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Avalon grows as business expands across Europe
Avalon, the leading provider of prepaid funeral plans, saw its business grow substantially in the year to September 2014.
Driving the growth is a huge increase in the number of enquiries the company is receiving from people concerned about increasing funeral costs. Website and head office enquiries were up by 300%, as were sales leads generated by stands at exhibitions and other events. These have led to an expanded geographical spread of customers and a 99.2% increase in the number of funeral plans written since July 2013. Between July 2013 and July 2014, Avalon gained its first customers in Portugal, Malta and the Spanish regions of Seville, Jaen & Cordoba. The company has opened an office in the Costa del Sol and has plans to open a branch in Almeria, Spain. Avalon is now offering even more employment opportunities to UK expatriates living in Spain and across Europe. Numbers in Europe now match the UK having grown by 42%, from 41 in July 2013 to 58 in September
2014.
Jason Gardner, head of Europe at Avalon, said: “People realise that funerals costs will keep rising. Unsurprisingly, they are taking steps to protect their loved ones from the substantial implications of these rises by contemplating prepaid funeral plans with serious intent. As a consequence, we have nearly doubled our number of written plans in the year to September 2013.” Avalon protects customers from rising funeral costs and the worry of arranging a funeral when the time comes, which can be complex outside the UK. Avalon’s three comprehensive packages, Balmoral, Windsor Way and Britannia, are available in Spain, Portugal and Tenerife. Alternative plans are available for customers residing in Cyprus, Malta and Turkey. For further information, visit www.avalonfuneralplans.com.
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Lions Christmas Fair Vera and District Lions Club will be holding their annual Christmas Market and Craft Fair at the Miraflores Restaurant, Camping Los Gallardos on
Friday 28th November
It will run from 11am - 3pm and there will be masses of lovely goods available for all those special Christmas gifts. Entrance is just 1 euro which includes a ticket in the draw. Join in the fun, guess the name of the doll and have a go in the “every number wins a prize” tombola. Ibez Insurance, who sponsor the Lions, will also be in attendance for all your insurance needs. Please come along and support this event which will be raising money to help local good causes including the Food Banks in Turre and Vera, Asprodalba, Asadis and the Red Cross. See you there!
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2014 week 8 With only 9 couples remaining in the competition and this weeks show coming from the home of ballroom dancing the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, this was always going to be a show to sort out the men from the boys. With the floor being significantly larger than the studio, this week was all about being able to ‘fill’ the floor without looking lost. Most of the celebrities appeared with other dancers included in their number and it did help to ‘fill’ that space. Opening the show were Frankie Bridge and Kevin with a Quickstep to A Town Called Alice. This was a very fast Quickstep action packed with difficult choreography, and I have to say that Frankie managed to stay in contact with Kevin throughout. Something which is very difficult to achieve at speed. I gave her a 10 and the judges a total of 37. Next out were Jake Wood and Janette with an American Smooth to Feeling Good. I felt that the judges were over generous with Jake this week. This was a very slow piece of music and despite the fact that he always gets truly into the character of the dance, I felt that his Foxtrot part of the smooth left a great deal to be desired. It was stiff, stilted
and certainly not smooth and elegant which is what we look for in this dance. I gave him 7 and the judges 36. Following were Sunetra Sarker and Brendan and a Samba. Another disappointing night for Sunetra who struggled with both steps and speed throughout the dance, she consistently made errors with her choreography and for me the whole thing fell apart. She struggled to gain the rhythm and as a result I awarded her just 6 and the judges 30. Simon Webb and Kristina then danced the first Argentine Tango of the season to Roxanne. Simon is still gaining in strength every week and this certainly didn’t disappoint. He found the intensity of the dance and his Argentine kicks and flicks were superb. The choreography was also very tricky but Simon coped superbly. I gave him 10 and the judges agreed with 38. Next to perform were Judy Murray and Anton with a Viennese Waltz to Let’s Go Fly a Kite. Whilst there was a slight improvement in the quality of dance, Judy is now trailing a mile behind her opposition in the competition and whilst I can appreciate the public loves a tryer and an underdog, this is getting beyond a joke. I gave her 4 and the judges a total of 24.
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Mark Wright and Karen were next to perform a Charleston to Papa Americano. I didn’t like the tune for Charleston, which was very repetitive, and as a result I found myself a little ‘bored’ with the choreography which is not Mark’s fault as he is still improving week on week. I gave him 8 and the judges 36. Pixie Lott and Trent then performed a Paso Doble to War of the Worlds portraying gladiators and it was a superb performance with great strength and power throughout. The basic figures were danced extremely well and the choreography was such that it was difficult to know who the professional dancer was. I gave her 10 and the judges 38. Steve Backshall and Ola then performed an American Smooth to Rolling in the Deep. Similar to Jake, I found that whilst the lifts were well executed, when it came down to the ‘dance’ part, the Foxtrot was walked instead of being danced, it was plonky and he had his bottom stuck out. It lacked the fluidity necessary to carry this dance to perfection. I gave him 6 and I again thought the judges were over generous with 31. Closing this weeks show were Caroline Flack and Pasha with a Jive to Crocodile Rock. Caroline has great feet and legs and her
kicks and flicks were extremely good however, I did feel that she was being a bit ‘careful’ this week and as a result I found her just fractionally behind the beat through her performance. Other than that there was a good variety of Jive steps very well performed. I awarded her a 9 and the judges 37. So the judges top 2 were Simon and Pixie mine were Simon, Pixie and Frankie. The bottom 2 were Judy and Sunetra and mine were Judy, Sunetra and Steve. The public had Judy and Sunetra in the bottom 2 and after the dance off, Sunetra lived to survive another week with Judy finally leaving the show. Next week back to the studio and as things are closing towards the final, who will be prepared to put in the hours needed to stay ahead of the game, or maybe keep coming through from that middle group? Have you picked your winner yet? I certainly can’t call it as it is depending upon the dance each week. That said there are a few of the celebrities who are remaining consistent week upon week. I can’t wait until Saturday night, but in the meantime, if you want the ‘strictly’ gossip come along and join one of our classes, until then Keep Dancing!
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Telefonica: Nine-month profits dip 10 percent
The sale of subsidiaries in Ireland and the Czech Republic sapped Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica’s profits in the first nine months of 2014, the company said last Wednesday.
The sell-off of subsidiaries Telefonica Czech Republic and Telefonica Ireland weighed on profits for the period, the company said. Those businesses disappeared from its accounts in July.
The group’s net profits fell by 9.4 percent between January and September compared to the same period a year earlier, to 2.85 billion euros ($3.6 billion), it said in a statement.
Also, “the year-on-year evolution of exchange rates negatively impacted financial results,” it added, citing currency depreciation in Argentina, Venezuela and Brazil.
The company’s preferred measure, operating income before depreciation and amortization, fell 12.6 percent to 12.33 billion euros. Sales fell by 11 percent to €38 billion.
Telefonica’s chairman Cesar Alierta said he saw scope for growth thanks to the recent acquisition of E-Plus in Germany and its move to buy broadband firm GVT in Brazil. Source: http://www.thelocal.es/
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We are a multidisciplinary law firm based in Vera (Almería) and as such we deal with many different aspects of law, specialising in litigation, conveyancing, taxation, civil, commercial and fiscal law. Our aim is to provide a personal, quality service, in plain English and to do so promptly, efficiently and in a friendly manner. We will keep you up to date and fully informed throughout and all at a very competitive price. We can also arrange the following if needed: • Open a Spanish bank account • Connection of utility services • If you are considering renting your house or land we will negotiate your letting agreement, ensuring that the terms of your contract meet your requirements • Write your Spanish will • As your Fiscal Representatives, we will assist you in any dealings with Spanish Tax Office and explain to you all the taxes that you are liable to pay. For those that become residents of Spain, we can also assist in other legal matters, such as matrimonial issues or business contracts.
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REGULARISATION OF PROPERTIES ON RUSTIC LAND (PARCELACIONES): With the new legislation that is in process of being approved, finally it will be possible to obtain the Title Deeds (Escritura) for your piece of land and house, even if they are part of a “parcelación” (illegal segregation of lands). A “parcelación” exists when more than one house is built on the same piece of land. In this office, we have expertise in PROPERTY LAW and we offer you the possibility to visit us in our office and explain your case. WE WILL GIVE YOU THE SOLUTION. We are also experts in CONVEYANCING.
GUESS WHO’s BACK?!?!
Kenny is a former east-end barrow boy and has extensive knowledge of all green produce as well as fish and groceries. His family has sold fruit and vegetables for over 100 years, He started selling his goods outside Mr Uk’s in 2001. In 2004 he opened his English supermarket K and J’s after the demise of the boot fair, he decided to close. But now on Friday and Saturdays he will once again be trading, bringing you all your favourite English vegetables. Coming soon fresh smoked haddock, kippers and mackerel, so why don’t you go down and see him, he will be delighted to serve you.
Lulu’s
closed monday’s
Peluqueria Canina
professional dog grooming parlour Lisa is City & Guilds qualified she sets the standard Others Try to follow Nail Clipping and Anal Glands - Only 5€ each! No need for appointment New lines in stock: dog treats, collars, shampoos
call 697 569 750 for appointments Open 10.30am - 6pm Tuesday - Friday
Avda LePanto, 20, 04800, Albox, next door to Eurowise
Tel: 950 952 940 . 697 569 750
STEVE HAYES INFORMATICA
Serving the local community since 2003
• PC’s • Laptops • Printers etc... • Sales & Repairs • On-site Call Out &Tuition • Consumables
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Telephone 950 120 900
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Liza V Tattoos
Liza V Tattoos is a new studio, based in Cantoria Almeria. Liza speaks Spanish, English, Russian, Ukrainian and French. Tattooing is a personal thing to everybody, so you can select your own design or Liza can assist in putting a design together with you. Please visit lizavtattoos.com or lizavtattoos on facebook for further contact details and studio information.
