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Orchids by Derek Workman
M Lowe with book
In the 18th century explorers returning to Britain from the Far East brought with them examples of the exotic orchid, and whilst lovers of the flower pontificate about its glorious colouring and the sensuous feel of its leaves, the name orchid actually has a rather unromantic meaning. Derived from the Latin orchis, which means testicle, the popular theory of the time was that they emerged from the spilt semen of mating animals. The common image of enormous Technicolor blooms is in fact limited to those found in tropical and sub-tropical climates. As a species the orchid has adapted to life from the tropics to the Arctic and can be anything from thumbnail size to over thirty metres long. There’s an Australian version that never sees daylight, flowering underground using pollen brought by earth-burrowing bees. The Dracula orchid is said to look like a vampire bat, and the naked man orchid, which can be found in the Valencian region, has a flower with five appendages, making the choice of its common name fairly obvious. Some have exquisite perfumes, while the carrion orchid lives up to its name by have a scent which is so obnoxious that the artist commissioned to paint it at Kew Gardens had to do so from outside the greenhouse. These day the sales of pot orchids and cut flowers is a multi-billion pound business and the flower can be bought on almost every street corner, but in Victorian times it was a hobby of the well-heeled. Difficulties in transportation and propagation made the plants expensive, but when botanists discovered how to germinate the seed in 1930, the mania for collecting the plant went full steam. In its natural habitat the evolution of the orchid has paralleled that of specific insect species, without whose assistance in pollination the plant would have become an evolutionary dinosaur. “It’s a well engineered case of sexual deception.” says Michael Lowe, an ecological consultant in the North of England, and for twenty-five years a specialist in native European orchids of the Mediterranean. “The plant and insect world is a world of chemical attractions,” he continues. “and many of the Mediterranean orchids mimic the chemicals emitted by different females of the thousands of species of bees in the region.” So along comes a poor old Mr Bee who thinks he’s having a rare old time with a Miss Bee not realising that he’s actually copulating with a bit of coloured vegetation. And the orchid is such a wily little devil that Mr Bee can only do ‘it’ in one particular position, and while he’s doing ‘it’ he’s zapped on the head with a sticky pad of pollen which is held in place by a sort of Mother Nature’s superglue. Off he goes for a gay old time with another orchid – or bee as far as he’s concerned – and deposits the pollen, having unwittingly taken part in another round of orchid germination. For a plant that’s pretty clever. The Alicante area is one of the most prolific in the whole of the Mediterranean for the orchid specialist, although the flowers here lack the extravagant beauty of their tropical counterparts. “It’s more of an academic beauty,” says Michael. Whilst the tongue orchid, the bird’s nest orchid, the small flowered sepia or the lizard orchid may lack the vibrancy of their cousins from Thailand or Columbia, their beauty is in their subtlety of design. And often you’d need a magnifying glass to see it because some of the Mediterranean species are minute, so it’s not surprising that most members of the public walk by a flower which could be quite unique. “The normal perception of an orchid is of a flower the size of a fist with an extremely elaborate pattern, whereas the native orchids of the Mediterranean are much smaller,
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Costa Blanca often no bigger than the size of a thumbnail, although you may see hundreds of them bunched together, making a very attractive display, and people often confuse them with crocus or daffodils.” In 2007, Michael Lowe and his colleagues Juan Piera from Altea and Manual Crespo, Professor of Botany at the University of Alicante, published a scientific paper that was the culmination of almost a decade of research – the discovery of a new species of orchid. With the publication of the document they have brought to light Ophrys fraresiana, named after Els Frares, a series of rock pinnacles found in a specific spot in the Alicante mountains – but the exact location is still a closely guarded secret! The discovery of a new species of plant is now very rare, having been more or less completed by botanists in the last century, especially in Europe. But ‘discovery’ in this context isn’t like coming across a new island that suddenly presents itself out in the ocean blue. It’s more a like a detective story, sorting out clues and working from what isn’t there as much as what is. “Orchids are an extremely strange flower in the way they propagate, which is one of the reasons they are so fascinating. Not only will they only pollinate by using one specific species of insect amongst thousands of other types of insects, but they’ll only grow in a place where a specific species of fungi grow. If you see two different pollinators – in this case bees, although most people couldn’t tell one from another – you know that there’s another species of orchid hidden away somewhere, because no two can pollinate the same species of flower.” And not only do you have to know what each bee looks like, but you have to know how to recognise its flight pattern while it patrols its territory, in some cases as small as ten square metres, and, then more or less, buzz where the bee buzzes, hence the length of time to discover and name Ophrys fraresiana. In the epoch of the Red Book, the ever-growing list of endangered species, and the disappearance of thousands of species of plant and animal life – mainly at the hands of man – how does it feel to discover a new one? “Proving the existence of a new species is an amazingly complex procedure, but it’s an extra delight do know that we’ve brought new light to bear on an otherwise unknown flower, especially at a time when all we seem to hear about is the extinction of species of flora and fauna.”
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N at u ra l M o sq u ito R e m e die s
Researched by Julian Flint
Studies suggest that some natural anti-inflammatory remedies, when used
are a very effective mosquito bite remedy for certain individuals: papaverine (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology) and oral evening primrose oil (Lancet). You might find both of these products in a health food store. More natural preventions and remedies against mosquito bites are ice cubes, water, or cold drink cans. Avoid concentrated perfumes and strong hair sprays in the summer as Insects and Mosquito’s are attracted to smells. To prevent getting bitten, use organic repellents as these seem to work much better than pharmaceutical products. Mosquito Senses Mosquitoes have extremely poor eyesight, their compound eyes are in a spherical arrangement and the eyes are separated by blind spots, at 30 feet they mosquitos have difficulty distinguishing people from other objects of similar size and shape (tree stumps, large containers, etc.). However, when a mosquito gets within 10 feet, they can sense body heat, at which point they are able to locate their victim. How Mosquitoes Bite The female mosquito injects her saliva with stabs from her needle-like mouthparts through the skin of her victim, teeming with digestive enzymes and anti-coagulants. There is no reaction the first time a person is bitten. The person becomes sensitized with subsequent mosquito bites, to the foreign proteins, and small, itchy, red bumps are likely to appear around 24 hours later. Relieving Mosquito Bite Itch You can make very effective remedies yourself, if your child is suffering from an annoying insect bite. The simplest anti-itching compound for relieving mosquito bite itch is a paste that is easily made from ingredients commonly found in most homes. The paste can be made by using only baking soda and water. Pour some baking soda into a small bowl and mix it with enough water to make a sticky paste. Spread the mixture on the irritated bite(s) for instant relief. Calamine lotion works in a similar way (though the effect of Calamine usually lasts longer). Mosquitoes and Humidity Mosquito bites are more common in humid climates because mosquito Thermal sensing is more acute when there is high humidity. It can increase by up to three times. To avoid mosquitoes you should try and avoid exposing yourself to highly humid areas. Why Mosquitoes Bite It is only the females that bite and they do so out of necessity rather than pleasure. Female Mosquitoes seek blood when they are preparing to lay eggs to produce healthy offspring. The normal diet of the mosquito consists of plant juices which contain none of the proteins a female needs in order to produce her eggs. She needs a concentrated source of protein, such as that of human blood.
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How Mosquito Bites Affect People The Mosquitoes when they bite are injecting saliva containing anti-coagulants (which prevent blood from clotting) into their victims. A bodys immune system as a result of this, will respond, causing itching, burning, and swelling. The mosquito bite effects on a person will depend on their sensitivity. In most cases, swelling and itching subsides within several hours. Some discomfort may persist for several days in highly sensitive people. Infection can result from scratching mosquito bites if the bacteria under fingernails are transferred to the wounds. Inflamed Mosquito Bites What can you do about those pesky, itchy bites?! There are many remedies to help alleviate irritating mosquito bites. Anti inflammatory drugs are good, mosquito bite remedies. Naproxen (Alieve) or Ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil) can reduce redness, itching, pain, swelling and fever as well. Topical steroid creams of various strengths are also useful. Reactions to mosquito bites, occasionally, can be severe enough to warrant systemic steroids. Some people are more prone to reactions from mosquito bites than others. Calamine Lotion is the most common treatment for mosquito bites.The soothing lotion can provide relief from itching or burning during the time it will take for a bite to heal. Treating Mosquito Bites Mosquito bites treatments include: Apply an ice pack wrapped in a towel, for a cool compress, or soak a flanel in cold water and press it on the bite (packaged frozen foods also work well). The treatments listed above are available in most convenience, and Chemists. Some individuals, however, are more prone to more severe reactions to mosquito bites than others. Don’t underestimate the severity of the situation, if none of the treatments above alleviate the discomfort caused by a bite. Seek medical attention to assess the problem. Mosquitoes Prefer Birds Humans are not the first choice for most mosquitoes, Mosquitoes seem to prefer bird hosts over any other host, as Mosquitoes are better able to track the scent of animals that are the most abundant in their habitat. So, if you are in an area with lots of animals you’re probably less likely to be singled out as a meal. antihistamines cool compresses anti-inflammatory medicines anti-itching compounds.
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Alicante Airport Expansion Words and research by Rob Innis
Probably like many of The Inland Magazine readers, who have been
in the vicinity of the Alicante airport over the passed months, I have been amazed at the scale of the construction project currently taking place. Intrigued by the vast project I contacted Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea. (AENA), the Spanish airports authority, to request detailed information and they kindly sent me the following press statement:-
Aena and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport have put in place the Levante Master Plan in order to carry out the expansion of Alicante Airport, among other things. With an investment of more than 450 million Euros, is a complete
• 16 new stands with air-bridges • Three remote stands New Terminal Area, its main projects are: • New processing building and boarding pier • Elevated car park: Consisting of two modules with six levels. With two large halls with entrances at the mezzanine of the processing building. 122,500 m2 with total capacity for 4,200 vehicles. • Taxi rank and bus station • Thermo-refrigeration plant (Center for production of cold and hot water to supply the heating, ventilating and cooling system of the entire NTA) • Access road • Connection air-bridges • Power plant • Automated Baggage Processing and Screening System (SATE)
With the new processing building and boarding pier, the airport will
have more surface area, check-in counters and boarding gates. It will also have more shopping on offer since there will be more space in the boarding areas. Thanks to its modern facilities, there will also be more air-bridges to meet the demands of airlines and to offer better service. The new building will have: • 333,500 m2 • 96 check-in counters • SATE • New boarding areas: o 27,000 m2 total surface area o 7,624 m2 of shopping surface o 26 boarding gates (each with a passport control)
renovation and modernisation of its infrastructures, an effective response to the growth of air traffic that will guarantee the provision of quality service to the Community of Valencia.
Alicante Airport, a key resource for the economic and social development of the region and its entire area of influence, will be among the airports with the most passenger traffic in the country. Since its opening and entrance into service on March 10th 1967 it has grown and evolved by giant steps, always adapting to the times and needs. After important projects such as the cargo terminal and passenger terminal T2, the New Terminal Area, NTA, is the last of the pending construction projects of the Levante Master Plan, and it will make the airport a leader as regards design, capacity and performance. All these actions will capacitate the airport to handle 20 million passengers by 2010. Main projects of the Levante Master Plan at Alicante Airport. Terminal T2, finished in 2007. • 9.000 m2 • Two floors connected to terminal T1 o Lower floor: check-in and arrivals o 1 st floor: boarding • Four boarding gates • 14 check-in counters • Two baggage claim belts Expansion of apron and taxiway, finished in 2008 • Surface area paved: 154,000 m2 6
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MOTORING by Paul Lock Hello and welcome to the July car column. The proposed take-over of GM Europe by Fiat did not come to fruition. Instead a Canadian car parts company, Magna and a Russian Bank, Sberbank, have emerged as the front runners to take over, in a joint venture. Sadly this venture has not come with some problems. Sources have suggested that a lot of production would be moved from the UK, particularly the van plant in Luton. The fear is that a Russian billionaire, involved in the takeover, will move the van production to his factory in Germany, forcing the Luton plant to close, with about 1500 job losses there. The Germans are confident that there will be no job losses in Germany, with around 7500 to 8500 job losses in other parts of Europe. Those of you that enjoy F1 will be a bit peeved about the next item. There are rumblings in the F1 fraternity that 8 teams are considering a breakaway championship, due to the new rules and regulations this season. The Formula One Teams Association FOTA, have confirmed a breakaway for 2010 and may not join the 2010 Championship. The main row is over the budget capping, but insiders feel a lot of it is due to FIA chairman, Max Mosley. Many teams do not like his dictatorial style and patience is running out for him. Ferrari, Brawn, Mclaren-Mercedes, Sauber BMW, Renault, Toro Rosso and Red Bull are the teams trying to break free. This could be potentially disastrous for F1 with loss of revenue and a general loss of interest if these big teams leave. As it stands right now. The 7 teams have gone out on a limb, but in the politics of F1, grand gestures often lead to no change. And Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley are very powerful men in the world of motor sport and the general neutral opinion is the 7 breakaway teams would have to fly in the face of powerful opposition. The list for the F1 championship is revealed soon and we will have to wait and see if the 7 teams are applying for next year or not. One to watch, I think!
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Finally for all you interested in the latest technology, a little news on a great idea. Mercedes are working on a design for an exterior airbag that deploys under the car milliseconds before a crash. Basically it is just an airbag that drags along the ground like an anchor, but is hopefully going to improve the braking by 50%. It also raises the front of the vehicle, and prevents the car diving under heavy braking. The raising of the vehicle will also help keep the car level with the impacting bumper and improving the effect of the seatbelts to prevent occupants sliding under the belt in a crash. Mercedes are trying it out on their hybrid ESV vehicle and hope to add it to the new range in the next seven years. The brake bag is located between the front axle and the under body panelling and will deploy only if the forward facing sensors detect an imminent impact. The experimental car, the ESV, is also testing an airbag to prevent rear seat passengers banging heads with front passengers, a combined seat belt/ airbag, and a new tubular child seat and remarkably, side door sections that actually puff up during an impact to give more protection. Fab! Until next month, drive safely as always. Paul Lock 679551665 or email pablotech2008@yahoo.com.
