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Man injured on yacht A MAN was burned in a fire that broke out on the yacht on which he was sailing in Velez-Malaga waters. He was saved by another boat’s crew before his own vessel sank.
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Moclinejo will not be first ‘gay town’ THE town of Moclinejo will not be painted pink to attract gay tourists. The organiser of the International Gay Trade Fair ‘Expogays’ in Torremolinos, Javier Checa had proposed to make the typical white-washed, 1,200 person town into the first gay village in the world. The idea would be to
create gay-friendly spaces including a ‘cruising’ park, where same sex encounters would not be frowned upon and a 600 home housing complex for gay tourists painted pink. The proposal also included naming several streets after famous artists from the Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community.
According to Mayor Antonio Muñoz (PP), “the construction promoters never asked for a building licence,” despite the strong media reaction that attracted “phone calls from all over the world from people who were interested.” The mayor also stated the project would be allowed as long as it did
not include ‘risqué ideas’ like the cruising park. However the work did not move forward. Checa said people misunderstood his proposal, and seemed to believe he wanted to create a tourist ‘ghetto’ for members of the LGBT community. He clarified he was simply interested in focusing on the LGBT population to offer them a different tourist product. Checa also stated even though the idea did not succeed in Moclinejo, he thinks it will thrive somewhere else, because “many people wanted to invest money in the project.”
THE centric ‘San Miguel’ School in Nerja was recently robbed of several musical instruments and technological equipment.
New rules VELEZ-MALAGA Town Hall will present new municipal regulations this week, which will specify the new rules street vendors will have to follow.
No parking NERJA Town Hall intends to protect the area around the Chillar River from rubbish and cars by prohibiting tourists from parking outside of designated parking lots.
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Olympic torch takes a trip to AlmuĂąecar KEVIN BARTLETT, one of the London 2012 Olympic torchbearers, has brought his torch to AlmuĂąecar. Bartlett, who visits the town several times a year, works for Social Services in Northern Ireland and is a rugby referee. He was chosen to carry the torch as a substitute for the original bearer. Bartlett showed off the torch at a presentation at La Italiana cafĂŠ in the town, explaining that each Olympic torch has 8,000 holes in it, representing the ‘inspirational’ people who were elected to represent their communities on the torch’s journey all over the UK.
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Olive trees burned A FIRE that broke out in Alcaucin burned 1.3 hectares of olive trees near to a residential area. The houses were not affected.
Tax mistakes A GROUP of Totalan residents have complained that the latest property value revision, which was done in 2009, contained mistakes, forcing them to pay higher taxes.
OLYMPIC HONOUR: Kevin Bartlett carrying the torch in Northern Ireland. He was joined at the event by Social Welfare and Sports
Councillors Carmen Reinoso and Luis Aragon, respectively.
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Local businesses against new shopping mall MEMBERS of Velez-Malaga Business Association (ACEV) have shown their disapproval of the project for a new shopping centre in Torre del Mar.
Mayor Francisco Delgado’s plans to allow the centre to be built across from the ‘Ingenio’ mall have received much criticism by ACEV
members, creating conflict from within the association because its president Jose Cotilla is also the promoter who will build the new shopping mall.
THE third edition of the Playa de Granada Golf Tournament will take place at Los Moriscos Gold Club in Motril this weekend.
Cotilla’s company Taramillas Zona Empresarial plans to construct a shopping centre on a 90,000m2 plot on the side of the motorway.
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Boy hurt in boating accident By Joe Chivers A boy, 12, was seriously injured after falling from a Zodiac inflatable boat, off Maro beach in Nerja. He was travelling on the rigid inflatable boat with two other children and his father. When he fell into the water, he hit the propeller, which caused deep cuts to his arm, stomach and legs.
He was admitted to the intensive care unit at Malaga Children’s Hospital, where he is reported to be in a very serious condition and requires a ventilator. He underwent surgery immediately after being admitted. Local residents who witnessed the accident and saw blood in the water called the emergency services, who
attended with two ambulances. The boy's condition was stabilised at the scene, and he was then airlifted to hospital. The boy’s family is well known in Nerja, where his father, who the boat belongs to, works in the construction sector. None of the other occupants of the boat required medical assistance.
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THE Construction councillor at Moclinejo Town Hall, Salvador Escaño, has publicly denied recent accusations by PSOE party members that he illegally connected his home to a power supply.
Opera concerts THE Andalucian Lyrical Theatre will present the opera pieces ‘Three Tenors’ and ‘Luisa Fernanda’ at Manuel Laza Palacio School in Rincon de la Victoria on August 28 and 29.
Three arrested THREE men were arrested for allegedly leaving a 20year-old woman in the middle of the road from Benajarafe to Malaga. One of them, the victim’s partner, allegedly hit her as well.
RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Town Hall invested €6,000 in the renovation of the care home in Torre de Benagalbon, saving 50 per cent of estimated costs by using town hall resources and supplies.
No cleaners NO TAKERS: Boris’ luxury villa named Son Coll which lies amid olive groves outside the Mallorca town of Arta.
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NLIKE many foreign homeowners in Spain who want to sell up, Boris Becker is unlikely to be short of a euro or three. For although the former tennis star’s luxury Mallorca villa is set to go under the hammer at a court-enforced auction on September 28, the 44year-old still possesses commercial sell-ability. Proof is that last week one well-heeled charity event diner in London paid €26,250 for the chance to play tennis against the three-times Wimbledon ace. Becker has not been seen at his Mallorca bolthole one hour’s drive from Palma and which carried a €13 million price tag for ‘a long time’, according to a woman caretaker. Recently a Palma judge - on the
advice of a valuation expert - ruled that bidding for the home should start at €8.5 million in a move that profits from the long-awaited sale can settle debts for building and landscaping work said to total around €710,000. Becker’s lawyers had argued that the debts ought to have been settled by the estate agents handling the property sale under an agreement that they pay all upkeep while it remains on the market. But this was rejected by the courts, leading to the auction. Meanwhile, Boris, second wife Lilly and toddler son Amadeus, recently moved from a stylish rented London property to live in a more modest home nearby.
Authorities warn of gas scam NERJA police have issued a warning to protect citizens from a gas revision scam that has become increasingly popular. According to town hall spokespeople, the economic crisis has spurred a rise in scams that try to cheat citizens out of money. Several foreigners, mostly senior citizens, have been intimidated in their homes by false gas company inspectors that charge up to €270 for unnecessary gas installation revisions. Mandatory gas revisions in Spain are made every five years, by the consumer’s preferred supplier, although they are never done without making an appointment. Nerja has two companies that have local offices where consumers can ask for appointments when needed; Repsol and Cepsa.
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THE parent’s association at IES Reyes Catolicos high school in VelezMalaga met with the Education, Culture and Sports councillor, Patricia Alba, to study the possibility of expanding the school’s English and French bilingual programmes.
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WEDNESDAY (August 15) is a national holiday honouring the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Banks and shops will be closed on this day.
FRIGILIANA will celebrate from August 23 to 26 its annual ‘Three Culture Festival,’ which commemorates the coexistence of Muslims, Jews and Christians during the Middle Ages.
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Tax Minister, Cristobal Montoro, who admitted that there will be further cutbacks in 2013, and that this is “just the beginning”, as even sectors with reduced budgets are likely to suffer further adjustments.
Aerial show AN AERIAL dance and acrobatics performance known as ‘Natura’ played by the theatre and circus company ‘Circo de la Naturaleza’ took place yesterday (Wednesday) in Salobreña as part of the XXI Trend Festival.
Irregularity report Patron party on exams THE annual three day THE Independent Police Union of Andalucia (SIP-AN) has reported alleged irregularities in examinations held to cover the position of deputy inspector at the Velez Police Station.
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the total number 5,693,100 ispeople unemployed
RINCON DE LA VICTORIA temporarily lost its street-cleaning machines two weeks ago due to a negative ITV test, although at least three will be ready for this week.
of in Spain according to data from the National Institute of Statistics for the second quarter of 2012. This is almost 1 per cent more than the first quarter, despite many hoping for summer jobs.
festivities honouring the patron saints Virgen del Carmen and Saint Joaquin took place last weekend in Carchuna - Calahonda, Motril.
and finally... A WOMAN, aged 74, was arrested when Tarifa Port in Cadiz. She had disembarking at arrived on a ferry from Morocco. It was discovered that she was carrying almost four kilos of hashish which were in pellets taped to her body under her clothing.
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1,725 people are stung by jellyfish in July CIVIL PROTECTION volunteers had to treat 1,725 beachgoers for jellyfish stings this July at Almuñecar beaches. According to the head of Almuñecar’s civil defence department, Cecilio Fajardo, beachgoers are not willing to listen to the recommendations of the beaches’ lifeguards, despite being told that they are endangering their lives. July’s report stated a total of 26 lifeguard boats had to assist people who were in danger of hurting themselves or others while sailing. The volunteers in charge of the beaches of Almuñecar also helped find six people who were lost.
Sit-in ended although the fight goes on THE sit-in at Colmenar Town Hall organised by PSOE, IU and Convergencia
Andaluza councillors has ended, although they have not given up on their cause.
The councillors had been protesting against the order to shut down the ‘Los
San Bernardo celebrations MACHARAVIAYA recently celebrated the traditional festivities in honour of its patron saint, Bernardo. The celebrations included an altar procession of a statue in the likeness of San Bernardo, live music, paella, comedian performances and an outdoor foam party. Included an altar procession of the statue.
