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A FABULOUS TRIP TO TOLEDO’S FAMOUS SAFFRON FESTIVAL

SEPTEMBER 2010 No. 75

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RESIDENCE CARDS SPANISH PAPERWORK FANTASY FOOTY The trouble with...

VISITORS NATURE IN SPAIN ‘Common’ TERNS?

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DID YOU KNOW? ...that the Kingdoms of Portugal and Spain were once united in the 15th century?

WISE MEN ARE ON THE BENCH… I think it can be safely said that the Jungle Drums team splattered all competition at the Tomatina in Buñol at the end of August. We came, we saw red and (using our considerable height

this month 4/5 TOMATINA...

advantage) we managed to sweep all others aside in an orgy of mush and pips that would have made a two year old proud... anyone who was there and disagrees with our victory is, of course, welcome to produce their own magazine and put their view on their own

JD and gang at the Fiesta...

page… anyway more about all that somewhere in this magazine.

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have gone back to their lives in the capital – until Easter at

residence card...

11 TROUBLE WITH SPAIN...

visitors...

17 NATURE...

bush fires...

21 NOW WHAT..! visitors gone..?

23 PUZZLES... think man, think!

24/5 LIVING THE LIFE...

life as an expat...

28/9 FANTASY FOOTY...

it’s kicked off... .

31 COMPUTERS... helpful mood..?

37 YOUR CAR IN SPAIN... be legal, and safe...

39 FUNNY.. rib ticklers...

43 HOROSCOPES... star gazing JD style...

46 DIRECTORY...

the business guide...

The Madri…Madrilene…Madrilinio... (the people from Madrid) least – and we get our parking spaces back! So have the relatives, mostly, from the UK, or wherever, and things have calmed down immensely. Unless of course if you are a Spanish bus driver… have you ever got stuck behind a bus in Spain?

Thought not. It’s impossible because they drive so fast that the vinyl lettering peels off the side of the bus and rabbits in nearby fields are swept from their feet by the passing gust. Whether their timetables are so finite that they need to get their foot down or they just like going fast I don’t know – but I wouldn’t mind betting that they have a ‘lap record’ chart on the wall of the bus garage.

I met a tramp this month (not that sort, this one was free, sort of) walking the road with his trolley full of possessions and the two obligatory scruffy looking dogs following in his squeaky wheeled wake. He sat next to me on a bench and asked (politely) for a cigarette and we began talking, again, sort of. I asked him where he was going, as he puffed away and he looked at me (through fairly glazed eyes and a ‘Bellamy beard’) and looked down the road which he had been heading and said ‘that way’. Ok… ‘So where have you been?’ I inquired. He looked at me again, looked in the opposite direction and said, ‘that way’.

Not put off I asked what he was going to do for the rest of the day but that just about merited a shrug before he shut his eyes and went to sleep. I got up, left him the rest of my cigarettes and began walking away…only to hear him utter (with his eyes still shut) ‘you worry too much young man, enjoy today and tomorrow will still be there.’

Yeah…it will won’t it.

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We came, we saw, we painted

A day at the Tomatina Imagine a narrow street, about fifteen feet wide. Lined on each side by two story houses. Now picture this street so tightly packed with people (who are chanting and singing) that you can’t help but move with the surges as the crowd pushes forward. And then they drive five trucks through the middle of it. Welcome to the Tomatina in Buñol where the PC brigade would have a field day.

Don’t get me wrong, the Tomatina is amazing but it’s not for the faint hearted that’s for sure.

It is best described as a football crowd having a food fight, fuelled by adrenalin, machismo, and it is totally lawless – the police don’t enter the town centre while the Tomatina is going on, and I don’t blame them as they would surely end up as the main target for the revellers.

As we descended the windy streets that took us down to the centre of town the fun would begin we where could hear the roar of the crowds as they prepre pared for battle. Along the sides of the streets were hot dog sellers who would suddenly throw their (red hot) griddle into the back of a van and stand behind it whiswhis

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tling as the police strode past.

Finally we arrived at the town centre, and as I said at the top of this, it is packed. So packed that residents stand at their balconies and either hose down revellers to keep them cool or they’ll empty a few buckets of water on your head – for the same effect – and trust me, it is very welcoming as the sun reaches its working temperature for the day.

We managed to work our way down to the main street just as the lorries had passed, and, amazingly, not squashed anyone en route, disgorging tons of ripe tomatoes. And then it began.

Bedlam. Tomatoes came at us from all directions – here’s a tip if you don’t like tomatoes stuffed up your nose, ears or rubbed on your head, don’t go.

Within seconds we were red from head to foot and with the pungent aroma of squashed tomatoes fixed in our nostrils (a smell that stayed around for at least a day afterwards). An hour of utter chaos throwing, and receiving, tomatoes at anyone

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the town red… who looked a likely target (not the best place if like me and my son you’re tall – trust me…).

