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Humanists of Murcia First Walk of the Season

the sceptical crowd (he is prone to embellish) about the ruined obelisks which were formerly used to calibrate ships instruments.

Originally there were two sets built exactly one nautical mile apart.

After patching Vivien up, everyone piled The first walk of the season saw a into La Chara for lunch. (That will large crowd of 28 queuing for drinks teach her to wear unsuitable shoes at the Social Club in Isla Plana. After for walking). Jon told Cristobal that Ray and Peter arrived, they set off there were 53 for menu del dia and it along the coast towards La Azohia, was several seconds before Cristobal picking up Deryck and Margaret along realised it was a broma. Excellent food the way. Deryck trying out his new was served on cotton tablecloths and found fitness and Margaret rocking eventually people departed around 5 and rolling in her new sneakers. o’clock.

After an hour most walkers stopped The November walk (Saturday, at La Bodega or the bar beside Rivemar 15 Nov) will be on the left of the Awhile a handful strode manfully on to 7 opposite Librilla. A walk down La Azohia and the tower. a rambla led by Audrey, fantastic On the return journey, Jon informed scenery. Meeting point and restaurant to follow. December’s walk will led by Mike (and it better be good!!) in the Almeria area.

The talk on the Oxford Conference and “How to prepare for a funeral” (cheerful?) will be rolled over to January 2015.

The AGM has to be fitted in at some future date. opening times: If you want to renew your Mon - Fri 10am-6pm / Sat 12pm - 3pm vows, name your child, August Opening Times 10am – 2pm get married, or plan your burial (see above), contact Mon – Fri Closed Sat – Sun the Humanists of Murcia Celebrant, Sue. Details We have a drop off point for items to help of all Humanist events Elche Children’s Home can be found on the web Benijofar C/Rambla 5 site, www.bolnuevo.com, from Quesada turn right after Citroen Garage click on Humanists, or go to the Facebook page, Humanists of Murcia or Email: tcscuriositycorner@hotmail.es email humanistgroup.

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COOKING IT UP IN TIME FOR The Homes Gardens & Lifestyle Show meet our first three local celebrity chefs, Gordon from The Vestry & Frissan restaurants, Pushpa from The Spice Hut and Dave from Captain Morgan’s Bar who will be producing some delicious dishes in our new feature The Costa’s Cook Off! on the 15th & 16th October at the La Finca Golf & Spa Hotel Resort, Algorfa where you, the audience can watch, enjoy and vote to decide if it’s the Red Chilli Pepper Kitchen or the Green Olive Kitchen that will win on the day!

The cooking demonstrations for round one and two are being staged at 12 noon and 3.00 pm on Wed 15th Oct with the final being at 3.00 pm on Thursday 16th October!

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Cucaracha Girls Make A Splash Fundraising continues apace for the film The Cucaracha Club, our very own community project here on the Costa Blanca. Some of the female cast volunteered to be ice bucketed in a wet t shirt challenge on the beach front at Playa Flamenca last weekend.

Cheered on by family, friends and members of the public the brave girls took a drenching for the sake of The Cucaracha Club ! Around 500€ was raised. Another brave soul, Baz from AliandBrians Sports Bar at Playa Flamenca offerd 200€ if he could get wet ! Well it was rude to refuse, so on Sunday evening the cast duly obliged. After an evening of excellent entertainment with the lovely Chloe Leigh, including other donations a total of 276€ was raised. Thanks Baz ! and for his efforts he will have a walk

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Good selection of Ford cars petrol/diesel One of the aims of the film is to Airport transfers can be arranged boost tourism in the area and so help No fuel payment up front struggling businesses and individuals Office: 968 150 979 - Paul: 616 018 742 in these difficult times. Please donate Jan: 696 373 935 - Graeme: 629 558 808 or support The Cucaracha Club in any way you can, maybe offer your Rebecca: 600 007 283 establishment as a film set ? Visit the office in Bolnuevo (near Farmacia) website at www.siesta.productions to next to Cafe Colonia find out more. You can also join in by supporting one of our fundraising events such Do you own property in Spain? as the Ladies Only night For the presentation of your Modelo 210 tax form on October 13th, tickets We make it simple to pay all your Spanish Property Taxes Online only 8€ ! or come and see Woody only and The Peckers www.taxesonline.es on December The non-resident Income Tax Website Based in Spain since 1993 23rd. and we have “Just done my Spanish taxes on line with a very special www.taxesonline.es - this is the easiest least painful night planned for way to do it - e.mailed them late on Friday - they New Years Eve, replied same day with taxes due - I e.mailed my see the web page bank to pay amount due - Bank replied back on Monday that it had been for details or follow paid - Email from www.taxesonline.es on Tuesday - with an attachment all the stamped paid paperwork - I just needed to print from the email us on Facebook of attachment - job done !! Thank you - this is a great service and I will be at The Cucaracha using you again next year for the 3rd time”.

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ort Well readers you will be reading this heading into October ……..

Three months to Christmas ! And at the time of writing – mid September - the temperatures are as hot as August if not hotter (certainly more humid !) ……. September is usually a very pleasant month with mid twenty temperatures and a lovely warm sea from the summer but this one is HOT ……. I understand that some schools having just gone back from the summer holidays have closed as its just to hot to teach / learn !!!! Is this the sign of a Gotta Fria ? (several days of severe rain) – a weather phenonomen occurring every few years when the temperatures are just right …… we have not had one for some years so maybe its on the way …… anyone who has not witnessed on all I can say is that umbrella are not much use !!!

