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THE Dear Reader,
Here we are in July, more than halfway through the year. It really is becoming worrying just how quickly time passes. More worrying for others than myself, I must add. Take our wonderful graphic designer Danny McCarthy of Insignia Graphics for example. Danny is celebrating his 50th birthday! We would like to wish him the happiest of birthdays and hope that he has a great time with his family and friends. Danny has worked tirelessly designing our magazine for the last 2 years and such is the magnitude of his herculean effort , he claims to have been only 25 years old when he started! We would like to say a massive welcome to our new advertisers this month. There are quite a few, and also welcome on board 2 new contributors Allan Doyle and Anne Bennett. Both are excellent writers and we look forward to reading their articles in the future. Be sure to look out for Dawn Llewellyn Prices column which we ended up receiving by a mix of telegram and Morse code, but she got it over to us, just in time! As we are all aware the area is really busy at this time of year with lots of people here on holiday. Camposol is particularly busy as anyone who vists Consum on a Saturday morning can testify to! I have had phone calls and emails in the dozens with people complaining about parking and bad driving. There is not really a lot I can do about this other than to remind all of our readers to take care when driving. If the car park at Consum is full, please don’t queue on the road outside waiting for a space. Its dangerous, not to mention frustrating for other drivers. Also please don’t park half on the road half on the pavement at the exit to the B Sector Commercial centre. There is a blind spot there caused by the electricity box. Add a parked car to the equation and getting out of there safely is like paying Russian roulette. And this one goes without saying: Please don’t drink and drive. Enjoy this month’s magazine! Robert Rutherford
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CRA
It has long been thought by the CRA Central Liaison Committee that we need to take a more proactive approach in the political scene of Mazarron. We started that process at the last AGM where we removed from our rules the statement that we were a non-political organisation. Since then our Political Sub Committee have worked hard to prepare the ground for Camposols own political party. That work is now complete and we now need three Spanish citizens to establish that party, something we ex pats cannot do under Spanish law. The CRA have funded this work but it is now for interested individuals to take it over, the CRA itself will not be a political party. Since the last election the PP and PSOE parties have made no contact with the CRA. That indicates the level of interest they have in helping us achieve our aims. The PP party even voted against the bridge repairs for Camposol, which in itself speaks volumes. Bob Owen and his team have had a number of private meetings with the party officials of the UIDM. They successfully negotiated to appoint Jose Navarro as our District Mayor, a major step forward for Camposol. One of our own committee, a Spanish citizen and resident of Camposol, now with direct access to the town hall officials. This is paying dividends already and many residents problems have been resolved by Jose.
The UIDM stated that they are committed to Camposol and to resolving its many problems, albeit they are complex and it will take some considerable time to resolve them all. They said they wanted to work with the CRA to achieve these aims and readily admitted they needed our help. They want us to take a proactive part in this process and offered Bob and Jose positions on the executive committee of the UIDM. This will involve weekly meetings and will give us access and input to the decision making process of the UIDM and ultimately the council. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain by cooperating with the UIDM. Bob made it quite plain to them that if they do resolve Camposols problems we would not need our own political party. Mazarron’s political past has seen both the PSOE and PP parties in power. The latter alienated the people which prompted the UIDM to form. Juan Pedro Martinez, party spokesman has stated that they are not the usual type of politicians but just people who wanted to work hard to improve the lives of all Mazarron´s citizens including Camposolian´s.
F.A.S.T Spring Ball a huge success Our first F.A.S.T Spring Ball was a truly magnificent event and a real night to remember. Over 100 people attended our Spring Ball which was held in the beautiful setting of The Restaurante Amapola in Bolnuevo. They provided us with an excellent 4 course meal with the superb service that we have come to expect from this ever popular venue.It also gave us all the chance to dress up in our evening wear which only made the event that little bit more “special”. With 2 coaches from Camposol and many others coming from the Puerto De Mazarron and surrounding villages, everyone was able to relax and enjoy a drink or 2 as well, which only added to the great party atmosphere. The entertainment courtesy of “The Wildcat” also went down extremely well as they cover a variety of artistes including Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga and Cher, to name but a few. We will definitely be inviting them back to future events as they had everyone up on the dance floor before the meal was even finished! We raised over €600 from this event and would like to say a big thank you to all the FAST supporters who made this event possible, we could not provide this invaluable service without you
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Cool Down, Relax and Sleep Well with a Chillow Pillow 4 out of 5 Brits “flip the pillow” in search of the cool spot According to new research recently issued, four out of five Brits suffer disrupted sleep as they repeatedly turn their warm pillow over in search of a cool spot, and that’s just in Britain! With summer night temperatures here in Spain of 30 degrees plus, a good night’s sleep is even more difficult. The research found that 80% of Brits flip their pillows in bed at night with 37% saying they flip their pillows frequently. The research also revealed that pillow flipping is not a gender issue. 81% of men and 78% of women admitted to pillow flipping. Sleep Expert, Dr Neil Stanley, said: “Sleep is a biological necessity and good sleep is essential to good physical, mental and emotional health. During the night the body needs to lose heat in order to sleep and this is done mainly through the head and face. However if the bedroom, bed or pillow is too hot then the body may not be able to sufficiently cool itself and sleep can be disrupted.” However, relief is now available in the form of the Chillow Pillow - a personal cooling pad now available at Yorkshire Linen. The Chillow is a thin, cushioned pad (made from medical-grade, hypoallergenic, non-toxic materials) that lies on top of a normal pillow (or inside the pillowcase) to take heat away from the body and keep the user cool throughout the night. Like many great inventions, the Chillow is remarkably simple. It works on the principle that water conducts heat away from the body 25 times faster than air - which is why people feel cold when they come out of a swimming pool. As well as helping to induce sleep, the Chillow also provides soothing relief from fever, aches and pains, hot flushes, injury and irritating skin conditions such as sunburn and acne. It is particularly beneficial within oncology where cancer patients undergoing radiation and chemotherapy suffer from severe overheating. The Chillow provides them with instant, non-evasive relief. The Chillow works without power, chemicals or refrigeration. It remains permanently at room temperature (usually 10 to 20°C below body temperature) and unlike gel-pads, which have to be prefrozen, it is always ready for use and is soft not hard, dry not wet, cool not cold. The Chillow is flexible and soft to touch and has memory foam properties. You’re always cool with a Chillow, now available at Yorkshire Linen above the Mercadona in Puerto de Mazarron.
