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Spain opts to maintain terrorism threat level after Paris attacks

One Spaniard initially named as victim of the violence discovered alive in Strasbourg As Paris awoke in a state of shock over terrorist attacks that killed at least 132 people and injured over 350 on Friday night, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy spoke out on Saturday to express solidarity with France and to allay fears of potential attacks on Spanish soil.

“We want to tell our French friends that we are by their side, that they can count on us,” said Rajoy in a morning address at La Moncloa prime ministerial palace. “We stand together with all the democrats of the world in the defense of our values.”

All of Spain’s political parties suspended campaign events on Saturday as a show of mourning “There is no cause that can justify yesterday’s atrocity. We are not facing a war of

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religions, but a battle between civilization and barbarity,” he added. “Today, we are all France.”

Interior Minister Jorge Fernández Díaz said later Saturday that the government had decided to maintain the terrorism threat level at its current standing following a meeting of the Terrorist Threat Evaluation Committee.

The committee, which comprises the country’s top-ranking police chiefs, for the moment ruled out raising the alert from level 4 to 5, the highest possible, which means there is an “imminent risk” of an attack.

“We wanted to make an appeal for calm,” the minister said.

Spain has been on a level 4 alert ever since June, when Islamist terrorism hit Tunisia, France and Kuwait. Before that, in January, the level had been raised to 3 following the attack in Paris that left 12 people dead at the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

The country had not been on a level 4 since the Madrid train bombings of March 11, 2004.

On Saturday, Rajoy and Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría presided a special meeting of the National Security Council, the country’s top security and defense body, to discuss the matter.

Rajoy also called for an urgent meeting of the adherents of an anti-jihadism pact, which was signed in February between his Popular Party (PP) and the main opposition Socialists to facilitate cooperation on counter-terrorism issues.

One Spaniard found alive Four Spaniards were initially thought to have been killed in the attacks. However, that number has since been reduced after one of the victims named by French authorities, Alberto Pardo Touceda, 34, was discovered alive in Strasbourg. Touceda himself got in touch with the Spanish consulate in Paris to explain that his passport had been stolen in Bordeaux three years ago and perhaps one of those killed in the attack at the Bataclan concert hall, which was the scene of the worst carnage on Friday night, had been using his identity.

There are also doubts surrounding another of the Spaniards reported dead by French officials. Relatives of Jorge Alonso de Celada, who was born in 1956, have told Spanish authorities in France that he sent them a message on Sunday morning saying that he was fine. The hotel where he was staying also said he had checked out at 11am on Sunday. Neither Spanish nor French authorities had been able to locate him on Sunday evening.

The other Spanish victims named by French authorities are 29-year-old Juan Alberto González Garrido, who was originally from Granada and died in the Bataclan, and 27-year-old Michelli Gil Jáimez, a Spanish-Mexican who was killed in the attack on La Belle Equipe restaurant, according to Mexican officials.

González Garrido had been attending the concert

by American rock band Eagles of Death Metal at the Bataclan with his wife. The pair became separated during the attack: she is reported to have told family members that she saw him fall to the ground when the police entered the premises, but didn’t know if he had been hit by a bullet. She later saw him being put into an ambulance, but lost trace of him after that. Both engineers, the couple had been living in the French capital for the last two years.

One other Spaniard is reported to be among the injured, according to the French embassy. Thirty-nine-year-old Iván García sustained minor injuries after attending the Bataclan concert. He had traveled to Paris from Madrid to visit three Spanish friends living there.

The government has issued instructions to monitor the situation of all Spaniards currently in the French capital.

Rajoy said he has already spoken with his French counterpart, Manuel Valls, and that he was planning to do the same with President François Hollande.

The prime minister has also been in touch with all the leaders of opposition parties, including Socialist secretary general Pedro Sánchez, Ciudadanos head Albert Rivera and Podemos chief Pablo Iglesias.

All of Spain’s political parties suspended campaign events on Saturday as a show of mourning over the French attacks.

Spain has carried out more operations against ISIS than any other European country so far; 60 people have now been detained in the country in relation to Islamist terrorism this year. elpais.com

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Air Berlin ceases domestic flights in Spain and mainland-Balearic connections

GERMAN carrier Air Berlin has scrapped all its domestic flight routes to and from Palma de Mallorca's Son Sant Joan terminal.

This means the Balearic Islands' main airport will cease to be a strategic hub between Spain and the rest of Europe.

Flights from the airports of Ibiza, Alicante, Sevilla and Valencia to Palma and vice versa will be axed before the end of January, and those connecting Mallorca with Málaga, Jerez (Cádiz province), Bilbao and also Faro in southern Portugal will go in March.

Until now, as well as providing a reasonably-priced connection between the islands and the mainland, Air Berlin passengers travelling from the peninsula to Germany, Switzerland or Austria would have to

catch a connecting flight in Palma – and often, if they had several hours to spare or decided to book their connection for the next day, would spend time exploring the city.

This incidental tourism will now be lost to Mallorca's capital, the regional government laments.

Air Berlin's decision is part of the firm's 'strategic repositioning', forced by poor financial results this year.

In the first nine months of 2015, the airline made a loss of €191 million, largely as a result of strong competition in the Spanish domestic flight market.

The corporation will now plough its efforts into Berlin-Tegel and Düsseldorf airports, concentrating on international short-haul and long-distance routes.

Quijote shares €30 coin with King Felipe and Queen Letizia

A COMMEMORATIVE coin to mark the 400th anniversary of Don Quijote Part IV has been launched with the heads of King Felipe and Queen Letizia.

A limited-edition €30 coin in solid sterling silver, the front face features the legendary fictitious 'knight' – in fact, an ordinary peasant addicted to chivalric novels who starts to believe he really lives in one – on his plain but trusty mare Rocinante and with his long-suffering, loyal and somewhat chubby sidekick Sancho Pancha kneeling beside him.

A windmill stamped in an inset – the traditional landscape feature of the central region of Castilla-La Mancha and almost a character in its own right in Don Quijote – and the inscription 'El Quijote II, 1615-2015' feature on the same face.

Queen Letizia and her husband, King Felipe VI – crowned last July after his father, Juan Carlos I abdicated – are on the reverse with their names.

Although the coin has a face value of €30 and is legal tender, it will typically cost more than this as it is a one-off piece made of silver rather than the usual nickel.

Madrid completely car-free following anti-pollution parking ban

MADRID'S radical anti-pollution plan means the city streets resemble a Sunday afternoon rather than a working day, locals report – parking has been banned within the M-30 ringroad, or the central 'oval' of the city, except for residents and the disabled.

Mixed feelings have been provoked by the sudden parking ban, which carries a €90 fine if ignored.

Those who live in the city are delighted with the extra parking spaces suddenly available to them, and traffic jams have disappeared literally overnight.

Getting from A to B in taxi or bus is much quicker and easier, and the whole city has a more relaxed feel about it, say workers, tourists and residents.

But the downside has been that all public transport routes are now packed.

The frequency of metro trains has not increased, and when they arrive, it is often impossible even to get on board, especially during rush hour.

Those who have further to go to get to work say they are now spending more time on the train, the metro and then the bus than at home.

Hospitals are an exception – 'parking police' have been told to 'be sensitive' and 'in no case' to fine or ban patients or their companions or visitors from parking.

Other measures aimed at reducing air contamination – said to multiply safe levels recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) – include advising the elderly not to exercise outside, and dropping the speed limit from 90 kilometres per hour to 70 on the M-30 network and on roads leading into the capital within the M-40 ringroad. thinkspain.com

Air Berlin has not abandoned Mallorca altogether, though – in summer 2016, international flights coming from German, Austrian and Swiss airports will increase by 9% with over 500 weekly connections, given that the Balearic Islands and in particular Palma city are among the top choices of beach holidays for German nationals.

The company says it is in talks with other airlines offering domestic routes between mainland Spain and Palma, as well as between Ibiza and Mallorca, to forge multi-carrier deals so passengers can still book an Air Berlin flight from the peninsula to Switzerland, Austria or Germany with a pit-stop in Mallorca. thinkspain.com

Uber to start from scratch in Spain in bid to overturn car-sharing ban

The car-sharing app was banned in December 2014 but is hoping to make a comeback in Spain.

The US based car-sharing service was banned in Spain in December 2014, but has not given up on the country, instead planning to change its business model in order to compete with other apps, which have cornered the market in its absence.

Uber will now only work with drivers who carry a valid professional VTC license, as required by all professional drivers, according to Spanish daily El Mundo.

The changes bring Uber in line with rival Spanish startup Cabify, which has always used fully licensed driv-

ers. "We made mistakes. We still believe in our business model but maybe Spain is not mature enough to accept private individuals carrying out these services," Carles Lloret, head of Uber in Spain, told El Mundo.

Uber was suspended in Spain in December 2014 after taxi drivers brought a lawsuit against the company.

It hit back by filing a complaint against its Spanish ban with the European Commission in April 2015.

Uber has faced mounting opposition throughout Europe. It has been banned in Germany - twice - and in France. thelocal.com

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'Animal therapy' scheme launched in Costa Blanca town

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trained dogs into an elderly Day Centre.

Thanks to a grant from the La Caixa bank social fund, new association ASISCAN, based in Jávea (Alicante province) has started two weekly sessions at the centre, mainly treating users with dementia or who are physically disabled due to old age and spend a lot of time alone.

Those who lead a lonely existence are finding comfort from the dogs’ presence, since stroking an animal creates peace and tranquillity – and spending time with the pets helps them to feel ‘useful’, ASISCAN explains.

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and find it difficult or impossible to communicate normally with other humans are able to connect to the world and to reality through their communication with the dogs.

A grant of €10,000 has been given to ASISCAN by La Caixa’s social foundation to cover the association’s costs, such as training the animals.

Elderly Day Centre visitors are just one of the areas ASISCAN hopes to work in – plans are afoot for therapeutic sessions with other types of vulnerable residents, including the sick and disabled, adults and children with psychological problems, and teaching new skills to the mentally-handicapped.

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The weather was good, a little warm when going up the slopes. Audrey came up trumps and took great care of the walkers, warning of any part that needed special care and again she did not lose anyone. She explained that the walk was closed to the public during the eagle-breeding season so that the birds were not disturbed.

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Donkey rescued in Valencia operation recovering well after surgery A donkey rescued from terrible conditions in Valencia last month has received surgery at the Alicante horse hospital after a veterinary inspection revealed one of his testicles had not dropped in the normal way. The 7-year-old donkey, named Braveheart, was operated on amid concerns the testicle could turn cancerous if it remained in his abdomen.“The operation was a complete success and Braveheart is recovering well,” rescue centre co-founder Sue Weeding said.

Braveheart was rescued on October 23 from a property at Rotglà y Corberà, 150 kilometres north of Alicante, in a joint operation between the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre and the Valencia and Guadamar branches of Spain’s animal welfare unit, Seprona.

“Braveheart was being kept in this grotty little area surrounded by chainlink fencing. He was standing on a concrete circle and couldn’t move off of it because he was surrounded by branches and metal,” Sue said.

“He’s a bit malnourished but not terribly as he had only been at that place for two weeks.” However, a skeletal mare rescued at the same time – who was later found to be three months’ pregnant – was in much worse condition and sadly died two days after the rescue. The rescue centre has completed a veterinary report at the

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in Spain

Experts agree that in today's Spain, superstitions are on the rise. So we thought we would detail, along with their origins, some of the most popular superstitions in Spain (even though many are common in other countries)

Tuesday and the Number 13

Breaking a mirror

BAD LUCK: The Curse of the number thirteen is rooted in the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the twelve Apostles, when he was betrayed. BAD LUCK: It is said to curse you with seven years bad luck. The mirror It is believed that if thirteen people sit down to eat at the same table, one was a magical element of divination, so if it broke, it was so that it couldn’t show the frightening future ahead. Seven years is due to the of them will die within a year. belief that the body renews itself every seven years.

The day of the week varies: in Spain, Mexico and Greece it is Tuesday and thirteen,In the UK and other countries it is Friday the thirteenth, Placing bread upside down on the table or dropping it on the ground because Jesus was crucified on a Friday.

BAD LUCK: Bread is a staple food. Therefore there have been several superstitions that have arisen related to making it, cutting it, eating it Starting the day on your left foot and offering it to others. Placing it upside down is supposed to bring BAD LUCK: Petronius in the 'Satyricon' alluded that “misfortune” entered bad luck because it's treated as an insult to the body of Christ, also, a room or a place with its left foot. In Spain, it may have originated from when it falls to the ground it is custom to kiss it and do the sign of the a Celtic tradition and the solar motion, which always moved towards the cross three times to ward off misfortune. right. To counter-act it one must do the sign of the cross three times.

Throwing rice at a wedding

Parsley

GOOD LUCK: In Ancient Greece parsley was considered a sacred plant GOOD LUCK: Before, everyone threw pieces of sweets at the bride and that symbolized triumph and resurrection. Driven by this belief, the groom, symbolizing happiness and fertility. But in lean times they threw Greeks adorned graves with wreaths of parsley. wheat or rice, as it was much cheaper, to this day in Spain, they throw Putting a hat on the bed rice.

