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Restriction on numbers of carrier bags for consumers

NEW European Union rules could reduce the numbers of plastic carrier bags used in member States even further, according to a report by Eroski Consumer, part of the Spain-wide supermarket chain which originated in the Basque Country.

The directive of April 29, number 2015/720, says the 28 countries must either reduce the number of carrier bags each person is allowed to take home from the supermarket, or limit the number given out without charge.

In Spain, supermarkets already charge a small fee for carrier bags, ranging from two to 10 cents, depending upon the size.

This means it would be obliged to restrict carrier bag sales, aiming for a maximum of 90 per person by the end of 2019 in total, or 40 at most by the end of this year.

For countries other than Spain, where bags are free of charge at the till, they must cease to be so by December 21, 2018.

The full EU Directive must be incorporated into national law by

November 27, 2016.

Carrier bag recycling remains very low in the EU and use of them varies dramatically from country to country, depending upon consumers’ attitudes to them.

Many use them as rubbish bags instead of buying separate bin liners, meaning they would have to be swapped for plastic sacks and the saving in amounts of plastic damaging the environment would therefore be minimal, or even nonexistent.

Some bags are already made with biodegradable materials hypermarket chain Carrefour uses potato fibre to make its own bags.

A ‘common methodology’ for measuring how many are used per person will be developed by Brussels, as well as further information campaigns given that recent ones have led to lower carrier bag consumption. thinkspain.com

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Pilgrims honour the Virgin of El Rocío

One tiny village in the Andalusian province of Almonte has once again become the epicentre of the annual Rocío pilgrimage, with all 116 confraternities having made their way there to honour the Virgin of the Rocío.

All week, the pilgrims have been travelling the hundreds of kilometres from Seville, Huelva and Cadiz on horseback or in horse-drawn carriages, to reach this unique destination, nestling on the edge of the Doñana national park.

This year’s romería or pilgrimage began on May 14th, when the Hermandad de Córdoba, one of the oldest Rocío confraternities set off on its annual trek. The romería as such begins on the Sunday before Pentecost, however, pilgrims come from throughout Andalusia (and, nowadays, from throughout Spain and beyond), with many considering this travel as the most important part of the pilgrimage.

The pilgrims travel in groups known as religious confraternities. They come from many directions: the Camino de los Llanos (Plains Way) from Almonte proper; the Moguer Way, from Moguer and Huelva; the

Sanlúcar Way from Cádiz, crossing the River Guadalquivir at El Bajo de Guía; and the Seville Way. From noon on Saturday until nearly midnight each confraternity travels from their property in the village of El Rocío to the Sanctuary where they present their “Simpicado” the copy of the Virgen, the oldest confraternities going first. Each bears an emblem of the Virgen del Rocío (Holy Mother). At midnight, it is the turn of the original confraternity to carry their emblem to the shrine. This is known as the Almonte Rosary ceremony.

At 10am on Whitsun Sunday, a Pontifical High Mass is said in El Real del Rocío (next to the Sanctuary), where the Virgin was crowned in 1919. On Sunday night, everyone prays the Rosary by candlelight, as each confraternity goes up to the flat of El Eucaliptal next to El Real del Rocío.

Finally, the Immaculate Conception Emblem of Almonte is brought to the Shrine, at which point the Almontese carry the Virgin of El Rocío out into the village streets, to be met with devotion and reverence, followed by traditional dancing and singing.

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TV NEWSLETTER

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ort Firstly apologies for no TV News in May but as many readers are aware I was in hospital for the publishing deadline – severe chest infection – but all is well now – nothing but praise for all the staff and facilities at Hospital Santa Lucia in Cartagena – I even found the food quite acceptable even if the salt free diet took some getting used to.

Thanks to all friends who looked after house garden and pets during my stay – the dogs were really pleased to have me return !

Apart from that all is well at the Rainbow House although the May temperatures into the 30’s have meant an early start to the daily watering !

Mum Monk has also been in hospital in Plymouth but is also now out and at her superb care home – Greenacres.

TV News .............

The main TV news has to be the further weakening of the satellite TV signals during May – there was not and have not been any announcements to this effect but the signals are definitely reduced ....... that is on top of the reductions we always see as the air temperature warms up in the summer. Down on the furthest points south and towards the west – Puerto de Mazarron being notable – 1.35 dishes are barely pulling on the mainstream FREESAT signals (BBC/ITV/4/5) and even the 1.45’s are often struggling – being right on the edge of enough signal for a picture it can even be critical where you live in a location – just a 100m separation can make a difference between watching TV or not. It is also critical to have the best equipment in perfect order – two identical looking installations can have reception or not simply due to the equipment tolerances in manufacture and the differences in signals over just a short distance.

So you have lost UK TV or you are thinking of installing it – what do you do ? The first and most critical choice is that of an experienced competent installer ! There are many about but there are also some not so good – ask friends and neighbours who they use – don’t just be led by a “glossy” advert !

Next , and it really does depend on location , get the biggest dish installed you can or go for internet TV. Dish wise you really do need a 1.80 Portuguese prime focus dish with a decent LNB , decent cable and a digibox with an A1 tuner ........ especially the further south and west you live – heading

north and east you may get away with a smaller dish but this is where the experienced installer will advise you.

It will also depend on your viewing requirements – FREESAT or SKY – and whilst many of the SKY channels have a stronger signal at the time of writing the new “G” satellite is being tested and is rumoured to be eventually taking most of the SKY transmissions with new signal strengths similar to the existing FREESAT ones or even weaker – may be an issue to view SKY and those SPORTS channels.

With all that uncertainty and the HUGE dishes needed it really is time to consider internet TV – this does not require any satellite dish but does need good internet. This has been a problem in Spain in the past but is rapidly improving with most providers now supporting internet TV. The downside is probably that all easy use no computer in the circuit TV will carry a subscription but this can be very reasonable with a good channel selection and the bonus of such things as movie packs .There are various “trade” tricks to make internet TV an acceptable way to view so again use your installer for best advice ........ also ensure you get either a trial period or a money back offer if your internet proves to be unreliable for TV. Finally if you are new to Spain and just buying a property and UK TV is important to you – it is not all sunshine and outdoor living ! – winters are chilly dark evenings ! – just ensure a UK TV installation will be possible at the property by either installing a HUGE dish or by having good reliable internet available.

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Spain’s ruling PP gets worst local election result in 20 years

Spain’s ruling People’s Party (PP) took a battering in regional and local elections on Sunday after voters punished Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for four years of severe spending cuts and a string of corruption scandals. In a test of the national mood ahead of general elections expected in November, the PP suffered its worst result in more than 20 years to herald an uncertain era of coalition as new parties rose to fragment the vote.

Spaniards rejected the stability offered by the PP and rival Socialists which have alternated in power since the end of dictatorship 40 years ago and opted for change in the shape of new parties - market-friendly Ciudadanos (‘Citizens’) and anti-austerity Podemos (‘We Can’). Rajoy’s future looked bleak as his strategy to bet on an accelerating economic rebound to win a second term later this year was seriously undermined by his party’s poor showing. “It’s a drubbing for the PP. The fear factor did not come into play and people voted for Podemos and Ciudadanos,” said Jose Pablo Ferrandiz of leading pollster Metroscopia.

Although the PP got more votes than any other party, it and the rival Socialists fell short of overall majorities in most areas. The two parties will have to negotiate coalitions with minority parties in the 13 of Spain’s 17 regions that voted on Sunday alongside more than 8,000 towns and cities.

Spain has virtually no tradition of compromise politics and the fragmented vote is likely to result in weeks of pact-building in the regions which hold substantial devolved power and determine spending in key areas like education and health.

“Market sentiment towards Spain may be favourable but the political scene is becoming a lot more fragmented, boding ill for the formation of a stable and strong government after the parliamentary vote later this year,” said Nicholas Spiro, analyst at Spiro Sovereign

Strategy. The PP got its worst result in countrywide municipal elections since 1991 and lost its absolute majority in regional bastions Madrid and Valencia, where potential left-wing coalitions could send the party into opposition for the first time in 20 years.

“I used to vote for the PP but they are burnt out, they have been in power for too long.

It’s time to clean the slate,” said Nacho, a 56-year-old doctor in Valencia who voted for Ciudadanos.

At the PP headquarters in Valencia, dozens of shell-shocked supporters, many of them young activists, fought back tears as they received the news their party would also likely lose control of the city to a left-wing coalition.

In Madrid city, where there has been a PP mayor since 1991, Rajoy’s party marginally beat a leftist platform backed by Podemos and headed by 71-year-old retired judge Manuela Carmena. But there as well the Podemosbacked alliance is likely to team up with the Socialists to win power.

Podemos, often compared to Greek radical left party Syriza, had toned down its policies in recent weeks, scrapping more extreme ideas like defaulting on the national debt.

“It’s time for total change,” said 31-yearold teacher Natalia Cendejas in Madrid’s old quarter, Lavapies, where immigrants and the working class rub shoulders with bohemians and tourists. In Barcelona, another left-wing coalition headed by former community activist Ada Colau and backed by Podemos beat proindependence parties Convergencia i Unio (CiU) and Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), in a setback for the Catalan separatist movement.

“The people have won here, not a bunch of initials,” Colau said to cheering supporters, referring to the scramble of initials representing traditional Spanish political parties.

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Buyer of the $179.4 Million Picasso Revealed

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Unnamed art world sources have told the New York Post that the mystery buyer of Pablo Picasso’s Les Femme d’Algers (Version “O”) is the former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani. Al Thani bought the piece for $179.4 million on May 11 in a record setting purchase of the most expensive work ever sold at an auction Pablo Picasso, Les Femme d’Algers (Version “O”), 1955.

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The Art of the Poster

As a new exhibition reveals, the process of disseminating information via flyers is equal parts design and technique.

graphic elements,” Lupton said. The exhibit’s curators came up with the 14 principles after studying the entire body of work at their disposal. The concepts aren’t exactly universal, but they encapsulate a broad range of methods for approaching a design problem, Lupton said. One example she points to are diagonals. Victorian-era posters largely used centered type, which dragged down the overall layout.

Then modern designers made a simple, but surprisingly effective change, using diagonal lines and compositions to create depth, motion, and direct the viewer’s eyes.

A Spanish Civil War poster, for example, designed by José Bardasano Baos features a giant glass of water canted at a diagonal. (The poster promotes the democratically When most museums put on poster exhibits, they elected government's success tend to walk viewers through the histories of different in improving public hygiene in artistic styles, ranging from Art Nouveau to Bauhaus. Spain.) “This poster would be So when the Smithsonian’s newly renovated and re- so boring if the glass were straight instead of angled, energized Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New so I made an animated gif to demonstrate this simple York took stock of its hefty collection of 3,000 rarely transformation,” Lupton explained. “Of course, any seen posters, it wanted to create a display that would physics-minded viewer will notice that the water in the angled glass should be parallel with the ground explore the works as more than just ink on paper.

