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Ed’s Note..

Feeling hot, hot, hot… Phew it’s already boiling, hooray the SUMMER! If it all gets too much why not go for a quick paddle at the nearest beach it won’t be far away. The air is full of suntan cream during the day and BBQ’s in the evenings, it kinda makes you feel like you are holiday!

Lots going on up and down the Costa del Sol this month check out our what’s on guide on page 62, Starlite hits Marbella throughout July & August they have some fantastic people playing this year (see their ad on page 63). The tennis at Wimbledon kicks off on the 3rd of July mmmmmm think we’ll get to the shop for some Pimms’s, strawberry’s & cream just because we are in Spain doesn’t mean we can’t get involved! We hope you have a fantastic month and keep smiling…

in the July Magazine...

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Women’s World: Big boobs, small boobs what’s the difference really ladies?

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Solutions on page 80 Pit your brains against the TRIVIA QUIZ, questions for all ages from 6 -116!

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Gadgets & Gizmo’s: A very clever washing machine, a ludicrously sized TV and a pen that can literally scribble in any colour plus lots more…

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A Man’s World: 15 funny Recommendations from men to women...

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In ‘All Revved Up’ this month: The first London City Concours to took place last month, we take a look at some of the highlights.

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Captain Underpants takes over the kids page this month, puzzles, mazes and lots more...

Loads going on this month from the Starlight Festival to a Medieval Market in Casares check out the ‘What’s on Guide’ for more information...

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Business Directory... Can’t find that all important contact see page 76.

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Solutions on page 80 Puzzle It Out... Puzzles galore challenge those little grey cells.

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A Woman’s World

The Difference Between.. . Small Breasts & Large Breasts

Women with large breasts…

• Always float better.

• Can get a taxi on the worst days.

• Have a neat place to carry spare change.

• Have always been the centre of the arts.

• Make jogging a spectator sport.

• Can keep a magazine dry while laying in the bath.

• Usually can find leftover popcorn after a movie.

• Know where to look first for lost earrings.

• Rarely lack for a slow dance partner.

• Have a place to set their glasses when sitting in an armless recliner.

Women with small breasts…

• Always look younger.

• Can sleep on their stomachs.

• Can always see their toes and shoes.

• Find that dribbled food makes it to the napkin on their lap.

• Have no trouble sliding behind the wheel of small cars.

• Realise that you can read the entire message on their t-shirts.

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LOUISE REDKNAPP: ‘I WILL FIGHT FOR MY MARRIAGE!’...

Allegedly Louise Redknapp and husband Jamie’s marriage is on the rocks.

Following her success on Strictly Come Dancing last year, Louise will spend three months away from her family later this year as she takes part in a touring production of Cabaret. Apparently this is causing some tension between her and former footballer husband Jamie.

Last month Louise rubbished claims she and Jamie were having problems, insisting they were in bed together when they saw the story on the news. It’s been nearly 20 years since Louise & Jamie tied the knot and they’re often regarded as having one of the strongest marriages in showbiz a marriage we’re told she isn’t ready to just give up on.

STRICTLY COME DANCING LATEST! As well as dancing legend, Len Goodman announcing he is leaving as head judge, it was confirmed that international ballroom champion, Shirley Ballas will be replacing him. Current Strictly champion, Joanne Clifton is stepping down. Oksana Platero is also leaving and Natalie Lowe, who announced she was stepping down last month. But a whole host of potential celebs rumoured to be joining the star-studded line-up including 80s singer Matt Goss, fitness guru, Joe Wicks and Joel Dommett. Until the autumn.... Keep dancing!

I’M A CELEB NEWS... Producers want to sign up a certain TOWIE star for

the jungle: It’s only a minute since Scarlett Moffatt was crowned queen of I’m A Celebrity but already there are whispers of who’s entering the jungle next.

Producers of the show are reportedly very keen to sign up Kate Wright from TOWIE. Other stars who’ve been linked to this year’s series include WAG Rebekah Vardy and Tattoo Fixers favourite Paisley Billings. The new show is due to start in November (fingers crossed Ant will be ok to be presenting the show though…)

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CELEB GOSSIP...

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BINKY’S BABY... Binky Felstead released a trailer for her new spin-off show last month. Binky Felstead and Josh 'JP' Patterson are to star in new Made In Chelsea spin-off show as they welcome their baby girl into the world. The new mum, 27, took to Instagram to share the clip from Binky And JP’s Baby: Born In Chelsea - which will follow her journey. The two one-hour episodes will air on E4, expected to transmit sometime this year, but an actual date is yet to be confirmed. Fans will be able to follow the new Chelsea family as they prepare themselves for their newest chapter and their emotional first few weeks as first-time parents.

CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF 2017... Rachel Stevens, Rebecca Adlington and Debbie McGee have all signed up to compete in this year's Celebrity MasterChef. The former S Club 7 singer, Olympic gold medallist and widow of Paul Daniels, will be joined by TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson, Union J’s Jaymi Hensley and TV presenter Angellica Bell. The competition will prove to be a tough one, as French tennis star Henri Leconte and singer Patti Boulaye are also set to be part of the 20 strong line-up hoping to be named winner by judging duo John Torode and Gregg Wallace. At the time we went to press an exact date for when Celebrity MasterChef 2017 will be on is yet to be confirmed…

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM… Announced by Universal Pictures last month, setting off the one-year countdown until the film's release.

Apparently It's reminiscent of the very first sequel in the series The Lost World, which featured a crumbling logo of Jurassic Park, alluding to the fact that the dinosaur attraction in the original film had ended in disaster. Look out world it’s back on June 22nd 2018.

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A New Roll on the Prairie...

Back in the days of cowboys and Indians, toilet paper had just been invented.

An Indian, unaware of the new invention, was amazed when he saw a cowboy using it out in the woods. Instead of scalping the cowboy, he offers to let him live if he tells the Indian where he can get some toilet paper. And the cowboy told the Indian about a trading post in the middle of the forest.

The next day, the Indian was looking over the different types of toilet paper and asked the clerk how much the “Soft and Gentle” was. “That’d be $2.50,” said the clerk. “Too much,” mumbled the Indian, “how about the 'Gentle'?” “That one's $2,” answered the clerk.