BAD LUCK: Putting a hat on the bed is an omen, in Spain and Italy, Feeling a buzz in your ear that means something bad will happen. This superstition has another GOOD LUCK: When you hear or feel a whistle like buzz in your ear meaning: that your mind will go blank. This belief probably comes from ask someone to give you a number. The letter of the alphabet that the symbolism of the hat, which represents the head and thoughts and corresponds to that number will be the first letter of the name of the is a symbol of identity. person you expect to marry. "The Left ear is for love and right for spite."

If you pinch the right ear immediately when you hear the whistle, the An off-centered picture hanging on the wall or falling from the wall where it was hung. person who is criticizing you will bite their tongue!

BAD LUCK: This idea has its origins in ancient Greece, where it was Somebody casts an “evil eye” (spell - mal de ojo) believed that if the portrait of a monarch or a celebrity fell to the ground BAD LUCK: It is traditionally believed that if we are completely reflected in the pupil of an eye, we could be trapped by it. Therefore, from ancient suffering serious damage it meant that they would soon die.

Rome to the Middle Ages, those who had cataracts or other visual defects were often sacrificed at the stake. In Greece, Turkey and Egypt is widely believed that there are people with evil powers in their eyes, even unconsciously, one with these powers could cause harm just by casting their eyes over something. For protection one needs to carry garlic, gold and silver, blue glass eyes and horseshoes.

Putting a cactus on the windowsill

GOOD LUCK: A popular belief says that this plant wards away the evil of the house. It’s great ability to absorb moisture from the atmosphere makes it a powerful protector against evil spirits, that need moisture to grow. The custom of placing a cactus by doors and windows, observed in all the Mediterranean comes from the belief that if spirits find water along the way, they could drown crossing it and be trapped there forever.

Sweeping the feet of a single woman or a widow

BAD LUCK: This meant that they would never marry. Related to witches.

A falling eyelash

GOOD LUCK: The Devil collects eyelashes and, according to tradition, losing one meant running all kinds of dangers. So if one falls, put it on the back of your hand and throw it over your shoulder or place it on the tip of your nose, blow it upwards and make a wish.

Spilling salt

Throwing coins into a well or fountain

GOOD LUCK: It comes from ancient divination, the ritual of throwing AD LUCK: Its origin dates back to 3500 B.C. Then, they believed that B stones or hair pins down a well, in order to know whether a fact would salt was incorruptible, which is why it became a symbol of friendship. be fulfilled or not. If bubbles rose to the water surface it meant that they Hence the belief that if you spill it, the friendship would break. To would be fulfilled. counteract this effect, one would take a pinch of the spilt salt and throw A black cat walking towards you or which crosses your path it over one’s left shoulder.

BAD LUCK: Although in Egypt it was believed that the cats were the Saying "Jesus" or "bless you" when someone sneezes reincarnation of the gods, centuries later, the Catholic Church regarded GOOD LUCK: It was because sneezing was the beginning of many them as the reincarnation of the devil, so they were burned. Black was different diseases and so one asked God to drive away the danger identified with the devil being the color of night. In most of Europe and of infection. It is also said that it was to keep the devil from entering North America it is believed that a black cat brings bad luck if it move through the mouth. away from you, but good luck if it walks towards you. In Spain it pretty Spilling wine much in any direction, but its always bad luck!

BAD LUCK: When you spill wine on the table, you should immediately http://www.eyeonspain.com/ put a little of it on your forehead for good luck and if it was champagne then you have to touch it with the tip of your fingers and put it on the earlobe to achieve eternal happiness. The origin of this belief is thought to be related to the fetus as it begins life with the earlobe. For this reason, when you soak it in champagne you’re wishing that your life will be surrounded by all kinds of happiness and joy.

Bringing a used broom to a new house

BAD LUCK: You mustn’t take a used broom with you when you move house, as doing so, will bring bad luck and all the misfortune from the previous home.

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'Blood Rain' In Spain Caused By Algae That Turns Red When Stressed

Red WaterThe stress caused by Spain's so-called 'blood rain' was caused by stressed-out microalgae called Haematococcus pluvialis. The algae create a red pigment when in a state of stress.

Several villagers in the Zamora province

of Spain were shocked to see rain water in tanks and fountains turn red, like blood. Experts from the University of Salamanca found the red hue was caused by freshwater green microalgae called Haematococcus pluvialis which created red pigment when stressed.The red pigment created by the microalgae is

lost whale calf spotted swimming alone off Barcelona beach has died

A young whale that appeared off the beach in Barcelona had to be put down by vets on Friday after becoming so weak because it had lost its mother.

People taking a stroll along Barcelona’s beach had been stunned on Tuesday, when they spotted a whale just off the shore.

The finback whale, which measured around 10 metres (33 feet) long, was spotted on Tuesday between

the beaches of Sant Miquel and Sant Sebastià.

"It was a very emotional moment," Miquel Roigé, a surfer who spent around an hour paddling close to the whale on his board, told La Vanguardia.

"I love marine life and I’ve seen dolphins before but never a whale,"

he added. The whale made his appearance at around 4pm on Tuesday.

It is the first time an animal of that size has reached a Catalan port, confirmed sources from Catalonia’s Marine Animal Rescue Network.

Experts from the network were deployed to the scene, where they witnessed the whale swimming in the port, close to the tourist cruise ship terminal.

The animal had spent the night close to a freight terminal in the port.

Towards midday, they had managed to coax the whale towards the southern exit of the port, where he swam away past the beach.

Surfer Miquel Roigé, who runs the paddle centre Moloka’i SUP, admitted the experience "great" but also "sad, because the calf was completely alone, outside its habitat".

Vets had to put down the whale on Friday morning because of its weak state of health. Experts believe that the loss of its mother weakened the creature, giving it a "zero chance of survival". thelocal.com

Open Day for Fiddler Hot on the heels of their successful pantomime “Dick Whittington” STUDIO32 is holding an Open Day for their summer 2016 musical “Fiddler On The Roof”. This will be held at Casa Ventura, San Luis on Wednesday November 18th at 4pm.

Anyone is welcome to come along and find out about the show and about the STUDIO32 musical theatre company. We will be providing audition pieces and character guidelines, and people will be able to ask any questions about the show.

We will also be recruiting new members, in particular we are keen to hear from men young and not so young who are interested in leading roles and chorus.

“Fiddler On The Roof” is a wonderful musical, full of poignant drama, humour, and emotion. It is probably most well-

known for the song “If I Were A Rich Man” sung by the leading man Tevye, played for many years on the London stage by Topol.

The show will be performed at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre, San Fulgencio from Wednesday 1st June to Saturday 4th June 2016. Auditions will take place at Casa Ventura, San Luis on Wednesday November 25th at 3pm and Sunday November 29th at 11am – the cut-off date to register for auditions is Sunday November 22nd.

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called astaxanthin, formed during a state of stress. A change in the water's salt level can cause a microalgae present to become stressed. Using light microscopy, a team of researchers led by Javier Fernández-Lozano from the University of Salamanca, followed a unicellular algae's complete life cycle.

During several life stages, the algae either move using their whip-like structure called a flagella or form lumps or cysts, which usually happens in harsh conditions. This stressful state leads to the production of a red pigment called astaxanthin, causing them to turn red. In sunlight, the red pigment becomes even more vibrant.

The organism that caused the stressful event had been discovered but scientists still cannot determine where it came from. Haematococcus pluvialis had only been present in water bodies along the European Atlantic coast and North America. Its appearance in Spain is its first documented appearance in a periMediterranean climate such as the one in Zamora.

"What is interesting is that we have confirmed that this species does not

appear in Sanabria Lake or in the reservoirs surrounding the village of Ayoó de Vidriales so they must be coming from some other place," said study lead author Fernández-Lozano.

Analyzing meteorological data revealed a link to the prevalence of westerly winds which could have affected Iberian Peninsula's north-western area in the autumn of 2014 when another blood-rain incident was recorded. The researchers were not able to pinpoint the exact origin site but suggested that they could have originated from North America.

Haematococcus pluvialis is used in the pharmaceutical industry as an antioxidant. In the fish farming industry, the microalgae are used as food for trout and salmon which gives the fish a more vibrant red color. Flamingos' pinkish hue can also be traced to food sources laced with the microalgae.

The study was published in the Spanish Royal Society of Natural History Journal and can be accessed via Researchgate. http://www.techtimes.com/

BEM Investiture for Clevedon Resident

On Friday 6th November 2015 a BEM Investiture Ceremony was held in Spain for Clevedon Resident Chris Sumter. The British Ambassador to Spain, Mr. Simon J Manley, GMG presided over the ceremony in Alicante Spain.

The BEM was awarded to Chris in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June, and the citation is for meritorious civil service to the English speaking community in Spain.

Chris had only arrived back in the UK to live in Clevedon after twenty years living and working abroad a few weeks before she received the phone call from Madrid asking her if she would be willing to accept the honour.

Till that phone call Chris had no idea she was even being considered for any kind of award, so it was a huge surprise to her and for a short while she was completely taken aback.

In fact Chris could not talk on the phone when she took the first call as she was parking the car, and asked the caller, who said he was the British Ambassador to Spain to call back in ten minutes. At that point Chris was convinced it was one of those scam calls and never expected a return call.

Her shock was visible when she realised it was genuine and she was actually being honoured by the Queen for her services. When she returned to join her husband, Lubbertus, she told him that it was the Spanish Ambassador on the phone, but she had been sworn to secrecy so she couldn’t tell him what it was about.

Eventually she relented and did tell him, swearing him to

secrecy as well.

Over those twenty years abroad Chris worked as a therapist and counselor first in Singapore, then in Thailand. In 2004 she was part of the team helping and supporting survivors of the Boxing Day Tsunami there. In 2008 Chris “retired” to live in Spain with her husband, but rapidly found herself involved in the recently formed Samaritans in Spain.

By 2010 she had become their President, moving the organisation forward and overseeing its expansion to a full 24/7 phone service and expanding out to Madrid. Throughout this time she was still offering help and support to a wide range of individuals.

Chris sees this award not just as recognition for all the work she has done over the years, but also a recognition of the hard work of all those involved in the Samaritans, both in Spain, the UK and around the world, and as recognition of all those carers all over the world who offer so much to others.

Chris “finally retired” when she moved to Clevedon, but as all those who know her will attest, we probably haven’t seen the last of her helping others.

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Little-Known Facts

About Being Left-Handed

With just 10% of the population being left-handed, it can be easy for everyone else to forget we’re living in a right-handed world. But aside from making it tough to cut a straight line with a pair of scissors designed for righties, being a southpaw can also have some subtle effects on our physical and mental health. The brains and bodies of lefties may operate differently than those of right-handed people (and in mixed-handed people, who may have different dominant hands for different tasks). “Handedness seems to be determined very early on in fetal development, when a lot of other things about your future are being determined as well,” says Ronald Yeo, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Texas-Austin.

Here’s a look at some of the most common facts about being left-handed, and what it might really mean for your health.

It’s not just genetics Scientists aren’t exactly sure why some people are left-handed, but they know that genes are responsible about 25% of the time, says Yeo. Left-handedness does tend to run in families, he says, “but noticeably less than other inherited traits, like height or intelligence.” In fact, identical twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes have different dominant hands. There are plenty of theories on what else might determine which hand you write with, but many experts believe that it’s kind of random, says Yeo. It’s linked to stress in pregnancy In one British study, the fetuses of superstressed pregnant women were more likely to touch their faces more with their left hands than their right. This could be the first signs of a left-handed child, say the researchers. Other evidence supports that theory. In one 2008 Swedish study of moms and their 5-year-old children, women who were depressed or stressed during their pregnancies were more likely to have mixed- or left-handed kids.

In other studies, babies with low birth weight, or born to older mothers, were more likely to be lefties as well.

It’s more common in twins

in the womb.)

Neither of these is true, but left-handedness is about twice as common in twins than in the general population. A 1996 Belgian study found that about 21% of twins, both f rater nal a n d identical, are lefthanded.

It doesn’t make you “ r i g h t brained” Most right-handed people use the left hemisphere of their brains to process language, but that doesn’t drawings mean most in the left lefties are “rightcolumn. “For left-handed brained”—that’s just a common people, implicitly, they think good m y t h , stuff is on the left and bad stuff is on says Gina the right, even though consciously, G r i m s h a w , explicitly, everything in language PhD, director and culture is telling them the of the C o g n i t i v e exact opposite,” the study’s lead and Affective author said in a press release. He Neuroscience believes this may even influence Laboratory at the way we vote on ballots, or the University which candidates we prefer when of Wellington watching presidential debates. in New Zealand.

