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Angels arrests A SECOND phase of a police operation against the ‘Angels of Hell’ gang has seen five arrested for extortion, prostitution and drug trafficking activities.
Man saved A GERMAN man, 65, in danger of drowning off Playa de Palmira, Calvia, was saved by a lifeguard, resuscitated by paramedics and taken to hospital.
Price gripes A REAL MALLORCA season ticket holder has complained about their prices and about the number of tickets which are handed out free.
Balearic Islands a top destination for tourists THE Balearic Islands is the one of the top regions for attracting foreign tourists. In the first eight months of this year, only Cataluña had more. In total, 8.3 million foreign tourists have visited the islands between January and August, which is 8.3 per cent more than over the same period
last year, and accounts for 19.7 per cent of the total in Spain. According to data from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, in August alone, 2.06 million tourists visited the Balearic Islands, 10.6 per cent more than the same month last year, boosted mainly by the German
market, which accounted for 24.9 per cent of the visitors. Meanwhile, hotels in Magaluf and Palmanova, which receive the most foreign tourists, have created a blacklist of visitors who are no longer welcome because of the problems they have caused.
Couple stole credit cards from brothel clients A COUPLE has been remanded in prison for allegedly stealing more than €200,000 from clients at a brothel in Palma.
The Bulgarian man and Spanish woman, who are the owner and waitress at the brothel, allegedly stole their credit cards and
obtained their secret numbers. The investigation came following reports by several foreign tourists
who, after paying for drinks or services at the brothel with their cards, found that charges had been made without their
knowledge or authorisation. The fraudsters selected foreign tourists who would leave within two days.
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Letters 21 ALIGHT: Two suitcases full of clothing caught fire in one of the hotel rooms.
Hotel rocked as 100 flee fire
A FIRE led to around 100 British tourists being evacuated from the Mallorca Rocks Hotel during the night on Sunday. At 9pm members of staff at the hotel began to sound the alarm that there was a fire within the hotel. Local Calvia Police, Guardia Civil and firefighters promptly arrived at the scene to evacuate two of the hotel blocks filled with British tourists as a precautionary measure. The fire was said to have started in room
908 occupied by two young British tourists when two suitcases full of clothing placed on the bed caught light, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. The occupants of the room were unharmed. One of the hotel maintenance technicians who had attempted to put the fire out was taken to the Santa Ponรงa Hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation. Guests were successfully evacuated.
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NEWS Husband arrested LOCAL POLICE in Palma arrested the husband of a woman they found hiding between two cars holding their infant daughter, after hearing he’d threatened her. He was allegedly hiding a knife up his shirt sleeve.
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An eye watering robbery A TOURIST was robbed by two ‘prostitutes’ who first grabbed him by his testicles. Once in no position to resist they allegedly snatched his wallet before making their escape. But after the victim gave Local Police a description of his attackers two women were arrested in Calvia shortly afterwards.
At 3.45am authorities were alerted to an incident where a tourist was held by two women who stole €80 from him outside a club. The police patrol contacted the victim who said he and a friend were approached by the two women. He added that his friend
was able to escape but that he was pushed onto a terrace of a local shopping centre, closed at the time, where they offered him sex. When he refused the two held him by the arms and testicles, stole his money, and then fled, he said.
RECENT heavy rains have badly hit the Mallorcan grape harvest. Binissalem has reported a third of produce in comparison to previous years.
No tax increase TAXES in Palma City will not increase next year as the council has decided not to apply the Consumers Price Index raise in 2014, said council representative Julio Martinez.
FAMOUS: University of Salamanca, the oldest university in Spain and one of the oldest in Europe.
Back to college
1.5m students heading for university
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OST of Spain’s approximately 1.5 million university students are now starting the new academic year. In Spain, there are almost 80 universities (29 of them private) with almost 240 campuses. The oldest which is still in operation is Salamanca University. Founded in 1134, it was given the Royal charter of foundation by King Alfonso IX in 1218. It is the third oldest European university in continuous operation, behind Bologna, Oxford and La Sorbonne. It was the first European institution to receive the formal title of ‘University’ as such; it was granted by King Alfonso X in 1254 and recognised by Pope Alexander IV in 1255. The historical phrase ‘Multos et doctissimos Salmantica habet’ (many and very versed
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Found drowning TWO women have been admitted to hospital in a severe condition after they were found drowning. One, aged 77, was found off Palma’s es Trenc beach, and the other, aged 58, was found at Alcudia beach.
New bike lane
Cyclist hurt
A COURT in Palma has sentenced a bouncer to 16 months in prison after he punched a client in the face, causing injuries to the victim’s nose and upper lip and a broken tooth.
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TEACHERS on the Balearic Islands are in the midst of their second week of protests against the regional government’s language policy in schools. The Balearic Islands Trade Union claimed a 69.97 per cent turnout for a protest outside the Balearic Parliament on Tuesday.
INCA Town Hall hopes to save €9,000 in electricity bills by installing solar panels at the Toninaina Nursery and the Museum of Calçat. It has asked the European Union to help pay the cost.
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A GERMAN cyclist, aged 48, has been admitted to Manacor Hospital with severe injuries to her body after she was involved in a collision with a 4x4 in Cala Millor.
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I’m going into the workshop again, you can come as mechanics.’ King Juan Carlos I, joking to the press about his hip operation this week, which was carried out at the Quiron University Hospital in Madrid, just hours after receiving 16 new ambassadors at the Zarzuela Palace.
Salamanca has) gives an idea of the prestige the institution acquired. Salamanca had a number of colleges (Colegios Mayores) founded as charitable institutions to enable poor scholars to attend the University. Salamanca draws students from across Spain and is the top-ranked university in Spain based on the number of students coming from other regions. There are currently around 19,000 students in first and second cycle studies (not including Master’s degrees and similar). Jose Luis Iborte, 85, from Huesca, has the Guinness Record for the highest number of university degrees in Spain and maybe in the world. He has eight Doctorate Cum Laude and 14 degrees with distinctions, including Philosophy and Letters, Political Science, Spanish, German, Classic and French Philology, Biology, Economics and Medicine.
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million tourists visited Spain in the first eight months of the year, which is 4.5 per cent more than the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. The number of British tourists rose by 6.8 per cent.
A NEW bike lane connecting es Figueral with the Marratxi business park will be built taking advantage of works being carried out at the old Inca road.
Too young MANACOR Local Police reported 13 cases of alcohol sales to children in August as part of a plan to prevent the selling of alcoholic beverages on beaches and public spaces.
Pay back PALMA court has ordered Spanish bank Banco Popular to return €450,000 to a retired couple that bought participations in a fraudulent investment fund with the money they got after selling their home.
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Housing victims of violence SEVERAL public bodies in the Balearic Islands have come together to promote the building of more homes for female victims of gender violence. An agreement drawn up by the group of bodies states the Balearic Housing Institute (IBAVI) must save 15 houses for women and children who have fallen victim to violence. This is five more than a previous agreement stated. The new agreement states that houses will be rented for an initial stage of
GENDER VIOLENCE: More homes to be built. three years, with the possibility of an extension to the contract.
Prices will range between €250 and €350 depending on the house.
€1m compensation order for girl A GIRL who was left 90 per cent brain damaged after a birth blunder is in line for €1 million compensation. The Balearic Health System (Ib-Salut) is due to pay the compensation to the family of the girl who suffers from cerebral palsy
after a court decision. This is the biggest compensation bill that Ib-Salut is currently facing. The case is being dealt with by the Patient’s Defender, an organisation concerned with patient rights.
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Warning of fake inspections SALES people working for a private company have apparently been posing as council workers to entice locals into using their company for property inspections. According to one Palma resident the fake inspectors attempted to obtain private information about her property and threatened her with a fine of €600 if she didn’t hire the inspectors in question. But Palma Local Police say no complaints have been registered of bogus inspection men. They claim most who are visited by these people just ignore them and don’t report them to the authorities. Call 971 449 442 or http://ite.palmademallor ca.es.
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Pregnant teen in police chase NATIONAL POLICE detained two underage youngsters, one pregnant, involved in a car chase on the streets of Palma. A police patrol car in the area on Son Ferriol spotted a Citroen Saxo performing strange maneuvers late on Tuesday night. The police car turned on its blue lights and signaled the car to pull over. But the driver ignored them and sped
off, claim police. The police car called for back-up whilst the Citroen driver tried to escape. The driver then headed for the MA30 motorway towards Son Baya and crashed into two cars on a roundabout, one of them a National Police vehicle. Police then discovered that the driver and passenger were both underage, both without driving licenses and the car was uninsured.
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8,000 ecstasy pills seized in drugs raid NATIONAL Police officers have seized more than 8,000 ecstasy pills intended to be sold on the streets of Palma in an anti-drugs trafficking operation. Two people have been arrested, a Spanish man and a Dutch man, for allegedly smuggling and distributing the drugs on the island. Eight hundred grammes of ergotamine, used to create the
Two arrests were made in an anti-drug operation. hallucinogenic drug LSD, a car. The investigation were also seized along with began when police officers cutting tools, precision were alerted to the fact scales, â‚Ź1,565 in cash and that ecstasy pills were
being sold to young people in popular areas of Palma. Inquiries eventually led to the Dutch man, aged 37, believed to be in charge of introducing and distributing the drugs on the island. He was carrying information on how to manufacture LSD when he was arrested. The Spanish man, aged 34, was arrested later for allegedly distributing the drugs.
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Tourist arrested after thief scuffle LOCAL Police in Caliva detained two women for trying to steal the bag of a British tourist on Monday.
They also arrested the tourist’s boyfriend for punching one of the thieves’ accomplice’s in
the face. The incident occurred at 4am on Monday morning, when the British couple were lying on a sun bed on the beach in Magaluf. The couple then noticed that two women were stealing the woman’s handbag left on the sand. The surprised thieves dropped the bag, and when the female tourist grabbed it they jumped her and tried to reclaim it. The boyfriend then found himself surrounded by four youngsters accompanying the thieves and reportedly punched one in the face as a means of defending himself. The youngster, who is related to the thieves, was taken to the Son Esapases hospital for the wound where he underwent surgical treatment.
ITV2 SHOW: The Magaluf Weekender.
Get braced for drunken antics BRITONS in Spain, and Mallorca in particular, are bracing themselves for another hit to their image with the return of ITV 2’s Magaluf Weekender. Last year, series one gave an insight into what young Britons get up to whilst on holiday abroad, and attracted one million viewers aged between 16
and 24-years-old. And much of it was not a pretty sight. The series unashamedly played up to the image of drunken Brits abroad. Drunken party antics seemed to be the main ingredients of the ‘reality show’ and more of the same is planned.
