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Chinese group buys Ciudad Real ‘ghost’ airport for €10,000

A group of Chinese investors has bought the abandoned airport at Ciudad Real for €10,000 after submitting the only bid for the facility at a court bankruptcy auction. On Friday, Tzaneen International was awarded the land and buildings, including the runway, hangars and control tower at Ciudad Real Central Airport in Castilla-La Mancha – the first major airport to be built in Spain with private investment. Little is known about the investment group except that it was organized to take part in the court auction However, the Chinese group will not control the terminal or the parking areas, according to the terms of the tender. Little is known about the group except that it is an “investment vehicle” registered some months ago in Spain with the sole purpose of taking part in the court-sponsored auction. According to papers filed with the Mercantile Register, the group listed €4,000 in capital from China but stated that members of the consortium include both Chinese and European investors. It also explained that “various Chinese companies” are interested in using the airport as “a gateway to Europe” for their importing businesses. Tzaneen International was the only bidder that came up with the €2 million bond required by the court to take part in the auction. The Ciudad Real facility, also known as Don Quijote Airport, opened with much fanfare in 2008 as the first installation of its kind in Spain built with private capital, at a cost of €450 million. But passenger demand was low and it was finally shut down in 2012. Like the similarly troubled Castellón airport, the complex became a symbol of the wasteful spending that took place during Spain’s construction boom, which came to

an abrupt end with the start of the economic crisis in 2008. In February 2014, the owners tried to put it on the market for €100 million, but soon dropped the price to €80 million before the court stepped in to call an auction. In court papers filed on Friday, the Chinese group explained that it submitted a low bid because it would need to reapply for aviation licenses and spend between €60 million and €100 million to upgrade the facilities. The court had appraised the airport at €40 million but set a minimum offer of 70 percent of this amount – €28 million – for prospective buyers. It also issued a 20-day grace period for other possible bidders to come up with the €28 million. Because August is not included in the period, the deadline for new bids is September 14. But even if other offers come in during this time, the Chinese group will most likely keep the airport by matching or submitting a higher bid, EFE news agency reported. The firm Griffin-Pegasus Airports, which has expressed an interest in purchasing the facility, has said it will challenge the auction on technicalities. Other people and businesses who also expressed an early interest in the airport include the Málaga entrepreneur Francisco José Ortiz, who tried to buy it three times; several Madrid-based firms, and the Chinese group HNA Group Co., which recently purchased a majority share in NH Hoteles. Elpais.com

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Surfer Mick Fanning escapes shark attack in South Africa

An Australian surfer has made an incredible escape after encountering two sharks during a major competition in South Africa.

was able to “get a punch into its back” and startle it. The event was being broadcast live on television. Footage later cut to Fanning and cocompetitor Julian Wilson, also of Australia, on a rescue boat reliving the incident. The relieved-looking pair then received loud applause from a crowd on the beach.

Mick Fanning was competing in Jeffreys Bay, on the eastern Cape, when one of the sharks approached his surfboard. The final of the J-Bay Open had only just started when Fanning was knocked off his surfboard and into the sea. Fanning, the defending champion, escaped injury. The tournament was called off soon afterwards. “I was just sitting there and I felt something just get stuck in my leg rope, and I was kicking trying to get it away,” Fanning told Fox Sports. “I just saw fins. I was waiting for the teeth.” Fanning, a three-time world champion, said he

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Demi Moore said she is stunned and saddened

by the death of a 21-year-old man on Sunday in the backyard pool of a Los Angeles home she owns. “I am in absolute shock,” the 52-year-old actress said in a statement released through her publicist, Heidi Lopata. “I was out of the country travelling to meet my daughters for a birthday celebration when I got the devastating news.” Moore said the death, which occurred at a party held by her assistant in her absence, was an “unthinkable tragedy, and my heart goes out to this young man’s family and friends.” The man, Edenilson Steven Valle, had gone missing for 10 or 15 minutes before his friends

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CRIME WATCH SPAIN Bathers ignore red flag warning to cool off. Wind, waves and very strong currents stopped people being able to escape the tremedous heat with a cooling dip in the sea at the start of July. Red and Yellow flags had to be flown in many Alicante’s beaches, but some people decided to ignore the flags and life guards had to act to help the “bravos”, but unfortunately couldn’t help a man aged 62, after suffering a heart attack. Some other men were taken to hospital. Please, please, if you wish to enjoy the beach respect the dangerous flags and keep safe. 90% of bullying victims move schools. The economic crisis had increased situations of abuse in schools because of the loss of teachers and psychologists, and students could be under more pressure at home. Three in four students were affected by some kind of harrasment, verbal of physical attacks, but the main problem is that many cases go un-reported because of shame and fear. Parents on the Costa Blanca are being asked to be more alert and vigilants as to their children’s whereabouts after two attemped kidnapping in the Benidorm area. Parents be aware. When going out or coming in please look around, and if you see any suspicous people or car please discretly report it to the Police Tel. 092 or Guardia Tel. 062. Please don’t carry too much money, Visas or important documents with you. Recently many passports have been reported stolen, and when hiring a car please get rid of the back sticker. Please don’t entertain any suspicious people at the filling stations, supermarkets or markets. Jose Rivero Santana Vecinos Colaborando Costa Blanca Email: colaborando.crimewatch@skynetlink.com

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Strictly Come Dancing is admirable, John Whittingdale says

Bill Cosby reportedly paid women to keep affairs secret Bill Cosby reportedly said in sworn testimony a decade ago he had paid women after sex to keep the affairs from his wife and suggested he was skilled at understanding nonverbal clues for sexual consent and called an accuser a liar. The New York Times reported the revelations Saturday after obtaining a copy of a transcript from a deposition Cosby gave in lawsuit filed by a former employee of Temple University who alleges he drugged and molester her. The Associated Press obtained excerpts from a deposition last month that revealed Cosby admitted he procured Quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with. Cosby told lawyers for Andrea Constand, who worked at Temple and brought the suit, that he was a “pretty decent reader of people and their emotions in these romantic sexual things,” according to the transcript obtained by the Times. Cosby said he offered to pay for Constand’s education and paid another woman who he had met in 1976. He said he funneled money to one of the women he had sex with through his agent so his wife wouldn’t find out. The comedian said he figured his wife would have found out eventually that he was helping her with furthering her education, though Constand never sought any money from him. However, Cosby said, “My wife would not know it was because Andrea and I had sex,” according to the newspaper. The case was settled on confidential terms. Cosby has continually denied accusations made by dozens of women who claim he sexually assaulted

them. He has never been charged with a crime, but the accusations have shredded his image of a good-guy, fatherly figure. At points during the deposition, Cosby also described his sexual encounters with the women in detail. The deposition also paints Cosby as emotionally charming, but he also spoke about disregarding relationships to pursue other women. He suggested he was skilled at understanding women and nonverbal cues signaling sexual consent. Cosby said he sparked a relationship with Costand in the early 200s and invited her to his house and had conversations about her family and plans for future education. The relationship between the two continued for several years until Costrand claims he drugged and molested her in his Pennsylvania home. Bruce Castor, the suburban Pennsylvania prosecutor who declined to bring charges in the Constand case a decade ago, told the AP earlier this month that if he is elected again he would review the unsealed court documents to see if Cosby committed perjury. h t t p : // www.foxnews. com/

Strictly Come Dancing is an “admirable” example of where the BBC took a risk on a show that was not guaranteed to be a hit, the culture secretary has said. John Whittingdale was speaking on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show after launching a debate on what types of programmes the BBC should make. Of Strictly, he said: “The BBC took a risk. It paid off well and it has achieved a mass audience. “And that seems to me admirable if you can do all those things.” The government published a Green Paper on the future of the BBC on Thursday, including the question of whether the corporation should be “chasing ratings” or delivering “distinctive, quality” programmes that are unavailable on other channels. That has led to some suggestions that the BBC could stop showing Saturday night light entertainment programmes. Asked about the difference between Strictly and the BBC’s long-running Generation Game, Mr Whittingdale said: “Saturday night has always been a time when families sit around the television and we traditionally have had light entertainment shows. “In many ways, Strictly Come Dancing is the successor to The Generation Game. “But Strictly was perhaps, at first sight of the commissioning editor, not necessarily a show which was going to be as successful as it has proved to be. “So I think the BBC took a risk. It paid off well and it has achieved a mass audience. And that seems to me admirable if you can do all those things. “But, of course, in the age when you and I were sitting watching The Generation Game, the amount of choice available was extremely limited. “At that time there were probably only about three channels, whereas now you’ve got 50, 60,

70 to choose from.” ‘Surprised’ at response Before becoming culture secretary, Mr Whittingdale had told the Guardian newspaper that it was “debatable” whether there was a public service argument for the BBC making Strictly. The show should certainly not compete for viewers with X Factor on ITV, he told the paper. On Sunday, Mr Whittingdale told Andrew Marr he was a “huge admirer” of the BBC. But he said he was “a little surprised that the BBC expressed such disappointment at the Green Paper”. He said the document was “just a series of questions with no answers as yet decided”. Resignation call The Green Paper comes as the government prepares to negotiate with the BBC over the terms of the corporation’s next royal charter, which will come into force at the start of 2017. Almost 30 celebrities, including Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench, have signed a letter warning against creating “a diminished BBC”. But some of the signatories have revealed that they were asked to sign by BBC executives. Conservative MP Andrew Bridgend told the Sunday Express the BBC’s director of television Danny Cohen should resign over the matter because it broke the BBC’s lobbying guidelines. However the BBC said its guidelines did allow it to lobby on matters of broadcasting policy. In his interview on Sunday, Mr Whittingdale did not refer to the row but said he “fully agreed with” most of the letter’s contents. He added: “I admire the BBC. The last thing I want to do is undermine the BBC.”

New ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2’ Teaser Is All Kinds Of Intense The rebellion is getting closer.

Another day, another teaser for “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2.” In the latest 15-second clip, we get another look at the rebellion led by Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence). Wearing her signature braid, the heroine walks through the center of Panem as thousands of rebels follow behind, stopping to watch as she draws her bow and prepares to fire a deadly arrow. We also see a little glimmer of President Snow via a single white rose -- his signature -- in his garden. The teaser comes just one week before another (yes, another) full trailer is scheduled to be released worldwide. It also follows the release of the film’s Comic-Con trailer, which shows a stylized version of the rebellion troops practicing with their weapons. Can the film just come out already? The excessive promo is killing us.

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Under-16s no longer allowed to marry in spain

Previous legislation permitted 14-yearolds to wed on a case-by-case basis Youths under 16 years of age will no longer be allowed to marry in Spain. The Voluntary Jurisdiction Law, which goes into effect on July 23, raises the minimum legal marriage age and eliminates the possibility of a judge allowing 14-year-olds to wed on a case-by-case basis, as the previous legislation permitted. Under the new rules, only emancipated over-16s will be allowed to marry. We’re in the 21st century and it’s normal for young people to marry later” Marriages where one or both partners are legally still children have been declining steeply since 1975. The peak year since then was 1979, when there were 2,837 unions of this type. In most of those cases, the minors were girls who married older men. By comparison, over the last 14 years just 365 under-16s have entered into wedlock. Carlos Martínez-Almeida, president of advocacy group Childhood Platform told news agency Europa Press that even though the number of marriages involving under-18s these days was statistically “irrelevant,” the law would place “one more hurdle in the way of occasional but enormously serious practices such as forced marriage.” “It expands the protection of children in Spain, preventing abuse against minors by adults, facilitating the fight against pedophilia and forced marriages,

and making national legislation more coherent with the Convention on the Rights of the Child,” he added. The change comes accompanied by an alteration to the penal code that raises the minimum age of consent in Spain from 13 to 16. The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Council of Europe had repeatedly asked Spain to raise this age, which was the lowest in the whole of the EU. Sara Giménez, director of the equal rights department at the Gypsy Secretariat Foundation, supports the new threshold because “it is an age limit that brings us in line with other European countries.” Although couples from Roma communities traditionally marry younger than other groups in Spain, “it is reasonable to make it 16 because that is an age when people are able to make their own informed decisions,” added Giménez. Mariano González, manager of the Roma Union of Madrid, also welcomed the new rules. “We’re in the 21st century and it’s normal for young people to marry later,” he said. “In past decades, it was normal for any couple, whether Gypsy or not, to marry younger. Although our own tradition is what it is, now we are marrying later. This law is a step forward for the times we live in.” Elpais.com

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Lightning starts 13 forest fires in Castellón and Valencia

Ban pickpockets from living in city, says Alicante police force

POLICE in Alicante want injunctions imposed on pickpockets who reoffend, saying they are tarnishing the coastal city's image as a world-renowned tourism destination. They also want to see supermarkets and department stores bring private prosecutions against bag-snatchers. Pickpockets who have committed offences more than once should be banned from living in the city, say the judicial police.

LIGHTNING strikes inland have caused 12 forest fires in the province of Castellón and another in Valencia.

of which was not brought under control until just before 07.00hrs this morning.

Thunder storms yesterday (Saturday) evening had the fire brigade working flat-out after flames broke out near small towns and villages in rural parts of the Comunidad Valenciana’s northernmost province.

Another inferno caused by a lightning strike went up yesterday evening in Venta del Moro, a hinterland village in the province of Valencia close to the border of that of Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha.

Planes and helicopters were drafted in to deal with blazes in Cinctorres, Xert, Morella, Vallibona, Torrechiva, Vistabella, Benafigos, Tirig, Cirat, Alcalá de Xivert, Segorbe and Cervera del Maestre – the latter

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Meetings with the provincial prosecution service and with chairman of the court for the province of Alicante, Vicente Magro, this week raised the thorny subject of serial bag-snatchers and scams such as asking random customers in shops to reach for items off high shelves and pinching their wallets whilst they were distracted. Head prosecutor Jorge Rabasa says in Alicante city alone, up to 30 pickpocketing incidents a day are reported. Spain's new Penal Code means judges are obliged to send details of any crime to a central court register held by the ministry of justice so that the number of offences an individual commits can be tracked.

On the third pickpocketing attempt, this will normally mean a prison sentence of between one and three years, but for a first sentence the accused does not have to serve a custodial term if this is less than two years. Where bag-snatchers continue on the loose as a result, Magro, Rabasa and the city police believe the offender should be given an injunction preventing him or her from approaching their area of criminal operation or other parts of the city where they could strike. If the extent of the crime is more serious, the thief should be served with an injunction banning him or her from living in the city altogether. This could be the case where a known thief is seen entering a shop or retail park he or she had been banned from going near by the court, even if the person had no intention of committing a robbery. If Alicante goes ahead and is able to impose injunctions and order pickpockets to move to another area, it is likely other provinces, especially their capital cities, will follow suit. http://www.thinkspain.com/

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Spanish racers die in US motorbike horror crash

Two Spanish motorbike riders were involved in a multi-bike crash during the MotoAmerica superbike race in Laguna Seca, central California, on Sunday. Dani Rivas, 27 from Galicia and Bernat Martínez, 35, from Valencia were taking part in the World Superbike race on Sunday when they were both involved in a first lap crash. “A chain-reaction, multi-bike incident on the first lap of today’s second MotoAmerica Superbike/Superstock 1000 race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has resulted in the deaths of two competitors,” MotoAmerica, which was supporting the event, said in a statement. Martínez was taken from the raceway by ambulance to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP) in Monterey, where he

died from his injuries, while Rivas was transported by air ambulance to Natividad Medical Centre in Salinas where he also succumbed to his injuries. “I really don’t have any words to describe what we all feel,” said MotoAmerica president Wayne Rainey. “First and foremost, is the loss to the families and loved ones. Our sincere condolences goes out to each and every one of them as well as the MotoAmerica family. They are in our thoughts and prayers.” “We are deeply saddened to learn the news of the passing of Bernat Martínez and Daniel Rivas,” said Gill Campbell, CEO and general manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. “Our prayers and hearts go out to their families and teams.” thelocal.com

Warning: third heatwave to bake sweltering Spain

Spain is preparing for its third heatwave of the summer as 18 provinces are put on alert for high temperatures by the country’s meteorological agency.

put two provinces, Jaén and Córdoba on orange alert, which raises the risk level to high. The only areas of the country that will enjoy some respite from the high temperatures are

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any hotter in Spain, the country is to experience its third heatwave, expected to last from Monday until Thursday.

Galicia, the west of Asturias and the far north of the Canary Islands, which will experience intervals of cloud and some light rain, according to AEMET.