The museum’s veteran senior curator of contemporary design, Ellen Lupton, aimed to host a non-traditional but accessible exhibition explaining the principles of visual communications that designers use to create posters in the first place. How Posters Work is gem of a show that gives visitors an opportunity to learn the logic behind the format. The exhibit is organized Armed with a pack of removable vinyl stickers, the around 14 key concepts, prompting visitors to consider French painter and sculptor prowls city streets at why some images grab their viewers’ attention while night looking for road signs to modify. Some local others are forgettable. governments love him and collaborated with him for “Posters are the only genre of graphic design that is International Women’s Day signs. But his girlfriend has explicitly created to be stuck on a wall,” Lupton told been in an Osaka prison for four months me in an email. “Many people are more comfortable Abraham usually works at night, when he is displaying posters in their own homes or work spaces unlikely to get caught. He props his bicycle against than they are with more formal or serious works of the post, stands on it and applies the stickers art. Posters are part of everyday life, so they feel he has made in advance. “It literally takes 10 approachable and real.” seconds,” he says Among the guidelines laid out in the exhibit is the Abraham usually works at night, when he is unofficial “10-foot rule,” which demands posters must unlikely to get caught. He props his bicycle against be legible from at least 10 feet away. Lupton pointed to the post, stands on it and applies the stickers Ivan Chermayeff’s 1977 poster, which features dozens he has made in advance. “It literally takes 10 of luggage tags collected from different airports. From seconds,” he says a distance, the large initials on each tag instantly convey a global urban experience—BRU, OSL, SAO, TYO. Up close, the tags have all the technical detail “I don’t damage the signs – because I use and complexity required for tracking luggage. “The stickers – but I wake up attention and I create a rich texture of many posters comes from the printing dialogue,” he says. process or from building up complex forms out of tiny

plane. The designer created dynamism in the poster but ignored the laws of gravity!”

Digging through the Cooper Hewitt’s collection, Lupton discovered lost treasures, like a pair of World War II posters published by the U.S. Office of War Information. Both posters sought to discourage soldiers and civilians from idle talk about troop movements, because such chatter could fall into enemy hands and cause Allied ships to sink. One poster offers a more detailed narrative of a sinking ship, while the other uses a single, striking image of a sailor about to drown, with just the headline “Someone talked!” It’s works like these that prove the value of posters in a design context—but that also crystallize the format’s place in the history of commercial, political, and public life. http://www.theatlantic.com

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Torrevieja Costa Lions Ultimate Recycling visit

Following the demise of the Torrevieja Costa Lions Club earlier this year, former Club Presidents Iain and Janette Bennett have been spending time winding down Club commitments. The latest event was to uplift over 2500 pairs of used spectacles from Specsavers Torrevieja and Specsavers Guardamar del Segura for onward delivery to the Lions Club spectacles recycling centre at San Vicente del Raspieg near Alicante.

The Lions association with Specsavers Torrevieja goes back to when the store first opened many years ago and to date over 14,500 pairs of spectacles have been collected there for recycling.

Last year on the initiative of then Lion President Janette, Specsavers Spanish stores located in Guardamar, Benidorm, Fuengirola, Marbella, Santa Ponsa, Javea and Calpe joined Torrevieja in collecting used spectacles on behalf of the Lions and have recently announced that these stores have together collected a further 3,000 pairs this year already.

Iain and Janette delivered the spectacles on Wednesday morning. The lenses will now be graded according to type, single vision, bi focal. varifocal etc.

The lenses are then sterilised and fitted in new frames ready for shipment to third world countries where eye care is not provided and aids to vision are not as readily available for those who most need them.

In countries where no eye care is provided Lions Clubs International provide clinics and opticians and where

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glasses are required those Lions eye specialists then place orders with the numerous recycling centres worldwide, including Alicante, for onward delivery to those most in need.

A couple of years ago a nine year old boy in Madagascar was provided with a pair of spectacles which ,it was discovered originated in the Alicante centre so there is a remote possibilty that they may have been collected by Specsavers in Torrevieja. The glasses completely changed the boys’ life by giving him better vision, he was also able to learn to read and write at school so with improved sight and education his life prospects have improved immensely.

The recycling centre at Alicante processes around 70,000 pairs of spectacles per annum from all over Spain, so the massive contribution by the local Lions in collaboration with Specsavers has been tremendous.

Specsavers Torrevieja along with all the other Specsavers stores in Spain will continue to be a collecting point for used spectacles, so any readers who have old specs lying in a drawer somewhere, get down to your local Specsavers and hand them in, you could dramatically improve someones life by doing so.

The Lions will ask that the Torrevieja Suomi Lions Club take over collection and delivery from Specsavers.

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Using Wall Mirrors to Decorate Your Home Using Wall Mirrors to Decorate Your Home

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Frame size is also important. Like a work of art, a mirror shouldn’t be wider than the furniture below it nor less than two-thirds the width. If a mirror is too narrow to adequately fill the wall space, add paintings or sconces on either side. For more drama, hang a mirror vertically above a chest or console.

Large wall mirrors — especially long, vertical mirrors — can hang alone, without furniture beneath them.

Medium-sized mirrors look more important if you group them with framed art, porcelain plates, or figurines and hang them above a dresser, chest, or table. You can group a collection of tiny mirrors — especially those with inventive frames — as you would a collection of paintings.

Frameless mirrors for a different look to your decor Modern-style wall-hung mirrors may have no frame at all. Less expensive mirrors without frames, wall-to-wall mirrors, and do-it-yourself mirror tiles and panels are available with plain or beveled edges. Beveled-edged mirrors are heavier, more substantial looking, and work well in Traditional interiors. Plain-edged mirrors look especially sleek in Contemporary settings. Against a dark wall, you don’t notice the absence of a frame.

Mirror glass in clear and colors for your home Clear glass is the norm for framed mirrors in Traditional styles. But more decorative glass includes mysterious, darkened, splotched, antique-looking glass. (The real effect occurs when the mirror backing begins to deteriorate.) A wide variety of colored glasses are

By Katharine Kaye McMillan and Patricia Hart McMillan from Home Decorating For Dummies, 2nd Edition Mirror, mirror on the wall . . . Reflective glass can be decorating magic for one and all! Wall mirrors serve as looking glasses, double the view they reflect, and add sparkle. Perhaps best of all, mirrors make spaces seem larger, a real bonus for a too-small room.

Place a mirror where you want to see your own reflection (an entry hall), reflect an interesting view (opposite a window), create a strong focal point (above a mantel), or light up a dark area (above a hall console or table in a corner). Be sure your mirror reflects something interesting.

Framed wall mirrors for home decorating Selecting framed mirrors that echo the shape of other furniture is always a safe bet. In a dining room with round- or shield-back chairs, for example, a round mirror above the mantel is a subtle unifying element. Mirror frames come in every conceivable furniture style and period, including such favorites as Chippendale, Federal, the Louises, and Contemporary, so matching mirror and furniture style is easy. But using a large Contemporary mirror to add an eclectic note to a Traditional scheme, for example, is perfectly acceptable.

For the non-traditionalist, you can find many fabulous ethnic, whimsical, and purely creative styles — or whip up your own. For example, take two white-birch branches, cross them at the bottom (attaching them with glue and tiny nails), round them gently around a round mirror glued onto a plywood circle, then cross them at the top (with some leaves attached) and secured them. The branches would make a delightful frame for a mirror in a summer Reforms Architectural Service & Plans cottage’s entry hall.

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7 reasons why Spain's the best place on earth Don't get us wrong, Spain isn't perfect. It has struggled out of a crippling economic crisis as well as having high pollution levels and a perpetually corrupt political system. But despite all that, it is still the best place to live in the world. And here is why:

The weather The first thing many people think of about Spain is its sunshine, which attracts millions of holidaymakers to its coasts and cities every year, making Spain the most tourist-friendly country in the world. Everyone feels happier in the sunshine, so grab a cocktail and bask under the Spanish rays.

Highest life expectancy Whether down to the Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, fish and fresh vegetables, the excellent healthcare or the sociable society, Spaniards have the highest life expectancy in Europe. Live here for a while and hopefully you’ll pick up some of their healthy habits.

Best place for mums A recent survey revealed that Spain is one of the best places in the world to be a mum; it is so good in fact that children never want to leave home - well, until at least the age of 30.

A UNESCO paradise Spain has the third most UNESCO world heritage sites out of all the countries in the world (after China and Italy) with 44. The country’s rich and multicultural history is kept very much alive by the many impressive sites that dot the country: from the Roman Tower of Hercules in the north to the breathtaking Alhambra fortress in the south.

If you need a transplant - you’re in luck The Spanish healthcare system is renowned for being among the very best in the world. It is free at the point of service and the country tops the world organ donation rankings. So living in Spain means if you are ever in the unfortunate position of needing a transplant, you're much more likely to get one.

A foodie paradise Spain has four of its resaurants ranked in the top ten in Europe. Spaniards, whatever their budget, adore food and the ritual that surrounds it. You don’t have to fork out a fortune to eat like a king in Spain, where fresh produce is bountiful and the most amazing food invention (tapas!) means you can try multiple morsels in one evening. And if you like ham, there is no greater place on earth.

Spaniards cherish their grannies and their children Spain is a sociable society, one in which grandparents are virtually never carted off to an old people's home, but become the cherished head of the family, often living and socialising with their younger relations. The same goes for family members at the other end of the family tree - Spaniards love children, who are welcome in every restaurant and bar and always made a fuss of - a new mother in Spain can't walk two minutes down the street without being stopped by interested strangers who want to coo over her new tot.

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Proven Ways to Boost Your Happiness Countless books, poems, and songs are written about the pursuit of happiness. But when it comes to finding the real deal, we've got the goods. Here are 11 scientifically proven ways to be happy. Songwriters, take note.

When Italian researchers measured happiness, people reported being happy 48 percent of the time. Then, when they told them to see things in a more positive light, the feeling of happiness rose 30 percentage points, according to the study in PLOS ONE. Obvious, sure. Motivating, definitely.

Stand Tall Want to be confident and happy? Face the world with your spine straight and shoulders back, says research published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry.

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Those who share food may feel less depressed and have a better quality of life, suggests a study in The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging. When Japanese researchers followed 856 residents over age 65 in one community, they found that those who ate alone were significantly more depressed than their neighbors who broke bread with others. And when it came to being happy, 62 percent of the social eaters felt that way compared to the 58 percent of the singletons who did. Researchers concluded that this shows that simple interactions with family, friends, and neighbors can have a significant effect on mood and quality of life.

study done in 2013 that found on days when subjects ate seven to eight servings, they felt more positive about their wellbeing compared to days when they ate junk food.

Plant foods are abundant in antioxidants many of which—such as B vitamins and carotenoids—are associated with better mood.

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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer whether Window 10 Bytes. The working title of this article is would be paid for by “Windows 10 Update”. I have been asked a yearly subscription. by a number of people about this new Microsoft have made Windows 10, when will it be released, Is it absolutely clear that it really a free upgrade, How much will it this isn’t the case and cost for everyone else?

All of these questions are valid and ‘once installed, it is reflect the many concerns that the yours to use’.

For those who choose to upgrade, a majority of ordinary people, like us, have after the release of what is consider to be series of upgrades or steps will take the worst version of Windows since Vista! place. The first update will ask if you want I am, of course, referring to Windows 8.x. to change to Windows 10. If you answer I suspect that the problem with it was that ‘No’ then you will receive no more updates it was such a great change from what we regarding the upgrade. If you choose ‘Yes’ all have come to know and love about the then the next update will ask if you accept ‘normal’ Windows, that is was ‘Too Much the standard ‘Terms and Conditions’. If Too Soon’. I know that was the reasoning you choose ‘Yes’ again the update will that made me dislike it!

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By 1970 America was bombing the trail with 200 aircraft a day. The NVA responded by adding more anti aircraft guns until 1500 were stationed along the route. The American C-130 Spectre gunship was used on night time raids and accounted for over half of the 4000 lorries destroyed that year. It wasn’t until 1972 when Russian made Sam-7 missiles protected the convoys that things got tougher for the Americans.