SOL SUPERMERCADO
We, at SOL SUPERMERCADO in Albox, are now in our third year of trading, providing the ex-pat community with their favourite British products.Christmas is fast approaching and this week our Christmas stock will be on the shelves. We have a huge choice for you, including Christmas Cakes, Christmas Puddings, Chocolate Liqueurs, Chocolate Stocking Fillers, Advent Calenders, Selection Packs, Turkish Delight, Christmas Crackers, Sweet mincemeat and the must have Mince Pies! Pop in and check out our low prices! A warm welcome awaits you! You can find us on Avda Lepanto, almost next to the car park entrance of Mercadona. Open Mon - Fri 9.30 to 4.30 and Sat 10.00 to 3.00. Telephone 950 43 00 43 with any queries or requests.
to advertise in the next albox feature give PAULETTE a call on: 950 121 936
Kenny’s
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Is a professional and energetic solicitor for all your legal and financial needs
• Obtaining licenses for first occupation • Property matters • Vehicle licensing & purchase • Official translations • Spanish wills • Inheritance issues • NIE’s & Residencia • • Personal Loans • Conveyancing • Insurances • Mortgages • Tax Issues
€20 per Month Unlimited Consultation & More
email: mariosolicitor@gmail.com Tel. 950 430 222 / 626 389 322 Calle Andalucia, local 2, 04800 Albox (next to Taberna Saliente and the Guardia Civil)
Maris piper potatoes Baby Scrapers Swede Parsnips Pickling Onions Celeriac Brussel Sprouts Greens Bramley Apples English Devonshire Fudge: 9 flavours!
at Los Llanos market & Turre market All your favourite English vegetables
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Serendipity in the
Crystal Cave Crystal Angels Energy Stones Jewellery Birth Stones Hanging Crystals We are now stocking all your Christmas Crafts plus all your usual craft bits & bobs crystalmanofalmeria@hotmail.com Avda. 28 de Febrero, Albox (Between Sol y Mar / The Post Shop & Jacks)
Crystal Man of Almeria is now in Serendipity
Opening hours:10am - 2pm Mon - Sat We will be happy to open outside these hours!
THE CORNER SHOP
situated opposite Bar Toni in Calle Parrales. Jenny is Toni & Guy trained with 15 years experience, hairdressing in Albox for 9 years, previously at Strictly Hair. All hair needs are covered at competitive prices, for men, women & children, with free advice given
The Crystal Man of Almeria is now in Albox, you will find him next door to Jacks Bar in the shop that was formerly Serendipity. John will be offering all the stock that was previously on sell, along with his fantastic range of Crystals, Birth Stones and much more. So get on down to the Crystal Cave and check out Johns Crystal Balls and many more gifts for that special present. ino
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Mincemeats 411g €1.75, 820g €2.50 Matthew Walkers Xmas Incl. Luxury Whisky & Orange, Pudding 350g €2.75 Fox´s Xmas Pudding 100g €1.50 Luxury Brandy & Port Tubs; Celebrations, Heroes, Quality Street, Roses €8.99 Huntley & Palmers Luxury Plus much much more!!!!! 12 Family Xmas Crackers €5.50 Xmas Pudding 907g €5.75 For your convenience you can pull up outside or we have a large carpark. We are only 2 minutes from Mercadona. 6 Mince Pies €1.25
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THE CORNER SHOP´s policy is to give the best service & best prices in the area. We are an ‘Aladdins Cave’ of all your favourite foods, drinks, household, pet products & more from the UK. We stock a selection of wines from Bodega Regino of Puerto Lumbreras which are very popular. We do mobile phone top ups including some UK. If there is something we don’t have then we will gladly try to source it for you. Our website is updated regularly with our Special Offers & other information - www. alboxcornershop.com. We are easy to find; from the traffic lights on the main road turn into Avd. Lepanto, go up past Mercadona, carry on straight up until you reach the crossroads (IBEX Insurance on corner), turn right, carry straight on past Bar Coyote & we are further down on your right (next door to the tile yard). We have a large car park for you convenience. Our opening hours are: 9 – 5.30 Mon-fri, 10 to 4 Sat, 10 to 2 Sundays. We look forward to seeing you!
when required. Jenni has Sky working alongside her: Sky is a ‘hair-do” specialist, perfect for that special occasion and she is also offering some Autumn specials: Full Head Tint & Blowdry 23.50€, Re-touch Tint & Blowdry 16€, Blowdry only 7.50€. Salon opening hours are Tuesday to Friday 10am3pm, a warm welcome awaits you.
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Come and See our Selection of Winter Clothes Bags & Jewellery Avda Lepanto Esquina Calle Asturias, Albox
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ALMERIMAR & roquetas Poppy Appeal Luncheon For all your local advertising needs call Mark on 693 774 932 11th November 2014
The Roquetas De Mar branch of the RBL held their annual fund raising day at Restaurant MARACAY, in Roquetas on Tuesday 11th November, when over 70 members and guests enjoyed a great afternoon celebrating, dancing and singing. The fund raising included a tombola, quizzes and other items and the afternoon raised the grand sum of €344.03. The guests were regally entertained by the PACAR DANCING SCHOOL prior to the meal, and singers HELEN and PETER sang afterwards (see photo). Many thanks go to all the entertainers and Mrs Jenny Hickman for arranging such a good day for the POPPY! The Poppy Fund now stands at €2,433.00! Many thanks to all members, businesses for donating prizes and support the 2014 Poppy Appeal.
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Oh NACHO, How could they treat you like this? and two weeks on you are still in an awful state as the pictures show. Who can find the words for what this dog must have endured? Why is it that nobody, ABSOLUTELY NOBODY cared enough to do something to save him? NACHO is a boxer but due to his condition it is impossible to know how old he is. NACHO is now enjoying every caress and friendly word. He is also enjoying the luxury of regular meals as a Spanish lady has offered to take him into her home to build him up into the handsome boy he will be, so that he can progress to his forever home. If you want to contact the shelter you can do so via Geoff at geoffalmeria@hotmail.com
Poor NACHO has been the victim of terrible treatment and heartless abandonment. Are these human beings that treated you so? You have already seen the depths of humanity, and now you are saved you will see the very best of
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Spain’s ‘ghost prisons’ Workers sacked by SMS win €120,000 payout hit by funding shortfall
A lack of funds for staff has left Spain with five new prisons, built at a cost of over €1.1 billion ($1.4 billion) standing empty, including the world’s largest vacant prison near Malaga which features a solar heating plant and a football pitch. Spain’s economic crisis has left the country with unused airports and empty motorways, built to handle traffic which never came. Now a similar situation has been revealed in its prison system: five new prisons plus 26 units in existing facilities stand empty apart from the occasional security guard patrolling the fences. The vast, 350,000sqm (3,770,000 square foot) Malaga II prison in the Andalusian town of Archidona has 1,000 cells in 16 buildings. Its facilities include a football pitch, a solar heating plant and a dedicated water treatment plant. It was built at a cost of €117 million and was predicted to have 2,000 inmates and 600 workers. Today it is the biggest empty prison in world. Its €800,000 development budget for next year is not even enough to furnish it and it costs €3.2 million a year in security, inspection and maintenance just to keep it habitable. The alternative is to let the facilities rot and have to pay more when the time comes to open it. According to Spanish daily Diario Sur, the 1000-capacity Mas d’Enric prison in Tarragona costs the local city hall €1 million per month in rent, even though it’s empty. Other prisons in Ceuta, Soria and Levante are unfinished and no date has been set to open any of the new centres. Jesús Otín, head of prisons at workers’ union UGT said, “The government has slowed down the planned work and abandoned the construction of ten new Social Integration Centres because they don’t believe in the
model of serving sentences in semiliberty from open prisons.” The number of prisoners in Spain has plunged in recent years, from 76,079 in 2009 to 67,404 at the end of 2013 due to increased deportations, electronic tagging, reforms of the penal code and pardons. Former Spanish Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, according to a spokesperson from ACAIP union, pardoned enough people just on Good Fridays to empty a small prison.
Two drivers with the government of Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region who were told by SMS that they no longer had a job have been awarded €120,000 ($150,000) in unfair dismissal compensation. The two men worked as drivers for the Chief of Staff of the Education Council of the central Spanish region. They received text messages in February 2013 informing them that they should go to their boss’s office the following morning to sign dismissal papers. When they did so, the chief verbally confirmed the termination of the men’s employment. Castille-La Mancha’s supreme court ruled on Monday that the dismissal was unfair. It stated that the manner of dismissal was not in accordance with Article 55.1 of Spain’s Workers’ Statute and noted, “Communication of any type of contract termination should be done in writing, explaining the reasons for the termination and the effective date”. According to Spanish daily Público, the government was offered a choice
of re-employing the men under the same conditions as their previous contract, plus missing wages from the intervening period, or paying compensation. It chose the second option and must now compensate the men with sums of €68,924 and €49,523 respectively, plus €500 each in costs. It is another political blow for the President of Castilla-La Mancha, María Dolores de Cospedal, who is also second-in-command of the country’s ruling Popular Party (PP). Last year she was summoned to appear in court after former PP treasurer, Luis Bárcenas, told a judge investigating a long-running corruption scandal that he had personally handed Cospedal two under-thetable payments. Cospedal denied the accusation. In April the Castilla-La Mancha supreme court also ordered her government to reinstate 672 public sector workers who had been sacked in 2012. Source: http://www.thelocal.es/
But new reforms planned for next year could provoke a “hailstorm” of new prisoners according to Ángel Moreno, head of prisons at the CCOO union. “The new code will introduce more life sentences. When someone enters, and they don’t expect to ever get out, there are problems with security and behaviour towards other inmates,” he said.