Alerts for high temperatures have been raised across 18 Spanish provinces, including Cádiz, Seville, Madrid and Mallorca. Spain’s meteorological agency, AEMET, has put 16 provinces on yellow alert, which means there is a risk of high temperatures, while it has

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Could a glass of blackcurrant juice keep your brain young? Tests suggest blackcurrant juice could improve mental performance and even help alleviate the symptoms of brain disorders such as Parkinson's Brain food: blackcurrant juice can apparently make you more mentally agile Photo: Alamy A daily glass of blackcurrant juice could make you happier, more mentally agile and even help alleviate the symptoms of brain disorders such as Parkinson's, scientists have found. Researchers at New Zealand science company Plant & Food Research, working in collaboration with Northumbria University in the UK, organised a one-off study in which 36 adults were given either 250ml of blackcurrant juice, 250ml of blackcurrant extract or a placebo drink, before participating in a series of challenging metal performance tests. The scientists found that by consuming either of the blackcurrant drinks, “attention and mood were

improved while mental fatigue was reduced”. The juice, which came from a variety of New Zealand blackcurrant called ‘Blackadder', appeared to reduce the activity of a group of enzymes called monoamine oxidases, which regulate the brain’s levels of serotonin and dopamine – two chemicals which can affect mood and brain function. The scientists believe that blackcurrants could therefore be used to help treat patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s. Crystal Haskell-Ramsay of Northumbria University said "This study is particularly exciting in that not only is it the first to demonstrate benefits to mental performance following blackcurrant consumption, but it is also the first to show benefits to mental performance following any berry in healthy young adults." The research has been published online in the Journal of Functional Food. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

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Mind Healing Mindfulness can let you down Suggesting that mindfulness is the answer to all distress and a stand-alone cure has left many patients disappointed. But used as a starting point, it can lead to better understanding of the problem Mindfulness is everywhere, and we hear that it can sort out just about anything—anxiety, depression, insomnia, even heart disease. Why then do a growing number of my patients, having tried mindfulness, tell me how disappointed they feel? Why do I hear comments like this: 'I tried mindfulness, but I just can’t fit it into my schedule. 'I took a mindfulness course, but I still have all the same problems.’ The fault, I’m afraid, lies with us, with therapists. When a new and promising technique is introduced, we tend to get over-excited about what it can offer and we start promising too much. We also have a tendency to package up the technique, to create one set of easy instructions so anyone can do it. That, I’m afraid, is what’s happening with mindfulness. By suggesting that this technique is the answer to all distress, we set it up to disappoint. And by suggesting there’s only one 'right’ way to do it, we’re in danger of sabotaging its true value. Mindfulness should not be seen as a stand-alone cure for mental anguish. It merely acts as the starting point for sorting out whatever is troubling you. When patients come to me with their worries and problems, the first step we always take is to become aware of exactly what we’re dealing with. What does that bad habit, those self-critical thoughts, look like precisely? Mindfulness can show us. It can also take us further. When you’re mindful, you become aware of what triggers your habits and thoughts. You also start to notice how other people react in those same situations, thus offering you choices. Learning to be mindful opens your eyes and your mind. It’s not in itself the solution to your problems, but it is the necessary first step.

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J u s t in case you are inclined to celebrate, I think that I should give you plenty of warning ahead of the big day on September 26. It was on that day, 60 years ago, that Birdseye Fish Fingers first went on sale in the UK. Well okay, you may not be able to remember what you were doing that day, it may not have had the impact of other seismic world events, such as the airing of the first Captain Pugwash episode, or Sandie Shaw winning the Eurovision Song Contest, but it’s an anniversary of sorts and it was lunch-changing for many a young child! But that got me thinking about the importance of those special days we all enjoy celebrating with family and friends. With that in mind, here are some anniversaries you may not have celebrated, but which are perhaps deserving of your consideration. The first one is a good one to remember. “I Forgot Day” was brought about to help the hundreds, if not thousands, of people who realise, much too late, that they forgot something important. If that’s you, then July 2 is the day to ring in your calendar. It is

then that you can legitimately send an I Forgot Day cardapparently one exists-to the people whose special day you forgot. Actually it ties in quite well with another special day. National Nude Day. You just knew that there would have to be one of those didn’t you? If for, previously unaccountable, reasons you happen to go out shopping or to work and forget items of clothing, rather than blame advancing years, a surfeit of liquid refreshment, or “I Forgot Day”, you can tell people you thought it was National Nude Day. In case you were planning to celebrate it, this day falls on July 14. At least whoever began this tradition had the good sense to have it in the summer, although it originated in New Zealand, where, at that time of the year, the snow can be pretty thick on the ground. Not that kiwi person’s finest hour. Curiously enough, that same day is also scheduled for “National Pandemonium Day”. On that day all sorts of unexpected things are likely to occur. I did wonder if the two are connected. I suppose that, as July is also earmarked as “Anti Boredom Month”, then a little naked pandemonium might just be no bad thing!

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Spain chosen as site of planet’s largest gamma ray telescope

San Roque Observatory in the Canary Islands wins vote to host Cherenkov Telescope Array The largest gamma ray telescope in the world is to be located in the Canary Islands. The 14 countries involved in the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) have decided on the island of La Palma, which sits on the western edge of the Spanish archipelago, some 250 kilometers off the coast of Morocco. “We have won,” said Rafael Rebolo, director of the Canaries Astrophysics Institute (IAC) on July 16 from Berlin, where the voting took place. “We are very happy because this is a strategic European installation and the fact that it is coming to Spain is an extraordinary scientific opportunity,” he added. This is a strategic European installation and the fact that it is coming to Spain is an extraordinary scientific opportunity” Rebolo said the vote was 10 to four in favor of Spain. A second telescope is to be located in Chile. Aside from Spain, other countries taking part in the project are Germany, Austria, Brazil, France, Italy, Japan, Namibia, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, South Africa and Switzerland. Following the decision in Berlin, negotiations will now begin with companies and institutions from both

countries to build the observatories. Mexico and Namibia are the alternative locations for the giant telescopes, according to the CTA. The gamma ray telescopes will be located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma. A similar observatory in the southern hemisphere will complete the project, estimated at a cost of €200 million, and which aims to be ready by 2020. The northern observatory will cost around €90 million, says the CTA. Spain’s government has promised to provide €40 million, most of which will come from EU funds for regional development. The CTA captures gamma ray energy, the most powerful in the universe. Until now, such telescopes have only been able to map 10 percent of the sky along this wavelength. The CTA will offer 10 times more precision than current instruments, and aims to investigate the origin of cosmic rays, the composition of dark matter, and some of the most violent objects in the universe, such as black holes. “The Canary Islands, which provide an extraordinary sky for observation, along with first-class infrastructure, are a world power in astronomy, and will see their position boosted with this new network of telescopes,” says Carmen Vela, Secretary of State for the Economy Ministry’s Research & Development &

Innovation department in a press note. A similar observatory in the southern hemisphere will complete the project, estimated at a cost of €200 million El Roque will be the location of some 20 telescopes of different sizes. The biggest will have a primary mirror with a 23-meter diameter, and all are being designed by a team of universities and research institutes in Japan, Italy, France, Germany, Brazil, India, Sweden and Croatia, which are working with Spanish teams from the University of Barcelona, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Institute for High Energy Physics (IFAE), and the Center for Energy, Environmental and Technology Research (CIEMAT), located at Madrid’s Complutense University. Teams from the IAC, the Science Council’s Institute of Space Sciences, and the University of Jaén are also taking part. The San Roque Observatory is home to the MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes) telescopes that detect particle showers released by gamma rays. elpais.com

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July 2015

Visiting andulucia

in the Summer You can travel to Andulucia during the summer low season if you plan for the heat, establish reasonable expectations and imitate Andalusian habits during your stay. The Iberians, the Romans and the Moors dealt with the climate by developing appropriate customs, and you should, too. In addition to getting a first-hand feel for the climate, you'll have the chance to experience the benefits of gazpacho , siestas , Spanish nightlife and swimming pools. If you're here in the summer, you'll also have the opportunity to choose from concerts and take part in other cultural events that take place after 10:30pm , when temperatures start to drop and a breeze blows down from the Sierra. Whether you are in Andulucia , Las Vegas , Cairo , Phoenix or Rome , the following tips will keep you in shape for sightseeing. And remember: think cool!

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Dress adequately . At over 90ºF, jeans, thick t-shirts and closed shoes become uncomfortable. Try to bring loose, light, cotton or linen clothing. Good walking sandals are ideal, or summer shoes with thin, low-cut socks. Start early . Have a good breakfast and get your sightseeing in from 9am and about 1pm--do your walking itineraries earlier (especially in more open areas), and leave the Mosque and museums for later. Taxi! If you have been exploring a long way from where you want to finish at mid-day, and you aren't looking forward to a long walk back when shade is getting scarce, treat yourself to an air-conditioned taxi to squeeze more out of your daylight sightseeing hours. Don't dehydrate . Carry a bottle of water with you and drink regularly . Locals insist on the danger of drinking ice-cold liquids when you're hot. Keep to the shade . Stay out of the direct sun whenever possible while sightseeing. Do like the locals and take advantage of the narrow, twisty streets and walk on the shady side. If there are porticos or awnings , walk under them. Think of the sun in terms of total daily exposure, and be conservative about the doses you take. If you overheat, splash yourself with water from a fountain. Lunch late . Have lunch at 2:30 or 3:00pm with everyone else. If you can't wait that long, have a tapa to hold you over so that you can make the most of the morning hours. Be careful with excessive alcohol, which throws off your body's thermostat.