Just a quick thank you and recommendation for “Murcia Rafting” – adverts all over including The Chronicle. Great half day out , best euro 20.00 ever spent ……. Maybe not the adrenalin rush of a theme park but good honest FUN …. Well recommended.

For regular readers all is well in the Rainbow camp …… Mums, dogs, other animals and mostly the garden waiting for a respite from the heat !

TV News …… I have had lots of questions from the “bar talk” going around “can we get UK TV on a small dish from another satellite ?” …….

Well the answer is yes you can at the moment but not for long. There is a satellite used – over in the west (as opposed to the one we use in the east) – that supplies many of the ground transmission stations in the UK for FREEVIEW. Now these signals are quite strong in Spain and it is possible to decode them and watch them HOWEVER the word in the industry is that they are going to use a new coding system and it will be impossible to watch them with “normal cheaper end” boxes. That’s why any reputable installer will not offer you this option …… If you are offered cheap UK TV on a small satellite dish just don’t waste your money !

The other question we are often asked is “can I get catch up TV ?” ……This is where you can watch anything that has been on the last 7 or so days and called BBCiplayer, ITVplayer, 4OD and others. Well like many things the answer is yes and no ! These services are delivered down the internet – NOT

as your satellite TV is from a satellite system. You will need a UK smart TV or a UK smart adaptor box and a UK IPaddress. If you just plug your smart devise into a Spanish internet you will have a Spanish IPaddress and the service provider will see this and block your viewing ……… these services are only intended for UK viewing even though we live in the European Community – but that is a whole new story for another newsletter. Now you can get round this by “renting” a UK IPaddress either from your internet provider or a separate independent VPN provider …… www.tazoo.tv is as good as any. To watch these services successfully you will need about 2.5MBs internet speed with VERY consistent supply and the VPN UK IPaddress system will slow your internet down so in reality about 3.5Mbs is needed. The consistency factor is often the problem in Spain but if you want to watch these services it is possible …… contact us for more information.

SKY do have a way round the unreliable slow internet issue …….

In their system they download the programme you want to watch to the digibox hard drive ……. Now if you have super fast internet a half hour programme may take just a few minutes to download and then watch but the beauty is if your internet is very slow it may well take two hours to download the half hour programme but it is then all “sorted” on the hard drive to watch perfectly ! You will need a SKY HD box and a SKY contract but the system does work well for poor / slow internet connections.

The other way to watch catch up TV is with our pure internet TV which has its own catch up service for most channels ….. Again more details from us.

Well that’s it for this month …… more next ….. article sponsored by Alan from Rainbow Satellites ………… contact me for all your questions on TV in Spain ………… rainbowsats@ gmail.com or (0034) 686 358 475.

Vivace Classical Choir completed a very successful 2013/4 season in April, with three charity performances of Handel’s “Messiah”: Firstly in San Miguel de Salinas, then in La Siesta Church, and finally a performance in the wonderful church of the Colegio de Santo Domingo in Orihuela – see photograph. Musical Director Tom Pargeter is delighted to report that they have been invited to return to this magnificent venue in March 2015.

Everything is now ready to start the new season, when the main work to be performed will be Mozart’s

Requiem, another glorious oratorio.

Rehearsals start on Thursday 9th October at 7.15 in the Casa de Cultura in San Miguel de Salinas.

The Requiem will be performed in March 2015, and there will also be an evening of Christmas music to be presented at the beginning of December, before the Christmas break.

New singers in all voice sections will be welcome, and any information can be got from Tom himself, by tomandkaty@tpargeter. email to com, or by phoning Douglas Brown on 659 616 356.

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led the team home in a time of 26.01 for first place in the VETERANA C category. She was joined on the podium by Helen Mitford and Helen McIlwaine to complete a clean sweep for the club. Barbara Bradbury, Shirley Crandon, Susan Pullan, Karen Pemberton, Julia Rushton, Michelle Edwards and Frauke Gerlach all ran creditably to make this an excellent start to the season.

Running Wild only had three representatives in the 10K race with Gerard McGranaghan leading the team home in an excellent time of 40.10 for 11th place overall. He was followed home by Heather Gould and Lin Gossage with the latter finishing second in the VETERANA C category.

After the main races, attention turned to the track and to our younger members.

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Sunday 21st September saw members of the local running club, Running Wild, take part in their first race of the season in the nearby town of San Miguel de Salinas.

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Kitchen features such as: Drawer microwave Knife drawer Pull-out bin for rubbish/recycling/laundry (for dirty dish towels/napkins/bibs!)

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ASSSA - your private health insurer in Spain

“Sorry – I can´t help you with that” How many times have you heard that sentence lately?

Maybe you are experiencing problems with your current private medical insurer, medical staff not speaking your language, not fully understanding your Sip card entitlements, or how you may be able to qualify for a Spanish health service, which after the latest reforms is experiencing further serious cuts on health care costs causing long waiting lists for consultations, diagnostics and surgeries.

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your language and assists with any questions that you may have. In order to achieve this superior customer service and customer proximity, we have set up a chain of customer service offices along the coast.

