THE NEW MAGAZINE BY RADIO NOVA...AND IT’S FREE! No. 6 February - March 2014
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Love is in
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The Worlds Most... deadliest creatures
Winter Olympics a run down of events
Doc Martens...
the legacy for £300 million
gourmet guide • culture • fashion • reviews • travel • property • entertainment
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A Happy New Year to all our advertisers and readers… Here’s wishing you a prosperous 2014! Everyone is saying how quiet the area is at present but I’m sure with the bad weather they are getting in northern Europe, lots of people will want to get a bit of winter sun, so let’s hope they travel to our lovely area on the south Costa Blanca. We are trying to get articles in the magazine that interests a broader section of our readers which is why for the first time we have some fashion stories such as Ralph Lauren and Doctor Martens and a few books reviewed in the book shelf. If there is a subject that would interest you please let us know and we will do our best to include it in a future edition. The new website is going from strength to strength with lots of promotions having been put on in December; this will be updated again in the next week or so. If you are an advertiser please send any promotions, offers and events for us to advertise it on the website please look on www.ultimatemagazine.es. Estate Agents; don’t forget to send your new property of the month so we can keep the website updated. In this edition the recipe from Sallie is home-made tomato soup, ideal for those cold winter evenings, the destination report by Adele is about cruising, and the wine page is about how to get the best deals in restaurants for your favourite tipple. On the radio front, Radio Nova has improved its signal strength and opened up La Marina and northwards for our much improved coverage areas! So tune in to 87.7FM to see the difference if you live anywhere north of Quesada! We are still broadcasting in Cabo Roig, La Zenia and Playa Flamenca areas on 97.7FM, and watch this space, there will be a third frequency very soon! If you don’t have a radio, listen live on the internet at www.radionova-spain.com As always please support our advertisers and all local businesses, it is the only way they can all survive the winter months without the hoards of summer tourists around. All the best for the New Year. The Editor
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CONTENTS
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Ralph Lauren
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QI: Interesting Facts
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St. Patricks Day
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Romance is Dead
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St. Davids Day
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The Last Hangman: Albert Pierrepoint
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Citizens Advice Bureau
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Mothering Sunday
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Phobias
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Come Wine With Me: Restaurant Wine Tips
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Things to do: Jerez
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Rugby Union 6 Nations
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Dr. Martens
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Comedians
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Destination Report: Sea Cruises
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Worlds Most: Deadliest Creatures
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Food Glorious Food: Tomato Soup
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Winter Olympics
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RALPH LAUREN Everyone knows the Ralph Lauren logo of the polo player on his horse so after a bit of research we have discovered just how much turnover and how much money the owner is worth. You can get shirts, shoes, bags, aftershave, perfume, glasses, coats, trousers, you name it you have probably seen it with one of the world´s most recognizable logo emblazon on it. It is so popular that most of the “looky looky” men are selling items with the “fake” logo on all along the Costas.
USA’s Olympic Team Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifshitz October 14, 1939 in New York City) is an American fashion designer and business executive, best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand, and a global multi-billion-dollar enterprise. He has become well known for his collection of rare automobiles, some of which have been displayed in museum exhibits. As of September 2012, Forbes estimates his wealth at $6.5 billion dollars, which makes Ralph Lauren the 162nd richest person in the world. He went to Baruch College where he studied business, although he dropped out after two years, 1962 to 1964 he served in the United States Army and left to work briefly for Brooks Brothers as a sales assistant before leaving to become a salesman for a tie company. In 1966, when he was 26, he was inspired to
design a wide, European-style necktie he had seen Douglas Fairbanks Jr wearing, but the idea was rejected by the company he worked for as not being commercially viable. He left to establish his own company working out of a drawer in the Empire State Building, taking rags and turning them into ties. He sold the ties to small shops in New York, with a major turning point when he was approached by Neiman Marcus, who bought 100 dozen.
Edgar de Evia and Robert Denning, into the flagship store for Polo Ralph Lauren. This same year de Evia photographed the cover feature story for House & Garden on the Lauren home Round Hill in Jamaica, which had formerly been the home of Babe and Bill Paley.
In 1967, with the financial backing of Manhattan clothing manufacturer Norman Hilton, Lauren opened a necktie store where he also sold ties of his own design, under the label “Polo.” He later received the rights to use the trademark Polo from Brooks Brothers, however Brooks Brothers managed to retain its rights to the iconic “original polo button-down collar” shirt (still produced today), in spite of Lauren’s Polo trademark. In 1971, he expanded his line and opened a Polo boutique on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
By 2007 Ralph Lauren had over 35 boutiques in the United States; 23 locations carried the Ralph Lauren Purple Label, including Atlanta, Beverly Hills, Boston, Charlotte, Washington DC, Chicago, Costa Mesa, Dallas, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Manhasset, New York, Palm Beach, Palo Alto, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, Short Hills, Montreal and Troy.
In 1970, Ralph Lauren won the COTY Award for his menswear line. Around that same time he released a line of women’s suits that were tailored in a classic men’s style, which was when the first Polo emblem was seen. It was on the cuff of the women’s suit. Ralph Lauren released Polo’s famous short sleeve pique shirt with the Polo logo in 1972 and unveiled his first Ralph Lauren collection for women. It came out in 24 colors and soon became a classic. He also gained recognition for his design after he was contracted to provide clothing styles for the movie The Great Gatsby as well as for Diane Keaton’s title character in the 1977 film, Annie Hall. In 1984, he transformed the Rhinelander Mansion, former home of the photographer
On June 11, 1997, Ralph Lauren Corporation became a public company, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RL.
The Financial Times reported in January 2010 that the firm had revenues of $5 billion for fiscal year 2009.
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Writing down your negative thoughts Just some random facts that we feel to and tossing them in the garbage can be “Quite Interesting”. Ideal for boring actually erase your bad mood. your friends or looking intellectual at the pub. Either way, enjoy! Bruce Lee was so quick that he could grab a coin out of your hand and Loneliness weakens your immune replace it with another coin before you system - Having friends and significant close your fist. others can increase immunity by 60% Studies show that cuddling before bed In 2006 NASA admitted that they no helps to brain to relax. This reduces longer had the original video tapes the process of over-thinking, making it of the moon landing because they easier to fall asleep. recorded over them. Staring at breasts daily can extend a Singing in the shower daily can help man’s life by 5 years. boost your immunity, lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and improve Single women tend to be more attracted to men who are taken rather your mood. than those who are available. Couples who dance together tend to have stronger and longer lasting There are 3 things our brain will always notice first. They are food, sex and relationships. danger. A type of frog called the “horror frog” will break its own bones to make claws Studies show that men and women out of them and use them as defensive experience the same amount of emotion but women tend to be more weapons. honest about them.
Eating bananas is a natural cure to reduce the effects of stress and anxiety. People who have a highly active sex life tend to look younger than their actual age. Endorphins released during sexual activity create a euphoria similar to opioid drug use. They also act as extremely effective pain killers. The man who designed Saddam Hussein’s bunker was the grandson of the woman who designed Hitler’s. What is called a “French kiss” in the English speaking world is known as an “English kiss” in France. Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. A pig’s orgasm lasts 30 minutes. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. More facts next issue...