Nerja beaches lose their blue flag status By Joe Chivers AN inspection by the Association for the Environment and Consumer Education has lead to El Playazo and Maro beaches losing their blue flag status, and Torrecilla and Maro beaches being listed as ‘pending’ due
to several problems which must be fixed, or they will also lose their Blue Flags. The councillor for beaches, Nieves Atencia has said that the blue flags were withdrawn due to public and private behaviour, and not due to the
quality of the beaches. Among the reasons listed were: cars parked on the road and sand, barbecues being held on the sand, infrequent collection of rubbish and a lack of signs illustrating the meaning of warning flags.
Montes’ senior home in September. The sit-in has ended given the President of Malaga Provincial Government, Elias Bendodo, and mayor Antonio Fernandez (PP) have not responded to their protest. The group of councillors’ next move will be to convene an emergency plenary session in which they intend to debate “new political measures that will defend Colmenar from a decision that will leave us without a care home for senior citizens after 31 years of service.” The councillors also stated the “centre is in the best possible condition given recent investments” and accused the mayor of obeying his party’s orders and not fighting the town’s interests.
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Less Olympic traffic ACCORDING to Olympic organisers, London traffic has dropped 17 per cent since the Games began.
Case solved THE murder of nineyear-old Christopher Laverack in Humberside has been solved 28 years after his death. An independent assessment found conclusive evidence against his uncle, who died in 2008 while in jail for sexually abusing four boys.
Twitter case A UK based company has decided to withdraw legal action against a tweeter ‘@UnSteve Dorkland’ for allegedly hacking into company accounts, after he had been mocking its chief executive with a twitter account bearing his name.
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Circumcision rights JEWISH and Muslim youths from Berlin are organising a petition against the Cologne district court’s decision to criminalise nonmedical circumcisions. They believe the right to be circumcised is a vital part of their religions.
Suicide help THE German justice minister has drafted a law to protect doctors and care-givers from being legally prosecuted should they decide to be suicide assistants for terminally ill patients.
Granny thief A 59-YEAR-OLD grandmother from France was sentenced to five years in prison in Frankfurt for trying to steal diamonds from a jewellery store.
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Court shelves case against the police A COURT in Girona has shelved a case regarding the death of an Argentinean man in a police station cell last month. His family sustained the 41-year-old was abused by police, leading to his death. He is the son of the former president of the ‘Independiente’
International Left Handed Day MONDAY August 13 is International Left Handed Day, honouring lefties all over the world. Although celebrating left handedness in Spain is not as popular as in other countries, more and more people are aware of the problems and disadvantages around 10 per cent of the population have.
football team from Trelew, Argentina, Omar Torroija. He had been living in Spain since 2005 and has a young daughter. He had allegedly been living as a squatter in Girona. The judge, however, closed the case after viewing CCTV images from the police station in which the man is
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seen attempting to hang himself using his own shirt. An autopsy revealed there were no bruises or abrasions on the body which would suggest torture and that the man died from lack of oxygen to the brain. He was arrested after being caught stealing from a car. He did not resist arrest. When he got to the police station, his laces, belt and other objects which he could use to harm himself were taken from him and he declined his right to make a phone call. The family reported the case to the Argentinian press, reporting torture and a cover-up by the Catalan police. The lawyer they hired has claimed he will demand a more in-depth investigation into the death. According to the family, his death was not reported Being left handed can cause problems. to the consulate until two weeks later.
TWO people were travelling in a plane which crashed after delivering a heart for transplant at Oviedo University Hospital. The two men, aged 37 and 35, were returning to base when the plane crashed for unknown reasons some two kilometres from Santiago de Compostela airport. Residents in the area said there was a thick mist at the time. They had flown to Oporto to pick up the organ and the medical team to Asturias, and after leaving them at Aviles Airport, were returning to Santiago de Compostela. They were heading for the runway when the plane lost altitude and crashed in a wooded area. The plane was located less than 20 minutes after the crash.
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‘Too drunk’ for own good NORWAY - A man was deemed ‘too drunk for his own good’ by police officers who decided to him to hospital instead of jail when they found him at Cardemoen airport in Oslo.
Naked sleeper SWEDEN – A naked man, aged 35, broke into a flat and fell asleep next to an unknown woman. He kicked down doors to enter the building and was still asleep when police arrived.
North Pole DENMARK – The North Pole may belong to Greenland, and by extension to Denmark, claim Danish geologists who are going on location to confirm it.
New winter fuel payment hope for expat pensioners BRITISH state pensioners in Spain are a step nearer to receiving the £200 (€250) winter fuel allowance. At present only pensioners who received the allowance prior to moving abroad - including to Spain and elsewhere get the once-a-year winter payment. This has left tens of thousands of expatriates overseas fighting for the allowance against counter British Government claims that by living in a warmer climate they should not be entitled to it. The British Expatriates Association (Spain) has been leading the fight on behalf of British pensioners in Spain. David Burrage of Alfaz del Pi, Alicante, association co-founder and legal advisor, is delighted by the latest step forward in the years-long battle for all
SPANISH CLIMATE: Winters may be warmer than in UK but can still be cold and damp.
pensioners to be entitled to the allowance. “This is exactly what has been needed. We advise people to continue to put in claims for the payment, and go to formal appeal if necessary in respect of earlier years of lost payment.
“This has been a long, uphill battle for us since the inception of this benefit, although we never doubted we would eventually succeed,” said Burrage, a pensioner who has lived in Spain for 22 years. While providing extra summer cheer, payment of
the fuel allowance is far from a done deal. The UK’s Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has already vowed to create a rule on eligibility by temperature. “We will fight these ridiculous EU rules. It is ludicrous we could have to
pay more pensioners living in hot countries,” he told one British newspaper. Burrage added that the Secretary of State should educate himself as to how difficult and expensive it is for residents of Spain to keep warm in winter. But the Department of Work and Pensions conceded it was now possible that ‘people living in the European Economic Area may be entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment’. Thousands of British expatriates living in Spain have claimed that while winters may be warmer here than in Britain, the allowance should be paid as an entitlement as fully paid-up pensionersany. “I spend more than €800 every winter on logs,” said Roy Gregory, a pensioner living in Alhaurin El Grande near Malaga. It is not certain if payments will be backdated.
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Stat of week FOREIGN tourists spent €23.6 billion in Spain during the first six months of 2012, an average of €111 each per day.
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Property boost from sick euro By Business Editor Brendan Small ONGOING poor euro exchange rates against the British pound are providing a small ray of hope over limited parts of the Spanish second
homes market, with bargain-hunting Britons jumping on to the property ladder as house, apartment and villa prices continue to fall. The strength of the pound now sees it worth around €1.28, compared to €1.14 a year ago. Additionally Spanish property has suffered its biggest slump in value over the past year since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2007, with national economic need with money they did woes and banking not have,” he added. problems creating even Catholics - and all ‘people greater pressure on of goodwill’ - could forego real estate. one of their extra bonus But overseas payments to charities, mortgage specialist helping those most broker Conti which affected. operates in 45 Meanwhile, it has been countries reported a 33 revealed that middle-class per cent rise in Spanish jobless people are mortgage enquiries becoming the ‘new poor’ in over May and June Spain, with immigrants no compared to previous longer a majority at social monthly averages. dining rooms throughout Claire Nessling, the nation. director at Conti, said: Equal to the soup “The Spanish market kitchens of the 1930s’ has reached a low Depression, most people point, so buyers are attending dining rooms in shopping for a bargain, Madrid, Valencia and with the growing Barcelona, plus in leading strength of the pound resorts and towns and low interest rates elsewhere, are middle-aged making holiday homes unemployed Spanish men. attractively affordable.”
Give bonus pay to charities plea BONUS payments received by workers should be donated to charity, the Bishop of San Sebastian has urged. Employees traditionally receive an extra month’s pay in June and December, although most civil servants stand to lose their Christmas payout to the government’s austerity measures. “Despite this, the populace should show solidarity towards those now suffering most,” said Jose Ignacio Munilla. “The crisis is a sin we are all accessories to. “Administrations compromised the future by spending money they did not have, and people bought what they did not
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SPAIN’S banks are haemorrhaging money with depositors reportedly continuing to pull cash out at a frightening rate. More than €40 billion was withdrawn in May, according to a new report from the Bank of Spain. That made total withdrawals for the first five months of the year to €163 billion, representing about 16 per cent of the nation’s GDP. Domestic banks sending money abroad, foreign lenders pulling out cash and mostly non-resident investors dumping domestic assets are said to be jointly responsible for the huge losses. The figures show that austerity measures and requests to help recapitalise Spanish banks only calmed investors temporarily.
BETTER BUYS: Ever-lower prices and a strengthening pound against the euro are giving real estate sales a ray of hope.
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Is there stamp duty on a shop rental contract?
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I am in the process of renting shop premises in Fuengirola. The rental is to be €2,100 a month, and a gestor tells me that I will have to pay stamp duty of €1,000. Is this absolutely necessary, as I have never heard of it before? D G (Costa del Sol)
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The short answer is that it is not absolutely necessary to register your contract and to pay the corresponding stamp duty, but it is a very good idea to ensure that the terms of the contract can be You and the effectively enforced. Let’s go into a little Law in Spain more detail. By David Searl The rental contract can be a simple written agreement between you and the owner of the premises. This private agreement may serve very well as long as it is perfectly clear and no serious dispute arises. However, very few contracts cover all the possible situations that can arise. What if you cannot pay the rent for a time? Is this specified? What if the landlord sells the premises? Do you have the right to continue in the shop? Usually it is better to have a formal contract, which you make before a Spanish notary, and which is then registered in a special section of the Property Registry. This registration requires payment of stamp duty, just as if you were registering the purchase of a house in your name, along with the notary fee. Your contract is then a registered legal document and its terms can be enforced more effectively. The fee for this registration has risen steadily recently and is now 1.5 per cent. This percentage is applied to the total contract amount. Your contract sounds like it comes to about €25,000 a year, which would give about €375 for the stamp duty, usually referred to as Actos Juridicos. If the agreement is for a total of three years, this would put your stamp duty somewhere around the fee set by the gestoria. David will respond to queries but reserves the right to select letters which will be of interest to the greatest number of readers. You can also consult David through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola. ask@lawtaxspain.com or call 952 667 090.