In neighbouring Cambodia there was a military coup with alleged CIA involvement; there was a strong anti communist fervour in Cambodia and suddenly the NVA lost the use of the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville which was close to the Vietnamese border. In response the NVA took over a large part of Laos called the Bolaven Plateau bordering Vietnam. They built new roads including one 1000km long to the south of Laos. The NVA now were fighting to keep parts of Cambodia for its supply routes. By increasing the amount of Laos they operated in; the 50km wide network of trails suddenly was 150 km wide. Abandoned American bases were taken over.

After the propaganda success in 1968 of the Tet offensive, America had been steadily withdrawing its forces; instead training and supplying the South Vietnamese military (ARVN). A process they called Vietnamization. In 1971 an invasion force 20,000 strong of ARVN soldiers crossed into Laos to attack the trail and its main supply hub at Tchepone. With

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American air support all went well at first until the NVA government in Hanoi made the decision to defend their territory; within days they had 60,000 troops on the counter attack. Instead of their usual guerrilla tactics they used conventional techniques with heavy artillery and large infantry attacks. Anti aircraft guns damaged and destroyed over 700 American/South Vietnamese helicopters so they started to run out of supplies. In the end the Americans launched a huge air attack so that the ARVN could escape back to Vietnam but 10,000 of them were dead or wounded.

In 1972 the NVA attacked the northernmost province held by the ARVN using 300 tanks and further attacks gained them more territory but they lost 100’s of thousands of soldiers.

By 1973 the Americans had left Vietnam and the two sides were supposed to be negotiating the peace via the Paris Peace Accords. Both sides violated the agreements and the Americans also secretly resupplied the ARVN in the south.

The trail was now extended from Laos into

Vietnam itself – firstly a 2 lane road and by 1974 It was a paved dual carriageway along with a 4 line fuel pipeline that ended just north of Saigon (modern day Ho Chi Minh City.) The North Vietnamese finally put an end to the war by invading Saigon in April 29th 1975.

The Americans launched the largest ever air evacuation; their military personnel, civilians and any South Vietnamese that were lucky enough to get the correct paperwork.

It started as an aircraft evacuation until a South Vietnamese pilot defected and bombed the last intact runway. (His plane is in the Ho Chi Minh museum.) The evacuation was instead done by helicopter and ended up a rout.

From the American Embassy alone, over 2000 were flown out. The North Vietnamese didn’t fire on any evacuating aircraft. On April 30th Saigon fell and the Ho Chi Minh Trail had served its purpose!

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st Book This Fall Chelsea Clinton Will Release Her Fir st Project!

Get the Scoop on the New Author's Fir Chelsea Clinton is adding a new title to her ever-growing resume: author!

The daughter of former President Bill Clinton and current presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will release her first book this coming fall.

Penguin Young Readers announced that the mother of one is set to release It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going! on Sept.15.

The 35-year-old's book will aim to explain issues such as poverty, climate change, and

more to children between the ages of 10 and 14.

"That's the age when I started tuning in more to issues I cared about and trying to make a difference," she explained to People.

"I loved the book 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth and remember wishing there were books like that on other issues I cared about. This book is my attempt to do that for kids today."

She continued, "I want my daughter to grow up in a

world where kids are informed about what's happening, feel empowered to make a difference and ultimately take action on issues they care about."

Chelsea added that since becoming a mother to Charlotte Mezvinsky, she wants her "daughter to grow up in a world where kids are informed about what's happening, feel empowered to make a difference and ultimately take action on issues they care about." http://uk.eonline.com

Every new movie and TV show you’ll be able to stream on Netflix in June Every new movie and TV show you’ll be able to stream on Netflix in June Transformer Age of Extinction Netflix Summer has finally arrived, and along with it comes a whole new slate of shows and movies streaming on Netflix. Some of the highlights this June include The Aviator, The Butler, Nightcrawler and Transformers: Age

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Sheridan Smith is 'overcome with emotion' as she is honoured with an OBE by Prince William... and reveals the royal is an unlikely fan of Gavin and Stacey Sheridan Smith was awarded an serious dramas.

OBE by Prince William on Thursday Looking lovely in dot patterned dress as she afternoon. revealed that she was The talented actress was honoured overcome with emotion for her celebrated career which has during the Buckingham seen her become a household name Palace ceremony. thanks to her roles in successful W e l l TV sitcoms, West End musicals and done: When it's your big day at Buckingham Palace you want to stand out.

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Sheridan Smith knows the power of a skyscraper shoe and stepped out today wearing these rather fabulous platforms by Richard Braqo. This Ghana born, London based designer is one to watch. With celebrity fans including Rihanna and features in high end glossies like Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire and Elle, we're sure we'll be seeing more of his glamorous creations on our favourite fashionable feet soon.

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Jeremy Clarkson: 'Top Gear exit was my own silly fault'

The broadcaster was speaking to BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans in his first interview since losing his job over a "fracas" with a producer. He said leaving the show had "left a huge hole" in his life "that needs to be filled".

Clarkson admitted he had taken phone calls from broadcasters who wanted to poach the Top Gear team but said: "I'd be a fool to jump into something." "I have been at the BBC for 27 years. When you emerge after 27 years, you find the world is changed. "When you learn how the world works, you can start to work out what to do," he continued.

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The findings on display reveal aspects of naval construction, trade and navigation since ancient times.

The entrance to the city centre is dominated by the Town Hall, a gem of modernist architecture dating from the early 20th century. The Old Cathedral is located on the Camino del Parque Torres (behind the Muralla del Mar wall).

This is the oldest place of worship in CartagenaCartagena (13th century), and stands on the remains of a Roman theatre discovered in 1987. This construction dates from the first century A.D., and together with the theatre in Mérida, is one of the most important in Spain. The items found on this site can be seen in the Museum of the Roman Theatre.

Other examples of Roman splendour to be seen in the city are the archaeological site of El Molinete, the Morería Baja colonnade and the Byzantine Wall, which –despite its name– is also Roman. Particularly worth mentioning are the Augusteum and the Decumanus. The first contains the remains of the old forum, whose importance as a public building can be seen from the luxurious marble floors on display at the site. The second can be visited on the site adjoining the Roman Forum quarter, a key centre for visitors to the city, containing the different rooms in the city's Roman baths. The Casa Fortuna, built in the first century B.C. and belonging to a wealthy family, shows what daily life was like at the time of the Roman Empire.

The Torres park is the site of the Concepción castle. Standing

atop a hill, it served as a fortress to Carthaginians, Romans, Visigoths, Arabs and Castilians, and now houses the History and Mediaeval Cartagena Visitor Centre. Indeed the city has always had numerous defensive military buildings. A good example is the Navidad Fortress, built in the mid-19th century and today the Visitor Centre for the Defensive Architecture of Cartagena and the Mediterranean. Also worth visiting is the Refuge – Civil War museum, a series of galleries which were used as protection from aerial attack throughout the conflict. (More information at http://www.cartagenapuertodeculturas.com/) The best way to learn more about the Modernist architecture of Cartagena is to take a walk along the Calle Mayor, which leads off the Plaza del Ayuntamiento square, and around the surrounding area. Here visitors will find the houses of Cervantes and Llagostera, by the Cartagena architect Victor Beltrí, with their characteristic glassed-in balconies, worked in iron with bronze reliefs of allegorical figures. Other representative buildings of this artistic movement include the Casino, the Gran Hotel, the railway station, and the houses of Maestre and Dorda, all elegant monuments to the bourgeoisie which remain as evidence of the area's economic development, based on mining and industry, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. More aristocratic are the palaces of Aguirre (whose adjoining modernist building is this side of the Regional Modern Art Museum MURAM) and Pedreño, one in the modernist and the other in the neoclassical style. The Punic Wall stands on Monte Aletes, one of the five hills surrounding Cartagena. This is the location of the Visitor Centre for this site, dating from the third century B.C. Adjoining the historic walled centre is the Military Arsenal, whose construction was concluded during the reign of Charles III. The walls here have the only surviving entrance gateway in the city. More interesting items from the history of Cartagena can be seen in the Naval Museum, located in the old Naval Offices in Paseo de Alfonso XII, which contains an exhibition of old maritime navigation instruments, maps and navigation charts, as well as models of ships of all kinds. The fishing quarter of Santa Lucía is also well worth visiting.

The city of Cartagena also has a variety of key cultural events each year, such as the world music festival known as the 'La Mar de Músicas' (Sea of Music).

Other highlights include the historical festivities of the Carthaginians and the Romans in the second fortnight of September which commemorate the Punic foundation of the city, and the Roman reconquest.

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May 2015

REF ANT5A01 PRICE €124,950

REF TAB2V01 PRICE €109,950

REF ARB3VT16 PRICE €169,000

REF ARB3VC21 PRICE €172,500

This is a 5 bed 1.5 bath penthouse apartment of the main high street in Antas. A huge 126m2 with a large front terrace, communal roof terrace and superb views. Includes air-con, fully fitted kitchen, sat TV and a perfect location for daily living.

A 2 bed 2 bath villa located very close to Taberno with great views, plunge pool, bar area, presented to perfection, walking distance to amenities and just reduced in price.

Immaculate home and a must view!

A large 3 bed 3 bath detached villa on the outskirts of Arboleas with stunning mountain views, garage/ workshop, private 9m x 4m pool, established gardens, covered porch, full air-con and fully fitted kitchen with white goods.

3 bed 3 bath detached villa in Arboleas with 120m2 build & 681m2 plot, 9m x 4m private pool, large store, covered terrace, long double car port, superb elevated views with an end of cul-de-sac aspect. A beautiful home and close to the village.

REF BLA3V02 PRICE €139,950

REF PAL2AFC03 PRICE €79,950

REF ARB3VCH07 PRICE €225,000

REF LUC2T02 PRICE €54,950

Recently reduced this 3 bed 2 bath detached property is located in Velez Blanco with fantastic views, central heating, private pool, mature orchards and a quiet peaceful rural setting. A bargain at this new price.

2 bed 2 bath penthouse apartment very close to Palomares village centre and beach. Air-con, terraces, roof terrace, sea views, walking distance to amenities, communal pool, underground parking & store and furniture negotiable.

3 bed 2 bath detached villa near Arboleas village with a huge 1974m2 plot, 161m2 build with detached garage, long covered porch, Florida lifestyle enclosure, warm air central heating, 14m x 5m private pool, tower feature design and so much more. A majestic home!

2 bed 2 bath village house in the centre of the beautiful Lucainena de las Torres. Located superbly this traditional village home is a short walk from all amenities including the village pool. With terraces, great views, log burner, ceiling fans and fitted kitchen.

REF CGR2T03 PRICE €89,000

REF ARB3VT17 PRICE €169,000

REF VAL3VT01 PRICE €324,950

REF HUE3VES01 Price €149,500

2 bed 2 bath village house in Cortijo Grande, Turre. A beautiful home and well presented with breath taking views.

The property offers terraces from the lounge & master bedroom, 80m2 build size, walking distance to bar / restaurant, 15 minutes to the beach.

Fully furnished subject to negotiation.

3 bed 3 bath detached villa just outside Arboleas village centre. 131m2 build and a 639m2 plot with commanding views, private pool, casita storeroom, electric double gates, covered porch, full air-con, 2 en-suites and so much more, a beautiful home!

Stunning 3 bed 4 bath detached villa on Valle del Este with 9m x 4m private pool, double garage, 700m2 plot & 190m2 build size, full aircon, open fire place, roof terrace etc.

Striking views and an ultra-modern finish inside. A luxury home with a wow!

3 bed 2 bath immaculate detached villa with a central location very near the town, large terraces, established garden and views over the mountains. Also includes large lifestyle fly free enclosures, a fully fitted kitchen, air-con, lock up store and furniture negotiable. A bargain for this area and an extremely high quality finish

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We need new properties for rent and sale!

