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Is the British Government Tackling the Brexit Effectively?

The opinion of an Englishman

Greek Authorities Urge Tourists to Demand Receipts

Two navy boats for Apokoronas marine diving park Apokoronas is about to get its own

diving sea park off the eastern shore of Drapanos peninsula in the Georgioupolis area.

The location was chosen as the most suitable one after a hyrdographic study and consultations with marine biologists. Two decommissioned navy boats were donated to Apokoronas by the Greek defence ministry to provide the main attraction. Apokoronas mayor Charalambos Koukianakis thanked the Commander of the Greek Navy Admiral Giakoumakis for the donation.

TOURISM ON CRETE DURING 2016

Greece’s Secretary General of Public

Revenue Giorgos Pitsilis is urging all tourists to demand receipts for products or services as the finance ministry is moving full-speed ahead with over 30,000 inspections by September 30 in efforts to tackle tax-evading tourist businesses.

In an interview to Swiss daily Le Temps, Mr Pitsilis said the finance ministry was carrying out extensive tax raids on tourism-related businesses including restaurants, hotels, car rental, shops and stores, with plans to expand to other sectors in the coming fall where tax dodging is a “traditional problem”.

Mr Pitsilis explained that the idea behind temporarily shutting down tax-evading businesses is aimed at putting a damper on serious violations.

Law-breaking businesses will be marked with a front-door notice in Greek and English explaining the violation.

The spot checks, announced in July, are carried out at random daily.

The first signs for Cretan tourism this year wεre positive, according to the survey carried out by the Western Crete Tourism Observatory in coordination with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, the University of Crete and the Chania Hoteliers Association.

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On Top of Psiloritis Mountain

What

started as a joke between friends is now a reality for Felicity Thomas, back in New Zealand to finish the last of 12 runs, in 12 countries, in 12 months.

“People say why, why do you do it, and I say – it’s there to be done,” Thomas said.

Thomas was fundraising for Multiple Sclerosis NZ (MSNZ) after her “oldest and dearest” friend’s mother was diagnosed

with the degenerative disease.

“Seeing first hand the effects MS has had on her family and what she’s having to battle with every single day has really hit home.

Thomas had set up a Givealittle page for her fundraising efforts.

A stack of racing memorabilia including bibs, medals and a cow bell, lay in front of Thomas when asked what her biggest challenge was over the last year.

“Easily the three day stage race

Holiday Questions

Holidays

give a chance for new thinking.

We may be tempted to do something not done since childhood. We may dream about new possibilities when we return home.

“I will do that language course or redesign the garden” or whatever it is we are planning.

One of the things that gently bubble up on holidays as we relax and enjoy all the tastes, sights and sounds of Crete are the big questions.

“Why am I here on this planet?”

“What am I supposed to do with my life.?”

There is so much that provokes these questions here in Crete too.

The gorgeous churches stimulate thoughts as Saints stare down from frescoed walls.

There are the monasteries where black cassocked monks

and nuns move at a different speed as if part of them is elsewhere.

There are the ancient sites where we imagine the ancient occupants busily about their war and work and wonder where they have all gone to.

Most of all there is the intense sea blue, warm yellow sand and majestic mountains like a grey blanket covering a giant sleeper.

In the summer we have no walls at St Thomas Church. They are rolled up out of the way.

Because of this as we join together on a Sunday we easily hear the sounds of the birds in the fields and the gentle echoes of a sheep bell, we feel the breeze from the sea making its journey to the mountains which we see rising up beyond us and we smell the fragrances of olives and carob as we watch

Paleochora Art Week 2016

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Paleochora Art Week is excit-

ed to announce that on the 3rd of September the greatest gallery in Crete opens its doors for the fourth year. Bringing art to the people. One of the largest collective art exhibitions in Greece.

Starting with a great opening party at 7:30 pm the 3rd of September in the Town Hall of Paleochora. 40 artists from around the world will take part, exhibiting their artwork up until 18th of September, in the Town Hall and in the 23 Art Points of Paleochora, in the bars, cafes, taverns, hotels and at the beaches around the village.This year there is again a tombola. Anyone purchasing a ticket has an opportunity to win a piece of art from one of the art-

ist. The lottery will be drawn at the Closing Party at 18th of Sept.

Paleochora Art Week started four years ago and lasted for one week, so hence the name, however at the end of this week, people asked for a longer time to see all the paintings, photographs and sculptures. Now the Paleochora Art Week is a 16 day event with extra attractions. The greatest attraction is the Underwater exhibition at Methexis Beach.

This is the second year that visitors can snorkel in the sea and view the exhibition. This year, 13 artists will display a dazzling array of paintings, photographs, sculptures and other things, there were not expecting. Look at the documentation film from last year on youtube. And for people, coming this year. and who like it

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in Portugal where I ran 117 kilometres with 7000 metres of vertical ascent. I won a race in Crete, which was really cool. It was up the tallest mountain in Crete, 2600m, to the birthplace of Zeus, which was rad. The steep climb and descent “played to my strengths”, Thomas said.

“The heat didn’t play to my strengths though… it was so hot, around 35 degrees Celsius.””

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the bees use the church as a short cut home.

These things provoke us too to wonder.

Thoughts emerge about why we are here on the earth and how we can make life better.

As our hymns join in with the birdsong and our murmured prayers with the bees buzz, all year we give time to these big holiday questions, we give space for our dreams to take shape like bubbles gently blown by a child and we give permission for reconnecting with the younger person within all of us.

Come and join us.

We meet every Sunday at 11:00 am for Holy Communion.

Every explorer is welcome!

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Who want’s to shake a leg has Art Week offers a program with different possibilities: at the Art exciting events: underwater mu- Week Party (7.9.), at the Dance sic, Art for Kids, Artist at Work Marathon (10.9.) or during a creand guided Art Walks. Who likes ative dance workshop (11.9.). to get into a conversation with Who likes it more easy can have a an artist, should visit one of our look at Buthoh Dance (17.9.).

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Survey: Tourism on Crete during 2016 due to the strong presence of low-cost airline, “Ryanair” that flies in almost 30% of total passengers.It is also noteworthy that nine out of ten passengers originate from non-Nordic countries, thus changing the mix of tourists who choose the airport as final destination.

The 43.846 cruise passenger arrivals at the port of Souda Bay that represent an 80% increase compared to last year’s H1 are also encouraging.

Cruise ship arrivals at Heraklion port also rose by 34% during the first half of the year 2016, compared with the corresponding period last year, reaching 98.675 passengers.

Tourists who prefer Hania air-

German Tourist on Crete to Taxi Driver:

‘I don’t have to pay you because Greece owes Germany money’

After

taking what may be considered a long taxi ride from Agia Pelagia Hotel in Crete to the Airport in Heraklion, two German tourists refused to pay their taxi driver with the excuse that “Greece owes Germany money.”

Of course, life doesn’t really work that way and the German tourists were literally trying to get a free ride, which the taxi driver wasn’t about to let happen.

The taxi driver made a request for assistance to ELAS and the airport police were notified.

Under the threat of having a

formal complaint filed against them, the German tourists asked the taxi driver for his bank account number, saying that they would wire the money to his account when they returned to Germany.

The taxi driver didn’t have any of it and insisted that they pay up or face the consequences. Eventually, they did pay the taxi fare and boarded the plane to return to Germany.

According to the taxi driver this isn’t the first time that tourists, particularly Germans, have tried to take a free ride.

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port as a destination for their holidays, are aged between 25-64 years, have a high educational level and average income above EUR 60,000. Six out of ten tourists have visited again Western Crete, while nine out of ten foreign tourists declare not only that we will revisit the destination, but will also strongly recommend it to relatives and friends. When asked to characterize Western Crete as a holiday destination, most answered that it is a family destination for relaxing, enjoying the beaches/ sea, in a very friendly and warm environment, shaped by Cretan hospitality and their relationship with the local residents.

The vast majority lives in the surrounding areas of Agia Marina, Platanias of Chania averaging between 8-9 days, depending on nationality, and seek to upgrade their class hotel class.