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Unions are concerned that the government’s end goal may be to Thirty-two people including privatize prisons if, as predicted, the politicians and public officials were current system is unable to cope with arrested in anti-corruption raids in Spain last Tuesday as another graft the influx. scandal rocked the country. Two thousand jobs have been axed The arrests came in seven Spanish because of budget cuts, putting strain regions with the detainees including on those who remain. Between 900 high-level officials as well as politicians and 3,000 more would be needed to from Spain’s ruling Popular Party, staff the new prisons. the United Left (IU) party, and the According to Spanish daily El País, conservative Canarian coalition. 85 per cent of Spain’s existing prisons They were for arrested for their have fewer guards, medical staff and alleged involvement in a scheme other qualified personnel than in 2011 which saw people taking cash and and the staff who remain are ageing: gifts in exchange for awarding in 2020, a third of prison personnel parks and gardens maintenance contracts, according to Spain’s El País will be aged over 58. newspaper. A government spokesperson blamed Authorities now plan to charge the the previous administration for the suspects with crimes including money situation, saying that it had “continued laundering, tax fraud and forgery, to order new correctional facilities, Spain’s interior ministry said in a many of them of a luxurious nature, statement. unnecessary for the re-education and The raids came at the end of a 15social rehabilitation outlined in the month investigation and stemmed Spanish constitution.” from earlier investigations into a Source: http://www.thelocal.es/ former senior town planning official in
the southern city of Seville.
He is suspected of receiving gifts including cash and vehicles from an environmental services company which had a “network of corrupt officials who helped the win contracts”. The raids on Tuesday also come just two weeks after another corruption crackdown saw another Spanish judge formally accuse 26 people of fraud and bribery. Among those in custody in relation to that case is the former Madrid secretary general for Spain’s ruling Popular Party, Francisco Granados. Judge Velasco sent Granados to prison with no possibility of bail while he investigates the politician in connection with money laundering, organised crime and misuse of public funds, among other offenses. The case saw Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy apologize in parliament. Source: www.thelocal.es
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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. Today we will look at the desktop (XP, 7, 8.x and 10 are all different) and explain what it is, where it comes from and do we need it? To start with I would like to say that the desktop is a digital metaphor of a real desktop of years gone by. I know, kind of obvious, but the starting point of all desktops. It is commonly called a WIMP interface, not because you are a wimp if you prefer this to the command line option, but because WIMP is an acronym for Windows, Icons, Mouse and Pointer which accurately describes what you see. The first ‘Desktop’ was introduced by ‘Xerox’ way back in the early 70’s (long hair and beards, and that was just the men! Remember?) but due to high price and poor marketing, it failed. Apple also tried and failed to market a desktop based computer, but persisted and finally created one of the most widely used desktops for graphical work out-there. Microsoft’s desktop came in with a criminally primitive desktop pre-Windows 2.0 but it worked, kind of! It was with the introduction of Version 3.0 and 3.1 with the 3D look, that it got noticed! It still looked as though someone had got a set of trays and in these tray were smaller trays, all placed on a flat tabletop. Windows 95 took a sharp turn in the way that it organised the desktop. There was a bar at the bottom of the screen with a button and on the other end was the time and other information. Clicking on the button marked ‘Start’ (good name!) would allow access to all your programs, files and settings. This was a HUGE step forwards and has been successfully used in every Windows including 7. Windows 8.x (a number with a ‘.’ and one or more x’s means that this number belongs to a family 3.xx = 3.1 or 3.11 or 3.95). Apple’s desktop hasn’t had too many changes, simply because they got it right, more or less, first time! There is another OS’s out there that has a desktop and it is the Unix / Linux family of OS’s. The Unix desktop is very business
orientated and reflects this in it’s organisation. The Linux OS has a number of desktop styles, because that is all that they are, styles of presentation. The KDE format looks very much like Windows 7 or can be quickly changed to look like Window 98. The Gnome format is as different as “chalk and cheese” to KDE. There are others, but the tried and trusted ‘Menu bar and Start Button’ format is the one most popular and therefore most adopted. Windows 8’s tiles are a creative solution to the question of “What about chubby fingers?”. This desktop was designed for Tablets, with the ‘Swipe and Tap’ method of use. The thinking was sound, the design imaginative and the overall execution, breathtaking – as was their myopic ineptitude (ridiculous short-sightedness) as It failed to take into account the many millions of Desktop, Tower and Laptop users and as a result was the biggest clanger dropped since ‘Vista’. Several week back I wrote a piece about the new flag ship Windows 10 so I won’t bore you with a repeat! At the beginning I asked 3 questions. Desktops, what it is, where it comes from and do we need it? You now know what a desktop is and where it came from. Now for the big question, Do you need it? The answer depends on whether you just use it to make your office or educational work organised OR whether it is a tool in itself to make better tools for the office / workplace or education. A tool or set of tools for making your work or school work easier? Then I would say and emphatic “Yes” because it does make finding and working with, documents so much easier. For us ‘Tech-Heads’ there are many times when the GUI (Desktop) just gets in the way! Anyway, now back to finding out what newbies (everyone new to computers) really want to know about their computer and how it works but before that I’m now off to Jack’s Bar in Albox for my talk to the members of the Albox Computer Club and then the Friday afternoon computer clinic!
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El Refugio - Almeria City Many people know Almeria City just for its airport. Whether on the red eye from Gatwick or via another UK route, many arrive only to scuttle off to their homes or holiday destinations without wondering about what else is on offer. The City has a beautiful old quarter with excellent restaurants, tapas bars, art galleries and museums. Stunning architecture abounds, topped by the Moorish Alcazaba towering above. The Paseo de Almeria is a broad tree lined boulevard; running from the port to Plaza Purchena it’s filled with chain stores and boutiques. It’s the commercial hub of the city with some curious black news stand kiosks dotted along the way. Another world however lies hidden the surface, and the kiosks dotted along the paths have trap doors leading 3 metres and deeper below ground. At Plaza Purchena for the grand sum of 2€ the intrepid will learn more. The entrance to El Refugio is a modern glass building with a suspended glass floor so the foundations of ancient
The Old Testament Lesson set for last Sunday was the story of Gideon as told in Judges 7 – one of my favourite stories in the whole of the Bible. We’ve probably all come across this character in the form of Gideon Bibles, but I wonder how many of us know the story. Some 3000 years ago, Israel, rather like today, was under attack from tribes to the South and East. They’d largely lost their faith in God, but this one man had the feeling God was calling him to lead the defence of the Nation and advertised for a volunteer army. He did quite well, receiving 32,000 volunteers, but these, compared with the half million or so of the enemy, looked pretty meagre. So Gideon prayed and left a woollen fleece outside his tent overnight, asking God to prove his support by making the fleece wet whilst leaving the ground dry. Next morning, sure enough, the fleece was soaked, though the ground remained dry. Fearing the sign was just nature, Gideon then asked God to do it again, but the other way round – and next morning, the fleece was dry, whilst the ground was sodden.
Gideon then with some trepidation prepared for battle, but God told him that his forces were too many, which may lead him to take credit himself for any victory gained. So Gideon told his troops that any who were afraid should go home – and 22,000 went, leaving just 10,000. Still too many, God suggested another test, which reduced his army to just 300, assuring Gideon that with these few he would defeat the half million! Military madness! But in an early example of psychological warfare, the sudden showing of 300 torches in the middle of the night, together with the blast of trumpets and shouts of “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon” the enemy camp fell into disarray, attacking each other in their haste to escape. A great story of faith and God at work, which is well worth reading. Details of a number of English Language Churches are given in Sol Noticeboard; for any wishing to Worship, whilst additionally, further information about the Anglican Church in this area may be seen on the web site www. mojacarchurch.org Duncan Burr is Licensed Lay Reader for the Anglican Chaplaincy of Costa Almeria and Costa Cálida and may be contacted at djburr@avired.com
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Moorish walls can be seen. Here the story unfolds firstly via a short film, interviews with now elderly locals tell the story of how when the Civil War erupted in 1936, the city council along with help from the Republican Government set about designing and constructing an air raid shelter large enough to hold 40,000 people. During the war German, Italian and Nationalists conducted 52 bombing raids, the most devastating of which killed 40, injured 150 and destroyed 200 buildings. The original staircase leads visitors down beneath the glass building to a passageway some 1.3 metres wide with a bench running along one side. Supposedly there were 101 of these exits but only 67 have been discovered. The passageway is one of many feeder passages into the main tunnel that extends the whole length of the Paseo de Almeria; the main tunnel is 2m wide with benches each side and extends about a kilometre towards the port. Originally they were
dirt floors with smoking prohibited. A generator provided light and there was a system for pumping clean air in. Directly beneath the city market is a much deeper section that served as food store, so in case of a prolonged bombardment supplies could easily be moved below. Along with street entrances there were also entrances in private homes and churches. A black flag was put outside for easy recognition. The designer of the tunnels; architect William Rubio had one such entrance at his home for the public plus he built an extra gallery so his family had some private space. Other wealthy families did the same. When Malaga fell to the fascists in 1937, 50,000 refugees fled on foot towards Almeria. The German Luftwaffe or Condor Legion practiced their strafing techniques shooting at the unarmed civilians killing and injuring hundreds of them. In response
Almeria then built another section containing an operating theatre which can still be seen today. After the Civil War ended in 1939, the tunnels remained open in case Spain was drawn into WWII. Then in 1945 the entrances were sealed with some entrances covered by the aforementioned kiosks. In 2001they were rediscovered by accident during the construction of an underground car park. The city started renovations aiming to open in time for the Mediterranean games in 2005. Instead they opened the next year in 2006, being now the City’s third most popular tourist attraction. Booking is advisable as due to space constraints only a maximum of 25 people are allowed on each of the 4 daily tours. Or try your luck, as we did and got lucky!
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The recent concerts by the Rose Singers proved a huge success and a generous donation was given to the Royal British Legion’s poppy appeal. The Thursday concert was performed in camping Los Gallardos and on Saturday 8th November the group did a matinee in Mojacar. This was so well received that it could become a fixture for future years. Audiences were asked to write their comments and preferences for music, on slips provided in the programme and many useful suggestions were received. As usual with the Rose Singers the music was varied and sung to the high standard members of the public have come to expect. All genres were covered with the rousing ‘anthem’ from the musical chess opening the evening
and a selection of wartime songs, with audience participation, to finish. You can follow the choir on their face book page ‘the rose singers – Mojacar’ with a link to sound cloud where much of the music can be heard. The next performance will be on December 9th at camping Los Gallardos where the group will be singing Christmas carols at their annual concert on behalf Ofasadis. The ticket price of 8 Euros will include turkey sandwiches and mince pies, the event starts at 7.30pm. The group would like to express a huge vote of thanks to all those who participated in promoting the concerts, including the press, ticket outlets, and not forgetting the husbands & partners who ‘manned’ the doors.