Doctors and Hospitals Our policies offer an extensive directory of private clinics, GP´s and Specialists working from some of the best private healthcare hospitals. We have many English speaking medical professionals under contract with ASSSA.

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Contracts with ASSSA are of course, in your native language as transparency is important to us.

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Recommended before buying a home, Martinez de la Casa Architects (fully insured) also offer full Technical Reports, officially stamped by the College of Architects, for 500€ plus IVA. We can also provide sclerometers, hygrometers, luxmeters and poroscope inspection service (under separate quote).

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Taxi app Uber kicks off Madrid operations

The app-based chauffeur car service Uber began operations in Madrid on Tuesday but local taxi drivers told The Local they are far from happy about the move, claiming it promotes Spain’s submerged economy.

After launching in Barcelona in April, taxi app Uber, which links passengers with drivers of private vehicles, kicked off its operations in Madrid on Tuesday.

While Uber has not provided details of how many drivers have signed up with the company in Madrid, it is promising customers they will receive a ride within five minutes.

Standard costs for the service will be 70 cents ($0.90) per kilometre (0.6 miles) or 30 cents per minute.

But it remains to be seen how the service will be greeted in by authorities in Madrid.

Barcelona in June banned the use of the application, saying it would fine drivers as much as €6,000, and Madrid taxi drivers on Tuesday told The Local, they hoped the Spanish capital would take the same action.

“The European Union tells countries like Spain to fight illegal economic activity but then allows the use of services of Uber. It doesn’t make any sense,” taxi driver Daniel told The Local.

“We pay taxes but Uber drivers don’t,” he added.

“All taxis in Madrid are licensed by the town hall and we all have a licence,” his

colleague Manuel explained.

“On top of that our vehicles have to be inspected every six months, and we pay large insurance premiums. But Uber drivers don’t have to meet those conditions. People say companies like Uber promote the free market, but there is nothing free about it.”

“Madrid must ban Uber as was the case in Barcelona,” the taxi driver concluded.

The status of the app across Europe remains unclear with individual countries and regions scrabbling to create a legal framework.

A court in Frankfurt recently overturned a German ban on the service, although judges noted they still had reservations about the company’s business model.

A Spanish call for clearer pan-EU rules on the app’s legal status was dismissed with European Vice President Nellie Kroes saying countries need to promote innovation.

“We believe that there’s room for everyone, and we’re improving transport options for both riders and drivers alike,” a spokesperson for Uber in Spain recently told The Local, adding that the company complied with all local laws where it operated.

Source: www.thelocal.es

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The International Animal Rescue Association and APSA charity event

La Vida, El Cucador, will host a charity event on Saturday 11th October in aid of The International Animal Rescue Association and APSA, the animal charity in Albox.

The event´s main organiser, Carol, said that the event will run from 4pm until late, people joining at any time - there will be something on all the evening. Special guests are Rod Oxley, DJ, from Smooth FM and Brian Dee, well-known local singer and charity supporter.

Carol is busy collecting raffle prizes and is delighted at the generosity of local business donations, Donnas hair and beauty treats,Totally Scrumptious voucher,cinema tickets, pet portrait, garden features and beautiful jewellery with a star prize of a set of baroque

pearls worth over €100.

Raffle tickets can be brought before the night as well as at the event.

There will be plenty to do as well as relaxing or dancing - guess the weight of the cake, the name of the dog (not a real one!) etc.

Both charities need all the funds they can raise as they are over-subscribed with dogs and building new rescue and homing centres.

Tickets are available, €5 (including food), from the APSA shop opposite Jacks in Albox, Total Entertainment in Albox and Essentials in Arboleas, Living Design in Albox, and from Carol Rosser and Di and Liz from APSA.

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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. Last week we looked at the very first program that anyone ever writes “Hello World” which was created by Brian Kernighan (in the computing world, he is known as a pioneer of programming) in 1974 at Bell Laboratories.

I would suspect that most readers would think that a program is a single, enormous list of instructions. Would it surprise you to hear that since the earliest days, program designers have been pushing forward the idea of structured programming, and yes, they do actually create designs within programs.

It is true that the earliest ‘programs’ were actually simple scripts, very much like a simple list! Lets look at a simple example of a simple program. The phone rings, you pick up the phone, talk and put it back. Does it get any simpler? Probably not, but, as with all things, it can and usually does get a lot more complicated.

Lets start again! 1. The phone rings; Question: Where is it, How do you find it, (Do you really want to?) 2. You pick up the phone; Question is it a normal home phone or a complicated mobile with sliding screens and DoDads (Real word – I think?), 3. Depending on the answer to the last question – answer the phone and finally put it back on the rest or turn it off (more sliding, tapping and complication).

One of the questions set while I was doing my teaching degree was “Describe all the processes in making a cup of tea”. I was lucky, coming from a computing background and used to breaking down complex problems into manageable parts, I did rather better than the other members of my class (I wouldn’t tell the story else) but still missed out nearly half the processes! Even after being given clues as to what we have missed and then given the task of writing down as many of the processes, in logical order, as possible, we all still missed one or two (and some missed the point of the exercise!).

Programming languages have become more complicated and (personal view only) not always better for the added complication. BASIC (standard DOS programming language – back in the day of the dinosaurs) was simple but worked, PASCAL forces you to think about what you are doing, create structures and only

then, add advanced techniques like recursive function calling. All this is easily within the understanding of anyone that wants to know how to program. C (and that is really it’s name – it’s predecessors were A – no surprise there, BCPL – shorted to B and then, you guessed it – C) was designed as a general purpose, cross platform, portable language with the power of ASSEMBLER and the readability of English(ish).