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Property Bargains Around the World By Allan Doyle Have you ever dreamed of getting away from it all? Just selling up, and moving somewhere warm, with beautiful beaches where the pace of life was a lot slower? If you are reading this then the chances are that you already have! But just how far will your money go in today’s property market when considering buying a new home? Won the Lottery?: 57,500,000€ El Cielo, the most expensive home for sale in Spain can be yours for a bargain 57.5 million Euros. Prospective buyers may be slightly puzzled by the fact that
despite the property price crash, this hillside with panoramic views of the house has recently gone up in price Mediterranean in Alcudia, Mallorca. In by 7.5 million Euros from the original what can at best be described as a “bold” 50 million price tag where it remained marketing strategy, the estate agent unsold for several years. For those of explains that the 7.5% price increase you who don’t have that sort of cash sat is “To complete a comprehensive in an ISA, lets us look at the mortgage renovation and modernisation of the costs: With a 20% deposit of a cool 11,500,000€ and a mortgage term of 25 years at 7.5% CERTIFIED AND QUALIFIED TRANSLATOR interest, then you ("TRADUCTORA JURADO") could own this home with just I specialise in Legal Translations: 300 easy monthly payments of Wills, Title deeds, Death, Birth and 339,935.94€. Marriage certificates, Memorandum and This 3,500 square Articles of Association, Academic metre home with 8 Bedrooms, a records, Medical histories and lots more. Helipad and its I also specialise in Technical translations, own Dock, sits on
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Pamplona bull run
The fiestas of San Fermin are celebrated in Irunea/Pamplona, in the region of Navarra, every year from the 6th to the 14th of July. They have become internationally known because of the running of the bulls, where the bulls are lead through the streets of the old quarter as far as the bull ring by runners. The fiestas are celebrated in honor of
San Fermin, patron saint of Navarra, although the religious aspect would seem to have taken on a secondary role over the last number of years. Nowadays, the fiestas are seen as a mass gathering of people from all the corners of the world and where the partying, the fun and the joy of it all are the most outstanding ingredients. The Encierro ... The Running of the Bulls The Encierro is the event at the heart of the Sanfermines and makes the fiesta a spectacle that would be unimaginable in any other place in the world. It was born from need: getting the bulls from outside the city into the bullring. The encierro takes place from July 7th to 14th and starts at the corral in Calle Santo Domingo when the clock on the church
of San Cernin strikes eight o�clock in the morning. After the launching of two rockets, the bulls charge behind the runners for 825 metres, the distance between the corral and the bullring. The run usually lasts between three and
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four minutes although it has sometimes taken over ten minutes, especially if one of the bulls has been isolated from his companions. Chants to San Fermin The bull run has a particularly emotional prelude. It is when the runners, just a few metres up the slope from the corral where the bulls are waiting, raise their rolled newspapers and chant to an image of San Fermin placed in a small recess in the wall in the Cuesta de Santo Domingo. Against the strongest of silences, the following words can be heard: “A San Fermin pedimos, por ser nuestro patron, nos guie en el encierro dandonos su bendicion.” (We ask San Fermin, being our patron saint, to guide us in the bull run and give us his blessing). When they finish they shout “Viva San Fermin!, Gora San Fermin.” This chant is sung three times before 8am first, then when there are five minutes to go before 8am, then three minutes and one minute before the gate of the corral is opened. Rockets in the bullring The third rocket, fired from the bullring, signals that all the bulls have entered the bullring. A fourth and final rocket indicates that all the bulls are safely in the corral located inside the bullring, and that
through the streets. It is made of over 3,000 wooden parts (planks, posts, gates, etc.). Part of the fence stays put throughout the fiesta but other sections are assembled and disassembled every day by a special brigade of workers.
second group of bullocks (the so-called “sweep-up” group), which are slower and smaller than the first one, are let out to lead any bulls that might have stopped or been left behind in the bull run towards the bullring.
The role of the pastores A large number of pastores (bull “shepherds”) cover the entire bull run. They place themselves behind the bulls,
Useful information about the bull run The encierro is an unrepeatable experience for spectators and runners alike. It is a spectacle that is defined by the level of risk and the physical ability of the runners. An inexperienced runner should learn about the characteristics of this dangerous “race” (although it should not be considered as a race) before starting, and also about the protective measures to be taken for his/her own safety and that of the people running alongside.
with their only protection being a long stick. Their main role is to stop the odd idiot from inciting the bulls from behind, to avoid the bulls turning round and running backwards, and to help any bulls that have stopped or have been separated from their companions to continue running towards the bullring. The dobladores Other key people in the bull run are the dobladores, people with good bullfighting knowledge (sometimes ex-bullfighters) who take up position in the bullring with capes to help the runners “fan out” (in other words, run to the sides after they enter the bullring) and “drag” the bulls towards the corral as quickly as possible.
the bull run has ended. A fence of 3,000 parts For security reasons, a double fence marks out the route of the bull run
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Not everyone can run the encierro. It requires cool nerves, quick reflexes and a good level of physical fitness. Anyone who does not have these three should not take part. It is a highly risky enterprise. Runners should start somewhere between the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (City Hall Square) and the pink-slab Education building in the Cuesta of Santo Domingo, and they should be there before 7:30am because entry to the run is closed from that time on. The rest of the run, except for the stretch mentioned above, must be completely clear of runners until a few minutes before 8am.
The two groups of mansos (bullocks) The six fighting bulls that will take part in the evening bullfight start the run accompanied by an initial group of mansos, which act as “guides” to help the bulls cover the route. Two minutes after leaving the corral in Santo Domingo, a
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The English language is without doubt the most important language in the world today followed by Spanish and probably Chinese. Whether it is for future career prospects, both within Spain and abroad, or simply for travel, a working knowledge of English is a tremendous asset. There has long been a tradition of student exchange between families in Spain and the United Kingdom, usually during the summer months. This has enabled the participants to not only improve their language skills, most especially their pronunciation and, critically, their knowledge of colloquial English but to immerse themselves in another culture with families from very different traditions, history and customs – a truly mind broadening experience. However, these exchanges are quite complex to arrange and can be very expensive, especially with the current financial crisis. The objective of our “zip”
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program is to duplicate this experience with the people resources we already have in the region, especially in the Camposol area, and at a reasonable cost. Students would be placed with thoroughly screened British families for whatever period is appropriate for each individual. Some students may be asked to act in a semi –au pair capacity or as a carer for older residents to help pay their way or. Failing this, the recipient family will receive a generous allowance for the student’s keep. And, of course students are within easy reach of their families should the need arise. We are now urgently looking for appropriate recipient families and can be contacted at info@mazarronzip. com www.mazarronzip. com telephone contact: 663 74 2442 This program has the full support and backing of Mazarrón Town Hall, specially the Youth Department, as well as the Camposol Residents’ Association (CRA), primary and secondary schools and parents. These organisations are very enthusiastic about the project, both to promote
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World’s Hottest temperature record unbroken for 100 years! If you think it’s hot it Spain? Then here is somewhere not to visit...
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100 years ago on July 13th 1913 Death Valley in the Arizona Desert displayed the kind of heat that has earned it a reputation as one of the world’s most extreme environments. On that day in the 3.3-million-acre desert wilderness along the California-Nevada state line the mercury a whopping reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit, (or 62.7degrees Celsius in our money) setting a record that has stood unbroken for 100 years. Here, some of the hottest weather on the planet lives side-by-side with mountains whose peaks are often covered in snow. Badwater Basin, the lowest point in the western hemisphere at 282 feet below sea level and lies less than 90 miles away from 14,505-ft.-high Mount Whitney, the highest point in the 48 contiguous U.S. states. But how extreme can Death Valley’s weather get? It seems that they call it Death Valley for a reason. Legend has it that he place got its name in 1849, when a group of gold rush pioneers set out from Salt Lake City in search of a shortcut to California. Instead, they got lost and ended up stranded for weeks on the salt flats of the valley, battling hunger and thirst as they awaited rescue. They were saved when two men from their party finally returned after a month, having they walked more than 300 miles
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for supplies and back. As the rescued group finally left one of them turned and said “Goodbye, Death Valley.” If you are wondering just how hot it can actually get then consider this: The day Death Valley reached its world record maximum temperature of 134 degrees Fahrenheit on July 10, 1913 it was part of a week long stretch of severe heat, during which temperatures reached 129°F or 53.8 Degrees Celsius on five consecutive days. In the summer of 2001, temperatures reached 100°F (37.7 Celsius) for 154 consecutive days, while the summer of 1996 saw 105 days over 110°F (43.3 Celsius) and 40 days when the mercury reached 120°F. (48.8 Celsius) Incredibly in some years, Death Valley sees no rainfall at all. In 1929 and 1953, no rain was recorded in Death Valley. For 40 straight months between 1931 and 1934, less than one total inch of rain fell (0.64 inches, to be exact) in what is its longest dry spell on record. So by comparison, we really do have quite cool summers here on the Costa Calida. Next time you think of complaining it’s too hot, have a cold beer or spritizer, a plunge in the pool and lie back on your sun lounger while getting your husband to fan you with a palm frond. Life could be a lot worse!