“Still too much,” complained the Indian, “anything cheaper?” “Welllll,” replied the clerk, “We do have a generic kind.” “What generic mean?” asked the Indian. “It means it doesn't "Howdy have a name, and it's only 50 cents.”

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“Me take that,” said the Indian.

The next day, the Indian returns to the trading post and tells the clerk... “Me have name for generic toilet paper.” “Oh,” says the clerk, “what's the name?” “Me call it John Wayne... it's rough, tough and it take no crap from Indian.”

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Astonishing

Holiday Complaints

These complaints are all taken from a survey from Thomas Cook and ABTA, revealing some of the It took us nine hours most ridiculous complaints to fly home from Jamaica to holidaymakers made to England. It only took the their travel agent.

Americans three hours to get home We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our swimming costumes and towels

On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry.

I don't like spicy food at all

We bought 'Ray-Ban' sunglasses for five Euros from a street trader, only to find out they were fake

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Topless sunbathing on the beach should be banned.

The holidaywas ruined, as my husband spent all day looking at other women

No-one told us there would be fish in the sea.

The children were startled

There are too many French people. The receptionist speaks French. The food is French.

Too many foreigners now live abroad

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I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts

It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel

I compared the size of our one-bedroom apartment to our friends' three-bedroom apartment and ours was significantly smaller

My fiancé and I booked a twin-bedded room but we were placed in a double-bedded room. We now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked

The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the accommodation’. We’re trainee hairdressers... Will we be OK staying there?

A tourist at a top African Game Lodge over looking a water hole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant, complained that the sight of this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel "inadequate"

I was bitten by a mosquito.

No one said they could bite...

We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as yellow but it was white

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10 Commandments of Marriage ONE: Marriages are made in Heaven. But so again are thunder and lightning.

TWO: If you want your wife to listen to and pay strict attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep.

THREE: Marriage is grand – and divorce is at least 100 grand!

FOUR: In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neighbours listen.

FIVE: When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing – either the car is new or the wife is.

SIX: Marriage is when a man and woman become one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.

SEVEN: Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night thinking about something to say. After marriage, he will fall asleep before you finish.

EIGHT: Every man wants a wife who is beautiful, understanding, economical and a good cook. But the law allows only one wife.

NINE: Marriage and love are purely a matter of chemistry.

That is why the wife treats the husband like toxic waste.

TEN: A man is incomplete until he is married.

After that he is finished.

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TRICKY TRIVIA QUIZ

1) In Greek legend, who turned everything he touched into gold?

2) How many American cents make up a dime?

3) How many kidneys does a normal human have?

4) What is the longest river in the world?

5) Which number cubed is 8?

6) Which sit-com and film has characters called Saffron and Bubble?

7) On which part of your body would a cataract form?

8) What is the capital of Malta?

9) In snooker, what colour is the ball that begins a game in the centre of the table?

10) Who had a hit with ‘Winner Takes it All’?

11) In which month is Halloween celebrated?

12) Which children’s publisher has a red and black animal as it’s logo?

13) What is the name of the city in which The Simpsons live?

14) Which of the following stations does not feature on a standard Monopoly board?

Charing Cross, Kings Cross or Fenchurch Street?

15) What is the outer edge of a circle more commonly known as?

16) Which motorway circles London?

17) Which country was the first to put a man in space?

18) Who had a hit with ‘Money for nothing’?

19) Who made the ‘Adam’ car?

20) What word is used to describe a group of ants?

21)Who did Dr Crippen murder?

22) What type of dog was Rin Tin Tin?

23) Which of the following isn’t a famous Bronte sister? Charlotte, Anne or Emma?

24) What was the name of the bumbling French Detective in the Pink Panther films?

25) Exmoor, Welsh Mountain and Shetland are varieties of what type of animal?

26) If you were riding in a Gondola which city are you most likely to be in?

27) Which of the following flags does not feature the colour blue? Greece, Uruguay or Japan?

28) What word comes after Cloak, Ball and Waiting?

29) Which sport is played on a grass field whose maximum dimensions are 200 yards by 300 yards?

30) How many arms does a starfish usually have?

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That’s Entertainment...

TV, Film & the Arts.

They inform, delight, enthrall and sometime really annoy you but overall there are there to entertain you… But here are some enlightening titbits of information that you may not know; here is our list of very fun entertainment facts!

•In the original story on which the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio was based, Jiminy Cricket was brutally murdered with a hammer by Pinocchio, Pinocchio’s feet were burnt to stumps and then he was hung from a tree and left for dead. (We can see why Walt left this bit out of the film..)

•According to his so-called friend, the composer Beethoven was clumsy, awkward and unable to dance, even to his own music.

•Happy Days ran from 1974 through until 1984 and was based on 1950’s America.

In the sitcom we were introduced to the Fonz, played by Henry Winkler, and Richie Cunningham, played by the now acclaimed director Ron Howard. But the pilot actually aired in 1971 and under a completely different name, New Family in town.

•During his lifetime, artist Vincent Van Gogh sold only one of his paintings (The Red Vineyard) wish we could jump in a time machine and buy all those babies up!

•For his most famous character, Ian Fleming chose the name James Bond from the author of a book about birds he had on his shelf.

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That’s Entertainment...

•The role of Harry Potter was a very hotly contested role. In fact more then 16,000 children from the UK and US applied for the role of Harry Potter. As we all know it went to Daniel Radcliffe.

• Four of the 21 most expensive paintings sold at auction are by Van Gogh and four by Picasso.

•Dr Seuss wrote the children’s book Green Eggs & Ham following a bet with his publisher that he couldn’t write a book using just 50 different words.

•During a 1961 exhibition, Henri Matisse’s painting Le Bateau hung upside-down in the New York’s Museum of Modern Art for 47 days before anyone noticed.

•For his most famous character, Ian Fleming chose the name James Bond from the author of a book about birds he had on his shelf.

•Pablo Picasso was born to be an artist. His first word was ‘piz’ which is short for lápiz – the Spanish word for pencil.

• In The Hangover, Ed Helms is ACTUALLY missing a tooth. He got a permanent implant when he was a teenager, his dentist removed his implant for filming.

• When the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, the empty space it left on the wall attracted more visitors than the painting had.

