress, her family and friends. So, these private parking spaces are specifically for the mayoress, her partner together with his brother who doesnt live in mojacar, the PP councillor Maria Luisa Perez who doesnt live in the village (which is one of the major requirements) and the brother of councillor Diego Garcia Montoya (responsible for public gardens and parks), who admits not living in that area. “Its incredible that the PP party has acted shamelessly on this issue in which its revealed the plan to award the parking spaces for life and paying less than the real cost as the difference has been paid by all “mojaqueros” to presumably obtain personal gain with them”. Mr.Zamora stated. We need to point out that an assumed investment of more than 45.000eu on
this carpark, is going to be sold at an average of 15.000eu. BACKGROUND Mr, Zamora recalls that PSOE Party was suspecting something like this would happen as they had previously informed the public and these suspicions are well founded. Its now understandable that the PP rejected our original proposals regarding the parking spaces which were to be rented by the Town Hall at reasonable prices instead of selling them and we emphasized on renting to residents of Mojacar evaluating their need to park especially the elderly and the disabled.. but far from this the local government designed their own criteria and the facts prove that only 27 applications, from 37, had been presented to opt for parking space. We were aware of the financial difficulties we are going through as well as the “mojaqueros”who wanted to apply for the parking spaces in order to pay the necessary amount and that”s the reason why PSOE proposed what was the most logical and fair plan which was a parking financed by the citizens taxes to benefit the largest number of people possible renting the municipal carpark with a guarantee of rotating, Mr. Zamora explained. And that is what we are going to continue claiming. After seeing recent events, the Mayoress must resign..the sale procedure must be cancelled and the renting innitiative put forward by the PSOE and other opposition groups must be put into action. Source: Psoe de Mojácar: psoemojacar@gmail.com
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F.A.C.E Mark Spanish National Breast Cancer Day
To mark Spanish National Breast Cancer Day, held on the 17th October, F.A.C.E. (Fundraising in Arboleas, Caring for Everyone) presented a cheque for €1,000 to Cecilia Molina Verdú who is not only the extremely popular local pharmacist in Arboleas, but also the local representative of the Asociación Española Contra el Cancer (A.E.C.C.) A.E.C.C. Is the National Cancer Support Group which operates telephone lines and a website, from which cancer sufferers, their families and the general public can obtain information on cancer. The A.E.C.C. Also provides accommodation for cancer patients and support for mobile breast screening units.
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of 80. Dementia is not a normal part of getting older or an acceleration of ageing. Dementia is caused by different diseases – most commonly by Alzheimer’s. We can’t change our age and there is currently no way we can completely prevent dementia, but research suggests there may be some simple things we can all do that might help lower our risk. A risk factor is anything that can increase your chance of developing dementia. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease (like heart disease and stroke) are also risk factors for all types of dementia. So it’s a good idea to keep healthy by: • exercising regularly • not smoking • achieving and maintaining a healthy weight • controlling high blood pressure • reducing your cholesterol level • controlling your blood glucose if you have diabetes •e ating a healthy, balanced diet with lots of fruit and vegetables and low amounts of saturated fat. Some studies suggest that enjoying an active life, with lots of interests and hobbies might be beneficial. Other researchers have found that spending more time in education is associated with a lower risk. It’s not yet known whether eating oily fish or taking B vitamins can reduce the risk of dementia as studies so far have had mixed results. It is not advised to take NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin or ibuprofen) or HRT (hormone replacement therapy) to protect against dementia, as research is continuing in this area. You should talk to your doctor before taking any supplements or drugs that claim to prevent dementia, as most are unproven and they can have serious side effects. You might read or hear about other risk factors for dementia. Despite occasional publicity, research has shown that meat, aluminium or living close to power lines are not risk factors for dementia. There is also no evidence that turmeric, gingko, ginseng, statins or coffee can protect against dementia. Source: Almeria Angels
