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Avalanche leaves 240 stranded in Huesca ski resorts AVALANCHES at the ski station of Benasque in the province of Huesca have left 58 guests and 20 employees stranded in a hotel on the resort. In total, at least 240 skiers are said to be trapped in stations throughout the north of the province due to a series of avalanches falling over Friday night and Saturday morning. Rescue workers have been trying to clear a path through the snowdrift, which has cut off the A-139 in Llanos del Hospital, the nearest village to the resort. They are digging an ‘escape route’ out of the side door of the Hospital de Benasque hotel, because to do so from the main entrance would take them several days, says manager Jorge Mayoral. The avalanche, said to be caused by rainfall and increasing temperatures in the last few days, is one of several which have hit the entire valley. In nearby Senarta, three have blocked off the diversion to the hospital. Further along the Spanish Pyrénées, an avalanche fell onto the C142b in La Pleta de Tanau, in the Naut Aran area of the province of Lleida. A house with 10 occupants were left
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Coca-cola shuts four plants in Spain, axing 1,250 jobs
surrounded and had to be dug out and COCA-COLA Iberian Partners is given temporary accommodation by set to close four of its 11 factories in Spain and make 750 people the town hall. redundant. Four roads in the region of Catalunya Another 500 staff members will be have been blocked by snow and, in relocated.. some cases, avalanches. According to the global soft drinks These are the BV-4024 from Bagà giant, the plant at Fuenlabrada to Coll de Pal and the BV-4031 from (Madrid), where the Spanish head Castellar de N’Hug to La Molina, office is based, together with those both in the province of Barcelona, in Palma de Mallorca, Alicante and and the C-28 from Vaquèira to Casa Colloto (near Oviedo in Asturias) will Sastrada-Els Avets and the C-142b be shut and redundancy consultations from Vaquèira to Pla de Beret, both in will be ongoing until Friday, February the province of Lleida. 21. At least one ski station has been forced to close because of damage to pylons caused by avalanches – this is particularly the case at Astún in the Pyrénées of Huesca where an entire residential complex has been left without electricity and the resort is not expected to open again until later today (Sunday) after two days of being shut.
Coca-cola has around 4,200 employees in Spain, and wants to axe the factories where 1,250 of them work to ‘cut down on inefficiency and duplication of work’ and to ‘consolidate criteria’ in its activities and procedures.
The firm expects to be able to offer voluntary redundancies where this would suit certain workers, and early retirement packages, to reduce the So far, none of the avalanches number of people who will be forced reported have caused any injuries or into the dole queue. fatalities, or any significant property A total of 500 places will be offered damage. in other factories around Spain, Source: thinkSPAIN.com
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existing staff members are able to relocate. The firm wants to spread out its production base more in a ‘new circular map’ to include more concentration on the north of Spain, the east, Balearic Islands and the centre of the country. Considering this to be a ‘more efficient’ way of working, Cocacola will increase production in its remaining seven factories in A Coruña, in the north-western region of Galicia; Bilbao, in the Basque Country; Málaga, Sevilla, Barcelona, Valencia and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Customer services will be centred entirely in Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla ‘to improve response time and efficiency’, according to the multinational. Coca-Cola Iberian Partners claims its business structure and production activities have been ‘too fragmented’ in the country and wishes to create a tighter corporate framework. Source: thinkSPAIN.com
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With a size of 210,000 hectares, the Cazorla Natural Park is the largest protected natural area in Spain and one of the largest in Europe. This is a complex core of rugged mountains, crisscrossed by fast flowing rivers that form numerous waterfalls, lakes and still pools sheltered by magnificent forests. It is orientated from southwest to northeast and divided by the headwaters of the Guadalquivir River. Declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO for its scenic beauty and biological wealth, which, together with the cultural heritage of the area, make this environment one of the most visited in Spain Its fauna is rich and varied; of note are its large populations of deer, mountain goats and wild boar, bobcat, fox, otter and fallow-deer. Source: http://parquesnaturalesandalucia.com/
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Most of us have experienced the feeling of being bloated, when your tummy is stretched, puffy and uncomfortable. It often happens after a big weekend or over a festive season. But for some people, bloating is more than an occasional inconvenience. If your stomach or tummy often feels bloated, it could be due to: •excess wind •constipation •swallowing air (from talking while eating etc) •food intolerance •irritable bowel syndrome
Excess wind
Cut down on foods known to cause wind and bloating, such as: •beans •onions •broccoli •cabbage •sprouts •cauliflower But make sure you still eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
Constipation
If you get constipation, take steps to prevent it with a fibre-rich diet, drinking lots of fluids and taking regular exercise. Even a 20-30 minute brisk walk four times a week can improve your bowel function.
Swallowing air
Try not to swallow too much air. Don’t talk and eat at the same
time, sit down to eat (sitting upright and not slumped over), reduce the amount of fizzy drinks you consume, stop chewing gum and chew with your mouth closed so that you’re not taking in excess air.
Food intolerance
Food intolerance can lead to bloating when: •Your bowel doesn’t empty properly. •The food causes gas to be trapped. •Too much gas is produced as a reaction to the food. The main offenders are wheat or gluten and dairy products. The best approach if you have a food intolerance is to eat less of the culprit food or cut it out completely. Keep a food diary for a couple of weeks, noting everything that you eat and drink and when bloating troubles you most. But don’t get rid of food groups long-term without advice.
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There are tremendous benefits to be achieved through regular massage therapy treatments from a Registered Massage Therapist. Whether your need is to have a moment of relaxation, reduce muscle tension or attain relief from chronic pain, a therapeutic massage can enhance your overall sense of emotional and physical well-being as well as your quality of life.
Massage therapy benefits people of all ages. While it benefits the injured, the ill and the stressed, the strength of massage therapy in preventing illness and conditions before they develop cannot be overlooked. Massage therapy can be used in the treatment of both acute and chronic stages of conditions. The following is a list of conditions for which massage therapy when provided by a Registered Massage Therapist, can prove beneficial: Anxiety and depression Asthma and Emphysema Back, leg, and neck pain Cancer Carpal tunnel syndrome (repetitive strain) Chronic Fatigue syndrome Dislocations Fibromyalgia Fractures and oedema Gastrointestinal disorders Headaches Inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and bursitis
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Massage therapy benefits people of all ages. While it benefits the injured, the ill and the stressed, the real strength of massage therapy lies in prevention. Looking for a Registered Massage Therapist? Contact: 687 619 239
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Mayors’ wages capped at 100,000 euros a year and based upon population size
MAYORS in town and city councils throughout Spain will not be allowed to earn more than 100,000 euros a year from next week onwards – the same as the maximum wage for a Secretary of State within the government. This could mean some mayors will see their income reduced, although it may give licence to others to increase theirs. A table of earnings has been created by the Council of Ministers and will be included in a new Bill of Law and in the Law of General State Budgets, which fixes upper limits for salaries for everyone working in public office. Mayors of towns or cities with a population of half a million people or more will see their wages capped at 100,000 euros a year, whilst those with fewer than half a million but more than 300,000 will not be allowed to earn more than 90,000 per annum. With a population of over 150,000 and up to 300,000 people inclusive, they cannot be paid more than an annual 80,000 euros. For towns with over 75,000 residents up to 150,000, maximum wages are set at 75,000 euros a year and drop to 65,000 euros for mayors of towns with more than 50,000 and up to and including 75,000 residents. Typical coastal resort towns will fall into the lower population brackets, from 5,001 inhabitants to 10,000 where their mayors cannot earn more than 45,000
euros per annum; from 10,001 to 20,000 people, where the mayor’s maximum salary will be set at 50,000 euros a year, or from 20,001 to 50,000 inhabitants which means an upper limit on wages of 55,000 euros annually. In villages of 1,000 or more up to a maximum of 5,000 residents, the mayor cannot be paid more than 40,000 euros a year. For small villages and hamlets with their own ‘town’ council and fewer than 1,000 people on the census, the law states that the job of mayor will not be full-time. Where they work half their hours in office, they can earn up to 22,000 euros a year and for those who work threequarters of the week as a mayor, 30,000 euros. Those who only spent 25 to 49 per cent of their time cannot earn more than 15,000 euros a year. If the job means even fewer hours, it is likely the mayor will only be paid expenses for attending meetings. In many small towns and villages, the mayor normally has another day-job or owns a business and only spends part of his or her time running council affairs. Source: thinkSPAIN.com
FEBRUARY SPECIAL OFFERS ALMERIA AIRPORT Group A Car (Picanto/C1/Corsa) Including tank of petrol (return empty)
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MacGowan’s Bar & Restaurant
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There is a new page on Facebook called Memorias de Almerimar
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where people can share their photos and other memories of Almerimar from years gone by. If you have some old photos of Almerimar please can you share them with us.
