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BRITISH residents are reportedly facing a 'summer holiday crisis' because all hotels and resorts on the Spanish coasts are fully booked for July and August.

The run on sunshine breaks outside of term time has multiplied this year, because many Brits feel other beach destinations are not safe.

Turkey has suffered attacks in Ankara and Istanbul – some distance from the traditional holiday resort towns along the west and south coast, but near enough to put UK tourists off.

The terrorist massacres in Tunisia – in the capital, Tunis, and the seaside town of Sousse – mean European tourism has now disappeared in the country, and Egypt's holiday belt in Sharm El-Sheikh on the Sinai peninsula has fallen from favour after a plane full of Russian tourists was shot down by DAESH. And this has led to a tourism boom in Spain and Portugal, with UK tour operators warning they may have no offers left by this time next week.

Britain has the shortest school summer holidays in Europe, and although Spain and its neighbouring destinations used to benefit from UK nationals filling up their resorts and hotels from early spring until at least October, UK laws have changed and parents are no longer allowed to take their kids out of school for a week's or a fortnight's holiday.

Travel agencies take advantage of this by hiking prices out of term time, and working parents have to queue up for time off in late July and August, or over May half term, since there is no other time of year they can take the whole family on holiday.

Low-cost airlines said their bookings for flights to Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia have

plummeted.

Irish carrier Ryanair says its market for German holidaymakers travelling to Turkey is one of its largest after the UK-Spain connections, but that after 10 German tourists lost their lives in a terror attack in Istanbul recently, one in four of them has decided to avoid the country.

They are looking at destinations in Spain and Portugal instead, Ryanair says.

The most popular areas of the country for summer breaks are, as usual, the Balearic and Canary Islands and the coasts of Andalucía and Alicante, particularly the Costa del Sol (Málaga province) in Andalucía and the town of Benidorm (Alicante province), and to a lesser extent, the Costa Brava (Girona province).

As yet, the coasts of the Region of Murcia and much of the provinces of Valencia and Castellón, or Tarragona and Barcelona in Catalunya, all of which enjoy the same weather in summer as the more typical British favourites, are relatively untouched by UK tourists – despite being near airports and with excellent facilities.

For that reason, they tend to be cheaper.

Those who want sunshine but are happy with just a swimming pool rather than a beach will find plenty of hot weather, hotels and even cheaper breaks in the land-locked region of Extremadura and southern Castilla-La Mancha, and the inland provinces of Andalucía. thinkspain

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Rain, wind and snow leave 10,000 homes without electricity OVER 10,000 homes

in the region of Aragón were left without electricity last night, and 2,000 of these still have no power.

Wind, rain and snow led to supply cuts overnight, mainly in the province of Teruel where 9,644 homes were left in the dark.

In the Navarra region, to the north-east, the motorway was shut after a high-voltage pylon was blown down onto it, which cut off the electricity in the towns of Lekunberri, Larraun and Arakil.

So far it has taken far longer than anticipated to get residents in Teruel and Navarra reconnected, since the thick snow was not expected to fall at such low altitudes and left authorities and Civil Protection volunteers unprepared. Snow-ploughs had to be brought in to clear the road before engineers from the electricity board, Endesa, could reach the site of the breakdown.

In the meantime, generators have been installed to ensure most of those affected have at least a basic supply for cooking and heating.

Main highways and B-roads across the province of Teruel – popular with skiers at this time of year – were

shut off, including those in Alfambra, Calamocha, Camarena de la Sierra, Cedrillas, Mosqueruela, Noguera, Ejulve, Montalbán, Linares de Mora, Cañizar del Olivar and Teruel city itself.

Elsewhere in the region, the A-1504 in Miedes de Aragón (Zaragoza province) and the A-136 in Broto (Huesca province) were closed.

A total of 36 roads in Aragón still need snow chains, including the interprovincial highways, the N-211 in Caminreal and the N-420 in Perales de Alframbra and Utrillas, and most of the B-roads in the province of Huesca.

The northern part of the Ebro river is expected to rise and possibly even burst its banks in the next day or two as the snow finally melts.

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LOW-COST national airline Vueling plans to open up 48 routes this summer across the country, including a MálagaValencia line and one between Sevilla and Alicante. A flight from Sevilla to A Coruña, in the far north-western region of Galicia will run five times a week, and the Alicante-Sevilla trip will run twice-weekly. An Asturias-Sevilla route will run between two and three times a week, and a twice-weekly flight will connect Sevilla with Ibiza from this April, increasing to every day in August.

Another twice-a-week flight will link up Sevilla with Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands, and the Sevilla-Valencia and Sevilla-Menorca flights, starting in June, will take off three times a week.

Seven flights a day will connect Sevilla with Barcelona, two a day with Bilbao, and one a day with Gran Canaria, Tenerife, and Palma de Mallorca.

International routes due to opening with Vueling in summer run from Sevilla to Amsterdam three times a week, to Lyon and Nantes twice a week and Paris-Charles de Gaulle twice a day - starting in April, as will the connection to Rome Fiumicino, which will run four times a week.

Three-times-daily flights from Granada to Barcelona, and five-times-weekly trips from Granada to Mallorca will open this summer, and a daily flight from Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz province) and from Almería will run to Barcelona.

From Málaga airport this summer, national flights run by Vueling include five-times-daily routes to Barcelona, twice a day to Bilbao and once a day to Gran Canaria. Other, less-frequent

national destinations from Málaga are Asturias three times a week, running to four times weekly in July and August; Fuerteventura once a week from April; Ibiza five times weekly from June; Lanzarote, Valencia and Menorca twice a week, although only in July and August for the latter; and six times a week between Málaga and Mallorca, Tenerife and Santiago de Compostela in the north-western region of Galicia.

Foreign destinations from Málaga with Vueling will include daily flights to Amsterdam and Rome Fiumicino; twice-weekly flights to Bourgogne, Lyon, Toulouse, Hamburg and Munich; once a week to Moscow and Saint Petersburg, but only in July and August; four-times-weekly flights to Nantes and Cardiff; six times a week to Copenhagen; twice a day to ParisOrly; and three times a week to Zurich, starting from April.

Vueling offers flights to UK destinations Cardiff (from Mallorca, Málaga, Barcelona and Alicante), Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh (from Barcelona and Alicante), Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle and London-Luton (from Barcelona only), London City and Gatwick (from A Coruña, Asturias, Bilbao, Barcelona, Fuerteventura, Sevilla, Lanzarote and Santiago de Compostela) and London Heathrow (from A Coruña, Bilbao and Barcelona), but multiple destinations can be chosen, meaning more connections are available with a change of flight. thinkspain

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Two residents of La Seu d’Urgell in Catalonia face up to five years in jail after photographing a dead girl as she lay by the roadside following a traffic accident and posting it to social media.

The teenage girl, a student at Joan Brudeiu high school, died in a car accident on January 22nd, according to a report in La Vanguardia. Her grieving parents were then horrified to discover that images of their dead daughter had been posted to

social media and reported it to the Catalan police force Mossos d’Esquadra. Police were able to trace the two responsible and have questioned them.

The pair face charges for “invasion of privacy” under article 193.3 of Spain’s Criminal Code, which states that taking photographs without consent can be punishable with two to five years in prison. thelocalk

The Queen of Spain's favourite designer Felipe Varela made a stunning comeback to his native Madrid this week with a daring collection that mixed peekaboo and plunging necklines with metal and Swarovski but in his trademark impeccable style.

Varela first took part in the Madrid Fashion Week in 1996 but stayed away from the city's catwalks for 14 years and his return was the highlight of the event.

The intensely private designer is the preferred couturier of Queen Letizia, a former journalist who has donned his suits and gowns several times - a fact painstakingly followed by glossies and newspapers the world over.

The British press noted this month that the 43-year-old perennially chic royal sported a snazzy red Varela skirt suit for a fourth time recently.

She had first worn it on an official trip to New York in 2009.

The head turners from Varela's latest showing included a white wool crepe jacket with an eye-popping red fox fur collar and clingy decollete gowns with bold thigh-high slits that recreated the glamour of Hollywood's golden era.