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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. I promised that I would install the new Flagship Operating System from Microsoft and give it a fair character assassination, sorry I meant to say assessment! Well, first things, first! I am using a technical evaluation product. This means that it is far from finished and might fall over at any time. At the end of this article I will tell you just how many times that it did stop. Installing the disk was exactly the same as installing Windows 8 /8.1! It tries to encourage you to use Microsoft’s browser and search engine (Bing) and like 8/8.1 doesn’t want you to login without a Hotmail or Outlook account. As I have an Outlook dump account, I used that. Note to self – make the password easier to remember!!! Another thing that I did like was the ability of the installation to put this on a separate drive and keep my beloved Windows XP. Both separate but completely installed. To write this article I downloaded and installed ‘LibreOffice’, as it is the free (as in speech) office suite that for me, rivals anything by Microsoft. The fact that I can tell you this means that it has succeeded! Let me repeat, this is an unfinished version of the product that you will be getting with your new computers in 8 – 10 months time and it is working, and working well! When I look at the screen what do I see? Well the Start Menu bar is back (yippee) with the now, familiar, Windows 8x logo on it. Click on it and you will see on the left side the familiar Windows 7 menu display that has made it a firm favourite now surpassing XP (even in my books). Still on the start menu but to the right side is the concession to windows 8 and their ridiculous ‘boxes’. Strangely, I like this configuration – it works for me! Changing the way the blocks appear and removing / replacing them, is surprising easy and works. Just like Windows 8.1’s Tiles, the ones on the task bar can be moved about and I’ve had quite a bit of fun the past half hour moving and resizing them, removing and replacing them and the most important thing is that, like Windows
8x, they can be ‘Live’. So, just to prove a point to myself, I set up the Live tile for the weather in Partaloa and now when I click on the ‘Start’ button the weather in Partaloa is displayed and says it is very sunny and warm (more yippee). One thing that you must remember is that these ‘Tiles’ are just ‘Apps’ – minimalistic front-ends to the working programs. Somewhere these programs must be running ALL THE TIME and that eats into your Processor’s Power, Working Memory and Ultimately – Your Time, constantly! You really didn’t think that Microsoft were going to get off that easily did you? On my cheap(ish) android phone I can turn off ‘Skype’, my ‘Email’ app, What’sapp and Viber and just have the phone as a phone (and maybe a book!). I would like to see the same options available to every one of you, of being able to ‘Turn Off’ any and all ‘Apps’ that you really want to keep, but only use when you what / need them! I hope, that as part of their extended development team, I will be able to point them in a direction that will make Windows OS something that everyone will actually want rather than loathe, which is the current view of their OS. And make it as flexible and robust as my beloved Linux. As they put it in their email “Together we will make this Windows the best Windows ever!” which will be an accomplishment after Windows Vista, 8 and 8.1. which, to be not too brutal, were lame ducks at best! By the way – During the writing of this article, which took a couple of hours, Windows 10 didn’t twitch, flinch or fail in any way. Now that is a product that might be worth buying!!!! Next week I will be starting a beginners course of articles from “Where is the damned power button” onwards, trying to dispel some of the myths and antiquated fears around computer’s and their uses. So until then, have a lovely week and if you need to see me you know where I am (see below). I’m now off to Jack’s Bar in Albox for my Friday afternoon computer clinic!
For further information or advice on computing,contact Trevor on 689 892 745 or canducomputing@hotmail.co.uk
There’s a Humphrey about I remember getting my first bike aged 4; a red and blue machine with stabilisers. I grew out of it quickly but money was tight so I had to walk until my 8th birthday. My next one was bought second hand for £7. It was really heavy, had no gears and curious brakes that operated with metal bars instead of cables; I painted it bright blue. I remember dad teaching me to ride it in our back garden. Having a bike meant freedom; my mates and I had a large scale map of Guildford on which we proceeded to draw the boundaries of our imaginary kingdom each time we returned from a faraway adventure. We could be gone from early morning till dusk, parking our bikes in distant woodlands and playing ‘war’ or Hide N’ Seek. I don’t remember us ever taking sandwiches or drinks as we ran on fresh air. Sadly blue bike died when I attempted one wheelie too many. Not only did I bend the front forks but I slammed head first into a concrete wall and was
Final Frontier
100 million dollars! Would you believe it? I’ll come back to that stupendous wodge of cash later…if I remember. We watched Apollo 13 at home the other day, you know, the one where they had a bit of a problem on board their spaceship to the Moon. In case you haven’t seen it, or weren’t around when it actually happened, I won’t spoil the end, but what’s with the film’s credits -they go on forever! I’m sure that there were more people involved in making Apollo 13 than were part of ground control on the original mission! What I don’t understand is, why filmmakers feel the need to list EVERYONE involved in making the film when, if the truth were told, we haven’t got a clue what the majority of the jobs mean. Most film crews have a Best Boy. What’s one of those? Then there’s the Grip, Key Grip and Dolly Grip. What the dickens could they possibly do that makes it so vital to tell us all who they are? But what these credits do reveal is, just why the toffee popcorn at the cinema is so expensive, we’re paying the, not insubstantial I’m sure, salaries of the various boys, grips, dollys and other mysterious technicians from the film industry. But they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Remember the 100 million dollars? That’s apparently how much it took to make the science fiction film “Gravity” starring George Clooney, Sandra Bullock and lots of broken space rockets. But, did you know, it