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GADGETS &Gizmo’s Lenovo has revealed a laptop concept it hopes will revolutionise the way people interact with portable computers. Equipped with a radical bendable screen, which can be folded in half or laid out completely flat.

It can also be drawn on. Lenovo has still equipped the computer with a conventional mouse and keyboard they say it is strictly a "concept" and there's no indication it will reach production within the near future.

Japanese firm Seven Dreamers has developed a smart washing machine to add to the connected home. It can wash and iron clothes completely autonomously. All users need to do is drop their dirty clothes into the hatch at the front and “Laundroid” will start the cleaning process of up to 30 items, such as towels, T-shirts and other garments" in one load. It can also fold items "by type or by owner". All this comes at the bargain price of 1.85m Yen (16,000€).

Lyra is mainly a conventional bicycle, however, it features an integrated GPS that pairs with a smartphone, allowing owners to keep track of their bikes if they get separated from it. Lyra also features an array of LEDs, which illuminate the whole area around the bike, as well as the road ahead. You can purchase a Lyra frame and fork through 500€ with full bicycles starting at 1.000€). Available in the US now it will be available Worldwide next January.

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All the latest in the world of tech and gaming...

With Sphero's new Spider-Man toy, you can be his best friend.

Powered by a microcomputer running Android, alongside voice-control software from the guys who made Amazon's Alexa, Sphero's Spider-Man is full of smarts. When you turn him on, he'll ask you for your superhero alter ego, and then recruit you to go on heroic missions with him. These can be small-scale (saving cats from trees, for example), right up to taking down nemeses. When you're not out saving the world, you can also get him to guard your room and tell you jokes. He's adorable, & available to buy today for 169€.

If you don’t fancy swapping your Rolex or Breitling for a plastic fitness band there is now a solution for you. The Smart Buckle (from 39€) is basically a Fitbit in a watch-clasp, promising to connect to most 20mm leather watchbands. It tracks all the usual steps, pace, calories, distance and sleep, and lasts a week on a single charge.

Some people have BIG rooms. For those people, C Seed has created this frankly ludicrous TV. Spanning an area bigger than a Range Rover Sport (at 6m across by 2.7m tall), the 262in 4K display relies on LEDs for its massive picture, though deep-black smarts, UHD tech and 800 nits of brightness should serve up contrast to turn heads. The 262 will set you back €490,000 - with a hefty installation fee of €35,000.

There was a time when doodling meant relying on your trusty set of red, black and blue biros. Now, you can colour pick anything in sight with the Scribble pen. Just place its scanner against an object (leaf, apple, mug, rug etc) and it’ll reproduce the exact hue before mixing ink from its refillable tank to match the scanned colour. You can transfer colours to the likes of Photoshop, too - and it can do the double as a digital stylus.

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A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich.

The bartender looks at him and says, "Hang on! You're a duck."

"I see your eyes are working," replies the duck.

"And you can talk!" exclaims the bartender.

"I see your ears are working, too," says the duck.

"Now if you don't mind, can I have my beer and my sandwich please?"

"Certainly, sorry about that" says the bartender as he pours the duck a pint.

"It's just we don't get many ducks in this pub. What are you doing around this way?" "I'm working on the building site across the road," explains the duck. "I'm a plasterer."

The flabbergasted bartender cannot believe the duck and wants to learn more, but takes the hint when the duck pulls out a newspaper from his bag and proceeds to read it.

So, the duck reads his paper, drinks his beer, eats his sandwich, bids the barman good day and leaves.

The same thing happens for two weeks.

Then one day the circus comes to town.

Continued on page 40...

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15 RECOMMENDATIONS

‘new’ A Man’s World we’re not watching it. when you’re not driving.

FROM MEN TO WOMEN...

1. Never buy a brand of beer because ‘it was cheap.’

2. If we’re in the garden and the TV is on, that doesn’t mean

3. Please don’t drive 4. Don’t feel compelled to tell us how all the people in your stories are related to one another: We’re just nodding, waiting for the punch-line.

5. Only wearing your new underwear once does not send the message that you need more. It tells us lingerie is a bad investment.

6. Don’t tell anyone we can’t afford a new car. Tell them we don’t want one.

7. Whenever possible please try to say whatever you have to say during commercials.

8. When the waiter asks if everything’s okay, a simple ‘Yes’ is fine.

9. What do you mean, ‘leering?’ She’s obstructing my view.

10. When I ask, ‘How many guys have you slept with?’ It would be much appreciated if you did not answer honestly.

11. When I’m turning the wheel and the car is nosing onto the off-ramp, saying ‘Oh, this is our exit, Honey’ is not really necessary.

12. When you’re not around, I belch so loudly that I even appall myself.

13. The temperature will be my responsibility. It will be slightly cooler than you want it.

14. Match of The Day is an excellent time for you to pay bills, put laundry in the dryer, or talk to your sister or family.

15. Is it too much to ask to have the bra match the knickers?

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Medical Mayhem

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• Prolonged hiccups affect men much more than women.

• Your body makes over two million blood cells every second.

• Humans have seven bones in their neck – the same number as giraffes.

• The digestive acids in your stomach could dissolve metal.

• A foetus has fingerprints by the time it is 13 weeks old.

• About one in 200 people have an extra rib, called a cervical rib.

• Most people breathe out of one nostril at a time, alternating to the other every four hours or so (bet you are checking this now, and it’s TRUE!) • Without saliva you cannot taste anything, because you are unable to dissolve food.

• The ‘sleep’ discharged from your eyes is called rheum. It is made up of mucus, blood cells, skin cells and dust. (yuck)…

• Most of your skin is waterproofed by a protein called keratin, except for the roof of your mouth.

• If spread out flat, an adult humans skin would cover about two square meters.

• By the time you feel thirsty, you will have lost around 1% of your body weight.

• There are no muscles in your fingers; they are controlled by tendons in the forearm and palm.

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Medical Tips

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COSMETIC SURGERY GUIDE...

10 steps to safe cosmetic surgery!

If you're considering a cosmetic procedure make sure you have all the facts and feel 100% comfortable about your decision before you sign or part with any money! Check out this cosmetic surgery guide to make sure you stay safe and well informed. Here are the BAAPS (British Association of Aestetic Plastic Surgeons) to bring you the essential cosmetic surgery guidelines.