Peekaboo net jackets were embellished with metal and fur and lingerie-style

dresses with 1960s hemlines with an aluminium look - harking back to Paco Rabanne creations from that epoch.

The 2016-2017 autumn-winter "Crystal Army" collection also has an abundance of glittering baubles - 185,000 of them and mostly Swarovski - but does not descend into bling.

That is one of the reasons why he is favoured by the intensely stylish Spanish royal, whose wardrobe is keenly followed by fashionistas around the world.

"It is very difficult to separate the classical and very chic" style of the queen and Varela, said Laura Luceno, a professor at Madrid's Higher School of Fashion Design.

The queen became a new royal fashion icon after her husband's June 19th 2014 coronation, featuring in global glossies as a style idol and trendsetter.

She appears to champion mainly Spanish designers who base their houses in the country rather than those who operate from abroad, like Balenciaga, Manolo Blahnik and Paco Rabanne.

"Letizia is also drawn to him because he is discreet," said Luceno of the designer who shuns smart parties and can slip incognito through the streets of Madrid.

Varela, who divides his time between Madrid and Paris - where he had worked for Dior, Lanvin and Mugler - appeared at the end of his Madrid show, dressed in a black suit and sporting sunglasses. thelocal

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Barcelona and the refugees who never came

Half a year after Barcelona launched a municipal plan to welcome refugees fleeing wars in places like Syria and Iraq, Spain's second largest city is still waiting for them to arrive.

"This fills us with rage," Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau, a former activist born out of the anti-austerity Indignados protest movement, told AFP. "The city is ready at the technical level, all our services are ready and residents are waiting with open arms.

But they don't arrive."

While EU interior ministers gathered in Brussels this week to try to hammer out a unified response to the biggest migration crisis in the bloc's history, the city detailed its own "Barcelona Refuge City" plan.

When Colau announced the initiative in August, hundreds of residents of the Mediterranean, seaside city flooded the city hall with e-mails volunteering to help.

The plan was quickly followed by other cities across the country including Madrid, the Mediterranean port of Valencia and Cadiz in the southwest.

It had initially agreed to accept just 2,749. "But since then, just 18 have arrived (in the whole of Spain), a ridiculous figure," said Pascale Coissard, spokeswoman in the northeastern region of Catalonia for the country's Commission for Refugee Aid. The agency has for months prepared to receive a chunk of the over one million people who have arrived in Europe fleeing from Syria,

Iraq, Afghanistan or Eritrea.

It boosted the number of places able to welcome refugees in Catalonia -the capital of which is Barcelona -- to 41 from ten and will shortly open 50 more.

The agency has also reinforced its medical and psychological services and it is training municipalities in the region how best to deal with newly arrived refugees.

"But we are working blindly, without knowing when they will arrive, how they will arrive or how many will arrive." The main problem is that Spain's central government "is not providing any information," said Ignasi Calbo, coordinator of the "Barcelona Refuge City" plan, for which 10.5 million euros ($11.6 million) has been set aside. And Brussels and European nations are also dragging their feet.

In late September, European leaders agreed on a plan to relocate 160,000 migrants from the countries they're flooding into -- mainly Greece and Italy.

But it has so far relocated just 600 -- an unacceptable situation for Colau.

"In the summer we will go to the beach for a swim, in the same sea where each week people die because Europe is not providing safe passage," she said.

"And while it does not, it will be an accomplice to these human trafficking mafias and boat sinkings."

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Fallas burst into action in Valencia with the traditional ‘cridà’ VALENCIA’S famous Fallas festival has officially kicked off with the cridà, or call to the city to open the fiestas filling the streets with tens of thousands of locals and visitors.

The festival, which marks St Joseph’s Day, or San José (March 19), which is also Father’s Day in Spain, exploded into life last night (Sunday) with the first mascletà, or gunpowder banger display in the city hall square.

Monuments the height of blocks of flats made from colourfully-painted papier mâché feature caricatures, often of famous people including Royalty, celebrities and politicians, and are designed to send up current affairs.

On the night of March 19, they are set fire to one by one, starting with the monument or falla placed last and finishing with the winner, from which the fallera mayor, or fiesta queen will have rescued her favourite figurine, or ninot, to save from the flames.

Each falla has a children’s version beside it, smaller and themed on cartoons or fairy tales rather than politics and the news, and each ‘adult’ and children’s falla has its own fiesta queen.

The fallas each have a marquée, known as a casal, where fiesta group subscribers eat, drink and party around the clock, barely catching four or five hours sleep during the entire festival.

As well as the falleras mayores, numerous other girls and women in

traditional, colourful Valencian regional costume join the parades and parties, and are known as the Corte de Honor, or the fiesta queens’ entourage.

This year’s fallera mayor, Alicia Moreno and the children’s fallera mayor Sofía Soler were presented from the top of the Serrano twin towers along with mayor Joan Ribó (Compromís), who gave the opening speech.

The two falleras mayores gave their own speeches, stating what a great honour it was to be fiesta queens in the city of Valencia – the main focus of the Fallas, although it is celebrated in towns and villages throughout the province and even in the north of that of Alicante.

Alicia Moreno greeted the public in several languages, given that the Fallas attracts tourists from all over the world in the same way as the famous Feria de Abril (‘April Fair’) and Semana Santa Easter parades in Sevilla are known internationally.

Ribó concluded his speech with the symbolic act of presenting the keys to the city to the two falleras mayores.

The fiesta will not get properly under way until Tuesday, March 1, when the falla monuments are unveiled and the casales open.

After this, mascletaes will take place in the city hall square daily at 14.00hrs, presided over by Alicia, Sofía and the mayor. thinkspain.com

Women hiking in snow found frozen to death

TWO women lost out walking in the snow in the Morella area of Castellón have been found frozen to death, but their male companion was rescued alive and taken to hospital with hypothermia.

The group called the emergency 112 hotline at 23.30hrs on Saturday night, saying they had set off on the so-called Ruta de set pobles ('seven village route') in the Tinença de Benifassà mountain area, and were lost.

Rescue services lost contact with them afterwards, believed to be because their mobile phones had run out of battery or they were in an area with no signal. Three snowploughs set off to get to Castell

de Cabres, which was completely snowed in, but after the walkers had not been found by the early hours, a mountain rescue team was sent out. The extreme weather and the dark meant they were unable to continue the search, which was restarted at first light Sunday.

A rescue helicopter, two fire brigades, a Civil Protection squad canine unit, three emergency snow-removal teams and two mountain rescue brigades were drafted in, along with the Local Police and Guardia Civil.

They were traced at around 16.15hrs, half an hour and only 400 metres later, but were found to have died of cold.

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check with your doctor before trying them. Then there’s the high-tech stuff: Cefaly, an FDA-approved device that stimulates the trigeminal nerve branches above the eyes to prevent pain, and transcranial magnetic stimulation, which delivers magnetic pulses to the back of the head to relieve migraine with aura.

And, of course, it’s crucial to pinpoint and avoid your personal triggers, which might include stress, missed meals, sleep changes, chemicals and preservatives (such as MSG or nitrates) in food and drink, caffeine (too much or less than you’re use to), changing weather patterns, and hormonal flux.

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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer your highest priority.”

Bytes, Your Only Stop for solutions to Your It was, and after 4 days computer problems. It would appear that and 3 patches the problem I am securely lodged in ‘Maloans’ for my was resolved. Question! How Friday Clinic (as well as any other time as a long was this going on before this security convenient meeting place). So far the articles specialist spotted the problem? that help You solve problems with Apple Another specific: McAfee and Norton Don’t based computers, seem to be a hit. A number of Apple users have contacted me to say Think Microsoft Edge Is Secure (Because It thanks for the article about printer problems Doesn’t Support Their Add-On). Wow, there that they solved themselves with the advice is a huge surprise – The can’t make money from including their toolbar in it. I have finally offered in my article. RESULT! Don’t Use Your Anti-virus’ Browser found something about Microsoft Edge (their Extensions: They Can Actually Make You Less latest incarnation of web browser) that I like Safe! There you go, another opening line to but Thais is all I like about it. grab your attention. Surprisingly, this is TRUE. One more: Avast installs an “Avast! Online Most anti-virus programs–or “security Security” browser extension when you install suites”, as they call themselves–want you to the main security suite, and they later added install their browser extensions. They promise a feature named “SafePrice” (MALWARE) to these toolbars will help keep you safe online, the extension in an update. This feature was at this point it is time for me to use my well worn phrase “Toolbars are one of the fastest enabled by default, and it displayed online ways to get malware and viruses on to your shopping recommendations–in other words, computer”, but they usually just exist to make ads that presumably make Avast money when you click them–as you browse. the company some money.

