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Inside this month’s magazine Eating in the UK In the 50’s For those of you who are old enough to remember p4

Inspektar Gadget All the latest gizmos and gadgets p9

Health Pulmonary Hypertension p10

Remember, remember the 5th November Guy Fawkes, Britain's most notorious traitor p12

Fireworks Eplosive Pyrotechnics p13

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Movies & Books Reviews on the latest movies and books p18

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Motoring Jaguar F-Type p22

Dingbats Can you solve them?

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EATING IN THE UK IN THE 50’s For t hos e of y ou who a r e old e nough t o r e m e m be r, e njoy.

For t he r e s t - it 's a his t or y le s s on! !

Pasta had not been invented Curry was a surname

All crisps were plain; the only choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not Condiments consisted of salt, pepper, vinegar and brown sauce if

Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet Spices came from the Middle East where they were used for embalming Herbs were used to make rather dodgy medicine A takeaway was a mathematical problem A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time The only vegetables known to us were spuds, peas, carrots and cabbage

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A microwave was something out of a science fiction movie Brown bread was something only poor people ate Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking

Soft drinks were called pop

Bread and jam was a treat

Coke was something that we put on the fire

Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and never green

A Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter

Coffee was Camp, and came in a bottle

Rice was a milk pudding, and never, ever part of our dinner

Cubed sugar was regarded as posh

A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining A Pizza Hut was an Italian shed

Figs and dates appeared every Christmas, but no one ever ate them Coconuts only appeared when the fair came to town Jellied eels were peculiar to Londoners

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Indian restaurants were only found in India

Lettuce and tomatoes in winter were only found abroad

Hors d'oeuvre was a spelling mistake

Brunch was not a meal

Prunes were medicinal

Soup was a main meal

If we had eaten bacon lettuce and tomato in the same sandwich we would have been certified

Surprisingly muesli was readily available in those days, it was called cattle feed

Only Heinz made beans Leftovers went in the dog

A bun was a small cake back then

Turkeys were definitely seasonal

Fish was only eaten on Fridays

The word" Barbie" was not associated with anything to do with food

Fish didn't have fingers in those days

Eating outside was a picnic

Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one

Eating raw fish was called poverty, not sushi

Cooking outside was called camping

Special food for dogs and cats was unheard of

Seaweed was not a recognised food

Ready meals only came from the fish and chip shop

Pancakes were only eaten on Pancake Tuesday

For the best taste fish and chips had to be eaten out of old newspapers

"Kebab" was not even a word never mind a food

Frozen food was called ice cream

Hot dogs were a type of sausage that only the Americans ate

Nothing ever went off in the fridge because we never had one

Cornflakes had arrived from America but it was obvious they would never catch on

Ice cream only came in one colour and one flavour None of us had ever heard of yoghurt

The phrase "boil in the bag" would have been beyond comprehension

Jelly and blancmange was only eaten at parties

The idea of "oven chips" would not have made any sense at all to us

If we said that we were on a diet, we simply got less

The world had not heard of Pot Noodles, Instant Mash and Pop Tarts

Healthy food consisted of anything edible

Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days, and was regarded as being white gold

People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy

We never heard of Croissants we certainly couldn't pronounce it We thought that Baguettes were a problem the French needed to deal with Garlic was used to ward off vampires, but never used to flavour food Water came out of the tap, if someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol for it they would have become a laughing stock Food hygiene was all about washing your hands before meals Campylobacter, Salmonella, E.coli, Listeria, and Botulism were all called "food poisoning" The one thing that we never ever had on our table in the fifties ‌. elbows

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The documentation you need to ask for differs, depending primarily on your personal situation: • If you receive a UK state pension, you need to request an S1 form • If you are under pensionable age, you need to request a legislation letter confirming that the UK NHS no longer gives you and your dependant’s healthcare coverage.

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ATM Savings Bank Bring a fun element to managing your money with this mini ATM Savings Bank. Just insert your coins and notes and use the withdrawal card (complete with 4-digit code to make it even more realistic) to access your cash at a later date.

The front display will tell you how much money you have in the ATM, which may not be a good thing if you enjoy a spending spree or two!

beer paddle tasting set Ideal for parties and gatherings, the set also includes a beer wheel, which will educate you on all the different beer types, so you can expand your knowledge. Packaged in a smart and colourful gift box, this tasting set is a novel way of enjoying and experiencing various kinds of beer. €42.69

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Big Ben Wall clock The perfect focal point for any room, the Big Ben Wall Clock will bring a touch of London town to your home or office. Cool and contemporary, the clock comes as four vinyl wall stickers, which each have intricate cut-out detailing to reveal the wall behind. With a 3D clock face that features decorative metal hands and an ultraquiet ticking motion this stunning clock is easy to apply to your wall. €18.29

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Crazy Golf balls When you want to annoy the knickers off someone who takes golf too seriously, these ludicrous balls will do the trick nicely. The set comprises four balls, each of which does something stupid when you hit it. The Exploder, shown in the picture, blows up into a spectacular cloud of billowing white dust. The Phantom basically vanishes on impact into a watery mist. The Jet Streamer ejects 15 feet of spiralling streaming ribbon when thwacked, and the Unputtaball simply won't go in a straight line on the green - however you hit it, it wobbles all over the place. €24.39

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Alcohol breath tester The Alcohol Breath Tester is an easy and convenient way of testing the levels of alcohol in your blood.

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November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month Pulmonary hypertension is raised blood pressure within the pulmonary arteries, which are the blood vessels that supply the lungs.

During exercise, the demand for oxygen increases so the heart beats quicker and the pulmonary arteries usually widen to let more blood flow through to the lungs.

It is a serious medical condition that can damage the right side of the heart, making the heart less efficient at pumping blood around the body and getting oxygen to the muscles.

However, if you have pulmonary hypertension, the walls of

Oxygen-rich blood from the lungs returns to the left-hand side of the heart, where it is pumped around the body to the muscles, where the oxygen is needed.

