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The Maspalomas International 2011 Carnival Queen Gala was held on Saturday 19th March in front of a capacity crowd at the Yumbo centre. The highlight of the Maspalomas calendar was hosted by kooky Spanish television presenter Oscar Martinez
and translated into English and German by bubbly co-host Sally Jensen.A total of seven candidates graced the stage wearing glittering creations by local designers and were sponsored by various shopping and tourist businesses. The two-hour show, which
opened with a 12 minute song and dance routine led by acrobats and stilt walkers depicted a fantasy marine world which set the carnival theme of Maspalomas and the Sea. Continued on page 5 ...
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Fiestas and Upcoming Events Barrios Program: Mogan Beach Friday March 25th
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Carnival Night Beach Mogan Saturday, March 26, 2011
Exhibition: International Women´s Day Centro Cultural de Maspalomas San Bartolomé de Tirajana Until: 31-03-2011
Mogan Walking/hiking Program Registration, the friday before the walk 928 15 88 05 €9 Adults €5 Children (inc transport & Safe Hiking Guide) Cruz Grande, Chamoriscan Sunday, March 27, 2011 Mesa De Acusa Sunday April 3, 2011 Lunaticart La Oliva 02-04-2011 21:00 Teatro Víctor Jara Santa Lucía Exhibition: Tres interpretaciones (Three Interpretations) Sala de Arte del Hotel Neptuno Avda. de Alféreces Provisionales, 29 San Bartolomé de Tirajana Until:25-03-2011 Drag Models Archive From:04-03-2011 Until:15-05-2011 CAAM - c/ Los Balcones 11 Las Palmas Tel: 928 311 800 Mejor en imágenes Until : 31-03-2011 Club de Natación Metropole - Paseo Alonso Quesada s/n Las palmas Exhibition: Raíces del Atlántico Fine Arts Until 22-04-2011 Sala de Arte del Hotel Neptuno
Open MTB Gran Canaria Bike Race Bike Club Canary-Bike, Castaño Bajo no 9, 35300 St.Brgida, Gran Canaria Saturday, 26th March 2010, formation at 08:00 Start at 09:00 race closing at 17:00 3 Courses: 85 km/2350 hm (Challenge Canarias & Trek Mtb Challenge Classic) Maspalomas - St. Bartolomé St. Lucia - Maspalomas 65 km/1600 hm Maspalomas - St. Bartolomé Maspalomas 38 km/1200 hm (Trek Mtb Challenge Small) Maspalomas - Ayagaures – Maspalomas Information at Canary-Bike.com +34 928 644 389 / +34 639 78165 British School South Open Day SATURDAY 2ND APRIL 13:00-16:30 Tombola, Raffle Easter Egg Hunt Football Tournament Children’s games Canarian & Indian Food Cakes & Waffles Easter Eggs & English Books for sale EVERYONE WELCOME! El Hornillo, Meloneras. www.bs-gc.net Tel: 928 142 494 Mobile: 639 941 552
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Markets in Gran Canaria Agüimes In front of the municipal swimming pool Thursdays 09:00-14:00 Arguineguín La Plaza Negra: Every Tuesday 08:00-14:00 CC Ancora Every Thursday 08.00-14.00 TARA Second Hand Market, Plaza de Pino Seco, Arguinegín. Every Saturday 9.00 onwards Arucas Calle Francisco Gourier: Every Saturday 08:00-14:00 Gáldar General Market Plaza de Santiago de Apostól: Every Thursday 08:00-14:00. Gáldar Collectors’ Market Guaires, 26, Tel: 928.55.21.40 Ingenio En el Ejido: First Sunday of every month 09.00-15.00 Jinámar Ramblas de Jinámar (Telde): Sundays 9:00-15:00 Las Palmas Rastro Terrace on top of the bus station Every Sunday 8.00-14.00 Maspalomas Second Hand Market CC Faro 2, Campo Internacional, Maspalomas Sundays 10.00 onwards Maspalomas Artisans’ Market Next to Global Bus Station Meloneras Mercadillo en Meloneras: Every Thursday 10.00-17.00 Mendizábal
Calle de Mendizábal, Vegueta, Las Palmas Third Saturday of every month Moya On top of the bus station: Every Sunday 08:00-14:00 Playa del Inglés Artesan market, at Parque Europeo, (next to the Minitren). Everyday except Sunday 19.30-23.30. Puerto de Mogán Traditional craft market Plaza del Parking, Puerto de Mogán: Every Monday 09.00-14.30 Puerto de Mogán General Market El Muelle Deportivo: Every Friday 08:00-14:00 San Fernando San Fernando Municipal Market, Maspalomas. Every Wednesday and Saturday: 08:00-14:00 San Fernando Municipal Market Skating ring in San Fernando Every second Sunday 09:0014:00 San Mateo Every Saturday: 08:00-20:00 and Sundays 08:00-15:00. Santa Brígida Underneath the municipal park in Villa de Santa Brígida. Every Saturday 08:00-20:00 and every Sunday from 08:00-14:00 Santa Catalina Mercadillo in Las Palmas de G.C. Art Gallery of Parque de Santa Catalina
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What is the padrón?
• Padrón - a list of all the people who live in a certain town • Empadronarse - the act of registering yourself on this list with your local town hall. Who should register? Officially all residents in Spain are required by law to register on the padrón, yet many British ex-pats still have not done so. Perhaps some view the padrón as a means of vigilance by the state, in ‘big-brother’ fashion. However, in reality, it is simply a way for the town hall to know how many people live in their area, without entering into investigations as to a person’s official residence status or financial affairs. In addition, the information provided at registration is confidential and protected by data protection laws. How do I register? You don’t have to own your house to register, just have an address where you habitually live, no matter whether you are the owner, you rent, or live with family or friends. Nor is registration a long drawn out registration process. Simply go to the padrón office of your town hall and fill in the form they provide. Take along official identification, such as a passport, and also your NIE or residence certificate/card, a recent utility bill in your name, and the deeds to your house or a copy of your rental contract. Although you may have to return to collect your certificate, the actual registration is completed all on the same day. Padrón status checks Our understanding from talking to local and national authorities is that there is currently a one-off exercise underway to check the accuracy of the padrón registers. This means you may be contacted to confirm your status on the padrón. If you are contacted, you will be asked to answer to remain active on the padrón and if you don’t then you may be removed from the register. If you are not contacted, you are not required to confirm your status. For certain services (e.g. social services) you may be required to show a recent padrón certificate which is less than 3 months old. This is normal procedure and is not related to the above mentioned project. Non-EU citizens are required to renew their padrón certificate in any case. Please contact your locality authority about any changes to the padrón registration process.
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4 News
Weight Loss Stimulator
A new weight loss device used for the first time in Spain was presented at a press conference last week in Las Palmas. The system, named Abilities, was implanted into the stomachs of two women suffering from morbid obesity, at La Clinica de La Luz, using a new surgical technique. One of the patients, Alejandra, a 21 year old, 119 kilo Columbian girl was also present. This novel technique can be performed on an outpatient or at a day hospital using minimally invasive techniques without altering the physiology of the stomach and is safer than gastric banding or an intragastric balloon, which can lead to many postoperative complications. It reduces morbidity, without requiring complex diets or significant changes to the patient’s eating habits. Dr. Manuel Miranda, head of the Bariatric Surgery Unit of the hospital, explained that the procedure is to place a sensor in the stomach, which is attached to a pacemaker. When the patient eats or drinks, the sensor sends a stimulus to the pacemaker, which is in turn transmitted to an electrode in the gastric wall, resulting in the patient feeling that their stomach is full. The device works like a cardiac pacemaker, except that the battery lasts five years and may be withdrawn at any time. Once installed the system can be controlled by the physician via wifi using a computer which uses all the data accumulated by the device to calibrate itself to the patient’s specific characteristics. “Actually, this is a computer program. You have to program the stimulator to
allow the patient to eat food and feel comfortable eating a chicken and a pasta dish for instance” said Dr. Manuel Serrano, Light Internal Medicines Unit. “Without affecting the morphology of the stomach, the patient may feel full after a much smaller amount of food than they have actually swallowed.”
Patients can lose between 35 & 40 percent of their excess body weight in a year. In Alejandra’s case, Dr. Miranda has said that she could lose 25 kilos “depending on whether or not she is disciplined.” The patient explained that she has already experienced the feeling of being satiated just by eating “a jar of baby food” Furthermore, she said that since she underwent surgery last Friday, she has already lost between 3 and 4 kilos. Dr. Miranda is convinced that this new technique “will far exceed the results obtained by gastric bands and the intragastric balloon.” As for the cost of the procedure, the doctors did not give a figure but assured us that it would come to approximately the same as bariatric surgery, “or maybe even less.”
Summer Time
Time for cheer the official European Summertime is here. It begins in the early hours of Sunday morning at 1:00 AM when clocks across the EU go forward by one hour to 2:00 AM, as per the so-called Time Change directive first adopted as a guideline by the European Community in 1981 and renewed every four years until the 9th directive in January 2001 was deemed indefinite. The Time Change first began to catch on across Europe in 1974 playing its part in the first oil crises as some countries decided to move their clocks to make better use of sunlight and in an attempt to use less lighting and consume less electricity. It was adopted in to Spanish Law by royal decree in 2002.
All permanent members of the EU now put their clocks forward on the last Sunday of March until summer officially ends on the last Sunday of October when they are put back one hour again. Studies indicate that the change has a positive impact not only saving money but also on other sectors such as transport, communications, road safety, working conditions and lifestyles, health, tourism and leisure. According to the Institute for Energy Diversification and Energy Savings the time change has the potential to save 5 % off Spain’s electrical consumption used for lighting, which equates to more than €300million.
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Maxim Joins Campaign The Canary News Breast Cancer Appeal got picked up by Maxim magazine in London last week who have joined the call to support those affected by the disease and encourage women everywhere to check themselves regularly. Donate your bras and help keep boobs healthy! March 2011 We all love boobs, right? This simple fact is proven time and time again not only by how excitable we men get at the merest tell tale bounce in our peripheral vision nor simply by the extraordinary popularity of MAXIM magazine and its ilk, but the inordinate amount of time a woman will devote to looking at their own and those of others, considering their size, their shape, how well to cover them or show them off and the implications of what a good boob, or not, says to the wider world about who she is, where she’s going and what she’s going to do. Let’s face it healthy boobs are very important to society as a whole.
Where better to appreciate them than the sunny Canary Islands where the dapper bethonged chaps and chappesses at The Canary News have teamed up with Breast Cancer charity ACCM to celebrate the beautiful boob by raising cash and awareness encouraging girls everywhere to donate their spare pennies, bras and bikini tops over the next eight weeks to May 15th and decorate the 10th Maspalomas Pride Event with underwear in support of those whose boobs have been affected by the scourge of disease, to promote early detection and prevention and help to keep breasts everywhere lovely, healthy and free by getting girls to examine themselves more often. A spokeswoman said “Ladies, you must all have bras and bikini tops stowed away at the back of cupboards and drawers that you never wear but are loathe to throw away. Please let us have them! GLAY (Gay Lesbian Association Yumbo) are co-ordinating the collection on behalf of the ACCM as part of this major charity initiative.” If you’d like to donate or partake email Boobs@TheCanaryNews. com for more information.
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Local News 5
Maspalomas Carnival
Continued from front page ... The jury, chaired by Spanish chat show journalist Lydia Lozano, gave the honour of 1st runner up to Anabel Alonso who’s outfit was inspired by Song of The Sirens, designed by Mari Santana Santiago and sponsored by Pachá Gran Canaria and second runner up to Liliana Suarez whose outfit was named Bomba Que Bomba!, designed by Juan Francisco Sánchez Padrón and sponsored by Caldesa SA.
Singer Sonia Santana
However it was the exquisite African Queen design, also by Mari Santana Santiago and sponsored by the Tropical Parque Hotel and worn by the beautiful Haridian Torres Marrero,
that unanimously caught the Jury’s imagination under the largest moon seen over Maspalomas in more than 20 years. Maspalomas Queen´s Gala Jury The jury was composed of the journalist Teresa Cruz; Paul Bucarrelli, Public Relations; Edward Timon, Editor of The Canary News; Luz Cappa, Canarias7 journalist and Editor of the magazine Health; Lamberto Castello, Model; Mari Carmen Sosa Robaina, owner of Unisex Hair Salon Mari Carmen Playa del Sol; Aranzazau Estevez, Miss Las Palmas 2010; Antonio Sangoo, Designer; Rafael Rodríguez Armas, owner of RS Sonocom sound and lighting; Thomas Estevez,
Head of Marketing Coca-Cola; Yolanda Cordero, representing Lopesan; Rakes Daswani, head of marketing for Sabina perfume; the designer Carlos San Juan; Mari Carmen Mejias Diaz, owner of Boutique Mall Tropisol Botanical and Carmen Gloria Pérez Ramos marketing coordinator Mc Donald’s. All Photos by Pepe Piaz
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6 Local News
Canarian Political Landscape We have local elections coming up on the 22nd of May this year. Although European residents do not have the right to vote in national elections, they are able to participate in local democracy. If you are an EU citizen and are registered as living here (‘empadronado’) you should have received a letter at the beginning of October 2010, which was to be signed and returned before the 25th of January this year. If this hasn’t happened to you, voting could be difficult, if not impossible. That being the case, we are advised to consult our Ayuntamiento or alternatively the Oficina del Censo Electoral – telephone 901 101 900. In either case, you will need to speak Spanish or have an interpreter at your disposition (check out our small ads). While just over 12% of residents in the Canary Islands are foreigners, we are hugely under-represented in politics – Perhaps it is time we got up off our sunloungers and headed to the polling stations. But to do so, we need know who we want to vote for. Press coverage of the up and coming elections is down 58% compared to the 2007 elections, making it somewhat difficult to get a handle on who is who and what they are up to. We present for you here a five minute guide to local politics: There are two main political parties in Spain: the PSOE, currently in power with Zapatero as president, has the unenviable task of leading Spain through the crisis while in staunch opposition we have the PP.
