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editor page It’s incredible to think that 18 years have passed since I started Web Express Guide.

What pleased me this week is meeting someone I had not seen since the early years actually remembering and stating in front of people that Web Express Guide was the first ever medium who devised the idea of publishing on the internet as well as in print.

Regardless of people forgetting this we quite simply continue producing a small but quality, professionally published magazine and website.

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36. Rotary News 46. Holiday Complaints 50. Did you know that..?

Main Feature

8. “Brillant” contemporary art by Roberta Diazzi

Recipe

12. Thai Fish cakes with sweet chilli dipping sauce?

Food Hall

14. Becquer Blanco 16. Benahavís

Health & Beauty

29. Skin cancer prevention 32. Gluten Free

Properties

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Esta semana me ha sorprendido gratamente reencontrarme con un amigo que no había visto en años y éste comentarle a la gente que teniamos alrededor que fuimos la primera publicación online e impresa.

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Opinion 37. Summer and the moving hordes 49. Letter to the editor

Finance

44. New social security contributions

Pret a porter

52. Los Stilettos de Saint Laurent 53. The Summer maxi dresser are the king of the street style

Art & Entertainment 58. Prickly Pair: Fake Labels!

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Social Activities

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“Brilliant”

contemporary art by Roberta

Diazzi

Roberta Diazzi is an Italian painter

who draws inspiration from postmodern art to create works of light, faces from the social scene and wild animals. She has worked for illustrious families and exhibits around the globe.

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orn on 5 April 1973 in Modena, the artist Roberta Diazzi graduated in 1992 from “A. Venturi” Art College, specialising in graphic techniques.

Diazzi is beginning to make an impact as an artist and has collaborated with numerous important national and international galleries, as well as taking part in various fairs in Europe, Asia (Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore) and the United States (Miami, New York). Currently, her work is on display in Saint Petersburg at the State Russian Museum (Russki Muzei) and at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA).

Diazzi’s oil paintings are identified by a sign - a sort of signature which makes her work unique. However, the artist’s hand is truly found in the use of hundreds of thousands of certified Swarovski crystals of different sizes applied to backgrounds which are usually black to heighten the sparkle, light and colours of the crystals. They’re not so much paintings as they are mosaics of light, calibrated and re-cut to bring energy and power to the figures.

As an artist, Diazzi is inspired by postmodernism, linked to the original, comics-derived stylistic revision of Roy Lichtenstein and of the Pop Art of Andy Warhol, who made his portraits a “must” for the VIPs of his time.

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iazzi’s work has been commissioned by illustrious Italian families, including the Ferrari family, the Montezemolo family and also Luciano Pavarotti himself.

For quite a few years, her work has also been sought-after abroad: in the Principality of Monaco, Princess Caroline displays her work “l’œvre pop de Monaco” in her royal study.

Last chronologically but certainly not least, is the portrait of Peng Liyuan, catalogued among the most important works in the private collation of the Chinese First Lady.

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Today, Diazzi places some important stars, perilously at risk of being forgotten, alongside the famous faces of the social scene.

She can also be defined as a nature painter portraying wild, regal and even ferocious animals peering out directly at the viewer.

Prisoners within their frame, they set their sights on us, walk and fly towards us, who stand and watch as we gradually destroy their world. Art is necessity, and the necessity of Roberta Diazzi is to bring their roar or cry to our collective conscience.

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That said, this artist from Modena is a thoughtful and eclectic painter: she often paints urban landscapes and vistas, showing signs of globalisation and the mix of artistic cultures typical of contemporary Neo-Pop, and which she, as a dynamic and sensitive artist, fully captures exactly. The result is therefore a picture in which the harmony of contrast combines with the appeal of the artistic style, giving the viewer the privilege of things done aesthetically well.

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rECIPE

This Thai fish cake recipe employs wonderfully fresh Southeast Asian flavours for a distinct kick.

The sweet chilli dip is remarkably easy to make, and it’s fab.

KOKOMO’s CHEF SAYS WHAT ABOUT

Thai Fish cakes with Sweet chilli dipping sauce?