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For St Patricks Day (March 17th) this year we thought you may be interested in some Irish Myths and Legends. So when you are supping your Guinness in your local Irish Pub tell someone some of these interesting facts, then have another pint of course! The Leprechaun The image of the Irish Leprechaun has endured throughout the ages. The Leprechaun is the most famous of Irish myths. He is reputed to be a type of fairy, who makes shoes for all the fairy folk. A leprechaun is never female. Legend has it that when the Danes invaded Ireland, the fairies hid all there treasure from them with the Leprechauns being given the task of guarding the treasure. Unfortunately, rainbows always point to the location of the leprechauns’ treasure, so they must constantly move it. As we have plenty of rain in Ireland, we have plenty of rainbows so the leprechauns are kept busy! Myth has it that if you catch a Leprechaun, he must either give you his treasure or grant you three wishes. The Cry of the Banshee If you heard a banshee’s wail, you knew that someone in your family had died! She is sometimes seen as an old woman in rags and sometimes as a beautiful young girl but there is never any question about her powerful and dreaded wail. Throughout Irish history there are many examples of the Banshee.
changelings were only happy when misfortune or grief happened in the house. This Irish myth is considered responsible for the changeling in William Shakespeare’s play, “A Midsummer’s Night Dream. The Shamrock Myth has it that the shamrock is a sacred plant which can ward off evil. The Celts believed the Shamrock had mystical properties due it’s three heartshaped leaves as they also believed that three was a sacred number. Myth also has it that the Shamrock’s three leaves represent the Holy Trinity. The legend of The Children of Lir Long ago there lived a king called Lir. He lived with his wife and four children: Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra and Conn. They lived in a castle in the middle of a forest. When Lir’s wife died they were all very sad. After a few years Lir got married again. He married a jealous wife called Aoife.
cackled. “You will spend three hundred years in Lough Derravaragh, three hundred years in the Sea of Moyle and three hundred years in the waters of Inish Glora,” Aoife said. She also said, “You will remain swans for nine hundred years until you hear the ring of a Christian bell.” She went back to the castle and told Lir that his children had drowned. Lir was so sad he started crying. He rushed down to the lake and saw no children. He saw only four beautiful swans. One of them spoke to him. It was Fionnuala who spoke to him. She told him what Aoife had done to them. Lir got very angry and turned Aoife into an ugly moth. When Lir died the children were very sad. When the time came they moved to the Sea of Moyle. Soon the time came for their final journey. When they reached Inish Glora they were very tired.
Early one morning they heard the Aoife thought that Lir loved his children sound of a Christian bell. They were more than he loved her. Aoife hated the so happy that they were human again. children. Soon she thought of a plan to The monk (some even say it was St. get rid of the children. Patrick himself) sprinkled holy water on them and then Fionnuala put One summer’s day Aoife took the her arms around her brothers children to swim in a lake near and then the four of them fell the castle. The children were on the ground. The monk really happy to be playing in buried them in one grave. the water. Suddenly Aoife took That night he dreamed he out a magic wand. There was a saw four swans flying up flash of light and the children through the clouds. were nowhere to be seen. All there was He knew the children to be seen was four of Lir were with their beautiful swans, with mother and father. their feathers as white as snow.
The Changeling The myth is that fairies often gave birth to deformed children. They would be so upset by this that they would sneak Aoife said, “I have put you under into the mortal world and “change” a spell. You will be swans for nine their child for a human baby. These hundred years,” she
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All you can eat buffet vouchers and action movie DVDs scored six and five per cent to be voted in at seventh and eighth place respectively.
And last two places for worst Valentine’s present were taken up by tickets to a football match and single bars of chocolate. One respondent commented: ‘One year on Valentine’s Day I received a cheap CD containing all his favourite rock music. ‘Rock music on the most romantic day of the year, I don’t think so. Let’s just say the relationship didn’t last much longer.’
Another respondent said: ‘My ex’s mother celebrates her birthday on Valentine’s Day so he thought it would be best to get us both the same bottle of perfume. ‘He always was a bit cheap because it must have been 2 for 1. I still can’t believe he brought us the same presents, the cheek.’
One male, whose girlfriend took part in the survey, said: ‘It’s not just men who forget about Valentine’s Day, women forget too. I bet no one makes a fuss when it escapes our girlfriend’s minds but when guys don’t remember all her friends think he’s the worst boyfriend in the world.’ A spokesperson for NetVoucherCodes.co.uk commented: ‘It is important to plan ahead for occasions such as this. ‘It is not acceptable to think a bunch of petrol station flowers will justify as a present on the most romantic day of the year. ‘This will probably lead to you as well as the flowers being dumped in the bin.’
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Pierrepoint was often dubbed the Official Executioner, despite there being no such job or title. The office of executioner had traditionally been performed by the local sheriff, who increasingly delegated the task to a person of suitable character, employed and paid only when required. Pierrepoint continued to work for years in a grocery near Bradford after qualifying as an Assistant Executioner in 1932 and a Chief Executioner in 1941, in the steps of his father and uncle. Following his retirement in 1956, the Home Office acknowledged Pierrepoint as the most efficient executioner in British history. He subsequently became a publican in Lancashire and wrote his memoirs, in which he sensationally concluded that capital punishment was not a deterrent.
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appointments were made by the Sheriff of the county in which the It is believed that Pierrepoint executed murder took place. at least 435 men and 17 women, including six U.S. soldiers at Shepton Among the notable people Mallet and some 200 Nazi war he hanged: criminals after World War II. 202 German war criminals He is often referred to as Britain’s executed between 1945 and 1949, last hangman, but this is not true; following a series of war trials executions continued until 13 August which resulted in 13 executions 1964 when Gwynne Owen Evans was on 27 February 1948. All 13 were hanged at 8.00am at Strangeways condemned at the Belsen Trial and Prison by Harry Allen with his subsequently executed at Hamelin assistant Royston Rickard, while Prison on 13 December 1945 at Peter Anthony Allen was hanged half-hour intervals. The women were simultaneously at Walton Prison, hanged individually, the men in pairs. Liverpool by Robert Leslie Stewart with his assistant Harry Robinson, Gordon Cummins, the “Blackout both for the murder in a robbery of Ripper” executed at Wandsworth on John Alan West. 25 June 1942. Pierrepoint has also been incorrectly called the last official Chief Hangman for the United Kingdom (and, for a time, the unofficial one for the Republic of Ireland, along with his uncle, Thomas). However the United Kingdom has never had an Official Executioner, as right up until 1964 all such
John Amery, son of wartime Secretary of State for India, Leopold Amery, and the first person to plead guilty to treason in an English court since Summerset Fox in May 1654. He was described by Pierrepoint as “the bravest man I ever hanged”. Pierrepoint himself later stated in interview that the two men spoke at length and he felt that he had known
FILM Albert Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman 95 min - Biography | Crime | Drama 7 April 2006 (UK) The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint - Britain’s most prolific hangman. The film loosely follows Britain’s most prolific hangman, played by Timothy Spall, from the time he is first trained for the job and accepted onto the list of the country’s official hangmen in 1932 until his resignation in 1956.