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What To See and Do in Almerimar
This is very much a small resort – the population is only just over 6,000 so it is not a large place. You would come here to relax on the beaches and perhaps play some golf. You are close to the mountains of Sierra de Gádor. You could easily ski or snowboard at Sierra Nevada in the morning and be on the beach for the afternoon – not many places can offer that variety! The marina has 1,100 berths. You can take boat trips and also go diving, sailing, windsurf and fishing. With over 13km of wide sandy beaches you can truly have a relaxing beach holiday with everything you need within walking distance. This is a great area if you like nature and walking and hiking. There are also stables nearby so you can go horse-riding. Head west to see the Castillo (castle) Guardias Viejas. Just an hour’s drive away you can visit the famous “Cabo de Gata” reserve with some amazing remote beaches, perfect some nude sunbathing. Just 30 minutes drive gets you to Almeria city with it’s historic castle, cathedral and shops. The magnificent city of Granada with its historic district and Alhambra Palace is 90 minutes drive away
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Hi - I am still waiting for a forever home, I am classed as a small breed as I weigh under 10kgs. I am tall and slim. Back in the 18th century I was bred from a Jack Russell and a Terrier, to make a good rat catching dog.Today this breed is still recognised in Spain, and is a popular breed.
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MIKE’S MOVIES It’s January and in Hollywood that can mean only one thing, the tuxedos and designer gowns come out for the merry-go-round that is the awards season. Still to come are the BAFTAS (Sunday 16th February) and of course the OSCARS ( Sunday 2nd March ) but like the tennis grand slams, the season has four parts First cab on the rank is the annual GOLDEN GLOBE awards. These are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and today they cover both film and television productions. This years ceremony was the 71st in a history that dates back to 1943. In October of that year, with World War II governing much of the output of the major studios, a small group of just eight foreign journalists got together and formed the HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION. Their aim was to promote a closer relationship with the American movie industry - a cultural bridge between the old isolationist U.S.A. and the new world being forged in Europe. To that end, in January 1944 they presented their first awards. There were only five… Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress . The ceremony was a very low-key affair held on the Twentieth Century Fox back-lot with the winners being presented with a simple scroll. The first winning film was THE SONG OF BERNADETTE. With the passing of time, there were some key changes that would lead to the development of what is today a well known and respected event. The statuette - a globe of the earth with a reel of film wrapped around it - made its first appearance in 1947. But the change that makes the Globes unique was made in 1952 when for the first time they gave two best film awards, splitting the field into two categories - Drama and Comedy/Musical. For the journalists, the view was that you can’t compare apples and oranges or, for example, Sellers as Clouseau with Brando in “A Streetcar Named Desire”. One of the great benefits is that more films and more performances can be recognised each year, with the original five major categories being doubled up in this way. In 1953, they decided to create an award to recognise an outstanding individual contribution to the industry, naming it after its first recipient. And so, THE CECIL B. DeMILLE AWARD was born. WALT DISNEY was honoured in 1954 and the most recent recipient was WOODY ALLEN. Then in 1956, recognising the importance of a new, young medium, the association decided to give a set of awards to television performances. Now, the TV awards have equal status and are equally coveted. Perhaps this explains why so many movie “stars” are now committing themselves to fronting multiple-episode TV series. The ceremony was shown on television for the first time in 1958 and featured a stage invasion by a group of men in tuxedos, drinks and cigarettes in hand. One was Frank Sinatra (who’d just won for his role in “Pal Joey”). The others were Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis Jnr … THE RAT PACK! Whether they were drunk or just bored, they created a sensation and were asked to return the following year as MC’s. Up until this time, the journalists of the association had handed over the prizes but the future was clear. From this point forward the globes would be presented by movie and TV stars. At this years Awards ceremony, which took place on Sunday January 12th, the best picture winners were 12 YEARS A SLAVE (Drama) and AMERICAN HUSTLE (Comedy). While, MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY (“Dallas Buyers Club), LEONARDO DiCAPRIO (Wolf of Wall Street), CATE BLANCHETT (Blue Jasmine) and AMY ADAMS (American Hustle) picked up the leading actor awards with JARED LETO (Dallas Buyers Club) and JENNIFER LAWRENCE (American Hustle) winning in the supporting categories. Best Director was ALFONSO CUARON for “GRAVITY”. So the battle lines have been drawn, the bookies odds have been revised and the Academy Award Nominees are enjoying the warm glow of Oscar recognition …. For now!
Next up … The SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS. Watch this space. (MIKE ELLIS was a cinema manager for twelve years in the seventies and eighties. After that, he spent the next fifteen years as a freelance film and video reviewer and writer about cinema for a number of magazines. Today, when not enjoying the sun in Spain, he still sees as many movies as he can in Birmingham).
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A video of a pet cat skateboarding through an Australian seaside town is proving a smash hit on YouTube. Didga even performs stunt tricks during his journey, including jumping over a Rottweiler dog to land again on his moving skateboard. The clip begins with the skateboard nudging Didga who then jumps aboard and speeds off through Coolangatta on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Didga gets some odd looks from passers-by, gets overtaken by people on skateboards, jumps over
people’s shoulders and eventually stops for some water. But keen to carry on, he then heads home, jumping over the large dog’s back on his way. All the animals were trained for the video by Robert Dollwet of Malibu Dog Training. Didga has since become a viral sensation with his video getting more than 450,000 hits on YouTube. Source: http://web.orange.co.uk/
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I just want a stamp! Just before Christmas, my wife Katherine needed a letter to go registered. Nowadays with internet banking, paperless bank statements and emails for business rather than letters; I don’t have much to do with the post other than collecting my weekly newspaper subscription from the UK. Having lived in deepest darkest Almeria I was used to the strange opening hours post offices adhere to come hell, high water or the urge for a coffee break. 11151145 I remember being one such example, very convenient. Albox being a cosmopolitan place has a post office which stays open until the early morning hours, well 230 in the afternoon so is a much more convenient place to post a letter. Not being near Albox that day I instead hitched up the horses and headed for Sabanillas near Estepona where by now regular readers will have deduced I live 3/4s of the time. Queuing not being a natural act for our Spanish hosts I prepared for a scrum, instead I wondered why the place was silently packed with people looking like they had lost the will to live. Taking number 83 from the ticket dispenser, realisation dawned as the monitor displayed……26. There are only two
counters and being Christmas both were manned but only one was open, the lady at the other counter chatted to her colleague and carefully shuffled papers. Folk who knew the game would pop in, grab a ticket and then do the weekly shop, or visit relatives abroad returning later. Being a novice I sat patiently. The numbers slowly progressed, once in a while they would race forward 2-3 places as people in the queue either forgot what they had come for and left, or died of old age. After an hour still nothing! The numbers crawled into the 60s and I felt dizzy with anticipation, I couldn’t imagine why it took so long to be served. Finally after an hour and half it was my turn. I passed the letter to the assistant who gave me a form to fill in, why the forms couldn’t be left for people to fill in while they wait is anyone’s guess. A long wait aside that was that or so I thought. Two weeks later Katherine asked me to buy some stamps. A look of terror passed across my eyes and I begged not to have to go back. Craftily I thought I would try the local newsagents, but no stamps. Thinking out of the box, I tried the greetings card shop. The
owner wearily told me that it’s almost impossible to get a licence to sell stamps so I headed again for the post office. After only 45 minutes of queuing I asked for a 1.50€ stamp, the lady apologised saying only 75x stamps were available – sell me 2, I said helpfully. Being a post office I assumed stamps would be close to hand but no; – the lady now sloth like went and collected a file from a locked cupboard, then sat and searched for the stamps within. More difficulty as they were joined together, much bending and tearing took place until finally my stamps were free. My money was on the desk and I prepared to collect my prize but at this point so pleased with her exertions the lady stop to chat to her mate. My patience snapped, ‘Give me my stamps’ I growled, shocked that someone could be in a rush she handed them over and I ran for the exit. Next day Katherine came home with her tail between her legs and told me she had lost the stamps, I didn’t offer. Monday morning and a news report said that someone had been shot outside that very same post office, the lengths poor people have to go to get served quicker!
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Last week I read an intriguing article. The author suggested that Tablet devices, that are currently so popular, will replace the desktop and laptop! Having given it some thought, as articles like this sometime do, I would like to make a counter proposal. First, let’s consider the fact that they are the ‘Latest, Greatest Thing’. We are genetically pre-disposed, not too unlike the magpie, to ‘Shiny New Things’, usually with the utterance of “Oooh Shiny”! We could go on to say that this innate curiosity is genetically encoded to ensure our continued existence, and that fire, the wheel and everything else that man is proud of, is a result of this curiosity – but that is just high brow and boring! We have evolved (insult the religious zealots), or been given (insult the evolutionists) the ability to reason. To have developed tools that allow for logical progression towards a ‘correct’ answer. Today I would like to use some of the logic that Huddersfield Uni crammed into my head during my time, 23 years ago, very successfully studying for my computer qualifications. Consider, if you
will, the power to size ratio of modern computing devices. The ‘Mainframe’ is still the ‘Daddy’ by being the most powerful of all computer systems because of the workload that is has to deal with. Although there are steps between, for you and I, the next in line is the Desktop. This tool is the defacto standard for all ‘real’ business work and has been for decades. The benefits are: easily accessible and replaceable parts should anything fail, which in time, everything does, and solid reliability. I could not complete half the work that is required of me on anything less. The drawbacks take the form of a lack of portability. Who wants to lug a tower, monitor, keyboard and mouse, when a laptop is so much easier? The Laptop has been the ‘Yuppy’ tool of preference for several decades, becoming more compact, lighter and more powerful. For the vast majority of the people who have retired and are ‘Living the dream’, this tool is not only the most appropriate but the best. It’s usefulness is only limited be your ability to dream up alternative uses for it and it’s relative power. It is a fact that the power house processor in a laptop is, and always has been, a ‘cut down’ version of the processor in it’s desk bound cousin.