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Finger of blame pointed for frauds PAY freezes, unemployment and inflation are to blame for rises in company insider frauds, according to CIFAS, the UK fraud prevention service.
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When a real crisis is not seen as the top priority AS many will know, I have often considered the ‘peripheral’ members of the Eurozone, and suggested means by which their problems might be resolved. Most solutions have revolved around the impoverished southern countries voluntarily quitting the Euro instead of just passively waiting until a final economic collapse forces them out. Now, however, Ambrose EvansPritchard, a leading financial correspondent, has come up with an intriguingly alternative plan. Taking Spain’s predicament as a prime example of a bad situation mainly of the national banks’ own making - rendered even worse by political interference and incompetence, he suggests that the debt-ridden peripheral countries, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Italy and perhaps Ireland - should form their own bloc. Then, using their joint ECB voting representation (against Germany’s two votes, plus a few from other ‘hard-core’ states) they should compel the European Central Bank (ECB) to comply with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty which oblige that entity to ‘contribute to the stability of the financial system’, thus forcing a showdown. Of course, pointing as it might to ECB bond purchases, this would run contrary to Germany’s long-
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standing mistrust of anything that smacks of its own taxpayers being obliged to dig even deeper than they already do, to cover the undoubted costs of such a move. It may also prove to be the proverbial last straw, leading to the hard core nations, led by Germany, storming out in protest. But if this were to happen, it might in fact be the best solution, the final cutting away of the wreckage, and leaving the path clear for a once-again prosperous Europe. With the ‘hard core’ removed from the equation, the ‘Club Med’ countries would have the Eurozone to themselves, which would of course lead to the single currency being drastically devalued on international markets. At first sight FOUR consecutive years of falls in completed this might appear home builds have been recorded in Spain a truly frightening since the 2007 peak in construction, official prospect, but just data shows. In total this represents a 74 per think about it for cent fall in the market overall. a moment.
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A devalued Euro would provide these nations with many of the advantages of reverting to their own currencies, but with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty providing backup from the ECB. Such a realignment would, following a settling-down period with the devalued Euro, allow these countries to recover their competitiveness while honouring their euro-debt contracts. There would be difficult times of course, but for the presently-desperate Eurozone citizens, a glimmer of light in the darkness, leading eventually to the clearing of debts and, should they wish, to making a new start with their own separate currencies. Dearly as I would like to claim credit for these revolutionary ideas, it is Evans-Pritchard who must be awarded top spot on the podium, with a gold medal glinting in the sun. Ideas are wonderful, capable of changing - sometimes quite drastically - the course of individuals and nations, but they need the will to bring them to fruition. Perhaps it’s time the politicians of the peripheral states - those searching so desperately for rescue - considered such proposals. They may, after all, contain the seeds of their salvation.
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www.euroweeklynews.com WITH most of us glued to the television watching the Olympics, I thought it was a good time to use a sporting analogy to explore a popular investment approach. One event that combines all the qualities listed in the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger) is the decathlon. Decathletes have to train for and be skilled at 10 different disciplines, quite a Herculean task. To win a gold medal they need to have speed for the sprinting events, stamina for the distance events, strength for the field events, like shot put and technique for events like the pole vault. This is very impressive, but there is a group of athletes who consistently outperform even the best decathletes. The individual event champions deliver far better performances in their area of expertise. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, decathlon gold medallist Bryan Clay ran the 100m in 10.44 seconds. Usain Bolt took just 9.69 seconds in the individual event. It’s probably unfair to compare anyone to Usain Bolt, but the results of the other nine disciplines tell the same story. For example, Clay threw the javelin 70.97m, while the individual event gold medallist achieved 90.57m. Clay reached a height of 5m in the pole vault compared to the individual champion’s 5.96m. The specialist performed better than the generalist every time. You would not expect Usain
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Bolt to also specialise in the pole vault or javelin, specialists tend to be just that specialists. There are many situations in life where a specialist performs more efficiently and delivers better results than a generalist, and this is particularly true in investments. Just because an investment manager is skilled at managing UK equities, for example, does not mean he will be as successful at managing US or Japanese equities. Managers also tend to specialise in a certain style of investing, and these styles move in and out of favour according to economic and other factors. They will therefore produce impressive results in certain conditions, but below average ones in others. Some investors rely on just one or two fund managers to look after their investment capital. However, wouldn’t you prefer to have individual specialists
managing the various areas of the market your capital is invested in? You can benefit from a team of specialist investment managers though “multi manager investing”. Today most investors agree that holding different asset classes and different regions and sectors in their portfolio spreads risk. Multi manager funds add a third, and increasingly important, level of diversification in your portfolio. If you invest in a multi manager fund, you benefit from a team of specialist managers, as well as diversification across multiple investment styles within each fund, with different managers looking after each style. As an example, let’s look at the US Equity Fund offered by Russell Investments, which is recognised as a specialist in sophisticated multi manager investing. There are nine specialist managers looking after this one fund (as at June 2012), covering four styles: growth, value, market-oriented and beta reduction, and even these are split into sub-sections. This complementary blending of managers and styles can reduce investment risk, regardless of what style is in favour, and help provide more
consistent returns through different market environments. Just like a strained muscle would hamper the decathlete in all his events, if prevailing market conditions are unfavourable to a single manager’s investment approach, performance may suffer. Multi manager spreads risk as it lowers the investor’s dependence on the success of a single manager’s approach. Russell Investments carefully selects each manager based on “best in class” criteria. This means that investors can benefit from the expertise of some of the world’s leading managers across their whole equity portfolio. Russell devotes considerable resources to identifying, hiring and managing some of the best money managers in the world. It has over 200 investment analysts dedicated to finding, assessing and monitoring investment management teams globally. They aim to select managers with an exceptional ability, strong track record, robust processes and complementary skills. In the year to March 2012 it researched over 9,000 investment manager products, selecting 221 of them for specific assignments. Going back to the sporting analogy, in the world of athletics
individual champions can easily change from year to year. The same can happen with investment managers, but the multi manager firm’s research is designed to find the next champions. Each of their funds is also constantly monitored, so that managers can be changed as and when necessary to improve performance for clients. Multi manager investing is not designed to attempt to win a gold medal in just one particular season. Rather, it aims to produce consistent results, season by season, over a long-term period. It is a suitable investment approach for various investors with different needs. However, you should always discuss your requirements with a professional wealth manager like Blevins Franks, as your investment strategy should be targeted to meet your personal objectives. Blevins Franks combines investment advice with effective tax planning strategies to maximise wealth preservation opportunities.
To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com
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SPENDING by tourists is putting bread on the table for many Spaniards this summer, and especially for the people of Madrid. Internatonal tourists spent nearly €24 million in the first half of the year, according to figures from the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. This was a 5.6 per cent improvement on figures for the same time last year. The bulk of money was due to spending by British tourists, followed by German, Nordic and then French travellers. But on the reverse side of the coin, there has been a mass exodus of British expatriates worldwide - including an estimated 150,000 plus living in Spain going back to London for the 2012 Olympics. Just over one in every five were said to have plans to return home for the Games. At the same time they would also see family, according to a bank survey.
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‘Glamping’ offers a glam side to the challenges of camping CAMPING in any shape or form is not my preferred way of enjoying life. I am not a total novice, as the following clearly displays: I once tried it in the deserts A look of Arabia at finance but almost for females sweated to death. Jane Plunkett Then I jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews. also tried it com in Thailand though there I spent the entire night swatting mosquitoes and poring antiitch cream onto massive bites. And additionally I gave camping a whirl in my native Ireland, and there the wind nearly swept the tent away, while at the same time, a flood of rainwater
Loose change
Micro motoring keeps industry on road SALES of micro vehicles - which can be used by motorcycle licence holders - plus purchases of small 4x4s are increasing, but Spain’s motoring industry is otherwise in the doldrums, with new vehicle sales falling 17 per cent in July, one of the worst in history.
UNDER CANVAS: Added extras now available with ‘glamping’. soaked my sleeping bag. Not surprisingly, I am therefore now slightly encouraged to hear about ‘glamping’ (glamorous camping). Basically it is camping, but without the mosquito swatting, neck cricks from dodgy pillows and serious sweating induced by cheap plastic tents. Glamping means instead luxurious tents, an outdoor shower, chefprepared meals, organic food, spa treatments and maybe even a butler! In these times of austerity
alternative holidays aren’t just all-therage, they are also a necessity. And luckily for us in Spain, the world of glamping is booming. On the Goglamping website, which offers details about glamping across the world, Spain features the most choices and opportunities. From Extremadura to Murcia, to Alicante and the Spanish Pyrenees, accommodation options range from beautiful traditional Bedouin tents and Safari tents to self-contained yurts and much more. Most glamping sites are set in picturesque mountain areas or cosy bays, but they are always a little off the beaten track. This equals less temptation to spend money in the local shops and restaurants. Glamping prices vary, but for four people sharing, tariffs start from only €30 a night, and just €180 per person for an entire week. Take your own food, barbecue, chill by the pool, enjoy long walks, horse ride or head for fun in the world of water sports... it all sounds appealing. And most importantly the chance to relax and get away from it all in luxury without spending a fortune you do not possess.