If the right-hand side of your heart has to continually work harder, it may gradually become weaker. This will make it less efficient at pumping blood and can lead to heart failure.

Causes of pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary hypertension is caused by changes to the pulmonary arteries, which are blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to your lungs.

Symptoms of pulmonary hypertension include: * Shortness of breath * Fatigue (tiredness) * Feeling faint or dizzy * Chest pain (angina) * A racing heartbeat (tachycardia) * Leg swelling What happens in pulmonary hypertension In a healthy person, blood travels through the pulmonary arteries from the right-hand side of the heart, picking up oxygen when it reaches the lungs.

the right-hand side of your heart to pump blood through the arteries, which means that this part of the heart has to work harder.

The walls of your pulmonary arteries can become stiff and thickened, or the blood vessels may get blocked by blood clots.

This makes it difficult for your heart to pump blood through these arteries, which increases pressure inside them, leading to pulmonary hypertension. your pulmonary arteries are thick and stiff, making it difficult for them to expand to allow more blood through. Alternatively, your pulmonary arteries may be blocked by blood clots which can also hinder blood flow.

Diagnosing pulmonary hypertension Most often, a person with undiagnosed pulmonary hypertension visits the doctor for shortness of breath. The doctor then seeks the cause, gathering information through a medical history and diagnostic tests such as:

The reduced blood flow makes it difficult for

Echocardiogram: An ultrasound picture of the

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Protein for Vegetarians: Chick-

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November 2013 beating heart. An echocardiogram can estimate pulmonary artery pressures and check the function of the heart's right and left ventricles.

abnormally stiff. This is called a vasoreactivity test.

Right heart catheterization is an invasive test, although it has a low risk of complications.

Computed tomography ( CT scan ): Detailed X-ray films of the chest provided by a CT scan may show enlarged pulmonary arteries.

A CT scan may also identify other problems in the lungs that could cause shortness of breath.

How common is pulmonary hypertension?

In the UK, 4,000 - 5,000 people have pulmonary hypertension. It is also thought another 2,000 - 3,000 people remain undiagnosed.

Ventilation-perfusion scan (V/Q scan): A nuclear medicine test that can help identify blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary emboli), one cause of pulmonary hypertension.

Pulmonary hypertension can affect people of any age, although some types are more common in young women and people over 40 years of age.

Electrocardiogram ( ECG or EKG): An electrical tracing of the heart's activity. ECG may show evidence of strain on the right side of the heart, a clue to the presence of pulmonary hypertension.

Blood tests for HIV, infections, or autoimmune diseases may contribute to the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension.

These tests can suggest pulmonary hypertension, but to make the final diagnosis, the blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries must be measured directly. This is done through a procedure called right heart catheterization. The procedure is conducted in these steps: A catheter is inserted into the jugular vein in the neck, and advanced into the right side of the heart.

A pressure monitor on the catheter records the pressures in the right ventricle of the heart and in the pulmonary arteries.

While the catheter is in place, medicines are injected to see if the pulmonary arteries are

Anticoagulant medicines PAH can increase your risk of developing venous thromboembolism, which is where a blood clot forms in a vein and breaks free.

The clot can become trapped in a blood vessel, blocking the vessel and the blood supply.

If a blood clot blocks a blood vessel that supplies your lungs, it is known as a pulmonary embolism.

Anticoagulant medicines reduce the blood's ability to clot. Taking anticoagulants, such as warfarin, may therefore reduce your risk of developing venous thromboembolism.

Anticoagulants can cause side effects, such as increased bleeding, so you will need to be carefully monitored while taking them.

Diuretics Diuretics are used to remove excess fluid from the body by increasing the production and flow of urine.

Chest X-ray: An X-ray can't diagnose pulmonary hypertension, but may provide helpful clues. Chest Xray films can help identify any other contributing lung or heart conditions.

Exercise testing: A person exercises in a laboratory, while oxygen levels, heart function, or other parameters are tested for changes during exertion.

on, a number of more specialist medications may be prescribed.

In pulmonary hypertension, diuretics may be used to treat fluid retention and swelling (oedema). This can occur if the condition starts to cause heart failure (where your heart struggles to pump blood around your body).

Treating pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary hypertension is a serious condition that usually gets progressively worse.

Left untreated, it may cause heart failure which can be fatal.

If you have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), you will be referred to a centre that specialises in treating this form of the condition.

Diuretics can also disrupt your levels of electrolytes (minerals in your blood, such as potassium) and affect your kidney function.

Because of this, your kidneys and blood will be monitored while you are taking diuretics.

Outlook Symptoms of pulmonary hypertension, such as breathlessness, can significantly affect your quality of life as you may be unable to continue with your regular activities. Therefore, it is important treatment is started as soon as possible to improve your symptoms.

If pulmonary hypertension is caused by an existing condition, such as heart disease, lung disease or a blood clot, the underlying condition should be treated first. In some cases, this can prevent the pulmonary arteries being permanently damaged.

With the introduction of new medicines, people are now able to live longer with PAH. One study found about two-thirds of people lived for more than five years after their diagnosis.

A number of medications can be used to treat PAH and other types of pulmonary hypertension. To start with, anticoagulant medicines and diuretics may be recommended. Later

Your outlook will depend on how quickly the condition is diagnosed, how advanced your symptoms are and whether you have another underlying health condition.

of Chickpeas important for menstruating women, pregnant or lactating women and growing children. Iron is an integral component of hemoglobin, which transports oxygen from the lungs to all body cells, and is part of key enzyme systems for energy production and metabolism.

Heart Healthy: Regular intake of

Chickpeas can lower LDL (bad) and total cholesterol. Chickpeas contain the significant amounts of folate and magnesium. Folate lowers the levels of the amino acid, homocysteine and strengthens the blood vessels. Studies have found chickpeas lower the risk of heart attack.