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I’ll be honest, I’ve never won an Oscar. Have you? I did win a tin of biscuits once in a competition to see who could collect the most milk bottle tops for Blue Peter when I was in the Cubs. I won by a mile-you probably saw my picture in the 9th Fairfield Cubs Newsletter. Just as well I won because since thennothing! Shortly after that my Cubs career ended when it became clear that I didn’t know the difference between a bowline on the bite and a sheepshank. Akela told me I’d be useless on a camping trip. He was right! The only time I ever went camping, the tent blew away in the middle of a windy Isle of Man night, the result of zero knot
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knowledge and rotten tent putter upper skills. But back to the Oscars, the reason I was enquiring as to the l i ke l i h o o d of you having ever won one in the past was to see if you could
Finally, we get to the tablet. The awesome strength of this device is it’s size and capacity. A book of similar size can hold a riveting novel of several hundred pages. The same tablet can hold several hundred riveting novels! It’s point and shoot technology, fragile input / display screen and very restricted multitasking ability prevent it from ever being more than a sophisticated toy. It is a fact that technology shrinks, but despite that, gets evermore powerful. These are separate but linked factors in the evolution (and I can say that now) of these devices. Science fiction writers have been aware of these levels of usability and portability for as long as there has been science fiction. H.G. Wells was travelling to the moon in 1901 and Gerry Anderson’s ‘Thunderbirds’ in 1964. As a side note, he was investigated by the American and English Military on the possible charge of espionage because of the striking similarity of the puppet driven vehicles and those being envisaged and designed by the military intelligence agencies (did I just use the word intelligence and military in the same sentence?). Conclusion, If you want a tablet, get the best you can afford. If your need is for a laptop, same advice! If you need to do hard processing (video conversion / manipulation, Spreadsheets number crunching of biblical proportions or just have something that can be upgraded after 10 years) get a tower / desktop. For more free telephone advice ring me. I’m at Jack’s Bar, Albox on Friday afternoons for advice, computer diagnostics and repairs or just come and put forward suggestions for future articles. chucks and puts chunk 1 on server A, chuck 2 on server B and chuck 3 back on
help solve a mystery. I’ve always wondered, what do the winners do with their statuettes when they get them home? As far as I can tell, and bear in mind here that I’ve never got within touching distance of one, the Oscar doesn’t seem to serve any useful household purpose. My biscuits for example, although not having the same glamour as an Oscar, were enjoyable and once they were eaten, I kept my Lego in the empty tin. Now be honest, will the winner of the Best Director be able to say the same about their Oscar? I’d like to suggest to the organising committee that there’s an addition to the whole ceremony, something which would add some much needed edge-of-the-seatishness to the whole thing. Each nominee must write, in a sealed envelope, what they’ll do with the Oscar after the ceremony, if they win. If the scores are level after extra time, this can be used as a tie breaker; each of the envelopes will be opened and the contents read out. After each one, the audience would applaud and a Clapometer, like the one once used by Hughie Green in Opportunity Knocks, records the loudest applause and that decides the winner. Okay, I’m off to work on those Blue Peter skills to see what I can do with an Oscar and two Squeezy bottles, just in case I win one when I grow up.
server A – and so on. Method 2 will copy any changes, as they happen to a second server to make an exact duplicate of the information. Response: This is what I call a technical smoke screen. A way to misdirect you away from your concerns by bamboozling you with BS. Whereas what they say is true and has merit, the question is ‘Why must they use this method to confuse you into feeling safe?’. Myth: Your data isn’t any more secure at home than on their, paid for, service. Response: You can use any one of hundreds of free and inexpensive programs to encrypt your data and data storage drives that would make even the most determined thief (civil or military) give up before getting any where near your information. Buy a safe or create a hidden place in your house / casa / villa / cortijo to store your external data drive. In the time that it has taken you to read this article you know EXACTLY where your information is, You know that it is as safe as it can be and finally have saved yourself a tidy sum. I think the final words should be from someone who, after reading one of the same articles I did, just had to comment. ‘Cloud storage is all well and good if you are happy to have the Americans crawling all over your data and you have plenty of time and money to pay for and wait for the data uploads and downloads. A gimmick to attract the hard of thinking’. A sentiment that I can agree with! As always, you know where I am, what skills I have, how long that I’ve been doing I.T. and the telephone number to get hold of me. So see you at my regular clinic at Jack’s Bar, Albox on Friday afternoon 12-4 (1200 – 1600h).
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Q. My husband deceased nine months ago in the U.K. with an English will, but no Spanish will. We had a holiday home in Spain in joint names. What do I have to do now? A. As there is no Spanish will unfortunately it will be necessary to convalidate your husbands U.K. will and probate document for use in Spain. The first step will be to obtain probate on the U.K. will. When this has been done it will be necessary to have Hague´s Apostille affixed to the U.K. documents and then have the translated and stamped by an official translator. When this has been done your solicitor in Spain will inform you if any further documents need to be obtained for the documents to be acceptable in Spain. (English wills very often refer to trusts, which cause complications and
expense when convalidating for use in Spain). In this case I am afraid your inheritance tax will be subject to surcharge as the time limit to deal with the tax office in Spain is 6 months unless you request and extension in writing within the first 5 months. As you and the deceased are non residents of Spain, the inheritance tax is paid in Madrid, but no travelling is needed as your solicitor will have and agent in Madrid who for a very small fee will do the legwork in Madrid under the solicitors instructions. The expense and timescale of the convalidation for use in Spain of the English documents will depend on the wording of the will. To avoid complications in the future make sure you instruct your solicitor to prepare a Spanish will for yourself after you have finalized your acceptance of inheritance.
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Voting in Spain in the European Parliamentary elections The Spanish deadline for registering an intention to vote in the European Parliamentary elections is Thursday 30th January. If you are a British resident in Spain you can have your say, provided you take action by the deadline. The Spanish government has provided the following information (translated by the British Embassy) that residents may find useful: “Applications to express an intention to vote may be carried out in several ways: - In the case of citizens who received a communiqué from the Electoral Registry Office (Oficina del Censo Electoral) in November 2013, the only requirement is to fill in and sign the formal statement included in the communiqué and then send it to the relevant Regional Delegation of the Electoral Registry Office. In the event the Electoral Registry Office should also have the person’s Foreigner Identification Card Number (NIE), then that person may also go online to express the intention to vote, through the link https://sede.ine. gob.es - In the case of EU nationals living in Spain but not registered with the local town hall, it is necessary for them to register with their local town hall (padrón municipal) and fill in the relevant form expressing their intention to vote in Spain “Further information is available at local town halls and regional delegations of
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Everything you need to know about NIE What is it? Why do I need one and where can I get it from? in Spain or take shares in, or become a director of, a Spanish company; or are a student registering on a Spanish university course. These are examples only. • You can apply for a NIE either in Spain or at the Spanish consulate nearest to you in your home country. You’ll need to file an application form and supply personal data, including an address for notifications, and state the reason for your application. You may be asked to supply supporting documentation. A photocopy of your passport – having first shown your original when making your application – is also required.
