The Courier Week 71 by TKO UK

Edition 71

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Friday, June 29, 2012

Alicante’s shame as Brit arrests in Spain reach new high

THE HARD CELL

NEARLY 2,000 Brits were arrested in Spain in the last year – and more fell foul of the law in Alicante province than any other region. And as popular resorts like Benidorm prepared for the annual summer invasion of funseeking holidaymakers, the British Embassy in Madrid warned potential troublemakers: “Having a British passport does not make you immune to foreign laws and will not get you special treatment in prison." New figures reveal that between April 2011 and March this year, British Consulates in Spain handled 1,909 arrest cases involving British nationals - a 9% increase on the previous 12 months. Many, if not most, were alcohol fuelled and the total included 141 arrests for drugs offences. The figures are part of a By DONNA GEE 6% worldwide increase in Britons arrested overseas, "We find that many people with a total of 6,015 cases are shocked to discover that recorded in the last 12 the FCO cannot get them out months. of jail. Minister of State for “We always provide Consular Affairs, Jeremy Consular support to British Browne, warned: "It is impor- nationals in difficulty overtant that people understand seas. that taking risks abroad can “However, having a British land them on the wrong side passport does not make you of the law. The punishments immune to foreign laws and can be very severe, with will not get you special treattougher prison conditions ment in prison.’’ than in the UK. The statistics, released in “Whilst we will work hard to advance of the full British try and ensure the safety of Behaviour Abroad report next British nationals abroad, we month, show that Spain and cannot interfere in another the USA continue to show the highest cases of arrests, country’s legal system.

1909 arrests...and rising

Embassy can’t get you out of prison, offenders warned

with Spain showing a 9% increase. In a press release, the Madrid Embassy revealed that Consular staff around the world spend 35% of their time handling cases of Brits who have been arrested or imprisoned. They say many have unrealistic expectations of what the FCO can do for them and that Brits – particularly youngsters about to embark on summer holidays – should think hard about the consequences of running into trouble with the law. David Thomas, Consular Regional Director for Spain, said: "The police on Mallorca

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£90m expat winter fuel bill hits UK

EXPATS who have lived outside Britain for much of their lives could be entitled to an annual £200 winter fuel handout. Even if they haven’t even seen frost for decades! A Strasbourg ruling means the UK Government must pay the allowance to 444,000 expat pensioners in warm countries like Spain – and in tax havens across Europe. Currently, only 73,000 OAPs living

abroad get it, making a bill of £15m — but according to The Sun, if everyone claims it, this could soar to £90m. The news comes after an ageing Brit living in low-tax Switzerland since 1988 won a landmark case against the Government last month. Previously, the Department of Work and Pensions only had to give the cash to Brits living abroad if they became OAPs while living in the UK.

But the ruling means eligibility must now be extended to ALL elderly Brits living on the Continent — no matter when they hit pensionable age. Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has vowed to create a rule on eligibility by temperature, saying: “We will fight these ridiculous EU rules. It is ludicrous we could have to pay more pensioners living in hot countries.”

Friday, June 29, 2012

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Picture of the Week

JUNGLE DRUMS

WILLING AND STABLE Lorente and CLARO ready to get in on the Orihuela pact

THE PP and CLARO publicly announced a pact for joint government of Orihuela at a press conference last Friday.

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While yet to be formally ratified, the agreement, according to the two parties, will bring By AMANDA BLACK “stability” back to the region. PP leader Monica Lorente hailed the pact as the “pre- cillors has left only six counsent, future and future” for cillors in the governing team, with 19 in opposition. Orihuela. The parties also used the “Thirteen of the 19 are ready press conference to call for and willing to govern,” said the resignation of the mayor, the statement. CLARO asked: “How far Monserrate Guillén, because he is not the “legitimate will the mayor go? Will he govern in a minority of three, mayor of Orihuela”. In a statement issued later or alone?” The statement added: to the press, CLARO pointed out that last week’s resigna- “The mayor and those who tion of Socialist PSOE coun- remain must know that they

SLICK ON THE DRAW: Councillor Pedro Mancebo with Orihuela schools art competition winners (from left) Hanna Perez, Nicole Perez Jancova and Ariadna Lorca Fernandez. The children were asked to paint their impressions of British life as part of the council’s St George’s Day celebrations have reached the end. “In the name of democracy, they must resign and make way for a new, united, majority with an agreed programme ready to govern in the interests of all Orihuela.”

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As we went to press, news came of a meeting between the PSOE party and the mayor and a likely U-turn by PSOE that will see the socialist party rescinding their resignation and staying in the government team.

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Friday, June 29, 2012

YOU’RE BETTER THAN I WAS AT 12! TIPPED FOR THE TOP: Nicola Kuhn

TENNIS wonderkid Nicola Kuhn chalked up his fourth Nike Junior Tour title in a row on Sunday - with the praise of a living legend ringing in his ears. Because Boris Becker , who in 1985 became the youngest player to win Wimbledon’s men’s singles title, told him recently: “You’re a better player than I was at your age.’’ Becker was just five years older than Nicola when he won the first of his three Wimbledon crowns. And he clearly believes the Torrevieja youngster has the potential to go all the way to the top. Nicola’s father Alfred told me: “After Nicola won the Mutua Madrid Open in

Brave to the end: Pink Lady Karen loses her battle THE fundraising efforts of Maria Wilson’s Pink Ladies were put into true perspective on Sunday by the untimely death of one of their leading lights. Karen Boczkowski, 56, who was diagnosed with melanoma in January, had worked with Maria and The Pink Ladies since they began raising funds for the AECC in June 2010. Born in Oldham, she lived in Rochdale most of her life before moving to the Orihuela Costa in 2004. Karen is survived by husband Stefan, daughters Charlene and Nadine. and sister Debbie. Maria told The Courier: “I would like to say on behalf of The Pink Ladies, who are all personal friends of Karen, that she was a wonderful and warm person who had a passion for life. We will miss her tremendously. “On a personal note, when I was diagnosed with my breast cancer, Karen was very supportive of me. “She even wrote a poem for me which made me realise how important good friends are, and they are there when you need them.’’ Following her diagnosis at Torrevieja Hospital, Karen opted to join a clinical trial for a new drug at the General Hospital in Valencia and travelled there for treatment. Fully aware of the prognosis, Karen bravely planned and made all the arrangements for her own funeral - down to the last detail. The service will take place at La Zenia Church on Monday at 12 noon. Mourners should assemble at 11.45am.

THE HARD CELL From Page One and Ibiza have a zero tolerance attitude towards alcohol-fuelled offences and we see many young people being arrested for causing trouble outside bars and clubs at night. "All too often they think they’ll spend the night in a cell sleeping off their hangover before being let out in the morning. They soon sober up when they realise their British passport does not grant them immunity and they’re alone in a foreign prison cell, unsure of when they’ll be released and unable to

speak to officers because they don’t speak the language. "It’s particularly sad to see younger people throwing away years of their lives, often as a result of a risky decision made in the heat of the moment and after a few too many drinks. Not only can you end up with a criminal record but the effects on your family can be devastating." The Consulate in Palma saw the largest increase in arrests last year, while Alicante continues to have the highest total.

Becker in tribute to Torry tennis prodigy

his age group last month, Boris told him that he plays better than Boris did himself at 12 years of age. Whatever that means, it is all very hard work for Nico!’’ Young Kuhn’s 6-4, 6-2 victory over Sergio Gomez in the final of the Alicante tournament followed his Nike Tour victories at Valencia, Barcelona and Sevilla and maintained his amazing unbeaten record for 2012.

He came from 3-1 behind in the first set to beat No.2 seed Gomez at the Club Atletico Montemar in Alicante. In searing heat, Kuhn grew stronger as the match progressed, while Gomez appeared to tire. Nicola turned that 3-1 deficit into a 6-4 first-set win and then took the second set 6-2. His fourth Nike Tour victory of 2012 completed a personal target for Nicola, who is now in Valladolid, where he is competing in a National Champion tournament. Next week he flies to Italy to play in an invitation competition at Porto San Georgio.

GIVE A BONE A DOG... Poppy and Millie Bone have every reason to smile after their mum and dad, James and Skye, adopted one of a litter of abandoned pups found in a drain near Zoco Sunday market. But at her new home in Torrevieja, Rosa finds cameras more interesting than little girls...

Friday, June 29, 2012

Expat Brit, 19 killed his twin Michael Goodman... he hit his head on a door knob

A BRITISH teenager has been arrested for killing his twin brother and hiding his body in a ditch near the family home in the Valencia region - where it lay for 14 months before being discovered. Ryan Goodman, 19, was sent to a juvenile detention centre last week pending trial after admitting that his brother, Michael, had died accidentally during an argument outside their home in February last year. He told police that they had been arguing over a “stupid matter” when he pushed Michael against the door of their home, a rural villa near Vallada, where the boys lived with their mother, grandfather and sisters. Michael hit his head against the door knob and slumped to the ground dead. His brother dragged the body 10 yards and hid it beneath undergrowth in a ditch between the property and the main road. It lay undiscovered until April this year when a local man found it while picking wild asparagus from the verge. DNA testing confirmed that it was the body of Michael, who was formally reported missing in April 2011. It is understood that Ryan told the family

that Michael had run away to England. But, after almost two months of not hearing from him, his mother reported him missing. Appearing at court in the nearby town of Xativa, last week, Ryan told the investigating judge that it had been an accident and he was very sorry. “I loved my brother and had no intention of killing him,” he said, adding that he had hidden the body because he “was very scared” of the consequences. The judge remanded him to the custody of youth criminal services because he had been 17 years old when the crime was committed. According to local reports, the brothers, who shared a room in the villa in the hills 35 miles inland from the Costa Blanca, had argued after their mother accused them of stealing money from her purse. Each blamed the other, and after she left the house they came to blows, according to the statement made to police by the accused. A spokesman for the British Embassy said: “We are aware of the arrest of a British national and we are offering consular assistance to the family.”

British woman, 69, in beach death tragedy

A 69-year-old British woman who died while bathing on an Alicante beach yesterday is believed to have suffered a cardio-respiratory arrest. A friend of the unnamed woman raised the alarm when the realised that her pal had not come out of the water at Playa de Muchavista in El Campello. The Guardia Civil told

GOT A STORY? Email office@thecourier.es or call us on 966921003 the EFE news agency that the tragedy occurred at 9.45am, 15 minutes before the lifeguard service begins on the beach. Then two lifeguards rescued the woman and tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate her. Meanwhile, the Guardia

Civil has opened an investigation to determine what caused the death of a 57year-old Brit whose body was found on Tuesday morning in a San Fulgencio urbanisation. The body showed no signs of violence according to sources close the case. Several residents called the authorities when they saw the body of the man lying in a residential street at 8am.

Friday, June 29, 2012

editor@thecourier.es COURIER POSTBAG: YOUR VIEWS ON OUR NEWS

Vodafone: A warning

I WRITE concerning the underhand way that Vodafone, and maybe other phone companies, carry out their business. In September 2010 I took out a contract with Vodafone for a landline, internet and TV connection. This contract was for 18 months. Today I contacted them to say I no longer required their services and was told that my contract expires in July 2013. When I disputed this I was told that as I had changed my

address at the beginning of this year, I automatically took out a new contract for a further 18 months. I always understood that the contract was for the service provided and not based on the address. To cancel the contract, I have to pay 150 euros. Perhaps your readers should be aware of this situation for

future reference. S J DAVIES I sympathise with you. I’ve not had a Spanish mobile since the days when I was only here a couple of months a year. I used to have a Pay As You Go one - but they used to remove my credit when I didn’t use the phone for a couple of months while I was in England. I’ve cut

off my nose o spite my face because I now use a UK mobile here in Spain - but when I have paid for credit, I expect to be able to use it at MY convenience, even if it is ten years down the line. That credit has been paid for and is rightfully mine. Nobody is going to take it off me. -EDITOR.

BOB AND THE SHAME GAME

SOME 35 concerned voters from Orihuela Costa met last Thursday outside the Playa Flamenca Town Hall, which acted as a polling station at the last local elections. The reason for the dignified and silent protest was to express their frustration and annoyance at Bob Houliston’s undemocratic use of the votes of people from the coast. The mood of the protesters in the searing 38ºC heat was sombre yet determined. A group of those who attended said that they specifically voted for CLR-CLARO to bring about change from the PP. One lady said that 75% of the total Orihuela Costa vote was against corruption and it was unfair for Bob Houliston to horse-trade coastal votes cast against the PP for his personal gratification, power and position with Monica Lorente. “If Bob had stood as an independent candidate for the 2011 election, he could justify choosing a party to align himself with after the election, that would be honourable,” one elderly gentleman said. “But to stand with one party before the election and move to another after the election is deceitful and downright treacherous”. His friend said: “This guy (Bob) is worse than a soccer hooligan at an away match in a neighbouring country; he has brought shame on all expats who want to make Spain their home”. Another man said that for the first time in his life, he was ashamed to be British. If we were at war Bob

Houliston could be shot twice, once for desertion and again for treason. The general consensus at the protest was that after 25 years of corruption, waste and scandal the people of Orihuela Costa were instrumental in defeating the local PP. The voters put their trust in Bob Houliston to make this change from the corruption of the past but Bob has turned traitor and has joined Monica Lorente who I believe has been formally charged by the courts with corruption. RAYMOND KEARNEY

THE Tuesday playgroup at the Centro Civico in Playa Flamenca (behind Super Cor supermarket) will not be taking a summer break and will continue through July and August at the usual time of 10:00 - 12:00. If you have any questions please contact Denise in the Foreign Residents´ Office at the Town Hall at Playa Flamenca or via e-mail dwesserling@orihuela.es

TSSG jigging to tune of €250 highland fling The Torrevieja Stroke Support Group (TSSG) wants to thank the Scottish Country Dancing Club for their continued support following a recent donation of €250. TSSG is available to all those who have suffered a stroke and their carers, providing a safe and therapeutic environment at their Friday Group meetings in the Annex of the Age Concern building at La Siesta. President, Louie Killeen, says: “TSSG is most grateful to receive donations, the only source of income. Donations such as that received from the Scottish Country Dancing Club helps us to continue therapeutic activities and outings for all our members. Our other valuable resource is the support given by volunteers – who are at the heart of what we do.” The Group closes for a short summer recess following their meeting on 13 July reopening on Friday 7 September when planning will begin in earnest for their awareness/fun day on 22 September. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, or would like further information about the support available through TSSG, please contact Louie Killeen on 966 718 964. MARGARET TOZER, Secretary, TSSG (on behalf of President Louie Killeen).

PETS’ CORNER: CAN YOU TAKE IN A HOMELESS DOG OR CAT? Milton

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Flora

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TYSON is 18 months old. He was found with two sisters in a cardboard box at only eight weeks. He is playful and loves to run with the other dogs. 616 210 850 www.apahrescue.org

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Friday, June 29, 2012

HEALTHY NAN BREAD YOU’LL have to forgive me if I carry on where I left off last week, but I feel like a non-believer who has found Jesus Christ. No, vicar, I’ve not become a Christian. I’ve merely discovered the Gospel According to Dr Machi Mannu. And Hallelujah, I’m so alive I’m rocking like a 50s chick jiving around Bill Haley’s clock! Yes, the backache that creased me for so long has gone though if I am scrupulously honest, I do still get the odd twinge to remind me of my achy-breaky past). And I’m well on my way to chucking all those stupifying bottles of Pils, I mean pills, that have put me in a chemical haze for the past four years. I’ve just counted the array of different tablets – 14 in all every day. If you’re a qualified hypochondriac, you might be familiar with some of them - isorbide mononitrate, lisinopril, bisoprolol, aspirin, clopidogrel and ranexa (2) for my coronary problems, pramipexole (3) and amantadine (2) for the hippy-hippy Parkinson shakes, simvastatin for high cholesterol (which I don’t have), plus a water tablet (sutril) and two other medications I’ve been prescribed but never started taking because of potential side effects. Dr Mannu, whose revolutionary disgnostic treatment convinced me I was on the wrong path, is mystified that I have been taking a number of different medicines that are doing exactly the same thing. All I can tell him is that they were added, one by one, at the behest of a variety of different NHS practitioners in the UK. One thing is for sure. Some or all of them were turning me

My granddaughter Rosie reckons I’m a party girl now into a zombie. And the way I feel now that Machi has diagnosed the cause of my problems and begun treating them with natural non-chemical remedies, I would happily ram every last one of them down the throats of the GPs, cardiologists and neurologists who prescribed them. Pill-ocks, the lot of them! Two weeks ago, I would not have had the physical strength to kick a bucket (I said ‘a’, not ‘the’). But I reckon the new Donna could have done Wayne Rooney’s job on Sunday and scored with that overhead kick, too! Rooney, Nanny what would Manchester United do without us? That’s enough of putting the boot in - and back to Machi’s diagnostic tests, which take an hour or so, and analyse just about everything in the body. The computerised programme revolves around the scien-

tific fact that every living thing in the universe emits unique frequencies. He explains: “This can be likened to a form of biological signature. In humans, this principle applies to every cell, tissue, organ in the body. Here is how it works. “Let’s say the liver has a healthy frequency of 600MHz, and when we measure the frequency, we find it to be 1200MHz. We know that this is the frequency of a form of hepatitis, this way our technology can make an exact diagnosis. “The diagnosis also includes microbiological analysis for parasites, viruses, bacteria, etc, and blood analysis which is performed without invasive blood tests. This is possible because we are able to measure unique frequencies of substances. “What is interesting is that the technology is ongoing, and in future we will be able to perform a far more detailed health analysis than we can currently imagine.’’ As the toxins are cleared and my body absorbs the nutrients and antioxidants I am now taking, I feel better and better every day – and everyone is noticing the difference. My granddaughter Rosie, 21, who is staying with me for the summer, has noticed it. So have her friends. “You are so much more alive – and a lot brighter,’’ Rosie said to me this evening. “At this rate you’ll be coming out partying with us soon!’’ At 120 euros plus 50 for any follow-up therapy sessions, MedB’s Full Body Health Scan has to be a no brainer. Well, not exactly a no brainer…because that’s included too. See Page 21 for details of how to contact them.