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Spanish architect takes forgeries fight to court A SPANISH architect, who alleges that Qatar forged nearly 1,000 street lamps she designed, has filed a lawsuit against the Gulf state. Beth GalĂ said she was invited to design the street lamps for a 10kilometre stretch of road in Doha for the 2006 Asian Games. Authorities in the gas-rich state chose the ‘Latina’ design but instead of purchasing the lights from the official manufacturer, they commissioned Ashghal, the Qatari Public Works Authority, to copy the design, the architect claims. GalĂ, together with manufacturer Santa & Cole and the Barcelona Design Centre, have now issued a public statement confirming that after six years of attempting to reach an amicable agreement, she plans to press ahead with a legal case. “The case is now in the hands of the Courts of Barcelona and one of the largest acts of piracy in the history of design committed by a sovereign state is now being made public,â€? GalĂ said in a recent statement published on the
LIT UP: Doha, the capital of Qatar, where forged Spanish-designed street lamps have allegedly been installed. Barcelona Design Centre website. Catalina-based GalĂ said Ashghal requested Santa & Cole to submit lighting designs for a project for Al Waab Street in 2005. GalĂ submitted five designs with models and technical specifications and adapted the design of the Latina light. Ashghal installed approximately
900 forgeries of the light in 2006, said GalĂ. Javier Nieto Santa, Chairman of Santa & Cole, said the forgery shows a complete disregard for copyright. “It is unbelievable that Qatar, a sovereign nation and member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, could commit such a large case of forgery.â€?
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FAST-FOOD firms in Chile still use toys to attract child customers, despite a ban. Statistics show nearly 25 per cent of all six-year-olds in the country suffer from obesity.
Down to earth AN Australian man claims he was kept on hold for 15 hours by national airline Qantas, during which time he read a book entitled ‘Judgment in Managerial Decision Making’. The carrier says it has no record of the call.
Golden rule is to keep asking one simple question In the first of a new monthly series, Nigel Fitzpatrick looks at how to buy a business BUYING a business in Spain is a daunting prospect when you are from another country. The language barriers, the process plus the red tape make it at times seem impossible, yet actually it’s fairly straightforward. Buying a business here in Spain is no different to buying one in the UK or in other parts of Europe. But there is a simple question to keep asking yourself in Spain. “Would I do this elsewhere, including in the UK?� If the answer is no, then invariably it’s right. The golden rule is not to get carried away with it all and keep your head; after all, you are about to go into business! Number One rule is to always appoint a well-known and recommended lawyer. He or she as a lawyer will negotiate on your behalf with the Spanish business owner and landlord (if language is a problem) and help you get the best deal. You may well be purchasing a business run by someone originally from the UK, and because of no language barriers, you may think you don’t need a lawyer. Wrong! Prepare yourself for the purchase, sit down and structure a personal business plan.
Nigel Fitzpatrick
Research the business in question. Do your ‘due diligence’ and don’t rush in. Visit the business at different times of the day, sit outside and watch. Do this for a week and it will provide a good understanding of the situation. Do not ignore potential competitors. See how and what they are doing. Build your knowledge and use it to full advantage when starting your business.
How long does it take to buy a business? Purchasing is not a lengthy procedure as long as all financing arrangements run smoothly and to plan, and normally can be completed in a matter of weeks. A lawyer will normally charge â‚Ź80â‚Ź1,500 for the conveyancing work carried out, and an opening licence, if needed, costs in the region of â‚Ź600.
Next month: I will cover how to compile a business plan. Every business should have one!
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Cancer and quake survivor has a clear eye for charity Globetrotting freelance journalist Ulrica Marshall survived the 2011 Japanese earthquake and has now lived in Spain with her family for just seven months. Nicole Hallett reports. Tell us about your debut novel $Expat Wives. Stranger than fiction stories on events witnessed or heard, set to a fictional account of a British woman living in Japan with her family. It is an eyeopener and armchair visit to Japan, although also partially set in Mallorca. Why donate the profits to Run for the Cure Foundation? I am a breast cancer survivor and led an Englishspeaking support group in Tokyo. A friend and fellow survivor established it to help Japanese women receive early diagnosis. Most like to meet? A Hollywood producer keen on turning $Expat Wives into a TV series or movie.
Present work? I write a weekly column for EWN. Future plans? Another novel; really different in the light, tongue-in-cheek tone of $Expat Wives. Scariest experience? In Tokyo during the 2011 earthquake; I thought I was facing the final curtain. Then there was aftershock after aftershock and the radiation scare. Seeing all the horror of people who suffered major losses. Funniest? Six people arriving at my apartment in Japan to change the dishwasher and they returned one week later to ensure it was working to capacity. I guess that is why they have full employment.
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Vital Statistics • Born: Sweden • Lives: Mallorca • Age: Old enough to know better, young enough not to care • Status: Married with two young daughters • Hobbies: Snow ski-ing. • Best thing about Spain: Family-focused • Worst: Tardiness • Always in fridge: Alioli, avocado and a rosado wine • Previously lived: Sweden, UK, France, Japan • Loves: Sun • Dislikes: Bullies
EWN COMMENT A study in perpetual motion SPAIN’S short-selling crackdown can bring only short-term benefits and the ban is a threat to liquidity and the functions of the markets, experts warned. Markets are not NGOs and they have little remorse for the misery they inflict with their lust for
constant movement. The economic crisis might be a battlefield for Spain and its government but for the markets and speculators it is simply a croupier’s table.
A drop in the ocean FORMER presidents and ministers must now choose between the 24-month payment routinely granted on leaving office and earnings from their public or private employment. State handouts to those least requiring them are a covetable feature of public life and the measure is a step in the right direction. Nevertheless ‘shut’ and ‘stable door’ come to mind, while a cull of aides and close advisers is still sorely needed.
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IN his letter (Issue 1412) Andrew Coates asked why public transport terminates so early in Spain. I believe local town halls have an arrangement with taxi drivers. In most leading countries public transport continues with a night service, even if a restricted service. I would gladly pay up to €1 more on top of my usual €1.40 to get out of Benidorm at 2am than pay €14 for a taxi for the same trip. I would rather spend that money on a show or a meal. Spain would do well financially if they encourage people to stay in town for the night and spend money rather than people getting on the 10pm bus back to their towns. The same goes for the airport. The last bus leaves at 11pm when flights are still arriving in the early hours of the morning. M Hughes, Altea, (Alicante)
A little late IT is commendable that the European Commission has sent €21.1 million to Spain to cover the cost of the Lorca earthquake (Issue 1413). However, this is 15 months later. Surely this money to repair the streets, railway lines, water supply and sewage as well as re-housing 10,000 residents, who lost their homes, should have come sooner. Ah, well, better late than never, I suppose. Rachel Button, Almeria
Much better I LIVE just outside Javea Port and frequently walk in the area referred to by Phil Harding in his letter (Issue 1412). The two ‘before’ and ‘after’ photographs with his letter show how use of this public thoroughfare has benefited by the removal of the tables and chairs beside the sea wall. No longer is it a narrow and often terribly congested obstacle course. It has become a beautiful, wide and spacious walk, to be appreciated and enjoyed by all residents, visitors and cyclists. A pleasure to view and use and a huge asset to the port’s water frontage. The mayor should be congratulated for his foresight in enforcing the regulations which have brought about this splendid transformation. Peter Twelftree, Javea (Alicante)
Street cheer FURTHER to the article ‘Large botellon crowds affect local tourism’ (Almeria,
Snapped! By Sian Harris from Elviria (Malaga)
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I AM 14 years old and have lived in Spain nearly seven years. I enjoy spending lots of time on the beach near my house. I love photography and would like to go to university and study it. This photo was taken one evening when I was walking along the beach and the sun started to set. I picked a good spot behind some tall dry grass and took a few photos. The sky was absolutely beautiful. The colours were amazing and the sea was very calm. SUNSET: A pleasing beachside photo.
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Issue 1413). This trend started in the 80s with Andalucia workers wanting to enjoy a cheap drink outside instead of paying bar prices. In the 90s young people adopted it and it is now standard practice. I think they should provide an area away from residential homes so that they are not a nuisance. If they wanted to they could charge €2 for entry, which would then pay for the cleaning staff to clear up the mess the next day. Louise Linnen, Almeria
Bouncing back FOLLOWING the opening of a popular supermarket chain our two little shops in Javea and Benissa started to lose business. The town hall were not much help. Our prices have always been the best around as we have not got large
overheads. We have worked in our business for nearly 18 years and it upset us when suddenly we had to fight for our survival. The town hall employed an authoritarian policeman and in September alone we had three parking tickets for unloading our van and, as is usual, parking spaces disappeared in the village, and trees and paved areas were put in instead. This seems to be happening all around the Costa Blanca. I cannot understand their logic. They do not care for their local businesses. They only thing we could do, other than close, like the majority of little shops, was to move into our present premises and we have not looked back since, and with the help of our EWN advert we are definitely on the way up. Julie Day, by email
Helping hand I WOULD like to thank the EWN and Paul Deed for all their help prior to me opening my cancer research charity shop in La Nucia. The shop was empty with no sign of donations. Paul came along and took a picture of me with my empty shelves and did a piece about it in the paper. After it appeared in the paper (Issue 1408), the phone did not stop ringing and the shop was soon full. We are now due to open thanks to
9 - 15 August 2012 Axarquía - Málaga East the generous EWN readers. If the EWN and Paul had not come to my rescue, I fear the shop would never have opened. Gary Burr, Finestrat (Alicante)
Heartbreaking I KNOW hundreds of thousands of cows must be slaughtered in Spain, but I found the story on the 5,000 horses killed each month due to the crisis heartbreaking (Issue 1413). It is a shame there is such a long waiting list at animal charities. They do the best they can in difficult circumstances and really need all the help they can get from the public so they can help these animals. JB, Mojacar (Almeria)
Travel alert I WOULD advise passengers to keep hand luggage with them when travelling with a certain airline, especially if there are valuable items inside. My daughter was travelling with hand luggage only. Because the flight was full they offered to put her case through free of charge, which she did. When home, she found her case had been unzipped and a letter ripped open and the contents removed. Her make-up was tipped out and an expensive shaver taken. My neighbour has also had things removed from his case a few months ago and I had things taken from mine in January of this year.
