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Happy New Year everyone. I hope you have managed to stay healthy through the first couple of weeks. I was not so lucky but have survived and raring to go for another year!

What a great time to start a new language! There is Spanish, French and Italian on offer in this issue or why not go with Italian and experience the food first at Poldinos or snap up the 20% off at Ciao Napoli. Take your Italian a little further and book on a live and learn holiday - sounds fantastic! If I hadn’t already got a holiday planned in Cyprus I might have been tempted!

More de-cluttering needing to be done then read our article and see if that inspires you to do something about it. Get it done before Spring so you can get out and enjoy the garden! You might even make some money from selling it!

I hope you managed to make a resolution but nothing too challenging or you won’t keep it. I’m going to fill a jar of good things that happen throughout the year and empty it out in January 2018 and enjoy the memories.

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Chichen Itza Listed by UNESCO and the New Seven Wonders of the World, Chichen Itza claims the largest Maya site on the Yucatan peninsula. From their mysterious origins around 3000 BC to the Spanish conquest in the early 1500s, the Maya were never an empire but a collection of autonomous city-states with a diverse culture and people who all left their mark across the

ancient sites. Great architects, mathematicians and astrologers, skilled craftsmen, the Maya enjoyed their golden age during the classic era, around AD 250-900, though Chichen Itza continued to flourish into the next millennium and beyond as new settlers arrived.

Named after the Itza tribe at the ‘the mouth of the well’, the stone city scatters its atmospheric remains deep in the rainforest. There’s much to see on its 15 square kilometres but the great stepped pyramid of Kukulcan casts its spell at first sight. Rising to a height of 24 metres, the four sides represent the cardinal points, each one with a stairway of 91 steps, the number of days between equinox and solstice. Add all the steps and one more to reach the top platform and that makes 365, the solar year. But the magic doesn’t stop there. During the equinox, a strange zigzag shadow creeps down the north stairway and for the Maya, this was the ‘feathered serpent god’ slithering down from the sky. They were at ease with the duality of the world, life death, day night, earth sky, hence

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the feathered serpent and the carvings of birds alongside jaguars and snakes.

‘Clap your hands,’ suggest the guides and suddenly the echo turns into a spine-chilling squeak, the call of the quetzal, they say, the Maya’s sacred bird. The sound travels far and one can imagine the high priest invoking the gods from the pyramid, watched by the 20,000 strong crowd gathered below.

But in the Maya world, religious rituals were not confined to the great pyramids. Chichen Itza boasts one of the largest surviving ball courts where warriors proved their worth, throwing heavy rubber balls through stone rings, eight metres above the ground, without using their hands. The rings were shaped like serpents, the high priest watched and on occasions, the winner would be sacrificed, for only the best should be offered to the gods. The sacred well had a similar use, a 60 metre wide sacrificial sink hole said to be the ‘womb of Mother Earth’.

The Maya’s written history was almost entirely destroyed by conquerors but stone friezes and carvings say it all.

Among the many archaeological sites in this part of the world, Chichen Itza is unique for its similarities to Tula, the centre of the Toltec empire some 1,300 km away. The connection remains a mystery but both elements fuse beautifully, from the Temples of Warriors, Eagles, Venus and more to the striking complex of 1,000 pillars, the market where the slightest whisper can be heard across the square or the snailshaped observatory used to study the sky.

By late morning, when day trippers arrive from Cancun, stall holders set up their colourful ware in the main alleyway, Mayan masks jostling with mini-pyramids, hammocks, silver bangles and toy jaguars which roar as you walk past. But on this vast enticing site, there’s always a quiet place where you can stretch out your hand and almost touch the past. There, nothing disturbs the peace but the occasional gust of wind or the distant call of jungle birds.

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Realistic Resolutions for a Happier, Healthier New Year New Year resolutions sound like a great idea: a fresh year and a fresh start. So why do they often fail?

Setting Yourself Up for Failure At New Year, festive goodwill and New Year enthusiasm can entice us into making a multitude of overly ambitious resolutions, setting ourselves up to fail and often, give up completely on our goals. So let’s turn three popular, doomed-to-failure aspirations into realistic resolutions.

conditions, including dementia and some cancers, so reducing your intake is great – but tough if you’re a regular drinker.

A Better Resolution: Think about when and where you drink alcohol, and reduce your intake gradually. Try: •

Matching every alcoholic drink with a soft drink, or buying a large soft drink later in the evening to last until home time.

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Finding other ways to relax if you always have a drink on returning from work (or make it a Fridayonly treat). Feeling you ‘need’ a drink is a warning sign; consider if you need to make changes in your work life.

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On alternate nights, swap that wine with dinner or beer with friends for low-alcohol or nonalcoholic versions.