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•Wherever you make your application, it’ll be sent for processing to the police authority in Madrid responsible for issuing NIEs. It usually takes at least two months for them to issue the NIE. So don’t leave getting your NIE to the last minute! •Your NIE will be sent in the form of a confirmatory letter. Keep it safe (taking a photocopy of it and keeping that photocopy in a separate location). It’s difficult and time consuming to obtain duplicates. • As said, you can also apply for a NIE in Spain, as long as you’re in the country legally. So if you’re an EU resident you may take advantage of a holiday in Spain to apply for a NIE locally. Contrast with non-EU
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Dancing on Ice 2014 By Lyn Aspden of ‘Strictly Dance’
week 4
This weeks theme was different styles of dance and what a diverse show it proved to be. With only 9 pairs remaining one slip and it is all over. Opening the show were ex champion Kyran Bracket and Nina with their version of Rock and Roll to Great Balls of Fire. For me this week Kyran didn’t look as comfortable and he was a bit unsteady on some of his lift entry and exits. It was however a performance which was fast and furious and full of energy. I awarded him 7.5 and judges 31.5. Next to skate were Susanne Shaw and Matt with The Flower Duet Ballet. Susanne has beautiful arms and lines and her transitions between lifts was seamless. Her interpretation was soft elegant and graceful exactly as it should have been. I gave her 8.5 and the judges 33.0. Next out were Gareth Gates and Brianne with Street Dance to Hot In Here. Oh dear! a person less ‘street’ than Gareth you couldn’t meet, however he gave it his best shot and
really entered into the spirit of the performance. He is not really up to the standard of some of the other skaters but a nice attempt nontheless. I gave him 7.0 and the judges 28.0. Next to skate were Bonnie Langford and Andre with a Waltz to What The World Needs Now. I found it difficult to believe that the professional skater had never performed a Waltz before so Bonnie was immediately on the back foot. The performance was tentative and unsure, not as clean as normal but her elegance and posture and position in lifts is second to none. She needs much more power and speed over the ice to keep up with the serious challengers. She was awarded 27.5 from the judges and 7.0 from myself. Sam Attwater and Vicky then turned to India and Bangra skated to Work for their performance. This was a fast, furious performance full of Bangra movements and well matched through most of their skate. I awarded him 8.5 and the judges 34.5. Next to skate was Zaraah Abrahams and Andy
pause for thought
A friend recently told me she could never be a Christian as the Bible was so unscientific; quoting Richard Dawkins as supporting her view that no reputable scientist over the last century had believed in God. Strange how many people share this view, but clearly they never met Professor David Ingram CBE, one of the greatest and most respected physicists of our time, who also had a strong Christian faith. For myself, I was privileged to attend a symposium at Keele University in the early 60s, when Prof Ingram was head of the Department of Physics there. When at the end of his lecture he invited questions, one mischievous individual enquired how he, as a respected scientist could also claim a faith in God. Unruffled, the professor responded that he considered the two to be complementary; that science sought to answer questions of “how”, whilst the Bible addressed the issue of “why”. To illustrate the point, Dr Ingram gave a scientific explanation of how his car came to be parked outside the hall, with a detailed analysis based on its speed and weight; its momentum and kinetic energy, being overcome by a gradually increasing frictional force, as hydraulic pressure caused callipers to grip discs attached to the wheels, which brought it to a stop in its present position. He then continued, suggesting that a Biblical approach would probably have simply explained that the Professor stopped his car outside the lecture hall as he was addressing a symposium there. Both explanations, he asserted were equally true, and both were needed, taken together to understand fully how and why his car was car was parked
outside, “always assuming”, he added with a grin, “that it hasn’t been stolen since I left it there”. So it is that Science and Scripture are equally valid in addressing their own issues, but don’t expect Science to answer accurately questions about the meaning and purpose of life, nor Scripture to explain precisely how it all came into being. Once the applause subsided, there were no further questions.
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 PROFESSOR DAVID INGRAM, CBE 1927 - 2001 Research Fellow at Southampton University 1952-1959 Head of Department of Physics at Keele University 1959-1973 Principal of Chelsea College 1973-1980 Vice Chancellor of University of Kent 1980-1994 Chairman of the Universities Central Council on Admissions Treasurer of the Committee of ViceChancellors and Principals Trustee of Canterbury Cathedral Deputy Lieutenant of Kent
with a Jazz number to Putting On The Ritz. This week she was lacking in performance level looking heavy getting both into and out of lifts probably due to lack of body and arm extension. I awarded her 7.5 and the judges a total of 32.0. Next to skate was Beth Tweddle and Lucasz performing Scottish Dancing to Hey Brother. This was nicely performed with good characterisation of Scottish dance moves and hand positions. It was to be the seasons best score (until the following skates) with a total of 36.5 from the judges and 8.5 from me. The penultimate pair were Hayley Tamaddon and Dan skating Charleston to Bang Bang. Wow!! this was a fantastic performance from start to finish, it was fast slick with loads of Charleston moves packed in. I gave her a maximum 10.0 with the judges 38.0. Closing this weeks show was my boy Ray Quinn and Maria dancing Flamenco to Malaguena. Fantastic! Wow! Wow! Everything it should have been and
much much more. It was a slick dramatic skate full of flamenco lifts, poses and shapes and with the power of Ray’s dance expertise excellent. Ray ended up with a maximum 40.0 from the judges and of course a 10.0 from yours truly. After the public vote the bottom 2 were: Kyran Bracken skating to Chasing Cars and Zaraah Abrahams skating to Don’t Cry For Me Argentina and this was one of the closest skate offs there has ever been. It was a 3 to 1 split with the judges but Kyran won out so Zaraah sadly had to leave the competition. Next week there is to be a ‘winner takes all battle’ but what will this entail? Tune in to find out! Every week we are getting closer to crowning the ultimate champion but who will it be? Ray Quinn, my favourite? or do you prefer someone else? Until next weeks exciting show - Keep Dancing and don’t forget you can come and join our friendly gang at one of our classes.
SPORT SHORTS
* The 2014 Six Nations Rugby tournament starts on Saturday when Wales play Italy and France meet England, while on Sunday Ireland oppose Scotland. * In tennis, GB (with Andy Murray if fit) play the USA in the Davis Cup in San Diego, California this weekend. * Also this weekend, top Premiership matches are Arsenal v Crystal Palace, Manchester City v Chelsea, the Tyne-Wear derby featuring Newcastle and Sunderland, Stoke v Manchester United and WBA v Liverpool. * In the Championship, it’s Bournemouth v leaders Leicester and the big one, QPR v Burnley, while in FL1 Brentford visit Shrewsbury and in FL2 it’s Hartlepools v Scunthorpe. * And this evening, in the PL, Aston Villa play WBA and Chelsea take on West Ham, Liverpool having played Everton last night plus Southampton v Arsenal and Tottenham v Manchester City. * Congratulations to Stan Wawrinka on beating Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open - his first-ever Grand Slam title. The Swiss also k’od Novak Djokovic and by beating Nadal, became the first man to defeat the
world’s top two players in the same tournament since 1993. * Chinese superwoman Li Na defeated Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 7-6, 6-0 to win her second major trophy, following her 2011 triumph in France. * Two Premiership clubs went out in the FA Cup 4th round - Crystal Palace lost to holders Wigan while Stoke were beaten by Chelsea. * Manchester City, 20 down, knocked out Watford 4-2; Arsenal (v. Coventry) and Everton (at Stevenage) both recorded 4-0 victories and Liverpool won 2-0 at Bournemouth while Sunderland accounted for the last non-League club, Kidderminster. * In round five, it’s Arsenal v Liverpool, Brighton v Hull, Cardiff v Wigan, Manchester City v Chelsea, Everton v Swansea, Sheff Utd or Fulham v PNE or Nottm Forest, Sheff Wed v Charlton and Sunderland v Southampton. The ties will be played on 15/16 February. * Here in Spain there were wins for Barcelona (v Malaga), Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid and even Almeria (v Getafe). * Everton’s Costa Rican
midfielder Bryan Oviedo suffered a double fracture of his left leg at Stevenage and will possibly miss the World Cup.
* Manchester United have paid a club record £37.1m (44.7m euros) for Chelsea’s Juan Mata. David Moyes also wants Southampton’s Luke Shaw. * Chelsea have spent £11 million on Basel’s Mohamed Salah. * Chris Wilder has left Oxford to become manager of Northampton and Sheffield Wednesday’s new boss is Stuart Gray. * WBA may sack Nicolas Anelka if his loses his ‘Quenella’ case with the FA. * England’s men ended their tour ‘down under’ with a win and a defeat in their last two ODIs against Australia while their female counterparts (leading 8-4 on points) require one win from their last three 20/20 games v. the Aussies to clinch the Ashes. * My Black Country colleague, ex-Tipton Harrier, Andy Holden has died, aged 66. RIP.
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Sudoku is a placement puzzle. Enter the numbers 1 to 9 in each row and column of a grid, made up of 3 x 3 subgrids. The catch is that each row, column and grid must contain only one instance of each number or letter.
Very Hard!
SUDOKU PUZZLE
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place of great activity (5) 3 Cut a jewel to confront Edward (7) 4 Tastelessly bright bird in one’s family - note, that is where you’ll find over-optimistic people! (5-6-4) 5 You must make this to compensate (6) 6 Nearly dress beneath container with which you might wash or dry (9) 7 Element of witchcraft in polonium, with half gone missing (7) 13 Overthrow of French central state following a masterstroke (4,5) 15 Loud and long complaint is very bad (7) 17 Try to win the support of the French, wearing Liberal new garment (7) 18 Weakness of 22 going wrong in the outskirts of Filey (7) 19 With regard to man, one governing temporarily (6) 22 Attempt to get King and Emperor in most of story (5)
HARD SUDOKU
6 Harmful (7) 7 Deplume (5) 9 A coffin stand (4) 10 Write out a speech (10) 11 False teeth (8) 13 Rubble (6) 15 Pocketbook (4) 17 Caper (5) 18 Indolent (4) 19 Purchased (6) 20 Nagging (8) 23 Hostility (10) 26 Journey (4) 27 It travels on
rails (5) 28 Laboratory flasks (7)
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1 Few find car at start of road, wrongly positioned, but this person might! (7,6) 8 Failed on entry into ‘German Energy’ (4) 9 Do less damage in church work, where you need to be in union (6,4) 10 Narrow strip of water with second identifying feature (6) 11 Intended to teach a court, in charge after policeman finally died (8) 12 Being in a dazed state at intervals? (6,3) 14 State of mind over inescapable ruin (4) 15 Enjoyment without a mythical creature (4) 16 Crooked w-when nearly shifted into small boat (4-5) 20 Agonised about city (3,5) 21 Horrible lout with a Welsh criminal (6) 23 Waste outside of Thailand cut and left to be unorthodox (33-4) 24 Python not in use (4) 25 Unit lay about with tidal lake parallel to the equator? (13)
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FOOD & DRINK... FOOD & DRINK... FOOD & DRINK... GAMMON STEAK WITH BROAD BEANS
Ingredients 200ml tub crème fraîche 3 tsp vodka 2 tsp hot horseradish sauce 6 slices smoked salmon 250g pack small, cookedbeetroot (not in vinegar), thinly sliced, then shredded salmon caviar (optional) few small, torn dill sprigs
Smoked Salmon with Beetroot & Vodka Crème Fraîche Medse ón
METHOD
Beat the crème fraîche with the vodka and a little seasoning until it holds its shape, then stir in the horseradish. Chill in the fridge.