Most popular destinations for foreign tourists this year are archaeological sites, museums and monasteries, surpassing for the first time Elafonisi after 5 years of domination. Tourists also tend to prefer Balos beach than Falasarna.

The survey will be continued in Samaria National Park and the Ancient City of Aptera and the results will be for more news click on http://cre tepost.gr published by the end of the season.

5th Exhibition of the Art Group of Apokoronas For the 5th consecutive year Thus there will be something to the Art Group of Apokorona is holding an exhibition of work.

This exhibition is being held at the House of Culture in Rethymno and will include works of different types from several artists (amateur, leisure and professional) from the district of Apokoronas.

Visitors will find sculptures (metal and stone), jewelry, iconography of saints and special, handcrafted handbags for daily use. There will, of course, be many paintings of several sizes and types: fantasy, modern fantasy, faces, landscapes, people and wildlife of Rethymno, Apokorona and Crete, imagination and surrealism.

interest all tastes.

The opening night is the 15th September and that evening the exhibition will be open from 20:00 till 22:30; all participating artists will be on site so you will be able to meet them, see the faces behind the work and also discuss that work.

From the 16th to 19th the exhibition will be open in the evening from 18:30 until 22:30 and for the weekend (17th and 18th) you will also be able to visit between the hours of 10:30 and 13:30.

Entrance is free and everyone is welcome. The House of Culture is in the Old Town of Rethymno on Vernardou Street (not far from the minaret).

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first signs for Cretan tourism this year wεre positive, according to the survey carried out by the Western Crete Tourism Observatory in coordination with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, the University of Crete and the Chania Hoteliers Association.

The survey was conducted at the airport of Chania (Daskalogiannis) until the end of June, based on 1500 questionnaires translated into 7 languages.

Between January-June 2016, 369,000 arrivals were revorded, a significant increase of 8.4% compared to the respective prior-year period.

This upward trend is mainly

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This became particularly apparent after the suspension of Evima insurance and Diethnis Enosi insurance in 2013, leaving thousands of customers without insurance cover. Bank of Greece has intensified checks on insurance companies and there will be more developments in this area.

So when you look out for insurance in Greece you should

for money.

Below are 6 important tips to take into consideration when you buy car insurance: 1) What is the company’s financial record? What is the agreed timeframe for a claim to be handled? What is the solvency margin of the firm you are about to sign up to? Your insurance advisor should be able to answer the above questions.

2) Road Assistance service: Do you have cover only after an accident or for any reason that the car is immobilised? (e.g. out

ed in your plan? Your contract should be revised each year in order to reflect the correct commercial value of your vehicle.

Otherwise you might end up paying a higher premium for a value that will not be reflected in a compensation!

5) Is your advisor / company accessible at all times? Is there a 24-hour help line when your advisor is not able to pick up the phone or answer your emails?

6) Do you have cover against un-insured drivers? (Even in the most basic plan). Unfortunately

cover for their vehicle.

According to Bank of Greece’s website (www.bankofgreece.

not base your decision only on premiums, as a cheap premium might mean that the firm is trying to attract customers in or-

of petrol, flat tire, mechanical failure etc). Ask your insurance advisor!

3) Green Card: Is it issued for

due to the crisis Greeks cut back on their expenses and there are more than one million vehicles in Greece without cover at the

gr) the insurance companies that operate in Greece at the moment are more than 100.

This means that a company might be legally registered in

der to compensate for its poor financial performance.

Instead, look for reputable companies that will give you value

free or is there an extra premium in order to get it?

4) Is the current commercial value of your vehicle reflect-

moment! And remember this: A drunk driver is considered a driver with no insurance cover by the Greek insurance firms!

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The Old School at Nippos and Apokoronas Welfare The small village of Nippos

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in Apokoronas is a quite rural where many visitors enjoy

by Yannis Xamonakis apokoronasnews.gr its tranquillity while admiring the view of the imposing White mountains in the south. Like most other villages in Apokoronas, it has a village square a cafeneion and a taverna and a couple of churches - which probably deserve more than just a mention – to serve a small population of permanent residents, and an old school building left over from a time that there was a n o k large enough number r s clic re new cretepost.g o m r / fo of children in the vilhttp:/ lage to make a local school viable.

Old school buildings in many Cretan villages that have ceased to have a need for a school, have been put to good use as community centres, exhibition halls, museums and event halls run by the local village associations and the council and continue to be part of the traditional Cretan village infrastructure that holds the community together.

And so it is with the old school building in Nippos, which for over a year now doubles up as the Social Supermarket Foodbank of Apokoronas.

The Welfare association of Apokoronas with the help of its many volunteers from the population of local and European

residents, made another of its regular monthly foodbag distributions to over 400 Apokoronas families in need this August .

ning education, cultural and health programmes in Apokoronas The network of volunteers behind the distribution operation and the day to day operation of the service, also use their ingenuity to raise additional funds to support the work of the Welfare association and the social Supermarket.

During August alone there have been a number of the usual fundraising events by local musician and art groups performing at several venues around Apokoronas to support the social Supermarket, and a couple of unusual ones too.

This food distribution appears A British musician from Oxford, to be the main activity of the Kevin Jones began a ‘Musical Welfare Association, but the Mystery Tour’ on 10 August organisation with the help of playing his guitar and singing its many volunteers is also run- in as many possible locations as he travelled for 20 days between Crete and Croatia. And as a warm up Kevin and a band of merry musicians (Lawrence Jenkins, Geir Skavoll, Grethe Stavseth, Trevor Bain ) visited 100 tavernas in Apokoronas in four days singing over 200 songs and raising 2500 euro for the social Supermarket.

There will be a chance to see Kevin and six more Greek and international bands in a spectacular pop and rock music benefit evening in support of the Social Supermarket and the Red Cross on 4 September at Embrosneros amphitheatre.

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Music to Embrace and Music to Avoid

“We love that which is beautiful; and reject that which is not beautiful.” ( The Three Graces) “Music has should ponder on what type of forested slope, then it is a tune ty, whilst Ares, the god of war,

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no boundaries”. Yes, this was also promoted in the

by Panagiotis globalizing Terpandros Zachariou 90s. In this same ‘everything goes’ era it was also held by many that there is no such thing as ‘bad’ music since it is a matck on li c r s .g ter of taste, true to the re new epost for mo ttp://cret h “to each his own” tenet. Both cases are just begging for repudiation; that is to say, that not only are there borders, but also criteria by which to distinguish good tunes from bad ones.

As to the first, of course there are no boundaries regarding the range music can travel, but there are definitely borders around the location and conditions that inspired it. For instance, no matter how often one hears Melina Merkouri singing ‘Never on Sunday’ in Texas, or The Beach Boys singing ‘Surfing U.S.A.’ in Athens, the former will not cease to evoke memories of the Acropolis and the latter sun-tanned youths surfing in the Californian coastline. Meanwhile, the cultural ingredients that have gone into a musical composition not only take the listener to its place of origin, but also affect his/her temperament with all that this entails. Based on this axiom we

cultural elements we would like to imbue ourselves with.

Consequent to this, the question that arises is what type of music is good for us, and what to avoid, regardless of what appeals to our ears; as what also arises is what criteria should one establish to distinguish good music from bad music as to the effects either of the two types exercise on our inner person.

This should not be so difficult as one does not need to research Pythagorean dictates on musical harmony to detect the disharmony produced by the sounds of, say, ‘disco’, ‘rave’ or ‘Metallica’ near a crystalline cove lined with cedar pines.

Nor does one need to study Plato’s Republic regarding the types of music young people should or should not expose their souls to in order to discern the detrimental consequences in the formation of their character and behaviour produced by the violent sounds of “Heavy Metal” and its byproducts.