I use an Anti-virus called ClamWin. Never Many anti-virus toolbars are, at best, just rebranded ‘Ask’ Toolbar extensions, and for heard of it! Not surprising as it is only used by those who have been to me already with virus tech-heads. It contains no malware, adware, or malware problems, you all have seen that shitware (this is a real term – sorry) and simply ALL malware cleaners mark ‘ASK’ as malware destroys all viruses it finds! Interestingly and dangerous malware at that. They add a enough, Ormandy–who’s found a variety toolbar, change your search engine, and give of security holes in many, many different you a new homepage. They may brand it as antivirus programs–ends up recommending a “secure” search engine, but it’s really just about making the anti-virus company MONEY. Microsoft’s Windows Defender, stating But in some cases, they do more than that, that it’s “not a complete mess” and “has a usually with unintended consequences. Now reasonably competent security team.” While Windows Defender certainly has its flaws, at let’s look at specific examples.

AVG! I happen to like this anti-virus software least it doesn’t attempt to insert itself into the but always prevent the ‘Web Tune Up’ and browser with additional features. associated toolbar from installing. It would So Trev’s Rules for safer browsing: appear that I was right. Let me explain.

1. Don’t ever, ever, ever install anything that Google employed security researcher Tavis you didn’t ask for and if something does this, Ormandy to examine their Chrome browser remove it and the addition programs and find for possible security holes. His conclusions something better! were that it had no more holes than any other 2. JUST READ, UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW browser available but was susceptible to the faulty code in programs that came with AVG. RULE 1 To arrange an appointment for another He is quoted as saying, “My concern is that your security software time or place use the Phone number or Email is disabling web security for 9 million Chrome address below, Skype (Look for the name users, apparently so that you can hijack “saiminja”), Viber or Whatsapp for free advice search settings and the new tab page,” he concerning your computer. wrote to AVG. “I hope For further information or advice on the severity of this issue is clear to you, computing,contact Trevor on 689 892 745 or fixing it should be canducomputing@hotmail.co.uk

HOW TO NEGOTIATE ROUNDABOUTS If you are unsure about the correct way to negotiate roundabouts, here are some simple rules to help you enter and exit roundabouts safely and in the right lane.

APPROACHING ROUNDABOUTS It’s important to remember to give way to traffic already on the roundabout. If the roundabout is outside urban areas of towns or cities, keep right.

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Microsoft has started taking orders for a developers' edition of its Hololens augmented reality headset.

The test kit will cost $3,000 (£2,160) and will be sent to buyers in March.

Augmented reality glasses overlay computer-generated images on the wearer's real-world surroundings, unlike virtual reality which replaces the entire field of vision with images.

One expert said augmented reality devices were still at an "experimental" stage.

"I don't expect Hololens to be a mass market product due to its pricing," said Piers Harding-Rolls of IHS Technology.

"Like the early VR headsets, this will appeal to technology enthusiasts with large amounts of disposable income.

"But I think we're a good few years away from compelling consumer AR smart glasses which have the desirable content and are cheap enough to drive a broader interest in the technology."

First apps Microsoft has stressed its developers' edition of Hololens is designed for app creators, to encourage the production of software for the device before it is more widely available.

The company said consumer availability would follow "further down the line".

It also detailed the first seven native programs available for Hololens.

Among them are: Skype - for video calling friends and family HoloTour - which lets the wearer look at 360 degree images of world cities HoloStudio - lets developers build 3D objects RoboRaid - a first-person shooting game The device will also run a game called Young Conker - a spin-off of cult hit Conker's Bad Fur Day, which told the story of a foul-mouthed squirrel trying to get home to his girlfriend.

A video of Young Conker has been

negatively received by fans of the original game, who have eagerly been awaiting a sequel aimed at mature audiences.

Why would you ever do this?

This is by far the worst thing that could possibly happen to the Conker franchise," commented one disappointed gamer on YouTube.

Microsoft said it had chosen Conker because he was "the right size to believably show up in the player's world" and was "famous for breaking the fourth wall and talking directly to the player".

Absent from the list of launch apps was Minecraft, the hugely popular building game, which had featured heavily in Hololens demonstrations and previews.

Tech specs Microsoft says Hololens will run as a fully self-contained device running Windows 10, powered by an Intel chip.

Wearers see "hologram-style" images overlaying the real world The company says it has developed a unique "holographic processing unit" that can map the wearer's environment and recognise gestures while rendering images at the same time.

Gestures, glance and control allow the wearer to interact with the software, and the helmet supports Bluetooth accessories - the first of which is a "clicker" button users can hold.

"I think Hololens has the potential to find traction in niche commercial applications where pricing is less of an issue," said Mr Harding-Rolls.

"I see consumer AR as more embryonic than VR and still very much at an experimental stage."

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in practice, can be more complex. Let us see some examples.

1st EXIT RIGHT Enter roundabout keeping to right hand side lane. Stay in lane until exit is reached. Indicate and exit roundabout.

CONTINUING STRAIGHT ON (e.g. 2nd EXIT STRAIGHT AHEAD) Enter roundabout keeping to right hand side lane. Stay in lane until exit is reached. Indicate prior to exit and leave roundabout.

TURNING LEFT OR CHANGING DIRECTION (e.g. 3rd OR FINAL EXIT) Enter roundabout keeping to left hand side lane. Stay in lane until you have passed the exit before your turn off, then change lane by indicating right and giving other road users sufficient time to anticipate your manoeuvre. Don’t forget that drivers circulating in the outside lanes have priority, so use your mirrors to ensure you are not blocking them as you change lanes.

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from EDF how the winning solution meets their stated aim for the competition,” said computer scientist Dr Sue Black OBE. “It is taking me a bit of time to work out how this result will change girls’ perceptions of Stem.”

In a tweet, EDF said that while “the aim of #PrettyCurious was to encourage girls into #STEM, the #PrettyCuriousChallenge was a gender-neutral competition”. It added: “The winner was shortlisted by a panel of judges including the all-female winning

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Suw Charman-Anderson, who founded the annual celebration of women in Stem, Ada Lovelace Day, told the BBC she had had reservations about the Pretty Curious campaign from the beginning.

“EDF Energy chose to link appearance and interest in Stem through the title of their campaign, despite many people pointing out that it was demeaning to girls,” she said.

“Rather than challenging stereotypes, the focus on girls’ looks rather than their intelligence reinforces them.

“EDF Energy have failed to understand both the nature of the problem [of women in Stem] and the negative impacts that their publicity stunt may well have on girls who took part with genuine enthusiasm and excitement.

‘Girls in tech’ competition won by boy

The Pretty Curious challenge was opened up to both sexes but the wider campaign is still aimed at teenage girls, EDF said EDF Energy has been criticised after a 13-year-oldboy won a competition that was part of a campaign to attract teenage girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths.

Children were asked to think of ideas for a connected home bedroom product.

EDF said that while its Pretty Curious programme is still aimed at girls, the UK competition was later opened up to all 11 to 16-year-olds.

It continues to share the same website and branding as the girls’ scheme.

The BBC understands that the decision had been made to open the competition up to both genders in the interests of fairness, and that the contest attracted “a couple of hundred” entries.

Following three events held in the UK for girls last year, the contest was extended online and made available to boys as well. The winner’s idea was for a games controller which harnesses kinetic energy from thumb action using wind-up triggers.