winter crazy offer
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Valid only with this voucher dinner 19.00-22.00 until 31st january
Lay the slices of salmon over plates, then top with the beetroot and a spoonful of the crème fraîche. Top with the salmon caviar, if using, then scatter with the dill. Grind over some black pepper and serve
Friday 31st January
kris kelly
Valentines Evening friday 14th february
dee sharp duo
INGREDIENTS
400g podded broad beans 75g butter 4 gammon steaks 3 shallots , finely diced 1 garlic clove , smashed 1 bay leaf 1 sprig thyme 125ml white wine 75ml hot chicken stock 2 tbsp parsley , chopped
METHOD
Blanch the broad beans in boiling salted water for 1 minute. drain, drop into iced water, then drain again and set aside. Warm a little of the butter in a large frying pan with a splash of olive oil. When the butter is foaming, add
the gammon steaks and cook for about 3 minutes or so on each side depending on the thickness. Season with pepper, but go easy on the salt gammon is already salty. remove from the pan and set aside somewhere warm to rest. Put the rest of the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots. After 2 mins add the garlic clove, bay leaf and thyme. Cook for a further minute, then throw in the broad beans and white wine. Reduce till almost gone, then add the hot chicken stock. Simmer for 2 mins until the beans are tender. Finally, just before serving, stir in the parsley. Check the seasoning and serve with the gammon steaks.
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FOOD & DRINK... Lemon Curd & Yogurt Fool
air-conditioned
La
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valentine dinner dance saturday 15th February from 7pm
Ingredients 300g jar lemon curd (we used Duchy Originals Traditional Lemon Curd) 500g tub 0% Greek yogurt 200g punnet raspberries 1 tbsp icing sugar shortbread , to serve
METHOD Put the lemon curd and yogurt into a bowl. Fold together for a rippled effect. Divide the mixture between four glasses and chill. Mix raspberries and icing sugar together and gently crush, then spoon with their juices over the chilled mix and serve.
OPEN 7
days
music & Dancing with
Twilight Shadows from 9pm
special valentine menu
fr from om
88.9 .955
€14.95
call or email to book your table
booking recommended
booking essential
Friday 14th February
traditional sunday lunch
Special Valentine’s Night Menu ee 11. Thrurse per p 95€ erson Co eal M
served 12.30PM-5PM
includes a complimentary coffee & chocolate
call or email to book your table
booking essential
evening menu
Saturday 8th February
paella night
OUR MAIN MENU INCLUDES 16oz STEAKs ~ MIXED GRILL ~ FRESH FISH Menu changes weekly please ask for our daily specials fri – SAT EVENINGS 6PM – 9PM
fish paella €8.50 pp meat paella €7.50 pp (min 2 persons)
HOMEMADE STARTE & SCRUMPTIOUS HOMERS MADE DESSERTS all 3.00 each!
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Monday special wednesday supper NEW
valentines night Dine by candlelight
4 course menu with este wine & coffee included 15€ per person
MENU DEL NOCHE
20oz T-BONE STEAK, 16oz BEEF ENTRECOTE, 12oz PORK TENDERLOIN, ROASTED LAMB SHANK & SHOULDER, ROASTED PORK KNUCKLE AND MORE
DINNER 7PM-10PM
sunday roast menu del dia
4 courses with bottle of ESTE wine per couple & coffee included: Roast Lamb Shoulder & Pork Knuckle, 12oz Entrecote, 20oz T-Bone, 10oz Pork Tenderloin, Roast Potatoes & Fresh Vegetables, Freshly Baked Bread
SERVED 1pm - 4pm
vegetarian menu available
Children’s menu available
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Chilli Night
5€
TUESDAY special Chicken Curry & Rice or Cod Fillet & Chips
5€
homemade burger, Chips & Salad Home cooked Ham, Chips & Salad
5.50€
Thursday Pie Night
Homemade Pies, Chips & Peas
5.50€
SERVED 6-9PM
Beer battered cod
homemade chips & peas
from
5.95€ in the Bar
FRIDAYS 12.30pm - 9pm
lite bite snacks
open every day open for lunch 12pm - 4PM specials, burgers, wraps 12pm - late
menu del dia 2 COURSE LUNCH 12:30-3:30PM 6€
Tel: 950 634 562 lavidacucador@gmail.com
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Greyhounds have taken the place of traditional fashion models in a new campaign for the Italian label Trussardi. The dogs were dressed in sunglasses, jackets, and handbags from its spring 2014 collection
It would appear that the surf’s up for this radical rodent. It’s one of a group of mice which have been trained to surf in Australia by Shane Willmott. He regularly takes his furry entertainers surfing in summer, but says they prefer the skatepark in winter.
Three-yearold Charlie Parker has made a new friend for the New Year - in the form of a four metre albino Burmese python called Baby. The pair are seen getting to grips with one another at Ballarat Wildlife Park in Australia, which is owned by Charlie’s dad Greg.
Burty’s BAR Playa Serena, roquetas de mar
Mon - thu 11am - close and sat 1pm - close Sun 11am - 5pm Closed friday
rrace e t y n n u s e g u h un! s r e t n i w h t i w
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Monday to thursday & Saturday Steaks, Pies, Chicken, Duck Breast, Spicy Curry Ribs & much more Please pre book by 6 pm the previous day
Snacks & Meals available all day from €2.50 Wednesday bingo 3pm
Tapas
served from 1 pm
every thursday - quiz 2.15pm prompt
sunday roast served from 1.30pm every week €5.95 beef, chicken or lamb - booking advisable anglican church service 3rd thursday of the month 11.30am next service 20th february
Opposite Playa Luna Hotel between Oasis & Mar y Sol. Tel: 679 156 715
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ROQUETAS DE MAR places to visit in & around roquetas de mar
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nOTICE bOARD friday 31st january chaplins pub re-opens 8pm ---------------------------------------
Saturday 1st March y da wakes re-opens ---------------------------------------
Roquetas Bridge Club meets on Monday’s at 3pm. For more info please contact Alison Ferguson 950349749 or Sue Barlow 950 333 344
Advertisers publish your special events here. Charity/community groups events also published The natural park of Punta Entinas Sabinar is located in the west almeriense. Some 2000 hectares of wetlands, dunes, beach and monte. Lugar unknown by many, and neglected by the institutions, is of great value to many species of birds that live, rest or breed here. Worth the visit and discover the flora and fauna of the place.
Dental Clinic On-site Dental Laboratory Dr med. dent Hubert Hillenbrand
congratualtions
20 years experience
on the safe arrival of
950 32 64 52
Eva Bethany Ross January 25th 2014 at 4.21pm 6 pounds, 13 ounces with love Jon, Kate, Ellie & Oz
Edificio Porto Mar Avda Mariano Hemandes 48 Roquetas de Mar, near Hotel Zoraida Garden
German & English Spoken
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English Mobile Hairdresser Reopening
y at 8pm. Friday 31 Januar Party & Buffet. All welcome.
Roquetas and surrounding areas Colours, cuts, blow-dries, etc
Men and Women Phone Jazz:
642 255 309
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:
31st January - Bar Tango, near Hotel Sabinal. 7th February - Bar Ana, C/Sierra Nevada. 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!
FREE of charge
please call 902 750 190 or email: sales@soltimes.com
estampa Tapas Bar nny outdoor Spacious su eating 24 terrace s TV SKY
Tapas/Snacks English Breakfast Fish & Chips Coffees & Cakes Cocktails/Sangria
sky sports shown here
FREE WI-FI Open 10am - late (Closed Tuesday) Next door to Zurimar 678 202 160
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION NOTICE FORTHCOMING ‘POPPY APPEAL’ FUND RAISING EVENTS ROQUETAS DE MAR BRANCH 3569
Tuesday 4th February - 3pm Social meeting & Pudding competition. Tuesday 4th March -3pm Social meeting. Quiz & Raffle. Tuesday 1st April - 3pm Social meeting. All monies raised at these afternoons will be for the 2014 Poppy Appeal New members are most welcome to join the branch, so please contact the Chairman on 950328469 or any member of the Committeeforfurthermembership details. Branch meetings are held at ‘The Lodge’ on Calle Americo Vespucio, Roquetas De Mar, on the first Tuesday of each month, at 3.00pm.