Los Carasoles - Zurgena (04661) ALMERIA -SPAIN

sold

office: +34 950 43 82 21 / 636 205 070 Spanish Antonio +34 661 90 41 19 opening Times 9:00h to14:00h

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For total peace of mind leave your property management to us, we will handle everything for you.

230,000€

New Horizon Villas also provides the following services: All types of building work reforms, plumbing, electricity, painting & excavation works.

Estimates at no cost!

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villa in llanos del peral

129,000€

FOR rent

FOR rent Villa in alfoquia 350€ monthly

cortijo in velez rubio 350€ monthly

FOR rent

FOR rent

2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHROOMS, fireplace,

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, fully furnished,

fully fitted kitchen, porch and terrace. Very

fitted kitchen, porch, terrace and fenced

close to all amenities. Spectacular views.

garden. Next to all amenities.

Large Cortijo recently reformed with fitted kitchen and fireplace. There are 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 2 terraces, garage and barbecue. Spectacular views

4House bed, 3with bath,4 3bedrooms, spacious terraces, covered 1 bathroom, fitted porch, patio, garage, 200 square meters kitchen, fireplace, fully furnished and air approximately of land, and just a short conditioning.

Near to all amenities walking distance to village the beach.

villa in almanzora (albox) 350€ monthly

calida homes

house in Alfoquia 200€ monthly

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May 2015

Due to a very busy beginning of the year, we need properties to sell in Guardamar, El Raso, Quesada, Torrevieja and surrounding areas for our long list of waiting clients. For a friendly and professional service, please come to Property Choice to sell your property.

APARTMENT

QUESADA

VILLA

GUARDAMAR

sold BARGAIN - €65,000

• 2 bedrooms • 1 bathroom • Spectacular communal gardens and pool • Solarium • Air conditioning Ref; PCO-127 • Close to amenities

sold

corner plot! €219,950 • 3 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Private pool • Large solarium • Air conditioning • South facing

TOWN HOUSE GUARDAMAR

Ref; G1208H

BARGAIN - €74,950 • 2 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Sold furnished • Air conditioning • Off road parking • Communal pool

Ref; G1252W

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VILLA

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detatched €185,000 • 3 bedrooms • 2 bathroom • Private pool.

• Solarium • Air conditioning • South facing

Ref; G1302P

TERRACE HOUSE QUESADA

VILLA

GUARDAMAR

detatched €169,950 • 3 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Large plot • Off road parking • Solarium • Comunal pool

Ref; G1075D

ARARTMENT GUARDAMAR

VILLA

GUARDAMAR

detatched €125,000 • 2 bedrooms • 1 bathroom • Off road parking • Air conditioning • Large solarium • Communal pool

Ref; G914W

APARTMENT GUARDAMAR

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End terrace €117,500

• 2 Bedroom • 2 Bathroom (one with corner bath) • Log burner • Spacious garden • Communal pool Ref; Q12160 • South facing

reduced €73,000

• 2 bedroom • 1 bathroom • Fully furnished • Views of the river and mountains • Parking space • Communal pool

Ref; G734L

furnished €155.000

• 2 bedrooms • 1 bathroom • Views to the sea and beach • Large garage • Fantastic community pool • Manned reception 24 hour security

Ref; G1296M

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COMPLETE HOLIDAY HOLIDAY CARE CARE COMPLETE MOJACAR PLAYA

RENTALS - SALES -MANAGEMENT - MAINTENANCE

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

Ref. FM/RW – Lovely 2 bedroom/1 bath, furnished duplex, solarium, 3 pools, a/c, near shops, bars and beach (400m).

VERA PLAYA reduced €79,950

Ref: SO/PP - Beautiful det villa, 4 bed, 3 bath, pool & sun terr, peaceful village near Mojacar.

SOPALMO reduced €268,950

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ref: PB/RH -Fantastic 4 beds triplex, sea views, private gardens, 4/5 pools/gardens next to beach, solarium, private parking, basement, a/c, furn

Ref: GV/EB Perfectly located, furn, 1 bed 1st floor apart, a/c, pool, UKTV, parking, 50 metres from beach

MOJACAR reduced €69,950

Paseo del Mediterraneo 19, Mojacar Playa, Almeria (near the Hotel Best Indalo)

Antas

Mojácar

129,000€

125,000€

LV582

LV602

5 bed, 3 bath, townhouse & annexe of 162 m2 + roof terrace & courtyard. In walking distance of all amenities & 10 minutes drive to local beaches.

VERAPLAYA €179,950

Tel: 950 478 612 / 610 808 631 

May 2015

2 bed, 1.5 bath, townhouse of 81m2 + 28m2 terraces in a complex just 400 metres from the beach. Private garden, parking, community gardens & pool.

La Huerta

La Huerta

(Antas)

(Antas)

179,500€

105,000€

SDV701

LV681

2 bed, 2 bath, house of 89m2 + independent 1 bed, 1 bath annex of 41m2. Easy maintenance terraces & gardens. Private pool.

3 properties for the price of 1! 3 separate, linked, houses with a minimum of 8 bedrooms. 1 property is for renovation but all are well maintained & in a habitable condition.

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CHARMING APARTMENT IN LA PARATA

99,000€

Very reasonably priced 2 bed / 2 bath ground floor apartment at the end of a small complex of just 8 properties set on an established community on La Parata area of Mojácar Playa The property is being sold fully furnished as per inventory and is ideal for those looking for a property that offers the tranquil setting of La Parata yet a very short drive to the sea

front, the promenade and all servicies and amenities that Mojacar Playa has to offer.

The property has an entrance hallway, 2 double bedrooms, 2 shower rooms, a fully fitted kitchen and a good sized dining and living room with a wood burner and double doors leading to a terrace.

Urbanization with no community fees.

All in all a very desirable property set in a well sought after location with local facilities such as restaurant, swimming pool and tennis court.

For more information or to book a viewing appointment please visit our office or contact us via phone or e-mail. Ref: 1634

Paseo del Mediterraneo 197 - Mojacar - Almeria

Tel: 950 472 430 / 610 053 563

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office spain: (0034) 968 970 614 mobile: (0034) 608 631 700

CAMPOSOL LOWER C HOLIDAY LETS FROM €450 PW

Ref No: 087

• 3 bed/2 bath luxury villa.

• Large private pool.

• AC throughout.

• Close to golf course.

MAZARRON COUNTRY CLUB LONG TERM LET €650 + BILLS PCM

Ref No: 0194

• 3 bed/2 bath Detached Luxury Villa.

• Large free form pool.

• Log burner, wifi, Sat TV + much more.

• Furnished to high standard

CAMPOSOL B HOLIDAY LETS FROM €750 PW

Ref No: 0172

SALES

CAMPOSOL D – LONG TERM LET €650 + BILLS PCM

Ref No: 0126

• 4 bed/4 bath Ext Neptuno Villa.

• Large private plot.

• Private 9m x 5m swimming pool.

• Jacuzzi & much more.

LEIVA LONG TERM LET €700 + BILLS PCM

Ref No: 0196

COMMISSION

• 4 bed/4 bath ext Neptuno Delux • Amazing private pool area.

• Furnished to high spec.

• Free wifi & games station etc

2.5% plus IVA

“Why Pay More?”

• 4 bed/3 bath Spanish Finca.

• Amazing country kitchen.

• 8m x 4m swimming pool.

• Spectacular sea views + much more.

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DOLPHIN VILLA/CAMPOSOL LOWER C €169,950

Ref No: 0175

• 3 bed/2 bath Cibeles Style Villa.

• Glazed in front terrace.

• Private pool + much more.

• Maintained to high standard.

CASA DALIA/CAMPOSOL B €59,950

Ref No: 0176

• 2 bed/1 bath restyled Fiesta Villa.

• AC/Oil Fired Central heating.

• Outside storage area.

• Close to Sector B amenities.

CASA BRILLIANTE/CAMPOSOL LOWER C €59995

Ref No: 0178

• 2 bed/1 bath Classico style villa.

• Maintained to high standard.

• Underbuild expansion opportunity.

• Close to Camposol Club De Golf CASA SOFIA/CAMPOSOL D €139,950

Ref No: 0132

• 3 bed/3 bath Neptuno Delux villa.

• Well maintained throughout.

• Front glazed sun room.

• Many, many extras. Must be viewed!

CASA Mc/CAMPOSOL LOWER C €129,950

Ref No: 0119

• 2 bed/2 bathroom Rosa Style Villas.

• AC & Oil Fired Central heating.

• Secluded private pool.

• Close to Camposol Club De Golf.

VILLA PRIMAVERA/CAMPOSOL D €139,950

Ref No: 0177

• 3 bed/3 bath Neptuno Delux villa.

• AC, Sat TV + much more.

• Bespoke pool area with night lights.

• To be sold fully furnished.

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Home Sweet Home

May 2015

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Looking after your barbecue

Keep your barbecue in tiptop condition with these been splattered with grease. handy tips. With a little bit of love, and a few minutes, Step 4 – Oil it up you too can have a perfect barbecue that will last If you have a cast iron hotplate or grill, try spraying through plenty of parties, and for many years to come. a light coating of vegetable or canola oil spray on the Step 1 – Remove excess food still warm surface to protect it from rust and to prevent One of your barbecue's biggest enemies is food food from sticking the next time you use it. This will that gets stuck to the surface and forgotten about. also help achieve those perfect griddle lines on your To combat this, when you've finished cooking, brush steaks. the large pieces of food off the surface, then turn the Step 5 – Cover it up burners to high with the hood open for five minutes.

It's important to protect the barbecue's surface This will burn off most of the remaining grease and any remaining bits of stubborn food left behind.

Step 2 – Clear out the gas Clear any excess gas out of your barbeque hose, to protect the barbecue and avoid any unexpected flare ups, by turning the gas cylinder off before you switch off the burners. Once the flame has extinguished you can then turn the burners off.

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Step 3 – Wash it down If you don't expect to use your barbecue for a little while, give it a good wash down once the gas is safely off. Using warm water and a barbeque brush, scrub the cooking surface, grill and hotplates thoroughly. Use a cloth to wipe down the knobs and any surface that has

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now priced to sell 69,995€

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The Sculpture Competition

Chairman Mao Tse-tung produced perhaps the most famous ‘Little Red Book’ and its subsequent effects were profound, for good or bad, on the people of the newly formed People’s Republic of China.

Loco Paco’s ‘Pequeño Libro Rojo’ may have slightly different effects.

It wasn’t Paco’s idea. He didn’t have ideas just a collection of random inconsequential and ridiculous notions which have nothing to do with the real world or any accepted reality. This of course made Paco, if he wanted to pursue such a career of course, the archetypical politician. One wonders at the sanity of anyone even wanting to ask Paco about his thoughts, then to have the courage to sit and listen to them and then to publish the gibberish. It could perhaps be the greatest literary feat of all time or it could send an entire generation running to the psychiatrist’s door.

The consequences of allowing the thoughts of someone who is clinically insane, addled and completely barmy such as Paco free reign within a susceptible society are to say the least indeterminate.

The book’s production was fraught with problems from day one. A dozen proof readers sought professional help while others regarded Paco as a cult figure and initiated the ‘Church of the Divine Paco’.

They worshipped him, ‘Benjy’, his Saharan Dung Beetle and even his imaginary five-foot tall rodent called ‘Bert’. Those associated with the project arrived ashen faced and shaken for their morning’s work.

They left dazed, confused and suicidal at

the end of the day.