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to my wife (my second marriage). If my existing spouse (much younger than myself) remarries after my death, could my children from my first marriage lose their inheritance?
A. Yes, they can and will unless you protect them with your will. The solution is to plan in advance. There are ways to draw up the will in a way that protects the children while at the same time providing security to the spouse (normally by using life possession of assets , residual values etc.). Luckily the system of dividing up the assets normally results very advantageous from a tax point of view also. Dividing the assets in this way can provide big tax savings also. We have had a lot of experience with these situations and we see children being completely left out by the surviving spouse on almost 100% of the cases when the surviving spouse
was not the parent (exchanged for their new spouse , their own children etc). Working on the Spanish coasts where people come to retire we have witnessed the following scenario time and time again over the last 20 years: Wealthy man with children remarries younger lady and has one or two more children. Wealthy husband dies and the new younger wife leaves her husband’s children from previous marriages completely out of the small or large fortune their father had built over his lifetime. This is not hypothetical. It happens all the time and in most cases is not fair. It is perfectly possible to draw up a will that takes into account the need of protection and safety for both the wife and the children Michael Davies. Abogado.
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.
Bedar, 04288 (next to Miramar Restaurant)
Tel: 607 705 085 or 687 938 466
O Olive
Email: info@olivehouse-es.com
www.olivehouse-es.com
Monday - Friday 10am - 3.30pm
Sales office now open in Bedar
OLV505
ANTAS
A great opportunity to purchase a detached 4 bedroom property situated just minutes from the market town of Antas, and just over a 10 minute drive to nearest coastal resort. Well maintained and ready to move into.
OLV912
BEDAR
(Los Matreros)
This very large, beautifully restored village cortijo is situated in a pretty village 10 minutes from Bedar with wonderful views over the valley . This characterful property boasts many original features, a separate casita, terraces and a lovely private pool.
MOJACAR PLAYA
RENTALS - SALES -MANAGEMENT - MAINTENANCE
We urgently need more properties for sale & rental for waiting clients
Ref: ES/TS - Det. Villa, 100m to beach, sea views, 3 bed, 2 bath + 2 bed apt below, private pool, lge garage, solarium, gardens.
Ref. OA/RJ – Stunning 3 bed, 2,5 bath, 130 m2, duplex in renowned complex Oasis del Mar 1, terraces & solarium with sea views, fantastic pools/gardens, private parking, a/c.
reduced MOJACAR - €329,950
MOJACAR – NEW & EXCL - €269,950
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.
275,000€
NOW 114,950€
OLV222
...it’s all in the detail
COMPLETE HOLIDAY HOLIDAY CARE CARE COMPLETE
BEDAR
Fabulous detached property in lovely gardens mins from Bedar village. Easy walking distance to village. A very sought after location. Has beautifully maintained gardens & pool area with plenty of sunbathing terrace & incredible views. 3 double beds in main house & a 2 bedroom casita linked to main property via a door. There is a garage & plenty of parking.
NEW TO THE MARKET- 359,950€
OLV910
BEDAR (El Pinar)
This new and spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom townhouse is located in the popular village of El Pinar, just 5 minutes from the beautiful village of Bedar and under 15 minutes from the beaches of Mojacar. Its basts a fitted kitchen and AC througout. There are terraces with good views , a garage and a garden- A Great buy.
LAST ONE AT THIS PRICE 64,950€
MOJACAR - €69,950 MOJACAR PLAYA - €179,950 Paseo del Mediterraneo 19, Mojacar Playa, Almeria (near the Hotel Best Indalo)
Tel: 950 478 612 / 610 808 631
info@almeriaholidays.com
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Tel: 950 478 935
79,000€ - Ref: CT7112
149,500€ - Ref: VL7414
House in Los Llanos de Peral
Detached Villa in Cabrera/Turre
Groundfloor apartment Mojacar
Reformed 2 bedroom /1 bath
Detatched 3 bedroom
detatched 3 bedroom
South facing
house 55m².
2 bathroom house 129m²
2 bathroom villa 119m²
1 bed apartment 49,55m²
Garage 50m² & garden 1056m²
landscaped garden 625m²
garden 223m²,
Furnished.
C/H & A/C.Store room.
Private pool.
private pool & jaccuzzi.
Ready to move in.
Lots of extras, Must be seen.
Excellent condition.
Stunning views. Must be seen.
Communal pool. Sea front.
Cortijo in Garcia Alto/Sorbas
275,000€ - Ref: VL6914
89,500€ - Ref: AP7814
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950 121 936
LOOKING FOR REASONABLE PRICED PROPERTY IN MOJACAR AND SURROUNDING AREAS? INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS ENQUIRING.
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Your Belgian Estate Agent at the Coast
Gordon Condrey API Bancario Bank Property Agent
Tel + 34 637 309 092
Almeria Property Investments
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Tel: 950 460 874 or 666 260 792 Ronda de las Buganvillas nº42, Vera Playa
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FOCUSING ON SELLING AND RENTING PROPERTIES IN THE HUERCAL-OVERA, SAN JUAN DE LOS TERREROS, TABERNO AND ZURGENA AREAS OF ALMERIA.
VH718 €189,950 CEE F63 00 • 5 bed, 3 bath Rural House • 350m2 build, 2,700m2 fenced land • 11m x 6m swimming pool • 5 mins drive to Puerto Lumbreras
VH719 €279,950 CEE F60 73 • 6 bed, 4 bath Country House • House plus 2 apartments • 21,000m2 of flat part fenced land • 8m x 4m swimming pool • 10 mins drive to Puerto Lumbreras
VH701 €149,900 CEE F71 41 • 3 bed, 3 bath Country / Village House • 603m2 plot • Renovated & full of character • Walking distance to Taberno
VH728 €114,950 CEE 32 49 • 2 bed, 1 bath Villa • 467m2 plot, walk to amenities • 8m x 3m swimming pool • 8 mins drive to Huercal-Overa
PROPERTY OF THE WEEK VH292 Cortijo Alma €99,950 Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom country house with solar power, adjoining garage / workshop and 21,792m2 of land (1,100m2 fenced). Ideal for someone looking for a peaceful location but want to be just a 5 minute drive to Huercal-Overa town. As part of the land around the house is private, fenced and gated and there are no too near neighbours it is ideal for animal or nature lovers . The house comprises of a large covered porch, entrance hall, large open plan living room / dining room with fireplace, good sized fully fitted kitchen, storage room, 3 double bedrooms and two bathrooms. Attached to the back of the house is a large 21m2 garage / workshop with access from the house. Electricity is currently supplied via a solar power system. Water is via a 5,000 litre water tank although it is be possible to connect to the local mains or agricutural water supply. Telephone, internet and sky tv are already connected. Access is via a country lane / rambla of about half a mile. The coast is approx 35 to 40 minutes away.
UNDER
OFFER
VH538 €169,950 CEE F42 57 • 3 bed, 2 bath Villa • 1722m2 plot & garage • 10m x 5m swimming pool • Zurgena area
SOLD VH642 €99,950 CEE tbc • 3 bed, 2 bath Apartment • Recently built • Walk to all the amenities • Huercal-Overa Town
VH265 €115,000 SOLD • 2 bed, 2 bath Villa • 8m x 4m swimming pool • 600m2 garden • Urcal Village
VH723 €269,950 CEE TBC • 3 bed, 3 bath Luxury Villa • Top, hi tech, hi spec design • Pool & jacuzzi • 15 mins drive to Huercal-Overa
Please call 0034 950 616 827 / 0034 678 002 006 / 0034 667 891 741
or email: info@vosshomesspain.com
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Office: 155a Carrerera Estacion, Huecal-Overa. 1km off the A7 motorway at exit 553. 100metres from Lidl.
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Houses Wanted
KAREN OLIVER + TEAM WELCOMES YOU
info@solymarspain.com www.solymarspain.com
Contact us now on 950 064 584 Mob: 635 979 829
MAR725
550€pcm
Los Hortichuela
Villa, Unfurnished, 3 bed, 2 bath, pool, large plot, pets welcome SOL191
in mojacar, vera playa & san juan Office Address: Avenida 28 De Febrero, 44 Bajo, Albox (A334 Albox To Baza Road) Opposite Albox Online
For all new and existing customers commission rate of 2.5% over 120.000€ plus
MAR097
SOL 307
SOL112
no marketing fees
179,950€
Los Loberos
Villa 4 bed, 3 bath, 3100m2 plot, 10 x 5 pool, childrens, pool, Jaquzzi, large outside kitchen
299,999€
Urracal
propert y
carpentry & construction For a FREE home measure & quotation please contact Trevor on
619 584 405
Piedra Amarillia
3 bed 2 bath pool stunning views off road parking fully furnished
Villa 4 bed, 4 bath, large lounge diner, 10 x 5 pool, outside bathroom, storeroom, large outside kitchen
star
Based in Albox, but will cover all areas
475€pcm
S O L1 7 3
189,950€
Los Marcelions
Cortijo 4 bed, 2 bath 3700 m2 plot, reformed to a very high standard, 9 x 5 pool
Cantoria
3 bed 2 bath stunning villa done to the highest standard both inside and out close to village centre. viewings highly recommended. Fully Legal. 139,500€
All aspects of carpentry, block walls, plastering, monocaping, roofing, patios and much more.