L Grinyer, Cartama (Malaga)
Trade in trams I AGREE with Peter Wilkinson’s letter (27/7) concerning the ‘ill-conceived’ tramway of Velez Malaga and Torre del Mar where there are only 75,000 people. In Morocco, the recently opened tramway connecting Rabat and Sale serves a population well in excess of two million. The tramway under construction in Casablanca will serve in the region of six million people. I read recently that Velez were wondering what to do with the carriages. Perhaps they should try and sell them to the Casablanca Tram. Peter Sanderson, Estepona (Malaga)
Stolen plants TORREVIEJA Town Hall has spent time and money on improving the area in Calla Salinas, Los Balcones. It looks really good. They planted trees and plants and water them frequently but someone has already pinched four plants from opposite our home. What low-lifes! Barbara Dale, Torrevieja (Alicante)
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Oddly, the Olympics keep getting their own back
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
Good luck to Britain in winning more medals.
‘Hey Jude’ keeps rearing its annoying head. This song was the McCartney composition that kept me at number two in the British charts for 23 weeks and subsequently cost me a fortune. So all of you who wrote and gloated can gain even more satisfaction knowing this stroke of utter mistiming keeps coming back to haunt me.
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As this week’s final word on these glorious Games, I would like to add I have never been more delighted to be so utterly wrong and hope by the time you read this I will have been proven even more of a nit. As a final, final word, I still consider many of the events that have brought a whole swathe of medals, are not open to the hoi polloi, and are restricted to the privileged few and not as
accessible as they should be. Horse-riding, rowing and sailing, to name but a few. Another wonderful result this week was seeing those ‘parents from hell’* jailed for 25 years for the ‘honour’ murder of their beautiful 17year-old daughter. And what wonderful words from the judge when he told them, and I quote: ‘Shafilea was a determined, able and ambitious girl who wanted to live a life which was normal
in a country in which you had chosen to live and bring up your children. ‘However, you could not tolerate the life Shafilea wanted to live. Although she went to local schools you objected to her socialising with fellow white pupils. You objected to her wearing Western clothes and objected to her having contact with boys. You wanted your family to live in Pakistan in Warrington’. Well done, judge! Couldn’t have put it better myself! Keep the faith, Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com *Iftikar and Farzana Ahmed, strict Muslims from Pakistan, were found guilty of the 2003 honour killing of their daughter Shafilea. They suffocated the 17-year-old in front of their four other children at their home in Warrington, Cheshire, after she rejected a forced marriage in Pakistan.
AN Italian man who told his cousin he had ‘no balls’ will now have to pay a fine. The judge has ruled that the insult had an ‘injurious quality’ to the male pride.
Bruce advice WORLD leaders should listen to Bruce Springsteen for economic advice, claims Australian Treasurer, Wayne Swan. He says the American rocker’s lyrics predict economic hardship way before economists pay attention.
Whale tale DON’T you hate it when you go for a swim only to find a dead 30-tonne whale in the pool? That’s what happened to Sydney swimmers last week, after heavy rain washed the sea creature inland.
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WELL, now I know how Michael Fish felt. For those of you who don’t know who I’m referring to, Michael Fish was the TV weatherman who scornfully dismissed warnings that Britain was in the path of an approaching hurricane. The following day the whole country was flattened by the worst storm in living memory! My predictions for the Olympics were so akin to Mr Fish and so short of the mark I’m delighted! In my somewhat pathetic defence, however, I was referring mainly to track events and although I knew Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah were in with a chance, we didn’t have much more in the bag. Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong about that as well. Oddly, these Olympics do keep getting their own back.
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Why are the British the butt of Olympic-size fitness jokes?
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N a recent UK medical journal, the British were labelled one of the laziest populations in the world. Lazier even than the Americans, a nation not known for their love of walking. Anywhere. Twice as lazy as the French. More than 63 per cent of Brits fail to get off their butts to carry out the recommended 150 minutes of weekly activity needed to maintain basic good health. Now, why are the British less active as a nation? I’d say the weather has something to do with it. I mean, who really enjoys going for a nice jog in the rain or NORA JOHNSON snow? Then, there’s the Nora, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years, is the author of psychological distance to work, suspense and crime thrillers. invariably necessitating a bus, train or car journey. Labour-saving devices like washing machines from working longer hours and and lighter vacuum cleaners more days than anywhere else in play their part as well. Europe might have a lot to do And just being plain knackered with it, too!
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RULE OF TV: A killer for the couch potato. But the killer? It’s got to be the TV. More than anything else, it welds a significant number of the population to the couch. Keeping up with the ‘soaps’ to be able to converse with peers. Or the latest reality/makeover show to see people cry because they’ve just sung for their sick mum, or
because they’re remembering their dead cats, or because they’ve just been made over by Gok. That such idleness results in sickness - often major health problems - isn’t surprising. It isn’t surprising either that it results in a massive load on the NHS and the Exchequer.
Now, I’m not suggesting Brits hurl themselves about like rippling-muscled Olympian athletes. On the contrary, an acquaintance has a couple of simple ‘rules’ he sticks to. He uses the car as little as possible. Once parked, the car stays parked. The rest is done on foot, by bike or public transport. He never take lifts or escalators where there are stairs. Oh, and he walks a couple of kilometres a day. No big deal, but he does it every day… and that’s what counts. So, you could be spending your next 20 years being spoon fed by a nurse after a massive stroke. Or, if you exercise, spend the next 20 years chasing the nurse at Bradley Wiggins-speed around the front room. Your choice!
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A real sting in the tail was my coke spiked? T
HE culture of social drink driving tolerance in Spain is more relaxed than it is in Northern Europe. It reminds me of times when, in the 1960s, my friends, most of them police officers, would meet up at the Royal Oak. Some were on duty; some were not. Mike Walsh “Where are you off to, Phil?” I would ask midway through the vwww.michaelwalsh.es evening. I would then be Mike Walsh. Based the Costa Blanca, told that there was some international journalist, author and professional writer: ex-business assessment executive Guild police work to see to; of Master Craftsmen. European correspondent Boston Revolutionary Radio. taking a statement or attending an incident. To say we were drunk would be an exaggeration, but without question we were, by today’s standards, unfit to be behind the wheel of a car. Then, when officers patrolled there was what we regarded as a culture of tolerance. The usual procedure was a finger wagging unless the driver was clearly told me: “Because I keep my wits drunk, then he or she would be about me, I enjoy the camaraderie breathalysed. The officers, and for more with the bonus that I am an the large part the community, felt the amused spectator of those who get balance was right. The jury’s still out tipsy.” on that bar-debate subject. In Spain I have on occasion slightly Recently it was announced by pushed my luck and been glad of the Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez more relaxed approach when I Diaz and Director of the DGT Maria arrived home without being tested. I Segui that of those tested for drink reckon I had more to fear from the driving during a recent campaign braying of the holier than thou 1 per only 1 per cent tested positive. I cent sanctimonious brigade who imagine that does not include the wouldn’t dab an alcoholic-laden blind-eye, ‘mind how you go, sir,’ dressing on a wound before driving. results. I changed with the times; as a My doctor once told me he attends writer I cover a lot of ground across many social occasions; as a Europe for which I need to hire cars. teetotaller he gets more enjoyment I also have a lifestyle to consider and from parties than do the drinkers. He concede that being caught positive
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would be nothing short of calamitous. I bit the bullet. My friend questioned why I no longer bonded with the boys. When I told him, he said he would join me in self-denial. We two stuck to cokes and our small group thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. No one likes to be roadside checked and I cannot describe the feel good factor I felt at knowing that if stopped I had nothing to fear. Ironically there is a sting in the tail; I did suffer from a mild attack of gastro-enteritis in the early hours. Awaiting me in the morning was a missed email from my Ukrainian girlfriend, Nadia: ‘Enjoy your evening, but avoid drinking coke.’
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Heard of the Forsyth Code? CATHERINE DE MEDICI had a penchant for indiscriminate destruction and being a member of one of Renaissance Italy’s most powerful families, she was permitted to indulge in her chosen hobby with abandon. The Medicis were at various times either in cahoots with or directly opposed to that other powerful family, the Borgias, well known for their desire for political and papal power at any cost. It was said that Lucrezia Borgia’s poisoning skills were second to none and that while her brother Cesare was off causing mayhem and terror in France she was happily despatching her own enemies with a nice cup of tea and a side of arsenic. An invite to dine at the Borgias was greeted with as much dismay and trepidation as a summons to ‘discuss’ your overdraft with the bank (although death by fiscal ineptitude is probably more painful than death by poisoning). While Catherine de Medici was encouraging lithe
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Leonardo da Vinci is now more famous for a code he never wrote. young artists and having an allegedly thoroughly debauched time of it, Lucrezia was bemoaning the fact that no one ever RSVP’d. Perhaps at this point her father (the Pope) should have taken her to one side and explained the cause and effect ratio of her arsenic habit: “Now
look here, little miss serial killer,” he may have said, “you’re not going to find a husband if you keep poisoning everyone within range. So get a grip and pour me a goblet of wine from the interesting looking bottle with the skull and crossbones label.”
