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Poor diet ‘causes lifetime damage’: Foods full of fat, sugar and salt change the way genes work, say scientists. The damage caused by unhealthy eating can last a lifetime – even after going on a diet, according to research. Scientists suggest that foods full of fat, sugar and salt change the way genes work and even swapping them for fish, fruit and vegetables cannot turn back the clock. Tests on mice found that those fed a junk food diet were still more prone to hardening of the arteries even after treatment because the function of genes, including those vital to the immune system, had been altered in a process known as ‘epigenetics’. Researcher Erik van Kampen, of Leiden University, Holland, said: ‘I hope this study demonstrates the importance of diet induced changes in the epigenome and encourages further research into the interaction between dietary patterns, DNA methylation and disease.’ In the study genetically engineered mice prone to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries reducing the flow of oxygen rich blood, were either fed a diet high in fat and cholesterol over several months or a normal, chow based alternative. But after treatment, including lowering of blood cholesterol and
a change in dietary habits, bone marrow tests showed the former group still had large differences in their immune system and increased atherosclerosis. Dr John Wherry, deputy editor of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology which published the research, said: ‘We have long known lifestyle and nutrition could affect immune system function. ‘The ability of nutritional history to have durable affects on immune cells demonstrated in this new report could have profound implications for treatment of diseases with immune underpinnings. ‘The length of such effects will be critical to determine and it will be interesting to examine the effects of drugs that can modify epigenetics.’ Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has responded to criticism for miming during her performance of her new single I Don’t Care on The X Factor on Sunday evening. On Monday night, the former Girls Aloud singer shared a post with her 1.1 million Instagram followers about her latest album: “For those who have pre-ordered your copy of my album #OnlyHuman go to iTunes at midnight.. There’s a little something for you.” As well as positive comments, Cheryl received a sarcastic one from a certain follower: “Do we get discount on your mimed performance you did on sat?’” The pop star couldn’t help but reply: “Aww bless you live performances are not included on albums I’m afraid. “And I performed on Sunday! Don’t mug yourself off on my page. It’s not cute. Go teach some dance instead.” The criticism comes after fans took to Twitter at the weekend – having seen Cheryl perform her new track surrounded by backing dancers and wearing a plunging white cropped top and thigh-high boots – accusing her of miming during the pre-recorded performance. Cheryl, 31, has previously spoken about responding to social media critics. “I do. I have done! I’ve said I feel bad for you,” she said. “Actually out of 100 people there’s
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A Co Down man who owes his life to an off-duty nurse has spoken of his sudden collapse and how he thought he “was a goner”. Sean McLaughlin had signed up to take part in an amateur boxing tournament at the weekend and described himself as being in great shape. However, after only two rounds in the ring he suddenly felt unwell, collapsed, and sparked a major medical emergency. Fortunately for the 44-year-old businessman from Killyleagh, a specialist cardiac nurse he now calls his “guardian angel” was in the community hall supporting the charity efforts of the event’s organisers. Downe Hospital cardiac rehabilitation nurse Roisin Dorian had arrived at the hall in Ardglass just in time to see Order of Malta first-aiders rush into the ring. “I saw they were doing CPR, and I realised it was serious. I just dived into the ring and shouted for a defibrillator, and fortunately the Order of Malta had one. “He was unconscious at that stage. I did two lots of CPR and shocked him once, and by the time the ambulance came he was beginning to come round. “I am very proud that I was able to help,” Roisin said. Sean is now a patient in the Ulster Hospital’s coronary care unit waiting for a triple bypass operation. Meeting the woman who saved his
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Tobacco firms win legal right to challenge EU rules
Tobacco firms have won the right to challenge new European Union rules on cigarette packaging. The High Court referred the case to the EU’s Court of Justice after a hearing in London on Monday. Philip Morris, BAT and Imperial Tobacco were among firms joining forces to attack the legality of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive. The new rules mean picture health rulings would have to cover 65% of the front and back of cigarette packaging. Europe’s highest court will be asked to rule whether the EU has misused its powers to legislate for tobacco, and whether its actions are “proportionate”. The court must decide if the new directive complies with European guarantees on fundamental rights and the principle of “subsidiarity” whether decisions should be taken on a national or regional level rather than by the EU. The tobacco companies went to court in England because it provides a “fast and efficient forum for private litigants” to reach the European courts, they said. The EU says the new rules will “deter young people from experimenting with, and becoming addicted to,
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very stilted so the dance was not as fluid as it could have been. That said, this is a very difficult dance for a male celebrity to pull off. I gave him 6 and the judges 27. Next were Judy Murray and Anton with a Paso Doble. And she didn’t disappoint, in other words, it was a total non-dance yet again! Time to go Mrs Murray to make way for the ones who should be there! The awful piece of music was way too fast for her and she was fighting speed apart from the steps from start to finish. As a result I gave her 3 and the judges 18. Sunetra Sarker and Brendan were next out with a Foxtrot danced to All of Me. The Foxtrot (like the Rumba in the Latin section) is the most difficult dance to perfect and unfortunately, so it proved to be for Sunetra. Due to the fact that she was dropping her weight back when moving backwards, she was unable to retain body contact with her partner so resulted in a rather unbalanced looking Foxtrot. That said, she did manage to keep it elegant and as smooth as she could so I awarded her 7 and she received 31 from the judges. Allison Hammond and Aljaz then came out with their Charleston to the music I’ve Got a Friend In You. This was a really fun, entertaining performance from start
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to finish. Despite the fact that it was impossible to do the majority of tricks with lifts that are normally showcased in this dance, Allison did lift Aljaz at one point! I gave her 8 and the judges 27. Next were Mark Wright and Karen with the Waltz to When Will I See You Again. With beautiful romantic characterisation, Mark’s smile can melt any woman’s heart. And if not the perfect performance, it was enjoyable for a difficult to control dance which was just lacking a little more swing and sway. I awarded him 7 and the judges 31. Next to perform was Frankie Bridge and Kevin with a Samba to La Bamba. Another action packed, high energy performance complete with many standard Samba technical steps well danced. She made a few errors but covered her tracks well and for that I gave her 9 and the judges 32. Pixie Lott and Trent then danced a Foxtrot to When I’m 64. This was another beautiful fluid performance, full of grace and elegance throughout with an improved posture. The only criticism is that she sometimes slides too far left of her partner making her right arm straighten and show some tension, she also needs to track her feet and not lift them from the floor in her basic moves. I gave her 9 and
the judges 36. Closing the show were Steve Backshall and Ola with a Paso Doble to Use Somebody by Kings of Leon. Unfortunately, there was more cape wafting to start!! Not exactly the best either! Not one of his best dances, even though he tried to attack the dance, he just didn’t drive his weight from one foot to the other and as a result his Paso Doble looked very plonky and pedestrian and overall lacking in stretch and strength in lines. I gave him 6 and the judges 28. As a result this week the judges bottom 2 were Judy and Allison and Jake, my bottom 2 were Judy, Steve and Jake and my top 2 were Caroline, Frankie and Pixie, with the judges favouring Pixie and Simon. The public surprisingly had Allison and Caroline in the bottom 2 and after the dance off unfortunately Allison left the show after another unanimous vote by the judges so all the others are on their way North for the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool next week. With the floor many times larger than the studio, it remains to be seen who can make the grade to ‘fill’ the space and not look lost like a fish out of water. Come and join our classes to keep up with the ‘strictly’ gossip but in the meantime Keep Dancing!
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At the Dames in Turre October meeting, once again we were proud to present five cheques to Local Charities each for €500 the picture from left to right, Bronia Madej de Montero received a cheque from Anne Anstey on behalf of AECC, Elaine Brown received a cheque from Lesley Barlow on behalf of MACS, Marta received a cheque from Pauline Faulkner on behalf of The Red Cross, Ignacio received a cheque from Doreen Woolton on behalf of Asprodalba, and Fanny Davies received a cheque from Soo Wallace on behalf of Stepping Stones. After the presentations we had a very interesting talk by Francesca Herman all about her true passion of Flamenco and many questions were asked by members. Can we please remind everyone of our main fund raising event of the year our Christmas Fayre on Saturday December 6th in Turre Square, for more information please contact Soo Wallace by E-mail on sillyboo59@yahoo.co.uk
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New happy life for Cervantes
required to check in a dog or a cat is a ticket and this is taken care of by the person awaiting the animal. Hopefully today is the start of a new happy life for CERVANTES, a small five year old male dog. He was brought to the shelter by the local police a few months ago, whining with pain. His front left leg had been amputated in a traumatic manner. He was taken to a veterinary clinic where he was operated on in the correct manner and now he has virtually no pain. He manages to get around quite well on his three legs. Not only has CERVANTE’S physical condition improved greatly, but he has found a family in Germany willing to adopt him. In order to spare him the stress of the long journey by van it has been arranged for him to have flight companions on the aircraft. CERVANTES will be flying to Dusseldorf where his new family is anxiously waiting for him.