We ended up on our backsides in six inch wa deep tomato flavoured (and coloured) water while some American friends we met there covered us once again. It was great.

An amazing hour of madness in the heart of Spain, doing what the Spanish do best – having a party.

When it’s all over the fun continues because as you retrace your steps - back up the now quite steep roads - to the top of the town, local residents stand at their doors with a hose and offer to wash you down before you get to the top and the fiesta that is in full swing, blocking roads and stopping traffic on roads that are supposed to be open by now. The Guardia just looked on; although it must be said I didn’t see anyone who dared launch a red missile in their direction. If you’ve never been and like a bit (a lot) of wild fun – come with us next year and I can promise you one thing…you can always tell your friends after that you’re well red!

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Cancellation of the residence card or certificate Free movement and taking up your residency in any country of your choice within the EU is a right that we have as EU-citizens. However, being registered in two countries as your habitual country of residence is not.

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SPANISH PROBATE/INHERITANCES

If you are registered as a resident in Spain and wish to go back to the UK to work you will have to cancel your registration as a resident in this country.

SPANISH WILLS

The authorities need to be informed in writing (and in Spanish, of course) about the change of residency.

CONVEYANCING

Attach the original of the residence certificate or card to that letter and present it at the town hall and wherever you were registered as a resident. Take a copy for them to stamp it with their number of registration and they will inform the authorities where you first obtained your residency.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

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A copy of the same needs to be presented at the Police Station where you registered as a resident (or that is competent for your area at the time of cancellation) for the residence card or certificate to be cancelled. You will then be considered a non-resident again in case you still have property or bank accounts in this country.

It is not a choice to consider yourself either a resident or non-resident depending on whether you live here permanently or not. It depends on how you are registered with the authorities.

Bank accounts have been opened by people claiming to be a non-resident. It is most important for the bank to have the correct status. The bank will request a copy of the residence card or certificate if you claim to be a resident. However, if you claim to be a non-resident you will only need to produce your N.I.E. form.

If the banks’ data base shows a discrepancy with the police departments’ data base (the authority that issues the residencia cards and certificates) the bank will freeze your account until you prove the non-residents status with the relevant documentation.

The country of your habitual residence has the right of taxation. In the case of residents, the bank will tax any income received from interest payments at source. If the account holder is a non-resident, this income is to be taxed in his country of residency abroad. For that reason banks are obliged to demand an updated nonresidents’ declaration annually.

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The Trouble With Spain

Visitors…

They’ve gone. You pull away from the

Once you’ve paid for the drinks, everyone

you’re full those weeks, got cockroaches

airport, blow a big sigh of relief and think

heads home to start on the fridge’s stock

or perhaps a regional disease and then of-

about watching telly tonight, in peace.

of alcohol and your favourite bottles of

fer them the services of the many reputa-

You also remember, with a smile, that you

wine while you head up to bed, knowing

ble rental companies that offer properties

can have your bed back and won’t have

that you’ve got to get up in the morning.

at that time of year. They could rent a car

to make tea in the morning for, what felt

And on it goes for the next two weeks or

too (saves you driving them around) and

like, half a platoon of brightly coloured

so.

the local supermarkets would benefit from

soldiers. Actually, that’s not the best anal-

Just recently a friend has returned home

their frequent trips to top up on water as

ogy in the world…soldiers by job descrip-

to the UK following a two week ‘visit’ and

they’d ‘rather not’ drink from the tap.

tion have to be tidy and organised, but

I’m not exaggerating when I say that a

That should solve it and when they do

you get my drift?

quadriplegic would have been more help-

go home after their trip you will not be

The relatives, ‘friends’ and the downright

ful around the house than him. He did a

knackered from having spent the last

hopeless have been over to stay, spend-

bit of shopping, I must admit, when we

two weeks picking up wet towels, dirty

ing half the time of their two week ‘visit’

ran out of fruit he bought a melon…which

ashtrays and anything else that happens

(seems like months) telling you how

he ate. And some white wine…which he

to be left lying around…Or does that just

horrible the UK is and how well you’re

drank. It begs the question as to why

happen to me…?

looking. When they are in the queue at

people suddenly think that your home is

the checkout and for some incredible

a hotel and you, unfortunately, are the

reason that defies logic; the checkout

maid, chef and manager? I mean, can you

girl has taken the liberty of speaking to

imagine going to stay at their house,

them in Spanish, they’ll have looked at

during the week, when they have

you without saying a word, expecting you

to get up for work every day

to translate, which you do by reading the

and insisting that they come

amount on the digital display in front of

and eat out nearly every

them.

night after you’ve been

They will have said that they are com-

cloud-bathing all

ing to ‘visit you’ but we know that what

day?

they really mean is ‘it’s holiday time!’