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Spain sink 2 billion into submarine that will sink As we understand it, a submarines most fundamental purpose is to sink, but what if it couldn’t surface again? The Spanish navy commissioned four
Isaac Peral s-80 submarines at a cost of 2.2 billion, one of the most expensive contracts in Spain’s military history, but will now be facing a much larger bill. Miscalculations at the engineering stage have been blamed for a two-year delay in delivery of the first of four submarines commissioned from Spain’s state-owned shipbuilder Navantia. Last month it emerged that the Isaac Peral sub – named in honour of the Spanish man credited by some as the inventor of the underwater vessel – was at least 75 tons overweight, an excess that could compromise its ability to surface after
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euros per year. submerging. Spain’s Ministry of Defence has seen its Navantia admitted the existence of budget cut by some 30 per cent since the “deviations related to the balance of start of the economic crisis in 2008 in weight” in the vessel and estimated it an austerity drive aimed at reducing the would take up to two years more to nation’s public deficit. correct the problem. The 233ft vessel may have to be lengthened several meters to compensate SE PRESICA DEPENDIENTE/A PARA TIENDA EN TOTANA: for the excess Se require: weight. Experts have Formacion minima profesional estimated the cost to around 7.5 million 2 grado o equivalente. euros per extra metre. Experencia en comercio o actividad comercial. The Cartagena Imprescindible domino fluido de ingles y español. shipbuilder is now seeking help from Interesados: abroad to advise in the redesign of Dirigir por correo postal curriculum vitae con what was billed as fotographia reciente a: Asesoria Palacios (Avda the “most modern Rambla de la Santa, 7 Bajo, Totana, 30850 conventional submarine”. The original date STAFF MEMBER REQUIRED FOR A TOTANA STORE: for delivery was Requirements: scheduled for March Educated to A Level or equivalent. 2015 but it is now Experience in Retail and Commerce. expected to be Fluent in English and Spanish. delayed by up to two years. In the meantime they To Apply: will also have to Send your curriculum vitae with an recent photo pay costs of keeping to: Asesoria Palacios, the current ageing Avda Rambla de la Santa, 7 Bajo, Totana, 30850. submarine fleet in operation at an estimated 15 million
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Crisis: Entire Mediterranean Beach Resort Abandoned!
Varosha in it’s hey day
Was the headline on July 20th 1974 in newspapers across the globe. In the early 1970’s the Varosha quarter in Famagusta, Cyprus was one of the Mediterranean’s most glamorous and popular tourist destinations. The bright blue waters and beautiful sandy beaches were host to celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, and Brigitte Bardot among others. The population was around 39,000, but during 1974 the town would be conquered by Turkish troops, fenced off completely, and have a population of zero. Today what was once a millionaire’s playground sits eerily quiet and decaying, a land that time forgot. The island of Cyprus has been the subject of a constant tug-of-war battle between Greece and Turkey for centuries. Until 1974 both Greek and Turkish Cypriots were able to coexist on the island largely without incident.
However in August of 1974 the Turkish military seized the predominantly Greek Varosha quarter of Famagusta. Residents – fearing being slaughtered by the advancing tanks – fled the city with only the clothes on their backs, leaving all possessions behind. Other sections of Varosha were bombed by the Turkish air force, destroying many buildings. Once the Turks had gained control of the area they fenced it off, and have since refused admittance to anyone. Varosha lies frozen in time. Homes still have closets full of clothes, cabinets full of dishes, and there is even a car dealership still stocked with ‘brand new’ 1974 model-year cars. Dozens of hotels along the coastline sit empty with broken windows exposing fully-furnished rooms to the elements. Countless cars sit collecting dust in garages. There is even a construction crane still towering above
Varosha now
the skyline, the hotel it was constructing also frozen in time and never finished. Varosha is protected by a 1984 UN Security Council resolution that states the empty town can only be resettled by its original inhabitants. This resolution has prevented Turkish authorities from re-opening Varosha as they are in no hurry to return it to the Greeks. Some speculate Turkey is holding Varosha as
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Until Turkey relinquishes Varosha, it will continue to be battered by the elements and slowly crumble over time. Turkish troops still patrol the area and are authorized to use lethal force, so enter at your own risk.
The future is not bright for Varosha; the entire city is beyond repair. Experts have pointed out that almost forty years of unmaintained exposure to the elements has taken its toll on the structures. Engineers assert the city would have to be completely torn down and rebuilt as nearly all of the buildings are unsafe and have major structural damage. Roads are cracked with overgrowth, water pipes underground have disintegrated, the sewage system has crumbled, and the power grid infrastructure is now antiquated. Rebuilding Varosha would require a complete razing with rebuild costs estimated conservatively at 100 billion. Perhaps that is a contributing factor to why, at this point, there is no rush for a resolution.
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Mazarron Bay Bridge Club
If you live in the Mazarrón Bay area, you can now play Duplicate Bridge
every Monday morning at the 3* Hotel La Cumbre in Puerto de Mazarrón. From humble beginnings back in October 2012, with only 9 players using home-made equipment, the inaugural General Meeting to formalise the Club was held in 2013. The Meeting was attended by 24 of the now 40 members. A President & Committee were elected for the remainder of 2013, and the name
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“Mazarrón Bay Bridge Club” (MBBC)/ “Club de Bridge Bahia de Mazarrón” was formally adopted. We are a friendly, multi-national group, with a mixture of nationalities including English, Dutch, Spanish, Norwegian, German, and the occasional Scot and Welshman! Most of our members come from around the Mazarrón area, though several come from as far away as Cartegena in the east, San Ginés in the west - and one even travels from near Granada to play. Now we are fully established, we are creating a Club Website and looking to expand and encourage new membership. We welcome both experienced & inexperienced Bridge pairs, either on a regular or occasional (e.g. whilst on holiday) basis. If you don’t have a partner, we will try & fix you up with one. Members arrive by 9.30 am for play to start at 9.45, and the bridge lasts until 12.45. Usually there are 20 - 24 players (5 or 6 Tables). Annual Membership is only 5 euros. For more information, telephone Phil on 968 15 07 22.
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Congratulations to Matt and Alan of Rainbow Satellites on their Craft Fair at the Club House in Camposol. It was so refreshing to see some initiative in
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Revue of White Cargo
by Anne Bennett
Researched and written by Don Jordan and Michael Walsh this book is the forgotten history of Britain’s White Slaves in America. Don Jordan is a television producer and director of dozens of documentaries and drama. He also co-produced and co-wrote “Love is the Devil” a book and feature film about the life of Francis Bacon. Michael Walsh spent more than twelve years as a reporter and presenter on World in Action and has won six awards for his work. At the time of writing this book he was a producer specialising in Political and Historical documentaries. Drawing on letters, diaries, court and government archives which demonstrated the cruelty and brutality normally associated with Black Slavery, but were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule in the 17th and 18th centuries. More than 300,000 people became slaves there in all but name, the exploitation and cruelty spanning more than 170 years. Children were rounded up from the streets of London and other large cities, virtually kidnapped to fulfil the insatiable labour demands of the
colonial tobacco and sugar industries, where their life expectancy was less than two years. Brothels were raided to provide ‘breeders’ for Virginia. Vagrants, vagabonds and convicts were all shipped out of the country to fulfil the greed of the higher classes for profit. Hopeful migrants were duped into signing as indentured servants, to a master for seven years after which they were to be given a plot of land of their own. This promise very rarely materialised for they were worked to death before this time or had their indenture increased unfairly for minor misdemeanours or if they tried to escape and were recaptured. They were unaware they would become chattels who could be bought and sold and even gambled away and paraded for sale like livestock. The conditions aboard the ships that transported these poor wretches were absolutely appalling and many did not even reach their intended destination. They died on board through disease and starvation, and virtually thrown into the sea. Trade ended with American independence from British rule, but the British still tried perpetuating it, many men holding high office and even George III were involved in one of the most audacious plots in Anglo American History. Many of Virginia’s tobacco Planters became the aristocracy of the United States, fuelling this shameful
exploitation of the lower British classes. The richest planter of them all – slave holder and servant holder was to become the first president of the new United States, notably George Washington. Washington’s attitude was put to the test at the beginning of the war, when the British Governor of Virginia promised freedom to servants and slaves who joined his side and fought for King George. The prospect of losing their prime assets enraged the planters, not least Washington. Who described the governor as an ‘arch traitor to the rights of humanity’! It would take thirty years before indentured servant trade disappeared. No principled campaign was fought to end it, as happened with black slavery. Economics killed it. The trade in white servants simply lost its profitability. By 1820, the trade was gone and those who connived at it – some of them great names in America and Britain were remembered for other things.
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seven hours later the criminal charges were dropped. But the Spanish prosecutor still ensured they had to pay a €78 fine, and damages to the police of €250 each.
Mr Cox said: “I’m an ordinary, middle class, respectable citizen who has never had any trouble with the police.