At the destination airport the companion will be met by somebody from the animal protection organisation or by the new owner. The companions do not need to anything personally or to meet any of the costs. Thanks to this voluntary free service, CERVANTES will arrive at his forever home in a matter of hours. Three hundred other dogs are still waiting at the shelter for their own lucky break, just like CERVANTES. If you need to contact the shelter for any reason please contact Geoff at geoffalmeria@ hotmail.com
Animal flight companions help by taking pets with them on a flight, either in the cabin if the dog is small, or otherwise in the hold of the aircraft. This is a service, usually for dogs from shelters, accompanying them to their forever homes. This is an important service as pets are not allowed to board the plane unaccompanied. They need a flight companion to take charge of the animal at the departure airport. All that is
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El Ejido Rugby Club
Based in Almerimar, we are always looking for new players and have training sessions starting at 21.30h every Tuesdays and Thursdays. Players of all abilities welcome. The team is very sociable and after have players from beginner to experienced. We are currently in Andalucia Regional Division 2 and just about to start the second phase of the league. Home matches are usually at 12.30 on Sundays at the grass rugby pitch in Almerimar. For more information call Jonathan on 695 635 078
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Roquetas Aquarium Wins Substantial Grant
The troubled life of the Roquetas Aquarium looks to have been resolved, for the moment at least, with the news that it has received a grant to improve facilities there. The Group of Fisheries Development Corporation, which is a department of the Council of Andalucia, has agreed to invest 520,000 euros in the local attraction. Opened just over six years ago by a private company, the aquarium is the largest in Andalucia but has always struggled to make a profit. Lack of initial investment meant the attraction was never promoted properly, so much so that even people living in the town were unaware of its existence.
Things came to a head last year when Endesa threatened to cut off the electricity supply if an outstanding bill of 10,000 euros was not paid within seven days. At the eleventh hour, the owners of the site agreed to pay the money from their own pockets. The loss of electricity would have meant death to the over 1,000 species – some of them very rare – held in the 3,500 square metres of tanks. Operations director Enrique Fernandez had been trying frantically to find new homes for some, if not all the fish; that’s how close they were to closure. The owners said they had a duty to the lives of the fish in their care; they felt they could not condemn the animals to death by not paying the electricity bill. As well as the unpaid electricity bills, the staff had not been paid for a number of weeks and an annual sum of 150,000 euros was needed to keep the centre open. It made for gloomy reading. But help was at hand in the form of the local council who stepped in soon after in order to save what the Mayor called, ‘a vital part of the facilities this town has to offer its growing tourist trade.’ And it’s partly thanks to the local council, who made the initial application, that the regional funding grant has been won. Part of the money will be spent on opening an Aqua Museum in a 500 square metre extension to the building, dedicated to all things
linked to the sea. Underwater archaeology, marine life, coastal flora and fauna, the salt flats and bird life will be some of the features on show. Perhaps more importantly will be the intended use of the facility as a conference and meeting centre. At present the aquarium is only open for five months of the year – the tourist season – which severely inhibits its earning potential: the museum/ conference centre will bring in much needed year round business. Operations director Enrique Fernandez is excited at the prospect of this latest development in the Aquariums chequered history, saying it will be a multi-purpose centre, offering a multitude of versatile uses, adding, ‘It can be used to educate students from our schools and universities, as well as being a venue for seminars, public meetings and even weddings and parties.’ So, for the moment the waters now look a little less murky and the future a little more clear for the Roquetas Aquarium. Thus, in addition to the marine environment, there will be content and spaces dedicated to industry linked to the sea, as well as the last salinero in the town. Spaces will be equally intended to publicize the existing roqueteras coasts underwater achaeology.
Catalans Take Part In Illegal Independence Vote By Martin Shortland
Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has urged Catalonia to return to sanity, as thousands across the region turned out last Sunday to have their say on independence. The disputed and non-binding poll – which has become known as 9N – went ahead, despite having been ruled as illegal by the Spanish courts. Going against the latest in a string of legal challenges from Madrid will set up a constitutional conflict unprecedented in post-Franco Spain. Catalan leader Artur Mas warned against any attempt to disrupt it and has constantly promised to defend the Catalans right to decide, saying: ‘We have decided to carry on with this participative process … All peoples have the right to decide their future.’ In order to avoid any legal backlash, the vote was not a referendum and was organised by volunteers without an official electoral roll, so to all intents and purposes, it was just an exercise in social disturbance by the Catalan Council. Mas was put in a no win situation two months ago when the Spanish Parliament passed a ruling making any attempt to hold a referendum illegal. Rajoy has said the vote will have no effect and urged the region to return to normality, but Catalan leader Artur Mas warned against any attempt to disrupt it. Prime Minister Rajoy had constantly refused to discuss the matter with Mas until he gave an assurance to withdraw his campaign for a referendum. Mas, on the other hand, having set out his stall on this one policy stance, had no other choice but to press ahead, or resign. But by going ahead, Mas has put himself and his party in a very precarious position. Political analyst Yolanda Gomez said the intention to carry on with the vote was against the law, adding, ‘If they go ahead, it will be civil disobedience – not for the people who vote but for the public officials involved. That is a penal offence.’ Voters were being asked whether they want a Catalan state, and whether that state should be
independent. More than 40,000 volunteers are helping to set up and run the informal exercise. Unrest in Catalonia – a region of more than 7.5 million people – is due to the fact the region contributes more to the Spanish economy than it gets back through central government funds. It has long held the view, along with the Basque region in the north, that it should break away from Spain and be recognized as an independent state, much in the same way Scotland wanted to sever ties with the UK. Scuffles broke out as tensions ran high and large queues formed outside the polling stations located across the region. In many areas, police were called to restore order and in certain parts of the regional capitol, Barcelona, riot vehicles and water cannons were placed on standby. Mas said of the government’s attempt to stop the vote, ‘I don’t know what they will do, it does not depend on us, but if they have a minimum of common sense I think any action out of the ordinary would be a direct attack on democracy and a direct attack on fundamental rights.’ Rajoy, however, is demanding that the region take part in talks ‘within the legal framework of the constitution’, adding that the vote would be ‘neither a referendum nor a consultation nor anything of the sort’. He said: ‘What is certain is that it will not have any effect.’ Demonstrations
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place in over 50 cities across the country by groups of people wanting to show their support for the constitution and the governments stand against the planned referendum. In Almeria, over 500 people gathered in the towns ‘Old Square’ to voice their support for the law to defend all Spanish citizens against a sham democracy intended to maim political sovereignty of the nation. Like many countries across Europe, Spain has had to contend with calls for independence from many regions, Catalonia and the Basque Region being the two strongest. The Basque separatist group ETA has carried out bombings and murders for over four decades, in its attempts to bully succeeding governments into granting independence. Their tactics have alienated them not only in the Basque region, but throughout the country.
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Tienda Roja (Solo Buen Precio) Is your local shop in Arboleas Village which sells everything you could want for your home; from kitchen ware to cleaning products, confectionery and stationery, also mobile top ups are available. Ruben speaks English and can help you with all your needs. You can find the shop in front of the old bridge along the front of the village.
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(formerly Essentials) is under new management. Selling everything from newspapers, cards & gifts to light bulbs, batteries & pool chemicals, the shop has been in Arboleas for nearly 10 years. New owners, Danny & Claire have been introducing some new products and services such as DVD rental, internet & printing services, bus trips & Elaine’s Wools, but don’t worry, you’ll still be able to get all your “essentials”. Christmas stock is now in, including exclusive designs of “Arboleas” cards. We offer a UK postal service and even a table to sit down and write your cards. Android man is in every Thursday and we will be having a “mid-week market” every Wednesday, call 678 009 051 or pop in to the shop for more information. We’re on Calle Carrera, just 200m down from the Cajamar bank.
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Welcome to Linea Nueve,
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learn Spanish? Serving the local community for the last 8 years. Why do I need my chimney sweeping? Do your children need some help Even a partially blocked chimney or flue will with Spanish & homework? drastically affect the efficiency of your fire or Tlf. 661 162 201 woodburner. To burn efficiently, all fires require Email: mariadalia2003@hotmail.com a constant flow of air and a clear opening to (Preferable to be contacted via email) In Arboleas, opposite Town Hall remove smoke and fumes. A smoke-filled room is both unpleasant and dangerous, it is vital to ensure your chimney fully or fire is clear. Unless legal a bird-guard is fitted, a bird may have nested A CHIMNEY OR FLUE NEEDS in your chimney. A bird CLEANING ONCE A YEAR! WHY? nest can block your chimney completely and is best removed by a professional with appropriate equipment. Similarly, with a build-up of tar, a flue can block FOR A FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL, CLEAN, SERVICE up in a matter of weeks CALL PAUL ON 617150300 OR 850993057 or months if not cleaned professionally using the appropriate equipment.
a place to find furniture of real comfort and good taste. Two concepts that merge into one, and are at your disposal much closer that you can think. Come into this shop and discover something different you’ve never seen before. If you need to give a bit of fresh look to your home Linea Nueve in Arboleas is the best choice in the area of the Valley of Almanzora A shop of 2000 sqm or more where you can see products from national and international suppliers inc. brand name sofas, to the most beautiful decorative articles plus all kinds of wooden furniture. We also speak English, give the best service as possible and answer any question. Don’t miss this opportunity!! Visit Linea Nueve at Poligono Industrial Arboleas in front of gas station. Hope to see you soon!