BE COMFORTABLE:

Make sure you feel comfortable with the organisation, surgeon and clinic you have chosen.

GET THE TIMING RIGHT:

Unless the circumstances are exceptional, avoid surgery if you have recently experienced major life events such as moving house, changing job, losing a loved one, the MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS: The real expert on your appearance and any con- break-up of a relationship or the arrival of children. cerns you may have is you. The only assistance you should need is to decide what, if any, surgery BEWARE OF ‘FREE’ CONSULTATIONS AND you might need, and you should ensure you get AVOID BOOKING FEES OR NON-REFUNDunbiased information regarding what might be ABLE DEPOSITS: technically possible and any associated risks and These are a typical feature of many commercial clinics. benefits. Do not let surgeon, nurse or other per- Nothing is free and if the surgery is right for you then son talk you into doing anything for which you there will be no need for you to be locked into going ahead by any financial cancellation penalties. had little concern before the consultation.

BE INFORMED:

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION:

Anyone considering any cosmetic procedure Do not travel a long distance or overseas for any surgery should ensure they are fully informed and accept unless you are comfortable with the arrangements to follow up and the management of any problems or comthe limitations and risks of any procedure. plications which might arise.

THE KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER ARE: •No surgeon or procedure is 100% risk free. TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR: Your Doctor has no interest other than your welfare, so •No results are guaranteed. You may look many doctors are very happy to advise patients and not quite different to how you imagined. be judgmental about something which many people feel •No implants last forever. All implants will very sensitive and vulnerable about. require replacing in the future meaning additional cost and repeated risks.

YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR MIND: •Cosmetic surgery is often major surgery.

Hopefully everything will be totally to your satisfaction, Recovery can be painful and everyone heals but remember you have the option to cancel right up at a different rate. until the time you go to sleep for surgery. The fundamental reason for the surgery is to make you feel better KNOW YOUR SURGEON: about yourself, and if this is compromised, surgery Many practitioners purport to be experts, but should not proceed. No reputable surgeon would normany are not even surgeons!! Practitioners may mally impose any penalty for cancellations. boast impressive sounding qualifications, but these can have little meaning. Check with the TAKE YOUR TIME: governing bodies of any qualifications to ensure Remember that undergoing surgery is a serious comyour surgeon really is qualified and registered: mitment and is often life changing. This is a decision to Better safe than sorry. think long and hard about, taking into account all risks: health, financial, and emotional!

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THE BENEFITS OF EATING CHERRIES

WHEN YOU EAT CHERRIES, YOU ENJOY MUCH MORE THAN JUST THEIR AMAZING TASTE. THEY’RE PACKED WITH ANTIOXIDANTS AND OFFER MANY HEALTH BENEFITS, INCLUDING HELP WITH INSOMNIA, JOINT PAIN AND BELLY FAT. THROW AWAY THAT APPLE, CHERRIES COULD BE JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED!

who did not eat tart cherry powder. reduce muscle inflammation and soreness studies suggest. A group of marathon runners drank tart cherry juice twice daily for seven The Alzheimer’s Association days before their race. The group includes cherries as one of the who drank the cherry juice group memory boosting foods because experienced less muscle pain after the race than those who drank. they are rich in antioxidants.

HELPS TO PREVENT ALZHEIMER’S:

THEY PROTECT AGAINST DIABETES: REDUCES RISK Sweet cherries have a low glycemic OF STROKE:

index of 22 lower than apricots (57), grapes (46), peaches (42), blueberries (40) or plums (39). This makes them a better snack than many other fruits, especially for diabetics.

Tart cherries provide cardiovascular benefits. The anthocyanins, which are the pigments giving tart cherries its red color, may activate PPAR which regulates genes involved in fat and glucose metabolism. This reduces the risk of high cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes, according to research Tossing and turning at night? from the University of Michigan Cherry juice to the rescue! Drink Health System. cherry juice 30 minutes after waking and 30 minutes before your evening meal. In a study, participants boosted their melatonin Cherries have the highest antioxiintake by following this routine. dant level of any fruit. Antioxidants Cherries are a good source of mela- help the body fight the free raditonin, which helps us regulate our cals that make us look old. sleep cycles. Cherries have also Drinking one glass of tart cherry been found to help with jet lag. PS: juice daily slows down the aging there is a higher level of melatonin process. Cherry juice is also recin tart cherries compared to sweet ommended as an alternative treatcherries. ment for other skin conditions.

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SLOWS THE AGING OF SKIN:

HELPS TO REGULATE BLOOD PRESSURE:

Cherries are very high in potassium, which helps regulate heart rate and blood pressure and reduces the risk of hypertension.

The phytosterols in cherries help reduce bad cholesterol levels.

HELPS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS RELIEF:

The pain and discomfort of swollen joints were reduced when tart cherry juice was consumed twice a day for three weeks in a study of twenty women ages 40 to 70 with inflammatory osteoarthritis.another fruit drink.

HELPS TO PREVENT COLON CANCER:

Substances in tart cherries can reduce the formation of the carcinogenic chemicals. Cherry tissue will not only slow down the oxidation deterioration of meat lipids, but will also substantially reduce the formaA cup and a half of tart cherries or tion of heterocyclic aromatic one cup of tart cherry juice can amines.

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Black Forest Pudding

1) Brush a 1.5-litre pudding basin with oil. Line the basin with a double layer of cling film, overhanging the basin at the top. 2) Put the •Sunflower oil blackberries, cherries, grapes and sugar in a (for greasing) saucepan with 3 tbsp water. Cover and gently heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has melt•300g blackberry ed and the fruit is syrupy. Add the currants and blueberries, cover and cook gently for 2 mins more until the fruit is just softened. Take off the heat and cool. 3) Strain the fruit into a colander set over •300g dark cherries a bowl. Leave for 5 mins to drain well, then stir the cassis or Ribena into the captured juices. Trim (halved & stoned) the crusts from the bread slices and discard, losing as little bread as possible. Then use a pastry •200g black seedless grapes brush to spread a little of the berry juices over one side of each slice. Cut a circle from 1 slice (or 2 semi-circles from 2 slices) that will neatly cover the base of the basin, and push in – juice-side •140g golden caster sugar down. 4) Reserve some bread so that you have enough to cover the top of the basin, then halve the remaining slices into fat fingers – trimming to the correct length to line the sides of the basin.