Friday, June 29, 2012

WEARING SPECS - AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE I first realised I needed glasses on the day I made a spectacle of myself. As I followed the future Mrs S out of the cinema on our first date she asked me: 'Well, what did you think of the film?' I shrugged. 'Not that much, I'm afraid. I'm not keen on this modern arty way of making movies with everything out of focus.' 'What are you talking about?' asked the future Mrs S. 'It was a re-issue of The Wizard of Oz made in 1939.' 'Whatever,' I grumbled as I pursued her up the centre aisle and out through the door. 'But what is more to the point,' said the future Mrs S, 'Why are you still escorting me?' 'Because taking you home is the gentlemanly thing to do.' 'Gentlemanly? Just the opposite. You've followed me into the ladies toilets.' I backed out of the cubicle and tried to make sense of the washbowls, wall tiles and mirrors all blurring into each other. Angry women prodded me with rolled-up brollies and chucked lipsticks and powder compacts at me. I decided then and there (wherever 'there' was) to make an appointment to see (See? Am I having a laugh?) an optician. I spent the better part of the following morning peering into the telephone directory, trying to decipher the small lines of print and numbers. I managed eventually to focus on one entry in larger print and contained within a bold border. After several attempts at getting through, I commented to Mother: 'It's no good. That number is unobtainable.' She looked over my shoulder. 'That's because you're dialling EST 1955, the year the optician established his business.' Anyway, with Mother's help I managed to make an appointment for the following afternoon. 'It's two hours before my driving

test so that should give me plenty of time,' I said, checking my diary. 'No, our David,' said Mother, looking over my shoulder again. 'You've read it wrong again. Your eye test is actually two hours AFTER your driving test.' 'Oh, well,' I said resignedly. 'I'll just have to bluff the driving examiner.' Mother looked up to the heavens and crossed herself, even though she was Jewish. 'Dear God,' she prayed. 'Please protect the pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and straying family pets of North Manchester throughout tomorrow afternoon. Amen.' Events the following day got off to an unfortunate start. As we stepped out of the

driving centre reception area to commence the test, the examiner stopped suddenly and I walked into the back of him. 'Hmm,' he commented, bending down to massage his ankle. 'I fervently hope that your emergency stop improves once you are behind the wheel. Talking of which, where is your vehicle?' I shrugged. 'I haven't got one yet. My best pal Eric the dentist is going to sell me his old banger if, er, I mean when, I pass my test.' The examiner looked puzzled. 'So how are we to proceed, Mr Silver? Am I to leap onto your back and cling on desperately while you gallop around the examination route?' Understanding dawned. 'Oh, you mean where's the car I came in? It's just over there, parked outside the surgical appliance shop. 'The guy hov-

ering in the doorway is my driving instructor. Take no notice that he is shaking and chain-smoking. He says he has every confidence in me.' 'Hmm,' said the examiner. Producing a posh fountain pen from his suit jacket pocket, he pointed into the distance. 'Before you get into the car, Mr Silver, I would like you to recite for me the car registration number on the vehicle I am indicating.' A sight test? Blimey, I hadn't reckoned on that. I shuffled a few steps into the road in the vain hope that something (anything) would come into focus. The examiner was still pointing although his arm seemed to be drooping with fatigue. 'Mr Silver,' he sighed. 'Am I correct in assuming that you CANNOT see the vehicle I am indicating?' I lowered my head and made a mumbled confession. 'I can't even see the end of the fountain pen you're pointing with! Does that mean I've failed the test?' 'It's not a question of passing or failing the eye test I am about to give you,' the optician replied to the same question I posed two hours later. 'A sight examination will simply decide whether or not you require spectacles.' 'That's good,' I said, relieved. 'I don't think I could have faced two failures in one afternoon.' The optician nodded sympathetically. 'However, I think I have to assume that you do need glasses otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation with my shop's plate glass window between us.' 'Sorry,' I said, inching along the pavement. 'I couldn't find the door.' A few minutes later I was seated in a black leather chair. 'It's just like being on that new TV programme called Mastermind,' I observed. 'Indeed,' said the optician. 'Now can you please read the top line of letters in front of you.' I squinted at the chart. 'Pass,' I said. 'Wow!' exclaimed the future Mrs S when we met up the following week. 'You look really distinguished with your glasses on -- like a handsome hunk with a towering intellect. It's amazing how spectacles can transform you into the complete opposite of what you really are.' Later that night I strode home, still marvelling at how everything was in sharp focus. But just in case, because it never pays to be too confident, I memorised every vehicle number plate within a 65ft radius of the driving test centre.

All Change at Carpet Heaven WITH the hot and humid weather we are experiencing at the moment, probably the last thing on your mind is cosy rugs and carpets. Well for us in the carpet and rug business it’s exactly what we are thinking about during the summer months. This is the time of year when all the designers bring out their new lines for the following season, and when us, the retailers, start looking at

clearing old stock to make room for the new. Here at Carpet Heaven in Los Montesinos we are now starting to bring in the new rug designs in this years

new fashionable colours To make room on the shop floor for our new lines we will be holding an End Of Line Sale from Monday 2nd July 12 until Saturday 14th

July 12 Where all our rugs and carpets will be discounted by 20%. Why wait for the inevitable autumn price increases, buy now at this years prices, and with an additional 20% discount. We will even store for free until you are ready to collect. Please Note: We are now on summer Hours Mon – Sat 10am – 2pm See our main advert on Page 3

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Friday, June 29, 2012

SAY IT IN SPANISH Learn the lingo - with a little help from JEANETTE ERATH LESSON 26 CARRYING on from last week and the verb tense that in English finishes ´ing´. First the answers to last week’s homework on the regular verbs. I hope you managed to find all the verbs and are slowly building your vocabulary: I am working – estoy trabajando, you are studying Spanish – estás estudiando español, she is writing a letter (una carta) – ella está escribiendo una carta, we are drinking milk – estamos bebiendo leche, they are

speaking Spanish – estan hablando español, I am not doing anything (the direct translation is I am not doing nothing) - no estoy haciendo nada, we are eating pizza – estamos comiendo pizza, I am selling clothes – estoy vendiendo ropa. Here are some verbs that are not regular in this tense. They need to be learnt and are slightly more tricky, but once you get used to them they become natural. I hope you have all been walking around your houses changing verbs to say what you are doing and repeating over and over the same verbs. If so you will now find that you have a few new verbs in your head and these will grow and grow. Take your time and enjoy.

STEM CHANGING VERBS The stem of a verb is the verb without the -ar, -er or -ir ending, for example HABL..(ar) COM..(er). There are certain verbs that change their stem slightly when conjugated. These you will have to learn but once you get used to saying them, by repeating them over and over, you will get used to the sound of them. They are -IR verbs, and the following are the ones that change: o – ue verbs become o – u: dormir = durmiendo (sleeping); morir = muriendo (dying). e – ie verbs become e – i: advertir = advirtiendo (warning); consentir = consintiendo (consenting); hervir = hirviendo (boiling); mentir = mintiendo (lying); preferir = prefiriendo (preferring); referir = refiriendo (referring); sentir = sintiendo (regretting); sugerir = sugiriendo (suggesting). e – i verbs remain e – i: competir = compitiendo (competing); conseguir = consiguiendo (getting); decir = diciendo (saying/telling); medir = midiendo (measuring); pedir = pidiendo (requesting); reír = riendo (laughing); repetir = repitiendo (repeating); seguir = seguiendo (following); servir = sirviendo (serving). These changes to the stem are not familiar to the majority of you because we haven’t gone that far into verbs yet. When I write: o – ou becomes o – u, it means that the conjugated version of these verbs are for example DORMIR= yo duermo, tú duermes, etc. I hope this makes sense. However there are only a few of the above verbs that you are likely to need on a regular basis. For example, you may be more likely to say he is laughing, than he is measuring, so choose which of these verbs you want to learn first. Once you have learnt them it makes learning the others easier. The last point to remember is that if you are adding an object eg ´it´ (or he, she, them, etc) to the end - for example I am reading it, I am watching it - the object will be attached directly to the present participle. The word also takes an

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accent, which keeps the verb’s original stress. I am only going to use LO, which means ´it´. Estoy mirándolo – I am watching it, estás escribiéndolo – you are writing it, ella está comprándolo – she is buying it, estamos contándolo – we are counting it, estáis bebiéndolo – you all are drinking it, están abriéndolo – they are opening it.

Translate into Spanish: He is reading the newspaper (periódico). I am bringing books to the school. We are not reading anything (remember with the negative anything becomes nothing – nada). They are bringing wine to the party. The cat is sleeping on the sofa (en el sofá). She is boiling the water. I am studying it. I will be taking things slowly for the next few weeks to give you time to absorb all the new words and ways to say things. Relax, take a glass of lemonade (or whatever tipple you prefer) and chill with Spanish; it’s meant to be fun as well as hard work, so try to enjoy. See you next week with more revision.

Friday, June 29, 2012

WHY DO THEY DO THAT? Top dog psychologist PETER SINGH writes exclusively for The Courier. Check out www.thedogyouneed.com or email Peter at peter@thedogyouneed.com

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INSANITY! Complete and utter insanity, is the only word that raced through my mind as I read an article in The Sun on Monday. ‘Prozac for nation’s 8 in 10 depressed dogs’ read the headline. The company that produces Prozac has developed a pill for dogs who are exhibiting unwanted behaviour. Now it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realise that the only thing behind this nonsense is simply money, because if anyone was interested in making an unbalanced dog balanced, a drug would be the last and most stupid thing that would spring to mind. There is a saying that common sense is not all that common in people and yet again this would prove that statement to be very accurate. We are living in a world of ‘the quick fix’, where most are not prepared to work at a problem and just want a quick solution. I see it with some of the people I meet. They cannot seem to believe it when I tell them that their dog will not change until their behaviour changes. In my humble opinion, vets are a massive problem in as much as the poor advice they PETER will next be in will give to clients who are Spain for one to one experiencing problems with consultations from July their dogs. If a dog turns aggressive 4 to July 8. For the oneoff fee of 145 euros, he many vets advise owners to offers you and your have them put to sleep or suggest a pill that will sedate dog: 1 - Home consultation them. The problem is that with no time limit 2 - Written report regar- 99.9% of owners will take ding everything discus- what their vet says as gospel. sed Which is why they should 3 - Lifetime support for stick to what they are good you and your dog To book your consul- at, which is medical problems tation e-mail him at and not behaviour problems. Until we return to Spain, peter@thedogyounewe do not have a regular vet ed.com

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No Prozac for Peter’s German Shepherd Billy - just exercise that we use, as I have lost faith a little in the profession, especially in the UK. I had to take Billy, my German Shepherd, to the vets because he was in some pain when he lay down or got back up again. After Billy had spent six hours at a local vet in Kent, the man who runs the surgery gave me his synopsis, which amazingly was this: “Mr.Singh, I do not know what is wrong with Billy because he cannot speak to me.’’ I thought he was joking at first, but soon realised that he was serious and he followed this up by giving me a

bill of £150 for finding out absolutely nothing. ‘ “Billy cannot speak to me,’’ he said. I was going to say to him that I found that surprising as most evenings, Billy and I have a great conversation over dinner and a glass of wine! The best vet I have ever met is Cristina Aliaga Martinez, who has a practice in Pinoso, west of Alicante. Luckily, we will be moving back to this area and one of the great comforts to this is knowing that we have the back-up of Cristina and her team, to help keep our pets healthy and free of pain. She passionately cares

about the health of her clients’ pets and I only wish there were more Cristinas in the world. If your dog is displaying unwanted behaviour, it’s quite simple. Find a good vet who hasn’t got a cupboard full of Prozac and see if there is a medical problem. If there isn’t a problem, they need more exercise and discipline in the relationship. The discipline I am talking about is that of a kind guardian and not that of a threatening sense. Over the years I have learned that negative emotions are something only to be found in the human

species. That’s a fact. No other species in the world experiences negativity unless the species lives very closely with humans, which many dogs do. So if you are having problems with the behaviour of your dog, realise that they are a pack animal. This means there has to be a pack leader, and if you are not up to it, they will take that role, no problem. In the UK alone in 2010/11, 43.4 million prescriptions were handed out for antidepressant drugs to humans. Let’s not add dogs to that statistic.

Friday, June 29, 2012

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Friday, June 29, 2012

A love rediscovered

I HAVE recently rekindled an old love.

It is a love I left a few years ago when everything in my world turned upside down and looking after my son took all my strength and focus. However, a recent comment by a friend made me wonder if this was one love I could find again. The friend had come to visit me and as she sat on the sofa she noticed a painting hanging on my wall and expressed an interest. Knowing a little of my history, she asked if I had painted it. When I replied that yes, indeed I had, she was very impressed and said how much she liked it. Whilst living with my son’s father, who was an artist, I had begun to paint. I liked abstract art so I put my emotions down onto a canvas with oils and a few creations were born. I used to take my paintings to the market to sell, along with a few other things I made, and I did sell a few. But since the split, I have been to very few markets and lost all interest. Other things took over my life and painting took a back seat. When I realised that my friend really did like the painting and wasn´t just being polite,

I was in two minds whether to give it to her. Then I remembered her birthday was coming up and I decided to paint her one of her own. I always liked canvases in sets of three that go together to make one piece, so I decided to do that for her. I got the materials and set about creating my masterpiece.

It´s safe to say I have had absolutely no art formal training. With my writing I done have and courses am quite expewith rienced; art, however, I hadn´t even lifted a brush until I met my ex. But painting is in the heart. Like writing, it is something either you can do well or not, and even if you don´t do it well, if it gives you pleasure then it is worth doing.

So back to my friend. I had just over a week until her birthday and so I got to work. I paint with oils so they take time to dry, but first of course I had to prepare the canvas and the abstract materials. I am a bit of a perfectionist, so it took a

while to get the result I wanted. Luckily I had given myself that time, and when her birthday arrived I presented it to her in a wrapped bag - and as she opened it her face lit up and she looked honestly overjoyed. It gave me a great feeling that she appreciated my art and when she showed her friend, she said she wanted one too. As her birthday is a few months away I said I would make her one as an early present. I enjoyed making the last one so much that I have already started on this new one and as a special treat to my friend I have told her she can come and watch me paint it. That is something normally reserved only for my son! So, a chance comment by a friend has reminded me of the love I have for creating art. Although my days are already pretty full, I can still find time to do something I love and instead of sitting on the computer playing games I´ll be out on my balcony, palette in one hand and brush in the other. The weather is great now so however you do it and whatever you choose to do, get out and enjoy it, and maybe think about a lost love you had. It’s never too late to rekindle that romance.

Friday, June 29, 2012

A NOBLE QUEEN AND A SINN FORGIVEN JUST think of this. Your cousin is murdered by terrorists who have a record of killing innocent civilians as part of their ill-judged campaign. Some 33 years later, you are to shake the hand of a key member of the political wing of that group, amidst a landscape that has changed overnight beyond all recognition. I’m talking of the Queen’s historic first meeting with Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuiness, the deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, in Belfast this week. The IRA murder of Lord Mountbatten In 1979 must surely have gone through the Queen’s mind, though the groundwork for all this was done in the most important visit of her reign, which was to Ireland last year. The Monarch played a blinder, and Sinn Fein have spent the last 12 months catching up, as they boycotted her Republic trip. It was a bad error of judgement from the normally astute SF leader, Gerry Adams, perhaps fearing some kind of backlash from IRA extremists. But the world has moved on, and the symbolism of this week’s handshake cannot be overestimated. I honestly never thought I’d see something like that in my lifetime, with the Queen once again showing more power and presence than any British politician is capable of. Am I the only person that doesn’t care what the comedian Jimmy Carr does with his money and how he chooses to manipulate it for his tax purposes? The master of the one-line gag was hung out to dry by David Cameron over his Jersey investments, yet he was doing nothing illegal. And if we were in Carr’s position, how many of us would have done the same? Cameron took an easy cheap swipe at an entertainer,

whilst prominent members of his own Conservative Party, including key donors, have been playing strange tax games for years, let alone the bankers and businessmen who have been paying as little as possible by using offshore investments. Carr was a soft target, whilst Mr.Cameron has cowardly sidestepped the really big offenders. The Prime Minister at least chose to keep his own counsel when asked about the tax status of new national treasure, Gary Barlow, because he just might have realised that some nasty home truths might be waiting to kick him where it hurts! We don’t get enough politicians apologising, so I got excited when the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, said that