Perhaps the criteria are offered by the very life-sustaining elements of nature. A simple ‘harmoscópesis’ of things should suffice here. If a given musical composition does not harmonize with even a mental image of a blooming tree, the watery murmur of a flowing spring, a flourishing pasture or some

to eschew, just as are tunes that do not complement feelings of love, heroism, etc. and therefore do not contribute to spiritual elevation. At this point, one could rightly claim that volcanic eruptions, thunderbolts and unleashing storms are also natural elements that should not be exempted from musical pieces. Truly enough, when used in moderation, storms can enhance a musical composition, as Beethoven so effectively proves in his 5th Symphony, as it is also true that humans have always sheltered themselves from these inclement elements. By the same token, therefore, a listener should delve in music befitting a natural environment conducive to his mental health and physical safety. Besides, overexposure to storms is bound to work to the detriment of anybody’s mood.

It is not by chance that the very word for ‘music’ is derived from the Muses, who would dance hand in hand with the Three Graces, Harmony, Aphrodite and Ares. They all formed a circle on Mount Helicon and danced to the melodies produced by the lyre of Apollo. Millennia of processed wisdom contributed to this mythical synthesis, offering the guidelines for musical excellence. The Muses represent poetic inspiration, the Graces grace, poise and beau-

and Aphrodite, the divinity of love, embody the contradictory elements which Harmony binds with the rest so that the Golden Mean can be achieved in both movement and music.

The fact that Apollo, the god of light, is the instrumentalist signifies that music should be full of light and optimism, uplifting the spirit of the listener towards the heavenly source – as the name of the venue Mt “Helicon” (hence helicopter) suggests in itself.

Music, therefore, unlike mere instrumental sounds, is supposed to inspire, being the derivative of the Muses as such.

Keeping in mind that the Greek word for human being is anthropos (hence anthropology = the study of human beings), which etymologically means the one who ascends (from áno = up and thrósko = spring upwards), music should inspire towards the heavens, in contrast to those harsh tunes that lead one’s mood into a subterranean vacuum, or Hades, quite noticeable in the grim faces and the lethargic walk of their enthusiasts whose t-shirts are befittingly lavished with the death-inspired semblances of skulls and demons.

And although some brush it off as a stage that young people eventually grow out of, little do they realize that these

patterns and behaviour by the Greek youth of the post-WWII era acted so catalytically within subsequent generations, that today only few romantics send their offspring to traditional dance schools in order for them to learn what was once naturally picked up in social gatherings.

Such thoughts buzzed in my head on returning to my hotel room in Athens after some friends had dragged me into one of the city’s frenetic nightclubs. When I had tucked myself in bed, it seemed as if the sounds of the nightclub had followed me, for I could not harmonize the incessant drone of city traffic penetrating the window panes with the process of sleep. I thought that if I also lived in such a metropolis, I would not be able to produce sounds that differed from those I now condemned; nor would I be able to get some decent sleep, unless, via the power of imagination, I imported the desired soothing elements of a

melody that evoked nature.

My mind traveled to the serenity of night time whispers of fields and forests. There, I invoked the sound of a cricket, whose distant trill in some dreamy olive for more news click on http://cre tepost.gr grove brought me Morpheus, whence I slept like a lamb. On the following morning, its soothing melody transubstantiated itself into music - into a poem …

INVOCATION OF THE CRICKET (ON A SLEEPLESS NIGHT) Lull my restless soul to sleep, trilling cricket of the grove.

Numb my senses to the world, you ancient singer of the night.

Let your sound dance in my ears, beckoning Morpheus to my bed.

May he a pleasant form assume, soothe my restless, stormy mind.

Rid me of all daily cares, burdening, insomnia - laden thoughts.Echo the Rustic and the Pure, nuances that slumber may allure.

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way people ‘party’ in communities where no one really communes. There, in a world where everyone wants his/her ‘privacy,’ arms fall at the sides, eyes rarely meet and heads assume a lonely, piston-like movement to monotonous beats that answer to ‘Techno,’ ‘Rave,’ ‘Beat,’ ‘R.Β.’ – ‘House,’ ‘Punk’ ‘Rap’ and glee. In their sum total these bopping heads give off the impression of a liquid concoction bubbling over a blazing fire.

What is particularly disquieting is that in its unrestrained boil, this brew spews out and overflows as an acidic dissolvent (like ‘Acid Rock’) that breaks up all the cultural joints (harmoi) of the planet, as that which spreads carries all the degenerating elements that went into its making.

This is particularly felt in Greece where millennia-survived regional dance circles that once represented the socially harmonized culture of these areas are rapidly dissolving. What started as a naïve emulation of Western

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young hard-rock, acid-rock, heavy-metal buffs are inadvertently scarred for life as Plato prophetically argued over two thousand years before the advent of such tunes.

These Hesperian cries of desperation erupting from the subhuman metropolises of a prematurely-aged world function as outlets of forlorn creatures thrashing about in unstructured, materialistic societies framed in concrete. They are indeed agonizing yelps of an Eros-forsaken world, whose ballads echo like moans that follow the fatigue of drawn out screams.

All this is so, because Eros does not reign in the West, and in absence of such a uniting force there can be no harmoi (points of contact, joints). There, in the absence of harmoi there is no birth of Harmony; and as such neither is music harmonious, nor do the hands of dancers interlace to form circular dances as the Muses do in Helicon. This becomes literally evident in the

Is the British Government Tackling the Brexit Effectively?

The opinion of an Englishman

by Hobson Tarrant

As

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an Englishman living in Crete I must admit to never having received a call from the British Prime Minister Theresa May to outline her plans for the Brexit.

However as a keen follower of politics through the media and other semi informed sources I believe myself in a position to at least form an opinion and it is this that I would like to share..

So Teresa at number ten, after having startck on li c r s ed well by setting out .g re new epost for mo ttp://cret h her cabinet to include three prominent pro leave ministers, Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and David Davies, then made a fundamental error in allowing her spirited drive into the future to slowly go flat.

The British people through the referendum made clear their wish to go it alone without Europe and to her credit Teresa appeared to come in with all guns blazing, but now the words “Damp Squib” come to mind.

The decision to delay the Article 50 procedure if by way of a negotiating ploy appeared perfectly valid as it could have enthused an eager ex-partner, the EU, to declare its hand and make beneficial concessions just to get the job done.

However as the weeks progress it appears more apparent that Teresa and crew still have no

formal plan developed of what they wish to achieve, nor even a defined strategy of how they should go about it.

In business, as the British Government should think of itself with Brexit, every stop should be pulled out to drive the countries interests forward with all haste, the intent being to settle down the hesitant markets and inspire new investment...

So what does the government do?

They go off for an eight week holiday!

By contrast every proactive company in Britain would have cancelled all vacations until the job was done, yet for some reason the leaders of the British nation feel a couple of months in the sun is more important than Britain’s trading and economic future?

Yes, I can hear you say...

“It’s easy for a couch potato to decry what the British government are up to whilst offering no credible alternatives.”

So, by way of suggesting that other strategies do exist, I would like to share a thought as to a more dynamic path, this of course being merely “my opinion” of what I would expect the

politicians of Britain to be up to at this time to justify the significant funds lavished upon them by the British taxpayer: - Getting down to business...

All relevant minsters should be recalled immediately with a brief to achieving the following in the shortest possible time: - British Trade Agreement...

Britain should take back the initiative by drawing up its own new contract of “British Trading Terms.”

With this in place, any country that wishes to comply and trade can sign up for an immediate start, thus enabling the development of mutual markets within weeks, not years, as many scare mongers hope to imply.

- Article 50...

Once the British Trading Terms contract is fit for purpose, the Article 50 notice should be issued and negations with Europe run in tandem to trade with our new partners.

The EU will naturally cry foul for such a plan, but Britain should continue anyway under the legal clause of “A right to earn a living.”

- A British Bill of Rights...

A new British Bill of Rights

should be fast tracked into law and used as a vehicle act to reverse the steady creep of British control and powers to Europe.

This Act by purpose returns all autonomy and sovereignty with respect to laws, trade and human rights to the British people.

- Offset EU Subsidies....

Restructure all non determinable fees and subsidies to the EU over an extended period of payment ( ie, thirty years ) this will incur interest payments, but will release much needed funds with immediate effect to be used on national priorities such as the NHS and the UK homeless.

- Immigration...