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Swimming PooI tans . If you want to get a tan, use a good sun block and cool off frequently in a swimming pool in the afternoon and early evening, once your sightseeing is finished. Don't spoil your evening fun and the next day's activities with a throbbing headache or a searing sunburn. Get inside . At 4pm nobody is walking along those narrow, whitewa shed streets, and neither should you. It's siesta time and after lunch there's nothing better to recharge your batteries and forget the worries you left at home than to get in a good nap, with the blinds drawn. Specialists say that the light 10-15 minute variety are the best, but in the summer people tend to sleep longer to make up for late nights and early starts. Enjoy the Sierra . The foothills just above Cordoba are several degrees cooler than the city center because of the difference in altitude and the relative absence of cement. At night a cool breeze blows. A ten-min ute taxi ride from the RENFE station or Colon Park area will get you to cooler elevations. If you want to spend the hottest hours lounging in the shade near a pool, the Rusafa Parador is a high-class operation with daily pool passes for non-guests at €10. Abundant grass, shade and lounge chairs, along with a large pool make it a pleasant experience. There is a snack bar at the poolside. You may even want to get a hotel in the Sierra and take a taxi to the city center for sightseeing. In the evening, many people drive up to the sierra neighborhood to dine or have a drink. Go for an evening promenade . Traditionally, after 8pm is the time for socializing by taking a stroll in circles around the village squares . Things have changed in the past 100 years, but once it cools off, it's time to get out and stretch your legs. People are out until 2am taking the air. A good place to take walks is the RENFE park promenade, with its abundant fountain s, and the Ribera river walk, on the north bank of the river. Go to an outdoor concert . Take in evening concert s and activitie s out of doors. If you're here in July, go to concert s in the Alcazar gardens or check with tourist information for other events. Take in the nightlife . Enjoy a drink out of doors. Remember that you can have a siesta to make up for the sleep you're losing http://w ww.info cordob a. com/

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The average price of new and used housing in Spain stood at 1,284 euros per square metre in the second quarter of the year, according to the latest data from the Sociedad de Tasación, which represents a decline of 3.1% over the same period in 2014, and a fall of 2.4% compared to the previous quarter. Thus, the average price of housing has accumulated a decline of 46.5% from the maximum values reached in 2007, when it stood at 2,401 euros per square metre. During the first half of the year, the drop in housing prices is more pronounced in the homes of low quality (-9.1%) than in the homes of average quality (-2.5%), while the high quality housing recorded a decline in values of 1.3%. The real estate confidence index prepared by the appraisal company continues to show an upward trend,

rising by more than two points in a quarter, to 49.5 points, placing it very close to the neutral position of 50 points, and continues the progressive growth shown in the index during the last two years, since the minimum registered in the last quarter of 2012. The index is formed from the opinion of more than 600 professionals on economic-real estate aspects of the areas where they carry out their professional activities. El Mundo reported that, according to the index, the improvement observed during the past 10 consecutive quarters appears to confirm the upward trend with respect to certain areas considered in the survey, such as improved confidence in the evolution of the economy and real estate sales. thinkspain.com

The stock of unsold Spanish property fell by 5% last year

Bargain hunters eat into the vast pool of unoccupied homes in Spain. There is some doubt over the exact number of unsold and unoccupied residential properties in Spain at the moment, with different sources sometimes producing significantly different estimates, but the latest data [Image: The stock of unsold Spanish property fell by 5% last year] provided by the Ministry of Development at least suggest that the number fell during 2014. The figure of 535,734 properties at the end of last year is still a high one, as inevitably it has to be given the excess supply which resulted from the construction and property boom in the early years of this century, but nonetheless it represents an encouraging 5% decrease on the total from the year before. An idea of the effect of the boom and slump in the market can be gained by reviewing how the stock of unoccupied homes has grown and shrunk in recent years: in 2005 there were 195,000 homes waiting to be occupied, but by 2009 the figure had risen to almost 650,000 as interest from buyers tailed off sharply while construction projects were completed. Since then construction has ground to an almost complete standstill – only now is it sparking back to life in some areas – and the total has thus fallen by 17.5% to its current level. The report issued by the government also shows that the pool of available new properties decreased in size in all of Spain’s 17 regions, with the decrease

amounting to over 20% in Extremadura, Cantabria and Navarra. However, it has to be said that these three regions were barely affected by the speculation of the boom, and the totals being dealt with here are very small ones: in both Extremadura and Cantabria the official figures show that there are now no new unoccupied properties left at all! This contrasts sharply with the situation in the Comunidad Valenciana, where there are still 98,087 unoccupied properties, Andalucía (85,081), Catalunya (82,753), Castilla-La Mancha (45,126) and Madrid (41,540): these five regions account for almost two thirds of the national total. It is noticeable that in geographical terms most of the highest totals are in provinces which are on the eastern Mediterranean coast. Figures of over 20,000 are reported in Barcelona, Alicante, Castellón, Valencia, Murcia and Almería, as well as in Madrid and Toledo. The bottom line is that over 1 in 50 (2.1%) of all residential properties in Spain are still unoccupied, with the highest percentages being those reported in the provinces of Castellón (6.45%), Almería (5.47%), Toledo (5.39%) and La Rioja (4.73%). In terms of regions, apart from the uni-provincial one of La Rioja, the highest percentages are those of CastillaLa Mancha (3.57%), Murcia (3.18%) and Valencia (3.1%), while of course the lowest proportions are the 0% figure achieved in Extremadura and Cantabria.

July 2015

MAPPED: Could YOUR home see its value COLLAPSE due to fracking? FRACKING is set to wipe £75 BILLION off the value of Britain's homes, a shock report has revealed.

Leading property experts have voiced fears the controversial drilling technique could bring the housing market close to COLLAPSE in large parts of the country. The Government looks set to grant licenses for energy companies to explore up to 65 per cent of rural Britain in the search for underground natural gas. That could see millions of people living in and around drilling sites lose up to 30 per cent off the value of their homes, including some of the country’s best known celebrities. Fracking is a hugely controversial technique for extracting natural gas from under the ground. Critics have warned that the drilling destabilises the Earth and causes tremors and subsidence, which could damage people’s homes for miles around. There have been reports of potential buyers pulling out of deals after discovering that fracking could take place nearby. Despite this, the Government has granted exploration and drilling licenses to fracking companies near some of Britain’s most exclusive neighbourhoods and best-loved beauty spots. A leading property expert has warned that if property prices slump by just two per cent in areas earmarked for drilling, the total cost to the UK economy would be £75 billion. Ray Boulger, from leading mortgage adviser John Charcol, said: “Perception is everything in the property market and from the limited evidence already available it is clear that there will indeed be a negative impact on house price valuations in areas with the prospect of fracking happening. “The prospect of fracking in your area is a bit like putting a motorway or railway, like HS2, through your front garden - it’s going to have an impact on the valuation of your property”. He added: “A commercial business which engages in an activity which has a demonstrable effect on residential or other commercial property values should be required to compensate property owners affected in the same way as compensation is paid when this happens as a result of a new road

or railway”. A Government paper on the effects of fracking had previously estimated that homes within a mile of drilling sites could expect to lose up to seven per cent of their original value. However in Lancashire, buyer panic about proposals to frack countryside sites saw 50-100 per cent write-offs in some areas. The local council has just rejected an application to explore parts of the county for natural gas. However, others have previously raised fears that prices could plummet Prestbury contains Britain’s most by as much as 30 per cent - the same expensive street outside the south drop homeowners living near the east - Withinlee Road - where the proposed HS2 railway line have had average house price is £1,649,000. In Surrey and Sussex, seven drilling to endure. If even just five per cent was wiped sites have been pencilled in next off house prices in affected areas, to some of the South East’s most the toll would be a staggering £287.5 expensive commuter towns and villages. billion loss in value. Even if property values slumped by In America, the values of Pennsylvania homes within 1.4 miles only two per cent, that could still see of fracking wells plummeted by 12.9 leafy Haslemere, Surrey, lose an eyewatering £11,000 from the value of per cent. Some of Britain’s most expensive the average home. In nearby Horsham the value of a communities are just a stone’s throw £10m mansion formerly lived in by from where international companies pop star Adele could be slashed by an like Cuadrilla are hoping to drill for astonishing £200,000. gas. Speaking when the first fracking In Cheshire energy giant Celtique licenses were awarded in Britain, Energie Ltd is hoping to gain a leading property expert Richard licence to carry out underground coal Sexton revealed that house prices gasification on the doorstep of some could drop by as much as 30 per cent of the country’s top professional in the immediate vicinity of drilling footballers. stations. The area earmarked for exploration He said: “Most people if they have a includes the county’s famous ‘Golden choice won’t live next to a mine. But Triangle’, where the average asking there is another issue. That is called price is £508,388. an earthquake and it is a bit more real. Its leafy villages are home to football If you are getting tremors that might stars including Wayne Rooney, who o w n s a £5m mansion in Prestbury, and Rio Ferdinand, w h o s e £ 4 . 5 m now priced to sell 69,995€ home is A lovely 3 bed, 2 bath 1st floor apartment in Turre with A/C, in nearby lift access, fitted kitchen & wonderful mountain views All amenities are within walking distance Alderley Edge. tel: 697 887 372