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property group
Paseo del Mediterraneo 197 - Mojacar - Almeria
Tel: 950 472 430 / 610 053 563
www.veritashomes.co.uk info@veritashomes.co.uk You can find us on Turre
€57,000
Valle del Este
€85,000
Nice 2 bed / 1 bath Penthouse, courtyard & roof terrace of 68 m² within walking distance to amenities. Central air con. Ref. 1108
Immaculate 2 bed/ 2bath fully furn townhouse, front private garden, patio & roof terrace. Parking place. Communal pool. Ref.1555
Antas,nr
Mojácar playa
€115,000
Cantoria
€110,000
Charming 4 bed / 2 bath Villa with pool and garden on walled plot of 2.620 m² on tranquil setting near village. Ref.1517
€112,000
Mojácar playa
€115,000
Beautiful sea facing 2 bed / 2 bath Apartment with private parking. Terraces of 25 m² & 6 m². Fully furnished.Ref.1595
Vera playa
€115,000
THE BEST INVESTMENT PROPERTY:
Well appointed 4 bed / 2 bath village House with garage on plot of 300 m² in Los Colorados. Large terrace with views. Ref.1545
Ready to move into. Fully furnished 2 bed / 1 bath Apartment with sea views. Terrace & private parking. Communal pool. Ref.1597
Mojácar Playa
San Juan
€120,000
End of terrace 2 bed / 1,5 bath Townhouse with sea views within walking distance to beach & amenities. Communal pool. Ref.1572
3 bed / 1 bath Apartment. 2 terraces with sea views in the distance, within 300 m to promenade. Gated complex. Lift, pools, tennis. Private parking. Ref.1609
Mojácar playa
Mojácar playa
€150,000
€160,000
2 bed / 2,5 bath Apartment with a large terrace with sea views & lockup garage in Beverly Hills complex. Pool & tennis. Ref.1546
gergal
€195,000
3 bed / 2 bath 1 st floor Apartment set in front of the promenade. Large terrace with fine sea views. Underground parking. Pool. Ref.1608
3 bed / 2 bath fully furn apartment with underground parking in front line development. Nice community with pools.Ref.1606
3 bed / 2 bath restored traditional Cortijo on land of 5.5 hectares near amenities. Olive & almond trees. Build: 243 m². Ref.1031
Vera
Turre
Mojácar Playa
€240,000
Opportunity! 3 bed / 2 bath Villa +1 bed / 1 bath Annex. Plot of 5.851 m² a few mins to town. Landscaped gardens & olive grove. Ref.1200
€345,000
Charming 4 bed / 4 bath Villa with pool on walled plot of 10.648 m² near village. Terraces & mature garden. Air con. Ref.1551
€130,000
Mojácar Playa
€199,950
3 bed / 3 bath semi detached Villa with sea views on small community with pool near amenities. Terraces & solarium. Ref.1137
€445,000
High standard! Amazing 3 bed / 4 bath Villa with pool & garage on plot of 1.057m². Panoramic sea views. Many extras. Ref.1611
Please visit our office or refer to our website for more “bargains”. Vendors: If you are seriously considering selling your property please visit our office to discuss effective ways of achieving your goal. As per decree 218/2005 the “Documento de Información Abreviada” (D.I.A) for any property sold by Veritas Homes is available at our office.
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ORIA - €109.995
ALBOX - €199.950
3 bed, 2 bath villa Large plot Stunning views
Stunning 3 bed villa Pool and 3.000m2 Detached garage
ALBOX - €219.995
MOJACAR - €59.995
Immaculate 4 bed, 3.5 bath Pool and detached garage Landscaped gardens & views
500m2 urban plot Sea views, electric & water Outline planning consent
After a successful exhibition in Belguim, we are looking for legal properties for our clients.
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€
CALL US NOW! +34 634 345 257
Partaloa, Very nice villa with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, private pool & 2.556 m² plot. The price is only 160.000€
Arboleas, Nice villa on a plot of 2.000 m² with 3 bed, 2 bath nice garden & garage. The price is only 155.000€
Willemsens Karel
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Mojacar Playa
Ref 0688
one of Mojacars longest established Estate Agents Paseo Del Mediterraneo 201 Edif Guardias Viejas, Local 2a
No management fees for the first 2 months - No contract fees for landlords
€115,000
Build Size 3 BED APARTMENT IN THE VILLAGE OF 75m2 MOJACAR NEAR TO THE Dist beach PARKING. LARGE 2,500m TERRACE, LOUNGE WITH DOUBLE DOORS Beds 3 LEADING TO TERRACE. Baths 1 LOVELY MOUNTAIN Terraces 2 VIEWS.
www.spanishestateagent.co.uk SORBAS
Ref 1329
www.k7mojacar.com
VERY WELL PRESENTED VILLAGE HOUSE, SPACIOUS ReaR COURTYARD, JACUZZI. LARGE TERRACE OFF ONE OF THE BEDROOMS. NEW KITCHEN UNITS. NEEDS TO BE SEEN TO BE APPRECIATED.
Ref 1363
€330,000
Build Size VERY GOOD LOCATION 3 BED VILLA WITH 120m² CLOSED GARAGE, Dist beach WONDERFUL SEA 250m VIEWS. Beds 3 FANTASTIC PLOT. Baths 3 5 MINUTES WALK TO Terraces 5 THE BEACH.
rental properties urgently required - we have clients waiting
Ref 1460
Email: info@k7mojacar.com
€70,000
Build Size 85m² Dist beach 40,000m Beds 2 Baths 1 Terraces 1
vera campo
Tel: 950 478 555
MOJACAR playa
Build Size 150m² Dist beach 8,000m Beds 4 Baths 3 Terraces 2
€149,950 EXCELLENT LARGE COUNTRY HOUSE WIHT A MAIN HOUSE, AND A SEPARATE 1 BED ANNEXE. SPACE FOR A POOL. 2 STORAGE ROOMS AND A LARGE SHED. CLOSE TO ALL AMENITIES. VERY GOOD LOCATION.
albox
Ref 1463
turre
€195,000
Build Size THIS CORTIJO HAS BEEN REFORMED TO A HIGH 296m² STANDARD, IT HAS Dist beach CENTRAL HEATING, SOLAR 40,000m HEATED POOL, 4 STABLES, Beds 5 LOTS OF LAND. HAS Baths 6 TO BE SEEN TO BE Terraces 0 APPRECIATED
Ref1464
€280,000
Build Size amazing property has to be seen. 90m2 office 211m² space underneath, Dist beach separate entrance. 4 4,000m rooms in all. Ideal for somebody wanting Beds 3 living space & work Baths 2 space. heated pool, Terraces 2 sauna, c/h
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CASITA FOR RENT URCAL
1 BED FULLY FURNISHED WITH large FLY FREE patio 250€ pcm inc water (electric by card meter)
PHONE LYNN ON
666 281 323
Available until 11th Jan 2015
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2 BEDROOM, 2 BATHROOM, pENTHOUSE APARTMENT IN VERA PLAYA ALL MOD CONS, BALCONY & ROOF TERRACE OFFERING FANTASTIC VIEWS
cALL 663 977 230 EMAIL: gedfab@yahoo.com Vera Playa Apartment
now ONLY 59,950€
for Sale
sea front Apartment - Mojacar
69,000€
1 bed apt with private, gated parking & gardens. Communal pool. Walking distance to amenities, shops and restaurants. Opposite beach. Sea views.
Tel. 664 291 793 jescott29@hotmail.co.uk
ben.simkins@taxesonline.es
Olive
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This attractive 1 bed townhouse is situated adjacent to all local amenities inc the local swimming pool, health centre & town hall. Its boasts original features throughout, Spanish tiles & a fabulous roof terrace with grea village & sea views OLV637
Isabel Morales Civil Engineer
Member of the College of Civil Engineers, no 27335
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almeria & Murcia
Have you considered buying a property in Almeria? Please contact our office in Huercal-Overa on
0034 950 616 827 or visit our website www.vosshomesspain.com 155a Carretera Estacion, Huercal-Overa, Almeria 04600
Properties for Sale & Rent Wanted in all areas Check out our portfolio, with properties starting
from only 49,000€ Karen on 635 979 829 or 950 064 584 Web: www.solymarspain.com
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Paseo del Mediterraneo, 355 Mojacar 04638 David
665 517 643 Steve
610 905 173 valleyconstruction2008@gmail.com Fully Legal & Experienced Builders All Building Work Undertaken No Job Too Big or Small!! Phone or email for a no obligation quote
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Film review The Counsellor
“To aspire to the stone’s endless destiny. Isn’t that the meaning of adornment? To enhance the beauty of the beloved is to acknowledge both her frailty and the nobility of that frailty.”
Star-studded actors: Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz and of course husband, Javier Bardem, wonderful scenery of Texas and California from the acclaimed writer Cormac McCarthy who made his screenwriting debut here with his wit, dark humour and a nightmarish scenario with graphic images more akin to horror. Well it is an 18 and not suitable for children. McCarthy is seen as one of the greatest American living authors. You may remember “No Country For Old Men” (2007) which left me cold, also starring Bardem as the baddie, Anton Chigurh who embodied pure evil. “The Road” (2009) was just as bleak. McCarthy’s trademark is the frequent use of graphic violence which includes disturbing details and I mean disturbing. Directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator fame). Scott’s brother committed suicide during filming and the film was dedicated to the memory of Tony Scott. The plot is straightforward and touches on themes connected to morality, love, ambition savagery and man’s greed for power and wealth. If you are a McCarthy fan you probably belong to an educated, elitist group, lost in translation springs to mind adapting the novel into a screenplay/film. The film isn’t successful in spite of these famous actors, too many things happen behind the scenes and the characters are thrown together to deliver philosophical statements about the nature of mankind, greed or simply, bloodlust, monologues that you
might see in Shakespeare, out of place here. “Greed really takes you to the edge, doesn’t it?” spoken by the Femme Fatale, Malkina, unconvincing as the lover of an eccentric playboy Reiner. Cameron Diaz represents pure evil ; she will kill for drugs equating to wealth. She hires her hitmen of course, indulges in kinky sex with a Ferrari and will stop at nothing to get what she wants. The scene at confession when she tries to turn the young Priest on is creepy. She gets turned on by watching her two pet cheetahs chasing jackrabbits in the desert: “ The hunter has grace, beauty and purity of heart to be found nowhere else.” The cheetahs or Malkina herself?
a truck containing 625 kilos of drugs (c o c a i n e) worth about 20 million dollars. In one of them is the decaying corpse of an illegal immigrant, put there as a sick joke. These barrels of cocaine are hidden in a full sewage tanker but when the vehicle is sabotaged it leaves in its wake plenty of bloody corpses. Se Fue. Reiner, Westray and the Counsellor are on their way down, actually on their way out. “Headless body baffles police.” If you think this scene is gruesome involving The Green Hornet wait until you see the Bolito in action in the streets of London. It can cut a person’s head off-the wire cuts through the carotid arteries. Not a pleasant sight. Be warned. Mexican cartels had a vicious reputation and a lust for blood and guts.