It can affect school About 98% of righthanders are left- performance brained, she says, but In a 2009 study of children 11 and so are about 70% of left- younger, Australian researchers handers. Only about 30% are found that left-handed kids right-brained or bilateral-brained performed worse than right(in which both halves are equally handers several measures, capable). “Most left-handers seem to including vocabulary, reading, have similar language processing to right-handers,” Grimshaw says. For writing, social development, and other one-sided brain functions, gross and fine motor skills. Mixedsuch as attention, emotion, music, handed kids performed even worse and face perception, she says, than lefties. there are less data. “But for Mixed-handed and left-handed the most part, left-handers children are more likely to use do not differ obviously from right-handers. They certainly the two halves of their brains in unusual ways, which may put them don’t have reversed brains.” at risk for mild learning disabilities, It may cause you to says Yeo. At the same time, however, think differently some mixed-handed kids have an Society tends to associate the unrelated learning disability that’s left side of something with the bad (“two left feet”), and making them struggle to decide the right side with the good which hand to write with. Either (“my right-hand man”). But if way, most kids catch up with their you’re left-handed, you might classmates as they get older, he not think the same way as says—being left-handed or mixedrighties, according to a 2009 handed isn’t a surefire predictor of Stanford University study. how well kids perform as they grow Participants were shown up. two columns of abstract Source: http://www.health.com/ i l lust rat ions and asked w h i c h seemed more intelligent, benefits consultancy happy, honest, Do you suffer from mobility problems, and attractive. breathlessness/pain or falls/stumbles?

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Identical twins are sometimes mirror images of each other—one twin has a mole on her right cheek and the other has a mole in the same spot on her left cheek, for instance. It was once believed that twins’ genetic makeup should be “mirrored” as well—therefore, one twin should be left-

handed and the other should be right. (It was also once thought that all left-handed people started out as twins, and that their rightie siblings died

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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer you should leave your Bytes. A question that I’m often asked is laptop connected to the whether you should leave your charger mains and what harm plugged in and how does it affect the it will do? The answer is in the battery? technology of the Lithium Ion battery.

How much energy do your smartphone, The strength of these batteries is their laptop, and tablet chargers really use? output to weight ratio. Lightweight and Should you unplug them when you aren’t still powerful! They do have drawbacks using them to save power and money? and the main one is that they don’t like A number of places (including “Which” heat. This doesn’t mean keep them in the magazine) measured exactly how much dark away from all heat, just keep them power a variety of common chargers use, cool! and how much keeping them plugged in Rule number 1 – never allow the battery will cost you each year. to get hot! This will shorten the lifespan First thing to understand is that while DRAMATICALLY! The current (pardon ever the charger is connected to the wall, it is using a tiny amount of current. Have the pun) thinking is that when you are you ever heard of the term “vampire going to have the laptop connected to power”? Thankfully it has absolutely the mains for an extended period you nothing to do with Dracula and everything should remove the battery. Also if the to do with the infinitesimal use of current. laptop is running hot (hot weather, dust What is it? It is the amount of power a preventing airflow, Electrical component device uses in standby mode when your breaking down) consider getting a fan not actually using it. We all know that assisted rest and/or getting it cleaned. if you leave the Satellite receiver or TV Rule number 2 – NEVER let the battery in “Standby” mode that it is still using level drop to ‘Flat’. Although there are power. After all, how many of us still turn times when this is necessary, as a rule off these devices and pull the socket out of thumb, don’t do it. That will mean of the wall? I certainly am too tired to do topping the charge up in the battery once that on my way to bed! a month / week (depending on how old Is it really worth unplugging these your battery is when you start following adapters? Well, these agencies that have this advice) by reconnecting the battery done the tests all seem to use a similar and leaving it to charge for several hours. tactic. If you plug 10 adapters into an I know that these things might be a small adapter block, plug the block into a effort but they will pay for themselves current monitor (priced from less than 5£ in an increased life span of both your to £40 in amazon.co.uk) and then plug charger and laptop battery, which in turn the monitor into the wall, you will get a pretty accurate indication of the amount means spending less money replacing of current used. Now get the cost per them. This is advice from a Yorkshire unit (Kw/H), do some simple maths and Capricorn – not quite the “word of God” you will see that leaving the charger but still worth listening to :-) Meet me at Olivers Bar in Albox on plugged in 24hours a day, all year, you Friday´s 1200-1600 for free advice might rack up the extortionate bill of 5-6 cents (3-4 pence) in total! So in answer concerning your computer. To arrange to that question, I would suggest that an appointment for another time or place leaving them in won’t empty your bank use the Email address or phone number account, but may shorten the life of the below. charger.

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Time and Motion

So I am the only person standing at the bar waiting to be served a pint; the barmaid asks me to wait; disappears off for a while and comes back with some ice. Then she pours me a pint leaving me wondering why not serve the beer first, then go and get the ice that nobody is waiting for.

Same bar – later I ask for another drink and as the barman is busy he offers to bring it over to my table, so I try and pay first, meaning he can then deliver my pint and leave. Instead his preferred way is to serve my drink at the table and ask for the money then, I hand him a note, he returns to the bar, rings it into the till and returns with my change. Other customers are standing, waiting to be served. Two trips when one would do, he does this all night as he is on his own and it takes ages to get served. The good old Time and Motion people would have a field day.

Years ago when training in wine retail management I was seconded to an off licence in Cambridge which had the highest footfall in East Anglia. It was close to Kings College, a tiny shop the size of a bedroom with storage down a rickety staircase to the cellar. It was the shop of choice for every city centre smoker as it was the only fag shop around. I can’t remember

Researchers have unveiled a radical new 'ultrapower' laser that can heat materials to temperatures hotter than the centre of the Sun in only 20 quadrillionths of a second.

The technique, developed by theoretical physicists from Imperial College London, could heat certain materials to ten million degrees in much less than a million millionth of a second.

They say it could lead to a breakthrough in thermonuclear fusion energy, where scientists seek to replicate the Sun's ability to produce clean energy.

The heating would be about 100 times faster than rates currently seen in fusion experiments using the world's most energetic laser system at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.

'It's a completely unexpected result,' said the paper's lead author, Dr Arthur Turrell.

'This method puts energy straight into the ions.'

When lasers are used to heat most materials, the energy from the laser first heats up the electrons in the target.

These in turn heat up the ions, making the process slower than targeting the ions directly.

The Imperial team discovered that when a high-intensity laser is fired at a certain type of material, it will create an electrostatic shockwave that can heat ions directly.

Normally, laser-induced electrostatic shockwaves push ions ahead of them, causing them to accelerate away from the shockwave but not heat up.

However, using sophisticated supercomputer modelling, the team discovered that if a material contains special combinations of ions, they will be accelerated by the shockwave at different

speeds.

This causes friction, which in turn causes them to rapidly heat.

They found that the effect would be strongest in solids with two ion types, such as plastics.

'The two types of ions act like matches and a box; you need both,' explained study coauthor Dr Mark Sherlock from the Department of Physics at Imperial.

'A bunch of matches will never light on their own - you need the friction caused by striking them against the box.'

'That the actual material used as a target mattered so much was a surprise in itself,' added study co-author Professor Steven Rose. 'In materials with only one ion type, the effect completely disappears.'

The heating is so fast in part because the material targeted is so dense. The ions are squeezed together to almost ten times the usual density of a solid material as the electrostatic shockwave passes, causing the frictional effect to be much stronger than it would be in a less-dense material, such as a gas.

The technique, if proven experimentally, could be the fastest heating rate ever demonstrated in a lab for a significant number of particles.

'Faster temperature changes happen when atoms smash together in accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider, but these collisions are between single pairs of particles,' said Dr Turrell.

'In contrast the proposed technique could be explored at many laser facilities around the world, and would heat material at solid density.'

Their discovery is published today in the journal Nature Communications Dailymail.co.uk

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the managers’ name but he planted two pearls of wisdom in my little brain which I share now.

One – the Mars Bar Theory! The impulse purchase. Right next to the till would be a display of Mars Bars or something similar.

Customers couldn’t resist and would pick one up and give us 50p for it, Ka–ching! Hundreds of extra 50ps went in the till each week, meaning wider waists in Cambridge and fatter profits for the shop.

Two – Don’t Come Up Empty Handed! As staff were often moving deliveries down the rickety stairs the manager had a sign at the bottom of the stairs saying ‘don’t come up empty handed!’ In other words make each journey count! The shop was so tiny it constantly needed replenishing. Cartons of cigarettes (and Mars Bars) were brought up on the return trip. We were also the shop of choice for all the city centre winos and so carrying up twin 2L packs of White Diamond industrial strength so called Cider gave us all arms like Popeye.

Security on the cigs was high as the profit margins are so small even losing one packet of cigarettes will wipe out the profit made on the next 20 packs sold. Now in the UK a packet

of Lambert & Butlers retails at £7.19 and HM Customs and Excise pocket £5.77 leaving just £1.42 for the growers, manufacturers, warehousing, logistics and marketing; the shopkeeper makes just 37p of this.

Smokers get a bad press I know and I am no exception! I welcomed the indoors smoking ban not only for my asthma but I just can’t abide the smell of smoke. A typical ex-smoker.

May 18th 1994 I gave up – not that I am counting. It’s an easy date to remember as I was the stressed out Deputy Catering Manager at West Ham United F C and it was the final day of the Premier League football season.

My smoking habit was getting out of hand as I would smoke not one but 2 cigs in quick succession when a break could be nabbed behind the newly opened Bobby Moore Stand.

Nearly 20 years ago I vowed to give up after the last match and did!

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Doñana National Park Nearly a fifth of Andalucia is protected, the largest proportion of an autonomous region in Spain, reflecting the unspoilt nature of its countryside and the high ecological importance of its territory.

The environment department, the Consejería de Medio Ambiente, of the regional Andalucian government is in charge of overseeing the protected areas and has an office in each provincial capital which you can contact about obtaining permits to visit areas with restricted access or for free camping.

Alternatively, national and natural parks also have a local headquarters, called the Oficina del Parque, based in the protected area that can also give advice.

NATIONAL PARKS

These are locations of outstanding importance for their wildlife and geology, with ecosystems that have been little altered by human activity.

They have the highest degree of protection, sometimes with restricted access to certain areas within them.

There are two national parks in Andalucia: Doñana and Sierra Nevada.

Access to the practically all of the Doñana National Park is strictly by guided tour only; trips run from the main visitors’ centre in El Acebuche and the tourist office in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cadiz province. However, between El Rocío and Villamanrique de la Condesa there is a drovers’ track (vía pecuaria) called the Raya Real, which gives access to the northern part of the park by non-motorised transport (horses, bicycles or on foot) only.

The entire Sierra Nevada National Park is open to the public, but many routes are for those on foot or bicycle only. Roads and tracks closed off by a chain or other barrier must only be used by hikers or cyclists and not motor vehicles. Cyclists are allowed to use all but the most narrow footpaths. http://www.andalucia.com/

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Spain Resale House Prices Fell by -0.4% in October

The average price of second hand homes in Spain stood at 1,640 €/m2 in October, registering a month-on-month decline of -0.4%, according to data from property portal, fotocasa. Quarter-on-quarter resale prices fell by -0.2% in October, while year-on-year prices increased by 0.1%.

Since the record values recorded in April 2007, of 2,952 €/m2, the average price of second hand homes in Spain have accumulated a decline of -44.5%.

In fact, since the maximum prices registered eight years ago, 10 of Spain’s regions have recorded declines in excess of -40%, with La Rioja registering the greatest decline in resale prices (-54.2%), followed by: Aragón (-51.8%); Navarra (-51.5%); Castilla-La Mancha (-50.9%); Murcia (-48.2%); Valencia (-47.1%); Catalonia (-46.2%); Asturias (-44.6%), and Madrid (-43.8%).

Month-on-month, five regions recorded increases in second hand housing prices in October, the greatest being those registered in Castilla y León (+0.7%), Cantabria (+0.5%), Galicia (+0.3%) and Castilla-La Mancha (+0.1%). In contrast, the greatest declines registered in the month were in the regions of Aragón (-1.1%), Andalucía and the Basque Country (both with -0.6%) and the Balearic Islands (-0.5%).

With an average price of 2,801 €/m2, the Basque Country is still the most expensive region of Spain, followed by Madrid (2,232 €/ m2) and Catalonia (2,080 €/m2), while the regions with the most economical resale housing prices are Castilla-La Mancha (1,086 €/ m2), Extremadura (1,136 €/m2) and Murcia (1,190 €/m2).

Some 16 provinces recorded price rises in monthly terms, with increases ranging from 1.1% in Pontevedra to 0.1% in Asturias.

In contrast, prices fell in 33 provinces, with the greatest declines being recorded in Cáceres (-2.7%), Almeria (-2.1%), Lleida (-1.7%) and Cuenca (-1.4%), while the only province where prices remained unchanged in October was Toledo (956 €/m2).

Guipúzcoa was the most expensive province in October (3,095 €/ m2), followed by Vizcaya (2,800 €/m2), while the cheapest provinces for resale housing were Toledo and Ciudad Real, with average prices of 956 €/m2 and 1,002 €/m2, respectively. kyero.com

November 2015

Number of Completed New Homes Down 5.7%

According to recent data published by the Ministry of Development, between January and August of this year the construction of 29,277 new homes were completed in Spain, representing a decline of 5.7% compared with the same period of the previous year, when a total of 31,062 homes were completed.