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peas are a good source of protein. Combined with a whole grain such as whole-wheat protein, they provide amount of protein comparable to that of meat or dairy foods without the high calories or saturated fats.

Iron Boost: Chickpeas can boost your energy because of their high iron content. This is particularly

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Remember, Remember

The 5th Of November In 1605, thirteen young men planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Among them was Guy Fawkes, Britain's most notorious traitor.

After Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, English Catholics who had been persecuted under her rule had hoped that her successor, James I, would be more tolerant of their religion. James I had, after all, had a Catholic mother.

Unfortunately, James did not turn out to be more tolerant than Elizabeth and a number of young men, 13 to be exact, decided that violent action was the answer.

A small group took shape, under the leadership of Robert Catesby. Catesby felt that violent action was warranted. Indeed, the thing to do was to blow up the Houses of Parliament. In doing so, they would kill the King, maybe even the Prince of Wales, and the Members of Parliament who were making life difficult for the Catholics. Today these conspirators would be known as extremists, or terrorists.

To carry out their plan, the conspirators got hold of 36 barrels of gunpowder - and stored them in a cellar, just under the House of Lords.

But as the group worked on the plot, it became clear that innocent people would be hurt or killed in the attack, including some people who even fought for more rights for Catholics. Some of the plotters started having second thoughts. One of the group members even sent an anonymous letter warning his friend, Lord Monteagle, to stay away from the Parliament on November 5th. Was the letter real?

The warning letter reached the King, and the King's forces made plans to stop the conspirators.

Guy Fawkes, who was in the cellar of the parliament with the 36 barrels of gunpowder when the authorities stormed it in the early hours of November 5th, was caught, tortured and executed.

It's unclear if the conspirators would ever have been able to pull off their plan to blow up the Parliament even if they had not been betrayed. Some have suggested that the gunpowder itself was so old as to be useless. Since Guy Fawkes and the other conspirators got caught before trying to ignite the powder, we'll never know for certain.

Even for the period which was notoriously unstable, the Gunpowder Plot struck a very profound chord for the people of England. In fact, even today, the reigning monarch only enters the Parliament once a year, on what is called "the State Opening of Parliament". Prior to the Opening, and according to custom, the Yeomen of the Guard search the cellars of the Palace of Westminster. Nowadays, the Queen and Parliament still observe this tradition.

On the very night that the Gunpowder Plot was foiled, on November 5th, 1605, bonfires were set alight to celebrate the safety of the King. Since then, November 5th has become known as Bonfire Night. The event is commemorated every year with fireworks and burning effigies of Guy Fawkes on a bonfire.

Some of the English have been known to wonder, in a tongue in cheek kind of way, whether they are celebrating Fawkes' execution or honoring his attempt to do away with the government.

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Fireworks

Eplosive Pyrotechnics

Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic, cultural, and religious purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics) is a display of the effects produced by firework devices. Fireworks competitions are also regularly held at a number of places. Fireworks take many forms to produce the four primary effects: noise, light, smoke and floating materials (confetti for example). They may be designed to burn with flames and sparks of many colours, typically red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and silver. Displays are common throughout the world and are the focal point of many cultural and religious celebrations.

The earliest documentation of fireworks dates back to 7th century China, where they were invented. The fireworks were used to accompany many festivities. It is a part of the culture of China and had its origin there; eventually it spread to other cultures and societies.

Important events and festivities such as the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) and the Mid-Autumn Festival were and still are times when fireworks are guaranteed sights.

China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of fireworks in the world.

Fireworks are generally classified as to where they perform, either as a ground or aerial firework. In the latter case they may provide their own propulsion (skyrocket) or be shot into the air by a mortar (aerial shell). The most common feature of fireworks is a paper or pasteboard tube or casing filled with the combustible material, often pyrotechnic stars. A number of these tubes or cases are often combined so as to make, when kindled, a great variety of sparkling shapes, often variously colored. The skyrocket is a common form of firework, although the first skyrockets were used in war. Such rocket technology has also been used for the delivery of mail by rocket and is used as propulsion for most model rockets.

The aerial shell is the backbone of today's commercial aerial display. A smaller version for consumer use is known as the festival ball in the United States. Ground fireworks, although less popular than aerial ones, create a stunning exhibition.

These types of fireworks can produce various shapes, such as simple rotating circles, stars and 3D globes.

Fireworks are beautiful and can be a lot of fun. But they must be handled with care, as they can be dangerous. Children must always be accompanied by an adult around fireworks, and the Fireworks Code must be followed at all times.

The current Guinness World Records for fireworks as of Dec,13 2012 are: Largest firework display of all time: 77,282 firework projectiles were launched in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Kuwait's constitution, becoming the largest in history. The display was part of celebrations on November 10, 2012 on the coastal Gulf Road.

Largest Catherine wheel: A self-propelled vertical firework wheel was designed by The Lily Fireworks Factory and fired for at least one revolution on the eve of the annual festival of Our Lady Of The Lilies. The Lily Fireworks Factory, Mqabba, Malta currently possesses this record, burning a Catherine Wheel with a diameter of 32.044 m (105 ft 1.56 in), on June 18, 2011.

Longest firework waterfall The world's longest firework waterfall was the 'Niagara Falls', which measured 3,517.23 m (11,539 ft 5 in) when ignited on August 23, 2008 at the Ariake Seas Fireworks Festival, Fukuoka, Japan.

Most firework rockets launched in 30 seconds The most firework rockets launched in 30 seconds is 125,801, organized by Pyroworks International Inc. (Philippines), in Cebu, Philippines, on May 8, 2010.

Largest firework rocket The largest firework rocket is 13.40 kg (29.53 lb) and was produced and launched by Associação Nacional de Empresas de Produtos Explosivos (Portugal) at the 12th International Symposium on Fireworks in Oporto and Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on October 13, 2010.

