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TV through your computer/dish/TV Box?
There are a range of boxes available that allow you to watch TV and boxsets on your TV. Some use a satellite dish, whilst others rely solely on your internet connection. What are the differences? What should I watch out for?
Please note, I will NOT be making any recommendations for individual companies or services on this article. Any brand names used are purely for descriptive reasons. Satellite TV: There are two types of connections for watching through the satellite. A standard SKY box, or a HUMAX box (for example) will allow you to access FreeSat. These don’t use the internet at all, and so don’t have limits on how much you watch, or if there is an internet problem. The disadvantage is you will need a large dish (normally at least 120-240cm) at your home, and if this moves in a strong wind, you will need to get it professionally realigned. You can get “cracked boxes”, which use the internet to find a valid “code”. This then allows you to view the encrypted channels, again, through your dish. The internet is only used to get these “codes”. Advantages: Free to use (except the “cracked boxes”), doesn’t rely on internet Disadvantages: You have to watch as it’s broadcast (except for certain boxes that can record to watch later). PC/Laptop You can use your own PC to watch TV on. Either use the main screen, or most modern systems have a HDMI lead in, which will push to the TV, so you can watch on the “big screen”. You can watch YouTube, for example, and Filmon.com for live TV. The free version only allows for SD (Standard Definition), but that is often enough. You can also download software such as KODI to them, and turn the machine into a more dedicated box, watching box sets etc. You can also use website such as “putlocker.is” to watch the latest films and box sets – although this site contains plenty of adverts! If you do this, be careful. I would recommend using Google Chrome and AdBlock if you wish to use this site. If you want to watch iPlayer or other catch up services, you would need a VPN. This is a special way for your computer to “pretend” it lives in the UK, as a lot of the official services are “Geo-Blocked” – meaning it will only allow you to view if you are in the correct country. VPNs vary from free to paid for, but that’s opening a whole new can of worms! Advantages: You probably already have the right equipment in your house Disadvantages: Relies 100% on your internet being good. You need to be a bit computer savvy. You can mess up the PC if you do something wrong. The websites tend to be removed from time to time as law enforcement catch up with them. Can be a bit “fiddly” to use. Dedicated Android Boxes/Fire Sticks etc Many companies sell specialist boxes that are pre-installed with KODI. These remove some of the need to risk messing up your own PC doing
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something wrong. Often, these can even be “managed” boxes, which mean the company will regularly update the equipment when it’s required. Basically works in the same way as the PC/Laptop section, but it uses a specific “mini-computer” instead of tying up your main machine. Advantages: Managed service and bough “as a package” means more suitable for less tech savvy. Machines are cheaper and dedicated, so reduce the pressure on your desktop/laptop. Less prone to “pressing the wrong button”! Disadvantages: 100% reliant on your internet. Equipment varies from €50-€200. Can be a bit “fiddly” to use. Until next month!
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THE BISH BASH Words by John Bishop
It’s Technology time. Again. First, some good news: the number plate recognition system at East Midlands Airport’s Long Stay 3 car park actually worked last month, both entering and leaving. OK, so I was the month’s lucky customer but why be sniffy? Next month, my premium bonds, who knows? It wasn’t completely good news. When I returned to East Midlands the iris recognition system at UK Border (Didn’t that used to be a regional ITV channel?) kept telling me to try again before rejecting me. When I inserted a ten euro note instead of my passport all was fine. Apparently it’s been upgraded to cope with Brexit. That’s not all the bad news. Airport Security has some new kit, including a machine for scanning shoes. Good to see that only ten years after the shoe bomber was jailed we’ve finally got round to addressing the risk. However, there is a downside: while the machine tests for traces of semtex in your shoes, the retching sound it emits to indicate smelly feet is highly embarrassing. (And the Odour Eaters voucher you then have to buy means the queues at Boots are longer than at security) A second new device is the hand scanner, clearly designed to check who’s been handling explosives recently (so, if the automatic number plate recognition system doesn’t work, be careful what you do). You hold out your hands, palms upwards then turn them over. The bloke in front of me nearly had a
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heart attack when it went ‘beep beep’ as he thought he was radioactive. So much for cheap nail varnish. Of course the main contribution of these gizmos is to slow down the queues even further since the staff have to operate them instead of letting the next people through. Still, they’re doubtless on a bonus or a zero-testing contract. And they were too busy to bother with the Kalashnikovs I had slung over each shoulder. Probably the really good news is that this stuff will be coming to Alicante airport anytime soon. And when a terrorist decides to hide his bomb somewhere out of sight of the sun we’ll all be… er, no, no, it can’t happen, can it? Don’t place your bets. Anyway it could be worse but fortunately Alsatians are too expensive. Just try not to walk funny when you approach security. On a lighter note, you’re obviously gagging to hear the latest on the Referendum. The current odds are: ‘Stay’ five-to-two, ‘Leave’ two-to-one on and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse evens. The Don’t Knows are yet to enter the betting. One poll has the ‘Leave’ campaign leading by 24,307 to 16,528 but that’s only the number of lies told so far. The ‘Leave’ camp has been boosted by the migrant-screening plan they’ll introduce once we’ve ditched pettifogging EU Health & Safety rules. It’s based on the technology used in the Middle Ages to test witches: ducking, though this time the English Channel will be
the venue. You’ll remember how it goes: if you float, it means you’re a witch or, here, illegal; if you sink you’re genuine and therefore could be allowed in, if you hadn’t drowned. Unfortunately, airport security are also showing an interest in its application – generally. Come back iris recognition, all is forgiven. Vote Leave are, however, missing a trick by their unwillingness to commit to a return to pounds, shillings and pence as the currency. Apparently supermarket bosses claim that their computerised tills can’t accept two and elevenpence ha’penny as a price. But hey, come on, guys, what about the leap forward in technological innovation we’re promised once the shackles of EU bureaucracy are thrown off? I might have guessed. There did seem to be some good news on the cold calling front. The UK Government has forced all call centres to reveal their phone numbers. (That includes you in Tien Mung Beeng, you hear? Or we’ll… er, send you a reminder notice.) For a moment I thought it offered a way to get back at them: to ring up, say ‘Howow, my name is Rang Pong Poo, flom Chinese wifestyle surveys. I jlust need two lours of your life and…’ but the excitement soon wore off. Apart from the cost, you’d be stuck on their callback list. Forcing them to publish their GPS co-ordinates would be a different matter: and sending me the phone number for US Drone Strike HQ in Idaho… I could start to warm to technology.
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Spanish Tax Return Declaracion de Renta
This month we review the need for all Expats resident in Spain to make their annual Spanish Tax Return - known as Declaracion de Renta. This must be done before June 30th for all income during the previous year. In other words you must now pay tax in 2016 for your 2015 income. According to Spanish law, it is considered that a person is tax resident in Spain when any of the following circumstances apply: • Staying in Spain for more than 183 days in the calendar year • The core of their economic interests lies in Spain The consequence of being tax resident in Spain, is the obligation to pay tax on all worldwide income using the Declaracion de Renta. Tax information is being exchanged between EU member states so it is advisable to declare your true tax situation. The obligation to declare for income tax affects all Expats resident in Spain, some other countries including the UK (currently) have double taxation treaties with Spain. This means it is possible to pay no tax in the UK and declare your total income in Spain and pay all your due tax in Spain. However certain taxes will still be due in the UK, we can advise you on your particular situation. Before you make a Spanish declaracion you need to register into the system and inform your native country of your intention to declare in Spain. The British UK tax office will allocate a code of NT (No Tax) to be deducted at source on, for example, pensions. Pellicer and Heredia can complete the process on your behalf to change your tax status. Please remember taxes will vary between Spanish regions - here we focus on the Valencia region. Changes in 2016 ( for the 2015 tax return) • Tax rates have reduced for 2015. Allowances and deductions have increased, particularly for those with low income or many dependants. • The highest tax rate for those with incomes up to €175,000 will be 46.98%. • The mortgage allowance for your main home has been withdrawn, although persons with income up to €24,000 that have claimed previously, may continue to claim if they purchased their property before January 2013. • The 100% allowance for rental income from young tenants has been withdrawn. All landlords will now be taxed on 40% of net rent income. • The tax exemption for the first €1,500 of dividend income has been withdrawn. There are 5 kinds of income: Income from work (paid employment, pensions) Investment income (interest, dividends) Income from real estate (rentals, second homes) Income from economic activities Capital gains (lottery, gambling winnings, sales of assets such as homes, stocks ..)