Thus, so far in 2015, the data for the number of new homes completed in Spain remains negative, following a seventh consecutive year of declines recorded in 2014. Of the total number of homes completed up until August, 99% (28,993) related to private developers’ projects and 1% (284) to public administrations projects.

Compared to a year earlier, the construction of housing by private developers fell by 6%, while public administrations projects increased by 34.6%.

Of the private developer projects, some 16,666 corresponded to corporations, with a year-on-year decline of 0.4%; 9,905 related to individuals and detatched communities of owners (+0.5%), and 1,177 cortijo related to cooperatives (+55.7%). There were reduced also 1,245 completion certificates for other types of private developments. €125,000 20 mins from mojacar, El Mundo also reported that the liquidation 4 beds, 2 baths, Open plan living areas, kitchen & diningroom as well as a workshop, courtyard front value for the material execution of the works & back & room for a pool. Mountain views. dropped by 7.8% in the first eight months of the year, to a total of 4,042.5 million euros. or kyero.com email thunderpaul2003@hotmail.com

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This is a 2 bed / 2 bath detached villa in a small and very well kept complex in Sierra Cabrera. The complex is comprised of 8 properties sharing a wonderful communal swimming pool and gardens. The property itself is built on a plot of 130 m2 and has a built area of 82 m2. It has stunning panoramic views towards the coast below.

The property is in excellent order throughout. On the ground floor there is a living room, dining room, kitchen with a utility area and a bedroom with en suite shower room. On the first floor there is a large bedroom with en suite shower room. The house also benefits from a car port, court yard to the front and back, a large terrace off the bedroom upstairs and a terrace off the living room.

This is a very good opportunity for those looking to buy an extremely well built and wellkept 2 bed Villa on this prestigious Moorish-style development at a very reasonable price.

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Near Arboleas 129,000€ This is a very well presented villa in a very popular part of Arboleas. The villa consists of 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a large lounge, a modern fully fitted kitchen, a large conservatory, a fly free enclosure and a soft tube Jacuzzi.

This is an ideal holiday home and it has been very tastefully decorated. It is also very low maintenance and is easy to lock up leave, with a security alarm and security bars throughout. walking distance to the shops.

Nr Albox 189,000€ This beautiful villa (120 sq mtrs) consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a generous sized kitchen, a large porch with arches and mosquito nets, a separate garage and a private pool (9 x 4). There is air conditioning in the lounge and master and the house is alarmed also. The house is south facing and you’ll see that they have spent a lot of time on little details that really finish it off, the barbecue and walls topped with tiles ect.. All of this is on a large plot of 2800 sq mtrs with great views and only 5 mins from the busy town of Albox.

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Bedar, 04288 (next to Miramar Restaurant)

Tel: 607 705 085 or 687 938 466

Olive

...it’s all in the detail

Antas

395,000€

OLV1031

Tucked away in the countryside with views of Mojacar pueblo and the entire coastline, is the spacious 3 bedroom villa with private pool, mature gardens and total peace and tranquility.

Chercos

110,000€

OLV1021

This fine looking, detached, 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom traditional Cortijo is located in a small hamlet just a short drive from the pretty village of Chercos, The property boasts good access, 1000m2 of fenced garden and wonderful views.

Lubrin

275,000€

OLV692

475,000€

OLV1024

195,000€

OLV996

This wonderful 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom detached Cortijo with private pool, is located in the friendly village of Gafarillos, just 25 minutes from the extremely popular and renowned coastal resort of Agua Amarga in the Cabo de Gata.

Sorbas

This stunning newly-renovated 5 bedroom property is located in the hills above Mojacar Playa. This contemporary design property boasts high quality fixtures and fittings throughout as well as a stunning natural looking swimming pool.

This charming, rustic style 2 bedroom property is ideally located 10 minutes from the popular market towns of Lubrin, Sorbas and Uleila del Campo. The property sits on a plot of over 1,000m2 of land.

Los Gallardos 360,000€

Mojacar

OLV1013

OLV1019

This wonderful property is new to the market boasting 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, private swimming pool, stunning views to the Cabrera mountain range and over 10,000m2 of usable land.

Mojacar

93,000€

185,000€

This rare building plot of just under 2,000m2 of land is situated in an elevated position on the Macenas golf resort boasting stunning sea views with a build-ability scope of nearly 600m2.

Bedar

359,000€

OLV999

This spacious 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment is located on the frontline of Mojacar Playa, just a stone’s throw to the sea and beach. The property boasts lovely views of the sea and is walking distance to all amenities,

Bedar

120,000€

OLV1023

OLV1022

This beautiful, fully renovated former Olive Press is situated minutes from the busy market town of Lurbin. It sits in 10,000 meters of flat land with mature trees and has four double bedrooms and large open plan areas.

Sorbas (Gafarillos)

Mojacar

Email: info@olivehouse-es.com www.olivehouse-es.com Monday - Friday 10am - 3.30pm

570,000€

OLV993

This substantial Cortijo boasts 4 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms & 4 bathrooms. The property features a private swimming pool and full size tennis court and is located just a short walk from the picturesque village of Bedar.

This unique property has been designed with an eye to detail throughout. There are spacious rooms with high ceilings, 5 bedrooms in total, terraces, sea views, private pool and a separate annex.

Cabrera

169,950€

OLV997

This lovely 3 bedroom Moorish style villa with shared pool, has great views across the Sierra Cabrera mountains, located in the centre of the village, walking distance to restaurants, and tennis court.

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Cabo de Gata

285,000€

OLV992

Olive

This incredible 200 year old B&B/ Eco-lodge has five bedrooms and three bathrooms, This property that has been lovingly restored with attention to detail using natural materials and maintaining the character.

Sorbas

645,000€

OLV984

A fine looking Cortijo in original state perfect for reforming, set at the edge of a pretty village within Urban land and with good views. The property has a garden with fig, olive and almond trees.

240,000€

OLV965

169,950€

This beautifully finished, immaculate 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom villa is located in the peaceful hamlet of Llanos de Peral under 10 minutes from the popular villages of Alfoquia and Zurgena and just 30 minutes from the coast.

17,950€

OLV1040

This cute little village property needs total renovation and is located in the natural park area of Sorbas, in a row of houses. This village is under 15 minutes from Los Gallardos and 25 minutes to the coast of Mojacar and attacts walkers and birdwatchers. This property would make an ideal little holiday lock-up.

Vera

390,000€

OLV980

This fabulous, 3 bedroom equestrian property has been restored with great style throughout and has a separate annex / office. The facilities for horses are excellent including 6 stables, tack room, horse showers and two riding rings within the 20,000m² of flat land.

Lucainena del Torres 1.5m€

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Lubrin

55,000€

OLV1018

Located in the popular, former mining village of El Pinar de Bedar, this sizable 4 bedroom rare property was originally built for the one of the mine managers. This spacious property boasts some wonderful features.

Sorbas (Las perales)

Cucador

29,950€

OLV729

Bedar (El Pinar)

...it’s all in the detail

OLV982

This spacious and unique property boasts 7 bedrooms in the main house and 3 bedrooms in a separate cottage, a large private swimming pool, workshop, stables, paddocks and sits on a plot of over 30,000m2.

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A great opportunity to buy a ready-made business with stunning surroundings, peaceful location and beautiful views.

This property has been lovingly built by the current owner in the exact footprint of the original Cortijo, to retain the features of the old building and keep the character of this special building.

Tabernas

395,000€

OLV961

This 3 bedroom apartment is located in the popular market town of Lubrin overlooking the pretty town plaza and within easy walking distance to all the amenities Lubrin has to offer.

Bedar

OLV1037

345,000€

OLV812

This spacious and exquisite 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa is located minutes from the sought after village of Bedar, just 10 minutes from major road links and 20 minutes from the wonderful coastal resort of Mojacar Playa.

This stunning, unique 6 bedroom property needs to be seen to be appreciated. There are few properties on the market with this style and attention to detail. Designed by an award-winning international architect.

Valle de Este

78,000€

OLV830

This 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom top floor apartment is located on one of the most sought-after developments in Valle de Este golf course, with impressive views and quality fixtures and fittings throughout.

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Avenida 28 de Febrero Nº 44, Albox unique location cantoria sol137 - 108,000€

Delightful 2 bed, semi-detached villa with pool, set in a fenced plot of approx 611m2. In a unique location, not part of an urbanisation, only 4km from Cantoria where all amenities can be found.

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separate apartment Arroya albanchez sM007 - 116,000€

Traditional attached 3 bed, 2 bath cortijo in idyllic setting. Features separate apartment, solar heating and swimming pool.

Walking distance Almanzora sM022 - 125,000€

A lovely, detached bright villa in a great location. Well maintained gardens and room for a swimming pool.

Walking distance to the local amenities, must be seen to be appreciated.

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Superb family home smo16 - 159,950€

Detached modern villa featuring 3 bed, 2 bath, games room. Central heating throughout and swimming pool.

Tel: 950 064 584 609 199 394

Email: info@solymarspain.com www.solymarspain.com Traditional Spanish House near albox sm024 - 119,950€

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Traditional attached Spanish house with lots of character. Features internal courtyard, idyllic setting and 5 bedrooms plus 3 cave rooms, 2 bath & short drive to Albox

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Albox TOWN CENTRE SM025 - 119,950€

Traditional townhouse in prime location walking distance to all amenities to Albox. Features 3 bed, 2 bath, fully enclosed patio & available furnished.

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Near CANTORIA SM030 - 120,000€

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3 Bed,2 bath detached family home .950M plot.

10 Mins walk to Cantoria

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open to offers sM018 - 130,000€

Lovely house with 2/3 bed , 2 bath in a beautiful mature garden setting with swimming pool and only a short drive to town.

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former millhouse arboleas sM015 - 165,000€

Former Millhouse converted to 2 houses in tranquil setting. Features 6 beds, 3 baths, swimming pool and many original features.

cLOSE TO ALBOX SOL069 - 149,950€

Well presented 3 bed, 2 bath vill a with a pool in the popular village of Limaria and within easy reach of the shops and amenities of Albox.

Beautiful Detached villa near albox sol161 - 169,950€

Quality villa (127m2) located just 10 minutes drive from the town of Albox & features 3 bed, 2 bath, private pool & jacuzzi. The walled corner plot is 710m2 & has a carport & garden shed (10m2)

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CASA AMALIA PROPERTY OF THE WEEK SM008Almanzora IMMACULATE DETACHED VILLA 2 BEDS, 2 BATH SWIMMING POOL FULLY ENCLOSED ROOM FOR PARKING REDUCED 118,000€ WE URGENTLY REQUIRE LEGAL PROPERTIES FROM COAST TO COUNTRY WE ARE LOOKING FOR ALL TYPES OF PROPERTIES FOR RENTAL OPPORTUNITIES. CLIENTS WAITING CALL US 950 064 584 w Ne ting s Li

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RENTAL OF THE WEEK Detached 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom country villa with 2400m2 of land. Close to Albox and appointed to a high standard.

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large country house Cerricos SM011 - 225,000€

4 BEDROOM , 2 BATH STUNNING VIEWS SET IN TRANQUIL HAMLET IDYLLIC SETTING CLOSE TO AMENITIES

detached townhouse Cantoria town centre sm009 - 186,500€

Detached 6 bed , 2 bath , 3 storey house on the edge of town. Easy walk to Cantoria , fully insulated roof , enclosed patio and roof terrace.

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450€ PCM IMMACULATE ATTIC CONVERSION CLOSE TO aLBOX RSM002 - 200€ pcm

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Separate one bed fully self contained attic of Spanish cortijo. Fully furnished with many traditional features.

Traditional 3 bed 1.5 bath Spanish town cottage very clean and tidy walking distance to town, parking nearby.

STUNNING DETACHED VILLA CLOSE TO ALBOX

Fantastic Views Close to Albox Mar620 - 350€ pcm

close to albox RSM010 - 350€ PCM

Traditional cortijo, 3 beds, 2 baths, logburner, many original features, stunning views , short drive to Albox.

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Sabadell gets some of Northern Rock, the final death of Rumasa and the IPC ended October at -0.7% Sabadell has purchased a portfolio of mortgages from representative in Getafe.

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nationalised British bank Northern Rock for 4.6 billion €.

The David Cameron Government announced the sale of a portfolio or mortgages valued at 13 billion pounds (some 18.4 billion €) to the investment fund Cerberus which at the same time passed to the Catalan bank their part of the shares.

It’s the second operation carried out by Sabadell in the British market, after the purchase of TSB for 1.7 billion pounds (some 2.4 billion €) The State has obtained 3.9 million € by auctioning the assets taken from drug traffickers. The Government National Plan on Drugs will destine this type of income to programs for the prevention, assistance and reinsertion of people drug dependent.