However, I have

and by the time you’ve shown them to

a simple answer

their (your) bedroom and they’ve had a

my friends,

rest from travelling (because sitting on a

one that will

plane for two hours is apparently ‘ex-

benefit all and

hausting’) they are ready to head out for

allow you to

a drink, and something to eat. Despite

get on with

the fact that just yesterday you filled the

your life

freezer, the cupboards and the fridge with

while they’re

enough food to keep the Falkland Island-

over for a

ers going through a dodgy winter. ‘no….

holiday…I

you shouldn’t have to cook for all of us’

mean visit.

(not tonight anyway) ‘let’s go out and get

Get them to

something and you can relax and have a

rent some-

drink’ (one that you’ll need as you face a

where.

night on a sunbed, in the spare room).

Tell them

The wife vowed never to have the family to stay again.

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COMMON..

AFTER THE FIRE

OH YEAH?

After the fire that broke out close to the Monte Faro urbanization on Gran Alacant, we have lost some 50 acres of

by Malcolm Palmer

the campo, you may think of this as the loss of a few scrub pines and some tussock grass.

My views on the English names of birds are well-known, so I won’t get the soapbox out, but ‘Common’ is one of the daftest handles you can give almost anything. The only birds I can think of that deserve that title on a worldwide basis are Osprey, Peregrine Falcon and Barn Owl – as they occur almost everywhere, though you can easily go a year without seeing the last of them, just about anywhere.

No, ‘common’ has to depend upon geography, and that means that Common Gull, for instance, is a fair old rarity in Spain. This sets me to thinking about other familiar sights from back in Britain which get our local birders in a tizzy. I’ve seen only three Dunnocks, all in remote mountains, around here.

Blue Tits are restricted to a few pairs high up in the hills around Alcoy (beware Great Tits that can sound similar) – though there have recently been odd sightings elsewhere.

Yellowhammers are extremelowly rare winter visitors (I’ve seen one flock in 18 years) and I’ve only ever set eyes on one Goldcrest – in a cold winter, too. (Beware the very similar Firecrest – common hereabouts) Seabirds, of course, have a long way to travel, if they come through the Straits, and, though Gannets, Razorbills and Common Scoter do make a habit of it, all divers and the other sea-ducks are very scarce indeed.

The same can be said for Oystercatcher. My sister-in-law, visiting from England, hardly noticed one we saw at La Mata,

whilst Barry and I went into raptures.

Waxwings don’t turn up in Spain very often, except as windblown waifs, and Fieldfare are rare this far south, but their cousins the Redwings, can be heard ‘lisping’ as they pass over on a mucky November night.

Glancing through a field guide, I notice that a lot of the old ‘commons’ have been accorded brackets – presumably for reasons I have touched on – therefore (Common) Redshank and (Common) Guillemot, but some are so entrenched they can’t do anything about them, like Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, etc.

The Spanish are as bad, in this respect, bunging ‘común’ after a whole bunch of species, some of which are distinctly uncomún outside Spanish borders – Collared Pratincole falls into this category. I suppose this is all part of my plea for uniformity, but with Valenciano and Catalán having its own bird names, and, even in England, still people who refer to Dunnocks as ‘Hedge Sparrows’ there’s a long way to go. I remember seeing a ‘Marsh Hawk’ on my first trip to the States – and thinking I’d seen a new bird until I realised it was their name for Hen Harrier!

Ah well, perhaps we should leave it all alone, and just enjoy these little oddities?

Unfortunately it could be much more than this if you the readers can remember back to the March issue Jungle Drums kindly published pictures of some of the wonderful flowers that grew in the same area as the fire. At best this means that the seeds produced this year have all been destroyed, at worst it could mean that the various flowers will have been completely destroyed and will not return to the area, a lot of the plants especially the orchids, wild gladioli wild delphiniums and the white narcissi are very sensitive to change the soil where they grow i.e. a change in acidity or alkalinity could destroy any plants that survived the actual fire.

The flowers have also faced another ecological problem this year, although the end of this year and the beginning of this year were the wettest this part of Spain has seen for many years and most of the wild flowers had the best and longest flowering season for many years, the sad thing is that due to the global shortage of bees many of the plants were very poorly pollinated. I made two test areas in the one area I hand pollinated with a small soft paint brush the plants listed above, and left the other test area to be pollinated naturally, where I pollinated there were on average 68 % more seed pods produced.