his party had got it wrong on immigration when they were in charge. It’s been a problem for both Labour and the Tories over the last 50 years, but with little action over it. And with folk in the UK moaning about the East Europeans, there’s nothing that can be done anyway as they come from EU countries. But here’s the crux. There are those who I call the “professionally unemployed” who sit around all day watching Jeremy Kyle and Bargain Hunt, not understanding what hard graft is. No wonder employers have brought in Polish workers who put to shame the layabouts who continue to screw the system. Who honestly believes that if every East European were to leave the UK tomorrow, unemployment would fall as quickly as an illegal Torrevieja street-trader being bundled into jail? So credit to David Cameron for saying that there are going to be benefit cuts, to make it even more worthwhile for the back-siders to get a job. I’m sorry, I’m really sorry - but this has really got my goat, and I’ve had to return to the subject yet again to let off some steam. At the moment of writing, oil prices have fallen by some 30% since the Libyan crisis early last year. So even taking into account the Euro exchange rate with the dollar (which is used for oil sales), why are pump prices in the Valencia region still hovering at around 130 cents for a litre of diesel? Even my dreadful maths can work it out that it should be at least as low as 120 cents a litre, factoring in local tax and exchange rates. If the Spanish Government is looking for some extra revenues, then perhaps they should look at what they can get out of the parasitic oil companies who are doing absolutely nothing to help the economy at this difficult time.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Counting the costa leaving the Costa ONE day we're in blazing sunshine and temperatures nudging towards the 30s, and the next we're shivering with the mercury between 11 and 12C (that’s a drop from 82 to 53F). Yes, we're back in Britain and missing the Mediterranean sunshine already, although hearing about that muddy Sahara rain the other day was some degree of compensation. We were expecting horrendous prices at the supermarkets, but were pleasantly surprised that at least food costs compared favourably with those in Spain. However, we realised we were back to moneygrabbing Britain with a vengeance when a TV engineer wanted a £30 call-out charge to come 400 yards down the road to sort out a five-minute problem. And when I was quoted almost £9 to replace a battery in my watch, I told the watch repairer what to do. The watch only cost me £4 from a Chinese shop on the N332. Instead I went to a charity shop and bought a replacement watch for £3.50…including a new battery! When will UK shopkeepers realise that blatant overcharging is not going to keep them in business? Sadly, there are even more empty shops in my hometown now - good ones that we liked to visit. It's also clear that local councils are cutting down on maintenance. Some grass verges are sky high and going to seed while roundabouts which used to be sponsored by firms advertising themselves were similarly neglected and tatty. Our local shopping precinct has paving slabs lifting and clearly in need of realignment, but there's no money for such costly work and I can see increasing insurance claims on the way from people tripping up. You know something is going seriously wrong when you are accosted by beggars going up to people in the street pleading for help. It happened to us in the centre of Worthing. Friends of ours who run an antiques and second-hand shop remarked that in the last fortnight several Eastern European families had called on them to arrange house clearances after deciding to return to their home countries. It will be interesting to see whether this trickle turns into a flood over the coming months. If it does, it will quickly have an impact on house prices. Still on the subject of prices, British craziness remains alive and kicking - like someone spending more than £150,000 on a beach hut in Christchurch. It just goes to prove that some people still have money to burn. But leaving this on a positive note, we were astounded at the degree of patriotism there is in the UK at present. The Jubilee, Olympics and European Cup have left their mark and there's bunting everywhere. Driving through the village of Storrington was amazing - flags and bunting on almost every shop and village centre house. It looked marvellous. Wouldn't it be good if all this outpouring of our love of Britain could be harnessed? TWO items of news which got my blood pressure soaring last week were the continuing saga over Argentina trying to get their flag flying over the Falkland Islands and the dreadful case of Tony Nicklinson, who can only communicate through a computer linked to eye movements and wants a doctor to be able legally to end his life. Top marks to David Cameron for once again insisting that it is the islanders themselves who should determine who they want to be aligned to. This is exactly the same policy which should be adopted by every country worldwide - let the people decide who they want to govern them. There would be far less bloodshed in the world if every country adopted that same basic principle of holding free elections. As for Argentina - I trust we will continue to tell them to get stuffed. And as for euthanasia, isn't it about time the British parliament grasped the nettle and properly debated this

ballers and investors, have been using legal loopholes based in tax havens like Jersey - loopholes which Cameron described as "not morally acceptable." More than 1,000 people are using the Jerseybased scheme, under which they resign from their company and any salary they subsequently receive is paid to an offshore trust. The individual receives a small amount of that as salary and the rest as a loan, which, because it can technically be recalled, does not attract tax. This scheme alone is denying the Treasury an estimated £168m. Someone earning £280,000 a year could, under the scheme, pay only £3,500 rather than £127,000. When Carr appeared before an audience and was quizzed about his tax affairs, he reportedly said: "I pay what I have to and not a penny issue, allowing a free vote in the process? Failure to do so and making people go to the courts to try to get subtle changes through case law is pure cowardice on the part of politicians. Surely there is a way of enabling those people who wish to die because all quality of life has ended, to do so without opening the floodgates of abuse? Why should anyone be denied the right to end their life if they choose to? After all, that life belongs to the individual, and no-one else. REGULAR readers of my column may remember that during the winter I commented that for the first time for many years the size of the Arctic ice sheet was back to its long-term 30-year average, and there were many millions more square kilometres of ice than in the 2010/11 winter. What a difference a few months makes, because there has been an unprecedented melting of the ice sheet and it's now at its smallest extent ever for the end of June. Our world is certainly changing and more extreme cooling of the Arctic followed by extreme warming, plus the dreadful floods over Southern England through a change in the Jet Stream, are just two examples. More extremes to come, I fear. Still, there is a bit of good news when it comes to the destruction of the planet. Apparently scientists were becoming increasingly worried by the orbit of a 460ft wide asteroid which they thought was on a collision course with Earth in 2040. But they now think there's only a five per cent chance of a strike and it probably will pass safely, although pretty close. Such a chunk of rock crashing into the Earth could cause destruction over 100 square miles - and produce enough dust to reduce global temperatures sufficiently to cause serious disruption to the production of crops and food. Still, they have nearly 30 years to produce Starship Enterprise technology to zap the asteroid way out in space. WE’VE all heard of the expression ‘The Great British Unwashed’ but it seems it's true. A survey reveals that 58% of British men go to work without washing; one in 20 adults go more than a month without cleaning the toilet; a quarter of Brits change sheets on beds just once a month and more than half rarely wash their hands before cooking or eating. It's no wonder that so many people suffer ill-health when their hygiene standards are so low. It makes me shudder what I'm eating when I go to a restaurant - because many staff may be less than clean. And, as for cleanliness in hospitals, no wonder MRSA is such a threat. With so many British people lacking personal pride and apparently only too prepared to have sex with just about anyone without checking their personal hygiene, it's little wonder that sexually transmitted diseases are rife. Yuk! HATS off to David Cameron for naming and shaming comedian Jimmy Carr for dodging virtually all the tax he should have paid on his excessive earnings. He, along with many other high earners, including foot-

more." But since he was named and shamed by Cameron and on every radio and TV station and in every newspaper in Britain, he has now admitted what he had been doing is wrong, apologised and said he will stop doing it. Here's where newspapers can do a really good job - by naming and shaming all the rest of the greedy tax dodgers so we as patriotic Brits can boycott the football matches they play at, can cease attending shows they perform in, switch off TV programme they appear in and boycott companies they own or are directors of. We also need to know all the accountants who work in these tax-dodging schemes so they, too, can be targeted. Here's how the British public could make a real difference, but it's up to Government to close the tax loopholes, and for the rest of the world to get rid of these damnable tax havens. Because without them, the rich would have to pay tax and the likes of Greece, Spain, Italy and Ireland as well as the UK would move away from the financial brink. HOW'S this for typical British craziness? A group of travellers asked police to open up a field so they could reverse their vehicles and caravans and leave the area. Police asked the council to raise the height barriers at the spot - and guess what? The travellers did drive into the field and set up camp there. They refused to leave and the council had to go to the time and expense of getting a court order. Then they were left with a bill to remove all the rubbish these wretched travellers left behind. When is Britain, and the rest of Europe for that matter, going to take decisive action against these people? They choose a way of life avoiding all the taxes the rest of us have to pay and cause problems wherever they go. They use ridiculous arguments about being gypsies and claim persecution of a minority culture. The vast majority are not gypsies but travellers and living on the cheap. It's no wonder they can afford luxury caravans and top-of-the-range Mercs. A curse on all of them! And finally, my hackles began to rise as I began to read a story about council dustmen jobsworths refusing to empty an elderly woman's rubbish bin because it was a few feet away from where it should have been. My anger grew as I learned of this little old lady who couldn't push the bin precisely where the council wanted it to be. But when I continued reading the story, the council spokesman explained the dustman had made a simple error and overlooked the bin because it was not where it should have been. The final line in the story stated that the council had gone out and emptied the bin because they realised they had made a mistake. This really is newspaper reporting at its very worst. What a good journalist would describe as a non-story - or one which should have praised the council rather than starting by talking of council jobsworths. The story was in a UK national newspaper and the Editor should have known better. It wouldn't happen in the Courier - the paper you can trust!

Friday, June 29, 2012

Go with a banger Sausages are so versatile – kids love them yet they're ideal for a dinner party. Cook them quickly for a fast lunch or slowly in a casserole. Plus we have vegetarian sausage recipes so veggies don't miss out.

SAGE AND SAUSAGE PASTA At around £1.20 a head to make, this comforting pasta recipe will satisfy the hungriest of appetites without breaking the bank.

Ingredients 6 good-quality pork sausages 400g can cherry tomatoes A handful fresh sage, roughly chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 350g pasta shapes Parmesan or Grana Padano, grated, to serve A few whole sage leaves fried in oil, to serve

Method 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Slit 6 goodquality pork sausages lengthways and remove and discard the skins. Break the meat up into rough balls and place in a roasting tin with the cherry tomatoes and scatter with a handful fresh sage, roughly chopped. Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and season. 2. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes, until the sausagemeat has cooked through and the sauce has thickened. 3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta shapes in boiling salted water, according to the instructions on the packet. Drain, add to the roasting tin and toss well with the tomatoes and sausages. 4. Season with a good grinding of black pepper and a little sea salt. Serve with some Parmesan or Grana Padano grated over the top and a few whole sage leaves fried in oil until crisp, if you like.

SAUSAGE AND POTATO BAKE The easiest one-pan dish – you pop in the oven and forget about until it’s ready. And it's a cheap meal to make, too.

Ingredients 8 sausages 500g baby new potatoes, halved 3 red onions, cut into wedges 12 fresh sage leaves A green salad, to serve

Method 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Place the sausages in a roasting tin with a drizzle of oil, and brown in a hot oven for 10 minutes. 2. Add the potatoes, onions and about 12 fresh sage leaves. Season well and bake for 25-30 minutes until everything is cooked. Serve with a green salad.

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Go with a banger HOT SAUSAGE PITTAS WITH CARAMELISED ONIONS AND MUSTARD MAYO

These hot dogs make a great barbecue meal and can also be cooked on a grill if it's raining.

Ingredients 200ml jar light mayonnaise 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard Large pinch of cayenne pepper 12 good-quality pork and herb sausages 6 flatbreads, pitta breads or flour tortillas Small bag of rocket leaves Caramelised onions, to serve

Method 1. Mix the mayonnaise, mustard and cayenne pepper, then season to taste. Put into a Tupperware box and pop in a cool box. 2. At the beach, light the barbecue, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Cook the sausages on the hot barbecue for 10-12 minutes, turning 2 or 3 times, until cooked through. Lightly barbecue the breads for about 30 seconds each side. Top with some rocket, 2 hot sausages, caramelised onions and a good dollop of the mustard mayonnaise to finish.

SAUSAGE AND ONION ROSTI

Here's a delicious way to add bang to your bangers. Simply grate the potatoes and make into a rosti, add the onions and then the sausages. Voila!

Ingredients 3 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 4 large potatoes, such as King Edward 8 good-quality pork and leek sausages Handful chopped fresh flatleaf parsley, to serve

Method 1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft but not browned. Set aside. 2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 190°C/fan170°C/gas 5. Grate the potatoes, place in a clean tea towel and squeeze out as much moisture as possible. 3. Smear the remaining oil over the base of a non-stick roasting tin or ovenproof dish. Add the grated potato, season well and spread evenly and thinly across the base. Bake for 10 minutes. Top evenly with the onion, then dot over the sausages. Bake for a further 35-40 minutes – turning the sausages halfway – or until the rösti is crispy and the sausages have browned. 4. To serve, cut the rösti into quarters and divide between plates, along with 2 sausages each. Garnish with the fresh parsley.

Friday, June 29, 2012

In tune with health WHAT IS MUSIC THERAPY? GUITARS Music therapy is the use of music to help restore, maintain and improve the body's overall sense of health and wellbeing. Music is used in a variety of different ways and structured to suit the client's needs, thus helping to improve physical and mental functioning. One theory for the effectiveness of music therapy is that it distracts the mind from pain and anxiety.

WHAT WILL MUSIC THERAPY INVOLVE? A music therapist, who is highly skilled and trained, will assess the client's strengths and weaknesses and then decide on their therapeutic goals and objectives, using his/her knowledge of music's effect on behaviour. Some of the activities may involve the use of musical instruments, singing, discussing lyrics, listening and moving to music, composition and music imagery exercises.

CAN ANYONE BENEFIT FROM THIS FORM OF THERAPY? Yes. Music therapy can benefit a wide range of people. Therapists work in schools, hospitals, hospices, treatment centres and private practices and can help anyone with minor problems, through to more serious illnesses, or physical disabilities like:

Mental illness Physically handicapped people Brain injuries Learning difficulties

WHAT OTHER BENEFITS DOES MUSIC THERAPY HAVE? Music therapy has been known to reduce pain and relieve stress. Research has shown that, along with anti-nausea drugs, music therapy can ease nausea and vomiting experienced by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Music therapy can reduce the severity of pain when taking painkilling drugs and has, in some cases, allowed patients to reduce the intake of their painkilling drugs.

IT CAN ALSO ASSIST IN:

Nail biting is most common amongst children and can be a sign of stress, nervousness, hunger or even boredom. Adults, who suffer from nail biting, were more than likely nail biters in their youth. Extreme nail biters not only bite off the nail, but can sometimes go as far as biting off their cuticles. This can lead to broken skin that is susceptible to germs and infections. Here are a few tips to help you stop biting those nails: * Like any habit, such as smoking etc., you need to be aware of your habit. Consciously stop yourself every time you find yourself putting your hands in your mouth or anywhere

near your mouth. * Try applying a bitter nail polish to your fingernails. This way, every time you put your hands in your mouth, the horrible taste will stop you from biting. * Keep your nails short. This way you have less to chew off, and the less you have, the less you will want to put your hands in your mouth. * Keep your hands busy by investing in a stress ball. A simple instrument as an elastic band will help keep your hands occupied.

HOW ANTI-OXIDANTS PROTECT AGAINST CHRONIC DISEASES ANTI-OXIDANTS are substances such as vitamins, minerals or enzymes that prevent or slow down the damage caused by oxygen. Oxygen is vital for life, and is needed for the normal chemical processes that occur in the body. However these normal physiological processes generate deadly by-products known as free radicals. These free radicals are also absorbed into the body from outside sources such as cigarette smoke, environmental pollutants, alcohol and sunlight. The damage done by free radicals can be likened to the formation of rust. Rust occurs when oxygen from the atmosphere reacts with iron causing a slow corrosive process. Likewise, our body cells and tissues are threatened continuously by free radicals produced by oxygen metabolism and other toxic agents in the environment. The uncontrolled production of free radicals is now known to be a major contributing factor to degenerative disease. By damaging nerve cells in the brain, free radicals have been linked to conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson´s disease. They also increase the risk of heart disease by causing cholesterol to stick to the walls of arteries. In addition, free radicals cause the deterioration of the organs of the body and speeds up the ageing process. Other disease associations include arthritis and certain types of cancer.

Improving communication skills Improving bad behaviour Increasing attention spans Strengthening social and leisure skills Lowering blood pressure Relieving sleeping disorders Reducing depression Although it is not primarily the object of the therapy, a greater appreciation of music may emerge through regular sessions.

STOP NAIL BITING IN ITS TRACKS

Nail biting is a common habit that many people, from all walks of life suffer from. It’s not easy to kick and can lead to serious nail infections.

The human body has in place an anti-oxidant defence system utilising vitamins and minerals that depend on each other to protect us against free radicals. These antioxidants are found in food, and depend on each other to function effectively. Vitamin E is recognised as a valuable anti-oxidant because it is fat soluble, and prevents the oxidation of unsaturated fat by destroying free radicals found in the lungs, eyes and arteries, helping to stabilise and protect their walls. Vitamin E is not a single substance, but a term that refers to 8 different compounds. It is most commonly found in nuts and seeds, whole grains, green leafy vegetables and liver oil. Beta carotene supports vitamin E, and is an excellent anti-oxidant found in foods such as carrots, pumpkin, mangoes, apricots, spinach and parsley. Vitamin C is a potent anti-oxidant that regenerates Vitamin E. It is essential for the metabolism of the bones and connective tissue, as well as protecting blood vessels and strengthening the immune system. Vitamin C is water soluble and so mops up free radicals found inside a watery environment such as the inside of cell. Trace minerals such as Zinc, Manganese and Selenium play an essential role in the anti-oxidant protection mechanism of the body. They work together with antioxidant enzymes, speeding up chemical reactions that free the body of free radicals. In addition to enzymes, vitamins, and minerals, there are other nutrients and compounds that are now known to have even greater antioxidant properties. These are called non-nutrient anti-oxidants and include phytochemicals, such as anthocyanin found in cranberries. There is also coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10, or ubiquinone), which is essential to energy production and can also protect the body from destructive free radicals. A well-balanced diet from a variety of sources is the best way to supply the body with anti-oxidants. However, it is a fact that nutrient levels of food substances have been declining due to intensive farming and food processing, and so it will be wise to consider taking antioxidant supplements. To find out more about anti-oxidant supplements discussed as well as for questions, please email contact@medb.es

Friday, June 29, 2012

RICHARD CAVENDER

Bluemoon Solutions www.bluemoonsolutions.es

BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca, they provide quality computer services at realistic prices and specialise in working with home users and small businesses.

The FBI could turn off your Internet on the 9th July! 9th July – put this date in your diary – the FBI could stop your computer from working! It sounds like something out of a Hollywood film or the title of one of those “dodgy” emails doesn’t it – well this time it’s true and I’ll explain why.There is a virus that has been flying around the Internet for the past four years that has been silently hijacking people’s computers – some 4 million computers to date. The virus is called DNSChanger and it has managed to alter the DNS (Domain Name Server) on the computers it has infected. Now for the technical bit (it’s not that bad honest!) – DNS is the part of your computer that instructs your web browser where to go when we type a web page address in – for example if you type www.google.co.uk into your web browser or do an Internet search, your computer first asks the DNS service for the IP address (the unique Internet number) of that website, in the case of www.google.co.uk it would be given something like 173.194.34.56 – after your computer has the correct IP address it can show you the website you asked for. What happens with infected computers is

that the DNSChanger virus could provide a false IP address information and then the user has no way of knowing whether the sites they are visiting are legitimate or not. The good news is that the FBI have taken control of the servers that are controlling the infected computers, the bad news is that they can’t just turn them off – if they did that then all of those computers, remember that’s over 4 million of them, would immediately stop working on the Internet. The FBI have given notice that they will turn off the DNSChanger servers on the 9th July 2012. So what can you do to check that your computer is not infected? Well we’ve made that easy for you, just go to the www.bluemoonsolutions.es website, if you get a message warning that you are infected then call your computer engineer, if you don’t then you are clean. If you want to double check then you could also use the address www.dns-ok.us – if you get a message saying “DNS Resolution = GREEN” then you’re clean, if you see otherwise then you have a month the get the problem sorted out before the FBI turn off the servers.