Work however progressed and ‘El Pequeño Libro Rojo de Loco Paco’ was eventually ready for its launch.

Loco Paco, resplendent in Alqueria Unido football shorts, sequined halter necked top and DMS army boots duly arrived for the book signing. Whether Paco was conscious of the occasion is debatable as he scrawled all sorts of inane messages across the fly sheets of his work. He signed whatever name came into his head including Adolf Hitler, Marilyn Monroe and the Dalai Lama.

Gems of wisdom for all occasions sprung forth from the publication. Of sport and in particular football came. ‘It is better to equalise before the other side score’.

Of holy-wedlock he said. ‘Marriage is like a glorious landscape: a vast empty expanse with little humanity’.

Of artificial stimulants he was quoted as saying. ‘The effects of alcohol to sustain, lift the spirits and inspire wisdom are only temporary if one stupidly ceases to drink.

So did Paco’s book inspire a generation?

You try buying a copy from Amazon.

Black Holes and Holidays

We’ve just come back from an excellent holiday in Portugal.

We were away for 8 days, which stretched the Biggs organisational ability to its fullest extent.

I have a theory that there is some imbalance in the Universe, some twitch in the fabric of Time, some Cosmic ripple, which manifest itself randomly throughout our lives, but is noticeable specifically around holidays. For instance, normally I can sail through 24 hours with reasonable tranquillity. I get up, sort out the menagerie and get my housework done as well as any other mundane delights, such a shopping, cleaning the pool, or cleaning the car (though that doesn’t happen often) get lunch, tie up all the loose end jobs that didn’t get done in the morning, have a cup of tea, feed the animals again, get supper going, sit down with a glass of wine, eat supper and flop in front of the television to enjoy something that requires no mental or physical exertion on my part.

There are days where the job list is exactly the same, yet even though I run round like a ferret on speed only half the jobs get done, and so have to be added to tomorrow’s itinerary.

Why? Everything is the same, yet the size of the day seems to have shrunk, and doesn’t fit into its allocated time, much like jeans that have been in the wardrobe for a time, and come out smaller than they were when they were last worn.

Holidays, however, have an even greater disruptive influence on the Time continuum. I can creep up on them surreptitiously, packing a few items at a time over a period of days,

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By Jos Biggs

josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk so that they don’t see me coming, but of course, returning from holiday is a different matter – that can not be disguised, it happens all at once!

How is it that although my house has been empty, it is dusty, and the floor needs sweeping? Who made the dust? Where did the fluff come from? And why has everything in the garden grown to Triffid proportions?

I’ve only been gone for a week, yet everything seems to have put on more growth than it normally would in a month.

But more than all that, I took one suitcase; so how come there is so much washing? The machine hasn’t stopped for days! I think the washing conundrum is something to do with Black Holes. If things disappear down them then they must come out somewhere – I think that they come out in my washing machine!

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2. Which large south-east Asian country turns its flag upside down in times of war?

3. What is the well-known Malay word for “person of the forest”?.................................

4. Which famous fictional character had a brother named Mycroft?...............................

5. Name the two countries in the world that have a square flag. One point for each correct answer..............................................

6. Thunder Child is a doomed Royal Navy ship in a famous novel and the title of a song on a popular 1978 album. The title of the novel and the album are the same. What is it?.............................................................

7. What are ‘beliebers’?................................

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3. Since the Open era in tennis, which six men have reached the singles final of the US Open the most times? One point for each correct answer................................

4. Which biennial sporting event was postponed in 2001 following the September 11th terrorist attack on New York?..................................

5. Where were the US Open tennis championships held between 1924 and 1977?.......................................

6. The name of which Olympic host city translated means ‘Northern Capital’?.........................................

7. Which male tennis player lost a four US Open singles finals in 1976, 78, 80 and 81?...............................

8. In September 2010, former steelworker Philippe Croizon swam the English Channel, completing the challenge in just less than 14 hours. The record at that time stood at 6 hours, 57 minutes and 50 seconds, so why was Croizon’s crossing so amazing?.....................

9. Due to superstition, what didn’t Bjorn Borg do at Wimbledon?.........

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1588 - The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port.)

1907 - The first Isle of Man TT race was held.

1937 - Volkswagen (VW), the German automobile manufacturer is founded.

2002 - NATO declares Russia a limited partner in the Western alliance.

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Cucumber and feta bites with dill and pomegranate

These light bites make great canapé s for summer parties - and they’re ready in a flas h

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Spicy chickpea burgers with mango salsa A simple veggie burger with a nice kick of spice. Serve with a zesty mango salsa for a snack that's full of flavour.

FOOD & DRINK... vegetarian

Ingredients: 1 cucumber 75g/2½oz feta cheese, drained 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper 3 tbsp pomegranate seeds

Ingredients: 400g tin chickpeas in water 2 free-range eggs 2 tsp curry powder 100g/3½oz breadcrumbs 2 tbsp vegetable oil salt and pepper For the mango salsa

Method:

Method:

Top, tail and then peel the cucumbe r. Cut into 1.5-2cm/¾in thick slices to give about 16-18 in total.

Using a melon baller, small teaspoon or a ¼ teaspoon measuring spoon, scoop out enough of the seeds from the middle to give a cup that has a border about 5mm thick, making sure you don’t go right dow n to the bottom. Arrange them on a large platter and set aside.

Break the feta cheese into a small bowl and mash it with a fork until as smooth as possible. Add the dill and season with the pepper (but no salt as feta is already salty), stirring everything together well. Divide the feta cheese mixture between the cucu mber cups. Arrange a little pile of pomegranate seeds on top of each one and serve.

Drain the chickpeas and tip them into a bowl. Crack in the eggs. Add the curry powder and breadcrumbs, season with salt and pepper, then mash together using a potato masher or fork until you have a rough paste.

Using your hands, shape the mixture into 8 small patties. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and cook the patties for 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and drain on a plate lined with kitchen paper.

In the meantime, stone, peel and dice the mango and put it into a small mixing bowl. Thinly slice the spring onion and add it to the bowl.

Add the dried mint and chilli flakes and season with salt and pepper.

Preheat the grill to high. Slice the pittas in half and lightly toast them.

Serve the burgers with the pittas and salsa.

What is a vegetarian?

Broadly defined, a vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat, poultry, and fish. Vegetarians eat mainly fruit, vegetables, legumes, grains, seeds, and nuts. Many vegetarians eat eggs and/or dairy products but avoid hidden animal products such as beef and chicken stocks, lard, and gelatin.

Why are people vegetarians?

People are vegetarians for many reasons, including concern for personal health and the environment, economic and world hunger concerns, compassion for animals, belief in nonviolence, food preferences, or spiritual reasons. People may become vegetarians for one reason, and then later on adopt some of the other reasons as well. Vegetarian diets are somewhat more common among adolescents with eating disorders than in the general population.

According to the ADA position paper on vegetarian diets, however, “recent data suggest that adopting a vegetarian diet does not lead to eating disorders, rather that vegetarian diets may be selected to camouflage an existing eating disorder.” Be sure you fully understand your own reasons for choosing

1 mango 1 spring onion half a lime, juice only ½ tsp dried mint pinch chilli flakes To serve 4 wholemeal pittas

vegetarianism.

What are the health benefits of a vegetarian diet?

According to the ADA, vegetarians are at lower risk for developing: • Heart disease • Colorectal, ovarian, and breast cancers • Diabetes • Obesity • Hypertension (high blood pressure) This is because a healthy vegetarian diet is typically low in fat and high in fiber. However, even a vegetarian diet can be high in fat if it includes excessive amounts of fatty snack foods, fried foods, whole milk dairy products, and eggs. Therefore, a vegetarian diet, like any healthy diet, must be well planned in order to help prevent and treat certain diseases.

Are there any health risks in becoming a vegetarian?

Some vegans may have intakes for vitamin B-12, vitamin D, calcium, zinc, and occasionally riboflavin

that are lower than recommended.

Do vegetarians get proper nutrition?

The key to any healthy diet is to choose a wide variety of foods, and to consume enough calories to meet your energy needs. It is important for vegetarians to pay attention to these five categories in particular.

Protein Calcium Vitamin D Iron Vitamin B-12 What about athletes?

Being both an athlete and a vegetarian can be challenging, especially for vegans. It can be difficult to eat a volume of food high enough to meet an athlete’s high caloric needs. Vegetarians who participate in sports should be aware of their increased energy needs, and should make a concerted effort to consume sufficient calories. Click for info on sports nutrition.

Source http://www.brown.edu

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This simple, hearty salad is a vegan feast packed with chilli, herbs and spices. It’s also gluten-free and dairy-free.

Ingredients:

For the dressing 4 tbsp lime juice 7 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 3-4 jalapeño peppers (or 1 red chilli), finely chopped, to taste 1 garlic clove, minced pinch ground cumin salt and freshly ground black pepper For the salad 3 x 400g tins cooked black beans, drained large handful chopped fresh

coriander 4 medium tomatoes, chopped into wedges, seeds removed (or 16cherry tomatoes, halved) 1 large red pepper, stalk and seeds removed, sliced into thin strips 1 red onion, thinly sliced 5 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced (or 1 small red onion, thinly sliced) 200g/7oz fresh watercress, tough stems snipped into half 2 large ripe avocados, skin and seeds removed, cut into cubes

Method:

Put all of the dressing ingredients in a jam jar, replace the lid and shake until well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Add more chilli if desired.

For the salad, rinse the black beans under cold running water and drain. Put in a large mixing bowl and pour over half of the dressing.

Add the remaining salad ingredients, apart from the watercress and avocado and stir well to combine.

To serve, divide the watercress among 4 serving plates. Spoon the salad on top, then cover with the avocado cubes. Drizzle a little more dressing over each portion.

This traditional Scottish dessert of oats, cream, whisky and raspberries is a delicious alternative to trifle

Ingredients: 570ml/1 pint double cream 85g/3oz porridge oats 7 tbsp whisky 3 tbsp honey 450g/1lb raspberries fresh mint, to garnish

Method:

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Toast the oats in a frying pan, being careful not to burn them.

Lightly whip the cream until it reaches the soft peak stage, then fold in the whisky, honey, oatmeal and raspberries.

Serve in dessert glasses garnished with a few raspberries and mint.

and high in fiber. However, even a vegetarian diet can be high in fat if it includes excessive amounts of fatty snack foods, fried foods, whole milk dairy products, and eggs. Therefore, a vegetarian diet, like any healthy diet, must be well planned in order to help prevent and treat certain diseases.

Are there any health risks in becoming a vegetarian?

Some vegans may have intakes for vitamin B-12, vitamin D, calcium, zinc, and occasionally riboflavin that are lower than recommended.

Do vegetarians get proper nutrition?

The key to any healthy diet is to choose a wide variety of foods, and to consume enough calories to meet your energy needs. It is important for vegetarians to pay attention to these five categories in particular.

Protein Calcium Vitamin D Iron Vitamin B-12 What about athletes?

Being both an athlete and a vegetarian can be challenging, especially for vegans. It can be difficult to eat a volume of food high enough to meet an athlete’s high caloric needs. Vegetarians who participate in sports should be aware of their increased energy needs, and should make a concerted effort to consume sufficient calories. Click for info on sports nutrition.

Source http://www.brown.edu

FOOD & DRINK... vegetarian

Cranachan

What is a vegetarian?

Broadly defined, a vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat, poultry, and fish. Vegetarians eat mainly fruit, vegetables, legumes, grains, seeds, and nuts. Many vegetarians eat eggs and/or dairy products but avoid hidden animal products such as beef and chicken stocks, lard, and gelatin.

Why are people vegetarians?