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“It’s a bloody outrage and we must still make sure our fine gets paid to the right place.
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“If it gets lost in the system we could find ourselves facing a European extradition warrant, so I’m still worried about it.”
The couple also had to pay €200 to come back to Granada from the next stop on their holiday, Seville, to have attend court two days later. They estimated the incident cost them around €700 in total. This probably wins a place in the Guinness book of World Records as the world’s most expensive Paella that was never made.
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followed by play your cards right! Bernie Mac at Cats Bar 9pm till late! La Vida, Menu Del Noche- 4 courses for only 12.00€ Karaoke with Byron at Oscars Bar 8pm till late. Fridays At the Trevi, bridge daytime starting at 9.45am. Fish and Chip night with free quiz and meat raffle at La Vida Bistro and Bar. Happy Hour 5-7pm and Bingo night from 9pm at Cats Bar. Saturdays Music Night at the Trevi, Steak night at La Vida from 6pm- Booking Essential, 3 courses including an 8oz Rump only 25€ per couple. Cats Bar Happy Hour 4-6pm. Cats Bar- Disco on the Terrace with Byron from 8.30pm till late. Bingo - Tel’s Sunday 7.30PM & Wednesday 1.30PM, Cats Bar Friday night Bingo from 9pm, Sunday Bar Trevi 7pm. Quiz - The Vista Bar early doors at 6.30pm, followed by play your cards right. Scotties Friday night quiz and meat raffle. Cats bar fish and chip night and quiz every Wednesday. Karaoke Trevi- Eddie B from 5pm
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Menu del dia available from Tuesday to Friday. Full Al la carte available from Tuesday to Saturday Monday from 12-4 La Vida light bites and Monday specials Tuesday night Special- Menu Del Noche 4 courses 12€ Wednesday and Saturday Steak deal (2 persons, 3 courses,) 25€ per couple. Full Al a Carte Menu also available Thursday Al fresco evening barbecue from 5pm.Enjoy sitting in the garden in our new fly free screened drinking and dining area with mouthwatering meals cooked on the barbecue with freshly made salads and side dishes. Sticky ribs, Steak burgers, Homeade la vida sausages,Chicken kebabs Friday is Fish and Chip Day from 2pm.: Enjoy our Beer Battered Cod and Homemade chips from 5.50€ and later join us for our famous Fun Quiz with prizes!
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Sunday’s, Tuesdays Canadas Social Centre from 9pm, Saturdays Byron at Cats Bar 8.30pm till late. Local Markets! Canadas Del Romero: Sunday mornings, Mazarron Town Saturday morning. Puerto de Mazarron Sunday Camposol Thursday morning on Sector A
music! Sample Menu: Rancho salads, Cowboy wedges, Jack Daniels sticky pork ribs,Cajun Chicken fillet, Blackened Cat Fish, Key lime pie, Missisipi mud pie Bookings only! Please call or enquire at the bar for further information Friday 19th July: Classic Rock
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Fresco Evening BBQ! Enjoy sitting in the garden in our new fly free screened drinking and dining terrace. We will have mouthwatering meals cooked on the barbecue with freshly made salads and side dishes. Sticky ribs, Steak burgers, Homeade la vida sausages, Chicken kebabs and lots more. For more information and reservations, please contact the bar.
Band. 5€ entry with Basket Meal. 3€ without. 9pm-12am. 12am onwards DJ! Saturday: Nigel Burchill as Elvis Presley! Free Entry! 9pm -12am. DJ 12am till late.
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Technology sponsored by Apple to Launch iPhone Mini After six years of holding fast to a “one size fits all” iPhone ethos, Apple is reportedly considering offering iPhones in six different colours, with up to 5.7inch screens. Based on interviews with anonymous sources in Apple’s Asia supply chain, Apple is exploring a two-tier iPhone 5S release, including a cheaper model at £63, an incredibly low price, if proven to be true. Apple may be an almost unrecognisable company in 2014
The iPad mini and the iPhone 5, which was the first iPhone to have a larger screen than previous models, were both hints that Apple might eventually diversify its offerings more extensively. The company has been under pressure to prove that it can continue to innovate -- even the radically redesigned iOS 7 hasn’t impressed Wall Street. Coming soon after Tim Cook’s keynote speech at WWDC 2013, the Reuters report suggests that Apple may be an almost unrecognisable company in 2014. Goodbye skeuomorphic apps and one price iPhones; hello flat interfaces in iPhones in a variety of colours. What would Steve Jobs think?
said the technical director of Duratec Bicycles, Milan Duchek. The Flyke has to have a parachute opened at all times in the air
To create the bike, Duratec worked together with two other Czech firms, Technodat and Evektor. Bikes with parachutes It is not the first attempt to make a bicycle fly. In August 2009, an IT teacher John Carver from Oxfordshire constructed what he called the “Flyke” - a flying tricycle - and flew it across the UK, from Lands End to John o’Groats, for charity. Registered with the Civil Aviation Authority, Mr Carver’s machine is powered by a two-stroke twin propeller motor with a paraglider canopy and is equipped with a parachute, always open when the bike is in the air. There have been recent hints that Apple may be moving to the multi screen size model used by other smartphone manufacturers. At the D11 conference in May, CEO Tim Cook said that although the company hadn’t offered different size iPhones in the past, “that doesn’t shut off the future”. Apple could radically increase the size of the iPhone in 2014, says the report, offering models at 4.7 and 5.7 inches. This would take it well into “phablet” territory, with the 5.7 inch version larger than even theSamsung Galaxy Note 2. The report further claims that the iPhone 5S, expected later this year, could come at two price points, with a cheaper plastic model potentially just $99 (£63) and coming in up to six different colours. Testing is expected to begin in July, with production gearing up for a September launch. The premium model would still only be offered in white and black, according to the report. Samsung, one of Apple’s leading competitors, has consistently offered a range of variations on its devices; the 5-inch Galaxy S4 has spawned the S4 Mini, the S4 Zoom and the waterproof S4 Active.
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An end to cycle lanes? Researchers in the Czech Republic have unveiled a 95kg (210lb) remotelycontrolled bicycle that can hover a few metres above ground for five minutes.
The bike has to be refuelled about every two hours, is able to carry up to 25.4kg (56lb) of luggage, and can reach a flying speed of about 32km/h (20mph). According to Mr Carver’s website, the device is now for sale.
Carrying a dummy rider, the electric prototype successfully took off, flew around and landed inside an exhibition hall in Prague.
Companies such as Para-Cycle sell similar devices as well, but a huge parachute may prove cumbersome for the city commuter.
The bike is powered by two battery-run propellers on the front, two on the back and one on each side.
And in the early 20th Century, among the very first “flying machines” were bicycles with wings attached to the frame - what became known as aviettes.
The machine could help two-wheeled commuters avoid zigzagging through traffic jams - but it is not quite ready to hit the road - or the air above it - just yet.
They did not really fly, but rather hopped above ground, or glided, having been first powered by fierce pedalling.
The batteries only allow for a few minutes of flight before needing to be re-charged. “Because the capacity of batteries doubles about every 10 years, we can expect that in the future the capacity would be enough for the bike to used for sports, tourism or similar things,”
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home, encouraging consolidation of network operators. Right now, Europe has around 100 telecoms operators, which the commission believes is less conducive to a single market for telecoms investment. This fragmentation means that network upgrades come at a slower pace, and there are fears that it will buckle under rapidly-increasing demand. It’s also hoped that a single telecoms market across the 27 member states will mean greater competition, leading to alliances and eventual mergers between telecoms companies operating in different countries.
past across Europe from 2014, after European politicians voted to fasttrack reforms of the European telecoms market. The European Commission -- a group of 27 politicians who represent the best interests of Europe as a whole, rather than individual countries, voted in Brussels to push the reforms through
before the next European elections, which will happen in May 2014. The resulting legislation will come into force on 1 July 2014. Detailed proposals for the changes will be published before the end of July 2013, but it’s been assured that consumers will be able to use their mobile phones across Europe for the same price as they do at
Initially, it’s thought that the move will reduce operator revenues by around two percent, but that telecoms companies will gain in the long term because consumers will be much more inclined to use their devices when they go abroad -particularly to access the internet.