•200g blackcurrant Then, juice-side down, work round the basin, overlapping the edges of the bread slightly and pressing them to stay in place, until the basin is completely lined with bread. Patch any gaps with •200g blueberry scraps. 5) Reserve a couple of spoonfuls of fruit to serve, then spoon the remainder into the •4 tbsp Crème de Cassis bread-lined basin, squishing the fruit down to level it. Reserve 150ml of the juices with the (or 2 tbsp Ribena) reserved berries, then pour the rest into the basin, concentrating on pouring it around the edges to soak into the bread. Jigsaw the reserved bread to neatly cover the top and seal in the fruit, this •400g white bread time placing it juice-side up. Loosely cover the top of the basin with cling film. Find a small plate (medium-sliced) that will fit snugly inside the basin and add 4 x 400g cans to weigh it down. Chill overnight with • Clotted or single cream the reserved juice and berries. 6) To serve, unwrap and invert the basin onto a serving plate with a lip to hold any juices . Peel off the cling film round the pudding. If you’ve any white bread patch(to serve - optional) es visible, spoon over some juice to colour it. Spoon the rest of the berries and juice onto the top of the pud and serve with clotted or single cream, if you like.

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LONDON CITY CONCOURS 2017

Last month the first City Concours to took place, at the Honourable Artillery Company's Central London headquarters.

The theme of the event was 'The Evolution of the Supercar'. We look at some of the highlights.

Shooting brake conversions are certainly a hit-and-miss affair, but this Aston Martin DB5 from Radford is certainly well resolved. One of just eight built, it's extremely rare and a little more practical than a regular DB5.

The Jaguar XJR-15 was very much a roadlegal race car, but it did mean that anyone not satisfied with the XJ220's turbocharged V6 could have a race-spec V12-engined Jaguar instead.

The 1973 De Tomaso Pantera GT5 was considered the best of the car’s 21-year production run and was Road Test Magazine’s Import car of the year beating out Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, and Porsche.

Fraser Nash Owners AFN Ltd became the only official importers and assemblers of BMW cars in the UK in 1934 until the outbreak of war in 1939. They sold the BMW 328 as Frazer Nash BMW.

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The Chevrolet El Camino was a coupé utility/pickup vehicle produced in the from1964-87, in 1970 Chevrolet's largest and most-powerful engine of the time was also put into a select few El Caminos. The SS LS6 454 had 450 hp, which provided 1/4-mile times in the lower 13-second range at around 108 mph (174 km/h).

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12 STRANGE HISTORICAL FACTS

THAT ARE ALMOST TOO WEIRD TO BE REAL, BUT THEY’RE ALL TRUE...

1) Albert Einstein could have been president of Israel when it was formed, but he declined.

2) Before dentures were invented, teeth were pulled from the mouths of dead people for use as prosthetics.

3) Roman Emperor Gaius, also known as Caligula, made one of his favorite horses a senator.

4) There’s a giant mushroom in Oregon’s Malheur National Forest with a root system that covers over 2,200 acres, making it the largest living organism in the world.

5) In 1929, researchers at Princeton University claimed that they had turned a living cat into a telephone.

6) Heroin was once a perfectly acceptable medicine prescribed for everything from coughs to headaches.

7) While Pope Gregory IX was in power, he declared that cats were to be associated with devil worship and had them exterminated in droves.

8) It’s believed that the disappearance of those cats cats helped rats spread the bubonic plague, or Black Death, that killed hundreds of millions of people in the 1300s.

9) The shortest war in history was the Anglo-Zanzibar War. It lasted just 38 minutes.

10) The Leaning Tower of Pisa was actually never straight to begin with.

The foundation began to sink when they started on the second floor.

11) A famous native American named Blackbird was said to have loved his horse so much that he was buried sitting on top of it.

12) Before there were alarm clocks, there were “knockers-up”, who were hired to shoot dried peas from a blow gun at people’s windows in order to wake them up in the morning.

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What’s On Guide...

July 5th to July 8th 2017: Weekend Beach Festival in Torre del Mar, one of the major music festivals in Spain. For more information see www.weekendbeach.es.

July 8th 2017: Jazz Concert in aid of the Cudeca Foundation organised by The Buchinger Wilhelmi Foundation, featuring the performance of Juan Galiardo Quartet. For more information and purchasing tickets, you can contact Cudeca by calling 952 565 910 or email: pr@cudeca.org.

10th July 2017: Medieval Market in Casares the streets are decorated for the occasion with flags and banners. And the great atmosphere created by the craft market, tearoom and medieval tavern.

June 10th to July 29th 2017: The City of Fuengirola Festival has an impressive line-up for 2017. This summer, artists of the status of Sting, Michael Nyman, Jamie Cullum and La Oreja de Van Gogh will perform at Sohail Castle. See www.jacksonlive.es/s/festival-ciudad-de-fuengirola for more information.

13th to 16th July 2017: Los Álamos Beach Festival returns to Torremolinos beach. For more information see www.losalamosbeach.com.

21st to 23rd July 2017: Gamepolis 2017 three days full of gaming, manufacturer's, developers, professionals, aficionados, fans and players will gather to share their love of video games.Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga. For more info see www.gamepolis.org.

July 13th to 26th August 2017: Starlight Festival, the favourite stage for international stars huge array of top stars are descending over Marbella including: Anastacia, Art Garfunkel , Elton John and Andrea Bocelli to name but a few. It's location in the open-air set in the imposing shadows of La Concha mountain, with perfect acoustics an amazing venue it’s an event not to be missed in Marbella – see page 63 for more details.

June 29th to August 7th 2017: The Terral 2017 Festival are concerts that are mainly held in the Cervantes Theatre, although they also take place in other venues in the capital. Artists such as Vicente Amigo, Mayte Marín, Dulce Pontes & Salif Keyta. For more information see www.teatrocervantes.com.

Every Monday: Age Care Drop In where people can chat, share experiences and find out about living in Spain at La Iglesia Bar, near Bonanza Square, Benalmadena Costa 11am -12.30pm.