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In My Expert Opinion
Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. I have based this series of articles on the “pc for dummies” series of books. There couldn’t be a worse possible title for a self help guide book! Surprisingly though, it is quite useful for helping me find another way to help you, the absolute novice. Last week we covered the back of the box and I said that although this a generic type of box, your computer maybe a little different and might need a little more hunting to find the part described. Before we start I did read some sage words of advice and would like to pass them on to you and these are they;”It usually isn’t your fault! Computers also get it wrong occasionally and so do the programmers that make the programs.” So rule number 1 – the chance that you are the one that messed up is small! Very wisely the author does talk about surge protectors and UPS! We all know that here in Spain the power supply isn’t always stable or clean (this simply means that the power doesn’t suddenly drop or, go the other way and, spike). A surge protector prevents the power spikes hitting your machine and maybe (read ‘very rarely’) cause damage to the computer or your precious data. These are generally cheap(ish) and can save you a wad of cash later (maybe). Because Spain’s power supply is, at best, unpredictable, I would suggest an UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply). All this is, is a box with a battery and some clever circuitry. You simply plug it into the wall and plug your monitor and tower / desktop / internet power box, into it. Should the power go off suddenly, you will have between 10 and 30 minutes to save everything that you are working on and turn off your computer properly. This will save you cost (possible damage to your hard drive), anguish (the loss of important information) and did I mention cost? As we have already talked about the big red On/Off button that is neither big or red! I would like to move onto the most popular Operating System (OS) used in the home computer market. I, of course, refer to Microsoft’s Windows OS. We, of a more innocent time, remember DOS, LINUX and UNIX. Everyone
else has come into computing with Windows in it’s various formats and it’s a damn fine system! My proudest moment is when a new user finally manages to use the ‘FDISK’ command successfully, because it means that they are on the great path of study that an OS can offer. It also means that they have truly screwed up their computer properly! Most, thankfully, never successfully use FDISK or FORMAT C: commands! How important is your OS? That can be the £64 million question. Without it you have a beautifully crafted box of electronics that does absolutely nothing! It has potential but needs major help. Flip the question over and ask “How important is the OS?”. Without the box it is simply, at best, a text file having 1 million lines of ‘gobble de gook’ and is about as useful as a chocolate fire-guard! Put them together and wonderful things can happen! Look at this as a layer cake (food analogue coming up), the electronics are the necessary biscuit base; The OS (Windows XP, 7, 8.x and soon 10) is the gooey, sticky main part of the cake; and finally to top it off is the Program Applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Jamie Oliver’s Self-De-archiving cookbook and cheat list). So what, precisely, does the OS do? It has 3 main tasks: 1. To run itself! I know that sounds weird but an OS needs to maintain itself. 2. To organise the programs, your precious information and waste into the right place, at the right time, and to do it without you having to worry about it. 3. To serve as a base from which you can choose and use whatever program that you want to use right now! Next time, we will look at the desktop (XP, 7, 8.x and 10 are all different and might need some explaining) and explain what it is, where it comes from and do we need it? Have a truly terrific weekend playing with the “Format c:” and “Fdisk” commands – just kidding DON’T USE EITHER OF THEM!!! I’m now off to Jack’s Bar in Albox for my Friday afternoon computer clinic!
For further information or advice on computing,contact Trevor on 689 892 745 or canducomputing@hotmail.co.uk
News A History of Moorish Spain IV Upon Abd ar-Rahman II’s death in 852; Muhammad I succeeded his father to become Emir in Cordoba. He moved quickly as his father’s favourite wife Princess Tarub tried to pass her son Abdullah off as heir. Life for Muhammad I was trying from the start; he banished the eunuchs from the court he’d inherited from his father plus the many widowed wives. He strengthened ties with North Africa and got his nobles to plead an oath of allegiance. Musa Ibn Musa was one of these nobles, later known as the third King of Spain; he controlled a kingdom across the centre of modern Spain that stretched from Huesca in the west through Toledo to Zaragoza: Equal in size to Al Andalus in the south and the Christian Kingdom of Asturias to the north. Within a week of Mohammad being crowned Toledo rebelled; supported by King Ordono of Asturias. Cordoba allied with Musa sent troops to quell the revolt but it flared up again. A year
I’d like to become an expert. Every second person seems to be one these days, but how do I become one? The reason I ask is because I’m always reading about them in papers and magazines, or hearing from them on the TV and radio. Experts are called upon to comment on just about everything, from anti aging cream, to spaghetti recipes, to UFO sightings, to rain storms and emergencies at the local bus stop. The word ‘expert’ is used in the media almost as often as the word ‘massive.’ An increase in the rate of inflation becomes a massive increase; a snow storm in America is always a massive snow storm and an aeroplane making an emergency landing at Luton sets into motion a massive security alert. The funniest bit for me is when the two words are combined. The Channel Ten news presenter announces that, ‘A massive security alert was set in motion earlier today when a British Airways charter flight from Rome was diverted to Luton airport after the captain declared an emergency. It’s thought a passenger was smoking in the toilet and set off a smoke alarm. The plane was intercepted over Brighton by RAF fighter jets and given priority ground clearance to land. The Prime Minister has been informed of the situation at his holiday retreat in Florida. We now cross to our aviation security expert, John Smith, who’s at the scene . . . John, what can you tell us?’ John then proceeds to repeat all the information, virtually word for word, that the presenter had given us in the introduction to the story and once he’s finished, stares into the camera, waiting for the follow up question, at which point the news presenter says, ‘John, we gather the airport has been closed for most of the day while forensic tests are carried out and massive delays to flights are expected for the next 24 hours . . . what further developments have there been?’ If John had a little thought bubble coming out of his head it would be saying, ‘Well, I can’t actually tell you anything more because you’ve already said it all.’ However, as he’s getting handsomely paid as an expert, he goes ahead and confirms that, ‘Yes Anna, the airport has been closed (adding the detail) since four o’clock whilst forensic tests are carried out (more detail) on the toilet where the offence is thought to have occurred. As a result, massive delays to flights are expected to last (he adds) until tomorrow morning,’ – Pause – ‘So passengers are being advised to contact an emergency number (which scrolls across the screen) for more information. Anna, back to you in the studio.’ I could do that. I could be that expert. I could repeat everything the person before me had said and make it sound profoundly ‘expert like,’ just like John. But how does one get started in the expert world? I suspect it might all be to do with being in the right place at the right time; now you have to be an expert to achieve that. By Paul Martin
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later Toledo was finally defeated with Mohammad personally in charge. Legend has it that 8000 enemy soldiers were beheaded with their skulls gruesomely piled on top of each other as a warning to others. Musa’s son was made Wali of Toledo, fatefully Musa in an act of revenge against Asturias; granted safe passage across his kingdom to a Viking raiding party to Pamplona. This backfired as on arrival the Vikings kidnapped his nephew Garcia. A ransom of 80,000 gold dinars secured his release but Garcia was rather irked and switched his allegiance to king Ordono. Together they attacked Musa coincidentally at the same time as the Christians (remember them?) 300 years later this was fictionalised as the battle of Clavijo with Saint James miraculously appearing to lead the Christians to victory against Musa. Muhammad I in 860 cancelled Musa’s autonomy and attacked the Christian kingdom of Pamplona with Musa under his command. They captured Prince
Fortun Garces who was returned to Cordoba where he lived in luxurious exile for the next 20 years. Fortun’s daughter Onneca travelled to Cordoba as well and two years later she married Muhammad I’s son Abdullah. This was a rare marriage between a Christian princess and Muslim Royalty. They had three children together; Mohammad after his grandfather and two daughters; al-Baha and Fatima. When in 880 her father was allowed to return to Pamplona she left with him and married a Christian cousin. The son Mohammad was assassinated by his half-brother 27 years later but his own son ensured his mother’s legacy lived on. Back in Cordoba Muhammad I’s revolting times continued. In 868 Ibn Marwan led a revolt in Badajoz against the Emirs rule. Cordoba responded by laying siege to Badajoz, Ibn Marwan surrendered as he was offered generous
terms. He was exiled to Cordoba where he stayed until 875. Those years of captivity didn’t work as when he returned to Badajoz he organised another rebellion. An army was sent from Cordoba commanded by the feared Abd-al-Aziz. Aided by King Alfonso III of Leon, Ibn Marwan not only won the battle but took Abd-al-Aziz hostage. Alfonso III was repaid by his help by earning a ransom of 100,000 gold dinars. Badajoz was fortified by Ibn Marwan and he went on to conquer a large area to the south with it becoming semi-independent state for the next 60 years. Before his death in 886; Muhammad 1lastly had to deal with the infamous Umar ibn Hafsun who rose to prominence in 879 in the south of Spain in what is now Malaga but that’s a story for another time
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LEGAL CORNER WITH MICHAEL DAVIES, ABOGADO/SOLICITOR
Inheritance Tax Planning
Q. My wife and I are resident in Marbella. I have the house we live in & 11 rental properties (5 in Marbella & 6 in Javea). Total value of these assets is 2,500,000€. All properties are in my name. It is my third wife and the properties were mine when we married 10 years ago. My wife is 30 years younger than me and my health is poor. I’m now extremely concerned about inheritance tax she will have to pay when I die. To make things more complex in virtue of a contract signed in UK with my ex- business partner I still owe him 400,000€. My wife has since cosigned this contract. A. How big is the problem? If you do nothing your wife will have a very large tax bill of just under 800,000€. Why so much? In principle wives in Andalucia are entitled to inherit tax free if the estate is worth less than 175,000€. When the estate is worth more , you pay on everything but the first 16,000€. The other reason that makes the tax so high, is that in principle I can’t reduce the value of the property with the loan as for the tax office to accept that a loan reduces the equity on a property, they require that the loan is documented on title deed in the form of a mortgage with the document tax paid and the deed registered with the property register. We would obviously fight this, but in principle this is how it works. Possible solutions? 1. The best solution would be for you and your wife to move your residence to one of your properties in Calpe (the autonomous region of Valencia has very high exemption rates for inheritance tax in comparison to Andalucia). If you both reside in Calpe for a minimum of three years before you die, inheritance tax would be payable to the Autonomous region of Valencia instead of Andalucia. This would allow you to
obtain a discount of 75% of your tax bill with a maximum discount of 150,000€. This would bring your bill down to 650,000€. In addition you should document the loan to your ex-partner on a mortgage deed in Spain and have it registered at the property register. In this way the debt at the moment of death will be deductible. The taxable estate would then be 2,500,000-400,000€: 2,100,000€.The tax bill in Andalucia would then be 642,000€ and if you lived in Calpe 492,00€. 2. If you have children with your wife this would enable more savings, especially in Calpe. If two children - leave the estate divided between your wife and children in 3 equal shares to benefit in various ways, but the most important saving is that each heir would be entitled (because they live in the Valencia region) to a reduction of 75% of their tax bill with a maximum of 150,000€. We end up getting 450,000€ in exemptions instead of just 150,000€. If you all lived in Calpe and you left your estate to all three and document the loan correctly they would each pay 42,500€ . The total tax bill would therefore be 127,500€. Conclusion: Do nothing - total inheritance tax bill: 800,000€. Stay in Marbella but document your loan correctly: 642,000€. Move from Marbella to Calpe and document your loan correctly: Inheritance tax bill for your wife: 490,000€. Move to Calpe, document your loan correctly and leave your estate to your wife and two children in equal shares: Total inheritance tax bill: 127,500€. Please note that it is impossible to achieve the above without professional guidance.