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Why re-register your UK or other non-Spanish car?? There is no shortage of UK registered vehicles in Spain, but the pitfalls are: 1/ Vehicles are not legal if they have been here for more than 6 months and remain on non-Spanish plates 2/ When the car runs out of UK tax, it becomes an obvious target for the Spanish police 3/ You cannot renew UK tax without an MOT. These cannot be obtained in Spain and the Spanish equivalent of ITV will not satisfy DVLA 4/ Driving a car that has become SORN is illegal as it is a declaration that the car is off road and not being used 5/ Without valid tax and MOT, your insurance company may not pay in the event of a claim, though they will be more than happy to take your premiums! Check the small print 6/ In the event of an accident, not only may you not be covered for insurance, but as your documents will not be in order, you risk losing the vehicle, being fined etc 7/ The police have purges on foreign plated cars. To re-register, you need an NIE, and Padron. Residency is not necessary. Generally, any car, motorbike or motor caravan can be imported. Why listen to the normally well meaning, but sometimes malicious “chap down the bar”. The rules change regularly in this complex area, so if you are thinking of re-registering and want the facts, call Re-platemate for free advice and quotation.
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by John Higgins One of the beneficial aspects of living here in Spain, as an ex-pat, is being able to observe from a detached viewpoint the goings on in, one way or another, of one’s own country, in my case Great Britain. I accentuate the word Great, as I am immensely proud of being British. At this particular moment in history it is somewhat harder to retain that pride. The furore with regard to the expenses scandal is quite incredulous and totally out of proportion. It is almost as if this is something new, and that the political system in the UK has sunk to irretrievable depths. Such naivety!! Of course the behaviour of certain MP’s is wrong, and it has reared its ugly head at the wrong time from the ruling government’s standpoint. Whilst ostensibly the bulk of UK citizens are struggling to make ends meet even with the ludicrously generous benefit system in place, various ministers of all parties have effectively got their grubby mitts in the till, Surprise! Surprise! The historical fact is, that if an individual or a political party holds power for too long, this then, becomes the root cause behind a corrupt society, this motley crew that are currently in power have been around far too long, a bunch of sham Socialists. From time immemorial political corruption has devoured the culture, society, education, and the basic moral fabric of the relevant country ruled. I would venture to say that the UK, even as bad as it may appear at the moment, is actually in a far healthier place from a politically moral position than at almost any time in history. As an example of overt corruption I give you the period of the Whigs and Tories in the 18th century; any amount of bad behaviour and moral corruption was de-rigour in order to influence the populace who would even have been less politically aware than the indigenous population residing in Britain today, and that is saying something!! The aristocracy of Britain in the reign of King George were fighting amongst themselves hammer and tongs to maintain power via the two political parties. Whigs (Liberal) and Tories (Conservative), and it was all about power and money. The plebiscite counted for nothing, aristocracy ruled, and it was corrupt. Pornography, gambling, drunkenness, extra-marital affairs were all there in the hedonistic mess, the political base was morally defunct, as it is in contemporary Britain. The rather perverse situation in England today is that it is governed by Scots; in years past they have tried to conquer Britain. Warring 10
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Costa Blanca tribes held up at York, the legacy of which is the rather sad tribal attitude of the Newcastle people for the people of Sunderland and vice-versa, known as the Geordies and the Mac cams. The good folk of Wear side offering hospitality to the marauding Scots raiders, and the good people of Newcastle, supporters of King George, and most inhospitable to the Scottish tribes. The Scots conquest is alive and well, (or reasonably so). At the time of writing we have Edinburgh educated ministers holding the reins, amusingly the current Chancellor of the Exchequer expressly requesting the headmaster of Fettes College, Edinburgh, not to call him by his surname, as it might be a cause for embarrassment. The less said about the wholly inadequate incumbent non elected Prime Minister the better. Previously we had an Edinburgh educated Prime Minister (Fettes)methodically screwing up Great Britain, decimating socialism to an unrecognisable new formulae, once necessary Socialism becoming a Quasi form of Conservatism lining the pockets of all and sundry. What we should be seeing shortly is a logical re-adjustment, a more open political structure; if there is any honesty at all it might become slightly more in evidence. As I write this article the political scene in the UK would appear to be changing at an advanced rate, this is nothing other than a natural process. New Labour have simply been hanging around too long, espousing one promise after another, nothing, or too little, ever being achieved, other than to debase British society to a low level. In the past Socialism was a necessary part of British politics, trade unions of paramount importance, to stand up for the working man, the true working class were a special breed, they took pride in their work and applied themselves to life in a straightforward way. Sadly in one way those days have gone. The reality is that capitalism is here to stay, money makes money, greed is here to stay, and the more people have the more they want. New Labour should get real!! Drop the “New “label, you can’t have your foot in two camps, that’s the Liberal’s job. If you are Socialist call yourselves Socialist, as that’s the first step to honesty. In the mean time New Labour’s empire is crumbling; a meeting recently had to be called to rally around the Prime Minister, those that wanted to desert the sinking ship, collectively realised that they did not have enough credibility to even stack supermarket shelves, and that they had better hang on to what they currently have. The Prime Minister meanwhile has stated that he will try and improve! What a charade. A mere mortal could not run a business like that, apologising to employees and stating that he will try and be a better boss. At this point it is worth remembering that The Greco-Roman Empires B.C. were the creators of political democracy, i.e. Citizens should participate in government, by voting, debating in public, making laws, serving on juries, and holding office. Democracy can be protected by having branches of government: legislative branch to make laws, an executive branch to approve laws, a judicial branch to resolve legal disputes. The political leaders of ancient Rome were philosophers, warriors’, senators, emperors’, even then they got things wrong, and the great empires crumbled, corruption, avarice, greed, it’s been around a long time. The history of the human mind is the history of stupidity - Voltair E-mail: theinlandmagazine@yahoo.co.uk • Web site: www.timspain.com
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The Inland Magazine™ Pinoso Association for the Protection of Animals (P.A.P.A’s) Telephone: 680170298
Charity Shop and Tearoom and Garden Officially Open! After 10 weeks of gruelling work by our dedicated volunteer team we finally transformed the semi derelict building at Calle Cura Garcia 12 into a charity shop, cafe/tearoom and garden! The centre was officially opened at 11am on Friday 19th June by Señor Poveda Poveda, the Minister for the Environment in Pinoso. Señor Poveda Poveda is responsible for the granting of the contract for the collection and care of abandoned animals in the area. He and his department have greatly assisted P.A.P.A’s in the appointment of Protectora Villena as contract holders, with P.A.P.A’s playing a supporting role. His staff were also instrumental in helping P.A.P.A’s gain a grant from the Valencian Government to part finance their work. TV Pinos was also on site to give coverage of the event. They had previously aired a prerecorded documentary about P.A.P.A’s 3 days before the opening which resulted in many Spanish Pinoso citizens attending. Together with Linda Trott (President of P.A.P.A.’s) and Laurie Trott (Vice President), Señor Poveda Poveda spoke to the gathered crowd. He firstly congratulated P.A.P.A’s on their initiative and said that this means that all abandoned animals in the area will now be given a second chance of being found a home and not destroyed after 10 days as Protectora Villena have the appropriate systems in place (a policy of non-euthanasia, proper alimentary and veterinary treatment and a strong re-homing support group throughout Europe). He went on to reaffirm the full support of Señor Carbonell, Alcalde (the Mayor of Pinoso) and the staff of the Ayuntiamento, for P.A.P.A’s and their mission After cutting the red ribbon Señor Poveda Poveda, and other staff from the Ayuntamiento, met and chatted to P.A.P.A’s volunteers over a cup of coffee. A throng of people bought goods from the charity shop, had drinks and tasted samples of delicious fare provided by Beckie’s Deli in La Romana. A special mention should be made about the beautiful mural over the entrance to the shop, depicting animals homed by P.A.P.A’s. This was created by the very talented Bob McGrath and attracted many comments of admiration. Altogether it was a brilliant day and a real reward for the volunteer team who have worked so hard to make the centre a reality. ‘Ambiente’ also opened their new centre on 20th June. Emma and Darren, Donna and Steve Kilgallon and Linda and Richard Halbert have all supported and assisted P.A.P.A’s since the association was formed. In Particular Steve Kilgallon re-wired all of the new shop and fitted lighting and security cameras at no cost to P.A.P.A’s. We wish them all lots of love and luck in their new venture. Please visit our website at www.pinosopapas.org for how to get to the shop (in between Mas y Mas supermarket, off the market square, and the market car park) and all about our work and that of Protectora Villena. Most importantly come and see us for a bite to eat, a cuppa and a browse round the shop!
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Isn’t It Time You Take a Day Off?
By Kevin Terrell FICM
For any business, the DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) is probably one of the most important measuring sticks in the credit control process. Bear in mind that the DSO measures the efficiency of your collections in terms of how quickly the invoices are converted to cash. Your average collection period is the number of days on average it takes your customers to pay you. The higher the number, the longer it takes for you to get paid. Your ambition should always be, to take a day off….Your DSO! Your DSO number, may be an indication of several things that need to be addressed within you credit management function such as, your credit policy.... perhaps it’s too liberal? Providing relaxed credit standards will usually generate higher sales volume and a longer average collection period. General economic conditions as they affect the finances of your customers and their customers, will affect your DSO, as will the attractiveness of any discounts you offer for prompt payment and of course, the effectiveness of your cash collection efforts. A low DSO is good news and generally means your customers pay their invoices in a timely manner. A high DSO means clients pay slowly and quite probably late. A high DSO also means your company is using its own cash to fund the business rather than recovering cash owed to it by your customers and using that to fund the business. When you are replenishing product stock (or whatever) it is a far healthier position to be paying with money from sales rather than money from your savings. In short, you’re DSO measures the time it takes you to collect your receivables, and provides an understanding of your company’s internal collection efficiencies. To calculate your DSO you need three pieces of information. 1. The number of days in the sales period to be analyzed 2. Total accounts receivable (How much money is owed to your company now) 3. Total credit sales for the period analyzed I’m sure you want to see how the DSO is calculated, so here is a standard DSO calculation: Accounts receivable Annual credit sales/365 days Or Total Receivables x Number of Days in Period Total credit sales As a “Rule of Thumb”, your DSO should not exceed 1/3 to 1/2 of the selling terms. Or to put a simpler way, if your terms of payment are 30 days, an acceptable DSO is 40 to 45 days. For more information and credit management services, visit www.hcmcollect.com 14
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This month I want to give you some information regarding the message you may be getting on yourvscreens about Sky issuing new white cards. This only refers to people with a monthly Sky subscription, not those with a Free to View card, asvthere are no plans at the moment to replace these. Your replacement white card will be sent to the UK address where it is registered, so its up to you tovthen get it forwarded out to here. If you do not know those
details, then contact your Installer whovwill be able to help. If your Installer cannot help you, or they are no longer trading, call us and wevmay be able to assist in another way. Don’t worry, you will not lose all of your channels, as even with no card in your Sky Digibox, youvwill still receive BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Freesat Five (in some areas ), E4, More 4, and around 250vmore channels, if you don’t believe me try it! just take your card out now and see what you can get.
A lot of people have been mislead into believing they need a free to view card to watch those free channels – not so, the only channels decoded with a FTV card are Channel 5, Sky 3, Five USA,vFive USA+1, Fiver, and Fiver+1.v Thats all for now, if anybody has any ideas for future topics they want covered, please email me with details. Regards, Lee
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H E A LT H FITNESS &
by Chris Haney
BLOOD PRESSURE
THE MYTHS AND TRUTH Part 2
Lifestyle changes to reduce hypertension Although there are several categories of drugs that can reduce elevated blood pressure, the following lifestyle changes also are effective in managing hypertension. 1) Lose weight. This is the best treatment for high blood pressure short of using drugs. Loss of even a few pounds helps reduce blood pressure in overweight hypertensives. 2) Limit alchohol intake. Like smoking and certain foods, alchohol is addictive, so initially reduce your daily consumption by half or avoid alchohol altogether. 3) Exercise. Becoming more pysically fit by engaging in moderate activity, such as brisk walking, several times a week for 30-45 minutes can significantly lower systolic blood pressure. 4) Reduce intake of sodium (salt). Roughly half of the people with hypertention are ‘salt sensitive’. For them, a high-salt diet appears to promote hypertension whereas a low-salt diet can lower blood pressure. 5) Maintain recommended dietary intake of important minerals. Higher levels of potassium, calcium and magnesium in the diet are associated with a lower risk of hypertension. 6) Do not smoke. Although smoking is not thought to cause hypertension, it has devastating effects on the heart and can augment the damaging effects of high blood pressure. 7) Manage stress. Effective stress busters such as exercise, reading, good sleeping patterns, meditation techniques, good diet have been found to help lower raised blood pressure levels. In conclusion, hypertension can be treated with medication, but as with all drugs taken on a regular basis, there are many side effects, so the better alternative is lifestyle change, and as a good example I have worked with many clients who have used controlled exercise as their longterm lifestyle change and had very positive results in reducing blood pressure levels. For any further information please contact Chris Haney at Esport gym in Hondon de las Frailes, or telephone on 679008021 16
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The Inland Magazine™ JUST beyond the peak of Monte Alto in the Sierra de Crevillent mountain range lays a huge cross. Beneath the cross is a plaque dedicated to St Bernard, the Patron Saint of Alpinists and Mountain Climbers. St Bernard de Mention was born in Italy c.996. Well educated and descended from a rich and noble family he fled to Italy the day before he was due to be married to join the Benedictine order. He was ordained as a priest and dedicated his life to preaching the gospel and conducting missionary work in the mountains and valleys of the Alps where he built churches and schools. Since ancient times a path has cut across the Pennine Alps between Switzerland and Italy. This dangerous pass covered with deep snow and highly susceptible to snow drifts and avalanches, was often used by French and German pilgrims on their way to Rome. To protect the travellers, St. Bernard founded a monastery and hospice at the highest point of the pass, 8,000 feet above sea-level which was named after him. A few years later he established another hospice on the Little St. Bernard Pass, a mountain saddle in the Graian Alps, 7,076 feet above sealevel. The hospices which were ran by the heroic Augustinian monks, were renowned for the generous hospitality extended to all travellers over the Great and Little St. Bernard passes providing much needed food, clothing and shelter. The monks also took care of the dead. The hospices depended on donations and collections for sustenance. For centuries the monks established their own breeding programme, raising and training the dogs they named the Saint Bernard, to rescue people. Accompanied by their dogs, who often wore saddle bags carrying provisions, the monks would go out into the mountains in search of travellers who may have succumbed to the harsh and unpredictable weather conditions. With their keen sense of smell and strength the dogs could locate and dig out people who had become buried or lost in the snow, their loud bark altering the monks to their location.
by Victoria A Navin
The most famous rescue dog was ‘Barry’. He saved 40 lives during his time at the hospice (1800-12) His body is preserved and on display at the Natural History Museum in Berne, Switzerland. There is also a monument to him located at the entrance to the Cimetière des Chiens pet cemetery in Paris.