Three of the four runners-up, whose ideas included smart curtains, a smart fridge and a sleep monitor, were submitted by girls. “We were really impressed with the ideas which were submitted. It’s exciting to see so many young people getting involved in this type of initiative and engaging with Stem (science, technology, engineering and maths). We hope more young people will be inspired to pursue Stem subjects at school and consider Stem careers in future,” said Amy Edmundson, an electrical maintenance technician at EDF. Girls’ perceptions “Congratulations to the winner - but I’d love to hear

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WhatsApp is killing support for BlackBerry and other old platforms If you’re a WhatsApp user with an older device, I have some bad news for you: your OS may no longer be supported by next year.

To summarize, WhatsApp will only be available on Android 2.3+, iOS and Windows phone 8.1+ “by the end of 2016.” In total, it’s ending support for: All BlackBerry OS devices, even the newish BlackBerry 10 Nokia S40 Nokia Symbian S60 Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 Windows Phone 7.1 That said, the company

doesn’t say if it will remove its software from the respective app stores or if it will just stop updating the app. Either way, it means those users will miss out on any new features and perhaps be totally incompatible if the WhatsApp makes any major changes to the software by the end of the year.

For US users this may not be much of a big deal – WhatsApp says the big three OS’s account for 99.5 percent of sales today – some regions of the world where BlackBerry devices or older OS’s are still

fairly popular will suffer more.

Still, you can’t really blame WhatsApp, as it’s supported more platforms than the vast majority of competitors for some time no. It’s somewhat surprising they held out on older phones for so long; I mean, who still updates on Symbian?

If you are on one of the soonto-be-unsupported operating systems, WhatsApp is offering obvious advice not everyone will be happy to hear: upgrade to a newer phone. http://thenextweb.com/

Netflix users cry out as it aggressively blocks hacks that give access to US library

Netflix said it was going to declare war on users that took advantage of VPN services and DNS hacks to gain access to the US library, and it wasn’t kidding: a number of common methods for obscuring your location have been blocked entirely in the last week.

Users poured into a thread on Reddit this weekend reporting that Netflix was detecting their VPN sessions

and showing an error as of the last week, and that many of them have struggled to find an alternative that worked for more than a few days.

Services like Private Internet Access, ExpressVPN, Mullvad and more stopped allowing access to US Netflix in the last week as the company blocked them — and users aren’t happy.

DNS tricks like Unblock-US, which don’t require complex setup, have also stopped working this week.

Others, like Unotelly, have quietly removed features that allowed non-US residents access to the service, bowing to pressure from Netflix by adding terms that explicitly disallow using its service for breaking geo-blocking.

Netflix also appears to have moved to block users that created their own VPN using a self-hosted server.

The company has blocked entire IP address ranges from DigitalOcean, Linode and Amazon Web Services in an effort to prevent the tactic.

It’s possible the lockdown is simply a game of cat and mouse, with unblocking companies eventually out-maneuvering the streaming giant, though the scale of blocking we’re seeing this time around is unprecedented.

VPN providers were confident that they could win the game, but now it’s not looking quite so likely, given so many are offline.

There are a number of other ways Netflix could move to further detect overseas customers accessing georestricted content easily, such as using your credit card’s region to restrict which version of the service you can see. http://thenextweb.com/

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Number of Homes Completed to November Fell by 5.5% Between January and November of 2015, the construction of some 41,424 homes were completed in Spain, which represents a decline of 5.5% compared to the same period of 2014, when 43,823 were completed, according to data from the Ministry of Public Works.

Thus, El Mundo reported that the number of homes completed in Spain to November 2015 remains in negative rates, after accumulating, up to the end of 2014, seven years of declines.

Of the total number of homes completed up until November, 41,102 of them (99.2%) corresponded to private developer projects, while 322 of the homes (0.8%) related to public administrations works.

Compared to a year earlier, the

construction of housing by private developers fell by 5.2%, and those related to public administrations declined by 31%.

Among the private initiative, 23,491 of the homes corresponded to corporations, with a year-on-year decline of 1.5%; 14,236 related to private individuals and communities of owners (-0.4% y-o-y), and 1,646 were for cooperatives (-47.8%).

There were also 1,729 completion certificates for other types of private developer projects.

Moreover, according to the Ministry’s data, the liquidation value of the material execution of the works dropped by 6.7% to November 2015, to a total of 5,643.4 million euros. kyero.com

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The condition of a home for sale is one of the most important considerations for a buyer, since not everyone is willing to bear the cost and inconvenience of carrying out improvement works.

According to a study by property portal pisos. com, some 73.5% of the homes advertised for sale on their website are in a good state of repair, and would be ready to move into, which is in line with the National Statistics Institute’s data, which states that only 5.6% of principal residences in Spain are not in good condition.

The results of the portal’s study show that the Spanish regions with the highest proportion of homes in good condition are Extremadura (78.9%), Andalucía (77.9%) and the Canary Islands (77.4%), while the region with the lowest percentage of homes in a good state of repair is La Rioja (62.7%).

In fact La Rioja is the region which has the greatest percentage of brand new apartments for sale, with 17.9%, followed by Galicia (14.5%) and Murcia (13.3%).

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the regions where there are more homes for sale pending reform are Castilla-La Mancha (17.3%), Castilla y León (15.9%) and Aragón (15.4%).

In four of Spain’s provinces over 80% of the homes for sale are in good condition. These are: Tarragona (81.6%); Cáceres (81.5%); Málaga (80.7%) and Almería (80.7%). The provinces with fewest homes for sale in a good state of repair are Zamora (55.6%), Cuenca (57.4%) and León (58%). The provinces with most brand new apartments for sale include La Rioja (17.9%), Zamora (16.3%) and Ourense (15.7%), while those which boast a greater supply of refurbished homes are Soria (15.7%), Cádiz (13.1%) and Guipuzcoa (12.3%), and the provinces which have the most homes awaiting refurbishment are Cuenca (34.9%), León (23.2%) and Ciudad Real (20.9%). kyero.com

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Spain’s House Prices Forecast to Rise by 6% to 2017

Winter economic forecasts published by the European Commission earlier this month indicate that Spain and Ireland, two of the European countries which have suffered most from the bursting of the housing bubble, will again start to register increases in their property prices over the next few years, with Ireland expected to see real prices of housing rise by 6.5% up until 2017, and Spain’s house prices estimated to increase by 6% in the same period. The price of housing in Malta is also expected to rise by 6%.

In contrast, the EC forecasts that Greece will experience a further drop in the price of housing, by around 1.5%, and that house prices will also fall in Belgium, France and Bulgaria.

The EC highlighted that the price of housing in relation to disposable income stood in Spain at 10.1 years of economic effort in 2014, far from the 15.6 years required in 2007, when prices reached their peak levels, and the 8.6 years required in 2000.

The situation in Ireland was similar to Spain, with house prices in relation to income standing at 13 years’ economic effort in 2000, rising to 16.8 years required in 2007 and falling

to 11 years in 2014.

In the Spanish housing market, as well as the number of years’ income required to buy a home having fallen over the years, the number of housing transactions closed each year have also declined.

According to the National Statistics Institute’s data, a total of 354,132 housing transactions were carried out in 2015, reaching a level similar to those transacted in 2011 (359,824).

However, the figure is less than half the number carried out in 2007, when a total of 775,300 home sales were registered.

El Economista reported that another of the aspects that has changed most is the volume of capital loaned for home mortgages. In absolute terms, this has fallen from almost 300,000 million euros loaned in 2006 and 2007, to a little over 41,000 million euros in 2014.

Moreover, the amount awarded in each home mortgage loan has also plummeted, by 37% on average, to stand at 106,655 euros in November 2015. kyero.com

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Alqueria’s political system evolved out of necessity.

Documentary and archaeological evidence suggested that Alqueria was completely bypassed by the Christian Reconquest of Isabella and Ferdinand. The Spanish state used this opportunity to wash their hands of the dysfunctional village with the result that Alqueria became stateless. The Republic of Alqueria came into being and a political system suited to the unique needs of the community developed.