Install and Australian style points system of migrant screening with immediate effect without waiting several years for EU approval.

Etc..Etc… Ok, so yes, the list could go on and on, but you get my gist…

A positive drive and way forward must be better than no direction at all.

So is the British Government tackling the Brexit effectively?

Well on current showing I have to express my disappointment and fears that the end result may be nothing but a diluted solution of comprise and polite political manoeuvrings.

But I could be wrong!

If Teresa rings me to explain her alternative plan... I will let you know!

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by Gil Holton

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Switzerland with its passes and the Alps that dominate its skyline is complimented by its cleanliness combined with a sense of peace and harmony. For centuries the alpine passes have been a main route for trade between the north and south of Europe.

As time passed the volume of traffic, especially freight vehicles, has increased with an obvious effect on the environment, something the Swiss trean click o st.gr s w e sure. Communities re n epo for mo ttp://cret h in the alpine valleys have long complained about the air pollution and noise levels from the constant rumble of freight lorries.

In the 1990s in a series of referendums, Swiss voters approved an Alpine Protection Act and a New Rail Link through the Alps (NRLA) project. The NRLA project meant building a new network of high-speed rail links to replace existing rail routes, where appropriate removing heavy good vehicles from roads.

One such high-speed rail link is the new Gotthard Base Tunnel that provides an alternative route to the existing Gotthard Road and Rail tunnels and the slow winding route over the

Alps. A branch of the Swiss Federal Railways AlpTransit Gotthard AG was awarded the overall contract for tunnel construction, related infrastructure and interfaces.

On June 1 2016 the Swiss held an inauguration ceremony for the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel with a length 57km (35.4 miles) and approximately 2400 m (7874 ft) below the highest point in the Alps. The tunnel runs between Erstfeld (Canton Uri) and Bodio (Canton Tichio) and is relatively level with a difference of 237 m (777.6 ft) above mean sea level between its lowest and highest points.

To build the Gotthard Base Tunnel considerable pre-tunneling preparation was done as there are numerous geological differences that would affect design and the subsequent tunneling process. Large amounts of data were available from previous projects and exploration in the region e.g. first Gotthard Rail and Road Tunnels and hydropower schemes.

In anticipated problem areas exploration borings were done to obtain more data. The different types of rock create varying pressures on a tunnel structure that could cause deformation to parts of the tunnel. During construction temperatures inside a tunnel would reach 45

deg C (113 deg F), exceeding the safe working limit of 28 deg C (82.4 deg F) imposed by Swiss accident insurers. Refrigerated areas and ventilation equipment had to be installed for the workers. Once the tunnel is fully operational (est. end of 2016), the temperature inside the tunnel will be at an acceptable level due to cooling air being carried into the tunnel by trains passing through it.

After analyzing all data, it was decided to build a parallel twintube tunnel system (west and east tunnels) without a service tunnel as with the Channel tunnel. There are however inter-connection galleries every 325 m (1,066 ft). The inter-connection galleries are emergency exit points that allow passengers to cross between tunnels with the entrances sealed by green sliding doors. The doors are strong enough to stop fire and smoke, withstand 10-tonne waves of air pressure caused by the movement of trains, can function without electricity, and yet remain simple enough to be opened by a child. Approximately a third of the way into the tunnels from either end are two Mutli Function Station (MFS), one at Sedrun and one at Faido. The MFS allows trains to cross to the opposite tunnel if necessary and to provide emergency stops, evacuation routes

and store maintenance and rescue equipment.

To compensate for the effects of rock pressure flexible steel ribs were incorporated into the tunnel walls. To prevent a build-up of any water around the tunnel it has a water tight mantle that directs any water to flow around the tunnel and be drained out through pipes installed underneath the track.

Actual tunnel boring began in 2002. Four access tunnels were built so that construction could start at four different sites simultaneously: Four Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) was used each with a diameter of 10 m (32.8 ft) with two operating per tunnel. They bored at a rate of 25–30 m (82–98 ft) per day in excellent rock conditions. The TBM’s were nicknamed Sissi and Heidi and Gabi I and Gabi II with Gabi I and Gabi II operating in a south bound direction and Sissi and Heidi operating in a north bound direction.

On two occasions a TBM became jammed due to rock pressure. Each time it took up to five months to get the machine moving again. The final breakthrough in the east tube was on 15 October 2010 and the final breakthrough in the west tube was on 23 March 2011. On 16 December 2013, the operational test phase started on a 13 km (8.1 mile) stretch in the south-

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(GSM-Railway) and provides train drivers with data directly onto their cab display unit(s). It gives data about permission to proceed/not proceed, correct routes, speeds and the status of the track, all of which are constantly monitored by the TCC. The position of a train is determined by using signals it receives from the track sensors and any axle transducers, accelerometer and in some cases radar. This track sensor data and any additional data are fed to the train’s on-board computer that accurately calculates train position on the track and this is continuously transmitted to the TCC. In the long term ETCS is planned to be the standardized train safety and routing system within Europe.

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Between 2002 and 2012, nine people lost their lives constructing the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Four came from Germany, three from Italy, one from South Africa and one from Austria. At the north portal is a bronze memorial plaque bearing their names.

The number of daily rail passengers is expected to increase from the current rate of for more n ews click o 9,000 people to 15,000 n http://cre tepost.gr by 2020. Approximately 260 freight trains and 65 passenger trains will be able to pass through the Gotthard Base tunnel each day. This will increase the annual freight capacity from 20 million to about 50 million tonnes. Passenger trains will be able to travel up to 250 km/h (155.3 mph), reducing travel times for previous trans-Alpine train journeys by approximately 45 minutes.

Travel time through the Gotthard Base Tunnel will take an estimated 20 minutes and combined with the Ceneri Base Tunnel (due opening 2019) it will reduce the rail journey between Zürich and Milan to just less than three hours.

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tical fiber cables to each TCC. Sensors have various functions such as sensing for tunnel and track integrity (including contamination) and tunnel fire/ smoke detection. Sensors (transponder types) are installed to the track and are used to determine the position of a train.

A TCC and a train communicate with each other using European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 that is a radio based system used for display signaling and movement authorities to a train. This system allows for trains to be spaced at 2 to 3 minute intervals and is mandatory in Switzerland because some trains travelling through the tunnel exceed 160 km/h (99.4 mph). Data sent to/from a train is transmitted using a railway standard Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway

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ern section of the west tunnel between Faido and Bodio. The complete railway track installation for both tunnels was completed on 31 October 2014.

A 24 hour manned Tunnel Control Center (TCC) is located at the north and south entrances to the tunnels. Both have the same functions with identical control systems and are connected to each other. Each TCC has an identical automated dual-redundant Tunnel Control System (TCS).

The basic function of the TCS is overall control of the tunnel’s electro/mechanical equipment and to oversee the management and execution of the tunnel’s operational movements and related procedures.

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September and Spiders

by David Capon

September can be a depress-

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ing month especially for people living further north. By the end of the month night hours exceed daylight hours.

Even in the south west of England, where I used to live, often there were the first air frosts of the winter killing the summer bedding plants and reducing the dahlias to pulp.

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Most of the birds that had migrated to England for the summer had left for areas further south by the end of the month.

But, there would be days of warmth and stillness. Down by the river golden light would enhance the alders as it shone through the eerie mist as the sun rose above the horizon. On days like that there was always a hope that winter would not arrive or at least be postponed for many weeks. This was also the month of harvest festivals, celebrating the rewards of the summer work on the farms and in the orchards.

By late August in the south west of England there were mornings when dew covered the grass and droplets of dew enhanced the webs of spiders.

By late September many spiders or spiderlings would be trying to find places to survive and this is when some entered houses to escape the weather.

And this caused great distress to many people; as so many people are scared of spiders.

And, when I say scared they are petrified. Yet, to me, spiders are the most intriguing and fascinating creatures and I hope that even the most squeamish of you will continue reading.

For such a large and diverse group of animals I can only give a brief outline of some interesting points about their lives.