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mio moov m610 sat nav boxed as new. full www.AAparking.es Tel: 639 081 067 european maps, Transport?? Cheap mains charger, Airport car charger, full Airport Parking services user manual and Alicante Almeria Murcia shopping cd. 50€ tel: 677 New trips 011 077 / 664 Servicing / Repairs hospital 853 212 A i rport appointments 35 knitted tr a n s f er s etc dolls of various pick up all areas, 663 429 521 competitive sizes ranging rates. For a professional from 10cm to quote please visit reliable 50cm ,hello kitty www. spanish ,angry bird rupert e s t a t e a g e n t . service com or call 661 bear etc, new 143 871 ,45€ ,roquetas alternative energy area tel: 950 335 208 Solar Wind Power Solutions. 15 years installation town bike, Over experience. established 12 german step years in Spain. Call Phil through 7 for competitive prices 636 261 240 speed 26 inch email:info@sunergyalmeria.com wheels , front www.sunergy almeria.com basket, rear rack, carlos saliente plumbing side stand , full & heating for solar pool heating, lighting ,excellent solar hot water installations and condition. 120€ repairs. call 950 930 900 or 968 tel: 677 011 077/ 969 962, email carlos.saliente@ gmail.com 664 853 212
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Private parties Private parties Birthday etc, Birthday etc, all events all events catered for Installations and supplies of: catered for Plasterboard • ceilings call for more call Bar for more screens • wallpaper information: information Tel: 675 986 622
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drainage
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sequence with jean & derek at
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el Cucador
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all levels welcome LICENSED POZO/septic tank emptying single or couples enjoyable afternoon to meet • Installation of new septic new friends tanks with certificates for more info call • Repairs to existing pozos 950 449 617
carpentry
for all your carpentry needs
• CCTV Camera Inspection Call Andy on 950 091 109 or 648 768 587
Call B& B designs on 646 101 712
Email: blockeddrainsrus@albox-online.net
WILDWOOD Bespoke Joinery
Cleaning of Septic Tanks
For all your carpentry requirements
Fast, efficient, competitive service. Tel: 634 328 574 james@wildwood.es chimney sweep The Chimney sweep, for a friendly professional service Call Paul on : 617 150 300 or 850 993 057.
computers Steve Hayes Informatica
Pc’s, Laptops, Printers etc. Sales & Repairs on-site callout / tuition. Consumables Albox, Almeria Tel: 950 120 900
▪ Emptying of septic Tanks & Cesspits, with high pressure cleaning ▪ Small unblockages of pipes & drainage
Pool Cleaning & Water Tanks
Contact: 675 838 808 electrician
CD electrical SERVICES Rewires & Upgrades - Fault Finding - Boletins
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HOME HELP/CARER Mature Irish Lady Home Help/ Cleaning In Mojacar & Surrounding Areas. Experienced & Can Supply References. Reasonable Rates. Call Yvonne 634369053
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iron/metal works The Metal works Grills, railings, gates of all types, security/sliding/ roller, rejas, concertina doors etc. Tel: Keith Wood on 638 900 949
Tel: 950 121 936 or 902 750 190 ext 332 PAINTER / DECORATOR
painter & decorator
friendly - professional -reliable neat & tidy - experienced no job too small
new year offers Tel: 649 186 107 or
email thunderpaul2003@hotmail.com personals
Refined & Mature Lady 60+
would like to meet a single kind gentleman aged 65infoalbox.libertyseguros@gmail.com professional tree 75 who is looking for love T & T Metals For all quality metal felling & pruning, & friendship. Smoker works, including gates, railings, accepted but not a heavy including all types of palm trees rejas, staircases, gazebos & chaindrinker. GSH. link fencing Tel: 950 431 738 strimming of overgrown Financially Stable. Zurgena area. gardens & hedge cutting legal Please call between 4pm & spanish registered. 8pm. 630 993 474 Please contact
Glenn & jayne 950 121 943
ring john on 616 855 294 or 950 163 930
landscape gardening • Block work • Balustrades • Paving Driveways & Paths
Call Graham & Barry now for free estimate 620 112 193 or 667 853 062 heating
Carlos (Saliente) plumbing & heating services. If it involves water, we can help! www.carlossaliente.com Tel: 968 969 962
pets section
woodhouse boarding kennels & cattery - arboleas
If you wish us to print an article about a particular Small friendly kennels, 24hr vets service, pet transporting arranged, welcome to topic in our regular space view ministry approved on pg 15, please email Tracy Mobile 650 211 952 info@daviessolicitors.com locksmith Phil the Pick Locksmith 24 hours. Locked Out? Locks fitted/ upgraded house safes. Arboleas & surrounding area. Special weekend rates. Tel: 697 243 181
dog & grooming parlor
logs
pet taxi
load of small or big Olive logs, no roots €160 load of mixed Olive some roots €140 load of health & beauty eucalyptus, no roots €160 all loads avon cosmetics Tel Claire 2 tonnes Arboleas & surrounding 691 987 454 avonfromclaire areas Call Lee on 636 092 632, @yahoo.es eliteplanthire@hotmail.co.uk pamper yourself at R Retreat El Cucador, beauty treatments, hair salon, holistic massage, waxing, pedicure etc. Therapists all established & UK qualified. Email retreatcucador.gmail.com or call 647 379 878 for a full listing of treatments or look at our main advert on the ladies page inside & call the therapists direct
hobby/craft
ELAINE’S WOOLS
Phil Delivers
Logs
gravel & all building materials
Albox & Surrounding areas
tel: 634 328 779
Quality UK Wool & Accessories. Come & view my DISPLAY. OPTICIANS Also Available at CAT Services & Optica Albox All your optical Total Entertainment Call 667 273 889 needs, eye tests, hearing tests, elaineswools@gmail.com contact lenses Tel: 950 121 991
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No need for kennels or cattery Pet sitting in your own home, Arboleas & local area. Call Vanessa 637 061 482 Pilates
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with Sharon O’Lanlon every Wednesday 11am - 12 all welcome all levels at La Vida, El Cucdor Call for more details 638 487 314 fully UK reg: 25 years experience
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1 bed casita, fully furnished with large fly-free patio, internet connection, log burner, private parking, electric by metre 250€ pcm inc water
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Not Our finest hour The door to the vet’s surgery crashed open with a force that tested its shatterproof integrity to the limit, and a small brown missile shot into the reception area. The missile resolved itself into a Spanish lady in a brown coat and a bad mood. Among the verbal grenades that she was firing at top decibel and machine gun speed I gathered that a Renault Clio was in her way – my Renault Clio! Fearing that she would spontaneously combust, I hurried out into the street to move the offending, but innocent, Del. I know that the Spanish fuse can be a short one, and once ignited, can lead to spectacular fireworks, but up until now I have found that the soft answer and a humble apology very effective anti-incendiary measures, so once out in the street I began to explain in Spanish why my car was parked where it was. I would have explained, but she verbally steamrollered over the top of me as we strode up the street. ‘Why couldn’t you have parked here? Or here?’ she vociferated, without pausing for breath, moderating her volume or giving me time to answer. I would have josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk explained that
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the white lines permitted parking, and that at the time that I parked it was the only space available. Unfortunately for me, the cars fore and aft of Del had gone, leaving him in solitary splendour, blocking her driveway. We reached the object of her wrath, Del, and we stood opposite each other – blond and apologetic was clearly making no impression on dark and volatile with added arm waving. It crossed my mind to point out that, if she would only stop hollering and listen, we would have reached accord by now, Del would have been moved and she would be on her way. Hard on the heels of that quite reasonable thought came the desire to tell her that if she wasn’t so stingey, she could, for a small fee, get a Vado Permanente sign to stop innocent motorists from mistakenly parking in front of her garage. I bit the words back; she was so busy shouting that she wouldn’t have heard them anyway. She was 5 foot of unnecessary anger and dangerously high blood pressure, so I calmly began to climb into Del. As I did so I said, in English ‘Oh, shut up!’ in tones of the utmost boredom. It was not my finest hour, but neither was it hers. But on measure, I think I lost less dignity!