People are vegetarians for many reasons, including concern for personal health and the environment, economic and world hunger concerns, compassion for animals, belief in nonviolence, food preferences, or spiritual reasons. People may become vegetarians for one reason, and then later on adopt some of the other reasons as well. Vegetarian diets are somewhat more common among adolescents with eating disorders than in the general population. According to the ADA position paper on vegetarian diets, however, “recent data suggest that adopting a vegetarian diet does not lead to eating disorders, rather that vegetarian diets may be selected to camouflage an existing eating disorder.” Be sure you fully understand your own reasons for choosing vegetarianism.

What are the health benefits of a vegetarian diet?

According to the ADA, vegetarians are at lower risk for developing: • Heart disease • Colorectal, ovarian, and breast cancers • Diabetes • Obesity • Hypertension (high blood pressure) This is because a healthy vegetarian diet is typically low in fat

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Bullfighting in Spain

"Corrida De Toros"

Bullfighting is universally associated with Spain, but it is also practiced in other countries, e.g. the south of France, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador**, Guatemala, Panama. ** In May, 2011, Ecuadorians voted to abolish bullfighting, allowing only fights where the bull is not killed. The vote was seen as a victory for the poor over the wealthy elite, most of whom are of Spanish or European descent.

Portugal has its own variation in which the bull is fought from horseback and not killed in the ring. Even within Spain, there may be regional variations. For example, the recortes of the Basque Country and Navarra, which involve young men doing acrobatic stunts around and over the bull (which is not killed or even physically harmed.

If you have seen Goya’s famous etching of the 19th-century fighter Juanito Apiñani vaulting over a bull, you get the idea.)

Bullfighting has attracted painters and writers such as Goya, Manet, Picasso, Tolstoy, Lorca and Hemingway to name a few.

Its claim to be an integral part of Spanish artistic culture is reflected in its place in Spanish newspapers, where reports on bullfights regularly appear in the section entitled Cultura; it is not a sport goes the argument.

Anthropologists and psychologists have also weighed in, attempting to decode the meaning of thecorrida de toros, and politicians have used it for their own

purposes. For example, General Franco, dictator from 1939 to 1975, promoted it strongly as the fiesta nacional. Following his death, separatist sentiment, especially in Catalonia (Catalunya), has associated the corrida with centralism and repression. Barcelona once had three bullrings, but only one –the Plaza de Toros Monumental—remains active and there is some doubt about its future. See below. (The oldest bullring has been torn down; the other is being transformed into a shopping and

leisure complex.)

Only aficionados still insist that bullfighting is the fiesta nacional. Its popularity is greatest in Andalucía and around Madrid, but as a national passion, it ranks far behind soccer. It was banned in the Canary Islands in 1991, and there is a strong anti-bullfighting

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Few topics generate more hea ted discussion than bullfighting. Adv ocates call it an art, opponents condem n it as cruel. There seems to be no roo m for compromise.

sentiment in Galicia and Catalonia (in Barcelona the city council officially condemned it in 2004). In Catalonia, children under 14 have been prohibited from attending bullfights since 1999. A poll taken in 2006 showed that only about 25% of Spaniards had any interest in the spectacle, and those were made up mostly of older people. Although there is a core of aficionados, opposition to the bullfighting continues to grow. Protests are held regularly outside many of the larger rings, and animal rights activists and others have put pressure on the European Union (EU) to condemn it.

In 2007 the EU went as far as to urge Spain to end bullfighting, not nearly far enough for animal rights activists.

Aficionados have countered calling on UNESCO to grant bullfighting a World Heritage status.

In 2007, the socialist governement took the historic step of discontinuing live broadcasts of corridas on Spain’s public television (TVE). Live bullfighting had been a staple of late afternoon family viewing from 1951, but the government argued that it was expensive to put on, and clashed with the time slot for children's programming.

Some regional outlets, however, still continue live transmissions.

Passionate arguments are put forth by both sides in support of their views.

Anti-bullfighting campaigners decry the cruelty of a practice in which the bull is

publicly taunted, maimed, and made to bleed, before being callously killed. It breeds insensitivity to the brutal abuse of animals, they argue, and causes unnecessary suffering simply for the pleasure of the spectators.

Aficionados counter with a variety of arguments. Bullfighting is part of the Spanish identity; the bull leads a pampered life until it enters the ring (where it will die within 20 minutes) and therefore receives better treatment than the millions of animals, fattened for mass consumption; the bull is so driven by adrenaline that it doesn’t really suffer; the bullfighting supports a $2 billion industry employing over 100,000 people; the breeding of the bulls benefits the environment because it protects land that might otherwise fall to urban development or golf courses.

Going green is a clever pitch! (For the morality of eating meat from bulls killed in the ring, seehttp://www.theguardian. com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/20/fightingbull-beef-most-ecological-meat-inworld The numerous comments make interesting reading too.)

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A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY part 1

The territory which is today known as the Region of Murcia has been inhabited by man for over 1,500,000 years, and this human presence has been a constant factor in the development of the Murcian landscape since the remotest periods of prehistory. The first evidence of the presence of man dates back to the Neanderthal and Cromagnon periods, whilst archaeological finds become abundant from Neolithic times onwards. Iron age remains begin to speak of a certain level of progress leading to the development of agriculture and the domestication of livestock during the Iberian period and, later, intense commercial activity with the presence of Phoenecian, Greek and Carthaginian settlers in permanent conflict with the autoctonous people. Scipio's conquest of the city of Carthago Nova in 209 BC led to the definitive expansion of what had already become an important economic and political centre in the Mediterranean.

The conquest of the region by Rome initiated a period of uninterrupted growth all along the Murcian coast which was to go on for more than 600 years.

Every Mon, Fri - Using watercolour, pastels or acrylics these are small classes on Monday and Friday afternoons at Playa Paraiso, La Manga. For further information contact Bee Tel: 968 564 416 or 670 353 738

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Monday - San Pedro del Pinatar Tuesday - Los Alcazares / Alhama de Murcia Wednesday - Santiago de la Ribeira / Fuente Alamo / Totana Thursday - San Javier / Camposol Sector A / Lorca Friday - Isla Plana (Summer only) Saturday - Mazarron Pueblo / Aguilas Sunday - Puerto de Mazarron / Mar Menor / Cabo de Palos During this period communications in the area were developed, mining came to be of great importance and the foundations of its future agricultural prosperity were laid. Already at that time, market-garden produce from the valley irrigated by the Segura River (then known as the River Thader) was highly appreciated, as was fish caught on the rich off-shore fishing-grounds.

After a prolonged spell of political instability, a consequence of the disintegration of the Roman Empire, a long period of Arab domination began in 713 AD when Abdelaziz defeated Theudemir's Hispano-Visigoth army in Cartagena. The year 825 AD constituted a further historical landmark, when the city of Murcia was officially founded by Abderraman II. These events marked the onset of Murcia's economic prosperity since the Arabs initiated the large-scale exploitation of the Segura river valley, creating a whole complex irrigation system, composed of canals, dams and water-wheels, the forerunner of today's irrigation network, which made it possible to reap the maximum benefit from the vast expanse of fertile land surrounding the city. However, the economic abundance brought to the South of Spain

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The Mar Menor is a huge (135 square kilometres) salt-water lagoon, separated from the Mediterranean by the 24 kilometre long La Manga del Mar Menor (The Strip). The average depth of the Mar Menor is four metres and at its maximum it is seven metres which means that the seabed slopes very gradually and you have to get several hundred metres in before the water is of any depth. The Mar Menor’s salinity provides buoyancy so it is, supposedly, one of the safest places to swim in the world.

The mineral-rich waters are said to have therapeutic effects and because of this the area has a significant spa tourism industry.

The sludge in the salt pans is also credited with beneficial effects on the health, so there are often dozens of mud people wallowing in it at any one time.Playa Paraiso beach on a summer weekendThe beach at Playa Paraiso is very popular, partly because it has road access right onto the beach. On summer weekends it will be packed with Spanish families, who move most of their house onto the beach.

The sea is very shallow, with netted off areas to exclude watersports, fishing and jellyfish.

The jellyfish are mainly harmless and much reduced in numbers from previous years, apart from the summer of 2006 when they were back with a vengeance. Playa Honda beach During the week the beach is quiet. by the Arabs was placed in jeopardy by internal strife, military pressures from the Northern frontier and internal political disorders. The creation of the Taifa kingdoms at the beginning of the eleventh century was the swansong of a territory which would shortly fall - in 1243 - under the vassalage of Castile, and the remains of Andalusia were finally incorporated into this kingdom with the signing of the Granada Peace Treaty in 1492. From this time onwards peace came to the Murcian territories, and they went through a sustained period of economic and demographic growth.

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It wasn’t until Diana got Venus three years ago that she came to understand how important animals are. “We had a dog as a child but I didn’t feel a strong connection to animals,” she says. “The angels had been whispering to me to get a puppy but I thought I was too busy to look after a dog.

"Then after four months I saw an advert for some Papillon/Jack Russell puppies and knew immediately I would strong is her connection with Venus that Diana has find my dog. “I went round the following written a book which she says was narrated by her day. The puppies were jumping all over me with one exception. Venus walked to pooch. me and sat quietly at my feet. I picked “We have a telepathic connection so a lot of her up and we fell in love.” the time I feel and hear intuitively what Venus is thinking. The stories in the book are all things that Diana realised immediately she had a strong telepathic communication have happened to us.” with the little dog. “When she was a Diana, 73, hasn’t always been involved in the tiny puppy I used to come down and spiritual realm. Thirty years ago she was a let her out at five in the morning. I’d housewife in an unhappy marriage when she had sit in the garden with her until seven her first angelic experience. “I was going through a and we’d listen to nature and naturally divorce when the angels first appeared to me. I had communicate. no spiritual understanding and was so miserable I slumped into a chair and said, ‘If there’s anything “If I think something like, ‘Let’s go for a walk’, she’ll prick up her ears and wag out there show me now’. her tail and be ready to go.

“And an angel came in, just like that. It appeared to me as a great ball of light.” This "I find she responds better when I experience prompted Diana to train as a communicate silently. I was talking to hypnotherapist. Ten years later she says Venus in bed last night. she was visited by angels again. “They "I thought she had the patch over her said they wanted me to tell people about left eye because she had some things angels and I said, ‘No way, people will to work through in this life but she said it was because she was a queen think I’m nuts’ but they convinced me.

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Book Review

Gone Girl - by Gillian Flynn

behaviour by Go, his twin.