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A road tunnel opened in 1964, but the hospice remains open to travellers. Its small community includes a handler with his avalanche dog (an Alsatian) and a mountain guide. There are no St Bernard dogs in residence in the winter but the monks do keep a few there in the summer as a tourist attraction. St Bernard was proclaimed the Patron Saint of Alpinists and mountain climbers by Pope Pius XI (himself a mountaineer) in 1923. (Thanks to my walking companions for the inspiration for this article) E-mail: theinlandmagazine@yahoo.co.uk • Web site: www.timspain.com
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‘Save the Children’ is a world wide charity founded in 1919. Their web site states: “We’re working flat out to get every child their rights, and to stop millions of children dying each year. We’re determined to make further, faster changes to the lives of children in the UK and around the world.” The Third Annual Chinorlet Charity Music Festival (see advert) will help raise much needed funds for this important charity. If you: • Like music • Recognise the need to help the children of the world Then this festival is for you! All acts are giving their time and talent for free. The more people, the more money and a little money goes a long way!
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Unfortunately, we are unable to continue with Debra Raymond’s column. If you would like to follow her instructions on how to paint military figures, she will continue with your lessons on her website. www.militaryfigures.co.uk
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by Martin Finch
Welcome back to the Wine Trail. We are now just outside the town of Salinas on the minor road to Villena
Recommended Wines
Finca Collado is situated in a stunning location and the winery itself is housed in a beautiful old stone house, which has been carefully restored to retain its original features and character.
White – Moscatel and Chardonnay Whereas you are probably quite familiar with the sweet wine produced from the Moscatel grape in this region, this 50/50 blend of Moscatel and Chardonnay grapes produces a dry wine. It has a floral bouquet and is a golden yellow colour with citrus notes and a long aftertaste. Serve cold with all fish and rice dishes.
The Bodega has been established for many years but was bought out in 2002 by Daniel J. Belda (see Wine Trail no. 15 - December 2008) and the wine production methods were completely overhauled. It is now a well established albeit small winery and has been producing quality wine since 2002.
Red – Cabernet and Merlot This wine is matured in oak barrels for fourteen months. It has a deep red cherry colour and a full, soft rounded taste. It is intensely fruity with hints of spice. It is good with the traditional rich stews and red meats of the area.
Whereas previously its grape production was taken to a local cooperative, the grapes are now used exclusively in the Bodega’s own wine making. It is also moving away from selling bulk wine and soon will be bottling all of its wine production (currently about 30,000 bottles a year) on the premises. It is also committed to organic growing methods and within the next year aims to have all of its wine produced this way.
Visits and Shop
Finca Collado
As well as 14 hectares of vines, the Bodega also has 20 hectares of olive trees and 20 hectares of almond trees although neither of these parcels is yet in commercial production.
The ‘Green’ Prune During my visit the vines were undergoing their ‘green prune’. This traditionally happens in early June and involves removing some shoots and leaves to allow for good ventilation and exposure to the sun. The budding grapes can clearly be seen at this time of year and a number of bunches are also removed during the ‘green’ prune. This reduces the ultimate number of grapes that are harvested from each plant and ensures that the vine does not use all of its energy supporting too many grapes. The effect of this pruning is a lower yield of higher quality grapes. 22
Maria Carmen and her husband live on the premises and are very welcoming. They are more than happy to show you around and let you try some of their excellent wine – be prepared to practice your Spanish as their English is very limited. The Bodega shop is open every day (see Fact File for opening times). FACT FILE Featured Bodega: Finca Collado Address: Carretera Salinas a Villena Location: On the minor road from Salinas to Villena - about 4kms out of Salinas – the Bodgea is signposted on the right. Contact Name: Maria Carmen Contact Details: Tel: 607 510 710 email: mariacarmen@fincacollado.com Bodega Shop: The shop is open from 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 20:00 Mon-Sat and from 10:00 to 14:00 Sun.
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EPICUREANS The Exclusive Dining Club - June 2009
A Country Delight - Restaurant Viloriens in Rojales The June meeting of the Epicureans was held at Restaurant Viloriens in Rojales, well just outside Rojales to be accurate. I cannot take credit for this choice of restaurant as it was proposed by two of our members. This was a Sunday evening event and all the members arrived at the restaurant about 7:00pm. Restaurant Viloriens, in appearance inside the establishment can be best described as similar to an old country pub, low ceilings, old oak beams, and a warm cosy atmosphere, unfortunately the entrance is through a canvas “tent” with cheap furniture and plastic tablecloths, this does spoil the overall appeal somewhat. A predinner drink and chat started the evening of well, good friends, a warm barmy evening and a gin & tonic, ice and a slice, what more does “any man” want. Sundays at the Viloriens is a special, but limited menu at 20.00 Euro’s for three courses. Beautiful warm bread and a strong garlic aioli started to get our taste buds in action whilst we chose our starters. Starters included, duck liver pate and toast, my choice, very nice, oven baked sardines, chicken coujons, prawn and smoked salmon cocktail and cauliflower soup. Between all the members present all of the starters were sampled and everyone gave it the thumbs up. I must tell you about the wine, we did not chose the house red as we usually do, as past experience with the house red by one person at this restaurant was not so pleasurable. The waitress, Angie, recommended a Rioja Reserva at 18.00 Euro’s a bottle, and believe me it was worth every cent. Smooth, rich, full bodied, fruity, slightly oak’y, an absolute joy. Everyone agreed that this was a seriously beautiful wine. Time for the main courses, I chose the lamb kleftico, a piece of lamb on the bone, slowly cooked in it’s own juices. An absolutely fabulous piece of tender juicy lamb, mine was served with potatoes and on the table was a selection of hot vegetables. My wife had a sirloin steak which I sampled; this was also very nice, served with specially requested French fries which were cooked perfectly. Other main courses included a Salmon Wellington, a thick succulent salmon fillet, baked in a roll of puff pastry. There was at least three other choices for main course but “for the life of me”
I cannot remember what they were; I put it down to an attack of “senior moment syndrome”. More of the fabulous wine, unfortunately not as much as I would have liked as I was driving. Those of the members that chose desert enjoyed Apple Crumble and custard, Lemon Meringue and my favourite profiteroles with a hot chocolate sauce. Fresh fruit was also available for those people who insist on following the “healthy” lifestyle. Coffee’s and liqueur’s for some finished off yet another perfect meeting of The Epicurean Club. This delightful experience equated to 65.00 Euros’ per couple including the tip, 20.00 Euros’ per head for the food, but we did splash out on the wine etc. Restaurant Viloriens is located near Rojales. Coming from the Alicante direction, take the N332 to Gaudamar, then take a right on the CV920 towards Rojales, follow this road for a few kilometres until you see a white building, Bar Paco, at this bar turn right, and follow this road, you will find the restaurant at the end of this road. Check out their web site www.viloreans.com or give them a ring on 966 712 263. For the July meeting of The Epicureans, we will be going to a restaurant in Castalla that I have had good experience with in the past. For those of you near El Campello or for those of you on a visit try Restaurant El Bourgonon on the front about 500 metre’s to the right of the port. I guarantee you will not be disappointed, more on that in later reports. We have also booked to visit Hotel Montiboli in Villajoyosa and sample their award winning restaurant; I will let you know how we get on. So if you think that you may be interested in becoming one of the elite members of “The Epicureans” register your interest by sending me an email to barberic@terra.es or drop me a note to Eric Arnold, Appt. Correos 201, Sax, 03630, Alicante. For Restaurants who think they can meet the discerning needs of The Epicureans, email me a suggested menu and price guide plus brief details of the restaurant and reasons why we should give you a try.
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Imagine walking into a shop…... as you enter your senses are assaulted by aromas of freshly baked bread, home made pies & pasties still warm. Freshly baked that very morning.
in your stomach…….“Morning!” chirps up Becki from behind the counter “ Haven’t seen you in here before..” her beaming smile says , “but I’m pretty sure we’ll be seeing you again...Come see for yourselves, Becki’s Deli, La Romana.
Now look around… before you is an array of mouth watering goodies to tickle every taste bud. “Wait a minute!” says the voice your head, “The pies, cakes, plump fresh sausages and bacon, all these wonderful things. I’ve seen before! But where?”……. “ Of course! on shiny boxes that I bought at the super market. Only to be disappointed once opened by something unrecognisable, mass produced & processed.” But wait! This is different. There are no shiny boxes shamelessly concealing their grim contents. It’s all in front of you. Your mouth starts watering, you feel a rumble
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K ITCHEN EUROP EAN
Classic Spanish Sangria Recipe
INGREDIENTS * 1 lemon
* 1 lime
* 1 orange
* 1 1/2 cups rum
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1 (750 milliliter) bottle dry red wine
* 1 cup orange juice DIRECTIONS 1. Have the fruit, rum, wine, and orange juice well chilled. Slice the lemon, lime and orange into thin rounds and place in a large glass pitcher. Pour in the rum and sugar. Chill in refrigerator for 2 hours to develop the flavors. 2. When ready to serve, crush the fruit lightly with a wooden spoon and stir in the wine and orange juice. Adjust sweetness to taste.
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Words by Rob Innis
Welcome to our new Coast Pages, launched as summer begins, where we will feature lots of interesting facts and information about the coast.
Life in lots of ways is very different for Expats who opted to live on the coast. Prices, like the temperatures and population, are higher and the lifestyle is different with beach or playa, golf courses, and shopping centres plus of course urbanisations combining to give a different flavour for coastal dwellers. The Valencian Coastline – 518 kms.
From Vinaros, north Castellon, to Pilar de la Horadada, south Alicante province the amazingly beautiful and diverse Valencian coastline stretches for 518 kms along which there are some of the best ‘Blue Flag’ beaches in Europe.
This area, including the famous Costa Blanca, is a major attraction for residents and visitors alike. The Spanish love to gather in the hot summer months to sunbathe, swim in clean clear blue Mediterranean waters, and have family fun in the sun. Millions of foreign holidaymakers flock to the white coast every year making southern Spain one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world.
Nature has truly blessed Spain providing long golden sandy beaches as well as rocky coves with mountains in the backdrop. Do not forget Valencia also boasts 22 natural parks some of which are located on the coast and give everyone a great opportunity to explore different coastal environments and wildlife. So where are the best ones? Well that is a difficult question; ask anyone who lives here and they will probably give you a different answer! That is because there is such a great variety to choose from open beach, cove, rustic, semi-urban, urban, and virgin are categorisations allocated by the Valencian tourist agency.
You want big, packed with entertainment and facilities? Then probably Benidorm will suit you. Alternatively, try Torrevieja but the playas are shorter and rocky in places. Guardamar – La Marina is another popular choice with its gorgeous coastline stretching for many inviting kilometres. However, if you prefer small, quiet, and low key try La Zenia, Orihuela Costa with its little coves and scenic coastal path walks. It is estimated that there are 3,000 hours of sunshine in this region so you have plenty of time to try a variety of locations and see what suits you. However, one thing they all have in common is clean water, well-tended beaches and usually plenty of free parking. However, it is not all about stretched out on the sand soaking up sun. For the more energetic there is a never ending list of sports facilities, including sailing, surfboarding, windsurfing, water-skiing, fishing, and coastal walking, to name but a few. Most have 32
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Costa Blanca good access for disabled with ramps and wooden decked pathways. There are marinas up and down the province including Alicante with some serious motor cruisers, to rival Monaco, berthed amongst some lesser craft. Torrevieja boasts three marinas, including the new Salinas with its bars and sunny terraces, perfect for enjoying a cool drink, overlooking the craft. Valencian Culinary Traditions
There is nothing like a dose of sea air to build up an appetite. Food is
a subject close to the heart of all Spanish so you will be able to find some great restaurants to enjoy near the seaside. You will probably discover the best value is the ‘Menu del Dia’ which is a set priced menu ranging from around eight euros upwards. Unsurprisingly you will see fish dishes featured on the menu maybe served with rice as paella, Valencia’s most famous dish. The region also produces some fine wines and liqueurs to complement the cuisine. Typically larger beaches will have ‘chiringuitos’ or beach bars serving a range of snacks and cold drinks plus or course everyone’s summer favourite - ice cream. Fiestas
Yes, the coast has theirs too; Moors and Christians fiestas remain popular with mock battles held on the beach. Plenty to choose from but try Guardamar July 24/26 or Villajoyosa 24/31st. On the 17th Moraira will have bulls with a difference (it involves the sea). For something a bit more cultural - International Singing the Habaneras, Torrevieja July 19/27th. Wherever you are there is sure to be something happening. Coastal Markets
Torrevieja is reputed to have the biggest street market (Friday) on the
Costa Blanca. Also check out: Monday: Denia, San Pedro. Tuesday: Altea, Wednesday: Guardamar, Thursday: La Marina, Alicante, Friday: Pilar de Horadada (pm) Saturday: Santa Pola, Calpe. During the summer, many towns have daily markets selling tourist goods (as against fruit and vegetables) great for a summers evening stroll hunting for bargains. At last – N332 Coast Road is widened.