No one seems to know why there ahs been such a world decline in bees but it could be quite a problem in the future. I hope that we have not lost too many

photos from the top Female Hen Harrier Barn Owl Common Ternl Dunnock

of these beautiful little flowers from this area but we will have to wait to see what next February and March will bring Ill keep you posted. John Harris

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SPANISH the world’s most expensive spice

Having been designated the job of researching Saffron I went on the internet and began my search and discovered a couple of things… firstly Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world(it can cost up to 250€ per ounce) and, secondly, Saffron is also a high class call girl from Minnesota who presumably doesn’t charge by the ounce…although if she did, being American, that would probably make her very expensive.

But apparently our readers will be more interested in the spice (Minnesota Saffron also offered ‘spice’ by the way) that is derived from the crocus, or more accurately; the stigma of the crocus.

Saffron is called azafran in Spanish and is a spice that has a special place in history and has always been considered very valuable. In fact, at one point it was even used as currency. In ancient Greece women used it as a cosmetic; the Roman Emperor Nero had the streets covered with it for his parades; Phoenicians made veils of it for their brides and Buddhists used it to dye their robes, while Des O’Connor uses it to achieve his tan.

Spanish saffron is famous all over the world for its romantic aroma, lovely flavour, and colouring capabilities. It is also a very delicate spice that is actually the tiny red stigma in the centre of the purple crocus flower with each bulb producing 2-3 flowers.

The plants bloom in October and November and must be harvested quickly (within a day) or the stigma lose their flavour.

The harvest is rapid - lasting only about 10 days and is still done entirely by hand with the flowers collected by the farmers and then, passed along to the women of the area, who sit at long tables to separate the red stigmas from the rest of the flower. The next step is when the stigmas are roasted to dry them.

Painstaking work: separating the stigma from the flower

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Sorting: Saffron is sieved to leave only the pure stigma

Although saffron traces its origins to Persia and is now widely produced in countries like China and Iran, the very best saffron is Spanish. This highly aromatic saffron comes from the fields of Castilla la Mancha in central Saffron is the stigma of the Spain. This is the land of Don autumn flowering crocus. Take Quixote. The only saffron in the a look inside almost any flower world with DO, or appellation, and you will see three threadlike status, it’s set apart by saffron filaments. These are the stigma - produced elsewhere by its bright but only in the saffron crocus are red color and explosive aroma; a these stigma worth thousands of little bit goes a very long way. euros per pound. It is so valuable because it is a very labour Unfortunately, Manchego saffron intensive crop and only 2-3 kilos is hard to come by. During its of saffron can be produced from heyday in the 1970s, produceach acre of land. This makes tion reached 50 tons a year, but saffron the most expensive regional economic hardships spice by weight (except possibly and a lack of quality control sunk our friend from Minnesota) but production to just 100 kilos by to use saffron isn’t that expen1998. sive as a little goes a long way.

A single gram of saffron easily translates into golden colour and fragrant flavour in 10 recipes of saffron rice for four, several batches of bread, or a couple of big pots of paella.

Just a few threads of saffron are enough to give an enhancing colour and special touch of flavour to rice, soups, stews, sauces, sweets and bakery products.

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‘This is Spain Exhibitions’ comes to the Costa Calida

BEACH FASHION – OR THE LACK OF IT.

As I sit on what I consider the quietest and best of Santa Pola’s beaches – Tamarit, the traditional parade of the fatties walks up and down in front of me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no sylph-like Adonis myself – but one reason I like Tamarit is that the folk there make me feel slim.

To wear a bikini, a woman should have the semblance of female form, I think – no need to look like Claudia Schiffer, but, well, you know, at least a bit shapely. Having said that, the idea of a beach is that you wear what you damn’ well like, and I admit to a certain admiration for the Duchess of Alba, who, at 84, wears her bikini to the beach. But some of the sights at Tamarit are just too much.

And guys: whoever sold you flower-patterned bermudas? And knee-length ones at that. They must be very uncomfortable to swim in – though I suppose there’s less skin available to the jellyfish!

Anyway, keep up the good work – it gives me something to amuse myself with, between the occasional passing-by of a comely wench – and isn’t it then difficult to avoid turning your head and so getting grief from the missus?

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The next edition of the very successful ‘This is Spain Exhibition’ will be held on the Costa Calida at the prestigious four star ‘Hotel Thalasia’ in San Pedro del Pinatar. The exhibition will run from the 22nd – 24th October 2010. The venue is a brand new luxury hotel with easy access from both the N332 and the AP7 motorways. The exhibition hall is very large, beautifully appointed and has a separate access, with wheelchair/ pram ramp. It is fully air-conditioned.

As you would expect in a four star hotel, there are restaurants, a cafeteria and plenty of areas where visitors can sit and relax. To reach the hotel, take the Lo Pagan coast road from the roundabout with the boat on the N332. The hotel is on the right hand side. There is ample parking.