These revenues in turn are divided into two sections with two different tax rates. 1. INCOME FROM SAVINGS: Part of this income, the investment income and capital gains that are evident at the time of transfer of assets 2. GENERAL INCOME: The rest that is not part of savings income Allowances: • Minimum allowance per taxpayer: € 5,550 (Before the year 2015 it was : € 5,151) • Older than 65 years: € 6,700 (Before the year 2015 it was : € 6,069) • Older than 75 years: € 8,100 (Before the year 2015 it was : € 7,191) In addition, employment income and pensions have a minimum exemption of € 2,000 There is further reduction of € 3,700 when the income is below € 11,250 and it progressively disappears until the income is above € 14,450 MOST IMPORTANT DEDUCTIONS: Deduction of 15% on the amounts for the purchase of the main residence, acquired before 01/01/2013. Deduction of 10.05% on the amount paid to rent your primary accommodation. (Contracts before 1 January 2015) In addition, the Comunidad Valenciana has a further deduction of 15% on the amount paid in rental housing with the limit of € 459 when the tenancy contract is registered with the Comunidad Valenciana. Pellicer & Heredia can arrange your tax return and also advice on all taxation and legal issues. TIM readers can arrange an initial free consultation with Pellicer & Heredia. Please do not hesitate to contact us at 965 480 737 606 056 282 or email us at info@pellicerheredia.com for your free consultation. For more information visit www.pellicerheredia.com
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WAGONS AWAY by Mary Dinnis
“The decision was made and the adventure was about to begin” The Boss thought he could get all our furniture into the hire van with space to spare so he agreed to take a friend´s two bicycles and some of their bedroom furniture. What he hadn´t taken into account, of course, were the extras. Pots and pans, clothing, household linen, garden tools and most of the junk out of the loft all had to be transported to our new home. That was when it dawned on him that a second trip would be necessary. While the first load was on its way to Spain, I was left to remove the last sock stuck behind the radiator and the dead spider on top of the kitchen cupboard and prepare a very unenthusiastic cat for the journey. The first hurdle was getting her to the vet for injections. Struggling her into the cat basket was bad enough but getting her out at the surgery was worse. Luckily he had plenty of sticking plasters so I didn´t bleed too badly on his clean floor. My husband, Mr D, and his mate, Mr C, arrived in Spain with the second van just a few days before I flew down with the cat who incidentally disappeared a couple of days after landing and never returned. Almost as soon as I got there, the men set off to take the van back to England. But they missed the ferry in Spain so drove through France to catch a different one, leaving me alone in a strange house, strange country, with mountains all round and knowing no – one. Good start!
carefully lined up and fixed into place and new patios laid. Huge lorries filled with topsoil, grey and stony, toiled up the hill and poured their burdens onto the uneven ground, filling the gaps left by the last rains. Presently the digger arrived with its huge shovels turning the great piles of earth into a smooth border. Voices jabbered in many different languages, all sounding very good-humoured. The only word I understood was “coffee”, shouted at frequent intervals. My head was beginning to throb with noise and the coffee jar was nearly empty. But Mr D assured me that soon a garden would blossom from the bare earth and fountains would sparkle in the sunlight. At last the din ceased. I sat quietly dozing in the sun until my peace was shattered by Mr D announcing he had just ordered six white doves and a CD of “Una Paloma Blanca”! Does anyone remember where I put my ear-plugs?
I spent the next week trying to unpack boxes, search for the cat, identify strange creatures that were threatening to invade the house and getting to know neighbours. Of course I couldn´t go anywhere far, except up the mountain because it´s too far to walk to the village and I had no car so I was quite looking forward to seeing Mr D. again (or at least the car!) Leaving his mate in England, he set off for the ferry but realised when he arrived at the terminal that he had Mr C’s passport instead of his own. Two days later, with his own passport in his hand he was on his way. That’s when I decided to give up on the unpacking and sit in the sun. The first day was lovely but then it started to rain, gently at first but gradually harder and harder until bits of the mountain began flowing under the kitchen door. I wasn´t too bothered by the mud but it was a surprise to see a very long snake trying to get out of the wet. Eventually Mr D. arrived during a violent thunderstorm that lasted a couple of days before quietening down to a torrential downpour that seemed to go on forever. Even when the sun finally appeared, lying down anywhere was not a good idea. There were workmen all over the 10,000 square metres of our “castle in Spain” doing so many different jobs I lost count. Paths were straightened, steps constructed, balustrades
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Offended Perhaps or Maybe Not?
By Marty Funkhauser
I am Admin for a Facebook Group set up because I have been banned from so many others. A Facebook friend and I decided it would be a good idea to have a “no holds barred” group where people can express themselves without fear of censorship. We have approximately 100 members who all seem to enjoy the freedom and have had a fair number who have joined “accidentally” and then reported us. I initially thought that the group would be a real problem but surprisingly it hasn´t been, admittedly there is a lot of close to the knuckle stuff on there but the majority is the parodying of racial stereotyping. At one time we were getting a few “Auschwitz Humour” posts that, being Jewish, affected me somewhat but the freedom of expression is vital to me and I would not censor it. I did however post to ask the group how they felt generally about this particular subject and the responses were interesting. One member immediately left the group as he felt affronted by the question, another who posted the piece in question offered to remove it but that wasn´t my point, my interest was purely in where others felt the line should be drawn if indeed at all. At the time of writing this piece a Facebook friend has just posted the following “F**k off you dirty yid w****rs. 8
Your s**t.” First interesting point that in order to get permission to print this piece I have had to use asterisks for two of the words which are deemed far too offensive to print in the correct manner, however, by far the most offensive part of the statement “you dirty yid” I can print to my heart´s content if indeed my heart is content which I assure you it f**k**g isn´t. Secondly, I can´t forgive the missing apostrophe, I´m a firm believer that if you are going to racially abuse someone you should at least do it in a grammatically correct manner. Thirdly the use of the word “dirty”. There are 39 laws regarding hygiene that have to be kept in order to be an observant Jew, 39 without including dietary hygiene which means that being a “dirty yid” really isn´t easy. In fact having watched numerous documentaries on Channels 4 & 5 on the subject of living in squalor, such as Benefits Street, Jaywick and a plethora of Life On The Dole types, I have never noticed any Jews living in dirty, filthy conditions sometimes with dog faeces smeared on the carpets around them and piles of dirty nappies. To be honest, most of the people depicted in these programmes more resemble the poster of the abuse than me.
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The stereotype of the Jew is quite unusual because if we look back at the rise of Nazism in the 1930´s their propaganda often depicted Jews with elongated hooked noses dressed entirely in black and wearing large furry hats, yet it was the Nazis themselves who ordered the Jews to wear yellow stars on their clothing, why? So they could tell them apart from Non-Jews, how extraordinary! Perhaps Jews really are seen as the chosen people and that is why they have to prove themselves over and over again. The same question can be asked about Israel, whilst atrocities occur all over the world Israel is held up to the most stringent observations and criticisms when it makes mistakes in defending its citizens. There are in the region of 15 million Jews in the entire world. Judaism is not an accepting religion to outsiders, meaning that Jew do not seek “new members”, there are no recruitment drives. In order to convert to Judaism you have to do so over a minimum of a five year period. Jews are not perpetrators of violent crime, they have no hatred to other religions yet antisemitism is once again on the rise. What did we do to become so hated?