Windows programming is far more complex than DOS programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP) has many more rules and tweaks than ordinary programming languages and anything by Microsoft requires an IQ of 180 to start to understand it (my IQ is only 135, 100 is average, 110 is smart,180 is genius, so I haven’t a prayer!).

I have found a scripting language with many of the features of a true structures programming language, that works with and in Windows (xp, 7 and 8.x and maybe 9 when it gets here), and is reasonably easy to learn and use. It also make standalone programs (works without needing anything else from Windows). I have just completed a simple program to calculate the cost of hiring my services that uses Windows, message and input boxes and labels – all of which has been out of my comfort with any of the Microsoft Windows Programming languages that I have tried.

For the record this free (Yes I know, Trev’s on about free again) package is called “AutoIt” and has a gentle learning curve rather than the Microsoft Wall. I’m I saying “Go Get It!” No. Because it’s only use is for programmers or enthusiastic hobbyist’s who want to write the odd routine for their own purposes. My next project is the complete re-write of the PIRdA database program for holding information about computer and accessories that have been donated to PIRdA, what is done to them and where they are re-donated too. That should keep me out of trouble for a week or two :-) I have “Skype” (read ‘free calls’), phone and email contact details but for now I’m now off to Jack’s Bar in Albox for my Friday afternoon computer clinic! See you there or ring me if your need is more urgent.

For further information or advice on computing,contact Trevor on 689 892 745 or canducomputing@hotmail.co.uk

A history of Moorish Spain (part 2) The green and white flag of modern Andalucía dates from 756AD and Abder-Rahman; before the battle he won against Al-Fihri to take the prize of Cordoba and therefore Al-Andalus his army had not prepared a flag. So a green turban was hastily wrapped around a white spear with the green signifying hope and the white peace.

Abd-er-Rahman became Emir of AlAndalus and started construction of the Mezquita around 785AD. According to legend he proclaimed “Let us build a Mosque which will surpass that of Bagdad, that of Damascus, and that of Jerusalem, which shall be the greatest temple of Islam and become the Mecca of the Occident.”

The mosque was similar in style to the great mosque of Damascus, the city where Abd-er-Rahman had escaped from 30 years previously. Christian slaves constructed the mosque using stones from razed churches; the Emir also got stuck in, working for an hour

Notsosmartphone Users !

Alright, it’s getting out of hand now! Oh no, I sound like a teacher, but it’s true, it has got ridiculous. Look, I know that there are some people who simply can’t function without their mobile phones and to a point, I can see what they mean. But really, a mobile phone lane?

Apparently in Chongqing City in China, there are so many people bouncing off each other whilst staring intently at their phones rather than where they should be going, that they’ve introduced this cell phone, go-slow, lane so that they can stop doing their impressions of the Three Stooges and reach their destination without mild concussion.

It isn’t a great success yet. Most of the phone users“smartphone zombies” apparently is the collective noun for them-are too taken up with the earth-shatteringly important texts they’re receiving that they don’t even notice the markings on the pavement and so carry on, weaving all over the place!

But don’t you think that it has reached silly time now with new technology? I don’t mean the technology itself, but the affect it has on some people. Apart from go slow lanes for phone users, I was fascinated to see that queues of people had been forming outside “Apple” shops, days before the new “iPhone something or other” was released last week.

Now leaving aside the merits, or not, of having to be the first to own such a thing-queuing for days so you beat the next person by 5.8 seconds-the very fact that some people are daft enough to sleep outside a shop to do this is, as far as I can see, mind blowingly insane. It seems to me that those who do this are a little like people who dress up as their favourite sci fi character or dye their hair to match their pop heroes. In other words, they are the types to give a wide berth to if you ever come across one.

And as if to confirm this I was stunned into silence when I read that there was a, perhaps otherwise intelligent, chap in Australia who had successfully waited for days outside the Apple shop in Perth to buy the new phone. He left the store and, with trembling hands, opened the box to reveal the brand new, shiny, expensive, object of his desire. Then he dropped it!

A extraordinarily wide berth is required I think.

Graham is married to Helen and has a daughter, Alice. He lives part of the year near Albox, but works in Qatar, teaching. If you wish to contact Graham regarding this article email: helenandg@yahoo.co.uk

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a day. The work continued for nearly 300 years with each subsequent ruler adding further to the building.

In 788AD Hisham the First succeeded as Emir; born in Cordoba he called for Jihad and Moslems flocked from abroad (sound familiar? IS?) In 793AD with his new army he waged war against the far northern enclave of the Kingdom of Asturias where Christians had flocked to after the initial Moorish invasion around 720AD. He won that battle but was then defeated by the Frankish King William the First when he attacked the County of Toulouse in what is now France. He died in 796AD. Al-Hakam the First was Emir from 796822AD and founded the first university in Cordoba. This was an enlightened time and both Jews and Christians were given more religious freedom in Al Andalus than anywhere else in the world. The price was a special tax or Jizya meaning people of the book. The alternative was to convert to Islam or

if one preferred; execution (familiar again?). Moslems were allowed to marry Christians with their offspring called Muwallad nowadays known as Mulatto.