Every Monday: Arts and Crafts Fair in Benahavis at 8pm in the Main Square in Benahavis.

Every Tuesday: The Costa Women Coffee Club meet every second Tuesday at 10am – 12.30pm for coffee, chats and other activities and is a social group designed to get ladies of all ages together. It’s best to join the group via Facebook or contact Emma on 608 408 771.

Every Tuesday: Age Care Coffee Morning at the Baptist Church, Calahonda, where people can chat, share experiences & take part in a variety of activities. Tel: 952 933 409 for info. 11 am – 1 pm.

Every Tuesday: Age Concern meet at the Manila bar in Los Boliches, next to the Yaramar hotel for Spanish lessons in the afternoon from 3.00pm until 3.45pm. Lifeline 652 537 615.

Every Wednesday: Age Care Drop In where people can chat, share experiences and find out about living in Spain at La Iglesia Bar, near Bonanza Square, Benalmadena Costa 11am -12.30pm.

Every Thursday: Age Concern meet at the Manila bar in Los Boliches, next to the Yaramar hotel for advice, support and friendship from 11.00am until 1.00pm. Pop in and meet new people and make new friends. Call 652 537 615.

Every Thursday: Age Care Drop come & chat, share experiences and find out about living in Spain held in The Pensioner's Bar, Paseo Maritimo La Cala, 11am-12.30pm.

Every Thursday: Market at Calypso, Calahonda.

Every Friday: Age Concern meet at El Caballo de Oro in La Cala from 11.30 until 1.00pm. In the main square behind Supersol. Advice, support and friendship. Lifeline 652 537 615.

Every Friday: Hard Rock Cafe: Live music happening every Friday see www.hardrock.com/cafes/marbella.

Every Sunday: FAMA have a car boot sale at the Hippodrome from 9am - 2pm.

Every Sunday: Craft Market in the Marbella Marina on the Teresa Zabell Pier: 12-6pm.

If you have an event, fundraiser or anything else please let us know...

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ocal Info Emergency Numbers

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Central number for Fire, Police & Ambulance National Police Local Police Guardia Civil dica

Medical

112 091 092 062

Emergency 061 Ambulance Marbella 902 505 061 Ambulance Coin 952 453 267

Train Timetables 902 240 202 Airports Malaga 952 048 844 Gibraltar 956 773 026

Health Centres

Marbella 952 769 946 Coin 952 452 767 San Pedro 952 787 700

Town Halls

Marbella 952 761 100 San Pedro 952 453 020 La Cala de Mijas 952 493 208 Fuengirola 952 589 300 Estepona 952 801 100

Fire Brigade

Emergency number 080 Marbella 952 774 349 Estepona 952 804 483 Fuengirola 952 461 046

Consulates

British Ireland Denmark Sweden Germany France U.S.A

952 952 952 952 952 952 952

Marbella Coin Estepona Fuengirola San Pedro

952 771 442 952 822 818 952 822 818 952 467 457 952 785 252

352 475 226 604 212 226 474

300 108 373 383 442 590 891

Tourist Information

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Transport

Bus Stations Marbella 952 764 400 Coin 952 450 366 San Pedro 952 781 396 Estepona 952 800249 For a list of complete times www.andalucia.com/travel/bus

Markets

Monday - Marbella (fairground site on east side) Tuesday - Fuengirola (fairground near Los Boliches) Wednesday -Estepona (Avda.

Juan Carlos) La Cala - Feria ground.

Thursday - San Pedro (Recinto Ferial) Calypso (Mijas Costa).

Alhaurin el Grande - (La Fama) Saturday - Coin (Calle Urbano Pineda), Nueva Andalucia (Next to Centro Plaza the Bullring) and La Cala - Feria ground.

Sunday - Puerto Estepona (Marina).

Cinemas

All the Cinemas listed below show films in English as well as Spanish. Call first to check what is showing that week.

Marbella: Cinesur Plaza del Mar 952 766 941 La CaĂąada 902 333 231 Puerto Banus: Gran Marbella 952 810 077 Coin: La Trocha 951 315 039 Fuengirola Cinesur Miramar 902 221 622

Chemists

24 hour chemist Urb. Artola, Ctra. Cadiz Km 194. Marbella.

Tel: 952 83 25 89

Taxis

Marbella Taxis 952 774 488 Mijas Costa Taxis 952 476 593

Diary Dates

4th July 2017: Independence Day. 4th to the 9th July 2017: Feria, Estepona. (Many businesses will be working shorter hours during this week).

16th July 2017: Virgin del Carmen - AndalucĂ­a. The Virgin is the patron saint of the fishermen. Many places have fiestas and parades the biggest celebrations on the Costa del Sol take place in Estepona, Marbella & Fuengirola.

check out our website www.costalinkmagazine.com for cinema listings in VOSE

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S TA R S I GN S

A look at what's in store for you during July 2017...

Capricorn

Capricorn, July is going to be hot! The Sun and Mars are both so full of energy meaning you have so much vitality you don’t know what to do with it… The configuration of July 2017 increases the need for interaction of all kinds, love, laughs or maybe also heated arguments. Passion or war, it’s all or nothing. Venus with Jupiter in your sign offers great promise and luck this month, achievements or opportunities when it comes to profession. Teamwork is on the cards at this time the stars are demanding your involvement to make decisions Financially; things take a new turn, more obvious during the last week. Don’t spend everything; keep some emergency funds for a rainy day! Take care of yourself this month try not to over do it.

Take a step back to review all your avenues before chasing ahead, don’t let your guard down!

Aquarius

Aquarius, with Mercury in your sign this month you are getting a little flirty. You seem to have eyes for the intelligent quick-witted and eloquent among us. If you are in a relationship then things are about to get serious you are discussing about living together or marriage about taking the next step. During the last week of the month, the Sun and Mars enter your sign giving you lots of action on the LOVE front. If you haven’t scheduled your holiday time yet then July is the month to do. You will be so busy all month you’ll need one You’ll see things move along, but will have to work hard, at times under pressure, in emergency circumstances or even crises. You should negotiate in a pragmatic manner and analyse all contractual details related to money. Plan your work schedule so you won’t run into a crisis of time – and share some of the tasks!