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Property sales in Spain reach three year high

Residential property sales in Spain increased in May to their highest level for three years, according to the latest official figures. But there is an ongoing collapse in new home sales, the data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) shows. Overall there were 26,455 homes sale in May, up 5% on last year and 11% on the year before that. But a breakdown of the figures shows that the increase came from the resale market, up 34% over 12 months, whilst new home sales fell 42% to just over 6,000. According to Mark Stucklin, of Spanish Property Insight the overall picture is one of a recovery in demand for property in all areas where foreigners tend to buy, but with the market hamstring being a lack of attractive new homes for sale. However this could be about to change. Demand is growing for new homes in Marbella, for example and developers are building again. Land is in high demand and for the first time in almost a decade residential, commercial and tourism projects are under construction and market sentiment is increasingly positive, according to Pia Arrieta, partner at DM Properties Knight Frank Marbella. ‘Genuine interest in good value, good quality, well located plots of land is on the increase. Land prices in Spain climbed 5.2% during the last quarter of 2014 and sales increased significantly compared with the same

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Manuela was the first confirmed case. She didn’t like visiting Dr. Matanzamas. He didn’t always take her temperature the way she expected. Her usual method of fighting colds was to take to her bed and place a large Sevillano Hat at the foot. She would then drink whisky mixed with lemon juice from a Cruzcampo Beer glass held in her gloved hand. She would continue drinking until the hat began moving on its own accord. She would then be cured or at least feel a great deal better. This was Alquerian Flu and not a common cold however. Manuela was a fighter and was determined to carry on as usual, which she did. By the end of the week every man under forty had the virus. The olive mill came to a standstill. With no labour available the presses stopped and no Alquerian olives entered the national market. Shares in olive related companies rocketed. A spokesman for ENAC the accreditation body said it was the best news for the industry in fifty years. Only one person in the village was immune. Antonio Poyato. His exposure to the precious Remitroot he cultivated was the likely key. Antonio experimented on Nestor Clacketo

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and sure enough he was cured. Poyato was in high glee, a cure for influenza. He would be a rich man. How to administer it? He couldn’t give the whole village Remitroot wine, they were awkward enough sober. He dried the leaves and crushed them with olives to form a paste. Distributing this balsam free to the villagers he was sure he would make a fortune selling the recipe to the world’s pharmaceutical companies. There was however a hitch. Remitroot balsam cures only the Alquerian mutation and the Alquerian mutation kills all other forms of influenza. So to be cured one has to come to Alqueria and catch the local strain which kills the normal type. Then one has to take the balsam curing the Alquerian mutation. The Alquerian mutation is debilitating so a period of convalescence is required. If no rest is taken the immune system is so weak, reinfection takes place. The choice was clear, spend three week in Alqueria or suffer with the flu. Most people preferred the latter. Poyato was heart broken, but Alqueria was back to its usual dysfunctional self and free to continue making a nuisance of itself once more.

We know about keeping boxes. The tops of our kitchen cabinets groan under the load of kept boxes, but the proportions of this box dictated that it had to have a place of its very own, like under the beds in the spare room. Unfortunately that space was already occupied by 4 under-bed boxes containing handbags, shoes and sundry items belonging to Pete. There was nowhere in the house where a box of such size could be kept without it becoming a piece of furniture, so we turned our attentions to the outside. ‘It can go under the telly dish.’ Pete suggested. It couldn’t. The telly dish is hurricaneproof, its arms and legs secured to both the house wall and the ground, leaving no room underneath for huge boxes.

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josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk boxes. The quantity of homeless random items was threatening to overwhelm us – there was nothing for it, we had to declutter before we disappeared under a mountain of miscellany. We cleared enough ‘stuff’ to fill the back of Henry, but now at least we had achieved space under the beds, so I went to install it in what was to be its new home, created for it with so much time and effort.

I was against this idea. The gentle breezes of Limaria are quite capable of shredding a tarpaulin and sending its cardboard contents careening into the next Province.

However, some mathematician, and I suspect Pythagoras, decided that the relative distance between the underneath of the bed and the wall was insufficient for the insertion of a solid object unless that object was bent in the middle. In other words, it wouldn’t fit!

We returned to the spare room, and set about clearing the under-bed boxes and transferring their contents into cupboards. However, all the cupboards were already full, so we had to clear them out so that we could re-fill them with the things we had taken out of the

Ha! Pythagoras, now where’s your Theorem?

‘We can keep it outside wrapped in the tarpaulin.’ Was Pete’s next suggestion.

We gazed at its stiff and stubborn cardboardness. Then we shoved the beds over, slid it in the now increased amount of room, and shoved the beds back again.

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FOOD & ENTERTAINING... Mixed bean salad Ingredients For the salad 1 x 400g tin mixed bean salad, drained and rinsed 2 spring onions, finely chopped 2 celery sticks, thinly sliced 1 large tomato, deseeded and finely diced salt and freshly ground black pepper For the dressing 3 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley method Put all the salad ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Mix the dressing ingredients in a separate bowl or jug until well combined. Pour the dressing over the salad, season well with salt and pepper and toss together.

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¾tsp salt 100g (3½oz) rocket leaves, washed and spun 100g (3½oz) chorizo slices 100g (3½oz) roasted almonds, roughly chopped METHOD Fry the diced onion in the olive oil in a very large frying pan with the saffron and drained beans. Cook with the lid on for 15 minutes over a low heat, then add the pepper slices. Cover again and cook for a final 15 minutes on a medium heat. Turn off the heat, then add the sherry vinegar. Season to taste. Add three quarters of the rocket to the warm contents of the pan and toss briefly. Divide the warm salad between the plates, before scattering with the chorizo, almonds and remaining rocket. For a vegetarian version of this dish, simply swap a fried egg for the chorizo and sprinkle a pinch of paprika on top of the warmed salad: totally delicious.

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ONE POT WONDERS

Food may contain hidden calories Every restaurant, pub and cinema chain should be displaying the calorie content of their food and drink, council leaders have said. The Local Government Association (LGA) says some UK outlets already do so, but the industry must do more.

SPRING CHICKEN IN A POT A mandatory scheme in the US

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1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion , chopped 500g boneless, skinless chicken thighs 300g small new potatoes 425ml low-salt vegetable stock 350g broccoli , cut into small florets 350g spring greens , shredded 140g petits pois bunch spring onion , sliced 2 tbsp pesto

until the end of 2016 to put calorie counts on menus. The LGA, which represents councils in England and Wales, has called for voluntary action. Izzi Seccombe, chairman of the LGA's community well-being board, said: "We are calling on cinema, restaurant and pub chains to step up and show leadership in tackling the obesity crisis, by providing clear and graphic signs at counters and on menus. "In many cases, people are unaware of how many calories they are consuming. "Food and drink outlets should be doing more to provide clear and prominent labelling which spells this out clearly." More than 3.5 million children in Britain are classed as overweight or obese, the LGA said. It said research showed that soft drinks were the biggest contributor to children's sugar intake. A report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has advised the government to halve the current recommended intake of free sugars from 10% to 5%. http://www.bbc.com/

METHOD Heat the oil in a large, heavy pan. Add the onion, gently fry for 5 mins until softened, add the chicken, then fry until lightly coloured. Add the potatoes, stock and plenty of freshly ground black pepper, then bring to the boil. Cover, then simmer for 30 mins until the potatoes are tender and the chicken is cooked. NOTE: The dish can be frozen at this point. Add the broccoli, spring greens, petit pois and spring onions, stir well, then return to the boil. Cover, then cook for 5 mins more, stir in the pesto & heat through.

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METHOD Heat the oil in a deep-sided frying pan and cook the onion for 8-10 mins until it starts to turn golden. Add the ginger, garlic and chilli and cook for 1-2 mins. Stir in the sugar and spices for 1 min, then splash in the vinegar and tomatoes. Season with salt and simmer for 5 mins, stirring until the sauce thickens.

2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 large onion, chopped Large piece ginger, crushed 4 garlic cloves, crushed Â˝ red chilli, finely chopped 1 tsp golden caster sugar Stir in the fresh prawns, reduce the 1 tsp black mustard seeds heat and leave for 8-10 mins until 1 tsp ground cumin cooked through. If the sauce gets very 1 tsp ground coriander thick, add a splash of water. Remove 1 tsp turmeric from the heat, stir through most of the 1 tbsp garam masala coriander. Serve straight from the pan, 2 tsp malt vinegar scattered with the remaining coriander, 400g can chopped tomatoes with the rice, yoghurt and chutney in 400g/14oz raw king prawns separate bowls. Small bunch coriander, chopped Basmati rice, yoghurt and mango chutney, to serve

METHOD Preheat the oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil from the olives in an ovenproof pan. Tip in the onion and stir well, leave to cook for a minute or two and then give it another good stir. Add the tomatoes and some salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then add the olives.