Des Res with Many Features Our American tenants back home have recently been re-posted to another part of the world and it has given us the opportunity to undertake a bit of re-decoration and some other minor items that require attention before our new renters move in at the beginning of February. In the meantime, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at other real estate in that area - just to get an idea on how property prices have changed in the three years since we first purchased. In the process, I came across a couple of houses near the village where we had lived for thirty years and were therefore familiar to me, and the estate agents descriptive jargon for them made me smile. One – a very old almost derelict cottage – carried the appetizing headline: ‘rarely available – viewing essential.’ Yes I thought; that’s because houses
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rarely reach this condition without actually falling down, which of course makes the viewing essential before that happens. The other was described as being in a ‘secluded location’. This is definitely true, because not only is it a Tornado fighter flight away from the village centre, but it has no made-up road leading to it and there is not a vehicle made - short of a Caterpillar tractor - that could negotiate the crater like pot holes without taking out the suspension and floor, and possibly the driver. This got me thinking about some of the other estate agent’s lingo that we are familiar with and backed by observation and personal experience over the years, I let my imagination out for the day, and came up with possible interpretations. Most of us know that ‘bijou’ translates as being ideal for Dopey if the other six dwarves threw him out. But what about ‘compact’? Well there is a formula for this and it is simply to divide a bijou by two. ‘Scope for improvement’ and ‘in need of modernisation’ can mean anything from complete demolition and starting over, to the fact that it has not been touched since its construction in Boadicea’s day. Then there is ‘far reaching views to the rear’, which usually means no trees; no hills or mountains; definitely no water and on a clear day,
you can just about make out Abu Dhabi. Or ‘open aspect to the rear’ which is often a subtle indication that there is a planning application in the pipeline for a new abattoir or power station. ‘Internal viewing recommended’ is an obvious reference to the fact that it looks God awful on the outside whilst the more general ‘viewing recommended’ is self evident, given that you would never buy a property without looking at the damn thing. Then we come to the enticing ‘easily maintained garden’ description, aka the pocket handkerchief concrete patio along with two window boxes. The other side of the coin is ‘mature gardens’ which I know from bitter experience is a reference to the dense jungle-like flora that has never experienced a lawn mower or machete and could quite easily be home to a tribe of pygmies or wild boar. ‘Has a homely feeling’ and ‘decorated in the modern style’ are usually mentioned in tandem and relate to a house that has been furnished in the sixties style and tarted up by an ageing hippy high on magic mushrooms and strong cider. ‘Convenient for the station’ is good, unless
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Waiting for Paco
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Antonio Poyato, sitting on a low mound is trying to take off his boot. He pulls at it with both hands, panting. He gives up, exhausted, rests, tries again. Loco Paco arrives, dust covered and footsore. Paco: Still a long way to go. Shall we travel together? Poyato: Yes, as soon as I take this ruddy boot off and put it on again. Paco surveys the countryside, the Castle of Alqueria is in the far distance. Paco: It’s a vast wilderness out there, completely devoid of humanity. Poyato: Reminds me of my first wife, although she was a very attractive lady but unfortunately not from the front. Loco Paco stares blankly at Poyato, as if someone has forgotten to plug him in. Poyato: Can you smell burning? Paco: Sorry, indigestion. Poyato: Well? Shall we go? Paco: Yes, let’s go. They do not move. Poyato pulls a hip-flask from his pocket, he offers it to Paco. Poyato: Remitroot Whisky Paco? It keeps the demons at bay. Paco looks around for demons with a worried frown. Paco: I don’t like demons. They are always where you don’t expect them. Poyato: How do those people who don’t drink keep their demons at bay Paco? There are people who don’t drink you know! Paco: I know, I remember reading about them somewhere. Poyato: I don’t like sitting on this mound, nature has a habit of making a mad dash up your trouser leg. Paco: That’s why I wear gaiters and drink Remitroot whisky. Poyato: Well? Shall we go? Paco: Yes, let’s go. They do not move. Poyato: Do you understand life the Bristol to London main line crosses the bottom of your garden. When a room is described as having ‘electrical sockets and a telephone point’, it’s obvious that this is one boring room with no redeeming features that the agent can find worth talking about. And beware of the boast, ‘unusual feature’, because it’s a safe bet that it will be the first thing you rip out and take to the tip when you move in. Similarly the word ‘interesting’, which could easily be interpreted as ‘bizarre’ or ‘weird’. And why say ‘on road parking’ or ‘space for three vehicles’, when all they need state is ‘no garage’ ! ‘Studio’: a pad where you can sit on
Paco? Paco: Enough to get by, enough to appear sane if I need anymore I adlib. Poyato: That doesn’t make sense Paco. Paco: No nothing does. Paco sighs, a long long sigh. Poyato: You can make a sigh last longer than a Mother-in-Law’s visit. Paco sighs Paco: How long were you married Antonio? Poyato: Four hundred and nine years. Can you remember your first love Paco. Paco: Yes, I still have the receipt. Poyato shielded his eyes and scanned the blueness of the morning sky. Poyato: There is intelligent life out there in space Paco. What do you think? Paco: Well they haven’t bothered to visit us, that must demonstrate a reasonable level of intelligence. Poyato: We aren’t alone you know! Paco: I know, I have my Saharan Dung Beetle, Benjy. Poyato stares blankly at Loco Paco, as if someone has forgotten to plug him in. Poyato: Back to Alqueria then? Well? Shall we go? Paco: Yes, let’s go. They do not move. the loo whilst cooking your dinner and taking a shower at the same time. ‘Extended by the present owner’ - probably the same hippy decorator as before - who has built a lean-to shack with no planning permission or building regs. ‘Good use has been made of the available space’ . . . that’s because the attic space and bedrooms have been used as a marijuana farm. It’s that hippy again. And the list goes on in the strange world of realtor speak. And no matter how tough the times or dire the economic situation, they all have ‘clients waiting’ !
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Forum Golf Society
Forum Golf Society´s members enjoyed the sort of weather than acts as a strong reminder of one of the main reasons that we all moved to this part of the world when they played a Double Par Medal at Desert Springs on January 24th. Peter Harrington, one of the society´s most supportive players was a very popular winner, leading the way with a net 69 for his maiden individual victory after nearly 5 years of trying !
the tenth (out of twelve) qualifying event for the 2013/14 Ford Leagues, and with four players going through to the regional finals in May the top six of Richard Swaine, Tony Morgan, Phil Elam, Fran Elam, Terry Moore & Peter Tinsley remain unchanged, although the performances of Peter Harrington & Maurice Jamieson saw them move significantly closer towards the top places Forum´s upcoming fixtures are 7th February Pairs 2 Man Stableford Scramble at Aguilon
Maurice Jamieson (70) was second, Tony Morgan (72) third, Terry Moore (73) fourth & Keith Ryder (75) fifth, with the four nearest the pin prizes going to Derek Manning, Phil Miles, Peter Harrington & Maurice Jamieson, and Ian Postles continuing his happy knack of going home with a prize or two by claiming the longest drive on the tricky 16th. This
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Some competitive golf at Cortijo Grande this week as you will see from the scores. Our first div winer on Wednesday 22nd Jan 014 with 35 points Peter Jackson in second with 34 Doug deardon and third with 33 Leif Myhre. Second div winner with 33 points Martin Oliver second with 31 Daphne Deardon and third with 30 Lilly Pepper. Ball sweep winners Dave Midleton Chris Astheimer Martin and wife Julie Oliver. Sunday 26th Jan and our team event a competition enjoyed by all. Our winners with 89 points a
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The Roda course was in very good condition as usual and manicured to a high standard, but everytime we play at Roda it always rains and so it was today, the good thing was that it rained through the night and early morning and had been stopped for quite a while by the time we arrived. So although we started out in water proofs the sun shone so we were back to shirt sleeves in no time. Roda was our first
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Valle Del Este Golf Society Another Great Week Of Golf For Our Members And Visitors Tuesday Was A Waltz Format And The Winning Team Were Sean Halligan, Tony Dudley And Geoff Owen With 77 Points. Friday Saw 26 Golfers Play A Stapleford Competition For Handicap Purposes, With One Of Our Lady Members, Doris Harrison, Winning With 36 Points And Cutting Her Handicap By 2 Shots, 2nd Playing Off A Handicap Of 6, Now 5,
Was Patrick Vickery With 34 Points And 3rd With A Score Of 33 Points Malcolm Nicholls Now Playing Off 13. There Were Two 2’s Onthe 6th And 12th Holes Both Achieved By Bob Connell Nearest The Pins Were Neville Duncan On The 6th And Robin Hawkins On The 14th. Well Done To Our Adopted Countryman Sergio Garcia On Saturday, Winning The Qatar Masters On The 3rd Play-Off Hole.
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big score were Greg Ward Martin Oliver Peter Morse and Graham Meeks. Good to see Graham back in action.Second with 85 points John Wardley David Hardy Geof Venables.Third with 81 Doug Deardon Peter Jackson Cathal Higgins Tony Stubbs.Ball sweep winners Leif Myhre John Wardley Russell Colyer
singles game this season and also the first time our handicaps were not inflated by slope so the scores are slightly lower than usual. In beautiful,bright sunshine we returned to the Lo Crispin Tavern for tappas and tales of woe and some of achievement. Ray Moles who plays off 1 came in with the 2nd best score of the day. The sunshine boys were: Gold Division: 1st Ray Moles 29pts, 2nd Dicky Claeys 28pts and 3rd Harry Wilcock 27(c/b) Silver Division: 1st Gordon Cobb 28pts c/b, 2nd Andy Ayres 28pts and 3rd John Dunnion 27pts Bronze Division: 1st Steve Harrington 31pts, 2nd Danny McErlean 24pts c/b, 3rd Dave Keating 24pts NTPs: Andy Ayres holes 2 and 7, Brian Smith hole 11 and Rod Day hole 13 The 2s club was won by Harry Wilcock, there were others but they didn’t enter before going out so hard luck guys.
