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‘Wine therapy’ wins over tourists in Spain

By combining architectural masterpieces, ultra-modern showrooms and luxurious hotels, Spanish wineries manage to attract more and more wine lovers from around the world.

Walking by rows of oak barrels in the dark corridors of a winery founded by her great-grandfather, María José López de Heredia is reminded of her childhood.

“We played hide and seek here when we were children,” the 46-year-old said.

Today, together with her brother and sister, she runs the Rafael López de Heredia Tondonia winery, one of the oldest and most famous in Spain’s northern region of La Rioja, in the village of Haro.

“This is home,” she said as she opened a black metal door leading into a storage room where spiders are allowed to live peacefully on their thick webs to protect the corks of bottles.

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It is a home that is visited by 22,000 people each year, who explore the vineyards and its underground labyrinth that stores the 400,000 bottles of wine which are produced annually by the winery. It is not alone.

Located far from the beaches that bring millions of tourists to Spain each year, La Rioja has sought over the past decade to draw visitors to its numerous wineries, many featuring stunning contemporary architecture.

“It’s great to discover a place like this, I did not know it before,” said Bill Sherman, a 72-year-old wine lover from Atlanta, Georgia as he sipped a glass of wine in the ultra-modern showroom-shop of the Heredia Tondonia winery.

Designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, the first woman to win the Pritzker prize, architecture’s equivalent of the Nobel prize, the shop is a glassfaced structure shaped like a large wine carafe.

It sits in stunning counterpoint to the great-grandfather’s old restored stone shop nearby, and is an example of how in the 2000s, before the collapse of a property bubble in Spain in 2008, wineries in La Rioja began to build

architectural gems by star architects to help draw visitors.

Wine before all else “The architecture is just the wrapping, the wine is what matters above all else,” said the winery’s spokeswoman Marta Gomez.

The wineries, or “bodegas” as they are called in Spanish, designed by big name architects have given La Rioja “great visibility”, said La Rioja’s regional tourism minister Gonzalo Capellan.

“Wine tourism is very much appreciated” by Britons, Germans and Americans, he added.

“We export 150 million bottles to these markets each year. They want to know us, see where this bottle is born,” he added.

Today about 80 wineries in La Rioja open their doors to visitors, compared to just a handful a decade ago.

“This is a natural resource which we had. We had to turn it into a touristic product. This involved a huge change in thinking,” said Capellan.

This change has not always gone smoothly, said Ramon Estalella, the secretary general of the Spanish Confederation of Hotels and Tourist Lodgings.

“We have sometimes built very beautiful hotels, charming, but too small for the investment to be profitable,” he said before recommending that wineries seek tourism experts for advice on how to move into the hospitality sector.

López de Heredia of the Heredia Tondonia winery acknowledged there was a lack of experience.

“In our house we were trained as winegrowers, not as a tourism company. We are just starting,” she said.

While visitors to the winery are gaining importance, “they will never supplant the work of the vineyard,” she added.

Source: The Local

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Ancient graffiti proves Spain’s Irish links The ruins of numerous ancient Celtic settlements known as castros are still present in Galicia today.

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An ancient inscription discovered on a 14th century church in Spain’s Galicia region has been identified as Gaelic; the first written evidence of the northern region’s Irish and Scottish heritage.

For centuries it has gone unnoticed, weathered by Galicia’s incessant drizzle but still visible to those with an eagleeye.

On one of the granite walls of Santiago church in the small town of Betanzos, a small previously unintelligible inscription five metres above ground kept historians and epigraphists, or people who study ancient inscriptions, baffled for decades.

Researchers working for a private association called the Gaelaico Project now believe they’ve finally deciphered what it reads: “An Ghaltacht” or “Gaelicspeaking area”.

“If our interpretation is right, the inscription isn’t related to religious matters, but rather to the language that was spoken in Galicia at the time,” Proxecto Gaelaico head Martín

Fernández Maceiras told local daily La Voz de Galicia.

“It seems logical that the inscription was made while the church was being built (in the 14th century).”

Up to now, Galicia, along with Asturias and northern Portugal, have been informally considered part of the ancient Celtic nations (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Isle of Man and Cornwall) due to cultural and historical reasons rather than because of written proof.

Although researchers are hoping to get a second opinion from expert epigraphists on whether the inscription does indeed read “Gaelic-speaking area”, the chances of it being the first written evidence of Galicia’s Celtic past are high.

Despite the dominance of Latin, there are plenty of Gaelic traits still present in Galicia,” James Duran, academic expert on minority languages at the US’s Stanford University, told La Voz de Galicia. Source: The Local

Spain reported on Tuesday the steepest slide in consumer prices in nearly five years, a potentially worrying development as the eurozone combats the threat of a deflationary spiral which could kill of Spain’s recovery.

With Spaniards cautious about spending in an economy suffering a 24 per cent unemployment rate, consumer prices dropped a sharper-than-expected 0.4 per cent in the year to July, Spain’s National Statistics Institute said.

The fall in prices in July was the sharpest since October 2009, the institute said, after revising its initial estimate of a 0.3 per cent decline.

In the previous month, Spain’s economy, the fourth-largest in the eurozone, had reported an annual inflation rate of zero.

Prices were kept down by the lower cost of entertainment, electricity, tobacco, food and soft drinks, the official statistician said.

When compared to June, consumer prices slumped 1.5 per cent, it said, using figures that are measured in the same way across the European Union.

The Spanish inflation report is likely to be of concern to policymakers trying to safeguard a gradual recovery in activity since the economy emerged in in mid2013 from a double-dip recession.

Broad, sustained falls in consumer prices

can lead people to postpone purchases in the hope of future price declines, a reaction that brakes economic activity.

The phenomenon can quickly degenerate into a vicious downward spiral that is notoriously difficult to reverse.

In April, Spain was identified by the IMF as the only country as “high risk” of deflation and called on the European Central Bank to take action.

The European Central Bank has responded with unprecedented measures to head off deflation, including the introduction of negative interest rates for banks that want to deposit excess reserves with the central bank.

Last week, the ECB held key its interest rates athas a record low level, stimulating economic activity by making it cheaper to borrow money.

ECB president Mario Draghi pledged to keep rates low for an “extended period” in view of the inflation outlook in the single currency bloc.

“Moreover, the governing council is unanimous in its commitment to also using unconventional instruments within its mandate, should it become necessary to further address risks of too prolonged a period of low inflation,” he said.

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WHAT IS THE LIFE-LONG USUFRUCT AND WHAT IS IT WORTH? USUFRUCTO VITALICIO The usufruct is the right of enjoyment, enabling a holder to derive profit or benefit from a property that either is titled to another person or which is held in common ownership, with the obligation to keep it and care for it as if it was their own.

The value of this life-long usufruct is 70% of the house value when you are under 20 years old and looses 1% of the house value per year from the time you reach 20 years of age, with a minimum value of 10% of the price of the property.

The best way to calculate the value of the usufruct is as follows: Usufruct = 89 - your age. Bearing in mind that the maximum value of the life-long usufruct is 70% and the minimum value is 10%.

Example 1: Value of a life-long usufruct in the case of a beneficial owner (usufructuary) of 32 years of age on a property valued at 150.000 €.

U = 89-32 = 57% 150.000 € x 57% = 85.500 € Example 2: Value of a life-long usufruct in the case of a beneficial owner (usufructuary) of 82 years of age on a property valued at 150.000 €.

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the usufruct value) = 15.000 € Example 3: Value of a life-long usufruct in the case of a beneficial owner (usufructuary) of 18 years of age on a property valued at 150.000 €.

U = 89-18 = 71% 150.000 € x 70% (maximum limit of the usufruct value) = 105.000 € SIMULTANEOUS AND SUCCESSIVE USUFRUCT: If two people hold the usufruct on a property, the value will be calculated on the age of the youngest of them.

Example: A married couple of 70 and 73 years of age who give to their children their property valued at 150.000 €, withholding the life-long usufruct until the last spouse’s death.

U = 89 - 70 (age of the youngest spouse) = 19% 150.000 € x 19% = 28.500 € BARE OWNERSHIP (NUDA PROPIEDAD): The value of the “bare ownership” (ownership of the property without the usufruct) will be the difference between the total value of the property and the value of the usufruct.

FO (full ownership) = BO (bare ownership) + U (usufruct) BO (bare ownership) = FO (full ownership) - U (usufruct) Source: www.4wayconnections.webs. com

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SINGING CHAMPIONS ARE COMING TO TOWN! Spangles Ladies’ Harmony Chorus is excited to announce their concert at the Restaurante Asturias in Punta Prima on Friday, 19 September at 8.30 pm. This two times champion chorus is based in Los Alcázares, but several members live in and around Torrevieja and the chorus decided that it was time for friends and families of those members to enjoy a concert closer to home. Spangles won their first gold medal in San Pedro del Pinatar in 2011 at the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers (SABS) convention and again in Benalmádena in 2013.

Champions cannot compete the year after their win, so the chorus is now looking forward to competing for gold again in April 2015. Their repertoire offers something for everyone, from rock, to pop, to jazz.