One-pot Fish With Black Olives Ingredients

175g black olives in oil, stones removed 1 large onion , roughly chopped 400g can chopped tomatoes 4 boneless white fish fillets such as Icelandic cod or hoki, each weighing about 175g/6oz To serve: chopped parsley & lemon wedges

Put the fish, skin side down, onto the sauce and drizzle over a splash more oil from the olive jar. Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes until the fish is cooked. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve straight from the pan, with lemon wedges for squeezing over.

Spicing it up If you like your food spicy, add a small pinch of red chilli flakes to the onion. A handful of quartered artichoke hearts from a jar can be added as well as, or instead of, the olives.

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Spanish photographer Atila Madrona cycles his way around New Zealand

Atila Madrona has spent the past 6 months cycling the perimeter of New Zealand with all of this possessions being towed in a trailer, surfboard, cooker, tent, technology. He is documenting his trip and posts online each week a video of his adventures. He says there is no better way to travel than on a bike. Kiwi’s love to travel the world, taking OEs to far off lands such as Europe and Africa. But for those already living on the other side of the world, New Zealand is one of the most beautiful and aspirational destinations for travellers to experience. Atila Madrona is a 26-year-old Spanish photographer and he is cycling the perimeter of New Zealand in 10 months, surfboard in tow. He partnered with Microsoft to make his experience affordable. In return, he is making a documentary, as well as posting a photo every day and a video every week. But Madrona didn’t stop there. He found sponsors from around Europe to provide him with clothing,

tents, trailers and the bike. He started at the beginning of the year in Dunedin, and is now just over half-way through his 16,000 km journey at Pataua. “I think cycling is a great way to travel and to meet a culture. I really think the world would be a better place if we all cycled more. “It’s good for your body, good for the planet and a way more natural way of commuting. It is more exciting and more authentic than any other way of transport,” he said. But the best part of his trip so far has been the warm welcome he has received from kind Kiwis along the way. “People have offered me every thing they could and I really enjoy how nice, honest and genuine Kiwis are. I am sure that being on a bicycle and towing a surfboard has helped me encounter so many friendly people.” These people have helped him paddle in a waka in Greymouth and Paihia, to join a powhiri at Waitangi’s historical marae and allowed him to “get really involved with New Zealand’s culture”. “Surfing is a great way to meet people and enjoy nature. If it wasn’t for surfing, I couldn’t have stayed in so many family houses all around New Zealand. “Thank you New Zealand for this time you have given me. It is the best and most authentic adventure of my life.” Follow his journey at dontfollowthisbike.com http://www.stuff.co.nz/

July 2015

Spanish online retailer fnac lists third-generation Motorola Moto G

Motorola has recently sent out invitations for an event to be held on July 28th. During the festivities, we expect to see the company introduce the third-generation Motorola Moto G and two variants of the Motorola Moto X. While Motorola has yet to officially unveil the handset, Spanish online retailer fnac already has the phone listed on its site, available in both black and white. Everything we know about the thirdgeneration Motorola Moto G to date shows that it will feature a 5-inch screen with a 720 x 1280 resolution. The Snapdragon 410 SoC will drive the handset, and contains a quad-core 1.7GHz CPU and the Adreno 306 GPU. 2GB of RAM is inside along with 8GB of expandable native storage. A 13MP camera is on back with a 5MP snapper on front. Keeping the lights on is a 2470mAh battery, and Android 5.1.1 is pre-installed.. The phone supports 4G connectivity, and is priced at the equivalent of $215 USD on the Spanish online retailer's site. Last month, we even got to see the phone in action thanks to a video posted on YouTube. All of the rumors and leaks won't matter once July 28th is here, and the thirdgeneration Motorola Moto G is made official. Don't forget to circle the date on your calendar. http://www.phonearena.com/

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Home Owners and PASO A PASO MODERN Pilar Christian Welcome to A.C.T.S. We are a new drama group made up Residents in Camposol JIVE DANCE FUSION MAY Community Church are invited to join “Camposolers Political” / JUNE UPDATE Calle Canalejas 3. Pilar de la Horadada. of novices and some folk from the BIG THANKYOU everyone for making Thursday nights at the Rosales busy and fun.....great numbers even in this very hot weather. Even the Firestation busier than we expected. Unfortunatly our last Friday at Reflections will be 17th July but will return in September. ..midday is really much to hot to dance there .. amazed we have kept it going this long.. so thanks all you local San Luis dancers for coming along...if you can do join us on Thursdays at Los Rosales starting at the new summer time of 8pm....youll be amongst people that enjoy dancing ...just like you all. Castillo, San Fulgencio Rd, La Marina still bringing new interest and quite cool in the rear function room so will continue until 50+ SOLOS further notice. Is open to ladies and gentlemen We may be using this venue for a Wednesday over 50 years of age who are on afternoon class for intermediate / advanced their own and wish to get ‘back into class from September but this is tbc with the the social scene.’ owners. We meet normally twice a month Finally thanks everyone who are attending at different restaurants for lunch and the SHABBY AND CHIC BALL this Saturday a chat at 1.00-1.30 hrs.. There are 18th..should be about 70 of us so we are no subs or fees, just the cost of the really pleased..Doors open at 7pm .... if you meal. There may be a fun quiz or can have the correct money for me as it will a raffle. For information and to book help me doing the door. Our entertainers should be on around 9pm please contact Ruth on 966789063 and i know you will all be fans at the end of night.....plus our disco will be playing all Casa Tom Community the you favourite tunes..so do make the most of the dance floor.. Choir: Casa Tom Community Choir meets So are you going to be Shabby or Chic ??? every Monday at 2.00pm for 2.30pm. dont think i can fit into my ball gown..i seem It is a mixed choir and all levels are to have expanded in the heat..so i may have to sort my best shabby gear ..... welcome. No auditions, no solos. Still time to join us but do let me know asap. Make new friends and have a good BIRTHDAY... im planning a relaxing beach time. Location: CASA TOM, Avenida day for my birthday this Wednesday 22nd JACA 31, San Luis, Torrevieja. July ... do come along, all welcome bring your Phone or email Terry for further own goodies, drink and sun brolly..Anytime details. Phone: 647-189-135. Email: from 3pm, beach infront of Las Dunas Hotel which is next to the outside swimming pool casatomsanluis@gmail.com. in Guardamar...its last hotel before you get to CASTILLO AMIGOS the dunes..i call it Angel Beach as its where i We are a friendship group for single people. walk our dog in the winter. There is a restaurant that does great meals Now meeting every Wednesday from 3pm and snacks if you dont fancy bringing a at RAYZ Bar on El Raso urbanisation (off picnic. Well thats one happy crab..on the beach the Lemon Tree Road, Guardamar) for my birthday.... hope a few of you can make it.....The Guardamar fiestas are on in ANN 965 070 247 – 666 747 398 the evening if you fancy making that to... art club although might be a bit shabby and sandy Art Club, all mediums, no charge, in the by then... Playa Flamenca area. Anyone interested, Beware if you are in the blue parking bays.. you now have to pay to park in these...but please contact Lyn tel: 966 189 118 loads of free parking just up from the beach but busy this time of the year..... COFFEE MATES More news and updates next week..till then If you would like to have a coffee and hope you are all enjoying your summer. friendly chat please join us at La Laguna Maxine 670711408 - Adam 687582199 Hotel, Lo Marabu, FACE BOOK MAXINE GOODIE / PASO A Friday mornings from 11am. PASO MODERN JIVE SPAIN www.modernjive-spain.com ANN 965 070 247 – 666 747 398

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now disbanded Dramatic License. We rehearse every Thursday at 6.30 at Cafeteria Trasgu, Calle Alicante, Formentera. If you have ever had the desire to try your hand at amateur dramatics we would be pleased to hear from you. You don’t need any experience ( although this is always welcome ) just enthusiasm. So, if you would like to appear on stage or assist back stage, you would be most welcome. Anybody interested and for more information should either pop along to a rehearsal evening or contact Tony Goddard on newleaf2014@ hotmail.co.uk.