The IPC ended October at -0.7%. The National Statistics Institute explained the fall in October was because the fuels and lubricants fell by less than in 2014. Underlying inflation (which does not include food or energy products) increased by a tenth to 0.9% a level last seen a year ago.

Potatoes and oil are the two products to have risen the most over last year.

European recovery slowed in the third quarter. Eurostat informed the slowdown between July and September was 0.3% Ferrovial has made 250 million € with the sale of a toll motorway in Chicago. Three pension funds acquired the road for a total of 2.63 billion €.

The direction of Airbus in Spain as sacked the chief of the plant at Getafe, Luis Pizarro, and have fined to union representatives, one from CCOO and the other CGT. The company’s decision was reached after a meeting between the people responsible for the factory and the employee, who recorded the meeting and that was considered as being an abuse of power, according to Enrique Gil, CCOO union

Group Volkswagen sales fell by 3.5% in October. The weakness of demand in countries such as Brazil and Russia plus the emissions crisis led to the fall.

Crude oil reserves have marked a record at 3 billion barrels.

The International Energy Agency warned this massive storage of crude could force petrol prices down again.

The Cabinet decided today to strengthen controls on the banks by approving a decree obliging the bank to identify the tax residence of the account owner.

A decision was also made to authorize the death of Rumasa after 32 years. The expropriated company in 1983 was dissolved with 160 million € in assets which will be given to the Treasury.

Deloitte doubt the capacity of the Andalucía solar power company Abengoa to continue working after a loss of 194 million in the value of their affiliate Abengoa Yield.

Talgo has more than double its profits and will give a dividend next year. Profit was up by 38% to 357 million €.

Talgo obtained a two AVE train order from Uzbekistan for 38 million €.

Britain has accused 10 bank employees of manipulating the euribor; six from Deutsche Bank and four from Barclays.

IBEX 35 companies have gained 22% this year to September. The large companies are benefitting from the economic improvement in Spain and some of their results are extraordinary.

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Conflict

The battle lines are drawn, the barricades built. Alqueria holds its breath as the belligerents from each barrio plot and scheme. The rivalry between the two sections of Alquerian society has climbed that extra rung on the ladder of escalation from undeclared warfare to ‘de facto’ hostilities.

The makeshift barricades of cobblestones and broken furniture, freshly broken for the purpose, kept the two factions apart as plans were laid by the belligerents to gain the upper hand. Nocturnal sorties became the operational choice with ‘commando’ groups from each barrio raiding the opposition by moonlight. Groups of black clad individuals faces obscured with burntcork could be seen creeping around the Pueblo after dark. Loco Paco took them to be friends of his imaginary five foot rodent friend ‘Bert’ and tried to lure them into his front room with large pieces of Manchego.

The clandestine antagonists declined the invitation but were grateful for the cheese.

The Hill People, led by Manuela always came out on top during these altercations.

Both sides employed sneaky and underhand methods during hostilities but the Hill People’s sneakiness was always that bit more sneaky, better thought out and implemented with military precision worthy of Montgomery himself. To try and redress the balance the incursions by the Newcomers became increasingly desperate.

The daubing of slogans on the walls of the Bar La Casa Devante, an old favourite of the Newcomers soon ended with the breaking of the bar’s windows. One

enterprising individual who had served in the Spanish forces powered CS gas tablets before putting them in the ash-trays.

He reward came when the early evening drinkers evacuated the bar with eyes and noses streaming in an undignified but nevertheless p l e a s i n g spectacle.

Manuela was indignant and swore revenge. A council of war was summoned and plans duly laid for an audacious and hopefully ultimate raid on the enemy. The Alquerian drainage system suffers from the same problems as those associated with certain Egyptian port towns. A road tanker used to remove backed-up effluent is the busiest vehicle in the Village and always has a full cargo of the disgusting human residue. It was a simple matter to highjack the vehicle, after all who in their right mind would want to be within fifty metres of the thing. Reversing the pump’s action our group of giggling pseudo terrorists pumped the entire contents into the bar of La Golondrina Verde, the Newcomer’s watering hole. Manuela and her confederates were in high glee. A masterly stroke rendering the Bar uninhabitable and attracting a large flock of noisy seagulls.

That night the Newcomer’s took speedy and terrible revenge. Manuela disappeared, kidnapped and spirited from Alqueria.

Alqueria waits.

The back view of our house is graced by the presence of a pomegranate tree. When we arrived here in Spain and decided against perceived wisdom and common sense to create a garden in this rocky and wind-lashed area known as Limaria it was among the first batch of purchases we made.

In a desperate bid to soften the gauntness of the grey shale area around our house, which would in time be optimistically called ‘The Garden’ we rushed in where angels would fear to tread. We betook ourselves to Organica with a reasonable knowledge of English gardening, only to discover that anything we might have learnt over the years tending the fertile and well-manured soil of Devon was of no use whatsoever in the dessicated desert in which we now lived.

We traipsed the aisles of plants and surveyed the rows of pots, attended assiduously by Encarna, whose English was as minimal as our Spanish. It quickly became obvious that pointing at a plant and asking what it was was not going to add much to the total of our knowledge, and asking such details as the plant’s preferences or eventual size and shape was as mysterious as next week’s Lottery numbers.

Much to our amazement, we ended up with all the plants that we had ordered. However, what they were, or what they would become, should they grow, was still a mystery.

We busily planted all our little infants in the places where we hoped that they would be happy.

The pomegranate tree courageously

Strictly 2015 Week 8

With a place for the Blackpool show up for grabs next week nobody was wanting to be eliminated. I have to say that this year is going to extremely tough to call. There could be up to 5 or 6 fighting for a place in the final with no front runner yet apparent despite what appeared to be early runners.

Opening this weeks show were Anita Rani and Gleb and their Quickstep. She is still my dark horse and performed her quickstep with an excellent frame and great body contact throughout somewhat complex choreography. Occasionally Anita missed pointing her toes and her ankles were sickled (turned inwards) but apart from this very well danced. I awarded her a 9 and the judges 32. Next out were Jay McGuinness and Aliona and a Foxtrot. I loved Jay in the earlier rounds but I have to say I am left a little disappointed each week. Despite his excellent strong male lead and great story telling he is lacking once in ballroom hold and I can only put it down to the training from his partner. He could be absolutely fantastic but for some reason he just isn’t delivering. Let’s hope he can find it over the next few weeks or he could find himself in trouble when he should actually have an automatic place in the final. I gave him 9 and the judges a poor 30. Next to dance were Jamelia and Tristan with a Samba. Despite there being great Samba content here I don’t think I saw Jamelia close her feet once, and despite good rhythm she displayed awful twine toed feet and very poor arm movement. I gave her 5 and the judges 26.

Helen George and Aljaz and their Tango

Skin-deep

were next to perform. Super staccatto action throughout the dance but for my liking there was just a bit too much of the dance out of hold and she was fighting staying down in her knees when in hold.

That said a super performance with a 9 from myself and 34 from the judges.

Katie Derham and Anton followed with a Rumba. Katie has beautiful feet and legs but didn’t use them correctly hence a lack of hip action. She was trying to be sexy but for me is just didn’t work and at times her timing was suspect. I gave her 7 and the judges a very generous 31 (better than Jay I don’t think so!) Next out were Kellie Bright and Kevin with a Samba and a hip hop vibe! I hated the music but I have to say the I did enjoy this performance. It shouldn’t have worked but for some reason it did. It was very slow so made the Samba choreography very easy to get right but Kellie did a great job and I gave her 9 with the judges 33.

Peter Andre and Janette then danced a Viennese Waltz. Peter always portrays a great story and his frame is improving but he needs to keep his head left. This was very well danced and I gave him 8 and the judges 34. Georgia May Foot and Giovanni

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By Jos Biggs

josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk laughed at adversity and thrived.

It grew and filled out from a nondescript tangle of branches into a small but perfectly formed tree. With the arrival of Spring its winter bareness transformed into a profundity of small light green leaves, among which in due course an uncountable multitude of scarlet blossoms nestled. It is indeed a thing of beauty - were it a person it would be a lyric tenor, and sing with Il Divo.

A considerable number of the flowers transformed into pomegranates, which filled and ripened to red russet globes of such magnificence that even José announced himself jealous of their beauty.

But the majority of them are rotten inside. Why? I have raised them with tender affection, admired them and praised them on a daily basis, yet they have they repaid me so cruelly.

Their beauty is indeed only skin deep, and I am devastated by their ingratitude!

were next with a Charleston. Danced to the music from Chicago finale - Wow! Wow! Wow! A traditional Charleston packed with high energy swivels kicks flicks and tricks absolutely superb and it got my 10 and the judges top slot with 39. Closing this weeks show was public favourite and the weakest link now by a long way Jeremy Vine and Karen with their Quickstep. Sorry Jeremy you are now so far behind in this competition that good dancers will have to leave to allow you to continue. As much as he enjoys his performance it is time to go. He gained 4 from me and bottom spot on 21 from the judges.

The bottom 2 were Jeremy and Jamelia with Jeremy leaving the show after the dance off and judges unanimous vote.

Next week we are at the home of Ballroom Dancing at the beautiful Tower Ballroom in Blackpool. Being a much bigger floor than the studio, it normally sorts the men out from the boys. I can’t wait to see who can step up to the mark. In the meantime come and join one of our classes and the ‘strictly’ gossip where singles are always made very welcome, until next week Keep Dancing!

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FOOD & ENTERTAINING...

chop & Change

Pork and Fennel Ragout Grind the fennel seeds with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a spice grinder or chop with a knife. Transfer to a medium bowl; mix with the lemon juice and pork. Add the flour and toss to coat.

In another bowl, mix the lemon zest with 2 tablespoons parsley.

Heat a deep skillet or pot over high heat and add the olive oil. Brown the pork in batches, 1 minute per side; transfer to a plate. Add the shallots, fennel bulb, the remaining 3 tablespoons parsley, and salt

The Pork Chop gets a new style this week with recipes from foodnetwork.com

Ingredients Serves 4

1 tsp fennel seeds Kosher salt/freshly ground pepper Zest and juice of 1 lemon minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, 3 (1 -inch-thick) boneless pork loin stirring, 3 minutes. chops, trimmed & sliced into 1/4-inchwide strips Add the mushrooms, wine and 115ml of 3 tbsp all-purpose flour water; scrape up any browned bits. Cover 5 tbsp chopped fresh parsley and simmer over low heat until the fennel 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 150g sliced shallots is tender, 12 minutes. Add the pork and 1 small fennel bulb, trimmed/ chopped heat through, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with 2 tbsp tomato paste salt and pepper and top with the lemon 280g mushrooms, sliced 350ml red or white wine zest-parsley mixture. to taste to the skillet. Reduce the heat

and cook until the vegetables are wilted, 2

Pork Chops With Pineapple Relish Soak the onion in a bowl of cold water,

over high heat, then add 1 tablespoon

about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, puree

vegetable oil. Lay 3 chops in the pan and

150g pineapple with the lime juice,

sear until golden on one side, about 3

peanut butter, fish sauce and jalapeno

minutes; flip and finish cooking, 1 to 2

until smooth. Toss the cucumber and the

more minutes. Transfer the chops to a

remaining pineapple in a bowl, then add

plate and loosely cover with foil. Repeat

the pureed pineapple dressing and toss to

with the remaining chops, adding the

coat. Season with salt and pepper.

remaining 2 tablespoons oil as necessary.

Pat the pork chops dry and season with

Drain the onion and add to the pineapple

salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet

relish. Serve with the pork chops.

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Ingredients Serves 4

1/2 red onion, thinly sliced 400g fresh pineapple 1 tbsp fresh lime juice 2 tsp creamy peanut butter 2 tsp fish sauce 1/2 jalapeno pepper, minced (remove seeds for less heat) 1/2 English cucumber, thinly sliced Kosher salt /freshly ground pepper 8 thin bone-in pork chops 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Butterflied Cuban Style Pork Chops Heat the grill to high.

Whisk together 115ml orange juice, half the lime juice, 3 tablespoons oregano, the garlic, cumin, and canola oil in a large baking dish. Add the pork and turn to coat. Cover and let marinate for at

least 15 minutes and up to 2 hours in the refrigerator.

Remove the pork from the marinade and pat dry. Place the chops on a flat surface, cut-side up and season with salt and pepper. Place 1 slice of cheese, 2

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slices of ham, a few slices of pickle and another slice of cheese on 1 half of the chop. Fold over brush the top with oil and season with salt and pepper. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Place the chops on the grill, oil side down and grill until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip the chops over and continue grilling until the bottom is golden brown and the cheese has melted, 2 to 3 minutes longer.

Whisk the remaining orange and lime juices, oregano, and the cilantro with the olive oil and salt and pepper, to taste.

Spoon over the chops and serve.