During the period 807-811AD Emir Al-Hakam had many victories in the north against the Frankish Christian King Charlemagne and took Gascony in 809AD. Charlemagne had the title Emperor of the Romans given to him

by Pope Leo the Third after quelling a rebellion against the Pope in Rome in 800AD. Charlemagne was also a learned man and set up the first ever Christian library. Paradoxically the two leaders fought against each other whilst both encouraging spiritual and intellectual enlightenment. They did however forge a peace treaty in 816AD. Al-Hakam earned the title Al-Muzaffar meaning great warrior.

There were rebellions in Al-Andalus during this whole period; one in Toledo in 800AD meant 300 prominent people were put to death. The largest revolt was by Moslem clerics in Cordoba which

was crushed around 817-818AD with AlHakam ordering 300 people to be crucified on the banks of what was then called al-wādi al-kabīr ‘The Great River’. We now know it as the Guadalquivir. 800 survivors were expelled with some going to Fez where they set up the Andalucían quarter which can still be seen today and others fled to Alexandria. In 827AD they moved again to Crete where they set up an emirate which survived until the beginning of the Byzantine reconquest in 961AD. Al-Hakam has two reputations historically, first as a ruthless leader but also that of someone who used diplomacy and reconciliation when it was in Al-Andalus’ best interests to do so.

He extended Moslem rule across Spain and also cleverly maintained a balance between a secular and theological state.

Al-Hakam was succeeded in 822AD by Abd ar-Rahman the Second who ruled for 30 years until his death. More about Abr ar-Rahman II later.

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Here we tackle the shower… rubber gloves at the ready?

The Shower If you can bear the thought of cleaning the grout - and it will make your bathroom look a lot better make a paste of automatic dishwasher detergent and apply it to the grout with a brush. When dry, rub it off with a soft dishcloth or brush.

Treat the shower so it’ll have a resistance to soap scum. Use a gentle abrasive followed by alcohol, which will strip the tile of any residue. Then spray it with the cheapest furniture polish you can find (the cheaper brands usually have more silicone) or baby or mineral oil - then buff!

If hard water’s your problem and you have a lot of streaking or a white film, you may need a lime-removing product.

Then apply water repellent to the glass

shower enclosure, on tiles, sinks, taps and even windows where hard water from sprinkler hits it - any non-wood, non-painted surface - one application lasts for months!

Throw the shower curtain in the wash with a couple of bath towels, then hang it to dry. If the bottom of the liner hasn’t come clean enough, you can always just trim off an inch or two.

When the showerhead is clogged, you have to remove mineral deposits.

A metal showerhead can be boiled in l/2 cup vinegar and 2 pints of water. A plastic one should be soaked in vinegar and very hot water. But if you can’t remove the showerhead, just pour the solution in a plastic bag, secure the bag over the shower head with a rubber band, and leave it in place for a few hours. The filter at the tap may need a similar treatment.

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Foreign Buyers Still Driving the Spanish Housing Market

According to statistics from the General Council of Notaries, foreign buyers continue to be one of the main drivers of the residential property market in Spain. During the second quarter of 2014, the number of private housing acquisitions carried out by foreign buyers amounted to a total of 18,466, which is 11.9% more than in the same period in 2013. This figure represents 20.4% of all purchases carried out in this period (19% in the first quarter). The Notaries’ data also show that, of these 18,466 purchases, 54.3% were made by non-resident foreigners.

This spike in foreign purchases mainly relates to higher demand for properties on the coast for use as holiday homes by non-resident foreigners. In fact, 79.2% of the purchases made by foreigners from April to June were situated in the regions of Valencia (5,661 transactions), Andalucía (3,827), Catalonia (3,085) and the Canary Islands (2,052).

By nationality, British buyers accounted for 16.7% of foreign purchases, followed by the segment of non-European citizens (12.4%), French buyers (10.5%), Russians (7.1%) and Germans (6.6%). As for the foreign purchasers most active in the second quarter, these included the Irish (with

a year-on-year increase in purchases of 70.4%), Americans (+51.4%), Chinese (+45%), British (+42.5%) and Italians (+32.4%).

This increase in transactions has also resulted in an increase in prices. El Mundo reported that at the end of the second quarter of 2014, the cost per square metre of the transactions carried out by foreign buyers stood at 1,548 euros, representing an increase of 1.5% year-on-year. However the Notaries clarified that: “While the price per square metre of homes purchased by resident foreign buyers fell by 0.6%, the price per square metre of purchases by non-resident foreigners rose by 2.8%.”

In this regard, according to transactions closed by the Notaries, the differences in prices by region are also high. The regions with growth higher than the national average (+1.5%) were: Navarra (+121.9%); the Basque Country (+116.2%); the Balearic Islands (+8.6%); Catalonia (+6.0%) and Castilla y León (+3.6%).

The other regions continued to experience a contraction in the price per square metre of housing for foreign buyers.

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Monsoon in Mazarrón washes cars away and brings walls down

A sudden downpour hitting urbanisations in Mazarrón (Murcia) saw roads turned to rivers, cars floating away down the street, walls knocked down and swimming pools overflowing on Thursday, with further rain aggravating the problem yesterday (Friday).

Residents of several nationalities described the scene of horror that appeared out of the blue.

One British man looked on in amazement as an above-ground swimming pool was lifted up and washed away along with three semi-submerged cars.