It is considered that Greece has 856 different spider species (of which 213 are considered to be endemic). A paper published in 2012 states that there are 430 species of spider on Crete of which 57 are endemic. That is quite a large number for a relatively small island like ours.

The reproduction of spiders is one of the most bizarre in the animal kingdom. Even without the song by Alice Cooper I suspect you all know the problems affecting the male Black widow spider (probably being eaten by his mate after copulation).

Before mating, male spiders

need to make a sperm web. This is usually a small triangle of silk on which he deposits a small drop of sperm from an area on the underside of the abdomen.

The palps, which are in front of the two front legs, are dipped into this and an opening at the end of the palp stores this liquid. He then needs to find a female. For nocturnal spiders there may be no preliminaries but for many sighted spiders there may be a lot of dancing before courtship. For web spiders there may be a lot of tapping on the silk lines. Copulation may be as quick as a few seconds (especially if the male feels threatened) or extend to many hours. There are a few species where the female may eat her suitor and in the case of the garden web spider she may only catch senile males.

For many species the two sexes may live amicably together, even sharing a web. However, males do not live long after maturity and for some species the male only gets eaten after he has died. The female lives on and lays her eggs and this may be some time after the death of the male.

The number of eggs laid varies between species: (not to be confused with a meze dish) Dolomedes is a large hunting spider and lays about 2,000 eggs in four sacs, while Oonops lays only 2 eggs in each egg sac. The eggs are smooth but within a short period before hatching the spiderlings can be seen. The shell is ruptured by an egg tooth. The spiderling larva is hairless and blind and needs to moult, after a few days, into a larva that has rudimentary eyes but still lacks poison or the ability to spin silk. At this stage the spiderling larva is unable to feed and subsists on the yolk. Soon the larva moults into a spiderling, which resembles the adult. At this stage underdeveloped spiderlings may become food for their brothers and sisters. For some species the egg sac is carried around by the female.

Spiders are carnivorous and most are only interested in living prey. Spiders require poison to paralyse or kill prey and as they are only able to digest externally they use enzymes to turn the intended food into a digestive juice. This often means that the external skeleton of a victim may remain intact although the insides have been sucked out. There are nocturnal hunters and these are relatively safe from predators, except other nocturnal spiders.

Diurnal spiders tend to have

the best eyesight. Some spiders feed at any time but jumping spiders wrap themselves in silk at the end of the day.

Spiders have sensory hairs on their bodies and legs and these send signals to the brain when prey is identified. Most spiders will avoid prey that is larger than themselves. There are crab spiders that camouflage themselves in, or near, flowers especially and will catch insects that come nearby. There are jumping spiders that are so exciting to watch when they are hunting and there are web spiders. Wolf spiders will chase prey, while trapdoor spiders will pounce from their concealment. Some webs are like tunnels, others like a tangled mess of silk and there are the spectacular orb webs. Some tangled webs are even decorated with stabilimenta, which amuse many people when they see them (see the photograph of a fairly simple stabilimentum, as some are quite elaborate).

Spiders need to moult often in order to grow and that can cause problems with limbs being snapped or hardening prematurely. Generally the female lives longer than the male and will reach a larger size. You may sometimes find the outer skin of a spider that has been moulted and that can allow you to look in a bit more detail at the external structure of an adult.

I think it is important to remember that spiders do not bite animals larger than themselves unless they feel threatened and most can be handled safely provided you are very gentle. Over the planet there are about 50,000 known species of spider of which about 6 are known to be poisonous to humans and only one is considered aggressive. I remember when my daughter was about 7. I was due to set up and man a stand for the British Butterfly Conservation Society at a natural history exhibition in Devon.

She asked if she could come with me. I explained about the exhibition and that I would be busy all day but she could help me set up etc and stay on the understanding that she would not leave the building under any circumstances. After helping me set up she disappeared and had been gone for some considerable time. I knew that she would still be in the building so was not concerned. I was busy talking to somebody who suddenly said “I think there is a young girl trying to show you something”. I turned round to see my daughter with a python around her neck and in her

hand she was holding a large tarantula. She had a huge smile on her face and was very impressed with this large spider in the palm of her hand.

These creatures continue to fascinate. If you think the mating of spiders is complex, have you ever considered why an orb web spider does not get stuck to its own web? Despite the minute size of a spider’s foot it has a very complex set up including a strongly hooked third claw that points the other way to the other claws and is surrounded by many bent hairs. To explain the action fully would require many diagrams as well as a complex explanation but basically this third claw can create such an elastic movement that the sticky web is pushed away from any contact with the foot as the spider moves. When prey is detected, the spider rushes along the radial threads that are not sticky but, then uses this system so as not to get caught up in its own trap. These small creatures are extraordinary and the formation of such a minute mechanism to ensure its safety from its own trap is an evolutionary and biological miracle.

There are hundreds of interesting questions related to the ecology and biology of spiders and become more surprising when the size of such small creatures is considered. Here are just a few: How do spiderlings know to spin a small amount of silk to enable them to balloon to a new area? How did spiders evolve poison and digestive enzymes? How were webs evolved? How did evolution ensure that males of certain species were nervous about their mates? How did some species of crab spiders evolve to be able to change colour in order to provide camouflage? And, I suppose one other question is - why are so many people scared of spiders?

Even if you are scared of these creatures, I would ask that you do not kill them if you find them in the house. A glass upturned over the spider and a piece of paper slid under the glass will allow you to set the spider free outside; before letting it go do have a look at the complex body of such a small animal. Some also have wonderful markings. Also, if you see any stabilimenta, do look at the various designs that you find.

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Participants learn about the health benefits of olive oil and the Cretan diet (now more often referred to as the Mediterranean diet, a more general term). They perceive the danger of not knowing what good olive oil is: consumers may miss the health benefits that accompany the bitterness and pungency of many extra virgin olive oils.

Newcomers to the olive oil world are told that olive oil is the only food in the world with legislation about its taste. They hear about the role of the International Olive Council in describing the organoleptic method and determining olive oil categories and the terms used to describe it, as well as the laws and regulations regarding olive oil production and labelling.

Participants find out about olive oil quality criteria and the importance of not only the chemical analysis, but also the organoleptic (or sensory) evaluation, which focuses on the olive oil’s positive or negative aroma and taste (light, medium, or intense). They are informed that olive oil sensory evaluation results affect both the classification and labeling of an olive oil, and also the market price. Definitions of extra virgin, virgin, and lampante olive oil (which is unfit for consumption) are discussed using the criteria of the International

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Seminar participants begin learning to detect aromas and flavors in olive oils, then try to compare them with what they know and finally describe them. They hear that the positive characteristics of olive oil are fruitiness, bitterness, and pungency. On the other hand, the wide variety of negative characteristics (including rancidity, muddiness, and mustiness) is important because each one suggests the cause of the problem, the step where an error was made that could be avoided in the future.

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oil, virgin olive oil, and lampante, getting an idea of the different defects and intensities of defects, while acknowledging that people don’t all have the same level of detection ability. They notice bitterness spread around their tongue and feel pungency at the back of the throat, where this for more n peppery characteristic http://creteewpos click on st.gr may cause a cough.

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Finally, participants received a Certificate of Attendance, although the most important take-away is a deeper appreciation of the differences among olive oils and the ways to evaluate and select them.

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summer, Terra Creta started offering food service profesby Emm. Karpadakis sionals and visitors to Crete the opportunity to begin learning about organoleptic evaluation of olive oil (based on aroma and taste) in a 3½ hour seminar led by Eleftheria Germanaki, international olive oil competition judge, agronomist, and head of the certified organoleptic lab in Rethymno.

With a Cretan Olive Oil Pro Seminar each week starting this June, Terra Creta provides lessons for both beginners from around the world and more experienced food professionals such as chefs. Beginners can find out the basics about olive oil types, harvesting, production, selection, storage, tasting, and Cretan olive oil culture, while more advanced visitors such as a prominent Cretan chef can move on to topics like food pairings. (Tourists can also sign up for the informative hour-long Olive Oil Experience tour of the mill, which concludes with a brief olive oil tasting.)

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level that comes through his drawings, paintings, frescos and sculptures.