cost India only seventy four million dollars to send their Mangalayaan spacecraft to Mars! Obviously, you can get to Mars without a Dolly Grip and it’s certainly cheaper without George Clooney onboard! Then there’s Sarah Brightman, who plans to pay a fair whack of money to blast off to the International Space Station next year and become the first professional singer to sing from space. Wasn’t it she who, along with the rest of Hot Gossip, had a hit with “I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper”? Well, as captain Kirk always said, space is the final front ear! He did say that didn’t he? And with that I’ll say goodbye, if there’s anyone still reading at this point. Thank you to anyone who has actually taken the time to read any of these bits of nonsense over the last few years. Have fun! Graham is married to Helen and has a daughter, Alice. He lives part of the year near Albox, but works in Qatar, teaching. If you wish to contact Graham regarding this article email: helenandg@yahoo.co.uk
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rushed to casualty. The scar is still visible if/when I furrow my brow. My best mate Paul Cox and I used to earn a decent living helping the local Unigate milkman with his deliveries. Saturdays and holidays we would jump in the cab or perch on the back of the float at the beginning of his round and zoom off. The milkman smoked fags whilst he pootled along giving instructions to his two nimble assistants about what to leave at each doorstep. This was in the days of Corona (every bubble’s passed its fizzical) and we would each be rewarded by a litre bottle of whatever we fancied. Cream Soda was my preferred tipple in those days yet now my stomach churns at the thought of all the sugar and goodness knows what else that I glugged down. The prestige of the milkman reached a nadir in the 70s; Unigate discovered that the Humphreys were stealing people’s milk and came up with the
slogan ‘watch out watch out there’s a Humphrey about!’ Telly adverts starring Muhammed Ali, Sid James, Barbara Windsor and Rod Hull warned us kids about the milk snatchers that wanted our milk. We in turn went mad for the free red and white bendy straws, badges, stickers and other Humphrey paraphernalia we could lay our hands on. Being Unigate helpers of course put us first in line for the freebies. In 1970 Ernie was the fastest milkman in the west, Benny Hill wrote the song in 1955 as a tribute to his time as a milkman on a horse drawn cart in Eastleigh Hampshire. The lyric ‘he galloped into Market Street’ probably happened as the street exists. He performed the song on the Benny Hill Show; it was later released as a single becoming the 1971 Christmas number1 and stayed there
for 4 weeks. Two Ton Ted the bread delivery man was Ernie’s love rival for the widow Sue and they had a ‘wild west’ style shoot out with Ernie being killed by a combination of a well-aimed rock cake and stale pork pie. Ernie the milkman went to heaven where ferocious dogs are banned, Two Ton Ted married Sue but Ernie came back to haunt them on their honeymoon with the ghostly rattling of his milk bottles. Although I enjoyed delivering the white stuff, I stopped drinking milk at a young age. The dreaded ¼ pint bottle of free school milk did it for me as it was always warm and tasted horrid. In 1971 Margaret Thatcher God rest ‘er gained the nickname ‘milk snatcher’ for stopping free school milk for 7 to 11 year olds; for her kindness I will be forever in her debt!
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According to a recent report from real estate intermediation company, Tecnocasa, based on purchases that they have brokered, property price reductions have come to an end, at least where second hand homes in the city of Madrid are concerned. They reported that the average price of second hand property in the city remained stable during the first half of 2014, and grew by just 0.56% compared with the same period of 2013 . This last almost negligible variation has brought the value per square metre of existing homes in the capital to 1,605 euros, which is well below the maximum price reached in the first part of 2007, when these properties reached a value of more than 4,000 euros per square metre. Their cumulative adjustment therefore, stands at around 59.92%. Tecnocasa reported that investors accounted for 33.27% of all the home purchases that were made in the capital between January and June and that, of this percentage, 87.28% paid for the transaction in cash. According to the intermediation company, these are mainly buyers acquiring property to rent out for a return on their investment. These property investors usually acquire cheaper properties than those purchased by regular home buyers looking for a primary residence. While the investor pays an average of 88,286 euros per property, the regular home buyer pays around 107,506 euros. This ratio is similar
with regard to the average size of the home, with the investor purchasing property with an average area of 56 square metres while the average size of property for the regular home buyer is around 65 square metres. Among the main considerations when purchasing an apartment is whether or not it has a lift. In the city of Madrid, the homes which have a lift are more expensive than those that do not have one, and in the first half of 2014 the prices for these properties stood at 1,856 euros per square metre and 1,314 euros per square metre, respectively. “If we analyse the difference between the two types in recent years, we can see that in the