He promised to take care of me are you?” and “What are you thinking?” and yet I feel afraid. I don’t feel The woman that he adored with “You’d think you mislaid a damn like Nick’s wife. I am something the “brilliant, popping brain, a greedy umbrella!” She unravels lies upon lies to be loaded and unloaded, like a curiosity” for knowledge transforms from a brother she trusted and becomes sofa or a cuckoo clock…tossed into into an abrasive person wanting to hurt scared for both of them. Why would Nick a junkyard, thrown into the river. others. She bore little resemblance to buy so many expensive things, 212,000$ I don’t feel real anymore. I feel I the woman he had happily married. She worth on his credit card and store it in could disappear. the shed behind Go’s house? became the “new, brittle, bitter Amy” after shedding her “pile of skin and soul Every picture tells a story. Whether Nick had told Amy that he couldn’t on the floor.” What happened to the pictorially depicted or intimately written take any more stress. He couldn’t handle Amazing Amy? Of course she wasn’t such as a diary kept by our female one more thing to worry about and was real, she was a character created by her protagonist, there are always (at least) cracking under the pressure. parents for a money-spinning series of two sides to every story and truths So, was Amy right? Was something adventure stories! A symbol, a walking to unravel from the dishonesty and horribly wrong with her husband? ideal. A perfectionist. Desperate to be deceit. In a dysfunctional marriage, Had he shoved her so hard that she flawless. with mismatched relationships the faults had banged her head? Had he shown lie with both parties. Nick and Amy’s The diary also unravels mysteries about absolute disgust in wanting to hurt her so marriage might initially seem blissful Amy’s stalkers, Amy’s “obsessions.” badly that he might have killed her? The with Amy swooning over Nick’s socks We read shocking inserts about Hilary police thought so. So did the American fat with love on their first wedding Handy who wanted to be Amazing public who vilified him. The enquiry soon anniversary before it turns pear-shaped Amy, imitating her and indicating that turned into a witch hunt and before long and oppressive shortly afterwards. she also wanted to replace Amy, even Nick was struggling with his alibis whilst the rest of the world believed him guilty being brazen enough to approach Amy’s Amy was from an affluent background, of the murder of his wife. the “product” of her parents’ wealth mother, Marybeth and informing her: “ based on the Amazing Amy series.

I’m going to be your daughter now, I’m A disclosure by a so-called friend Her childhood in fact, every part of her going to kill Amy and be your new Amy.” sends shock waves rocketing with the growing up had been documented and revelation that Amy was pregnant. Nick’s Then there was Desi Collings, so exposed to American society and she real life nightmares come to haunt him: obsessed with Amy. They dated for had a reputation to live up to. She had they were about being wronged, about a year before Amy called off the to be amazing, mediocrity was just not being trapped, a victim of forces beyond relationship. He took an overdose and good enough for this socialite of a New his control. He knows that it is only time was found naked in her bed. A noirish Yorker. She had to be: brilliant, creative, before his arrest and under Missouri law, thriller. So, what did happen to Amy? kind, thoughtful, witty and happy. When facing the death penalty.

Why did she want to buy a gun to Amy met Nick she was playing the protect herself from her husband? Was The sinister chant of Nick did you kill girl with style, the Cool Girl. She was she a victim OR a predator?

Amy? adds to the eerie Gothic nature pretending to be the kind of woman that creeps like a germ throughout the Nick, on the other hand had been desired by men such as Nick. story. But did he kill her? wiped clean of love, feeling utterly When Amy disappeared from Nick’s destroyed by his nemesis. His parents But what is the truth? I mean the real life on their fifth wedding anniversary had had an unhappy marriage, his father truth? What happened to Amy? Is it a she had concocted a plausible but despised women. Did Nick turn into a Gothic tale of the heroine who makes worrying version of her life in a diary that misogynist just like his father? Was his the wrong choice, selects the wrong was deliberately hidden from sight but wife such a problem that needed to be mate and pays the ultimate price? It eventually discovered by the police. is a chilling tale of possessiveness, dealt with? A bitter voice that needed to “Nick loved a girl who doesn’t exist. rage, brutality and fear which makes be squelched?

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When Amy disappeared Nick acts in a pretending to have a personality…

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In my schooldays the Summer Term was always known as ‘Trinity’, which seemed pretty meaningless to me, so full marks to anyone who realises that this title resulted from the fact that the Sunday 8 weeks after Easter, 31st May this year, is known as Trinity Sunday.

Great, but what’s it all about?

And what difference should this make for ordinary folk? Well, Trinity is the last major festival in the Church year, which starts with Advent; a time when we prepare for the coming of the Messiah, not just in his birth but also for a promised future return. This is followed by celebration of his birth at Christmas and his relevance to, and worship by gentiles (non Jews) at Epiphany.

Next, we’ve had Lent where we recall Christ’s temptations as for 40 days he prepared for his brief ministry in Palestine, then Easter, when we remember his suffering, his death and his resurrection, after which he continued to teach and inspire a considerable number of his associates until, at Ascension, just 40 days after Easter, the Bible asserts that he visibly rose to be engulfed by clouds. Then 10 days later, at Pentecost, whilst these same followers were waiting, perhaps in some trepidation, for direction, then suddenly, what could only be described as the

Spirit of God himself came to them, changing them out of all recognition from timid folk, scared of their own shadows to being outspoken, bold and quite literally, inspired.

It was as a conclusion to the amazing climax of following the Christian experience from the depths of Christ’s death through Resurrection, Ascension and Pentecost that the festival of Trinity, just a week after Pentecost, was introduced, proclaiming the amazing understanding that God the Father, Jesus, the Son and the Holy Spirit of Pentecost were all in fact representations of the same God. Not three separate Gods, as some might have you believe, but just one, revealed to humanity in all his threedimensional magnificence.

No wonder the disciples were ‘blown away’ by this discovery!

Details of a number of English Language Churches are given in Sol Noticeboard for any wishing to Worship, whilst additionally, further information about the Anglican Church in this area may be seen on the web site www.mojacarchurch. org .Duncan Burr is Licensed Lay Reader for the Anglican Chaplaincy of Costa Almeria and Costa Cálida and may be contacted at djburr@ avired.com

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North America. On Thursday, Toyota, the world's biggest carmaker, also said that it would help to get to the bottom of the problems with Takata's airbags. Investigations have shown that Takata airbag inflators were not properly sealed and could be damaged by moisture. It is alleged that the airbags can burst under pressure, spraying shrapnel inside the car.

Toyota's vow comes as doubts are growing over whether the Japanese firm has enough financial power to deal with all the defects - an issue that could take years.

Takata saw a 5bn yen ($41m) extraordinary loss for the fiscal fourth quarter, stemming from costs related to previously announced recalls.

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Nissan and Mitsubishi in Japan. Mitsubishi is recalling 512,000 cars. About 412,000 of those vehicles are outside Japan, the carmaker said.

Mitsubishi and Mazda are recalling 630,000 more cars over Takata's airbags Two more Japanese car giants Mazda and Mitsubishi - are recalling 630,000 vehicles to replace faulty air bag inflators made by Takata.

Just last week, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Daihatsu all recalled millions of cars, because of Takata's potentially deadly airbags.

The move comes just days after the car parts maker said it was doubling the number of cars it had recalled to 34 million, affecting 11 carmakers.

Six deaths have been linked to Takata airbags that have all been in Honda cars. The airbags have also been connected to more than 100 injuries.

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The EU has agreed a €1.8bn (£1.3bn; $2bn) loan to Ukraine - the largest financial deal with a non-EU member. The agreement was signed at an EU summit in Riga, Latvia, which brings together the leaders of the 28-member bloc and six post-Soviet nations. The loan aims to help revive the cash-strapped economy of Ukraine, which has also been badly affected by fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the east. It requires Ukraine to adopt reforms, including anti-corruption measures.

In other developments on Friday: Amnesty International released a report, saying it had found evidence that both sides in the Ukrainian conflict were torturing prisoners, and that the rebels were conducting summary executions Russia was taking all the necessary steps to free two of its citizens recently captured in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying. The two men earlier confessed to being members of the Russian armed forces to mediators of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Ukraine said three of its soldiers had been killed and another 12 injured in the past 24 hours in the east of the country http://www.bbc.com/news/business

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EUROGOLF SOCIETY CAPTAIN’S DAY

This year’s Captain’s Day, Individual Stableford with shot gun start was held on the 21st May at our home course La Marquesa Golf Club. A good turnout of 56 players enjoyed excellent playing conditions, both with regard to the weather and the superb condition of the course. With many very generous sponsors, prizes were assured on every hole. Many thanks go to Mick the Grip, Fratelli Restaurant, Sands Restaurant, Lo Marabu, The Clubhouse, The Punjabi Palace, Manolo’s, Mono’s and the Olde 9th for their support.

Following the game players were invited back to the Clubhouse for a buffet and refreshments in the cocktail chill out area, where presentations took place. Captain Jan Shorley thanked everyone for their support and very much hoped that they had enjoyed participating in the day.

Prize winners were congratulated and the following players are those who won our usually reported prizes: Gold: 1st Paul Manning 36 pts 2nd Sue Gillett 35 pts 3rd John Barraclough 33 pts Silver: 1st Dave Nicholls 35 pts 2nd Dave King 34 pts 3rd Dave Blinston 34 pts c/b Bronze : 1st Claire Daye-Gretton 34 pts 2nd Chris Stanley 34 pts c/b 3rd Joe Ogden 33 pts Best front nine Morag Turner 20 pts and best back nine Peter Sanderson 19 pts Prizes for Individual Female and Male scores (not in the prizes) went to Marian Quinn and Ken Brett With limited space for all prize winners a full list of winners is on the notice board.

The results of TOFF´s Stableford played on Tuesday 19 May were as follows: Competition Winner: Bev Fairhurst with a score of 40 points Gold Division 1st Ian Pegg 37 pts 2nd Pino Perito 33 pts 3rd David Gregson 32 pts 4th John Barraclough 31 pts Silver Division: 1st Alan Venables 39 pts 2nd Marilyn Eckersall 35 pts 3rd Morag Turner 35 pts 4th Dave King 35 pts Bronze Division: 1st Bev Fairhurst 40 pts 2nd Ken Brett 37 pts 3rd Chris Stanley 34 pts 4th Joe Ogden 34 pts Best front nine Marian Quinn 19 pts and best back nine Mike Gillett 21 pts Nearest the pins: 5th Dave Nicholls 11th Norman Woods 15th Sue Gillett 17th Marilyn Eckersall.

The next event on the Social Calendar is the Captain’s May Ball Dinner & Dance on Saturday 30 May at Stan & Ollies. The theme is black & white – a good opportunity for the ladies to put on your glad rags and the men to smarten up in their D.J’s!! If you would like to find out more about our friendly society visit us on www. eurogolf-quesada

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CD JUVENIA 2 MAZARRON FC 2

Mazarron FC go into their play-off Semi Final second leg level after a hard fought 2-2 draw at CD Juvenia. Mazarron made the early running and Liders just failed to get on the end of Alfonso’s excellent cross from the right. Then Enrique fired wide before Mazarron took the lead on 15 minutes. Tolo controlled a through ball before finding Liders with an excellent pass and the midfielder struck a sweet left foot shot into the roof of the net from 20 yards. Two minutes later another long ball found Tolo who raced past one defender before lobbing the ball over the oncoming Juvenia keeper but just over the bar. However, Mazarron increased their lead after 20 minutes when good work by young Santi on the right forced a Juvenia defender to handle the ball in the area. Tolo stepped up and calmly drove the spot kick into the net for his 35th goal of the season.

Conejo, who had been restored to the Mazarron goal, had to be alert on a number of occasions as Juvenia tried to get back into the game but, at the other end, it was Tolo again who raced through the middle for Mazarron only to see his shot blocked.

Conejo then made another good save before Juvenia were awarded a penalty for handball after 29 minutes.

Conejo dived to his right to save the spot kick to continue Mazarron’s record of four successive penalty saves.

In the final action of the first half, Monty’s free kick was scrambled for a corner by the Juvenia keeper with Tolo challenging for the ball. If Mazarron had the better of the first half, Juvenia came out after the interval determined to reverse things and Conejo had to make a fine save just three minutes into the second half. The home side pulled a goal back after 51 minutes after Enrique conceded a foul for which he received a yellow card. The free kick was floated in from the left and Rivera rose to head the ball past Conejo.

It was now all Juvenia and Conejo had to make two more excellent saves before Enrique was penalised again for what seemed an innocuous challenge in midfield. He received a second yellow card and Mazarron were reduced to ten men. To make matters worse, the

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resultant free kick again resulted in a goal to Juvenia this time after the ball had been deflected onto the bar only for Quijada to head home the rebound.