Exhibition organiser, Christine Roche, is very excited about the upcoming exhibition. “It is a fantastic venue which will allow businesses on the Costa Calida to showcase their products and services to a wide audience.”

Christine started theThis is Spain exhibitions in 2002, the first being held at the La Zenia hotel. She could see that there was a gap in the market for this kind of show which would promote businesses and products to the every increasing expat population. Following the success of that first show, Christine and her team have organised shows twice a year, each attracting large numbers of exhibitors and visitors.

Stands are going fast with businesses such as financial services, water filters, conservatories, double glazing, health and beauty, home and garden, schools, pools and much more already signed up. Charities such as the Help Association will also be represented and the British Legion will have poppies for Remembrance Day. For more information, and to book your stand, call Christine Roche on 627 409 881 or 965 632 835 or email her at info@exhibitions-spain.com. Also, see the website at www.exhibitions-spain.com for regular updates and details of the businesses who will be exhibiting.

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These 2 large Spanish puppies were found inside a Basura bin in the middle of Spanish summer day by a man walking his dogs in the country. Thankfully, his own dogs brought his attention to their plight by crying at the bin. The puppies were extremely hot and dehydrated and they would not have survived another hour in there, they are just 12weeks old. Both are female and although at first

FOREST FIRES

they were very weak and traumatised they spent a day in the animal hospital and have fully recovered from their ordeal. They are now in a temporary foster home, we have named them Raquel and Roxy.

Alex was with many other dogs on a finca, all had been taken by the lady living there. We discovered that Alex, along with others, were going to be taken away to be destroyed as the lady rentrent ing the finca was to be evicted

What you see nightly on the news should put you

for non-payment of rent. We

off buying a house in a wooded area. Already

stepped in to save Alex and

got one? Oh dear. There are few things more

some others. He is a small

terrifying than fire – it moves with astonishing speed, even jumps over roads and other gaps, and causes immense destruction, threatening all forms of life.

But how does it start? Obviously cigarette-

dog and he has a microchip.

Alex is 18 months, he has a very easy going personality and he is very friendly. Harvey the 1 year Dalmation was found on the outout skirts of an urbanisation at the side

ends are big culprits, dropped bottles and other

of a main road. After examination by

glass, which concentrate the sun’s rays, less

our vet she told us that he was probably

obvious. Sparks from railway lines and roads

hit by a car because he had a hairline fracture

cause some fires. Then there are the perfectly

in his left leg, he also had a bruised left eye and

natural fires caused by lightning strikes – more

he had bitten his tongue, injuries consistent with

common than you may suppose, causing quite

a collision with a vehicle. He is receiving treatment for this and it is hoped that he

a high percentage of fires. But as for the last

will make as full recovery. He is a lovely boy.Tara is a beautiful long haired black

category – intentional fires – who, in the world,

cat that a lady found outside her house. She is currently caring for her but she

would want to set fire to hectares of woodland or mountainside? Psychologists may know what triggers a desire to see centuries of natural life go up in smoke. I’m quite sure I don’t.

is returning to the UK soon and so we must find her a new a home. T Tara is very sociable, she likes a cuddle and is used to being in a house. We believe that she is about 5 years old. Tara has been spayed.

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FANTSY FOOTBALL

Well, let’s get things started by congratulating all those who entered. With a whopping 45 Teams, we have possibly the largest Fantasy Football league on the Costa Blanca. Whether it was the Manager of Month Hotel MASA Meal prize, the end of season champions prize of €250 or most likely the local bragging rights that motivated you to enter, I think we are going to have a lot of fun this season.

The new season kicked off with an massive blast of goals thanks, in part, to four 6-0 drubbings in the first two weeks.

Interestingly, in addition to the usual goal (and points) machine that is Didier Drogba, the leading managers have unearthed some less obvious points, notably in the guise of Newcastle’s Andy Carroll and Sp**s player Gareth “ladies man” Bale.

At the time of going to print there were still some points to be added, so maybe Mitch Bull’s bottom of table team The Translator still have time to learn the language of Football Management. For you Sir, I recommend an intensive course in Jose Mourhino for beginners.

Sadly (from this reports point of view), Barry Jones’ team Rock Bottom were anything but bottom and managed an impressive late in the month haul of 113 points. The Gary Bilton managed Marching On started brightly but dropped away as the month

went on.

Heading up the table we find team La Marina Gooner and although in 16th place, their manager is proving maybe he does have bit of Arsene Wenger in him. Better still, the formidable (sometimes) Blue & White Army under the stewardship of yours truly are delicately poised in 8th place and ready to make an assault on the the top places(well maybe 7th place).