The Counsellor, Fassbender is a lawyer with a beautiful girlfriend, Laura (Penelope Cruz) and he travels to Amsterdam to buy a beautiful diamond ring for his beloved. We are meant to believe that he aspires to the playboy image and suffers the sin of avarice. Unfortunately, he is naïve and gets involved with Reiner, Westray (Pitt, meant to be the shifty facilitator) Monsters are created. McCarthy’s and dubious and dangerous business world shows a nihilistic bleakness; it associates in drug trafficking from certainly comes across as a bloody tale Mexico to the USA. Very dangerous and of betrayal and retribution, it explodes risky. He fails to listen to some sensible with violence from start to finish. Don’t advice and things turn out really nasty try counting the dead, mutilated bodies. with double dealings and betrayals. It’ll give you nightmares. This could have been a Greek tragedy. His flaw is his greed to REVIEW it by Carol Naylor. finance his burgeoning lifestyle. www.carolnaylor.blogspot.com / A fatal flaw, no less. www.carolesleynaylor.wordpress.com Four drums are loaded onto naylorcl@hotmail.es
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Butternut squash, bacon and blue cheese tarts Ingredients 200g flour 100g butter pinch of salt 1 teaspoon sugar egg, lightly beaten FOR THE FILLING 180 g smoked bacon (lardons) 50g butter 4 onions, cut in half and sliced 240g butternut squash, diced 100g gorgonzola cheese (or any other blue cheese) 2 eggs 140 ml cream salt freshly grounded pepper handful of fresh sage leaves, shredded
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Makes: 12 pieces 225g prepared shortcrust pastry 250g strawberries 2 tablespoons icing sugar 150g cream cheese 6 tartlet bases (with removable bottoms) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla plus 1 cm plus for each and press it into extract a tart base, then place it into a fridge to rest for at least 20 minutes. Method After that, prick the bottom of the tart Preheat the oven to 200 with a fork. (do not prick before chilling!) C / Gas 6. Thinly roll out Place a baking parchment on top of the the pastry, then with a pastry and fill the forms with beans or 9cm fluted cutter, cut baking weights (this will prevent the out 12 circles. Press pastry from rising and is call blind baking) them into a bun tin to Method make pastry cases, Start by making the tart shells, combine and bake for 15 minutes. the butter with the flour, sugar in the After 15 minutes remove the baking then prick them with a food processor. Pulse it for about 15-30 parchment together with bean or baking fork. Scrunch up pieces seconds, until the mixture resembles weights and continue to bake for 5 more of foil and press them minutes. into each case. bread crumbs. Add the beaten egg and continue pulsing Heat a large heavy based pan and Bake for 10 minutes, then remove the until the dough starts to stick together cook the diced bacon, until turns crispy. foil and return to the oven for further 3 (another 30 seconds or so). Remove Remove with a slotted spoon on a paper to 4 minutes. Leave in the tin until cool enough to move it to a transfer rack. the dough from food processor onto a towel. working surface and using the palm of Wipe the pan, melt the butter and cook Chop half the strawberries and place your hands just press it together, do not the onions for 15-20 minutes on medium in a food processor with the icing knead. Wrap the dough in a cling film and heat until caramelized. sugar. Blend to a puree then sieve. put it to rest in a fridge for at least 30 If need add another knob of butter Beat the cream cheese and vanilla, followed by the butternut squash and minutes. then stir in 2 tablespoons of the puree. continue to cook for about 2-3 minutes. Heat the oven to 200C. Set aside. Once rested unwrap, give a little knead for it to stick together (as little as possible), Beat the eggs with cream, season with then roll it to dime thin, measure circles for salt and pepper. To assemble the tart shells, divide the caramelized onion and squash mixture Servicio de Neumaticos • Petrol • Shop between, sprinkle with Cafe • Restaurant • Car/Lorry Wash bacon, crumble gorgonzola Restaurant Menu del Dia Monday to Friday on top, then pour over Choice of 8 Starters the egg-cream mixture Inc. Paella, Beef Stew, Roast lamb and finish with generous Choice of 8 Main Courses inc: amount of sage. Oxtail, grilled beef, baked cockles, Bake in the oven for 20-25 Calamari, Salmon, Grilled Chicken, Panga in Green Sauce minutes. Serve hot or cold. Choice of 8 Desserts Enjoy! Inc. Ice Cream, Profitteroles, Cakes Tip: this will make 6 small Salad, Café & a drink €9 tartlets or 1 medium tart! Different menu every day Source: www. Polig. Ind. De Albox. Opp. I.T.V. Tel: 950 120 303 gourmantineblog.com
strawberry Tarts Fill the cases with strawberry mixture. Slice the strawberries that are left and use them to neatly decorate the top. If you want, you can cut a strawberry in half without tearing off its little leaves and put it on the very top. Serving suggestion Try serving it with blueberries on top, drizzled with the remaining puree. Source: http://allrecipes.co.uk/
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125g caster sugar 1 cup (250 ml) thickened cream 150g pecans, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve (you can also substitute this with hazelnuts or walnuts) 175 ml pure (thin) cream 175g good quality dark chocolate, chopped Pastry: 250g plain flour 100g icing sugar 40g almond meal 100g chilled unsalted butter, chopped 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk
Method
For the pastry, grease six 10cm tart pans. Place flour, icing sugar, almond meal and butter into a food processor. Process until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add eggs and whiz until mixture just comes together. Divide dough into 6 portions, then shape into disc, enclose in plastic and chill for 1 hour. Roll out pastry on a lightly flour surface to 3mm thick. Use to line the tart pans, then place in freezer for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 180C. Line pastry with baking paper, then filled with pastry weights or uncooked rice.
Chocolate and Pecan Tarts Place on a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes or until light golden. Remove paper and weights and bake for a further 5-10 minutes until evenly golden. Cool To make the filling, preheat a heavy based saucepan over medium heat, slowly add sugar into pan bit by bit - do not stir mixture. As sugar starts to melt, slowly sprinkle in some lemon juice (1/2 tsp). Cook until golden caramel colour. Meanwhile, heat thickend cream in another saucepan until it comes to light boil. As the sugar turns golden caramel colour, slowly pour warm thickend cream and pecan into the caramelized sugar. Stir a little until combine. Remove from heat and pour into tart shells and bake for 6-8 minutes. The mixture must bubble all the way to the centre and should be slightly firm around the edges and jiggly in the centre. Allow to cool. Chill for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, to make the topping, place pure cream in a pan over medium heat and bring to just below boiling point. Remove from heat, add chocolate and stir to melt. Cool slightly, then pour over the filling. Chill for 10 minutes until set. Remove tarts from pan, scatter the tarts with extra pecans, then serve. Source: privatekitchenjourney.blogspot.com.es/
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Makes: 4 Tarts For the sauce 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 1/2 onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 1 (400g) tin Cirio® chopped tomatoes 2 teaspoons caster sugar salt and freshly ground black pepper For the tart 1 (400g) pack ready rolled puff pastry 225g mozzarella, sliced 4 slices salami 1 egg, beaten fresh oregano, ripped watercress for decoration
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Prep: 30min, Cook: 25min, Ready in: 55min First make the tomato sauce. Heat
oil in a pan and fry onion and garlic over gentle heat until softened but not brown. Pour over Cirio chopped tomatoes and sugar. Bring to bubbling and reduce slightly. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cool. Preheat the oven to 200 C / Gas 6. Place pastry on a worktop and unroll flat. Using a saucer as a template, cut out 4 circles. Discard extra pastry. Spread over the cooled tomato sauce, leaving a rim of 1cm (1/2 in). Top with mozzarella and finish with a slice of salami. Brush egg wash over the exposed edge of the pastry. Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is crisp, airy and golden, about 10 minutes. Serve warm scattered with ripped oregano leaves. Garnish with watercress. Source: http://allrecipes. co.uk/
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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION - BIG POPPY RAFFLE RESULTS DRAWN 4TH NOVEMBER 2014
Prize €50 voucher for IDEAS SHOP in the Urb. Case of white wine – Bar Aurora Bottle of wine Drinking glasses Meal Voucher 1 Meal Voucher 2 Meal Voucher 3 Voucher for hairdressing 1 Voucher for hairdressing 2 Voucher for hairdressing 3 Bottle of Brandy Bottle Soberano Brandy Two bottles of wine Beach Hut Picture by Mike Hickman Bottle of Cava Bottle Grants Whisky 35cl Bottle of J&B Whisky Bottle Rioja Box of Biscuits Box of Roses Chocolates Basket of groceries – Bar Southern Boxed writing paper & envelopes Calendar with dogs and puppies Diary set and key ring Golf drinking bottle & accessories Grey diary Lancome Eau de Toilette 50ml Leather guest book/journal Pair of table lamps and shades Poppy coasters Poppy scarf Poppy Vase Voucher for fish & chips at Chaplin’s Voucher for fish inn friday at Y da wakes Voucher for Wednesday Ribs at Chaplin’s Box of Quality Street Hairdressing Voucher (re-draw) Bottle Faustino Rioja Zuago Rioja Zuago Caramel Vodka Bottle Laquerno wine Bottle Muudiaz Bottle Marques Bottle Aurum Bottle Marques Bottle Marques Bottle Aurum
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2014 Poppy Appeal in Almerimar
On behalf of THE RBL, I would personally like to thank the following establishments for their help and support, and donations for this year’s Poppy Appeal 2014 • ANKARA • MACGOWAN’S
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HAIR DRESSING • PAULINE HAIR DRESSING (IN THE HOTEL) Once again, they have done us proud. Gerry Storey for the R.B.L.