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Richard moved to Spain four years ago having left his management background behind in the UK and decided to use his IT skills to help home users and small businesses with their PC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man' he is out and about in the Spanish sun every day, making house and shop calls and using his vast experience and qualifications to (usually) sort out the problem there and then. Computers are his hobby as well as his work so don’t be surprised to get an answer to your email in the early hours!

Sam was having problems with her spread sheets not automatically updating

Hi Richard, for the last week or so I have been having problems with my excel spread sheets. I have a few spread sheets which the formulas already in place which I update and the totals naturally update. Over the last week when updating the figures the totals do not update and I’m not sure what has changed. I have attached a spread sheet which I have had problems with; when I change the figures at the top the total at the bottom remains unchanged. Would you please have a look and see if it’s the same when you use it.

Hi Sam, interesting one this, but I have the answer – formulas have been set to manually update on this spread sheet. You can turn on automatic updates again by doing the following in Excel… 1. 2. 3. 4.

Open up the spread sheet in question. Click the Microsoft Office Button (top left), and then click Excel Options. On the Formulas tab, click Manual under Calculation options, and then click OK. Save your spread sheet

…try to update some cells, you should find that your formulas now calculate automatically.

ADVICE: Gill wanted to know about some of the programs that she has collected “over the years”

Over the years I have installed various free programs which include Real Player and QuickTime Player. As I never download films or CD's is there any point in keeping the programmes or do they serve any other useful purpose elsewhere? Hi Gill, both Real Player and Apple QuickTime are used for things other than downloading films or CD’s, they are used sometimes on some websites to play online media, so although they are not heavily used I would probably keep them on your computer. Alternatively, if you are wanting to do a bit of a clean-up on your computer then why don’t you remove them and see if you ‘miss’ them – if your online experience is unchanged then you didn’t really need them, if you find that you are having difficulty seeing websites you normally are able to see without issue then download and install them again.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Crowds are just Gaga for party in the park AROUND 250 people joined MABS Cancer Support Group to celebrate Picnic in the Park at the Vintage Restaurant, San Javier. Since the first Party in the Park in 2009, this event has become a firm favourite with MABS supporters, and this year was no exception. There was something for everyone, starting with a Zumba warm-up with Lynn Preston, followed by a starstudded line-up of performers, who gave their time free; including The Red Tops, Martin Ross, Barrington, ITO & the Trails, Suzi G, Smooth HANGING UP Grooves, plus Lady Gaga HIS BATON: and Amy Winehouse tributes. Cyril and wife Despite high temperaCindy will be tures, everyone boogied the greatly missed afternoon away and thoroughly enjoyed the great entertainment. La Manga Cricket Club, which has nominated MABS Murcia as its 2012 charity, held a raffle and raised €250, with prize-winner Peter Waters donating his €50 prize back to MABS. In total the day raised €2445. La Manga Cricket Club will be holding its annual charity tournament from 21 to 23 September, which will also be in aid of MABS Murcia. Check the club’s website for full details at http://laman gacc.hitscricket.com

FINAL CURTAIN Cyril and Cindy call a new tune

THE Gilbert and Sullivan Society held a farewell party last week for leading lights Cyril and Cindy Willoughby, who are returning to the UK after more than 20 years in Spain. Whilst still very much in love with Spain, the couple feel they are still fit and young enough to build a new life back in Britain. Cyril, the Society’s musical director for many years, will be missed not only for his skill with the baton and for constantly improving upon the high musical standard audiences have come to expect, but also for his acerbic wit, charm and good humour. Wife Cindy held the post of social secretary, a role fellow Society members say she filled with organisational genius and an amazing ability to attend to even the smallMARIA and her astonishing est detail. Pink Ladies raised a pheThe leaving party organnomenal €11,463.50 at their ised by Ingrid Bouwer, the inrecent annual 5km walk coming social secretary, was and fun day at Playa attended by many present Flamenca promenade. and past members of the “That’s a fantastic amount considering the company, along with friends economic crisis we all find of the Society. All in the Society and their ourselves in,’’ said delightfriends wish them much joy ed Maria. The latest funds brings and happiness in their new the total amount raised in home in Stratford-upon-Avon the last 12 months to and look forward to seeing €24,353.69 and the overall them from time to time when figure since Maria and the they return to check that the Pink Ladies began their legacy they left behind is still campaign in June 2010 to flourishing. €54,917.59. After a number of summer Tragically one of the Pink social events, rehearsals will Ladies, Karen Boczkowski, begin in September for the lost her battle with cancer comic musical The Zoo. on Sunday. She worked New members are always tirelessly to raise funds for welcome and the autumn the AECC and will be sadly rehearsals will be held on missed. Fridays from 5.30pm at Meanwhile, the new AECC office in Torrevieja Restaurant Oasis, Torreta III, will be officially opened on Torrevieja. Alternatively, contact the Tuesday July 3 at 7.00pm. Maria is looking for vol- chairman, Sue Woodward, unteers for both the on 966 784 108, email suzyor Torrevieja and Orihuela woodward@gmail.com Costa areas. Call her on visit the website www.gilberfor 603 292 963 between 10am tandsullivansociety.eu and 4pm. more information.

Maria’s €11,463 jackpot

One Hump or two? Scott’s Engel flirt

Scott Dee just hanging out with the Humps

ENGLEBERT Humperdinck tribute Scott Dee is touring the Costa Blanca next month. Scott comes to Spain following a recent trip to Las Vegas where he performed for a celebrity audience that included Engelbert himself. “I’m absolutely thrilled to have been given the opportunity to perform in Las Vegas in front of Enge and to literally hang out with the Humps,” says Scott. But he is also thrilled to be returning to the Costa Blanca to squeeze eight shows into his busy schedule. “I am booked solid for about 15 months in theatre land but to come to the Costa Blanca at this time is great for me as I could do with some sunshine and will combine the heavy schedule of eight shows in ten days with a chance to re-charge the batteries,” said Scott. Scott, who looks a lot like Englelbert, will perform all of the hits made famous by the global legend. And Scott not only has Engelbert’s smouldering looks and green eyes, he also shares his powerful voice with a three-and-a-half octave vocal range. When he is not Engelbert, Scott is an artist in his own right. He recently recorded tracks with Irish star RoseMarie and plans to release several of his own songs soon. The show will also feature Jukebox Legends’ Peter Day and Fiona McLean. Call the ticket line on 695 135 134 for show details and bookings, or visit www.jukeboxlegends.com

Friday, June 29, 2012

HAH big it up for band’s mini tour support HAH was thrilled when the Canterbury Christ Church University Big Band chose the charity as the beneficiary of two fundraising concerts. The mini tour for HAH opened at La Zona Bar, Los Alcazares where the band - including three fabulous singers, Matt, Claire and Steve - entertained the sellout crowd with songs from Porgy and Bess, Glenn Miller and even Roger

Rabbit. All was rapturously received, particularly the final song of New York, New York, which had everyone on their feet. The second night, at La Finca, La Manga Club, was another sell-out. This time, the sounds of the band accompanied a champagne reception and a three course meal in the beautiful grounds of the restaurant. Mike Hamnett who was percussionist

with The Lion King in London’s West End conducted the band. Angela Coady, Caring Services Manager of HAH said: “We are so proud that the band chose to support HAH and between the two nights, with ticket sales, raffles and donations, almost 1,000 euros was raised.” She thanked the venues for their support.

SOUL! AND ROCK A musical tribute IT’S MOOR FUN AT ROJALES FESTIVAL

to the real heroes

IF YOU were Born to be Wild then You’ve Really Got Me, ’cos I Love Rock and Roll. So One Way or Another you need to get on down to Los Rosales in Guardamar on July 7 for the Afghan Heroes show Highway 4 Heroes. It’s going to be an Atomic evening Because The Night Belongs To Lovers - and classic rock and pop fans. With Rock classics from Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, The Who, Status Quo, Queen and many more, it’s an evening to really let your hair down - and it’s for a great cause. Afghan Heroes has been supporting troops in Afghanistan since 2009 when seven mothers decided to set up the charity after their sons were killed on active duty in the country. Since then they have won a Millie Award (The Sun newspaper’s military award) and provided, among many other services, two holiday homes for wounded military and their families. One is in Weymouth and the other is here in Spain. Both are provided free of charge. Afghan Heroes is currently holding a raffle to win a fabulous Honda Fury VT1300 CX. If you would like to enter the competition or find out more about Afghan Heroes work, visit www.afghanheroes.org.uk Expats in Spain have been very generous over the years and have helped raise hundreds of thousands of euros to ease the lives of both returning troops and those in theatre. But there are still thousands of families and young amputees in need of both mental and physical therapy. Denise Harris who runs Afghan Heroes has been overwhelmed by the support shown by expats in Spain. If you Can’t Get Enough classic rock and want to show that you support our brave heroes who put their lives on the line every day, take your Brass in Pocket – 10 euros for show and supper – to Los Rosales on the Lemon Tree Road CV895, phone 606 192 691. Tickets for the show, which starts at 8pm, are also available from The Postroom, Benijofar; The Card Place, Benimar; Cards and More, La Marina; Card and Gift Shop, Quesada; The Postbox, Doña Pepa. Or call Jax on 697 501 992, who promises not to keep you Hanging On The Telephone. Email Jax at bravojax@ hotmail.com or expats4afghanheroes@hotmail.com

Keep on rocking on the Highway 4 Heroes

Moors and Christians celebrations in Rojales reach their climax this weekend. Friday festivities start at 9am with the Band of La Lira on parade through the streets. At 11am on the Malecón del Soto promenade, you can find children’s games, handicrafts, balloons, face painting, plus entertainment from the Chupa-Chups. At 8pm it’s time for Holy Mass in honour of San Pedro, followed an hour later by a procession for San Pedro and then a firework display and dancing in the kábilas. Saturday sees the Great Parade of Moors and Christians at 9pm, followed again by dancing in the kábilas. On Sunday at 7.30pm the parade of the bands will start, with another Great Parade of Moors and Christians at 9pm. The floats of the Queens of Fiestas will close the parade, followed of course by more dancing in the kábilas.

Friday, June 29, 2012

UK HEADLINES

THE BBC BENEFITS ROGUE

SHAMELESS Dan Penteado, who chases down bogus workmen with fellow presenter Matt Allwright on Rogue Traders, pocketed over £24,000 in a lucrative benefits con.

The Sun

Court and was warned he could face jail. Kerry O’Neill, prosecuting, told magistrates private investiThe 40-year-old was claiming Government gator Penteado lied about havhand-outs while receiving payments for his ing an extra bank account. Dan Penteado role on the Beeb. The offences date back to could face jail Penteado pleaded guilty to eight charges of 2007 when Penteado filled out benefit fraud at Bournemouth Magistrates’ his first claim form but failed to declare he had another bank Daily Mail account. He repeated the fraud every year up to 2011, As a result Penteado the court heard. signed further forms verifying Miss O’Neill said: “On 17 and clarifying that he didn’t received £24,077.60 of housing and council tax benefit he October 2007 the defendant have other bank accounts. completed a housing benefit “On 14 January 2009 he was not entitled to. Penteado will re-appear at and a council tax benefit appli- signed another verification A FORMER police detective has been jailed for life cation form and on that partic- form stating that information the court for sentencing on with a minimum term of 17 years after admitting the ular form he failed to disclose until this date was true and July 30. BBC bosses barred murder of his partner, a policewoman whose body from working on that he had another bank accurate. It was not true as he him was found in a shallow woodland grave. account with Nationwide. had failed to disclose the Watchdog's Rogue Traders Peter Foster hit Detective Constable Heather until the matter is resolved. “On 1 March 2008 he again Nationwide bank account.” Cooper, 33, over the head with a baseball bat ten times before stabbing her in the throat after he snapped during a domestic row. Miss Cooper was on maternity leave last October when she was murdered at the Haslemere, Surrey, home she shared with Foster and their two children. The killing took place in front of the couple’s threeyear-old son. Her body was found in nearby Blackdown woods. Miss Cooper was killed just weeks after giving birth to her second child, Isabelle. Foster, 36, previously pleaded not guilty to murder. But he changed his plea to guilty at Lewes Crown Court. The court heard that Foster claimed Miss Cooper had attacked him and he initially acted in self-defence but then his actions turned to aggression. He did not A TERRIFIED 20-year-old woman narrowly escaped death by tearing off her seatbelt and have a clear memory of the events, the court was told. rolling on to her side as a lorry toppled over on to her car. This dramatic picture shows just Sentencing Foster, Judge Richard Brown described how close she came to being crushed when her Nissan Micra was flattened on the A50 in him as an “extremely dangerous individual” who may Staffordshire. Her quick reactions saved her life as her car was completely crushed - its never be safe to be let out of prison. underside left touching the floor with the red lorry trailer resting on top of it.

Killer detective still a danger

The Sun

RBS chaos and an Indian summer THE flawed computer programme that led to a week of chaos for millions of RBS customers was supervised by an IT support team in India, it was revealed last night. Last February, RBS advertised for a series of key jobs, paying between £9,000 and £11,000 a year, in Hyderabad. That is way below what an equivalent worker would be paid in Britain. The banking giant was urgently seeking computer graduates with several years’ experience of using CA-7, the programme which the bank uses to run its vast network of transactions and accounts. Technology website The Register claimed that this software needed to be updated and overseen from India by staff who are employed to work around the clock to solve any faults. RBS has been swift to deny that its controversial job outsourcing programme has been responsible for the fiasco.

Friday, June 29, 2012

UK HEADLINES

SEABED RIDDLE: UFO OR LOAD OF BALTIC? Daily Mail

THE divers exploring a ‘UFO-shaped’ object at the bottom of the Baltic Sea say their equipment stops working when they approach within 200m. Professional diver Stefan Hogerborn, part of the Ocean X team which is exploring the anomaly, said some of the team’s cameras and the team’s satellite phone refuse to work when directly above the object, and would only work once they had sailed away. He was reported as saying: “Anything electric out there and the satellite phone as well - stopped working when we were above the object. And then we got away about 200 meters and it turned on again, and when we got back over the object it didn’t work.” Diver Peter Lindberg said: “We have experienced things that I really couldn’t imagine and I have been the team’s biggest sceptic regarding these different kind of theories. “I was kind of prepared just to find a stone or cliff or outcrop or pile of mud but it was nothing like that.” Team member Dennis Åsberg said: “I am one hundred per cent convinced and confident that we have found something that is very, very, very unique.” The quotes were first reported at NDTV. The Mail Online has reached out to the Ocean X team for clarification. The exact location has not been released, but it is confirmed to be somewhere at the bottom of the Bothnia Gulf in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. A sonar picture of the unidentified object resembles the famed Star Wars’ ship the Millennium Falcon. The team saw a 985-foot trail that they described “as a runway or a downhill path that is flattened at the seabed with the object at the end of it”. While the Ocean Explorer team is excited about the potentially earth-shattering find, others are slightly more sceptical and are questioning the accuracy of the sonar technology. In the past, such technology has confused foreign objects with unusual, but natural, rock formations. A further dive will take place in the coming weeks.

Handshake of forgiveness The Sun

Sonar picture resemble Star

Drivers cheer as fuel duty hike is scrapped

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THE Queen shook hands with former IRA commander Martin McGuinness in an extraordinary act of forgiveness on Wednesday. The dignified gesture came 33 years after her cherished cousin Lord Louis Mountbatten — Prince Philip’s uncle Wars’ ship the Millennium Falcon — was murdered by McGuinness’s terrorist cronies. Three others, including Mountbatten’s grandson and another teenage lad, were killed when the military hero’s fishing boat was blown up near his summer home in Co Sligo, Ireland. Yet Her Majesty, the Daily Mirror Provos’ No.1 target for decades during the trouDRIVERS got a welcome boost on Tuesday when the bles, somehow managed a Chancellor scrapped the planned 3p rise in fuel duty. beaming smile as she met George Osborne (pictured) said the hated duty, due 62-year-old McGuinness to come in August, will be frozen for the rest of the at Belfast’s Lyric Theatre. year. It was an extraordinary The £500million boost to motorists can be paid as a landmark moment for result of departmental savings across Whitehall, the Ulster’s peace process. Treasury said. But significantly for Tory MPs said motorists “across the country” would some, the Queen wore welcome Mr Osborne’s decision. The AA said an increase at the time of the Olympics white gloves to shake the hand of a man with blood would have “cast a shadow over the UK”. Mr Osborne said fuel duty would now be 10p a litre on his. And on Wednesday the lower than under the plans inherited from Labour. He said: “We are on the side of working families and spectre of violence still businesses and this will fuel our recovery at this very lurked in the shadows. Cops threw up a one-mile difficult economic time for the world.” RAC Foundation director Professor Stephen exclusion zone around the Glaister said: “This is good news for drivers and good theatre after a night of in republican news for the country. Given that tax makes up around rioting 60 per cent of the pump price, falls in the price of oil areas. An initial meeting were only ever going to go so far in easing the finan- took place behind closed doors in a private room. cial burden on motorists.”

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Friday, June 29, 2012

SPANISH PRESS

BOY, 10, HAS FEET SEWN BACK ON

Crisis sends Brits running back home to the UK

Informacíon

La Verdad

CELEBRATED surgeon Pedro Cavadas has reattached both feet onto a 10-year-old boy who suffered “catastrophic injuries” in a traffic accident. And the youngster could be walking again unaided in six months. The child, David, was involved in a car crash while travelling in a van on the AP-7 motorway near Benicarló on June 15. He was rushed by air ambulance to Hospital La Fe in Valencia before being transferred to the city’s Hospital de Manises, which has a specialist trauma centre. Cavadas and his team spent six-and-a half hours reattaching both the boy’s severed feet. He later told reporters the case was “unusual for being an amputation of both feet at the ankle, and because the majority of surgical teams would directly close the stump for a prosthesis rather than doing a reattachment”. David’s mother, Maritrini Jiménez, thanked the Valencian surgeon, telling him he had “divine hands”, and said that David has said that when he grows up “he wants to be like Cavadas”. David’s family live in Granada, but have rented an apartment in Valencia while he undergoes rehabilitation. “If it is necessary, I will stay one, two or three years. For my son, whatever is needed,” said Maritrini. “Dr Cavadas has given me confidence and has told me that he will be able to walk. That’s a relief for a mother.” She added that his family “will be eternally grateful” to the surgeon. In July 2011, Cavadas carried out the first bilateral leg transplant in the world. In August 2009 he performed the first face transplant that included the jaw and tongue, and in November 2006 undertook the first bilateral transplant of forearms and hands. For the past year, Cavadas has been director of the high energy trauma centre at Hospital de Manises.