Thankfully life has moved on and the Renaissance has been relegated to a room at the National Gallery and interminable lectures in front of a flock of bored-looking art students. Leonardo da Vinci is now more famous for a code he never wrote and is probably spinning in his tomb as hordes of bespectacled, socks and sandals wearing geeks, brandishing copies of Dan Brown’s oddly hysterical (as opposed to historical) book, attempt to erase layers of priceless pigment in the hope of discovering the truth about Christ. I can imagine Da Vinci, hands on hips, calmly yet forcefully explaining that the ‘Last Supper’ is actually a representation of the Last Supper. For the most part things really are what they seem. Close study of Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’ would have afforded those desperate
conspiracy theorists a little insight into the workings of the political mind; he suggested that rumour and supposition and whispered threat of treason and espionage were cunning devices to divide and occupy an enemy that would have been spending far too much time planning and preparing for attack. The illusionist’s skill at distraction was one that Machiavelli felt all great men must master, that and the ability to snatch a coin from thin air and drink a casket of wine without falling over. Whether the stories about Catherine de Medici and Lucrezia Borgia were true, the fact remains that they and many other historically peripheral women were responsible for the patronage of great artists like Michelangelo and Bellini. It is quite likely that Catherine was the poster girl for sobriety and celibacy and Lucrezia was just a really bad cook. Oh, and have you noticed that the second figure to the left of Christ looks like Bruce Forsyth? Makes you think, doesn’t it?
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Eat like a champion WITH a certain international sporting event in full swing, health websites have been abuzz with advice on how to eat like an Olympian. British Olympic swimmer Gemma Spofforth has revealed she cuts out sugar prior to an event, and abstained from chocolate, ice cream and sweets prior to setting a world record in 2009. Meanwhile, taekwondo competitor Jade Jones swears by protein bars to supplement her diet. As well as helping her post-training recovery, this helps to keep her feeling fuller longer. Doctors do not recommend trying the Olympic rowing team diet, however. A heavyweight rower has to consume around 6,000 calories a day, more than twice the recommended daily allowance. This includes breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, post-training snack, dinner and a bedtime snack, as well as various sports drinks during training.
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Sunscreen dilemma COULD you be using too much sun The cream?, asked Telegraph last week. While sunscreen is important in preventing skin cancer, The Telegraph points out that vitamin D, which our bodies produce from sunlight, is good for our health. The NHS suggests spending 10-15 minutes in the sun without sunscreen every day to get the correct amount of the sunshine vitamin. However, with skin cancer on the increase, Cancer Research UK urges the public to stay safe.
BALANCED DIET: Athletes follow various eating regimes.
BIKINI season is upon us, but is there a way to get the body beautiful without giving up croquetas and cañas? A solution may be at hand… French cosmetics company Velds has launched a perfume that claims to help weight loss. Prends-moi was apparently created following extensive ‘aromatherapeutic’ and ‘neurocosmetic’ research. Independent tests showed that 75 per cent of women felt the perfume limited their need to snack and 73 per cent said they felt a feeling of pleasure after using it. Statistics do not make clear how much weight the women lost.
CLAIM: Perfume limits need to snack. Some have been sceptical of the claims, including Dr Kim BellAnderson from the University of Sydney who told the Sydney Morning Herald that there were ‘absolutely
no peer reviewed publications to support this product’. The perfume does not seem to be available in Spain as yet, but is available online for less than €40.
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Ex-AIDS sufferer speaks out TIMOTHY RAY BROWN, also known as ‘The Berlin Patient’, addressed the media in Washington DC recently as doctors announced that he was “cured of AIDS and will remain cured.” Brown underwent a stem cell transplant of his immune system, using cells from a donor who was genetically immune to the HIV virus. Brown was diagnosed with HIV while studying in Berlin in 1995 and was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2006. After trying chemotherapy unsuccessfully, in 2007 his doctors suggested the new treatment. He has not taken his HIV medication since the day of the transplant. Since then, he has become a figure of inspiration to AIDS sufferers around the world, and has established a new foundation in his name. However, Steven Yuki, part of a team who claimed at International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Virus in Sitges, Spain back in June, claims they might have found some of the virus still in his body. Brown is adamant that any remnants of the virus are dead and cannot replicate, declaring: “Let me be clear. I am HIVnegative.” Doctors say the case is highly unusual, and may not lead to a widely-available cure, due to danger, expense and the scarcity of stem cell donors with the necessary gene mutation. On his blog Brown remains optimistic, saying: “My dream is to not be the man who stands before you and says ‘I am cured’, but to be the man who stands before you and says ‘We are cured’.”
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Storm over treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome CONTROVERSY raged over a study claiming that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) was the most costeffective way to treat chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The study examined the costeffectiveness of different treatments for sufferers of the illness, which affects between 120,000 and 200,000 people in Spain. It found that there was a roughly 63 per cent chance that CBT would be the best choice, graded exercise therapy was ranked second at just over 25 per cent, while pacing (avoiding overexertion) scored only 2.6 per cent. Professor Paul McCrone, lead author of the study, said: “Investment would be justified in terms of improving quality of life for patients and could actually save costs to society if the impact on family members is taken into account.” However, The ME Association (which represents UK sufferers) was critical of the findings.
Spokesman Dr Charles Shepherd said that the results “do not match the feedback that we consistently receive from people with ME and CFS.” He argued that ME and chronic fatigue syndrome were umbrella terms for a variety of problems, and could not be prescribed a uniform treatment. He also alleged that those who prescribe CBT falsely believe that there is no physiological problem behind these illnesses and that “symptoms are largely maintained by abnormal illness beliefs.” The ME Association pointed to their own surveys, where more than 50 per
Pessimists right all along? A RECENTLY-PUBLISHED book explores the power of negative thinking and promotes the idea of embracing failure and pessimism as a route to happiness. Unlike many self-help books, ‘The Antidote: Happiness for people who can’t stand positive thinking’ argues that we spend so much time trying to be happy, that it is actually making us miserable. Instead, author Oliver Burkeman adopts a technique known as ‘negative path’, which promotes thinking that however bad things are, they could always be worse. In the course of his research he attends a motivation seminar (headed by George W Bush), tries his hand at meditation and pretends to be mad on a train.
NEGATIVE THINKING: Embrace pessimism as a route to happiness.
cent of patients found that CBT made no difference, exercise caused over half to get worse, while 70 per cent felt pacing had a positive effect.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION: Experts split over most effective form of treatment for CFS.
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HERE are few households who do not buy dried fruits, crisps and other dried snack biscuits, dried soup mixes and dried herbs at various times of the year. But do you realise that you can now dry them yourself 365 days a year, whether it is raining or not and do so from your own ecologically grown produce without adding commercially used additives. When rising early this morning, to write this article the bathroom was scented with the stimulating aroma of raspberries, alpine strawberries, herbs and tomatoes that had been drying overnight on our Dorrex tray dryer which at glut times is in use several nights a week. A few weeks ago we were drying apricots, garlic, leeks and herbs. Shortly it will be courgette crisps and peppers and in this month, August, figs and grapes. During the winter months our drying programme includes wild mushrooms grown in the garage and mandarin, lemon and grapefruit slices The photograph shows the process for producing delicious mandarin slices for use as tapas, half dipped in chocolate for
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Dried fruits make a healthy snack. after dinner as healthier than sweet sugary chocolates, for flavouring casseroles and mixed with other home dried produce they are our lunch when out walking or fishing. The dryer illustrated is available from Conasi now based near Jaen. The email address for information in English is info@conasi.biz. And remember if you don’t have your own trees there are often inexpensive gluts of fruit that can be purchased in local markets. Why use a dryer and not the sun? You may well ask as dried vegetables, fruit and fish are ancient artisan products of Spain. Some years ago we did dry some tomatoes, figs and apricots in the sun but it was not totally successful because on the
Costa Blanca we don’t have the regular over 40 degree summer temperatures and low overnight humidity that successful drying without insect and mould problems requires. Such conditions are only found consistently in Andalucia, mainly Almeria, and then only for a few months a year. So we tried using our electric cooking oven on a low heat but found that the temperature control on our Spanish oven was not accurate or sensitive enough and we lost almost the whole of one year’s peanut crop. The Dorrex dryer we have now is foolproof and the instructions indicate typical drying times and temperatures. The latter range from 30 to 70 degrees centigrade depending on what you are drying – herbs being the quickest and tomatoes the longest.
Naturally overnight drying removes the 70 or 80 per cent of water content of whatever one is drying, so it needs to be done in a utility room or the bathroom with the window open or outside on a covered terrace to avoid condensation. So in conclusion, drying is a useful gardening related process which can make a fantastic difference to one’s year round diet, as no more do you need to purchase expensive dried fruit and vegetables with unnatural colourants, preservatives and sweeteners. What better than putting your dryer on while cleaning, watching television, sleeping or putting around the golf course to have a fresh healthy snack available for tomorrow’s round!
© Clodagh and Dick Handscombe August 2012.
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Paying for privilege SCHOOLCHILDREN in Cataluña who take packed lunches with them, will still have to pay for lunch services. They will pay only half of the maximum fee set by the regional government at €6.20 per meal, in order to subsidise the use of fridges, microwaves, cleaning services and monitors. The option for children who need to stay to lunch to be able to take packed lunches with them has been introduced following demands from parents who say that they are too costly. Each school will be able to set the final price, based on their costs.