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700g of whiting fillet 35g of fish sauce 35g of thai red curry paste 20g of fresh coriander 70g of spring onions 90g of green beans 2 red chillies 5g of lemongrass 15g of caster sugar 80ml of water 10ml of lime juice 1 pinch of salt 130g of egg 50g of breadcrumbs 25ml of water 1 pinch of cornflour 175g of caster sugar 12g of fish sauce 1 pinch of salt 85ml of white wine vinegar 1 red chilli 1/2 garlic clove 1 tsp fresh ginger 20ml of sunflower oil

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1. Place the whiting fillets in a food blender and blitz into a smooth paste. Add all the remaining ingredients except for the sunflower oil and mix well 2. Weigh the mix into 80g portions and then roll each portion into a ball 3. Place each ball on a board and flatten gently with the palm of your hand, so each ball is turned into a burger-shaped patty 4. Heat the sunflower oil in a heavy based frying pan and fry the fishcakes for 5 minutes on each side.

Transfer the cakes to a preheated oven set to 165°C/ gas mark 3 and cook for a further 5 minutes 5. For the dip, mix the water and corn flour together to dilute the corn flour. Place all the remaining ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil 6. Once boiling, whisk in the water and corn flour solution and boil for another 1-2 minutes. Serve with the Thai fish cakes

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FOOD HALL

Bodegon Gallery Wine Club & Restaurant This month introduce:

BECQUER BLANCO

Powerful and seductive, a wine to tell stories

Grape variety: 50% Viu­ra 60 years old ,

50% Chardon­nay 26 years old.

Alcohol: 12,5% Vol. VINE­YARDS AND HARVEST: Located in the town of Gráva­l­os, a small vil­ lage in the Ri­o­ja moun­tain chains at 700 me­ters above sea lev­el.

ELAB­OR ­ A­TION: The fer­men­ta­tion was re­al­ized in Amer­i­can oak barrels and in touch with the lees for over 6 months during which a dai­ly batonage was realized. Fi­nal­ly the wine was bot­tled in the first week of June.

TAST­ING: Pale yel­low with green­ish tones. The aro­ma is in­tense with a

fruity pre­dom­i­nance and spicy notes of wood. On the palate it is rich in nu­ances with an ad­e­quate acid­i­ty and bal­ance. An ex­traor­di­nary white wine sur­pris­ing­ly excellent for longer enjoyment.

FOOD MATCH: Roast lamb, grilled veg­eta­bles and legumes.

SPECIAL OFFER:

We welcome you to join our unique style wine club where you can taste and discover some of the best wines while enjoying some superb food in a classic environment.

Members can take pleasure in a different experience each month AND ALSO benefit of a discount off the wine of the month.

Of coursed any wine can be reserved and kept in our cellars until needed.

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• 5 courses menu with 5 different wines to complement each course • A special discount on “takeaway” wines listed on the daily menu • Tasting of various delicate olive oils from Andalucía and Spain • 20% discount on wine of the month for members of club • Weekly wine tastings & raffles to visit bodegas.

We are proud of the quality service and food that we provide for our diners. We use the freshest quality produce available on the day to present a meal prepared to perfection.

Calle Estepona, 8 Benahavís Tel: +34 951 778 153 & +34 690 714 927 bodegongallery@gmail.com Facebook: Bodegon Gallery

Our wines are the finest available. They can be selected from our extensive “GALLERY” but we can always recommend the perfect wine with any course.

All wines are available by the bottle & we can deliver.

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Although good restaurants and good food is available all over Spain one must not overlook Benahavís, a mountain village just 7 kms from the coast between Marbella, Estepona and Ronda.

Benahavís is a gourmet delight and is referred to as the dining room of the Costa del Sol. 16

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Readers who have followed our promotion of the BODEGON GALLERY in Benahavís I am sure will agree with us that it really is a rather special place. Not just a select, important Wine Club but a fully pledged rustic and elegant restaurant offering a first class cuisine with select wines to accompany each course or type of course.

Next month, given the cooperation of the Mayor of Benahavís, Don José Antonio Mena Castilla, we now propose to introduce our readers on and off line to even more of the culinary specialities that make Benahavís such an exceptional location to visit.