The concert is part of a fundraising drive to help with their costs of representing Spain at the Ladies’ Association of British Barbershop in convention (LABBS) Singers Harrogate this coming October. “We have been invited by LABBS to open the LABBS national chorus contest, which is a great honour” commented Spangles’ Musical Director, Gail Grainger. “Flights and hotel costs for a chorus of 40+ ladies are quite daunting, but we have been fundraising to make it happen and we’re all very excited about the trip.”

Spangles is delighted to have as their special guests the current SABS champions, The Hanfris Quartet, from Barcelona. The Hanfris Quartet is an all-male barbershop quartet formed in 2009. Barbershop, is an a cappella style of singing. Although this originated in the United States, it is becoming increasingly popular in

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Europe and has a notable following in Britain, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. The Hanfris Quartet is the first SABS quartet to qualify for the Barbershop Harmony Society’s international championships and they will be competing in Pittsburgh, USA in 2015.

The Hanfris Quartet includes Jordi Forcadell (tenor), Gener Salicrú (lead), Juan Bertrand (baritone), and Adrià Sivilla (bass). Vocal skill is an indispensable requirement for this style as it requires a great deal of resistance, flexibility and impeccable intonation.

The pieces performed by The Hanfris Quartet are arrangements of popular songs for male quartets, ranging from jazz standards, pop and rock themes, to movie and musical soundtracks.

Barbershop originals are performed as well, along with arrangements in closeharmony and doo-wop.

Show tickets are now on sale for just 8€ each at the Restaurante Asturias in Punta Prima or you can call 650 745 711 or 968 334 527. Early booking is recommended.

Spangles welcomes new members so, if you’re looking to make new friends and enjoy singing, why not visit Spangles when they rehearse at Las Claras? They meet every Thursday from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm.

Please call Lyn on 968 574 987 or Anthea on 968 334 527 to book Spangles or to find out how to join, or visit the website: www.spangleschorus. com.

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Backed by the Peñarrubia and Calo de los Enamorados mountains, the historic city of Lorca faces down the fertile plains of Murcia towards the Sierra de la Almenara, beyond which lies the crystal blue Mediterranean sea.

Lorca is approximately 1 hour 40 minutes drive to the north of Almeria Airport, and 1 hour 30 minutes to the west of Murcia San Javier Airport

History In 1964 Lorca was declared a Historic and Artistic site. Lorca is known as the “baroque city” due to the significant number of buildings in this style.

From the Paleolithic period until Roman times, a wide variety of cultures and settlers converged on the ancient city of Lorca. The many archaeological sites are testament to this: The Milaria Column from the Roman age, the Tower of Espolón or the Alfonsina Tower, is but a few.

The San Antonio Porch, a gate from the old walled enclosure which guarded the city, from the 10th century; the churches and convents of different ages and styles; and the palaces and baroque stately homes, such as the palace of Guevara, the palace of the Counts of San Julián or the Mula ancestral home, are all of historical interest.

The fortress, which transformed the medieval citadel into an impregnable prize, is very impressive. Popular architecture can be seen on the cobbled streets, which flank Plaza de España, like the Zapatería and the Cava.

Culture The Teatro Guerra, is in the Plaza Calderon de la Barca, Calle Principe Alfonso, facing the square. It is a regal red and white building. The theatre offers a wide variety of events, including cinema, children’s theatre, drama, musicals, concerts, dances and opera.

Tickets can be purchased in advance from ticketmaster. Lorca also has a fine Archeological Museum, run by the city council.

Markets The weekly market dates back to 1465, when Enrique IV granted a free market on Thursdays. The concession was confirmed by the Catholic Monarchs in 1495 and by Charles II in 1685.

It was first celebrated in the streets near the cathedral of Santa Maria By the 16th century it was next to the church of San Patricio. It even took place for a time in the pig market at Santa Quiteria.

Today the weekly market is held in the Huerto de la Rueda every Thursday.

There are two food markets, one at Explanada de la Estación, and the other at

the aptly named Plaza de las Hortalizas.

Leisure & recreation In the countryside around there are great opportunities for the walker and the long distance runner. Try the Ruta del Cajo de los Enamorados. For the cyclist there is a labyrinth of quiet rural roads amongst the market gardens to explore, or for the more adventurous there are some pretty testing routes up in the hills.

The extreme sport of throwing yourself off a high mountain attached to a flimsy bit of cloth (hang-gliding) is practiced off the top of the Peñarubia. Check your travel insurance before giving it a go!

Beaches The wonderful beaches at the port of Aguilas are just 30 minutes drive.

Mazzaron at 45 minutes has some fine beaches, and is a popular resort with many facilities.

Cuisine The plains of Murcia are incredibly fertile, and produce a vast array of fresh fruit and vegetables, which make up the base ingredients of the regions cuisine.

Rice is also staple here, and finds it’s

way into many dishes. The abundant and varied seafood from the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean, along with game and farmed meat from the mountains complete the picture.

Some typical dishes include: Arroz y Conejo (rice with rabbit), Arroz de Verduras (Rice and Vegetables), Arroz y Costillejas (rice and ribs), Arroz Marinero (seafood rice) and Paella Huertana, a vegetable paella. Non-rice dishes specialities include Potaje, a rich stew dish; Menestra, a dish of sautéed vegetables; Habas con jamón” (ham and broad beans and Caldo Murciano, a local soup dish. The king prawns fished in the area are also particularly fine, and the Huevas de Mújol, a type of caviar, is also a high delicacy of the region.

Climate Lorca enjoys a typical Mediterranean climate. Very hot in summer and protected by surrounding mountains against the cold North winds in winter. The area averages nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine each year and the average temperature easily exceeds 20 degrees. www.spain-holiday.com

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Two foreign tourists are Nigerian man in Alicante still missing hospital does not have Ebola, say doctors

Two foreign tourists are still missing after a boat sank off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Saturday.

Twenty foreign tourists, an Indonesian guide and four crew were on board when the boat foundered near Sangeang Api, a volcanic island off Sumbawa. Ten people were rescued initially and another 13, including all the crew, were found alive early on Monday. They are being treated in hospital for trauma and dehydration as a search continues for the remaining two people. The Indonesian military has joined the search to find the two remaining tourists, a Dutch man and an Italian woman. Speedboats and a helicopter have been deployed, but authorities say rescue efforts are hampered by bad weather and high waves.

Officials said the incident took place when the boat, sailing from Lombok island to Komodo island, hit a wave that was 3m high and crashed into a reef. It sprung a leak and sank.

Rescue officials told agencies that the second group were found together by fishermen. Some of them were in a lifeboat while others were floating in their lifejackets.

The survivors were now recovering in Sape city in

Sumbawa, they said. Survivors said that as the boat started sinking, some got into a lifeboat which could only take up to seven passengers. Others climbed onto the roof of the boat which had not yet completely sunk. They eventually split into two groups when it became clear that there were not enough lifeboats nor communication tools to call for help.

One group decided to swim six to seven hours to reach Sangeang Api, while the others stayed with the lifeboat.

French survivor Bertrand Homassel was in the first group. He told AFP: “We were 5km (three miles) from the coast and there were many big waves separating us from the coast. People started to panic and everyone took the decision to swim to the closest island.”

After spending the night on the island by eating leaves and drinking their own urine, that group was rescued by a passing boat on Sunday.

The other survivors who stayed with the lifeboat, who were rescued on Monday, were in the water for about 40 hours. The other tourists came from the UK, Germany, Spain, and New Zealand.

SOURCE: www.bbc.com

A NIGERIAN national isolated in hospital in San Juan (Alicante province) has tested negative for the deadly Ebola virus, medics confirm. The 30-yearold went to Alicante General Hospital with his sister, describing symptoms including vomiting, bleeding, a fever of 38.3ºC and a general feeling of being very unwell. He had recently visited his home country, where several cases of the haemorrhagic virus have been reported, among which have been at least two deaths.

The patient and his sister were immediately isolated in separate, sealed-off wings. Although the woman did not have any symptoms, she had been in close physical contact with her brother, meaning if he had been infected, she may well have caught the disease. Tests on her proved negative and she was discharged yesterday (Sunday) morning. Samples had been sent to Madrid’s Carlos III Epidemology Institute, part of the hospital of the same name where the missionary doctor Miguel Pajares, 75, recently died from Ebola after being

repatriated from Liberia.

The Nigerian man remains in hospital for observation and is said to have been ‘stable’ the past two nights, but it is not thought that any more Ebola tests will be carried out.

This is the second suspected case in Spain, both of which were in the eastern region of Valencia. A man from Guinea, who had landed at Valencia airport on a connecting flight from an undisclosed location in Morocco on June 25, was put straight into isolation in the city’s La Fe hospital amid suspicions he may be suffering with the lethal virus. Tests carried out came up negative and he was discharged within days.