Rubble lay everywhere as garden walls, some up to six feet in height, were brought down.

Cars and vans ended up in in swimming pools at villas, and one expatriate said the water was ‘higher than her’.

Another British man said it was at least five feet deep and there were actually waves in the river that the road turned into.

The devastating aftermath made the urbanisations look as though they had been hit by a hurricane rather than rain, with chunks of walls, piles of bricks, parts of ceilings and rendering heaped up among the mud and stacked-up, overturned cars which had been written off by the floods.

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Giving all this years contestants time to settle into the competition the judges scores will be carried forward to next week with no public vote until then. The program took part over 2 nights Friday and Saturday with 6 celebrities Friday and the other 9 Saturday.

Opening the Friday show were TV Presenter Caroline Flack with Pasha and their Cha Cha Cha. An excellent start for Caroline with nice clean slick lines and natural rhythm. She just needs to work on a turn out of her feet and a lock out with her knees which will enable a stronger hip action to further improve her Latin American dances. I awarded her a 7 and the judges a total of 27. Next out were Bargain Hunts Tim Wannacott with Natalie and also a Cha Cha Cha. Tim is this years oldest competitor and unfortunately this showed! Dyslexic legs immediately sprung to mind and coupled with a wide gap between his legs didn’t paint a very pretty picture. I gave him 2 for attempting the dance and the judges more generous with a total of 18. Eastenders Jake Wood and Janette then performed a Tango. What a surprise - this despite him being a little too high in his knees to produce the sharp staccatto action needed for Tango it showed great characterisation with his frame just occasionally collapsing due to him pulling his arms back. One to watch I think - I gave him 7 with the judges 28 and Fridays top score. Tennis coach Judy Murray and Anton were next out with a Waltz. This proved not to be the most elegant Waltz I have seen, it reminded me more of lumpy custard with plates of meat for feet! Sorry

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It’s time to rock on October 11th from 5pm at The Hogs Head and The George bars in Urb La Marina with their mini fiesta in support of Keep Music Live In Spain. Campaigners for live music will be having their first mini fiesta to promote the petitions for a “Summer Live Music Licence” to be issued in all fully legal licensed premises in Spain.

The evening starts at 5pm and will include the hugely popular 5 piece Rolling Stones Tribute Band “The Stoned”. Lead singer Francis Symons has been a supporter of the cause from its onset. Both The Stoned and soloist Janelle are giving their services for vastly reduced prices for the cause. This will be a première in the area for both sets of artists, and promises to be an evening packed with outstanding live music.

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Please bring your NIE numbers with you to sign the petition at the fiesta.

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Judy stick to your tennis! Let’s just say that Anton is going to have his work cut out to improve Judy. I awarded her 3 and the judges 18. DJ Scott Mills and Joanne then danced (if that is the term) Cha Cha Cha. Oops!!! I’m surprised he didn’t trip over his own toes they were turned in so far when he attempted (being the operative word!) this dance. He was lifting his feet so far off the ground he couldn’t keep up with the speed and his Cha Cha Cha action was awful - easily the worst of the night. I gave him 2 and the judges 16 an the bottom with the judges too! Closing the Friday show was pop star Pixie Lott with new professional Trent and a Jive. After Pixie being tipped as the possible winner this year I have to say I was a little disappointed with her performance as I found her Jive action to be rather flat with insufficient bounce due mainly to her being too flat footed. Nevertheless despite the routine lacking sufficient basic Jive to me, which usually results in a poor score, she will be a strong contender as the other elements are there in her dancing.

The Saturday show opened with ex TOWIE star Mark Wright and Karen dancing a Cha Cha Cha. He was better than I thought he would be as he was entertaining and rhythmical. He obviously needs work on his hips, knees and feet but a great start for week 1. I gave him 6 and the judges 24.

Next to dance were Showbiz reporter Alison Hammond and Aljaz with their Cha Cha Cha. Alison has great natural body rhythm and musical feel despite her size and had fairly good feet and ankles. This was a thoroughly

enjoyable performance despite her timing being suspect in a couple of places. I gave her 7 and the judges 26. Wildlife expert Steve Backshall and Ola then came out with their Tango. Again another surprise for me, he started off with great intensity and attack. He needs to continue work on the frame as his bottom was stuck out and as a result his head was poked forward but address this and he will be in for the duration I think. The judges awarded 24 and I gave him 6. Jennifer Gibney star of Mrs Browns Boys along with new boy Tristan then came out with a Jive. Oh dear! this definitely wasn’t her dance, she was flat footed with the weight in her heels instead of on her toes, she had no bounce and didn’t point her toes on kicks. I gave her 3 for trying and the judges 18. Rugby star and model Tom Evans and Ivetta then came out with a Waltz. This turned out to be soft, elegant and rhythmical although again his posture and frame needs work as again his bottom was stuck out leaving his head poked forward however a great try for week 1. I gave him 5 and the judges 23. Sunetra Sarker from Casualty along with Brendan and their Tango were next out. Again another positive attempt, posture quite good and nice musicality.