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Aries

Taurus

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Pisces, July 2017 is a month of romance. The Sun and Mars are in your sign meaning that love can suddenly burst into existence, when you least expect it, and it’s the kind of love that burns with big flames and attracts all sorts of trouble. Where a new love is out of the question, it can be about a revival of the older one, particularly on a physical level. Maybe it’s time to experiment more or try more adventurous things. Venus and Jupiter bring you luck during July 2017 when it comes to investments, particularly those in property. You have a lot of physical energy this month, so you can stand out through sports. You excel when it comes to promoting or launching a new. On the other hand, July 2017 marks the beginning of a term of re-examination and re-evaluation of your professional life. Try to relax when you can, make the most of the summer.

Aries, expect a stressful month this July 2017. Although it will be busy sometimes you’ll feel like a headless chicken. Love is on the horizon. There may be hurdles along the way, but luck is on your side, giving you happy dates, exchanges of ideas meant to help you along in your relationship, and other events that make you very happy. The first two weeks of the month stimulate your competitiveness and entrepreneurial spirit. The month is also significant in terms of negotiations or collaborations; you need to be patient and correctly evaluate the consequences of your decisions. You can let your creativity run wild throughout July 2017, but more so during the first few weeks. Financially, you run into small blockages but all in all you come out a winner. Give yourself enough time to rest make time for yourself get outdoors and enjoy the summer weather.

Taurus, things might be a little tense for you during the first two weeks of July 2017, Mars is in configuration mood; heated arguments could be brewing on the home front. They can be about anything, but mostly to do with money other people or relatives. Things settle down after July 20th, which will be a relief. On the work and finance front: some sources of income get blocked, but new ones appear; some transactions are profitable, others not so much. Work is stressful but productive, and from time to time you get surprisingly lucky. It’s essential that you not rush when it comes to decisions or negotiations.

You are feeling slightly lackluster this month and not in the best of shape, so use your energy as efficiently as possible. You might go through a term of agitation and crankiness. Pay attention and be careful!

Gemini, because of Venus being in your sign this July it is one of the most favorable months of 2017 for you. Venus and Jupiter bring new vigor to your love life so you’re in for some special weeks, during which something special is bound to happen. If you are single now is a great time to meet that special someone. Jupiter and Venus, also have great news on the work front meaning that July 2017 promises luck and achievements, regardless of your line of work. During the first two weeks, you make decisions, buy and sell you’ll have great capacity to make a lot of money. Your mood is excellent, and you have plenty of energy. Even if the month is pretty tense by and large, you can relax. It’s a great term for holidays and having fun.

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Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Cancer, with the Sun and Mars situated exactly in your sign, during the first two weeks of July 2017 you are hot to trot, looking for love and you are going to find it! Mars sees that you could be predispose toward carelessness or conflict. Play nicely Cancer! Be careful with how you moderate and direct your feelings, so you won’t end up in unpleasant situations. July 2017 is a very active month for you on the work front, particularly during the first two weeks. The Sun and Mars amplify your ambition they give you admirable stamina, which is so necessary to reaching some significant goals. Wherever you turn, you run into opportunities or challenges, so you can’t stay on the sidelines but have to get fully involved and trust in your success and victory. You’re full of vitality and energy, particularly during the first two weeks.

Leo, July 2017 brings you a battle between the tendency to fly on the wings of love or to see things from a more lucid and realistic angle. Venus and Saturn receive dissonant aspects from deceitful Neptune, while alert Mercury tries to always pay attention. Things are a bit murky, but not in a truly harmful way. But the planets that are responsible with your love life are in a pretty lucky position, so things end up in your favour. During the first two weeks of the month you’d better take a holiday. Because the Sun and Mars are in you’re sign meaning there is not so much going on professionally. But it’s a good term for adding things up as well as strengthening professional connections. The wind returns into your sails during the last week of July 2017, when projects begin to become more concrete. This term that is favorable toward success also extends to next month. Things improve financially.

Virgo, Jupiter will make slight changes to your relationship throughout July 2017 certain pressures during the first two weeks. But there is also good news related to money you enjoy professional success that impacts on life as a couple maybe some material comfort. The atmosphere in the relationship remains of a rather practical nature, and romance, if it makes an appearance! Is more likely toward end of month. Venus’ and Jupiter – situated in your sign are bringing luck and success with an effect upon reputation and finances.

The month gives you generous space to analyse, and work on your own or behind the scenes. Giving you the tools you need to go forward and make success. You should take care of yourself; take any issue with your health very seriously. Focus on what matters and avoid going off-track, tiredness, and over-doing it!

Libra, during July 2017 you’re not prone to being emotional. Mars is in your sign and is seeking more things like status and prestige not subtle emotion or soppy love. You’re drawn to the kind of partner that generates admiration maybe is your boss. It’s not out of the question to have a long-distance liaison or with someone from abroad. If you are in a relationship then it’s possible that as a couple’s your efforts are aimed toward fulfilling social ambitions or reaching a joint goal. July 2017 is extremely motivating, provocative month on the work front but it’s going to be demanding. The Sun feeds your need for prestige and helps you assert yourself and shine. Your financial status depends a lot on professional actions and decisions. July can be particularly stressful for Librans, particularly during the first two weeks. Approach things with humor and try to not get too worked up!

Scorpio, Venus is in your sign this month and has you delving deeply you’re your relationship, you try to go beyond the surface to analyse your partner’s psychological mechanisms, to find out the deepest secrets. But do you really want to find out? Maybe it would be a good idea at this time to look at things from another perspective; finances and joint goods can be a very lively topic now. During July 2017 both the Sun and Mars work there magic with regard your career you’re very involved and have a lot of energy to invest in topics to do with strangers and abroad or long-distance collaborations. This month could be very profitable; money flow to do with work should be very profitable. You might think you’re invincible this month. You don’t have your usual stamina take it easy when you can.