It has been said that all Spaniards are born anarchists and the State brings them more in less into a condition of conformity albeit grudgingly.

In Alqueria this conversion never happened and these anarchistic tendencies have become more acute. To form a political system from ‘scratch’ and with these tendencies at the fore wasn’t so much a challenge but a ‘labour of love’ or as some said a ‘labour of lunacy’.

The first principle of the anarchists is ‘life without authority’, which means no laws and no control. The people of the Village Republic were left to behave according to their own moral code.

Considering the inherent hatred shown by the opposing barrios this did not bode well. In fact a state of undeclared warfare exists punctuated by rioting and general civil unrest. José Cabrasilbido, the Village policeman is in a difficult position.

If there are no laws he has no authority and is powerless during these periods of strife. He decided his best course of action is to join in the affrays by hurling

the cobblestones of Alqueria which are the projectiles of choice. He is issued with a side-arm but as this is plastic and has ´Dirty Harry Special´ written on the barrel it doesn’t pose a threat.

Rodriquez alone wants a dictatorship but he is always outvoted.

He would have liked to have created all sorts of statutes where the rights of the individual are restricted and controlled. He has however to satisfy himself with cancelling laws that were never enacted in the first place. He would issue pompous statements suggesting that in the best interests of the citizens of Alqueria this or that piece of legislation would be struck from the statute book. In fact the statute book doesn’t exist and even the constitution is written on the back of a cigarette packet with one of Manuela’s eyeliner pencils.

The income from Remitroot sales is shared between the population according to need with a small retention for the maintenance of the pueblo and José Cabrasilbido’s wage, the only paid official in Alqueria. How the ruling coalition of Manuela, Antonio Poyato and Loco Paco spend their time is a mystery but the sounds of merriment coming from the town-hall is perhaps a clue.

Considering this brief description of the Alquerian political structure one wonders what the role of the government of Alqueria actually is but surely the same question can be asked of all governments.

‘Follow me.’ I followed the immaculately presented young nurse from the private hospital in Huercal-Overa as she dashed from Reception to – when she stopped dead and shot out ‘Sit.’ As there were no dogs in sight, I sat.

‘Go in there. Take your bra off, but leave your sweater on.’

This is possible, but usually executed the other way around by normal people.

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I sat down and began to take my boots off.

‘Leave your boots on.’

I straightened up and looked at her. If you think my jeans are coming off over the top of my boots you are a deluded optimist, I thought. I showed willing by undoing my belt buckle.

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LEGAL CORNER WITH MICHAEL DAVIES, ABOGADO/SOLICITOR

If you wish us to print an article about a particular topic, please e-mail info@daviessolicitors.com - www.daviessolicitors.com MENTIONING A TRUST ON A SPANISH WILL IS ASKING FOR TROUBLE. SOMETIMES WHAT IS LEGALLY POSSIBLE AND WHAT IS PRACTICAL IS NOT THE SAME THING. THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE. Question: I had a Spanish will made out for myself and my wife some time ago. We have recently hired a solicitor to handle a conveyance and he has taken a look at the wills and told us they are not good and that we should make new ones. We are now uncertain of what to do. We have attached the wills for you to take a look at them. Our instruction to our original solicitor in Spain was for him to do exactly what we did in the UK on our English wills. He said that since the Directive 650/2012 this can be done.

Answer.

As my granny would always say: a little knowledge can cause a lot of damage.

There is no doubt, the will is dreadful.

You must change it. I doubt the person who prepared your will has ever dealt with probate in Spain and in fact I doubt the person is even a solicitor. ( I say this because any solicitor I know would tell you that your will is asking for trouble). The will essentially translates the English will you handed over and sets up a trust to protect your children versus your second wife. Even though Directive 650/2012 allows English law to be applied (by choice of the testator) to how an estate is distributed in Spain, using institutions like trusts will cause endless problems and expenses for your heirs because Trusts are not understood in Spain the same way as in UK. So Certifications of English law (which are very expensive) will be required to help wind up the estate (by explaining the content of English law). To this you

will have to add a lot of problems with Spanish Inheritance tax (remember Directive 650/2012 has no effect on the taxation of the estate).

In Spain it is the beneficiary that pays inheritance tax and not the estate.

Descendants and spouse in Andalucía are exempt if they each receive less than 175,000€. In this case the trustee is a non-family member and as he has faculty to dispose of assets, the Spanish tax office could interpret that he is in control of the estate and is the person who owes the tax. As non-family he would receive a large tax bill. (This could all be battled out but it would be a mess.)

Conclusion: Keep things sensible and uncomplicated. In this case achieve what you want using methods that are common practice in Spain. (Even though with the Directive it is possible to have the will run under English law you must remember that probate will need to be obtained in Spain, so making a will that nobody understands in Spain is not a good idea It would be up to your heirs to prove what UK law says and I can tell you from plenty of experience that dealing with Trusts in Spain is nightmare scenario.) In this case leave the life possession of your property to you wife and the residual value to your children.

With the values you have sent me the estate will be exempt, probate will be simple and both your children and your wife will be fully protected as you asked for.

Michael Davies. Abogado.

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537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital.

1498 – Vasco da Gama’s fleet visits the Island of Mozambique.

1855 – Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.

1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.

1990 - Nelson Mandela is elected deputy President of the African National Congress.

2002 - U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).

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Leek, Chard, Feta And Walnut Filo Pie

I spent five years of my life living in Cyprus, so pastry, feta and green veg will always have a special place in my life. There, pies are often stuffed with horta, or wild mountain greens. In the UK, I often substitute them with leeks, chard or beetroot leaves in winter and (if I’m lucky), nettles or purslane in spring.

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/ gas mark 4. Heat the oil in a frying Ingredients pan and add the garlic. Sweat for a minute, then add the leeks, chard, Serves 6 2 tbsp olive oil rice and nuts. Cook for a couple 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped of minutes and let it cool. Add the 150g cooked leeks herbs and feta, season lightly and 150g chard stir until well combined.

50g easy-cook rice Brush the bottom of a 22cm 50g walnuts or pecans, toasted baking dish with some melted and roughly chopped 1 tbsp parsley, chopped butter and line with a filo sheet.

1 tbsp dill, chopped Brush it again and repeat with 1 tbsp mint, chopped another three sheets. The ends of 150g feta, crumbled the pastry should be hanging over 6 sheets filo pastry the side. Make sure the remaining ½ tbsp sesame seeds three filo sheets are covered with a 1 tsp poppy seeds damp towel, so they don’t dry out.

80g butter Put the filling in and drape the overhanging filo on top of the filling.

Then take the remaining three filo sheets and scrunch them on top of the pie. Brush with the Free Bottle of wine remaining butter, per couple to take away scatter with the after having our night menus sesame and poppy seeds and bake for Valid only with this voucher 25-30 minutes. dinner 19.00-22.00 until 31st march

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One batch of charred leeks, four recipe ideas.

A single batch of cheap leeks will lend sweetness to your supper. Try them in these recipes from Olia Hercules (www.theguardian.com)

Charred Leeks

This is an easy way to pre-cook leeks, so they are ready to use at any time of the week . Make sure not to overcook them. They should sof ten a lit tle, but should still retain their shape.

Ingredients About 500g leeks, washed 1 fresh bay leaf A few sprigs of thyme Salt and black pepper Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Trim only the ragged green tips of the leeks, keeping most of the tougher, green stalk. Slice the leeks into 4cmthick cylinders. Put the tougher green parts into a large frying pan all in one layer. Add just enough cold water to cover the leeks. Crush a bay leaf in your hand, then add it to the pan along with the thyme and a little salt and pepper.

Bring to a light simmer, then cook for about 5 minutes. Add the white parts of the leek and cook for another 3 minutes. Gently drain, then spread across a couple of large plates, so they cool quickly. Toss in a little olive oil and keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

Roast Hake With Leek Agrodolce

I studied Italian at university and lived in Sicily as an exchange student. This is where I fell in love with agrodolce – the Italian sweet and sour sauce.