More Exercise Your Resolution: I’ll go to Pilates, do my dance DVD and walk two miles every week!

You didn’t manage any of these things every week last year - ask yourself why.

Identify activities you enjoy and can most easily fit in.

A Better Resolution: I’ll do at least an hour’s exercise every week.

Weather too bad for walking? Missed Pilates? Resolve to do your exercise DVD instead. Anything else is a bonus. Better to do some exercise consistently than none.

Less Alcohol Your Resolution: “I won’t drink on weekdays/at home/EVER AGAIN!” Recent research shows that even alcohol intake under the recommended limits of 2-3 units daily and 14 units per week increases your risk of many serious

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No Smoking Your Resolution: “I smoke 30 a day, but I’m quitting for good at New Year!”

It’s probably quicker to list conditions not aggravated or caused by smoking than to list those that are, and accepting you’re addicted to nicotine can be hard. But that twitchiness you feel – the need for a cigarette to ‘calm your nerves’ - is nicotine

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on surfaces, where they’re rereleased (third-hand smoke), so you’ll be improving the health of housemates and visitors too.

withdrawal, which can occur very quickly.

This can make smoking hard to kick, particularly for moderate or heavy smokers.

While a few successfully go ‘cold turkey’, gradually reducing your nicotine intake is the most reliable and angst-free method.

A Better Resolution: Try the options below and keep going until you find a strategy that works.

• Visit your GP. They can prescribe some nicotine replacement products and refer you to counselling. You can also buy nicotine replacement products; experiment and see what works best for you.

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If you don’t already, make yourself smoke outside; it takes more effort. Toxins from your cigarette linger in the air (second-hand smoke) and settle

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Smoke to a timed schedule and gradually increase the time between cigarettes. Even if you smoke 25 a day and only drop one daily cigarette per fortnight, you’ll still be a non-smoker in under a year.

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Keep nicotine but eliminate cigarette toxins like cyanide and arsenic by swapping to e-cigarettes or vaporisers.

‘Resolution’ has an array of scientific and historical meanings, including ‘reduction to a simpler form’. So keep your resolutions simple – and realistic!

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high credit interest rates on their current accounts. Most of these deals only last for a year, however, and are used to attract new customers, but many also offer cash back or a monetary incentive.

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Interest rates are low, so what are your best options for saving?

With interest rates set to remain low for a while, it is worth considering what you could do with the spare cash you might now have. It is always a good idea to pay off your debts first, but there is also some benefit to starting a small nest-egg.

From April 2016 everyone has a Personal Savings Allowance, which means that many people won’t need to pay tax on their savings (subject to a maximum limit).

This broadening of your options means you could switch your current account to benefit from the credit interest offered by a different bank, or perhaps opt for a fixedterm ISA that removes the temptation to spend.

With each bank applying their own rules for eligibility, here are a few of the different accounts available at the time of writing.

Bank current accounts It is not something that we are used to, but currently some banks are offering

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Nationwide offers 5% AER fixed on their FlexDirect account for balances up to £2,500. This rate lasts for one year only and then drops to 1%, so you will need to be prepared to swap again if you want to get a higher rate after this. In order to be eligible for the account you have to pay in at least £1,000 per month.

Regular savings accounts As the name suggests, these accounts require a regular payment in order to benefit from the higher interest rates.

Again, some high interest rates are only available for a year as the banks use them as ‘loss leaders,’ assuming their new customer won’t be inclined to move once the rate falls.

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First Direct offers 5% AER for one year, to customers holding a First Direct 1st Account. You are allowed to save between £25 and £300 per month, but if you miss one deposit your savings account will close and the balance will be placed into a low-interest account.

Cash ISA Once the obvious choice to maximise your savings, a cash ISA can be a good place to start your nest-egg if you don’t want to switch bank accounts or save a regular amount each month.

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1.1% AER. There is no limit on the number of withdrawals, and you can replace money that you have taken out in a tax year without it becoming part of the ISA limit.

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De-clutter for the New Year Words: Katherine Sorrell What could be a better New Year’s resolution for your home than to eliminate mess, create space and generally have a good sort out?

When the festive fun comes to an end, the presents are all opened and the Christmas pudding finally finished, it’s time to take a breath and assess just how much mess and clobber has built up in your home over the past year. If the answer is too much, then it’s time to de-clutter your stuff and sort your storage, so that your home will be mess-free and super-stylish in time for 2017.

First, grab some rubbish bags and a few boxes or baskets. Work methodically through each room (it’s boring, but necessary – try

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weeks) and sort out obvious rubbish, things that can go to a local charity shop, items that could be sold second-hand, anything that needs mending, little-used things that can be put away in the garage or loft, and genuinely great stuff that you want to keep. Try to get rid of as much as possible (let’s face it: we all have too much stuff), only holding onto things that you really need and/or love.