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The sun has returned, yee hah. Obviously we knew it would but what was all that British weather about in late April, early May eh? I hope you made it down to the Murcia Hot Rally (see that, what a link) always one of my favourites and coming up in June we have lots to choose from; On the 5th Perla Negra have a motoalmuerzo in Torre Pacheco (Murcia) Same day in Murcia city a “motero musical” almuerzo at the Recinto de Fiestas Puente Tocinos, sounds like fun. Again on the 5th in Villajoyosa a “Motosardinada”. This is 9€ but does include quite a bit, especially sardines! Moving on to Saturday 11th in Petrer we have the “Bikers 400”. The 400 stands for 400 km so be prepared for a long ride if you’re doing this. There is registration and a certificate mentioned but not the cost Sunday 12th a very busy day with an almuerzo in El Esparragal, Murcia at Restaurante La Zambra Also in Murcia, this time in Cieza another almuerzo in Paraje La Serrana And up in Benidorm Los Bunos are hosting the official motoalmuerzo of the town. Last year I went at the normal time but the entertainment went on for hours so be prepared to stay if you want to catch it all On the 19th up in Relleu, Alicante we have the “Exhibicion Motera 666” as well as an almuerzo I think everyone must be worn out after all that because I can’t find anything else for the rest of the month except the Moto almuerzo Alumbres (Murica) no poster or further details, soz. Those fast fellas have been busy haven’t they with that naughty Doctor spoiling the party for the Spanish in their home GP in Jerez. 7 of the top 10 were Spanish, a fantastic achievement, but the one top of the podium was that Italian veteran leading home his teammate Lorenzo with Marc Marquez 3rd. Le Mans was next with Lorenzo returning the favour on Rossi who was a massive 10.6 seconds behind in front of Maverick Viñales. The race was
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more memorable for a double crash, with Marquez and Andrea Dovizioso crashing simultaneously when there was definitely no contact. Very strange. Marquez managed to get back on and finish the race in 13th, also last finisher but that gets him 3 points which may be very important later… It’s tight at the top with Lorenzo 5 points ahead of Marquez and Rossi another 7 points behind. This will go to the wire (I hope). In World Superbikes Chaz Davies carried on in Italy where he left off in Aragon with another double, Rea and Sykes following him home in both races. Malaysia was a different story though with Tom Sykes getting back on top ahead of Rea and Davies in Race 1. The weather played havoc in Race 2 with that veteran Nicky Hayden taking top slot for the first time since returning ahead of Davide Giugliano and Rea. Rea’s consistency has him well out in front at the moment though, Davies and Sykes well back but who knows? There’s a long way to go yet. Just head a heads up about a road safety campaign targeting bikers guys. The government are very worried about the increase in 2 wheeled deaths in 2015 and so the Guardia Civil Trafico are going to clamp down this summer, they also have a lot of new technology at their disposal so ride carefuly and always carry your documents. Be polite when stopped, remember it’s not their fault if you don’t know the laws here. Full story on Tim Bikers facebook. Well have a great June guys and remember if you have any comments or want to advertise your club, group or an event I can be contacted via email at timbikers@gmail.com or on Facebook at Tim Bikers where you will also find details of events where I have got less notice. I also have an events calendar so if you have anything for inclusion let me know. Spanish word of the month – Cuidado (pronounced kweedadoe), be careful, especially re. story above.
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Living in Spain most of us are aware of the dangers of being exposed to the sun. Whenever we step outside even on cloudy days that exposure can increase, especially when the sun is reflected from the beach, snow or water. To protect ourselves we need to cover up with tight woven fabrics, to prevent the sun from getting through and also to wear a hat with a brim, a cap, sunglasses, long sleeved shirts and trousers. However this is not always practical and more often than not there are times when we want to enjoy the sun. Therefore the use of sun creams when exposed to the sun becomes more important. There are a large range of products available to us and different creams are more suitable for certain skin types than others. Sun creams are given an SPF factor and the greater the SPF factor the greater the protection against harmful UVB rays which cause burning. A high SPF factor will only help prevent burning - it will not always protect against UVA rays, which are not taken into account when calculating the SPF. UVA protection is usually rated separately between 2 and 4. 12
The SPF factor indicates the time that it takes to get a mild sunburn with and without the sunscreen. So if using a sun cream with SPF8 you can stay in the sun 8 times more than you could without sun cream. Another way of looking at it is that it takes twice as much sun time to get a mild burn when covered with a sunscreen rated SPF 40 as when covered with one rated SPF 20. The SPF factor does not tell you how long you can stay in the sun. This depends on the pigment content of your skin (how light or dark you are), the sun’s intensity and time of day you are exposed, cloud cover, and how well you are protected in other ways.
When you apply sunscreen, pay particular attention to the nose, cheeks, forehead, backs of ears, neck and shoulders, since these are first to catch the sun. Some products contain a temporary colouring to make sure you don’t miss any exposed skin, this is especially useful to babies and infants. There are a few products now available on the market that can either be used immediately or do not require reapplication, check product directions prior to use. In some areas the use of an insect repellent may also be required. Some sun cream products contain the repellant within the cream, if not you must apply an insect repellant on top of your sun cream.
One common mistake when applying sun cream is that it is often applied too thinly, on average an egg cup amount should be sufficient to cover the whole body and this needs to be reapplied every 2-3hrs. It should be noted that most sun creams need to be applied at least 30 minutes before going out into the sun, to allow its activation. Always reapply sun cream after swimming.
We mentioned clothing in the beginning of this article which can also provide us a degree of protection too and this can be converted into an SPF factor, see below. Nylon Tights - SPF 2, Hats - SPF 3-6, Summer Light weight clothing - SPF 6.5, Sun protective clothing - up to SPF 30
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MONEY SAVER SPAIN Car Owner? Drive down costs! As any car owner knows, it’s just one expense after another. But with a few savvy tips, you’ll soon be able to reduce your expenditure.
Fill the tank without emptying your bank account Across many parts of Spain you can find unmanned petrol stations where petrol and diesel are a few cents cheaper per litre. But if you don’t have one nearby, use your local supermarket petrol station. Carrefour, Alcampo and omore offer discounted fuel for club card holders. Don’t have a club card? Get one – they’re free! If there are no local supermarket petrol stations then consider getting a loyalty card available for all the big players: BP, Shell, Galp, Cepsa and Repsol. Some cards offer discounts, others points for gifts. You can also use an App on your smartphone to find the cheapest location to fill up, really useful when travelling. Check out Gasolineras España or Gasolineras Baratas – both available for Android and iOS. ITV – official vehicle inspection
place). So don’t be surprised to find old filters and others bits and pieces in a plastic bag inside your car when you collect it! Tyres
There are (nearly) permanent 4x3 or 2x1 offers for tyres at places such as Norauto, Euromaster and Midas; big supermarkets also have promos. But in all cases check carefully whether the final price includes additional services such as wheel alignment – at the end the saving on tyres may be wiped out by higher priced necessary service charges. Insurance Insurance is a big annual spend that can easily be reduced. Haggle with your current company and have a back-up quote ready from a competitor just in case you need to change. Insurance needs to be cancelled one month in advance, but your insurance company must send you info about the new premium two months in advance. This means you have at least one month to compare, haggle and get a better price. If your car is over five years old, consider changing the policy to third party, fire and theft rather than comprehensive insurance. Remember that many companies will offer the chance of paying by instalments; however check whether interest is applied before accepting. Thinking of buying a second hand car? There are basically three types of second hand cars for sale in Spain:
You may be surprised to learn that the difference in price for the official ITV inspection can vary by up to 82% between regions in Spain. Each region fixes the maximum price and in some areas competition between companies has led to lower prices so shop around. If you live near the border with a different region you may find that a 10-minute trip could save you 25€. Sometimes you may be able to find a discount coupon online, just Google “Descuento ITV (+ your town)” to see what’s available. Servicing and Repairs Back in 2010 the EU approved the regulation allowing car owners to take their vehicle to any garage for servicing and repairs without invalidating the warranty. By choosing carefully vehicle owners could save up to 25% on these costs. You’ll also entitled to receive any old parts that have been exchanged for new ones (this is supposed to prove that the exchange has taken 14
• KM 0: Car showrooms in Spain register a few vehicles that they then sell after a couple of months as “KM 0” at a price lower than brand new. Contrary to what their name suggests, KM 0 cars have actually been used, for example for test drives. On the plus side these cars will normally still be covered by the manufacturer’s warranty. • Ex-rental cars: These cars must pass the ITV inspection 2 years after purchase instead of the usual 4 years for a new car. Not doing this can invalidate your insurance if you have to make a claim and the car hasn’t passed the ITV. • Second hand private sale cars in Spain: Search online for “coche segundamano” + your city to find cars from dealers and private sales. Dealers must give a six-month (minimum) warranty with the car, however private sellers are only obliged to cover faults which existed at the time of sale, which could be difficult (and costly) to prove. It’s always a good idea to check with the local Traffic Office regarding whom the car belongs to avoid scams. You can also request details about the car registration, previous owners and if any fines are outstanding. Remember to check with the seller that the car has passed the latest ITV and that the local road tax has been paid to the Ayuntamiento. For more great savings tips check out the MoneySaverSpain.com website and sign up for the newsletter for a weekly round up of offers, consumer news and more ways to save in Spain.
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Sterling v Euro update Is the tide Turning?