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Dawn Llewellyn-Price Emergency column this month! There was me, halfway between Murcia and Malaga alone except for the warblings of Eros Ramazzotti, Lady Gaga and Fleetwood Mac ((you can go your own way makes great open road music)when suddenly I realised this column deadline was due and i’d left my Netbook at home. Well, I had been in Spain less than two weeks with extensive travelling , driving from Bilbao then almost immediately to Benidorm with a gal pal (we had sworn like troopers, drank like soldiers and danced like dervishes) And now I was hitting Benalmadena with a friend over from Oz. Argh...what to do? Write it the old way with pen and paper? Find a pigeon? Or hijack a Wifi spot and spend hours writing it into an email with a spongy end pen one letter at a time? If you’re reading this something will have worked. Now I can finally say I’ve ‘done Benidorm´. Two wild days with a bunch of northern cowgirls, brandishing waterpistols, even catching the infamous creature known as Stick Vicky, quite an eye (and bottle) opener. Miss Coco Chanel was somewhat more refined with a more interesting array of costumes. Miss Sticky wore just one, a birthday suit. Suffice to say the new town was awash with Brits on booze sporting themed outfits not always covering the important bits. We saw all sorts from stags to hens and ran the gauntlet of people trying to drag us into bars for a ‘free shot’ closely followed by an inflated price drink. We stayed in the old town, ate fry ups (a necessity following a night of imbibing) had plastic dog poo dumped in our drinks by drag queens and spent ten minutes under water in a ‘submarine’ -a return to my diving days, touching fish, seeing bubbles around me, but this time I was holding my handbag and remembering a specific Benidorm episode. The best discovery was reading that super cool Joanie Collins was filming episodes for the new series. Joan plays Chrystal, hotel bigwig and nemesis of Sheree Hewson. A slagging match made in heaven. Can’t wait to see that.
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Going to have to wait for the Benidorm palace. The first attempt didn’t work out, rats flooded the rain soaked rivers of roads and I was more concerned with saving the car from floating away than crossing the river of no return to book tickets. Still, must be getting to know the place after three visits. Thankfully they seem to run two years apart. Don’t think I could cope with anything sooner! Dawn
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Lite summer meals for the warm evenings
Chorizo & tomato salad The combination of sweet, acidic tomatoes with salty, spicy chorizo and tangy Sherry vinegar is a match made in heaven Ingredients 3 ripe beef tomatoes , cut into wedges ½ red onion , thinly sliced few thyme sprigs, leaves picked 1 tbsp sherry vinegar 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 100g chorizo , sliced on the diagonal Method Put the tomatoes in a bowl with the onion and thyme. Season, then drizzle with the vinegar and oil. Let the flavours mingle while you cook the chorizo. In a hot, dry pan, fry the chorizo slices until browned on both sides. Serve the tomatoes with the fried chorizo, drizzled with a little oil from the pan.
Crisp prosciutto, pea & mozzarella salad with mint vinaigrette
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Ingredients 4 slices prosciutto (or you could use serrano ham) 100g peas , fresh or frozen 1 ball buffalo mozzarella (approx 125g), torn into large pieces FOR THE VINAIGRETTE juice ½ orange 1 tbsp olive oil small handful mint , leaves finely chopped , plus extra small leaves to serve Method Heat a frying pan. Without adding any oil, fry the prosciutto slices until wrinkled and crisp. Place on a sheet of kitchen roll, leave to cool, break into large shards, then set aside. Boil the peas in a pan of salted water for 2 mins until just tender. Meanwhile, mix all the vinaigrette ingredients together, season, then set aside. If making ahead, do not add the chopped mint until ready to serve, as it will discolour. When the peas are cooked, drain, then run them under cold water until completely cool. Pat dry with kitchen paper. To serve, divide the mozzarella between 2 plates, scatter the peas over and sit the prosciutto shards on top. Drizzle the dressing over and around, and scatter with the mint leaves.
Summer chicken & basil stew
One-pot suppers aren’t just for the colder months. This light, fresh stew just needs crusty bread to mop up the juices Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 8 chicken thighs 1 tbsp plain flour , seasoned 2 red peppers , diced 12 new potatoes , halved 150ml white wine 200ml chicken stock 20g pack basil , leaves only crusty bread , to serve Method Heat the oil in a large, flameproof casserole. Dust the chicken thighs with the seasoned flour and add to the casserole. Cook over a high heat, turning once, until golden all over. Add the peppers and potatoes to the casserole and cook for 3 mins. Pour in the white wine and chicken stock and season with salt and pepper. Cover the casserole and simmer for 20-25 mins or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the basil and cook for another 5 mins. Serve with some crusty bread.
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Camposol ‘C’ Green Fingers Gardening and Social Group The Street Party was a real success despite the cool weather for this time of year; dancing to Lenny Mitchell and enjoying the barbeque and great
The volunteer working parties will have finished for the summer by the time you read this, but the maintenance team will be clearing, weeding and spraying all streets on ‘C’ as usual throughout the hotter months. The watering of young trees and plants will also continue, as
possible, thank you. Thanks also to everyone for donations to our bucket: this all helps further improvements made to ‘C’ sector. In fact, many people on the whole of Camposol work hard to improve our area and facilities, the CRA being one organization and we have donated 100 Euros to their funds as our nominated charity for 2013, and the people of ‘B’ sector to whom we have donated 50 Euros towards filling those pesky potholes which make our driving so adventurous! A warm welcome goes to Jade; a new member of our maintenance team, also to Martin Vale who has been co-opted onto our committee as fund raiser. We look forward to all the benefits they may bring! And now a request please; secure storage space is needed for Green Fingers garden tools. Do you have an unused underbuild/garage/storage room? It must be on Sector ‘C’, and a nominal annual payment is offered by us for suitable space. Please contact John, our Chairman on 634 325 427.
accompaniments cooked and served by ladies of the committee and volunteers, rounded off with Sangria, wine and beer! Thanks to all who donated their time, hard work and even prizes for our raffle.
some are not established yet because of the windy conditions during the Spring If you would like to give any plants near your home or holiday home a drink if
Our next event is a Social Evening at the Golf Club at 8pm on 28th September with the fabulous Woody: Tickets available soon – please support us as this should be another great night! Also, save the date for our Christmas Meal and Dance on Friday, 13th December at the Golf Club, with singer, Andy Jones. Further details of both these events can be found on our Chalkboards or contact us on 634 325 427. More information about our group can be found on Facebook and our website; http://www. greenfingersgardenandsocialgroup.com
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LAST MONTHS ART AND CRAFTS FAYRE WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS! The 8TH of JUNE saw the first ARTS & CRAFTS FAYRE take place on Camposol
organised by The Artisan Co-operative this is made up of an ever increasing group of creative people who make lots of beautiful & unusual handmade items......... the event took place at THE CLUB HOUSE on SECTOR C and some 22 people took part displaying and selling all forms of their creations from Stained glass, ART, Mosaics, Ceramics CROSS STICHING, FABRIC SCULPTURES, HAND MADE JEWELLERY TO CARDS &
HANDMADE SOAPS-We also had a kids craft table and some very lovely things were made by children on the day. The event chose to sponsor the Charity AGE CONCERN Costa Calida and raised a total of €430 for the charity with cash from door entrance fee & a RAFFLE...... all the lovely raffle prizes were donated by the stall holders and were mostly handmade items and included PAINTINGS, GIFT CARDS, SOAP SELECTION AND JEWELLERY. For those of you who attended the event and want to find out about future events you can contact MATT by email on lamadrugada1@ gmail.com to go onto the email list. Also those of you creative folk out there who would possibly like to join our happy band of ARTISTS and attend future events selling your items again contact MATT on the above Email address the criteria to join is everything you want to display and sell on your stall must be hand made by you. We would really like to hear from cake makers and foodie crafters too........ Do you make fudge or handmade chocolates or very special chutneys and preserves and would you like to market them at our event? A DATE FOR YOUR CALENDER!! The next ARTS & CRAFTS FAYRE will be SATURDAY 2nd NOVEMBER and will be held at MARIANOS on SECT A this event will take much the same format as last months with some new stalls...... more space......Craft demos and Creative Kids Corner too. This November event will give you the chance to get some lovely
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nothing but love. Everything was love. ‘Oh, my God,’ I thought, ‘I am having a spiritual experience, right here at my father’s funeral!’” The thought struck her as so funny that she giggled—causing something of a commotion in the funeral chapel, as people turned to see what was making her laugh at such an inappropriate moment. Local Yoga teacher Lisa has a studio in Isla Plana and has classes for all abilities.