Set the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6. Brush the hake and leeks in oil, season with salt, then roast for Ingredients about 10 minutes.

Serves 2 Meanwhile, make the agrodolce.

300g hake (or other firm white Mix the lemon juice, zest, some sea fish) salt flakes, honey, capers, olives, 150g cooked leeks 2 tbsp olive oil sultanas, chilli and parsley. It should Salt be perfectly sweet and sour, but Juice and zest of 1 lemon adjust to your taste.

1 tbsp honey 2 tsp capers, rinsed Toss the leeks in the agrodolce 7 green olives, sliced sauce as soon as they are out of 1 tbsp sultanas 1 small red chilli, chopped the oven. Let them absorb it all in for 1-2 minutes, then serve with the (optional) 3 sprigs parsley, finely chopped hake.

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Trofie With Leeks, Spinach And Ingredients Sourdough Crumbs Serves 2

50g chorizo, chopped 100g cooked leeks 100g spinach ½ tbsp tarragon, finely chopped 50ml creme fraiche 200g trofie pasta (or any other variety)

You can leave the chorizo out of this dish and use butter or oil instead to keep it vegetarian. I do love using a tiny bit of chorizo though – just enough to flavour the dish with a trace of delicious, spiced fat. Tarragon may be too much for some, but I think it is an underused herb and should have For the sourdough crumbs a life outside a chicken pie. Trofie is Olive oil my favourite pasta. If you can’t find 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped it, it really is not that important – use 50g stale sourdough, blitzed any old pasta you have hanging out into crumbs in your cupboard. You can leave the Zest and juice of 1 lemon pangrattato out if you don’t have any 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped sourdough at hand.

First, make the sourdough crumbs (pangrattato). Heat 3 tbsp olive

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Charred Leek And Broccoli Egg Bake

oil in a pan. Add the garlic and sweat for a minute without burning.

Add the crumbs, zest and parsley. Cook for a few minutes, until the crumbs are nice and golden. Tip these into a bowl and set aside.

Wipe the pan, then add the chorizo (and a little oil if the chorizo is not very fatty). Cook it slowly to release the spiced fat. Add the leeks, spinach and tarragon and cook it all, stirring from time to time until the spinach has wilted and the leeks have warmed through.

Add the creme fraiche and squeeze some lemon juice over it all.

Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente in salted water, drain (but not too thoroughly, so some pasta cooking water still clings to it) and add this to the pan with the sauce.

Serve with the sourdough pangrattato sprinkled all over.

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Ingredients

Serves 2 1 tbsp olive oil 120g cooked leeks 100g broccoli, blanched 3 eggs, lightly beaten 100ml plain full-fat yoghurt ¼ tsp chilli flakes Zest of 1 lemon 50g Lancashire cheese Salt and black pepper Butter, for greasing

When I was training to be a chef, my tutor was strict about burning leeks – even the slightest bit of colour was deemed enough to render the allium “unpassable.” How times have changed.

Preheat the grill to high. Oil the leeks and broccoli. Grill for 5 minutes, or until charred. Alternatively, warm a griddle pan over a high heat, toss the broccoli in oil and cook until charred. Repeat with the leek. Set the oven to 170C/335F/gas mark 3½.

Mix the eggs, yoghurt, chilli flakes and zest, season thoroughly with salt and pepper, then beat with a whisk until well-combined and frothy. The more you beat it, the more it will puff up when baked.

Butter a baking dish really well and pour in the egg mix. Then carefully lower in the (cooled) leeks and broccoli and sprinkle with the cheese. Bake for 10 minutes or until the mixture is just starting to set.

Let it cool a little and serve with a simple salad dressed with some shallot vinaigrette.

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The Zurgena & District Branch of the RBL meet on the first Thursday of the month at Latino's Bar in Alfoquia. We are a small Branch of around 96 people.

We have various social events throughout the month and year. There is a Lunch Club that meet on the second Tuesday of the month, we choose a different restaurant to visit each month and this event has great support with Members and Guests enjoying experiencing different cuisine.

We have a Coffee Morning on the third Wednesday of the month at Latino's Bar with various activities. It is a good opportunity to meet up and have a chat and you would be made very welcome. If you would like to join the Branch or attend any of our events and would like further information please contact the Secretary, Chrissy at zurgena. rblsecretary@yahoo.co.uk. You will be made very welcome.

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And then, after your efforts out on the course, you will return to the Sports Bar, in Turre, for an auction and raffle to help raise money for the Vera Orphanage which needs a total of €15,000 to refurbish the toilets, baths and washrooms.

Effectively, a brand new shower block is required.

Please contact Dez on 677 161 705 or Alice on 620 876 488 or simply call into Alice’s Sports Bar in Turre to reserve your place… and of course, talk golf!

It will be a great day all round… so please add your name to the list of entrants as soon as possible as numbers are restricted.Tony Matthews

Age Support Almanzora

Information for all present and future COLLYFER clients, you can now take your policy with you should you need or want to return to the UK, contact Karen for details 617 456 335 karencecere@collyfer.com

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CARERS Harmony Carers Support Group meet every Friday: 12 noon – 3pm In the Private Function Room at Bar Roselada To find out more why not come along and meet us or call 634 333 290 Bar Roselada is located on the Albox to Arboleas Road just pass Happy Garden Restaurant.

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We have an office at Mora Oil on the Poligono Industrial Arboleas Norte.

You are welcome to call in for a chat and a coffee to find out more about our work or to make a referral for yourself or a neighbour / friend. We are open every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10.00 a.m. To 1.30 p.m.

Age Support Almanzora’s aim is to improve the quality of life for older people by providing emotional and practical support.

In recent months we have received an increasing number of requests for help Now we urgently need more volunteers to help us to help others. If you dislike the thought of vulnerable people being alone and, with the guidance of our Welfare Team Leader, you would enjoy visiting people in their own homes, please call in or telephone for more information to ask for a Volunteer Application Form.

If you think that you or someone you know could benefit from our support please don’t hesitate to call us on the number below. We are also able to provide advice about UK health benefits and have skilled volunteers who can help you complete an application form.

PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to provide carer support as we are not qualified to do so. To contact us please ring 634 333 544 or email welfareteam.asa@gmail. com

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calling all sports people new Clubs/groups are starting in Albox and huercal-overa

looking for Football Players (6 A Side, Walking) Rugby Players, Coaches, Sponsors and Fans Also Badminton Players.

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Maz Canine rescue Event

19th March is at maloans bar albox starts at 7pm til late.

There are two bands ABBA tribute band, roadrunner, 2 singers Geoff Thomas and Dave A. Three smoothfm dj’s, playing a range of music like motown and Northern soul.

Jack Savage, Ray Peters and rod Oxley are the dj’s.

Jack and Ray will be Co hosting the event.

There will be around 20 table top stalls selling all sorts of crafts. A quiz - An auction - And a raffle with lots of fabulous prizes.

The tickets are 5 euros each which includes chicken and chips. Over 100 tickets sold already. Tickets are on sale in scrumptious cafe albox. All money raised will be going to maz’s canine rescue centre.

Cats for Re-Homing

2 Cats (1 Black & White/ 1 White) desperately in need of a new home due

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Date Saturday 14th May 2016 Anyone wishing to enter a team or advertise in the programme please contact via e-mail: wackyracesvillaricos@gmail.com Facebook: wackyracesvillaricos Or by visiting Bar La Plaza Villaricos

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The Branch meets on the third Tuesday in the month at 14.30 hrs at the El Paraiso Restaurant, located in Jardin del Mar 3, which is located very near Carrefour. If you would like information please contact the Chairman on 692508916 or Welfare on 615048892 or visit the Website www.rafacb.com

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Sunday 6th March Mothering Sunday will be celebrated during Holy Eucharist All welcome.

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Girl forms unbreakable bond with her pet duck

FREEPORT, Maine --A lot of kids go to the park to see ducks, but 5-year-old Kylie Brown takes her duck to see the park. Snowflake swims around the pond and then he returns when called. Because Snowflake sincerely believes that Kylie is his mother, and the duck is not alone in this delusion.