Michael Davies is a Spanish Abogado and has been practicing law in Almería since 1993. He is member of the Law societies of Almería and Madrid and has offices in Mojacar and Almeria High Street.
Price of Second Hand Homes Home Sales Fell by 0.1% in October Under
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400,000 Euros to be Spared the Tax Blow
Month-on-month, the price of used housing in Spain fell by just 0.1% in October compared with the previous month, to stand at a price of 1,600 euros per square metre, according to the latest house price index from property portal idealista. com, indicating that the year-on-year decline in October amounted to 5.1%. Despite this decline, prices have now risen in five regions, with the home owners’ expectations increasing most in the Canary Islands (+0.7%), followed by Valencia (+0.4%), Catalonia (+0.3%), Andalucía and Extremadura (+0.1% in both cases). House prices remained stable during
the last three months in the Balearic Islands and Navarra, while the largest declines were registered in Castilla-La Mancha (-1.1%), Aragón (-0.8%) and Castilla y León and Galicia (-0.6% in both cases). El Economista reported that Euskadi, with a price per square metre of 2,676 euros, remains the most expensive region, followed by Madrid (2,304 euros per square metre) and Catalonia (1,849 euros). In contrast, the regions which registered the lowest prices per square metre were Castilla-La Mancha (1,008 euros), Extremadura (1,039 euros) and Murcia (1,086 euros) Source: www.kyero.com
The Spanish Government has finally agreed to soften the blow, in the new tax reforms, on second hand home sales. An amendment to the draft Income Tax bill has been filed in order to mitigate the effect of deleting the adjustment coefficient – a leeway to limiting the big capital gains of the 80s – and the monetary correction indices – which take into account revaluation due to inflation – on capital gains obtained on the sale of homes purchased before December 1994. This new formula would, in practice, have meant a blow for the sale of second hand housing from 1st January, 2015. Those who bought a flat or house in Spain before December 1994, who are under 65, and sell it at a profit, would have had to pay much more tax from next year (providing the house is not the primary residence).
Now the Partido Popular, with the approval of the Ministry of Finance, has tabled an amendment to the Bill before the Spanish Parliament, to maintain the reduced rates for capital gains “until the cumulative sum of the transmission value of the property exceeds 400,000 euros”. The new treatment of capital gains acquired before 1994 not only affected housing but also inherited assets – precious metals, antiques, works of art, securities, etc. – purchased before that date and sold at a profit. El País reported that the Treasury had received many calls to eliminate this new measure included in the tax reform, with the President of the Community of Madrid, Ignacio Gonzalez, and housing associations being among those to condemn the measure. Source: www.kyero.com
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Arboleas, Renovated village house with 4 bed & 2 bath and private garden The price is only 89.000€
Arboleas, Nice house (228m²) with 5/6 bed & 1 bath, a garage and a barn. The price is only 96.000€
Arboleas, Nice villa on a plot of 2.000 m² with 3 bed, 2 bath nice garden & garage. The price is only 155.000€
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Following the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes held in Berlin last week, together with the political agreement reached at the EU ECOFIN Council meeting on 14th October for establishing this type of automatic exchange of information system within the European Union, a total of 54 countries and territories around the world committed to a multilateral agreement between the competent authorities, on the automatic exchange of financial account information, representing an historic and radical step forward in terms of transparency and international fiscal control, within an economic climate that is becoming increasingly global and interrelated. Furthermore, the project remains open to new members and there is no doubt that new countries and jurisdictions will join in the future. The Spanish Government reported on their website, La Moncloa, that the multilateral automatic exchange of financial account information agreement is the result of a project set in motion by Germany, Spain, France, Italy and the United Kingdom. The so-called G-5 sent a letter to the European Commissioner for Tax Affairs in 2013 expressing their intention to move forward with extending the automatic exchange of financial account information in line with the FATCA agreement model with the United States, the development of which they were all actively involved in. Based on this G-5 project, the OECD approved a model agreement on this common and standardised system for information exchange on 17th January 2014. The scope of the information to be exchanged via this system is extremely
broad. Specifically, it covers all types of financial accounts (bank deposits, negotiable securities, holdings in investments funds, insurance policies, incomes, etc.) and will include data on balances, amounts received from incomes or transfers, and identification of the person or entity holding and effectively controlling the account. The automatic exchange of information will begin in 2017 with data on financial accounts that are open at the end of 2015 and those that are opened subsequently, and the information will be exchanged on an annual basis and automatically, i.e. without the need to file a request with the foreign tax authorities for information regarding an individual case, after possible fraud has been detected. The Spanish Tax Office (AEAT) will hence have access to a system for the automatic and standardised exchange of information on all sorts of financial accounts. Appropriate use of the information received on taxpayers residing in Spain – in coordination with other initiatives such as the obligation to declare assets located overseas (Form 720) – represents a decisive step forward in the effective application of the Spanish tax system, enabling the practice of increased tax bases declared and fraud by those residents whose tax returns do not correspond with the assets or incomes they have overseas to be stamped out. Furthermore, it will also lead to an increase in public revenue that will make it possible to reduce the burden on those taxpayers who comply with their tax obligations. Source: http://news.kyero.com
OPPORTUNITY! VILLA FOR 240.000€ Well appointed Villa with landscaped gardens, BBQ area, children play area and an olive grove in Vera, within a few minutes to Vera town. The property sits on a 5,871mts2 freehold plot and as per recent measurements from Catastro has a total built area of 207mts2. The Villa itself has a built area of 151mts2 distributed between living room, dining room, kitchen, utility area 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms,
and so on. The outer building has 32mts2 and has been converted to a granny annex. There is also a porch with 24mts2. The villa is completely secluded with no neighbours on either side. The last few meters is accessed via well maintained dirt track. It is approx. 10 minutes drive to the beaches of Vera Playa, Garrucha and Mojacar Playa and 5 minutes drive to the motorway linking the area to Almería,
Murcia and the rest of Spain. A must see property for those looking to invest and with the right budget and who are looking to live in the “campo” yet be within an easy driving range to the amenities of the town and the seaside nearby. For more information or to book a viewing appointment please visit our office or contact us via phone or e-mail. Ref: 1200
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Zurgena
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A beautiful and spacious villa in excellent condition, set on a wellestablished plot with swimming pool and situated in a tranquil location,10mins to the motorway,30 minutes to the coast.4 beds,3 baths.150m2 - built, 826m2 - plot
Beautiful large villa of 250m built on 400m plot, with 5 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, good size Lounge diner, garden & terraces with sea views, private locked garage, walking distance to the beach, need some TLC.
Superb opportunity - beautiful detached cortijo in excellent condition, full of charm and original features,set on a wonderful, private plot of 10,000m2 with swimming pool and fantastic views.5 beds, 6 baths. 296m2 built + 4 stables. Perfect B&B.
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An excellent countryhouse in very good condition set in a tranquil location with fantastic 360º views and beautiful swimming pool area. Perfect for a large family or run as a B&B. 5 beds, 3 baths. 315m2 build, plot - 4227m2. Peaceful location, 5 mins to Albox.
BAND REPOSSESSIONS, BeautifulBungalow full of character with wonderful sea views, in need of reform, 150m built on 700m plot, with mature garden, space for a pool, private locked garage,3 beds, 1 bath.
A superb detached cortijo in very good condition, set on a wonderful private plot with beautiful views and a fantastic swimming pool. Very peaceful, edge of village location. 3 beds, 3 baths, huge garage. 310m2 - built, plot - 3250m2.
REF.772
119.950€
REF.737 Valle del Este 74.950€
REF.739
Beautiful Moorish style linked bungalow, with 2 double bedrooms, 1 modern bathroom, good size Lounge with open fireplace, back garden & front sunny terrace, large roof solarium with sea views, 193m plot.
BANK REPOSSESSIONS, opportunity very large 90m ground floor corner apartment with 2 beds, 1 bath, fabulous view, 70m terrace and Garden, 40m living/dining room, beautiful swimming pool, Private parking & store room, unfurnished.
An excellent countryhouse in very good condition set in a tranquil location with fantastic 360º views & space for a large swimming pool. Perfect for a large family. 4beds, 2 baths. 244m2 build, plot –10,000m2. Peaceful location, 5 mins to the beach & all amenities.