Centre right politics, it is conservative and identifies with the Catholic Church and its ideals. It is just a tiny bit younger than the conservative party though – it was founded in 1989, although it was really a reformation of the AP (Alianza Popular – people’s alliance) which, founded in 1976, had very little success in the post Franco era, when the population was understandably desperate for a radical change in political leadership. Another national party to keep an eye on is the IU (Izquierda Unida – United left). It has had its ups and downs, but is still Spain’s strongest left wing party. It was formed in 1986, when various groups united in opposition of Spain joining NATO. It is a communist party with a greenish tint (the founding members included communists, greens, leftists and republicans) which is no where near as strong as the PSOE and the PP, but is still a force to be reckoned with.
That’s the really big parties dealt with. The greens are a big party really, but each local party works independently so as to attend more closely to local issues. They are very much anti hunting, and pro solar panels. They lean left, just like our British greens, and fight for our environment, something that tends to be neglected in the Canary Islands. In the Canary Islands there is a strong nationalistic element, mostly looking to
gain a higher level of autonomy rather than total independence.
The CC (Coalición Canaria – Canarian coalition) plays an important role in the Canary Islands, having received 23.5% of the vote in the 2007 municipal elections. It was formed in 1993 by five Canarian nationalist parties, and continues to be strongly nationalistic. It keeps to the centre politically so as to focus on nationalism. The NC (Nueva Canarias – new Canaries) is a very successful centre left scion of the CC founded in 2005 – the Alcaldesa (Mayoress) of San Bartolomé de Tirajana belongs to the NC. The CCN (Centro Canario Nacionalista – Canarian nationalistic centre) declares its self to be in the centre politicaly, but may to have a little right-wing slant, as it has plenty input from the PP. As well as the nationalists, we have a plethora of small to tiny parties, far more than would appear strictly necessary, but they seem to thrive under the warm Canarian sun. As about half of all the foreign residents registered in Gran Canaria live in San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Playa del Inglés, Maspalomas, San Fernando), and a quarter in Mogán (Arguiniguin, Puerto Rico, Puerto Mogan), this guide would
not be complete without mentioning two rather influential, but undeniably teeny parties. The AV and the brand spanking new CIUCA. The AV (Agrupación Vecinal – neighbours group) belongs to San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and has already formed a coalition with the PP. A wise move for the PP – Their results in 2007 were pretty abysmal, as the AV charmed right wing voters, and looks set to do the same this year. At the moment the PSOE and NC work together with a comfortable majority. If you live in Mogan, you will be seeing Ciuca posters all over the place. CIUCA (ciudadanos para el Cambio – citizens for change) was formed very recently by an angry ex PP member. Mogan is expected to provide plenty political entertainment this year – The PP has had a comfortable majority for some time now, but that looks set to change as CIUCA has appeared on the scene like a raging lion, with a very nice website indeed, and the PSOE has presented an admirable line up headed by Pino, a woman determined to make Mogan a better place to live in. The tension is palpable. Watch this space.
The PSOE (Partido Socialista Obrero Español – Spanish labourers socialist party) is social democrat, and occupies a position pretty much equivilant to Labour in the United Kingdom. Centre left, it has fairly liberal values. It gave up on Marx in 1979, but still likes to look after us humble workers as it has done since it’s foundation way back in 1879 The PP (Partido Popular Mariano Romero –people’s party) can be quite safely compared to the British Conservatives.
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New Health Group for the Canaries
A cooperation agreement between German company TECHNIKER KRANKENKASSE (TK) and GRUPO SAN ROQUE (Clínica San Roque and Hospital San Roque Maspalomas) was formally signed on February 28 at 6 p.m. at official premises of the Canary Islands Government. This agreement will no doubt benefit and promote German tourism.
The Canary Island Government was represented at the signature by its President Mr. Paulino Rivero together with Mr. Ricardo Fernández Lapuente, Vice-councillor for Tourism. Mr. Bernd Beyrle (Hospitalization Manager), Mr. Helmut Heckenstaller (Project Manager) and Ms. Katja Gösler (Deputy Project Manager) acted on behalf of TK. Finally, Mr. Mario Rodríguez (President), Mr. José Manuel Baltar (Operations Manager), Mr. Sebastián Sansó (San Roque Maspalomas Hospital Manager) and Ms. Mirta Siculer (Head of Public Relations) acted for Grupo San Roque.
45,813 employees, with 231 branches providing 24-hour telephone assistance, seven days a week.
This agreement aims to provide medical care through Grupo San Roque to German members of TK who decide to spend their vacations in Gran Canaria, therefore guaranteeing them the best medical service available, should they need it. Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) is a health insurance fund that operates nationwide
in Germany with approximately 7.6 million insured persons. It is a statutory insurer, acting as a self-administering corporation under public law managed by an administrative council. It can therefore only enter into agreements with sanitary health institutions that are connected to the public health system, in this case the Canary Island Health Service. TK has 625,334 tax advisors and
Grupo San Roque, consisting of Clínica San Roque and Hospital San Roque Maspalomas, is a private healthcare group of the Canary Islands with over 100 years expertise. Clínica San Roque can be found in the capital of the island and Hospital San Roque Maspalomas is in the main tourist area. Both provide their services to the public health system by agreement with the Canary Island Health Service. They employ highly qualified professionals and use leading technology to cover all the medical and surgical specialities that patients may require. They also offer excellent nonclinical amenities, as well as translation/ interpreting services. Grupo San Roque considers this agreement a great achievement that will truly benefit German tourists visiting Gran Canaria.
The Golden Rules for An Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
1. The possibility of complete cure depends on an early diagnosis and the subsequent treatment. An early diagnosis has a better prognosis.
6. Periodic controls and annual mammograms in the healthy woman are important. Mammograms should be done annually for the 40-45 year age group provided that they do not present any abnormalities in their breast. From 65 years it is recommended every two year.
The golden Rules for an early diagnosis of Breast Cancer 2. It is recommended that women self examine their breasts, this should be once
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8 Your Questions Answered
‘The Canarian Lawyer’ Where you can smoke since January 2011
I wonder where smoking is allowed since the law against it came into force. I am a waiter and I want some guidance about my rights. My problem is my boss has said that he’ll turn a blind eye if someone smokes in his bar. Where can I report him? Can it be anonymous? I’m afraid that I might get fired. Smoking is, in general, prohibited in closed spaces and public venues and partially forbidden elsewhere. Adding to the previous anti smoking legislation (law 28/2005), the new one prohibits smoking in all places even where it was previously allowed, and so you can only do so in the few places specified in the regulations. Previous to 2nd January, 2011 you could smoke in the following places: social care centers, hotels and similar facilities, bars, restaurants with public areas equal to or greater than 100 square meters unless located within a venue where it was already prohibited. Special rooms in theatres, cinemas and other venues with
public activities carried out in confined spaces. In these cases, the location of smoking areas had to be placed outside of the main audience or projection rooms. Airports, bus, rail and maritime transport stations but not any longer. It is completely forbidden to smoke in: a) bars, restaurants and entertainment venues, bingo halls, casinos and games rooms; b) hospitals and health centers (you also cannot smoke at the exterior doors or nearby); c) playgrounds and schools (again nor can you smoke anywhere nearby); d) college campuses (though you can outside them); e) public transport (not even in buses with open roof; f) nor in airports. It is possible to smoke in: a) special areas designated for smokers in psychiatric institutions, some old people’s homes and prisons b) patios and glazed areas (whenever it is an ‘open space’. To be considered an ‘open space’ it can have no more than two walls) c) Inside rooms reserved for smokers in hotels (a maximum of 30% of rooms can be designated for smokers and they will always be the same rooms) d) Bullrings
Now in Mogan every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30am to 1pm
(whenever the squares are ‘open spaces’ it will be possible to smoke, if the squares are covered it wont be allowed) e) In Stadiums, sports or artistic venues (so long as they are ‘open spaces’ f) In reserved areas for locals where it is allowed (spaces for smokers should not occupy more than 30% of the entire establishment) g) Smokers’ Clubs (can be set up by groups of smokers, but to avoid fraud it will be a requirement that members are declared on the census and that they are not run for profit. They can neither be staffed nor have anything for sale.) Minor infringements can incur a fine of up to €30 if the infringement is an isolated case, and between €30 to €600 in other cases; serious offenders can be fined from €601 to €10.000, and very serious, from €10.001 to €600.000. You should make your report directly to Autonomous Community. Your complaint against the company cannot be anonymous. The complaint will recorded in the administrative file, so the defendant
will know who filed it. Confidentiality can be maintained in labour cases (such as occupational hazards) before work and safety inspection. Should you file a complaint against your company, you can not ensure that your employer will not discover it was you. Verbal or anonymous complaints are not valid, unless they cause an inspector to drop in the premises to make an inspection. You belong to the group of people together with children, whose health is the primary objective of the new antismoking law making it illegal to smoke in any enclosed area. Tobacco however may continue to be sold in enclosed spaces.
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Budget Recovery and Fallout Looking closer to home(Spain) it has been pleasing to see a quiet surge in the property sector with nearly 40,000 residential sales registered in January, this is up 17% on the previous January however the surge may be down to the removal of mortgage tax relief so buyers wanted to complete to make sure they managed to obtain the benefit available. The next couple of months will set the stall probably for the remainder of the year.
Within the UK by the time this goes to press the Budget will have come and gone and it will no doubt be a defining moment for this government. The probability is that Chancellor Osbourne will stick to his plans and not water down tax rises and spending cuts, the need to bite the bullet exists. Good news however is that government borrowing this year is likely to be £8billion less due to a surge in tax receipts. The key thing for the chancellor will be how he can improve jobs and bolster the economy. A difficult task when you consider that during the last 10 years Britain has moved from being one of the best economies to one of the most over indebted. The last couple of weeks has seen horrendous devastation in Japan and with the radiation fallout nobody is really sure what will happen next. What we do know is that Japan’s misfortune will have an impact upon our improving economies. It is suggested that the Japanese economy will shrink this year by 1% as it struggles to overcome the effects of the earthquake and tsunami. When they are able to turn the corner to recovery is still not known, however as reconstruction starts so their economy will grow again. Link the devastation in Japan to concerns about oil in Libya and it all adds up to a bit of a turmoil in the financial markets.
Sterling has continued to improve against the dollar but against the Euro has not been having a good time, great news however if you wish to repatriate funds. Not so good if you are living in Spain and have a pension paid in sterling. We had also been hoping for a “boom” in tourists this year but the current exchange rate will not generate too much wealth into the Spanish economy as families will find it harder to afford the little extras. Still there is some good news coming from the UK, mortgage approvals in February were up on the January figure and Rightmove reported that the average property in the UK now takes 89 and not 98 days to sell! With the UK’s figures for inflation and retail sales figures coming up this week we could see a further
slight fall in exchange rates, that is unless the market is really happy with the Budget. Quite which way the market will responds will not be clear until we have heard all the info. What we do know is that the pound has not had a good time of late and we have seen falls of about 4.5 cents during the last couple of weeks with lows of around €1.14. If you have concerns over where your money is going and you want to make the most of your currency transfers talk to Moneycorp. The local team can provide up to the minute guidance on your personal transfer needs. They can be contacted on 951319700 and mention to them where you saw this article.
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Raising Awareness & Funds for ACCM March 8th 2011 marked The 100th International Women's Day and the start of a ten week campaign to raise awareness about the problems connected to breast cancer suffered by women who are diagnosed with the disease. We are collecting money to be awarded to the ASOCIACION CANARIA DE CANCER DE MAMA at the end of May 2011 after the 10th Anniversary Gay Pride Maspalomas event organised by the Gay Lesbian Association of Yumbo. We will also be encouraging women to donate their old bras and bikini tops, which will be used to decorate the CC Yumbo during Pride 2011 as a statement of solidarity to all women affected by the disease and to send a message about the importance of early detection. These will then be donated to a 3rd world women's charity. The Canary News has joined several other high profile organisations in Gran Canaria to raise the profile of ACCM, who deal with providing information and support to those afflicted with the disease, their families and friends and to give local businesses an opportunity to participate.