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periods where there was a greater demand for housing, the price difference was less, and that in the periods with less demand, then the properties without a lift depreciated at a greater rate (-66.48%) than those with one (-55.85%)”, Tecnocasa pointed out. The size of property stands out as another important factor in the market. Prior to the outbreak of the housing and financial crisis, the prices of apartments of less than 70 square metres (small apartments) were higher than the prices for larger properties (over 70 square metres). This has changed and now the larger apartments are priced higher than the smaller ones (1,728 euros per square metre compared to 1,563 euros). The condition of the property is another consideration for most buyers, says Tecnocasa. “In relation to the condition of the homes, comparing sales of those in good condition with those needing some renovation, we see that in the first half of 2014 the price per square metre of the apartments in good condition was 1,633 euros and for those in a poor condition it stood at 1,584 euros.” Finally, El Mundo reported that the age of the property in which the apartment is located is an important factor. According to the study, the apartments situated in buildings of less than 40 years old are priced at 420 euros on average higher than those found in blocks of more than four decades old. Source: http://news.kyero.com/
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WITH MICHAEL DAVIES, ABOGADO/SOLICITOR If you wish us to print an article about a particular topic, please e-mail info@daviessolicitors.com ILLEGAL HOUSES /DEMOLITION ORDERS. VERY IMPORTANT SENTENCE BY CRIMINAL COURT NUMBER 2 IN ALMERÍA (24th of September) Recently the press (Voz de Almeria, Europa Press, our clients we requested moral damages, and that Euro-weekly etc.) have published various articles the town hall (as well as the builders) be made in relation to a sentence dictated by criminal court responsible economically due to its inaction during number 2 of Almería. The sentence ordered the the construction of the illegal houses. (This created non-demolition of the houses and prison sentences a false sense of legality which facilitated the buyers for the builders. In this case Davies Solicitors to make all the stage payments on the houses as presented the claims for various of the affected they were being built.) purchasers. We are very happy with this sentence This opens two new avenues for court cases in as amongst other things it provides food for thought relation to illegal houses, which we consider very in relation to future claims. important. In this case the public prosecutor was requesting 1. You can claim moral damages. Clearly a person the demolition of seven houses in Albox and a put through the stress of having purchased an illegal prison sentence for the builders. house should be entitled to this, but up to this point The sentence is special because apart has not normally been requested and even less so from ordering that the houses CAN NOT BE granted. DEMOLISHED it has done two extra things that 2. Apart from claiming against the builder (who is have not been usual up to now. often insolvent) look into the possibility of claiming 1. It accepts that the clients need to be paid as well against the town hall for its inaction during moral damages (in fact it agreed to the full amount the construction of the illegal house. (They are guilty of the loss of money by buyers, in my opinion, requested on all three claims). because if they had stopped the building when 2. It accepts that the town hall is also responsible it started people may have lost a deposit but they for the payment of these moral damages (this would not have made further stage payments.) opens up a new possibility when builders have This article is written in good faith, but we will gone bust, which would be to initiate claims against the town halls for having permitted the illegal builds not accept any responsibility for decisions made and therefore being responsible for the purchasers on the basis of this information. Court cases are loss). (We are not recommending taking town halls complex and costly and must only be entered into to court. We are simply suggesting that it may be after discussing your particular case in details with an avenue when the builder has gone bankrupt and a barrister. there is no other possibility). Michael Davies Apart from the non-demolition of the houses for Abogadoo
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“I’m not the life and soul of the party and full of joy and guts. I’m miserable old Arthur. I’ve ruined everything I had and it’s too late.” Arthur Harris played by British veteran actor Terence Stamp more akin to playing the arch villain is struggling to deal with his wife, Marion’s cancer. Undoubtedly he loves her, this is never in question being her main carer but to a point of over -protectiveness stifling her natural energy. His relationship with his son James is frosty. It seems as if James has proved a disappointment and Marion’s illness has caused a huge rift between them. Arthur is bad-tempered, the antithesis of his wife, Marion played by the renowned actress Vanessa Redgrave, held in such high-esteem by the American playwright Tennessee Williams as the greatest actress of our time. Within the partnership, she is the life force whereas Arthur represses his emotions, coming across as a misery dampening his wife’s enthusiasm for wanting to compete in a musical competition. “Maybe I’m crazy” and “Hey, did you happen to see the most beautiful girl in the world” or “Let’s talk about sex, baby” form part of the repertoire of the OAPzan unconventional type of choir chirpy and eccentric encouraged by a charismatic Elizabeth played by Gemma Arterton. The OAPz are precisely thatseniors wanting to sing and have