Sagittarius, Venus and Jupiter are in your sign this month and you have a niggling feeling that something is up. But you just can’t put your finger on it. Well by the middle of the mount you’ll have found inner peace a feeling that will be amazing and great for your soul. The stars foretell a favourable evolution related to travel or a change in spiritual environment this will all have a great effect on your love. July 2017 has significant financial connotations. Pluto, the Sun, and Mars are in your skies be careful what decisions and transactions you make. Don’t spend without thinking! If you want to take a loan or start a business, evaluate your resources in a very lucid manner! You are feeling slightly lack luster this month afflictions you already have might manifest themselves more clearly, take care of yourself you’ll start feeling back to normal in the last weeks of the month

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puzzle Link The Words

Solutions on page 80

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In each of these puzzles, three words are listed. All you have to do is find another word that can either precede or follow each word linking them:

1)

_____

WORK

BOX

RIDING

3)

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SOAP

HOUSE

SINGER

PIECE

RING

2) 4) 5)

____ ___ ___

NUT

DUST

DEAF

BIRD

TRAP

COMMANDER GENTLE

Guess The Celeb

A

B

Sudoku

Brain Teaser A Cutting Conundrum...

A travelling salesman arrives in a small town and decides he wants to get a haircut.

There are only two barbershops in the town there is one on East Street and there is one on West Street.

The East Street barbershop is a mess, and the barber has the worst haircut the salesman has ever seen.

The West Street barbershop is neat and clean, its barber's hair looks as good as a movie star's.

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Which barbershop does the traveler go to for his haircut, and why?

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Crossword

Across: 1. Second longest American river (11) 9. Starts a sentence (7,6) 10. Job delivering newspapers (8) 12. Metal money (4) 14. Mock playfully (5) 15. Substance of tusks (5) 19. Biblical utopian garden (4) 20. Of class Asteriodia (8) 22. VCR (5,8) 24. Puberty (11) Down: 2. Fairy (3) 3. Ridicule with satire (8) 4. Pink game fish (6) 5. Object (4) 6. Perfume of petals and spices (9) 7. Suffix for an observing instrument (5) 8. Salt water (5) 11. Alledged (9) 13. Cooked for too long (8) 16. Composed of neurones (5) 17. Greek capital (6) 18. Lucky object (5) 21. Dirt (4) 23. I’m a celeb presenter, Ant & ___ (3)

Name The Film

A In Paris in 1931, the story follows an B orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton (2011).

A pro tennis player has lost his ambition.

Fortunately for him, he meets a young player on the women's circuit who helps him recapture his focus for the game (2004).

Say What You See...

frontier frontier frontier

SPlostACE

HOLD 00:01:00

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The Jokespage

Jokespage

Reverse Psychology? Iris, my sister-in-law, is a long distance lorry driver. She decided to get a dog for protection for the long days and nights that she was away from home. As she studied a likely candidate, the breeder told her, 'I must warn you that he doesn't like men.' 'Perfect', Iris thought and promptly bought the dog. Some time later as she was leaving a transport café, two men approached her, in the car park, and Iris watched to see how her new 'bodyguard' would react.

It soon became clear that the breeder hadn't been joking, because as the men got closer, the dog ran under the nearest car and hid.

A priest and pastor from the local parishes are standing by the side of the road holding up a sign that reads, “The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late!”

They planned to hold up the sign to each passing car. “Leave us alone, you religious nuts!” yelled the first driver as he sped by.

From around the curve they heard screeching tires and a big splash.

“Do you think,” said one clergy to the other, “we should just put up a sign that says 'Bridge Out' instead?”

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A young man was walking down the road with a box of tape. His neighbour stopped him to find out what he was up to.

"I'm going to catch some ducks with this duck tape." the young man said. "Nah man, that's not how it works!" the neighbour replied. Much to his surprise, half an hour later the man returned with a crate full of ducks. The next day the young man travelled past his neighbour again, this time with a huge roll of chicken wire.

"What are you up to now?" the neighbour questioned "I'm going to catch some chickens"

the young man exclaimed "Nah man, seriously, that's not what it's for!" the neighbour said. But incredibly, later that day the young man returned with a cage full of live chickens. A few days later the young man passed his neighbour, this time carrying a large bundle of pussy willows.

"Hold on!" the neighbour said excitedly, "I'm going to get my hat."

A woman calls her husband into the bedroom. "Now Mike...

I want you to take off my blouse!" "Good.."

"Now I also want you to take off my Bra." "Good..." "Very good..."

"Now can you take off my knickers."

"Very Good! Now, don't let me catch you wearing them again!"

A bus stops and two Italian men get on. They sit down and engage in an animated Conversation. The lady sitting next to them ignores them at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of them say the following: 'Emma come first. Den I come. Den two asses come together. I come once-a-more!

Two asses, they come together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come one LastaTime.'

The lady can't take this any more, 'You foul-mouthed sex obsessed pig. 'She retorted indignantly. 'In this country, we don't speak aloud in public places about our sex lives.'

'Hey, cooladown lady, ' said the man.

'Who talkin'aboutasex? I'm a just atellin my frienda how to spell ' Mississippi '.

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puzzle Trivia Quiz Answers 1) Midas 2) 10 3) 2 4) The Amazon River

which is 6992 Kilometers

5) 2 6) Absolutely Fabulous 7) Eye 8) Valetta 9) Blue 10) ABBA 11) October 12) Ladybird 13) Springfield 14) Charing Cross 15) Circumference 16) M25 17) USSR 18) Dire Straits 19) Vauxhall 20) Colony 21) His Wife 22) Alsatian 23) Emma 24) Clouseau 25) Pony 26) Venice 27) Japan 28) Room 29) Polo 30) 5

Answers from 24, 70 & 71

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Link The Words 1) Horse 2) Wing 3) Opera 4) Man 5) Ear

Guess The Celeb Keith Lemon Courteney Cox

Brain Teaser

Answer: The traveler goes to have his hair cut at the barbershop on East Street. He figures that since there are only two barbers in town the East Street barber must have his hair cut by the West Street barber and vice versa. So if the traveler wants to look as good as the West Street barber (the one with the good haircut), he'd better go to the man who cuts the West Street barber's hair - the East Street barber. The reason the West Street barbershop is so clean and neat is that it rarely gets customers.

Crossword Solution

Sudoku Solution

Name The Film Hugo (2011) Wimbledon (2004)

Say What You See

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1) The Last (Final) Frontier 2) Lost in Space 3) Hold on a Minute

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