"I'm his mom," Kylie said. When she was reminded that she is not really the duck's mom, she disagreed. "Yep, I'm his mom." Kylie first noticed Snowflake’s attachment the

day the Browns brought him home last will never know. summer. For whatever reason, the duck imprinted on Kylie and “It’s special, even at 5 years old, that I know that that’s just had to be by her side, no the type of person she’s going to be,” said Mike. matter what the hour.

She really is going to make a great mom someday. Mostly When Snowflake refused to stay because -- she already is. in the backyard, Kylie’s parents http://www.cbsnews.com/ Ashley and Mike say they had no choice but to give him a diaper MILO :Found abandoned with mother in cucador only small white terrier type. Good with other dogs loves children Mother and make him a house duck.

“He goes everywhere that needs home also. abandoned neutered and ducks are allowed and almost PUP: Labrador type cream everywhere they’re not allowed,” inoculated housetrained. Approximately 2 years old. Good with other dogs and children. Would make lovely family pet.

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“I don’t know if you’ve ever had NICO: Found abandoned in Zurgena approximately 1 year very a 2-year-old or a 4-year-old that small very friendly good with other dogs and children neutered wouldn’t leave home without its and inoculated proper little lap dog, black tan and white. blankie -- she would not leave home without her duck. And at that point, nothing is negotiable.”

Snowflake goes to the beach in summer, and sledding in winter. He’s been to soccer practice, gone on sleepovers, and he even went trick-or-treating as Olaf, the snowman from Frozen.

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Book Review

Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann

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“ Houses, husbands, and midnight gin parties. Nothing’s going to change. Not in any way that really matters. It will be like always.”

This is post-war America, full of expectation and excitement for the likes of cousin Nick and Helena seeking The Great Gatsby life of endless parties and self-indulgence galore. Both women were married: Helena had sadly lost Fen after 2 months of marriage but remarried in haste and moved to Hollywood with its glitz and glamour whilst Nick married Hughes out of love and desire hoping to lead an exciting life. Yes, hoping!

The story interestingly, darts back and forth over two decades so you need to be on your toes and there are multiple narrators-in total five: Nick, her daughter Daisy, Helena, Hughes and Ed, Helena’s son. There are overlaps which serve as reminders to the readers of the events taking place as well as indicating the innermost thoughts and feelings of the characters. The characters are presented very much as a dysfunctional family, sad, lonely and unhappy. Too many lies, too many secrets.

Tiger House is central to the plot because this is where the main characters unite to spend their long hot summers entertaining, dancing to the blues, indulging in excessive drinking and flirtatious behaviour and endless rounds of gossip. With all this apparent excitement and the passion of the heat and moment, boredom and disillusionment destroy the fervour. And, of course a brutal murder. Klaussmann has cleverly used Wallace Stevens’ poem Disillusionment At Ten O’ Clock, a lament, to illustrate the monotony of life starved of imagination in the title and at the end of the novel. We see this disillusionment particularly in Nick who hides her feelings and is grossly unhappy at discovering her husband’s betrayal. He was supposed to love her. Instead he made everything blank and turned her life gray. Excessive drink and one-night stands are the consequences. But does this fulfil her needs? Of course not. She hides her loneliness and unhappiness, admitting to making a mess of things.

Badly damaged.

Ed is the creative one but as a paradox one can perhaps say that creativity could also lead to destruction. There’s a fine dividing line between the two. He is different and has a distorted and unhealthy view of life and love. He believes that love is brutal and sudden causing permanent damage. He is creepy, following people, listening into private conversations to educate himself about people and what’s inside them.

Hughes worries that there’s something seriously wrong with the kid. His behaviour is psychotic and he is dangerous.

We are presented with a gruesome image of a mouse that he has trapped in the basement. He has crudely sliced it open and inserted a small toothpick which was sticking out of one of its eyes. If he does this to animals could he do this to human beings? That’s the worrying factor.

1959 is a significant time because a violent murder is committed and

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witnessed by Ed. He then admits to having had some kind of inkling of the work he wanted to do in the future which sounds ominous doesn’t it? He describes this murder as some “kind of joy released, the closest thing to love.”

Helena believes she is an innocent, easy prey because of her vulnerability mistaken for her gullibility. She believed that the world was cruel to innocents like herself. She grows to hate cousin Nick, alias the Bitch and deludes herself into thinking that Nick has prevented husband Avery from having contact with her. Avery supplies his wife with an abusive level of drugs to subdue her so that he can take advantage of her before abandoning her. Once weaned off the drugs she envelops herself into a boozy cocoon which basically has the same effect as losing touch with reality. She sees herself as a prisoner and she is trapped unable to escape.

I have the most sympathy for Hughes. His betrayal happens on the spur of the moment during the war. Three precious liberty days spent in London and a chance encounter with a lonely WREN called Eva destroyed his peace of mind and he was saddled with guilt at betraying his young wife. “ He had promised to love and protect Nick and instead he had betrayed her. He was disgusted.” He blamed the war for turning everything upside down. He admits to having done things he isn’t proud of but he does love Nick and asks for forgiveness. He is a strong presence in the novel and protective of his wife and daughter.

Nick also felt trapped. Hughes wanted life to be good and safe. She disliked the stuffiness and respectability. “Sometimes I want to rip my clothes off and go running down the street stark naked and screaming my head off.” She wanted them to be different and saw marriage like jumping off a cliff. “They were not supposed to be careful people.”

Another reminder of F. Scott Fitzgerald. There’s an interesting discussion about monotony, that life isn’t always going to be full of adventure or excitement. All the little things one has to do every day can make life tedious.

And I suppose we are talking about getting the right balance here aren’t we?

They got it wrong and lived to regret it. Makes for powerful reading though…

Don’t you agree???

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Take and plant up spring cuttings of geraniums, echiums, margaritas, leonothus, rosemary, sage etc..

Start to fill gaps in the garden but wait until inland frosts are past before planting the more tender plants.

Start a regular programme of spraying fruit trees and bushes and vulnerable plants such as geraniums with appropriate eco-sprays.

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GREAT NEWS FOR MOTOR HOME OWNERS The freedom to travel the world in a motor home is a wonderful experience.

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Injured Owl Saved on Motorway Officers from the Guardia Civil in Castellon rescued an owl who was found badly injured on the hard shoulder of the AP-7 motorway in the Alcalá de Xivert area.

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The great news is that today the engines on most turbo diesel engines can be tuned to increase the economy and performance without any component changes to the engine at all.

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How It is achieved by carefully changing the software within the vehicles “ECU” or “Engine Control Unit”. This is the brain of the engine that controls how the engine runs. How must air and fuel goes into the engine, the timing for the injection of the fuel, also the duration, and turbo boost pressure. All can be adjusted mostly by plugging into the vehicles “OBD” port or “On Board Diagnostics” port under the dashboard of the vehicle.

Some vehicles require the ECU removing to make the tuning modification, and will take a little longer, but the end result is the same.

Using state of the art equipment and the skill and training we have received, we can retune your engine to make these great improvements to save on fuel, and give very useful extra pulling power, also a smoother, happier running engine.

FROM JUST 199€ FOR CARS TO BE REMAPPED, AND FROM 249€ FOR A MOTOR HOME. THE VALUE FOR MONEY IS OUTSTANDING. For full tuning details for your motor home or car, check out our “Motor Home” section on our website.

Our tuning service is fully mobile, so will come to you on any Campsite, or your home along the Costas and inland Spain.

We offer a lifetime software guarantee for all tuning work. Also a 30 day money back guarantee if you are not totally happy with the results. Then, in that case the vehicle will be returned to the original manufactures software.

Also we always let you test drive your Motor Home before asking for any payment.

We cover Costa Blanca, Costa Calida, Costa Almeria, and Costa del Sol. Discounts given for groups and friends, if the tuning is done on the same day, and location.