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Clueless? It’s not just some of the expats! How well do you know Spain? By EWN staff reporter BRITISH expats in Spain are frequently criticised for knowing little about their chosen new homeland. While most can name Madrid as the Spanish capital - though sadly not all and many know Spain won the 2010 Football World Cup, not many appear well briefed about the nation’s long, colourful history, or about its geography. Far too many British expatriates adopt a vacant look when asked to locate Galicia, and many more fail to name Cadiz as being on the Atlantic coast and once the capital of Spain. It may therefore come as little surprise that a survey in Britain has revealed that many nationals living in the UK are clueless about their own country... and this in the super patriotic year that has seen the monarch’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the present London 2012 Olympics. Clearly all too many Brits are in need of a crash course in geography. For despite media coverage of the Olympic Torch Relay and a continued focus on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee tour, findings of an independent
WARWICK CASTLE: Maybe in Wales? survey by Warwick Castle revealed that: • Only 38 per cent of Brits can identify neighbouring counties; • Scots know more about England than the English; • Only 47 per cent correctly connect the River Avon with the town of Warwick; • Almost 10 per cent believe London is the nearest city to Warwick. Focus groups held to discuss ‘Where
is Warwick?’ revealed further flaws in Britons’ geographical knowledge, including one Essex housewife who said that the historic, land-locked SPANISH CAPITAL: Madrid is well-known . town is by the coast; and a belief by one man from the south west that it is part of Wales. national curriculum and a The findings come at a time when move away from verbal reasoning the UK government is stressing the exams like GCSEs to more knowledgeneed for a focus on facts in the based tests like O Levels and CSEs.
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S we all know, history is never balanced and is the propaganda of the victors. Not always; despite being routed in the
Images of Spain By Mike Walsh www.michaelwalsh.es Spanish Civil War, the Republican side, for
which my father fought, has the last laugh.
All edifices and monuments, street names and honours placed by the victorious nationalists, are being erased from the public consciousness.
The latest to go is Valencia’s honorary mayor status granted to General Francisco Franco. Firebrand Communist Party leader and Stalinist Dolores
Ibarruri will be smirking in her grave. I always said the Berlin Wall was never dismantled; it was moved to the Atlantic coastline.
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Chocoholic smuggler? A MAN faces 10 years in jail for trying to smuggle drugs out of the US disguised as bars of chocolate. He was caught at Los Angeles airport last week with two kilos of amphetamines.
Clothes on PARISIANS have been reminded to keep their clothes on this summer, as many sunbathers head to parks and beaches. Those that offend ‘good morals and public order’ by going topless could face a year in prison.
Good deed A GOOD Samaritan has returned a valuable Stradivarius violin left on a Swiss train to concert violinist, Alexander Dubach. Dubach forgot the violin a couple of weeks ago.
NASA video STAR TREK actors William Shatner and Wil Wheaton have made a video explaining the latest NASA Rover mission. NASA hope the stars will help them reach out to a wider audience.
Not dead A BANGLADESHI man, whose family thought he was dead, returned home last Tuesday after 23 years. He went to India in 1989 and had been in a Pakistani prison after trying to cross the border in 1997.
Racy video COSTA-RICAN minister Karina Bolanos was fired after racy videos of her appeared on the internet.
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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Looking for answers? They are there if only you go to the right source. There is no 'quick fix' this week and you need to delve deeper to get the information you need. It will be tempting to take a short cut but,believe me, it will not be worth the hassle in the longer term. Once you have the right facts you are truly in charge of what happens next.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)
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Getting a romantic situation wrong could cause a humourous moment this weekend. I am not telling you this so you can avoid it. You could do with a good laugh right now. Planning ahead is your preferred method but sometimes it is the last-minute decision that brings the best results.
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Imposing restrictions on someone else also imposes restrictions on you. Why? Well, you have to hang around and see that your wishes are followed and take further action if they are not. Wouldn't it be easier to find some kind of compromise?
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Avoid getting involved in other people's arguments. There is no way that you can come out a winner if you do. Taking a step backwards is sometimes the best thing. You have been down this path before, and did your intervention do any good? Go and trim the roses or sort out those rockery stones instead.
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The need to be popular midweek could see you veer off track on a business matter. You have been warned and will be able to avoid it if you wish. Do not underestimate how much hassle a wrong move could cause you. On the domestic front, you are able to fully relax and enjoy good company.
Having been dashing about like a mad thing, you find this week a refreshing change. Only when you slow down do you realise how much you have been doing and just how tired you have become. There are some social engagements that you would not miss for the world, however.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21)
As someone is not showing the required amount of interest in your activities, you need a plan. Telephoning them and pointing out what you have achieved is one way, but it's not cool. Getting a few people together and using someone else to blow your trumpet for you is better.
By using your intuition midweek, you will be able to solve a small problem at the weekend. Thinking ahead sometimes seems a waste of time to you because circumstances have a way of changing, but it makes sense to put in a bit of extra effort if you are able to avoid aggravation.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
Just joking “Do you believe in life after death?” A boss asked one of his employees. “Actually, I do,” replied the subordinate. “Well, so do I,” the boss went on. “Because after you left early yesterday to go to your grandmother’s funeral, she stopped in to see you.”
A mistake seems a small thing until someone notices it. Although you feel that they are making a mountain out of a molehill, it still leaves a nasty feeling. Get out and do something completely different at the weekend. Not only will it blow the cobwebs away, but it will also put in perspective any negative thoughts.
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CANCER (June 22 - July 23)
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A business colleague may be less than honest with you. When it is a small matter you are used to them bending the truth. This is not, however, something that you will want to let go by, so stay on your toes. On the home front, you tend to be snappy with loved ones because you are feeling stressed.
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION acne, acre, alec, cane, cant, care, carl, cart, caul, cent, cert, clan, clue, cran, cult, cure ,curl, curt , cute, ,ecru, lace, narc, race, tact, talc, acute, caner, caret, carte, cater, clean, clear, cleat, crane, crate, cruel, cruet, cuter, enact ,eruct, lacer, lance, lucre, nacre, react, recta, tacet, trace, tract, truce, ulcer, uncle, acuter, canter, cantle, cartel, cattle, claret, curate, cutler, cutlet, cutter, cuttle, lancer, lancet, lucent, nectar, recant, rectal, trance, unlace, centaur, central, clatter, clutter, nuclear, unclear, uncrate, truncate, RELUCTANT
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BASED on Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play, this film features Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz), a free-spirited wife trapped in a passionless marriage with an upperclass judge (Simon Russell Beale). An encounter with a troubled former Royal Air Force pilot (Tom Hiddleston) throws her life into turmoil as their erotic relationship leaves her emotionally stranded and physically isolated. 1h38m Director: Terence Davies Starring: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale
Verde’s Irish assistant Emer. Then there’s her friend, Dublin designer, Murphy, an incorrigible rogue whose flirting causes jealousy and all sorts of trouble. She also encounters the sexy and handsome Sears Pearson, a New York ‘cool-hunter’. With Morgan and Sears vying for her attention, her love life is anything but smooth.
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Crosswords CRYPTIC Across 8 Doctor with a jab, not completely harsh (7) 9 First part of evolution going to seed (5) 10 Not exactly the nicest day for our group (9) 11 Does Royal Mail accept payment in fish? (3) 12 Rail transport that is intended for cheese (4) 13 Before much time has elapsed a nobleman takes that over there (5,2) 16 Pickpocket is returning to fashionable flat (7) 19 Couch from the Courts of Appeal (4) 22 Ron goes back for conjunction (3) 23 Fine pottery, or a pencil, perhaps (9) 24 The road to the rescue boat is harsh (5) 25 Starts with groups over the side (4,3) Down 1 We use Sid to write lyric poetry for us (5) 2 The Queen brings in ʻRule Britanniaʼ composer for profitable scheme (6) 3 Start playing new super kit (6,2) 4 A predicament caused by disorderly capers (6) 5 Further news reports that the Italian capital is thrown into confusion (4) 6 Oxford University attempt to contain constant expression of public disapproval (6)
ENGLISH - SPANISH The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Worse (4) 3 To kiss (5) 8 Plug (electrical) (7) 9 Abuchear (3) 10 Cave (5) 11 Meat (5) 12 Comer (3) 13 Ruso (7) 14 Céspedes (5) 15 Ciervo (4)
Co d e B r e a ke r 7 Sheet used to cultivate flowers (7) 14 Takes into account the appearance of spectres (8) 15 Musician paints his heart out (7) 17 Television show that sounds corny? (6) 18 Force the last of you into evening wear (6) 20 Ensign aboard vessel? (6) 21 Chef in kitchen returns with a weapon (5) 23 Keep making a little dog (4)
QUICK Across 1/1D Closely cropped hairstyle (4,3) 3 Devout (5) 8 Piece of land (7) 9 End parts of sleeves (5) 10 Fashion (5) 11 Deduce (7) 12 Demand (6) 14 Jockey shorts (6) 17 Betrayer (7) 19 Crush (5) 21 Sharp metal projection (5) 22 Discolour (7) 24 Tiny arachnids (5) 25 Joke (4)
Down 1 Predicador (8) 2 Orquesta (9) 4 Ejercicio (físico) (8) 5 Berenjena (9) 6 Storm cloud (8) 7 To govern (rule) (8)
Down 1 See 1 Across 2 Ahead of time (5) 3 Penalise (6) 4 Happen (5) 5 Be enough (7) 6 Tags (6) 7 Evaluates (8) 10 Light-headed (8) 13 Sports ground (7) 15 Account (6) 16 Free (6) 18 Robbery (5) 20 Select group (5) 23 Head covering (3)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Smew, 4 Athos, 9 Israeli, 10 Blini, 11 Hated, 12 Bayonet, 13 Stolen, 15 Hot rod, 19 Pitcher, 21 Elbow, 23 Gamma, 24 Braille, 25 Nidus, 26 Mayo. Down: 2 Merit, 3 Wheedle, 4 Akimbo, 5 Hobby, 6 Spinner, 7 Lights, 8 Gift, 14 Ottoman, 16 Over arm, 17 Downer, 18 Tribes, 19 Page, 20 Hoard, 22 Billy. QUICK - Across: 1 Sociable, 5 Pass, 9 Bliss, 10 Premier, 11 Odd, 12 Infer, 13 Scary, 14 Bigot, 17 Year, 19 Mesh, 21 Spent, 24 Stout, 25 Incur, 27 Cot, 28 Regatta, 29 Terse, 30 Mate, 31 Fearless. Down: 1 Subsidy, 2 Chief, 3 Absorb, 4 Lapdog, 6 Agitate, 7 Sorry, 8 Feast, 15 Imp, 16 Own, 18 Amongst, 20 Harness, 21 State, 22 Escape, 23 Titter, 24 Scram, 26 Carve.