Recovering from miracle surgery: David with his mum

BEFORE the crisis, an advertising slogan appeared for many months on the back of London buses stating the solution for English weather was a house on the Spanish coast. But now the for sale signs are hanging in the windows of dozens of homes bought by foreigners, mainly British, along the coast of Murcia, reflecting how the spirits of European’s outside the euro have cooled. “We see British television at home and it always shows the worst of Spain,” says Petre Lulia, adviser to Swing Land Estates real estate agency in Los Narejos, in the heart of Murcia’s Little Britain. “We have been called to many British homes and put them on cheaper than the Spanish sometimes because they do not do well here or they have another house in England and can’t keep both. “In some cases they give keys to the bank because they can’t pay.” However, there are still some British buyers around. They mostly want homes priced between 70,000 and 200,000 euros, near a medsame insult in 2008 to people who ical centre, and in a quiet area criticised him for donating 90 mil- that isn’t too built up. A study carried out by a lion pesos ($6.5 million) for the construction of a Catholic Church. well-known insurance compaDuring his six years in office, ny indicated that 78 per cent González Márquez was involved in of Brits are happy in Spain, several controversies, including though. The colonies that appear to declaring gay marriage disgusted him and campaigning to stop gay be the most stable are those of Scandinavians, who arrived partners from adopting a child. Civil organisations held a to settle along the coast in the demonstration before the mass year 2000. insult, gathering outside the palace And the purchases that of government with banners to have been surprising the protest at what they considered to estate agents and bankers be the bad governance of González most are those of luxury frontMárquez. line homes on La Manga, Details of the event will now be bought by Russians. studied by Guinness officials and The foreign purchasers all the insult could be approved for the have a similar profile - retired book within the next few weeks. with savings.

Angry crowd swear in for new world record

A GROUP of 5,000 people in Mexico has set a Guinness Record for the biggest insult in the world. Shouting one of the most offensive phrases known to Mexicans, the residents of Jalisco exceeded 122 decibels when they yelled: “Emilio, f*** your mother!” at the exiting governor Emilio González Márquez. Jaime Hernandez of the heme. sc e Assembly of Social Movements om inc on d se nsioners’ ba alth, Ana and Networks, one of the organisSOME 200,000 ‘pe The Minister of he y the t tha informags t dru tha e d ers, said the mass insult was a first plaine ex claimed fre to, Ma because n the so a new category would have to were not entitled to n shared betwee tio , ng d rki an wo , Social Security be created in the Guinness Book of ury they were really as Tre ormacion t, to deterSpanish daily Inf Records. her own departmen n ize cit how much each reports. ne In the absence of an existing mi er s aft ht gs, ha The fraud came to lig must pay for dru record, Guinness set a minimum en s twe thi be ta kle da tac of the exchange owed them to entry level of 120 decibels. nt the new all ffers. ministries to impleme aud" to the public co "fr González Márquez became the t" en ym -pa "co al tic pharmaceu target of the insult after using the

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Friday, June 29, 2012

A WHOLE NEW CRAWL GAME

By SALLY BENGTSSON TWO wounded loggerhead turtles, nursed back to health by a specialist wildlife rescue centre, were released back into the sea off the coast of Murcia last Friday. Both had suffered severe injuries and were lucky to be alive. So it was a joyous moment as schoolchildren joined conservation staff from Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre El Valle to watch as the pair ran to the water’s edge before swimming away to freedom. One of the hapless creatures was discovered in early June last year by an amateur diver. The turtle was lying helpless on the seabed with a hook in its mouth and lesions to its shell, thought to have been from a collision with a boat. The other was rescued six months ago off the coast of Morocco by fishermen, who hauled him out of the water after spotting him floating and apparently unable to dive. They brought him to the wildlife centre

where he was found to be suffering severe malnutrition from eating rubbish and marine debris, probably plastic and polystyrene. The turtles received specialist care and spent time recuperating while they put on weight and the condition of their shells improved. Only once they had regained buoyancy and were able to perform normal movements were they declared ready for release. The release took place on the beach at Calblanque Regional Park, Cartagena. Fifty lucky children from the La Manga primary school were invited to witness the moment. The youngsters were also treated to a lesson on the loggerhead turtle, which is an endangered species. Both turtles have been fitted with microchips in the hope that their journeys through the warm waters of the Mediterranean, Caribbean and the tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans can be tracked.

ANTI-SMOKING legislation 'will have to change' if Spain becomes the venue for the planned Eurovegas casino complex, says Madrid's regional president, Esperanza Aguirre. At present, lighting up is banned inside any building or enclosed area, but this could seriously affect the success of a future 'casino city' to mirror the one famous all over the world in Las Vegas. Madrid and Barcelona are currently competing to play host to the complex, a grand plan by promoters Las Vegas Sands. According to Aguirre, (pictured above) Las Vegas Sands has said the recession is 'no barrier' to their project, and that all other major investments they have made

have been in times of economic downturn since, by the time they had built their casino cities, the recession in question had passed. American tycoons Sheldon Adelson and his right-hand man Mike Leven have both confirmed Eurovegas will definitely be in Spain, the only question being whether it will be Barcelona or Madrid. “Both pieces of news are very positive indeed,” Aguirre commented. The company says that although Eurovegas will need a 66 per cent loan to fund it, 'it is understandable that one does not have 17,000 million dollars sitting in one's pocket' and that 'this is the purpose of financial institutions – to finance lucrative projects'.

Gambling with smoke

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Hot hatches that failed The hot hatch is back! Vauxhall's Astra VXR and Ford's Focus ST have put the cat well and truly among the pigeons in this much-hyped sector of the car market and boy and girl racers everywhere are frothing at the mouth with excitement. At a time like this though, it's worth sounding a note of caution and pointing out that not all hot hatchbacks have set the world alight. Lots of manufacturers have tried to recreate the affordable performance magic of classics such as the Peugeot 205 GTi and the original VW Golf GTi and lots have failed. Here we remember some of the hot hatches that are probably better forgotten.

Volkswagen mk4 Golf GTI With superb build quality the mk4 was a great ownership proposition but a GTI it was not. Even with a turbocharged 180bhp under the bonnet, this Golf was simply too heavy and too slow to capture the imagination. Dull-witted handling didn't help and the Mk4 was a shadow of the original.

Based on the fine-looking Giugiaro original, this turbocharged tearaway was never a hit with buyers. There was no shortage of performance but build quality and reliability were poor and on-road dynamics only average. Fairly cheap when new they soon descended into lowered privacy-glassed boy racer-dom.

MG Maestro Turbo Alfa 147GTA

ers and alloys, but stodgy handling and the weighty four-wheel-drive gubbins did little for driver entertainment.

With a creamy 250bhp 3.2 V6, the GTA should have made a cracking hot hatch. Instead what owners got was an unruly, torque-steering beast that while fast was just a little too furious. Niggling unreliability meant owners never got the chance to enjoy what should have been a fine Italian hatch.

Peugeot 207GTI

Fiat Uno Turbo Hated by MG purists, the Maestro never really competed with the best in class. Performance and handling were actually quite decent and it certainly looked the part, even if the red-striped velour-fest that was the interior wasn't to all tastes. The usual Austin Rover quality troubles didn't help either.

Nissan Sunny GTi

Yet another attempt by Peugeot to recreate the awesome 205 that fell flat. Far too heavy and loaded with equipment, the 207 missed the mark by quite a margin. Even a potent 175bhp engine couldn't rescue things, leaving drivers coping with torque steer and wondering where the handling finesse had gone.

Nissan Almera GTi

One of the first Japanese carmakers to have a go at a GTI, Nissan's Sunny was ultimately a pale imitation of the genre. Adequate performance and tidy handling were plus points, and it was unlikely to break down, but the anonymous looks and plain interior were never going to set pulses racing.

Citroen Visa GTi

No amount of amusing cop-show adverts could persuade buyers that this was a proper hot hatch. Subtle styling and a smooth four-cylinder motor made for a pleasant drive but excitement was sorely lacking. A dull interior didn't help and the famed reliability was little compensation.

MG ZR

Citroen hoped some of the 205's lustre would rub off on the Visa but it wasn't to be. The Visa looked the part and was entertaining to drive, while the rorty performance had charm. But quality was flaky and on red cars the plastic body addenda eventually faded to pink. Nice.

Ford Escort RS2000 4x4 Based on the slated Mk 4 model, the RS2000 was a poor attempt to recapture the glory days of the XR3i. It had a reasonable turn of speed and there were the usual spoil-

Mostly ignored by the motoring press, the ZR made little impact on the performance hatch market. Aggressive pricing meant decent sales numbers and it wasn't a bad drive, but being based on the ageing 200/25 did it few favours and company troubles affected buyer confidence. It's mostly in Max Power territory now.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Alonso claims thrilling Ferrari auction raises European GP victory £1.4m for quake victims FERNANDO Alonso became the first double race winner of 2012 when he scored a popular victory in a thrilling European Grand Prix in Valencia today. The race around the port area of the Spanish city was fairly processional in the early stages, but exploded into life with car failures, clashes, crashes and plenty of overtaking. For the first half of the race, it looked unlikely that anyone would threaten Sebastian Vettel, who stormed into a commanding 20sec lead after starting from pole position. The Red Bull Racing star's advantage was eradicated by a safety car period, and shortly after the race resumed his Renault-powered car ground to a halt out on the circuit with a mechanical issue. That left Alonso – who had qualified a lowly 11th – at

the head of the field, chased by a threatening-looking Romain Grosjean, but the Frenchman was also forced to retire when his Lotus suffered a suspected alternator failure. Alonso still couldn't relax, because Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen were only four seconds in arrears and seemed to be conserving their tyres for a late attack on the Ferrari. In fact, it was Hamilton who experienced severe rear tyre wear and, as Alonso waltzed away at the front, the Briton was passed by Räikkönen and then came under pressure from fourth-placed Pastor Maldonado. The Venezuelan's attempts to overtake the

gripless McLaren ended in tears when Maldonado – half on the track and half on the rumble strip – T-boned Hamilton and sent him crashing into the wall. The front wing of Maldonado's car was damaged and he dropped down the order, elevating Michael Schumacher to a surprise podium – his first since 2006. After the race Maldonado was given a 20sec penalty, dropping him out of the points-paying positions. Alonso broke down in tears of joy on the podium after the race and the win couldn't have come at a better time for Ferrari – Maranello's big boss, Luca di Montezemolo, made a rare appearance at a race on Saturday. The Spaniard now leads the points standings as Formula 1 prepares for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 8 July.

Revealed: The names of the UK’s speediest drivers

ARE you called Juliet, Rupert or Susannah? If you are and you find yourself going over the speed limit more often than others, then it may just be your name that is to blame. Surveys can always throw up the strangest results like BMW drivers most likely to cheat on their spouses. The latest one from Diamond car insurance is certainly no different. The survey carried out on over 3 million motorists revealed that there is a link between the first name of drivers and the likelihood of them to have points for speeding. The top five women's first names who are likely to break the speed limit are Juliet, Susannah, Justine, Deirdre and Alexis, while for men Rupert, Julian, Piers, Giles and Justin are the speediest of the bunch. On the

other hand, female drivers named Paige, Molly, Shannon, Bethany, Lily and for men Connor, Terrence, Jake, Jordan and Joshua are least likely to have points on their license. Don't think that your name not being on the list means that you are off the hook either because the survey also revealed that drivers of certain professions also have a heavier right foot than others. Surgeon - speeding to or from the nearest medical situation - or Chartered Surveyors are most likely to break the speed limit. A big shock from the survey has to be that the bottom occupations for speeding convictions are school students. In fact, all students within the legal driving age all ranked within the top ten. Maybe it is really time for students to start demanding cheaper car insurance.

FERRARI has revealed the online auction it held to support victims of the Emilia-Romagna earthquake in Italy has raised £1.45 million. The two-week auction was organised by Ferrari.com and the response has “once again demonstrated (the) extraordinary generosity” of Ferrari owners and fans, said the firm. One of the star lots is heading to the UK, too. The engine from the F1 Constructors’ World Titlewinning Ferrari F2008 sold for nearly £65,000 twice its reserve price. The most expensive lot is on the way to the US: a one-off Ferrari 599XX sold for more than £1.1 million. Features including a plaque signed by Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo and Scuderia drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are no doubt part the reason why it made so much.

There’s more for the lucky owner, too: his new car will be personally handed over by Alonso and Massa at the next Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Other lots included Giancarlo Fisichella’s racing suit, helmets from Alonso and Massa, even a Ferrari F60 nose cone. One Russian client didn’t even want anything back in return for donating more than £80,000 to the Ferrari fundraiser: there were many more such sponta-

neous donations on top of this, said Ferrari. “A pole position result,” said di Montezemolo. “I knew I could count on the big-heartedness of the Ferraristi but they’ve still managed to surprise me once again. “I would like to thank all the clients, collectors and enthusiasts that did their bit. Their bids have sent out a message of warmth and solidarity to the people in our region affected by this tragedy.”

Friday, June 29, 2012

CODE CRACKER Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week’s puzzle, 23 represents N and 16 represents G, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

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DOUBLE CROSS-WORD Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 Able Scot’s tricky hurdle (8) 7 Shiver when she drinks a cocktail (5) 8 Dead inmate Ian is hidden (9) 9 Yank a vessel (3) 10 The girl who’s crazy about one? (4) 11 Irritating plant unsettles us and son having left (6) 13 And little Sally put her foot in it (6) 14 Begins again concerning those tidings (6) 17 Good person a short time in charge, not dynamic (6) 18 Even a drone has a right to an ale (4) 20 The network contains more than one (3) 22 Move round behind old stove (9) 23 Inexperienced getting one in a church area (5) 24 Asks advice from diplomats around Tuesday (8)

Down 1 Work I and you mark as a drug (5) 2 Class Australian sheep farm (7) 3 Part of the Burma-Siam landmass (4) 4 Editorial chief? (6) 5 Hates wrong speed (5) 6 The result of US Eagle’s associations (7) 7 Boiled the seed in error (7) 12 Black bra came undone (7) 13 Session with a painter when it’s time for everyone to eat (7) 15 Timeless characteristic of white tern altered (7) 16 Star sign about a fierce woman (6) 17 A boom in unusual icons (5) 19 The right fish and the means to catch them (5) 21 Weapons held by Neil Armstrong (4)

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Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

3 letter words Ace Aim Ale And Awe Ear Era Err Koi Moi Net Oct Pam See Tea Tis 4 letter words Afar Alba Amah Aves

Bass Bola Clad Dodo Edge Ewer Held Ides Imps Iota Isms Lass Lose Mute Nail Near Nerd Noel Noes Noir Ogre Oven

Salsa Rand Shews Rasp Stone Sari Stove She's Tesla Sled Tooth Slit Trees Soap 6 letter words Span Batter Tong Slinks Tows 5 letter words 9 letter words Criterion Aloof Simulcast Attic 10 letter Emeer words False Diminuendo Gloat Interstate Havoc 11 letter Mooli words Mould Ostentation Patio Spendthrift Peter Ranch

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD Improve your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers in English or vice versa.

Across

Across 1 Bother (4) 3 Exocrine gland (8) 9 Passionate (7) 10 Dwell (5) 11 Exhausted (5) 12 Ape (6) 14 Ruler (6) 16 Exchange goods (6) 19 Squirm (6) 21 Disorder (5) 24 Adjust (5) 25 Hunting dog (7) 26 Vespers (8) 27 This place (4)

Down 1 Filled with terror (8) 2 Range (5) 4 Presume (6) 5 Fetter (5) 6 Distinguished (7) 7 Prosecutes (4) 8 Glass vessel (6) 13 Keep safe (8) 15 Act of help (7) 17 Agreement (6) 18 Defeated (6) 20 Gripping device (5) 22 Possessing life (5) 23 Naked (4)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Select, 4 Banter, 9 Almoner, 10 Beret, 11 Dance, 12 Arraign, 13 Trustworthy, 18 Crouton, 20 Shame, 22 Extra, 23 Engrave, 24 Sorbet, 25 Assess. Down: 1 Shandy, 2 Lemon, 3 Confess, 5 Amber, 6 Tarnish, 7 Retina, 8 Breadwinner, 14 Rooster, 15 Resigns, 16 Access, 17 Defers, 19 Tease, 21 Adage.

Scribble Pad

1 Addictive narcotic (5) 1 Obstruction (8) 2 Television channel (7) 7 Tremble (5) 3 Largest continent (4) 8 Lifeless (9) 4 Head (6) 9 Pull hard (3) 5 Hurry (5) 10 Servant (4) 6 Associations (7) 11 Stinging plant (6) 7 Raged (7) 13 Light shoe (6) 12 Gruesome (7) 14 Renovates (6) 13 Perching (7) 17 Motionless (6) 15 Endless (7) 18 Ale (4) 16 Bad-tempered woman 20 Pair (3) (6) 22 Change the position of 17 Relating to sound (5) (9) 19 Spins (5) 23 Unsophisticated (5) 24 Looks up (8) 21 Weapons (4) Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Site, 3 Barbecue, 9 Serious, 10 Caste, 11 Ether, 12 Maniac, 14 Shaped, 16 Breeze, 19 Triple, 21 Babel, 24 Umber, 25 Alleges, 26 Tattered, 27 Asks. Down: 1 Suspense, 2 Torch, 4 Assume, 5 Bacon, 6 Cascade, 7 Even, 8 Hoarse, 13 Cellists, 15 Acrobat, 17 Rebels, 18 Decade, 20 Purse, 22 Bogus, 23 Aunt.