His passion and his relentless productivity have made him one of the most prolific aerosol & graffiti artists of his generation.

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mer with bright blue skies came to the end and despite not much changes of temperatures, holiday season is over and we all go back “to school” arranging plans for new ventures to learn and learn and learn.

It doesn’t have to be science (may well be) but what we offer at the Villa des Arts is to learn more about Street Art and reading further you will see why...

Middle of September will be showing art of street artist from Geneva-Nadib Bandi Born 09/05/1980 in France but lived and worked mostly in Geneva where back in 1996 he started experimenting with painting abstract having grand masters of it as his inspiration (Georges Matthew Soulages, Pollock) He went to live in Paris few years later where he found himself quickly caught in the gears of being a “Graff Vandal” and from that moment aerosol art became for him more than a means of expression but a way of life Bandi has been travelling and exporting his painting abroad, from Mexico to the USA via Canada to India, the Middle East and Africa. This has fuelled a whole new energy and a new vision of the world that is permanently changing his creative approach to export authentic ghetto aerosol art (graffiti without compromise) while trying to reach people who are more sensitive to painting and art in a broader sense.

So today Bandi has taken pure vandalism to a real artistic

Those artists will be visiting Crete, creating murals ,sharing opinions, doing workshops; In case you are interested to attend arranged by Villa des Arts events, please send us your details to info@villadesarts.xyz You can also contact us for more details of participation in our events I think I tried drawing a beautiful picture of an old house with beautiful garden, water feature and old fountain, birds in the garden and classical music for the afternoon and jazz, blues taking over for the evening. Entire con- cept of Arty space with exhi- for more ne ws c h bition opening every ttp://cretepostli.gckr on couple of months and garden to sooth your soul should be your destination whichever time of the day you happened to be around : September morning coffee, afternoon ice Other street artists to see in tea or evening cocktail October, November and December are respectively : About Villa des Arts - Saif B.Chilmiran (Abu Dhabi/ Villa des Arts is a MagnifiUnited Arab Emirates) , cent Neo-Classical Building - Manolis Anastasakos (Athrestored as a private Artistic ens/Greece), venue which includes an Art - Jenny Perez (Miami/USA ) ,reGallery dedicated to Street Art spectively and Graffiti, a Cocktail Bar set in a beautiful and inspirational garden and a Bookstore where you will find publications about Art, fashion, Architecture, interior design,… Open to public everyday, Villa des Arts display collections from International renowned Street Artists but also promote the work of emerging contemporary Artists.

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we joined the first shelf at bottom and fixed the resting ones going upward.

This is the final appearance of our wooden bookcase after getting all the components assembled tightly. It came up with lot of storage space and you can handle a bundle of your books in it with great care. Our model came up with 3 ledges but you can go with your own requirements.

You can also use it as a perfect DIY pallet kitchen spices rack, utensils and other kitchenware can also be stored easily in it.

There are a big deal of home tasks and utility purposes that this wooden ledged framed can handle magnificently.

We were just want to have it in our living room so we just con-

fined to a corner for cozy book storage. You can also use it in your home office to get a beautified storage of books.

This one of the subtle DIY pallet furniture ideas can make your home get with a warming gift on a budget and it is also a great way to save your money which would have spent on industrial furniture items.

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in handling the books safely.

We always need a bundle of books to store in our living room or office as we always need them because we cannot memorize the all information in our brain at once.

In this age of inflation as everything has higher cost prices and rates the industrial design of bookshelves are also unaffordable to most of us. Here we have a plan to have a bookshelf cheaply and in a endured nature.

We have made this DIY pallet bookshelf using the pallet wood which is everywhere around you home and much reachable to get your hands onto it easily. We have done very simple and handy adjustments of pallets to get this dominant shape of bookcase.

This pallet bookshelf tutorial can be taken into work in multiple ways, you can use it in your kitchens as utensil rack, it will also work great as shoes rack and it is also a perfect storage station for your blankets and clothes.

The framework for this chic pallet design of bookshelf was handy but some steps were really difficult to do as the dismantling of pallets. You can

wear the safety gloves while making the pallets separated to protect your hands from injuries due to splinters.

After getting the pallets in shape of pile of individual pieces we took lot of measurements to get the pallet pieces in required lengths. Use the miter or circular saw to make according cuts in precised way.

If you see the unpleasing gunk and ugly dust layers on the pallets then it would be better to give them a wash first, a soap water solution will work great in this case.

To make the pallets a little bit less rustic and eyeful we sanded them using electrical palm sander tool which really make us get with required results in much less time. You can also do it with sandpaper by rubbing your hands but it will take much time to complete.

After getting the wood in required length and appearance, we joined the planks to get the shelves for our bookshelf. You can do this to have any number of shelves. We completed this first shelve with bottom support and then also prepared the rest ones in the same way.

We prepared three more shelves in same way as above one has been prepared. After getting the shelves first it would be easier to get all structure assembled easily.

Each shelf has been assembled by using nails ans a layer of glue inside. If you want a custom color theme for your bookshelf then you can add a paint layer to each shelf at this step.

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ning of the wonderfully crisp and clear fall weather that so many of us enjoy for hiking, camping, and many other outdoor activities. However, September is also the peak season for pesky ticks. So, if you are going to be outside to enjoy the nice weather with your best friend, you need to remember one pet care duty: always check for ticks. These little critters have a way of burrowing deep into your dog’s fur in an attempt to hide out and feed for as long as possible. Protect your pet by taking the time to do a thorough tick inspection every time you come back from the outdoors.

What you need to know about cat and dog ticks Ticks are gross—they are, essentially, blood-sucking parasites that feed off warm-blooded animals and they have a particular preference for dogs. So, it can be helpful to take a step back from the unpleasant aspects of a tick, and learn just a little about their biology. Knowing a little something about the organism and its feeding habits can also be helpful when you need to remove a tick from your pet.

Ticks are parasitic arachnids; this means they have eight legs and that they live on the blood and tissue of their host animal. They’re found in wooded, grassy areas and hang out on the edges of leaves, twigs, and grasses, so that they can

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drop on a potential host as it passes nearby. They do not jump or fly. (Please note: deer trails and human hiking trails are favorite stalking grounds for common dog tick species.)

Once a tick lands on its potential host, it will try to travel to a warm, dark crevice to attach and feed—think armpits, ears, and belly folds. A tick attaches to its host via its mandibles (jaw) and inserts a feeding tube directly into the superficial capillaries of the host organism. Because they attach with their head and jaw, they tend to burrow slightly beneath the skin. This is why it is vitally important to make sure the tick head is removed with the tick body to prevent additional infection and discomfort.

your pet for symptoms of the disease. The disease manifests with the following initial symptoms: • Fever • Lethargy • Loss of appetite • Joint pain If you notice your dog has been exhibiting these signs, take him to the veterinarian immediately. The sooner your pet starts antibiotic treatment, the better his odds are of overcoming the disease with the least amount of complications.

Another dangerous tick disease that dog owners should pay particular attention to is Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. This harmful disease is carried by the American dog tick and is a serious danger to dogs and humans alike. Keep The dangers of common a close eye on your dog after North American deer and you have removed a tick from dog ticks his body and watch out for the Aside from being a parasite, a same symptoms associated tick has many other bad-news with Lyme disease. Do not hesfeatures for dogs. There are itate to get your sick pooch to a number of dangerous tick- the veterinarian if you suspect borne diseases that can cause a tick-borne infection. serious illness and sometimes death for any kind of host, hu- Checking your dog or cat for mans included. One of the big ticks disease threats your dog may There is a similar protocol for be susceptible to is Lyme dis- checking both your cat and ease. dog for ticks, but we all know Lyme disease is caused by a cats can be a little more chalbacteria carried by the black- lenging when it comes to sitlegged or deer tick. The bacte- ting through any kind of exria are transferred to the host amination. So, to get started during the bite and work their checking for cat ticks you may way through the host’s system. want to start by petting your Not all deer ticks carry the par- cat to get her comfortable and ticular bacteria responsible for relaxed. This way, she’ll release Lyme disease. However, if your her muscles and you can better dog has been bitten by ticks manipulate her limbs to check you should keep a close eye on in sensitive places, like armpits,

where ticks love to hang out.