Mazarron were reduced to occasional breakaways with Tolo ploughing a lone furrow up front but he still managed to win two free kicks in the latter stages. The first saw Antonio Clares’s shot saved and the second which resulted in Juvenia being reduced to ten men when Juan Francisco received a second booking.

Mazarron would have taken a draw before the game but, having had a two goal lead, their supporters may be disappointed that they surrendered the advantage.

However, there is still everything to play for in the second leg which takes place at the Estadio Municipal Mazarron next Sunday, 31st May, kick off 19.00 Team: Conejo; Alfonso, Juan Andreo; Dani; Lorca (Antonio Clares); Monty; Enrique; Andreo; Liders (Diego); Santi (Manu); Tolo Man of the Match; Conejo.

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Cafe Uno Golf Society Today Thursday 20th May we played at Alenda

golf. 15 members played the course which was in good condition although the greens were slow. The weather was cooler than the previous week which was a little too warm, today was more comfortable when playing. Some good scores came in and winners were as follows:- Only one category this week due to lower number of players.

1st H.Hunter - 35pts. c/b.

2nd G.Pope - 35pts.

3rd B.Wright - 34pts.

Best front 9 - D.Harwood - 18pts.

Best back 9 - J.Pedersen - 16pts.

Nearest the pin - no winners.

Nearest the pin in 3 - G.Branton.

There was no 2 ball winner this week so the prize money rolls over. Thanks to Cafe Uno For the after game hospitality. Next week we are at Alenda again, 1st tee time is 10am. Just a reminder that captains day this year is on 2nd July at Altorreal. Only 36 places available, the sheet is up in Cafe Uno.

COSTA COBRAS RFC

This week Costa Cobras RFC were informed that they are now officially part of the Valencian rugby federation.

Also thanks to Trojan UK for sponsoring the clubs first aid course, which would not have been possible without their help, and to Tim of Cavendish Physiotherapy for taking the time out to do the course for the club late on Friday night.

sport & motoring We now have five qualified first aid people in the club, and we are prepared for anything that is thrown at us on the rugby field.

This coming Saturday, San Javier have invited the club to go down and do a training session with their junior section to gain some valuable experience and game time.

Also with new players joining the club we are looking forward to our first match in the Formentera del Segura 7’s tournament.

Also after the previous weekend of great rugby in the Alan Davies memorial 7’s in Elche and the U16’s nationals in Alfaz del Pi, the tournaments just keep coming thick and fast. Starting with the Murcia 7’s on 6 June, and then the Formentera del Segura 7’s on 27 June with teams from Albacete, Elche, San Javier, Orihuela, Tarafa and Costa Cobras RFC, also a combination team of friends from a group of clubs taking part, so just needing 1 more team now.

So if you would like to take part in the Formenter del Segura 7’s contact us, also there is the San Juan beach 7’s in Alicante on 1 August.

Training takes place on Monday and Wednesday from 18.00-19.30 for the juniors, while the seniors will be training from 20.00-21.30 at Daya Vieja sports ground.

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 team on the Costa Blanca, also team bonding after training in the nearest bar for a drink and chat, just how rugby should be.

So get those boots out and come on down to Daya Vieja sports ground and join in the rugby revolution of 2015, with the Rugby World Cup to look forward to as well, get into this great sport.

For more information about the club contact myself, Dutch, on 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416.

May 2015

El Plantio, Tuesday competition

This week the Society played a Joker competition, this is where each player selects in advance a hole on the front nine and one on the back nine as their joker, and the Stableford points are doubled for those holes. So careful selection can be very useful, Mike Davies did well this week and his selections helped him to secure the top spot, well done to Mike.

With some good scores returned this week, it fell to using the count back rules to decide on the runner up positions.

The results this week are: Nearest the pin: Hole 4 Henry Mellor, hole 9 Dave Swann 3rd place: Laurence Wanty H/cap 10 score 39 pts 2nd place: John O'Brien H/cap 7 score 39 pts 1st place Mike Davies H/cap 13 score 44 pts El Plantio 2 Golf Society meets every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday at El Plantio Golf Course, if you would like to join us as a guest or as a new member, contact Ian Henderson on 966 716 616 or 636 116 230 or put your name on the list in the club house before 2pm on Sunday for the Tuesday competition.

On Friday 22nd the Society had a golf day at the very picturesque Par 3 course at Torre-Pacheco. This is a small course, better described as a pitch and putt course, but beautifully laid out with a number of ponds, ditches and strategically placed Palm trees to add to the degree of difficulty. On arrival we were welcomed by the resident Pro who was most helpful. Travelling away from our home venue, most members decided to travel light, this was almost a mistake as many members found that the ponds were perfectly placed to catch any slightly wayward balls and a few were to say that they worried that they were going to run out of golf balls.

There were 4 nearest-the-pins, 3 provided by the Society and the fourth, a bottle of wine was kindly presented to us by the Pro, many thanks to you. Everyone had a great day, even if the scores didn’t reflect it for most of us and it was unanimously agreed to pay a return visit in the not too distant future.

The results were: Nearest the Pin: hole 2 Gordon Wayne, hole 5 Ian Henderson, hole 8 Mike Davies and hole 9 Mel Hope.

3rd place: Bob Bryant h/cap 17, 32 pts 2nd place: Ray Housley h/cap 10, 36 pts 1st place: Chris Davies h/cap 10, 37 pts

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LOCAL ARTIST INSPIRED BY TORREVIEJA SWIMMER

SPORTSMAN GS & FRIENDS CUP

VALLE DEL ESTE GOLF RESORT – 18th - 21st MAY 2015 The inaugural annual tournament between members of the Sportsman Golf Society and friends was played at Valle Del Este Golf Resort, a total of 12 players took advantage of the great deal obtained by organiser Dave Smith for a 3 night stay which included unlimited golf and half board in the resorts hotel.

Well done Dave for organising the trip.

The Valle Del Este course is a very challenging course and with its deep ravines and water features, it was an ideal venue for the first of these planned future annual events.

The format was a Practice on Day 1 and then individual stableford over the next three rounds with 2 of the 3 rounds counting towards the overall winner.

We also had a couple of team games thrown into the mix and each day a nearest the pin and of course a two’s sweep.

It was a tiring week having played 18 holes each day some players managed 27 holes on the second day and 36 holes on the third day.

With the temperatures forecast to be mid 20’s for the week it all made for a

Local artist Julia Everett-Wragg was so inspired by an action shot of Torrevieja

presentation was made. Vicki was quite obviously delighted as indeed was the artist Juevra. “I was so pleased to see the show of genuine appreciation from Zoe, it was such a thrill to hand over the painting to her.”

J u e v r a explained that

swimmer Zoe Connelly that she decided to commit the image to a painting. She described the photo as ‘an inspiration’ and it was not too long before she set about committing it to canvas.

“I could see the effort required by Zoe in the butterfly stroke and I just had to capture the sheer determination on her face as she pulled herself through the water,” said Juevra, “so just a few weeks ago I set about my task, with the hopeful intention of perhaps, one day, actually meeting Zoe and presenting her with the picture, but I never realised that it would happen quite so quickly.”

Just last week, with the painting now complete, Juevra made contact with the Leader in the hope that they could help her to meet up with Zoe with the intention of presenting the finished work to the young swimmer. The email was passed to Zoe’s mother who responded the very next day.

“Zoe was absolutely delighted,” said Vicki, who incidentally was responsible for taking the initial photograph. “I showed the email to Zoe and she was so excited. She would love to accept the painting and be really pleased to meet with the artist.”

And so, within just a couple of days, arrangements were made for a meeting at Torrevieja Swimming Pool, the home of Zoe’s parent club, Club Natacion Torrevieja.

The pair met last Tuesday evening, along with mother Vicki, when the

she only took up p aint in g f a i r l y r e c e nt l y whilst on a cruise t h a t offered 12 free a r t classes on sea days. Before the end of the cruise she had painted 5 watercolour pictures which were exhibited on the final day. She then joined the U3A painting course on her return to Torrevieja.

Now having changed to acrylic, Juevra only paints images that inspire her, recent works including a Spanish flamenco dancer, a Spanish friend’s children, a portrait of her husband, a landscape in Peniscola and of course an action painting of 13 year old Zoe. Later that evening the painting was shown to all the club swimmers, many now wanting a painting of their own.

But with it now safely hanging in ‘pride of place’ on her bedroom wall Zoe will get back to the real business of competing and with her eyes firmly set on the Spanish National Summer Championships to be held later the year in Barcelona, for which she has already qualified, this young Torrevieja good trip. swimmer might be equally inspired As expected there were some serious every time she looks up at the painting golf as well as some laughs with a couple hanging above her head.

La Zenia Golf Society

Another good turn out of members and guests for our game played at El Valle, on Thursday. The weather was perfect bit different than last week with the very hot conditions.

El Valle fairways were in great condition but I am told the greens were a bit patchy. Marie Fegan was showing us the way again winning the day on Count Back with 39 pt's We played full handicap stableford, four ntp's and usual two's pot. Results were pins. No 3 no return, No 5 P Patterson, No 12 Chris Blown, No 15 Paul Fidgeon.

The Two's pot got a good result five players winning and one guest getting two, winners were Jim Fegan, Chris Blown, John (2) Tom Finn. Jim Fegan won the raffle. Thanks to James who sponsored the raffle, also thanks to his staff at Gogarty's for their great hospitality. All future games ,dates are on the web site, this is normally updated on a Sunday night after

the week end games.you can also check your correct handicap on the site. We have ordered some of the pink Nike golf shirts at a cost of €30 if any body interested contact Mo or Me with your size.

A birthday presentation was made to Jim Sullivan our oldest member, not going to say the age you will have to guess. Important notice we need to know names of players who want to play in our Summer Cup Charity Match against Paddy's Point GS on Saturday 20th June at Saurines first tee 10-00. Will you let me or Mo know as soon as possible we need to plan this game in good time.

All meeting times are 1 and 1/2 hours before tee time at Gogarty's. Guest's are invited to all our games, clubs can be hired. All information on the notice board outside Gogarty's. Contact numbers Eric 667 196 178, Maurice 690268711 Eric Lucas, secretary.

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of players having stories to tell of lucky shots, regular duals with palm trees and in one instance a chip from the fringe of the green that after 4 attempts and a double hit his playing partners were rolling around the green in laughter.

Not to be done by this when the hole was finished the same player was so disgusted that he went back to prove he could chip the ball close. Needless to say he did the same again it was painful

on the abdomen. Not going too mention names tho…………

I have to say it’s the first time I have played the course and what a challenge it was, really good golfing holes and the driver can only be used on a handful of them. The scores throughout the stay reflected the difficulty with some seasoned g o l f e r s b e ating themselves up in places.

The only criticisms is that the t e e i n g ground was very small and due to heavy usage it was difficult to find a good teeing spot.

The buggies are also in need of a good service with brakes that were none existent, other than that we all had a great time.

Scores over the trip as follows : Day 1 (Practice round) 1st Kevin Hall 37 pts 2nd Ian Faulkner 34 pts Day 2 (Competition) 1st Kevin Hall 34 pts 2nd Mike Medd 31 pt 2’s Ian Faulkner Day 3 (Competition) 1st Steve Smith 34 pts c/b s 2nd Dave Smith 34 pts 2’s John King & Dave Smith NTP John King (almost an ace) Day 4 (Competition) 1st Mike Medd 36 pts 2nd Ian Faulkner 32 pts 2’s No Winners, NTP Mike Medd Overall Winner : Mike Medd 67 pts

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