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Skin Cancer Prevention “Now people are aware that not just melanoma but also skin ageing is related to sun exposure” Adolescents and young adults – the focus of dermatologists’ attention.

The lack of interest in sun protection on the part of younger people greatly worries dermatologists.

Despite the availability of unlimited information, having a tan and looking good is seems more important to them than the health factor.

Melanoma: when skin neither forgives nor forgets.

80% of the solar radiation reaching our skin is received before the age of 18; therefore adolescence is key to avoiding skin damage.

“Skin damage caused by exposure to the sun is cumulative; the patients we are seeing with skin cancer now are those who had excessive sun exposure in childhood and adolescence and who are now suffering the consequences” explains Dr. del Boz from the Dermatology Department. For example people born between 1940 and 1960, when no one was aware of the dangerous effects of exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays and, to make matters worse, healthcare professionals then believed that the sun was beneficial in every sense. In reality around 80% of skin cancer cases could have been prevented. >> Using sunscreen to prolong sun exposure time. Sunscreen protects well against ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation, but this is not the whole picture. Some lotions do not protect against ultraviolet A or infra-red radiation, with wrinkles and cancer resulting as long term effect. Also lotions are often not applied correctly reducing their effectiveness. This is why it is wrong to rely entirely on the sunscreen for very prolonged exposure to the sun. >> Sunbathing around the middle of the day. How often have our children asked to stay at the beach and eat with their friends? And then get home with a sunburnt back having forgotten to apply a sunscreen? The middle of the day is the most dangerous time with the highest radiation intensity. >> It is prudent to dry off and then re-apply the sunscreen after each swim. The effect starts to be lost after drying or rubbing with a towel. >> Not applying the correct amount. It is recommended to always use a sunscreen with a factor of 30 or above because we know that on average only a quarter or half of the recommended amount is usually applied. >> Not applying sunscreen when already tanned. Do not lower your guard! ALTHOUGH dark or very tanned skin has a higher sun resistance it does not mean it is protected from the damaging effects of solar radiation.

These are just a few recommendations. If you are concerned that a mole has changed shape or colour, or you have a lesion that does not heal, or even if a new skin appears, it is always best to consult a dermatologist. So, if there is a problem, it can be detected and treated quickly in the simplest way possible.

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etween the end of July and early August each year it is customary to elect a new person in charge at different levels from Governor to President of each individual club and this year is no exception.

The changeover is celebrated normally celebrated with a grand dinner to which every Rotarian is invited to attend.

1. Don Luis Santos replaced Don Isidoro Ales Gómez as Governor of District 2203 2. Don Alain Pierard was exceptionally re-elected as the Governor’s Delegate as well as President of the Benalmádena-Torremolinos Club 3. Dña Estela Ortiz Bayer was elected President of the Estepona Club Furthermore this year is seeing the launch of a new Estepona Sotogrande Club covering Estepona, Manilva, Casares and San Roque.

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Mr Alain Pierard (centre) at his re-election with Mrs Asunción Pierard (from Left) Mr & Mrs Juan Miguel Fernández Pérez (RC Estepona), Mr Luis López Secretary de (RC Málaga) Alcazaba, Mr Eduardo Sanz with wife Elda (ex President RC Marbella), M/S Carla Bordoli (RC Estepona) and M/S Martina Spann (RC Marbella Guadalmina).

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The travel industry is now the largest employer worldwide contributing some 6.4 trillion dollars to the world’s economy, but is it destroying our world as we know it?

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s soon as the travel season starts, it has become a standard practice to see local authorities boasting about the higher level of employment, followed by the news of greater unemployment claims at the end of the season.

The ever growing world’s population and its growing hunger for finding the ideal locations for a truly memorable break certainly helps to improve the economy of those places blessed by nature for their attraction but is there a price to pay? Left unchecked and without some sort of control the influx of people can also destroy what was attractive to start with.

The most recent example of this has been

shown on the news following a short Italian video that went viral within hours about a tiny village in Switzerlad.

The comparison of Lavertezzo in Switzerland, just one hour’s drive from Milan, to the Maldives, showing a magnificent canyon crossed with emerald waters and people diving into it resulted in an unexpected influx of cars and visitors to the dismay of residents complaining that their beautiful valley was being turned into a an open air toilet by tourists running semi-naked in the streets. Not to mention the amount of litter left behind.