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We are looking for people who wish to make official donations in exchange for having their involvement highlighted within the newspaper. We need tourist hire businesses to supply vehicles like Jeeps, dune buggies, fun cars and other unusual vehicles for one afternoon a week (or even just once or twice) so that we can bring the campaign to various communities across Gran Canaria and perhaps to the capital Las Palmas. We require people to collect bras and bikini tops and show solidarity with the campaign and its aims We need tourist operators and flight operators to help us to transport performers and potentially celebrities We need restaurants and bars who might be willing to donate food and drink to our end of campaign VIP event And there are lots of other ways to get involved just get in touch and tell us how you might help
GLAY (Gay & Lesbian Association of Yumbo) is a campaign charity focusing on Gay and Lesbian issues and one of the primary organisers of Maspalomas Gay pride (now in its 10th year). As part of the run up to the 10th anniversary event GLAY have organised (running in tandem with a separate HIV campaign) the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign to collect money in support of ACCM. The Canary News is the English language newspaper for The Canaries and has agreed to partner GLAY as their media sponsor. The editor will be raising the profile of the campaign by going to various resorts and towns over the next few weeks collecting money, bras, bikini tops and heightening awareness. He has also been asked to jump out of an aeroplane with several glittery drag queens and other sponsored fund raisers on or around 30th of April and then partake in the 10th anniversary Pride event after which the final sum raised will be confirmed and an award made to the ACCM on or around May 22nd.
Supporters and Sponsors include Clinica Roca, Lopesan Hotels & Resorts, KISS Canarias FM, Maxim Magazine, Design Republic, Rejuvena, The Canary News, Fuze Bar, Sparkles & many, many others. We are seeking anyone who can help us in this task either through sponsorship, by raising awareness, donating time, resource, cash or underwear or by encouraging celebrities, notables or anyone else to publicly support us, endorse us or send us their bras (and a pic of them wearing it). For More Information contact the editor Edward Timon +34 6343 67879 or email:
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I have been looking at getting a new internet connection. I am just not happy with Vodafone or Telefonica. I have read what you have written about WiMax but am hesitant to go with a new technology. What are the benefits over the other companies and other technologies like VDSL or Fibre Optics in Gran Canaria? How do I know what Speed I’m getting? Well first of all let’s be clear, this is not such a new technology. It works and works very well to give you up to 12Mbps internet and phone through nothing more than a little aerial on your roof. It is consistently faster than the opposition. What’s more the support is really good and available in English Other telecoms companies are not able to offer anything like this speed on Gran Canaria except in very limited areas. Though we have been told that
there are people with fibre optics on the south of the island, our information is not outside of Las Palmas. Some customers in the south might be offered VDSL (a higher speed version of ADSL) again however we are told that despite this technology’s capabilities it is unlikely to ever produce a higher speed than normal broadband as the companies offering it are all going through the same low speed equipment, So even if you got a VDSL modem, it wouldn’t do you any good, at least not right now. WiMax is the only scalable internet solution currently suited to an mountainous island like this. When testing speeds we use the Speedtest website. In fact you can join our speed wave by going to http://www.speedtest.net/wave/f0893c7801671207. If you like any advise on connecting to WiMax send us an email to Connections@TheCanaryNews.com
In our day-to-day lives we all must perform various duties. It can be difficult to remember that we each carry our own burdens and that all of us follow our own agenda, prioritising where we can the most important things over others. In this world we often find that our urgencies are not the same as other peoples and it can be all too easy to appear rude when we do not attach the same importance to a subject that another might. Sometimes of course it can just be that we don’t understand each other, or don’t want to. I recently have attended several events hosted by the mayor of a southern municipality of GC. Usually journalists, are sent information by the local council press office notifying us that the council is about to make an announcement or participate in some civic event about which they would like you to write or speak. The press office of this particular mayor seemed unusually active over the last 3 months. We would sometimes receive 4 or more bulletins in a day, and seemingly sent to almost every email address here at GCHQ, meaning that reporters, editor, management, production team, art department and assorted contributors all got the same information sometimes more than once. When I had occasion to meet the local councillor for culture at a press event I began with my still as of yet basic Spanish “Perdón, no hablo bien el Español. ¿Habla un pocotito de Inglés?” She replied that she did speak English to which I responded “Gracias por su Inglés”. I asked her if there was perhaps an English speaking contact I might have in the press department as although I can translate emails using the computer and recordings of press conferences after the event, sometimes I would like to pick up the phone and ask a question. She called over a gentlemen who, as luck would have it, is the head of press information. I politely and a little apologetically repeated my introductory phrase in Spanish “Pardon me, I don’t speak Spanish well. Do you speak a little English?” His answer was swift, and it took me a second to comprehend. Without entertaining any further thoughts in English he said just one word “Aprender” (“Learn”) and after a little pause started to ask me something in Spanish. I was only able to pick out one of his statements, that he was already speaking to one of us in Spanish, at which point I thanked him and said I would try to communicate with him again. I was left with a wry smile on my face as I walked away from the meeting. It appears that the press officers of the local councils around here feel no need to kowtow to anyone, let alone assist non-natives to find or communicate important information. No wonder, I thought, that foreign residents might sometimes feel left out of the political process, if the people who work in the town halls are so very self assured and comfortable in their positions that they can afford to cut short shrift to anyone who is unable to speak Spanish regardless of the circumstance. Of course I’ve not been here for long, and I am taking lessons. In the meanwhile I continue to courteously communicate as well as I can with everyone. Mr Press officer indeed caught my imagination and my attention which is now firmly focused not only on learning the language but discovering quite how much change may be necessary to the local politics so as to include the large and growing section of the population of which I am a part as well as serve the natives he knows so well. I look forward to the May elections to see if this gentleman retains his position. Thank you for the lesson Sir. Till we meet again. Edward Timon
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A Right Royal Wedding If you are not sure that you’ll make it to the lawns of Buckingham Palace this April to witness Wills & Kate tie the knot, don’t worry because the party may be closer than you think. Tony and Mandy at the Tauro Par 3 golf course have announced a very special event to celebrate the marriage of the future King and Queen of England on April 29th. You are all invited to enjoy the wedding coverage and a reception to match any bash the Windsors might be planning to throw back in that there London, with a Royal Canapés and Pimms on the lawn from 10:30am followed by a most British of buffet lunches especially created for all subjects, dignitaries and patriots of the realm who might find themselves unable to return to the kingdom to celebrate this most unique of occasions. Watch the full ceremony on the big screen with the landscaped and manicured greens of this exquisite corner of paradise sweeping dramatically off into the distance and providing an extraordinarily civilised backdrop to what is set to be The Event of the year. Guests who arrive in wedding attire can expect special treatment with awards and honours for the most elegantly dressed
in publicly declaring their love and commitment to one another, and making an extra special day for personal celebration. They’ll even be encouraging singles and new couples to join in the fun in a declaration of love for a day. The official Royal Wedding photographer will be on hand provide a noteworthy memento of the experience. Talk to Mandy on the day.
bride and groom, loveliest bridesmaid, best kilt, finest formal militaria and most outrageous royal wedding guest among others. As no membership is ever required to join in the fun up at Tony’s place, he and Mandy would like to encourage not just patriotic Brits but also the peoples of all nations to feel welcome to come experience the tea, crumpets, bunting and cucumber sandwiches of a traditional Great British celebration, and if they
fancy to dress for the occasion. Should croquet be out of the question guests will be able to take advantage of the putting greens and driving range throughout the day with a par 3 course boasting 9 holes in the lush green surroundings and the epic mountain scenery. For those who would like to join the royal couple in making or renewing their vows there will be the facility for newly weds and long married couples alike to follow suit with William and Kate at a later date
You don’t have to be posh to enjoy day of poshness, giggles, bubbly and wedding cake or to raise a toast to young love * The Queen. This will not be just some sombre ceremony, it is the wedding invitation of the year where you are sure to be welcomed to really let your hair down and enjoy yourself no matter where you come from or on which side of the church you decide to sit. What’s more, Tony & Mandy have joined our call to become one of the official fund raisers for The Canary News ACCM Breast Cancer Awareness campaign which will be making a donation of cash, bras and bikini tops alongside the GLAY charity in mid May. So don’t forget to bring your old bras and bikini tops to donate and any coins or notes you can spare to add to the pot.
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Agricultural Market There was a great selection of locally produced cheese & wine as well as plants and flowers. Of note were the olives seasoned with mojo, the fresh strawberries & maize bread. There is also a stand selling fresh herbs and spices at very reasonable prices.
I have lived in Gran Canaria for a few years but still I continuously discover new events taking place on the island. This week friends asked if we wanted to go the Agricultural Market in San Fernando. I had never heard of it and wanted to see what the market was like. Held every second Sunday the next one is on April 3rd in San Fernando near the football ground and communal pool. With ample parking available directly across from the market it starts at 9am and finishes at 1pm.
There is a a gentleman serving sugar cane juice known as Guarapo in the traditional manner with lemon juice. He also has an alcoholic mix with rum, Guarapo and mint making an interesting Mojito-like drink. Needless to say this was a very popular stall at the market. Visiting the market will certainly become a regular outing as the quality of the produce is outstanding and the visit alone is an event in itself.
When we arrived at around 11.30 the market was in full swing and very busy with both locals and visitors. There are a good number of stalls selling a variety of local produce. We bought a selection of fresh vegetables considerably cheaper than supermarket prices and fantastically fresh. Most of the produce is available to taste prior to purchase too, making it a bit of a culinary experience.
Guided Walking Trips Many Scandinavian visitors are keen to explore the island by foot. If you are visiting for a short time only and unsure which areas are most suitable and which routes are most scenic it may be an idea to join an organised walk. Grupo Montanero Mogan organise guided walks in the hills of Gran Canaria every Sunday
all through the year. The walks are attended by a variety of nationalities. The walks last from 5 to 7 hours so to join you need to be in reasonable shape. Taking part in a walk costs 20 euros per person which includes transport and insurance. You can get more information by visiting the website www.trekkingmogan.com
Volleyball Tournament at the Norwegian School Every year the Norwegian School organises a volleyball tournament at the school. They invite teams from the secondary school in Arguineguin to join them for the tournament. The tournament this year was held on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th of March. This year they also had two teams from the Oslo Cathedral school attending the event. In total 12 teams competed
including teachers and parents. All the participants got a medal for taking part in the tournament. The winner this year was the class team VG2 from the Norwegian School followed by one of the teams from the Oslo Cathedral School and in third place a team of teachers from the secondary school in Arguineguin.
The church needs coffee !! The Norwegian Church in Arguineguin serves allot of coffee and specifically Norwegian brand coffee. It is possible to buy imported Norwegian coffee here in Gran canaria but it is of course quite expensive. The church would like to encourage all Norwegian visitors
to Gran Canaria to bring a bag of coffee if you can and drop it in to the church. Norwegians like their coffee and the church has a hard time providing enough to meet demand especially in the busy winter half of the year.
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Did a Tsunami Generate the Dunes of Maspalomas? Historical drawing of the 1755 Tsunami Lisbon
Maspalomas Dunes `Las Dunas´ More than 100,000 people were killed in the cataclysmic Lisbon earthquake on All Saints day 1755. Two experts at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) have recently been trying to confirm suggestions that an event of this size is in all probability the origin of The Dunes of Maspalomas debunking accepted wisdom that the beach here was created over 10,000 years ago.
A 2008 study of the Playa del Ingles coastline took bore samples down to 19.5 meters which have, after consideration, dramatically altered scientists’ views on the genesis of Gran Canaria’s most famous tourist attraction. Sedimentological analysis has shown an abrupt break in the timeline around the eighth and ninth meter marks say scientists, which can only be explained if the dune field formed between 1720 and 1870, However, the findings have yet to be confirmed by other research which could also rule out the data obtained. ULPGC Marine scientist Dr Alonso Ignacio Bilbao said “The only thing we are clear about is that the formation of the Dunes has been very rapid and very recent.” “Before 1800 there were no dunes of Maspalomas” he continued “we have confirmed this using historical documents, maps of the time and the observations of naturalists who lived on the island during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. Not one of them refer to the dunes. This is extremely striking.” It is not until 1838 in the Webb & Berthelot atlas that we get a glimpse of a “wide sandy beach, which corresponds with the current Playa del Ingles” after which point the references become more and more frequent. Geography PhD Luis Hernández Calvo at ULPGC is leading the latest “Environmental Assessment of the dune systems of the Canaries and the development of sustainable land management”, a study which has approached the revelations from a multidisciplinary perspective piecing together the opinions of historians, archaeologists, engineers, topographers, geographers and marine scientists.
in such a short period of time. It fits all the most up-to-date evidence we have. The consequences for future ecology policy are unclear. The end result could be that if we let nature take its course then perhaps the dunes will disappear of their own accord whether we like it or not. The economic impact could be huge. Many will insist that we do something to save the tourist economy. Others will ask if we shouldn’t just try to accept that perhaps, just perhaps we should not be trying to save the dunes at all, but instead deal with our environment however it
develops without further interference. If the dunes are not a natural part of the Gran Canarian landscape, and they are diminishing year on year, in a landscape returning to its original form, then what do we do? Who can we blame? Who can we turn to? Who do we thank? This could turn out to be the greatest test of the Canarian Character, the islands green politics and the dignity with which a people make the most of the environment nature’s benevolence has bestowed upon us all.