But perhaps even more shocking then the bad behaviour on show are Facebook comments about the first series. In them many young adults, who profess ‘to know Magaluf well’ say the series is ‘tame.’ Real life in the so-called ‘party capital,’ they claim is much more ‘exciting.’
NEWS Noos back in Palma court THE Valencian High Court of Justice has refused to try a branch of the Noos case. The branch implicated former Valencian Regional Government President, Francisco Camps, and Valencia Mayor, Rita Barbera. However, the court has returned the case to Palma Court, as it says it hasn’t found sufficient evidence that they have committed any crime. The Noos case focuses on the alleged misappropriation of public funds.
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Psych exam for young killer ANDREU COLL, 18, who confessed to killing his father, has undergone a psychological examination to defend his case. His friend, Francisco Abas, who helped him commit the crime, has undergone the same exam. The results will be used by
their defence lawyers in the trial for the murder of Andreu Coll Senior in June this year. They claimed to have beaten him to death, put his body in a car and abandoned it in Bunyola. Coll denies being homosexual, but Abas has said he is in love with Coll.
Tri-lingual education plan approved THE Balearic Parliament has validated the law by which students in state
schools would learn Castillian (Spanish), Catalan and a third language, preferably English. The law was approved previously by the Balearic Government but the Balearic High Court of Justice is yet to say whether it is legal. Activists who are against the plan have announced strikes.
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Police prevent paedophile from meeting 14 year old NATIONAL Police officers have prevented the meeting of a paedophile with a 14-year-old girl he met on a social network website. The man, aged 46, was arrested in Madrid on his way to meet the girl, with whom he had previously agreed a sexual encounter for €150.
It was the mother of the teenager who alerted the authorities after finding the conversations her daughter and the accused had. In them, he offered free mobile phone top-ups in exchange for erotic photographs, sources at the National Police said. At least 10 more girls were
contacted by the arrested following the same method, sources added. Two mobile phones, a laptop computer, two hard drives, a pendrive and a tablet pc were seized during a search of the man’s home. The accused has been remanded in custody.
Big-hearted friends meet in Magaluf for local charity CHRISTINE BROWN and Lynn Whiteley from Oldham in Lancashire have organised ‘Amigas Para Siempre’ for the last 17 years. It is a large group of people from all over Britain which meets in Magaluf at the beginning of October every year at
their own expense to raise funds for the Allen Graham Charity 4kids. This year the big ‘Amiga’s’ day is on Wednesday, October 2 at The Boatyard Restaurant on Magaluf beach. The event starts at 1pm with the backing of live music and ending with a Grand
Auction. There are wonderful prizes, a Windows 8 laptop, 2x9 inch tablets, a compact camera, a Kindle with 1,300 books on and various other small prizes. There will also be an all day tombola with a great assortment of prizes to be won. The total raised last year exceeded €4,000 and earlier this year this money was used to buy 200 suitcases for the children’s homes reception centre in Palma. The children use these suitcases when they move between centres or go to their forever home.
500,000 kg of drugs destroyed in Spain so far NEARLY 500,000 kilos of drugs have been destroyed by the Spanish authorities up until July 2013. The 465,949.8 kilos of seized drugs were destroyed following a drug analysis, custody and destruction protocol signed by different public bodies in October 2012. This cooperation protocol standardises the drug destroying process and ensures the chain of custody is not broken. It also makes sure samples are kept to use as proof in trials.
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Beat it! IT’S so long to the controversial statue of Michael Jackson that stands outside Fulham football club. The club’s owners say it does not fit in with a new scheme for Craven Cottage, so it will be sent back to former Fulham and Harrods’ owner, Mohamed Al Fayed.
Cyber raid EIGHT men have been arrested for
allegedly stealing £1.3 million (€1.54 million) from a London Barclays Bank branch. They are accused of taking control of one of its computer systems using a keyboard video mouse device.
Bra fiddle JOHN LEWIS, Debenhams and House of Fraser retailers are being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading for allegedly fixing the prices of sports bras.
No crossing THE government plans to build more than 100 bridges just for animals. A 2,700 m2 wildlife bridge opened last year with €35 fines for humans caught using it.
SERVICE: To improve.
Scrap the ‘tax’ A POLL for the National Housing Federation has found 59 per cent of voters want the new ‘bedroom tax’ scrapped. The findings come after it was revealed one in three council tenants hit by the benefit change, officially the ‘spare room subsidy’ have fallen into arrears.
GERMAN PRESS Stories making headlines from Germany
Feeding time
Cheers! MUNICH is in the midst of its beer festival, the Oktoberfest, to be held until October 6. This celebration, reportedly the world’s biggest, is expected to attract more than six million visitors.
A TIGER has killed its carer during a routine feed at the Münster zoo in western Germany. which happened in front of visitors. However, the zoo has decided the tiger won’t be destroyed. FESTIVAL: Largest.
What snakes? FRANKFURT police found seven snakes, three of them pythons, in the backpack of a woman they arrested for allegedly stealing €300 from a fellow passenger on a train. The woman claimed she knew nothing about them.
Survivor dies LITERARY critic and Holocaust survivor Marcel
PAVEL Astakhov, Russia’s children’s ombudsman, opposed the introduction of sex education to schools and suggested the young could learn about sex from reading Russian literature.
Budget cuts THE government has approved budget cuts over the next two years in what experts see as a sign that the Russian economy is not expected to revive soon.
On blacklist SOCIAL network Facebook was added to a blacklist by the Russian media watchdog for allegedly publishing ads for designer drugs on its website. A Facebook spokesperson told a Russian website the ads were caused by a computer bug.
Straight Tchaikovsky RUSSIA’S Culture minister Vladimir Medinsky has denied the
Oil mill INTERNATIONAL food producer Cargill has announced it has started to build a sunflower oil mill in the southern region of Volgograd. It is expected this plant will process up to 640,000 tons of sunflower seeds per year.
Summer time THE Duma could reverse Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s 2011 decision to keep Russia on summer time as the Duma’s Public Health Committee considers it has worsened people’s health.
Rents rise
Sex pay-out FOUR convicted sex criminals have been awarded between €49,000 and €73,000 in compensation for being held too long in preventative detention. They were originally sentenced when a 10-year rule for preventative detention, withdrawn in 2011, still applied.
PROPERTY price rises of 10 per cent in a year in London have had a knock on effect on rents. The average rent is the capital is now £1,126 (€1,335) a month, up by 4.8 per cent year-on-year.
Dog treat DOGS can get a treat at an ice-cream parlour in Perranporth, Cornwall. It is selling special ‘doggy’ ice-cream in flavours like roast beef and gravy and cheese and biscuits.
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Stories making headlines from Russia
homosexuality of composer Tchaikovsky stating there is no evidence that suggests so. This follows a controversy started after a film biopic of Tchaikovsky ignored the composer’s sexuality.
RYANAIR has pledged to improve customer service. Speaking at the company’s AGM CEO Michael O’Leary said: “We should try to eliminate things that unnecessarily piss people off.”
Reich-Ranicki has died in Frankfurt at the age of 93. Often called the ‘Pope of Literature,’ German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung described him as “the man who taught us to read.”
RUSSIAN PRESS Sex education?
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Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
No cuts
Online-bullies
DENMARK - The Social Liberal Party, partner of the ruling Social Democrats party, wants to ban all non-medical circumcision of boys as a way of ‘protecting the unprotected.’
SWEDEN - An anti-bullying centre has opened in Stockholm following several cyber-bullying cases in the country. The centre is to host international conferences to train teachers how to prevent bullying.
Britons arrested
Poor children
NORWAY - Police have arrested two British men for allegedly threatening clients of their paving business in Baerum. There are around 60 British paving companies in Norway according to police.
NORWAY - 15.6 per cent of children in Oslo come from families below the poverty line, according to a report by Statistics Norway. This is double the national rate.
Rat city DENMARK – Nearly 700 calls were made to Copenhagen City Hall in July to complain about rats. The bad condition of the city’s ancient sewer system is said to be forcing the rodents to the surface. RATS: On patrol.
Ferry trip NORWAY - 10,000 reindeer from the Finnmark islands in northern Norway will be taken by ferry to their autumn pastures mainland to protect them from the cold.
Musical date SWEDEN – An annual competition to choose the country’s rep for the Eurovision Song Contest, will take place on March 8 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm.
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Fare deal? BENIDORM bus fares are amongst the most expensive in Spain. An ordinary ticket costs €1.50 compared to €1.40 in Alicante city, €1.25 in Gijon (Asturias), €1.20 in Granada and €1 in both Fuengirola and Santiago de Compostela.
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NEWS DESK and a 30-year-old woman have been arrested and charged.
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Voice over MALAGA-BORN actor Antonio Banderas will lend his voice to one of the characters in the second SpongeBob SquarePants film.
Paella winner
Fruit gift
THE International Valencian Paella Competition was held recently in Sueca (Valencia) where Julian Garcia of the Posada Real in Santa Maria de Campo Rus (Cuenca) produced “the best paella in the world.”
MORE than 1,000 kilos of fruit which was being sold illegally in Marbella was handed over by Local Police to the Bancosol food bank and Aspandem Association for the Disabled.
Cyber targets
Pay-out
THE Valencian Community has 250 installations vulnerable to cyber attack. They include the Cofrentes nuclear power station, airports and water treatment plants.
THE Andalucian Health Service has been ordered to pay €600,000 to a girl, nine, who was left severely disabled after an infection at birth.
Crisis-hit APPROXIMATELY 50,000 bars and restaurants closed in Spain between 2008 and 2012. Five thousand- 10 per cent of the national total - were located in the Valencian Community.
Nazi salute THE PP expelled a member of its youth branch, Nuevas Generaciones, photographed in Paterna (Valencia) giving the Nazi salute. Four similar incidents are under review in the region.
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HELPING HAND: John Griffith, with Keira and her mother Debbie. A CHARITY shop is appealing for people to give money to. The Moraira Charity Shop, which stepped in to help disabled girl Keira with €2,500 for intensive therapy, as reported in last week’s EWN, has a large fund at its disposal to help the elderly or people in need. In the last year it has handed out €30,000. And it is not alone. The Charity Shop Library in Javea has also stepped in to help cerebal palsy sufferer Keira. The five-year-old needed not just the cost of the treatment, but approximately €600 for accommodation. The Charity Shop Library stepped in with the full cost, plus another €400 for ‘extras.’ Georgina Harvey, of the Javea charity explained that they wanted to help as many people as possible. “We try to give away €60,000 a year,” she said. Meanwhile John Griffith, who is on the committee of the Moraira Charity Shop, explained that they are always on the lookout for deserving causes. He said: “When we saw the EWN story about Keira we wanted to help.” http://morairacharityshop.com and http://www.charityshoplibrary.com.