ROYAL NAVAL La Bamba’s - Ballroom THE ASSOCIATION, / Latin / Sequence Torrevieja Branch, meet at 1700 on Dancing the first Wednesday of each month Los Rosales Restaurant, Guardamar CV895 [near Lemon Tree Sunday Market] Monday - SOCIAL DANCE 8.30pm 10.30pm [SEQUENCE CLASS 7.30pm - 8.30pm] Friday - SOCIAL DANCE 7.30pm 10.30pm Wednesday - New Beginners Class starting 2nd September 2015 [new beginners welcome every Wednesday] 2pm -3pm Intermediate Class 3pm - 4pm Intermediate Plus Class 4pm - 5pm Andrea Murphy [0034] 616 478 157

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In the air conditioned Olympia Restaurant, Mil Palmeras Monday evenings at 8pm in a very congenial atmosphere. Programme and music change weekly. New dances introduced at 7-30pm. For further details contact Sina and Terry. Tel. 96 676 9420

WHY HAS WORK ON THE LA SIESTA/EL CHAPARRAL PARK STOPPED?

A meeting has been called to discuss the above : Date: Monday 27th July Time: 4.30pm Venue: Casa Ventura Attending will be: Eduardo Dolon, Carmen Gomez, Rosario Martinez and Jean Paul Mulero Use this opportunity to put your questions forward

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THE PHOENIX CONCERT BAND

As the band is growing in numbers and going from strength to strength, now presenting music proven to be popular with the audiences, they still need Trombone, Bass/Tuba and Saxophone players, especially Baritone Saxophone and 2nd Percussionist. Any experienced players , who are permanent Residents or Semi resident on the Costa Blanca South or Costa Calida interested in joining a well established band and able to commit themselves to regular rehearsals are welcome. Contact : our email address : the phoenixconcertband@gmail.com Tel : Bill (Chairman) 634.310.309. Julie (MD) 634.184.747. The band rehearses every Tuesday 2.pm. - 4.pm at San Miguel de Salinas FAN CLUB: Anybody wishing to be informed of forthcoming performances please email, your email address and Telephone Number to : Bill at : rytethen@gmail.com

ORIHEULA COSTA’S Strictly Dance FIRST OUTDOOR CHESS Ballroom and Latin with the Professionals. Every Tuesday, TOURNAMENT

DTOC CELEBRATES ON SATURDAY 18 OF JULY FROM 10AM TO 8PM IN LA ZENIA PARK THEIR FIRST EVER OUTDOOR CHESS TOURNAMENT IN ORIHUELA COSTA. ALL CITIZENS ARE WELCOME. FREE BEER FOR ALL, WHILE STOCKS LAST. TO PARTICITAPE IN THE TOURNAMENTE YOU HAVE TO BE AN ORIHUELA COSTA CITIZEN, LIKE THE DTOC MEMBERS. COSTA COBRAS RFC DEADLINE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE new rugby club based on the beach. TOURNAMENT UNTIL MONDAY 13 OF Training juniors Monday and Wednesday JULY. 20.00-21.30, seniors 20.00-21.30 SEND APPLICATIONS TO INFO@DTOC. For more details contact Garry 692 767 EU. PARTICIPATION FEE FOR THE TOURMANET IS 10€ 242 or Robert on 697 286 416

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July 2015

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To advertise here call : 950 121 936 First came 'Manland', now doggy parking bays: IKEA designs spaces so customers can leave their pets outside while they go shopping Furniture giant designed the waiting areas to stop dogs being left in cars Dedicated spaces come with artificial grass and a water bowl The first store to launch the dog bays was in Cologne, Germany

If you have ever wanted to go shopping but had nowhere to leave the dog, IKEA may have come up with the perfect solution. The Swedish furniture giants have created doggy parking bays where customers can leave their pooches while they have a wander

around the store. The dedicated spaces, complete with artificial grass, water bowls and a secure place to tie them, have been set up outside stores in Cologne, Germany. It gives customers with pets a place to leave them while they negotiate their way around the furnishings shop. The company is well known for its childcare areas and even set up a special installation complete with a flatscreen TV showing sports and computer games - for retail fatigued men in Sydney, Australia, one Father’s Day. This latest concept, which has proved popular with social media users, is designed to stop people from leaving their dogs inside hot cars. Shannah Fedus wrote: ‘IKEA is awesome and these need to be everywhere!’ Adriane Zane tweeted: ‘This is brilliant. German IKEA has #Dog Parking Lot so no dogs in hot cars. Good idea!’ But shoppers should be warned not to take pets to its shops in UK yet as the facility has not been made available at British stores. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

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Every year, dogs suffer and die when their guardians make the mistake of leaving them in a parked car—even for “just a minute”—while they run an errand. Parked cars are deathtraps for dogs: On a 78-degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can soar to between 100 and 120 degrees in just minutes, and on a 90-degree day, the interior temperature can reach as high as 160 degrees in less than 10 minutes. Animals can sustain brain damage or even die from heatstroke in just 15 minutes. Beating the heat is extra tough for dogs because they can only cool themselves by panting and by sweating through their paw pads. If you see a dog left alone in a hot car, take down the car’s color, model, make, and license plate number. Have the owner paged in the nearest buildings, or call local humane authorities or police. Have someone keep an eye on the dog.

Don’t leave the scene until the situation has been resolved. If the authorities are unresponsive or too slow and the dog’s life appears to be in imminent danger, find a witness (or several) who will back up your assessment, take steps to remove the suffering animal from the car, and then wait for authorities to arrive. Watch for heatstroke symptoms such as restlessness, excessive thirst, thick saliva, heavy panting, lethargy, lack of appetite, dark tongue, rapid heartbeat, fever, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and lack of coordination. If a dog shows any of these symptoms, get him or her out of the heat, preferably into an air-conditioned vehicle, and then to a veterinarian immediately. If you are unable to transport the dog yourself, take him or her into an airconditioned building if possible and call animal control: Tell them it is an emergency.

Are all the animals in the store kittens and puppies, with nary an adult dog in sight? If so, it’s likely this pet store isn’t partnering up with a shelter to find homes, but is instead collecting animals from a mill. Research indicates that 90 percent of puppies found in pet stores come from a puppy mill rather than from a shelter. Beware Of “USDA Licensed” The tagline “USDA licensed breeder” sounds pretty official, doesn’t it? The truth is, it doesn’t hold much weight. U.S. federal law under the Animal Welfare Actallows breeders to keep animals in cages with wire flooring that are stacked on top of each other. It also lets them breed females continuously with little to Next time you're tempted to stop at a pet store, remember all the ways animals can suffer on no break between litters. So, a “USDA licensed breeder” in the window doesn’t their way there indicate much about where the animals actually come from or how they’re When you walk by a pet store and see an adorable puppy or kitten waiting for a home, it can being treated. be tempting to go inside, we know. But many pet stores get their pups and other animals from They Don’t Keep The Animals Clean mills where they’re often abused and treated like baby producing machines rather than as loving creatures. If a pet store is selling dogs rather than hosting adoptable ones from shelters, you can Do the animals have coats that look matted, wet or as if they haven’t been given a bath in a long time? If the owner isn’t worried about keeping a puppy’s bet they’re getting them from puppy mills. coat clean or ridding it of fleas, it’s doubtful he’s paying much attention to the Next time you find yourself walking by a pet store and consider stopping, remember all the ways conditions from which they came. Puppies should never be left to roll around dogs can suffer before and after they get to the store. in their own waste and in some pet stores you might see feces sitting in a pile They’re For Sale, Not Up For Adoption right next to the animal. Responsible pet store owners sell products, not pets. Many larger brands like PetSmart There’s A Good Chance team up with local adoption centers to showcase adoptable dogs and cats. Smaller pet That Pup Is Sick stores are starting to jump on board, too, selling pet products and hosting adoptable Does the puppy or kitten shelter animals, instead of selling animals from mills or other dubious sources. If you see in the window show a high price tag on a pet, be wary. symptoms like sniffling or They’re All Puppies Because They Come From A Mill sneezing? That could be kennel cough and it’s a sign she shouldn’t be out in the store with the other pets or interacting with humans. Kennel cough is a condition that could turn serious and the poor girl should be receiving medical treatment and proper care, not be on display for Residencia Canina Lezsonjas, purchase. Other diseases prominent among pet Poligono 13, Parcela 110, Hondon de las Nieves/Frailes store puppies who come Centrally-heated houses with large individual runs from mills include heart Salinas, ALICANTE Love and care will be lavished during your cat’s stay and kidney disease, My 29 years of experience in animal and veterinary care E-Mail: lezsonja@yahoo.co.uk epilepsy, parvovirus and will give you piece of mind mange. Pet store owners www.lezsonjaskennels.com Pick up & delivery service offered for coastal areas have been known to use antibiotics to mask the LezSonja’s Kennels are fully licensed and insured Telephone: 966 195 816 Answerphone - we will call back: Mobile 654 155 473 signs of these conditions in order to sell puppies. www.mountainviewcathotel.webs.com http://www.salon.com/