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‘From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord deliver us’ is an ancient prayer attributed variously to being of Scottish or Cornish origin, each of course with close Celtic associations. There is in each of us, I suspect, a level of apprehension about such things, but to our Celtic ancestors there was very considerable fear, and the festival of Samhain (pronounced ‘sow-in’), which on the last day of October marked the end of summer and the start of the cold, dark winter, was a day when they believed the dead and other evil spirits came to cause trouble for the living. The Romans too had similar traditions, which after their conquest of Britain became assimilated and later ‘christianised’ in the festival of ‘All Saints Day’ (also known as ‘All Hallows’), which on November 1st is a time for celebrating the lives of all who have died in Christ. So, the day before All Saints, became known as ‘All Hallows Eve’, later shortened to ‘Halloween’. And here we go full circle as people nowadays celebrate with pumkin lanterns, dressing up as witches, spirits, ghosts, skeletons, etc., much as our pagan, Celtic ancestors might have done. So is it really all good clean fun? Or is there a risk that we may be dabbling in things we don’t understand? As a Christian I necessarily also believe in the reality of demons, so am wary of courting evil as so many seem to at Halloween. But far from being just another killjoy, spoiling other people’s fun I see October 31st as an opportunity for celebrating my certainty that Christ is able to defeat whatever the Devil may throw at me, for as St Paul wrote in his letter to Christians in Rome: “neither death, nor life; neither angels, nor demons, whether now or in the future; there’s no power either from above or from beneath, nor anything in all creation that can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” Details of a number of English Language Churches are given in Sol Noticeboard, for any wishing to Worship; whilst additionally, further information about the Anglican Church in this area may be seen on the website www.mojacarchurch.org Duncan Burr is Licensed Lay Reader for the Anglican Chaplaincy of Costa Almeria and Costa Cálida and may be contacted at djburr@avired.com
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1 tbsp olive oil 250g pack Sainsbury’s lean steak mince 1 red onion, peeled and chopped 1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped 1 medium red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 390g carton Sainsbury’s premium chopped tomatoes 1 low-salt beef stock cube (we used Kallo), mixed with 300ml hot water ½ x 410g tin Sainsbury’s red kidney beans in water, drained and rinsed 2 small cubes dark chocolate 1 spring onion, sliced, to garnish Cooked rice or jacket potatoes and half-fat crème fraîche, to serve
Method
Heat the oil over a high heat and brown the mince in a shallow pan with a lid. Add the onion, pepper and chilli,
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water and cook until tender When cooked, drain then mash with the margarine and milk until soft and fluffy To make the onion gravy heat sunflower oil in a pan and sauté the onion until tender Stir in the mustard then add the water and Stew Granules and allow to simmer until thickened Serve the grilled sausages with the creamy mashed potatoes, brown onion gravy and green peas Tip – Add a splash of red wine to the pan when adding your mustard for some extra flavour! Source: www.whatsfordinner.co.za
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2 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 600g of minced beef A small handful of mixed herbs 6-7 fresh vine tomatoes Salt and freshly ground black pepper A spoonful of sugar Tomato puree 2 beef oxo cubes A small glass of red wine Long spaghetti
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Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Add the onions and garlic, frying until softened. Increase the heat and add the minced beef. Fry it until it has browned, breaking down any chunks of meat with a wooden
spoon. Sprinkle the oxo cubes over the mince and stir so the colour and flavour spreads throughout the mince. Reduce the temperature and stir in the fresh vine tomatoes (leave these whole and squish when soft). Add the glass of red wine and season well with salt and pepper. Cover with a lid and simmer the bolognese sauce over a gentle heat for 1-1½ hours until it’s rich and thickened, stirring occasionally. At the end of the cooking time, add any extra seasoning if necessary. After tasting your sauce you may wish to add the sugar to reduce any acidity from the tomatoes. Remove from the heat to ‘settle’ while you cook the spaghetti in plenty of boiling water (for the time stated on the packet). Drain and divide between warmed plates. Season with parmesan cheese if you wish and then enjoy... Source: www.butchers-shop.com
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6 ready-made meringues 570ml double cream (or use half Greek yogurt for a healthier version) 450g strawberries, washed and hulled 75 ml port, kirsch or Cointreau (optional, for a more grown-up version)
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Happy Birthday Ann, All our love Rio & Danny xx Ann we hope you have a very happy 70th birthday, thank you for every thing you do for us, love from every one at after school club xx Happy Birthday to our very special friend Ann, who will be 70 on friday. hope you have an amazing party love Mandie, Kev & Hannah & Dan