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Put on a pair of latex gloves. Humans are susceptible to infection from tick diseases, and taking this precaution helps protect you from illness.

2. Feel for small bumps and ridges all over your pet’s coat. Typically, you will first recognize a tick through touch. They are small, round, and smooth and most species have a hard exterior.

3. Examine the crevices between skin folds, especially under the arms and legs of your pet. Ticks love a warm, dark place to hide out and are likely to be burrowed into these places on your pet’s body. Also, don’t forget the areas in and around their ears!

4. Pull back the fur around a suspicious area to inspect.

Depending on the length and thickness of your pet’s fur, you may have to go to more trouble to part the hair so you can see your pet’s skin underneath.

Shorthaired dogs and cats are often the easiest pets to check.

Be thorough with your inspection. This may mean that you have to get out a fine-tooth comb and go over every inch of your pet’s wiry and thick coat. It may be a bit of a chore, but it is certainly worth it—the longer a tick stays on a dog or cat only increases the risk for disease transmission and infection. mypet.com

How To Care For Your Gardenia Plant Gardenias

(Gardenia augusta/Gardenia jasminoides) are popular ornamental shrubs, which are known for their finicky needs. In fact, in some areas, gardenias require considerable maintenance.

Outdoor Gardenia Care Gardenias are cold sensitive and may die during severe winters; therefore, gardenias are typically grown outdoors where the winter weather is reasonably tolerable, or grown in pots and moved indoors for winter. Fall or spring is the most suitable time for planting the gardenia bush.

As for outdoor gardenia care, you should keep in mind that when the gardenia plant is grown outdoors, it generally

bush indoors, you must keep in mind that it requires bright light and high humidity. The dry, short days of winter will likely be the most troublesome, especially if the gardenia bush is not given enough humidity. Moving plants to southern-facing windows and/or supplementing them with grow lights are good ways to improve light conditions during winter. High humidity is essential to indoor gardenia care. Dry air will quickly cause the flowers to begin dropping from the plant. There are several ways to increase humidity in the home, including the Indoor Gardenia Care The gardenia plant can also use of a humidifier or groupbe successfully grown in ing plants together on trays containers and treated like of wet pebbles. Misting the houseplants indoors. Howev- gardenia plant is not recomer, when growing a gardenia mended, as this may cause prefers to be kept in partial shade. Gardenias also prefer moist, but well-drained acidic soil with plenty of organic matter. Water gardenias regularly, even once the plant has finished putting out blooms.

Prune the gardenia bush after flowering has ceased to remove spent blooms and untidy branches and to keep the plant in good condition.

Healthy gardenia plants are better able to withstand winter weather, and will oftentimes come back stronger in spring.

problems with fungal leaf spot. The soil, which should be loose and organic, should be kept moist, but take care not to overwater. Monitor the soil frequently for moisture, and water thoroughly as the top inch of soil dries. The gardenia plant should also receive cooler nighttime temperatures and warmer daytime temperatures.

When to Fertilize Gardenias Gardenias require frequent fertilizing to ensure healthy plant growth. Fertilize monthly between April and November using fertilizer that is specifically formulated for acid-loving plants. Be careful not to overfertilize gardenia plants. gardeningknowhow.com

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both worlds: it only takes a short drive to go from silky blue seas to wild green mountains. As much as I love the sea and everything about it, I also love the mountains. And the thing I like most is driving towards them: everything changes so fast that it feels as though you have entered a different world.

The air becomes cooler, the trees become taller and older, and the roads begin to turn and twist and embrace the boulders. You inhale the fresh air and with it the incredible smells of the wild herbs n and medicinal teas. o s click ost.gr re new ep Wherever you look for mo ttp://cret h you are surrounded by beauty – wild flowers, dramatic scenery – and, now and then, the sound of water cascading through the rocks.

Drinking water straight from the spring takes your breath away.

The best thing about mountain food is the quality of ingredi-

ents: people are free to pick the wild greens and herbs that grow all around them, and the animals are free to roam and eat all the delicious foods that nature offers – which shows in the flavour of their meat. Eating in the mountains usually means a lot of meat.

There are small, family-run tavernas even in the smallest villages where everyone does their bit, from grandmothers to grandchildren. My old childhood friend opened a restaurant with her family in the mountain village of Therisso. It was a wise decision, as her father was a butcher in the city and reared all his own animals in the village. So he retired from his job and became the restaurant’s cook. Every time I enter their kitchen, I get the same feeling of happiness. It’s a large, rectangular space with a charcoal grill on one side, full of lamb cutlets and a thick cloud of smoke. Homemade pork sausages hang from every available spot – their recipe is a family secret. Everything is freshly

prepared.

When I visit, Dad Manolis is there cooking every piece of meat that goes out. He is tall, well-built, with a big moustache and wears a traditional, black Cretan shirt. He smiles proudly. Next to him is his wife cooking rabbit and mutton in big pots. She is in charge of the more delicate preparations, such as mouth-watering staka – a buttery delicacy made from the top fatty layer of goat’s milk and cooked with a touch of flour and salt. It’s a dish that puts a smile on everyone’s face.

She also makes the filo pastry.

In a large bowl, she mixes flour with lots of olive oil and water, then adds a bit of salt and a shot of raki (that’s the secret, she says). Her strong hands turn the ingredients into the softest, glossiest dough I have ever seen. She rests it for a while and then, with rapid movements, she opens it into a large sheet that looks perfect every time.

She stuffs it with wild greens and herbs, and sometimes adds fresh goat’s cheese. As soon as

the little half-moon parcels are sealed, they go into the frying pan. The aromas escape the kitchen and everyone wants a portion. I have mine standing in the kitchen.

Wild birds are another treat in Cretan mountain cuisine. When it’s the right time of year, the men go out hunting and often come back with a variety of small birds including, with luck, some quail. Preparing these has never been something I’ve enjoyed, however I am intrigued when I watch the process. I certainly love eating them, and using cutlery is not an option: the only way to enjoy them is by using your fingers and tucking in to get every bit of the delicious meat off the bones.

Thrown on the charcoal or fried in olive oil with lots of red wine, they are irresistible. I love intensifying quail with some mature graviera (sheep’s cheese), which adds a savouriness I think the Cretan mountain cooks would approve of. news.gtp.gr

Aegean’s ‘Closer to Greece’ Brought Crete Closer to Home finest island ingredients and products by local producers and cooperatives.

Among the Cretan delights on offer were breadsticks with locally-produced gruyere cheese, carob biscuits, carob rusks with raisins and much more. Business Class travelers could indulge in the Cretan-inspired culinary creations of chef Nikos Sarantos.

Meanwhile, travelers frequenting Aegean Business Lounges

also had a chance to try traditional Cretan delicacies including the famed Sfakia honey pies, the traditional “lychnarakia”, “chortokalitsouna” greens pies and myzithra cheese pies, “apaki” ham and gruyere cheese, traditional Sitia “xerotigana” (honey puffs) complemented with a selection of locally-produced dry white wines and traditional spirit “raki”.

Aegean’s “Closer to Greece” – Crete campaign run through

to August 31 and also included screenings onboard flights of Crete travelogues.

Additionally, Aegean and Olympic Air have also launched their cooperation with local Crete producers and entrepreneurs so that Miles+Bonus members will be entitled to discounts and exclusive deals while visiting Crete at hotels, restaurants and shops. news.gtp.gr

Drink the Islands: These Mediterranean Wines Are Ideal for Summer Watching

A Bigger Splash the recent film set on the volcanic island of Pantelleria off the coast of Sicily, set off my recurring summer fantasy: sailing to a remote, sunbaked spot surrounded by a glittering turquoise sea, where I sip chilled local wines overlooking a harbor of gently rocking white yachts.