There’s no charges or fees at all and we will always get you the best rates. We can save you around 5% compared to transferring through the banks. Safety of your funds is paramount, we only use protected escrow accounts authorised and regulated by the FCA. We can also help you set up a Spanish bank account so you can benefit from the banking agreements offered to all Currencies4You clients, saving you 100s of Euros if you are buying or selling property,
GBP/EUR has surged to a 10 week high of 1.29 – 1.30 after the latest ‘Brexit’ poll results showed the ‘Remain’ camp still holding their lead. Seemingly triggered by the comments from BoE Governor Mark Carney. Carney warned a Brexit could spark a “technical recession in the UK”. He also added there could be a “negative spill-over to global economy. He said the Bank would “use all our tools” to support the economy after the referendum, but warned it was unable to “offset all the effects” of a Brexit vote. Chancellor George Osborne said the Bank’s report showed a “loselose” outcome for the UK if Britons voted to leave the EU. He went on to say “Either families would face lower incomes because inflation would be higher, or the economy would be weaker with a hit to jobs and livelihoods, stating. The uncertainty alone has already had a huge impact to the UK. If we were to leave the EU, the impact would be considerably more. However,
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even if the vote is to stay in the EU, it would take some time for the UK to get close to where it should be as the uncertainty unwound. The Pound is seeing some long awaited gains on the back of this information, but Sterling will still be under pressure from the uncertainty of a Brexit. The GBP/EUR may struggle to surge past the 1.30 area but if it does could open up the path to 1.35. However don’t be greedy and sit on your Sterling for too long and miss out, it’s a great time to maximise on it and bring your GBP over to Euros. Whatever you are considering moving money for, large or small, call us or come and have a chat for advice.
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CYCLOGICAL Cycle Route 40. Quesada to Xorret de Cati Castalla .
This is a really long ride so make sure you are well prepared with plenty water, clothes, suntan cream, food and money. Leave from Quesada and head for Benijofar , turn right at the town square ( cobbled area ) and pass through Benijofar, at the roundabout for Rojales turn left , cycle up and over the bridge to the next roundabout, go straight across and follow the road to San Fulgencio where you turn left at the roundabout following the signs for Elche, follow this road past La Marina Urbanisation and stay on this road which is a relatively good straight road. Straight on at the next roundabout and after 2kms you will pass a petrol station on your left you will then come to another roundabout where the road becomes a dual carriageway ( there is a cycle track now all the way to Elche ) just follow this road passing loads of roundabouts until you come to the Elche ring road ( another roundabout) turn left here and follow the signs for Aspe CV84. Cycle all the way through the town staying on the ring road. After a few kms On your right you will pass Leroy Merlin and will then come to a large intersection where you cross the AP7 just continue to follow the signs for Aspe on the CV84 for approx 20kms. Once you arrive at Aspe stay on the ring road and start following signs for Novelda N325. Pass through Novelda and stay on the N325 following it all the way to Elda / Petrer . At Petrer head towards Carrefour where the road crosses over the A31 motorway picking up the CV837 which is a lovely twisty country road that takes you up and over Xorret de Cati , this is a very tough climb for 13.4km with an average grade of 5% and over this distance a climb of 627metres, once at the top enjoy the view and take some pictures, follow this road all the way down to Castalla. Castalla is a great place to refuel or have menu del dia as there are plenty of tapas bars and restaurants to choose from before the return journey. If you have plenty of time and fancy some more climbing you can head for Ibi on the CV806 where you turn right onto the CV 798 following it all the way up and over another great climb towards Tibi. Whether you go on to Ibi and Tibi or just want to head back from Castalla you are now looking for the CV815 to Vertedero pass through here and the road runs alongside the A7 motorway for a few kms , then at Cruz del Maigmo pick up the A221 road to Agost. At Agost take the Novelda road then retrace your steps to Aspe , at the roundabout at Aspe take the Crevillente road all the way to Crevillente , where you go straight across at the roundabout, turn left at the junction and head for the railway station approx 3kms, after passing the station cycle for another 2kms then turn right down toThe Hondon nature reserve, turn left and follow this road all the way to the junction where you turn right and cycle for 1km arriving at another roundabout with Ursulas restaurant, turn right
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here you are now back on the Elche San Fulgencio road, head all the way back home for a well deserved rest. WELL DONE. Follow your route all the way back to Quesada or alternatively cycle through the nature reserve and you will come out close to the La Marina urbanization. Well done .
Total Cycling time: 8 Hours Total Distance: Approx 160 Kms. Summary : Beautiful Scenic route, lovely quiet roads once you pass Aspe, however some very steep climbs up from Crevillente, and the Xorret de cati itself with lovely views at the top and great roads.
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Sudoku #2
Sudoku #3
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DIGNITY RULES! By John McGregor
‘Hand in your dignity on arrival at the hospital and pick it up when you leave...’ was the comment I remember made by one lady when having a baby. OK, so I was (only) having a prostatectomy - removal of the prostate to you – but I soon identified with that comment. ... Here in Spain they do it all differently. Entering the hospital you are ‘encouraged’ to bring a relly, or a friend to do the tucking in/cosseting bit. Here the nurses do the necessary medical bits, one could say the bare minimum. My wife Anne and I joined the little crowd of similarly nervous ones first thing in the morning clutching our papers, hopefully having jumped over all the necessary pre-op hurdles. One of ours was that my wife was told to ‘shave’ me. Remember the old ‘Carry On Nursing’ clip when the new patient is sitting in bed in his pajamas and the nurse arrives to shave him. ‘Its OK, I had one this morning’ the patient says, rubbing his jaw. ‘I haven’t come to shave your face!’ comes the curt reply... We were told chest had to be shaved as well as the nethers and that proved a mammoth task. I have a pretty hairy chest that has grown undisturbed throughout our lifetime together, and it didn’t give up without a fight. Despite all that as the pretty young nurse got me ready for the op she looked down and said ‘I will shave you’, despite our hurt feelings we had done the job fairly effectively. No, it was my nethers she was interested in, and while she gently buzzed about I had to close my eyes and think of football, a trick I haven’t needed to practice for many years when I needed to ‘cool things down a little’. Fortunately it still worked. Now for tender goodbyes with Anne, and soon it seemed like I was in Space Age City, whisked up and down corridors and lifts on the portable trolley bed before arriving in a dazzlingly large room. Here i met a huge bloke adorned in that green plastic outfit, the surgeon I later came to nickname ‘Grizzly’. He grinned and said’ OK, prostate yes?’ to which I, rather wittily I thought replied ’ Si, pero despues – no prostate?’ at which he laughed and agreed. Another man in green introduced himself as the anaesthetist and the three of us engaged in a deep, meaningful discussion on a topic of grave international importance – that Leicester City had just won the Premier League. As a lifetime Nottingham Forest supporter, Leicester’s nasty neighbours I bravely attempted to explain my difficult position, but suddenly that was that... Next thing I was coming round, back in the same room I had started from, with nice nurses around asking how I was. I gingerly felt down to feel a horizontal line of some bumps across my stomach just below my navel - keyhole surgery at its finest - and the expected catheter poking out from my willy. No surprises there then, all done, thanks lads and lasses... I was wheeled back through the corridors until I passed Anne in the corridor before arriving at my new home, room 140 in the mile-long corridor of the first floor of the spotless Torrevieja hospital. Yes, joy of joys, I had a nice view of the salt flats, 22
and when I could get up and about a liitle, a bracing view of the staff car park. The next four days seemed the longest of my life. I had read everything I could on the operation, indeed my sister had thoughtfully sent all my brother-in-laws NHS booklets on the subject. He had the same prostate removal operation last August in the UK and had recovered well in time for our annual holiday in October - you wouldn’t have known he’d had a problem. So: the reported recovery period in hospital was 3 – 7 days, but of course I soon asked Grizzly on his daily rounds if I could go home after two, on the Friday. ‘Maybe tomorrow’, he said - but tomorrow never comes, does it? On Saturday Grizzly’s curt response was ‘One more day... I need to be sure’ while gazing at my willy and scars. They all did that: it reminded me of the old ‘Virgin Soldiers’ joke of the naked soldier thoughtfully gazing at his willy, and saying to his equally undressed mates ‘I’m sure this blue vein is getting bigger – do you think I should show it to the doctor?’. Reply: ‘Why miss him out - you’ve shown it to everyone else!’ Saturday? Oh, no, stuck in my little prison meant I’d miss all that day’s important end-of-season football, that’s bad for a football writer. But my lovely daughter in the UK texted me the necessary scores all afternoon (I knew she’d come in handy one day)– and hopefully there was Sunday to look forward to - and freedom? A word on the hospital food: awful, obviously done on a budget. Strangely the public canteen downstairs is good, but for the patients? Try this: for breakfast one small, very dry roll with a sachet of either olive oil or jam, if you’re lucky by 9 am. Lunch comes around two, usually some kind of clear-ish soup followed by a slab of tortilla and one tomato. Dessert? An apple or an orange. Dinner, about nine o’clock is similar to lunch but sometimes it’s a chicken or pork affair with minimal overcooked vegetables. So when the saintly Anne came in first thing on Sunday with... a hot bacon sandwich in foil with tomato and brown sauce I proposed to her all over again. Only a few staff had come in via the car park and with no sign of Grizzly on the Lord’s Day I was convinced I was going nowhere - but steadily significant things began to happen. My constant companion the saline drip was taken down, the back of my hand duly repaired where it went in, and joy of joys, my wound addressed with some Spanglish instructions of how to manage it at home. Two catheter bags, one portable affair that tied to my leg and the other a more substantial one for home and night use was supplied and by 3 pm I was free! But we’d only gone down in the lift before I discovered my lower trouser leg and sock were soaked –that’s what happens when you don’t turn off the stop cock on the bag.. Back to the prison cell but only briefly to adjust the controls. Great now where do I pick up my dignity?