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1 Alfombra (grande) (6) 4 To sing (6) 9 With you (7) 10 Switzerland (5) 11 Honey (from bees) (4) 12 Bayas (7) 15 Más fácil (6) 16 Escarabajo (insecto) (6) 19 Gerente (7) 21 Race (racial origin) (4) 24 Now (at this time, immediately) (5) 25 Granary (7) 26 To adore (6) 27 Cherry tree (6)

1 Pepino (8) 2 Corredores (7) 3 Malvado (4) 5 Surtido (variado) (8) 6 Dos veces (5) 7 Leer (4) 8 Huesos (5) 13 Cobweb (8) 14 Traffic lights (8) 17 Trapecio (en gimnasia, circo) (7) 18 Pesar (objeto, persona) (5) 20 Nickname (5) 22 Cow (animal) (4) 23 Coffee (4)

Friday, June 29, 2012 Across 1 It’s Not Unusual, in 1965, was which singer’s first British number one hit single? (3,5) 7 What name is given to a broad white stripe running the length of a horse’s face? (5) 8 In which 2000 Ridley Scott film did Russell Crowe star as Maximus? (9) 9 Chickadee is the North American term for which small songbird? (3) 10 What nickname is shared by Derby County FC and the American football team based in St Louis? (4) 11 What was the Roman name for the Isle of Wight? (6) 13 See 22 14 What name is given to a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air? (6) 17 What title is given to a person who manages the financial affairs of a college or school? (6) 18 What is the name of the French military cap with a horizontal peak? (4) 20 What name is often applied to a pilot who has shot down many enemy aircraft? (3) 22/13 What was the name of the French revolutionary who assassinated Jean-Paul Marat in his bath in 1793? (9,6) 23 How many times have Nottingham Forest won the European Cup (now known as the UEFA Champions League)? (5) 24 Which large expanse of water is linked to Lake Huron by the Detroit River and to Lake Ontario by the Welland Ship Canal

Quiz Word

and the Niagara River, which is its only natural outlet? (4,4) Down 1 The name of which large cat can precede snake, shark and beetle? (5) 2 By what name is Burma now known? (7)

SUDOKU

3 According to Scandinavian mythology, who was the supreme god and creator, god of victory and the dead? (4) 4 In Britain, what name is given to a dish served between the fish and meat courses at a formal dinner? (6) 5 Boy From New York City, Daddy Cool and Duke of Earl were all British top 10 hit singles for which ‘doo-wop’ group? (5) 6 In Greek mythology which creature had the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse? (7) 7 What was the surname of the composer of the operas Peter Grimes (1945), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1960) and Death in Venice (1973)? (7) 12 What name is given to ‘a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour’? (7) 13 What is the name of the famous dry red Italian wine produced in Tuscany? (7) 15 Siwash and Cowichan are both Canadian types of which knitted garment worn on the upper body? (7) 16 Which tropical fruit shaped like an elongated melon, with edible orange flesh and small black seeds is also called a papaw? (6) 17 Porto Novo is the capital of which West African country? (5) 19 What was the first name of the comedy actress Ms Handl, who starred in over 100 films including Carry On Constable and Carry On Nurse? (5) 21 Which river of central Europe, flows 1,159 km (720 miles) from the Czech Republic through Dresden, Magdeburg, and Hamburg to the North Sea? (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH palabras similares

Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch. (Answers below)

almendra

libro

almendro

manzana

braza

manzano

brazo

suela

ciruela

suelo

ciruelo

talla

granada

tallo

granado

vela

libra

velo

geography QUIZ

ANSWERS 1. Cleveland 2. Andes 3. Venezuela 4. Rhodesia 5. everglades national park 6. The Mathematical Bridge (Queens College) 7. Pyramids 8. Regions of Spain 9. Mount Vesuvius 10. Mojave 11. Regions of Italy 12. Salt Lake City 13. New York 14. Asia

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across: 1 Mahogany, 7 Speke, 8 Helen Hunt, 9 Lag, 10 NATO, 11 Barley, 13/22 Harold Macmillan, 14 Heroes, 17 Subway, 18 Khan, 20 Ike, 23 Anita, 24 Rosemary. Down: 1 Mahon, 2 Holster, 3/5 Gene Kelly, 4 Nougat, 6 Bee Gees, 7 Stalker, 12 Alabama, 13 Habitat, 15 Ophelia, 16 Pancho, 17 Sepia, 19 Nancy, 21 Five.

Empareja estas palabras – Match these Spanish and English words for word suffixes. You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz.

1. Almendra, 2.almendro,

m.floor,

3.braza, 4.brazo, 5.ciruela,

a.pomegranate tree,

n.breast-stroke/fathom,

6.ciruelo, 7.granada,

b.apple tree,

o.sole, p.apple, q.pound,

8.granado, 9.libra, 10.libro,

c.almond tree, d.plum tree,

r.book

11.manzana, 12.manzano,

e.sail/candle, f.veil, g.plum,

13.suela, 14.suelo,

h.almond, i.arm, j.size,

15.talla, 16.tallo, 17.vela,

k.stem,

18.velo.

l.pomegranate/grenade,

Soduko

Span - Eng

Quizword

Answers:1h, 2c, 3n, 4i, 5g, 6d, 7l, 8a, 9q, 10r, 11p, 12b, 13o, 14m, 15j, 16k, 17e, 18f.

1. What city has a newspaper called the Plain Dealer? 2. The Pampero blows over which mountains? 3. "In which country would you find the Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world? "? 4. Zambia and Zimbabwe used to be called what? 5. What US national park contains gumbo limbo trail? 6. Which Cambridge Bridge Was Put Together In The 18th Century Without The Use Of A Nail? 7. Which Ancient Egyptian Burial Monuments Built During The Old & Middle Kingdom Periods Have Associations With Royal Solar 8. What do Catalonia, Andalusia, Cantabri and Galicia have in common? 9. Which Mountain Overlooks The City Of Naples? 10. Name the desert located in south-east California.? 11. What does Calabria, Liguria, Puglia and Veneto have in comoon? 12. What city did the Mormons establish as their headquarters in 1847? 13. In Which American State Are The Adirondack Mountains? 14. In which continent would you find the Yangtze river?

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Friday, June 29, 2012

TRELI ON THE TELLY Duty and the feast THERE’S always a guilty pleasure about cheering on a bent television copper who gets results. One of the best American shows of the last decade, The

Gates, played by Lennie James, who gets results in his own devious way. His bosses, like in The Shield, are smelling giant rats, so off we go for what, based on the first episode, is going to be a heck of a ride over the next few weeks. Who says we don’t get great dramas in the summer? And I remember a little series called Sherlock being launched at the start of August two years ago. What a super comedy treat on Monday night! We had Steve Coogan (right) in top form as Alan Partridge in a spoof Norfolk documentary; then Armando Iannucci’s new American political sit-com, Veep; and to top it off, Kathy Burke’s return to TV comedy in Walking And Talking, with her memories of teenage life. It was a top class night, but it

with ALEX TRELINSKI Shield, had a whole load of them led by Vic Mackie, who played cat and mouse with his superiors before his whole world came tumbling down. We now have a British equivalent in the form of Line of Duty, which sizzled onto BBC2 screens last Tuesday night. Our hero is a charismatic detective called Tony

Horoscopes Aries March 21 - April 19 Some things only become funny when you look back on them years later. Conversely, the events of next week will seem funny at the time, but as the years go by, society will gain sensitivity and learn to outgrow that sort of thing. Your generosity will pay off this week when your gift of €100 in cash inspires the recipient to have sex with you.

Taurus April 20 - May 20 There's almost certainly more to life than lying around watching old episodes of Friends all day, but hey, it's enough.There's just something about you that says "sexual deviant." It's your own voice, and frankly, it is seriously overestimating how interesting you are.

Gemini May 21 - June 20 It's true that the girl who lives down the hall is really attracted to you, although you'll reflect that perhaps the word "female" is more accurate after her needle-sharp ovipositor pierces your cornea and the first of thousands of eggs slowly slides in.Once again nothing much is going to happen to you, but really, we appreciate that you took the time to check.

Cancer June 21 - July 22 Your attempt to lighten the mood by relating a few amusing anecdotes will only result in people getting angrier and angrier as the life raft slowly fills with water. Your radical theory about a mysterious group of cleaners who appear at night to tidy up your office is strikingly close to the truth, but don't worry: You're in no danger.

didn’t come courtesy of the BBC or ITV or Channel Four. It was on Sky Atlantic of all places, part of the BSKYB empire, which has been making some very shrewd investments in British productions in recent months. I just don’t understand ITV’s thinking over their coverage of Euro 2012.

They’ve been more enterprising than the BBC, winning many plaudits, but they took a decision months ago that they were not going to screen any of the semi-finals live, giving the Beeb a clear run. How strange is that? Even stranger is that their alternatives were a bunch of repeats that offered little cheer to those people who had no interest in the footie. With that rationale, they might as well have closed their transmitters down for a couple of hours and saved on the electricity! If you’re missing the fun of Britain’s Got Talent, then perhaps you’ve been checking out the American original on ITV2. It’s far more outrageous, and you haven’t got a parade of singers, but all kinds of novelty acts including magicians and death-defying stunt artists, along with folk who should be committed to a mental institution (and

I’m not talking about the judges!). Gordon Ramsay may have met his match. If you thought the short-tempered chef (above) had a short fuse, then you must see some of the people he’s working with in his new Channel Four series, Gordon Behind Bars. He’s at Brixton Jail trying to get a new kitchen business going and, as with all Ramsay shows, it is very entertaining. And finally, a quick mention of a piece of TV

gold last Friday night on BBC1’s Graham Norton Show. On meeting the musician will.i.am, the actress, Miriam Margolyes, said: “I don’t know many black people!” Only Miriam could get away with it with a twinkle in her eye, before everybody collapsed into a heap as she then proceeded to pull him up on his constant use of the word “like”. It ended up being a priceless double act, with Norton skillfully sitting quietly and letting them get on with it.

By Pandora Leo July 23 - August 22 Learn to appreciate the little things in life, because the big things will either cost more than you have or take more time than you've got left. Jealousy will rear its ugly head in your life next week, look around, blink, burst out laughing, and then tell Envy, Lust, and Greed to get a load of how pathetic you are.

Virgo August 23 - September 22 It's true that animals like you, but that's mostly because you're fat and slow and will be easy to cut from the herd when your time comes. You never thought you'd be the type to laugh at the old piein-the-face gag, but that was before you found a recipe for ball-bearing-and-glass pie.

Libra September 23 - October 22 Try and get back to basics this week. Learning to dress yourself, brush your teeth, and eat with utensils would be a good place to start. If someone had told you a week ago that there was something better than sex, you wouldn't have believed it. This week, however, you will discover sex with other people.

Scorpio October 23 - November 21 Okay, the stars are sorry that they made you wear a gorilla suit all last week for what turned out to be no reason, but it's really, truly, vitally important that you wear a Carmen Miranda fruit hat everywhere for the next few days. You will begin to see things differently this week when your eyes are suddenly replaced with a set of novelty video filters.

Sagittarius November 22 - December 21 The stars indicate that fortune is in your future this week. Really. All 140 trillion of them in the known universe talked it over in one of their star meetings and they all agreed that yeah, you're getting lots of money. No one can argue effectively without the correct set of tools, so make sure you have a hammer in each hand.

Capricorn December 22 - January 19 Although at first it seems impossible to believe the zookeeper's story of how you were switched at birth, the fact remains that you're the only giraffe in your office. While it's true you're not the brightest person around, take solace in the fact that you're not going to win any beauty contests, either.

Aquarius January 20 - February 18 Some trouble looms at work next week when first the boss decides to fire half the staff and then those people get mad and decide to murder everybody. Patience will see you through life’s most harrowing times. Plus you can fake patience by just sleeping constantly. Despite your efforts to be a modern-day hero, you will slowly develop into a postmodern-era Internet meme.

Pisces February 19 - March 20 Your inner beauty makes you shine with the light of a thousand stars, which is appropriate, as in broad daylight you're actually not that impressive. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering "what if?" Dress the dog in full military regalia before it's too late. This would be a good time to start a new dietary regimen, seeing as you haven't eaten in three days.

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00:20 Bomber Command: A Tribute 01:10 The Culture Show 01:40 HARDtalk 02:00 Newsday 02:30 Asia Business Report 02:45 Sport Today 03:00 Newsday 03:30 Asia Business Report 03:45 Sport Today 04:00 Newsday 04:30 Asia Business Report 04:45 Sport Today 04:55 Schools: Who Needs Sport? 05:25 Schools: Seeking Refuge 05:50 Schools: In My Shoes Rotterdam 06:00 Schools: In My Shoes -

Germany & The Netherlands 07:00 The Pingu Show 07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo 07:25 Timmy Time 07:35 Chuggington 07:50 Rastamouse 08:00 Roar 08:30 Leon 08:45 Frankenstein's Cat 08:55 Newsround 09:00 Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild 09:30 Nina and the Neurons: In the Lab 09:45 Big & Small 09:55 Dipdap 10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10 Little Charley Bear 10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30 Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 10:40 The Koala Brothers 10:55 Woolly & Tig 11:00 Driver Dan's Story Train 11:10 Waybuloo 11:30 In the Night Garden 12:00 Daily Politics 12:30 Wimbledon 2012 16:25 Deadly Art 16:40 Prank Patrol Down Under 17:05 Me and My Monsters 17:30 Blue Peter 18:00 Newsround 18:10 Copycats 18:40 Shaun the Sheep 18:50 Wimbledon 2012 21:00 Today at Wimbledon 22:00 Simon Schama's Shakespeare 23:00 Episodes 23:30 Newsnight

00:35 Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India 01:30 Jackpot247 03:30 Tonight 03:55 ITV Nightscreen 05:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 Meridian News and Weather 15:00 May the Best House Win 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 Meridian Weather 17:00 A Touch of Frost 18:00 The Chase 19:00 Meridian Tonight 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Grimefighters 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 The Circus 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 Meridian Tonight and Weather 23:35 Public Enemies

PUBLIC ENEMIES Historical crime drama starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Detailing the mission to catch public enemy No.1 John Dillinger, jailbreaker, bank robber and Depression-era folk hero, a pivotal moment in the history of the FBI.

00:05 Gordon Behind Bars 01:05 Random Acts 01:10 The Secret Millionaire 02:10 Our Man In 03:05 Dispatches 03:35 Time Team 04:30 Ancient Egyptians 05:25 Deal or No Deal 06:20 Countdown 07:05 Channel 4 Presents 07:10 Sali Mali 07:15 The Hoobs 07:40 The Hoobs 08:05 Freshly Squeezed 08:35 According to Jim 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Undercover Boss Canada 11:00 Relocation, Relocation 12:00 You Deserve This House 13:00 Channel 4 News Midday Summary 13:05 Channel 4 Presents 13:10 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 13:40 How to Cook Like Heston 14:15 The Great Sioux Massacre 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 4thought.tv 21:00 Come Dine with Me 22:00 The Million Pound Drop Live 23:30 8 Out of 10 Cats

June 29

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:00 SuperCasino 04:55 Great Artists 05:20 Wildlife SOS 05:45 Wildlife SOS 06:10 House Doctor 06:35 House Doctor 07:00 Thomas & Friends 07:10 The WotWots 07:20 City of Friends 07:35 Jelly Jamm 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:50 Castle Farm 08:00 Little Princess 08:10 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:45 Make Way for Noddy 09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:25 Peppa Pig 09:35 Roary the Racing Car 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Olivia 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Monkey Life 15:45 Monte Walsh 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News at 6.30 20:00 Cricket on 5 21:00 Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 22:00 Big Brother 23:00 The Bachelor

The Courier Saturday TV

June 30

00:20 The National Lottery Friday Night Draws 00:30 White Van Man 01:00 EastEnders 02:25 Weatherview 02:30 Chatsworth 03:30 Question Time 04:30 Great British Menu 05:00 Great British Menu 05:30 On the Road With 06:00 BBC News 06:30 Our World 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets 13:00 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 Wimbledon 2012 19:10 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 19:30 Raiders of the Lost Ark 21:20 The National Lottery: Secret Fortune 22:10 Casualty 23:00 BBC News; Weather 23:20 Mrs Brown's Boys 23:50 National Lottery Update 23:50 Live at the Apollo

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Weather Welcome to Collinwood Taken The Record Review

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BBC News Click Newswatch BBC News Close The Pingu Show Pinky Dinky Doo Timmy Time Chuggington Rastamouse Barney's Barrier Reef Dennis and Gnasher The Scooby-Doo Show Alesha's Street Dance Stars The Slammer Blue Peter Incredible Edibles My Genius Idea Deadly 60 Bites OOglies MOTD Kickabout Wimbledon 2012 Escape to the Country Flog It! Dad's Army Wimbledon 2012 Today at Wimbledon The Hollow Crown

02:00 The Store 04:05 Psycho 05:55 ITV Nightscreen 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Mini CITV 08:25 CITV 09:25 Saturday Cookbook 10:25 ITV News 10:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 11:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 12:20 The Real Housewives of New York City 13:20 ITV News and Weather 13:29 Meridian Weather 13:30 Agatha Christie's Murder Is Easy 15:20 On Her Majesty's Secret Service 18:00 Meridian News and Weather 18:10 ITV News and Weather 18:30 You've Been Framed! 19:00 Primeval 20:00 You Cannot Be Serious! 20:30 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 23:00 ITV News and Weather 23:19 Meridian Weather 23:20 Mad Mad World

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Action adventure starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen. Indiana Jones's outrageous exploits take him around the world in search of the legendary Ark of the Covenant, a religious artefact of unspeakable power wanted by the Nazis. With the help of an old flame, Indy takes on his enemies in a terrifying and deathdefying battle to the finish.