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Costa Calida-Costa Almeria. Priest Reverend Pauline Williams 950 956 166 / 687 250 860 Mojacar:- Eucharist Sunday 11am. The Church of San Pascual, Aqua De Enmedio Albox:- Community Hall Aljambra,Eucharist last Thursday in month at 11am Evensong second Sunday month 6pm Almeria. Peurto Lubreras - Tanatorio Pinera (follow the signs for Estacion) Every sunday at 6pm. Roquetas:- 3rd Thursday of the month at 1200(noon) at Burtys Bar. Church Wardens are Eric Dore 950 515 105. Pam Carter 667 947 573 or visit www.mojacarchurch.org
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There will be a Craft Fair in aid of Asprodalba on Sunday 2nd November. It is to be held at the Chiriguito Vera Natura, Av Ciudad de Castelon, Vera Playa and will run from 11am – 3pm. This will be a great opportunity to start looking for original Christmas gifts direct from the artisans. We have some smashing stalls which will be selling lots of things including jewellery, hand made soaps, embroidered goose eggs, bobbin lace, hand made cards and home made jams and chutneys. Vera and District Lions Club will also be attending, selling some lovely Christmas goodies and all money raised by them will support local charities and good causes (including Asprodalba). This event is within the naturist area of Vera Playa, so if it´s a nice sunny day you may encounter a few bare bums! Further information from Pam Mattioli, 610 309 032
October FGBMFI Breakfast
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Saturday, 25 October 2014, in the Restaurante Delfin Dorado, Mojacar Playa at 10.00a.m, there is the FGBMFI Ladies and Men´s Breakfast meeting, and all are very welcome. A full English Breakfast is served, along with Orange Juice, Water, and a choice of Tea or Coffee. This month we have a young American speaker, who has been involved in Christian work in the Pacific Islands, in Spain and anticipates working in Algeria in 2015, along with his young wife and soon to be born baby girl. His story should be a very interesting and uplifting one, come along and join us, hear some good news and make new friends. Booking is required, for catering purposes. So please contact David Templeman, 950 168 349, Mobile: 661140481 or Email: mojacar@fgbmfispain.org
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Thurs 30th October 8.30pm
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The Beachcomber John and the team at The Beachcomber always ensure your food is beautifully cooked and is served with a smile. With fish and chips to die for plus all the traditional favourite meals you would expect. Monday and Tuesday Spanish Lessons, Wednesday and Thursday Thai Chi, Friday Art Classes, Saturday Computer Club Friday 31st October 10 year anniversary and Halloween party. Telephone now to book or to find out more about any of our many events: 950 473 099. Bistro Bonita is situated in the pretty village of Cerro Gordo and just 10 minutes outside Albox. They do delicious homemade food including beef wellington, orchard pie and speciality food. All freshly prepared so booking is essential. Try their homemade 3 course Sunday lunch at 8.50€. Free venue for your Party or Get Together just phone Chris for details - 950 930 169 or 650 599 739. www.bistobonita. alittlebitofengland.es.
Free entry to all the gig’s Saturday 25th 8:30pm Amanda Par menter Phillips singing Motown & Rock and Roll Sunday 26th 4pm Melanie Howard Coles singing musical opera & soul Sunday Roast available Diners Guaranteed Seats Menu del Noche 3 Courses 10,50€
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Quite some time ago our swimming pool pump died, and was ejected from its pump house and replaced without ceremony. It was then left on the ground at the back of the house, waiting to be ‘got rid of.’ It remained on the gravel, easier to ignore than to deal with, but it had to be removed from our premises eventually; the only question was How? That was easy – the ever faithful Andy deposited it in the back of Del. This gave rise to the next question – Where? Not in the bin – not suitable. Not beside the bin – unsightly. Not beside somebody else’s bin – cheating, and very unneighbourly! Ah! Of course! The Arboleas Rag-and-Bone Family! (Probably more politically correctly termed The Arboleas Consortium for Recycled Materials). Arriving in Arboleas with my weighty load, I was unable to park conveniently close, but I did my best, and hoped that a stalwart family member, of whom there are several, would lift the darn thing out for me once he had seen and appreciated the size of the largesse I was offering. Stalwart
By Jos Biggs
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family members of the male variety were nowhere to be seen, but Grandma spotted me as I drew up, and rose to the challenge. I opened the boot and stood beside it looking tall, blond and English while Grandma waddled towards me looking short, wide and extremely swarthy. ‘Keh?’ she enquired, in a hopeful tone of voice. I began to explain that I had a defunct pump in my car, and wondered if she would like it para el reciclaje? She gazed at the pump as though it were worth a million dollars, then looked up at me. Although having all the grace in motion of an elephant seal in a supermarket, her expression displayed strength of character and practical intelligence, proving that you don’t get to be in the Consortium for Recycled Materials without knowing a thing or two. Her face melted into a beaming smile. ‘Sí, gracia.’ ‘It’s heavy, I’ll help you lift it.’ I flustered in Spanish, but before I’d got to pesada she had reached one brawny brown arm into the boot, grabbed the pump by its throat, and lifted it effortlessly out. With another beatific smile she lumbered off, gracia-ing away as she went, still carrying the million dollar pump in one hand as though it were no heavier than a loaf of bread. Remind me never, ever to attempt to arm wrestle with her!