Historical documents do not record the name ‘Maspalomas dunes’ before 1857. It appears from data that the sand fields formed over less than 100 years. “One explanation” of a sudden influx of sand on this scale, ventures Hernandez “is that...we know there was a tsunami after the earthquake of Lisbon.” It laid waste to the city, was recorded in Cadiz and also reached Las Palmas. Fernando VI ordered a survey of the Canary Islands that the captain general, Juan de Urbina, responded to with a report of the ocean having receded for eight to ten minutes and returning with great momentum. Although it seems not to have caused any lasting damage, the sea was seen to rush in to the island’s main port Puerto de la Luz, a short distance from the city flooding the chapel, Our Lady of Light. When the sea returned to its normal levels they discovered the hull of ship washed up and the chapel full of fish. And so, the tsunami that destroyed Lisbon, several populations of the Algarve, the coast of Morocco, Huelva, Cádiz, Conil, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Puerto de Santa Maria, and whose waves crossed the ocean and were recorded reaching America, could also be the origin of the dunes of Maspalomas. This is the only documented cataclysm capable of having shifted so much sand
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Ocean Initiatives The Largest Eco-citizens’ Rally in Europe Comes to Arguineguin
On 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th March 2011, Thousands of people from around Europe will coincide, clearing rubbish from beaches, lakes, rivers and sea-beds and we will be here cleaning the beach in Arguineguin to join this elite group in solidarity.
Ocean Initiatives 2010 In 2010 Ocean Initiatives saw a record number of people taking part and carried a specific objective. Can you believe that plastic in the ocean was NOT recognised as pollution? This made previous pollution reports look far less grave than they were and one of the objectives of the 2011 initiative was to get this recognised. A petition was signed by 43,000 people and was handed to European officials during EU Maritime Day at Gijon in Spain. f this action, waste in the aquatic environment has been incorporated as a European water quality criteria for 2020 and recently this type of waste has been classed as marine pollution under France’s Grenelle 2 Law. These first steps are encouraging but there is still a long way to go to start reducing this pollution.
26th March outside of the football stadium, Arguineguin, 09:00. So, please come and help us. There will be a good atmosphere, music and free BBQ afterwards for all participants! Hopefully we will have waves like last year too...
Plastic Bags Here in Gran Canaria, plastic bags are given out at an extraordinary rate. Even just buying one product, the shop staff will usually busy themselves in carefully wrapping said article in a plastic bag before handing out your change, your product and your brand new, useless plastic bag. When in supermarkets, staff seem keen for you to take as many as possible, quarter filling each bag with groceries. It’s almost as if they have shares in the plastic bags factory here… When one refuses a bag, there is a look of absolute shock “no, we don’t charge for them!” is often the cry, I usually continue “no, it’s just that there is enough plastic in the world already” …this is often responded to with a slight vague look and an “aaaah…”
Little Water Cleansing Wheels Polluting the Water
“How ironic!” These plastic wheels used to purify waste water end up as waste left behind by the sea on our beaches!
know if filtration media were found in their clean-up area. This will assist in better identifying this pollution across Europe.
We still do not understand how such enormous quantities were washed up on the beaches of the Atlantic. Surfrider is carrying out further research using the Ocean Initiatives beach cleans; Each organiser will let them
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…but do it! Try it! Tell them you don’t want their plastic bag. And why. Little at a time we will make a difference to the amount of plastic produced and thus the amount that ends up in the ocean. Every year 500 billion plastic bags are produced. Their lifespan is very short and some of them end up in the ocean where they have devastating effects on marine life. This year, the Ocean Initiatives sticker reminds people that “plastic bags aren’t automatic”. Every Ocean Initiatives participant will get a sticker. They are asked to stick it on the till in one of their local shops: this is where it can have the maximum impact on consumers. Daniel Alcock
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Barrie Mahoney was a teacher, head teacher and school inspector in the UK, as well as a reporter in Spain, before moving to the Canary Islands as a newspaper editor. He is still enjoying life in the sun as a writer and author.
Lighthouses and Lime Kilns
There are many lighthouses in the Canary Islands and locals and many visitors will know that there is a particularly fine one at Maspalomas in Gran Canaria. The lighthouse, or Faro in Spanish, helps sailors to navigate their ships and is an integral part of sea-life. Usually, they are cylindrical towers with a light on top, and emit a fixed sequence of beams that is unique to a particular lighthouse. Built in 1980, the Maspalomas lighthouse is still operational and, for those who like full details, provides 3 white flashes every 13 seconds. Before lighthouses were invented, sailors were warned of hazards by the lighting of fires along the coastline.
Since visiting these islands for the first time many years ago, I am often amazed to discover the strategic and important place that these small islands and its people have in history. Indeed, these islands pack a far greater punch than their size would lead most to believe. The development of the lighthouse is just one of these intrigues. Let us now visit Plymouth in Devon, and stand on Plymouth Hoe, looking out to sea into the impressive expanse of Plymouth Sound...
About 14 miles from the coast stands the Eddystone Lighthouse, which is the fourth lighthouse to be built on the treacherous Eddystone Rocks. Earlier attempts had either caught fire or were washed away, with the exception of one. This was the lighthouse called Smeaton’s Tower, which now stands proudly on Plymouth Hoe and was once used to guard against those treacherous rocks. In 1756, an engineer called John Smeaton was asked by the Royal Society to design the third Eddystone Lighthouse. His
inspiration was to be an oak tree - a tall, natural object that could withstand gales without breaking. He used 1,493 blocks of stone, rather like the rings of a tree, dovetail jointed together with marble dowels and oak pins. Now this is the clever part, Smeaton also pioneered the use of hydraulic lime, a form of concrete that would set under water. This lime came from Arinaga, in Gran Canaria.
In the early twentieth century, the first cement plant in Arguineguin opened and demanded a lot of hydraulic lime, as well as being needed for agriculture, buildings, ports and roads. Most of the lime produced in Gran Canaria came from Arinaga, where dozens of workers worked in this industry. The industry is now long gone, but some of the old furnaces have been carefully restored and preserved and can still be seen at the end of the beach in Arinaga, as a memento of its proud contribution to the building industry on the island and beyond. It is inspiring to think that a combination of Smeaton’s inspired design and highly advanced engineering skills still required the contribution of Canary Islanders over 2000 miles away!
Since ancient times, the small coastal town of Arinaga, operated a small cottage industry for the extraction and burning of lime. Quicklime from the Arinaga furnaces was sold throughout the islands and beyond its shores, which led to increased prosperity and economic expansion. It was this quicklime from Arigaga that made the building of Smeaton’s Tower possible.
Smeaton’s Tower protected shipping in Plymouth Sound for 120 years and when it was finally replaced in 1882, it was dismantled stone by stone and rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe. It still stands as a permanent reminder of the very clever engineer who created it, with just a little help from the lime workers of Arinaga! © Barrie Mahoney
If you enjoyed this article, take a look at Barrie’s websites: www.barriemahoney.com and www.thecanaryislander.com or read his latest book, ‘Letters from the Atlantic’ (ISBN: 978 184 386 6459).
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Spanish Lesson SIMPLIFY! You don´t need lots of fancy words to get by in Spanish. The key to effective communication lies in finding ways to express yourself using simple language. For example: You want to say: ‘it doesn´t matter’, but don´t know how to. An easier option would be: ‘it´s not important’ – no es importante. (More advanced speakers can say: eso no importa as importar means ‘to matter’, or use the typical Spanish expression: no pasa nada). You think: ‘I´ve never heard that before’, but then simplify this to something you CAN translate to Spanish. How about: ‘it´s a new word/phrase for me’: Es una palabra/frase nueva para mí. You wonder: How do I ask for a corkscrew? Instead of asking, describe what you need: ¿Tienes algo para abrir una botella de vino? (Do you have something to open a bottle of wine?) You want to say: ‘we ate a fab meal last night’ but can´t say ‘we ate’. Remembering that the ‘we’ verb endings are the same in both the present and past tense so long as they end in -ar or -ir, instead you say: Salimos anoche y
cenamos muy bien: we went out last night and we dined very well . (Salir means ‘to go out’, so salimos = we go out/we went out; while cenar means ‘to dine’, so cenamos = we dine/we dined). You wish they´d give the table a bit of a wipe, but change this to: ‘Can you clean the table please?’ remembering that with verb-combining, the second one is always in its original, unchanged form: Puede limpiar la mesa por favor?
You suspect that you´ve been overcharged for the wine. However, it would be easier to say: ‘Maybe there is a mistake with the bill. Can I see the prices on the menu again? Quizás hay un error con la cuenta. Puedo ver los precios en la carta otra vez? Often we can´t translate word-for-word. For example the Spanish don´t ‘have a good time’, they ‘pass it well’ (pasarlo bien). So you can say: lo pasamos muy bien ayer: we had a good time yesterday. ¿SABER OR CONOCER? The Spanish have two words for ‘to know’. SABER is used for most things – knowing facts or ideas, and can also mean ‘to know how to’, while CONOCER is used when you´re directly acquainted with something or someone – normally
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a person or place. Both verbs are regular except in the ‘yo’ (I) form (yo sé/yo conozco). Here are some examples with I, you, he/she, we, and they: WITH SABER No sé cuando comienza la fiesta, pero sé donde está. – I don´t know when the party starts (lit: when starts the party), but I know where it is ¿Sabes esquiar? Do you know how to ski? Andy sabe todo sobre el problema. Andy knows everything about the problem. ¡No sabemos nada! ¿Qué pasó? We don´t know anything. What happened? Tranquilo - saben llegar a tu casa. Relax – they know how to get to (arrive at) your house. WITH CONOCER No conozco Madrid. I don´t know Madrid.
Fiona conoce el bar. Fiona knows the bar. La conocemos bien. We know her well (Literally: her we know well). No conocen la película. They don´t know the film. ACABO DE: I have just… If you want to say you´ve JUST done something, it´s pretty easy. You use the present tense of the verb ACABAR, add ‘de’, and then the unchanged, infinitive verb: Acabo de salir de la casa – I´ve just left the house. Acabamos de llegar a casa – we´ve just arrived home. Miguel no tiene hambre porque ACABA DE comer. Miguel isn´t hungry because he´s just eaten. To join my free language exchange, ask questions or get info about Spanish courses, email theresacoe@gmail.com
¿Conoces a Pedro?* Do you know Pedro? *remember: verb + person = ‘a’ in the middle.
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Lang Lasting Fame
By Gordon Suitcliffe
Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang’s musical journey had an unlikley beginning. Although his father Lang Guoren is also a famous musician, Lang Lang claims that his initial inspiration came from a Tom and Jerry cartoon. While at home in Shenyang in China,at the age of two he watched an epsiode of the cartoon called the called “The Cat Concerto” which features the Hungarian Rhapsody No.2,written by Franz Liszt. According to Lang Lang himself, this first contact with Western music is what motivated him to learn to play the piano. He began lessons at the age of three and within two years had performed his first public recital.
and he rewarded the audience with an encore. This concert provided a glimpse of the worldwide appeal and growing stardom of Lang Lang. His charisma has transcended the traditional stuffy image of classical music and, by making it fun to watch, has attracted younger fans. This is particularly true in his home country where the popularity of the piano among Chinese children has grown enormously. The pianist is also providing more practical encouragment to aspiring musicians and in 2008 launched the Lang Lang International Music Foundation in New York. Supported by UNICEF, the foundation has already given financial support to new generation of classical musicians.
Now twenty-eight and living in New York Lang Lang is one of the world’s biggest names in classical music. Having sold out at venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, he performed at the opening ceremony of the Bejing Olympics in 2008, watched by over 5 billion people, and the following year at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. He has collaborated with artists such as jazz legend Herbie Hancock and Mike Oldfield on albums and in 2010 signed a recording contract with Sony. In January he performed at the White House state dinner in honor of P R China President Hu Jintao. Time Magazine recently included him in their annual list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World Today”. These two performances in the Perez Galdos Theatre in Las Palmas are part of on a tour of Europe which takes in (among other places) Paris, Berlin,Stockholm, Milan and the Royal Festival Hall in London. I was privileged to attend the second recital on Wednesday night. Predictably it was a sell-out and my press
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Next month the Perez Galdoz theatre welcomes Jennifer Larmore and Opus Five. The Americam mezzo-soprano has performed in all the major Opera Houses around the world since her debut in 1986 and has recorded over a hundred CDs. Like Lang Lang she has also sung at an Olympic ceremony, at her home city of Atlanta in 1996, and she has been nominated for a Grammy seven times. Her repetoire includes the works of Mahler, Schoenberg, Mozart, de Falla, Debussy, Berlioz and Barber and together with the quintet Opus five, offers an entertaining and varied programme which opens up opera to a broader audience.
seats were in the gallery right next to the stage,providing a marvellous view of the piano from above. Lang Lang’s first piece was Partita No. 1, published in 1726 by Johann Sebastian Bach. This was his shortest piece of the evening and didn’t really allow the pianist to demonstrate the full extent of his talents. I’d read about his flamboyance and showmanship beforehand, and clearly he was just getting warmed up. This was a controlled performance but his precision was obvious and he received warm applause. His next piece was Franz Schubert’s Piano Sonata 960, in B-Flat. This is a long emotional compostion, split into four movements. Lang Lang became more theatrical at the keyboard, often throwing his head skyward and raising his left hand with a fourish. The end of the Sonata was followed by a standing ovation before we all went outside for
a twenty minute interval to check our mobiles. Lang Lang returned to the stage to play Frederic Chopin’s second set of Etudes OP.25. Written in 1837, these works were curiously dedicated by Chopin to Maria d’Agoult who was the mistress of the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, a good friend of Chopin. The nineteenth century’s equivalent to Heat magazine must have had a field day. With this technical and dramatic composition Lang Lang gave a dazzling performance,moving his fingers around he keyboard with wonderful agility. A longer louder standing ovation greeted the end
The Perez Galdos theatre has done amazingly well to attract such great talents as Lang Lang an Jennifer Larmore. Both are pioneers in their musical genres and have brought them wider appeal. Long may it continue that we are able to see artists in Las Palmas with the real X-Factor.