Ingredients Serves 4

175ml fresh orange juice 115ml fresh lime juice 10g coarsely chopped fresh oregano leaves 6 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 1 tsp ground cumin 60ml canola oil 4 pork chops, butterflied and thinly pounded Salt and freshly ground black pepper 8 (1/4-inch) thick slices Swiss cheese 8 (1/4-inch) thick slices boiled ham 2 sour dill pickles, thinly sliced (need about 16 slices) 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves 60ml olive oil

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Peach-Mustard Pork Chops Prepare the pork: Combine the brown sugar, paprika, coriander, onion powder, garlic powder, mustard powder, 1 tablespoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large baking dish. Pierce both sides of the pork chops with a paring knife (about 12 times per side). Add the pork chops to the dish, turning to coat with the spice rub. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

Make the sauce: Combine the vinegar, preserves, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, red pepper flakes and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, whisking occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly, about 8 minutes; let cool completely. Transfer 1/4 cup of the sauce to a separate bowl for basting. Set aside

the remaining sauce for serving.

Remove the pork from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before grilling. Preheat a grill to medium and lightly brush the grates with vegetable oil. Transfer the pork chops to the grill, cover and cook until lightly marked, about 4 minutes. Flip the pork chops and baste with the sauce; cover and cook 3 more minutes. Uncover and continue cooking, flipping and basting the pork chops every 2 minutes, until they are golden and well marked, about 8 more minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, brush the peaches lightly with vegetable oil and place cut-side down on the grill. Cover and grill until marked, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Serve the pork chops with the grilled peaches and the reserved sauce.

Smothered Pork Chops Put the flour in a shallow platter and add the onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper; mix with a fork to distribute evenly. Pat the pork chops dry with paper towels to remove any moisture and then dredge them in the seasoned flour; shaking off the excess.

Heat a large saute pan or cast iron skillet over medium heat and coat with the oil.

When the oil is nice and hot, lay the pork chops in the pan in a single layer and fry for 3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove the pork chops from the

pan and add a little sprinkle of seasoned flour to the pan drippings. Mix the flour into the fat to dissolve and then pour in the chicken broth in. Let the liquid cook down for 5 minutes to reduce and thicken slightly. Stir in the buttermilk to make a creamy gravy and return the pork chops to the pan, covering them with the sauce.

Simmer for 5 minutes until the pork is cooked through. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chopped parsley before serving.

Cheese-Stuffed Pork Chops Dissolve 70g salt and the sugar in 700ml warm water in a large bowl. Insert a paring knife into the curved side of each pork chop to make a deep pocket, about 2 inches wide. Soak the chops in the brine, about 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, finely chop the escarole and garlic. Toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.

Remove the chops from the brine and pat dry. Fold each cheese slice and tuck into the pocket of a pork chop, then stuff with the escarole mixture. Brush the pork

with olive oil, sprinkle with the sage and season with salt and pepper.

Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the pork in batches, turning once, until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes.

Transfer to a plate. Add the beans and 75ml water to the skillet, scraping up any browned bits; season with salt and pepper. Return the pork to the skillet, cover and cook over medium heat until no longer pink, 5 to 7 more minutes. Serve the pork with the beans.

Mojo Pork Chops with Plantains Cut a 2-inch strip of zest from both the orange and grapefruit; place in a glass bowl. Squeeze 3 tablespoons juice from each fruit into the bowl (set the fruit aside). Whisk in 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon oregano, the cumin seeds, and salt and pepper to taste. Poke the pork chops with a fork, then add them to the marinade, turning to coat. Set aside for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the mojo sauce: Squeeze 1 tablespoon each orange and grapefruit juice into another bowl; whisk in the remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar, 5 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon oregano, garlic and parsley. Season with

1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste.

Boil the plantains in a saucepan of salted water, covered, until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserving about 60ml cooking liquid. Smash the plantains with a potato masher, drizzling with olive oil and some of the cooking liquid. Season with salt and pepper; keep warm.

Heat 2 medium skillets over medium high heat. Remove the pork from the marinade; pat dry. Brush the chops lightly with some of the mojo sauce; sear until golden and slightly crisp on one side, about 5 minutes. Turn and cook about 3 more minutes. Divide the pork and plantains among plates and drizzle with more mojo sauce

Ingredients Serves 6

For the pork: 1 tbsp packed light brown sugar 1 tbsp paprika 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp mustard powder Kosher salt / freshly ground pepper 6 bone-in pork rib chops (1 inch thick) For the peach mustard sauce: 350ml apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 4 tsp mustard powder 3/4 tsp red pepper flakes

325g + 2 tbsp peach preserves

Vegetable oil, for brushing

6 cloves garlic, smashed

3 peaches, halved and pitted

Ingredients Serves 4

100g all-purpose flour 2 tbsp onion powder 2 tbsp garlic powder 1 tsp cayenne 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 4 pork chops, 3/4-inch thick, bone-in 60ml cup olive oil 235ml chicken broth 120ml buttermilk

Ingredients Serves 4

225g sugar 4 bone-in, thick-cut pork chops 1/2 medium head escarole/lettuce 2 cloves garlic 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, +brushing Freshly ground pepper/salt 4 slices provolone cheese 4 fresh sage leaves, chopped 1 (250g) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

Ingredients Serves 4

1 orange and 1 grapefruit 120ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 3 tbsp white wine vinegar 2 tbsp chopped fresh oregano 2 tsp cumin seeds, crushed Kosher salt / freshly ground pepper 900g thin bone-in pork chops 1 clove garlic, chopped 15g chopped fresh parsley 3 ripe plantains (or 450g potatoes), peeled and quartered

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Remembrance Day concert

Remembrance Day concert wows sell-out audience Last Sunday a huge concert was held in the Centro Ecumenico church, La Zenia. It was mounted by two of the leading choirs on the Costa, the Orihuela Costa Male Voice Choir and the chamber choir 'In Harmony', both trained and conducted

by Nigel Hopkins. The event was held in support of the Royal British Legion (ORIHUELA Costa branch) and the church building fund, both of whom received at least €1.000 each from the proceeds of the concert. Both choirs were on top form, both singing an entire new repertoire. In Harmony started off the evening with the Elizabethan Serenade and Dream A Dream (to the tune of Faure's Pavane).

There followed a medley of songs from Les Miserables sung by the Male Voice Choir, during which the guest

soloist Janelle Gaskell gave a superb rendition of On My Own, and choir soloist Graham Cooke delighted with Stars.

The evening continued in great style to very generous applause from a clearly delighted packed audience. Of particular note was the launching of the professional career of 18 year old singing sensation, Verity Hall, who thrilled the enthralled audience with both Vilia (from the Merry Widow) and later the operatic showstopper O Mio Babbino Caro (O My Beloved Father).

This talented singer, who is under the personal tutelage of Nigel Hopkins, showed that she has a great future in the profession in the years to come.

Could the evening get any better?

Nigel Hopkins kept his secret weapon till near the end of the concert when he introduced the soprano Mary Beer

who sang, along with the ladies of In Harmony, the enigmatic Nun's Chorus from Casanova by Johann Strauss. Mary soared above the chorus with the incredible descant made so famous by the worldfamous soprano Joan Sutherland.

One appreciative audience member declared afterwards that she 'thought the gates of heaven had opened' upon hearing this piece.

Not only did Nigel conduct and compere the whole performance, but he also sang two beautiful songs, I Believe and Bless This House, to tumultuous applause.

The concert ended with both choirs singing Nigel's arrangement of Let There Be Peace On Earth which brought the entire audience to their feet in a lengthy standing ovation. All in all this concert must rate as probably the best evening's entertainment heard on the whole Costa for many a long year. In Harmony are now rehearsing for their annual Christmas Concert in La Zenia church (off the island) on Sunday 13th December.

Tickets are now on sale at La Ponderosa gift shop, C.C. La Zenia

camposol d Newsletter November 2015

On the 5th October we held our AGM and members were voted on to the Committee as follows: Ken D'Angelo - Chairman, Sam Woods - Vice Chairman, Anita Girvan - Treasurer, Linda Crook - Community Secretary, the minutes are viewable on the website.

It is with regret that we were informed on the 6th November Keith Wilcock passed away, Keith was one of our gallant pothole volunteers, he will be sadly missed by the team, and the community. Our thoughts go out to Chris and their family at this time.

Our dedicated band of potholers have been out and about (usually on a Thursday) doing minor repairs to the roads around D sector (using a fair amount of the group funds); we will be keeping you informed on the community web site with further information.

Over a period of time we have installed trenches to divert water brining down mud on to the roads, unfortunately we will have to take a further look at these trenches as in places they are not working as we expected (work in progress) Due to the limited number of volunteers, the gardening te am is going to concentrate on maintenance of existing gardens, roundabouts, Jubilee Garden and the dual carriageway.

These areas all need weeding and general tidying up.

If anyone would like to be involved in this work, PLEASE check our community website or community Facebook page, details will be posted where the work will be carried out each week.

We still desperately need volunteers and would be grateful for any help you can afford us. We are changing the day of working from Fridays to Wednesdays in the hope that it will suit more people.

Over the summer period, unfortunately we have lost some plants due to heat, we did try our best with

the watering but didn't succeed with keeping them alive, also at the top of D25 there were a number of dead conifers, these have now been cut down and removed.

Signs have been purchased by the group (requested by membership); one sign has been placed on the golf club roundabout giving directions to C and D sectors and a sign locating the D Sector map for new arrivals and contractors. More signs have had to be printed and located around the community area for the few dog walkers that do not clear up their dogs mess.

We are looking at starting competition shortly for our members to use the D30 Pétanque court and have a bit of fun, there is a great possibility we can get a league up and running with other groups. Information will be posted on the community web site.

Many thanks to Mercers, who have sponsored 20 Hi Vis waist coats for our volunteer teams.

Our Quiz Night, held on the 21st October was very successful and all the monies raised were donated to FAST. As the night was so successful we have been asked to organise another in the spring (watch this space).

The D Community Christmas Dinner Dance is taking place at Mariano's Restaurant on the 12th December.

Please check web site or contact Laurie on 605184170 to see if there are any still available.

Work is still on-going and without the generosity of funding from our residents and visitors we could not do this work, and we still need volunteers to keep our little piece of Spain a good place to be.

Don’t forget to visit the D Community web site as

there is a large amount of information specific to D Community that the membership have provided for the group, if you have any problems accessing the site email adm-com@live.co.uk so the problem can be solved, we also have a Facebook page that we post general information on https://www.facebook.com/ pages/Camposol-D-Community/370267473135907 We have been updating the membership cards for D residents, both permanent and holiday. The forms are accessible on the D Website or from the bucketeers on Fridays on the dual carriageway by the D Notice Board.

Our next D Sector meeting will be on the 7th December in the Golf Club at 4.00pm. Please try and attend so that you can meet your committee and give us any ideas or suggestions for future projects. We look forward to meeting you.

For your information D Chair - DChair1@outlook.com D Vice Chair - DViceChair1@outlook.com D Treasurer - DTreasurer1@outlook.com D Membership Secretary - Dmemsec@outlook.com D Secretary - Deesec1@outlook.com

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Is open to ladies and gentlemen over 50 years of age who are on their own and wish to get ‘back into the social scene.’

We meet normally twice a month at different restaurants for lunch and a chat at 1.00-1.30 hrs.. There are no subs or fees, just the cost of the meal. There may be a fun quiz or a raffle. For information and to book please contact Ruth on 966789063

Casa Tom Community Choir:

Casa Tom Community Choir meets every Monday at 2.00pm for 2.30pm.

It is a mixed choir and all levels are welcome. No auditions, no solos.

Make new friends and have a good time. Location: CASA TOM, Avenida JACA 31, San Luis, Torrevieja.

Phone or email Terry for further details. Phone: 647-189-135. Email: casatomsanluis@gmail.com.

CASTILLA AMIGOS

We are a friendship group for single people. We meet every Wednesday from 3pm at RAYZ Bar on El Raso urbanisation (off the Lemon Tree Road, Guardamar) ANN – 966 717 390 - 666 747 398

COFFEE MATES

If you would like to have a coffee and a friendly chat, please join us at the La Laguna Hotel, Lo Marabu every Friday morning from 11am ANN - 966 717 390 - 666 747 398

Strictly Dance Ballroom and Latin with

the

Professionals.

Classes Added**.

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Every Tuesday

at Alfonsos, Playa Flamenca 3-4pm Argentine Tango Tuition commencing 10 November. Tuesday The Club, Quesada 8-10pm Ballroom & Latin Tuition All grades. Wednesday at Alfonsos, Playa Flamenca 1:45-2:45 Jive Tuition commencing 11 November.

Wednesday, The Emerald Isle, La Florida, 3-5pm Ballroom & Latin Tuition All Grades1 Hour Classes Continual, 2 Hour Classes New Courses Every 3 Weeks. Singles Welcome. Come and join in the fun with professional training and keep up with the ‘Strictly’ gossip as a when it happens. Hope to welcome you soon.

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PASO A PASO MODERN FRIENDS FOREVER- WE CARE SPIRITUALIST Friends Forever-We Care is a non profit JIVE DANCE FUSION making mixed club that meets the 2nd BENIJOFAR PASO A PASO MODERN JIVE DANCE FUSION NOVEMBER UPDATE Calling Benidorm to earth.