Don’t Drink The Water It never ceases to amaze me what I read in the papers these days, and even more so the internet. Then again, the internet is a never ending black hole, which somehow has to be filled . . . with something, anything, needed to satisfy the voracious appetite of the constantly scrolling page. I was warned last week to, ‘Beware guys, we are entering the Cuffing Season.’ And there was I thinking it was just your bog standard weatherturns-to-rubbish autumnal season we were entering. But no. It’s more than that. As well as being a key dating season it’s also - apparently - a time when men and women race against time to find a partner to snuggle up with on cold winter nights. Ah, cuffing as in hand cuffing, it took me a while to work out, but I got there. The article explained now’s about the time I need to find someone if I want to guarantee a Christmas present, and line up my Valentine’s Day spending spree. Then, of course, after that we can go our separate ways ready for a carefree, sociable summer when it doesn’t feel so bad to be single. It all sounds so easy and matter of fact. To add weight to an already weighty piece of writing, the author pronounced, ‘it’s all the rage in the US.’ Well, if I’d been sceptical before, then that phrase convinced me – no thanks! In fact the whole article got right up my nose, which leads me nicely on to my next fascinating read. Have you blown your nose recently, or better still, had a look up it? Best
to try before you go to bed tonight, because you may have something lurking up there, in the dark recesses of your nasal cavity. A bit like the British backpacker who on her return home to Scotland, discovered she had a leach living in her nose, I kid you not, a leach. Alright, maybe I could understand a tiny, weenie, snotty little leach getting away with free board and lodging for a while, but a three inch monster. How would you breathe on that side for a start, wouldn’t your nose feel ‘different.’ She said she’d started to get nose bleeds three weeks before she came home, but put them down to a riding accident injury to her nose. When she got home, she started to notice something hanging from her nose, but dismissed it as congealed blood – as you do. I’d have been tempted to wonder how congealed blood can wriggle, but no matter. Then one morning about a month later, ‘Curly,’ as she subsequently christened her nasal guest, put in an appearance, ‘He almost touched my chin,’ she said. A friend took her to hospital where doctors, after quite a lot of pulling, managed to free the beast from his cosy home. He now lives in a sample bottle on her bedside table. Doctors said she had probably picked it up via the water in Asia, it had moved to her nose and grown. What a hoot. By Paul Martin
John MacDonald (El Sordo) - www.caratacus.eu
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viewpoint The Gods of Alqueria
José García is privy to an age old secret. He is a conduit to the Gods of Alqueria. If anyone took the trouble to research his ancestry they would find that García’s is the oldest lineage in Alqueria. His forbears arrived long before the Hill People, even before a single house was constructed in the Village. His blood line can be traced to before the fall of Carthage, some 250 years before. It is during the reign of the Pharaoh Darius I that one must look for José’s earliest known ancestors. For during the rule of this rather nondescript monarch occurred the incident which is of importance to our research. Among the Pharaoh’s many artisans was one Imontop. Imontop was concubine grader to the Pharaoh as had his Father been and his Father before him. Although he enjoyed the work he found it somewhat frustrating and this was to be his downfall. Imontop was caught illegally test driving a concubine. He was duly exiled to the strange land across the water where the ‘green mist falls and the stale pong rises’. He was sent to what was to become Alqueria. Imontop, along with a group of fellow exiles soon established a rudimentary society complete with its very own Alquerian deity the Astral Goddess Opabord. Opabord’s glyph is resplendent in a cow-
horn crown. In her right hand she holds what looks suspiciously like a Remitroot plant and in her left hand, well let’s just say Manuela would be proud of her. Over the centuries as the Iberian continent endured invasion after invasion religions ebbed and flowed as did religious tolerance. Imontop and his successors were compelled to keep their deity and faith a secret for fear of persecution. As the deity of the Astral Goddess Opabord was driven underground so it became insular and therefore survived virtually unchanged to the present day. The deity may have survived but the same can not be said about the faithful. The high priest and channel to the Goddess, José García is his own and only disciple. Followers have fallen by the wayside over the years as the Goddess has failed time and time again to deliver on the prayers and offerings tendered in her name. García was also losing confidence. With all the ills that have befallen Alqueria over the years one would have expected at least one success from the Goddess Opabord. José García began to examine the very fundamental foundations of his faith, even questioning the very existence of the Goddess herself. Perhaps the answer is a simple one however. The job may just be too big for Opabord. It may need a more powerful deity. Alqueria and its problems are not for the faint hearted, even the Gods find the going tough.
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Leading Removal Company reports on strengthening housing market One of Spain’s top removal companies has reported that they experienced a resurgence in the Spanish housing market during 2013 and it looks like 2014 will be an even busier year. Mat Ford-Dunn, the Managing Director of ‘Advance Moves International Removals’ pointed to the fact that many property values in Spain have now fallen to a much more realistic level and this has definitely resulted in increased house sales. This has been noticed in all regions of Spain as Advance Moves operate their relocation services throughout the mainland. Advance Moves has its main warehouse in Murcia, Spain, with an additional warehouse in Kent in the UK and has had to purchase 5 new vans and trucks to cope with the increased demand over the past year. The UK housing market is also in a state of recovery and increased house sales have resulted in more people selling up and looking to buy in Spain. There are many factors that
tempt expats to Spain, not least the recent periods of turbulent weather, which many parts of the UK have suffered. On the flip side, for economic reasons many British Expats are now able to sell properties in Spain and Advance Moves are often the first choice when it comes to repatriating them back to the UK. Mat was also keen to point out that the increase in demand for their removal services was also down to the level of service and expertise that Advance moves offer to their clients and the fact that many clients had already seen the brightly liveried vehicles on the roads undertaking their removal services. Advance moves is also a member of the British Association of Removers and one of only a few companies that export wrap furniture to provide extra protection for international removals. ‘Our clients know that they are getting a more competitively priced, premium removal service, when compared to the rest of the market. The increased volume of removals enables Advance Moves to offer their clients a more regular and flexible timetable for their individual removal requirements’ Mat sees the trend continuing throughout 2014 with the housing market in the UK and Spain continuing to make steady process. Advance Moves are gearing up for another busy year.