WHAT IS LOVE? “I know love is there,” my old friend Cindy said. “My question is, why is it that so many times, I can not feel it?” We were in the middle of a session I teach called “Exploring the Heart.” Cindy had recently lost her father, and so I asked her, “Are you talking about something specific?” “Of course,” she said. As she told me the story of her father’s death, I felt a deep sense of recognition. The questions her experience raised are essential ones, questions we all deal with as we probe that most fundamental and yet most difficult of all human feelings: love. Cindy and her father had been polite strangers for nearly 20 years.Yet when her father became seriously ill, the only person he wanted around him was his daughter. “I knew we had been given our big chance to open up to each other,” Cindy said. “I kept thinking, ‘Now he will finally get who I really am! We will bond, and I will be able to feel love for him at last!’” The problem was that Cindy could not find love for her father. She wanted to love him. She knew she should love him. But their lives previously together had formed such a habit of disconnection that she felt nothing at all. So Cindy did the only thing she could think of to close the gap. She asked herself, “How would I act if I did feel love for my father?” Then she acted on her intuition. Cindy realized that when we really love someone, we are attentive to even the smallest unimportant details of that person’s existence. So she practiced paying close attention to her father. She slowed herself down and tried to keep her awareness linked to her father’s breath. She served her father. She took on the emotional crises of the other family members. She did everything, in short, that a devoted daughter would do—and she did it, as best she could, as a discipline, as a practice. Cindy’s father died three months later, and Cindy sat through the funeral dry-eyed, still waiting for her heart to open. During the last hymn, she finally gave up hope. She slumped down in her seat, deeply tired, with no more effort left in her. At that moment, like a small trickle from a dammed up stream, she felt a tenderness in her heart. It was soft and subtle, as it came in. It was the love she had been trying to feel. “It felt as if I had tapped into some kind of big, loving energy,” she told me. “It did not exclude my father, but it definitely was not about him. Instead, the feeling I had in that moment was that there was
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“I wondered where that love came from,” she told me. “Was it a reward for taking care of my father? If so, why was it not there when I needed it, so to speak?” I realised that behind Cindy’s question was an even deeper set of questions, ones that plague us all. They go something like this: If love is real, why doesn’t it feel the way I have always heard it was supposed to feel? Why can I not feel it all the time? And why does love so often feel lacking, or painful, or both? Love Is a Many-Levelled Thing Most of us have been confused about love all of our lives. In fact, we often begin life as a search—conscious or unconscious—for a source of love that can not be taken away. We may have grown up feeling unloved or believing we had to perform feats to deserve love. Our parents, the movies we see, our cultural and religious environments give us ideas about love that go on influencing us long after we have forgotten their source. When we read spiritual books and encounter teachers, our understanding about love can get even more complicated, because depending on what we read or whom we study with, we get slightly different takes on what love means in spiritual life. Some teachers tell us that our essence is love; others say love is a passion, an emotion that leads to addiction and clinging. If we are on a devotional path like bhakti yoga, we are often taught that the way to enlightenment is to fall in love with God and let that love grow until it engulfs us and we become one with the Beloved.
always there, always available, the flow of love towards you never slows or stops. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine you are sitting in the centre of a vast flow of love. Imagine that love is flowing toward you like water or passing into you like a gentle wind. Whether you actually feel this love or not, keep imagining that it is flowing toward you and into you. Another way to receive love is to imagine that just outside the window of your room sits a compassionate and loving being, someone wise and incredibly forgiving. This person is watching you through the window; her glance protects you and surrounds you with sweetness. Allow yourself to receive the love that is flowing toward you from this being. If thoughts come up to block it—like “I do not deserve this” or “This is just an exercise; it is not real”—notice them and let them go as you might in meditation, saying, “Thinking,” and then breathing the thought out.Your only task is to receive. When you open your eyes, look around you with the thought that the love you have been contemplating is still flowing toward you from whatever you see and from the air itself. In truth, it is. The Great Love, the love that is the seed of everything, is present in everything, peeking out during every moment in which we feel a spark of tenderness, appreciation, or affection. Any glimmer of love is a spark from that fire and will always lead us back to it. Always feel happy with yourselves, feel sure that others are too. Know that you want to love and to be loved. lisa@yogawithlisa.es (0034) 626 960 354 www.yogawithlisa.es
We are soon left to wonder where the truth lies in all of this. When spiritual teachers use the word love, what kind of love are they talking about? Is eros (romantic or sexual love) really different from agape, the socalled unconditional or spiritual love? Is devotional love the same as compassion, or love for humanity? Is love something we have to feel, or is it enough to offer kindness and direct positive thoughts toward ourselves and others? Connecting to the Source of Love Remember love is
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Health &Wellbeing DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAY FEVER IS?? Hay fever is an allergic reaction to grasspollen, which comes from flowering shrubs and trees. With good weather and spring, pollen is in the air and hay fever arrives. Red, watery eyes, mucus, sneezing ...these are some of the annoying and unpleasant symptoms that accompany hay fever, also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, which suffers one in every six people. But these symptoms are only an alert and, if we react in time, we can evenprevent them. THE POLLEN CALENDAR Hay fever has always been historically linked to the hay making, in June. However, these beliefs are not valid, as pollen can be found in the air from February to October. Currently, the pollen season is expanding because of the temperatures, that are more humid and high and cause the “explosion” of plants like ragweed, which grows enormously, even in the backyards. Several species of ragweed produce large amounts of pollen (very aggressive), which can cause violent allergic reaction. If you are allergic to tree pollen, you will suffer the discomfort mainly in spring (February, March and April). if the allergy is to grass pollen, then you will have trouble at the end of the season (June, July). But it is also possible to suffer the symptoms during the entire season. Everyone is different, and if you are aware that you are at risk, you should control the pollen calendar to see flowering periods and take the appropriate measures. IS THERE A CURE? Hay fever is really annoying, but not severe. However, it is possible that prolonged symptoms may damage the nasal mucosa. Unfortunately, there is no cure for hay fever, but you can take measures to prevent or reduce your symptoms. GUIDELINES FOR POLLEN AND
ALLERGY CONTROL The best thing to do in front of an allergy is to avoid the substance to which you are allergic. But, in the case of hay fever, it is more complicated, because there is pollen everywhere. So, what you can do is to keep track of pollen as far as possible: At home: -Maintain humidity between 40% and 60%, to keep the nasal mucosa humid. -Keep all doors and windows tightly closed during strong wind days. -Air the environments preferably early in the morning, when the outside is still humid. -Against pollen place screens on windows and doors. -Try not to dry clothes outside, since the clothes and especially the bed ones can trap pollen. Outside: -Use sunglasses to protect youreyes from pollen. -Keep the car windows and all the air drivers closed. -Opt for a holiday at the sea or in high mountain areas where pollen concentration is much lower. -Go hiking or exercising in the early morning or after the rain, when the concentration of pollen in the air is lower. -If you take a coffee on a terrace, keep in mind that the pollen in the air of the city is three to five times lower than in the field. -Be aware of the pollen calendar. -Avoid foods that can trigger an allergic
reaction or strengthen it, like pineapple, fresh meat and eggs. Many people who suffer from hay fever are allergic to nuts, bananas, apples, grapes and peaches. This is all for now. If you have any question about hay fever, don´t doubt it and ask to Camposol pharmacy team. ByJose Luis Martinez-Lozano Martínez (pharmacist).
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Camposol Club de Golf, on 5th June, and again the majority of members teed off. It has been quite a while since we have played here, and the course has been
the final home game against Beniajan CF ended in a resounding 5-0 victory with leading scorer Jose Ruben grabbing a hat trick.