News from our editions With six editions and read by more than half a million people, EWN is Spain’s largest free local English- language newspaper
THE Valencia Region has seen Spain’s highest increase in international tourist arrivals in the first eight months of the year. The Frontier Tourist Movement Survey (Frontur) highlighted an increase of 11.8 per cent, to 4.3 million tourists.
Olympic dream. Grants of €14,000 will be shared among the four who have a good chance of reaching the next Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Signed up
Still life
THIRTY people of British, Irish, French, Belgian and Scandinavian nationalities have signed up to Torrevieja’s free basic Spanish language courses, which have now been running for over a decade.
‘STILL life and more’ is the title of the new exhibition on display at the Casino Mediterráneo Orihuela Costa by German painter Willibald Gitterer which will be on display until October 29.
Fire damage
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NINETY wildfires have burned 71.66 hectares of forest land since the start of the year across the Murcia Region.
Dream on FOUR Torrevieja athletes are being supported by the local council in their
Immigrants saved FOURTEEN immigrants have been rescued by the Maritime Safety Service when they were trying to reach the Castell de Ferro coast on a dinghy. The migrants, all men of Maghribian origin, were in good health.
In hospital A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY was run over by a car while trying to cross the N340 road in Motril. He was admitted to the Santa Ana Hospital with severe injuries to his body. At the time of going to press, he was stable after undergoing surgery.
Sea rescue TWO young men were rescued by the Provincial Maritime Service after they got trapped in the Salobreña Rock due to heavy waves.
Biker flees A MOTORCYCLIST fled the A7 motorway in Rincon de la Victoria after being involved in a collision with a car in which three people, two adults and an eightyear-old girl, were injured.
Drug pushers NATIONAL Police officers have dismantled a drug-selling point and seized 130 marihuana doses in VelezMalaga. Two people, a 31-year-old man
Five star MALAGA City Hall has proposed building a five-star hotel at the port, to attract more meetings and conferences.
White slaves MORE than 420 people were arrested in Spain in the first six months of 2013 for ‘white slave trade’. More than 6,600 people are thought to be at risk of sexual exploitation.
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Deal netted THE fishing industry in Almeria province has been given a massive boost with the news Mercadona will supply their stores in Madrid with fish caught in the ports of Almeria, Adra and Garrucha.
Mystery hero A MYSTERY man managed to rescue a total of nine people who were bathing in the Cala del Plomo, (Nijar). Nothing is known yet about the hero who saved the swimmers with a rope in the tiny cove.
Clean-up MORE than 50 volunteers took part in the cleaning of the beaches Piedra Villazar and Cantal, in Mojacar on Sunday. As part of the world beach cleaning day 30 divers helped to clear rubbish from the sea bed while other volunteers helped to clean the beaches.
Festival planned THE third edition of the Almeria Western Film Festival (AWFF 2013) is set to start. The festival will open to the public on October 2 and will continue to October 5.
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Economy set for expansion SPAIN’S economy is set to advance this quarter. This is what the government, particularly Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, has promised all along and analysts are cautiously agreeing. But the improvement will be minimal
according to statistics prepared for the Savings Banks Foundation (Funcas). A third-quarter GDP increase of 0.1 per cent on second-quarter figures is now predicted instead of the zero growth that Funcas forecast in July. The increase will reduce the GDP’s anticipated fall by two decimal points to 1.3 per cent instead of the 1.5 per cent expected this year. Predicted growth of 0.7 per cent for 2014 will owe less to domestic demand and report continued, to the consumption than the extent that the capacity for export sector, the one dealing with them is area that remains ‘seriously compromised’ in buoyant. ‘more than a few’ The improvement prosecution departments. will fail to provide No kind of filter exists in employment and the the judicial machinery for crisis is set to channelling these claims. continue next year, As a result, an Funcas said. ‘overwhelming’ number of Although the petitions have to be unemployment rate is rejected, the report said. expected to shrink Most alleged fundafrom this year’s 26.5 mental rights violations are per cent to 25.9 per related to breached cent in 2014, this will indemnity guarantees and be the result of a the employee’s right to reduction in the judicial protection against working population reprisals for claiming and not the number rights. of jobless.
Sacking claims clog up courts AS the crisis continues, appeals against dismissal have escalated. Lawsuits launched by aggrieved workers claiming that employers breached their fundamental rights have become commonplace instead of exceptional, the Fiscalia General del Estado (State Prosecution Service) said. The increase is overloading public prosecution departments, claimed the 2012 report, published at the start of the 2013-2014 Judiciary Year. The Fiscalia is barely prepared to handle so many complaints, the
Madrid falls from tourist favour THE 34 million foreign tourists visiting Spain between January and July broke all records. But while this was 3.9 per cent more than in 2012, the 2.4 million foreign tourists who visited Madrid during the same period fell by 5.7 per cent. The Madrid region has now experienced three consecutive months of dwindling foreign tourism, a Ministry of Industry survey revealed. Although there were more US
tourists, there was a noticeable fall in Italian, French and Latin American visitors to Madrid. Nationally, the Valencian Community experienced the steepest rise in foreign tourism during the first six months of the year, with a 12.2 per cent increase. Cataluña continued to receive more foreign tourists than any other region, followed by Baleares, the Canary Islands and Andalucia.
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STAT OF WEEK Cataluña’s wine and cava exports increased by 0.7 per cent to €261.3 million during the second quarter. They account for 19.2 per cent of the region’s foreign sales.
New job JOSEP PIQUE, ex-president of Vueling, goes as chief executive to Spanish construction company OHL. Early rumours named him to replace Antonio Vazquez as Iberia president.
Bonds sale
FORECAST: PM Rajoy may be right.
SPANISH region CastileLeon is hoping to raise €200m with a bonds sale, the first by an autonomous region since January.
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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL BUSINESS EXTRA
Orange alert FRENCH mobile operator, Orange, wants Spain’s monopolies commission (CNC) to suspend the agreement between Telefonica and Yoigo to provide 4G services, as this amounts to price-fixing they claimed.
Ideas man EMILIO BOTIN has appointed Rodrigo Rato, ex-president of Bankia, as special adviser to Santander’s international board. Rato will ‘contribute ideas for the bank’s international strategy.’
Tough decision INDUSTRIAL bakery Panrico is suspending 4,000 employees’ September pay cheques. Panrico, consistently undercut by supermarkets’ own-labels, will use the cash to pay suppliers.
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Cookie monster’s money tips! IF a child is confronted with a tasty marshmallow, what do they do? Eat it or save it for later? This simple scenario is the basis of a very famous psychological experiment to test a child’s self-control. The results point to how a child may fair financially in the future. In 1972, 1,000 children were studied - each child was sat in a chair and one delicious marshmallow was placed in front of them. The children were told: “You can have one marshmallow now, or two in 10 minutes, if you wait.” Most of the children tested wolfed down the little pillow of sweetness within moments. Only one third of the children waited the 10 minutes to receive two marshmallows. The experiment proved just how hard it is for children to have self-control and be able to see benefits in the future. But teaching children selfcontrol is vital according to the
IRRESISTIBLE: How many children would be able to resist the temptation of a sweet treat in front of them?
Loose change A look at finance for females Jane Plunkett
results of the study, which followed the same 1,000 children for more than 30 years. In short, the two thirds that showed no self-control in the marshmallow test were in deep
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financial trouble by their early 30s. The high self-control children, however, are apparently doing very well. They are entrepreneurs, own their own homes and have retirement plans.
Self-control and learning to save at a young age is extremely important and, luckily for parents, Sesame Street is here to help. Over its four decades, the children’s programme has taught tiny tots a lot of valuable lessons. Now Sesame Street friends Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster are teaching children self-control in order to save money too. In one episode the furry puppet Elmo explains to kids the importance of savings. Elmo explains that when we want something, we can’t have it immediately - that we have to build towards getting it. He uses the example of a ‘stupendous ball’ he wants that costs $5. Throughout the episode Elmo has to do small jobs to earn $5 over some time. If the self-control of our threeyear-old selves really does predict financial prosperity in the future, then I suggest all parents ensure that their children listen carefully to what the Cookie Monster has to say!
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INDITEX, the world’s biggest clothing retailer, has seen sales grow, even though profit growth has slowed. The owner of the Zara chain signalled it was not immune to the depressed European markets, where cut price competition combined with a cold spring and foreign currency fluctuations combined to drive down profit margins after a particularly strong 2012. But analysts said the Spanish group’s model of rapidly-changing fashion ranges remained among the best in the industry, and noted fast-growing Asian markets had overtaken Spain as its biggest source of sales for the first time. “We continue to believe Inditex will deliver double digit earnings growth in the
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GROWING: Zara leading Inditex growth. medium term and can hold its multiple,” said Bernstein analysts, referring to the company’s shares, which trade at 25 times earnings forecasts for 2013 versus a sector average of 16, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Inditex, which owns eight brands including upmarket Massimo Dutti and teen label Bershka, said net profit rose 1 per cent to €951 million in the six months to July, reported Reuters. That beat analysts’
average forecast of €926 million, helped by control of costs and a lower tax rate. The gross margin slipped to 58.6 per cent of sales versus 59.6 per cent the year before. However, Inditex said it expected gross margins to end the year broadly stable - 50 basis points higher or lower
Counting on higher harvest
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Inditex still growing despite narrowing profit margins than what it considered to be an exceptional margin in 2012. It also reported a pick-up in sales growth following a weak spring season. Retail sales fell in Spain for the 37th straight month in July and the country still accounts for 19.3 per cent of Inditex’s sales, albeit down from 21.5 per cent a year ago. However, the group said sales in Asia, Australia and Africa had overtaken Spain to account for 21.7 per cent of the total, up from 20.2 per cent a year earlier. Inditex’s shares have tripled in value in five years. imploded five years ago, although they have lost some of their lustre this year as investors bet on signs of recovery at other Spanish businesses and baulk at their rich valuation.
OLIVE OIL: Prices have risen.
HIGH olive oil prices after last year’s droughtstricken crop could leave a smile on farmers’ faces. Prices for premium oils are up a third from last year. With this year’s Spanish crop expected to yield about 1.4m tonnes it could mean a financial fillip for growers.
Spain’s debt continues to grow despite cutbacks WHILE a return to economic growth is on the cards, Spain’s national debt continued to rise in June. The country owes an eye-watering €942.8 billion according to the Spanish Central Bank. That is the equivalent of 92.2 per cent of the country’s economic output for a year. The bank forecasts, if trends continue, that it could reach 100 per cent within three years. Despite austerity measures that have seen cuts in public services across the board, debt has grown 15 per cent in a year. The figure broke the target of 91.4 per cent set by the Spanish government. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s aim to reduce public spending by €150 billion between 2012 and 2014, is proving a tough target with unemployment of 26 per cent reducing the tax take and pushing up spending on benefits.