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Behind Spanish Football
Athletic v Barcelona
Football is an old, old game but before October 1863, and the formation of the Football Association in a London pub, nobody had ever managed to produce a set of rules that people were willing to follow. The FA. did and so invented Association Football, the basis of the football we know today. This new form of football was introduced to Spain in the late 19th century by British immigrant workers and Spanish students returning from British universities. The first, constituted, football club in Spain was Gimnàstic de Tarragona (1886) but they didn’t play till 1914 so that two Andalucian clubs - Recreativo de Huelva, originally the Huelva Recreation Club (1889) and Sevilla FC (1990) originally Club de Football de Sevilla (1890) can claim to be the oldest Spanish football teams. Meanwhile in Bilbao, in the Basque Country, two teams, Bilbao Football Club, formed by British shipyard workers and the Athletic Club, formed by students, sprang up at the turn of the 20th Century. The two clubs soon fused to form one team keeping the Athletic Club name. The first football game played in Spain, under Association Rules, took place in Seville in 1890 when Sevilla FC beat Huelva Recreation Club by 2-0. With the exception of two Spanish players on each team all the players on both sides were British. The Huelva club was formed almost wholly of British mine workers employed by the Rio Tinto Zinc company. Nowadays, football in Spain is governed by The Royal Spanish Football Association (Real Federación Española de Fútbol) founded in 1913. The RFEF organises the various ligas or leagues, the Copa del Rey, The Kings Cup and the female equivalent, the 24
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Queen’s Cup. It also recruits the Spanish national football teams or selections for both men and women in various age groups.. There are men’s leagues and women’s leagues. The masculine leagues are the First Division or Primera División with twenty teams, Segunda División with twenty two teams, Segunda División B divided into four groups with twenty teams in each and the Tercera División with eighteen groups of twenty teams in each one. There are also regional divisions. For the women it’s sixteen teams in the First Division and seven groups of fourteen teams in the Second Division with another set of regional divisions. A First Division (male) season has thirty eight games played between late August or early September and the end of May or early June using the usual home and away game format. The Copa del Rey is the inter-divisional competition whose roots are in the Coronation Cup played in 1902 by the two aforementioned Bilbao teams to celebrate King Alfonso XIII reaching adulthood. Nowadays eighty four teams take part in the competition: all the First and Second Division teams plus the first five teams from each of the Second Division B leagues plus the champions of the Third Division with the numbers being made up by Second Division B teams. The first round is played between the non professional clubs with the the Second Division teams joining in for the second and third rounds all played on a knockout basis. First Division teams join in at the fourth round at which point the games become home and away two leg ties with the final played on neutral ground. The Copa de la Reina is played between the four top women’s teams from the First Division. And the Spaniards seem to have taken rather well to football; their first division being ranked, by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, as the second strongest European league of the last ten years bettered only by the English Premier League.
Barcelona in the early Years
Under 19 female National Squad 2014
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Big Cats visit La Cova in El Campello Written by Eric Arnold
Sunday 24th April 2016, another terrific day out with the members of The Jaguar Enthusiasts Club in Spain. Beautiful Cars, beautiful people, brilliant food, great service and fabulous weather, the perfect recipe for a perfect day out. This time we took the members to a fabulous little restaurant in El Campello. Restaurant La Cova is located on the cliff top overlooking the harbour with wonderful views along the beach. A stunning setting to show off 20 perfect samples of Jaguar engineering. Restaurant La Cova is a well known and very popular restaurant, especially with expatriates . The food is fabulous and great value for money. On top of that, it would be difficult to find a more stunning location while you partake in a leisurely lunch. La Cova’s menu is typically English fare with a slight Spanish twist. Our brilliant Events Director, Ian McMenemy had negotiated a special deal for us. A choice from four starters, quiche, langoustine salad, tandori chicken salad or homemade pate with melba toast, followed by a really tasty vegetable soup, then a choice of knuckle of pork, roast beef, sea bream with prawn cream or salmon with cava sauce for the fish lovers. A choice of dessert’s, and coffee. Wine beer and water are included. Brilliant value for 20.00 Euros a head. I can highly recommend it. Lunch started at about 1:45 and we were still there till gone 5:00, soaking up the evening sun on the terrace and chatting with friends. Hood down, V8 purring we drove home along almost deserted roads, life does not get much better. Parking is a little tight in the small car park and The Big Cats pretty well filled the spaces available. A nice surprise was a stunning example of the new Jaguar XF in white and David Sleap’s fabulous XKR Silverstone looked exceptionally good. But then again all the Jaguars there looked fabulous, just because they are Jaguars. Lots of XJ’s and XJR’s this time as well as a beautiful XJSC. “The Guvnors” XK8 Convertible. completed the collection this time. A total of 20 cars and 51 people, a good turnout but it could have been better. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those that attended the meeting, especially all the new members, and of course a big thank you to Ian and Uschi McMenemy for organising the event, a brilliant job as usual. The next meeting will be on Sunday, 5th June 2016, where we will celebrate the clubs 5th Anniversary. I cannot believe it is 5 years since I started the club. This very special event will be held at Restaurant Rebate. This is always a very popular restaurant with the club so reserve your place as soon as possible. I would really appreciate a good turnout for this anniversary event. Then later in the year we have Rivers, Lakes & Waterfalls BBQ. A two day event starting in Hotel Parador Albacete and spending one day in Lagunas de Ruidera The Jaguar Enthusiasts Club is the largest of the worlds Jaguar Clubs, apart from joining in the fun at the meetings, members also benefit from a glossy 140 page A4 monthly magazine, Jaguar spares department and a technical advice service second to none. If you live in Spain and own a Jaguar you should be a member of The Jaguar Enthusiasts Club. The JEC in Spain is organised by Eric Arnold, Club President and Ian McMenemy, Events Director. Eric can be contacted by email at jaguarspain@outlook.com or by phone on 609931647 or alternatively check out www.jec-spain.com or the JEC main web site www.jec.org.uk. Our Events director, Ian McMenemy can be contacted at McMenemy@JEC-events.com. Not forgetting David Shea who looks after our Facebook identity. 26
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Vegetarians sometimes struggle in meat-loving Spain, but this Spanish ratatouille is a hit for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Pisto is a Spanish vegetable dish from the regions of La Mancha and Murcia. It is often served with a fried egg balanced on top and with crusty bread, and is also often used as a filling for empanadas.
Ingredients
Two cloves of garlic One medium onion One green bell pepper One red bell pepper Olive oil Salt One courgette Three ripe tomatoes One tablespoon of sugar Four eggs
Instructions
Peel and chop garlic cloves. Peel and chop onion. Wash green and red peppers take out stems and seeds and chop. Place four tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan and heat. When warm add onion, garlic and a pinch of salt and cook over low heat for four to five minutes. Add the chopped peppers to the large frying pan and stir-fry over medium heat for 10 -12 minutes. Peel and chop the courgette. Peel and grate tomatoes (a tip to peel off tomatoes easier is to immerse them in boiling water for 15 - 20 seconds). Add courgette to the frying pan and stir-fry over medium heat for two to three minutes more. Add grated tomatoes, one teaspoon of salt and one tablespoon of sugar to cut the acidity. Cook over a medium heat for five to seven minutes.
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Garlic & Honey
The benefits of eating garlic and honey in food and different combinations, has long been documented in a variety of ways ,and their health-promoting properties detailed almost endlessly. But what is the best way to eat garlic and honey as part of your usual daily diet and what happens when you do? Healing properties The garlic lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels, prevents heart disease as well as it is a remedy for the common cold, flu, diarrhoea, insect bites and others. But is it true? Louis Pasteur confirmed the anti-bacterial properties of garlic in 1858. By 1500bc the Egyptians had identified no less than 22 different positive benefits of using garlic. Individual experience will prove hugely variable when it comes to bearing out the truth of claims regarding the healing and health properties of garlic; some will claim it is a ‘cure all’ others will say it makes no difference. But there is a wealth of research and cumulative experience that bears out the super-health properties of garlic.
antiseptic properties. Combining garlic and honey could be a great way to combine two wonderful health-promoting natural foodstuffs. A huge benefit of using garlic with honey is that the honey will help to reduce the odorous effects of eating raw garlic. Conclusion Try it and see! It could be that daily use of garlic and honey will have a beneficial effect upon your health using it before you take any other food first thing in the morning. So it could be that eating garlic and honey on an empty stomach for a week might have a very positive effect upon your health, why not try it and see for yourself. As always, prior to acting or using any of the above foods, consult your doctor first.