Following the building boom, the coastal N332 road has long since
failed to cope with increased traffic volumes making coastal driving a summer nightmare. However, big yellow machines have been hard at work resulting in it rapidly becoming a dual carriageway from Pilar de Horadada to Guardamar. Many new bridges, roundabouts, and slip roads will ease this infamous congestion bottleneck or, more accurately, to move it further north along the coast where the N332 remains single carriageway. Perhaps their turn will come after the crisis has eased. Look Out For:
Alfaz de Pi – Annual Film Festival July 3rd – 12th. An international event based in this small seaside town north of Alicante, near Benidorm. Rub shoulders with rich and famous jet setters keep that camera handy!
Alicante Promenade
Next month: We will look at coastal property, nightlife and other aspects of this famous coastal region.
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Apollo 11. One Small Step on The Moon This month marks the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landings. It was on July 20th 1969 that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed their spider-like Lunar Module ‘Eagle’ onto the Sea of Tranquility. Apollo was the name given to NASA’s Moon landing program and each of the giant Saturn V rockets that were to be used was given the name plus a number. Apollo 1 was unfortunately a massive disaster in January 1967 when a fire broke out in the command module while it was still undergoing tests on the launch pad. All three astronauts perished in the fire. Apollo 2,3,4,5 and 6 where unmanned launches to test various systems. But NASA where racing ahead to complete President Kennedy’s pledge to land a Man on the Moon before the end of the 1960’s and beat the Russian’s to the goal. So in October 1968 they launched the first manned Saturn V rocket Apollo 7. Apollo 7 stayed in Earth orbit again as a test vehicle. But time was running out for NASA so in December 1968 they boldly went where no man had gone before and launched Apollo 8 on a journey around the Moon. Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders became the first humans to see the far side of the Moon and to watch the first ever ‘Earth rise’ as the Earth began to rise over the lunar surface. Apollo 9 was a low Earth test of the Lunar Module in March 1969 and in May 1969 Apollo 10 paved the way forward for a full Moon landing when the crew took the Lunar Module to within 10 miles of the Moons surface. All systems where go for a landing and Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on 16th July 1969 on its historic trip to the Moon. Michael Collins was to remain in Lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the Moons surface. Although it was 20th July when the Lunar Module with Armstrong and Aldrin inside landed on the Moon it was several hours later in the early hours of 21st July that Armstrong stepped onto the Moon with the words ‘That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind’. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 2 ½ hours exploring the Moons surface and collecting rock samples to be returned to Earth. There was to be another 6 manned flights to the Moon up to 1972. Apollo 13 being the only mission that failed to land following an explosion on board during the flight to the Moon. Apollo 17 was to be the last flight as cut backs to the NASA budget caused the scrapping of Apollo’s 18 to 22. So raise a glass and toast 12 very brave men, the pioneers of a trip to another world. Happy Birthday Apollo 11. For updated news on The Costa Del Stars go to www. kencampbell.info 34
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Mosquito Prevention and Control The most effective way to reduce the number of mosquitoes around homes and neighbourhoods is to find and eliminate their breeding sites - standing water. Regardless of recent weather patterns, wet, dry, warm, or cool, there are plenty of potential places in which mosquitoes can develop. A neglected bird-bath, even a swimming pool, can produce hundreds of mosquitoes in a just few days. There are steps that YOU can take to minimise mosquito breeding on your property: 1. Dispose of ANYTHING that can hold water. Empty accumulated water from boats, wheel barrows, pet dishes, and flower pot bases. 2. Clean debris from gutters and unclog obstructed downpipes. Remove any standing water on flat roofs. Repair leaking taps that produce puddles. 3. Change water in bird baths at least once a week and keep swimming pools cleaned and chlorinated. Ornamental pools can be aerated or stocked with mosquito-eating fish. Aeration / water movement helps because mosquitoes prefer quiet, non-flowing water for egg-laying and development. 4. Fill or drain ditches and swampy areas, and remove, drain, or fill tree holes and stumps with mortar or sealant to prevent accumulation of water. 5. Irrigate lawns and gardens carefully to prevent excess water from stagnating. 6. Visit www.insectsaway.com or call 968171542 for more information on mosquito and biting insect control.
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Where do we come from? Celebrating Darwin Part 5 - The Start of Life - Evolution Continues One of the most significant steps in evolution was the development of cells or groups of cells that could harness the power of the sun, using photosynthesis as an energy (food) source. The harnessing of the sun’s energy in this way led to several major changes to life on Earth. The process of Photosynthesis produces Oxygen as a waste product, a corrosive, highly volatile gas, highly reactive agent (yes the stuff we breath) just what evolution needed to speed up those random chemical reactions and DNA mutations that allows evolution to happen. It is likely that the initial cells to benefit from a simple photosynthesis process were all heterotrophs, using surrounding organic molecules as raw material and an energy source. As the food supply diminished, some cells that had improved efficiency in sunlight, hence needing less organic material survived. Gradually these cells relied more and more on the utilisation of sunlight to assist in there use of energy. Estimates vary, but by about 3 billion years ago, something similar to modern photosynthesis had probably developed. The start of what could be called simple plant life all though still at microscopic size. Photosynthesis used the plentiful carbon dioxide and water as raw materials and, with the energy of sunlight, produced energy-rich organic molecules, carbohydrates. This was really the beginning of carbon based life forms, just like us. Oxygen was produced as a waste product of photosynthesis. At first it became bound up with limestone, iron, and other minerals as oxides. There is substantial proof of this in iron-oxide rich layers in geological strata that correspond with this time period. The oceans would have turned to a green color while oxygen was reacting with the mineral rich waters. When these chemical reactions stopped, oxygen could finally enter the atmosphere. Though each cell only produced a minute amount of oxygen, the combined metabolism of many cells over a vast period of time transformed Earth’s atmosphere to its current state. Among the oldest examples of oxygen-producing life forms are Stromatolites, a life form that still exists today on the coast of Australia. A life form, that found a niche and has survived almost unchanged for nearly 3 Billion years. Although at one time Stromatolites were abundant all over the world in the warm seas, now they can only be found in one isolated spot. This, then, is Earth’s third very distinct atmosphere. Some of the oxygen was stimulated by incoming ultraviolet radiation to form ozone, which collected in a layer near the upper part of the atmosphere. The ozone layer absorbed, and still absorbs, a significant amount of the ultraviolet radiation that once had passed through the atmosphere. It allowed cells to colonize the surface of the ocean and ultimately the land. Without the ozone layer, ultraviolet radiation bombarding the surface would have caused unsustainable levels of mutation in exposed cells, something that muticellular life forms are less tolerant of. Besides making large amounts of energy available to life-forms and blocking ultraviolet radiation, the effects of photosynthesis had a third, major, and world-changing impact. Oxygen was toxic to most of the other early life forms and probably much of the life on Earth died out as the oxygen levels rose in what is known as the “Oxygen Catastrophe”. Some resistant life forms survived and thrived, and some developed the ability to use oxygen to enhance their metabolism and derive more energy from the same food. 36
For about the next 1 Billion years life remained microscopic with most life forms being like bacteria. Around 2 Billion years ago, a bacterial cell related to today’s Rickettsia entered a larger prokaryotic cell. Perhaps the large cell attempted to ingest the smaller one but failed (maybe due to the evolution of prey defenses). Perhaps the smaller cell attempted to parasitize the larger one. In any case, the smaller cell survived inside the larger cell. Using oxygen, it was able to metabolize the larger cell’s waste products and derive more energy. Some of this surplus energy was returned to the host. The smaller cell replicated inside the larger one, and soon a stable symbiotic relationship developed. Over time the host cell acquired some of the genes of the smaller cells, and the two kinds became totally dependent on each other. The larger cell could not survive without the energy produced by the smaller ones, and these in turn could not survive without the raw materials provided by the larger cell. Symbiosis developed between the larger cell and the population of smaller cells inside it to the extent that they are considered to have become a single organism, the smaller cells being classified as mitochondria. A similar event took place with photosynthetic cyanobacteria entering larger heterotrophic cells and becoming chloroplasts. Probably as a result of these changes, a line of cells capable of photosynthesis split off from the other eukaryotes some time before one billion years ago. Archaeans, bacteria, and eukaryotes continued to diversify and to become more sophisticated and better adapted to their environments. Each domain repeatedly split into multiple lineages, although little is known about the history of the archaea and bacteria. The cells we would now classify as plant, animal, and fungi lines had all split, though they still existed as solitary cells. Some of these lived in colonies, and gradually some division of labour began to take place; for instance, cells on the periphery might have started to assume different roles from those in the interior. Although the division between a colony with specialized cells and a multicellular organism is not always clear, around 1 billion years ago the first multi-cellular plants emerged, probably a green algae. Evolution starts to speed up, by around 900 million years ago true multi-cellularity had also evolved in simple life forms we would now classify as animals. The first “Animal” was probably somewhat similar to today’s sponges, where all cells were totipotent and a disrupted organism could reassemble itself. As the division of labour became more complete in all lines of multi-cellular organisms, cells became more specialized and more dependent on each other; isolated cells would die. For most of Earth’s history, there were no multi-cellular organisms on land. Parts of the surface will have resembled this view of Mars.
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Costa Blanca Oxygen accumulation from photosynthesis resulted in the formation of an ozone layer that absorbed much of Sun’s harmful radiation, meaning unicellular organisms that reached land were less likely to die, and prokaryotes began to multiply and become better adapted to survival out of the water. For a long time, the land remained barren of multicellular organisms. Tiny free swimming organisms, a fish like creature, the earliest vertebrates, evolved in the oceans around 530 million years ago. The first arthropods were also starting to appear. These developed in to creatures like scorpions and crabs etc. over the next 70 million years. Plants (probably resembling algae) and fungi started growing at the edges of the water, and then gradually migrated out of it, managing to survive in drier and more arid environments. The oldest fossils of land fungi and plants date to 480–460 million years ago. Initially remaining close to the water’s edge, mutations and variations resulted in further colonization of this new environment. The timing of the first animals to leave the oceans is not precisely known: the oldest clear evidence is of arthropds on land is around 450 million years ago, perhaps thriving and becoming better adapted due to the vast food source provided by the terrestrial plants (algae) now abundant on the land. Mosses also evolved locking in moisture and nutrients providing yet another environment that could be colonised. Around 380 to 375 million years ago, the first tetrapods evolved from the early fish. It is thought that perhaps fins evolved to become limbs which allowed the first tetrapods to briefly climb on to land and to breathe air. This would let them survive in oxygen-poor water or pursue small prey in shallow water and on to the margins They may have later ventured on land for brief periods. Eventually, some of them became so well adapted to terrestrial life that they spent their adult lives on land, although they hatched in the water and returned to lay their eggs. This was the origin of the amphibians. About 360 million years ago plants evolved seeds, which dramatically accelerated their spread on land. Some 20 million years later, 340 million years ago, the amniotic egg evolved, (an egg with a waterproof casing) which could be laid on land, giving a survival advantage to tetrapod and amphibian embryos. This resulted in the divergence of amniotes from amphibians and what we call true reptiles started to appear. Another 30 million years saw the divergence of the synapsids (including mammals) from the sauropsides (including birds and reptiles). Other groups of organisms continued to evolve and lines diverged—in fish, insects, bacteria, and so on—but less is known of the details. Around 230 million years ago dinosaurs split off from their reptilian ancestors and they soon became dominant among the vertebrates. Though some of the mammalian lines began to separate during this period, existing mammals were probably all small animals resembling shrews. The boundary between avian and non-avian dinosaurs is not clear, but Archaeopteryx, traditionally considered one of the first birds, lived around 150 million years ago. The earliest evidence for plants evolving flowers is some 20 million years later, 132 million years ago.
ONTH NEXT M an. tion Of M lu o v E e h T
Dinosaurs ruled the earth from 230 million ago until about 65 million years ago when a 10-kilometre wide meteorite struck Earth just off the Yucatan Peninsula where the Chicxulub crater is today. This ejected vast quantities of particulate matter and vapor into the air that drastically reduced sunlight, inhibiting photosynthesis causing much of the plant life to die causing most large animals to die of starvation, the vast majority of dinosaurs became extinct. Following this mass extinction, mammals rapidly diversified, grew larger, and became the dominant vertebrates. Perhaps a couple of million years later (around 63 million years ago), the last common ancestor of primates lived. By 34 million years ago some terrestrial mammals had returned to the oceans to become animals such as Basilosaurus which later gave rise to dolphins and whales..