Banks face ‘haircut’ BANKS owed billions by insolvent frozen fish company Pescanova are being asked to take a 70 to 75 per cent ‘haircut.’ A KPMG audit showed the company had a debt of €3.6 billion, making it one of the country’s biggest bankruptcies. Most of that is believed to be owed to the Sabadell, Popular, Caixabank and NovaGalicia banks. New chairman Juan Manuel Urgoiti was due to meet bank representatives. It is thought he wants them to accept losses as part of a plan to relaunch the firm. But he might have his work cut out as, in an independent action, accounting firm
PwC is drawing up a viability plan to save the company. Measures could include a fire sale of assets and an exchange of debt for shares. That would give the banks control of the company. Whether the banks want to get into the frozen fish industry is another question. Urgoiti is a former chairman of Banco Gallego and sits on the board of directors at success story Inditex, owners of Zara clothing retailers. Former chairman Manuel Fernandez de Sousa and nine former executives face a string of charges in the criminal courts. Several are alleged to have made millions of euros fraudulently.
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Just who do you think you are kidding ? INTERESTING to read in the finance pages (Issue 1472) that Telefonica (or Movistar) bosses think they can stop losing customers. They must be kidding! They had better think again unless they change their customer service. Telefonica rebranded as Movistar largely because it had such a dire reputation for service. If my experience is anything to go by nothing has changed. I have now moved to a smaller provider after a long list of delays and problems with Movistar and am very happy to have done so. My new phone company actually seems to want my custom. It is cheaper and offers far better service. So if Movistar, which lost 248,000 customers in March, really wants to turn things around they should sack their head of customer services and employ someone who actually cares for their clients. Jonathan McNamara, Elche (Alicante).
Justice questions TWO stories attracted my attention (Costa del Sol Issue 1472). Firstly, Assault revenge. “A man, 26, was arrested in Malaga for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, 29. Her partner, 35, was arrested for beating the attacker unconscious.” Should the partner of the sexually assaulted lady just have stood by and done nothing to protect/defend his lady companion? Secondly, Bazaar attack. “Four people were arrested in Malaga for allegedly attacking the owner of a Chinese bazaar. The victim’s husband was also arrested for hitting them with a stick.” Should he have just stood by and done nothing to protect/defend his wife? Two defenders of innocents protecting their loved ones and arrested? Is this sensible, true justice? Jack Nusbaum, Torremolinos (Malaga).
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SO! Mary Hopkins (Letters, Issue 1471) is perfectly happy to buy from the looky looky men without looking at the bigger picture. She asks can someone “explain”
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Money monsters I AGREE with CG that the ruination of Africa is charity (Letters Issue 1470). Some of these charities seem to be money-making ‘monsters.’ A few months ago I managed to get in touch with two of these so called charities, I complained about their use of young children on the TV adverts. The answer I got was that they were ‘paid actors,’ this referred to a little lad standing in a cot with tears in his eyes. Can you believe it? Then a few weeks later they began showing an advert with a baby a few months old, could that be another actor? They are sick making money the way they are doing. I think they should be educating the populations about birth control! NW Comares (Malaga).
Some exile! I took this picture of housemartins, at the bottom of our garden, being fed by mum and dad. It was extraordinary watching them as neither parent alighted but fed them on the wing.
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why the police are set on stopping them. I will try! They most probably do not pay their dues, social or taxes. Many of the goods are counterfeit and some are most probably dangerous (small loose bits dangerous to children, lead paint etc) and are often shoddy and sub-standard. The source of the goods comes from cheap (sweat shop) labour, and most probably from black (drugs/ arms/laundered) money. They are also taking money away from legitimate traders and shops. When the police arrive they pack up and run away because they know they are breaking the law and selling fake goods. If you cannot afford designer goods why buy sub-standard ones that fall to bits? Go to the normal shops and buy something really comparable. I know
these people need to make a living but there are other jobs like cleaning, gardening, window cleaning. Mick Scarles, Javea (Alicante)
Looky out! AFTER visiting Torrox Costa market we took some friends visiting from the UK to a favourite Chinese restaurant on the front for a menu del dia. For the next couple of hours we were pestered every 10 to 15 minutes by hawkers with no respect for our privacy. They were not deterred with a wave of no thanks or even a ‘no gracias’ so our conversations or meal had to be interrupted to, as politely as possible, tell them to go away. As the restaurant owners, who I believe have the right to stop them entering their premises and can be fined if they are caught selling there, seem to turn a blind eye, maybe they are on a percentage. We felt like sitting targets. We would like to be able to have an internationally recognised sign on the table that says no hawkers and be left to enjoy the meal and company. We now seriously think twice about returning to any restaurant where we have been pestered. Diane Clark (By email)
IN response to the letter from Charles Roasad (Gibraltar suffered as well, Issue 1472) on the subject of the award for gallantry for Gibraltar. l find his comparison between the way the citizens of Gibraltar and Malta were managed in some cases amusing. I’m sure the citizens of Malta would have been delighted to have been sent to Jamaica or Madeira. Unfortunately nobody asked them. As for being bombed by the Italians that’s a joke - they used to drop their load in the sea and be home before tea. Ask any Maltese, they loved being bombed by the Italians. As for not asking for the award, see page 73 in the same paper reference Felix Alvares’s comment. (The chairman of the Equality Right Group welcomed a UK Parliamentary question about the George Cross). Clive Graham (By email) Editor’s note; the letters referred to are about a call for Gibraltar to be awarded the George Cross, as happened to Malta in World War 2.
Well done! GREAT news about Keira having her therapy paid for (Issue 1472). Well done to all at Moraira charity shop, you are the sort of people that make life worthwhile! Diana Evans, Javea (Alicante)
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Burka controversies are a ploy to bring in Islamic message
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HAT no one seems to realise is that all this burka business is simply yet another ploy to bring the Islamic ‘message’ into the front rooms of the ‘infidels.’ Another weapon in the hands of those who would take over our culture and ultimately our democratic freedom. A dozen or so years back no one had even heard of Islam, let alone be interested enough to discuss its pros and cons. Now it’s everywhere. You can’t pick up a newspaper without some Islamic follower spouting off about being ‘offended’ by some action taken by the follower of a different faith, generally Christian. As a Christian country, the UK populace has to be made completely aware that our culture is totally unacceptable to these people, irrespective of how many ‘moderates’ declare otherwise. To these extremists we are the evil face of the non-believer and the
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ultimate goal of their branch of Islam is to rid the world of all who don’t totally encompass the teachings of the prophet Mohamed. We have to make some kind of stand against those who would take away our freedom and plunge our free thinking, often tragically naive populace back into the dark ages. The lessons are there for the taking. All we have to do is take a leaf out
of many Islamic countries’ book. Some don’t allow Christian churches to be erected. Therefore we curb the building of mosques, before there’s one on every street. They don’t allow anyone, even in private, to worship anything other than Islam. We therefore have to firmly discourage the taking over of whole streets by praying congregations. We have to let these people know that halal meat can never be obligatory and pork will always be on the school menu. We must bring home loud and clear that the Union Jack is the flag of our country and it will be flown over
every school in the land if so desired. We must endeavour to prevent ‘no go’ areas and make it absolutely clear that Sharia law is not the law of our land and never will be. Most of all we must stop being petrified to cause offence to these people. So they’re easily ‘offended.’ So what? What are they going to do if we ban the burka in all public institutions (which we should). Declare war? In Islamic countries I’ve seen Western women smacked on their bare arms and calves with pretty hefty sticks wielded by ‘religious police.’ I’m not condoning the physical removal of women’s face masks, but if something isn’t done, I can see the only course of action being one of violence. Do you really want to see our suburbs resembling those of the Syrians? For all our sakes, and especially our children, please God let it never come to that. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com.
END COLUMN Cornwall hail storm A FREAK hail storm left the Cornish town of Boslowick in Falmouth looking like a winter wonderland following the hottest summer in years.
Phone home A JAPANESE robot, Kirobo, orbiting 230 miles above Earth at 17,000 mph broadcast a message from the International Space Station in the first time a robot has spoken from space.
President’s loo HOMELAND star Damian Lewis admitted he took a picture of his wife, Helen McCrory in the White House toilet when they were invited for a state dinner with Barack Obama last year.
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PANISH opposition to Catalan independence is usually more visceral than cerebral. It whiffs of ‘if you aren’t with us you are against.’ Neither Mariano Rajoy nor any other president will make progress until Madrid stops trying to turn Catalans into Spaniards. They are Spanish insofar as a Scot is British. Even those not pushing for independence are Catalans first. In Madrid the constitutional legality of an ‘in’ or ‘out’ vote is overshadowed by fears of massive support for independence. This is no foregone Cassandra Nash conclusion. Pia Ahrenkilde, European Commission and not entirely impartial reaction – spokeswoman, to the Spanish political scene recently challenged pro-independence claims that secession would not entail EU exclusion. If a country declares independence it automatically stops belonging to the EU, she said. She was echoed by EU vice-president INDEPENDENCE: Not cost-effective. and Competition Commissioner, Joaquin Almunia. Leaving the EU would entail lost funds, no single market, passports and years of application formalities, Almunia warned. ROSALIA IGLESIAS is threatening to talk. Independence is fine-sounding but She is the wife of the PP party’s comes at a price that Catalans, supreme remanded ex-treasurer, Luis Barcenas. business people, might not find costIn the background until now, her silence effective. stemmed not from ignorance of events
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but discretion. She was, after all, present when Rajoy and Arenas paid off her husband after his forced resignation. “If they want war, they’ll have it,” she said recently, without needing to define who ‘they’ are. “If we have done anything, we’ll pay for what we have done, ANA BOTELLA: but not for what Did her best. others have done.” Her husband opened a can of worms. Is Rosalia Iglesias preparing to add to the mess with a cascade of spilled beans?
Superior to critics ANA BOTELLA, mayor of Madrid, inherited the 2020 Olympics bid from her predecessor, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, now Minister of Justice. Allegedly she was never convinced by the project but took it on. To her credit she did her best and to her further credit made a chirpy, bright-eyed
little speech in English as she put forward Madrid’s claim. Scorn and ridicule immediately rained on her from all sides at home, although Botella’s accented English was superior to that of many of her critics. The criticism is further proof – as though it were needed - that politics in Spain focus on demolishing the individual, not the message.