Sunetra again needs to work on her posture lifting her core more and also the position of her left arm needs attention. I gave her 6 and the judges a total of 24. Masterchef Greg Wallace and Aliona then danced Cha Cha Cha. I could see that Greg was trying to implement what he had been told to do with his feet, legs and arms but unfortunately

his weight was a bit too far back which left his action looking extremely stiff. He also made errors in the choreography due to the pressure of appearing on the show and ended up with a score of 18 from the judges and 4 from myself. Pop Group The Saturdays member Frankie Bridges and Kevin then performed a Waltz. Wow Wow Wow!! by far the best performance from any celebrity this week. She had beautiful soft rise and fall with great lines. Core lift is needed to correct her neckline and head position, but this was one of the best opening dances I have seen. Definitely tipped for the top based on this showing. I gave her 8 and the judges the top score on this weeks show of 30. Closing this weeks show was Pop Group Blue member Simon Webb with Kristina and their Jive. Another super performance with great characterisation, attack and attitude with great kicks and flicks, one of the best male jive performances I have seen and must be another contender for this year. I awarded him 8 and the judges 27.

It looks as if there is going to be a battle royal as this years show unfolds with several great performances already. It will all depend on how the other style of dance suits the celebrities as the winner always has to be able to perform both ballroom and latin american to win the coveted glitter ball.

I can’t wait to see how it will develop this year so bring it on! Until next week - keep dancing! Can’t wait - then come and join one of our classes and learn along with the celebrities.

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The head of the north-eastern Spanish region signed a decree on Saturday calling for a vote on 9 November.

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“La Diada”, as the 300th anniversary of the end of the city’s siege is known locally, has become a show of force for the Catalan independence movement.

On 19 September, the regional Catalan parliament voted by 106 to 28 in favour of granting Catalonia’s president the power to hold a referendum, known locally as a “consultation”.

Mr Mas, who was re-elected in December 2012, says he can use local laws to hold the vote, even though the central government says its blessing is required.

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A recent poll for Spain’s El Pais newspaper showed that 45% of Catalans were in favour of suspending the referendum if Spain’s Constitutional Court declared it illegal.

Only 23% would like the referendum to go ahead regardless, the survey suggested.

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Film review “You are part of my existence, part of myself. You have been in every line I have ever read.” (Great Expectations.)

Charles Dickens’ “secret” love affair with the actress Ellen “Nelly” Ternan became apparent in the recently released 2013 film, directed and starring Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones perhaps better known as the voice of Emma in The Archers, Kristin Scott Thomas and Tom Hollander. Based on the book by Claire Tomalin it depicts the ending of his marriage to Catherine played by Joanne Scanlen (1858) and the thirteen years of his affair with Nelly which ended with his death in 1870, leaving Nelly utterly devastated and forlorn. “We are alone. Whoever we’re with, we are alone. The great expectations.”

The film constantly moves from the present (1883) to the past (1857), focusing on Nelly’s life married to George Wharton Robinson, 12 years her junior. Dickens first met and noticed Nelly when she was 18 years of age. He was 45. He cast her in a Wilkie Collins’ play: The Frozen Deep performing with one of her sisters and her mother. Her debut was an epilogue that could have been summing up

The Invisible Woman Film review

Dickens’ feelings towards her in the future: Remember to love and be loved, is life itself, without which we are naught. He admitted that he no longer loved his wife who was unable to share any of his passions for life or writing.

She comprehends nothing. She spurned the limelight whereas he desired it. She retired into the background just like a piece of the furniture. Dickens was outgoing and desired stimulation and excitement: life is nothing without great company he would say so inevitably a pretty face with talent would entice him away from his wife and family. He loved Nelly wholeheartedly and produced some of the best novels whilst they were together.

As the film begins, Mrs Wharton is still living in the shadows, haunted with that dreadful feeling of uncertainty after the death of her lover. A good man, one of the greatest. Even her husband is unaware she was Dickens’ mistress.

She takes long and solitary walks

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Barcelona is planning to slash the price of travel on public transport during periods of high pollution in a bid to improve the city’s air quality.

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on Ramsgate beach every day in an attempt to exorcise her demons.

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becomes concerned wanting to help her troubled soul. He eventually works it out for himself and in an emotional outburst she seems healed and willing to leave the shadows behind, return to her husband and start living once more.

Great Expectations very much sums up the impossibility of Estelle and Pip ever finding marital bliss. Both Dickens and Nelly saw themselves in the characters and realised they would never be together or blissfully happy. Being a famous writer and an active social reformer, constantly in the public eye took its toll on his personal life and Nelly had to share him with his family as well as the general public, his readers, hiding herself away in the shadows.

It’s a sensitive depiction of two likeminded souls who just simply fell in love.

“It’s a wonderful fact to reflect upon that every human creature is a profound secret and mystery to every other.”

REVIEW it by Carol Naylor.

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Beef Bourguignon INGREDIENTS

Venison Goulash

Ingrdients

2 lbs (900 g) sliced onions 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil 2 lbs (900 g) cubed venison stew meat (such as shoulder or butt)* 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp (30 mL) paprika, Hungarian or smoked 1/2 tsp (3 mL) cayenne pepper or chili flakes 1/4 tsp (1 mL) cumin 1 tsp (5 mL) brown sugar 1 red bell pepper, sliced

1 ripe red tomato, diced 1/2 cup (125 mL) beef broth, water, or red wine (*Of course, venison is lean and sometime an acquired taste, so if you prefer to use beef, go right ahead.)

METHOD

Place a large braising pot with a tight fitting lid over high heat and sauté the onions in the oil until slightly brown in color (about 10 minutes).