For much of the month, the early league leader from Destinations, Simon Ions was showing the rest how it is done. However after a final day flurry of points Destinations ended up in 3rd place. A fantastic pick of players has resulted in a top of the table spot for IfOnly, who are under the stewardship of Stuart Howe. Just behind him in 2nd place were Armoured FC, managed by Alan Ginn.

A great effort by all and special congratulations to Stuart Howe and team IfOnly. You win the Manager of the Month award and dinner for two at the Hotel MASA. Drop me a line at paul@masainternational.com to arrange the date.

If you haven’t yet joined the league, it’s not too late to enter, go to www.thejungledrums.com/football and get involved.

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I heard English voices at the recent friendly against Real Madrid.

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World Cup Heros

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promotion, and now your local Alicante

Hondon Hammers

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side are determined to make a good

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COME TO THE RICO PEREZ Come on, all you football fans...

I know you’re out there,

Hercules are now in the top flight of perhaps the highest quality league in world football – Spain, after all, are World Champions. It was no easy matter to hold off Betis and company, and achieve

fist of it, and stay up.

To this end, they have signed some important players – Paraguayan international striker Valdez, Argentinian midfielder Fritzler, the experienced

ing re-signing Columbian international Abel Aguilar. Add to these established favourites like captain Tote, midfield general Farinós and veteran wingers Rufete and Sendoa, and it adds up

season – Real Madrid, with Christiano Ronaldo and Kaká, Barcelona, with Messi, Iniesta and Villa, Sevilla with Kanoute and Jesus Navas – need I go on?

Perez is now a stadium befitting such encounters, with new seating an facilities. There is space for 32,000 souls in there – so let’s fill it, and hear the shout: ‘HerculES!’

foto mark welton José Mourhino -photographed during Real Madrid´s friendly last month against Hercules. He returns with his full squad the weekend 31st Oct.

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Welcome to this month’s computer article written by Richard from BlueMoon Solutions You could be forgiven for thinking that the Internet has turned into a big commercial shopping centre - a place where you can buy pretty much anything and not a charitable place at all.

We have previously, in this column, covered how you can even get things for free via the Internet, well this month we are going to look at how the Internet can allow you to help people less fortunate than us build a better life.

I have been looking at two organisations, KIVA and MicroPlace. Both have websites set up to help people in poverty stricken places like Uganda to work their way out of poverty by enabling people like you and me to lend them money in a safe, structured way.

Kiva say their mission is “to connect people, through lending, for the sake of alleviating poverty” where MicroPlace say their mission is to “help alleviate global poverty by enabling everyday people to make investments in the world’s working poor”. They both share the same idea - it’s the principle of the many helping the few. Both organisations allow those more fortunate (us) to loan small amounts of money to help entrepreneurs in less fortunate circumstances work their way out of poverty.

You can see for yourself and decide whether you want to get involved by visiting their websites at www.kiva. org or/and www.microplace.com The one key difference between KIVA and MicroPlace is that interest is paid on MicroPlace loans up to a rate of 3% Here is the story of just one borrower from KIVA, her name is Benny Nakaggwa, Benny lives in Uganda and is a

widow. She takes care of additional family members, resides in and owns a four roomed house. Benny is a tailor/ designer on Luwum Street in Kampala City, Uganda, she designs and makes all types of fashions for women and at times she goes door to door selling her clothes Benny works six days a week and aspires to buy a plot of land so that she can have her own business premises and also have a bridal shop.

She wants a loan of $325 to buy more clothing materials and currently she has raised just $25.

Once she has raised the money, she plans to repay it over a term of 8 months – all of this information is available for each of the borrowers on each site.

So why not have a look - remember not to lend more money than you can afford to lose, but the worst that can happen is that you make someone’s life a little better.

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Back from our Summer Break... ...and just when you think you know it all, up

It seems that all levels of government, National,

pops a subject, that you don’t know the answer

Regional, Provincial and Local are hell bent

to!

on beating the crisis - ‘que crises?’ - by taking

Like fire extinguishers in cars!

evermore cash out of the population who don’t

According to a respected expert writing in the

have any cash to start with. We know that one

English language free press these are mandatory

result of this attitude is to convince the ex-pats

in all vehicles so we dived into all our references

that they will be better off in the UK and we are

and following extensive research we are of the

painfully aware of the numbers of our longstand-

opinion that they are not mandatory. The Official

ing customers that have taken that decision. All

line being that it is advisable to carry such equip-

this achieves for the Spanish economy is the loss

ment whilst motoring.

of a strong source of disposable wealth, which

Thought you might like to know that.

neither the local population, nor the seasonal visitors can replace. That’s my rant for this month!