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This month we have a collection of tasty and fun Bonfire Night inspired recipes

Bonfire Toffee Ingredients oil, for greasing 450g dark brown sugar 125ml hot water ¼ tsp cream of tartar 115g black treacle 115g golden syrup Method 1.Line the base and sides of an A4 sized tin with non-stick parchment and then grease it really well.

2.Put the sugar and hot water in a pan and heat gently until the sugar is dissolved, do not stir the mixture at any point.

3.Once the sugar has dissolved add all the ingredients and pop

the sugar thermometer. Bring to the boil and boil until you reach 270/140C. This may take up to 30 minutes.

4.As soon as it reaches the temp, tip it into your tin and leave it to cool.

5.Once cool remove it from the tin a break up with a toffee hammer or rolling pin.

Toffee Apples Ingredients 8 Granny Smith apples 400g golden caster sugar 1 tsp vinegar 4 tbsp golden syrup

Method 1.Place the apples in a large bowl, then cover with boiling water. This will remove the waxy coating and help the caramel to stick. Dry thoroughly and twist off any stalks.

2.Push a wooden skewer or lolly stick into the stalk end of each apple.

3.Tip the sugar into a pan along with 100ml water and set over a medium heat. Cook for 5 mins until the sugar dissolves, then stir in the vinegar and syrup. Set a sugar thermometer in the pan and boil to 140C or 'hard crack' stage.

If you don’t have a thermometer you can test the toffee by pouring a little into a bowl of cold water. It should harden instantly and, when removed, be brittle and easy to break.

4.Dip and twist each apple in the hot toffee until covered, let any excess drip away, then place on the baking parchment to harden. You may have to heat the toffee a little if the temperature drops and it starts to feel thick and viscous.

Leave the toffee to cool before eating.

Hot Bloody Mary Soup Ingredients Creamy tomato soup 2 tbsp celery salt 2 tbsp celery seeds 2 tbsp mixed peppercorns 1 tbsp Sichuan peppercorn bottle Worcestershire sauce small bottle Tabasco sauce small bottle vodka 1 large lemon

Method 1.Heat the tomato soup. Mix the celery salt and seeds in a small jar. Crush all the peppercorns together using a pestle and mortar.

2.Assemble a tray with the

celery mix, crushed pepper mix, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, vodka and lemon wedges.

3.Ladle the soup into bowls and let everyone spice it up to their liking.

Sticky Hot Dog Jackets Ingredients 4 baking potatoes olive oil for brushing For the sausages and glaze 2 tbsp maple syrup or honey 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 2 tsp wholegrain mustard

1 tsp tomato purée 8 pork sausages For the mayo 8 tbsp mayonnaise 2 tsp wholegrain mustard 3 tbsp snipped chives or finely chopped spring onion

Method 1.Rub the potatoes with a little oil, then sprinkle generously with salt and black pepper.

Wrap each one in double-thickness foil and cook for 1 hour, turning frequently in the oven at fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6 for the same amount of time.

2.Mix the maple syrup, vinegar,

mustard and tomato purée to make a glaze. Brush over the sausages and cook on the barbecue, turning and basting often, for 10 minutes until cooked and sticky.

3.Mix the mayo ingredients in a small bowl. Unwrap the potatoes and split down the middle.

Add mayo and sausages (like a hot dog). salad.

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CAZORLA THE GREEN LUNGS OF ANDALUCIA

by Sally Bengtsson Cazorla is Spain’s biggest natural park, and it offers visitors an array of wonderful views, great walks, and the opportunity to get close up with nature. When you couple the abundance of wildlife with the breathtaking never ending scenery of Spain’s largest Nature Park, you’ll understand why walkers, tourists and those who just want to get away from it all, keep coming back.

Towering pine trees cover the Limestone Mountains and border the impressive gorges and pinnacles.

Water is everywhere and the River Guadalquivir rises within the park. These are Andalucía’s green lungs, and you’ll certainly feel refreshed and healthier by the end of a few days spent here.

With a total surface area of 209,920ha and covering almost a fifth of the Jaen province, this is Spain's largest protected area and one its most extensive forested zones. Located 2 to 3 hours from the Costa Blanca, it connects the Sierra Morena and the Subbética mountain ranges. The highest peak in this immense park is Pico Empanada at 2,107m and the entire park is higher than 600m, giving it a fresher, much greener feel than coastal Spain.

Cazorla was designated a Unesco biosphere reserve in 1983 and became a natural park in 1989. It is home to 51 species of mammals, 185 birds, 21 reptiles (including an endemic lizard), 12 amphibians, 11 fish and one of the highest number of butterfly species in the Iberian peninsula, with 112 varieties found here. Two of the Iberian peninsula's most im-

portant rivers, the great Río Guadalquivir and the Segura, have their sources in the Sierra de Cazorla, amid some of the wildest landscape in Spain.

Innumerable brooks and rivulets tumble sometimes torrentially from the sides of this mountain enclave, creating some magnificent waterfalls, like those of the Salto de los Órganos and the Cascada de Linarejos, and sheer-sided gorges, such as the Cerrada de Utrero and the Cerrada de la Canaliega. Many lakes and reservoirs are dotted around the park; by far the largest is the Embalse de Tranco, fed by the infant Guadalquivir and its tributaries.

This is a fine camping and hiking area.

You can wake up in the middle of the night to the sound (and smell) of boars snuffling around outside. This is also the spot where you are most likely to discover a herd of red deer in the undergrowth. They're not tame and will turn tail at your approach, but encounters are frequent. The Sierra de Cazorla offers a wealth of activities; you can do hiking, horse treks, mountain biking expeditions, fourwheel drive tours, canoeing, fishing, paragliding, hang-gliding, mountaineering, climbing and caving.

There are two visitors' centres, both on the A319. These have some interesting exhibitions on the park's flora and fauna and

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It is near Torres de Albánchez. It's open daily in July and August (Wednesday to Sunday the rest of the year) 10am-2pm.