Heavy-handed BULLET holes have been visible in the ceiling of the Madrid parliament chamber since February 1981. They remain there as a reminder of the attempted coup d’état, protected by every government since then. Until now. Those over the press box disappeared during renovations and redecoration and unblocking them will be impossible, workmen said. A pathetic attempt at obliterating the past? More likely a prime example of la chapuza. This is the classic repair or maintenance job that either collapses, explodes or implodes shortly afterwards, or lasts for centuries. The filled bullet holes most likely belong to the last category.
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watch a historic sailing boat. The Eye of the Wind, a one hundred-year-old
vessel used in many films visited Palma as part of a tour that has taken it to other Spanish cities including Malaga and Cartagena. With a 40.2m length and a flotation line of 31.4m, the Eye of the Wind served as a counterpoint to the modern vessels that shape Palma’s bay landscape. The history of the Eye of the Wind starts in 1911, when it was built
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VISITORS to the Portitxol Nautical Club at the Molinar district in Palma had the chance to
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Hundred-yearold vessel visits Palma as part of tour HISTORIC: The sailing boat is 102 years old. FILM STAR: The Eye of the Wind was used in several films. in Germany and named Friedrich after the captain who ordered its building. It was first used to cover the Germany-South America hide trade route until 1923, when it was registered in Sweden under a new name.
It sailed as a small cargo ship mainly in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea until a fire put it out
of the sea in 1969. In 1973, a group of sailing enthusiasts bought it with the intention of restoring it to its former glory. It spent four years in a shipyard in Faversham where it was given the name Eye of the Wind inspired by a book by British conservationist Sir Peter Scott. It was during this period the Eye of the Wind was used in several films including The Blue Lagoon and White Squall. In 2000 the vessel was bought by a Danish owner and more luxurious accommodation was put in. Its current owner, the German Forum Media Group, bought it in 2009.
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of leftists and intellectuals during the ensuing decade. And if more proof were needed Bruce Walbran that America was actively involved, then one need look no further Bruce - a former UK career linguist - has studied than Richard ‘I am national history and culture not a criminal’ for years. A Spanish resident for two Nixon’s almost decades, he lives in Alfaz morbid fascination del Pi, near Benidorm. with recording Whitehouse telephone conversations. Recent taped releases have WALL STREET: Came crashing down in 2007. revealed him and Henry Kissinger talking candidly about America’s government while it was carrying Spanish litigator, Baltasar Garzon, involvement in the coup and out crimes against humanity. Pinochet was never brought to support for the Pinochet Despite the best efforts of the book for his crimes. And Nixon also never saw the inside of a prison. But Garzon is no quitter and he, like the Chilean people, is not too happy RECENT research at Colombia for example. Prior to 2010 it sub-strata to release shale about the fact that Henry University definitively shows had enjoyed a tremor-free gas. Kissinger is still at large. that fracking really does give history, and then promptly Could it happen in Spain? Another man still you the quakes. In other suffered 167 home-shakers Hopefully not, as the first shale happily at large despite words, hydraulic fracturing in over a period of 13 months. gas drilling project, in his questionable actions is the search for gas causes Cause? Probably the 500,000 Cantabria, has been halted by Larry Summers. Who is earthquakes. barrels of waste water that that region’s sensibly cautious he you may ask? Well, if Just take Youngstown, Ohio, were injected into the area’s governing body. you wanted to point the
THIS month has seen the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. But it’s worth sparing a thought for another 9/11 which brought about the deaths of considerably more than 3,000 innocent civilians. On September 11, 1973 the socially progressive president of Chile, Salvador Allende, was ousted from power by a CIA backed coup. In his stead one Augusto Pinochet was eventually installed. His extreme right wing government quickly set about arresting, torturing and ‘disappearing’ tens of thousands
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Grim anniversaries in September finger at the one person who was more responsible than any other for the financial crash of 2007/8, then it would be Larry boy. Working as Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton administration, he was instrumental in repealing the Glass-Steagall act of 1933 which had kept commercial and investment banks safely apart. So, once investment banks had access to depositors’ money there followed a frenzy of financial chicanery on Wall Street and around the world that all came crashing down in 2007. Whereupon happy Larry faded into the shadows for a while, only to recently emerge, bidding for the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, probably the most powerful banking appointment in the world. Thick-skinned would be putting it mildly. Thankfully though, the memories of those dark days at the precipice of monetary meltdown are still as painful as ever and congress has politely told him to return to those shadows from whence he came.
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Autumn, time to turn over new leaf with a change in routine Is September the true start to the New Year and not January?
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VER felt that September is the true start of the New Year - and not January? The time when, after the long summer break, kids return to school and adults to work. So much so that, when I still lived and worked in the UK, I used to think of the day after the August Bank Holiday weekend as ‘back to school for adults.’ September always felt like a new start because of the change in routine (at least if you were in school or had kids in school). Your day-to-day life got shaken up anyway so it seemed like a good time to make changes (that were hopefully improvements), initiate projects or get back to some things let go over the summer. A time of fresh starts, self-evaluation and reflection.
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WATER SPILLS: Make for weird interview techniques. Maybe even applying for that perfect job … In my last column I wrote about a recent interview in the UK that one applicant at least found weird. Now, however weird interviews may get in this increasingly competitive job market, the main thing’s not to worry if things don’t always go to
plan. A friend once had an interview where the desk consisted of two semicircular tables shoved together, with a large jug of water right in the middle. A few minutes in, he was in full flow and leaned on the edge of the table as he stressed his point. The table wasn't secure,
however, so as he put his weight on the edge the middle bit twisted upwards and propelled the jug and its contents all over the interviewers. Everyone ploughed on bravely but he didn’t get the job. Another mate’s throat dried up during a 15 minute presentation. She asked for a glass of water.
Tricky wait while one of the interviewers went to get it. She then spilled it over her overhead transparencies. Which ran, having been drawn with water-soluble pens so she could tweak them. She got the job - assured that readiness to soldier steadfastly on after such a humiliating spectacle of incompetence gave her the edge. Which reminds me of my own humiliating reply to one final interview question: “So, what three words best describe you?”… “Very bad at maths” (Get it?). Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89; £0.77) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.
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The land of my fathers Male voice choirs and the Welsh flag are two things I love
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HAVE nothing against the Welsh. After all, as man and boy, I was blissfully happy in the land of someone else’s father. However, not everyone agrees. Their most famous lyricist, Dylan Thomas once said, “Land of my fathers? They are welcome to it.” The Welsh comedian, Max Boyce, did not share his sentiments. Tongue in cheek he reminded the English that if an iron was run over Wales then his land would be bigger than England once the wrinkles (mountains) were ironed flat. The Welsh sense of humour tends to be sardonic. What do you call an Englishman in the knockout stages of the World Cup? The referee. There is delicious rivalry. What do you call a Welshman with several sheep? A pimp. Their brand of humour can be enlightening. I recall using a lane approaching a Welsh farm. The notice said, ‘Slow! Free Range Children.’ Noted for their sullen insularity the Welsh are notoriously anti-stranger. I thought it was because they thought me English. No, my son, who hails from Wrexham, said:
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“They show dislike for me too.” Whoever penned the lines ‘There‘ll be a Welcome in the Hillside / There‘ll be a Welcome in the Vale,’ should be dragged before the courts for misrepresentation.
WALES: A land I was happy in. I have asked locals in real Welshspeaking Wales, the Lleyn Peninsular, Anglesey and Snowdonia if it is true that they do not welcome visitors. Agreeably they agree. Venting my frustration with a friend who lives in Llangollen. “Everywhere else changes,” I said, “but not Llangollen, Corwen, Bala, and Anglesey. If one of
Owain Glyndwr’s warriors were to revisit he would not see change.” “That is music to my ears,” she told me. A neighbour in our Welsh village hailed from Birmingham. “All I can see is bloody mountains.” “Oh,” my mother sympathised. “Perhaps we should drill holes through them for you.” “And what would you see,” he retorted. “More bloody mountains.” It has been said the Welsh are the Irish who could not swim. At the time of the first millennium, when Saxon immigrants were overrunning Shakespeare’s sceptred isle, the Britons (the Welsh to you and me) retreated towards the West. An early form of ‘white flight’, the then indigenous locals looked upon the new English as smelly heathens. I am not sure if the enmity between the Welsh and the English is genuine or teasing. I think the latter, for in truth I was very happy in Wales. They can be quirky, but who isn’t? One thing I do love of theirs - two actually. Their male voice choirs that bring a lump to my throat. And of course their flag. I could die for their flag. Cymru am byth.
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A breath of fresh art A UNIQUE presentation of the works of Spanish artist, Cristina Duclos, is currently on display in Madrid commemorating over 40 years of an illustrious career. Although she is a renowned portrait artist with several works commissioned from Spanish personalities or paintings of her family, it is her love of nature which provides the main theme of her paintings. She transmits onto her canvases an incredible freshness and fusion of colour in flowers and plants ranging from almond trees, orchids, magnolias, anemones, irises and poppies. She has developed a style rich in fantasy using vibrant colours to convey a fairy tale world where everything seems innocent, beautiful, happy and serene. In both her oil paintings and watercolours she has become a master
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at harmonising colours using both dark and light backgrounds to project a ‘joie de vivre.’ There is a distinct Japanese influence apparent in several of her works. What makes her art so original is the concept of splitting the canvas into separate sections giving the paintings the appearance of a puzzle within a single frame. More recently she has turned her attention to sculpture, again with nature predominant, producing large bronze figures of trees, leaves, plants and species of insects. All her sculptures possess a remarkable
Portrait of the Duchess of Alba, Cayetana FitzJames Stuart y Silva, and daughter Eugenia (1981) attention to detail whether it is the branches, buds or large scale insects. Cristina Duclos was born in Buenos Aires. Her father was Spanish and her mother French. When she was five the family moved to Madrid and she began to study art from an early age. During the space of 40 years she has travelled the world with a preference to displaying
her works as a sole artist in private galleries. One of her first major exhibitions was in Bordeaux followed by Rio de Janeiro and over the years her works have been displayed at the Grand Palais in Paris, the Portal Gallery in London and Vista Gallery in New York. The exhibition to acknowledge her contribution to
CRISTINA DUCLOS: The artist beside her life size bronze sculpture of a scarecrow. contemporary Spanish art since 1973 is at the Casa de Vacas cultural centre, appropriately located in the Retiro Park in the
centre of Madrid. It was inaugurated by Madrid’s Mayor, Ana Botella, and runs for an autumn season.
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NIGHT OUT: Everyone wants to ‘wow’ their friends.