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* This weekend, the top Premiership football matches are: Liverpool-Hull, Spurs-Newcastle, Sunderland-Arsenal and West Ham-Manchester City on Saturday, followed on by Manchester United-Chelsea. If fit John Terry will make his record 430th PL appearance for Chelsea. * Leeds-Wolves, Middlesbrough-Watford and Sheffield Wednesday-Norwich play in the Championship, PNE-Fleetwood (FL1) and Southend-Bury (FL2). * It’s El Clasico on Saturday when Real Madrid play Barcelona for whom Luis Suarez will make his debut. * Yesterday, in the Champions League, Manchester City played CSKA behind closed doors in Moscow while Chelsea met Sporting Lisbon. This evening Liverpool welcome Real Madrid to Anfield. * Tomorrow, it’s Celtic-Astra, Lille-Everton and Spurs-Asteras in the Europa League. * Last weekend, Sergio Aguero became Manchester City’s record PL scorer (on 61 goals) by bagging all four in his side’s 4-1 win over 10-man Tottenham. Referee Jon Moss awarded four penalties, three to City… the first time a PL game has contained four since the Bradford CityDerby 4-4 draw in 2000. * Southampton’s 8-0 win over Sunderland was their biggest in top flight football and their best since they Walloped Wolves 9-3 in Division 2 in 1965. For the Black Cats it was their joint heaviest League defeat ever. * Chelsea, PL leaders by five points, won 21 at Crystal Palace (both teams finished with ten men); Arsenal were held 2-2 by Hull; Newcastle won for the first time, 1-0 against Leicester; Everton beat Villa 3-0, West Ham defeated Burnley 3-1, Liverpool (with two own-goals) edged QPR 3-2 in a game which produced four goals in the last eight minutes) and Stoke pipped Swansea 2-1. WBA played Manchester United on
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Monday. * Watford won 3-0 at Sheffield Wednesday to go top of the Championship after Charlton, and Nottingham Forest lost their unbeaten records. * Hamilton beat Aberdeen 3-0 to remain the top of the SPL; Celtic crushed Ross County 5-0, while Rangers thumped Raith 6-1 in the SLC. * Lionel Messi scored his 250th La Liga goal for Barcelona who beat Eibar 33-0. The Spanish record is 251, set by Bilbao’s Telmo Zarra between 1945 and 1956 * England qualified for next year’s Euro U21 Championships in the Czech Republic by beating Croatia. * 12 players were sent-off and 16 booked in the Argentine League game between Deportivo Roco and Cipoletti. Check Youtube, it’s amazing! * Pontus Segerstrom (33), a defender with Swedish club, Brommapojkarna, has died from a brain tumour. * Norway’s Martin Odegaard (aged 15) became the youngest player in European Championship history by debuting against Bulgaria last week. * Valentino Rossi won Sunday’s Australian MotoGP. World champion Marc Marquez crashed out when leading. The bikes and riders are in Malaysia this weekend. * Britain’s richest horse race, Ascot’s Champions Stakes, with £1m (€1.25m) in prize money, was won by Frankel’s fullbrother Noble Mission. * Andy Murray beat Spain’s David Ferrer in Vienna’s Open tennis final. * In Rugby Union’s ‘new’ Champions Cup there were first pool wins for Harlequins, Glasgow, Leicester, Saracens, Munster, Racing Metro, Ospreys, Toulon, Toulouse and Leinster. * And Mikka Ilonen won the 2014 Volvo World Match Play golf title while Scott Hend claimed the Australia Open.
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The Non Winners Singles is the first of the 2014 autumn competitions. This is for those members who have not won a singles competition here in Spain or UK during the last five years. Twelve members entered this year with a mixture of experienced, fairly new and very new bowlers. It looked on paper to be a very good competitive competition and proved to be so. The two finalists were Wayne Roberts an old campaigner who had been in this position a few time in the past against a very new bowler, Maureen O’Hara had looked very impressive throughout the competition. As expected Wayne started well and at the tenth end was 17-7 ahead. Maureen then decided to come back and had cut the lead to 1712 taking four shots on the thirteenth
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King and Malcolm Taylor (93). In second were Miriam Staunton, Steve Entwhistle, Jim Budd and Ben Scott (89) followed by Nigel Greenwood, Roy Barker, Isobel Jones and José Ramon (87). Nearest the pin prizes went to the ladies Miriam Staunton (5th) and Isobel Jones (17th). Marina Phoenix play Mondays (individual) and Thursdays (team game). To join us for a €25 greenfee. Ring Jim on 950 162 727 / 600 353 670 or Rosalie 950 397 117/ 697 512 882
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