by Pierrepoint on 15 July 1953 at Pentonville.This wrongful execution is acknowledged as a major miscarriage Amery “all his life”, and there is a story of justice and was a contributing that Amery greeted Pierrepoint with, factor for the abolition of the death “Mr. Pierrepoint, I’ve always wanted penalty in Britain for most crimes in to meet you. Though not, of course, 1965 and years later for all crimes in under these circumstances!” Hanged 1998. at Wandsworth Prison, London, 19 December 1945. James Inglis, on 8 May 1951, the “Lord Haw-Haw”, William Joyce, convicted as a traitor and executed at Wandsworth, 3 January 1946. Bruno Tesch, co-inventor of the insecticide Zyklon B used in the Holocaust. Convicted of the crime of complicity in the murder of interned allied civilians by means of poison gas by a British military tribunal at the Curiohaus in Rotherbaum, Hamburg. Executed on May 16, 1946 in Hamelin Prison. John George Haigh, the “Acid-bath murderer” executed at Wandsworth on 10 August 1949. Timothy John Evans, hanged at Pentonville Prison on 9 March 1950 for the murder of his daughter (he was also suspected of having murdered his wife). Timothy Evans received a posthumous pardon in 1966 for the murder of his daughter. It was subsequently discovered that Evans’ neighbour, John Reginald Christie, was a serial killer. He was executed
fastest hanging on record – a total of seven seconds elapsed from the time that Inglis left the Condemned Cell. Derek Bentley, executed at Wandsworth on 28 January 1953 for his part in the death of Police Constable Sidney Miles. The execution was carried out despite pleas for clemency by large numbers of people, including 200 Members of Parliament, the widow of Miles, and the jury’s recommendation in the trial. After a 45-year-long campaign, Bentley received a posthumous pardon in July 1998, when the Court of Appeal ruled
that Bentley’s conviction was “unsafe” and quashed it. An article written by Pierrepoint for The Guardian, but withheld until the pardon was granted, dispelled the myth that Bentley had cried on his way to the scaffold. Right until the last, he believed he would be reprieved. Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, on 13 July 1955, for shooting her lover. Pierrepoint had no regrets about her execution; it was one of the few times he spoke publicly about one of his charges and he made it clear he felt she deserved no less. Pierrepoint allegedly became an opponent of capital punishment. The reason for this seems to be a combination of the experiences of his father, his uncle, and himself, whereupon reprieves were granted in accordance with political expediency or public fancy, and had little to do with the merits of the case in question.
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Why Ride? Longer life, improved health, more energy, lower costs and extra fun. It’s official cycling makes you a better person in many ways. Here are just a few. Feel Happier: Apart from the increased self esteem and confidence that getting fitter and leaner will give you, simply spending more time outside will cheer you up. This is thanks to the ability of sunlight to boost your levels of the feel-good hormone serotonin. So if you want to beat the depressing effect of sitting inside day after day you should just get yourself outside to expose yourself to more daylight. One of the major benefits of getting more daylight in your life is that you’ll sleep better and longer. So go on get out there. Live Longer: Those people who exercise regularly are at significant lower risk of cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes , all types of cancer, high blood pressure and obesity. According to the British heart foundation around 10,000 fatal heart attacks could be avoided each year if people kept themselves fitter. Physical activity helps decrease the time it takes food to move through the large intestine, limiting the amount of water absorbed back into your body. Get Leaner: Sports Physiologists have found that the body’s metabolic rate-the effiency with which it burns calories and fatis not only raised during a ride but for several hours after. Even after cycling for 30 minutes you could be burning a higher amount of total calories for a few hours after you stop. As you get fitter the benefits are more profound. Cyclists who incorporated fast intervals into their training burned three-and-a-half times more body fat than those who cycled constantly but at a lower speed. Loads of people who want to lose weight think going out for a jog is the best way to start. But while running does burn fat well, it’s not too kind on your body if your a little larger than you’d like to be. Think about it . Two or three times your weight crashes right through your body when your foot hits the ground. If you weigh 16 stone, that’s a lot of force! Instead start on a bike- most of your weight is taken by the saddle so your skeleton and joints don’t take a battering. One of the
most attractive advantages of cycling for fitness is that you can combine it with commuting, getting to work earlier and fresher after an invigorating ride. You’ll also be becoming fitter by the day without really trying, and feeling and looking younger. Travel cheaper: According to the RAC, the yearly cost of car ownership is €5869, the lion’s share of which is down to fuel. Today fuel costs are at at all time high and are still rising. So should we be letting the buses and trains take the strain? If only. Public transport costs have gone skyward too and the solution hundreds of thousands of people are turning to for daily travel, just as in the 70s is the bicycle. With cycling the only inflationary factors are the rising cost of food and the payouts for your bike and kit. But you have to eat anyway and the cost and depreciation on a new bike will be very minimal. By using your bike instead of your car on short journeys and on regular journeys can save you anything from €500 to €1000 per year Save the Planet: It takes around 5% of the materials and energy used to make a car to manufacture a bike, and cycling produces zero pollution. Bikes are efficient machines too- you travel around three times as fast as walking for the same amount of energy and taking into account the fuel that you put in your engine you can do the equivalent of 2924 miles to the gallon. You have your weight ratio to thank for that: your about as 6 times heavier than your bike but a car is roughly 20 times heavier than you .Leaving your car at home is going to help pollution both locally and globally. Transport is on the way to overtaking industry as the major contributor to CO2 emissions. Vehicles give out approx 70% of air pollution in towns and cities. Going by bike contributes nothing and either walking or cycling much more on shorter journeys would reduce our dependence on oil. If all commutes of under 7kms were completed by bike instead of car they would save a collective 44,000 tonnes of CO2 every week the equivalent of heating 17,000 homes. Given that the average speed of rush hour traffic is7mph and a reasonable average cycling speed is 13mph that makes commuting by bike almost twice as fast as taking the car. ...Oh and 20 bikes can be parked in one car space!!
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Ultimate Costa Blanca continue this new, exciting article, featuring a relatively new organisation CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SPAIN. The organisation was founded by Myra Swainson, who is legally trained. The aim of CAB Spain is to assist and support both Spaniards and Expats who struggle to understand the existing and ever changing laws and rules. Join their FACEBOOK page CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SPAIN. Soon to launch their website www.citizenadvice.org.es Here are a few articles which we hope will be of interest to you: A NOTARY’S RESPONSE TO A RESIDENCY CERTIFICATE One of Myra’s clients, who are residents, purchased a property in Andalucía. When drawing up the purchase contract (escritura de compraventa) in a notary office, the clerk was at first, not willing to inscribe in the document that they were residents in Spain. As far as he was concerned, he had no proof of resident status. He made the point that the A4 size green document which has replaced the previous resident card, (and even though accompanied by passports) was not proof enough. He did have a point. If they had been selling a property they would have been considered as nonresidents. This would result in the couple having to abide by the rule that, a ‘nonresident tax’ would be applied. Consequently; three percent of the total sale price would be legally withheld by the purchaser, purchasers lawyer or the banks gestor if, the purchaser had applied for a mortgage. The funds would then be forwarded, with the relevant forms to the tax authority. The gestor would also withhold a fee for the processing of this payment. You would then have a time limited period to reclaim the amount retained, minus any taxes you may owe. IF you have made your annual tax declaration on a yearly basis, you The resident document states, “La would apply for the ‘Certificado de Residente Fiscal’ (tax resident) with persona que a continuación se indica, ha solicitado y obtenido su inscripción this document, the three percent retention will not be withheld. en el Regisgtro Central de Extranjeros Consider that the rules are changing daily to safeguard against anyone de la Dirección de la Policía y de selling a property and then leaving Spain owing taxes. If you are a la Guardia Civil, como residente nonresident vendor, take note that the ‘Plus Valia taxes’ due on the comunitario en España” (The person indicated below, has sought and sale, will also be retained by the purchasers representative. obtained registration in the Central Registry of Foreigners, of the address of the Police and of the Civil Guard; as a community resident in Spain) Translate and take this statement as you will, but there is no doubt, that there is conflicting and controversial recognition of resident status at present. For this reason it is important to take further action to authenticate your resident status.
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Imperative information for owners of a country property and for those considering purchasing in the campo. Written by Richelle de Wit from my personal experience. November 4, 2013 I personally would recommend taking out a membership of ASAJA... the union for young farmers, with seats in every major city in Andalucia... only costs about 50 euros a year and legal advice is free... their lawyer will write the necessary allegations later on in the project and will try his best to minimize the damage to your property. If he doesn´t succeed in this and you want to take the case to trial, you will have to start paying for his services or find a specialised litigation lawyer.