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Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (AROUSE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ENGLISH - SPANISH Across: 1 Sick, 3 Etapa, 6 Caras, 8 Adios, 10 Col, 11 Erizo, 12 Leave, 13 Ola, 14 Sweet, 15 Steep, 16 Gorra, 17 Lake. Down: 1 Success, 2 Carnicero, 4 Toallas, 5 Primavera, 7 Scooter, 9 Siempre.
1. Unscramble the name of an American singer-songwriter, pianist and actress: NO JAR SHONE 2. Unscramble the name of an awardwinning 2001 American biographical drama film (three words): LEAF BUD MINUTIA
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...and only one Agency sold them ALL last month! Need we say more? OFFICE: Edificio Delfin, Calle Castilla Perez, Locale 2 - (Opposite Plaza entrance to Torrecilla Beach) Nerja 952 530 505 / 656 389 420 / 678 164 739
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Building surveys in Spain essential! “WELL, building surveys are never really done in Spain,” is the refrain of some estate agents in Spain, when a buyer asks about getting a survey done on a property. In fact, the agents are more or less right. Building surveys are often not undertaken and this is undoubtedly the case with the majority of Spanish buyers, who rarely have a survey on a property they are about to purchase. In fact, in Spain there is no precise profession to match that of building surveyor. Indeed, the closest you can get is an aparajedor , who is a technical architect and is the person who project manages building work. However, an aparajedor is not as intensively trained in assessing the condition of already built structures as a fully
Nick Snelling Nick Snelling is the author of five books including ‘How to Buy Spanish property and Move to Spain – Safely!’ and runs the information site Culture Spain
qualified UK building surveyor and is very unlikely to provide the
BEWARE! Country properties can be notorious for poor build quality. type of detailed survey that we are used to obtaining in the UK. Indeed, most aparajadores will have neither the experience nor the knowledge to investigate an old
property properly and few are regularly armed with even a damp meter! The trouble is that over the past 30 years an enormous number of villas, flats and town
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houses have been built (many for the foreign buyer market) with the quality of building work often indifferent and sometimes very poor indeed. The great rush to build during the recent Spanish property boom was certainly accompanied by few skilled workers and was notable for a lack of the rigorous state imposed building control we experience in the UK. There are undoubtedly fine properties in Spain (of all ages) but these are hard to spot with the untutored eye, particularly as the tiled finish of most Spanish properties can conceal any number of potential problems. It is also fair to point out that Spanish properties need to be built well to withstand the Spanish climate, which can test a property to its very limits. Summer
temperatures can be very high, winters can often fall below freezing point (depending upon where you are) and stunningly powerful rain-storms can occur throughout the year. Spain also has problems with termites and many areas suffer occasional earth tremors. Meanwhile, some country properties can be notorious for their poor build quality (they were often self-builds), with many lacking basic damp- proof courses and insulation. These always need to be looked at carefully by a professional. This is also true of any properties that have been constructed on steep hillsides where excellent foundations (something no layman can assess) are essential. How do you find a surveyor in a country without a dedicated building surveying profession? Well, fortunately, some British qualified building surveyors do exist in Spain and there are very good arguments to suggest you should use one of them. However, make sure the surveyor you choose is a properly qualified building surveyor and that he or she is fully insured to practise in Spain and can provide a full written report. Certainly, never accept the ‘building surveys are never really done in Spain’ statement. They are, they should be and you would be foolish to buy any property that was not first properly surveyed!
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Debut for the BMW’s Mini MINI BMW, Official Automotive Partner to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is keeping the Games moving with a range of fully electric vehicles as part of the fleet. The 160 BMW 1 Series Active E models and 40 MINI E’s are being used for many duties including shuttling athletes and officials within the Olympic Park and surrounding Games sites. However, the BMW group took the electric vehicles a step further and presented the specially developed and designed radio controlled electric car called the ‘Mini MINI’ measuring about one quarter of the size of the typical Mini. Spectators may see the model on the field of play in the Olympic Stadium ferrying javelins, discuses, hammers and shots from the field to the throwing area, saving valuable time during the competition. Three Mini MINIs will be deployed for this crucial task, loading up to eight kilogrammes at a time. Games makers who are assigned and trained for this duty can operate the small vehicle from 100 metres away.
INTRODUCING: BMW’s Olympic ‘Mini MINI’. “The MINI team was thrilled to be given this challenge to develop a vehicle with such an important and high profile role during the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” commented Dr Juergen Hedrich, Managing Director of MINI Plant Oxford.
“I know that everybody was inspired by the challenge and the knowledge that these See models will be seen in action by millions of people around the world.” Each Mini MINI will cover around 6,000 metres per day in four-hour
Impact on environment from ‘cradle to grave’ LAND ROVER has received certification from the VCA (Vehicle Certification Agency) for a comprehensive ‘cradle-to-grave’ study which analyses the environmental impact of its new Range Rover Evoque. The life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Range Rover Evoque was fully audited and approved by the VCA, making Land Rover one of only a few vehicle manufacturers to have completed an officially recognised study of the environmental impact of a vehicle - from manufacturing, through a lifetime of customer use, to ultimate disposal and recycling. The report highlights many of the processes that make the Range Rover Evoque the brand's lightest and most
LIFE CYCLE: Range Rover Evoque passes environmental study. efficient vehicle to date. These include the use of recycled materials, lightweight components and stop start technology. In
addition, the ventilation systems in body construction have been rationalised, giving a 25 per cent reduction in electricity consumption.
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Home crowd delight as Team GB bathe themselves in gold Details of GB’s 37 medals (16 gold, 11 silver, 10 bronze) won over the first nine days (with others to follow soon) ATHLETICS – Mo Farah became the first Briton ever to win a gold medal in the 10,000 metres, blitzing the field away with a devastating last lap sprint. CANOEING – Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott rode the rapids superbly to win gold in the C2 race ahead of fellow Brits David Florence and Richard Hounslow. CYCLING – Lizzie Armitstead won silver in the women’s road race. She was followed onto the podium by Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins who collected gold in the men’s time trial; team-mate Chris Froome took bronze. Inside the velodrome, Sir Chris Hoy,
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Jason Kenny and Phil Hindes won gold in the team sprint The awesome foursome of Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Peter Kennaugh and Geraint Thomas charged home in the team pursuit; sixtime world champion Victoria Pendleton, relegated from an earlier final, brilliantly won the women’s Keirin gold The dream team of Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott broke the world record SIX times in six rides to clinch gold in their sprint event, and Ed Clancy added a bronze to his tally via the Omnium. EQUESTRIAN – It
was team silver for riders Zara Phillips, Mary King, Tina Cook and William Fox-Pitt. 400 METRES – Christine Ohuruogu won a superb silver to go with her gold from 2008. GYMNASTICS – Louis Smith, Kristian Thomas, Dan Purvis, Max Whitlock and Sam Oldham took team bronze – the first Olympic medal ever won by GB. Smith and Whitlock then won silver and bronze on the pommel horse. HEPTATHLON - Pinup girl Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon gold medal in terrific style, amassing almost 7,000 points, some 300 ahead of the runner-up. Great! JUDO – Gemma Gibbons (silver) and Karina Bryant (bronze) did wonderfully well on the 10m square mat, GB’s best effort since 2000. ROWING – GB’s 13 boats ALL reached their respective final and gold medals
RUNNING FOR GOLD: Mo Farah
HAUL: The medals keep coming. were won by Anna Watkins and Katherine Grainger, at last after three silvers (women’s lightweight doubles sculls)… by Kat Copeland and Sophie Hosking (doubles sculls)… by the first women to win a GB rowing medal, Helen Glover (a hockey player four years ago) and soldier Heather Stanning (pairs) and by ‘fourmidable’ Andy Triggs Hodge, Peter Reed, Alex Gregory and Tom James (men’s coxless 4s). Silver gongs went to Chris Bartley, Richard and Peter Chambers and
ELATION: Greg Rutherford hoists the Union flag.
48 years later... LONG JUMP – Greg Rutherford became the first Briton to win gold in the sand since Lynn Davies in 1964.
Rob Williams (lightweight 4s), to Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter (double sculls), to Alan Campbell (men’s singles), to George Nash and Will Satch (pairs) and to Messrs Egington, Foad, Langridge, Partridge, Ransley, Sbihi, Searle (aged 40) and Louloudis with cox Hill (men’s 8s). SAILING – Ben Ainslie, the greatest sailor in Olympic Games and world history, won his fourth gold medal in the Finn Class (terrific). Iain Percy and Andy Simpson, agonizingly had to settle for silver in the Star race. SHOOTING – Peter Wilson, the son of a Dorset farmer, won the double-trap gold by two shots from Sweden’s Hakan Dahlby. SWIMMING Rebecca Adlington claimed bronze in the 400m and 800m freestyle events and Mike
THE MOTTO OF TEAM GB is simple... INSPIRE A GENERATION.’
Jamieson took silver at 200m breaststroke. TENNIS – Brilliant Andy Murray thumped Novak Djokovic in the semis and Roger Federer, 6-2, 6-1 and 6-4 in the final, to win GB’s first Olympic tennis gold since 1908. However, he and Laura Robson, settled for silver in the mixed doubles. Congratulations to USA superstar Michael Phelps after winning his 22nd Olympic swimming medal (18 of them gold) and to that man Usain, who ‘Bolted’ home in style in the 100m.
All the facts, stats, comments & reviews of London 2012 next Thursday.
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