Opening times for the afternoon vary according to month: July and August 6pm-8pm, April to September 5pm-7pm and October to March 4pm-6pm. The helpful tourist information office in Cazorla is at Paseo del Santo Cristo 17, just north of the Plaza de la Constitución, 953 710 102.

The park is easily accessible via the main A319 road that dissects the park north to south. There are other roads to choose from within the park, in various conditions, from dirt tracks passable with four-wheel drives only (particularly in winter) to paved minor roads suitable for all vehicles. Some roads may be impassable after snowfalls in winter. Bear in mind that the whole area is extremely busy with visitors during holiday periods - especially at Easter and in July and August - and at weekends The main gateway to the park is Cazorla, which is 45km east of Úbeda, although this route can get overcrowded at the busiest times. Other entry points are north from Úbeda along the N322 or, from the south, the A315 from Baza (but this route involves

passing through Cazorla). The southern section is more touristy than the north.

Within these mountain ranges is Spain's largest continuous area of pine forest, with representatives of nearly all pine species found in the Iberian Peninsula, the most abundant being European Black Pine (Pinus nigra).

The park contains prehistoric Rupestrian painting sites, including in the Cuevas de Pardis near the Segura River, and there is evidence of Iberian settlements dating from 2000 BCE. The chief threats to the park, as much for flora as for fauna, are the recurring forest fires, which have become more frequent and have had disastrous effects for some portions of the park. Development and human activity continue to be a grave threat, requiring a proportional increase in vigilance and firefighting, as the fire risk continues to rise.

Accommodation is abundant, from campsites with plots for tents and caravans, or wooden cabins, to hostels, hotels and even a luxurious parador.

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New Movie Reviews Prisoners Description

When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

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Crime | Drama | Thriller Release date: OUT NOW! Critics Reviews DigitalSpy: “It's refreshing to see a film geared towards adults proving to be a success. Director Villeneuve favours well-drawn characters and robust storytelling over stereotypes and hollow spectacle, his film resonates long after the end credits roll.

They don't make many like this anymore.”

FoxNews.com: “Prisoners” is a must-see, a drama worth many repeat viewings for the top-notch acting, chilling twists and fantastic explorations of characters under immense pressure.”

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Description

Flint Lockwood is forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still operational and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids.

Animation | Comedy | Family Release date: OUT NOW! Critics Reviews The Movie Guru: “The animation is splendid. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 actually seems like a movie that is tailor made for me. I love colourful, fun animated films and this looked like one of them. Too bad it suffers from a lack of focus. Also, the movie is very funny. There were a couple of times that I laughed out loud at and it actually keeps a manic, funny tone throughout.

There's also some solid work from the voice cast.”

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Gravity

Description A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space.

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Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller Release date: OUT NOW! Critics Reviews DigitalSpy: “Gravity is a film that by virtue of its set up takes chances - a big blockbuster spectacle that also aspires to be a quiet, intimate character study. It doesn't quite stick the landing in that respect, but it's the chances taken with the camera itself that truly pay off.

InReviewOnline.com: “Director/co-writer Alfonso Cuarón manages to not only establish the world in which he sets his film, but also create a whole emotional rollercoaster, encompassing rapturous beauty and heartstopping terror without any cutaways whatsoever.”

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Book Reviews The Darker Side of Pleasure

by Eden Bradley

Prepare to enter a provocative, scintillating world where three women are about to take ecstasy to the limit and beyond. In The Bonds of Love a struggling couple will do anything to save their marriage, even if it means experimenting with a little bondage. But once their research moves beyond the bedroom, how will they know if they’ve

Mad about the boy

by Bridget Jones

What do you do when your girlfriend’s sixtieth birthday party is the same day as your boyfriend’s thirtieth? Is it better to die of Botox or die of loneliness because you’re so wrinkly? Is it wrong to lie about your age when online dating?

Is it morally wrong to have a blow-dry when one of your children has head lice? Is it normal to be too vain to put on your reading glasses when checking your toy boy for head lice?

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Pondering these and other modern dilemmas, Bridget Jones stumbles through the challenges of loss, single motherhood, tweeting, texting, technology, and rediscovering her sexuality inmiddle age. In a triumphant return after fourteen years of silence, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is timely, tender, touching, page-turning, witty, wise, outrageous, and bloody hilarious.

Readers Reviews “Did not care for this book over all. The best story was the first one which I would give 4 stars and the last one I would give 3 stars. The middle story I just couldn't get into and didn't finish past the second chapter. I really liked the first story due to the exploration of a couple beyond the first years of marriage and how to reconnect. However I still wanted a little more back story with the characters.”

Readers Reviews “I'm sad to say that I didn't enjoy it as a book. I admit I'd gone into it with reservations, however, I did at certain times look at the bottom of my kindle to see how long I had left in the book.

There are certain parts that are VERY well done! The lighter side about encroaching age and its pitfalls the glasses, the struggling to stand up after sitting down too long, technology etc. A lot of it does ring true.”

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by Donna Tartt

It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a thirteen-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother.

Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his mother, he clings to one thing

that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.

As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love-and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.

“The Goldfinch is a novel of shocking narrative energy and power. It combines unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and breathtaking suspense, while plumbing with a philosopher's calm the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art. It is a beautiful, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an oldfashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate.”

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by Danielle Steel

Lily Thomas is an aspiring young ski champion training for the Olympics, a young woman with her heart set on winning the gold. But in one moment, Lily's future is changed forever, her hopes for the Olympics swept away in a tragic accident. Her father Bill has pinned all his hopes on his only daughter, and his dreams are now destroyed.

Dr. Jessie Matthews, the neurosurgeon

who operates on Lily that night, endures a tragedy of her own, and other brave survivors also fight to alter the course of destiny and refuse to be defeated. When Bill builds a remarkable rehab facility for his daughter, countless lives are forever altered, and each becomes a winner. Winners is about more than surviving - it is about courage, victory, and triumph.