If you live in the campo and your property borders something that is owned by the Junta (see Catastro for info on that) at one time you could be presented with a letter from the Junta de Andalucia, dept. Medio Ambiente, telling you about a proposed project for Deslinde of: A)
A camino (track – most often in Deslinde-cases a former Real Lengua – used to move big herds of cattle from their summer to their winter meadow and vice versa)
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A monte (mountain)
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The letter will inform you of the starting date of the project (when it was approved by the Junta), will refer to the Real Decreto with regards to the procedure that will be followed and will state that you can´t take any action against it at this time. You will need to get yourself a lawyer... preferably one with experience in this field.
My personal experience is with a Deslinde de Rio and we were presented with a plan to establish and document the boundaries of the river Guadalhorce that borders our land. Apparently, although the Catastro clearly stated the ownership of the river, with boundaries, by the Junta, the exact boundaries had never in the past been neither determined nor documented officially. According to the material presented by the engineers from the Junta, more than half of our property wasn´t ours to begin with, as it has been covered with water from the river at one or more times in the past decades... those square meters actually belong to the tiver and thus the Junta, they argue, and we should be paying rent to them to make use of them (within very strict limitations). If the proposal will be approved, there will be an automatic change of ownership of those square meters in the Catastro and the Registro de Escrituras, without any compensation I might add. We call this expropiation, but the Junta doesn´t and their engineers, when asked directly at one point in the very long administrative procedures (projects like this have a lifespan, determined by law, of one year, but they can be extended twice by 6 months and after that, if still not finished, declared caducado and re-initiated countless times) just flat out denied that as well. I won´t go into details on the exact procedure of a Deslinde project, but am willing to share my experiences with anyone who find themselves in the same situation. Just one more thing about properties bordering a river or an arroyo... 100 meters on both sides of the river/arroyo are called Zona de Policia and you need permission from the Junta, Medio Ambiente, Departemento de Agua, for practically everything you want to do there... keep animals, build a fence (build anything more substantial zero chance), plant, fertilise etc. If your waste water isn´t directed to the Registro´s from Town Hall, but collected in a septic tank, the kind of tank and the position of it is subject to very specific regulation as well...
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Sunday, March 30th 2014 UK Mothering Sunday, sometimes known as Mother’s Day, is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent. It is exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday and usually falls in the second half of March or the beginning of April. Mothering Sunday was originally a time when people returned to the church, in which they were baptized or where they attended services when they were children. This meant that families were reunited as adults returned to the towns and villages where they grew up. In time, it became customary for young people who were working as servants in large houses, to be given a holiday on Mothering Sunday. They could use this day to visit their own mother and often took a gift of food or hand-me-down clothing from their employers to her. In turn, this moved towards the modern holiday, on which people still visit and take gifts to their mothers. Mothering Sunday is now a celebration of motherhood. People visit and take gifts to their mothers and grandmothers.
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When it comes to Phobias or fears, what we hold deep inside us, we need to distinguish between two types: We have the rational fears – the fears of real, possible consequences – the fears of genuine danger. A person with a fear of heights would never jump off a high cliff: in this case, his fear is real, such a jump would be hugely dangerous. A person with a fear of spiders has less of a rational fear… while there are dangerous spiders in the world, for the most part they are few and far between, and once you have identified a spider as being – rationally – harmless, any remaining fear is irrational. Irrational fears are no less real. They affect us physically, make us jump or quake, sweat or shiver. It’s not that irrational fears are bad fears – fears that it should be in any way embarrassing to have. Everybody has irrational fears. They are normal, and perfectly acceptable. However in approaching irrational fears we need to take a different tactic from approaching the rational.
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Alliumphobia - Fear of garlic. to this area, not always seen in abundance With Aioli on every table at dinner time and but the thought they are around you may be garlic in almost all Spanish recipes, the enough for you to handle. smelly stuff is fairly unavoidable. Katsaridaphobia - Fear of cockroaches. Amathophobia - Fear of dust. Big ones, small ones, Some as big as your It’s dry and sandy in Almeria, which means head…OK, maybe not quite that big but dust, lots of it, especially in the summer. they thrive hear and contact with the little blighters is nigh on impossible, especially Dipsophobia - Fear of drinking. in the summer months. Its hot, very hot and you need to drink plenty of water. Also with Alcohol being Leukophobia - Fear of the color white. cheap too, this fear wouldn’t do you any With the majority of buildings and houses favours. painted white to resist the suns glare, everywhere you look is a vast swathe of Entomophobia - Fear of insects. blanco. They’re everywhere and almost impossible to avoid. Flying, crawling, buzzing, creeping Macrophobia - Fear of long waits. and generally getting into everything, many Spanish time keeping is noted for it’s lack people leave spiders to their own devices of discipline and with queuing pretty much as they help keep the insects at bay, unless non-existent, you could be left waiting for a you have arachnophobia (fear of spiders) long time. Be it the Bank, the Post Office or too of course. your local deli counter, if the Spanish want to chat about anything, they will and usually Gymnophobia - Fear of nudity. without a care for your schedule. With some of Europe’s biggest nudist communities, resorts and beaches, even Ophidiophobia - Fear of snakes. if you’re not involved yourself, it can quite Ladder, Montpellier, Horseshoe, Southern a task to find a secluded beach without Smooth & False Smooth Snakes, among seeing flesh. others, are all common here too. Often found in gardens, terraces and even in your Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles. loo if you live a little more in the campo, Frogs, Toads, Terrapins, Tortoises, Geckos, you’d do well to miss out on coming into Chameleons, Skinks & Snakes are all native contact at some point.
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Phengophobia - Fear of sunshine. The Almeria region has around 320 days of sunshine per year and over 3000 hours of sunshine so if you suffer from this, you may want to reconsider visiting here. Staurophobia - Fear of crosses or crucifix. There are over 42 million baptized, covering about 92% of the total population. There are also 70 dioceses and archdioceses. The Spanish church oversees one of the greatest repositories of religious architecture and art in the world so keep your eyes to the floor if walking around. Taurophobia- Fear of bulls. The adopted national symbol for Spain and cause of much controversy but it’s image is everywhere, on the back of cars, in windows and on signs. Stay well away from Pamplona and the “Running of the Bulls”
ON THE OTHER HAND Cheimatophobia - Fear of the Cold. A fear of intense cold is called cheimatophobia, cheimaphobia or psychorophobia. A fear of cold, ice or frost is known as cryophobia or sychrophobia. Either way, this is one very good reason to be here in Spain and not the UK or Northern Europe.
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on wine in Restaurants These days, anyone who goes out to eat — and certainly anyone who orders wine at a restaurant — is looking for value. Here are 10 tips that will help you find value in wine at restaurants. Obviously, there are many exceptions to every one of these suggestions, but if we were going to give some overall advice geared to the moment, this would be it.
conditions. Our guess is that many restaurants these days, facing slumping demand, are in no hurry to replenish their inventory of wines with more recent vintages. That means wines that should have been drunk a while back are still being served. Whether you are ordering a pleasant Italian red or a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, make sure the wine is from a very recent vintage. (If the wine list says that 1. Skip wine by the glass. the wine is, say, 2007 and you get Restaurateurs like to make enough the 2006, tell the waiter you really on a single glass to pay for a whole would like the 2007.) bottle, which is great for them but not so great for you. And it wouldn’t 3. Bypass the second-cheapest be so bad except that so many wine on the list. Restaurateurs wines by the glass are poured from know that diners don’t want to bottles that have been open for too appear cheap by ordering the least long and mistreated after opening. expensive wine on the list, so they’ll Obviously, wine bars that specialize try to get you to order the secondin wines by the glass, and keep cheapest. The least expensive is them well, are a major exception. actually a pretty good deal at many places. 2. Check the vintage closely. We’re not talking here about 4. Scope out the owner’s ordering a 2004 Barolo from the passion for value. If there are, say, list and getting a 2002, which is a dozen wines from South Africa on a problem but not at the forefront the list and no more than a handful of concern for most of us today. from anywhere else, chances are Instead, here’s the issue: Most the owner knows and cares about wines are meant to drink young South African wine — and therefore and fresh and many restaurants, is more likely to know good values especially informal restaurants, from there. And all of this relates to don’t keep their wines in perfect food passions, too: At a restaurant 28
where the owner’s passion is fish, we wouldn’t usually expect to find great value in American Cabernet Sauvignon. If you are in a good Spanish restaurant the house wine is usually very good but ask the waiter or owner he will always know what is good and what is not in fact they will always change the wine if you are not happy with it. 5. Avoid trying to be “Flash Harry” and ordering the most expensive generally restaurants have a large selection of good wine at reasonable prices.