00:20 Stand Up for the Week 01:10 Random Acts 01:15 Date Movie 02:40 My Name Is Earl 03:05 The Wrong Turn 03:10 The Million Pound Drop Live 04:40 Covert 04:45 Lula Fantastic 04:50 Mother of Many 04:55 Deal or No Deal 05:50 Countdown 06:35 Glamour Puds 07:00 Channel 4 Presents 07:05 The Hoobs 07:55 British F3 08:25 The Grid 08:50 Channel 4 Presents 08:55 The Morning Line 09:55 10 Years on the Beach 10:30 The Amazing Spider-Man: T4 Movie Special 11:00 Love Shaft 11:40 Revenge 12:40 The Big Bang Theory 13:45 The Simpsons 14:20 Road to London 2012: That Paralympic Show 14:55 Channel 4 Racing 17:05 Channel 4 Presents 17:10 Deal or No Deal 18:10 Come Dine with Me 20:10 Channel 4 News 20:40 4thought.tv 20:45 Iron Man 23:00 The Million Pound Drop Live

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:00 SuperCasino 04:55 Motorsport Mundial 05:20 Wildlife SOS 05:45 Wildlife SOS 06:10 House Doctor 06:35 House Doctor 07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Roary the Racing Car 07:15 Fifi and the Flowertots 07:25 City of Friends 07:40 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 07:50 Abby's Flying Fairy School 08:00 Roobarb and Custard Too 08:10 Bananas in Pyjamas 08:20 Family! 08:35 Noddy in Toyland 08:45 Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 08:55 Little Princess 09:10 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 09:25 Angelina Ballerina 09:45 Rupert Bear 10:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10 The Mr Men Show 10:25 Roary the Racing Car 10:40 Jelly Jamm 11:00 Big Body Squad 12:00 Big Brother 13:00 Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 14:00 Torpedo Run 15:50 Cave of Outlaws 17:25 Rio Bravo 20:15 5 News Weekend 20:20 NCIS 21:10 NCIS 22:00 Big Brother 23:00 Hostel: Part II

The Courier Sunday TV

July 1

00:35 Red Eye 01:50 Weatherview 01:55 Reporters 02:00 BBC News 02:30 The Bottom Line 03:00 BBC News 03:30 Dateline London 04:00 BBC News 04:30 Our World 05:00 BBC News 05:30 Click 06:00 BBC News 06:30 The Record Europe 07:00 Breakfast 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Country Tracks 13:00 Sunday Politics 14:00 Bargain Hunt 14:45 Homes Under the Hammer 15:40 Super Smart Animals 16:40 Who Do You Think You Are? 17:40 Points of View 17:55 Songs of Praise 18:30 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 19:00 Countryfile 20:00 Euro 2012 23:15 BBC News; Regional News and Weather 23:40 John Bishop's Britain

00:20 Shakespeare Uncovered 01:20 TOTP2

02:20 Nina's Heavenly Delights 03:50 Close 07:00 The Pingu Show 07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo 07:25 Timmy Time 07:35 Chuggington 07:45 Rastamouse 08:00 Barney's Barrier Reef 08:30 Dennis and Gnasher 08:40 The Owl 09:05 Scoop 09:30 Wingin' It 09:50 Shaun the Sheep 10:00 Friday Download 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30 Escape to the Country 13:30 MotoGP 15:00 Live Athletics: European Championships 19:00 Oceans 20:00 Secrets of Our Living Planet 21:00 The Boys Are Back 22:40 The Sarah Millican Television Programme 23:10 Mock the Week 23:40 Line of Duty

00:00 Take Me Out 01:10 ITV News Headlines 03:15 In Plain Sight 04:00 ITV Nightscreen 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Mini CITV 08:25 CITV 09:25 Dinner Date 10:25 House Gift 11:20 There's No Taste Like Home 12:20 The Hungry Sailors 13:15 ITV News and Weather 13:24 Meridian Weather 13:25 Dickinson's Real Deal 14:25 Columbo: Lady in Waiting 14:35 Columbo: It's All in the Game 16:00 Prince Charles: The Royal Restoration 17:00 Doc Martin 18:00 The Chase 19:00 Meridian News and Weather 19:15 ITV News and Weather 19:30 You've Been Framed! 20:00 Euro 2012 23:15 ITV News and Weather 23:29 Meridian Weather 23:30 The Boat That Rocked

EURO 2012 Gary Lineker presents coverage of the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev (Kick-off 7.45pm), where the winners of the 14th European Championship will be crowned. After 23 days of competition, consisting of 30 matches, just two teams remain from the 16 that had aspirations of not only competing in the conclusion to the tournament held in Poland and Ukraine, but of triumphing in it.

00:40 You're 02:45 02:50 03:35 04:00 05:25 05:30 06:25 07:10 07:15 07:35 08:00 08:55 09:00 09:25 09:55 10:25 11:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 18:15 18:25 18:45 19:15 19:20 21:00 22:00 23:50

Before the Devil Knows Dead How to Cope with Death Stand Up for the Week Comedy Lab The Million Pound Drop Live Channel 4 Presents Deal or No Deal Countdown Channel 4 Presents The Hoobs Ironman Triathlon Triathlon Channel 4 Presents Will & Grace Will & Grace Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons T4 on the Beach The Simpsons Deal or No Deal Channel 4 News 4thought.tv Bride Wars Come Dine with Me The Ugly Truth Lucky Number Slevin

00:50 Inside Hollywood 01:00 SuperCasino 05:00 Nick's Quest 05:25 Great Scientists 05:50 County Secrets 06:00 Hana's Helpline 06:10 The Milkshake! Show 06:35 Thomas & Friends 06:45 Roary the Racing Car 07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Roary the Racing Car 07:15 Fifi and the Flowertots 07:25 City of Friends 07:40 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 07:50 Castle Farm 07:55 Abby's Flying Fairy School 08:05 Roobarb and Custard Too 08:15 Bananas in Pyjamas 08:25 Family! 08:35 Noddy in Toyland 08:50 Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 08:55 Little Princess 09:10 Fifi and the Flowertots 09:20 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 09:30 Angelina Ballerina 09:45 Rupert Bear 09:55 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10 The Mr Men Show 10:20 Roary the Racing Car 10:35 Funky Town 10:45 Jelly Jamm 11:00 Inside Hollywood 11:05 Meerkat Manor 11:35 The Restaurant Inspector 12:35 Big Brother 13:35 Police Interceptors 14:35 Wimbledon 16:20 Stuart Little 2 17:50 What a Girl Wants 19:55 5 News Weekend 20:00 Cricket on 5 21:00 Once Upon a Time 22:00 Big Brother 23:00 3:10 to Yuma

The Courier Monday TV

July 2

00:25 Room 101 - Extra Storage 01:05 The Sky at Night 01:45 Weatherview 01:50 Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 02:50 Holby City 03:50 The Great British Countryside 04:50 Great British Railway Journeys 05:20 Newsday 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC News 06:30 World Business Report 06:45 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:58 BBC News; Weather 12:00 Real Rescues 12:45 Doorstep Crime 999 13:13 BBC News; Weather 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:45 Wimbledon 2012 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Weather 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 Panorama 22:00 Blackout 23:00 BBC News 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 A Question of Sport

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Episodes For the Moment Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Newsday Close The Pingu Show

07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo 07:25 Timmy Time 07:35 Chuggington 07:50 Rastamouse 08:00 Roar 08:30 Leon 08:45 Frankenstein's Cat 08:55 Newsround 09:00 Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild 09:30 Nina and the Neurons 09:45 Big & Small 10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10 Little Charley Bear 10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30 Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 10:40 The Koala Brothers 10:50 Woolly & Tig 10:55 Driver Dan's Story Train 11:10 Waybuloo 11:30 In the Night Garden 12:00 Daily Politics 12:30 Wimbledon 2012 16:25 Deadly Art 16:40 Prank Patrol Down Under 17:05 Me and My Monsters 17:30 Help! My Supply Teacher Is Magic 18:00 Newsround 18:10 Copycats 18:40 Shaun the Sheep 18:50 Wimbledon 2012 21:00 Today at Wimbledon 22:00 7/7: One Day in London 23:30 Weather

01:55 ITV News Headlines 04:00 British Superbike Championship Highlights 04:50 Motorsport UK 05:40 ITV Nightscreen 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 Meridian News and Weather 15:00 May the Best House Win 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 Meridian Weather 17:00 A Touch of Frost 18:00 Tipping Point 19:00 Meridian Tonight 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Countrywise 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 The Real Chariots of Fire 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 Meridian Tonight and Weather 23:35 The Greatest Footie Ads Ever

BLACKOUT New series. Psychological thriller, starring Christopher Eccleston as washed-up council officer Daniel Demoys, whose life turns upside down when an alcohol-fuelled row with a businessman gets out of hand, and he beats the man so badly he ends up in a coma. As he seeks help, Daniel takes a bullet in a drive-by drug shooting and is soon lauded a local hero - could this be his chance of redemption? Dervla Kirwan, Ewen Bremner, MyAnna Buring and Andrew Scott also star.

02:00 Camelot 02:50 Channel 4 Presents 02:55 Hollyoaks 05:00 Channel 4 Presents 05:05 Deal or No Deal 06:00 Countdown 06:45 Glamour Puds 07:05 Sali Mali 07:10 Channel 4 Presents 07:15 The Hoobs 08:05 Freshly Squeezed 08:30 According to Jim 08:55 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Undercover Boss Canada 11:00 Four Rooms 12:00 You Deserve This House 13:00 Channel 4 News Midday Summary 13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 13:35 Channel 4 Presents 13:40 River Cottage Bites 13:55 The Password Is Courage 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 Channel 4 Presents 21:00 Dispatches 21:30 Jamie's Summer Food Rave Up 22:00 Undercover Boss 23:00 Daredevils: Life on the Edge

01:20 The True Story 02:20 SuperCasino 05:00 Sons of Anarchy 05:50 County Secrets 06:00 Hana's Helpline 06:10 The Milkshake! Show 06:35 Thomas & Friends 06:45 Roary the Racing Car 07:00 Thomas & Friends 07:10 The WotWots 07:20 City of Friends 07:35 Jelly Jamm 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:50 Castle Farm 08:00 Little Princess 08:10 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:45 Make Way for Noddy 09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 09:10 Peppa Pig 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:20 Peppa Pig 09:30 Roary the Racing Car 09:40 Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Igam Ogam 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 The Mentalist 16:15 NYC: Tornado Terror 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News at 6.30 20:00 Emergency Bikers 21:00 Police Interceptors 22:00 Big Brother 23:00 The Walking Dead

The Courier Tuesday TV

July 3

00:05 Would I Lie to You? 00:35 The Graham Norton Show 01:20 Weatherview 01:25 Antiques Uncovered 02:25 The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo 02:55 Fake Britain 03:40 Great British Railway Journeys 04:10 Crime and Punishment 04:55 Great British Menu 05:25 Newsday 05:30 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC News 06:30 World Business Report 06:45 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:58 BBC News; Weather 12:00 Real Rescues 12:45 Doorstep Crime 999 13:13 BBC News; Weather 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:45 Wimbledon 2012 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Regional News Programmes 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 21:00 Holby City 22:00 Turn Back Time - The Family 23:00 BBC News 23:25 National Lottery Update 23:35 Imagine

00:20 01:20 01:30 02:00 02:30 02:45 03:00 03:30 03:45 04:00 04:15 05:00 Stage 06:00

Secrets of Our Living Planet BBC News HARDtalk Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Newsday Asia Business Report Sport Today Newsday The Super League Show Schools: 3, 2, 1 Go! - Key 1 Schools: 3, 2, 1 Go! - Key

Stage 2 07:00 The Pingu Show 07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo 07:25 Timmy Time 07:35 Chuggington 07:50 Rastamouse 08:00 Roar 08:30 Leon 08:45 Frankenstein's Cat 08:55 Newsround 09:00 Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild 09:30 Nina and the Neurons 09:45 Big & Small 10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10 Little Charley Bear 10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30 Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 10:40 The Koala Brothers 10:50 Woolly & Tig 10:55 Driver Dan's Story Train 11:10 Waybuloo 11:30 In the Night Garden 12:00 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2012 12:30 Daily Politics 13:00 Wimbledon 2012 16:25 Deadly Art 16:40 Prank Patrol Down Under 17:05 Me and My Monsters 17:30 Who Let the Dogs Out? 18:00 Newsround 18:10 Copycats 18:40 Shaun the Sheep 18:50 Wimbledon 2012 21:00 Today at Wimbledon 22:00 Line of Duty 23:00 QI 23:30 Weather

00:35 In Plain Sight 01:30 ITV News Headlines 04:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 04:50 ITV Nightscreen 05:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 Meridian News and Weather 15:00 May the Best House Win 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 Meridian Weather 17:00 A Touch of Frost 18:00 Tipping Point 19:00 Meridian Tonight 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 21:00 Love Your Garden 22:00 Bomber Command 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 Meridian Tonight and Weather 23:35 Passenger 57

GORDN BEHIND BARS Jerome, an inmate Gordon Ramsay believes could potentially become a chef, continually gets into trouble with prison officers - and risks being kicked off the scheme as a result of his poor behaviour. Meanwhile, the bakery's products are put on sale to the public for the first time, but Gordon struggles keep his team together due to Brixton prison's strict rules and routines - and one of the trainees violently lashes out as the pressure mounts.

00:05 Random Acts 00:10 Coming Up 00:40 4thought.tv 00:45 The Shooting Gallery 01:50 The Good Wife 02:35 The Big C 03:00 Wicker Park 05:00 St Elsewhere 05:45 Deal or No Deal 06:40 Glamour Puds 07:10 Sali Mali 07:15 The Hoobs 07:40 The Hoobs 08:05 Freshly Squeezed 08:35 According to Jim 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Undercover Boss Canada 11:00 Four Rooms 12:00 You Deserve This House 13:00 Channel 4 News Midday Summary 13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 13:35 River Cottage 13:55 Scaramouche 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 Channel 4 Presents 21:00 Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic 22:00 Gordon Behind Bars 23:00 True Stories

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:00 Extraordinary People 02:00 SuperCasino 05:00 Great Artists 05:25 Wildlife SOS 05:50 Wildlife SOS 06:10 House Doctor 06:35 House Doctor 07:00 Thomas & Friends 07:10 The WotWots 07:20 City of Friends 07:35 Jelly Jamm 07:45 Peppa Pig 07:50 Castle Farm 08:00 Little Princess 08:10 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:45 Make Way for Noddy 09:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 09:10 Peppa Pig 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:20 Peppa Pig 09:30 Roary the Racing Car 09:40 Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 09:50 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Igam Ogam 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Extreme Fishing with Robson Green 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 The Mentalist 16:15 Tidal Wave: No Escape 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News at 6.30 20:00 Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 21:00 World's Toughest Prison 22:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 23:00 Big Brother

The Courier Wednesday TV July 4

01:05 Infamous 03:05 Weatherview 03:10 The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate 04:10 A Picture of London 05:10 Great British Menu 05:40 HARDtalk 06:00 BBC News 06:30 World Business Report 06:45 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:58 BBC News; Weather 12:00 Real Rescues 12:45 Doorstep Crime 999 13:13 BBC News; Weather 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:30 Regional News and Weather 14:45 Wimbledon 2012 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Weather 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 21:30 EastEnders 22:00 When I Get Older 23:00 BBC News 23:25 Regional News and Weather 23:35 The National Lottery Wednesday Night Draws 23:45 Have I Got Old News for You

00:20 The Secret History of Our Streets 01:20 BBC News 01:30 HARDtalk 02:00 Newsday 02:30 Asia Business Report 02:45 Sport Today 03:00 Newsday 03:30 Asia Business Report 03:45 Sport Today 04:00 Newsday 04:30 Asia Business Report 04:45 Sport Today 05:00 Schools - Eco Maths: Primary 06:00 Schools: Let's Do Maths 07:00 The Pingu Show 07:10 Pinky Dinky Doo 07:25 Timmy Time

07:35 Chuggington 07:50 Rastamouse 08:00 Roar 08:30 League of Super Evil 08:30 Leon 08:45 Frankenstein's Cat 08:55 Newsround 09:00 Dick 'n' Dom Go Wild 09:30 Nina and the Neurons 09:45 Big & Small 10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10 Little Charley Bear 10:20 Raa Raa the Noisy Lion 10:30 Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! 10:40 The Koala Brothers 10:50 Lunar Jim 11:00 Dipdap 11:05 Kerwhizz 11:30 Driver Dan's Story Train 11:40 Waybuloo 12:00 In the Night Garden 12:30 Daily Politics 13:55 Wimbledon 2012 16:25 Deadly Art 16:40 Prank Patrol Down Under 17:05 Me and My Monsters 17:30 HH: Gory Games 18:00 Newsround 18:10 Copycats 18:40 Shaun the Sheep 18:50 Wimbledon 2012 21:00 Today at Wimbledon 22:00 The Secret History of Our Streets 23:00 The Culture Show 23:30 Weather 23:30 Newsnight

01:15 Jackpot247 03:45 Loose Women 04:35 ITV Nightscreen 06:30 ITV Morning News 07:00 Daybreak 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 Meridian News and Weather 15:00 May the Best House Win 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 Meridian Weather 17:00 A Touch of Frost 18:00 Tipping Point 19:00 Meridian Tonight 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 Meridian Tonight and Weather 23:35 Magnum Force

00:40 Random Acts 00:45 8 Out of 10 Cats 01:30 4thought.tv 01:35 Steve Coogan 02:35 Triathlon 03:30 KOTV Boxing Weekly 03:55 Sailing 04:20 FIVB Beach Volleyball 05:15 The Grid 05:40 British F3 06:10 FIM World Superbikes 06:35 Ironman Triathlon 07:00 The Treacle People 07:10 Sali Mali 07:15 The Hoobs 08:05 Freshly Squeezed 08:35 According to Jim 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:00 Undercover Boss Canada 11:00 Four Rooms 12:00 You Deserve This House 13:00 Channel 4 News Midday Summary 13:05 Jamie's 30 Minute Meals 13:35 Channel 4 Presents 13:40 How to Cook Like Heston 14:10 The Thirty-Nine Steps 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Deal or No Deal 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 20:55 Channel 4 Presents 21:00 River Cottage 22:00 24 Hours in A&E 23:00 A Short History of Everything Else 23:30 The Killing

WHEN I GET OLDER The first of a two-part documentary in which four famous pensioners leave behind their comfortable lives and move in with elderly people less fortunate than themselves to experience some of the difficulties faced by senior citizens in the UK today. War correspondent John Simpson is confronted with the reality of loneliness when he spends time with isolated OAP Peggy and actress Lesley Joseph befriends Pat and Malcolm, who face a daily struggle to cope with the latter's ill health after a stroke four years ago.