WOMEN spend more time getting ready for a night getting ready for a night out with friends. out with girl-friends Two thirds of the than for a date. women involved A new study in the study on 2,000 said the Getting ready women reason is just as much conducted by behind this is fun as the night Malibu Rum they want to out itself. found that on ‘wow’ their friends by average, women looking the best spend 40 minutes they can and also getting ready for a date, but more than an hour admitted to comparing their appearance to that of their pals. And for this reason spend more time preening than they perhaps normally would. Whereas 50 per cent of women admitted they have to rush to get ready for a date night, because their partners are ready considerably faster and lack patience. For some, however, it’s about the revelling and enjoying the process with a cocktail or glass of wine, and the music on whilst choosing the best outfit, hair and make-up to complete the look. That’s why, according to the study a further 44 per cent of the women surveyed also admitted they enjoy the experience of getting ready to go out with friends just as much as the night out itself.
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Blowing bubbles on your birthday BY VICKI MCLEOD
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HEN I was a teenager I was a passionate supporter of Greenpeace, I was a strident opponent of certain political systems, and I refused to walk past butchers’ shops. And then I got older and these things, although I still cared about them, didn’t take up or couldn’t take up as much space in my mind as they had done. I am now beginning to realise that the Vicki Mcleod things we hold dear and important to us when we are children are really the things that truly mean something to us and shouldn’t be shrugged off as ‘teenage whimsy.’ This doesn’t explain why two years ago I accepted the opportunity to learn to dive with Brad Robertson from Ondine Escape, an adventure sports company with a strong environmental focus based in Mallorca. I hate cold water, and after some bad experiences in trying to learn to dive when I was
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: From left Jeremy, Gigi and Brad. younger, I wasn’t so keen. However the whole experience was amazing and the finale when I was asked to get into the shark tank at the Palma Aquarium was incredible. You can read about the whole experience on my blog (www.familymattersmallorca.co m). My little girl, La Gidg, went through the whole thing with
me, watching enviously from the waterside, and waving back at me when I was in the shark tank. “You can learn when you are eight,” Brad told her. She didn’t forget that, and would occasionally raise the topic of whether or not her dad and I remembered that when she turned eight she would legally be allowed to dive.
Gidg turned eight this week. Incredibly she seemed to have forgotten amongst all the other birthday shizzle that she now could dive with Brad if she so wished. But Brad and I had not, and colluded to arrange a surprise meeting on the beach during her birthday picnic. Surprise, surprise he had some diving gear with him, so would
Gidg like to go and blow some bubbles? Of course she did! There aren’t that many people that I would trust with my daughter’s safety: as an eight year old she can participate in a dive up to two metres deep with a qualified diving instructor, but I was very happy to hand her over to Brad who had looked after me and treated me with such patience and understanding when I had learnt to dive. I watched with a great deal of pride as she was briefed and then loaded up with gear and walked into the sea. They were gone for what felt like hours, but was probably not quite as long. When they re-emerged from the water the rest of the people on the beach got the shock of their life when some banshee started cheering and yelling at the top of her voice (sorry about that CalaBendinat). And so a new passion has been formed: a passion for adventure, for the environment, for challenge, and for fun. Happy birthday chickadee, and thank you Brad for the best present we could ever have given her.
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UNCHING with friends the other day, we ended up comparing recent excessive expenditure. Two had spent well over €1,000, while others a few hundred less. Now, you might be forgiven for thinking that we’d been investing in a new winter wardrobe, or indeed had an amazing night out on the tiles. Alas, no. The expenditure all related to speeding fines - or multas - a word which I suspect we will all become familiar with going forward. Your next presumption may be that I socialise with a bunch of 20-something thrill seekers? Again, no. The group was one of expatriate mums living and working here in Spain. Not a superyacht between us, so the multas were received, and promptly paid, albeit not without pain. With respect to the heftier fines, their solicitors urged paying, but also requesting proof, which was not provided along with the demand. One mum was particularly baffled as she ‘drives like a
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tortoise,’ in her own words. Trafico, the organisation responsible for setting road limits and fines, states that fines on the motorways range from €100 to €600, depending on by how much you were
SPEED CAMERAS: Fines on the motorways can reach €600. exceeding the speed limit. So, to reach four-digit multas, it seems that additional forces have been at play. Sometimes original demands are sent to an old address or are lost in the post, so that the original fine multiplies before it finally reaches you. Now, I am all in favour of obeying speed limits. But what makes my mind boggle is how
those racers get away with it; the ones that zig zag practically on two wheels in and out of the autopista rush hour traffic. These are the people who think speed limits are a recommended minimum, and will tailgate you until they can pass - either side. Pay close attention to these cars, because as far as I can tell, they are often not even
worth €1,000, so what are the chances of Trafico collecting from them? According to ElSemenalDigital.com, 1.4 million Spaniards are driving without any form of insurance - this equates to just over 5 per cent of your co-drivers out there on the roads. Others do so without a licence, so tracking them down is probably more costly than merits effort. Multas of all kinds seem to be on the rise, suggesting that the Spanish government is targeting this as a form of cash-infusion to help the country on the ‘road’ to recovery, along with the many additional taxes levied. Interestingly, neighbouring Portugal is taking a different approach - now offering attractive tax breaks to move to their fair shores. So if those fines start to pile up, you can always hit the road due west. Perhaps then lunchtime discussions of excessive spending may actually be that new winter wardrobe.
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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your mind is as sharp as a razor this week, so woe betide anyone who tries to trick you. Itʼs a great time to use your talents fully, particularly in regard to a business venture. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This week is mainly concerned with financial matters, and it is
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The repayment of a favour should see you with extra money in your pocket. Holding on to it is your best bet. .
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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A social gathering turns up an old friend who makes an offer. Although you may feel unworthy, please be reminded of the times in the past when you have given them support. It will be through others that real progress will be made.
TODAY:
HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
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VIRGO (August 24 September 23) As you have decided to rearrange both your business and home life, it is a busy time, indeed. You enjoy a challenge so it will not worry you that other people have different ideas.
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case D) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
TARGET:
Very good: 18 Excellent: 22
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ache, acre, arch, cape, care, carp, cart, cert, chap, char, chat, cure, curt, cute, each, echt, ecru, etch, pace, pact, puce, race, tach, tech, acute, apace, caper, caput, carat, caret, carte, cater, chart, cheap, cheat, chert, chute, crape, crate, crept, cruet, cuter, eruct, pacer, parch, patch, peach, perch, ratch, reach, react, recap, recta, retch, teach, trace, truce, acuter, apache, apercu, carpet, charta, curate, hepcat, preach, teacup, arcuate, capture, chapeau, chapter, chateau, trachea, PARACHUTE
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easy to both save and make extra money. Keep your energy levels high by making the most of chances to exercise and get out in the fresh air.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keep energy levels high by being at the hub of any social activities. Accept all invitations, however dull you feel they may turn out and allow yourself to be surprised.
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linked to the home environment are going well. Aim to build on that this week because the chance to make a real change to your surroundings opens up.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Someone close has ideas
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Move from the start word (HOME) to the end word (ROOM) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
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about how things should be at home this Christmas. Although you wish to show an interest, and should, they may be more ʻhands onʼ than you. Do whatever your talents allow to help because this will not be forgotten.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Get both business and personal plans sorted out in the coming week. Thereafter, changes to your routine may be necessary, which is disruptive.
DAYDREAMING
CALA d’OR
PALMA ANDRATAX
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) The pleasure you will get from helping in the home this week should not be underestimated. What you have been thinking of as a chore turns out to be a great ball of fun.
1. According to the ‘fortunetelling’ nursery rhyme, a child born on which day of the week would be ‘loving and giving?’ 2. According to the Western Christian calendar, what is the first day of Lent? 3. In which 1980 British gangster film did Bob Hoskins star as Harold Shand, an old-fashioned London gangster who was aspiring to become a legitimate businessman, albeit with the financial support of the American Mafia, with a plan to redevelop the then-disused London Docklands as a venue for a future Olympic Games? 4. On which day of the week does the British monarch traditionally offer ‘alms’ (known as Maundy money) to deserving senior citizens, one man and one woman for each year of the sovereign’s age?
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IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Although you may be looking for someone or something special in the months ahead, perhaps you are asking too much. When the time is right it will happen.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Making a new start is not always the exciting thing that people imagine. When there are still old matters to be resolved, it takes the edge off the pleasure.
ALCUDIA
POLLENÇA
HOME HOSE HOST HOOT
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Concentrating on hearth and home gives you great satisfaction. As a born home-maker, you relish the idea of making something beautiful. This week it may be possible to show more of your skills when someone seeks your advice.
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CRYPTIC Across 1 Boringly blacklist a supporter (7) 5 Dispute about right to get fish (5) 8 Fled with bag of plunder (7) 9 Kingdom in actual miles (5) 10 Race off hard on the heels of and catch (5) 11 Many set fire to the coal (7) 12 My, thereʼs a terrible rise in unhappiness (6) 14 Striking red-heads? (6) 17 Telling jokes without lying? (5-2) 19 Back a horse? Say that again! (5) 22 A quaintly pleasing accent (5) 23 Severe examinations can reveal alternative bargains (7) 24 Engagement, in seventh heaven (5) 25 Serb mob destroyed military aircraft (7) Down 1 Rare British manager is wearing less (5) 2 Trained assassin from town in Japan (5) 3 Kid from school? Eat here! (7) 4 Country folk cook elk and soy (6) 5 Youngster is a swollen-headed prude (5) 6 A pragmatist sees the point in trials, possibly (7) 7 Moderates fits of anger (7) 12 Motherʼs wise to knead (7) 13 Chiselled figure limiting time for
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Pothole (in road) (5) 4 Águila (5) 7 Pesadilla (9) 8 Caballero (hombre educado) (9) 12 Viajero (9) 14 Melocotón (5) 15 On (indicating place, position) (5)
Co d e B r e a ke r regulation (7) 15 This would make me a lord (7) 16 Confidence in broken lab mop (6) 18 Lived in abnormally lewd time (5) 20 Go after, as in revolutionary (5) 21 First of all Peter eats some tomato skins but they are nuisances (5)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 7 Denote, 8 Heaven, 9 Rapt, 10 Decrepit, 11 Restful, 13 Giant, 15 Wager, 17 Neolith, 20 Glad hand, 21 Lent,
QUICK Across 1 Calm (6) 4 Pointed (5) 8 Repeat itself (5) 9 Hunting dog (7) 10 Skull (7) 11 Charges (4) 12 Place (3) 14 Prison room (4) 15 Formerly (4) 18 Intention (3) 21 Back area (4) 23 Binged (7) 25 Equivocating (7) 26 Similar (5) 27 From that time (5) 28 Choose (6)
Down 1 Owl (4) 2 With (3) 3 Octogésimo (9) 4 Stars (in sky) (9) 5 Good-looking (f) (5) 6 Plano (4) 9 Stage (phase) (5) 10 Paso (4) 11 Boss (4) 13 Costilla (3)
22 At once, 23 Atoned. Down 1 Austere (6) 2 Announce (7) 3 Spanish omelette (8) 4 Classify (4) 5 Nimble (5) 6 Church's district (6) 7 Imprint (5) 13 Endure (8) 16 Drinking cup (7) 17 Commands (6) 19 Cash (5) 20 Overpower (6) 22 Once more (5) 24 Bee colony (4)
Down: 1 Legate, 2 Boat, 3 Needful, 4 Check, 5 Material, 6 Region, 12 Treading, 14 Deadpan, 16 Allots, 18 Tandem, 19 Eager, 21 Lion. QUICK Across: 1 Spot, 4 Chilly, 8 Saffron, 9 Shake, 10 Lair, 11 Terminus, 13 Startling, 17 Exterior, 19 Once, 21 Minus, 22 Examine, 23 Dainty, 24 Seek.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Down: 2 Puffins, 3 Turn, 4 Confectionery, 5 Insomnia,
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 24 represents C and 23 represents Z, so fill in C every time the figure 24 appears and Z every time the figure 23 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
6 Learn, 7 Cease, 8 Sulk, 12 Garrison, 14 Genuine, 15 Beams, 16 Cede, 18 Tonga, 20 Bars. ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Salida, 4 Isla,
Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (CHEERS) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
8 Attic, 9 Donde, 10 Breakfast,
AFLAME AFRESH AGREES BARELY
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17 Poesia.