Now, we all know that there are lots of things that

We are still here and we will continue to provide

you should not do, during the Summer months,

our services to the motoring public, whether it

well let me add another one……………..do not

is for mechanical ailments or dirty headlamps or

get involved with Spanish bureaucracy, during

tackling the Bureaucrats for Re-Registrations and

July and August, especially, when there is an

Transfers.

ongoing dispute concerning salaries, holidays

Whenever I meet Paco, which has not been for a

and pensions.

while, he always greets me with ‘Feliz Navidad’

Well we have, and firstly (ignoring the advice

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greeting he replies, in my crude translation, ‘It

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will come round again, only the pine box will

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stop you from seeing it’. That always makes him

paperwork from the Hacienda and Trafico offices,

chuckle and before you know it, two beers have

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been ordered and away we go.

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‘If women are so bloody perfect at multitasking, how come they can’t have a headache and sex at the same time?’

An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: “woman without her man is nothing”. The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly.

The men wrote: “Woman, without her man, is nothing.”

The women wrote: “Woman! Without her, man is nothing.”

Kids Are Quick

“Experience

TEACHER:

Maria, go to the map and find North America .

MARIA: Here it is.

TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?

CLASS: Maria.

TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?

JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell ‘crocodile?’

GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L’ TEACHER: No, that’s wrong GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?

DONALD: H I J K L M N O. TEACHER: What are you talking about?

DONALD: Yesterday you said it’s H to O. TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn’t have ten years ago.

WINNIE: Me! TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?

GLEN: Well, I’m a lot closer to the ground than you are.

TEACHER:

Millie, give me a sentence starting with ‘ I. ‘ MILLIE: I is...

TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, ‘I am.’

MILLIE: All right... ‘I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.’

TEACHER:

LOUIS: TEACHER: SIMON: TEACHER: CLYDE : TEACHER:

George Washington not only chopped down his father’s cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn’t punish him?

Because George still had the axe in his hand...

Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?

No sir, I don’t have to, my Mom is a good cook.

Clyde , your composition on ‘My Dog’ is exactly the same as your brother’s.

Did you copy his?

No, sir. It’s the same dog.

Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?

HAROLD: A teacher

is what you get when Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Bourne almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Lincolnshire?

And, they even tracked her calves to their stalls.

But they are unable to locate 125,000 illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.

I was at the CAM bank today; there was a short queue.

There was just one lady in front of me, an Asian lady who was trying to exchange yen for euros.

It was obvious she was a little irritated . . . She asked the teller, “Why it change?

Yesterday, I get two hunat euro of yen. Today I only get hunat eighty?

Why it change?”

The teller shrugged his shoulders and said, “Fluctuations.”

The Asian lady says, “Fluc you white people too”

you didn’t get what you wanted.”

Pensioners v Prisoners

Let’s put the pensioners in jail and the crimi crimipensionnals in a nursing home. This way the pension ers would have access to showers, hobbies and walks.

They’d receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they’d receive money instead of paying it out.

They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance.

Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them. A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell.

They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose.

They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counseling, pool and education.

Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ’s and legal aid would be free, on request.

Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens.

Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls.

There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to.

The “criminals” would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised.

Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week.

Live in a tiny room and pay 900.00€ per month and have no hope of ever getting out.

Justice for all we say.

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PUZZLES Solitions

from page 23

Easy Soduku

CARRY ON JOKING...!

A nun arrives at the local bar John was sitting outside his local pub one day, enjoying a quiet pint and generally feeling good about himself, when a nun suddenly appears at his table and starts decrying the evils of drink.

“You should be ashamed of yourself young man! Drinking is a Sin! Alcohol is the blood of the devil!”

Now John gets pretty annoyed about this, and goes on the offensive.

“How do you know this, Sister?”

“My Mother Superior told me so.”

“But have you ever had a drink yourself? How can you be sure that what you are saying is right?”

“Don’t be ridiculous--of course I have never taken alcohol myself” “Then let me buy you a drink - if you still believe afterwards that it is evil I will give up drink for life” “How could I, a Nun, sit outside this public house drinking?!”

“I’ll get the barman to put it in a teacup for you, then no one will ever know.”

The Nun reluctantly agrees, so John goes inside to the bar.

“Another pint for me, and a triple vodka on the rocks”, then he lowers his voice and says to the barman “and could you put the vodka in a teacup?”

“Oh no! It’s not that Nun again is it?”

Mother in law...

Hard Soduku Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

One good turn gets most of the blankets.

There are two kinds of pedestrians -the quick and the dead.

Life is sexually transmitted.

Wordoku

If quitters never win, and winners never cheat, then who is the fool who said “Quit while you’re ahead”?

A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

It’s not hard to meet expenses, they’re everywhere.

Crossword 1

Jury -- Twelve people who determine which client has the better lawyer.

So you want to become my sonin-law?