Well that was a weekend to remember, hope those that went had a fantastic fun time although having seen the photos on face book there is no doupt in that, thanks to Terry and Linda for the lovely photo album.

There are already plans for a bigger and better event next year, so hope you put it in your diary when things are confirmed.EL CASTILLO RESTAURANT, AV SAN FULGENCIO (FOREST ROAD) LA MARINA URB. TUESDAYS 11am BEGINNERS 12pm IMPROVERS 1pm INT/ADV LOS ROSALES RESTAURANT, LEMON TREE ROAD CV895.

GUARDAMAR. THURSDAYS 7pm Doors open freestyle practice 7.15pm BEG / IMP 8pm freestyle practice 8.15pm IMP/ADV 9pm Social Dancing till 10 or 11 depending on numbers.

All sessions are still only €5 If you like swing and rock n roll there is a really good 7 piece band on at Los Rosales on Saturday 7th November €14 (including a two course meal) anyone interested purchase your ticket at Los Ros on Thursday let me know and i will try and arrange it that we all sit together.Maxine and Adam 670711408 / 638330342

Torry Army Social Events

Skittles Challenge with Basket Meal This will be held at the Casa Ventura, San Luis on Saturday 28 November 2015 starting at 8.00pm. The meal will be either Chicken Nuggets & Chips or Beefburger & Chips. 4€ incl basket meal. It will be great fun.

Christmas Dance to the popular group “Timeless” with Buffet This will be held at the Casa Ventura, San Luis on Wednesday 16 December 2015 starting at 9.00 pm (changed from Saturday 12 December) and will include a hot & cold buffet. The cost is 12€ for members and 14€ for non members. It will be a great evening.

Put on your “dancing shoes”.

Christmas Lunch This will be held at the Marina Bar, Toretta 2, Torrevieja on Friday 11 December 2015 starting at 1.00 pm. A superb 3 course pre-christmas lunch with friends. The cost is 15€ per head.

ALL ARE WELCOME If you would are interested on attending any of these events put your name/s down at the Torry Army office in San Luis or ring the office on 966784111 or Pat Stewart on 966786352.

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and 3rd Thursday afternoons 2-4pm at “The Club” Quesada.

We play Bingo, have a speaker and go to different restaurants for Menu del Dia on the 4th Thursday of the month.

If you would like to make new friends and have a fun afternoon come along and join us. You can phone JOHN on 626 905 853 for more information.

Pilar Christian Community Church

Calle Canalejas 3. Pilar de la Horadada.

Sunday Service at 11am, and Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information contact PilarChristian.

CommunityChurch@gmail.com. 966 849 448 - 966 848 806

BADMINT0N AT PILAR DE LA HORADADA

CENTRE,

Meets at Hamilton´s Bake House, 62 Calle Vicente, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar 03178. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30 a.m., a Tuesday Evening of Mediumship at 7 p.m. And every Thursday there is an Open Circle where you can develop your skills commencing at 6.30 p.m. Spiritual healing is available every Sunday and Tuesday after the service. The Divine Service with Mediumship, on Sunday, 8th November, will be taken by David Sinclair, (UK Medium). David will also take the Evening of Mediumship on Tuesday, 10th November. Anna Marie will take the Divine Service, with Mediumship, on Sunday, 15th November. Contact Wendy on 965323028. www. spiritualistcentre-benijofar.com New email is phoenixchurch23@gmail.com or info@spiritualistcentre-benijofar.com Identificacion Fiscal G54713789.

Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs. 10-1pm.

For information ring John McGilvray on 966 786 774 or Mobiles 634 658 506/695 871 707 or COME SEQUENCE DANCING e mail carolejohn_3@hotmail.com In the air conditioned Olympia TABLE TENNIS AT PILAR Restaurant, Mil Palmeras Monday evenings at 8pm in a very congenial DE LA HORADADA Sports Centre every Monday at 10am atmosphere. Programme and music Five tables equipment supplied, coaching change weekly. New dances introduced given if necessary, all standards at 7-30pm. For further details contact welcome.

Contact George on 965 Sina and Terry. Tel. 96 676 9420 326097 or Gordon on 966 848304 or e-mail drewgeorge49@yahoo.com.

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La Bamba’s - Ballroom Christian Assembly / Latin / Sequence evangelical church, Dancing Calle Urbano Arregui 23, Torrevieja 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 [new beginners welcome every Wednesday] 2pm -3pm Intermediate Class 3pm - 4pm Intermediate Plus Class 4pm - 5pm Andrea Murphy [0034] 616 478 157

THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION,

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Torrevieja Branch, meet at 1700 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3, (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja.Contact Paul Edwards, Chairman, 618 644 934 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996.

03185. Meets every Sunday, 11am, includes Sunday School for children.

Prayer meetings, craft and computer clubs, Bible study groups. Also house groups at La Siesta: Tuesdays, 3pm.

Call 674552754 for details. La Zenia: Wednesdays, 3pm,. call 620318964.

Torrevieja: Thursdays 5.30pm. Call 608283661, and in church building, Tuesdays, 6pm call 617591399 and Thursdays, 5.30pm call 608283661. For other church matters call pastor, Rafael Restrepo, on 966799273 or mobile 660127276.

COSTA COBRAS RFC

new rugby club based on the beach.

Training juniors Monday and Wednesday 20.00-21.30, seniors 20.00-21.30 For more details contact Garry 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, Orihuela

Costa Branch, covers the area from Punta Prima to San Javier and inland. The branch meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Olympia Restaurant in Mil Palmeras at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. You do not have to be ex military to attend or to join.

Everyone is welcome.

More information can be found at the branch website - http://branches. britishle gion.org.uk / branches/orihuela-costa

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Benji is an unusual mix Eight 2 day old puppies were left in two shoe boxes of German Shepherd and SharPei. He is a outside the APAH kennels. One died, but now the surviving seven are 5 weeks old. Some have already medium sized dog with a lovely, friendly nature. been reserved for when they are old enough to He wants to make leave, but there are friends with everyone still some looking for a who visits the APAH loving home. kennels and would make a great dog for someone who can give him a loving APAH has lots of home. Little Ringo is a cheeky, blue eyed kitten and beautiful kittens in is one of the many kittens being cared for in APAH's their Cattery who need their first loving home, and lots of lovely adult cats, Cattery. They are all different colours and many of whom were rescued as kittens and have personalities, but if lived their whole life you're looking for a in a shelter, never kitten to take into your knowing a loving home heart and your home, environment. To give there'll be one for you. one of these wonderful cats and kittens a new life,

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ALBA had given birth to several puppies but she had no food / water and was so ill with sun stroke. This was during the hot summer and sadly when we found her she could not even move and all the puppies had died. Alba is 14 -15 years old. She is much better now and she deserves comfort and a loving home for the time she has remaining. Don’t let her die alone in a cold kennel. She is clean, loving and gets on well with other dogs but prefers a quiet life, so she would be ideal for an elderly person who wants a companion. Can you offer this sweet old lady a home in her twilight years? Contact Santa Clara (Margaret) Tel: 697 495 315.

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Book Review

A Matter of Honour by Jeffrey Archer

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“The simple beauty of the golds, reds and blues left them both speechless. Neither of them had expected the icon to be so breathtaking.”

I loved this Archer classic and felt that I was following the trials and tribulations of 007 instead of Captain Adam Scott. The story begins interestingly with the discovery that the painting of St. George and the Dragon, displayed in the Winter Palace, Leningrad for more than 50 years under heavy guard, is a fake. The treasures inside the palace have been carbon-dated and it is now known that this painting in question was done 500 years after Rublev’s original.

Nicholas IInd, The Tsar’s traditional silver crown was not attached to the back of the frame.

It was believed that the Tsar had secreted something valuable inside the icon, something so valuable that it would have guaranteed security for himself and his family. But it was hidden away for decades, undiscovered until 1966.

The protagonist, Adam Scott has resigned his army commission after an exemplary career in distinguishing himself. He was awarded the Sword of Honour and was hopeful to join the Foreign Office.

Action begins in Appleshaw, U.K. with the reading of his father’s will. A small, insignificant legacy is bequeathed to his mother, sister and Adam himself, expected but the biggest and strangest surprise comes with an envelope stipulating that should he decide to open the envelope it must be on the condition that he will never divulge its contents to any living person. How mysterious.

We discover that his father, Gerald had allegedly been a traitor.

In his last posting he had responsibility for a number of senior ranking Nazis awaiting trial for war crimes: Hess, Doenitz, Speer and Goering. The night before Goering’s execution the Nazi officer had requested a private meeting with Gerald where he handed him an envelope hoping that this would compensate him for being held responsible for future events such as treachery. He was told it was a masterpiece and not to underestimate its value.

Sadly, Gerald didn’t open or destroy the envelope so he didn’t benefit from Goering’s gift. The Nazi died from cyanide poisoning immediately after this private meeting and naturally, Gerald was held responsible for the suicide and dishonoured. Adam inherited the apparent sins of the father, hence his resignation from the army.

Out of curiosity and with a sense of honour Adam opens the envelope

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hoping that his mother can benefit from the windfall. He discovers that Goering left his father the Tsar’s icon of St. George and the Dragon which is now rightfully his and thus he begins a perilous journey to Geneva to claim what is rightfully his.

In true Archer style we meet the antagonist, a ruthless Russian KGB agent, capable of betraying his own father for his own advancement, lacking in moral scruples and extremely dangerous.

He is given the commission of finding the original icon and returning it to its rightful owners-the Russians. It’s not long before he crosses swords with Adam Scott. Adam is soon on the run when the newspaper headlines read: Englishman sought after German girl and Swiss taxi driver murdered.” The Swiss police as well as English, Russian and American agents are on his tail, after his blood. Why is this icon so precious? All this espionage over a painting. Or is there more to it than meets the eye?

Adam comes to realise that there is something much more valuable hidden inside the icon that justifies espionage and murder but what is it? Why do the Americans as well as the Russians and the British want to get their hands on it? Adam comes to realise that he can’t trust anyone and he has to face his adversary, Romanov, alone.

Can he survive and more importantly, can he prove his father’s innocence in the death of Goering to restore his father’s honour posthumously? Prove the hero?

Frank Marshall (Bourne and Indiana Jones fame) produced a movie based on Archer’s book which is worth watching. If you enjoyed this you might like to look at the sequel: Honour Among Thieves.

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November 2015

review

Audi Q7 e-tron (2016) plug-in hybrid

And then there were two. The Q7 e-tron is Audi’s second plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) – and in terms of environmental impact it’s not difficult to imagine the Q7 needing more of this kind of assistance than the existing A3 e-tron. Audi’s premier SUV is not a small vehicle. In fact, it’s one of the UK market’s largest 4x4s. Which means adding an electric motor and a massive battery pack might make a bit of sense, even if it also cancels out the final row of seats.

So why should I go for the Audi Q7 e-tron over the remaining three?

Even with all the weight Audi’s managed to take out of the second-generation Q7 platform, the e-tron can’t match the nimble, fleet-footed feel of the BMW – nor the raw performance of the (noisy) twin-charged Volvo. At nearly 2.5-tonnes,

including 202kg of electronics and batteries hanging out over the back axle, it’s impressive just how safe and assured it actually is, thundering along a mountain road on 20-inch wheels and the optional air suspension. But not even 368bhp, 516lb ft and five-link aluminium suspension can really make the Audi exciting to drive. Quick enough, yes. Exciting, no.

The Q7 gets its own back when it comes to electric range and overall refinement. Audi claims up to 56km (34.8 miles) of electric-only running – and without putting in any particular effort we were able to travel very nearly that distance without troubling the internal combustion engine. It’ll happily stay an EV at motorway speeds, too. When it does kick in, the six-pot is not only smooth but surprisingly sonorous, helped by the world-first application of active engine mounts on a diesel.

It’s a much more cultured experience than the gruff Mercedes, which also can’t match the Audi’s interior quality.

Verdict The Q7 e-tron is a convincing application of current plugin hybrid technology, very refined, sleek inside and tidy to drive. But at an expected price of £65,000 – some £12,000 more than the next most expensive Q7 – you’ve got to really want the tech and be in a position to make best use of the electric range in order to seriously consider one as a private buyer. You also have to understand that ‘current’ technology means even a rapid charger needs 2.5 hours to fully replenish the battery, while a domestic supply demands 8 hours, and the discipline to plug it in every night.

Price when new: £65,000 On sale in the UK: spring 2016 Engine: 2967cc V6 turbodiesel with electric motor, combined system output 368bhp and 516lb ft

Performance: 6.0sec 0-62mph, 140mph, 166mpg, 46g/km CO2 (tbc) Weight / material: 2445kg / aluminium and steel Dimensions (length/width/height in mm): 5052/1968/1741

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Mileage Clocking Gang Arrested

Officers from the Guardia Civil in Guadalajara have dismantled a gang of criminals who would manipulate the recorded mileage of vehicles in order to increase their apparent value before selling them.