If, like me, you didn’t make that dream happen this summer, you can let the taste of the best island wines take you to a selection of glam places such as Sardinia, Corsica, Pantelleria, and other fashionable Mediterranean playgrounds.

earthy assyrtikos on your home deck almost takes you there.

Green, mountainous Cephalonia, whose fine, golden-sand beaches invite barefoot walking, is the most important wine spot among the Ionian islands off the west coast of Greece.

And Crete, known to archeology buffs for the famous site Greek Islands of Knossos, sports ultra-luxuriOnly a handful of Greek is- ous yacht club villas as well as lands make exceptional wines a winemaking tradition that that are widely exported. Best goes back 4,000 years. known is Santorini, whose striking landscape of black The Wines sand beaches and white- • 2014 Hatzidakis Assyrtiko Santorini ($20) washed cliff houses becomes a crowded tourist scene in A standout white made from summer. Drinking its edgy, organically grown grapes, it’s

Many of the native grapes are unfamiliar, with hard to pronounce names (try niellucciu), but don’t worry.

The wines, born from grapes grown in volcanic soil and ripened by luminous sun, salt air, and the mistral wind, are really, really good.

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• 2014 Gentilini Robola Cephalonia ($20) This fresh, light, white Robola, laced with mineral and citrus hints will make you think of grilled fish.

• 2013 Douloufakis Dafnios Liatiko Crete ($15) The red liatiko grape is indigenous to Crete.

The pure, vibrant, spicy red fruit flavors of this wine recall an easy-sipping Beaujolais. It’s best slightly chilled.

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biggest island, Crete, came closer to home under Aegean Airlines’ “Closer to Greece” campaign which brings one Greek destination into the spotlight every month, highlighting its offerings and unique character.

For the month of August, Crete was the selected destination with passengers on all Aegean domestic and international flights getting the chance to sample Cretan cuisine with the

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TV Food Commercials Stimulate Reward Centers in Kids’ Brains Watching

television food commercials boosts the importance of taste in children’s

by Miltiades Markatos food choices and amps up Pneumonologist the reward valuation centres in their brains as they make food choices, according to a study published online August 12 in the Journal of Paediatrics.

Food makers spend an estimated $1.8 billion a year on advertising to children and adolescents, according to a 2012 US Federal Trade Commission report. Previous studies have shown that such advertisements influence children’s food choices and how much they eat, note lead author Amanda S. Bruce, PhD, an assistant professor on r s click re new cretepost.g o m r of behavioural paedi/ fo http:/ atrics at the University of

Kansas in Kansas City, and colleagues.

In the current study, the researchers compared children’s food choices and brain activity after viewing television ads for food or non-food products.

They enrolled 23 children aged 8 to 14 years.

The participants were first asked to rate how tasty or healthy 60 food items shown in pictures were. Next, the participants underwent a series of tests in which they were asked to make choices between food items shown in pictures after viewing 15-second advertisements for food or non-food items. Children were also asked to make food choices without first watching an advertisement as part of this testing. While the participants made their

food choices, their brains were scanned using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Participants were promised that they would receive one of the food items they selected from the pictures after the testing.

Children were more likely to choose food items that they had ranked as tasty, whether they saw a food ad, a non-food ad, or no ad before making a choice. However, taste weighed more heavily in the participants’ decision-making after watching food commercials compared with non-food commercials.

Children also made their food decisions more quickly after watching food ads compared with after non-food ads.

The authors write that food commercials may “prime children to focus more on the he-

donic aspects of food,” shifting their attention to what they like rather than the health value of a food.

“Overall, these results suggest that viewing food commercials may increase the propensity for children to make faster, more impulsive decisions,” the authors write.

The fMRI scans revealed higher activation of the right fusiform gyrus after viewing food commercials compared with viewing non-food commercials. The right fusiform gyrus is involved in decision-making and anticipation of receiving a reward. No other significant differences in brain activity were found.

Authors said, “This shows that food commercials stimulate children’s brains in a way that non-food commercials do not”.

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group of United States based researchers – including a Greek scientist from Chania – proposed a new kidney stone treatment involving hydroxycitric acid (HCA), which is contained in fruits, and it can dissolve the stones.

The scientists are in the process of verifying the results of their research through large clinical trials. If they are successful it will be the first substantial progress in kidney stone preventive treatment in the last 30 years.

Kidney stones are small, hard calcium oxalate crystals, which gradually accumulate in the kidneys. About 12% of men and 7% of women have such stones.

Hypertension, diabetes and

obesity increase the risk, while the incidents have increased in recent years.

Preventive treatment for nephrolithiasis has not changed a lot over the last three decades.

Doctors recommend that patients at risk drink plenty of water and avoid foods rich in oxalate, such as spinach, okra, almonds, rhubarb etc. Furthermore, they also suggest taking potassium citrate, which

can slow the stone formation process, however, some people suffer side-effects from this treatment.

The researchers, led by Jeffrey Rimer, associate professor of chemical engineering at the University of Houston, published their research in the Nature magazine. They studied the effect of hydroxycitric acid and found that it can dissolve the crystals of calcium oxalate.

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After a comparative study of the two substances in the laboratory and on seven people, they found that hydroxycitric acid (HCA) is more efficient.

“We were very excited to identify a molecular-level mechanism under which calcium oxalate grows and degrades in its natural environment,” said Giannis Mpourmpakis, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering at Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering. “Eventually, this will help us control the crystal’s life cycle.”

Mpourmpakis graduated from the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete in 2001, where he also received his PhD in 2006.

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Another successful appearance by the athletes of the Horse Riding Club of Chania of which count at the Greek Equestrian Federation- are:

BEGINNERS CATEGORY 1st SOFIA PAPADAKAKI with MONTI and score 67%.

A3 CATEGORY 2nd MYRTO-IRINI KOUVATSI with GROSSINO and score 63.46% 4th MYRTO-IRINI KOUVATSI with FERNANDO and score 59.42% A4 CATEGORY 3rd MYRTO - IRINI KOUVATS I with GROSSINO and score 62%. A6 CATEGORY 2nd MYRTO-IRINI KOUThe performance of our ath- VATSI with GROSSINO and letes on July 24, 2016 in Dres- score62.33% sage categories are: A4 CATEGORY 1st GEORGE KATIKAS with ROBA3 CATEGORY ERT 26 and score 58.67% 1st SOFIA PAPADAKAKI with MONTI and score 58.27% The performance of our ath2nd MYRTO-IRINI KOUVAT- letes on July 23, 2016, in the SI with FERNANDO and score Show Jumping competitions is: 58.08%

80cm CATEGORY 3rd ARISTIDIS Dimitriadis with LUDIVA. 4th SOFIA PAPADAKAKI with MONTI. 1 Meter CATEGORY 1st ARISTIDIS Dimitriadis with LUDIVA The performance of our athletes on July 24, 2016, in the categories of the for more n Show Jumping compeews click o n http://cre tepost.gr titions- scores of which count at the Greek Equestrian Federation- are: 80cm CATEGORY 3rd ARISTIDIS Dimitriadis with LUDIVA, 4 penalty points and time 55 ‘, 43’ ‘ 6th SOFIA PAPADAKAKI with MONTI, 9 penalty points and time 90 ‘, 45’ ‘.

1 Meter CATEGORY 6th ARISTIDIS Dimitriadis with LUDIVA. 1.05 METERS CATEGORY 1st MARIA ZOUBOULAKI with CRETAN ATLAS.

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Athletic Horse Riding Club of Chania had very successful appearances of its athletes that participated in the 4th Dressage and Show Jumping Competitions of Crete Prefecture and the Islands of the Aegean Sea, which took place on 23 and 24 July 2016 at the Horse Riding Center “My Horse” at Prophetis Elias, Heraklion.

The athletes of the Athletic Horse Riding Center of Chania that took part were: Myrto-Irini Kouvatsi with two, horses, Grossino and Fernando, Sofia Papadakaki with her horse Monti, Aristides Dimitriadis with his horse Ludiva, Mary Zoumboulakis with her horse Cretan Atlas and George katikas with his horse Robert 26.

The performance of our athletes on July 23, 2016, in the Dressage categories – scores

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