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Rare opportunity to purchase on Mediterrania III, Gran Alacant. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Private Parking, F/Furnished, Large communal pools & Tennis courts S/W facing, Dramatically reduced for quick sale to 126.000 euros. Ref No. K58 Call 627 711 155 for immediate viewing Don Pueblo, Gran Alacant. 3 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Large Kitchen with Galleria, Secure underground parking, Gas Central Heating, Glazed in Porch, Solarium with stunning views. Viewings absolutely essential. Very large property at reduced price of 190.000 euros. Ref No. K38 Call 627 711 155 Opportunity to purchase at the off plan price of 195.000 euros. Large 4 Bed, 3 Bath Brand new property. Secure underground parking for 2 cars and communal pool. Situated opposite Gran Alacant and over looks projected golf course. Ref No. K52. 627 711 155 2 Bed, 1 Bath Ground floor duplex. Central heating, Grills, Fully furnished, Glazed in Galleria, 2 communal pools, private parking and walking distance to the Gran Alacant commercial centre. Situated in the popular urbanisation of Puerto Marino. Now only 96,500 euros for quick sale Ref No. K46. 627 711 155 Immaculate ground floor Duplex, 2 beds, 2 bath, Private Parking, Situated in

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Gran Alacant Opportunity to purchase a beautiful 3 bedroomed, 3 bathroomed,large kitchen, detached property with rooftop solarium. Well established gardens and drive way for 2 cars, whilst also overlooking the projected 18 hole golf course. Comprising of fitted wardrobes, utility room, air

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con H/C, alarm system, electric wall heaters, intercom system, fireplace, ceilings fans, 8x7 gazebo, use of 2 large communal pools, immaculate condition with many extras. ref K12. €180,000 Tel 680333242 Gran Alacant bargain, detached villa with pool on 400m2 plot. Briefly comprising of 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, Lounge Diner, independent kitchen, solarium with views, well maintained gardens. Quiet location yet within walking distance of all amenities. Top quality furniture and appliances included in the price. Extras include, mosquito nets, grills, toldos blinds, built in wardrobes, gas fire, electric heating, ceiling fans, English & Spanish TV, tastefully tiled & graveled garden with irri-

gation system. ref K43. €229,000 Tel 680333242 Gran Alacant South facing attractive corner house Situated in the sought after urbanization of Monte Faro, this secure gated urbanization offers a stunning oasis pool, with mountain views, tennis courts and football courts. Consisting of 3 double beds with balconies, 2 bathrooms, kitchen leading onto court yard which can easily be converted into an extra room, lounge diner with working fireplace, front garden with private parking for 2 cars. Being sold fully furnishes with white goods, built in 2006 so immaculate condition hardly lived in. Ref K48 €168,000 priced for quick sale Tel 680333242 Gran Alacant Gem! Fabulous detached Villa, with Alicante sea views to the front and wood land views to the rear, means this immaculate villa is very private and un-overlooked.

Comprising of 2 large bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, 2 bath, large fully equipped kitchen,glazed porch sitting area, solarium, Attractive Pool with cover, well maintained Gardens. Central Heating, Air Con, Ceiling fans, Private Parking, Alarm system, Decorative working Fire Place complete with electric Fire. Outdoor workshop/storage area, Quality Pergola & BBQ. Constructed in 2006, on plot size of 380m2 and being sold fully furnished including white goods. ref L80. €234,995 Tel 680333242 Gran Alacant immaculate villa, 3 bedroomed, 3 bathroomed property maintained to a very high standard

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Friday, June 29, 2012 wardrobes, safe, glazed in front porch, vanity units and much more. The pool is an 8 X 4 m2 salt water pool, meaning maintenance is much easier plus outside toilet and shower. Sea views to front with Greenland views to the rear. ref K51. €245,000 Tel 680333242 Gran Alacant immaculate outstanding south facing villa in sought after road. Set on a 350m2 plot with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths,large porch, solarium and terraces. The large under build includes a lounge, kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom and patio doors leading to pool area. Internal & external access for under build. Extras include electric radiators, air con H/C, ceiling fans, gas fire, heated towel rails, extended walk-in shower, fitted wardrobes. Decorative tiling inside and out. Panoramic views towards Alicante Bay, Sky TV, phone line and Internet & Private parking, established gardens, water features and fruit trees. Being sold with exquisite furniture and all white goods. Immaculate finishes and decor. ref L84. €278,000 Tel 680333242 Gran Alacant South facing

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attractive corner house Situated in the sought after urbanization of Monte Faro, this secure gated urbanization offers a stunning oasis pool, with mountain views, tennis courts and football courts. Consisting of 3 double beds with balconies, 2 bathrooms, kitchen leading onto court yard which can easily be converted into an extra room, lounge diner with working fireplace, front garden with private parking for 2 cars. Being sold fully furnishes with white goods, built in 2006 so immaculate condition hardly lived in. Ref K48 €168,000 priced for quick sale Tel 680333242 Viva Villa and Vacation Services are pleased to offer property sales for the Torrevieja and Oriheula areas of the Costa Blanca, Spain. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 or Visit : www.villaandvacation.com Balsares is opposite Gran Alacant where the proposed golf course is now being started so this property will virtually be on the golf course, it is an investment not to be missed. The property is on a small gated urbanisation of 18 houses with private underground parking for 2 cars and direct access to the house, communal pool and toilets/changing rooms etc. The house is brand new and consists of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, lounge with working fire place, large kitchen 12 m2, large galleria/ utility room, bedroom balcony and front tiled terrace. This property also has a converted under build for an extra lounge or bedroom.

ref K52 € 198,000 Tel 680333242 Ref: 513, €115,000. Two bedroom ground floor apartment, in Aguas Nuevas, close to all amenities including the beach. It has a good size lounge, kitchen and has off road parking facilities. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 521, €105,000. This comfortable bungalow is located in San Luis with a new roof and solarium tiles. It is close to supermarkets, bars, restaurants and is on the local bus route. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 516, €39,999. Studio apartment in San Luis, close to amenities. Open plan fully equipped kitchen. Good sized lounge, bedroom and out onto balcony which has been glazed to create another room. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 510, €70,000. Bungalow located in San Luis. It is close to the supermarkets, bars and restaurants and is on the local bus

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route. An Opel Corsa car is included in this sale. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: KP3100, €183,000. Three bedroom, two bathroom detached villa, located in San Luis, on a 450sqm plot, with communal pool. Garage to side of house. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 78, €120,000. Three bedroom Quad in Jardin Del Mar VII. There is off-road parking and small storage shed in the enclosed garden area, communal pool nearby. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref: 709, €60,000 A lovely 1

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bedroom apartment in Aguas Nuevas, within a 5 minute walk of the beach. There is a terrace outside with views to the sea. Short or long term rental available. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref. 526, €49,900. A lovely bright 1 bedroom apartment in the area of Torreblanca. There is a large communal pool and well maintained gardens, with tennis courts and childrens play area. Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397 Ref 532: 3 Bedroom Detached villa Located on the edge of a small Spanish village with 3,800 sqm of landscaped gardens, Private Pool, Bargain €180,000 Call: 965 707 188 or 626 397 397

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LARA CROSSED! SPANISH golfer Jose Manuel Lara was disqualified from the International Open in Germany this week after his caddie tried to hide an illegal extra club in his bag. Argentinian Mathias Vinson attempted to obscure the club in thick bushes alongside the second hole, having realised Lara was carrying 15 clubs. Lara thought the bagman had taken a diversion for a ‘call of nature’. But his playing partners, Damien McGrane and Peter Hedblom, became suspicious. Vinson then admitted to Lara that there had been 15 clubs in the bag. John Paramor, chief referee of the European Tour, told Lara he was disqualified from the €2million tournament because a player is responsible for his caddie's actions. Vinson was banned from caddying "indefinitely," the tour said in a statement released the following day. It added: "The penalty of disqualification was imposed ... with Paramor and tournament director David Williams believing a serious attempt to circumvent the rules was made by the caddie.

Baddie caddie bags an indefinite ban "Following an interview with Jose Manuel Lara, it was established that he had NO prior knowledge of the 15th club in his bag, or the attempt to dispose of the 15th club." Lara shot a three-under 69 but was given a twostroke penalty for each of the holes he played with 15 clubs, making his revised score a 73. Paramor said McGrane and Hedblom had approached Vinson after he returned from the bushes. "He was seen entering the bush with the bag of clubs by his playing partners, who thought it was a little bit suspicious," Paramor said. "They went and asked the chap, 'What are you doing?' and he sort of fumbled out an answer saying, 'I've got this wrong - I've done something bad. I wish it hadn't happened, etc, etc.' "It was clear the club was out of the bag and in the bush at the time. He admitted it straight away and regretted his action." Vinson had been caught in a traffic jam on his way to

TITTER ON THE TEE A COUPLE played a round of golf and went into the clubhouse and the steward said: “I hope you don’t mind mentioning it, but you’ve got a seven iron round your neck. What happened?” The husband said: “I hit my second shot onto the green, my wife hit hers with a seven iron and she hooked it into a field. We were looking for the ball and I saw these cows and lifted one of the tails and saw a ball sitting in its rear. “I said to the wife: ‘This looks like yours’ and that’s how I got this seven iron wrapped around my neck.’’

the course, jogging the final three kilometres of the journey to ensure he made it in time before Lara teed off. In his haste, he failed to notice Lara having 15 clubs in his bag. Lara had arrived at the course from his Dusseldorf hotel with only around an hour before his tee-off. "Hopefully we won't have too many more of those (incidents)," said Paramor, who was the Tour Referee at the time of a similar incident involving former Masters champion Ian Woosnam at the 2001 Open Championship. On that occasion, the Welshman was tied for the lead on the second hole of the final round at Royal Lytham when he was informed by his caddie, Miles Byrne, that a spare driver had been left in the bag. Woosnam was given a two-shot penalty, costing him the chance of a first British Open title, a first prize of £225,000 and a potential place in Europe's Ryder Cup team.

Howarths’ way A PING-ING SUCCESS LO ROMERO Golf celebrated its latest edition of the Members Pool Competition last Sunday. The match was played under the format of four-ball better ball Stableford with the players receiving ¾ of their handicaps. Play began at 8am under clear and sunny skies, perfect conditions for golf with the course in fantastic condition. There was just one category and the winners were as follows: 1 - Stephen and Janine Howarth with a total of 43 points. 2 - John Lawrence and Ivor Thomas ( 41 points) . 3 - Maurice and Joyce Lea ( 39 points, decided on countback).

THE second Ping Demo Day of the Costa Blanca golfing season arranged by The Golf Factory was a sparkling success. Luis Mauri from Ping España and Ryan, teaching professional at The Golf Factory, gave first-class advice and fittings to a fully booked fitting timesheet of clients. Lee Westwood recently changed his Irons from Ping I10 to the new I20 Irons - and won the European Tour Nordia Masters in Sweden within one week of doing so. And Emily Rodriquez got his equipment checked before heading to his next tournament on the Seniors Tour. Many thanks again go to Las Ramblas Golf Club for hosting the day and to Jose Maria Buendia making the day run smoothly with the endless supply of range balls. Have you been custom fit yet? THE GOLF FACTORY, SPAIN’S Nº1 DISCOUNTED GREEN FEES AGENT. Tel: 965 320 490 greenfees@thegolffactory.es www.thegolffactory.es

Friday, June 29, 2012

AN OLYMPIC PAIN IN THE GRASS...

THE Olympic Games are about as welcome in Great Britain as a boil on your bum. Lord Coe, the BBC and one or two others would have us believe that the crowds will be flocking to the event and while I agree quite a lot of people will be going as they have the whole world to draw on, British people are sick and tired of having this false dawn thrown in our faces right now. What I and lots of other home-based Brits want to see is a job, a steadying of the economy in general, a return to manufacturing in Britain by British firms and a firm lid put on immigration. The Euro quite patently doesn't work and neither does David Cameron's Big Society. The Olympics, with its drug cheats and ticketing fiasco, will further raise the hackles - especially when they remember how many zillions have been poured in to it. How about reviving the NHS instead, Mr Cameron? Dwain Chambers being allowed back in after his ban for drug taking is like letting Crippen loose in Barnardo's. It shouldn't happen under any circumstances. But it is and that's why I won't be bothering to watch too much of the Olympics over the coming weeks. I'd rather lance that boil on Granny Grotbagâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backside! What I would like to see, switching to soccer now, is a positive end to the Glasgow Rangers fiasco. If it is to be believed that they are considering a bid for the franchise at Bury Football Club and becoming an English

League team, I for one can't wait! It would mean Rangers would not be serving a punishment but heralding a bright new dawn for themselves, archrivals Celtic and Scottish football in general. Rangers would win promotion from League One in their first season, take two seasons to get out of the

Championship and then would be able to build seriously towards becoming a top Premier League side. Once Celtic had seen their enemy having a sniff of success south of the border and that the English League plan works, they would be down here like a shot, too! Let's face it, Rangers and Celtic, particularly Rangers, are going nowhere at present. Scottish First Division football for the Teddy Bears is about as appealing as a year-long diet of cold porridge. If Rangers and Celtic came into the English set-up I think the rest of Scottish football, including the Scotland national team, would benefit. It would be more competitive and other clubs would have a chance of winning the big prizes more often. Some might say that is happening already and the Scottish Football Association would fight tooth and nail against Rangers and Celtic doing a flit. They fear the loss not just of the big two but the national team and everything. In am sure sense would prevail and we would still have our England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland teams. I don't fancy cheering on Great Britain other than in the Olympics, the one concession to the Games I am prepared to make. But hang on a minute....if we did have a Great Britain football team at least we might get a decent national anthem instead of that mournful dirge we have now. God Save us, the Queen and everyone else!

Flame hots up for axed Becks

BRITISH Olympic officials are keen to find a significant role for David Beckham at the Games after the former England captain was left out of the Team GB football squad by coach Stuart Pearce. Beckham, 37, played a key part in securing the Games for London as part of the delegation that travelled to Singapore in 2005. He also worked with the London 2012 chairman Lord Coe as part of the failed bid to land the 2018 World Cup. The LA Galaxy midfielder has previously spoken of his pride at performing an ambassadorial role, and recently told a delegation of young aspiring sports stars

at a Jaguar Academy day that he planned to be in London regardless of whether or not he was picked. He is believed to be making arrangements to bring his family to London during the Games and has spoken of his excitement at watching basketball and other events in his hometown, having been brought up in Leyton near the Stratford site. "As a Londoner, I have been really proud to have played a small part in bringing the Olympics to my home town, and I can't wait for the Games to begin," he said. The absence of the former England skipper from Pearce's final 18-man squad, expected to be unveiled in full early next week, also increases the likelihood that he will be involved in Danny Boyle's opening ceremony. Bookmakers have slashed the odds on him lighting the Olympic flame. Meanwhile, the London

2012 organising committee is also considering whether he should have an official role, and Olympic sponsors Adidas and Samsung are likely to require his presence in London. The Team GB men's football side are due to start their campaign at Old Trafford on 26 July, the day before the opening ceremony, before facing the United Arab Emirates at Wembley three days later. Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy and Micah Richards are believed to have been selected as the trio of over age players in the 18-strong squad, meaning that other potential contenders such as Joe Cole, Frank Lampard and Michael Carrick have also been overlooked. "Everyone knows how much playing for my country has always meant to me. So I would have been honoured to have been part of this unique Team GB squad," said Beckham. "Naturally, I am very disappointed, but there will be no big-

ger supporter of the team than me. And like everyone, I will be hoping they can win the gold." In April, Pearce said there was no guarantee that he would pick Beckham. He recently travelled to the US to watch Beckham play. "He's been a great ambassador but that's no guarantee he'll get in the squad. I'm picking on form and merit alone," said the Team GB coach. "David Beckham will be treated exactly the same as any other individual, whether it is young or over-age. "I have a duty of care to the GB squad to try to win a gold medal. I will pick t h e strongest squad I can."

Friday, June 29, 2012

ROY OF HOPE

TWO FOR 2014: Chris Smalling (left) and Jack Wilshere can do Hodgson proud

Hodgson’s England can win the 2014 World Cup THE dream is over - and that's all it could have been at Roy Hodgson's first attempt with England in a major competition. Less than two months after taking over, Hodgson got to within one stage of taking England as far as any manager has since the World Cup win in 1966. Another win is long, long overdue and nothing less will do EVER. But Hodgson has brought lots of qualities that I think are needed if England are to rise above the mediocre and truly become great again. As the tournament went on, England did seem to have a unity and togetherness and their passing, tackling and all-round game WAS improving game by game in Poland and the Ukraine. Against Italy in the quarter-final neither side looked

STEVE BOTT reports

worthy of going on and actually winning the tournament. We'll leave that to either Spain or Germany. England and Italy's players couldn't hit a cow's backside with a banjo on the night and the inevitable and grossly unfair penalty shoot-out exposed more frailties in supposedly highly-tuned, prepared, professional footballers - they can't put the ball in the net! That's a basic fault which Roy and the other coaches need to work on harder. It's all right concentrating on technique and neat tippy-tappy football. I have long been an advocate of introducing more and better technique into the British style of play. It’s happening but the bottom line is scoring goals and if footballers can't do that, none of us are going to get anywhere or enjoy any aspect of our once beautiful game. As expected, lots of folk have been ripping into Roy, Ashley Cole, Ashley Young and the rest at the first opportunity. You don't mind so much when it’s just the empty heads in the pub taproom but when supposed professionals start too - like former Everton midfielder

Peter Reid, a manager at Sunderland among other clubs too, and journalist Paddy Barclay - that's beyond the pale. Do what you are supposed to be good at chaps, and let the experts in their field get on with their jobs too. It might be early days but it is so apparent that Hodgson is the best England manager since Alf Ramsey already that only a blind man's blind dog would disagree. I take England to build under Roy from here until the World Cup in 2014 - and I take us to win that. NO PROBLEM! By adding the other great young prospects we have like Jack Wilshere and Chris Smalling to the squad and saying a fond farewell to the likes of John Terry, Frank Lampard and the already dismissed Rio Ferdinand, we can move on to bigger and better things for sure. Let's face it, we can't do any worse. And if they do they should pay the ultimate penalty. Retirement to a nursing home floating somewhere in the middle of the Dead Sea!