“Disaster strikes all round in this moving story of love and loss. The story was particularity well thought out with a clear message of hope woven through it. DS is my reading "bread and butter" and many of her stories have a "sappy" aspect but I just found this one offered a little bit more and I loved it.”

“Jessie’s lives will leave readers crying and cheering.”

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gone too far?... In The Lair a woman answers an ad for a female submissive, ready to surrender to her body’s deepest yearnings.

Finding love is the last thing she anticipates… And in Love and Discipline a journalist expects her interview with a sensual extremist to be business as usual.

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Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These magnificent marine mammals rule the oceans at up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and upwards of 200 tons (181 metric tons). Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant. Their hearts, as much as an automobile.

Blue whales reach these mind-boggling dimensions on a diet composed nearly exclusively of tiny shrimplike animals called krill. During certain times of the year, a single adult blue whale consumes about 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) of krill a day.

Blue whales are baleen whales, which means they have fringed plates of fingernail-like material, called baleen, attached to their upper jaws. The giant animals feed by first gulping an enormous mouthful of water, expanding the pleated skin on their throat and belly to take it in. Then the whale's massive tongue forces the water out through the thin, overlapping baleen plates. Thousands of krill are left behind and then swallowed.

Blue whales look true blue underwater, but on the surface their colouring is more a mottled blue-gray. Their underbellies take on a yellowish hue from the millions of micro organisms that take up residence in their skin. The blue whale has a broad, flat head and a long, tapered body that ends in wide, triangular flukes.

Blue whales live in all the world's oceans occasionally swimming in small groups but usually alone or in pairs. They often spend summers feeding in polar waters and undertake lengthy migrations towards the Equator as winter arrives.

These graceful swimmers cruise the ocean at more than five miles an hour (eight kilometres an hour), but accelerate to more than 20 miles an hour (32 kilometres an hour) when they are agitated. Blue whales are among the loudest animals on the planet. They emit a series of pulses, groans, and moans, and it’s thought that, in good conditions, blue whales can hear each other up to 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) away. Scientists think they use these vocalizations not only to communicate, but, along with their excellent hearing, to sonar-navigate the lightless ocean depths.

SPINE A blue whale's spine is very flexible in the vertical plane, but much less so in the horizontal plane, so feeding blue whales often roll onto their sides in order to make sharp turns into krill swarms.

TAIL FLUKES When a whale dives, the twin flukes of its tail leave a "flukeprint", a smooth, raised, circular slick on the surface of the water. The flukeprints of blue whales are large and longlasting due to the force of the blue whales' deep dives. The smooth patch can linger on the surface of the ocean long after the whale is gone.

SKIN Each blue whale's skin markings are unique, like fingerprints that distinguish one whale from another. Blue whales often appear to be a pale bluish-grey colour, but they can also appear silvery gray or tan, depending on the light. The lower surfaces of blue whale flippers may be lighter grey or white. Each blue whale has between 80 and 100 long grooves running lengthwise down its throat and chest.

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HEART An adult blue whale's heart can weigh close to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms).

It beats only once every ten seconds and can be detected from two miles (three kilometers) away. An agile person could crawl through its major arteries.

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Blue whale calves enter the world already ranking among the planet's largest creatures. After about a year inside its mother's womb, a baby blue whale emerges weighing up to 3 tons (2.7 metric tons) and stretching to 25 feet (8 metres). It gorges on nothing but mother's milk and gains about 200 pounds (91 kilograms) every day for its first year.

Blue whales are among Earth's longest-lived animals. Scientists have discovered that by counting the layers of a deceased whale's waxlike earplugs, they can get a close estimate of the animal's age. The oldest blue whale found using this method was determined to be around 110 years old. Average lifespan is estimated at around 80 to 90 years.

Between 10,000 and 25,000 blue whales are believed to still swim the world's oceans. Aggressive hunting in the 1900s by whalers seeking whale oil drove them to the brink of extinction. Between 1900 and the mid-1960s, some 360,000 blue whales were slaughtered. They finally came under protection with the 1966 International Whaling Commission, but they've managed only a minor recovery since then.

Blue whales have few predators but are known to fall victim to attacks by sharks and killer whales, and many are injured or die each year from impacts with large ships. Blue whales are currently classified as endangered on the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List.

BLOWHOLE A blue whale's blowhole is like a huge pair of nostrils, each large enough for a toddler to crawl in. When a whale surfaces, it exhales, then inhales enough air to fill a van, all in 1.5 seconds. The spray from a blue whale's blowhole can shoot as high as 30 feet (9 meters) into the air. The force of a blow can create a thunderous sound, audible from several miles away.

LUNGS Blue whales spend almost all of their lives underwater and surface for only seconds at a time to fill their huge lungs. With each massive breath through its blowhole, the whale exchanges 80 to 90 percent of the air in its lungs, in contrast, humans exchange only about 10 to 15 percent of their air.

THROAT PLEATS Many species of baleen whales, including blue whales, have throat pleats, folds in the skin of the throat that allow the whale to expand this portion of its mouth into a large pouch. This expansion lets the whale engulf a much larger volume of krill, which is then strained through its baleen. While the pouch is distended, the whale's ability to swim is restricted.

BALEEN Blue whales are baleen whales, which means they have fringed plates of fingernail-like material, called baleen, attached to their upper jaws. When feeding, a blue whale takes huge gulps of water, then filters the water out by pushing its tongue and contracting its throat. Tiny krill (shrimp-like crustaceans) are captured in the baleen as the water pours through it.

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Jaguar F-Type Given a desire to project its lengthy and distinguished sportscar history into the present, we couldn't really have blamed Jaguar if they decided to just update the E-Type's visuals and pull what's underneath into modernity.