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By Fulgencio Cerrajero
Maspalomas está de Carnaval Maspalamos Carnival is on Muy conscientes de que el Carnaval de Maspalomas es el mejor promotor turístico que tenemos para potenciar nuestra maltrecha economía, y a pesar de las primeras dificultades, imperdonables retrasos y concursos desiertos, la Concejalía de Turismo de Maspalomas, de la que es responsable Doña Concepción Narváez, ha cogido el toro por los cuernos y en un tiempo record ha puesto a toda la maquinaria de la corporación a funcionar. Así lo declaraba en rueda de prensa, 24 horas antes del pistoletazo de salida del Carnaval Internacional de Maspalomas. “Se ha hecho un gran esfuerzo económico por no recortar el presupuesto…va a ser el carnaval más divertido y entretenido…por fin podemos decirlo: Maspalomas está de Carnaval” Conscious that the Maspalomas Carnival is one of the best forms of tourism promotion we have to boost our ailing economy, and despite initial difficulties and delays, the Tourism Council of Maspalomas, under the direction of Doña Concepción Narváez has taken the bull by the horns and in record time put the entire machinery of the ayuntamiento to work. In a press conference statement 24 hours before the kick-off of the International Carnival she said “It has become a great economic effort to not cut the event budget... this carnival will be more fun and entertaining... we can at last confidently say: Maspalomas is Carnaval on” Un escenario inspirado en ‘bajo el mar’ para la televisión A set inspired by ‘under the sea’ for television A pesar de que este año la televisión canaria solo retransmitirá el evento en diferido, el escenario instalado en el Centro Comercial Yumbo se ha convertido en un enorme plató de televisión de 576 m2, construido a partir de grandes paneles modulares. 100.000 vatios de iluminación y 40.000 vatios de sonido, recrearán fondos marinos, espectaculares efectos sonoros y juegos visuales, incluida la retro-proyección a gran escala de las imágenes de las galas. Mindful that this year the Canarian television channel (TVC) will broadcast a recording of the event, the stage erected in the Yumbo Center was designed as a huge television set 576 m2, constructed from large modular panels. 100,000 watts of lighting and 40,000 watts of sound, have been coordinated to recreate a seabed,
Sábado, 26 / Saturday, 26th No te pierdas la Gran Cabalgata, a partir de las 17:00 h. El recorrido será Parque Tropical, Avda. Italia, Avda. Gran Canaria, Avda. Tirajana hasta llegar al C.C. Yumbo, donde a partir de las 22:00 h. se celebrará el Mogollón. Do not miss the Grand Parade, beginning at 17:00 The parade will pass the Parque Tropical hotel, Avenida Italia, Avda Gran Canaria, Avda Tirajana ending at the Yumbo centre, where it will continue from 22:00 on Mogollon. Entierro de la Sardina. Domingo, 27 (C.C. Yumbo) a partir de las 18:00 h. Burial of the Sardine. Sunday, 27th (Yumbo Shopping Center) from 18:00h.
with dramatic sound effects and visual puns, including a large-scale back-projection imagery spectacle. Fiesta y espectáculo en Maspalomas Party and show in Maspalomas Viernes, 25 / Friday, 25th -Rescate de la Sardina, (Playa del Inglés ) 12:00 h. -Día del Turista (C.C. Anexo II) 13:30 h . degustación de comida canaria. -Gala del Turista (C.C. Yumbo) 21:00 h. con la exhibición de los ganadores de las diferentes galas. -Rescue of the Sardine (Playa del Inglés) 12:00 h. -Tourist Day (CC Annex II) 13:30 h. Cananrian food tasting. -Tourist-Gala (CC Yumbo) 21:00 h. with the exhibition of the winners of the various galas.
Las desconsoladas viudas del Carnaval podrán llorar y tirarse al suelo en terrible duelo. Desde las 6 de la tarde una comitiva saldrá desde la Plaza de Las Lavanderas y bajará por la Avda. de Tirajana hasta la plaza de Arucas (cruce Avda. de Estados Unidos), desde donde accederá al Centro Comercial Yumbo. Sobre las 20:00 h. se dará lectura al Testamento y la Quema de la Sardina, para finalizar apoteósicamente con los Fuegos Artificiales. The grieving widow of the Carnival will mourn the passing of the Sardine and fall on the ground in terrible grief. At 18:00 a procession will start from the Plaza de Las Lavanderas and travel down Tirajana Avenue to Arucas Square ( near Estados Unidos Avenue intersection), where you access the Yumbo Center. About 20:00 theWill is read and the Burning of the Sardine takes place, ending with Fireworks grandstanding. Fotos facilitadas para The Canary News por gentileza de Julián Reyes, director comercial de Mas Eventos Comunicación (www.mas-eventos.com) y el fotógrafo Pepe Paíz (www.elplatodejpaiz.com) Photos provided courtesy of Julian Reyes, Commercial Director of Mas Eventos Communicación (www.mas-eventos.com) and photographer Pepe Paiz (www.elplatodejpaiz.com)
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Conferencía Sur Este Sur Este Conference
6º Seminario Internacional de Comarcas Sostenibles
de Arinaga, insuflando otros 5.000 m3 de agua al sur de Gran Canaria. Por no hablar del EDAR del Polígono de Arinaga que ya posee un terciario por ósmosis inversa y capacidad para 6.000 m3 de agua para el abasto y regadío.
Es el momento de renovar la energía De todo esto, y de soluciones reales y prácticas para la vida diaria es de lo que el 24 y 25 de Marzo se hablará en el 6º Seminario Internacional de Comarcas Sostenibles, organizado por la Mancomunidad de municipios del Sureste de Gran Canaria. En efecto, es increíble que tres pequeños municipios canarios como Agüimes, Ingenio y Santa Lucía estén haciendo mucho más por este mundo y el medio ambiente que las grandes potencias. Para los que no lo sepan, le diré, que los municipios de Agüimes, Ingenio y Santa Lucía fueron propuestos por las Nacional Unidas como referente para los países en vías de desarrollo en el ciclo integral de agua, y que su modelo de desarrollo sostenible prioriza el uso y promoción de las energías renovables, uso de carburantes no contaminantes para turismos; el ahorro hídrico y energético además de acentuar una buena gestión de los residuos.
El plan de Desarrollo Sostenible del Sureste pretende así que el 100% del agua de la Comarca se obtenga exclusivamente a partir de energía renovable, con solo el concurso de la energía eólica y solar. Esto supondrá un ahorro de más de 500.000 toneladas de petróleo al año, con la consecuente reducción de emisiones de CO2, calculada en 1.350.000 toneladas al año., y a futuro, la garantía para que la agricultura de exportación no esté supeditada al suministro de petróleo para la obtención del agua, ni a los posibles
cambios climáticos que se avecinan.
Real and practical solutions for everyday life is what is on the agenda this year at the 6th International Seminar on Sustainable Regions on the 24th & 25th of march, organized by the Commonwealth of municipalities in the South-east of Gran Canaria (Sur Este Sostenibles).
The Pozo Izquierdo water plant delivers 43,000 m3 of drinkable desalinated sea water daily of a quality similar to distilled water. The water treatment Plant in Punta Tenefé is electricity-selfsufficient thanks to the Arinaga wind farm, supplying another 5,000 m3 of water to the south of Gran Canaria. Not to mention the EDAR water treatment plant in Arinaga which uses tertiary reverse osmosis, whereby a treated waste water is forced through a semi-permeable membrane under pressure to remove contaminants, with a capacity of 6,000 m3 of water for the supply and irrigation.
It is in fact amazing that three small Canarian municipalities, Agüimes,
The Southeast Sustainable Development plan aims for 100% of the water in the
6th International Conference on Sustainable Regions Time for renewable energy
La potabilizadora de Pozo Izquierdo reparte diariamente,43.000 m3 de agua desalada del mar con una calidad similar al agua destilada. Y la Potabilizadora de Punta Tenefé se autoabastece de electricidad gracias al campo eólico
Ingenio and Santa Lucía appear to be doing much more for the environment than most other communities of much greater size and resource. You may not be aware of it but this alliance of communities have been highlighted by the United Nations as a prime example to developing countries of a sustainable model for water cycle process development which prioritizes the use of renewable energy. Their work promoting the use of clean fuel for transport and water processing alongside energy savings and the good management of waste have attracted worldwide attention.
county to be obtained exclusively from renewable energy, utilising wind power and solar energy. This will save over 500,000 tonnes of oil annually, with the consequent reduction of CO2 emissions estimated at 1.35million tons per year. Ensuring agricultural exports are not subject to the provision of fossil fuels, or to potential climate changes when obtaining water in the future.
24 y 25 de marzo de 2011 Centro Cultural de la Villa de Ingenio
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Club Hindostánico in Las Palmas arrival of the first Indian family, the next being in 1883. The warmth and affection they received from the Canarian people led to many more families gradually coming to these wonderful islands throughout the 20th century.
The Club Hindostánico in Las Palmas have been celebrating of late. Not only do they serve the most authentic Indian cuisine available on these islands, but their stylish and well run restaurant is under new management, with English speaking staff and open to the general public seven days a week. They offer a mixture of very reasonably priced, freshly prepared Indian food and various entertainments at their large city centre venue.
of integration into society and the economy and trade of Gran Canaria”
What’s more, the Cabildo of Gran Canaria last week held The Annual Honours and Awards Ceremony 2011 at the Teatro Pérez Galdós. These prestigious awards, now in their 98th year, serve to recognise individuals and institutions worthy of special note for the benefit, service and outstanding example they bring to the Gran Canarian community in terms of social, scientific, artistic, economic, sporting and various other categories of merit.
Not just recognition for past achievements, this award serves as a challenge to the community to continue improving and working hard towards participation in local social activities and to reinforce their already great example of how a non-native community can benefit a society such as this.
It is with great pride that we can announce that the Roque Nublo Award for outstanding service to Society was this year given to the Hindustáni community as a whole “for their long rooted example
events of various kinds on the island including Carnival, Agua Viva, Casa Galicia, Caritas, blood donation and much more besides
The first Indian owned stores were located in areas of Triana and Vegueta of Las Palmas. Subsequently, many more opened in the vicinity of Puerto de la Luz
In the seventies those Hindus who left Las Palmas for new markets established themselves in the southern tourist areas and formed the Hindostánico Club South in 1981. “Though the future of trade here might
following its´ gaining free port status and the increasing arrival of merchant ships; this immigrant community became a driving force of the Canarian economy to the benefit of all. Local people, Spaniards and foreign visitors all came to shop at the new Indian stores and bazaars.
be unpredictable, luckily our current generation born in these lands have been educated well here, taking courses of study and training at university for careers such as medicine, law, engineering etc.., weaving their future permanently with the future of the Canaries.”
There has been a great transition from those early days when the first generation strove to integrate with the Canary Islands people. This has borne fruit in subsequent generations born here in that they have merged with the Canarian people, feeling wholly part of them.
Suresh continues “We are grateful to our ancestors for creating the foundations for our settlement and union between the two peoples”
“We’ve been careful not to lose our own culture or religion, imparting all we know to our children, so now we love to feel that we enjoy the best of both worlds” says Suresh Sadhwani, Secretary of Club Hindostánico.
Roque Nublo award and look forward to many more generations of good business and good friendship.
This noble honour was bestowed on each and every member of the community for their exemplary hard work, generosity, kindness, tolerance, family and social values and good neighbourly attitudes not just here in the Canary Islands but, it was stated, in every city of Spain the Indian business community has earned the respect of local society.
This distinction is recognition too that the elders of this community who first started to arrive here over 150 years ago did a great job paving the way for their descendants to embrace those same values with which they arrived here.
We thank the Pueblo Canario for recognising our contribution with the
The Hindostáni Community has its origins in Las Palmas in 1860 with the
Club Hindóstanico of Las Palmas was officially formed in March 1974 on Calle Juan Rejon, later moving headquarters to Leon y Castillo participating in various Canarian cultural activities, including visits to the shrine of Our Lady of The Virgin del Pino (the patron saint of Gran Canaria) as well as working on other
If you would like to experience some of this excellence in Las Palmas get yourself down to Club Hindostánico on León y Castillo street and try one of their many amazing dishes in an original atmosphere unique to the Gran Canaria Indian Community. For contact details see their ad on page 28.
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Langoustines Azafran con Salsa Romescu
– Saffron Prawns with Romescu Sauce
Ingredients: 1.2kg uncooked large prawns 75g plain flour 125ml light beer 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil Pinch saffron powder 2 egg whites Vegetable oil for deep frying
Sauce: 1 small red pepper 2 small tomatoes, halved 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 chopped slice of white bread 40g blanched almonds 1 small chopped onion 1 small, fresh, chopped red chilli 1 teaspoon ground sweet paprika 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon water 1 ½ teaspoon sugar 80ml extra virgin olive oil
Method: Shell and de-vein prawns, leaving the tails intact. Sift flour into a medium bowl, gradually whisk in combined beer, oil and saffron until smooth. Cover, stand for 30 minutes. Beat egg whites in small bowl until soft peaks then fold into batter. Dip prawns in batter, drain off excess. Deep-fry prawns in hot oil, in batches, until lightly brown and cooked through; drain on kitchen paper. Serve with sauce.