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serve tourism as an industry which in the end drives out the locals who can’t afford the higher rents propelled by foreign demands while souvenir shops and highend foreign boutiques tend to replace the essential local services ranging from schools to clinics to bakeries and green grocers.

That as it may does bring greatly desirable prosperity however the greater problem is created by the lack of respect that tourists show for the places they visit and the amount of littler they leave behind, often causing a pollution that seriously affects nature itself, especially on beaches by the sea. To prove the point, why has the following image in Facebook not gone viral?

Lavetezzo is not the only place that Instagrams have ruined, if not instantly, certainly over a period of time.

The tourists’ numbers to Santorini has reached such proportions that a limit has been imposed on the number of cruise ships visiting the Greek Island.

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Yes of course the nations and local authorities that

want and do attract tourism need to cater for it. They need to find the equilibrium between number of tourists and available infrastructure; they also need to show some dutiful consideration for the residents who pay their local taxes and sustain the local

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discourage some of the bad behaviour. You cannot have naked British tourists run naked in the streets such as we have seen in Magaluf they should be arrested and immediately deported back.

Heavy penalties could be introduced for littering the streets and especially the beaches. Granted it does mean more policing but at least it saves the attraction to tourism.

It is refreshing to learn that Marbella now will fine anyone male or female walking the streets without a shirt, risking a fine.

Airlines are doing their part in discouraging drunken and disorderly behaviour, quite simply by calling the police on landing and having the person or persons responsible arrested.

government.

Having said that, it would also seem that the tourists themselves need to be educated, they may have paid their money to entitle them to a good and fully enjoyable hioliday, but it

does not mean that they are allowed to spoil it for future tourists.

Not an easy task when there are so many irreverent and ignorant people around, however I believe that the local authorities can help

Tourism is great but it has to be controlled and pitched at the right level to maintain a reasonable standard and quality of visitors. What is the point of having thousands of tourists that just come for the beach, even just for the day without spending any money, and by the same token I believe that the looky-looky men peddling their Chinese cheap rubbish should be barred from pestering visitors, especially in restaurants. www.webexpressguide.com

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New Social Security Contributions Minimum Autonomo’s contribution from July 2017 An increase to social security contributions for the self-employed was instituted from July.

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think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts.” he roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun.”

t took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair.” compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends’ three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller.” he brochure stated: ‘No hairdressers at the resort.’

We’re trainee hairdressers and we think they knew and made us wait longer for service.”

hen we were in Spain, there were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners.” e had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The following letter (abbreviated)

was received by a reader who took exception at our last Prickly Pair article. I feel he has a right to voice his opinion therefore we publish it.

Dear Editor,

I speak French but I am Belgian. I know your ‘Prickly Pair’ article is meant to be amusing but I found it a bit arrogant.

After 8 years as an engineer in the merchant navy and having and enjoyed and blown away all my money at the age of 29, I decided to come to the Costa with my girlfriend and start a business and a family. This was in 1979, four years after Franco’s death.

What you say about writers, starting a business here is not simple and easy and I am definitely not an old fart. In those days it was tough dealing with officials, getting denuncias with the police at the work shop every other day. It was just a small workshop 28m2 for 100,000 Pts. in Estepona port where there were still 6 different types of police: Green Guardia Civil, Blue Control de Aduana, brown Policia National, black Policia Municipal, White Comandancia de la Marina and the Malaga Vigilancia de Aduana Flying brigade where one could get a payment for making denuncias.

Talking about uninteresting anecdotes, I am very sorry to say but I would never like to re-live again or wish onto anybody my first 6 years in Spain.

Imagine, I arrived here with my girlfriend’s R5 and my BMW motorbike on a trailer and we got called “los capitalistas”. What we lived then was not an “uninteresting little anecdote” but a cruel reality.

With regards to the 8th paragraph, I don’t think my life is more interesting, Spain was indeed a third world backwater: I got picked up for no reason, customs took whatever they could that did not seem to have legal paperwork, my bike was confiscated, 60% of my time was spent running after paperwork . They even wanted to put me on a plane back to Belgium, luckily then I had 2 children born here.