MOJACAR
VERA
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House Prices Fell by 4.3% Y-o-Y in Q3
According to the IMIE Local Markets House Price Index for the third quarter of 2014, published last week by property appraisers, Tinsa, the average price of housing in Spain fell by 4.3% in the third quarter, compared to the same period in 2013, accumulating a decline of 40.3% since the maximum values reached in the last quarter of 2007, just before the start of the crisis. The company says that this data confirms the moderation in the fall being registered for average house prices, since the decline in the three months to September is less than half the year-on-year decline of 9.3% registered in the same quarter of 2013. Tinsa also notes that housing prices have even recorded year-on-year increases in six capitals, ten provinces and three regions. The appraisal company estimates that the house price adjustments registered in recent years will come to a conclusion at the end of this year, when they predict that prices will stabilise. However, they indicated that this forecast is dependent on “compliance with the forecasts of economic growth and employment” and highlighted as “potential threats” the “stagnation of the European economies which are recipients of Spanish exports, the slow-
down in domestic consumption and the negative rates of inflation”. The three regions to register yearon-year price increases in the third quarter of year were Extremadura, with a rise of 5.6%, Galicia (+1.9%) and La Rioja (+0.4%). In contrast, Europa Press reported that nine regions still recorded declines greater than the annual average rate of 4.3%. Navarre registered the sharpest decline (-13.9%), ahead of Asturias (-9.6%), Castilla y León (9.1%), the Canary Islands (-7.4%), Valencia (- 6.8%), Andalucía (-6.2%) and Castilla La Mancha (-5.5%). Registering declines below 5% were Madrid, where the average house price fell by 4.6%, and Catalonia (-4%). Of the ten provinces to register yearon-year increases in the third quarter, those with the greatest increases were La Coruña (+8.4%), Huesca (+5.7%), Badajoz (+5.3%), Cáceres (+3.4%) and Guipúzcoa (+1.9%), while the Tinsa index shows that the six provincial capitals to register increases, compared to the third quarter of 2013, were: Teruel (+3.8%); Zaragoza (+2.1%); Malaga (+1.7%); Pontevedra (+1.6%); Cáceres (+0.6%) and Barcelona (+0.1%). Source: news.kyero.com Mojacar Playa
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one of Mojacars longest established Estate Agents Paseo Del Mediterraneo 201 Edif Guardias Viejas, Local 2a
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Build Size VERY GOOD LOCATION 3 120m2 BED VILLA WITH CLOSED GARAGE, Dist beach 250 WONDERFUL SEA VIEWS. FANTASTIC PLOT. Beds 3 5 MINUTES WALK TO Baths 3 Terraces 5 THE BEACH.
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Ref. VA/TL Fantastic, 1bed, 1bath apt, a/c, pool, garage parking, large lock up unit, sunny, terrace, 300 m to beach.
Ref. JP/CH Beautiful 3 bed, 2.5 bathroom, duplex, garage, terraces, pools, garden, a/c, 200 m to beach.
MOJACAR - €69,950 MOJACAR PLAYA - 179,950€ Paseo del Mediterraneo 19, Mojacar Playa, Almeria (near the Hotel Best Indalo)
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Ref 1453 Build Size 65m² Dist beach 300m Beds 2 Baths 1 Terraces 1
€130,000 FANTASTIC PROPERTY CLOSE TO THE BEACH IN A SMALL WELL KEPT COMPLEX. FIREPLACE, AIR CON HOT AND COLD IN THE LOUNGE, WELL RPESENTED, FANTASTIC SEA VIEWS.
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€120,000
Build Size A VERY GOOD TRIPLEX, PRIVATE GARDEN, 95m² CLOSED PRIVATE Dist beach INTEGRAL GARAGE. 800m OVERLOOKING GARDENS OF COMPLEX. Beds 3 WALKING DISTANCE Baths 2 TO ALL AMENITIES & Terraces 3 BEACH.
rental properties urgently required - we have clients waiting Mojacar Playa
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€40,000
Build Size FRONTLINE PROFITABLE 80m² BUSINESS FOR SALE. OWNERS RETIRING. Dist beach 20m FULLY LICENCED. 48 COVERS AT THE MOMENT. Beds 0 RENT 800€ A MONTH. Baths 1 Terraces 1 WONDERFUL SEA VIEWS.
PUERTO REY
Ref 1492 Build Size 68m² Dist beach 800m Beds 2 Baths 1 Terraces 2
€119,950 LOVELY BUNGALOW, SEA VIEWS FROM FRONT TERRACE & VERY PRIVATE OPEN ASPECT TO THE FRONT. SPACIOUS REAR GARDEN, ROOF TERRACE AMAZING SEA & MOUNTAIN VIEWS. PROPERTY ALL ON 1 LEVEL.
Mojacar
Ref1493
€110,000
Build Size VERY NICE APARTMENT WITH HUGE TERRACE 54m² Dist beach OF 40M2. SOUTH FACING AND AMAZING SEA 800m VIEWS. PRIVATE CLOSED Beds 2 GARAGE, AIR CON, Baths 2 BEING SOLD FULLY Terraces 1 FURNISHED.
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Eating Space… Breakfast bars don’t take up as much space as a table and provide seating for two to six or even more, often with storage space below. They’re best for informal eating or a quick snack rather than a big meal. Many kitchens come with the option of including a breakfast bar when you have them designed and fitted. More often than not, the breakfast bar is an extension of the kitchen worktop and is usually made of the same material. However, using more than one type of surface can create a feature area; it’s easier on the eye to use a different material if
With careful planning it’s often possible to find a place for family and friends to gather in even the smallest kitchen
the breakfast bar isn’t directly joined to the worktop. For instance, clear glass shelves raised above the worktops on metal rods can work very well. Alternatively, try contrasting cool stone worktops with a warm wooden breakfast bar, which will look good together as they’re both natural materials.’
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Ensure that the design leaves room underneath for your legs so you can sit and eat easily. A 300mm overhang provides plenty of legroom for a bar stool; you should also allow at least 600mm between the breakfast bar and a back wall to make it easy to get in and out or more, if it’s a thoroughfare. Leave
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The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galraith “Her head had bled a little into the snow. The face was crushed and swollen, one eye reduced to a pucker, the other showing as a sliver of dull white distended lids.” A dramatic opening, the death of a beautiful supermodel in suspicious circumstances, having fallen from her Mayfair penthouse caused a big stir with the paparazzi. Detective Inspector Roy Carver and Detective Sergeant Eric Wardle were on the case. Lula Landy, like the late Princess Diana was one of the most photographed women in the world. It seems that both women were hounded to death by the pressure of celebrity and attention. Her death dominated the news showing her “flawless face, her lithe and sculpted body” but within three months “The frenzy wore itself into staleness.” Lula was an interesting character, having been adopted by a wealthy white family. She had been investigating her biological roots and had discovered a black halfbrother who she had made contact with. She was expelled from school for dabbling in drugs and ran off to London to live rough with addicts. Her on-off boyfriend was an addict, violent at times, a musician called Evan Duffield and she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She had been signed up by Guy Some the
fashion designer after winning a modelling contract worth 5 million pounds over 2 years. When she died she had accumulated a fortune of 10 million. Before her death there had been a row with Duffield and he became chief suspect but at this stage, the conclusion amounted to: “The poor cow jumped. There was no one else there.” No further investigation. Three months later we meet her adopted half-brother, John Bristow, a lawyer for Landry, May and Patterson. He chooses Cordoran Strike , Private Detective with an equally interesting past who is down on his luck. His military career came to an abrupt end with a serious injury when he lost part of his leg. His long term girlfriend and his turbulent relationship with Charlotte has finally floundered
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Banco Santander SA (SAN) said thirdquarter profit rose 52 percent, beating estimates, as charges for bad loans dropped in Spain and earnings climbed in the U.K. and Brazil. Net income at Spain’s largest lender increased to 1.61 billion euros ($2 billion) from 1.06 billion euros a year earlier, the Santander, Spain-based bank said in a filing to regulators today. That compared with the 1.53 billion-euro average estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 17 analysts. Under Ana Botin, who became chairman in September after the death of her father, Emilio, Santander is counting on Spain’s economic recovery to boost profit as its U.K. bank continues to drive earnings growth. In his last speech to shareholders in March, Emilio Botin said they should expect Spanish earnings to lift profit back toward pre-crisis levels of about 9 billion euros by 2016. “The main driver is going to be Spain because of lower provisions and the improvement in margins” Carlos Peixoto, an analyst at Banco BPI SA in Porto, Portugal, said in an interview before the earnings.“The U.K. is on a stronger track.” Santander shares fell 0.5 percent to 6.96 euros as of 2:24 p.m. in Madrid, paring the stock’s gain to 6.9 percent this year. The 49member Stoxx Europe 600 Banks Index is down 1.4 percent this year. U.K. Profit The bank increased its cost savings target
to 1 billion euros in 2014 from a 750 millioneuro goal, and now predicts 2 billion euros of savings in 2016 compared with its previous target for that year of 1.5 billion euros. Net interest income, or the difference between what the bank charges for loans and pays for its funding, rose to 7.47 billion euros from 6.94 billion euros a year earlier. Bad loans as a share of total lending fell for a third straight quarter, dropping to 5.28 percent from 5.45 percent in June, the bank said. Loans newly classified as in default during the quarter plunged to 1.96 billion euros from 4.72 billion euros a year ago. Earnings from Santander’s Spanish banking business almost quadrupled to 309 million euros, as loan-loss provisions fell to 429 million euros from 630 million euros a year earlier. Profit from the U.K. jumped 34 percent to 411 million euros, while profit from Brazil rose 14 percent to 409 million euros. “The quality of the results is relatively weak, with net interest income in Spain, Brazil and Chile lower than our expectations, something that has been offset by strong trading income,” David Vaamonde, bank analyst from MainFirst Bank, said today by phone. Trading income increased 86 percent from the previous quarter to 952 million euros. Source: www.bloomberg.com