Sauce: Halve pepper lengthways, remove seeds and place peppers, tomatoes and garlic on small greased baking dish, bake in hot oven for about 25 minutes or until
pepper is soft. Cover vegetables with baking paper for 5 minutes then peel away skins. Heat oil in medium pan, cook bread and almonds, stirring for about 2 minutes until browned; drain on kitchen paper. Add onion, chilli and paprika to same pan, stirring until onion is soft. Process pepper, tomatoes, garlic, bread mixture, onion mixture, vinegar, water and sugar until smooth. With motor operating, add extra virgin oil gradually in a thin stream. Process until mixed thoroughly.
Free Car Boot Market Amazing, but true! Our quaint, quiet seaside pueblo of Arguineguin (on the southcoast of Paradise) hosts a fabulous free car boot market (roughly translated - pre-owned treasures market) each and every week. In a compassionate nod to the global (and very local) economic crisis, there is NO - NADA - ال- NON EI - NEIN - NEI - NEJ - NOT a farthing to pay to enter, whether as a buyer, seller, or saunterer.
The venue is a charming family park called The Dry Pine (Pino Seco). The ambience is divine: Lushly landscaped with local flora; newly tiled walkways for long, leisurely family strolls, doggie strutting, or lovers sashaying hand-inhand; there is a fun new playground for the kids with crash padding under foot; there is ample (yes, FREE) parking; and FREE clean, fresh-smelling toilet facilities just across the street from the park in the TARA Animal Charity
Second-Hand Shops! The entire event is nestled in a homogenous barrio (neighbourhood) brimming with the local flavours of Canarians, Norwegians, Swedes, Finns, Germans, English, Irish, the warm colours of east Africa, and the odd (word carefully chosen) American or two. The place is a veritable world market centre!
So if you want to enjoy a lovely Saturday morning or early afternoon in the pleasing comfort of CAR BOOT PARADISE, come one, come all to the FREE TARA CAR BOOT MARKET SATURDAYS 0800 TILL 1500 Hope to see you there neighbours! Mobile +34 634 328201 Landline +34 928 062891
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El Arepazo Latin Grill
Avenida de Canarias heading out of Vecindario going towards Las Palmas Awarded 4 Stars
(out of a possible five) ☆☆☆☆
– the place to go when you are in the know for Fabulous, Delicious, BellyFilling Madness
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lively manner in which Emilio personally ensures each customer not only has all they need but that they are actually having a good time too. He is a great host and plays a big part in creating the fun atmosphere for customers and staff. The music was a selection of Latin remixes of well known tunes including a hilarious cover of Tu Vuo Fa L’Americana about the infamous main road out of Caracas, The Pan Americana, lined with naughty motels where lovers meet in their droves.
foreigners had managed to find the place already were planning to keep it firmly as their secret, but tummy tickling, finger licking secrets like this one can rarely be kept from the Spit for long. Truly tasty and succulent, I highly recommend this family establishment and hereby seal it with one of my infamous juicy green halos, it’s getting 4 stars so get yourselves down there for supper, and for real deal Latin American fun and wonderful dancing it’s fabulous!
Mama Tilita in the kitchen was warm, Love Spit xxxx bag most men will only ever dream of, efficient and welcoming, indulging an it’s simply sensational! obvious life long passion for food and good hospitality. If she puts it on the table Dinner today is at El Arepazo Latin Grill you are bound not only enjoy but finish not far from Las Palmas airport, which every last morsel of her sumptuously opened earlier this month. It is a fantastic tasty dishes. tummy filling depot well off the beaten track on the Avenida de Canarias heading Though well out of Vecindario going towards Las away from the Palmas. usual tourist fayre, it had a El Arepazo is hosted by mother & son team colourful, dramatic Emilio and Tilita serving a pan American authenticity that menu including all sorts of typical dishes in my mind puts from various south American countries. El Arepazo at the Arepa is the traditional Venezuelan fried cutting edge of corn bread that forms the staple of almost food service on every meal and this is their speciality this island and the along with Epanadas and a delicious crowd certainly array of BBQ treats. know how to dance and have a I consumed the Parraillada “El Arepazo” great time. What speciality barbecue which consisted of a plate filled with succulent fresh grilled chicken, chorizo, steak, and thick cut ham accompanied by gorgeously thick chunks of fried Yuca and a mixed salad. Despite being nearly the most expensive dish on the menu it was an absolute steal at €14.50 each. I licked my lips as Mavis licked out her bowl (yes I’m still training her for formal eating). Most dishes were Well hello my fans, my darling people! around the €4 or €5 mark with snacks I bet you can’t wait to find out what starting at €2. gorgeous outfit I’m wearing for your edible excitement, so I’ll tell you The female staff wore hot pants and immediately (its not like me to keep you shimmied around the restaurant as they guessing for long) Today I’m clad a purple served the lively crowd who were a skin-tight all-in-one cat-suit, black PVC mixture of Canarians, south Americans 12 inch high heeled boots and clutching a and various other nationalities. They were purple and burgundy leather whip. I have very friendly if a touch overwhelmed by fabulous hair constructed to over a meter the popularity of their new venture, but up from my head which I’ve dressed with they may just be getting used to a new a huge golden bow and a gorgeous Prada system of table service and the very Greek Taverna ☆☆☆☆☆ (San Agustin) Saffron ☆☆☆☆☆ (Puerto Mogán) El Arepazo Latin Grill ☆☆☆☆ (Avd. de Canarias Vecindario) Il Duomo di Milano ☆☆☆☆ (Veril Playa Hotel) Las Caracolas ☆☆☆☆ (C.C.Eurocenter) Taberna Bulgaria III ☆☆☆☆ (Yumbo Centre) Restaurante Centrum ☆☆☆☆ (Yumbo Centre) Rimini ☆☆☆☆ (Playa del Inglés) Restaurante Roma ☆☆☆ (Playa del Inglés) Subway ☆☆☆ (Playa del Inglés) Grand Italia ☆☆ (Meloneras) Hooters ☆☆ (Playa del Inglés.) Restaurant Miami ☆☆ (Puerto Rico C.C.) Ciao Ciao Italian Café ☆ (Playa del Inglés, Anexo II) Lei Beilo ☆ (Yumbo Centre)
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Stripes Stripes Stripes This classic spring pattern gets a little make over in 2011 moving from nautical black and white to a more eccentric feel in unexpected colours and kooky shapes often seen mixed with a contrasting print. Designers are showing stripes across the board from skinny to bold and with a retro flirty feel to them too.
From the style of the 1970s lady in the Marc Jacobs Collection to modern, active and youthful flavours of vivid colour from Prada stripes are not only appearing on dresses, but also accessories like hand bags, shoes and hats. Marc Jacobs
The rule of thumb, you should know by now, is to make sure you choose horizontals if your are completely pleased with your silhouette and verticals or diagonals if you would like to mask a few pounds and wish to emphasize only your most flattering curves and body parts.Dress up your chic casual outfits with these stylish patterns in either their skinny or wide versions. This is a classic look and people of every age can take full advantage of it depending on how you accessorize or how you match you can keep it simple by just using accessories or a single item of clothing like a stripy shirt with a simple pair of trousers (particularly loving designer Jason Wu’s take on this in mustard and navy blue), or by going for the braver option and making a full outfit of it in bright, bright colours with out-there accessories in candy colours a la Prada for a more playful look. All you need now is to let your hair fly free by the sea with some gorgeous sunnies for a touch of instant glam.
Prada There is something timeless and elegant about stripes, ever since Channel took striped inspiration from the fishermen of her youth and reinvented them for women to wear, as well as men, in the form of classic jumpers and nautical “maillot” (instantly creating androgynous fashion and making it sexy all at once) stripes have been associated with seaside adventures, holidays in the sun, French glamour, the Jazz Age and many other fun connotations for many of us.
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Island Style
Living here in Gran Canaria involves having less space at home for many of us. Personally having downsized wardrobe space but still having a considerable shoe habit presented a few problems. Having lived with shoes being piled on top of each other in the bottom of what I think is a too small wardrobe, but which other half proclaims is more than big enough, another solution had to be found. Unfortunately another wardrobe was out of the question and building an extension for a walk in wardrobe was vetoed so I eventually settled on a shoe shelf. A fairly narrow tall bookshelf was purchased at Ikea for under €20 and the result is now a well organised shoe shelf. I also discovered that I had more shoes than I thought which might make
This trend of stripy patterns offers us the chance to juggle with the proportions of our bodies in order to create perfect illusions of well-toned and hourglass shapes. Indeed the size as well as the positioning of the stripes can determine our overall appearance.
me hold off on buying more for a while which should in turn please better half. One last purchase for the shoes that could not fit on the new shelves (well it was a relatively small ) was clear plastic shoe boxes to be stacked at the bottom of the shoe shelf . Having searched a while for these I found them in the home ware shop next to the market square in Arguineguin. The shelf takes up relatively little space but it’s great feeling a bit more organised and actually being able to find something without having to empty out the whole wardrobe. We have many great shopping centres here with a good choice of clothes shops. However, occasionally it’s nice to buy something different and from
some brands which may not be as easily available here. If you can do all this online even better ! ASOS.com is a long established website that now represents a number of brands including favourite UK high street names like French Connection, Warehouse & Oasis. They also have an outlet section where big brands are sold at knockdown prices. A couple of pieces that found their way to Gran Canaria was this cute playsuit by French Connection and lounge dress by Pineapple. ASOS.com are currently offering free worldwide shipping making shopping even more attractive. Eyebrows are a big feature at the moment becoming more defined and groomed. If you have blond eyebrows like me
Jason Wu
they tend to disappear anyway and having been a bit overenthusiastic with the tweezers in the past has not helped matters. However, having your eyebrows dyed and shaped professionally can make a world of difference. Perfectly shaped and coloured eyebrows will open your whole eye area and define your features not to mention making you look younger. Key trends this summer include citrus bright colours and biker chic and there should be plenty of variety on offer as the winter sales finish and the shops start stocking the new spring/summer collections. At last it’s shopping time again! by Nina Blaafjell
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22 Health
By Ann Mather, Celebrity Nutrition Advisor, Famouslyfit.com
The Nasties - Aspartame
Would You Give It To Your Kids?
found in the brain. The ingestion of aspartame, especially along with carbohydrates, has been shown to lead to excess levels of phenylalanine in the brain. This can reduce the amount of serotonin in the brain and can lead to emotional disorders. Leading medical scientists have confirmed that high levels of phenylalanine are especially dangerous for infants and foetuses.
For the past two years I have been writing about all the good things we should be eating to stay fit and healthy. For the next few weeks, I am going to turn the coin over and talk about some of the potential “nasties” that are now in our food. What is Aspartame?
Methanol (or wood alcohol)
It is an artificial sugar substitute – 200 times sweeter than normal table sugar - that is found increasingly in our food. More than 6,000 foods now contain it, including diet drinks, soft drinks, fruit juices, cereals, sugar free gum, sweets, frozen desserts, teas, instant coffee, milk drinks, yogurt and many pharmaceutical drugs. My husband was prescribed glucosamine to help with his damaged knee, and it contains aspartame! The Controversy There is a huge amount of controversy about its safety and whether it does cause side effects. In issues like this, we must always remember the power of the food industry and the steps it will take to protect its own interests. Although the FDA in the USA has stated that at its current level of consumption it is safe to use….but here are some facts to consider..............
This is a deadly poison. This is gradually released in the small intestine, and it breaks down into formic acid and formaldehyde which is highly toxic and accumulates in the body. The recommended maximum level of consumption is 7.8 mg per day. One litre of aspartame-sweetened soda can contain up to 56 mg of methanol! Diketopiperazine (DKP) The Facts Aspartame is made up of Aspartic Acid, Phenylalanine and Methanol, and produces Diketopiperazine as a byproduct. Aspartate (Aspartic Acid) This acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. However, excess aspartate slowly begins to destroy neurons. Long
term exposure to aspartate can result in multiple sclerosis, memory loss, epilepsy, Parkinson´s disease, dementia and other brain disorders. The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology warns pregnant women, infants and children to avoid dietary supplements that contain it! Phenylalanine This is an amino acid that is normally
This is a by-product of aspartame metabolism. DKP has been linked to brain tumours – when it is being digested in the gut it produces a compound that is very similar to N-nitrosourea which is a powerful brain tumour chemical. At the end of the day, you must make up your own mind about Aspartame – but at least start to look at all of the foods and drinks you are consuming that contain it.
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24 Comfort Corner By Kay Owen
Going the Extra Mile .....
Staying with my friend Sue in the UK earlier this month, I was invited to a Christmas party and asked to judge the Easter bonnet competition!
Emma, Rachel and I had to sit up on stage and our friends ‘paid’ to shave our heads. The implements they had weren’t sharp enough to get through my massive tangle of hair!