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Although a final mid-table position of ninth may sound somewhat disappointing it was a great improvement on the situation at the start of the season when only two points were gained from the first six games. In Jose Ruben and Cecilio, Mazarron at last had two capable strikers, Ruben’s 19 goals making him the second highest goalscorer in the league and Cecilio also chipping in with 12 goals.
This month we are able to report on two matches, as an extra game was put on the calendar to try a course we have not played for some time. The first of them was at Altorreal on the 22nd May. Dan Rust
much improved since the course has been under new management. The day started under skies which promised a severe dose of liquid sunshine, but as we know things can change quite quickly here in Spain, and sure enough it did. The sun came out and the clouds disappeared which left us with a perfect day for golf.
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A large number of the members turned out for this course, and what a pleasure it is to play there. The course was in excellent condition with good fairways, and very slick greens. As the day went on the wind increased in strength, but at the end the consensus was that it had been a good day for all.
As usual Stapleford rules applied, and when we returned to the 19th hole for a little refreshment, the winner of the match was Dan Rust (in photo) with a score of 35 points. He was followed home by Mike Harrison, 34 points, - joint 3rd Nigel Chadderton & Don Busby, 33 points, - 5th Paul Allsop, 32 pts, - 6th Howard Lee, 31 pts.
The defence also looked strong in the second half of the season with captain Diego and goalkeeper Jose Iker always turning in sound performances. Mazarron’s playing record for the season was P32 W12 D9 L11 F 61 A 44 Pts 45. Although the turnaround of players at this level at the end of each season is quite remarkable, it is hoped that the obvious happy dressing room spirit and the continued loyal support of Los Amigos will persuade many of the players to stay with the Club next season. If so, there could be exciting times ahead. Saturday 8th June saw history being made with the visit of English Eastern Counties Premier Division team, Holbrook Sports to Spain for a friendly
All of those lucky six will have the handicap secretary reducing them for the next match which is at Lorca.
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None more than Dave Bennett with a return score of 37 points, to champion us all again. The handicap secretary had the last word however, as his reward for Dave was a reduction of his handicap by 4 points. – ah! Following Dave home was Paul Allsop on 32 points, and Clive Hathaway on 31. The second of the matches was held at
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Mazarron FC ended the season in fine style with four victories and a draw from their last six games. Having beaten CAP Ciudad de Murcia, who were then in second place in the league, 2-1 at home,
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local football team, to find out about what social events are being lined up and to have drink and a chat in pleasant surroundings?
game of the season. The other two awards were voted for by the players themselves – Jose Ruben won the Players’ Player of the Year Award and Perico received the Young Player of the Year trophy. Diego receives his Los Amigos Player of the Year Award from Steve Spencer
half time to fight back to 2-2 and also missed a penalty before Holbrook scored in the 90th minute to earn a narrow 3-2 victory. The game, which was sponsored by Dave Chapman of the Costa Cafe, Camposol, was an exciting spectacle and played in an excellent spirit. Later that evening players from both teams attended the Los Amigos de Mazarron FC Player of the Year Awards function at Mariano’s, Camposol. Presentations were made to both teams in addition to the annual Mazarron Player of the Year Trophies and a chicken and chips supper was followed by music and dancing to the excellent local band “Backwater”. The Los Amigos de Mazarron FC Player of the Year was Diego who became the first Mazarron player to receive this award in successive years. Diego had previously announced that he was retiring as a player at the end of the season and received a standing ovation from the crowd at the last home league
Later that week, a brave group of Los Amigos members took part in the first Los Amigos de Mazarron Go Kart competition at the karting centre in Puerto de Mazarron. The karts reach speeds of around 70km so it is certainly not an event for the faint hearted. After a series of elimination rounds the final was contested by Dave Marks, Chris Marchant, Dave Perks and Nicola Perks. The eventual winner was Dave Marks who claimed that he had never been in a kart before, something which the other competitors found hard to believe!!! Dave was presented with the winner’s trophy and everyone said they thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience which was rounded off with a meal and a few (!!!) drinks at Viggos, Puerto de Mazarron. It is hoped to hold a similar event in September so don’t miss out next time!!
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GM considers moving Opel Mokka production to Spain from Korea General Motors Co. is considering moving a large share of the current production of the Opel Mokka subcompact crossover from South Korea to Spain, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported, citing sources within the U.S. carmaker. Opel, which is a GM subsidiary, has already said it will build the nextgeneration Mokka in Europe and not in Korea. More than 100,000 Mokkas have been ordered since the European market launch in October and demand has been much better than expected, leading to production bottlenecks and long waiting lists for the model. Producing the Mokka in Opel’s plant in Zaragoza would help to fill up that plant’s spare capacity and could lower losses at the division. The plant currently produces the Corsa subcompact and Meriva small minivan models. A spokesman for Opel said on Monday that GM was looking for additional capacity to produce subcompact SUVs but declined to comment specifically on any plans to move production of the Mokka to the factory in Spain. A spokesman for Opel’s sibling brand Chevrolet added that there were no plans currently to move production of the Trax, a sister of the Mokka, from Korea.
In March, Opel said it was reviewing whether other models may be built in Europe and Korea, including the Koreamade Antara medium SUV and Europemade Agila small minivan, but added
The workers represent a tiny fraction of Spain’s 3.5 million unemployed under25-year-olds, but BMW’s Caina-Andree said the program could be expanded to Italy or Greece. “We want to give something back to these countries, in which we sell our cars,” Caina-Andree, who joined BMW’s management board last year, told the paper on Wednesday. Her comments come after German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned that failure to beat youth unemployment could tear Europe apart, and dropping the continent’s welfare model in favor of tougher U.S. standards would spark a revolution.
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that no decisions on production locations have been made yet. The Mokka is one of a number of new products including the Cascada mid-size convertible that Opel hopes will help attract customers and help end chronic financial losses.
BMW will recruit trainees from Spain’s pool of young jobless BMW is recruiting a small number of unemployed young Spaniards to work in Germany in a program to “give something back” to its customer countries. Twenty-five workers aged 18 to 25 will be trained for a year at the carmaker’s headquarters in Munich, BMW personnel chief Milagros Caina-Andree told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “They should be immersed in German culture, possibly live with a BMW host family and work in development, sales,
Germany, along with France, Spain and Italy, have backed urgent action to help a generation of young Europeans who fear they will not find jobs, with youth unemployment in the EU standing at nearly one in four, more than twice the adult rate. More than half of Spaniards and Greeks under the age of 25 are unemployed, compared with fewer than 8 percent of Germans from the same age group. German officials fear Chancellor Angela Merkel, who faces an election in September, could be blamed if a hot summer in recession-mired southern Europe leads to an explosion of social unrest. German labour shortage Germany is also keen to tap unemployed youth abroad because it needs to attract foreign workers to make up for shortages in some professions and sectors at home. Chemicals giant BASF has launched a project to train about 20 young people in Spain, with the aim of employing them at its headquarters in Ludwigshafen to secure a supply of skilled technical staff, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Similarly, the world’s biggest business software maker SAP aims to recruit university graduates from southern Europe via a program it launched jointly with other German technology companies in March. Last year, 33,000 posts for job training remained unfilled in Germany, and young workers from recession-hit parts of the euro zone could help fill that gap.
marketing or another area. After that, these young people can go back home or stay here,” she said.
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Spanish efforts Spain is making its own efforts to employ its youth. It launched a four-year plan offering incentives to companies that hire people under 30, and the Labor Ministry says it has led to 30,000 new training contracts for youths so far this year, up 73 percent from a year ago. Among the companies that have joined the plan are bank BBVA and power utility Iberdrola. Oil major Repsol, with a new PR campaign trumpeting its recruitment and training programs, said it has created 3,500 jobs for youths in Spain in the past five years, while telephone giant Telefonica has several scholarship programs to cultivate young talent and provide jobs in the company’s Spanish business, despite a 2011 plan to lay off 6,500 workers in its home market over three years.