6. Try New labels enjoy the experience. We note as a classic example of this: If you stay within your comfort zone, ordering only wines you already know, you will be punished for it, price-wise. In addition, no wine is going to seem like a good value to you when you know you could buy it at a local store for half the price or less. That’s why it’s so important to focus on labels or kinds of wines that you wouldn’t otherwise see. Remember: There is value in tasting something new. 7. Don’t ignore house wines, by the bottle or in carafes. People who travel around the world often wish more restaurants offered the simple, inexpensive and delightful wines that seem ubiquitous in Europe and elsewhere. We agree. But we do think we are seeing a slight uptick in the number of restaurants in offering house wines — especially at informal places — and, more often than not, we have found these lusty and fun. 8. Look for half-price deals. Look around and you are likely to find a deal like that in your neighborhood. Some places are even offering half price deals by region — say, 50% off French wines one week and Italian another week. Sure, there are many other ways to find value on a list, but we have tried to focus here on simple stuff and things we actually do ourselves. If you are willing to put some more work into this, one idea we’d suggest is checking before you dine to see if a restaurant’s wine list is online. This will give you more time to study the list to find good values. And while personally we haven´t done it, we know there are people out there who enjoy bargaining and we’d guess that at least some restaurants would be willing to offer discount on the price of more-expensive wines these days. Finally, we understand that there are some restaurants where it’s simply impossible to get good value because the prices of their wines are uniformly ridiculous; those restaurants do not deserve your business. Just remember that, in good times and bad, wine always tastes better when it’s a good deal. 29
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Jerez de la Frontera is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the sea and the mountains. As of 2013, the city, the largest in the province, had 215,180 inhabitants; it is the fifth largest in Andalusia. It has become the transportation and communications hub of the province, surpassing even Cádiz, the provincial capital, in economic activity. Jerez de la Frontera is also, in terms of land area, the largest municipality in the province, and its sprawling outlying areas are a fertile zone for agriculture. There are also many cattle ranches and horse-breeding operations, as well as a world-renowned wine industry.
The Festival de Jerez attracts some of the most famous flamenco artists in Spain. Performers and students also come from around the world to take part in specialized workshops and classes taught by some of the best flamenco instructors. For the casual observer and fan, the main attraction has always been the outstanding list of shows. Past performances include artists such as Antonio Reyes, Belén López, Diego Carrasco, Manuel Valencia, María del Mar Moreno, Rafael Campallo, and Ramón Trujillo. The Festival also encourages more participation from flamenco novices, with flamenco dance and skill courses for beginners as well as seniors.
Flamenco originally crystalized among the Gypsies in the 18th century. In its earlier forms, it consisted of the song or cante without any musical instruments for accompaniment, with the exception of a long, dry stick that was held upright and rhythmically tapped on the ground. This is known as á palo seco, a term literally translating to “by means of a dry stick.” Subjects of these songs included various painful and powerful emotions felt by the Gypsies such as lost love, desperation, hardship, imprisonment, and death. Flamenco music was influenced by Hindu and Arabic music from the beginning, and the melodic song forms known as Arabesques and Melismas are fine examples of Arabic influence upon Flamenco.
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Rugby Union: 6 Nations Played annually, the format of the Championship is simple: each team plays every other team once, with home field advantage alternating from one year to the next.
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Victory in every game results in a ‘Grand Slam’ England hold the record for the number of Grand Slams won with 12, followed by Wales with 10, France with 9, Scotland with 3 and Ireland with 2.
In 1871, England and Scotland played the first rugby union international. After 12 years of occasional friendly matches between the teams, the inaugural Home International Championship, comprising England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales was played in 1883. England won the first series, along with a Triple Crown, and up until 1893 when Wales won and 1894 when Ireland won, only them and Scotland had been crowned champions. Wales’ triumphs in 1908 and 1909, although won during the Home Nations era, were the first Grand Slams as they defeated France in both seasons.
Victory by any Home Nation over the other three Home Nations constitutes as a ‘Triple Crown’. England hold the record for the number of Triple Crowns won with 23, followed by Wales with 19, Scotland and Ireland both with 10. Although this achievement has long been a feature of the tournament, it was not until 2006 that a physical trophy, commissioned by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was awarded.
France officially joined in 1910 having Several individual competitions take place played in four tournaments up to that point under the umbrella of the Six Nations with the Championship now referred to as tournament. The oldest is the Calcutta the Five Nations. Cup, which has been running since 1879 and is contested annually between England Scotland were the last team to lift the Five and Scotland. The Millennium Trophy has Nations trophy as Italy joined the following been awarded to the winner of the game year in 2000 and the tournament became between England and Ireland with the first known as the Six Nations with England presented in 1988. Since 2007, France being the first nation to win the Six Nations and Italy have also contested for their in 2000.
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Klaus Märtens was a doctor in the German army during World War II. While on leave in 1945, he injured his ankle while skiing in the Bavarian Alps. He found that his standard-issue army boots were too uncomfortable on his injured foot. While recuperating, he designed improvements to the boots, with soft leather and air-padded soles made of tyres. When the war ended and some Germans looted valuables from their own cities, Märtens took leather from a cobbler’s shop. With that leather he made himself a pair of boots with aircushioned soles. Märtens did not have much success selling his shoes until he met up with an old university friend, Dr. Herbert Funck, a Luxembourger, in Munich in 1947. Funck was intrigued by the new shoe design, and the two went into business that year in Seeshaupt, Germany, using 36
discarded rubber from Luftwaffe airfields. The comfortable soles were a big hit with housewives, with 80% of sales in the first decade going to women over the age of 40.
1960 (known as style 1460 and still in production today), with an eight-eyelet Ox Blood Smooth leather design. Originally Dr. Martens were made in their Cobbs Lane factory (which is still working today). In addition, a number of shoe manufacturers in the Northamptonshire area also produced DM’s under license, as long as they passed quality standards.
Sales had grown so much by 1952 that they opened a factory in Munich. In 1959, the company had grown large enough that Märtens and Funck looked at marketing the footwear internationally. Almost immediately, They were popular among workers such as postmen, police officers and British shoe manufacturer R. Griggs factory workers. By the early 1970s, Group Ltd. bought patent rights to skinheads started wearing them, and manufacture the shoes in the United by the late 1980s, they were popular Kingdom. among scooter riders, punks, some New Wave musicians, and members of Griggs anglicised the name, slightly other youth subcultures. re-shaped the heel to make them fit better, added the trademark yellow They also became very popular in the stitching, and trademarked the soles 1990s as grunge fashion made its rise as AirWair. to fame. The shoes’ popularity among skinheads led to the brand gaining an The first Dr. Martens boots in the association with violence. United Kingdom came out on 1 April
In late November 1994, a six-storey Dr. Martens department store was opened in Covent Garden in London which sold food, belts, and watches, as well as shoes. At this time the R. Griggs company employed 2,700 people, expected to earn annual revenue of £170 million, and could produce up to 10 million pairs of shoes per year. The company has now been bought by investment firm Permira Funds for £300m. The deal adds to Permira’s portfolio of fashion businesses, which includes Hugo Boss, New Look and Spain’s Cortefiel.