AGUILON GOLF-MEMBERS AGUILON GOLF-MEMBERS There is much talk in the clubhouse of the anticipated change in layout of the course, with holes 1and 11 to 18 becoming the front nine, then holes 6 to 9 and 2 to 5 being the back nine, all with new tee positions, the idea is to make the course more user friendly RESULTS Friday January 17 Individual Stableford
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Another day with fine weather and good scoring and a mention for Terry Moore who had a two on the 3rd hole which is a par four. 1st Dave Gray 39pts 2nd Chris Baker 37pts on a card play off
Norman Whibley 8th, Mauno Karjalainen and Mick Siggers 12th Wednesday January 22 – Individual Stableford Once the rain clouds had disappeared we were confronted with a sunny but very windy afternoon which took its toll on the scoring 1st Brian Everitt 33pts 2nd Louis Long 32pts on a card play off 3rd Sandra Siggers on a card play off Twos: Mike Hill and Chris Mardon 4th, Kevin Manser and Tony Wagg (visitor) 8th and Bill Gibb 12th
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THE 2014 FORMULA 1 SEASON
A preview by Tony Matthews
This year will see the 65th season of Formula One Grand Prix Motor Racing, which is recognised by the sport’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of competition for openwheel racing cars. and teams Twelve (hopefully) 24 drivers in compete will nineteen races for the World Drivers’ and World Constructors’ Championships. Sebastian Vettel starts the season as the defending drivers’ champion after winning his fourth consecutive title last term, while his team, Red Bull Racing, will begin the campaign as the defending Constructors’ Champions, having also won their fourth consecutive championship in 2013.
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• In the interests of safety, new 2014 regulations will allow a lower nose on the front of each car, the tip of which will have to be no more than 185mm above the ground, in comparison to the 550mm allowed before. • In order to promote efficiency, fuel will be flowrestricted to 100 kg/h above 10,500rpm; below 10,500rpm a formula for the maximum flow must be applied based on the rpm in use. • The position of the exhaust outlet can now be angled upwards, towards the rear wing instead of downwards to face the rear diffuser, making the practice of using exhaust blown diffusers extremely difficult to achieve. • The minimum weight of a F1 car has increased from 642 kg (1,420 lb) to 690 kg (1,500 lb). • The use of false camera mountings is banned. Teams had previously exploited a loophole in the regulations, allowing them to add additional pieces of bodywork to the car in the place of camera mountings and take advantage of the aerodynamic benefits. This loophole has now been closed, with the regulations rewritten to only allow camera mountings to be used for cameras. Sporting Regulations • Mid-season car testing is back. Four European venues will each host a two-day test in the week following the Grand Prix held a chosen circuit.
Calendar Changes • The Russian Grand Prix will take place on a street circuit inside the Sochi Olympic Park. • Red Bull reached an agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to revive the Austrian Grand Prix after a ten-year absence. The race will be held at the Red Bull Ring which previously hosted the Austrian Grand Prix in 2003 when the circuit was known as the A1-Ring. • The Bahrain Grand Prix will be a twilight event, under lights, similar to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. • The Hockenheimring returns to host the German Grand Prix. • The Korean, Mexican races and the Grand Prix of America had been included in the provisional calendar published in September 2013, but were later removed from schedule. Also India has missed out this year. Technical Regulations • The 2014 season will see the re-introduction of turbocharged engines for the first time since 1988. These will be a 1.6 litre V6 format with an 8-speed semi automatic gearbox.
• The end-of-season ‘Young Driver’ Tests have been discontinued. • The penalty system has been overhauled, so as to improve driving standards, with the introduction of a ‘penalty points’ system for driving offences which will carry a pre-determined points value based on their severity. These points will be tallied up over the course of the season, with a driver receiving a race ban after accumulating 12 penalty points. • Any driver who received a race ban will also receive an additional five penalty points on his return to the track - a form of probation if you like, to discourage further driving offences. All points will remain on a driver’s licence for 12 months. • Race stewards will have the power to hand out five-second penalties - including a drive-through. • A car will be allowed five engine changes during 2014 (it was eight last year). Each engine must be divided into individual elements, including the turbocharger, ERS unit and KERS battery.
• The rules dictate the use of a 90-degree engine bank with fixed crankshaft and mounting points for the chassis while the engine itself will be limited to 15,000 rpm. Individual engine units under the 2014 specifications, must last for at least 4,000 km (2,500 miles) before being replaced.
• If a driver receives a grid penalty for engine abuse, he will go to the back of the grid and the penalty will be carried over to the next race. For example: if a driver qualifies in 19th position and receives a five-place grid penalty, he will drop to 22nd and last place for that race, and then receive an additional two-place penalty in the next Grand Prix.
• All F1 teams can use electronic braking devices to manage the braking of the rear wheels, because
• After the incidents involving tyres during 2013, which resulted in a string of explosive blow-outs,
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• The pit lane speed limit has been reduced from 100 km/h (62 mph) to 80 km/h (50 mph). • The initial free practice session before each Grand Prix will
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• If a driver does not complete a full qualifying session, he will be assigned a grid position based on the average time of his practice laps - meaning he could start the race in 9th or 10th place. • The FIA has also introduced the ‘Pole Trophy’ - a nonchampionship award presented
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Herbie, a race car, was the primary character in a series of Disney movies, starting with “The Love Bug,” released in 1969. In his debut film, Herbie found his way to an over-the■ Type of vehicle hill race driver played by ■ Herbie was a 1963 Dean Jones Six Herbie Volkswagen Beetle painted pearl movies were produced white, although Beetles from the 1950s between 1969 and through the 1970s were also modified to act as Herbie 2005. throughout the films. Herbie’s original engine had a mere
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40 horsepower. ■ How Herbie was created ■ The iconic Volkswagen Beetle was chosen by the crew on the film. According to the producers, the crew tinkered with several cars. The decision to choose the Beetle was quickly made when crew members’ initial reaction was to reach out and pet the cute looking vehicle. ■ Many modifications were made to the Beetles that played Herbie. For instance, the interior was painted gray instead of the standard-issue white to reduce camera glare. Also, due to the small engine and need for the car to race and perform tricks, crews replaced the original powertrain with more high performance engines. ■ No Volkswagen logos appeared in the “The Love Bug” because Disney didn’t have permission to use the name. Volkswagen logos did appear in subsequent films. ■ Where Herbie is now ■ There were multiple versions of Herbie, including those that appeared on screen and some that were specially designed for Disney parades. They are now scattered all over the world, owned by museums and private collectors.
THE BATMOBILE
This famous movie car has gone through many evolutions since its first appearance in the Batman comic strip of the 1930s. As TV directors, film producers and subsequent comic book illustrators interpreted the story of Batman, they each added their own spin to his signature vehicle. The original 1960s TV show featured an aggressive version of a large sedan. Tim Burton’s film franchise, which launched in the 1980s, showcased a Batmobile with machine guns and a defense shield. By the 2000s, the Batmobile more closely resembled a heavily armored military vehicle. It carried more firepower and even had an ejection pod.
Vehicle vitals: ■ Type of vehicle ■ The first Batmobile built for the 1960s TV show began as the 1955 Lincoln Futura, a concept car. The shark-like Futura featured an angular front end and extreme tail fins. ■ How the Batmobile was created ■ Like many concept cars, the Futura was so costly and extravagant that nothing ever came of it. The prototype ended up in the garage of George Barris, a custom car builder. He was known in Hollywood for his work on custom cars and happened to get the call when the television series “Batman” was green lighted in 1966. He had only three weeks to complete the car, so he turned to the aggressive-looking Futura. By adding bat-like accents and some black and red paint, it was ready in time. ■ Where the Batmobile is now ■ The original Batmobile is on display at the Cayman Motor Museum on the island of Grand Cayman in the Caribbean.
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Three-time Le Mans 24-hours winner Allan McNish has joined the BBC’s F1 team for the forthcoming 2014 season. McNish will co-commentate for Radio 5 live at 15 races and provide expert analyst across TV, radio and online. The Scot, who drove for Toyota in the 2002 F1 season, made his debut in the BBC commentary box last year. “We’re delighted Allan is on board in an expanded role. His experience and expertise is an invaluable addition,” said BBC head of F1 Ben Gallop. McNish, 44, is one of the most respected names in the world of motorsport and worked as F1 co-commentator alongside James Allen for Radio 5 live in the 2013 season. He combined his media role alongside his driving, where he won his third Le Mans 24-hours race and rounded off the year by winning the FIA World Endurance Championship. After a 25-year career in motorsport, the three-time British karting champion retired in December. McNish will be using his extensive experience from across all areas of motorsport to steer audiences through the intricacies of the forthcoming season, which promises to be a fascinating one with all the technical changes ahead. “Now that I have hung up my racing helmet, I am really looking forward to joining the BBC team again for what I am sure is going to be a fantastic new F1 season,” he said. “With so many technical rule changes, as well as team and driver movements, there will be lots of things happening on and off track for the BBC team to bring to you”. Chief analyst Eddie Jordan and ex-McLaren driver and pundit David Coulthard both return and Suzi Perry resumes her duties as TV anchor for 2014 after her first season at the helm last year. Ben Edwards once again leads the commentary on TV with Lee McKenzie and Tom Clarkson bringing all the news from the pit lane. On Radio 5 live, Allen leads the coverage as F1 correspondent and commentator with Jennie Gow as F1 presenter and pit lane reporter. BBC One and BBC One HD will show nine races live on TV, including Silverstone, Canada, Monza and Spa, as well as the season finale from Abu Dhabi, with extended highlights programmes of the remaining races. This goes the same for practice and qualifying. Every Grands Prix of the season will be live on BBC Radio 5 live or 5 live sports extra with live coverage of practice and qualifying. Plus all the action, news, reviews via the BBC Sport app and the BBC Sport website, with Andrew Benson as chief F1 writer. Full details of the BBC’s 2014 coverage will be announced in due course.
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