Mad as March hares came to mind ’til it was explained to me that the Christmas party had been postponed due to atrocious weather, and with Easter just around the corner … well …….? Sue catered for 40 people who meet weekly at a Senior Citizen’s exercise class, known as ‘GEMS’ - Gentle Exercise to Music for Seniors. I tried both Easter Bunny ‘hop it’ and Christmas Bird ‘chicken out’, protesting lack of experience in the judging ring. My friend used the old persuasion - “Oh come on, go the extra mile … please?” It worked. I stepped out of my comfort zone and eventually ‘judged’ the fluffy chicks adorned designs, choosing a straw eye-catcher, the focal point of which was a large hand–made papier mache ‘cock a doodle doo’the winner. The fowl rather looked as though it had been a victim of road kill - which I thought especially fitting as the bird’s bewildered expression certainly gave the impression that it didn’t really know whether it was Christmas or Easter! (Actually I chose it cos it made me smile … right from inside. Awwww!) -------------------------------------------------
My friend Linnet’s daughters, Alice 17 and Eden 14, (whose grandparents Robert and Cynthia Workman have lived in Las Palmas for over 40 years) are the absolute essence of what it REALLY means to go the extra mile.
Compassion with a Capital C has motivated the sisters to help address World poverty and injustice –determined to make a difference to the lives of those less fortunate than themselves. Recently written letters ( to Las Palmas friends)
from the teenagers, certainly show extra mile zeal .Their admirable self-sacrifice enabled them to make a personal dent in the fabric of global deprivation and care for the terminally sick.
ALICE.
The whole experience was absolutely amazing. Many of our friends sponsored us and even my Grand-mother’s friends in Las Palmas sent donations - which was really great. Thank you all.
Let me introduce you. EDEN. “We do a lot of fund-raising at my school and I so wanted to go and see for myself what happens to the money we send. Soon this is to become reality as I embark on a school trip with an organization called Tabitha, which has a house building project for the poverty stricken people of Cambodia. Once, while on holiday there I saw first-hand people just living under trees – many with missing limbs due to land-mine explosions -so I am thrilled to return, this time with an opportunity to help improve the lives of these suffering disadvantaged people. We have raised €18,000 to date. Among other activities, 58 of us ‘endured’ a 24 hour sponsored fast. Going hungry for just one day helped me understand (albeit a little) what it must be like to living where 75% of the population does not know where the next meal will come from. Tabitha helps families shift from dire poverty to complete self sufficiency within 5 years - children attending school and a place to call home. The funds we donate will match the family contribution and we will build houses for them. I am so excited that this time I will be personally involved in seeing lives changed for the better. A friend involved in the Cambodia project last year told me that when the village elder responded he said that all he had to thank them with were his ten fingers. Pointing to the sky, he simply put his hands together and bowed in gratitude – and when he did that everyone started crying!
I was a bit nervous, but with over 400 fellow students cheering us on it was hard not to smile. The funniest part was looking down into the assembly and seeing some of my friends crying as my curls fell to the floor!
“Cops for Cancer is an organization of police cycling around Canada collecting funds to finance treatment for children with cancer. 12 years ago my best friend Rachel’s mother died of cancer and now her grandmother has cancer. She decided to shave her head at school - as a fundraiser- and my friend Emma and I decided to do likewise to lend her moral support. Our initial goal was a rather conservative €1000 but our head master convinced us to aim for €3000. In the end we actually raised €5,150!
Usually the school raises about €5000, so it was lovely to see the policemen’s faces when we handed over €10,130! It has certainly been the most rewarding and satisfying experience of my life”. ------------------------------------------------We may not be prompted to the extra mile sacrifice of shaved heads or addressing abject poverty in Cambodia. But maybe we can all rise to the ethos of the old classic “If I can help somebody as I pass along – then my living shall not be in vain”. Kay Owen. PS I just realized that GEMS could also stand for Going the Extra Mile Sweetheart!
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Heart, Mind and Spirit 25 with Cheyne Towers
Words Have Power Anybody who wants to get along in life and make positive, appropriate decisions needs to develop a healthy degree of self-confidence.
and buy several chocolate bars, only to eat them all at once. Somewhere deep down he was replaying a dialogue based on an old negative experience which led them to believe that he should be punished. Now, that punishment was masked by a false feeling that by eating the chocolate he would sooth himself. Yet after eating the bars came the self-loathing (the punishment), and the vicious cycle was set up.
I say healthy specifically because people can have an excess of apparent confidence which tends more towards arrogance, and more often than not masks an underlying insecurity. However, if anybody wishes to achieve anything meaningful, they have to have the confidence, belief and faith in themselves to move forward. What causes a lack of confidence? When we come to investigate the causes we often find that it is past experiences that set up certain negative mental and emotional habits and also the physical expressions of those habits. It may have been caused by someone’s insensitivity in a vulnerable moment, experience of being bullied, or being a victim of an assault: something has set up a pattern, which perpetuates in the present tense often as a negative, self-limiting internal dialogue. “I’m no good…they won’t like me…I don’t deserve to…I’m too fat…I’m too thin…I’m scared…I can’t cope…It always happens to me…I can’t deal with it“ etc. Whatever this internal dialogue may be, effectively subconsciously one is dragging into the present tense that same negative experience that started the pattern. This cycle however can be stopped, just like we can change a record that is annoying for one that we prefer and even can enjoy listening to. Words have power, and if they are repeated over and over again, they have an effect. So what we say to ourselves about ourselves directly influences the experience we have in the present. If a person is fed up with being plagued by a lack of self
To break the cycle one must stop going round in circles. You have to become aware of self-limiting dialogue and stop stating those things in the present that you do not wish to have as a part of your experience any longer. Sounds simple? With the help of hypnosis, it can be. confidence and wishes to change their experience of life for the better, then the very first thing they need to start to do is to become aware of and start to actively monitor the dialogue they have with themselves, so that they come to recognise those negative patterns of dialogue in real time. For example, I recall a mother with a wonderful and loving family and who felt good about most aspects of her life. She recognised the love of her family and the security of that environment, and yet deep down she felt constantly incompetent and unworthy. It soon became obvious in the first session that her innerdialogue was formed early on when growing up with a very demanding mother who made her believe that she’s doomed to failure and whatever she did was never good enough. This was the message that the client had carried on into her adulthood, despite the assurances of her family and friends. Another patient who found it difficult to walk past a newsagents without giving into an urge to go in
We don’t live in our past, we live now. If we are stating something in this moment now, IT IS NOW and not our past/future. If we were to say, “It always happens to me…I can’t let go…I’m no good…I can’t do it”, that is actually what will happen. Doubts are a part of our journey, and we can be aware that: “I used to fear…”, “In the past, I was...”, “I have felt…”. But no athlete, who doubts his/her abilities in the present will win a race. They have to change the record to one that says: I CAN. I WILL. Cheyne Towers MBAThH, GQHP is a fully qualified Hypnotherapist, Qi Gong, Tai Chi and Self Defence instructor based in London. He works with a variety of simple yet highly effective methods of natural therapy, in order to provide the right approach for the needs of each individual, whether it’s for self-development, physical health and fitness or self-protection. For more information please visit http://HeartMindTherapies.com
ARIES Mar 21 - April 20 I think you know you have been a little over confident recently. The you are very resourceful you must try to find a balance between what is possible and what you can actual manage to do. Be realistic.
CANCER June 22 - July 23 It is decision time Cancer. Whether you choose to go forward or go back, you will only know what is right by trying. Sometimes the only way to figure how you feel is to experiment. Don’t judge yourself harshly.
LIBRA Sept 24 - Oct 23 It’s time to face the truth. Brutally. Honestly. Put real effort into being real with yourself. These are turbulent times and the more you lean on half truths the more trouble you are storing up. Reassure yourself with clarity.
CAPRICORN Dec 23 - Jan 20 So often you struggle to express yourself or your feelings clearly, yet this week you feel overtaken with a desire to passionately describe the world around you. Don’t worry, it is not foolish. Let yourself feel what you feel.
TAURUS April 23 - May 21 You can go as far as your imagination allows you. It is all about making positive decisions whether that is to stay at what you are doing and master it or leave it all behind you and start anew. It is all within your reach.
LEO July 24 - Aug 23 Fear and worry do not last forever. By their very nature they must be finite. The love you have however has the capacity to endlessly grow. Don’t be fooled by negative thoughts, allow yourself to feel the love.
Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 22 Open hearted spontaneity is part of what makes you who you are, so your recent rigid adherence to a plan is a little out of the ordinary. Don’t forget who you are and let serendipity guide you to your goal.
AQUARIUS Jan 21 - Feb 19 Venus in your sign has intoxicated you to the point of quirkiness. You need to avoid commitment right now until you get your wits about you again and in the mean time indulge the passions of the moment.
GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Sometimes it is the journey and not the destination that must be the goal. Don’t convince yourself otherwise. You must give yourself permission to relax and enjoy the view, where ever it is you are headed.
VIRGO Aug 24 - Sept 23 Last week’s full moon in your sign has had a powerful and lasting influence on you, it is right that you feel a little vulnerable. You are sensitive to even unlikely possibilities which you should perhaps nurture.
SAGITTARIUS Nov 23 - Dec 22 Mercury has met your ruler Jupiter and they are headed for a rare opposition with Saturn, the drama unfolding is unavoidable. Choose your battles, there is no point winning for winnings sake; choose to learn.
PISCES Feb 20 - Mar 20 You are vivacious this week and you know it. Flaunt your self confidence, let people know how happy you are in your own skin. You don’t need anything from anyone and as long as they know that they’ll offer you everything.
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26 Entertainment
Updates & Chart
New Batman & Harry Potter Films
It’s just been revealed that the world première of the eighth and final Harry Potter film will take place in London’s Trafalgar Square in July. Stars of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part Two will walk the red carpet and even London Mayor Boris Johnson says he wants to give the final wizarding movie in the series “the most spectacular of send offs”.
Lost its Sheen
Social Network Pop Popularity
Meanwhile, actor Charlie Sheen’s just filed a $100million legal action against the makers of Two and a Half Men after being fired from the American sitcom.
Eminem has become the most popular person on Facebook. He’s overtaken Michael Jackson as the social media’s most ‘liked’ person. Eminem has more than 30 million ‘likes’ on Facebook, while Michael is second with 29.8 million.
In the suit, Sheen claims producers spent years “harassing” him but they’ve hit back saying Charlie’s accusations are “false and unwarrantedkiss fm
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The première is due to take place on July 7th with the film due for release on July the 15th.
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Diddy is the Highest Earning Rapper in the World
Britney Spears
He’s topped Forbes’ new list of the top five richest hip-hop stars, with a fortune of $£475 million from his record label, clothing line and deal with the vodka brand Ciroc. Jay-Z is second on the list with a mere $450million to his name. Dr Dre, Fiddy Cent and Birdman make up the rest of the Top 5.
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A new track from the Britney Spears forthcoming album Femme Fatale has been leaked online. Apart from the two singles which have already been released, ‘Drop Dead Beautiful’ is the first full song we’ve heard from the singer’s seventh album. Meanwhile Britney’s ex Justin Timberlake has just announced his split from actress Jessica Biel. The celebs, who began dating in 2007, have parted ways but remain on good terms according to their joint statement released last week.
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Surfing News 27
By Danny Alcock
The Surfrider Foundation & Oceans Initiative
The Oceans Initiative is an event organised by the Surfrider Foundation and is an operation for raising awareness about waste reduction.
France (Biarritz) with expertise in environmental issues, campaign organisation and in the creation and dissemination of educational tools.
This is done via cleaning actions which serve two purposes - to actively clean a beach, river or lake but also raise awareness and educate children and adults alike to the importance of cutting down their plastic and waste consumption and being more environmentally aware. Surf Canaries Surf Club will be clearing “Callao” beach (in front of the football stadium). Last year over ½ a tonne of plastic was cleared from the area! Following the beach clean, there will be a beach BBQ courtesy of Surf Canaries, Super Chano and CaSa Cleaning who are sponsoring the event.
Today, it has a network of 1,500 volunteers, 8,000 members and over 30,000 sympathisers and has around forty local branches active in 12 European countries. For further information: www.surfrider.eu
Hundreds of operations, organised by volunteers at the local level, will take place simultaneously in the course of the same weekend. All of these events are being carefully co-ordinated by the Surfrider Foundation Europe’s Headquarters in France who organise the event, promote the operation online and provide cleaning materials, banners and educational packs.
The Surfrider foundation’s president, Gilles Asenjo, tells us that “Over the years Operation Ocean Initiatives has become an absolute phenomenon.” he goes on “In some ways it’s the meeting that launches our “season” each year but it’s also a concentrated demonstration of everything that Surfrider Foundation Europe is and does.” Clean Beaches and Education
Who are Surfrider Foundation?
Ocean Initiatives try to clean, preserve and improve our coastal locations but it is more than just a clean up, it’s an operation to raise awareness and educate people about the problem of rubbish in the sea and show that we can reduce it. For example, a child who cleans a beach, may not go on to clean beaches every day of his/her life, but will most probably never drop litter on a beach again. If this be true, this project is essential to the education of the children and will help that future generations will enjoy the coast in a better condition than we do.
Surfrider Foundation Europe is an environmental non-profit making organisation created in 1990 in
OCEANS INITIATIVE, ARGUINEGUIN BEACH CLEAN UP, 09:00 26TH MARCH 2011
A dedicated site, www.initiativesoceanes.org provides information about the various beach cleans registered, thus promoting their visibility world wide.
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28 Puzzles
Answers in the next edition of The Canary News 8th April. First correct answers to competition@thecanarynews.com win a prize.