CHEEKS CHEERS (10)
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Quote Unscramble the name of a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese (two words): INSULTED TRASH Unscramble the name of the home ground of a current Premier League team (two words):GRACE CAN’T VOTE
Play on Words GOODBYE ARMS ARMS
P O O R
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Girdle, 2 Praise, 3 Hailed, 4 Reward, 5 Triple, 6 Saying, 7 Rigour, 8 Neatly, 9 Endure, 10 Gravel, 11 Enable, 12 Patrol, 13 Veered, 14 Pretty, 15 Helped, 16 Barely, 17 Rental, 18 Headed, 19 Shreds.
FUNAGRAM SOLUTION SHUTTER ISLAND CRAVEN COTTAGE (Fulham F C)
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OMEN on the Costa Blanca, whilst deeply in love with their partners, didn’t have to think too long about what annoyed them most. “My list is far too long,” joked housewife Linda Williams, aged 27, from Dolores. Whilst saying what was most annoying was often his lack of help around the house and with the children, she did get him to change his ways, even if she did have to nag a little. “If he helps me I get it done quicker so we have more time together just the two of us.” Lisa Yates from urbanisation Oasis, who runs a family restaurant, has not been quite so successful in getting her Spanish partner to change his annoying characteristics. One of her biggest gripes is his getting a clean glass for every drink he has, even if it is the same drink and leaving the old cup lying around. She has been a little more devious to make her point clear. She said: “Once I hid all
You love your partner… but what is the most annoying characteristic that he or she has? Did you let your partner know? How did you overcome it?
LINDA: Got her man to change his ways.
TINA AND LARRY: Just go with flow.
the cups and glasses so he could not find them. He also keeps using my phone charger so I hide that as well.” She added: “I don’t think there’s any getting over these habits, you just learn to live with it.” Steve Kendrew, an electrician from Cambridge-
STEVE: Nod in agreement.
STREET TALK shire who was visiting relatives in Almeria province, may have other men nodding in agreement. He said: “My wife knows she is always right. How
do I overcome it? I just nod in agreement and carry on regardless.” Tina and Larry Kelly, who are both retired and split their
time between Arboleas and Dublin, have been married for 50 years. Larry said: “My wife talks too much, sometimes I just switch off.” Tina said: “My husband is a perfectionist, everything he does has to be 100 per cent perfect. Sometimes it drives me mad, he won’t leave a job until it is done. I just go with the flow.” And Chris Reynolds, 49, a chef on holiday in Fuengirola from his Bournemouth, UK, home said: “My wife thinks things to herself, doesn’t tell me, then when I do not know what she is talking about she accuses me of not listening! “That is annoying. The first few years I honestly thought she was right and I either missed things or forgot them. It only slowly dawned on me that it was because she never told me in the first place that I could not remember things. “She still does it after 25 years, so I don’t suppose there is anything I can do about it now.”
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Spanish people drink more beer SPANIARDS today drink more beer than in 2012,
a study has revealed. Beer represents an average 1.36 per cent of their shopping basket, that is 1.1 per cent more then last year, the study carried out by the Agriculture, Food, and Environment ministry claims. The amber nectar is the favourite drink for the summer months and December, unexpectedly beating the traditional
cava during the Christmas holidays. The average beer drinker in Spain is a father of two, aged between 35 and 64 years old. By regions, Andalucia is where more beer is drunk in Spain, followed by Murcia, Castilla La Mancha and Extremadura. Last on the list are Cantabria, Navarra and
Asturias, probably because local drinks like cider are more popular. Non-alcoholic beer is not very popular in Spain, the study claims. Only 1.6 litres in 10 litres consumed are alcohol free. In fact, nonalcoholic beer sales have decreased by 4.8 per cent in Spain in the last year.
BEER: Best served cold.
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EVERAL times during the past year we highlighted the fundamental need to design or redesign your garden to match your intended or evolving
lifestyle here in Spain. People really need to plan if they are to make the best of their location, the climate and the investment they have made in buying and
improving a house. Naturally what people plan for will depend on their circumstances. For instance if they are an enthusiastic and still fit gardener it could be the
design and development of the botanic garden of REDUCE their dreams. WATER BILLS: But if still working and a Use rainwater non gardener, a minimalist for plants. low maintenance garden might be the most sensible solution. Most will aim for somewhere between. Dick Handscombe However, whatever Gardening people aim for they should Corner focus on By Spain’s best creating an known expatriate gardening author oasis from the living in Spain increasingly for 25 years. stressful world of what is becoming in many areas an overbuilt and ugly coastline of Spain. Start by planting high hedges for privacy, security and noise reduction. Then aim to satisfy the following generic needs: • The creation of sheltered winter sun by the summer shade and maximum use of the natural shade provided by the shadows of the house and by planting flowering or evergreen trees, palms and internal hedges if a large garden. • Sufficiently large cool surfaced terraces to enable outdoor entertaining and leisure activities, some shaded by trees or plant covered gazebos. • A network of attractively paved paths connecting the various terraces, main features and doorways of the house. • Interesting features such as fountains, ponds and rockeries, and a swimming pool or Jacuzzi. • In the remaining spaces make attractive plantings of flowering and perfumed deciduous and evergreen plants.
• Consider planting a perpetually flowering/ fruiting lemon tree, one or more orange or mandarins and, if at a low altitude, a grapefruit tree. • People who enjoy fresh vegetables can try to fit in at least a small raised bed in a corner of the garden and aim to produce them organically. We manage to harvest fresh vegetables daily throughout the year. Reduce the size of your water bill in achieving the above by being creative in collecting and distributing rainwater. To help gardeners new to Spain, as well as long-time residents who want to rethink their gardens, we describe 400 of the most practical plants for Spanish gardens in our book, ‘Your garden in Spain - from planning to planting and
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REDESIGN: Plants must reflect a garden’s conditions. maintenance.’ The descriptions of each plant include indications of their drought and frost resistance and suitability for coastal or inland gardens. Luckily, although many plants were late to flower this summer, autumn gardens are now even better than normal. The recent rain did wonders in brightening up plants and made the soil easy to work. So if you are planting up a new garden or filling in gaps in an established garden it’s possible to now plant out some of the more hardy plants and trees
before the winter sets in. More delicate plants should be planted in the spring if you expect cold winds and frosts. Be sure you reflect on the impact of the frosts and dry summer months of the past few years on your garden before buying new plants. If you want a simple garden recognise that a Spanish style garden can be achieved with only five plants. Namely palms,
cordylines, lantanas, hibiscus and irises. To these could be added geraniums if you are prepared to spray twice weekly from March to November against the geranium moth. If you have a larger garden it often makes sense to lay out your plot as a series of interconnected mini gardens each with a different style and type of plants. We suggest some creative ideas in our book to help you create something special and appropriate to your outdoor lifestyle. And we don’t forget the special needs of penthouses and apartment terraces for which Clodagh and I wrote the dedicated book called ‘Apartment gardening - Mediterranean style.’ See our advertisement which appears on page 44. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com September 2013.
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Walk for those who can’t SON AMAR: Hosted its Thank You Awards Gala.
Celebrating fifty years and saying a big thank you SON AMAR, the island’s popular dinner show, has been a centre of entertainment in Mallorca for an incredible 50 years, delighting visitors and residents alike. For the past two years, despite the deep economic crisis that Spain has been going through, the owners, management and staff at Son Amar have been constantly investing in the show: financially, physically and emotionally, to refine and improve themselves not just for their audience but for their staff team as well. For the second consecutive year, Son Amar has hosted its spectacular Thank You Awards Gala. 2013 is their 50th anniversary year and this was marked emphatically on Sunday night with representatives from the worlds of tourism, agencies, guides, hotels, and transfers.
THE Rotary Club of Calvia is holding its annual walk to raise funds for the children of Mallorca. It will be held on September 28 starting at 9am on the Playa de Tora in Paguera. Everyone is invited to take part in either the 10 kilometre or the two kilometre route, at a cost of €10 for adults and €5 for children. There will be refreshments for all participants, and a market with a huge variety of products. Starting at 1pm in the afternoon there will be a concert which has been organised by Jon White, continuing until 5pm. All artists are participating completely free of charge. The programme starts with the BIC choir and continues with ‘tributes’ from Gee Carmichael, Garth Brooks, Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga, Take That/Westlife, Neil Diamond and Robbie Williams. The poster competition held among a number of the
ANNUAL WALK: The poster competition was won by Marlon Lorinser. international schools in Mallorca was finally won by Marlon Lorinser, year 7K of the BIC. Last year the Rotary Club of Calvia raised more than €11,000 for charity from this event. Organisers are looking for people
to help beat this amount by participating in the walk or just going along to enjoy the concert, the market and the wonderful atmosphere. More information: Project Coordinator Geoff Moore at geoffehrengard@aol.co.uk.
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Winter is coming - check small print INTER is on the way and inevitably there will be meteorologicalmishaps that will turn into nautical-nightmares for some boat owners. Storm damage in harbours is not uncommon, a boat breaking loose from its moorings may crash into something, probably another boat. It’s all part of the joys of sailing the DAMAGE: Make sure you are properly insured. ocean wave. So where is this apocalyptic quayside act of god or not - is immediate and chit-chat leading to? To your boat serious, regardless of the ‘small print,’ you either are, or are not covered. insurance and a new and better policy. At Edward William Marine Services, all In or out of the harbour, insurance is there to assume the risk of unforeseen big print and storm insurance is central to circumstances. The big get-out clause in the risk assumed. Some insurances insurance is ‘act of god,’ defined as exclude storm damage, which is a bit “events outside human control, such as surprising considering the boating sudden floods or other natural disasters, environment. Other insurances are vague, for which no one can be held responsible.’ leaving room either for settlement deals A big winter wave landing on your boat - or the classic no, not covered.