Garlic and honey magic Many Health organizations are now promoting the use of raw garlic and go on to suggest that using it in combination with honey has hugely beneficial effects upon health. The idea behind using it raw is that the heat used in cooking it affects and reduces the positive effects of allicin, a sulphur compound that is the active ingredient in garlic. Crushing or chewing garlic produces allicin and this in turn produces other sulphur compounds such as ajoene, which is associated with anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal benefits, and allyl sulphides which are considered important in reducing the risks of certain diseases. It is also full of vitamin C. Using garlic raw after crushing it increases the bioavailability of that all important allicin. The proof is in the using Use garlic and honey before eating or drinking anything else, as a full stomach will not absorb all of the available valuable nutrients, so get the garlic and honey in first! The internet is buzzing with descriptions of how garlic infused with honey has been proven to be a tasty way of getting healthy doses of both to boost the immune system, which can’t be a bad thing. The World Health Organization recommends the use of honey for coughs in developing countries; it possesses anti-bacterial and
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Horoscopes Aries June 2016 will enable you to make positive progress, my dear Arians. In fact, the sextile aspects from both the Sun and Venus, continuing until 21st June, will give a boost to your exchanges with others and the progress of your relationships. These will receive a helping hand from a quincunx aspect to your sign from your ruling planet, Mars. You won’t be inclined to give in to sudden impulsive action. However, psychologically, you will be in an excellent position to give of your best, especially where your talents are concerned. You won’t lack for new ideas, creative flair or energy, if you are in the midst of an exam period or in training. It will be time to get down to complex issues to see them to a positive conclusion and you will only owe it to yourself.
Leo June 2016 will have an excellent stimulating effect on your way of thinkingin the course of your activities. In fact, the transits of the Sun and Venus in sextile aspect to your constellation will add dynamics to all kinds of things. The current situation will speed up and this new pace will better suit your natural way of doing things. You can expect to have some very promising exchanges in your social life, especially from 13th June, thanks to Mercury, who will be transitting the constellation of Gemini and creating a sextile aspect to your natal Sun. From 18th June, Venus will be in square aspect to your sign, which will lead to discord in your love-life, where you won’t be able to act rationally. It will be about keeping calm and allowing some time to pass, so that your partner to becoem more pragmatic.
Sagittarius June 2016 will add a new impetus to your life and this will make you more open and sociable. External factors will also invite you to open up more and make new acquaintances, especially during the first three weeks of the month. It will be an intense period in your external contacts in your everyday life and this will give you an excellent opportunity for fine-tuning your plans and in particular, finding allies who will complete the picture. Mercury will highlight learning new working methods or acquiring new knowledge. This will be a very positive stage to go through in your working life this month. If you are ambitious for a change in status at work, you will have more opportunities, ease and self-confidence for heading your career in the right direction, your trumpcard being your ease in mobilising your abilities.
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Taurus June 2016 is going to push you towards new knowledge and new lifestyles. This will be down to your increasing natural curiosity, thanks to the presence of Mercury in your symbolic Second House, enabling you to get away from certain fixed ideas in relation to your desires. Apart from in your finances! You will automatically up your efforts to reinforce the material side of your life, looking for means of increasing your income and managing your money with greater wisdom, common-sense and precision in your forecasts. This domain will definitely prevail this month, until the 21st.
Virgo
Gemini
Cancer
June 2016 will place you centre stage, especially in your relationships, which will be more dominant than ever. The transits of the Sun and Venus until the 21st and 18th will make your exchanges with others falter because of great changes and at the same time, a larger number of discussions going on than usual. Your natural creative flair will find its natural expression during the first three weeks of the month, until the 21st. This will be the right moment to launch a business, change jobs or focus on a new mode of expression (manual or artistic). Mars in the constellation of Scorpio will form a quincunx aspect to your sign and give you greater serenity in the face of opposition from others and a variety of annoyances.
Libra
Scorpio
June 2016 will be extremely turbulent where your relationships are concerned, but also in the course of the projects and operations involved. In fact, the transit of the Sun in square aspect to your sign at the beginning of the month and from Mercury on 13th June will expose you to more encounters with the outside world. There will be new acquaintances on the cards, who will have the effect of making you dive back into your psychological shell. You will have exchanges with others that will help you progress towards your own achievements. You could feel a sense of vocation during this period! The influence of Mars in sextile aspect to your sign will encourage you to deepen your knowledge and take spontaneous action in this respect.
June 2016 will turn out to be very positive in moving your projects forward and especially in finding new alliances to bring them to fruition. Your exchanges with others will be centre stage so you can expect an increase in the number of invitations and potential for exchange of ideas. This will lead you to discover many things about yourself and in particular, to have a better understanding of the reasons for your indecision. This will be a very interesting stage for you psychologically and it will enable you to discover more opportunities with ease, by minimising your margin for error considerably. The influence of Venus in trine aspect to your sign until 18th June will highlight your love-life.
Capricorn
Aquarius
June 2016 is going to invite you to take a step back regarding the potential impact of your emotions. In fact, you will need to reason, analyse and reflect in a calm atmosphere without any inner disruption. On the other hand, nothing around you will be calm at all! You will be much in demand from those around you. People will expect favours and exchanges with others will be your motivation. Those around you making demands will be much more talkative on subjects that will appear insignificant to you. The fact is that that you will find it hard to listen properly to your other half. The influence of Jupiter will fortunately make you receptive where essential matters are concerned.
June 2016 will set you up in an atmosphere of basic harmony, which will be ideal for stabilising some of your relationships and especially those which are most current and closest to your heart. You can expect more invitations and to be more in demand during the first three weeks of the month. For the last two weeks, you will automatically refocus on your private and family life, devoting yourself to those close to you, more in terms of action than your exchanges with others. The influence of Mars in square aspect to your sign will have a tendency to make you more impulsive emotionally, especially where your love-life is concerned.
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June 2016 will enable you to carry out a fundamental review of your areas of greatest concern. External circumstances will encourage you to confide in another person and this will help you enormously for putting your ideas in order and in particular, setting up an action strategy to get through things. Your peak of awareness will come on 21st June, the summer solstice, which will be extremely positive for jettisoning dead weight, emotionally and psychologically. The retrograde transit of Mars is going to form a trine aspect to your sign, which will push you to take fundamental action. This influence will encourage you to express your feelings more clearly, bringing you good fortune from 21st June.
June 2016 is going to enable you to get some of your concerns into perspective, thanks to a sudden enlightenment which will make you see things more objectively, as a result of a quincunx aspect from Mercury to your sign. Emotional factors will no longer be an obstacle, but will find their rightful place without muddying the waters. The influence of the Sun and Venus, also in quincunx aspect to your sign, will put your instincts on the back burner and push you into turning more towards others. This will give you a better understanding of them and enable you to take a step back from familar ground, to communicate more clearly, especially with your partner. It can’t be ruled out that you will go too far in some of the detail during your exchanges with him/her, which won’t be a good thing.
Pisces June 2016 will encourage you to open up psychologically to new horizons and urge you to be bold enough to explore them. In fact, Mars in trine aspect to your sign will encourage the deepening of your most essential desires and this will lead to discoveries. In your relationships, Jupiter will be in opposition to your sector and bring you face to face with situations, which will add the spice that was lacking in your life through the discovery of new ways of looking at life and the future etc. Mercury in sextile aspect until 13th June will favour exchanges with your family and enable you to resolve problems here, so make the most of it. But you will also have the opportunity to learn things which will be useful in your advancement at work.