The gang would obtain vehicles through leasing companies created for the sole purpose of the deception and after purchasing the vehicles they would then manipulate the mileage and documentation to increase the market value, then sell them through internet portals where the vehicle history was less likely to be checked.

The final transaction was usually completed in car parks and shopping centres, and so the victims had no record of

the real location or address of the sellers. The gang was based in the Guadalajara and Madrid areas, but sold the vehicles across the country, conning innocent buyers into buying overpriced and potentially dangerous vehicles.

In total, the investigators have identified more than 200 victims of the scam, although they believe that more victims will be revealed as the complex investigation continues.

So far, victims of these scams have been located in the provinces of Guadalajara, Toledo, Ávila, Madrid, Cáceres, Castellón, Tarragona, Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca, Bizkaia, Málaga, Jaén and Almería.

In total, six people have been arrested so far, five men and a woman, all aged between 33 and 42, all suspected of the crimes of fraud, forgery and conspiracy. One arrestee has already entered prison having been wanted in connection with other offences. An additional eight people are also under investigation.

During the raids, the officers recovered documentation, numerous car keys, mobile phones, cash, computer equipment and business stamps for six companies.

If you are purchasing a second-hand car you can check the vehicle´s history yourself via the DGT´s website. There are a number of articles about buying and selling a used car in Spain on this website, just look at the driving in Spain FAQ list or search above, and you should always complete a sales record form and take copies of documents from the seller. It is also wise to use a reputable dealer, such as our supporters at Autos Direct, where the history of the transaction is recorded and maintained.

New Electronic ITV Certificates Enter Into Use

From last week, new vehicles registered in Spain will have a new, electronic version of the technical characteristics document, rather than the traditional paper or card version.

The new tarjeta electrónica de características técnicas (eITV) will automatically be issued with the vehicle for all newly registered cars, vans and trucks from Wednesday 11th November, 2015. All previously registered vehicle will continue to use the paper and card documentation.

The DGT has already implemented a system whereas manufacturers, importers and vehicle sales companies can submit the registration information by electronic means, which can be accessed and checked by officials.

Once checked and validated, the DGT will store the information in an electronic register, the Registro de Vehículos Prematriculados, which in turn issues the vehicle identification number, the Número de Identificación del Vehículo (NIVE), which then becomes the unique identifier for that vehicle. The DGT will then assign the registration number of the vehicle and issue the Tarjeta de Inspección Técnica, or technical inspection card, in electronic form only, which can be accessed on-line.

The vast majority of vehicle manufacturers are already integrated into the project and in October, nearly 50% of registered vehicles are already equipped with electronic tokens.

As of May 11, 2016, this type of electronic card will also be issued for mopeds, motorcycles, tricycles and quads.

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CD CIEZA 2 MAZARRON FC 2 Champi shoot just over the bar. If the first half was disappointing the second certainly made up for it.

Mazarron created two chances in the opening minutes of the second period before equalising after 50 minutes. A poor back header saw Palote challenging the Cieza keeper who could only kick the ball into the path of Jose and the Mazarron striker made no mistake with his eighth goal of the season.Cieza went close with a shot from distance before Mazarron took the lead after an hour. Palote latched on to a through ball and was brought down by the Cieza keeper as he attempted to dribble round him to place the ball into an empty net.

Captain Juan Andreo took the spot kick and calmly stroked the ball into the corner of the net to make the score 2-1 to the visitors.

Antonio came to Mazarron’s

Mazarron extended their unbeaten run to seven games with a hard earned 2-2 draw away to Cieza. On a bumpy pitch both sides struggled to make an impression in the early stages but Cieza took the lead after 17 minutes when a through ball found Garcia in what appeared to be an offside position. However, he was allowed to run on and place the ball firmly past Antonio in the Mazarron goal.

In a disappointing first half, Mazarron’s only real effort of note came in the 38th minute when good play by Palote and Santi saw

Quesada Golf Society

Last Wednesday Quesada Golf Society travelled south and inland towards Murcia on the dual-carriageway which simply stops before reaching Murcia City and has still to be completed when Government funding becomes available some time in the future. The course we played, which is just off a completed section of the said dual carriage-way, was the ex-Polaris World course Hacienda Riquelme. We set off from Quesada with the overnight fog lifting and arrived at the course a hour later and found it still shrouded in fog. Reminded me of when I played football at Rampton prison against the prison staff in the Civil Service Cup many years ago. Clear elsewhere but the prison and its grounds shrouded in fog. A bit surreal.

In consequence the earlier tee-times were put back half a hour until the fog had started to clear so this had a knock-on effect. The course was found to be in very good condition with the greens quite undulating. It is a typical Jack Nicklaus designed “desert” course with loads of bunkers and mounds of the dreaded pampas grass which line most of the fairways and a fair amount of water . Suffice it to say many balls fell victim to the pampas grass and were never to be seen again. With the delayed late morning tee-off times the sun had almost gone down when the last couple of groups completed their rounds.

There was a reasonable turn-out of 26 players who contested 2 divisions in an individual Stableford competition. There were some decent scores and some indifferent scores on the day as the course is certainly

rescue after 66 minutes with a superb save, getting his fingertips to a rasping Cieza drive from 25 yards out but Cieza equalised four minutes later when Juanma was penalised for a late tackle in the area and Balsalobre made no mistake with the penalty kick.

Palote was sent off after 77 minutes for disputing the officials’ decision after he appeared once again to have been brought down in the penalty area by the Cieza goalkeeper and Mazarron were forced to play out the rest of the game with just ten men.

In the dying minutes Juanito should have won the game for Mazarron when Jose’s pass put him in the clear but, with only the keeper to beat, he placed the ball inches wide of the far post.

Team: Antonio, Juanma (Rollon); Alberto; Juan Andreo; Mounir; Juanlu; Enrique; Santi (Juanito); Champi (Hafid); Palote; Jose; Man of the Match; Jose.

challenging. Keep it straight which we all strive to do and you will be o.k. Stray off line and you will generally find yourself in real trouble particuarly in the damned pampas grass.

The winner of the Gold Division was the Rochdale Cowboy Peter Ogden who came in with 32 points. In second place on C/B with 31 points was Bob Jones and in third place on C/B with 31 points was “camera shy” Ron Perkins. Iron Brian Smith also with 31 points just missed out on a prize. In the Silver Division Manchester lass Janet Candelin took the honours with 26 points. Big John will be washing the dishes for a bit while Janet basks in the glory. In second place with 25 points was “ PowerBoat Racing Champion” David James who just pipped another “sailor” David Johnson on C/B. Didn´t they both do well on dry land. The best Guest was David Trotman.

The winners of the “Nearest the Pins” were Bob Jones, Peter Ogden, John Simmons, David James, and Big Roy Kavanagh who also went home with a fistful of euro´s after taking the 2´s pot with a Birdie on the Par 3 15th.

The next game is on Wednesday 25 November at the course on our doorstep, La Marquesa and will be an individual Stableford competition and also the final round of the annual eclectic competition for 2015.

Anyone in the Quesada area looking to join a very friendly golf society and play golf once a fortnight at a wide variety of courses at very reasonable cost, should contact the Membership Secretary Les Pancott on 966716723.

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On Thursday 12th November Eurogolf played a Texas Scramble with all proceeds going to the British

Legion. After the golf there was a delicious 3 course meal in the Clubhouse. €520 was raised from entry fees, raffle and various games and a cheque was presented to Diane Budd from the local branch of the Royal British Legion. Diane also presented Jan Shorley the president of Eurogolf with a Branch Award certificate for the outstanding achievement of raising thousands of Euros over the years for the RBL poppy appeal.

The results were NTP`s 5th Colin Daye-Gretton 11th John Cross 15th Sue Gillett 17th Morag Turner.

In 3rd place the team of Franz Berndt, Jan Shorley, Gordon Bourne and Chris Stanley with a score of 65.4 2nd Ian Pegg Graham Spring Petra Van Dorp and Jenny Cheetham 65.4 c/b 1st with a score of 65.2 Bernie Osborne 2nd Lorraine Walker Morag Turner and a ghost player who apparently played really well!

On Tuesday 10th November the results for Toffs were as follows In gold div 3rd Keith Wright 34 pnts 2nd Paul Manning 34 pnts 1st David Gregson 35 pnts Silver div 3rd Hedy Paehlig 32 pnts 2nd Bruce Gordon 32 pnts c/b 1st Gordon Bourne 36 pnts Bronze div 3rd Mary Sanderson 33 ponts 2nd Debbie Weedon 36 pnts 1st Craig Hall 44 pnts Welcome to your knew Handicap!

Best front 9 Alan Caithness 18 best back 9 Bev Evans 19 NTPs 5th A. Caithness 11th George Mcallum 15th D Gregson 17th Gloria manning Football David Valentine Pino Perito Sue Pegg Hedy Paehlig Congratulations to all our winners. If your are interested in playing with Eurogolf on Tuesdays and Thursdays at La Marquesa please visit the website www.eurogolf.co.uk

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San Miguel Golf Society First Round of Bogey’s Shield

An important day of remembrance for many worldwide found SMGS at Mar Menor for the first time since one day short of a year. Thirty-nine members, accompanied by one guest, turned up to participate in the first round of this season’s Bogeys Shield Competition, an annual event played under Medal format and sponsored

by Bogey’s Restaurant, Villamartin Plaza. With fine conditions prevailing scores were far better than those posted during last year’s visit, played under the same format, but with some similar names amongst the prize winners, i.e. John Aitchison, Tony Smale, Paul Cobain and Brian Mulligan. Both John and Darren Hancock broke par and lead the Bogey’s competition with four rounds still remaining. The most favoured score of the day was 77 with, curiously, 7 players making it.

Known in mathematics as a ‘Defective Number’ there will be several who scored it feeling that way about their rounds, as will many others. At prize giving the Society brought its Poppy Appeal collection to an end and the total, once counted, will be handed over to the local representative of the Royal British Legion.

Thanks in particular to members and guests for their contributions, especially the blobbers, and to Tony Smale for his tin rattling (ok plastic!!) collection efforts.

The Medal results (net scores) by category and in reverse order, were the following: Bronze Category: 4th Paul Cobain (77 on CB), 3rd Brian Mulligan (77 on CB), 2nd Chris Hamblett (75) and 1st, Karen Simpson with 73.

Silver Category: 4th Theo Boelbouwer (77), 3rd Tony Smale (76), 2nd Alan Gilbert (74), and 1st, one of only two players to better their handicap, John Aitchison with a fine 71. Gold Category: 4th John Osborne (72 on CB), 3rd Paul Guest (72 on CB), 2nd Barry Roehrig (72 on CB) and 1st, the second player to break par, Darren Hancock with an excellent 71.

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Best Front 9 and not in the prizes went to Mike Jordan (36), best back 9 to Mike Frankish with 32. The Abacus winner was Ron Stenhouse, with a score that was actually not that bad and would have put him on the edge of the prizes a year ago. Nearest the pins (open to all) on the par 3’s were won by Richard McCann (2), Steve Higgins (8), Darren Hancock (14) and Barry Roehrig (17).

Our thanks go to the staff at Mar Menor golf course for their contribution to an enjoyable day. Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Barry Roehrig a call on 966 731 033 to find out more about the society and its weekly golf get-togethers. Next week we will be at La Serena

COSTA COBRAS RFC AUCTION IN AID OF DEBRA

After an awesome weekend of international 7’s rugby in Elche with the Great Britain ladies winning the women’s final and the Spanish men the men’s final, both in style. A minutes silence was held in respect to what had happened in France by all of the teams.

On Friday 19 November, with the help of Victoria’s Tearooms in Almoradi, we are holding an auction to raise money for, DEBRA, the Butterfly Children.

The club are auctioning off rugby memorabilia, international rugby shirts from England, Wales and Scotland, donated by Elche rugby club, and club shirts from Leicester Tigers and London Irish as well as other items that have been donated by friends.

For more details you can contact the tearooms or myself. We also have Dennis Christian as the auctioneer for the event, so looking at plenty of people coming down to support this event and to have a great evening.

All the funds raised on the night are going directly to the charity.

You can contact me if you would like to put a bid in for any of the items, and are hoping to get some signed shirts from this last weekend’s tournament in Elche, so come along for a great evening and help this great cause.

Costa Cobras RFC are also still training on Monday and Wednesday from 18.0019.30 for the juniors and 20.00-21.30 for the seniors in Daya Vieja at the sports ground.So come a long and join the revolution with this new rugby club from the start and be part of something new in the area.

We are looking to be able to put a team in at all levels in the league this time next year so come along and join the newest rugby team on the Costa Blanca and join the rugby revolution.

All ages, gender and nationalities are welcome, from beginners to experienced players, the more the merrier, as we are based on the true traditional ethics of the sport. So come along and join the newest rugby club on the Costa Blanca. Also team bonding after training in the nearest bar for a drink and chat, just how rugby should be.

For more information about the club contact myself, Dutch, on 692 767 242.

Also I am back down at Zoco market on Sunday again from 09.00-13.30, so come on down and find more out about the club and rugby in the area.

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