Jaguar hasn't taken the easy way out and created a doppelganger or even a historical pastiche. Yes, if you look hard enough, you'll find subtle nods to the E-Type, but they aren't immediately obvious. In fact, Jaguar has embarked on nothing short of a radical design overhaul of its entire lineup over the last half-decade or so (beginning with 2008's XF sedan) in an effort to upend its image as traditional luxury transport for the world's elite.

In the metal, the F-Type is nothing short of stunning. Jaguar design boss Ian Callum confessed: “Droptops are a lot more challenging to work out than their fixedhead counterparts. Convertibles are inherently more difficult to give drama... it's basically a straight line with a hole in it.� Despite the tougher design brief, Jaguar has more than nailed it.

The F-Type's face is dominated by a pair of vertically oriented bi-xenon headlamps (Easter Egg: their chromed innards were influenced by the Star Wars Tie Fighter) along with a large, rectangular grille opening with softened corners bookended by a set of aggressive air intakes. Callum says the design team originally penned the car with an oval grille like that of the original E-Type, "but it looked old," so they started over.

There's no confusing the F-Type's profile for anything other than a modern car, despite its classic long-hood, short rear deck proportions. The clamshell hood's lower shutline is made clear by a blade-shaped air inlet with a subtle crease that extends into the doors. Side mirrors that stand proud of the steeply raked windshield are small and graceful, propped up on stanchions with integrated turn signal repeaters. The doors themselves have a lot of surface interest thanks to their deeply barreled form and a rising character line that sets the stage for the swollen rear fenders. Hidden door handles even spring to life when you push a recessed button. Trick, but annoyingly, they don't retract and lock the doors when you push the button again, you have to use the key The tail section is arguably the F-Type's best and most distinctive design attribute, with a low, tapered shape accented by a narrow band of taillamps that subtly recall those of the E-Type. Unusually, the latter feature places more lens on the side of the car than facing rearward. Aerodynamicists will tell you that artfully pointed tails like this may look great, but they wreak havoc with a car's high-speed stability, so the F-Type features a deployable active rear wing that keeps the rump's lines unspoiled.

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The F-Type's interior is essentially a clean-sheet proposition, with an appropriately driver-centric focus. You sit low, with the doorsills up around your shoulder (but not too much) and the windshield header isn't intrusive whether the top is open or closed.

Straight ahead is a three-spoke wheel with a small airbag and simpler button array than on other Jaguars. Available with both heat and a grippy faux suede finish, it's just the right thickness. A pair of wheel-mounted paddle shifters also peek out from behind the helm on all models. That's right, there's no manual gearbox available, only a ZF eight-speed automatic.

One might have expected Jaguar to go with a fully digital, TFTbased gauge package, after all, its other new models have been eschewing physical analog gauges for digital representations on an in-cluster screen. But this car is stuck with two oversized analog dials, a speedometer on the left and a tachometer on the right. While digital gauges are neat and reconfigurable, if Jaguar's aim was to create a more classically sporting roadster experience, they made the right choice. When additional information is called for, there's still a small screen between the gauges to provide details like mileage and navigation instructions. Notably, there's no wood to be found in the whole of the interior – instead, you'll find more technical finishes like aluminum and stainless steel.

Overall, you really have to look underhood to find a missed opportunity design-wise. The engine bay is sadly nondescript, with the powerplant covered in a massive black shroud.

Pricing: F-TYPE 3.0 Litre V6 340PS Supercharged £58,520.00 - €69,580 Approx.

F-TYPE S 3.0 Litre V6 380PS Supercharged £67,520.00 - €80,280 Approx.

F-TYPE V8 S 5.0 Litre V8 495PS Supercharged £79,985.00 - €95,100 Approx.

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November 2013 BlueMoon Solutions is a computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca. We aim to provide high quality computer services at realistic prices - we specialise in providing services to small businesses and home users

For all your home and business computer needs Welcome to this month’s computer article written by Richard from BlueMoon Solutions Google Shuts Down, Stops, Closes Down - This November!

If I had a euro for the number of times I have been asked whether Google, one of the world’s biggest companies (worth over $289 billion) was closing in November, well I would be at least a decent meal with a nice bottle of wine better off!

iGoogle is the service which allowed you to customise your web browsers’ home page (i.e. the first page you see when you go onto the Internet). You could add your own content (weather, news, stocks etc.) and it’s this service that Google is closing down.

Yes, it is a shame for those of you that use

There does seem to be quite a lot of confusion out there, so this month I’ll confirm exactly what IS going on.

No, Google the company, is not closing!

Don’t worry; you will still be able to use the Google search engine, your Gmail account and Google Chrome. What is actually happening is that Google decided, about 12 months ago, to stop offering the iGoogle service. Now most of you will now be saying iWhat? This means that you are probably not even using the service so you will not notice anything change, in fact if you do use the iGoogle service then you will have seen (or should have seen) the message that has been displayed on your screen for about a year telling you that the service will be shutting down on the 1st November this year.

it but it has been a free service and of course not all good things last. Most of the other Google services that you may have linked to your iGoogle page will continue independently (things like Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar etc.), however some services (called gadgets) will also retire, for example the “to-do list” gadget. If you are worried

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If you want to continue to customise your home page there are a number of alternative online companies that provide this service. igHome is one of these and you can access it from www.ighome.com It looks very similar in layout to the iGoogle screen and even has the standard Google black toolbar at the top with links to things like Gmail etc.

If you already have a Yahoo account then this company offers a very similar service to that of iGoogle, you can find it at http://my.yahoo.com or if you’re a Hotmail or Outlook customer then you could use their service at http://my.msn.com just update your home page and start customising.

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Wordsearch and Suduko Can you find all these Bonfire related words?

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Thinking caps on for this one! Answers in next month’s edition.

Across 1.What name is given to fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion?