I have may be 50 of these little stories and the b******s in the article upset me.

Obviously the author did not start a business or lived on the Costa in those days. Maybe he was one of those mentioned in para. 7, taking care of his villa, with an open car roof and English plates telling everyone how successful he had been at home or indeed as president of an urbanisation that they love so much to be. I have met so many such people coming to the Coast thinking they made it,

but I have seen them go back even quicker.

Life was not that rosy after all.

Yes I am still here, I survived it, and I can show my face everywhere with n-one pointing a finger at me. I am very proud of it and I "do" speak French .

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On the 27 August 1955, the first ever Guinness Book of World Records was bound and printed in Fleet Street. Sixty years later, the book has sold more than 100 million copies in 37 different languages – and broken its own record for the world’s best-selling copyright book in the process. The book resulted from the frustration of Sir Hugh Beaver, then managing director of Guinness breweries, who was unable to verify his claim during a pub debate that the golden plover was Europe’s fastest game bird.

The Times The key to losing weight could be as simple as drinking a pint of water before mealtimes, researchers have said. Obese people who downed tap water half-an-hour before eating main meals reported an average loss of 4.3kg over 12 weeks, a study showed. Those who did not drink water only lost an average of 0.8kg.

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Brexit already hitting UK economy, says Moody’s. Brexit uncertainty, the snap election and reduced living standards are starting to hit the UK economy, says credit rating firm Moody’s, which adds the situation will worsen considerably during the rest of the year. Moody’s also said it believed the probability of “an abrupt and damaging exit” from the EU has increased. The Independent Business leaders call for Brexit delay. Business leaders from the CBI and other groups have called on the government to indefinitely delay leaving the EU single market and customs union in Brexit in order to arrange a transitional arrangement can be negotiated. Such a delay would “almost certainly” mean keeping freedom of movement. The Guardian.

Trump ‘has confidence of less than 25% of world’. More than three-quarters of the world’s population has little or no confidence in Donald Trump as US president, according to a poll by the Pew Research Centre, with his support in many countries being lower than for George W Bush during the Iraq invasion in 2004. Former president Barack Obama had the confidence of 64%. Metro Why bigger brains give men higher IQs. Men’s average IQ is four points above women’s because they have bigger brains, according to new research. Scientists used the latest scanning techniques to measure the brain volumes of 896 people and also submit them to intelligence tests. “We found that the average IQ of men was about four points above that of women,” said Professor Dimitri van der Linden, of Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

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Who is responsible opening it?

Thank you Lord Sugar.It is about time someone spoke up and denounced those irresponsible people who effectively imparted lies to the voting population. Thank you for voicing the truth and stating that: Boris Johnson and Michael Gove should be in prison for Brexit lies.

See video* Members of parliament are duty bound to tell the truth to the people they represent. The people who elected them to do the job of protecting them and the nation’s best interests.

So why did they lie about the cost of the EU and the investment of 350 million pounds that would be invested in the NHS? There is no logical explanation other than for personal advancement and ambition. So much for caring about the people’s and the nation’s best interests. I would go further than sending them to prison I would bar them from politics for life and I would include Nigel Farage.

But I do not think this is the whole picture, all the British nationals living abroad for more than 15 years whose whole life would be greatly affected by Brexit, were not allowed to vote. Had they been allowed to do so the result of the referendum would probably have been a lot different. Who is to blame for this? Mrs Theresa May? Is she really any different, pursuing a cause that clearly means hanging on to Nº 10 by her fingernails?

The best thing that should be done is to recognise the serious error that has been committed and either have the balls to retract art. 50, or at the very least, take a new referendum to verify the wishes of the people under the present knowledge of the truth.

A real can of worm is being opened for the advantage of a few irresponsible clowns and to the detriment of what used to be a great nation and its people.

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¿Llegas tarde a una fiesta? ¿te quieres ahorrar el dinero del taxi cunado salgas de cena? En situaciones como esas lo que necesitas son unos stilettos de tacón de aguja rematados con ruedas de patines estilo vintage. La última locura de Saint Laurent está revolucionando el mundo de la moda y están destinados a ser un capricho al alcance de los pocos que puedan pagar los casi 2000 dólares que cuestan.