Given that the disease is raging out of control in Sierra Leone and Liberia, and is contained but rife in Guinea and, to a lesser degree, in Nigeria, Spain’s borders department Frontex has ceased all deportation of illegal immigrants who come from these countries, on humanitarian grounds.

British Airways has stopped all flights to and from Sierra Leone and Liberia.

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• Storage units - bear in mind that the bed should not be placed within the arc of opening wardrobe doors or drawers.

Dressing the bed is as important as placing the furniture. Linen doesn’t have to slavishly match other fabrics in the room, but attention to colour and textures will help give the room a sense of style.

Layering the bed with folded throws and scatter cushions creates a cosy and welcoming environment when not in use.

Furniture myths and musts The bedroom has the longest list of supposed “must-have” furniture of any room in the house, but a crowded room looks untidy and is difficult to relax in. Consider these options: • Do all your clothes have to be stored in the bedroom? Clothes that are worn less frequently could be stored elsewhere, reducing the need for wardrobes.

• Is a bedside cabinet needed or will a shelf do?

• Must a computer work station be kept in the bedroom? Some sleep therapists suggest even the presence of a computer in bedroom can lead to disturbed nights.

• Is a dressing table required if a bathroom vanity unit exists?

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Growing Coriander

Coriander is a versatile herb popular in Asian cooking including curries, Chinese and Thai dishes.

Both the seeds and the leaves of the plant can be used, and offer two distinct flavours. The seeds have a slight lemony flavour; they are often ground and used as a spice. The leaves (also known as cilantro) have a slightly bitter taste and can be chopped up and added to dishes and breads or used as a garnish.

How to Grow Coriander Coriander enjoys a sunny position but appreciates a little shade during the hottest part of the day.

Coriander has a tendency to run to seed if stressed; this is where it flowers prematurely and develops seeds instead of growing lush foliage. This is fine if you are growing the plant for its seeds, but not if you are growing it for its leaves.

Coriander is best grown from seed directly into the soil. This is because it is quite a sensitive plant; transplanting young plants can shock them and cause them to bolt (run to seed). Prepare the soil thoroughly by digging it over, removing any weeds and incorporating organic matter, such as well-

rotted manure or compost. Rake the soil so it’s level and sow seeds 4cm apart in drills 1cm deep.

If you are growing coriander for its seeds, grow the plants in full sun. This will cause them to develop seeds quicker as the hot stressful conditions will trigger flower production.

Caring for Coriander Germination of coriander takes up to 3 weeks. Thin young plants to 20cm apart to allow them to grow to their full size. Water them in dry periods and ensure the soil never dries out. If flowers develop remove them immediately – this ensures the plants focus their energy on growing new leaves.

Re-sow coriander every three weeks to ensure you have a continual supply during the summer. It is not normally necessary to feed coriander if the soil is well nourished. However, is the plants appear to be suffering give them a liquid organic feed to perk them up.

Growing Coriander in Containers Coriander does well in containers and can be grown on a sunny windowsill or balcony. The container must be quite deep as coriander has a long taproot.

Scatter seeds on the surface of the compost and cover with soil, watering well. Care for the plants as you would if they were in the ground; you may need to water them more often as pots dry quickly.

Harvesting Coriander Harvest the leaves when the plant is big and robust enough to cope. Pluck or cut each leaf off the stem or snip whole stems if necessary. Both the leaves and the stalks can be used.

If you are growing coriander for its seeds, wait until the flowers have died off before harvesting.

Cut the stems and place the heads of the coriander in a paper bag, with the stems slicking out. Tie the

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stems and the bag together in a bunch and hang upside down in a cool, dry place. Wait for three weeks and then shake the bag. The dry seeds will fall out from the flowers and be ready in the bottom of the bag. Keep them in a dry place and re-sow the following spring.

Coriander is a tasty herb to grow, both for its leaves and seeds. If you re-sow seeds every three weeks you can have lush coriander leaves throughout the summer to add to salads and Asian dishes Source: www.herbexpert.co.uk

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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. Oops! This weekend the 8 year old hard drive on my 6 year old desktop finally decided that it had just had enough! I people terms is has chronic arthritis and excessive decrepitude or to put it another way, it it just too darn old to carry on!

Fortunately, I already had a data disk that was much bigger and only 6 months old so decided to recover my system to that. This is how I spent most of Sunday!

First I had to back-up every unwatched movie, every music track, every family picture, actually – everything to external drives before formatting the drive, which re-organised how information was stored.

This took nearly an hour to do and was the start of an educational day.

Some months back you were introduced to a superb program that recovers an Operating System in 10-40 minutes depending in computer speed and how big the backup was, and was called ‘EaseUS Todo Backup’. I have been using it successfully for many years but this time it just didn’t want to play! Although the program completely recovered to the new drive, and the Operating system did try to run (but it failed!). After an hour of checking the start-up log, (yep, it has one for every time that you start your computer), I discovered that the system was still trying to access the IDE systems and, of cause, failing!

The reason being that my old drive was old but stable IDE technology and the new one is the stable but much faster, SATA technology. These are completely different technologies and totally incompatible.

The system image was created using the old IDE system. Here’s the kicker!

EaseUS is designed to allow a previously created image file to be installed onto ‘dissimilar’ hardware. When you tick this box (hidden, almost, at the bottom of

the screen), you should be able to recover the system. I don’t think think the program writer expected someone like me to push the limits of the program quite this far!

So, from the proverbial clean slate (now there’s a phrase with historical etymology!)

I installed my OS (operating system – just getting lazy now!) which in the case of windows XP took about an hour. The drivers that are need for windows to ‘talk’ to the rest of the computer also took about an hour to find and install. Once this was done came the long and repetitive task of installing the long list of programs that I use on a regular basis. Fortunately I have, over the years, collected and maintained a library of programs that I have found useful and that I use regularly. Being in one place made the task of installing them easy if hugely repetitive (I must write a program to automate this process)! This took a full working day to replace the programs that I regularly use!

So the moral of this story? Well, in truth, there isn’t one! What you have before you is an outline of what to do, and the order in which to do it, should anything ever happen to your system that forces you to do an emergency recover. Next week I will offer (as this is all I can do) a way of setting up your windows (unless you have discovered the long list of benefits, and short list of problems, of Linux, in which case there is nothing that I can suggest to make your system any better!), that will increase you chance of recovery and generally make your windows system better, but until then I wish you a lovely week and look forward to seeing some of you in the neer future.

I’m now off to Jack’s Bar in Albox for my Friday afternoon computer clinic! Maybe make a suggestion using the email address under this article for further article that will be useful to you.

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The Game Begins It was 35 degrees outside over the sunny August weekend when I wrote this. For 96 days the bars locally were quiet on weekend afternoons but on Saturday at quarter to two a muffled rumbling started up. At about a quarter past two there was a loud roar and I heard a Welshman cry ‘get in!’

Half an hour later and someone shouted out ‘Rooney!’

Yes football is back, the English football season started for most teams a week earlier but that huge behemoth the EPL or English Premier League roared into life at the weekend. The Welsh voice I heard was cheering a Swansea goal, who are based in Wales not England but that’s football for you.

Rooney for anyone who has lived in a hermitage the last 15 years is a Man United player who some say resembles Shrek, he scored and briefly equalised.

The rumbling I heard was the voices of tens of thousands of fans at the ground transmitted by

Shame about the name!

Would you be drawn to a film called “The Stillness In The Water”? No, me neither. Just as well then that they changed the title to “Jaws”. Yep, that works! It’s true though, names of films, products or people are important to all of us-and sometimes they can put you off.

For example, although I don’t eat them myself, the sweets Gummy Bears were originally called Rubber Bears. Now I don’t know about you but nothing would persuade me that it was worth parting with any amount of money for something called Rubber Bears. Hardly sounds appetising does it? Not that the Gummy Bears are particularly appetising now, but at least it sounds better-but only just.

Then there are the really good names that nobody actually appreciates. OMO for instance, the detergent that is now called Surf, is an acronym for on Mondays only! Clever as it was the early days of washing machines. Far better than Tide! No end of times there’s been a queue at my local supermarket with people waiting for the Tide to come in!

But names are definitely important for us. Those of us who are parents spend no end of time trying to come up with a name that suits everybody and in the end, more often than not, the poor child dislikes it anyway.

For example, I had a friend who was called vw. I always thought they were his initials but he told me that his dad had gone to do the birth certificate and had misunderstood his mum when she insisted that they name their son after a Beatle. Silly billy don’t you think. That’s not quite what his mum said! He eventually changed his name…to Ford!

Back to films. It’s fascinating when you take a look at some of the truly awful film titles that the film makers have come up with and you wonder if they really were on this planet when they all agreed it would be a fab name to go with. Really, who would willingly spend their time and money on a film called “Santa Claus Conquers The Martians”?

I can tell that there are a few narrowed eyes right now, assuming I’ve made that up. Honestly, I didn’t!

Anyway, I must go and pick up our daughter,Tinky Winky from school. I just don’t understand people who give their kids silly names-nor does my wife, Dipsy!