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EDY FUNNY JOKES LAUGH COMEDY FUNNY JOKES LAUGH COMEDY Now, no-one likes the idea of their mother having sexual intercourse. But to start a global religion based on the idea that she never did... You see, in Britain we don’t have that American Dream thing, because we’re all awake. The USA eh? Sort of like something that started off as a good idea, but has gone down since. I mean they started off okay. They have places such as New England, Richmond and Birmingham, so you can see what they were trying to do... So I was talking to one of those health gurus the other day and he said to me, “Well, you eat too much, drink too much and sleep too much. To lose some weight you need to do more exercise.” “Don’t be an idiot,” I replied. “If I do more exercise then I’ll be more hungry, more thirsty and more tired.” My mate took his Grandad to one of those fancy Health Spas, where tiny little fish eat all the dead skin. It cost him £35, but it was a lot cheaper than a funeral.
With his distinctive accent and brilliant gags Micky Flanagan has steadily made a name for himself as one of the top comedians in the UK. You may have seen him on shows such as Comedy Rocks, Mock The Week, Channel4 Comedy Gala or Live at the Apollo. He has also toured Britain with his standup shows. My wife’s middle-class, she’s been skiing and everything. I’ve worked out what ambiance is. It’s a night out without poor people basically isn’t it. “I spent a year surrounded by people with no hope and no future”. and I said “well we could’ve come straight into the Wetherspoons really couldn’t we”.
My wife decided, she said “we are having sex on a Tuesday”. Well I thought that’s great because now I know I can leave myself alone, you know what I mean. Because you can get caught out, she comes in a bit frisky, and you have to look at her and go (shakes head) “that ship has sailed darling”.
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ON I T A IN T S ... E O D T T R O P RE
Modern-day cruising for all the family
Once a privilege reserved for wealthy retirees, these days a cruise holiday can be enjoyed by people of all ages at a surprisingly low cost. With a massive range of cruise companies and destinations to choose from, that holiday of a lifetime is accessible to everyone, special offers, late deals and the availability of mini-cruises bring the lap of luxury within reach of most vacation budgets.
You may think a cruise is not for you. Not one for black tie and cocktail dresses? Hate the idea of sharing a dining table with a group of strangers? In fact modern-day cruising is a world away from days of old. No need to spend a fortune on new suits and ball gowns or remember which forks to use at dinner, casual cruising is the order of the day. Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) famously revamped the somewhat ‘stuffy’ image of cruising by launching its ‘Freestyle Cruising’ brand, no set meal times, a more relaxed dress-code, huge choice of eating options and an entertainment programme with a distinctly ‘young vibe’. A cruise holiday is like no other, imagine visiting five countries in a seven-day holiday without the hassle of endlessly packing your case and checking in and out of hotels. Waking up to the sun rising over a new port. Not to mention some of the best cuisine you can find, in the themed restaurants or endless buffets. The evening shows are on a par with Broadway or West-End productions and the entertainment teams are on hand with a range of activities for all ages. 40
For the more introvert or laid-back passenger, quiet areas are set aside where you can relax and enjoy the view, taking in the vast ocean and dreaming of the next day’s destination. Cruise employees are some of the most attentive, courteous and polite you will come across in the service industry, from your cabin steward to the cocktail waiter, nothing seems too much trouble, always a smile and a friendly greeting. Choosing a cabin is a tough decision, the cheaper option is an inside cabin often featuring a cleverly designed picture complete with curtains, in place of a window. At the higher end of the price range is a balcony cabin or a suite complete with private butler. Just take into consideration how little time you will actually spend in your cabin with all the ship has to offer. Modern ships get bigger with each new launch, facilities such as swimming pools, casinos, internet cafes, gymnasiums and sports courts are standard, with newer ships featuring ice rinks, climbing walls, zip lines and under-water restaurants.
For first-time cruisers the initial couple of days can be daunting, the sheer size of the vessel combined with the vast choice of bars and restaurants can seem overwhelming but after a couple of days once you have found your bearings and begun to relax, regular holidays will pale by comparison and you will already be planning your next cruise before this one has even finished! Without having to board an aircraft, residents of the Spanish Costas have an excellent choice of cruise options with many companies offering cruises starting in the ports of Barcelona and Malaga.
NCL are offering a seven night Mediterranean cruise in January and February with prices starting from as little as 260 euros www.ncl.co.uk. Costa cruises and Royal Caribbean also have an excellent choice of European cruises with great offers, particularly if you are able to advantage of a late deal. Visit www.cruisedirect.co.uk.
Adele’s top-tips
• Take a mix of clothes, weather can vary from port to port. • Make sue you have a jacket or wrap for the evenings, ships are notorious for having the AC on very low in public areas! • Make sure you know the tipping policy, some companies have a mandatory one-off tipping charge which is easier than individual tipping. • Although cruises have a more informal dress code most will have at least one ‘party night’ where guests are invited to dress up. • On-board wifi can be expensive so save the Facebook posts for shore-visits where you will usually find a cafe with free wifi. • Although food is unlimited, drinks are usually chargeable so decide early on whether to purchase a drinks package or pay as you go.
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THEGOLFPAGE ...your regular insight into Spain’s best and most played golf courses, world tournaments and news.
this issue
Sotogrande Golf Cádiz
• 18 holes • 72 par • 6895 yards The Course RSGC is considered as one of the masterpieces of Robert Trent Jones who chose this course as one of his five favorites from more than 500 courses he designed worldwide according to what he wrote in his book “GOLF – THE MANIFICIENT CHALLENGE” published in 1988. Officially opened in 1964 Sotogrande was the first course Trent Jones designed in Europe and is blessed with his design philosophy, which consists of building courses perfectly integrated with the natural surroundings which are a great challenge to the
better players, but accessible and enjoyable for everyone. Nothing describes better a round on Sotogrande than these words. It is a fascinating course for players of any level which retains all the natural beauty of the land on which it was built only 150 metres from the Mediterranean. The course has a par of 72 and measures 6.304 metres. It offers long tees, wide fairways and elevated greens delicately moulded and very fast, which embody the biggest difficulty of the course. Of the 100 or so bunkers on the course 69 are placed around the greens which, warn the player to have great accuracy when attacking the pins. The variety of holes is another characteristic of Sotogrande, variety not only in shape and distances but
in its vegetation: the mixture of cork oaks, pine trees, palm trees and an abundance of other species, provide the course with a wonderful personality and beauty. A round of golf on Sotogrande is very well balanced. On the front 9 holes 4 and 7 will highlight good examples of the risk factor which Trent Jones rewards by asking the players to choose whether a hole should be a difficult par or an easy bogey. These can also be said of holes 13 and 15 on the back 9. The quality of the course is very well reflected by the quality of the champions over a period of many years. Among others there are Severiano Ballesteros, Jose María Olazabal, Roberto de Vicenzo, Sergio García, Padraig Harrington or Rory Mc Ilroy.
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the world’s
our new feature bringing you a host of astonishing facts and figures from around the globe.
MOST... deadliest Creatures
This top 10 most deadly creatures is based on several factors including the amount of human deaths caused worldwide and other attributes such as size, strength, frequency of attacks and human interaction . It is a sobering thought to think of “man” as the top of list but for this article we’ll stick to the animals.