(8) 7.Which is the third largest and most populous country in the world? (5) 8.San José is the capital of which republic in Central America? (5,4) 9.By what much shorter name is the long linear polymer deoxyribonucleic acid usually known? (3) 10.Which garment consisting of a length of cotton or silk elaborately draped around the body, is traditionally worn by women from the Indian subcontinent? (4) 11.The name of which traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat means ‘empty hand’? (6) 13.What name is given to the flat part of either side of the head between the forehead and the ear? (6) 14.Up until the introduction of the euro, what was the basic monetary unit of Finland? (6) 17.See 22

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18.In music, what name is given to a separate composition or set of compositions? (4) 20.The wildebeest is another term for which animal? (3) 22/17.Which national park in eastern Arizona, 29 km east of Holbrook, was established as a national monument in 1906 and as a national park in 1962? (9,6) 23.In golf, which bird of prey gives its name to a score of two strokes under par at a hole? (5) 24.Which building near Washington DC serves as the headquarters of the US Department of Defence? (8) Down 1.Andrew who played the Spanish waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers? (5) 2.Derived from the Latin for ‘to gnaw’, what name is given to a raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, play music or conduct an orchestra? (7) 3.Williams, Bartlett and Conference are all varieties of which fruit? (4) 4.Which Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament opposed the worship of idols and was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel? (6) 5.Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills were the first names of which Irish dramatist, novelist, poet, and wit? (5) 6.Kingston is the capital of which island country in the Caribbean Sea? (7) 7.What name is given to a procession of wagons, mules or camels travelling together in single file? (7) 12.Money for what means money or reward earned for little or no effort (3,4) 13.What was the name of Roy Rogers’ horse? (7) 15.udyard who wrote The Jungle Book and the Just So Stories? (7) 16.Which African bloodsucking fly transmits sleeping sickness and nagana? (6) 17.Which soft crumbly or chewy sweet is made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream? (5) 19.What name was given to an enclosed chair for conveying one person, carried between horizontal poles by two porters? (5) 21.Which Italian automobile company was founded in 1899 by Giovanni Agnelli? (4) Down: 1 Cates, 2 Austria, 3 Lead, 4 Orsino, 5 Stole, 6 Myanmar, 7 Cabaret, 12 Madness, 13 Ravioli, 15 Currant, 16 Dorset, 17 Ceres, 19 Aztec, 21 Seal

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Aries 21 March - 19 April One relationship this month will prove to be a disappointment to you. Though it’s not a surprise, it is something that has to happen.

By being kind, you can end things on good terms.

Taurus 20 April - 20 May

A new tradition will be born this month. By creating this tradition, you will begin to feel more at home with your family or if you’re by yourself. You are creating a bright future.

Gemini 21 May - 21 June Once in a while, you have to play hooky in life. This month, make sure to do something selfish and get away from work. No one else needs to know that you’re not really sick.

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Cancer 22 June - 22 July The more you try to stay out of the spotlight, the more others will recognize you. When this happens, be humble. You will gain respect by staying grounded.

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Leo 23 July - 22 August

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Virgo 23 August - 22 September

As one of the smoother months this year, Leo, November is a time for being grateful for all you have. Let others know how they have helped you in your life. Tell them thank you.

Things at work are about to get busy, so it’s time to focus. Keep lists of the things you need to do and spend more time being productive. Sticking to a schedule will help you, Libra.

Your most important relationship is seeing some bumps this month.

Make time for each other so you can clearly learn what can be done and what can’t be done. There are many ways this conversation can unfold.

Sagittarius 22 November - 21 December If your schedule looks a little busy, try to make room by removing things you don’t want to do. Sometimes, you need to do less in order to be more. If you’re not excited about something, then cancel the event or stop participating.

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You realize you have a project that hasn’t been addressed in some time. You rush to finish it, and you do. Others will celebrate your achievement.

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The important project you’ve been offered at work is scary. But when you take it on, you will really shine. This is not a time to slink into the shadows. Step up and see how valuable you are.

If you’re feeling tired at work, it’s time to find a new way to accomplish your tasks. See if you can make your work more efficient, allowing you to enjoy more free time. You’ll get noticed for the changes you make.

Pisces 19 February - 20 March Reevaluate the new habits that you have put into place. Find out what might work better for you in this moment right now. If you’re not sure about a new habit, then you might want to change it.

You’ve got to be joking

The Lone Ranger and Tonto were sitting drinking in a bar when a cowboy came in and asked: 'Whose white horse is that outside?

The Lone Ranger replaied: 'That's my horse Silver.'

'Well,' said the cowboy, 'he doesn't look too good left out there in the blazing midday sun.'

So the Lone Ranger and Tonto went outside to take a look at Silver who was indeed suffering in the heat. The Lone Ranger gave him a bowl of water to drink and splashed some water over the horse's back. the problem was, there was no breeze, so the Lone Ranger asked Tonto to run around Silver to get some air flowing and to cool the horse down. While Tonto was doing this, the Lone Ranger returned to the bar to finish his drink.

A few moments later, another cowboy walked in and asked: 'Whose white horse is that outside?'

The Lone Ranger turned to face him. 'That's my horse,' he replied. 'What's wrong with him now?'

'Nothing,' said the cowboy. Í just wanted to let you know that you left your Injun running.

We've got an aviary at home,but one of our birds of prey will only exercise at night to 80's music.

My dad's star sign was Cancer which is ironic considering the way that he died.

He was eaten by a giant crab.

Our Kestrel Manoeuvres In The Dark.

I went for a job interview today and the boss asked me Why did you leave your last job.

I said The company relocated and didn’t tell me where.

I called the Model Shop and asked them if they have a model of an Italian Cruise Ship, they told me they had one in stock so I asked them to put it on one side for me.

My boss has just announced that he's going to fire the employee with the worst posture.

I've got a hunch it might be me.

A Roman walks into a bar and asks for a martinus.

"Did you mean a martini?" asked the barman.

The Roman replied, "If I wanted a double, I would have asked for it."

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