Graham is married to Helen and has a daughter, Alice. He lives part of the year near Albox, but works in Qatar, teaching. If you wish to contact Graham regarding this article email: helenandg@yahoo.co.uk

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satellite all the way from Manchester to roar out of televisions way down south here in Andalucía.

I didn’t hear the man shout Rooney’s name out again nor any other of his teams names. Way back when in August 1972 classic records such as Schools Out by Alice Cooper and Puppy Love by Donny Osmond were in the UK Pop Charts; it was also the last time Man Utd lost their opening day home fixture. 42 years later and at his first attempt, Van Gaal their new manager broke his first record for the club. On a roll he was as his second record was allowing Swansea to win at Old Trafford for the first time ever in their history. At the same time, the much maligned David Moyes was sitting at home enjoying his huge redundancy cheque whilst chuckling to himself and pointing at the telly saying ‘I told you most of the players are useless!’

This summer the interminable wait

could have been enlivened by the three weeks of the World Cup; but with England depressingly scoring just two goals in three matches their two solitary points had them cemented firmly to the bottom of Group D. They were soon leaving on a jet plane before the party properly started. Out of 32 teams, England’s 26th place gave the FA and Woy Hodgson the confidence to carry on together until the next summer of fun in 2016 and the European Championships. To compound England fans misery, Germany won the World Cup. Being a Liverpool supporter, Man Utd’s woes are nice to write about but this being football anything can happen. So before I pressed the ‘send’ button I thought it best I waited for the rest of the weekend’s games. It was squeaky bum time on Sunday watching Liverpool narrowly beat Southampton as the Saints really piled on the pressure.

Raheem Sterling scored the first for Liverpool. He’s the poor 19 year old Scouse lad scraping by on a miserly £30,000 a week which his boss Rodgers says is more than enough for now to make him a rich young man. Daniel Sturridge scored the second goal to give Liverpool victory. It was his 36th goal in 50 games making him our most prolific scorer in over 100 years. Previously playing for Man City, Bolton and Chelsea, his 140 games over seven seasons had bagged him 38 goals. No wonder Lord Fergie was of the opinion it was a huge gamble buying him two years ago.

Manchester City showed class by absorbing all the unlucky Newcastle threw at them and won, as I press send Chelsea are yet to play Premiership newcomers Burnley.

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LUBRIN OLV522

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A beautiful, grand semi-detached country property with 6 double bedrooms and an 8 x 4 swimming pool built only 8 years ago with a large paved terrace surrounding it, set in a wonderful country setting. Although this property is presented in good order, it is thought that the new owners would wish to update it. The price now includes 23 hectares of rolling land.

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A very pretty cortijo in original state perfect for reforming. Set at the edge of a pretty village within Urban land and with views. The house has a garden with fig, olive and almond trees. A great project for reforming. Electric, water easily connected. Possible to purchase additional land adjacent with a ruin. A great little buy.

bedar (LOS PINOS)

249,950€

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This very quaint cortijo is set in lovely surroundings and has fabulous grounds of 4000m2. The property is immaculate and has been finished to a very high standard. There is also a very large outbuilding that would be ideal as extra accommodation.

A lovely quiet location 25 mins to the coast.

LUBRIN

This spacious, 4 bedroom villa is situated in an elevated, private location near Bedar village with views of the entire coastline from Mojacar pueblo to Aguilas. This property has a larger than average pool and spacious terrace area and maintains a very good rental income .

279,950€

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This fabulous property consists of a cortijo, private pool and numerous outbuildings. It has been beautifully restored and boasts a little “cottage” in the grounds with a new roof ready for conversion to a guest annex. This is a stunning property in a lovely location approximately 30 minutes to the coast.

59,950€

OLV689

A great 1/2 Bedroom detached property situated in a small village a 5 minute drive from the pretty village of Lubrin. It has been sympathetically restored and has a lovely rear garden stocked with fruit trees accessed via a sun room with feature wooden beams and a pot belly stove. Original features abound in this very well presented Cortijo. A great buy and well worth a viewing.

SORBAS (Near Gaffarillos) 89,950€ OLV395

This is a great buy consisting of a lovely renovated village house and a large 70 m2 garage . **In addition it is possible to purchase separately a fenced plot of 1000m2 currently being used as a garden and large vegetable plot, this has its own water supply too

LUBRIN

270,000€

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This beautifully presented cortijo boasts 4/5 (possibly more) bedrooms, a private pool, land and fabulous views. There is in addition a large workshop ready for conversion into an apartment if needed. A rare find , less than 30 minutes from the coast, close to Bedar village.

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Stunning, unique property needs to be seen. There are few properties on the market with this style. Designed by an award winning international architect. Boasts many features: hand cut electric rejas, chill out seating areas & rustic wooden doors.

Modern touches & great attention to detail. Would run very well as a Casa Rural. Also large artist studio, ideal place from which to work. 5/6 individual beds & an 18 metre pool set the scene.

This totally unique and much larger than average 4 bedroom property is located above the charming village square in the quaint hamlet of El Pocico, 5 minutes from the popular market town of Lubrin. This property boasts a garden with a lovely a private pool.

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This large, detached, cortijo (408m2) is located at the end of a track on its own land with beautiful country views. This spacious, 5 bed cortijo has land, parking, double garage, large under build, storeroom and its own ruin. There are also protected “ baths “ on the land with medicinal water (need some tlc) A fabulous property for someone who wants to escape the crowds and enjoy country life.

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Millions of people are now ecig users and successfully kicked the smoking habit E-Cigarettes Versus Tobacco We all know that e-cigs are less dangerous to one’s health, cost far less, don’t produce ash, smell better and don’t inflict the dangers of passive smoking on other people…. scientifically proved.

Media Reaction The media report on E-Cigarettes has spread widely and positively across TV, radio and the press.

E-Liquid There has recently been a concerning trend for some e-cig retailers to mix e-liquid to order in the back of their shop, sometimes even while-you-wait. Its hard to imagine that the appropriate level of hygiene can be maintained in these conditions however well intentioned

Buyer Beware It is not my intention to suggest that Margi’s E-Cigs are the only e-cig suppliers who sell quality goods at a fair price, There are many good suppliers available. What is of concern is the substantial and growing number of e-cig sellers who view the public as a profit bandwagon upon which to ride only while the going is good.

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WHAT IS THE LIFE-LONG USUFRUCT AND WHAT IS IT WORTH? USUFRUCTO VITALICIO

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We urgently need more properties for sale and rental for waiting clients

Properties of the week

Ref: ES/TS - Det. Villa, 100m to beach, sea views, 3 bed, 2 bath + 2 bed apt below, private pool, lge garage, solarium, gardens.

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Ref. VA/TL Fantastic, 1bed, 1bath apt, a/c, pool, garage parking, large lock up unit, sunny, terrace, 300 m to beach.

Ref. JP/CH Beautiful 3 bed, 2.5 bathroom, duplex, garage, terraces, pools, garden, a/c, 200 m to beach.

MOJACAR €349,950

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The usufruct is the right of enjoyment, enabling a holder to derive profit or benefit from a property that either is titled to another person or which is held in common ownership, with the obligation to keep it and care for it as if it was their own.

The value of this life-long usufruct is 70% of the house value when you are under 20 years old and looses 1% of the house value per year from the time you reach 20 years of age, with a minimum value of 10% of the price of the property.

The best way to calculate the value of the usufruct is as follows: Usufruct = 89 - your age. Bearing in mind that the maximum value of the life-long usufruct is 70% and the minimum value is 10%.

Example 1: Value of a life-long usufruct in the case of a beneficial owner (usufructuary) of 32 years of age on a property valued at 150.000 €.

U = 89-32 = 57% 150.000 € x 57% = 85.500 € Example 2: Value of a life-long usufruct in the case of a beneficial owner (usufructuary) of 82 years of age on a property valued at 150.000 €.

U = 89-82 = 7% 150.000 € x 10% (minimum limit of the usufruct value) = 15.000 € Example 3: Value of a life-long

usufruct in the case of a beneficial owner (usufructuary) of 18 years of age on a property valued at 150.000 €.

U = 89-18 = 71% 150.000 € x 70% (maximum limit of the usufruct value) = 105.000 € SIMULTANEOUS AND SUCCESSIVE USUFRUCT: If two people hold the usufruct on a property, the value will be calculated on the age of the youngest of them.

Example: A married couple of 70 and 73 years of age who give to their children their property valued at 150.000 €, withholding the life-long usufruct until the last spouse’s death.

U = 89 - 70 (age of the youngest spouse) = 19% 150.000 € x 19% = 28.500 € BARE OWNERSHIP (NUDA PROPIEDAD): The value of the “bare ownership” (ownership of the property without the usufruct) will be the difference between the total value of the property and the value of the usufruct.

FO (full ownership) = BO (bare ownership) + U (usufruct) BO (bare ownership) = FO (full ownership) - U (usufruct) Source: www.4wayconnections.webs. com

Macclesfield couple have realised their dream of buying a holiday home in Spain, thanks to the information and confidence they received from free online resource SpainBuyingGuide. com.