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Label your storage if necessary, and make sure the whole family knows what’s meant to go where. You’ll already have created extra storage space by having such a good clear-out; if you still need more, look for all the areas where you could fit additional storage, whether built-in or free-standing: from backs of doors to under the stairs, tops of wardrobes to under the bed. Think racks, hooks and shelves as well as conventional cabinets and chests of drawers and, where possible, ensure they co-ordinate with existing furniture, enhancing your home’s style and even adding a soupçon of on-trend glamour. You may also wish to have a rethink about the location of some conventional storage spaces. If, for example, toys are

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reason. If you have allowed extra space, and then filled it… it’s time to start all over again.

Easy ways to banish clutter •

Write a list of where you want to declutter. Start with the hardest or the easiest – the important thing is that you now know what you need to do.

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Have an intensive declutter workout and spend just five minutes clearing as much as you can in one area.

You’ll be amazed at the difference you can make. Repeat as often as you can.

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Not sure which clothes to get rid of? Hang them all with the hooks facing one way. Every time you wear something, re-hang it with the hook facing the opposite way.

After, say, six months, you can easily assess which items you never wear.

You could try the same idea in the kitchen (turn the handles of your mugs in one direction, put glasses upside down, and so on), the playroom, the living room…

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Make it a family competition. Who will be the fastest to find three things to throw away, three things to give away and three things to tidy away? Offer prizes as necessary.

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If what you need is some emergency decluttering, there’s no shame in popping everything into a big box and hiding it somewhere until you have time to go through it properly.

always in the living room rather than in the children’s bedrooms, how about adding a toy storage unit somewhere handy, rather than having to tidy them away upstairs every day?

There are a few rules of storage that might be helpful. Obvious, perhaps, but worth bearing in mind all the same. First, store like with like (it may take a while to go through the house and organise this, but it really is worth the effort for the ease of finding things later on). Never say: ‘I’ve got this box, what shall I put in it?’ Instead, match the size and shape of the container to what’s being kept inside (in other words, find small, lidded boxes for things like Lego and big squishy baskets for teddy bears). Store as much as possible near to where it’s most needed, but don’t store frequently used items below knee level or above shoulder height, especially if they’re heavy. Avoid storing things on surfaces such as tables or desks – they’re where you want to put things while you’re organising them, not keep them there afterwards. And allow yourself room to expand – but only within

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Palmiers

These delicious sweet pastries are easy to make using just a sheet of readyrolled puff pastry and caster sugar.

Serve with coffee, or sandwich together in pairs with jam and whipped double cream for an indulgent dessert.

Makes approx 28 Ready in 1 hour Ingredients 1 x 375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry 4 tbsp caster sugar 1 tsp cinnamon (optional) Method 1 Unroll the puff pastry sheet and trim the edges to a neat rectangle, if necessary.

Sprinkle over 2 tbsp of the caster sugar and half the cinnamon (if using). Using a rolling pin, gently roll over the sugar to lightly press it into the pastry.

2 Fold in the long sides of the pastry rectangle halfway towards the centre.

Sprinkle over a little more caster sugar and press down with the rolling pin. Fold each long side in again to meet in the centre.

4 Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas

7. Dampen a large baking sheet by sprinkling with cold water.

5 Cut across the chilled pastry length into about 28 thin slices. Place the slices, cutside down, on the baking sheet. Flatten each one slightly with the palm of your hand.

6 Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, until crisp and golden brown.

Turn each slice over with a palette knife halfway through cooking. Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool.

TIP For savoury palmiers, spread the pastry with a little pesto sauce, then scatter over finely grated Parmesan cheese instead of the sugar.

3 Sprinkle with the rest of the sugar and cinnamon (if using), then fold the pastry in half lengthways to form one long strip.

Transfer to a board and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

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Health checks - your health impacts on your financial plans We can’t predict what is going to happen in the future, but what most of us hope for is health, wealth and happiness...

When we speak to clients, there is often the assumption that good health is a given.

Investing a small sum of money to book a health check is something many of us fail to do and yet when we stop to think about it, it should be considered as a priority.

A health check can often flag up problems before they become a serious health condition.

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is on treatment, but inevitably, if it is a serious condition, then it can trigger a change in lifestyle.

Health problems shift peoples priorities and can change financial plans both in the short and long term.