Los diseños de Anthony Vacarello para Saint Laurent en cuestión de calzado están consiguiendo que todos dirijamos la mirada hacia los pies. Desde los zapatos con un tacón en el que se puede leer YSL a las botas altas brillantes que llevan Céline Dion o Rihanna, está claro que los zapatos de Saint Laurent tienen ese glamour muy loco, exquisito y exclusivo.

Los patines ya aparecieron en la campaña de Saint Laurent otoño 2017 que se tuvo que retirar por la polémica acerca de las ridículas poses de las modelos, ya que recibieron denuncias por la imagen denigrante contra las mujeres. Lo que no sabíamos es que esos peligrosos zapatos-patines se iban a hacer realidad ¿será por eso que la modelo está por el suelo?

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The summer maxi dresses are the King of the street style.

Maxi dresses are one of our best allies in the summer. They hang impeccably with fresh fabrics in attractive or striking prints; perfect to look comfortable in and stylish 24 hours a day. Away with straps, shirts, braces, the choice and the variety available are great and the sales are the best time to acquire more designs.

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Pati Conde

By Dandara

The floral trend has inspired part of the Collection ‘Stars and Stripes ‘Spring-Summer 2017, designed by Patricia Count. Semi-transparent long dresses loaded with colour that cannot be missed to place in your suitcase for the summer Vacation. This model in navy blue with yellow and red flowers is ideal. The price is 69 euros.

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Intropia

Guts&Love

The romantic style is always present in the Intropia collections. This maxi dress in off-white with stripes and décolleté in a true hippie spirit is ideal for afternoon walks by the beach. The cost is132 €.

Guts & Love takes us back and give prominence to the infinitely long dresses in striking prints and vibrant colours. This design In yellow and green is spectacular and very flattering. The price is 152 euros.

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Maggie Sweet

A romantic chiffon dress printed with white and navy stars is one of the styles

by Spanish Maggie Sweet.

Perfect for wearing over 24 hours at 99.95 euros.

Dolores Promesas

Dolores Promisas always bet on large dresses as an ally of our outfits. This sophisticated *Oversize* model is rather eye-catching with black and white polka dots. Perfect for very hot days. Its price is149.95 euros.

Mioh

An elegant and romantic design not to be unnoticed at the summer dinner. This chique dress is made of tulle embroidered with blue flowers

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PRICKLY PAIR

FAKE LABELS!

It would seem that the designer goods industry is losing about 9 billion a year because of fakes.

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Good Heavens! Those lookie-lookie men down the various ports up and down the coast must be richer than I thought!

year olds in India can make them just as good?

Some advice is being offered on how to tell it’s a fake. Apparently paying only €10 for a pair of Gucci glasses after bargaining Mr Lookie down from €15 is not enough of a sign that they are fakes. Der!!

Let me pass on a tip.

If half way through a DVD, bought from the said Mr Lookie man down at the port, you see people’s shadows walking in front of the film, the chances are it is a fake, as if paying €3 did not already start your alarm bells ringing.

I also assumed that Victoria Beckham, Ivana Trump, Kate Moss and their type would normally wear the real thing while the cheap, low class old dogs hanging around the port, drunk wear the fakes. May be I got it wrong but I don’t think so. Anyway I would assume that if they paid around €12.99 for a pair of shoes, their Dior glasses with diamonds are definitely a fake.

Personally I would never buy through eBay. I can’t really knock it but if I was offered an 8 karats diamond ring for €15, my alarm bells would ring; or is it just me?

There was another tip on an article; it said: check that the designer jeans are an actual photo of the jeans and not just a photo taken from the designer’s website. Surely, if I was going to con someone, the photo I would place on eBay would be the photo of an original, and, after receiving the cash, I would then send out the fakes. It also says that you should check the tag inside the jeans, but what if the con artist also placed a photo of the real designer’s tag on the site?

Der, again!!