THE TEAM: From Edward William Marine Services. The ideal insurance for most boat owners is a straightforward, easy to read policy, in English with a copy in Spanish at no extra charge, this is standard practice at Edward William. Insurance in Spain is compulsory by law, the question is only of cover. Fully comprehensive is not much more costly than the minimum third party and well worth considering. A little extra invested now could save you a lot at the chandlers later and will certainly cover damage caused by uninsured boats and storms.
Edward William will quote you, for any boat, in any waters, any use, anywhere. They have a trusted reputation for personal service and first class marine insurance throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, The Americas, The Pacific Rim and the Caribbean, and in the last 15 years have created that reputation here. If you’re in any boat business, quality ‘introducers’ with integrity are welcome and remunerated for their efforts. If you are a boat owner, visit www.edwardwilliam.com or call them on 952 476 090, it costs nothing for a quote.
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Consumers can ask for removal of mortgage clause THE Supreme Court has reaffirmed an earlier ruling saying that if transparency rules were not followed, minimum interest rate clauses on
mortgages would be null and void. The transparency rules include banks failing to inform customers fully of the clause and burying
the information amidst paperwork, failing to offer comparison products and not informing clients that if the interest rate fell to a certain level the mortgage would become a fixed rate mortgage. Such clauses mean currently, as interest rates fall to an all time low, customers are not benefiting and continue to pay higher interest rates on their mortgages as the clauses prevent the rates charged from dropping to the actual market level. The ruling was issued after a number of banks asked for clarification on the original Supreme Court ruling. As a result the BBVA has
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CONSTRUCTION: Spain showing more activity.
New build homes are once again becoming all the rage ACCORDING to a recent report by the EU statistical office, Eurostat, the heart of the construction sector in Spain is beating once again. National production increased by 4.1 per cent in June compared with the same month in 2012. This increase places Spain as the second most active Eurozone nation in this sector. Marc Pritchard of Taylor Wimpey
España, said there has been little new construction since 2008. “What’s big is new build. Our sales figures across all our developments show exactly this.” He said the Spanish property market has been “incredible” over the last 12 months, adding that he hasn’t seen interest levels as high for many years as people used their summer holidays to hunt for their ideal second home.
Infanta Cristina’s home on sale for almost €10m THE Duke and Duchess of Palma have put their Barcelona mansion on the market for €9.8 million. The price tag is being advertised on a Russian estate agency website and is accompanied by 11 photos of the villa. Infanta Cristina, the daughter of Spain’s King and Queen, is selling the property to finance her move to Geneva to take up a job with La Caixa. Her husband Iñaki Urdangarín, the Duke of Palma, is due to follow her when their Spanish home is sold, although he is still under investigation over a money laundering and fraud case surrounding his firm the Noos Institute in Palma de Mallorca. King Juan Carlos lent his daughter €1.2 million in 2004 to purchase the mansion, a figure which she gradually paid back without interest and which she declared to the tax authorities.
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New X-Trail, a new benchmark in Nissan makes world debut BUILDING on Nissan’s respected 4x4 heritage, the new Nissan XTrail made its world debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. It adds crossover style and efficiency to the previous generation model to set a new benchmark for the Japanese manufacturer. The design behind the X-Trail aims at blending the lines of a modern crossover with the appeal of a typical Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). Its silhouette features a number of Nissan signature cues including the ‘boomerang’ rear lights and structured headlights with LED daytime running lamps. The spacious interior has
4x4: New XTrail offers permanent four-wheel drive. The third row folds forward to increase space.
quarter of 2014, claims Nissan. Fully connected, X-Trail is the first model to benefit from the theatre-style seating and the degrees to allow easy access. In addition, a double load floor latest generation NissanConnect option of two extra seats to make The middle row seats recline provides flexible storage options. in-car navigation, information room for seven inside. and slide while, where fitted, the The X-Trail will be one of the and entertainment system. NissanConnect offers SmartPractical touches include rear third row folds forward to most advanced cars on the road side doors that open to almost 80 increase luggage space. when it is launched in the first phone connectivity, to keep owners connected to the outside world wherever their journey takes them. It also provides access to a projected range of apps covering music, social networking, entertainment and travel through a THE all new C-X17, Jaguar’s first ever large, 7-inch colour touch sports crossover concept vehicle, was screen. unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt The car adopts Nissan’s Motor Show. advanced electronic fourThe C-X17 has wheel drive system, ALL been created as a MODE 4x4i. design study to Controlled via a rotary introduce Jaguar’s switch on the centre new aluminium console, it offers a choice monocoque between two-wheel architecture, which drive, Auto mode or Lock will underpin the offering permanent fourCROSSOVER: Jaguar’s first. future of the Jaguar brand. wheel drive. This architecture is high-strength, Engineering innovation lightweight, extremely stiff and facility soon to be open in the UK. will also allow the X-Trail to incorporates innovative efficiency At 4,718mm long and 1,649mm tall, its lead its class in terms of technology, the manufacturer claims. dimensions are clearly that of a crossover, engine efficiency thanks to “The C-X17 sports crossover represents yet in its design it shares strong family downsizing, say the an exciting new direction for Jaguar. Its traits with Jaguar’s current range. manufacturers. purpose is to highlight our all-new For instance, the grille is an evolution of By reducing power aluminium architecture,” said Adrian the distinctive nose of the Jaguar XJ sapping friction in its Hallmark, Global Brand Director at Jaguar. luxury sedan, while the sculptured drivetrains, the car Power will be provided by engines with haunch lines hint strongly of the award- provides excellent a wide range of capacities and output, all winning design of the Jaguar F-TYPE performance from the offering the latest innovations in fuel- sports car. latest generation of efficient technologies without sacrificing The interior of the C-X17 features a downsized engines, drivability, sources at Jaguar claim. combina-tion of Jet saddle Connolly providing the pace of a These will include the high-output petrol leather and Orchid Connolly leather on bigger powerplant with the and diesel engines to be built at Jaguar the instrument panel, seats, armrests, economy and emissions of Land Rover’s new engine manufacturing doors, floor and in the boot. a smaller one.
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Rugby training begins From Back Page El Toro says training for older players has resumed in Son Caliu, on Mondays and Wednesdays for the 12 to 14 year-olds along with the El Toro RC Girls team and Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for the 16 and 18 yearolds and senior members. El Toro say newcomers are welcome For more information contact Daniel Demangeat at el.toro.chuck@gmail.com (679 777 201) or Victor Dengra (645 933 664) The Balearic Rugby Federation also is running a promotion day between 3pm and 5pm on October 17 at the Campus Esport at the University of the Balearics, specifically aimed at girls’ rugby. Contact Marina Bravo at marinabravo10@hotmail. com.
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Vettel wins at night and Murray set for back op SPORTING action earlier this week has been focused on the third round of the FL Cup (ties played on Tuesday/ Wednesday), the pick of them being Aston Villa v Spurs, Birmingham v holders Swansea, Fulham v Everton, Manchester City v Wigan (a repeat of last season’s FA Cup final), Manchester United v Liverpool, Newcastle v Leeds, Swindon v Chelsea and WBA v Arsenal. This weekend, the top Premiership games are Villa v Manchester City, Manchester United v WBA, Spurs v Chelsea and Sunderland v Liverpool; in the Championship it’s Nottingham Forest v Derby and QPR v Middlesbrough, unbeaten Leyton Orient v Walsall in
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League 1 and Almeria v Barcelona in La Liga. Marc Marquez (253 points) aims to extend his lead over fellow
FORMULA 1: Took place in Singapore.
countrymen Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo (both on 219) in this weekend’s Spanish MotoGP in Teruel. FORMULA 1 Sebastian Vettel gained his seventh Grand Prix victory of the season in emphatic style in Singapore’s night race to virtually sew up the 2013 driver’s championship. He’s 60 points clear of
Fernando Alonso who came second, with Kimi Raikkonen third. The next three GPs, in Korea, Japan and India, follow next month. CYCLING - The 10th Tour of Britain cycle race - covering 725 miles (1,155 km) - ended on Sunday in London’s Whitehall with Sir Bradley Wiggins celebrating victory again! The ‘Manx Missile’ Mark Cavendish won the final stage to make it three overall. TENNIS - GB will play the USA in February 2014 - their first game back in the World Group of the Davis Cup; giant Croat Marin Cilic has been banned for nine months for drug abuse and Andy Murray is to undergo a back operation and will not play again this year.
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Course wins accolade From Back Page designed course had relegated the likes of 1997 Ryder Cup venue Valderrama to third, and the Old Course at St Andrews to seventh spot. The accolade follows on from the announcement from leading German magazine Golf Journal in March that its readers had also chosen Alcanada as their favourite course in Europe. Situated in the north region of Mallorca overlooking the Bay of Alcudia, Alcanada’s 18-hole championship course opened in October 2003.
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CLUB DE GOLF ALCANADA, in Mallorca, can celebrate its 10th anniversary next month safe in the knowledge that users of the popular website 1golf.eu have voted it their ‘favourite European course’ for the third successive year. When the results of the poll were announced, the Robert Trent Jones JnrTurn to Page 55
RCD Mallorca recorded a much needed win over Mirandes on Sunday night at the Iberostar Stadium with a goal from striker Victor Casadesus. “The team is growing”, said Jose Luis Oltra, Mallorca´s Head Coach. “We should have closed the match in the first half, but we missed a few good opportunities. In the halftime we talked about not letting ourselves down, but we still ended up a little bit more on the deffensive side in the second half“. With the win, Mallorca now has 7 points and stands in the 17th position of the classification. The team will next face Barcelona B at the Mini Estadi.
NEW PLAYERS: El Toro RC in Son Caliu.
Rugby season starts
AS the nights are drawing in and temperatures begin to drop, rugby players of all ages around the islands are dusting off their boots and kit ready for another exciting rugby season.
For some of the senior players whose teams are in the Spanish National League Div 3 or the local league, pre-season training began in August to ensure players are in top physical condition for
their first matches. El Toro RC in Son Caliu last Saturday morning said they saw around 40 youngsters from three to 10 years join the first session of the new season. The new season
will commence with Rugby Days, friendly matches and then later on some more serious games. Training for the younger teams runs from 10am until 11.30. Turn to Page 55