Contact us for a chat and a free quote for your Motorhome

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SPORTS SHORTS by Tony Matthews

Taekwondo Mojacar

It was cold, it was wet, it was Saturday morning. 11 brave warriors fought their way through the weather conditions and the intense traffic to prove themselves to the world (and to the black belt instructors Ms Laura Linschoten and Mr Serge Dewrée)...

OUR MOST PROFOUND RESPECT AND ADMIRATION to NICOLAS, OLIVER, CHARLIE, JACK, MILA, HARRISON, TALIA, ADAM, SOPHIA, THOMAS and HAVANA. Wear your new belt with pride...

A MEDAL was granted to NICOLAS, MILA, SOPHIA and HAVANA for their fighting spirit, the award to the BEST

WARRIOR was given to JACK and the trophy to the BEST PATTERNS went to HARRISON. Not to forget OSAÏA who also graduated and got a medal for her fighting spirit two weeks ago as she is now on her way to Tarifa to compete in a European Championship of Kitesurfing.

Taekwondo Mojacar trains at Indigo Gym on Mojacar Playa Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

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• After a 1-1 draw, Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-1 on penalties to win last Sunday’s League Cup final. Hero of the hour was City’s goalkeeper Willy Cabellero with three spot-kick saves. And this was the first Wembley Cup final which saw two brothers (the Toures) play against each other.

• It’s as you were in the PL after Leicester (top) beat Norwich 1-0 and Tottenham (second) defeated Swansea 2-1, while Arsenal (third) lost 3-2 at Old Trafford.

• There were also PL wins last weekend for Chelsea (at Southampton), Stoke (v. Aston Villa), WBA (v. Crystal Palace) and West Ham (v. Sunderland).

• Burnley (winners at Bolton) lead the Championship by one point from Hull City (65-64); Burton Albion are two points clear of Wigan (64-62) in FL1 while Northampton, unbeaten in 11, head FL2 by 10 points from Plymouth.

• Celtic and Aberdeen stand 1-2 in the SPL; Barcelona are set for their 24th La Liga title and Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid in the Spanish derby.

• Juventus (Serie A), PSG (France) and Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) top their respective League tables.

• In recent Champions League games, Manchester City beat Dynamo Kiev 3-1 (away) but Arsenal lost 2-0 at home to Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona.

• In the last 32 of the Europa League, Manchester United, with two goals by debutant Marcus Rashford, whipped FC Midtjylland 5-1 (6-3 on aggregate); Liverpool pipped Augsburg 1-0 with a James Milner penalty and Tottenham ousted Fiorentina 3-0 (4-1 overall). It’s Liverpool v. Manchester

United and Spurs v. Borussia Dortmund in the next round.

• Tonight’s top Premiership game is Liverpool v Manchester City while Leicester played WBA last night. And coming up over the weekend, we have Manchester City-Villa, Tottenham-Arsenal, Watford-Leicester and WBA-Manchester United, while Birmingham play Hull and Burnley meet Blackburn in the Championship.

• Gianni Infantino (who’s he you might ask?) is the new President of FIFA. • In rugby’s Six Nations tournament, England made it three wins out of three with a 21 to 10 points victory over Ireland.

Scotland won for the first time in two years, 36-20 in Italy and Wales eclipsed France 1910 in a bruising contest in Cardiff which was marred by too many scrummages!

• Saracens and Exeter Chiefs lie first and second in the Aviva PL. • And Warrington Wolves head the Super League.

• Carl Frampton is now the undisputed super bantamweight champion of the world after last Saturday’s points win over Scott Quigg.

• GB’s fencing team has qualified for the Olympics for the first time since 1964.

• Rory McIlroy again missed the cut in the Honda Golf Classic which was won by Adam Scott with Sergio Garcia second.

• The World Track Cycling Championships are underway in London.

• This weekend, GB’s tennis stars play their Davis Cup match against Japan in Birmingham.

• England’s cricketers will soon fly out to India for the T20 World Cup which starts next week.

AGUILON GOLF MEMBERS REPORT

With the new rule outlawing the use of broom-handle putters (or at least anchoring in to the body) it has been noticed that some players are re designing their putting stroke to good effect, perhaps we should all have a look at our putting style.

RESULTS Wednesday February 17 – Individual Stableford Following the cancellation of last week’s comp due to high winds, it was business as usual, all be it on another cold windy day with a little sunshine, it was a three way tie at the top but just a warning, one of the three could have won it outright if he had checked his correct gross score which would have given him one more point.

1st Chris Baker 32pts on a card play off 2nd Brian Everitt

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32pts on a card play off 3rd George Holland 32pts Twos: Roy Lewis 8th, Terry Moore 14th and Tony Phillips 17th Wednesday February 24 – Individual Stableford A fine sunny day and a large field pitting their skills against a difficult course produced some good scoring and a tight finish.

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• And F1 champion Lewis Hamilton said, after testing in Barcelona, “My Mercedes car is awesome.”

The first race is on 18 March in Australia.

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Rugby Union coming to Huercal-Overa

With the Six Nations firmly underway it is difficult for us Brits to see the Spanish flourishing in the Rugby world, but the sport on a whole is growing rapidly in our new home. Granted the league structure and quality will fall behind the English, French and Southern Hemisphere big hitters but none the less the infrastructure is there.

With leagues in Murcia and Almeria provinces the border town of Huercal-Overa is looking to form a new Rugby Union Club in the area and the organisers are currently looking to meet with potential players, coaches and lovers of the game to help the project get on its feet, with both British and Spanish involved it is a fantastic chance to potentially put your name into the history books of sport in HuercalOvera.

If you are interested in playing, helping with coaching of just a lover of the game you can find out more by contacting us at sportcentralspain@ gmail.com or lee@r-gconsultants. com alternatively find them on facebook: Rugby Huercal-Overa.

Rugby union in Spain is a growing team sport. As of 2014, there were 51,123 registered rugby union players in Spain, playing for 221 clubs in various divisions. The governing body for rugby union in Spain, the Spanish Rugby Federation (Spanish: Federación Española de Rugby), founded in 1923, joined the International Rugby Board in 1988.

It is also a member of FIRA. The Spanish national team plays in the European Nations Cup, a competition for second tier European rugby nations such as Portugal and Russia. Spain is ranked 21st in the world, and played at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. The national sevens team is now one of the 15 “core teams” that participate in each event of the annual IRB Sevens World Series, having earned that status at the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens.

Rugby was first introduced into Spain before World War I.

However, subsequent events such as the Spanish Civil War, which was particularly violent in the sport’s Basque and Catalan heartlands hindered its development. There are traditionally four main rugby playing regions in Spain: Madrid, the city of Valladolid in the Old Castile region, the Basque Country, and the region of Catalonia particularly around Barcelona.

The earliest recorded game in Spain was in 1901, when an Englishman, Stuart Nicholson, resident in Bilbao, “turned to Racing Club, when he wanted eye catching opposition for a three team tournament, also involving British and French exiles in Barcelona.”

However, rugby lay largely dormant in the country until after the end of WWI, when rugby was reintroduced into Spain from the south of France, particularly Provence and the French Basque Country. In 1921, Baudilio Aleu Torres, a Catalan, who had been studying veterinary medicine in Toulouse, returned to his native Barcelona, and founded the Santboiana Club there. Santboiana’s pitch was cleared by the players themselves, and according to Huw Richards, “a tree was tolerated and used as a coat hanger, until it was uprooted after a few games.”

The Spanish Rugby Federation, the governing body for rugby union in Spain, was founded in 1923.

The first game in Madrid was in the 1920s as well, when Biarritz and Tarbes played an exhibition match in front of 12,000 spectators. The score upset some of the fans, who protested by throwing cushions onto the pitch.

A Spanish XV played France, including Yves du Manoir, in 1927, but it was organised by a rebel governing body, and so is not usually recognised as a proper international game.

Spain’s first recognised international was in 1929, against Italy, in Barcelona, at Montjuïc Stadium, as part of the 1929 Expo.

The Spanish Royal Family attended and all of the players were Catalan.

Spain won 9-0.

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