and he has nowhere to sleep other been taking cocaine. than his office in Denmark Strike takes on the case and he is offered Street. His finances have twice the going rate which will partly hit rock-bottom and he has solve his mountainous debts. A string acquired a temp called Robin, of interviews with all of the characters intelligent and down-to-earth who had had contact with Lula make it who he cannot afford without compelling reading and the suspense is any paying clients. Bristow kept ticking over until the finale which is seems to be the lifeline that likened to an Agatha Christie climax when Strike desperately needs. He the murderer is revealed, and all the facts chose Strike to reopen the of the case spilled out in thorough detail. case of Lula because of his Cormoran Strike comes out of this very connection with Charlie who well. He outwitted the police force and was John’s adopted brother deserves our uttermost respect. By the who died when he was 9 years end of the case his reputation has spread of age. Strike and Charlie had and he has clients coming to his dingy been bosom friends for two office. Things are looking up. months prior to Charlie’s fatal You’ll have guessed by now that J.K. accident. “They say my sister Rowling was the author. When she sent killed herself. I don’t believe it.” her manuscript anonymously to Orion Strike is initially sceptical and Books it was rejected. The sequel was reluctant to take on the published recently: “The Silkworm” which case having decided that the police I am sure will be as successful. Rowling investigation was thorough and he is certainly master storyteller and I loved believed the final verdict of suicide. it. But he is interested to hear evidence from a neighbour, Tansy Bestigui who Publisher: Sphere. ISBN: 978-0-7515-4925-6 overheard a heated argument seconds before Lula died. REVIEW it by Carol Naylor. She was convinced that Lula was pushed over her balcony. www.carolnaylor.blogspot.com The police had dismissed her www.carolesleynaylor.wordpress.com evidence because she had naylorcl@hotmail.es
Nearly a fifth to miss out on new full state pension
Nearly one in five (18%) adults do not believe they will qualify for the full flat rate State Pension of £155 a week, which is due to come into effect on 6 April 2016, according to new research from Prudential. Twenty one% of women believe they will miss out, compared with 14% of men. This gender difference means that women think they are less likely to make the equivalent of the 35 years of National Insurance contributions needed to qualify. Nearly half (49%) of those who think they will miss out believe they will do so as a result of taking career breaks to raise children, although 20% say they will not meet the target due to long-term illness. However, for those who fail to clock-up the necessary 35 years in employment, additional years can be bought in voluntary contributions, or can be credited to those who receive Jobseeker’s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance. People who claim child benefit for children under the age of 12, those who are unable to work through illness, and carers can also claim added years. The research found that only 14% of adults who believe they won’t reach 35 years in employment will make voluntary additional NI contributions, to ensure they qualify for the full State Pension. Prudential’s research was conducted among people born after 6 April 1950 and found that 27% of those aged 55-plus were not aware of the State Pension reforms. This figure rises to 53%, among the total adult population. There is also confusion around how much the new State Pension will be
worth. On average, those surveyed believe it will be worth £125 a week, compared with the actual £155 a week, although one in nine (11%) thought it would be £170 a week. Tim Fassam, pensions policy expert at Prudential, said: “The launch of the flat rate State Pension in April 2016 is designed, in part, to make it easier for people to understand how much they will receive from the State, in turn enabling them to better plan for their retirements. “But inevitably, due to the changes to the rules on eligibility, there will still be differences in what people receive. It is therefore important for everyone to obtain all the relevant information so that they can make an informed decision, if they need to make up additional qualifying years through working longer or making voluntary contributions. “However, people should not rely on the State Pension alone. Saving as much as possible as early as possible in your working life, and seeking professional financial advice in the run-up to retirement, will help to ensure that you are best placed to make the most of your savings when you’re ready to stop working.” Prudential’s research found that more than two thirds (67%) of adults expect to have worked for at least 35 years by the time they retire. Women believe they are less likely than men to reach this milestone, with 61% believing they will reach 35 years, compared with 74% of men. Source: www. financialreporter.co.uk
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Low Sugar Shortcake with Berries and Yoghurt
The World Diabetes Day campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its member associations. It engages millions This is a lovely low sugar cake recipe, topped with fresh wide in diabetes advocacy and strawberries and thick Greek yoghurt. You could use any other of people world berry with great success! Strawberry shortcake is an American awareness. World Diabetes Day was created in classic, and the cakes resemble scones. 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation method h Organization in response Preheat the oven to 220 C / Gas 7. and the World Healt Grease a baking tray. to growing concerns about the escalating health Place the flour, baking powder, World Diabetes salt and sugar in a bowl. Rub threat that diabetes now poses. the butter or margarine into the Day became an official United Nations Day in 2007 dried ingredients until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the with the passage of United Nation Resolution milk and stir just until moistened. 61/225. The campaign draws attention to issues Flour a clean work surface, and knead the mixture very gently, of paramount importance to the diabetes world approximately 7 times. With a rolling tes firmly in the public spotlight! pin, roll the mixture into a rectangle and keeps diabe 5mm thick. Cut into 6 squares. Place the squares onto the prepared 220g plain flour, sifted baking tray and bake until golden, 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 10 to 12 minutes. 1 pinch salt Meanwhile, mash half of the 1 tablespoon caster sugar strawberries lightly to bring out their 30g margarine or butter juices. Combine with the remaining half of chopped strawberries. 180ml skimmed milk Whilst warm, transfer each cake to a Topping serving plate. Top with Greek yoghurt 1 punnet strawberries, hulled and berries. Enjoy straightaway. and chopped Serves 6 150g Greek yoghurt Source: www.allrecipes.co.uk
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25g butter 2 chicken breast fillets, diced 1 onion, sliced 4 garlic cloves, minced 3 tablespoons curry powder 1/2 apple, diced 1 stalk celery, chopped 1/2 red pepper, chopped 75g sultanas 500ml chicken stock Salt to taste
Here, lean turkey sausages replace the more traditional pork in a hearty hotpot, with a spicy bean sauce and a covering of thinly sliced root veggies.
method Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F, gas mark 5). Boil the potato, carrot and parsnip slices for 3–4 minutes or until just tender. Drain and set aside. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Cook the sausages over a moderate heat for 10 minutes, turning occasionally. Remove the sausages from the pan A delicious but simple fruity and reserve. curry recipe, ideal for the Add the onion to the pan and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring, until golden. cold winter nights ahead . Stir in the paprika and flour, then Serves two hungry people. gradually mix in the stock. Bring to the boil, stirring, then reduce the ingredients heat to moderate and simmer until method 400g potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced thickened and smooth. Stir in the Melt butter in a heavy large frying Worcestershire sauce, 2 tsp of the 1 large carrot, about 200g, thinly pan over medium heat. Add the mustard and the sugar. Add pepper sliced on a diagonal chicken and brown on all sides 1 medium parsnip, about 200g, thinly to taste. Add the beans. Cut the sausages into thick slices and stir for about 7 minutes. Transfer to a sliced on a diagonal into the sauce. Bring to the boil. 1½ tbsp sunflower oil plate. 8 turkey sausages, about 450g in total Spoon the sausage and bean Add the onion and garlic to mixture into a 1.5 litre (2¾ pint) 1 onion, finely chopped the same frying pan and sauté shallow baking dish. Arrange the 2 tsp paprika sliced root vegetables over the top, for about 6 minutes, or until 2 tbsp plain flour starting in the centre and working translucent. Stir in the curry 450 ml chicken stock, preferably out in overlapping rings to cover powder. Return chicken to pan. home-made the surface completely. Mix the 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce Add the apple, celery, red pepper, remaining 1 tsp of mustard with the 3 tsp wholegrain mustard melted butter and brush over the sultanas and stock. Season with 1 tsp light soft brown sugar vegetables. salt. Cover and simmer for 10 1 can red kidney beans, about 400g, Bake for 30–35 minutes or until the minutes, or until the sauce thickens. drained and rinsed sauce is bubbling and the vegetable Serve with rice. topping is golden brown. Serve hot. 20g butter, melted Source: www.allrecipes.co.uk Source: www.allrecipes.co.uk Pepper
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Serves: 24 500g (1¼ lb) plain chocolate 175g (6 oz) white chocolate 50g (2 oz) butter 350g (12 oz) icing sugar 250ml (8 fl oz) Irish cream liqueur 350g (12 oz) chopped nuts Topping 175g (6 oz) dark chocolate 100g (3¾ oz) white chocolate 4 tablespoons Irish cream liqueur 2 tablespoons butter
Melt chips in small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. In medium bowl, combine powdered sugar, cream cheese and frosting; blend well. Stir in melted chips, walnuts, cranberries and orange peel. Spread in sprayed foil-lined pan. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm. Remove fudge from pan by lifting foil; remove foil from fudge. Cut into squares. Serve fudge at room temperature.