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Film Review

My Week With Marilyn

“What I remembered most was her embrace, her belief in me and the joy she gave, that was her gift. When I think of her now, I think of that time when a dream came true and my only talent was not to close my eyes.” Colin Clark. This film was based on two of Colin Clark’s diaries: The Prince, The Showgirl and Me and My Week With Marilyn published in 1995. Clark was the least famous of his family in 1956 but he achieved great success after this brief but memorable and intimate encounter with Marilyn Monroe. His father was the renowned Kenneth Clark, art historian and his elder brother was Alan Clark M.P, another renowned diarist. Clark chronicled the clash of egos between two legends: Olivier (played by Branagh) and Monroe (Michelle Williams) as well as his growing infatuation with Monroe which left him with a broken heart. Written by Adrian Hodges and directed by Simon Curtis-this is his debut feature film. The film opens with this simple revelation: “This is their true story.” And it is moving and sad for everyone touched by Monroe’s glamour and stage presence. Clark (an attractive Eddie Redmayne) was just 23, from an extremely privileged background, fresh out of Eton, determined to pursue a career in films much to his father’s irritation who offered to get him real work. Clark wanted to prove to himself as well as the famous Clarks that he could make a go of it. He had a lot to live up to. So, as he put it, he decided to join the circus. Coming from such a famous family he already knew Olivier and his wife, Vivien Leigh as well as Margot Fonteyn who were regular visiters to Saltwood castle for afternoon teas. It made sense for Clark to use his link with Olivier to ask for a job. Even when he was told there weren’t any jobs he came back to the office every day and just waited and waited… It was Vivien who persuaded Olivier to find something for Clark and guess what? He was given the most rudimentary and unglamorous job of being a Gofor which in the film industry means a person who has been told to Go for this or Go for that. We would call it a dog’s body. Officially it was third assistant director. But what a start! Marilyn Monroe was due to come to Britain to film with Olivier and Clark would be www.carolnaylor.blogspot.com www.carolesleynaylor.wordpress.com naylorcl@hotmail.es

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working with this legend. Larry had fallen in love with Monroe on a recent visit to New York and he wanted her to rekindle his career in films. Monroe wanted to gain respect as an actress something she desperately craved and both felt that working together there would be mutual benefits. It didn’t quite turn out like that and the film based on a Terence Rattigan play The Sleeping Prince was largely panned by the critics. It was 1956 when Britain had finally started to shake off the shadow of the last world war. Monroe had been married for 3 weeks to Arthur Miller. It was her third marriage and she was just 30. She had told the press that it was third time lucky. Already there were signs that the marriage had got off to a shaky start. Clark saw her sitting on the stairs holding a manuscript of Miller’s latest play: After The Fall about Marilyn and she was devastated to read about her mood swings, not to mention the drugs and the booze. Miller decides to return to the States, telling Larry: “She’s devouring me. I can’t work and I can’t think.” During rehearsals Clark witnessed a prickly relationship with tantrums, walk-outs and tempers flared. As director, Olivier’s patience was tested. She was often late, fluffed her lines, was ill-prepared and would walk off the set when greeted by a sarcastic Olivier. An infuriated Olivier told Clark: Teaching Marilyn to act is like teaching Urdu to a badger. He vowed he would never direct again. Marilyn had destroyed his desire to do so. “Monroe doesn’t really forget her lines. It is more as if she had never quite learnt them.” Clark’s intimacy with his Greek Goddess lasted 9 days. It was a whirlwind of a chaste affair for the showgirl and her younger Prince Regent which afforded them some welldeserved privacy. “Monroe took a shine to the confident yet innocent Clark and whisked him away to spend a week virtually alone with her.” You Stepped Out of a Dream plays in the background as the two visit Windsor then Eton before the bubble bursts to Autumn Leaves and Clark’s heart is inevitably broken. Monroe went on to make Some Like it Hot and Olivier played Archie Rice, a failing middle-aged song-and-dance man in John Osborne’s The Entertainer. It proved to be one of the triumphs of his career. REVIEW it by Carol Naylor.

pause for thought

Over the years I’ve received a number of comments about Religion being the cause of so many wars; and some have even suggested that the best way to prevent war would be to ban all religion. And of course, on the face of it, one can’t help but have some sympathy with this view. After all, so much of the Middle East and Africa seem torn by religious conflict, with ISIS, Boca Haraam and so many others regularly causing havoc in the name of Allah, whilst nearer home, we are all aware of the part religion played in the turmoil in Northern Ireland, and of course the Crusaders caused quite a bit of mayhem in their day in the name of Christ. But how can it be that Christianity, a religion based on the teachings of Jesus, the ‘Prince of Peace’, has become the apparent cause of wars and strife? For Jesus clearly taught that we should love our enemies and do good to those who hate us; that we should forgive others as God has forgiven us. How is it then that so many, over the centuries have gone to war in His name? How is it that so much hatred and hurt has been blamed on faith in Jesus, who himself spoke so much of love and forgiveness, who freely surrendered his

own life, still loving and offering forgiveness to those who killed him? My only suggestion can be that those who use their Christian faith as an excuse for violence or war have no real faith at all, misunderstanding completely the teachings of the Christ they claim to serve. So the Bible tells us that when Peter understandably perhaps, in absolute loyalty drew his sword to defend Jesus at his arrest, that Jesus rebuked him, telling him that violence was not the answer. For how can I pray as Jesus taught ‘Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us’ whilst hatred for others remains within me. So no, I remain convinced that true faith in Jesus Christ could never be the cause of war. Details of a number of English Language Churches are given in Sol Noticeboard for any who wish to Worship, but further information about the Anglican Church and details of forthcoming events may be seen on the web site 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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T.M.G.S. at La Marquesa 15/7/15

Another sweltering day greeted us as we arrived at La Marquesa for this week’s Stableford competition. Surprisingly everyone arrived on time and no one got lost! It’s been well documented that we are a multinational Society, today we welcomed a Dutchman and a couple from Belgium for the first time, the couple are students of our Secretary, who is also the resident pro at Real club de golf Campoamor. The course was in reasonably good condition for such high temperatures, although the greens were a little on the slow side, but good never the less. Yet again I had the pleasure of the company of Vernon Brown, who is sadly retuning to the UK on Friday and the ever present Swede Arne Hansson, Arne is suffering from a few problems with his beloved Jaguar, so he didn’t begin in a good frame of mind, it was left to Vernon and myself to take his mind of it, that’s if we were going to have an enjoyable day’s golf! After a few holes of encouragement he soon found his stride and managed to put a few points on his card. On the other hand our 2 Belgium guests seemed to be having a tremendous time, sometimes husband and wife playing in the same group isn’t the best recipe for good golf,

however Patrick soon realised that today was going to be his wife’s day. Ria is very keen to improve her golf and boy did she show it today, she has never played this course before and yet still managed to return a massive score of 48 points! And that was from only 17 holes because she had a no score on 1 hole. Her handicap has dropped by 6 full shots from 33,5 to 27,5, could be something to do with her lessons! Maybe it won’t be so easy for her next week at Villamartin. Did I mention that the score card has already been sent to the Belgium Golf Federation! It’s no surprise then that she won this week’s visitors prize. Our Silver category

winners didn’t even come close to her score with the Norwegian trio of Roger Nilsen, 30 pts. Carsten Landaas 31 pts. and Ole Rong 36 pts. taking home the bacon. We did manage to get a couple of Brits into the top 3 of the Gold category, Captain, John Eyre taking 1st place with a 1 better than par 37 pts. Local School teacher Derek “Peter” Sullivan taking 2nd place with level par 36 points, but yet again Hans Arvesen from Norway taking 3rd place with 34 pts. The N.T.P.’s prizes this week were donated by Captain John and handicap sec. Colin Marsden. They went to Captain John on Hole 5, Dag Lovas Hole 11, Arne Hansson Hole 15 and

lastly Carsten Landaas on Hole 17, the “2’s” pot was again won today so the €22 was divided between Chris Gray, Dag Lovas and John Eyre. Vernon very generously donated half a dozen bottles of Vodka, so after all of the winning cards had been removed a random draw was made for the Vodka. At this venue we frequently stop behind for the “clubhouse” restaurant menu del dia, it’s well worth giving it a try with incredible quality and value at just, €12, 50 Photo: Silver category winners Next week we visit Villamartin so if you fancy a game just call the Secretary on 661 524 101 or visit our website www.tmgs. org You can also follow us on Facebook/tmgsgolf or via our twitter account @tmgsgolf. Club de golf El Paraiso will also be playing Villamartin on the 26th more information can be found at www. clubdegolfelparaiso. com

July 2015

Cafe Uno golf society

18 players turned out today, Thursday 16th July to play at Vistabella golf. The course was in excellent condition and the weather was, to put it mildly, HOT!!! However, we all managed to suffer it and do our best. 4 - 5 hours out in those conditions would only

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dedicated sportsmen, playing to win a pack of top grade golf balls and to see their name in the local newspaper report! Those heroes are listed below:Only

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