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“when you step outside at this time of the year, you can smell them in the air. With wafting aromas of various meats, fish, vegetables and many other foods sizzling away on them, barbecues! Barbecue time is here again and whether you cook using charcoal or gas, barbecuing can provide you with the taste of Summer” Many words have been spoken and much blood spilled over which makes a better grill - gas or charcoal. In my view, charcoal grills have at least four advantages over the gas grill:• They cook hotter. • You can burn wood in them, which in turn gives you more flavour. • It’s easier to smoke food in a charcoal grill. • Charcoal gives you the primal thrill of lighting and playing with fire! Of course, charcoal grills do have their drawbacks:• Charcoal barbecues are fussier and messier than gas. • They are also less predictable and require more attention. • They gradually lose heat and need restoking every hour or so Most professional cooks actually claim that more people like to cook on a charcoal grill, but in actual fact 72% of BBQ users prefer to use gas, and this number is steadily increasing. Gas grills, too, have their advantages and drawbacks. On the plus side: • Gas grills offer the advantage of instantaneous ignition. • Gas grills provide a constant and consistent heat with the twist of a knob. • One propane bottle will sustain a grill for up to 25 hours On the downside, gas barbecues give a slightly diminished flavour in the end product, and unlike charcoal, gas imparts no flavour to the cooked food. It’s harder, and in some instances impossible, to smoke food on a gas grill (although many new models have smoker boxes with dedicated burners, which, should at least, make this task easier). Gas grills also deprive you of the primal thrill of lighting and playing with fire! Most professionals however, if given the choice to only cook on one grill for the rest of their lives, would without a shadow of a doubt choose the more versatile charcoal grill. What to look for when buying a charcoal grill:• A tightly fitting domed lid so you can do indirect grilling. • Vents on the top and bottom for adjusting the airflow and, thus, the heat. • A hinged grill grate, which makes it easy to add wood chips to the coals. • A front loading charcoal grills if you want to smoke a lot of food or grill over wood. • Sturdy construction and optional side tables. What to look for when buying a gas grill:• At least two heat settings, so you can indirect grill. • A built in gas gauge and thermometer.
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• An easy to empty and clean drip pan. • A smoker box with a dedicated burner (optional, but a nice feature). • A rotisserie attachment with a dedicated burner (optional). • A side burner (optional, but a nice feature) • Side tables (you can never have enough work space). • Sturdy construction and a good guarantee. Important tip: When lighting a gas grill, always open the lid before you start the flow of gas. Failure to do so can result in a gas build up and explosion. Trust me on this, I’ve seen it happen! The Five Methods of Live Fire Cooking:1. Direct grilling This is what most of the world means when people speak of grilling: the food is placed and cooked directly over the fire. Direct grilling is a high heat method used to cook tender, small or thin pieces of food quickly. Typical foods that are direct grilled include steaks, chops, chicken breasts, fish fillets, vegetables, and bread. 2. Indirect grilling Indirect grilling is designed to cook larger, tougher, or fattier foods that would burn if direct grilled. As the name suggests, the food is cooked next to, not directly over the fire. The grill lid is closed to hold in the heat, turning the grill into a sort of outdoor oven. Indirect grilling allows you to work over a more moderate temperature (275 to 350 degrees) and makes it easy to introduce the flavour of wood smoke. Typical foods you would indirect grill include pork shoulders, whole turkeys and chickens, beef and pork ribs, onions, and tough foods, like brisket, that require long, slow cooking at a low or moderate heat. 3. Smoking Smoking is a particular kind of indirect grilling - generally done at a low temperature (225 to 275 degrees) for an extended time in the presence of abundant wood smoke. Smoking is typically done in an offset barrel smoker (a device with a separate fire box and smoke chamber) or an upright water smoker (which looks like R2D2 in the movie ‘Star Wars). You can also smoke in a charcoal kettle or front loading grill and in some gas grills. The key concepts here are low, slow, and smokey. Typical foods for smoking include brisket, pork shoulder, ribs, tofu (yes, tofu), and salmon. 4. Spit-roasting Spit-roasting means cooking foods on a rotisserie. The slow gentle rotation and lateral heat are ideal for cylindrically-shaped fatty foods, like whole chickens, ducks, and rib roast. Pork and beef ribs are fantastic cooked on the rotisserie. You can spit-roast on both gas and charcoal grills. The procedure varies from grill to grill, so consult the manufacturer’s instructions. Generous basting is the key to successful spit roasting.
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5. Roasting in the embers This was probably the first form of grilling - it’s certainly the most extreme and robust. As the name implies, you lay the food directly on the glowing embers or bury it the hot coals or ash. The short list of foods you can roast in or on the embers includes onions, beets, corn in the husk, potatoes, and sweet potatoes and brisket.
The ten Barbecue Commandments:1. Be organized Have everything you need for grilling - the food, marinade, basting sauce, seasonings, and equipment at grill side before you start. 2. Gauge your fuel There’s nothing worse than running out of charcoal or gas in the middle of grilling. When using charcoal, light enough to form a bed of glowing coals three inches larger on all sides than the surface area of the food you’re planning to cook. When cooking on a gas grill, make sure the gas tank is at least one-third full. 3. Pre-heat the grill to the correct temperature Remember: grilling is a high-heat cooking method. In order to achieve the seared crust, charcoal flavour, and handsome grill marks associated with masterpiece grillmanship, you must cook over a high heat. How high? At least 500°F. Although I have said this elsewhere, it is worth repeating. When using charcoal, let it burn until it is covered with a thin coat of gray ash. Hold your hand about six inches above the grate. After three seconds, the force of the heat should force you to snatch your hand away. When using a gas grill, preheat to high (at least 500°F); this takes 10 to 15 minutes. When indirect grilling, preheat the grill to 350°F. 4. Keep it clean There’s nothing less appetizing than grilling on dirty old burnt bits of food stuck to the grate. Besides, the food will stick to a dirty grate. Clean the grate twice: once after you’ve preheated the grill and again when you’ve finished cooking. The first cleaning will remove any bits of food you may have missed after your last grilling session. Use the edge of a metal spatula to scrape off large bits of food, or a stiff wire brush to finish scrubbing the grate with.
5. Keep it lubricated If necessary oil the grate just before placing the food on top, (some foods don’t require that the grates be oiled). Spray it with oil (away from the flames), use a folded paper towel soaked in oil, or rub it with a piece of fatty bacon, beef fat, or chicken skin. 6. Turn, don’t stab The correct way to turn meat on a grill is with tongs or a spatula. Never stab the meat with a fork - unless you want to drain the flavour-rich juices onto the coals. 7. Know when to baste Oil and vinegar, citrus, and yogurt-based bastes and marinades can be brushed on the meat throughout the cooking time. (If you baste with a marinade that you used for raw meat or seafood, do not apply it during the last three minutes of cooking.) When using a sugar-based barbecue sauce, apply it towards the end of the cooking time. The sugar in these sauces burns easily and should not be exposed to prolonged heat. 8. Keep it covered When cooking larger cuts of meat and poultry, such as a whole chicken or a leg of lamb, use the indirect method of grilling or barbecuing. Keep the grill tightly covered and resist the temptation to peek. Every time you lift the lid, you add five to ten minutes to the cooking time. 9. Give it a rest Beef, steak, chicken - almost anything you grill will taste better if you let it stand on the cutting board for a few minutes before serving. This allows the meat juices, which have been driven to the centre of a roast or steak by the searing heat, to return to the surface. The result is a juicier, tastier piece of meat. 10. Never desert your post Grilling is an easy cooking method, but it demands constant attention. Once you put something on the grill (especially when using the direct method), stay with it until it’s cooked. This is not the time to answer the phone or make the salad dressing. Above all remember that barbecuing should be fun!
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Update on The Royal British Legion: Hondon Valley Branch January disco event raised €400 for the Poppy Appeal, a great start, hosted by the Market Tavern in La Romana and live musical entertainment by Dave’s Disco and Johnnie Sax. The branch meeting social event was a beetle drive February: Valentine’s Evening in Elle Valle bar in Hondon de los Frailes and after the branch meeting an evening of pub games March: the social event was a visit to Pikolino’s shoe factory, Elche. After the branch meeting the social events were decorating an Easter egg competition, followed by an Easter Egg hunt. Rosie Stevens won the competition. April: the social event was a visit to Carmen del Campillo tea house and gardens. The branch meeting was a St. George’s day themed evening, with
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medieval games: archery, ring the bull and tin can alley. May: the social event was a trip to Caravaca to see the running of the horses and wine. The branch meeting was held at La Finca, with Tapas and live entertainment. At the branch meeting there was a childhood themed evening, with a guess the baby competition, and a schooldays quiz This month (June) we are holding a Treasure hunt in Hondon de Los Frailes, and also participating in the Street party there. There will also be an ‘auction’ of donated items at the branch meeting. If you would like to join the branch please contact the membership secretary, Heather: ospreyaccountancyuk@gmail.com The branch meet every 3rd Tuesday of the month, at Monte Alto restaurant in Hondon de las Nieves, from 19.30 onwards.