This week’s car joke A woman and man get into a car accident. Both of their cars are totally demolished, but amazingly neither one of them is hurt. After they crawl out of the wreckage, the woman says, “Wow, look at our
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New AVE line which runs from Madrid to Alicante The Prince of Asturias, Mariano Rajoy, María Dolores de Cospedal and Alberto Fabra, inaugurated the new AVE line
which runs from Madrid to Alicante on the17th of June. The dignitaries boarded the train in Atocha and are expected to stop in Albacte and Villena to greet the presidents of the communities. The new service will have a direct impact of 70 million € a year and has seen an investment of 1.92 billion € over nine years of work. The line opens to the public on the 18th June and journey time to Madrid from Alicante will be cut by 50 minutes to two hours 20 minutes. The train will stop at Cuenca, Albacete and Villena. Full ticket price for a single from Alicante to Madrid is €64,90 but there are discounts on the net and saving can also be made by buying a bono of ten tickets.
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Getting in touch with the committees and organisations
CRA Camposol Residents Association. The cabin is now located alongside the Cultural Centre on B SECTOR. and is open Mon/Wed/Fri from 11am to 1pm. Bob Owen can be contacted at chairman. bobowen@hotmail.co.uk The duty Committee member can be contacted on 634 364 739. Their web site which is interactive and very informative is www.cracamposol.com Sector A committee. Have their own web site at www.a-camposol.com They can be emailed at info@a-camposol.com. The telephone contact number for the committee is 603109974 This number is manned every morning Monday thru Friday 10am / 12noon Sector A gardening group is run by David Senior Peake who can be contacted by email dseniorpeake@hotmail.co.uk. They also run a bookstall Friday morning outside the post room on A. The team leaders meet monthly in Tels first Monday in moth 11AM visitors welcome. Sector B & B-clean (their gardening group) NB B sector community group is newly formed. Helen White 968 199 506 is the pro tem organisor. Sector C Greenfingers gardening group, Chairman, John Osborne- Tel 634 325 427 email: johnos1943@gmail.com. Camposol Community Group D Sector The group meets monthly on the first Monday at 4PM at The Clubhouse. Chairman Mick Drummond 968131971or 660038015 Secretary Les Crook 968979831or 606874193 A car with tow bar and trailer is now available for sector D residents to take garden waste to the Eco park, contact Alan Muncaster 654 024 474 Camposol Fiesta: Michelle Moston michelle.moston@gmail.com Age Concern Meets every Wednesday morning in the Cultural Centre everyone welcome Their chair is Anne Lambert 968 970 687 Camposolers The registered group site for residents of Camposol, the proprietor is Reg Rogers who can be contacted by e-mailing reg rogers@hotmail.com. Apply to Reg for membership. NB there is an underline dash between reg and rogers!!!!!! Town Hall can now be contacted through an office in the Cultural Centre Sector B, by the roundabout down from the roundabout by the filling station. Tatiana Andres is there to help you every weekday morning. Phone 968 131 717, email oficinacamposol@mazarron.es MABS now have an office in the old MASA office on the main dual carriage way on Sector C LIONS, Secretary Lion Mike Coombs 968 429 129 Membership Lion Mervyn Booth 968 163 082 ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome book club every second and fourth Tuesday in the underbuild at the former medical centre on Sector B. If your committee would like your details here then please contact Rod Sawyer at rodsawyer41@hotmail.com
PALS EVENTS 2013 Flaming June arrived, and with it the opening of our brand new shop in Mazarrón town!! It has been all hands to the pump to get it ready for our adoring public, but eventually we opened the doors for real on Wednesday 12th June, to be greeted by hordes of bargain hunters - just like the Harrods sale really, only our merchandise is MUCH better!! We have a large selection of ladies and men’s clothes, some baby and tots clothes, but very little in the way of teenager’s clothes, so if you have anything hanging around we would be happy to take it and anything else you may have off your hands! We also have some lovely furniture, bedding, books, DVDs, CDs and bric-a-brac, all at knock-down prices. Come along and have a browse we are situated directly opposite the Centro de Salud on the main road through Mazarron town, and have lots of yellow and black signs outside - we’re unmissable really! We’re also looking for volunteers to give us just four hours a week or a fortnight in either of our shops (Fuente Alamo or Mazarron); why not come and join our friendly team, meet new people and help the animals, all at no charge! Can’t think of a better deal, can you? In other news…Charlie-boy is now at home with his new pals, his bandages are off and he is learning to walk without the encumbrance of those awful overgrown hooves. His life should be so much better from now on, although he is in a bit of pain at the moment from the operations. He is suffering a bit from all the flies this years (who isn’t?!) so we are buying him a fly-screen outfit to help. Having his fur shaved off has made it quite uncomfortable for him, poor chap! He is putting on weight anyway, and making lots of new friends. He is such a darling! Unfortunately, all bar one of the partridge chicks did not make it, despite our volunteer’s best efforts. They were just too young to be away from mum…Fly free little ones xxx The fox is back at her home with her family, so a very happy outcome there! One of the four new teeny tiny pups that arrived last month has already been reserved - ‘Miss Mee Mee’ - and such a cutie she is too!! Her three brothers are just waiting to melt your heart…
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Toby is also ready for his new home, he will be going soon. He’s really ‘grown up’ now, but will always be Andrea’s baby heehee! One night on the way home from the Mazarron shop we picked up this little cutie, Danny, a very young Podenco. He is gorgeous, and, unusually, he has green eyes! He is currently being cared for by Paradise Kennels in Benferri, as we are completely full up with dogs and pups at the moment! Thank you Paradise Kennels!!! Please contact Andrea on 690-906-565 for adoptions or voluntary work, or if you have any large items that you would like us to take off you. Donations as always gratefully accepted, both in the shop in Fuente Alamo, and via PayPal to andreasanimalrescuemurcia@hotmail. com. Also please join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/ Andreas-Animal-Rescue-The-Henrietta-Foundation/ Thanks for reading! Andrea
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WHO SAID FOOTBALLERS AREN’T INTELLIGENT AND WORTH £400,000 PER WEEK? “My parents have always been there for me, ever since I was about 7. “ David Beckham “I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.” Mark Viduka “Alex Ferguson is the best manager I’ve ever had at this level. Well, he’s the only manager I’ve actually had at this level. But he’s the best manager I’ve ever had.” David Beckham “If you don’t believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day.” Neville Southall “I’ve had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable.” Paul Gascoigne “I’ve never wanted to leave. I’m here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.” Alan Shearer “I’d like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona “ Mark Draper “You’ve got to believe that you’re going to win, and I believe we’ll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we’re knocked out.” Peter Shilton “I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don’t want to leave Leicester.” Stan Collymore “I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham . My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing.” Ade Akinbiyi
“Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match.” Ian Wright “I’m as happy as I can be - but I have been happier.” Ugo Ehiogu “ Leeds is a great club and it’s been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesbrough.” Jonathan Woodgate “I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.” Stuart Pearce “I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right.” Lee Hendrie “I couldn’t settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.” Ian Rush “Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out there today.” Steve Lomas “I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock.” Barry Venison “I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don’t know into what religion yet.” David Beckham “The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more European.” Phil Neville “All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed.” Mitchell Thomas “One accusation you can’t throw at me is that I’ve always done my best.” Alan Shearer “I’d rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd.” Johnny Giles “Sometimes in football you have to score goals.” Thierry Henry
Q: What’s dangerous and swings from trees? A: A monkey with a chainsaw. A string walks into a bar with a few friends and orders a beer. The bartender says, “I’m sorry, but we don’t serve strings here.” The string goes back to his table. He ties himself in a loop and messes up the top of his hair. He walks back up to the bar and orders a beer. The bartender squints at him and says, “Hey, aren’t you a string?” The string says, “Nope, I’m a frayed knot.” A guy walks into a bar, orders 12 brandy’s and starts drinking them as fast as he can. The bartender asks, “Wow, why are you drinking so fast?” The guy says, “You would be drinking fast, too, if you had what I had.” The bartender asks, “What do you have?” The guy says, “75 cents.” A man walks into a bar with a pork pie on his head. The barman asks, “Why are you wearing a pork pie on your head?” The man replies, “It’s a family tradition. We always wear pork pies on our heads on Tuesday.” The barman remarks, “But it’s Wednesday.” Sheepishly, the man says, “Man, I must look like a real fool.”
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