Not exactly. I just want to marry your daughter.

A man who hated his mother-in-law got three wishes from a genie.

Genie: “Whatever you wish for, your mother-in-law gets DOUBLE.” First wish: “I would like one billion dollars.”

Genie: “Ok but mom get’s two billion.”

Second wish: “I would like an island off the coast of Greece.”

Genie: “OK but mom get’s two islands.”

Third wish: “ I would like you to beat me half to death.”

Bill: I was sorry to hear that your mother-in-law died. What was the complaint?

George: We haven’t had any yet

Crossword 2

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SEP 2010 Bachelor Parties, baby showers and 65th birthday parties are whoopwhoopingly starred at different times of the month.

Danger in the form of stripes, spots or just muscular animals who like to maul, chew or pound on you with their feet and noses, are well starred this month. The planets are difficult to read; this could mean that the planets are protecting you from the animals who don’t want to do you any harm, or it could mean that the kill will be quick and painless.

After last months warnings on beach sports, the problems just keep coming this month. Sunscreen has come under the influence of a cynical Neptune and may be at least a factor 1 less than that advertised on the bottle.

Single arm press ups with a clap in between has a 56% chance of looking hilarious if you get the timing wrong this month, up from 55.5% last month.

You are about to witness a genuine ‘Me Me’ Roadrunner occurrence this month, and a wile Coyote who has acne. This almost perfect cartoon coincidence gone wrong follows on from last month’s Mr Magoo who looks like he is short sighted but isn’t and saw you do that mocking dance about him and is plotting revenge in a way only a lonely single man can do, and Stewie from Family Guy who actually had a French accent.

Honky tonk is your preferred dancing and piano playing style this month.

Jupiter and Saturn are both set to waft a celestial criticism your way during attempts at rapping - that bit when you just can’t think of the next sentence? That’s the influence of Saturn that is... (Jupiter is just happy when you work the word boobies in somewhere).

This month your preferred order of Banana Splits is Snork, Bingo, Fleagle and Drooper.

Running, jumping, but not flying through the air head first, are all well starred.

Climbing trees is well starred, especially the low ones and especially when a lion isn’t trying to eat you from below, otherwise they are badly starred with a falling from great heights advisory throughout.

Sweeping, glamorous, deep blue sea, palm trees swaying in a light breeze with not a cloud in the sky scenes will either induce feelings of ‘gotta get away from this office job’, or send you to sleep this month, depending on which anxiety dvd course the planets have got you on.

Neptune has been impressed by the yellow and red cards the referees in the World Cup have been using and particularly the power these seem to wield on those who have been naughty.

Running Benny Hill style and slapping bald headed old men on the head is well starred this month, especially if you are the old man with the bald head.

This month your lucky professional wrestler wears spandex at least to his knees and his trademark move rhymes with ‘tell him ref’.

Humming mysteriously and at length may be your only hope in fighting off some kind of unexpected attack.

‘A stitch in time saves nine’ is your phrase of the month, whatever that means. (A quick stitch now means you don’t have to do 9 stitches later?

We don’t think so, sounds like it’s pants around your ankles time later if you equate a quick stitch with 9 stitches, we’re just saying. And why does it save 9 stitches later, why not eight or ten? Did the writer of this saying only choose 9 because it rhymed with time? This is just proof that you shouldn’t listen to proverbs - they aren’t anywhere near as accurate as horoscopes. That ends our mystical rant over accuracy. Phaa.)

Kicking balls is well starred this month in any of its forms, apart from the euphemistic ones. The king prawn balls advisory continues in place until well into November.

Fouls, fowls and fjords are all well starred.

This month your destiny has a chance of happiness in another constellation.

After last months excursions into the joys of text messaging, now might be the time to try to stop writing u for you, 2 for to or too, and ROTFLMFAO for rolling on the floor laughing my ass off [edited for family newspaper], or, on second thoughts, maybe don’t for the last one just rolls of the tongue doesn’t it?

A hearty walk, a hearty meal but not Braveheart are well starred, unless you are in the mood for painting the Scottish flag on your face.

Dilemmas, paradoxes, but not enigmas or mysteries, are your private detective investigation solving strengths for the month ahead. Generally you tend for the Columbo pretending not to know what he is doing but he does routine but without actually knowing what you are doing. Saturn is keen for you to try being more like Miss Marple, or that woman on Murder She Wrote.

This month’s fashion advisory is to unbutton your shirt three buttons down from the top until dusk on the 29th.

This month will be the first time in your life that you are whichever is the better one in the before or after picture. Celebrate inappropriately.

In any disaster movie type situation: anyone with a plan that ‘just might work’ hasn’t thought it through properly - ignore them and bang noisily on the hull to attract the attention of rescuers.

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