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Fight the Frosts

The frosts are here, and in the weeks ahead the worst of the winter is likely to arrive too. Added to that there is often a fair bit of rain or even snow at this time of year, so our gardens can be in for quite a battering. Now most of the plants you grow in your garden are probably fairly frost-resistant, but what can you do to ensure that damage to those which are not so hardy is kept to a minimum? Some deterioration may already have occurred, but it is the last frosts and those which hit the plants in spring that are likely to be most damaging, as they catch plants out when they have already put on a bit of new growth. So, there’s definitely a very good reason to brace yourself, get out into the garden and take some precautions.

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exposed with just the container and a bit of compost to cover them. Thin-walled containers pose the greatest threat, especially those made of metal. Thicker wood or ceramic pots provide a little extra insulation, but even these may need a bit more. Where possible, plunge your pots by digging a hole in the soil and placing the plant in its pot into the hole. If it is too heavy to move then wrap it up well in several layers of bubble wrap, polythene or old curtains – it may not look pretty but it’ll do the job. If the container is in a very prominent position and you want it to look more appealing, buy some hessian and use lengths of this to create an outermost layer to hide the insulation material – it can actually end up looking rather nice!

If very harsh weather is forecast or there has been a spell of mild weather which may have promoted some soft, new growth that will be particularly frost prone, drape a double layer of horticultural fleece over the top growth of the plants and anchor it well. If you want to make life a lot easier then invest in some Easy Fleece Jackets: they come in three sizes and each one has a draw-string and toggle so that you can easily insert the plant and then secure it. You can find out more on my website www. pippagreenwood.com/products/protect-yourcrops.

A double fleece layer can of course be used on plants in beds and borders too, or to protect slightly tender wall shrubs. Larger individual plants in borders, which are too big for even the large fleece jackets, can be given longer term protection with a home-made protective ‘cage’.

Just use four stakes or sturdy canes to create a framework which you wrap with netting or chicken wire, then fill the central space around the plant with dry bracken, straw or leaves.

Evergreens in containers and in open ground may suffer from drought as well as foliage or stem growth – during the cold weather they continue to need a fair amount of water and if this is frozen solid in the soil, they soon suffer.

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So it is essential to continue to water these, especially if they are in a spot where they are sheltered from a lot of the rain which does fall, or if the weather has been dry. A deep mulch applied to the soil or compost surface before the ground becomes frosted will help too. Once frozen, soil moisture becomes unavailable, so this mulch will help to keep the water available.

Although most fruit trees - like apples and pears, cherries and plums - are hardy, they are also prone to damage. The main risk is to newlyopened blossom, though the buds themselves may be damaged too, with late frosts being the most harmful as by then the buds are further developed. If you are planting new fruit plants, it really pays to buy them from a specialist nursery and try to get late-flowering varieties where possible, as they are less likely to be flowering when there is still a risk of frost.

Finally, don’t forget to use fleece to cover any seeds already sown out of doors. A double layer of well-anchored fleece or a fleece-covered pull-out EasyTunnel is quick and easy to install, and will help to provide protection and that bit of extra warmth for germinating seeds and any seedlings brave (or foolhardy) enough to poke their heads above ground before the cold weather is over! If you are planning on sowing any early varieties of crops such as broad beans or lettuce, then I’d also suggest that you cover the soil before you sow. A layer of well-anchored polythene will keep off excess rain and allow a little warmth to build up, so when you sow the seeds they won’t suffer from excess sogginess and won’t get such a cold shock.

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Beauty Resolutions A new year is the perfect time to make a few changes to your beauty routine…

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It’s easy to get stuck in a perfume rut. Rather than play it safe with your favourite scent, why not head to a local perfume shop and try a few new ones? Ideally, spritz a perfume on a card first. If you like the scent immediately, and still do after half an hour, then try it directly on your skin. Fragrance is designed to change over time, so don’t just spray, sniff and buy. Give it time to show you what it’s made of. Van Cleef & Arpels So First (from £32) is a nice one to try. Light, fresh and feminine, it’s bursting with floral notes, such as freesia and frangipani, with a warm base of vanilla and sandalwood.

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There are 160,000* total knee and hip replacement operation carried out in England and Wales each year.

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You move differently, it’s not the most efficient position for the skeleton, so the new movement pattern causes more stress, and possibly, added injury.

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Why It’s Important To Socialise Your Puppy Socialising your puppy is important to its general development, and encourages a calm, confident and friendly personality that’s accepting of change and new situations. It also makes life with a dog easier for you, and helps with general training.

Vary the activities You’ll retain your puppy’s interest by introducing plenty of variety, such as meeting new people and other animals in different environments, but take care not to overload their nervous system.

Keep hold of your puppy at first when you meet new people, letting them gently approach your dog with a small treat. This will make it a constructive experience for the dog, and they’ll retain positive associations.

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