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by David Billington
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Alcala Del Jucar is an interesting town that I visited recently. It was the middle of February, I had been to visit another village and was passing Alcala mid afternoon whilst on my way back home. The village is basically built into the side of a mountain, on the approach road to Alcala, I thought that the view was spectacular with all the whitewashed houses rising skywards. It is known that in the twelfth century a Muslim fortress was built on the banks of the river by the Arabs to form a defensive line to contain the increasing pressure from the Christian kings. Initially, this was a village called Alcalá Jorquera, until April 18 1364, Pedro I signed a document in Grao Valencia, giving the Alcalá del Jucar village segregation from Jorquera. First of all I parked my car in a large free car park near to a basin of the river. There is not much open during the week at this time of the year. Some attractions are only open at the weekend, with much more being open all week long during the holiday seasons. At the basin, there was sign indicating a boat ride during the summer months. I crossed over the Roman Bridge and commenced a very steep walk up and up towards the Muslim Castle. The first road that I came to was a series of gradual steps which initially take you up to the main Parish Church.This is an impressive building which appears to have a history from the 15th to the 18th century. It has a very tall triangular shaped dome which towers over the village. On this road of steps I was a little surprised to see cars parked outside various houses and buildings. What surprised me even more was the fact that I saw a person get into a car and drive quite normally along this road, down the steps. (Something that you may normally see in an adventure film!). There is no way that I would have driven my car here! Onwards and upwards. You just cannot drive any further; all the roads are mere alleyways. There are just lines after line of houses that zig zag there way up the mountainside. I walked along one alleyway and then I had to go up a small passage onto another alleyway. After about a half hour of zigzagging upwards, I came to the entrance of the Castle. At this time of day I knew it would be closed, but the views from here are fantastic. You can absolutely everything in the village from here. You are looking down across rooftops; you are looking down at the large Church. I could see my car in the car park, it looked like a dot! You can see the strangely shaped Plaza de Toros. It was quite pleasant standing here looking down on the village and having a rest for 15 minutes or so to catch my breath. I am a fit person, but the alleyways and passages are quite steep. On the way down again, I saw a handful of signs advertising caves, this is a popular attraction for visiting caves, one in particular that I saw was called Cueva del Diablo (Devils Cave). There were a few different cave names being advertised at various intervals. At the bottom again, near The Roman Bridge, there is a tourist information office, the sign on the door advertising that it only opens at the weekend during Winter time and open at the usual Spanish times during the holiday season. Having a wander around this part of the town, I saw a lot of restaurants, café’s and bars, along with quite a reasonable number of hotels, I should imagine that in the holiday season that Alcala Del Jucar is a very busy tourist village. I would like to see the Castle properly and possibly visit one of the Caves; this is a village that I will definitely visit again for a full day trip. From my area of Pinoso, this was a very easy and enjoyable drive of just a little under 2 hours. I would recommend a visit to any keen day trippers, but choose a suitable time to go. E-mail: theinlandmagazine@yahoo.co.uk • Web site: www.timspain.com
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Security Systems
with varifocal lens’s which allow you to set the angle and focus on installation. Approximate Horizontal angles of view of cameras (in degrees) Sensor Size
the jargon.
We have looked at general security of your property, now let’s look at some of the equipment that can enhance the security of your property, and bust some of
How to choose the right CCTV? Let’s look at cameras. Start by asking the following questions. 1. What size of area will the camera be looking at? 2. What level of detail is required? Picture Format B/W cameras are sensitive to light and ideal for use in dark areas or at night. Colour cameras need good lighting to provide good quality colour images which contain far more information. Day/ Night cameras, produce B/W images in low light conditions and colour in good lighting. Available with built in Infra Red LEDs, allowing the camera to see in complete darkness. Lens Type A mixture of sensor size and lens size (focal length) see table below, the smaller the size the wider the viewing angle. However the wider the viewing angle the smaller objects will appear. For more detail you need a smaller viewing angle. Cameras are available
Focal Length of Lens 2.8/3.2
¼”
1/3”
92
3.3 90
3.6/3.7
3.8/3.9
4.0
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60
50
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71
64
5.0 49
6.0
8.0
33
27
43
35
9.0
11.0
30
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Camera Visibility Overt/Deterrent styles of cameras usually have a visual presence in the environment and are great deterrent against opportunist crime. Covert/Hidden styles of camera tend to be very small or disguised as another object (ie. smoke alarm), designed to detect crime taking place. Discreet styles of cameras have a contemporary design, usually small to medium in size. They are a mix of Overt and Hidden cameras, offering unintrusive surveillance. Picture Quality Do you require a good image or a general overview of the environment? TVL (Television Lines) are the number of horizontal lines produced by a camera and are a measure of picture resolution or sharpness. The higher the TVL, the better the image quality. The higher your requirements the higher the resolution you need. steve@extravisionsecurity.com ** Security tip – if you have outside sockets, especially near windows, fit switches inside your home to disable the sockets when not in use. Why give a thief the “power” to affect an entrance.
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The Golf Whisperer Chris Harvey is a diploma certificated professional golf teacher and holds a level 3 international golf coach’s card from the WGTF of GB&I(One of the three PGAs licensed in the UK) and has been a qualified biomechanical sports instructor since 1984. The “GolfIntuition” golf swing school is now open, just inland from Torrevieja, and is fully air conditioned, in addition to personal coaching every ‘BE MY GOLF COACH’ student receives a video swing diary, written monitoring, AVK assessment, drills and training pack, aide memoir, telephone helpline, monthly newsletter, and 9 hole accompanied round per month for one fixed monthly fee. Other packages are available, for any part of your game that requires looking at from 30€ per hour. Call Chris on 627 114 628 or e-mail any questions you may have to pro4hire@gmail.com
ssshh! You don’t want everyone to know Last month we looked at the very personal subject of putting and I spoke of my belief that whatever style you use to putt it is equally important for you to correctly read the green, as it is to concern yourself with the mechanics of the operation, if you missed it you can download it from www.timspain.com SO, ARE YOU A SWINGER…..( or do you try to hit the ball )?
shot and that the myriad of unpredictable events that effect the result of any golf shot are equally uncontrollable by them and therefore they spend merely a moment to accept that result, learn from it and move on to the next shot. Swingers are both happy and enlightened golfers who are a pleasure to play with, always quick to congratulate opponents on well struck shots and great results even if lady luck has played a large part.
This is not a difficult question, although it takes an honest person to truly answer it.
On the other hand hitters have excuses for their excuses, are self abusers in every sense of the expression, allow themselves to get in their own way and value for money from green fees is derived purely from taking far too many shots from all over the golf course.
A Swinger, (in golf, not the type you can read about in the small ad’s), is a player who through dedication to practicing that which they learnt with their coach, & honing all of it’s component parts through practice drills, until they groove their own very personal adaptation of the golf swing.
The metamorphosis from hitter to swinger is a simple one that can be embarked upon at anytime in your golfing life and is as easy as picking up the phone or filling in the competition form in this magazine.
This becomes (usually) a smooth repeatable motion that the player can adjust, minutely at will, to create a desired ball flight. Players who have been taught to swing the club can, with regard to the power game, draw, fade, hook, slice, block, push or even create a perfectly straight ball flight at will. They can, in their finesse game, construct shots of devastating accuracy by employing percentages of their swing combined with the various degrees of loft and bounce offered by the club manufacturers today.
The beauty of the swinger butterfly that emerges from the chrysalis that was the hitter is truly a wonder to behold, the value for money that is gained from taking less shots is untold, the sense of wellbeing as you journey toward golfing enlightenment is nirvana. I was a hitter for over thirty years, then EUREKA!! Now I wish to share these fabulous secrets with you. Call today it is the best money you will spend on golf this year, I promise, or I’ll give you your money back. Don’t forget any improvement counts, as does every shot.
Their confidence is borne of their consistency which is in turn borne of their swing.
Signing my card for now,
Swingers do not apologize beforehand to their playing partners or complain vociferously when in receipt of an undesired result.
If asked to move your marker, flip it over to remind yourself and avoid any penalty shots.
Swingers understand that they control only that which proceeds the
NEXT MONTH, “What the hell is NLP”?
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H o n d o n Va l l e y G o l f S o c i e t y IT’S MUSIC TO TERRY’S EARS AS HE WINS BAR PEPIN STABLEFORD at ALICANTE Winners of Bar Pepin Stableford – Alicante Golf – Tuesday 9th June
Member
Category
Terry HOPPER
Overall Winner
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MP3 Player
Martin TAYLOR
Gold Winner
37
Brandy/ Chocolates
Terry HOPPER
Silver Winner
Les GODDARD
Bronze Winner
Runners Up: John FOWLER,
Roy WHITE &
Les GODDARD
Nearest the Pin
Points
Prize
On a beautiful day for golf played on a course in immaculate condition, 34 HVGS members arrived in San Juan to sample 39 MP3 Player the coffee and tostada which they were surprised and delighted to find was “on the house” and included in the green fee. A 38 Brandy/ Chocolates good start to the day for most then, although a free caffeine injection was too much for one lady member who arrived at the driving range thinking she could bang a bucket of balls Albert BAGGALEY Box of Wine down the range without any clubs!
Martin TAYLOR Bob WATSON
3rd
Beer/ Golf Book
12th
Beer/ Golf Book
17th
Beer/ Golf Book
Martin TAYLOR
Gross on Par 3s
22 shots
Bar Pepin Sunday Lunch 4 2
Alan PEARSON
Green Fee Refund
Drawn
€40 cash
Forthcoming HVGS Golf Days and Other Events
Tuesday 7th July El Plantio Wednesday 12th August Lo Romero Wednesday 9th Sept Roda Golf Tuesday 6th October Alicante Golf Friday 4th December La Finca
Meet 09.15 am in Clubhouse Meet 09.15 am in Clubhouse Meet 09.15 am in Clubhouse Meet 09.45 am in Clubhouse Dinner and Presentation Night 7.30 pm
LEFT to RIGHT : Terry goes for a hole in one at the 3rd! A rose between three thorns. L to R: Geoff Rabey, John Ross, Lesley Peacham and Tony Brewer Captain Les congratulates Martin Taylor on winning Gold, Nearest the Pin and Bar Pepin Meal Voucher Terry with his MP3 Player.
Terry Hopper won an MP3 Player sponsored by Bar Pepin as he carded 39 points to win the June Stableford at Alicante Golf. Martin Taylor won the Gold Section and Captain Les the Bronze Section with 37 and 38 points respectively. Martin Taylor won a Bar Pepin Sunday Lunch for Two Voucher for winning the “Best Gross Score on the Par 3s” with 22 shots on countback.
Nine groups out on the course proceeded without too many hiccups and enjoyed the near perfect conditions for golf. A couple of incidents did come to the notice of your roving reporter on the course. Dave Annetts was severely censured for mobile phone abuse on the 10th Tee and Tony Bee’s pride was bruised as he intercepted a golf ball well struck by Frozen Food John. 12 handicapper, Tony Bee, was at fault by being in front of the player unaware he was playing a shot! Elsewhere, the immediate past Captain, Jim Lynch, nursing a bad cough, produced a bottle of water from his cavernous bag and offered it to Ron the Vice. This water packed quite a punch and had definitely been mixed with rotten potato peelings in some illicit shabeen in the Republic of Ireland; good stuff for a cough perhaps but too much makes your buggy wiggle a bit! Captain Les was delighted with the turnout and the relaxed and friendly atmosphere exuded by the members. He thanked Bar Pepin, the main sponsors, for their continued support of the HVGS. He also complemented Alicante Golf for preparing a lovely course with some unusual pin positions before outlining plans for the End of Season Dinner and Presentation Night. For information on how to join HVGS contact the Secretary, Trevor Batchelor, on 687987229 or email trevor.batchelor@ hotmail.com . To reserve your place on the list for the Society Golf Days contact the Captain, Les Goddard, on 670966670 or e-mail lesarsenal@hotmail.com
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The Ayora Golf Society The Ayora Valley Golf Society held its monthly society meeting at the Las Pinaillas course near Albacete on Tuesday the 2nd of June.
3. John Wood, treasurer, winner of the nearest to the pin hole 17 4. Ian Forbes with Dave Greggan.
Both the weather and the course were first class as was the golf of the winner in division 1, Ian Forbes the past captain who came in with 35 points and also who won the longest drive (picture 4) shown here receiving his prize from the captain Dave Greggan. Other prize winners were:
The society, although 25 strong is making progress with three new members joining from the 1st july but we are still seeking more golfers to join in and have a good day out. The joining fee is only 50 euros, returnable on leaving the society.
1. Barry Gooding, winner of division 2 2. Eve Houghton, winner of the ladies section
For more details contact the secretary, John Tingley on either 96 189 8241 or 620 035 825.
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by Karen of Kazkuts
Short Summer Hairstyles for those of you considering a short a short hairstyle for the summer and being free of all that long hair, these styles might be exactly what you’re looking for! These short choppy easy care styles can be adapted to suit most ages and face shapes and could give you a real confidence boost for this summer. If your hair is already short, a slight modification of the cut maybe all that is needed to funk up your style.
TOOLS FOR STYLING SHORT HAIR. Most of the same gels, sprays, waxes etc used for other hair lengths will work on short hair. But there are certain products especially for short hair that will add more texture and improve the look of the style. Narrow hair straighteners are also a good buy, especially for curly hair or even just to use on an unruly fringe. Ask your stylist to recommend the best tools and products for your style. regards Karen “KAZKUTZ” see add page 60. 42
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The Cancerian character is the least clear-cut of all those associated with the signs of the zodiac. It can range from the timid, dull, shy and withdrawn to the most brilliant, and famous Cancerians are to be found through the whole range of human activity. It is a fundamentally conservative and home-loving nature, appreciating the nest like quality of a secure base to which the male can retire when he needs a respite from the stresses of life, and in which the Cancerian woman can exercise her strong maternal instincts. The latter tends to like and to have a large family. `Nest like’ is an appropriate adjective for the Cancerian home, for its inhabitants tend to favor the dark, mysterious but comfortable type of house which has something of the air of a den about it, a place which belongs to the family rather than existing as a showcase to impress visitors.