Barry and Natalie Kimber began the process of buying property in Spain after browsing SpainBuyingGuide.com and reading their free guides. They secured the property during a viewing trip to the Canary Island in April, and completed on their one-bedroom apartment in Lanzarote in June 2014.

“SpainBuyingGuide.com was the springboard we needed to put our buying plans into action,” said Barry.

“Before discovering the site I went two months not knowing where to start, but within a week of coming across it, we had booked flights and things began to happen. And not only did I download their free Buying Guide, but I’ve found their special guide to viewing trips and regular enewsletters useful too.”

During their viewing trip in April, the Kimbers saw around 10 properties, having contacted various agents in Lanzarote in advance. “I told Natalie we should treat the visit as a business trip and not a holiday!” said Barry.

“We knew we wanted our place the moment we saw it, so put down a €1,000 reservation fee. Before flying

back to the UK, we also opened a bank account, got our NIE number and found a local lawyer.”

The Kimbers agreed on a purchase price of €85,000 for their property, but with fees and taxes, the total cost of their apartment in Puerto del Carmen was around €98,000. The property, which is the couple’s holiday home for personal use only, was refurbished around five months before they bought it, and came fully furnished.

Through the SpainBuyingGuide. com, the Kimbers also discovered a way to save money when they came to pay for their apartment. “We used currency specialist Smart Currency Exchange to exchange Sterling to euros and transfer around €62,500 to Lanzarote.” They found that Smart Currency Exchange’s exchange rates were consistently 2-4 per cent better than those offered by high street banks.

Concluded Barry: “Our apartment is perfect for us – on a complex with a communal pool and 200 metres from the beach. We’ve bought as part of our pension as much as for lifestyle reasons, so I hope to see some appreciation over time.”

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BANK REPOSSESSIONS 3 apartments with 1- bedroom, 1 bath, 70m² built plus 15m² sun terrace with sea views or mountain views, very sunny, spacious living/dining room, Private secure underground parking and store room, A/C hot & cold, beautiful communal pool & garden.

Fantastic opportunity - A beautiful 1 bedroom cortijo full of rustic character and charm, in very good condition,set on a lovely elevated plot with swimming pool and magnificent mountain and sea views.

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REF.577

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Arboleas

109,950€

MOJACAR

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Wonderful villa in immaculate condition with 2/3 beds,2 baths, swimming pool, garage. Beautiful garden full of mature trees and plants. Air-con - hot and cold throughout sat TV, internet + many extra features - delightful property.

Luxury Penthouse, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, large Terrace 39m, sea & mountain views, fully fited kitchen, sold fully furnished, A/C (hot & cold), private locked garage, 2 communal pools, excellent value for money.

Charming cortijo ready to move into but needing some reform, set on a superb 5,000m2 plot with huge swimming pool and amazing mountain views. 105m2 built - 2 beds, bath. Large attached garage - easily converted into further accommodation.

REF.679

REF.629

REF.730

Mojacar

124,950€

New apartment in immaculate condition, with 2 double beds, 1.5 Bath, 63m terrace with sea & mountain views, lounge/dining room, fitted kitchen, 17m store room, A/C hot and cold, alarm, Lift, underground parking, paddle court, communal pool, sold fully furnished.

Cariatiz

79,950€

Superb village house in excellent condition, full of rustic character and charm, light and spacious.2/3 bedrooms,2 bathrooms, large terrace, patio garden, easy parking in a great location, only 25 mins to the coast. Satellite TV, and internet.

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catral €240,000 Ref: E-2247 4 bedroomed dreamvilla at Catral, 190 m2 living area, on 4.600 beautifully landscaped gardens. Fully walled and fenced . High wooden ceilings all around the villa, 3 bathrooms, conservatory, dining room, lounge with open fireplace, large kitchen with all white goods, 10x5 pool with large tiled area, BBQ house, flowered garden, high palm trees , lovely views to the Callosa mountains. If you are looking for a homely and cozy residence with everything to make your life comfortable – here it is! All the paperwork ready to obtain the habitation certificate. A comfortable family home for whole year living. Reduced from € 350,000.- to € 240,000

ALCOY (ALICANTE) €1,980,000 Ref: E-2216 Arab castle built on an olive mill of the 8th century, plot 49,000 m2, living area 1,700 m2, with garages, stables, church, pool, house for gardener, pine trees, gardens with fountains, farming area with a big lake, near to motorway Valencia - Alicante, Alicante and beaches 37 km, needs reform. Ideal for hotel. Negotiable price of € 1,980,000.

SANTOMERA

€249,995 Ref:E-2109

Large 2 families villa on a plot of 1,200 m2. 280 m2 living area. Groundfloor : Lounge,/ diner large white kitchen, 2 beds, bath, store room. First floor: Floorway with high ceilings (giving a “cathedral” feeling), 3 beds, 2 baths (one en-suite), lounge/diner with open fireplace, glass curtains terrace with beautiful views. Outside area is very sought after with lovely low maintenance gardens, swimming pool 10x6m, large tiled area, gazebos. Mains water, electricity, landline phone, internet . 40mins. drive to airports Alicante & Murcia & to the beaches, 10 mins to the town of Santomera with all ameneties, 5 mins to the next grocery shop. A lovely family home for whole year living or just for holidays. The price of € 350,000 has been reduced to now € 249,995

FORTUNA € 85,000 Ref: E-1892 Country home fully re-furbished on 6.800 m2 fenced plot, 10 mins drive to Fortuna, 45 mins drive to airport Alicante, future new airport Murcia, 20 min. , beaches 45 mins. Neighbours around. Asphalted access, 3 bedrooms, lounge with open fire place, large country style kitchen, utility room, 2 bathrooms, large arched porch with stunning views to mountains, southfaced, roof terrace, dogs garden. A beautiful character home to relax and to enjoy nature. Mains water and electricity, internet.

AVILESES (MURCIA) €68.000 Ref.: 2255 Sierra Golf course, Mar Menor area. Detached villa, 140 m2 built on 250 m2 plot.

2 bedrooms, bathroom, fitted kitchen, lounge/diner, 2 terraces, roof terrace, fully under built for extensions, off road parking, water and electricity. 20 mins drive to beaches and airport San Javier, 10 mins drive to Avileses and Balsicas villages with all ameneties. Bargain price of € 68.000

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Magpies ‘don’t steal shiny objects’

Magpies do not steal trinkets and are positively scared of shiny objects, according to new research. The study appears to redeem the myth of the “thieving magpie”, which pervades European folklore.

It is widely believed that magpies have a compulsive urge to steal sparkly things for their nests.

But Exeter University scientists show that the birds are actually nervous of such objects, presumably because they are novel and may prove dangerous.

The study involved a pile of shiny items (metal screws, small foil rings, and a small rectangular piece of aluminium foil), and a pile of the same objects covered with matt blue paint. Researchers placed mounds of edible nuts just 30cm away from each of the collected objects. In 64 tests during feeding, magpies picked up a shiny object only twice - and discarded it immediately.

The birds essentially ignored or avoided both shiny and blue objects, and often fed less when they were present. Lead author Dr Toni Shephard said: “We did not find evidence of an unconditional attraction to shiny objects in magpies. Instead, all objects prompted responses indicating neophobia – fear of new things. Dr Toni Shephard on a new study of magpie behaviour “We suggest that humans notice when magpies occasionally pick up shiny objects because they believe the birds find them attractive, while it goes unnoticed when magpies interact with less eye-catching items. It seems likely that the folklore surrounding them is a result of cultural generalisation and anecdotes rather than evidence.”

But the research is not conclusive – yet. Due to the nature of the test with fixed feeding stations, the scientists could only assess “married” magpies that inhabit a set territory. Single magpies without a steady partner are less predictable in their feeding habits.

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The Railway Man by Eric Lomax. Film Review.

“Sometimes the hating has to stop.” Engraved on Eric Lomax’s tombstone.

The film was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2013 and released in the UK in January 2014. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and starring Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine ( War Horse) and Stellan Skarsgard.

They find parts easily and make a rudimentary radio which allows them to follow the allies’ victories. It doesn’t take the Japanese long to realise what is happening and they discover the radio. The mechanics are treated brutally, including Lomax. Two of them die from their beatings and Lomax is left physically broken as well as mentally traumatised. The men are taken to Outram prison where disease is rife. In the film it is Irvine who is subjected to the waterboarding torture and his screams for mother are disturbing.

The book was published in 1995 and it was a lifelong ambition of Lomax’s to retell some extremely harrowing Takashi Nagase was the Japanese stories of POW beatings and interpreter responsible for Lomax’s torture during the second nightmares. After the war it was world war. The film captures always Lomax’s intention to track some of his enthusiasm him down and kill him for subjecting for the railway and his him to so much abuse. He meets childhood fascination with Patti and falls in love. Without her locomotives but fails to show his tenderness it is unlikely he would passion although the book is far more successful. In have pulled through.