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Mike Hickman had the honour of delivering, and placing, a wreath at this year’s Remembrance Service parade in Whitehall, on behalf of the ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SPAIN NORTH DISTRICT. The photograph shows Mike holding the wreath prior to the parade. Mike and his wife Jenny were also able to experience the Royal Albert Hall matinee remembrance service on Saturday, before the actual parade on Sunday 9th November 2014.
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roquetas - COMMUNITY NEWS
Roquetas de Mar (small rocks of the sea) is a municipality in the province of Almeria, located in southeastern Spain. Thanks to the shelter of the Sierra Nevada it is one of the driest, sunniest and warmest places at the Spanish Mediterranean. The rich history, the micro climate, beaches and nature are the main attractions of this resort. In Roquetas de Mar you will find warm Spanish hospitality and a beautiful fishing port where fresh fish is still delivered daily by local fishermen. All year round they still celebrate many typical Spanish Fiestas. In Roquetas de Mar you will find a theater, a bullring, an aquarium, a water fun park, an 18 hole golf course and much more worth visiting! Do you like to visit a market? Each day of the week near Roquetas you will find a market. Are you a bit sporty? You will also find your liking here. There is a promenade at the beach side which goes from the naturepark of Roquetas up untill Aguadulce. The promenade is 13km. long, along your walk you will find pleasant bars and restaurants with a terrace at the beach side. Roquetas de Mar is an ideal place to relax, walk, cycle, golf and do watersports. Furthermore, this coastal town is situated in a great location that allows you to make numerous beautiful excursions. You can go on your own with the (rental) car or you can book an excursion at one of the tour operators who have an office near the hotels and apartments. Discover Roquetas de Mar and its beautiful surroundings. Roquetas de Mar is a very pleasant place to stay during the whole year for all ages!
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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION NOTICE FORTHCOMING SOCIAL EVENTS IN 2014 ROQUETAS DE MAR SUB-BRANCH 3569 Tuesday 25th November 3pm – Horse Racing Afternoon at THE LODGE. Come down and play the Gee Gee’s and have some fun! This is a new event, so don’t miss it! Tapas will be available on the day. Tuesday 2nd December – 1.30 for 2.00pm – A short branch meeting will be held prior to Christmas Lunch at Restaurante California, Las Marinas. Contact Angela for menu choices – mobile no. 697 261 147.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL READERS! All monies raised at these events will go to the 2014 Poppy Appeal. New members are most welcome to join the branch, so come along to any the social meetings, contact Jenny/Mike on 950 328 469 for further info. Meetings are held at ‘The Lodge’ on Calle Americo Vespucio, Roquetas De Mar, on the first Tuesday of each month (3pm), unless otherwise notified.
FTG Notice
The ‘Friday Tapas Group’ meet up at 1.00pm each week (Friday) and the venues over the next few weeks are as follows:
21st Nov – Bar Tango, near Hotel Sabinal. 28th Nov – Burty’s Bar, opposite Hotel Playa Luna. 5th Dec – Bar Lady Lay, C/Sierra Nevada. 12th Dec – La Bodeguina, C/Sierra Nevada. 19th Dec - New York NY, opposite Hotel Protur, Roquetas & Spa, in the URB. THAT’S IT FOR THIS YEAR, MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL THE TAPAS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. SEE YOU ON 2ND JANUARY 2015.
Anyone is welcome to join the happy bunch and have a laugh, exchange views and ideas. The more, the merrier and the bar owners enjoy it too!
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Do you want to improve your Spanish and speak English with new friends. Every Thursdays from 9.00 pm in L’arrivée Tapas & Lounge Café in Aguadulce. You can taste our fantastic tapas and enjoy improving your Spanish and speaking English with people from Spain and other countries. Your first pint of beer and tapa is for free. Just come and enjoy
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Rearmament
After centuries of undeclared warfare between the opposing Barrios of Alqueria the methods of waging war had become staid and predictable. Like a marriage suffering the same malady, spice, zest and excitement needed to be added to stop the whole thing petering out due to boredom and apathy. Manuela and her Hill People confederates approached Rancid Rafael, a well known black marketeer and spiv. Rancid Rafael was so called because of his habit of styling his hair and moustache with curdled yak’s milk and Marmite. He was known to have clandestine dealings with such organisations as the international arms house, Bangs”r”Us. A meeting was duly arranged on the understanding that all parties would remain incognito. To this end the participants, Manuela, Poyato, Rancid Rafael and the Bangs”r”Us salesman, Incendiary Pete wore Conemmor Supermarket bags on their heads. The smell from Rafael’s hair gave his identity away immediately. When Manuela tried to interfere with Incendiary Pete’s nether regions her identity became obvious also. Poyato managed to remain anonymous for about five minutes until he produced his Remitroot filled hip-flask lavishly inscribed with his name. They still kept up the pretence of anonymity however, until the imminent prospect of suffocation forced them to abandon their plastic carrier bags. The Hill People’s delegation purchased the (LGRRDS) Little Gem Random Rubble Delivery System manufactured by the British firm Bloemhi and Hyde Co. Ltd. The system arrived flat-packed under cover of darkness. Assembly began immediately, however due to the lateness of the hour a seven your old child was unavailable and construction
The Twilight Saga Impending Gloom*
had to be performed by Alquerian adults. Even the slow witted realised the inevitable outcome. The first attempt produced a remarkably rigid double wardrobe with louvred doors. The second resulted in a confused mass of struts and bulges which somehow seemed strangely personified, it would have made Damien Hirst proud. The third attempt resembled a barrel on legs, it was immediately dubbed ‘The Thing’. At this point the characteristic truncated attention span of the Alquerians clicked in and they gave up. An alternative plan was hatched. They decided to use the results of the third attempt as a Trojan Horse. All went well as ‘The Thing’ was wheeled into the Newcomer’s territory. At midnight a commando group were to jump out of ‘The Thing’. They would then daub pro-Hill People graffiti on the walls and houses of the Newcomers and then make their way back to friendly territory as best they could. As Manuela and her comrades watched and giggled in the dark a realisation struck them. They had forgotten to actually put anyone into the third attempt. ‘The thing’ was empty. As an alternative to the alternative a rather rude letter was sent to Rodriquez, the leader of the Newcomers.
Our usually cheerful kitchen had taken on a rather sombre aspect, due to the demise of one of our three fluorescent light tubes. I fetched in the big steps, and ascended to ceiling height to remove the dead tube. I pushed the end fixings, then I pulled them. I gave them a twist, then I jiggled them, all to no avail – the tube remained stubbornly put. ‘How do you get it out?’ I queried. ‘You push the ends.’ Pete answered. ‘Done that.’ ‘Well, pull them, then.’ ‘Done that.’ ‘Have you given them a twist?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Let me have a go.’ Despite my protestations Pete climbed resolutely up, grasped the ends of the tube and pushed. Then he pulled. He tried giving them a twist before coming to the sensible decision that ‘this was a job for Andy.’ We tolerated a muted kitchen until next day, when Andy took his turn up the Biggs Big Steps. Due to either luck or skill, and I’m sure it was the latter, Andy removed the tube with no difficulty and replaced it with a brand new, expensive (2.50€ as opposed to the cheap one for 1€) tube. Pete switched the switch, and Presto! Our 3 tube light still only had 2 working tubes, but in a different configuration! The new one was working, but one of the other tubes had decided that
Dark was the new Light! Andy trudge d up the steps a g a i n , josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk a n d between Pete and Andy tubes were taken out, put back and switched round, in a sort of electrical Find the Lady while I manned the switch. Matters, however, went from not too bad to not very good, and we progressed from 2 working tubes to 1 working tube. Eventually, having completely lost track of which tube was where, which tube was the dud one and which was the new one, we decided to quit and call upon the services of Tall Andy the Properly Qualified Electrician while we still had an intact kitchen ceiling and one working tube out of the original three, and before anyone fell off the steps. Supper was cooked by guesswork, and served with carrots. I understand that carrots are good for the eyesight, and if we can’t get the light fixed, then we need to improve our night sight! *This sorry tale of everyday domestic annoyances bears no resemblance to Stephenie Meyer’s superb Twilight Saga, which is much more exciting!
By Jos Biggs
News
Apple and Google Among World’s Least Transparent Companies
The globe’s largest companies are failing to disclose major financial details about their operations in foreign countries, according to a new report. Transparency International (TI), a Berlin based anti-corruption unit, ranked 124 companies on their financial transparency on their operations abroad. UK firms were amongst some of the highest scorers in the report, while tech giants Apple and Google were among the worst offenders. The five companies that were the
most unclear about their dealings were (from first to fifth); Bank of China, Honda Motor, Bank of Communications, Agricultural Bank of China and Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank. US tech giants Amazon and Google were also singled out in the report, along with Apple and IBM, who all received a score of less than three out of 10 in terms of transparency. “Amazon, Apple and Google are among seven US companies whose company leadership doesn’t publicly
demonstrate support for anticorruption on their website,” the report reads. “Neither Amazon nor Apple say whether they have anti-corruption training for staff. Amazon is the only US company that is silent on its policy on gifts, hospitality and expenses, as well as on the channels it provides for whistleblowers.” Cobus de Swardt, TI’s managing director, said that these tech companies should be leading the way in transparency: “Tech companies are driving changes that are making our societies more open and accountable. They should be setting an example for other companies on transparency. We hope they will live up to the promise of their products and be
more transparent about the way they operate.” Transparency International chairman Jose Ugaz added: “We need more transparency from multinational companies, whose power in the world economy closely rivals the biggest countries.” “By not responding to people’s demands for greater transparency and accountability, companies risk harming their brand and losing customers.” Almost three quarters of the 124 companies that were evaluated in the report did not disclose the taxes that they pay in other countries, and half don’t publish revenue information from their foreign operations. Source: www.ibtimes.co.uk
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• On Sunday the last race of the 2014 F1 season takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. GB’s Lewis Hamilton leads the championship with 316 points, 17 ahead of German and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg ... but remember there are 50 points available for the winner of this last race and Hamilton must finish at least second to take the driver’s crown. • This weekend, Premiership football returns both south of the border and among the top games we have Chelsea v WBA, Arsenal v Manchester United, Manchester City v Swansea and Crystal Palace v Liverpool while Aston Villa play Southampton on Monday. In Scotland Celtic take on Dundee. • The big games in the Championship are Bournemouth v Ipswich, Watford v Derby and Wolves v Nottingham Forest. Leaders Bristol City meet PNE and Peterborough play Swindon in FL1, Burton Albion welcome Luton and Mansfield entertain Plymouth in FL2. And also the Rugby Union autumn internationals continue in earnest Also the Rugby Union autumn internationals continue in earnest... the games being Ireland-Australia, Wales-New Zealand, England-Samoa and Scotland-Tonga and England’s cricketers have started their winter tour of Sri Lanka. • Last weekend, in Euro 2015 group qualifiers, England won their sixth game in a row, beating Slovenia 31 before 82,000 fans at Wembley.