10: Poison Dart Frog
9: Cape Buffalo
8: Polar Bear
Native to the rainforests of South America their venom is enough to kill ten men and exudes from their skin. Natives run darts against their skin to use in hunting
The African Cape Buffalo will actively stalk and attack the hunter who wounded it. Each year it kills more humans in Africa than any other creature.
The largest meat eater living on land, polar bears are extremely protective of their cubs and attack viciously when there is a perceived threat. A polar bear can cut off a human head with a swipe of its paw.
7: Elephant
6: Aussie Saltwater Croc
5: African Lion
Elephants can weigh around 16 tonnes and are responsible for around 600 deaths every year through stamping and goring throughout Africa and India.
The largest living reptile on the planet mature males can reach 23ft in length and are opportunistic hunters using ‘death-roll’ to drown and suffocate their prey. Every year, over 2,000 deaths are caused by crocodiles.
The only cats to live in a group, African lions work together to prey upon other animals and kill around 70 humans per year in Tanzania. In total, lions are responsible for over 250 deaths each year.
Another deadly creature to mention here is the lesser heard of Cone Snail: One drop of venom from this little bugger is enough to end 20 human lives. Sometimes colloquially known as the “cigarette snail,” it has been said that when you are stung by this creature, you’ll have just about enough time to smoke a cigarette before you stop breathing. It’s not like it matters anyway though…there is no antivenom! 44
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MOST...
4: Great White Shark
3: Aussie Box Jellyfish
2: Asian Cobra
Since 1876 this shark has been responsible for 65 deaths worldwide and will develop a taste for human flesh once it has fed on a person. Each year 30-100 people die of shark attacks.
The most venomous marine creature known to man, each tentacle has enough toxin to kill 60 people. Since 1884 at least 5,567 deaths have been attributed to these creatures
Responsible for the majority of the 50,000 deaths by snakebite per year in India although it is not the most venomous.
1: Mosquito
Mosquitos carry the parasites that cause malaria which is responsible for the deaths of two million people every year. The infection, which causes fever and headache, and in severe cases can result in coma or death, spreads through human populations because malaria-inducing Plasmodium parasites living in the guts of female Anopheles mosquitoes pass into people’s bloodstreams through mosquito bites. There are different strains of malaria-inducing Plasmodium parasites, and different strains of host Anopheles mosquitoes. One of the deadliest parasites is Plasmodium falciparum, which is predominantly carried by Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes.
Let’s not forget the Tse Tse Fly: This large blood sucking fly is the primary carrier of African Sleeping Sickness and is therefore indirectly responsible for killing up to a quarter of a million people every year.
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Warming Tomato Soup
Well l hope you have had a good Christmas and New year. Now that the celebrations and indulgences are over and done with, why not replenish your body with some vitamins and nutrients with this wholesome soup. This soup is so simple and tasty and keeps for up to four days in the fridge. This recipe is enough for four generous portions. If a smaller quantity required divide ingredients by two. Serve with crusty bread or even better hot garlic bread.
Ingredients: • 750G Ripe tomatoes, chopped up. • 1 Can chopped tomatoes (400g) • 1 litre of Chicken or veg stock (Available in Mercadona, Caldo de pollo (chicken) Vendura (veg). • 1 Large onion - chopped • 1 Medium carrot - chopped • Bay leaf • Salt and pepper • Generous squirt of tomato sauce • Splash of Worcestshire sauce • Optional splash of sweet chilli sauce • 2 Tablespoons of Olive oil
You will need:
• Large saucepan • Electric hand blender or food processor blender.
Method: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan and sauté the carrot and onion for about 5 minutes. Add the chopped fresh tomatoes & bay leaf and cook for a further 5 minutes. Add tinned tomatoes, stock, worcestshire sauce, tomato sauce, salt & pepper. Bring to the boil, then gently simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool a little, then blend until smooth.
Enjoy!
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With this new food and gourmet section we hope to bring you all the best of the local restaurants, bars, hotels and cafes to make the decision of where to eat and drink a much easier task. Presented by location it should be a breeze to find the establishment you are looking for. If your establishment is not listed please e-mail: info@ultimatemagazine.es to be included in the next edition.
Ciudad Quesada Restaurants & Bars
Indian Ocean 966 718 211
Laurel & Hardy 965 077 444
Chrysellios 966 719 331
Auguste 617 816 161
Mulberrys restaurant 966 719 819
The Bells 698 418 375
Goyos 966 718 085
Estela Sorrento 966 716 875
Uncle Sams 966 716 139
Pepas 672 517 408
The Spicehut 966 731 063
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La Fuente Restaurants and Bars La Piazza Tel: 96 677 4534 The Stone Grill Tel: 656 613 356 Restaurant Harmonies Tel: 676 024 378 or 966 774 682 La Sahara Tel: 966 189 967 The Stray Sod Tel: 685 643 211 Chillies Tel: 966 775 830 or 680 691 307 Le cafet Tel: 966 775 578
Fuego Tel: 966 775 044
Bollywood Tel: 632 357 721
The Champagne bar Tel: 603 348 358
La Parada Tel: 966 723 228
Jashans Tel: 966 844 697
Bar Alejandros Restaurante Tel: 966 760 623
Harmonies Restaurant Tel: 676024378
Cafe Bar Milenio Tel: 96 676 1334
Ki Ki Ri Ki bar Tel: 644 317 498
Paddy’s Point Tel: 966 730 527 or 606 802 017
Viva la Vida Tel: 693 979 240
Bar Molino visit our facebook page
La Zenia Restaurants & Bars
The Randy Leprechaun Tel: 966 761 837
The 19th hole Tel: 966 774 620
La Zenia restaurants and bars are spread across five areas. Zenia Golf, Zenia Mar, Zenia Park and Costa Zenia on the West side of the N332 and La Zenia villlage on the East (Seaward) side of the N332.