Post Traumatic Stress was not other ways too. recognised and therefore not treated. Just like Laura Eric was an officer in Singapore until its fall and Hilenbrand’s Unbroken we learn about the power of then he became one of many POWs to be sent by the forgiveness and how it can heal. The film only touches Japanese to work on the Thai-Burma railway, known on these issues. If you can cope with the torture then as death railway because of the high number of the book is a must to read. fatalities. I was fortunate to visit the area a few years REVIEW it by Carol Naylor. ago and travel on the same line up to the bridge over the River Kwai. Perhaps fortunate is rather misplaced REVIEW it by Carol Naylor. here?

Eric and his mates have to repair the machinery used to construct the railway. Initially they have a lot of freedom and life is not particularly difficult.

So maybe, just maybe, it is bachelor birds wanting to woo potential mates with silver rings that have sullied the birds’ name.

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EU compensates fruit and veg growers

The European Commission has announced emergency EU funding of 125m euros (£100m; $170m) for fruit and vegetable growers hit by Russia’s ban on most imported Western food. The funding is compensation for fresh produce which will not be sold.

Instead it will be distributed free to schools, hospitals and other institutions.

Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, grapes and pears are included in the scheme.

Russia has banned many food imports, angry at EU-US sanctions over Ukraine. Last week the Commission announced plans to pay peach and nectarine growers for 10% of their crop, and the new funding expands that aid to many more producers.

The crops affected are those in full season now, with no storage option for most of them and no immediate alternative market available, a statement from Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos said. “All farmers of the concerned products - whether in producer organisations or not - will be eligible to take up these market support measures where they see fit,” he said. The measures will apply until the end of November.

The compensation will come from a special 420m-euro fund set up under the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), for farmers facing potentially ruinous emergencies. On 7 August, Russia declared a one-year embargo on meat, fish, dairy products, fruit and vegetables from the EU, the United States, Canada, Australia and Norway in retaliation for Western economic sanctions.

EU fruit exports to Russia last year were worth 1.07bn euros (£855m; $1.4bn) the biggest agricultural export sector, ahead of dairy produce and meat. Lithuania, Poland, Finland and Denmark each face losses running into hundreds of millions of euros because of the Russian ban, the Financial Times reports.

The food types covered by the new compensation scheme are: tomatoes, carrots, white cabbage, peppers, cauliflowers, cucumbers and gherkins, mushrooms, apples, pears, red berries, table grapes and kiwis.

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4. Which cocktail consists of Tia Maria, Vodka and Coke? ....................................................

5. Which British Queen is buried under platform 8 at King’s Cross Station? ....................................................

6. The Clifton Suspension Bridge spans which river? ....................................................

7. How high, in feet, is the crossbar on a football goal? ....................................................

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1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup light cream 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1 cup miniature marshmallows

Method

In a medium saucepan over low heat, cook and stir condensed milk and cocoa until smooth and slightly thickened, 5 minutes. Remove from heat , and allow to cool slightly. Stir in heavy cream, light cream, and vanilla. Refrigerate until cold.

Pour mixture into the canister of an ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer’s directions.

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Peanut Butter Ice Cream

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Ingredients

1 package chocolate wafers, crushed 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1/2 gallon coffee ice cream, softened (on counter for 15 to 20 minutes) 6 tablespoons coffeeflavored liqueur, divided (recommended: Kahlua) 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons hot fudge sauce

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine crushed cookie wafers with melted butter and press onto bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake in oven for 10 minutes. Let cool.

Combine softened ice cream and 5 tablespoons coffee-flavored liqueur using a stand mixer or hand mixer until creamy. Fill pie crust with ice cream mixture, cover with plastic wrap and place in freezer for 3 to 4 hours.

Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Top frozen pie with whipped cream. Refreeze for 1 hour.

Combine remaining tablespoon of coffee-flavored liqueur with hot fudge sauce, drizzle over top of pie and serve. Source: www.foodnetwork.com

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animal corner Rescue centre to release calendar featuring horses saved from abuse and neglect

The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre will soon relaunch its popular yearly calendar thanks to the tireless fundraising work of volunteer Kate Camish.

The 2015 calendar will feature 13 glossy photographs of the many horses, ponies and donkeys saved from abuse and neglect, who are now living out their days peacefully and happily at the Rojales centre.

EHCRC was last year forced to cancel production of the 2014 calendar because co-founders Sue and Rod Weeding did not have time to fundraise for printing and design costs.

Kate, a long-time supporter of the centre and owner of Kate’s craft store in San Luis, this year stepped up to help and managed to raise an incredible €2000 in just a couple of months.

“Kate contacted us two years ago about rescuing a little donkey named Sancho Panza, who had been

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abandoned by a shepherd and was left to wander the wasteland and salt lakes of the Los Montesinos area. We brought little Sancho Panza here and Kate has been a strong supporter of us ever since,” Sue said.

“We don’t have a fundraiser at the moment as we’re just so busy just keeping up with the running of the centre and the charity shops. People were really disappointed last year that we couldn’t produce the calendar so we are just so grateful to Kate for coordinating this amazing fundraising effort for us.”

Many of Kate`s customers rallied around to help raise the money, including Janis who pledged to lose weight and raised €123 after shedding almost 13 kilograms.

The calendar will be released in September and costs €5. Every cent raised will help cover the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre’s hefty feeding and running costs.

The centre also has a network of eight charity shops across the Alicante

province, at La Zenia, Los Montesinos, La Siesta, Ciudad Quesada, Guardamar, La Marina, Pilar de Horadada and Gran Alacant. Donations of furniture, clothes and bric-a-brac to stock the shops are gratefully welcomed.

Large donated items such as furniture can be collected from your house and each shop also offers a delivery service for large items purchased from the charity shops. EHCRC is also looking for volunteers to staff its shops for a few hours or days each week Please contact the charity shop hotline on 652021980 for more information about furniture pick-ups and volunteering.

The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre opens to the public every Sunday between 1pm and 4pm. Entrance is free and refreshments and tasty food are available in the garden café. The first horse tour begins at 2pm, where you can get to meet and pat the residents, hear their stories and see firsthand where your money is spent.

EHCRC is located just outside Rojales at Partido Lo Garriga 59.

For more details and directions to the centre, please visit www. easyhorsecare.net

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COMMUNITY NEWS pals events

Every Day, Open from 10:30-14:00 and 17:00-20:00. 4th October. A special Rock and Roll evening at Closed Monday mornings. At C/ Conde de Aranda. Tel: the Bahia Hotel (inside) with Wildcats doing a one off R n R night. 5 Euros 8.30 till midnight 968 493 287. Entry: Individual €1.20 Groups €0.60 18/25 October cruise fully booked, 165 people already planning their time on this Mediterranean Talks & Workshops MABS Murcia North East - Sew’n’So’s - Sewing cruise from 690 Euros including tips, port fees, all Group Every Mon Fortuna Taking place every other food and drinks and the coach to and from Valencia.

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September 24th - Dance with Status Quo and The Eagles. €10.

October 1st - Ladies Evening with all the usual stalls, fashion show, bingo and dancing to Woody. €3.

October 22nd - Dance with Darren Jones. €8.

November 19th - Dance with Kevin Tyler. €8.

November 27th - Trip to Madrid, staying 4 nights B&B at Hotel Tryp Cibeles, with trips to Toledo, The Valley Of The Fallen, and on Sunday 30th, a day at the races. €260.

Christmas in Benidorm from 23rd for 4 nights full board at hotel Helios. €240 including gala Christmas Day lunch.

We are hoping to have news soon of next year’s cruise, so watch this space for details when available.

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PALS Annual Christmas Dinner dance at the Costa Costa 8 course meal masses to drink and Martin Ross to entertain,. 29.50 Euros. Why not make up a table with your friends and have a party night.

Sunday 14th December 2015. Due to the demand we are having to book Benidorm for St Jose and Benidorm now. Full board at the Helios Hotel 4 nights coach there and back 160 Euros pp sharing For information please call 626460465 or visit www.pals.sm4.biz or see us at la Ratatouille on A Wednesday from 1 till 3 or at The Trevi on each Saturday from 11till 1.30

mabs events

September dance date T.B.A. 26th October MABS Race for Life MABS Christmas Fayre - T.B.A. Event tickets on sale at the book stall between 10am and 1pm or from the MABS Information centre on Sector B Camposol or by Calling 620 582 418 Keep watching the press or our Notice Board for more forthcoming events

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The Day of the Mischief Imp

Mischief Imps are invisible malevolent spirits; it is they who turn garden rakes teeth side up, cause keys to fall out of your hand into bushes in the pitch dark, and toast to fall butter side down.

Crossing your fingers or touching wood is no more effective against them than the latest household product advertised as ‘Guaranteed to remove stubborn stains’ is against stubborn stains.

If they put their minds to getting you, you will get got!

It started when one of them tripped me up in our driveway. I arose from the stones undamaged but more than a little annoyed, and uttering words which do not appear in

the Ladies Handbook of Useful Phrases in Polite Society.

That episode behind me I commenced cleaning the pool.