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HONDON VALLEY GOLF SOCIETY A CLEAR WIN FOR MARTIN TAYLOR AT EL PLANTIO Font del Llop – Results for 15/04/2016
The Society held its May stableford competition at El Plantio after an absence of four years from the venue. There were forty contestants and several of those were playing the course for the first time. All players started from the first tee, so some of them had a fairly long wait. Fortunately, there were good practice areas available for the participants. Martin Taylor won the Gold Division with a solid three points lead from Jan Hendriks. John Wilkinson bagged the Silver Division from John Sercombe on countback. Graham Smith secured a three points lead in the Bronze Division from Paul Stagnell-Howe. None of the players were able to win the prize for nearest to the pin in two on the first hole. The general feedback was that the greens were good, but the fairways were inconsistent with areas of long grass and patches of bare earth. The committee had chosen the day well, being sandwiched between one of heavy rain and another of high winds. Afterwards the players relaxed in the sun outside the clubhouse where the captain, Ken Knight, wrapped up the day’s proceeding by extending the appropriate thanks and presenting the prizes. Golfers are reminded that the Summer Barbecue will be held on Friday 22nd July at Finca El Romero. This popular event has a maximum number of seats, so please respond quickly when the full details are circulated.
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Winners
Category
Pts
Martin Taylor (17)
Gold Winner
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Jan Hendriks (17)
Gold Runner Up
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Graham Palmer (13)
Gold Third Place
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John Wilkinson (18)
Silver Winner (on countback)
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John Sercombe (21)
Silver Runner Up
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Paul Hawes (20)
Silver Third Place
33
Graham Smith (26)
Bronze Winner
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Paul Stagnell-Howe (29)
Bronze Runner Up
31
Barry Gannaway (23)
Bronze Third Place
29 Hole
Graham Smith
Nearest the Pin
7
Terry Hyde
Nearest the Pin
9
Gerry O’Reilly
Nearest the Pin
14
Steve Collins
Nearest the Pin
18
Phil Kay (Guest)
Nearest the Pin in Two
17
Phil Kay (Guest)
Two on the card
Trevor Batchelor
Football scratch card
Steve Collins
Captain’s Pick
Ken Cooke
Captain’s Pick
Clive Dalton
Captain’s Pick
Malcolm Robins & Tony Brewer
Green fee refund
Tuesday 14th June – Las Colinas Meet in clubhouse at 09:30
Match Play Second Round
Results
Wednesday 15th June – Lo Romero Meet in clubhouse at 09:15
Mike Clancy beat Alan Rixon
5&4
Jim Lynch beat John Ainscough
1 up
Dug Blair beat John Forrester
5&4
Ken Knight beat Graham Palmer
5&4
Jamie Smith beat Paul Hawes
2 up
Tuesday 7th June – Altorreal Meet in clubhouse at 09:15
Thursday 16th June – Roda Golf Meet in clubhouse at 09:00 Tuesday 12th July – Alicante Meet in clubhouse at 08:30 Friday 22nd July – Finca El Romero Summer Barbecue 19:00 Wednesday 27th July – Font del Llop Geoff Rabey Putter Meet in clubhouse at 09:15
For information on how to join HVGS contact the Secretary, David Fellows, on 965 978 104 & 649 552 730 or email davidfellows13@gmail.com. To reserve your place on the list for the Society Golf Days contact the Captain, Ken Knight, on 638190 567 or email him at kjknight1954@gmail.com
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CAMPO GOLF SOCIETY This April, we played at Alenda Golf with nice weather and nice people. The course is in much better condition than it was a month ago and at last the fairways have some grass on them. We are sorry to say we have lost two more players who have gone back to the U.K We will miss these two members as they were always supportive and their names were Albert Baggaley and Cliff Parkinson We have lost About 10 members in the last year who have left Spain for one reason or another which means we are short of members. So if there are any players who would like to join the Campo Golf Society you will be made welcome, or if there are players who are members of another golf society but would like to play more than once a month just contact me on my Mob phone 618834774 Winners at Alenda on the 22nd of April Winner gold division was Jan Hendricks with 30 points Runner up Wes Manny Niessen with 24 points Winner silver division was Cliff Parkinson with 31 points Runner up was Karst Mulder with 28 points N/P on the 5th hole was Brian Johnson N/P on the 13 hole was Jan Hendricks N/P on the 16 hole was John Wilkinson The next meeting is Alenda the 24th June 1st tee time 9.04 July meeting is on the 22nd at Las Colinas 1st tee time 8.40 early. Please ring me if you would like to play. Regards Brian Johnson Thank you to all the members If you wish to join the Campo please ring me on Mob 618834774
I decided to purchase a villa in the Crevillente Mountains in the Costa Blanca one year ago and came across Steven Nuttall of Hondon Valley Properties. I wanted somewhere peaceful to write my books and it had to be typically Spanish and in an area with great walks and natural beauty. Steven has been in the real estate business for 27 years, speaks fluent Spanish and takes customer service seriously. Firstly Steven identified exactly what I was looking for, (we in the business call this customer insight), and within two days he had identified a piece of land for me near a National Park. Steven then introduced me to his local builder, who has an exceptional reputation for quality builds, and together we started to design my villa, which was really exciting. Steven communicated with me regularly, in the UK, to keep me fully updated with my build and all the legal requirements necessary. I have to admit the whole process was very smooth and stress free. After I moved in I was very surprised to be contacted again by Steven who assured me that he would always be at hand in case of future problems. This was very reassuring, but to date, I have lived peacefully without any problems at all. Steven was very professional throughout the transaction and I am one very satisfied customer. Organisations that provide excellent service establish strong emotional connections with their customers by systematically managing their total experience, the customer journey, and this evokes the perception of value that determines brand preference and future referrals “putting the customers at the heart of their business is vital to business success.”
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we hold stamp auctions, quizzes and have talks on stamp collecting. We hold meeting on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month and they start at 3pm, Meetings are held at he “La Torre” Hotel on the outskirts of Los Montesinos. Did you collect stamps when you were young? are you interested in takingup the hobby again? or perhaps you have an old Stamp Album that you would like to share with other collectors. Everyone is welcome to attend any of our meetings. For further information please contact Alan on 868 171 936. or e-mail alan. aylward@rocketmail.com
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The Wolf Spider Family: LycosidaeSpanish names: Mordelena, Carga Hijas, Buena Madre
Wolf spiders are large, with a 1 inch (25 mm) body length; like tarantulas, they live in burrows. Wolf spider burrows can be differentiated from tarantula burrows by the turret of silk and twigs that extends vertically from the wolf spider’s hole. The wolf spider can be from gray to dark brown with distinctive peach or orange coloration on the front of the chelicerae.Distribution and HabitatThis particular species of wolf spider is found throughout spain in habitats ranging from desertscrub to woodlands.These spiders are most often found in inland habitats, where their burrows are quite conspicuous.
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They are typically active from March through October, when their green eye shine can be easily seen as they cross roads at night.The eye shine is caused by a tapetum in the eye which refl ects light rays back through the eye retina and probably enhances the spider’s night vision. Wolf spiders are primarily nocturnal predators but are also seen during the day.Life HistoryWolf spiders are expert and vigorous hunters. Adult males can be found wandering throughout the summer rainy season, presumably searching for mates. The male must give the female appropriate signals when he fi nds her, to avoid being perceived as
a threat. He does this by tapping his legs in a particular fashion.He also drums with his palps, and in a procedure called stridulation, he produces sounds by scraping the palp against itself. After the female lays eggs, she carries the egg case with her wherever she goes, attached to her spinnerets. Sometimes she suns the egg case, sticking her rump, with egg case attached, outside the burrow entrance.The spiderlings hatch after about a month and climb onto the mother’s back, holding onto specialized hairs. After another month, they disperse, sometimes by ballooning. A female wolf spider may live up to 2 years.
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Sax - Ref: ff0819. Unique luxury villa in gorgeous location. Priced to sell at 525,000 euros. No expense has been spared creating this stunning villa. In a beautiful location with fabulous views, it has landscaped gardens with recessed lighting & lots of tranquil seating areas. The property boasts 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, a separate casita, bespoke swimming pool, and entertaining area, including a bar, dining room and party/games room, garden room with bifolding doors leading to the pool - the list of features is endless. Viewing essential.
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One of only four ADIP Nationally Qualified Property Asesorias in the Alicante Region. Registration ADPI 1322 - JONES, JAIME JANET ROSE PINOSO. Our Spanish Nationally Qualified Property Consultant, commonly known as Asesor de la Propiedad Inmobiliario, was required to pass Professional Spanish Property Exams. If you want peace of mind when purchasing or selling in Spain, you need look no further. If you have problems with your property paperwork or need assistance at the Notary office, or wish our Asesoria to act for you when purchasing a property. Give us a call.
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