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It’s Time Frozen Pensions Were Sorted Out By Martin Shortland
Vic Williams is a 93 year old World War II veteran and has been retired for 26 years. Yet the state pension he receives hasn’t increased by a single penny since the day he started drawing it. He still receives the exact same sum as he did in 1987, and it will stay the same until he dies, regardless of the rising cost of living, Why? Because he chose to live out his retirement in Canada. If he had chosen to stay in the UK or live a few hundred miles south in the United States, it would be a different story, and he would be receiving nearly three times as much as he does now. ‘I had the honour of fighting for my country in World War II, I saw action, and lost friends. I fought for my country because I believed it was the right thing to do,’ said Mr Williams. After the war he worked in Britain and paid his compulsory National Insurance contributions like everyone else. He immigrated to Canada, a Commonwealth country, because Canada shares a common heritage with Britain, but unfortunately for Mr Williams, Britain is the only country that does not treat all its pensioners equally. Pensions are typically frozen in countries that do not have reciprocal arrangements for retirement costs with the UK – Canada being one of those countries. The Government simply won’t bring pensions inline for British expatriates who are living in countries which don’t do the same for their expat pensioners. In effect, it means that people who choose to retire in more than 100 countries will not see their pension increase from the sum drawn at the time they move abroad. It’s an issue that affects approximately 550,000 British pensioners living in 120 countries, notably Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. As a result many of these expatriates are receiving little more than £30 a week, regardless of their National Insurance contributions, according to the International Consortium of British Pensioners (ICBP). But if they were still living in Britain they would get up to £113 a week. Many feel frustrated for being penalised simply because of their choice
of retirement destination. The ICPB is campaigning for the Government to fix the issue; it estimates that it would cost £580 million - a fraction of the pension budget - to make the changes. ‘It is shameful that British veterans like Vic Williams are now begging the Government to grant them the pension which is rightfully theirs, and which they would receive it they just lived in another country,’ said Sheila Telford, chairman of the ICBP. At the moment the Government has no plans to change its policy. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office recently launched a campaign that urged people who plan on retiring abroad to make a thorough long-term plan. Deirdre Smith’s mother, 84 year old Elizabeth Conlon, moved to South Africa in 1963 with her six children and husband and has lived with a frozen pension of just £30.34 since retirement. Elizabeth was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 20 years ago and has had full time care for the last seven years. Her daughter said: ‘I’ve been upset for years that my mother, who worked so hard all her life, doesn’t receive her full pension. My mother needs full time care and I worry about her ever diminishing income. I tell everyone I can who is considering retiring to a frozen country, to think first, none of them know about the issue of frozen pensions, no one tells them.’ It would seem The Foreign and Commonwealth Office – and the government of the day – is purely being spiteful in its treatment of UK citizens who’ve retired to either existing or former commonwealth countries. It’s clearly a travesty that these people are not being granted what is rightfully theirs and in many cases, like the ones highlighted in this article, pensioners are suffering hardship because of it. Surely it’s not beyond the realms of possibility for the government to act now to sort this matter out and pay these people their correct pensions?
Gang Arrested Smuggling Russian Women For Prostitution By Martin Shortland
Agents of the national police force have broken up an organization allegedly engaged in the smuggling of Russian women for prostitution in the province of Almería. In the operation which took place last Friday, 19 people were arrested and charged, 16 more are due to appear in court this week on other charges. The dawn raids involved ten properties; four of which are used as business premises and six are private homes. Police removed computer hardware, mobile phones and a large sum of money from three of the properties and four vehicles have also been impounded. The men arrested are 5 Moroccans, 8 Africans and 7 Romanians. It’s alleged the young women replied to advertisements in Russia placed by a bogus employment agency and offered the opportunity of travel and work in Spain. The agency obtained tourist visas - mostly Spanish, Dutch or Finnish using false documentation and then booked them onto flights and into non-existent hotels. The ongoing operation against organised prostitution in the region has resulted in several successful prosecutions in the last five years. Police have closed down a number of clubs in El Ejido, but – according to police sources - the latest arrests could bring about the closure of at least a further 20 in the town. A police spokesman said the raids had been a great success and they were hopeful the information gained from interviewing the Russian women could lead to more arrests. He said the women lived here illegally and had only entered the country on tourist visas and were then held here against their wills, with the threat of disclosure and physical harm if they didn’t comply with the wishes of the gangs who controlled them. The Russian women – all in their early 20’s - are being held at a Social Services centre in Almeria.
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With Remitroot flowing to the four corners of the world once more, Alqueria was again in equilibrium. A state of affairs which allowed the Pueblo to feel at ease with itself, comfortable with its past, satisfied with the present, and certain of its future. This high powered inertia produced a stupor of contentment among the folk of the Village. They reverted to the natural order of everyday life. The familiar ways returned and with them brought an acceptable reality. Manuela, the Hill People’s champion and femme fatale began once more to organise the chaos which is Barrio rivalry. This is however a part-time occupation. Her main aim in life is her tireless pursuit of the male population of Alqueria, the surrounding villages and the Iberian Continent in general. Loco Paco was once more seen on the streets with his pet Saharan Dung Beetle, Benjy trotting by his side. While walking he would converse intently with his five foot tall imaginary rodent friend Bert. Blythe Gruntmore, the resident Englishman again roamed the Village trying to find someone to understand his unfathomable Geordie accented Spanish. Normality returned. The ‘Alquerian Pastime’, as it has been dubbed by journalists and politicians began to occupy the thoughts of the more partisan among the community. Barrio rivalry was once more on the agenda. With the Remitroot harvest safely gathered in, the Hill People are free from all work and occupy themselves with making life a misery for the inhabitants of the Newcomer’s Barrio. The two Barrios revelled in their hatred for each other, the natural state
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It’s Just Not Right! By Lucero Rodriguez Biggs
of affairs. The westerly Barrio of the Hill People was abuzz with activity as plots were hatched in the Bar La Casa Devante. These were initially reasonable, achievable and disruptive plots aimed at annoying the occupants of the opposing Newcomer’s eastern Barrio. As more and more Remitroot whisky became consumed so these plots became more and more fantastic and potentially more and more deadly. Finally as the conspirators collapse into untidy heaps, like so many sacks of crumpled laundry the plots are lost forever in alcohol induced amnesia. Previous plots ranged from introducing snails into the gardens of the Newcomers during the Dia del Patios competition to firebombing the ‘Peña de los Jefes’. Damage ranged from a few chewed plants to the apocalyptic wasteland which was once the Peña. With no Remitroot income the prospect of having to do a proper days work caused panic, sweat and perspiration among the populace of Alqueria. The restored stability and the renewed Remitroot cash-flow was gratefully received. The first foray into enemy territory which is the Newcomer’s Barrio lay waiting, ready to be launched. A new era of civil unrest was about to be unleashed.
It’s just not right! It’s more than a dog can be expected to put up with! I really don’t know how I manage to tolerate the situation. And it’s getting worse. That cat simply swanned in and announced, all high and mighty, that she was staying, and if I didn’t like it I could lump it. Then if that wasn’t bad enough, the next day she brought along this kitten, (well, two kittens actually, but the fox saw to one of them,) and told me point blank that if I so much as looked sideways at the kitten, she would have my guts for garters. Now that is not natural – dogs are supposed to chase cats, and kittens should be properly educated to understand this from a young age. I did point out to her that she is going against the time honoured laws of domesticated animals, where dogs are Number 1, and cats get chased, but she has a way of put ting t h i n g s that make me doubt my own convictions, and before I knew it I’d josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk agreed with
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Rolls-Royce to cut 2,600 jobs
Engineering group Rolls-Royce has said it is planning to cut 2,600 jobs over the next 18 months. It said most of the jobs would go in its aerospace division, with most of the posts being shed in 2015. It is not clear where the cuts will be made from Rolls-Royce’s global workforce of 55,000, 24,000 of whom are in the UK. However, the Unite union told the BBC there would be 800-1200 engineering jobs cut in Derby and Bristol. Rolls-Royce also said Finance Director Mark Morris leaves after 27 years with the firm and would be replaced by David Smith, who is promoted from finance director of the Aerospace division. The company’s chief executive John Rishton said: “The measures announced today will not be the last, however they will contribute towards Rolls-Royce becoming a stronger and more profitable company.” Last month, Rolls warned that its underlying revenues for 2014 would be 3.5-to-4% lower than expected. Unite’s national officer Ian Waddell said: “Rolls-Royce is in danger of making decisions in the short term that it will later regret. This is a bitter blow to a proud workforce and we will be doing everything we can to fight for jobs and skills.” The company said voluntary redundancy would be offered, although it could not rule out compulsory redundancies. Today’s announcement on job losses is likely to be the start of a series on cutting costs for Rolls Royce. After a profits warning in February
and October, the company is under pressure to act. Aviation - where these job losses are - has not been as affected by the economic downturn and Russian sanctions as Rolls Royce’s land and sea businesses, and those divisions will now be under scrutiny. Company sources say that the aviation losses are more closely linked to a general cut in global defence spending, greater productivity after investment in new factories and an end of the development phase of the new Airbus A350 and Dreamliner engines. Those with good knowledge of the company have told me that the 2,600 job losses will be split between civil and defence aviation in the UK and the US, with twothirds of the losses coming in the UK. The business hopes that all the losses will be voluntary and the process will be largely completed this year and into the first half of 2015. The company’s UK staff are employed at four locations in the East Midlands, as well as 1,500 at five sites in the North West and 2,400 employees at six locations across Scotland. A Scottish Enterprise spokeswoman said: “We have been in contact with Rolls-Royce, and at this stage there is no impact on the Scottish operations.” The two largest sites are in Bristol and Derby. The company said it had become more efficient, and cited the fact a large engineering team, needed for the development phase of two Trent engines, were no longer needed as both these were now in production. That would point to job