Personally, I would not want to buy a fake, but if it were not for fakes, common women would never get to feel better than they really are. Anyway, if it is really that difficult to spot a fake, does it mean that the fakes are as good as the real thing? If so, why are the real goods so expensive and exquisite if four

Another thing if Mr Lookie man buys 100 pairs of Gucci sunglasses that would cost him thousands of Euros, so now listen carefully: - why would he sell them for €10?

If he could afford to buy original Gucci glasses he would not have to drag around the port all night with all those glasses and certainly not alongside some €15 ebony elephants and an armful of fat ladies dresses (one size fits all).

But still why stop at fake sunglasses? Why not fake boobs, 3 for the price of 2? Fake nails, fake hair - oh no that is acceptable, fake pout lips? Why pick on designer goods on eBay? And what about all these dating sites?

“Athletic, good looking, caring man seeks lasting relationship”. Well come on ladies!

Is that the biggest fake going? Or,“Cuddly, homely mature women” Fake! It really means fat old hag, still not taken, getting desperate. O.N.O. W.A.A. (will accept anybody).

So for a bit of advice, Designer Labels lower your quality. Lower your prices and you could be €9 billion better off between you if Mr Lookie can do it so can you.

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Sebastian Gladstone now gives us the

Official Singles Chart Top 10 at the moment as follows.

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WILD THOUGHTS

DJ KHALED FT RIHANNA / TILLER

UNFORGETTABLE

FRENCH MONTANA FTSWAE LEE

FEELS

HARRIS / PHARREL / PERRY / BIG SEAN

MAMA

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POWER LITTLE MIX

YOUR SONG RITA ORA

PRETTY GIRL MAGGIE LINDEMANN

CAME HERE FOR LOVE SIGALA & ELLA EYRE

SUN COMES UP

RUDIMENTAL FT JAMES ARTHUR

Official Singles Chart Top 10 The UK’s Top 100 biggest songs of the week is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on sales of downloads, CDs, vinyl and audio streams.

Tune into the UK Top 40 on BBC Radio 1 and MTV.

Gaming: This month I am introducing another couple of absolutely epic games that are guaranteed to impress gamers. Sebastian

DESTINY 2

LAWBRAKERS

One year after the events of Destiny: Rise of Iron, the Red Legion faction of the Cabal, a military-industrial empire of massive amphibians, attack The Last City with overwhelming forces, led by their emperor, Dominus Ghaul. Ghaul, believing the Traveler erred in giving humanity the Light, succeeds in stripping the Guardians of their powers and forcing them to flee the Tower. Scattered and powerless, the Guardians must acquire new powers to face Ghaul and the Red Legion, and venture to new worlds in the Destiny universe.

Two teams of five players must work together to complete the objective of the match, with one side playing as “Law” and the other side playing as the “Breakers.” Though teams may not play as characters from the opposite side, the chosen Roles have the same equipment and play-style regardless of team.

Initial release date: September 6th Publisher: Activision Developers: Bungie Platforms: PS4 , Xbox One & Microsoft PC. Modes: Multiplayer.

Initial release date: August 8th Publisher: Nexon Developers: Boss Key Production Platforms: PS4 & Microsoft PC. Modes: Multiplayer.

The current gameplay modes available include: Overcharge, Uplink, Turf War & Blitzball

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F ENTERTAINMENT

THE HITMANS BODYGUARD

GOOD TIME

CAST: Gary Oldman, Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson

CAST: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Pattinson, Barkhad Abdi

SYNOPSIS: The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

SYNOPSIS: After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City’s underworld in an increasingly desperate-and dangerous-attempt to get his brother out of jail.

Films COMING SOON

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THE DARK TOWER

ANNABELLE: CREATION

THE NUTJOB 2 : NUTTY BY NATURE

CAST: Katheryn Winnick, Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba

CAST: Stephanie Sigman, Miranda Otto, Talitha Bateman

CAST: Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph

SYNOPSIS: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together.

SYNOPSIS: Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.

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CAR OF THE MONTH:

JEEP CJ 7 A unique opportunity to purchase this fantastic Willys Jeep the civilian version of the Willys military Jeep of World War II. Una oportunidad única para conseguir este fantástico Willys Jeep la versión civil del Jeep Willys military de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

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