Evolution Tel: 966 189 029
Old Asia Tel: 966 773 016
Chino Feliz Tel: 96 673 0242 Flying Farmer pub Tel: 966 730 242
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Run Tao Cocina Asiatica Tel: 966 730 792
Che !!! - American style Tel: 966 764 098 or 659 470 560
Monarch Tel: 966 765 142
Wagners Tel: 619 434 506
Harlekin Tel: 639 966 681 or 96 597 6544
Bogey’s Tel: 96 676 55 51 or 619 949 144
El Abuelo Tel: 96 673 0530
Red Onions curry Tel: 96 676 56 62 or 608 638 384
Sebastians Tel: 966 765 134
de Bassus Tel: 966 773 458
Eduardo’s Restaurant 644 543 316
Jameson’s Tel: 679 129 277
Villamartin Restaurants & Bars
Fairways Tel: 966 764 444
Shandon Bells Tel: 966 765 205
The Copper Chimney Tel: 965 071 856
The Fox on the Fairway Tel: 606 690 973
Cabo Roig Restaurants & Bars
Oscars Tel: 965 832 393
The Clubhouse Restaurant Tel: 966 765 298 or 660 067 546
Bar Med Tel: 965 320 507
Quesada Fish & Chips 2 Tel: 966 764 441
Chemies Bar Tel: 646 824 570
Cabo Roig Restuarant Tel:966 760 175
PJ’s Sports Bar & Internet Café Tel: 966 705 724
Birdies Bar & Bistro Tel: 966 765 056
Chez felix Tel: 966 760 342
Bogey’s Tel: 96 676 55 51 or 619 949 144
Chadwicks Tel: 616 324 427
Piccolino Tel: 677 581 384
Indian Ocean Tel: 966 718 211
New Shalimar Tel: 637 158 607, 608 406 513 or 966 765 352
Manhattans Tel: 966 111 605
Jameson’s Tel: 679 129 277 Shandon Bells Tel: 96 676 4900 CHE !!! - Steak House Tel: 966 765 297 or 659 470 560 Caesar’s Bar restaurant Tel: 966 765 482 Munchies Tel: 966 764 310 Morgan’s on the Plaza visit our facebook page The Gaiety Restaurant Tel: 966 765 161 Morgan’s Lounge Tel: 966 765 161 Olaf’s Monarch Tel: 670 807 519 50
Birdies Tel: 966 765 056 Rumours Tel: 606 690 925
Balti Tower Tel: 623 456 789 Shakira Tel: 966 764 467 Steak Houses
The Square Tel: 619 859 693 (day) 966 765 629 (evening)
La Braseria – La Fuente Tel: 692 108 057
Cafe bar Rinconito Tel: 671 404 644
El Rancho – Los Montesinos Tel: 966 260 882
Eduardo’s Sheesh restaurant Tel: 965 322 830
Bar Estabio – San Miguel Tel: 966 791 108
Fusion Tel: 966 764 376
La Caballeria-Guardamar Tel: 966 726 443
Vecchia Roma Tel: 610 274 331
Che – Villamartin Tel: 966 765 297
Harlekin Tel: 965 976 544
Pub Grub Montys Bar – Algorfa Tel: 965 724 870 Benijofar Restaurants & Bars Catorce 966 849 030 Auberge 965 724 276 El Gusto 966 714 456 Fratelli 966 713 645 Lets eat 966 078 655 TJ´s 966 712 917 El Mundo 966 715 440 El Dorado 965 724 995 Route 66 966 715 825 Orihuela Costa Restaurants & Bars Times Square 966 761 449 Amici 671553399 La Braseria 682 819 017 Alfies Place 628 298 900 Tandoori Nights 965 087 922 The Royal Oak 603 656 124
Algorfa Restaurants & Bars
San Miguel Restaurants & bars
The Vestry 966 783 976
Frissan Restaurant 966 723 485
Baybrooks 966 729 243
Market Street Restaurant 966 723 965
Tapas y Mas 638 839 167
Manisha 965 720 617
Los Montesinos Restaurants & Bars
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Casa Pili 966 721 819
La Finca de Eduardos 965 322 830 Guardamar
Punjabi Palace 966 720 383 La Perla Negra 966 292 392
Stan & Ollies 637 583 373 La Vuelta 966 727 559
New Royal India 966 720 966
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Bombay 966 444 194
Restaurante Christopher 965 710 007
La Marina
Ole del Mar 965 719 983 La Ripaille 672 513 545 Carmens 965 077 480 Mumbai Blue 965 328 770 Rojales Restaurants & Bars
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winter The XXII Olympic Winter Games (Sochi) 2014 begins on Friday, February 7 and ends on Sunday, February 23 The Winter Olympic Games is a major The Winter Games have evolved since their international sporting event which occurs inception. Sports have been added and some of them, such as luge, short track once every four years. speed skating and freestyle skiing, have The first celebration of the Winter Olympics earned a permanent spot on the Olympic was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. programme. Others, such as speed skiing, The original sports were alpine and cross- bandy and skijoring, were demonstration country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, sports but never incorporated as Olympic Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed sports. skating. The rise of television as a global medium The Games were held every four years for communication enhanced the profile of from 1924 until 1936, after which they were the Games. It created an income stream, interrupted by World War II. The Olympics via the sale of broadcast rights and resumed in 1948 and were celebrated every advertising, which has become lucrative four years. for the IOC. This allowed outside interests, such as television companies and The Winter and Summer Olympic Games corporate sponsors, to exert influence. The were held in the same years until 1992, IOC has had to address several criticisms, after a 1986 decision by the International internal scandals, the use of performance Olympic Committee (IOC) to place the enhancing drugs by Winter Olympians, as Summer and Winter Games on separate well as a political boycott of the Winter four-year cycles in alternating even- Olympics. numbered years. Because of the change, the next Winter Olympics after 1992 were Nations have used the Winter Games to showcase the claimed superiority in 1994. 52
of their political systems. So far, the Winter Olympics have been hosted on three continents, but never in a country in the southern hemisphere. The United States has hosted the Games four times; France has been the host three times; Austria, Canada, Japan, Italy, Norway and Switzerland have hosted the Games twice.
2014 EVENT LIST
The list shown here is the current breakdown of events from the inception of the games, although some of them have not always been included from the beginning. Many also have Men’s and Women’s variants, usually of different distances that make up the amount of events shown.
Sport Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing
# of events 10 10 3 12
Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping
2 4 10 2 3 3 8 2 3
Snowboarding
10
Speed skating
12
Medal events contested in 2010 Downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom and combined. Sprint, the individuals, pursuit, relay and the mass start Four-man , two-man and two-woman. Sprint, team sprint, Pursuit, 15km (10km), 50km (30km) & Relay. Men’s and women’s tournaments. Singles; pairs; and ice dancing. Moguls, aerials, ski cross, superpipe, and slopestyle. Men’s and women’s tournaments. Men’s and women’s singles, men’s doubles. Individual normal hill, individual large hill & team. Men’s and women’s 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m & Relay Men’s and women’s events. Men’s individual large hill, team large hill. Men & women’s individual normal hill. Parallel, giant slalom, half-pipe, snowboard cross, and slopestyle. 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m and team pursuit.
OLYMPICS In 2014 Sochi will be the first Russian city to host the Winter Olympics. The IOC has selected Pyeongchang, South Korea, to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. 12 countries - Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States have attended every Winter Olympic games. Six of those (Austria, Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United States) have earned medals at every Winter Olympic Games, and only one - the United States has earned gold at each Games.
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Vanity Fair - 100 Years
Lori Goldstein: Style Is Instinct
Vogue On: Ralph Lauren
From its inception in 1913, through the Jazz Age and the Depression, to its reincarnation in the boom-boom Reagan years, to the image-saturated Information Age, Vanity Fair has presented the modern era as it has unfolded, using wit, imagination, peerless literary narrative, and bold, groundbreaking imagery from the greatest photographers, artists, and illustrators of the day.
With a foreword by Steven Meisel, it features more than eighty astounding images that she created in collaboration with the world’s finest photographers— including Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino, Bruce Weber, Meisel, and many others—for fashion editorials, renowned advertising campaigns, and award-winning music videos.
RALPH LAUREN is the latest designer to be celebrated in the Vogue On Designers book series, available to buy now. Written by author and journalist Kathleen Baird-Murray, the tome looks at the life and legacy of the man who changed the face of American fashion.
“In the same way that when you think This striking volume captures Goldstein’s of France, you think of Coco Chanel, personal credo, which has come to define when you think of America, there is one her work—”everything goes with anything” designer who springs to mind, and that’s Ralph Lauren,” Baird-Murray said. “More A stunning anthology of the work of than anyone, he has created a uniquely visionary stylist Lori Goldstein, whose American way of dressing, one that the interpretations of fashion and beauty rest of the world has embraced - from have produced some of the most the ease of its sportswear separates to key themes, like his western wear, or groundbreaking and iconic images in Hamptons preppy style, that have been With its exhaustive sweep, visual impact, re-worked over the years and become and time-capsule format, Vanity Fair 100 fashion and popular culture. modern classics.” Years is the book everyone will want in 2013. This sumptuous book takes a decadeby-decade look at the world as seen by the magazine, stopping to describe the incomparable editor Frank Crowninshield and the birth of the Jazz Age Vanity Fair, the magazine’s controversial rebirth in 1983, and the history of the glamorous Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
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