Halfway round I suddenly became aware that the sucky thing that gets pushed along the bottom on the end of the pole felt different. As I gave it my full attention I saw the hose to which it should be attached calmly free itself, and float gently up to the surface.

I know what I have to do to clean the pool, but the mechanics of it are beyond me – I simply know that a pump that is designed to pump water is not supposed to pump air, and if it does, there are certain to be dire consequences.

I flew to the pumphouse as fast as I could, uttering more words that do not appear in the Ladies Handbook of Useful Phrases in Polite Society, and given emphasis by the fact that I was running barefoot over gravel.

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of All Things Mechanical – Pete, who calmly assured me that it would ‘be alright.’

It was, eventually, but it did make a very odd noise for a bit!

Returning to the house, I became aware of a disturbance in the Force – cupboards being opened, papers being riffled, and general sounds of frustration filling the air.

‘Do you know where the instruction book for my camera is?’ Pete queried. He was stupid to ask – on a foggy day I have a job finding my feet!

For a good 2 hours we searched to no avail - it remained unfound.

However, while the Mischief Imp in question was busy laughing up its irritating little sleeve, Pete went on the Web, found the relevant instruction book, and looked up whatever it was that he needed to know!

So there, you Imps!

Nah, nah, nah-nah nah!

alqueria The Druids of Alqueria

The structures appeared one morning.

Loco Paco saw them first while walking his imaginary pet rodent ‘Bert’. He raced back to Alqueria spreading the news of the strange manifestations on the waste ground to east of the Village. No one believed Loco Paco.

Not surprisingly as most of the people he knew didn’t actually exist. Among his pronouncements were that he had visited Valhalla and recently seen the Prime Minister of Britain dressed as Shirley Temple dancing with a cardboard cut-out of Margaret Thatcher. The latter did however turn out to be true.

Confirmation was soon forthcoming and the Village elders raced to the site.

There they were, in a circle stretching erect, pointing heavenwards. They looked for all the world like a modern streamlined version of Stonehenge. The similarity was not lost on the worthies of Alqueria and they summoned the local Druid leader ‘Pendragon the Daft’. This individual, as well as being a loony was the self-styled high priest of the Iberian Druids. He circled the monoliths did a couple of incomprehensible chants and declared the structures genuine.

Alqueria had its very own Druid temple.

Pendragon immediately started to look for a virgin to sacrifice, needless to say his search was in vain.

The columns appeared to be made from some synthetic material, fibreglass was the best bet. Inscribed on each of the thirty uprights was the letter ‘V’.

Pendragon the Daft created the cult of ‘V’ Druids and set about forming a commune of like-minded Loonies.

Manuela, who had been absent from the Village on some task or other, the details of which should be left heavily veiled, returned and immediately took an interest in the commune. Any group of individuals performing strange and disturbing rights were of keen interest to her. She studied their rituals and

the circle of thirty uprights. Manuela immediately recognised them as phallic symbols, her being an expert in such matters.

The structures rose out of the ground like gigantic thingies, well, they brought a tear to Manuel’s eyes.

As the purpose of such objects was being discussed a gaggle of be-suited individuals appeared. These gentlemen represented a drug manufacturing company. They needed a suitable place to produce an advertising commercial in privacy. As no-one visited Alqueria on purpose, with it being such an obnoxious place it was perfect.

The product in question was a tablet used in the treatment of Erectile Dysfunction.

The uprights now had an obvious meaning.

Pendragon the Daft and his crowd skulked away in silence.

Manuela got a prominent part in the subsequent advertisement.

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They Don’t Make Tea Bags Like They Used To

We live in a throwaway society.

When something goes wrong, breaks down or is over the age of two, we are told with much shaking of heads, tut tutting and expelling of air, that it’s not worth repairing and we would be much better off cutting our losses and purchasing a new whatever it is.

Three years ago a computer mechanic or whatever it is they call themselves, was looking at my piece of Compaq equipment . . . behave now . . . trying to trace a fault. He asked me how long I had owned it and when I informed him quite proudly that it was only four years old, he sighed heavily before proclaiming that this was to be expected with such an old machine and the best thing to do was to bin it and re-invest in a new one. Four years – old? I have cheese that’s been in the fridge longer than that!

We are told that technology has come a long way and indeed it is self evident with the cornucopia of gadgets and gizmos that are readily available today, but why then we have to ask ourselves, are these items far less reliable than their predecessors.

Well of course the answer is - because they are made that way.

Whereas refrigerators, televisions, electric irons, kettles et al were built to last in the 60’s and 70’s – as a matter of honour from the manufacturer’s point of view I suspect – the opposite seems to be true today. Faster turnaround, more profits

and stuff reliability.

My parents bought their first and only fridge in 1960 – a Zanussi – and that ice box was still chugging along twenty eight years later, after my Mum and Dad had both passed on. A little arthritic admittedly, but it was still doing the job it had been designed for.

Not that you would want to keep a smart phone, iPad, lap top or digital camera any longer than twelve months, because the damn things are outdated almost as soon as you buy them. It’s a never ending cycle of bigger/ smaller, smarter, more complex – and here’s the kicker - a good deal more expensive.

Automobiles seem to be the only exception to the rule. If you treat your car lovingly – take it out for runs on a regular basis and provide it with its favourite liquid sustenance and a spot of gentle grooming thrown in – it should give you long and faithful service.

It’s not only high tech items or electrical goods that have much shorter lives than their ancestors. Clothing is suffering from the same malaise.

Like many men (of my age) I would regularly receive Christmas gifts courtesy of the men’s clothing department at M&S. Almost without exception the sweaters and shirts were of such a quality, they would last for years – hell, I still have one wool jumper that must be twenty five years old if it’s a day and I recently gave another – still in pristine condition – to a local charity shop. And now I think of it, there are a couple of Burton’s shirts hanging up in the wardrobe that must be of a similar vintage – a bit grey and wrinkled like me, but nevertheless, motoring on. But today, quality seems to be a badbirdnow@gmail.com word that they even

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And the powers that be wonder why the store that once carried the St Michael brand with pride, is doing so badly.

And don’t get me started about the underpants. The ones you buy today are a mere shadow of their predecessors.

Within a week or so you find them around your knees because the elastic seems to have developed a kind of dementia and forgets to snap back into its original shape. I have several pairs with holes just under the waistband on each hip, punctured by my fingers - the fabric is so flimsy, that just pulling them on causes devastation.

That’s why I have taken to going commando during the summer months, albeit with a degree of trepidation that the zipper on my shorts may suddenly develop metal fatigue.

Right across the board, technological achievement may have increased, but standards of excellence have dropped commensurately and just this week, the final straw.

Our favourite Red Label tea bags that we have brought over from England on a regular basis are not what they were. It’s not that I am tight, but each bag is quite man enough to make two mugs of strong tea and that’s what we have always practised. The problem is that now, the bag itself is such a wuss and cheaply made, any vigorous stirring splits the darn thing and the second mug ends up with tea dregs in the bottom.

Is nothing sacred?

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Progress in motion: a vehicle that fascinates. With innovative LifeDrive architecture, ground-breaking materials such as carbon, layering design and numerous intelligent BMW EfficientDynamics measures. Discover the BMW i8 in action.

Every great pioneering achievement has its own story. In the case of the BMW i8, it begins in 2008 with the launch of Project i – and with no lesser objective than the reinvention of urban mobility. Just one year later, the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept showed what a technology leader geared fully toward energy saving can look like. This was the basis that gave rise to the BMW Concept i8, which demonstrated in near-production-ready form where the development would lead. All available BMW EfficientDynamics technologies were already united within this vehicle, an intelligent lightweight concept had been implemented, and the idea

of a sports car for the future was already detectable. Series production of the BMW i8 marks the current peak of the development: a plug-in hybrid with the appearance and the breathtaking performance of a sports car, which at the same time exhibits the consumption and emissions of a compact car. And thus convincingly resolves the apparent contradiction between efficiency and dynamics.

Through its overall concept, the BMW i8 embodies the accomplished vision of a modern and sustainable sports car. The highly emotive design instantly shows which qualities the BMW i8 has to offer. Yet is doesn’t rely entirely on its sports car

Mercedes guilty of price-fixing, say Chinese authorities

Carmaker Mercedes-Benz has been found guilty of manipulating the price of spare parts following an investigation by the authorities in China.

The official Xinhua News Agency reports that regulators said the luxury unit of Germany’s Daimler abused its control over supplies of replacement parts.

The report made no mention of the likely penalty. BMW, Audi and Chrysler are also facing sanctions as part of an anti-monopoly crackdown by the

character. Its aesthetics also pursue functional aims: more aerodynamics for maximum efficiency.

The BMW i8 offers far more than pure athleticism. With its unique drive concept, it essentially reinvents the idea of sporting mobility. This is because the powerful plug-in hybrid system with the combination of BMW eDrive technology and a BMW TwinPower Turbo 1.5-litre, 3cylinder petrol engine brings together the benefits of an electric motor and a petrol engine to produce an outstanding driving experience.