losses in Derby, where the Trent engines, used by many international airlines, are built. Rolls-Royce is the second largest aero-engine maker in the world. It has customers in more than 120 countries, including more than 380 airlines and leasing firms, 160 armed forces, 4,000 marine customers including 70 navies, and 1,600 energy and nuclear customers. Rolls-Royce said the job losses would cost it £120m over the next two years, but would bring “annual cost benefits” of £80m once implemented. A statement from the Department for Business said: “We have consistently supported Rolls-Royce in the UK and will continue to work with them and local partners to support those affected - for example the Talent Retention Solution matches engineering talent with new job opportunities.” Source: www.express.co.uk
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At San Pasqual ,the pretty Church which sits aloft on the hill on the road from Mojacar to Carboneras was filled to capacity with those who gathered to pay their respects to the many who sacrificed their lives in service to their
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Monday’s individual stableford at Marina Phoenix saw Isobel Jones exceed all players to win the ladies division with 38 points, from Ann Kavanagh (32) in second on countback from Margaret Budd (32) in third. The men’s division was a win for Brian Couper on 36 points with Jim Budd (34) in second and Ali Mahmud taking third on 33 points from John Lally (33). The only two’s prize went to Dave Easton (5th). Thursday’s team competition was a threeball, best two scores to count with a par of 72. The winning team of Ann Kavanagh, Marcos Caparros and Jim Budd returned a 13 point better than par score of 85. In second place on 75 were Isobel Jones, Antonio Ubeda and José Nistal, followed by Eddie Vaughan, Alf Taylor and Linda King (75), on countback. Nearest the pin prizes went to John Kavanagh (5th) and Brian Mayhew (17th). Marina Phoenix play Mondays
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sport SHORTS by Tony matthews Record 13th MotoGP win for Super Marc 2016 Euro qualifiers On Saturday, WBA’s Saido Berahino could make his England debut against Slovenia at Wembley in a 2016 Euro qualifier; Wales visit Belgium and Spain play Belarus. Tomorrow, it’s Scotland v The Republic of Ireland and Romania v Northern Ireland. Round Up MotoGP - Spain’s superstar Marc Marquez claimed his13th victory of the year on his home track in Valencia last Sunday and therefore broke the previous record of 12 wins set by Australian Michael Doohan in 1997. F1 - Lewis Hamilton, will have to finish at least second in the last race of the year in Abu Dhabi in ten days time to become 2014 World champion after taking second place behind his Mercedes colleague Nico Rosberg in Brazil last Sunday. Remember it’s double points in the final race with 50 going to the winner. Football - Last week’s Champions League football saw Arsenal, 3-0 up, held 3-3 by Anderlecht, Chelsea drew 1-1 in Maribor, Liverpool lost 1-0 to Real Madrid, nine-man Manchester City lost 2-1 at home to CSKA Moscow and Barcelona beat Ajax 2-0, Lionel Messi scoring twice to draw level on 71 CL goals with Raul. In the Europa League, Celtic drew with Astra Giugiu while Everton (3-0 v Lille) and Tottenham (2-1 Asteras Tripoli) recorded vital victories. The top PL matches ended Liverpool 1 unbeaten leaders Chelsea 2, QPR 2 Manchester City 2, Swansea 2 Arsenal 1, second-placed Southampton 2 Leicester 0, Manchester United squeezed past Crystal Palace 1-0, Stoke won 2-1 at Spurs and WBA lost 2-0 to Newcastle. In the Championship, it was Middlesbrough 0 Bournemouth 0, Bolton 3Wigan 1, Derby 5 Wolves 0 and Ipswich 2 Watford 1, while in the FA Cup first round, Chester City (at Southend), Warrington (v Exeter) and Worcester City (at Coventry) caused the biggest upsets. Rugby Union - England, fielding soldier Semesa Rokoduguni, started their winter programme with 21-24 home defeat to New Zealand; Wales
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Thursday 6th November we returned to Aguilon to play this Individual Stableford competition on the course hosting the weekend “Ryder Cup” Competition. As expected before such a prestigious event, the condition of the course was perfect, this inspite of the hundreds of Scandinavian hackers traveling the course every day for weeks on end. Brian (Dee) Lowden showed a really dramatic return to form, taking first place with 35 points, a Nearest the Pin on the 17th which he converted into a Two. Brian said afterwards that he feels 20 years younger now that his good health has returned, so much so that, he thinks he is going to introduce a bit a Rapping into his singing performances. Zeta Denyer (Her in Doors) marked her return, after four weeks off, by taking second place, on a card playoff also with 35 points. Ian Postles with 32 points was third. Craig Steers fresh back from working at sea had a profitable return by taking a Nearest the Pin on 3rd and 8the holes and converting the former onto a Two. Good days golf on a great course and good company, with a warm welcome back at La Vida. Results. Individual Stableford 1st Brian Lowden nett 35 points (18) 2nd Zeta Denyer nett 35 points (36)
lost 28-33 to Australia, Scotland beat Argentina 41-31and Ireland took out South Africa 29-15. Shorts • The APT tournament is underway at London’s 02 Arena with Andy Murray in the same group as Roger Federer, Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic. Novak Djokovic, Tomas Berdych, Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic form the 3rd Ian Postles nett 32 points (18) Twos. other group. • GB’s Davis Cup tie against America will take place in Glasgow in March. • 80,000+ fans saw the latest NFL game at Wembley between the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cowboys won 31-17 • FIFA has said that the 2022 World Cup WILL have to take place in winter months (January/February or November/December). • 19-time NH champion jockey Tony McCoy leads Richard Johnson by 152 wins to 75 in the rider’s title race. • Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has now made a record 144 appearances in the European Cup/ Champions League. • England’s Rugby League side finished third in the four-nations event, beating Samoa but losing to Australia and New Zealand. • Giles Scott has become the eighth sailor to join Sir Ben Ainslie’s British Full Alarm America’s Cup team. • Australian cricket captain Michael System Clarke said his team couldn’t get home Full CCTV quick enough from their humiliating Fully Insured Test 221 and 356-run defeats by You are welcome to Pakistan. Clarke said: “We were visit our premises to absolutely rubbish.” • England bowler James Anderson will view before parking miss the forthcoming one-day tour to Sri Lanka. “We’re wrapping him in cotton wool” said a MCC spokesman. • England are in group B with Italy, Portugal and Sweden for the Euro U21 Championship in the Czech Republic next June. • And next Wednesday England’s seniors play Scotland in a friendly. DID YOU KNOW? Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan has become only the third player in cricket history to take 10 wickets (10-124) and score a century (137) in a Test match (doing so against Zimbabwe). Ian Botham and Imran Khan are the other two.
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Kings Sister Could Still Face Tax Fraud Charges By Martin Shortland
The corruption scandals which have ripped through Spanish politics for more than two years now, have not left the country’s monarchy unscathed either. Although not connected, the Royal Family has problems of its own, which could be equally as damaging. Last Friday, Spanish judges dropped a money laundering case against the king’s sister, Cristina, but upheld tax fraud charges. The ruling still leaves her at risk of standing trial in a scandal unprecedented for Spain’s royal family. The case against the Infanta Cristina – as she’s known in Spain – has been running for more than a year and she is accused alongside her husband of embezzling millions of euros. The court on the island of Mallorca answered the latest appeals in a case that contributed to the abdication this year of King Felipe’s father, Juan Carlos. The former king had struggled to play down damaging rumours about his private expenditure of public money, which wasn’t helped by his daughter’s appearances in court on fraud charges. The judges decided to, ‘partially uphold the appeals,’ dismissing the proceedings with regard to money laundering but, ‘maintaining the charges of cooperating in tax fraud,’ against Cristina, 49. Judicial sources said the lesser tax fraud charges may yet be overturned by a separate investigating judge, who has the final say on whether the princess goes on
trial. If the case proceeds, it would be the first time a direct relative of a Spanish monarch has ended up in the dock and a big headache for Felipe, who took the throne in June after his father’s decision to step down, promising an ‘honest and transparent monarchy.’ Felipe has a reputation as being a quiet intellectual and prior to his accession to the throne, had led an uneventful life with his wife and two children. His job now is to try and reunite a country troubled by the bad feelings against the monarchy left by his father and political unrest caused by the current corruption scandals. Investigating judge Jose Castro accused Cristina of knowingly benefiting from suspect business dealings by her husband, former Olympic handball player Inaki Urdangarin, 46, who took the title of Duke of Palma when he married. Urdangarin is himself accused of embezzlement. The judges on Friday upheld a further charge of money laundering against him. Cristina’s lawyers have insisted she is innocent and vowed to continue fighting the remaining charges. Her lawyer Miquel Roca told reporters after Friday’s ruling the defence found the decision to uphold the tax charge ‘surprising.’ He said, ‘We are going to continue with the defence because we believe there are not sufficient grounds to bring any kind of accusation.’ The investigating judge is at odds not only with Cristina’s defence team but also public prosecutor Pedro Horrach, who has branded the charges sly and inquisitorial. Horrach had earlier called for Cristina to be just a witness in the case. Media sources quoted him on Friday as saying he did not know whether she was now likely to go on trial. Urdangarin is accused along with a former business partner of creaming off six million euros in public funds
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works for a charitable foundation run by La Caixa bank. She was based in Barcelona until the foundation posted her to Geneva last year. The couple’s Barcelona mansion, which reportedly cost around six million euros, has been impounded by the courts. The case, when it’s finally resolved next year, could not come at a worse time for the government, led by the beleaguered Mariano Rajoy. His task in trying to secure a second term in office for his Popular Party in next year’s General Election, looks less likely with every passing month. Although the Princess Cristina case has no direct involvement with the government, many people are making a connection and calling for wholesale change. They see corruption not only in politics but also in the Royal Family. The new king and the present prime minister both have unenviable jobs over the coming months, in trying to smooth the waters of unrest which exist in the country at the moment. With ten high level party activists, Mayors and a former party president already behind bars and the prospect of more revelations and arrests over the latest corruption scandal, the country is in for a rocky ride in the lead up to the elections next year.
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One by one, Google is pushing big updates to its staple applications – earlier we saw Calendar getting a fresh coat of Material paint, and now it’s time for the all-important Maps to get the same treatment. Rolling out to users now, Maps 9.0 features a refreshed design that’s all about layers and bold colors. In a twist of the Material convention, you get two circular action buttons, one for jumping to your current location on the map (a second tap switches on the compass mode) and one for initiating navigation. The side menu button, which was somewhat counter-intuitively placed at the bottom of the interface before, is now a true-to-guidelines hamburger
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