by Tony Matthews
Wayne Rooney scored a penalty on his 100th appearance. • Elsewhere Scotland defeated the Republic of Ireland 1-0, battling Wales drew 0-0 in Belgium and Northern Ireland lost 2-0 in Romania. • Congratulations to the Faroe Islands who won their first ‘European’ game at the 62nd attempt, claiming a 1-0 victory in Greece who then sacked their manager, Claudio Ranieri, the former boss of Chelsea. • Swindon Town moved into second place in the FL1 after beating leaders Bristol City and in FL2, Plymouth won the battle of the dockland clubs, beating Portsmouth 3-0. • Last night, the oldest ‘international’ fixture in the world took place in Glasgow when Scotland played England. This was the 112th meeting between the two countries – the first took place back in 1872. • England’s Rugby Union team lost their second ‘autumn’ game in row, going down narrowly to South Africa; unimpressive Wales squeezed past 14man Fiji, Scotland lost to New Zealand and Ireland walloped Georgia. • Novak Dojkovic won the APT Tennis Tour final at a packed O2 arena in London by default after Roger Federer withdrew shortly before Sunday’s final with a tedious back injury.
Pit Stop
A challenger match was played between the members of Aguilon and Forum golf society, the format was 16 players a side ,enjoying pairs betterball matchplay, with the outcome a comfortable win for the Aguilon members, it was agreed by all that we do not play enough intersociety matchplay and hopefully it will be a precursor to many more as the day was enjoyed by all players. RESULTS Wednesday November 5 – Monthly Medal A fine day on the golf course with all the “fireworks” being provided by our runaway winner, making it two monthly medals on the trot and incurring a hefty handicap cut. 1st David Lees 82-16=66 2nd Dave Sharp 78-6=72 3rd Brian Everitt 82-9=73 Twos: David Lees and Derrick
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ALBC Drawn Fours commenced with nine teams taking part in this knockout competition played over three days from the 6th November. The semi-finals were reached the next day, with the final played on Saturday afternoon of the 8th November. The Final was won by the team lead by Reg Birmingham, John Burgess, Shelagh Allen and Jim Pike against the gallant losers, Graham and Catherine Patrick, Brenda Lincoln with Sylvia Pritchard. Unfortunately Graham’s team could not compete with Reg and company on this occasion, although they were very strong in the early round. The main damage was done by Reg who appeared to be ‘walking on water’ ably supported by his team. Losing Semi-finalist to the winners, Colin
Wright, John Fitzgerald, Harry Dodds and John Phoenix who were arguably favorites to win the competition, but were unable to beat Reg’s team on the day. The other losing Semi-finalist to the runners up were, Chris Ewer, Keith Sephton, Rod Dougal and Joan Parsons who were not able to keep up with the onslaught of Graham and team. Your truly thanks the players and spectators for their support and then presented the Trophy to Reg Birmingham, John Burgess, Shelagh Allen and Jim Pike. Thanks to our Captain, Colin Wright for umpiring. Please don’t forget this report and photographs will be posted on our website www.bowlingalmeria.com
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Thursday 13 November and 26 members Waltzed around Valle Del Este Golf Resort. The course was in good condition considering the large numbers of Scandinavian visitors playing every day. The Teams of four, or three with a Ghost, took to the first tee at 10.00am sharp and were quickly on their way to claim victory or disappointment depending on
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M&S blames ‘unseasonable’ Runny eggs ‘safe for mums-to be’ weather as clothing sales fall after vaccination of hens halts
Marks and Spencer has reported its 13th consecutive quarterly drop in clothing sales, blaming the “unseasonable conditions in September” for the poor performance. The 130-year old retailer said like-forlike general merchandise sales - which are primarily clothing - fell 4% in the second quarter. Despite the drop M&S boss Marc Bolland said he was “pleased” with its progress in “challenging market conditions”. Analysts said the High Street chain’s performance was largely better than expected. Half-year pre-tax profit fell 0.4% to £279.4m, but underlying profits rose 2.3% to £267.6m which was ahead of expectations. Online sales at its revamped website, which was re-launched in February, were down 4.6% in the second quarter, but this was an improvement on the 8.1% drop it reported in the previous quarter. And M&S said sales of womenswear also continued to improve. It did not give a quarterly performance, but said total sales were up 1.3% in the first five months of the year. In food, like-for-like sales rose 0.2% in the second quarter, much weaker than the first quarter, but in line with analyst forecasts. Across the M&S group, like-for-like sales fell 0.2% in the three months to 27 September, but were up 1% for the halfyear. And a closely-watched City measure the margin at which M&S sells its clothing - also improved by more than expected. Analysis: Kamal Ahmed, business correspondent: The City is likely to welcome Marks and Spencer’s results - gross margins are up, profit before tax is up (for the first time in four years), cash generation is up and dividends are up. But the overall story is still one familiar to all those who have been watching M&S for any length of time - food doing well but overall general merchandising including vital clothing - down. The retailer does appear better positioned to gain when real incomes start
rising, with up-market store refits. There has been some improvement in womenswear sales. One big worry will be the performance of the website where sales are still down over 6%, although M&S insists it is turning around rapidly. It will need to, Christmas is just around the corner. ‘Glimmer of hope’ Neil Saunders, managing director of Conlumino, said the results suggested the overall picture was improving, with the pick-up in womenswear sales indicating “the years of decline may well have bottomed out”. “Beneath the surface some faint glimmers of hope are beginning to shine through as the company’s strategy starts to deliver,” he added. But Phil Dorrell, director of the retail consultancy Retail Remedy, said “no amount of hand-wringing about September’s unseasonal weather can explain away such weak clothing sales”. “The brand is finally introducing more clarity to its over-complex clothing lines, but look beyond the flagship stores and many are still a mess of baffling subbrands, and feel like museums where older people go to browse endless rows of black slacks,” he added. However, Mr Bolland told the BBC’s Today programme that he was encouraged by the improvement in womenswear. “The trend is positive. Customers are telling us the style is back at M&S,” he said. Mr Bolland said people should disregard September due to the warm weather, and said without that month womenswear sales had risen. However, he said market conditions continued to be challenging. “As a result we remain cautious about the outlook for the remainder of the year,” he added. M&S is not the only retailer to blame the unusually warm September for affecting trade. Clothing retailers H&M and Next have both said that the weather has hit sales. Source: wwwbbc.co.uk
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A study has found that stricter precautions taken by producers mean even babies can be safely fed runny egg, which it is claimed can stop them becoming allergic later on.
carried out to test whether the approach works and two government committees are also reviewing the current advice on infant feeding and food allergy.
NHS Choices still advises pregnant women to avoid soft-boiled eggs or give them to babies after weaning because of the salmonella risk.
She said ‘Eggs are highly nutritious, containing key nutrients including high quality protein, vitamin D, selenium, choline and omega-3 fatty acids, several of which are not found in many other foods.
Dr Juliet Gray, registered nutritionist and co-author of the review, said expectant mothers may be unwittingly putting their children at greater risk of allergy by avoiding eggs Just nine per cent of babies are currently given eggs at six months, the recommended age to start weaning. Even at 12 months, only one-third are given eggs, with allergy concerns given as the main reason for avoiding eggs, says a new review published in the Journal of Health Visiting. Data from the latest UK Infant Feeding Study of more than 10,000 mothers also showed that threequarters of new mums largely avoided eggs and more than one in ten did not feed their babies with boiled eggs. But widespread vaccination of hens against the infection among producers taking part in the British Lion scheme has ‘effectively eliminated’ the bug from their eggs. The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) says the launch of a strict code of practice 15 years ago has been so successful that 90 per cent of British eggs are now laid by salmonellavaccinated hens. Each egg is stamped with a lion mark and a best-before date on the shell. Dr Juliet Gray, registered nutritionist and co-author of the review, said mothers may be unwittingly putting their children at greater risk of allergy by an avoidance strategy. She said research suggests delayed introduction of potential food allergens, such as eggs, during weaning may actually be counterproductive. In contrast the introduction of these foods while breastfeeding, between the ages of 4-7 months, could protect against developing allergies to these foods. Dr Gray said two trials are being
‘Our review concluded that mums and their babies can be encouraged to eat eggs, as this could have a positive effect in terms of nutritional intake and may also help immune tolerance of eggs. ‘The BEIC advice that vulnerable groups can go back to runny eggs, if produced under the Lion scheme, should further reassure women that they can enjoy them normally in pregnancy and give them to their babies when weaning from six months.’ A nationwide salmonella scare in 1988 – sparked by Edwina Currie who was health minister at the time – resulted in vulnerable groups such as expectant mums, infants and the elderly being advised not to eat undercooked eggs. Source: www.dailymail.co.uk