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Although you have the power to push people around, it doesn’t mean you should use it. On the contrary, nudging someone beyond their limits will make you look like a bully. A gentler approach is needed. If someone defies your authority, don’t take it personally. They are just reacting to your position. Of course, you need to establish you’re the dominant figure here. Do this by an imposing a punishment that is strict but fair. Refrain from abusive language.
You’re notoriously stubborn, particularly in matters of ethics. Unfortunately, everyone else doesn’t share your views. This doesn’t give you license to lecture them. In fact, the more you try to shame people into doing things your way, the more they’ll resist your efforts. It’s fine to voice your dissention, but do it in a quiet, dignified way. When it comes to religion and politics, you should probably keep entirely silent or a pleasant group dynamic will be destroyed.
If you’ve been irresponsible with joint finances, you’ve got to come clean. The person who shares this money with you deserves to know the truth. Granted, this confession will be a serious blow to your relationship. Your union may not even survive. Still, it’s better to prepare them now than to have them learn about the situation through other means. If you’re in serious debt, think about your options. A financial expert can help you decide the best route to take.
An intimate relationship is showing signs of strain. If the passion has gone out of a romantic union, it’s up to you to restore it. Of course, it’s possible you’ve tried everything to keep the magic alive, and still nothing changes. If that’s the case, perhaps it’s time to part ways. A tenacious person like you hates to let go of something so precious, but consider how unhappy you’ve been. Lean on friends for support as you make the break.
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Work could be unbearable and you simply can’t function under these conditions. Although bystanders will say you’re crazy for walking away from work in today’s economy, you simply don’t have a choice. If you’re coping with an abusive boss or colleague, consider filing a complaint or launching a lawsuit or they will continue mistreating the weaker members of the team. Draw on your spiritual reserves when your confidence wavers. You’re stronger than you realise.
Childish rebellion is about to break through that earnest veneer of yours. You are sick and tired of being the responsible one all of the time. A friend who promised to take care of certain responsibilities could back out of the deal. It will be impossible to contain your anger and disappointment. Don’t let this setback prevent you from going on holiday or spending more time on the activities you love. If you’re stuck, hire a professional to handle things while you’re away.
You may have no other choice but to leave your home. Although this comes as a bitter blow, there is no point in dwelling on your grief. Pack your stuff and get out of there as soon as possible or the situation will continue to weigh on your heart. A nurturing male friend is willing to take you in while you find another place to live. Don’t let pride stand in the way of doing what is best. If you have young children, this is especially important.
You’re about to be told of some harsh realities which have slipped beneath your radar. Normally, you’re more perceptive. This time you wanted so much to believe things were good that you lost sight of the truth. Stop deferring to someone who always makes you feel inferior. While it’s true they have superior knowledge, this doesn’t mean you are worthless. On the contrary, you possess a talent that consumes them with jealousy. Stop neglecting this gift; it needs nurturing.
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Underhanded business tactics will catch up to you. It’s better to be forthright about your products and services, even at the risk of losing clients. If you’ve been involved with illegal activities, it’s time to come clean. Notifying the authorities will mitigate your punishment. If your lover or business partner has put you in financial jeopardy, you’ve got to move quickly. Ask a financial expert for ways on reducing the damage. Your livelihood is at stake.
Headstrong behaviour is driving people from your door. You possess tremendous leadership ability, but need to learn how to exercise it effectively. Just because you think you know the best way to do things doesn’t mean you can impose your will on others. The best executives win people to their side before putting a plan into action. Take a romantic or business partner’s threats seriously. If you don’t change your ways, your relationship will fall apart.
An intimate intrigue could lead to disaster. Whether you’re a direct participant or someone’s alibi, you need to come clean. Continuing this deception will hurt innocent people and ruin your reputation. Yes, it’s been fun harbouring a secret, but there are better ways to make life exciting. Maybe the reason you went down this path is because you’ve been playing it safe. Finding a more challenging line of work could cause your craving for drama to subside.
You can’t fight a bullying bureaucracy at least not today. Trying to swim against the tide will just leave you battered and bruised. It’s better to play along, even if your conscience is screaming in agony. Resist the urge to drop your duties for the sake of pleasure. If people see you having fun while everyone else is toiling away, you’ll be a social pariah. A love affair may feel more oppressive than pleasurable. Break things off now, while you’re still in control.
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to a two-part series on the use of filters. Many people now assume that filter effects can be created using post-processing software such as Adobe Photoshop, which too a certain extent is true. However, I’m a great believer in ‘getting it right’ in the camera first of all. If I have to spend more than five minutes post-processing an image then I’m disappointed.
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filters can transform your photography and breathe new life into your images but like any piece of equipment each filter serves its own purpose and works better in certain situations.
One of the most useful filters is a polarizer filter. If you could take one filter with you on a desert island, this should be the one you take. Polarizers are used to increase saturation; they make greens greener and blue skies bluer. They can also help reduce glare and reflections on shiny surfaces such as water and buildings. There are two types of polarizer, linear and circular but the circular type is the best one to use. A linear filter can affect the camera’s metering system, so only opt for this if you use a manual camera. You can see the effect of a polarizer by looking through
the viewfinder. For best results keep the sun at 90 degrees to the camera, this will give you the deepest blue sky. Because this filter reduces glare and reflections, it is ideal for shooting water and architecture. Bear in mind that foliage can also suffer from glare so it is worth trying out a polarizer to see what effect it has, particularly if your desert island has palm trees on it!
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Pro tips: 1. Put your sunglasses on-this will immediately give you an idea of the kind of effect a polariser will give you. 2. Be careful when using a polariser with a wide-angle lens as you can record uneven tones in the sky. 3. Go out, experiment and enjoy. Rodg Holden LRPS
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The Lizard Cage By Karen Connelly Vintage Books £ 7.99 The Lizard cage is another prize winning book!! Just how many prize winning competitions are there? This time it is Winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for New Writers, it is quite bewildering. For example, it took me an age to work out what the Booker prize meant, yet another literary award, I had thought that it was a pretentious play on words, not a bit of it! It merely meant that a chain of food wholesalers stumped up the prize money, and at the same time, obviously hoped that discerning readers would in return patronise their wholesale warehouses, all very odd! I am happy that Karen Connelly has won this prize, and I am even happier to of discovered this book. Her writing is strong, and typical of the poet that she is. The Lizard Cage has given me even further cause to be more aware, by that I mean, what is going on in the wide world today outside of my quiet village life in Spain. Should we always believe what is fed to us by the media? Where is the truth? For instance! Who is Aung San Suu Kyi? She is the leader of the opposition in Burma, and likely still under house arrest today. Quite by chance, some weeks ago I saw this beautiful woman on television, and I was awe struck by her, already in her sixties, such power and presence in her face, the memory has lingered. This book is about Burma, re-named Myanmar by the dreadful regime that has such a fearsome grip on the country, and its people. The plight of these people, and the systematic destruction of its society, rather curiously does not receive strong media coverage. For me, it has taken this wonderful book to create further awareness of the plight of this country, and in turn hopefully do the same for other readers. Teza is a young student blessed with a wonderful singing voice, known as Songbird; he is imprisoned for singing what is seen by the authorities as subversive songs. The sentence given is twenty seven years in solitary confinement, kept in a cage. Having in his young life been brought up in the Buddhist tradition he naturally learns to communicate with the creatures that share his cage. They provide an aide to his survival. Lizards are also inhabitants of his cage. Teza is obviously enormously disturbed, and in order to stay alive, he finds that he has to kill these creatures to supplement his meagre prison diet. This is strictly against the Buddhist law, that sentient creatures should never be killed, after all, they have a right to life. A senior warden of the prison, Chit Naing, begins to sympathise with the cruel way that Teza is incarcerated and slowly becomes a slight lifeline for Teza. Chit Naing has also befriended Teza’s mother on the outside, and acts as an emotional go-between. The depiction of a prison warder, known as Handsome is extremely frightening. Sadly, one can only imagine that such characters exist in these inhuman institutions, overseeing with enthusiasm the overt cruelty meted out to its prisoners. Emotional and spiritual salvation is eventually found by Teza in the unlikely form of a young orphan boy, Nyi Lay. He lives in the prison 50
grounds in a makeshift hut, and he lives there out of choice and knows nothing of the outside world. Nyi Lay acts as a messenger boy to the prisoners, running errands and serving up food to selected cells, including Teza’s. There is so much more to this book than I can do justice to in a word limited review, suffice to say that this book is powerful and will linger in the most hardened of minds. Meanwhile the regime continues today.
The Other Hand By Chris Cleave Sceptre £ 6.99 Shortlisted for the Costa prize! Yet another one! Nothing to do with the Spanish Costas, I hasten to add. In some ways this is an urgent and wryly funny novel, I suppose depending on one’s own interpretation of life and its peculiarities. The initial chapters certainly have some literally funny interpretations of speech patterns by Yevette, a Jamaican asylum seeker. This in turn gives rise to the notion that the reader could be in for a rollicking ride, not so. As the novel progresses and the story unfurls, the reader is engrossed into a heart rendering story of love lost and found, a story of hope and despair, in equal measures. Little Bee is also an asylum seeker from Nigeria, and both girls finds themselves in an English institution known as an Immigration Removal Centre, one of many that are scattered all over England; a softer version of prison, where human rights are vaguely administered. Twenty foot high outer fences with razor wire are about as soft as it gets. Little Bee and Yevette along with two other unfortunates manage to escape their incarceration; a surreptitious plan by Yevette comes to fruition with the desired effect. The new found freedom throws up all manner of problems for these young women, the main problem being that they have no proper documentation; the prospect of being forced back to their prospective countries is not an option. Little Bee is the central character running through the story lines, it is through this characterization mainly, that the author is able to deliver a certain message, it is left for the reader to decide what particular message is being delivered and what moral issue is personally substantive. Equally central to what eventually turns out to be an amazing story, are the lives of Sarah and Andrew, and young son Charlie who rather irritatingly dresses up as Batman and is besotted by everything Batman. The irritating bit is purely my view. It is the mark of a well written book if the characters are vivid and believable, but I personally found Batman overdone. A chance meeting on a beach in Nigeria between Little Bee, Sarah and Andrew, eventually re-establishes itself in London in strange circumstances, and from thereon in the story gathers pace. One thing for sure, I would not be tempted to use one of those smart looking Nigerian banks that are sometimes advertised on television, and as for a Nigerian beach holiday, simply forget it. Benidorm might be slightly safer, depending of course on one’s constitution!!
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Beware: Cyanide Is Dangerous
by Marty Funkhauser
Last week the Editor, Richard, received a phone call from a lawyer at the government offices in Alicante. A complaint had been made against The Inland Magazine in general and Marty Funkhauser in particular. Whilst Richard was telling me what had happened my mind was racing, who would have made a complaint to an official government department?
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first thought was that it must be the Catholic Church, let’s face it, I have been a little disparaging of late. Perhaps my monthly Bishop Williamson award has upset a few people but then again, the Bishop’s ranting about Holocaust Denial, in a recent interview and you can watch it on www.youtube.com if you doubt me, he says that only 2-300,000 Jews were killed in WW2 by the Nazis and that not a single one was gassed. When questioned further about his “beliefs” he cites that the gassing of millions of people could not be possible because “cyanide is very dangerous” and “could have affected anyone going into the chamber after the gas had been released”. I know this is unbelievable but I swear I am not clever enough to make these things up, they really happen.
piece was published. Meanwhile, Jade’s mum and lesbian of 25 years Jackiey Budden, has eloped to Tenerife with soldier turned chef Jason Cooper. Jackiey believes that her deathbed promise to Jade to look after the kids can still be kept as “I’m only four hours away”!!
It is not my intention to offend anyone and if I have then I apologise. What I write is based upon my opinion but the facts are the facts. My thoughts and words are not necessarily shared by anyone else, least of all the Editor for whose support I am indebted.
My second thought was the World Jewish Council as I have in the main been supportive of the State Of Israel but have at times referred to it as the state of Israel which I suppose is an entirely different thing and I know they can be picky. It can only be good news that Prime Minister Netanyahu is prepared to give up some land at last to the Palestinians after Obama’s efforts.
My
next thought was MP’s Expenses but surely to goodness there can be few people who do not think that they have behaved with total contempt towards those who elected them and, more importantly, pay their wages. Only this morning serial flipper Margaret Beckett is proposing to become Speaker in The House Of Commons. This is the lady who on Question Time told us that we do not understand MP’s expenses nor could we be expected to understand them. If anyone wanted to register a complaint on this theme they would no doubt target the Daily Telegraph where all this news comes from and have been far more scathing than me.