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Jiangsu found prices were so high that recently been tackled, there certainly Overseas companies in the purchasing the parts used to make seems to be room for price-cutting. pharmaceuticals, technology and food one Mercedes C-class car would cost With the shadow of the investigations sector have also faced investigation the equivalent of buying 12 vehicles. looming, the auto companies have all in recent months. Last week, the “Mercedes-Benz is a typical case of - in vain it now seems - been busy European Chamber of Commerce vertical price fixing - that is, the use of slashing the cost of spare parts, in in China said its members were its dominant position in after-market some cases by up to 40%. “increasingly considering the question” parts to maintain price controls,” of whether foreign companies were said Zhou Gao, chief of the Jiangsu’s On the other hand it could be argued anti-monopoly unit, according to that foreign companies are simply being disproportionately targeted. being penalised for their own success.

According to the Xinhua report, Xinhua. investigators from the anti-monopoly A Daimler spokesperson said on Over the past decade or so bureau of the eastern province of Monday that the company was still Chinese consumers have shown an “assisting” Chinese authorities, but unquenchable thirst for luxury cars was “unable to comment further on - price no object - and in a damning what is still an on-going matter”. indictment of the country’s domestic Toyota has said that its Lexus car industry, luxury means foreign. division is under scrutiny, and The site of Tiananmen Square General Motors has said that its main overflowing with Audis at the annual China joint venture has responded gathering of the country’s parliament to requests by regulators for drives that point home. information.

Other companies under investigation The truth is, in many industries - the include Qualcomm, a US maker of baby formula industry in particular microchips used in mobile phones, and - the monopoly that the foreign multinationals really exercise is a software giant Microsoft. perceived monopoly on quality.

So are China’s foreign car makers And as a result, to some extent, victims or villains? they’ve been able to charge what they On the one hand, just as in the other like. sectors (pharmaceuticals, technology and food) where multinationals have Read more on: www.bbc.com authorities.

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Thursday 14th August on a very humid and windy day, 22 members and guests from the Cafe Uno Golf Society turned out to play Golf at Vistabella. The course was in great condition as always, and had it not been for the gusty windy weather, i am sure we would have seen a greater number of players coming home with a some higher scores. Having said that we did have some players who managed a respectable score card. The format was Stableford, also we had a mystery pairs draw at the end. The score cards were shuffled and pairs of cards were drawn to reveal which pair of cards had the highest combined score.

No names mentioned, but on the 1st tee one of our regular players asked who his mystery partner was?

The days results were as follows:1st Lee George - 37pts. 2nd John Saunders - 32pts. c/b. 3rd Steve Ashurst - 32pts.

Best front 9 - Ali Rich 18pts. Best back 9 - Steve Lawrence 17pts.

Nearest the pin - nobody managed to hit the green.

Nearest the pin in 2 - Steve Ashurst.

Winning mystery pair were - Steve Ashurst and Peter Smith with 58pts.

No 2 ball winner this week so prize money rolls over.

Well done to all our prize winners and thanks to everyone for a good day. Next week we are at Alenda golf , Thursday August 21st, the last of the years prebooked games. 1st tee 10am.

A new golf calender sheet is currently being drawn up for the year and will be available soon. Thanks to Cafe Uno for the after game buffet.

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The individual competition at Marina Phoenix, on Monday, saw Tony Cordingley’s consistency pay off as he won the men’s division with 36 points. John Lally (35) was second and Brian Couper (33) third. The ladies division was a success for Rosalie Fardon (34) with Isobel Jones second and Margaret Budd third.

The team game, on Thursday, was a threeball Texas Scramble. The winning team of Antonio Ubeda,

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Marcos Caparros and Jim Budd returned a card with 15 pars and three birdies for a total 62.1. Second were father and son Alex and Sean Elder with Brian Couper, on 65.8, followed by Isobel Jones, Hylton Smith and Brian Mayhew 67.4. There were nearest the pin prizes

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VISTABELLA GOLF – 12th AUGUST 2014

It was a welcome return to Vistabella and although the turnout was not to our normal numbers, the reason is probably the heat, as it has been 30+ for some time now. There was the customary sharp intake of breath when Medal play was mention but it has to be said, the course is in very good condition and very playable, with greens that held your shots and putts (when hit properly), but poor Rocket was a dyslectic golfer – he couldn’t read the greens, The course must have been good with some of the scores that came in. Rodney Smith had a solid round with a one under Par, with a level par 73 was Les Yates who is playing some good golf. In the Silver category Malcolm Woods was only 2 overfPar and in second place went to the consistent Geoff Wild and his new clubs.

Only 1 green was hit in the nearest the pins and that was Ron Swift on the 8th hole. The longest drive was a monster by Dave Bowers who also took the Guest prize There were two Pairs Semi Final matches being played and the results were, Rodney Smith/Ivie Davies beat Arthur Williams/ Ron Nicholson - 6 and 5.

Geoff Wild/Les Yates beat Ron Chambers/Ken Hopkins – 4 and 3 So the final will be a close one to call between Rodney Smith/Ivie Daves Vs. Geoff Wild/Les Yates RESULTS GOLD CATEGORY 1ST Rodney Smith 72 nett 2nd Les Yates 73 nett 3rd Paul Newman 76 nett 4th Merv Williams 78 nett C/B Ivie Davies 78 nett SILVER CATEGORY 1st Malcolm Woods 75 nett 2nd Geoff Wild 76 nett 3rd Ron Chambers 83 nett

NEAREST PIN Hole 8: Ron Swift LONGEST DRIVE: Dave Bowers Best Guest: Dave Bowers So it was back to Izzy’s Bar for the celebrated munchies, thanks to Caroline, Jackie and Tony for their hospitality.

Our next game at Las Colinas has been brought forward to Monday 18th First tee 8.08am and we still have places left For more information or if you wish to play with arguably the friendliest Golf Society contact Ron Nicholson on 678849142 or email sanmigron@ gmail.com

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El Plantio 2 Golf Society TMGS Match Report, La Finca 13th August 2014

This week we held a Yellow Ball, Stableford comp, playing in teams of three each player takes a turn with the yellow ball, the good news is that your Stableford points are doubled with the yellow ball, the bad news is that many players have an incredible ability to mess it up when they have the yellow ball. With 15 players, we had 5 teams of 3 players. I knew from the start that I couldn’t win this week as one of my team was Gordon Wayne and he only plays to get in second position so that he can get the Brandy and this week was no exception, well done Gordon... None of us know how he does it, he can’t possibly know the other teams scores, but he still manages it.....

ball. Congratulations go to G Gates who came 3rd with 35 points, D Holmes with 36 points and the winner of the Guests, Dean Leatherby with a nice 38 points.

The Silver Division players had a nice day and Peter Wells took 4th spot with 31 points. Ian Parkinson scored 33 points for 3rd, but Roger Nilsen’s 34 saw him taking 2nd place and Alex Goslan’s 35 was enough to take the 1st prize of a free round of golf.

The results this week: Nearest the pin hole 2: Ben Gadd, Hole 6: Martin Rickman 3rd place Dave Smith, Martin Rickman & Mel Hope, with a combined score of 130 pts 2nd place John O’Brien, Gordon Wayne & George Stanhope, with a combined score of 133 pts

On this day in history in 1888, the pioneer of television, John Logie Baird was born and Darren Hancock, playing off of 6, hit 40 points.

1st place Ray Housley, Lawrence Wanty & Rod Loveday with a combined score of 136 pts The next competition is on Tuesday 19th August at El Plantio. Put your name on the list in the club house by Sunday, if you would like to play. Be sure to be there well before 9am on Tuesday.

The Society meets on Tuesdays, Fridays & Sundays to play on El Plantio 2 par 3 course, new members are welcome to join the Society, where a special membership price is available for anyone who joins.

Visitors are always welcome, contact Ian Henderson, Tel: 966716616 or Mob: 636116230

The course itself is in splendid condition and although the greens were a little on the slow side, they ran true.

The Gold Division scores were a little better and it needed a 32 point haul for Vernon Brown to take 4th spot.

Vice-Captain John Eyre saw his 36 points only good enough for 3rd place as Derek Sullivan scored 37 points to take the runners-up slot. This score would normally take the bacon home, but then here comes Darren Hancock, playing off of 6 scoring a wonderful 40 points. Enjoy the new handicap Daz! Photo: Gold category winners The “Two’s Pot” was won by John Eyre and Richard Wale.

All 4 of the NTP’s, were claimed and the recipients of a sleeve of TMGS logo balls went to John Eyre, Chris Bellman, Roger Nilsen and Derek Sullivan.

Our next game, Wednesday 20th August 2014 see’s us at Font del Llop Golf so if you fancy a game just look at our website www.tmgs.org or call the Match Secretary on 966719604.

It seems that the recent guests from the Hub bar (Golf Society) are in need of a handicap review, especially when they took the Visitors prizes as a 3

Coming very soon is a NEW CLUB; called Club De Golf El Paraiso where full Federated matches will be run. Check it out at www.clubdegolfelparaiso,com

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