Sudoku Each row and column of the square must contain all the numbers 1-9
Chess Puzzle. White to play and win in three moves.
Quick Canaries Quiz 1. How many main islands are in the Canary archipelago? 5 7 9
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3. Gran Canaria is the largest island in the archipelago in terms of land area. True False
4. The local elections in Gran Canaria will be in which month of 2011?
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5. The earthquake in Lisbon which created a Tsunami that reached Gran Canaria and America was in which year? 1755 1803 1856
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80.- euro. Price: 132.000 euros. PLAYA DEL INGLÉS, QUIET CORNER-APARTMENT WITH PRIVATE PARKING Very centrical located spacious two-bedroom apartment consisting of: livingroom with amarikan kitchen, bathroom and large balcony.The complex offers 2 large swimmingpools, 2 tennis courts and private parkinglots ! Low community fees. Price: 168.000,- Euros. Europa Real Estate: 928 765 812 info@europa-immobilien.com ------------------------------------Maspalomas Comfortable bungalow with ensuite bathroom, kitchenette with a fridge and a terrace. A swimming pool with a children’ s paddling area, a poolside bar, a sun terrace, sun loungers and parasols are available for use in the outdoor complex. The complex offers sport enthusiasts volleyball, basketball, squash, tennis and a gym. Ref. MP494. Price: €90,000. Tel. 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Playa del Inglés Beautifully refurbished duplex with two bedrooms, 1 full bathroom and a cloakroom. The property has a very spacious living area and is sold fully furnished. There are marble stairs and a beautiful ceramic flooring as well as air conditioning in all the rooms. Very quiet and well kept complex. Ref: PI630 Price:€189,000. Tel: 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com San Fernando Very large, 8 bedroom house in San Fernando. The house is set up as two seperate flats at the moment with seperate entrances (perfect for two families) although they are connected if desired. The two main bedrooms have integrated air-conditioning. Both floors have their own completely fitted kitchen. There is a spacious terrace of 73m2. Ref. SF683. Price: €420,000. Tel: 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Ayagaures Stunning finca in a beautiful setting. Private salt water swimming pool and large terrace with barbeque area and outside kitchenette. This finca is set in 13,000 m2 of land and is a beautiful old Canarian house which has been completely reformed throughout. Includes 2 bedrooms and two bathrooms
BRITISH MEDICAL CLINIC Bungalows Martinica 19 , Puerto Rico (0034) 928 56 00 16 DR PAUL BERESFORD-‐JONES Clinic Hours: Mon -‐ Fri 9-‐1.30, Tues and Thurs 4-‐5.30 Phone lines open: Mon -‐ Fri 8.30-‐5.30
The ONLY British Doctor on the Island in the main house as well as a further one bedroom and one bathroom in a seperate guest bungalow set in a seperate garden area of 1000m2. Ref. AY681. Price: €480,000. Tel. 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Arguineguin Beautifully presented spacious (190m2) detached villa in Loma Dos. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Quiet residential area and the villa includes large garage, gym, swimming pool with jacuzzi, barbeque area, office area and marble roman bath. Excellent property in perfect condition. Viewing strongly recommended. Ref. AG731. Price: €525,000. Tel. 928906890. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com --------------------------------------NOW is the best time to buy excellent properties for reasonable prices. We are pleased to provide you with details. Our priority since over 25 years is to offer the highest quality of service, also after the sale, to our clients. Karin-Sybille Rosenfeld, qualified Estate Agent, INMOBILIARIA KSR, C/. Escorial, Edif. Danubio, Tel. 928 766 684, www.ksrgrancanaria.com SAN AGUSTÍN Luxury 1-bed room cornerapartment with exceptional view onto the sea and to the dunes, complex frontline to the Atlantic, with bright rooms, tastefull equipped (incl. washing machine/ dryer), lot of storage space, low maintenance costs. 162.750 Euro (Ref. 1.507D) INMOBILIARIA KSR, info@ksrgrancanaria.com, Tel. 928 766 684 PLAYA DEL INGLÉS Only some steps to the promenade, near to all amenities and beach, nice Studio in wellkept complex, fully refurbished, furnishing include, 98.000 Euro (Ref. 1.003D) INMOBILIARIA KSR, C/. Escorial, Edif. Danubio, Tel. 928 766 684 MASPALOMAS Near the Golf Course and short distance to the light house, quiet terraced 1 bedroom bungalow in very well kept complex
with heated pool and tennis, ample parking space, nicely furnished with all comfort. 135.000 Euro (Ref. 3.509K2). INMOBILIARIA KSR, C/. Escorial, Edif. Danubio, Tel. 928 766 684, info@ksrgrancanaria.com SONNENLAND Charming Duplex-bungalow in private complex with pool area in tropical gardens, 1 bedroom with balcony, kitchen and storage, complete (new) bath, terrace, small fenced garden, fully equipped (washing machine etc.). 122.000 Euro (Ref. 3.800I). INMOBILIARIA KSR, info@ksrgrancanaria.com, Tel. 928 766 684 ARGUINEGUÍN Feeling comfortabel at highest level (NO comunity): beautiful detached chalet, 174 m2 on private 351 m2 plot with pool, BBQ, carport, guest flat on basement, first class equipment, tastefully decorated. (Ref. 6.811B) € 596.000. INMOBILIARIA KSR, C/. Escorial, Edif. Danubio, Tel. 928 766 684 SAN AGUSTIN Hillside bungalow aprox. 130 m2 livingspace, include guest apartment with sep. entrance, plus large terrace of aprox. 50 m2 with panoramic view, carport, quiet complex with tennis and nice pool, 325.000 Euro (Ref. 5.505I). INMOBILIARIA KSR, C/. Escorial, Edif. Danubio, Tel. 928 766 684 PLAYA DEL INGLÉS Beautiful 1 bedroom Apartment, very private balcony with sea view, luxuriously fitted, quiet location and well-kept complex with pools, private parking, 24hour security etc. 91.800 Euro (Ref. 1.004U). INMOBILIARIA KSR, www.ksrgrancanaria.com, Tel. 928 766 684 MONTAÑA DE LA DATA Exceptional Villa with lots of possibilities on 1.300 m2 fenced ground, peaceful and quiet place with amazing views towards Maspalomas and the Atlantic, 384 m2 living space (plus enormous terraces), include 2 separate apartments, each with 2 bedrooms, wonderful garden, pool, BBQ house, 1.100.000 Euro (Ref. 6.300C).
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INMOBILIARIA KSR, Tel. 928 766 684, www.ksrgrancanaria.com SONNENLAND Spacious family house, built 2006, aprox. 130 m2 living space + 115 m2 basement and garage with own entrance; terraces, balcony, BBQ, whirlpool; high quality material and newest technology. 594.000 Euro. Method of payment negociable. (Ref. 8.009C). INMOBILIARIA KSR, Tel. 928 766 684, www.ksrgrancanaria.com EL SALOBRE GOLF RESORT Luxurious, modern Chalet (brand new) on 236,34 m2 private plot, with fantastic views over Golf Course to the Atlantic, 2 bed rooms, 2 bath rooms, terraces, garden and private pool, very tastefully furnished, all topquality, Euro 595.000 (Ref. 5.900D). INMOBILIARIA KSR, info@ksrgrancanaria.com, Tel. 928 766 684 PLAYA DEL INGLÉS Comfortable MaisonetteBungalow in quiet, residential complex, 95 m2 living space, 3 bed rooms, 2 bath, spacious terrace partly covered, roof terrace with fantastic view, large storage room, fully equipped, offroad parking. 275.000 Euro (Ref. 4.008O). INMOBILIARIA KSR, C/. Escorial, Edif. Danubio, Tel. 928 766 684 --------------------------------------ROCA REAL ESTATE 928 561667 www.inmobiliaria-roca.com STUDIO WITH A TOURIST RENTAL CONTRACT Very good location, recently refurbished complex and apartments. Ref: 20083. Sale price: 50.000.-€ ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT PUERTO RICO central location, quiet residential complex with a pool. Ref. 10037. Sale price: 60.000.-€. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS IN PUERTO RICO excellent complex, very central, fantastic sea views. Ref. 1004. Sale price from: 63.000.-€. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX One bedroom apartment in good condition, complex, with fantastic views over Amadores and the ocean. Ref. 10013. Sale price 89.000.-€ 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR, LARGE TERRACE Beautifully refurbished apartment in a residential complex, with
a large terrace, very central location. Ref: 10064A. Sale price: 180.000.-€ FANTASTIC 3 BEDROOM HOUSE IN RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX Corner house with excellent sea views, totally refurbished and furnished. Large terraces, community gardens and heated swimming pool. Ref. 10070. Sale price 395.000.-€. ROCA REAL ESTATE 928 561667 www.inmobiliaria-roca.com
PROPERTIES FOR RENT Agent Playa del Ingles Totally reformed one bedroom studio-apartment with separate kitchen in Playa del Inglés. The complex is very centrally located and has a communal swimming pool, children´s pool and a tennis court. The commercial centres are near by and the beach is only around 250 meters away. Ref:PI730a.Price:€500 /month. Tel: 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Maspalomas Very cheap rental for cosy bungalow in Maspalomas. Monthly rental price includes all bills. Nicely kept complex with swimming pool, childrens pool, childrens park, tennis court and gym. Only a few minutes walk to the Faro II shopping centre and about 15 mins walk to the beach. Ref:MP633.Price:€550/month. Tel: 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Sonnenland Totally refurbished dúplex for rent in Sonnenland. Groundfloor with living room, kitchenette and guest toilet. Second floor with bedroom, bathroom and balcony. Complex has three communal pools and a tennis court. Bills are not included and minimum rental period of one year. Ref. SN658. Price: €550/month Tel. 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com Salobre Golf Beautiful modern and luxurious villa with three bedrooms and beautiful views of the Salobre golf course and the sea with the sand-dunes in the distance. Nicely furnished and with marble floor throughout. Marble bathrooms include bath and shower. Fully fitted kitchen with oven, ceramic hob, fridgefreezer, microwave and even
dishwasher!! Washing machine also included in the utility room. Private garden and with a beautiful communal pool shared by only a few houses. Excellent value for money. Ref. : SG481. Price: €1.500/month Tel. 928141202. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com San Agustin Nice three bedroom villa in a unique location right in front of San Agustin beach. Large terrace with direct access to the beach promenade. Villa with amazing views over the sea. Located in a very quiet area . Fully furnished and equipped with private pool including additional bathroom for the pool area, microwave and dishwasher. Ref. SA486. Price: €2250/month Tel. 928906890. DREAM HOMES www. dreamhomesgrancanaria.com --------------------------------------ROCA REAL ESTATE 928 561667 www.inmobiliaria-roca.com STUDIOS, ONE & TWO BEDROOMS APARTMENTS AND BUNGALOWS in Puerto Rico, & Playa del Cura, long term lets. Prices from 440.-€ / month. PIZZA & PASTA established business for traspaso in Puerto Rico. Fresh italian food produced to supply many of the local restaurants. Includes all machinery, ovens, and a refrigerated van (Renault Express). Traspaso 15.000.-€ Rent 800.-€. BAR FOR LEASE IN PUERTO RICO SHOPPING CENTRE Small bar for lease in Phase IV, Puerto Rico Shopping Centre. Rent per month 1.000.-€, traspaso 8.000.-€ RESTAURANT IN PUERTO RICO SHOPPING CENTRE, PHASE III Restaurant for lease, fully fitted and open, including all fixtures and fittings. Traspaso 30.000.-€, rental on the premises 1.750.-€ a month. ROCA REAL ESTATE 928 561667 www.inmobiliaria-roca.com
PROPERTIES FOR sale Private Apartment 8th floor Don Paco Quiet, fully equipped, 32 square meters interior plus large balcony overlooking the sea. Sunsets, beachfront and seaviews included. 149,000€. Stan Kossen, Apto. Don Paco, 817; Av. Los Canarios, 27; 35129 Patalavaca. Tel: (34) 928 062 871.
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Price: 850€/month Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Very nice apartment with sea views in Loma Dos for longterm rental. Communal swimming pool. Fully furnished and ready to move into. There is also a communal garage underneath. Very good condition with two double bedrooms and television in various languages.
Price: 500€/month Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Spacious one bedroom apartment in Puerto Rico. The apartment is fully furnished and has a small patio area. Complex has swimming pool, minigolf, children’s park, gymnasium, sauna, supermarket and 24hr reception. All bills are included.
Price: 550€/month Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 2 Nice cosy duplex with garden area to the front. Spacious rental property in a quiet complex and in quiet residential area. The duplex is fully furnished and ready to move into.
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Price: 179,000€ Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2
Price: 125,000€ Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1
Price: 231,550€ Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2
Beautiful family home which boasts 3 bedrooms. Master bedroom has en-suite marble bathroom. Marble floors throughout and fitted wardrobes. Views over the water park. It has a large terrace area which has been tiled, perfect for chilling in the beautiful sunhine and outside dining.
Beautifully refurbished spacious apartment with good views of Playa del Ingles and down to the sea. Next to the YUMBO center. Fully furnished and in excellent condition. Excellent investment.
Set on a small, quiet, residential complex with a communal pool, this is a corner property. The property is sold fully furnished and with air conditioning. There is a communal satellite dish and the property even has a utility room for the washing machine. The main bedroom has a balcony with a partial sea view.
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