So, if it’s none of the above then I thought it must be an Iranian deeply traumatised by my choice words on President Ahmadinejad but then you only have to look at what is happening in Iran since the elections. I think the actions of the masses speak far louder than any criticisms I may have made about the charming and liberal Ahmadinejad. Richard was still talking and then I heard the words “Jade Goody”. Ok, I had an opinion on Jade Goody and I remember being unsure at the time as to whether there were any likeminded readers who thought that the arranged media circus had a somewhat lack of dignity. In fact I got some fantastic support privately and on the TIM Forum after the 52
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Fishing In S pa in B arbel fishing at Torremendo
by Peter J Walkden BARBEL ARE PERHAPS THE MOST REVERED OF ALL COARSE FISH, AND FOR MANY ANGLERS THE PERSUIT OF THIS SPECIES BECOMES AN OBSESSION. It is little wonder for there is no doubt that the barbel is the hardest fighting coarse fish. When hooked, a barbel uses pure muscle power in the water to create an awe-inspiring, charging fight which will leave you breathless or fishless, depending on whether you are tackled up to cope with trying to stop a veritable steam train. The Embalse la Pedera at Torremendo as some great barbel fishing to offer, large catches are being taken up to 25 fish in one session are common, sadly best weights are only in the 4kg range. For those anglers who have not as yet come in contact with the barbel now is your chance at this venue. A 1kg fish will steal your rod and reel in a flash, do not leave tackle unattended whilst these rascals are around. Float fishing with maggots or melon seeds, yes melon seeds will connect you. The bolt rig method is an other brilliant invention which completely reverses original thinking on the need for extreme sensitivity in terminal tackle. The is in the hair rig which fools the fi sh into taking the bait, but then total sensitivity takes over. Anglers have scanned the brains of fish and surprisingly found them wanting. They are clever ,certainly ,but can only think about one thing at a time. It was found that fi sh picked up a bait, pricked itself on the hook and at the same time, encountered the enormous resistance from a heavy weight its first reaction would be to run away. The first time I tried it ,the effect was almost frightening. One moment the shallow water was all peace and tranquillity, the next it was mayhem. There was a huge explosion as a barbel took my bait and bolted. A big bow-wave mapped its course across the lake, and my reel was back winding at a crazy speed as the fish took line. It turned out not to be a particularly big fi sh at only 3 kg. In many perhaps most cases when using the bolt rig, the fish actually hooks itself against the weight of the lead. Even if lightly hooked or not hooked ,it is obsessed with running away from danger to think about trying to eject the hook. The method is so efficient it catches fish even when the angler is not there. He can come back from the pub or local shop and reel in his prize, raising large question marks about his sportsmanship and the validity of the bolt rig. Many think it is not fishing at all, and I tend to agree. I mention it only to show how far angling is progressing, as a result of modern thinking. With this method the barbel will take all meat baits at this venue.
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“Come on lad”, said the man who was impatiently standing behind Robert on the plane. “We’re all waiting to get off, so please, do get a move on.”
completely change his life. SALES ENGINEER, it would be quite a step up and the possibilities were endless, expenses, dinners and a car.
“What do you mean?” Robert said, turning around. “Get a move on. This is my first time in Spain and I want to enjoy every single second.”
“Hi.” Robert peered into the darkness, puzzled. “Hi,” said the voice again. “Hi,” Robert said, suddenly recognising the woman from the beach. “Fancy a beer?” “I’d like that.” At the beach bar, Robert tried to think of something interesting to say. “Do you like football?” “No.” “What do you think of Elvis?” When she started laughing, he quickly changed that subject. “Where do you work?” he asked. “In an office.” “What do you do?” “A bit of this and a bit of that.” “A typist?” She smiled briefly, shaking her head. “I’m a Senior Sales Engineer.” “Really,” she remarked, looking thoughtful. “It’s very secret and confidential.” “I understand.”
He soon settled in at the hotel. The man from the plane was there with his wife; typical tourists, fancy shorts and I’ve been there T-shirts. He decided he’d best give them a miss. Next morning he was down on the beach before breakfast and he saw a vision coming towards him out of the sea. Her one-piece suit clung to her like a second skin and the water fell in golden droplets from her fair hair as they caught the early morning sun. He stepped forward, eagerly, to speak, but she turned and walked the other way. He wasn’t too disappointed; after all, it was his first morning. The holiday went well, he discovered the local Spanish bars, and he really enjoyed the tapas. Into the second week Robert was a little disappointed he hadn’t seen the woman again, he’d been hoping for a little romance on this holiday, especially being alone. His girl friend had backed out at the last minute with some feeble excuse. She’d found somebody else. Perhaps he was too enthusiastic about certain things, which didn’t always go down too well with the girls. He was a big fan of Elvis, and football; he could talk for hours about that subject. One evening Robert was standing on the beach, thinking about his new plans, and how it could
That pleased him; at last, he was getting somewhere, he thought. As they walked along the beach, later, she suddenly whispered, “Come on, let’s go for a swim.” To his amazement, she quickly slipped off her dress and ran towards the waters edge. Robert hastily followed.
Some time later, as they lay together on the cool sand, Robert closed his eyes and listened to the waves lapping at the waters edge. It had been a very interesting evening, and full of surprises. When he finally opened his eyes, the woman had gone and he didn’t even know her name. During his last few days, he searched ansearched for her, but without success. A few days later, he was back home and waiting for his interview, dressed in his best suit, his shoes shining and wearing a new white shirt, to show off his tan. “It’s your turn,” said the girl at the desk. “Please go in”. Half way across the room, he stopped, rigid with shock and he quickly turned, but the door seemed to be a million miles away and his feet had turned to lead. A very smart and elegant lady was coming towards him, her high heels tapping as they moved across the floor. “I’m Rosemary Smith,” she said, holding out her hand. “Senior Sales Engineer.” Her fingers felt cool in his, but he could only remember how soft her lips had been and how they had tasted of salt from the sea, how her hair had danced so easily in the breeze and how her skin had glowed in the moonlight. And the things he’d said. Taking a deep breath, he waited. She looked closely at him, then, very briefly, a smile touched her lips.
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Plumbing, Drains, Tool Hire, Mobile Welding and Repair Service. Caravan, Auto Tractor and Digger service and repair, I.T.V. Electric Mobility Scooter hire and servicing, also Foldable Wheelchairs, Walking Frames and Crutches etc Delivery possible at extra cost anywhere. Garden Maintenance adn Gravelling. Digger Hire or just operation. Pool cleaning and maintenance Land and Orchard Cultivation or Rotovation Anything you need we are here to help to Help You. Tel Jim 650 867 009 or Denise 965 562 594
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Blue Bicycle Art Club Is running
Creative Art Workshops Daily 10 - 1 Pinoso/Hondon/Fortuna/La Romana
The Art Of Papermaking Magical Mosaic Kite Making And loads more fun workshops For information about dates, venues and booking
Tel: 966 193 773 E-mail: bbac@hotmail.co.uk
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TRADITIONAL ACUPUNCTURE
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Model trains for indoors or out, for age 8 to 108
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Joiner / Carpenter Fully qualified Joiner Can undertake anything from a shelf to a new roof. All general repairs including break in damage Pergolas/ carports/ log stores made to order, or made to any size. Example pergola price: 4.8m x 3.2m €345 Free delivery (Posts 100mm x 100mm, rails 150mm x50mm, solid timbers, screws, bolts, instructions & Treated clear) Timber supplier Workshop between Pinoso & Fortuna 649540016 or whitworthjoinery@gmail. com Enjoy out door living 100% free from Mosquitoes, Flies, etc GO TO – www.insectcurtains.eu Email: insectcurtains@gmail.com Tel: 649540016
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KT Electrics Emergency Lights, Cooker Sockets, New Sockets, Security Lights, Extra Lights and much more... Call Today
Kez 609 203 135
Reiki Courses
2 Day courses All levels taught Lots of practical support Information Pack Lunch included in beautiful relaxed setting. Discover this simple and easy to learn method of relaxation. Please contact Bev mobile 650 337 584 bev_williamson78@hotmail.com www.reiki-spain.com
ELAINE LEIGH Lic. Ac. M.B.Ac.C Fully Qualified, 15 years Experience. Beneficial for most conditions, but particularly: Arthritis & Rheumatism Backpain - Blood Pressure Depression & Stress - Diabetes Headaches & Migraines - I.B.S. Menstrual Problems Sciatica & Joint Pain To Name But A Few
968 696 051 or 662 078 931 (Fortuna)
Professional DJ Available for your event
Playing your choice of Music Soul, Disco, Funk, R’n’B, Classics from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s. All the latest dance & commercial hits, UK & US house & garage and much more. Weddings. Engagements. Birthdays Pool Parties & BBQ’s etc.
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Quality sound system with Moving Disco lights & smoke machines All the frills for a great party night! We discuss your personal requirements. For a free consultation tel Leigh 868 000 039 or 606 717 159
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Large flat screen tv make Hisense with HD (2.5 yrs old)-550 euros Sax- Tel- 659 213 833
Stable door for sale, very old - ideal decoration for your kitchen or inner patio, 500 euros. Tel. 659 934 933. Orihuela
large1.50 double bed with matress (bed lifts up, and has lots of storage space underneath. Only 2 yrs old)- 150euros Sax- Tel- 659 213 833
Water pressure pump for sale - used but in perfect condition, 180 euros. Tel. 659 934 933. Orihuela
Matching chester drawers (with 7 drawers) and 2 bedside drawers (another 6 drawers in total) 70 euros Sax- Tel- 659 213 833
Industrial concrete cutter for sale. Honda GX 340. 11HP. Ideal for builder or someone with a building project. 150 euros ONO. Tel: 636 167 650”
Solid wooden square coffe table40 euros Sax- Tel- 659 213 833
Two illuminating Shop Signs: one 234cms x 60cms (approx) €100 o.n.o., the other 125cms x 60cms (approx) €50 o.n.o. €120 for both. Buyer collects Tel: 617 985 529 Sax
Small set of wicker drawers-5 euros
For sale 7ft x 5ft Cold room, complete and in good condition 600 euros Tel 966 970 256 Pinoso
Taurus Dakar 2000 Oil Filled Plug in Electric Radiator 20 euros Apelson AR2511 Oil Filled Plug in Electric Radiator 15 euros 96 619 3765 Crevillent
Stainless meat slicer Bierkel 300 euros, 2x digital 15 kg scales 150 each, and other butcher equipment for sale Tel 966 970 256 Two group automatic coffee machine, 1 year old, cost 1,800 new, 400 euros or best offer, also professional gas plancha cost 400 euro, now 200 euoros or best offer Tel 662 048 747 la Romana SONY HANDYCAM DCRHC51E Video Camera, Compact, Zoom Lens, easy to operate, rechargeable power pack, carrying case and all leads. Used once, as new.BARGAIN 200.00 Euros O.N.O. Telephone 965978247 or 609931647. Sax Home Cinema surround sound with 4 speakers and amp-50 euros Sax- Tel- 659 213 833 Tweety Pie plastic drawers (2 sets of 2 drawers)- 10 euros Sax- Tel659 213 833 Nicky Clarke-Hair Tongs-5 euros Sax- Tel- 659 213 833
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Technics cd/dvd/tape 4 stack stereo system with 4 speakers300 euros Sax- Tel- 659 213 833
Large plastic blue bin, (ideal to store pet food)- 3 euros Sax- Tel659 213 833
Wooden Computer Desk with drawer and shelves-40 euros Sax- Tel- 659 213 833
Immaculate baby’s rocking crib with mattress 60 euros. Chico Easymeal food processor pure steam cooker 6 months+ 20 euros. Tel 965477383 Pinoso area.
foot muff, cup holder, car seat, and base of car seat for car, sun hood for car seat. The car seat attaches to the pushchair. Black/ charcoal colour. Good Condition. 150 euros. 660221535 Onil Window Units, 2 off 1.4W 1.2 H. White double glazed units, persians, moskito blinds, replaced with larger units very good condition, 50 euro’s each, Crevillente 965400735 606615815. Oval carved with polish inlay dining table with 4 chairs, and 2 carvers, 160 euros o.no. Tel 600 244 505 La Romana ink cartridges .2 color + 6 black epson stylus photo 810/820/830/925/935.stylus pm 730c/830c u/b date 05/2011 e25 castalla 965562516 mob 677846407 Computer Desk with back tower and printer shelf. Good condition. Buyer collects. Euro35. Castalla area.Tel: 965 562 685.” Ikea Storage Boxes 10 euros, silver tray (Mappin Webb) 56x39cm 50 euros Bamboo drawers, 91x45cm, needs little restoration 40 euros Tel: 671 418 712/666 292 296 Hondon
SIMAT, electric water heater, very good condition, used only a few times. 100 litres capacity. 80 euros. Muro De Alcoy area. tel. 965528090.
H.P. Printer, Scanner, Copier. Complete with all leads, instructions and C.D. 20 eur. 606 564 520 Abanilla.
Kymco Quad 50cc. Good Condition. 500euros tel. 634 030 297 Pliego Murcia
For sale computer table on castors nearly new 20 euros Pinoso 634 104 025
Phillips 15” portable television with built in vidio player/recorder together with approximately 50 vidio’s including many boxed sets. 70 euros or near offer. Telephone 639 920 918 La Romana.
Loads of items for a car boot sale, cds, videos, vacuum cleaner, plant stand, clothes many new, loads more items. Offers Tel 965 477 383 Pinoso area.
Electric violin complete with bow and hard case, hardly used,50 euros, also dvd players good working order 20 euros Tel 633 204 937 La Murada Mamas and Papas Pram/Pushchair and Group 0+ Car Seat. Venezia range changes from ‘Pramette’ to pushchair. Reversable handle. Suitable from birth to 3 years. Includes Sun hood, rain cover,
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Electric cement mixer perfect condition was 368 euros new. Looking for 75 euros for quick sale. Tel: Castalla 965 561 083 Generator 6.5kv petrol nearly new good condition 130 euros Pinoso 680 396 886 Brand new Mexican pine super king size bed frame no mattress modern design 150 euros Pinoso Tel 680 396 886
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The Inland Magazine™ Pair wrought iron gates each gate 170 cm high, 159 cm wide, lockable mortice, 200 euros Tel 965 975 607 Finca Terol Bedroom furniture for sale. Kingsize Bed with surround, drawers and mirror good condition 100€ La Romana 662177533 or email deb152000@yahoo.co.uk BLUE SKY Fridge freezer. 134x54x57m.m. 4 year old. E55 o.n.o. Hondon. 669155935
Travel cot used twice 40 euros. Tel 965978687 Sax area Baby clothes boys and girls 0-12 months some new, offers. Cot mattress 8 euros. maxi-Cosi car set 20 euros. Tel 965477383 Pinoso area. Stainless Steel Extractor for standard size hob, fitted in error, never used complete in box.50 Eur. 606 564 520 Abanilla.
Cream three seater material settee. Exellent condition 65euros o.n.o.Hondon de los Frailes Tel. 688804871 or 966677299 after 9th July Extending pine dining table with 6 chairs for sale 100 euros La Romana 662177533 or email deb152000@yahoo.co.uk Car Trailer builders 2030 cm x 1300cm 175 euors Finca Terol 965 614 224 or 666 046 576 Electric Hob 4 plate, never used 25 Eur. 606 564 520 Abanilla. 2x 1000 litre tanks for water or oil 50 euros each finca Terol 965 614 224 or 666 046 576 Pine Dresser for living room, four drawers and four cupboards, about 2.5m long and 70cm wide. Good condition 80 euros La Romana 662177533 or email deb152000@ yahoo.co.uk Chicco Happy Snack High Chair. Suitable from 6 months until about 3 years. Removable tray. 3 Seat postions. 5 point safety harness. Storage basket under seat. Footrest. Folds away. 35 euros. 660221535 ONIL For Sale Hp monitor 2 speakers, full set at home with your computer and 12 games 30 euros Pinoso 634 104 025 PALSON 4slice Sandwich toaster. As new. E12 o.n.o. Hondon. 669155935 LATERAL THIGH FITNESS TRAINER. Hardly used. E50 o.n.o. Hondon. 669155935 Two comfortable armchairs (floral pattern) Good condition 50 euros. Tel: Castalla 965561083 Mamas and Papas Cot Bed. In light beech wood. 2 mattress positions. Suitable from birth until about 5 years. Converts from cot to a toddler bed. 100 euros. 660221535 ONIL Pump and filter ideal for 8x4 pool 150 euros Finca Terol / Ibi 965 614 224 or 666 046 576
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For Sale Marque, all weather marque, made of high density PVC. Great for parties/ weddings and all types of occasions or even renting. Approx dimensions 22 mtrs length x 14 mtrs width, can be erected for viewing, only used twice. The same marque on the internet can cost in excess of 15,000 euros. Selling for only 3,500 euros or very near offer. Tel 638 026 230
SERVICES Chain Link Fencing and Perimeter walls. For a free no-obligation low cost quote, log on at www.Billericky.com or call Keith 628 613 350 We also supply and fit ‘Grill Alarms’. Man with a van can! Regular U.K trips, one item to part/ full load. Local deliveries undertaken. No job too small. Very competativse prices ring Phil 609 946 451 or 627 262 762 caralyn.jillings@hotmail. com No more language barriers.. You need help with paperwork, doctor’s visits, renewing your Residencia, driving licience ect.? I can help you. Miguel (Novelda) Tel. 608 23 23 47 In all Alicante province. Very nice man with a big white van, Removals, deliveries, pick up service, all jobs considered spain to uk available. Phone Spencer on 669 547 068 or 680 396 886
PREMIER PLASTERING All aspects of plastering undertaken. Large variation of finishes available including: > Skimming (Smooth walls) > Rendering (Sand & Cement) > Monocapa/Raspado (All Colours) > Stone Cladding > Tiling All work guaranteed. All areas covered Call now 868 000 039 Mobile 606 717 159
TRANSLATION SERVICE : Sarah J Smith, Reasonable Rates. Over 18 years experience. Sax and surrounding areas Tel: 659 213 833
ways. Ring Paul 634 030 636 Attention Bars/Cafes available now from www. liquidacionfinal.es 4 pallets of original Coke and Orange Fanta Spanish that’s a total of 10,360 cans. Purchase the lot and each can costs you only 10 cents per can + iva. Be quick as these will be gone at this unbeatable price. Visit www. liquidacionfinal.es
HOUSE SITTING SERVICE BY HONEST, RELIABLE, NON SMOKING PERSON
Joiner / Carpenter
REASSURANCE THAT YOUR PROPERTY IS BEING CARED FOR WHILST YOU ARE AWAY
Fully qualified Joiner. Can undertake anything from A shelf to a new roof. All general repairs including break in damage
CAN INCLUDE PET CARE, SWIMMING POOL & GARDEN MAINTENANCE & AIRPORT TRANSFER.
Pergolas/ carports/ wood stores made to order and any size or collect one today Example of items stocked Pergolas: 5m x 3m €330 - 3m x 2m €230
CALL ANDY (FORTUNA) 968687241 OR 691916121
Mature, solid timbers. Treated clear Workshop between Pinoso & Fortuna
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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CAR IMPORTS/TRANSFERS, DRIVERS’ LICENCES, SIP CARDS, NIE NUMBERS, RESIDENCE CERTIFICATES, TRANSLATIONS - FAST EFFICIENT SERVICE FROM A PROFESSIONAL WITH 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN SPAIN - ALICANTE AND MURCIA AREAS. CONTACT JILL 659 934 933 jill@azpaperwork.com. Large Van, regular Spain to UK trips. Small items to full loads, 22.6 cubic meters to fill. Deliveries, house moves, ALL jobs. Low rates, Check out our website www.tommystrucks. com or call 07512 789 224 (uk) 680 942 411 (Spain) email: info@tommys trucks.com Long wheelbase van leaving for Uk 17th July, return 1st August, space available both
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Are you starting a market Stall/ Shop? If so we have thousands of new, quality clothing lines for sale, visit our web site at www. liquidacionfinal.es or e.mail insolvencyespana@yahoo.es or tel 675 218 436 nobody can compete with us on Price. We also have tons of other items non clothing available through our web site. Hair/Beauty Salons required in all areas. To build on our continued success we are looking for extra outlets for us to provide our aesthetics business. If you have a Hair or Beauty salon with a “Beauty” room available then you may be able to earn an extra income without even working. Call Gail for details on 647 782 646 or 966 196 798. HOLIDAYS Driving to the UK? English B&B in France close to the Spanish border. Peaceful location ideal for your stopovers. Ring for details. 0033 562 331 962 or visit our website www. millefleursbb.co.uk
Costa Blanca VEHICLES
PROPERTY RENTALS
Bargain of the month Kia Carens, Spanish Car, 2 and a half years old, 2 litre diesel , 140 bhp, 5 door, one lady owner, service history. For Quick Sale was 10,800 eur, Now Only 7,500 eur o.n.o Tel 608 492 767 Pinoso
I am looking for a chilled out lodger, the place is in The Finca Terol,Tibi. Rustic surroundings, ideal for someone that likes animals and the country life, low rent for the right person. For further info call.....658 626 315 Rooms available to rent, long term not a problem, Call 696 599 489
Reluctant sale by shrinking oap (lady) Citroen C2, 1.1 furio, silver, Spanish plates, lhd, first registered Dec 2005 hasn’t yet done 100,000 kms, fully serviced and guaranteed, immaculate throughout, a real bargain at 8,495 euros Hondon Tel 617 999 294 “Seat Ibiza Stella, 1.4 petrol. LHD Spanish reg.Mileage only 70,000 kms. Air con, CD, Good condition. Bargain at 4,250 euros. Tel: 675 218 436
Are you house hunting/ or looking for a relaxing Holliday 30 minutes inland from the coast and 25 mins from Alicante Airport in the real Spain! Long and Short lets available, fabolous road connections to all parts of Spain. Golf Couse 15 mins drive away.Two beds, two bathrooms, American kitchen/ dinner, Sky tv, Air con, use of pool and jaccuzi, beautifull views, great for walking or cyclists. Sax area call 638 026 230 for more info and prices.
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CASH! Is your business closing down? We buy all types of liquidation/ bankrupt stock for Cash, don’t delay call us today on 966 196 777 or 675 218 436 or Espanol 659 213 833
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BEAUTIFUL LARGE VILLA-SAX 5 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Jacuzzi, Dressing Room, 2 Large Lounge Diners, High Escayola Ceilings, 2 Modern Kitchens, Stainless Steel Appliances, Central Heating,Telephone, Sat. TV, Workshop, Large Garage, Pool House,BBQ, Solar Heated Pool, conservatory & Jacuzzi, Automatic Gates. Landscaped Private Gardens 2500m2, Separate Apartment, Fantastic Views REDUCED / BARGAIN 280,000 Euros Tel. 965 978 247 or 609 931 647
Wanted hairdressing equipment Tel 630 681 408 Wanted second hand Washing Machines, can collect, Salinas 651 103 816
scaffold tower up to 6’ x 4’ x 16’ + 693 937 769. Villa Martin. Wanted. Diesel combi or small estate car. must have some ITV. Villa Martin area. 693 937 769. Wanted. Lightweight folding table as sold at Lidl/Aldi etc. Villa Martin. 693 937 769. Wanted. Small lightweight trailer up to 6’ x 4’ light repairs no problem but muast be cheap or donated.693 937 769. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Available now in Pinoso 2 x Static Caravan Plots, pool, bar and park area Tel 669 880 544
Sell Your House 85- 95% See our advert page 3
CHANGING LOCATION? I WILL BUY YOUR FURNITURE ITEMS AND WILL ALSO UNDERTAKE FULL HOUSE CLEARANCES. PROMPT, POLITE ATTENTION IS ALWAYS GIVEN. CALL ALLISON 965 560 707 or 675 989 866.
We pay INSTANT CASH same day for cars, vans, bikes, quads, aravans, trailers.Absolutely anything
From 1€ - €10.000 Same day collection
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Hairdressing backwash sink and chair (set if possible) Will travel to collect Pinoso 620 241 713 WANTED** Hostesses required to hold Ann Summers parties. A free gift for every party held, a chance to win holiday vouchers, etc AND a diamond ring. Book before 31st August to get an extra 5% off your personal order. Ring /txt Janet 689 103 213 or email:- janet-annsummers@ hotmail.com Wanted - a concrete/stone composite garden table and chairs/bench seats. Good condition preferred, can collect. We live in the Villena area. Please call 656555683 or 965979105 Wanted revolving card rack stand and hanging rails wanted - Pinoso 620 241 713 Wanted radio/CD to fit LHD Ford KA. could remove if required no more than 20 mile radiuis of Villa Martin 693 937 769. Wanted. Extending ladder to roof height. Aluminium. or
As you have seen, this restaurant is for sale after 2 and a half years open. Now probably the busiest bar & restaurant in la Romana, owner motivated too look at all sensible offers. The Restaurant/Bar makes a profit, and we have all figures for two and a half years of trading to show to potential buyers- income guaranteed! Owner will stay with buyers to ensure smooth transition. For more info and price, Call Steve on
662 048 747
SITUATIONS VACANT Applegate Film Location Catering Require a casual administrator, must be able to speak both English & Spanish fluently, have a clear & confident telephone manner. Also Chef ’s required to be held on our books with a view to future employment (must hold relevant certificates) Please contact Amanda on 618 367 850 ( Salinas Alicante)
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Horse Stables Novelda We are situated in the country side, where you will be able to enjoy long and beatiful rides. Services offered:Monthy full on board, Training course 20mx20m, Riding area 60mx20m, (night illumination), Closed stables and paddocks, Pony rides. Tel: 667 705 866
Goldfish and Koi Carp for sale. Goldfish from 3 Euro’s, Koi from 15 Euro’s to 100 Euro’s. Koi food also available. Pond and filter design service, advice given for free. Telephone Eric on 965 978 247 or 609 931 647. sax COSY CATS CATTERY. HOLIDAY HOME FOR YOUR CATS RUN BY
PET AND HOUSE SITTER Enjoy peace of mind during your absence. Your pets, home and plants cared for by a responsible and experienced
EXPERIENCED CATTERY OWNERS FROM THE U.K. INSPECTIONS WELCOMED. ALSO PET TRANSPORT SERVICE TO AND FROM THE UK ( YOUR PETS ARE NEVER LEFT
My name is Fredirica I am a yorkshire terrier 3 years old 20cm at the shoulders looking for a husband as I want a family to care 4. If you are a small yorkie male good looking out there in the Castalla area please contact me on 678 378 565 thank you. Chicks for sale bantams & browns 3 euros each buyer collects Tel 606 891 644 Sax Small pony 6 years old 1.2m brown with blonde mane very good with children will pull a cart 400€ to include saddle – for more info or to view phone Lorena, Yecla 622 879 192
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200e, 8 lovebirds with large avery 250e Salinas 651 103 816 Hamsters for sale 3 euros each Cute & Cuddly please phone Jenny on 639 614 013 (Fortuna)
The Cats Whiskers Cattery (Murcia)
If you are looking for a holiday home for your cat, then we have just what your cat would want! Open all year round Exclusively for cats Individual care & attention Quiet private garden setting Special diets catered for 24 hour vet on call
Tel: 677164906 www.thecatswhiskers.es
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PAPAS: Pinoso Association for the Protection of Animals : Dogs Needing Homes Call 680 170 298 or 649 384 140
9 Lovely Puppies!!! Their mum was found dying in campo and was put to sleep. They have been hand reared and are now weaned and ready for homing
ROKI Is a lovely natured boy. Castrated, vaccinated and microchipped Good with cats and dogs
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CARINA A small girl, vac’ed, neutered & gentle.
CARLOS & SOPHIA Adorable brother and sister. They are from a litter of four, all ready for homing. All vac’d and socialised
ROMEO A gentle shy boy who is neutered vac’d just look at his perfect heart!!
KAREN’S KITTENS Are adorable and ready to home. All socialised and used to lots of cuddles!
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TESSA Gentle, sweet and small one year old girl