Add all of the remaining ingredients and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat and cover with the lid; cook for 15 minutes until the vegetables look limp and have released their water.

Uncover the pot and cook the goulash until the onions are melted and the venison is tender; about 3 hours. It may be necessary to add a little liquid from time to time depending on the rate of Free Bottle of wine reduction. per couple to take away Serve the goulash with butter noodles, steamed after having our night menus rice, or potato.

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1 tablespoon good olive oil 8 ounces good bacon, diced 2 1/2 pounds chuck beef cut into 1-inch cubes Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 pound carrots, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks 2 yellow onions, sliced 2 teaspoons chopped garlic (2 cloves) 1/2 cup Cognac or good brandy 1 (750 ml.) bottle good dry red wine such as Burgundy (Cote du Rhone) 2 to 2 1/2 cup canned beef broth (1 1/2 cans) 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (1/2 teaspoon dried) 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature, divided 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 pound frozen pearl onions 1 pound fresh mushrooms stems discarded, caps thickly sliced For serving: Country bread, toasted or grilled 1 garlic clove, cut in half 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (optional)

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset. Add the bacon and cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is lightly browned. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a large plate or bowl.

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then sprinkle them with salt and pepper.

In batches in single layers, sear the beef in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove the seared cubes to the plate or bowl with the bacon and continue searing until all the beef is browned. Set aside.

Toss the carrots, and onions, 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper into the fat in the pan and cook over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.

Add the Cognac, stand back, and ignite with a match to burn off the alcohol. Put the meat and bacon back into the pot with any juices that have accumulated.

Add the wine plus enough beef broth to almost cover the meat. Add the tomato paste and thyme. Bring to boil, cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and place in the oven. Cook for about 1 1/4 hours or until the meat and vegetables are very tender when pierced with a fork.

Combine 2 tablespoons of butter and the flour with a fork and stir into stew.

Add the frozen onions. In a medium pan, saute the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat for 10 minutes or until lightly browned and then add to the stew. Bring the stew to a boil on top of the stove, then lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.

Season to taste.

To serve, rub each slice on 1 side with a cut clove of garlic. For each serving, spoon the stew over a slice of bread and sprinkle with parsley.

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Pork Sausage, Leek, Carrot & Butter Bean Casserole INGREDIENTS

6 plain pork sausages olive oil, for frying 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 medium leeks, sliced, weighing about 250g (9 oz) 2 medium carrots, sliced, weighing about 250g (9 oz) 250ml (1 cup) white wine 250ml (1 cup) chicken stock 400g (14 oz) tin butter beans, drained and rinsed salt and freshly ground pepper parsley, roughly chopped for garnishing

METHOD

Brown the sausages in a little oil for about 10 minutes.

Add the garlic and leek to the sausage pan and cook until softened.

Add the carrots, wine, stock and butter

beans then simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Remove the sausages from the pan, place them on the chopping board and cut them into 1cm (½ inch) slices. Return the sliced sausages to the pan.

Simmer slowly until the pork is cook through and serve immediately in bowls.

NOTES Alternatively, you can use 200g (7 oz) dried instead. You need to soak the beans for at least 12 hours (alternatively overnight) in plenty of cold water. Rinse and boil them for 30 minutes or until just soft, not mushy.

VARIATIONS If you like spiced pork sausages, feel free to use them instead.

If leeks or carrots isn’t your cup of tea, experiment with other vegetables instead, e.g. broccoli, green beans, parsnips and sweet potato.

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Method

You are going to love this slow-cooked stew recipe, because it’s so simple and gives consistently good results. The meat should be cut into approximately 2cm cubes. Packs from most supermarkets are normally about that size. In stew recipes, you’re often told to brown off the meat first. But I’ve done loads of tests and found the meat is just as delicious and tender without browning it first, so

I’ve removed this stage from the recipe.

If using the oven to cook your stew, preheat it to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. Trim the ends off your celery and roughly chop the sticks. Peel and roughly chop the onions.

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Put a casserole pan on a medium heat.

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Born in October 2012, Harry is a wonderful, whiskery boy with a happy friendly nature. He has lived in the APAH kennels since he and his 8 brothers and sisters were rescued as tiny puppies left in a cardboard box.

Harry has lived in a foster home, so is used to a home environment, but needs a forever home. To meet him, call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

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Anyone with a cat will tell you their cat is unique, but Smoky REALLY is unique. As far as APAH Animal Rescue Charity is aware, there isn’t another cat like him on the Costa Blanca. Smoky was rescued by someone who found him on a rubbish tip on the coast.

His long hair was matted and full of fleas; not unusual, but what amazed his rescuer was the fact that his back feet are the wrong way round.

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When he was born, someone took the decision to let a tiny disabled kitten live and due to his affectionate nature, cared for him until very recently. Has that person lost him and is looking for him, or after a year of keeping him safe, have they abandoned him to certain death on a rubbish Hondon de las Nieves/Frailes dump?

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The Age Concern Charity Shop in Los Montesinos will have been open for five years on Friday 24th October and to help us celebrate, the President of Age Concern, Maureen Payne, would like to invite all customers old and new to the Shop on that date for free drinks, nibbles and cake. We look forward to seeing you there.

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I followed a Facebook debate a few days ago, where a lot of contributors got very worked up about the state of the world. A lot of the comments were based on, ‘the world was a much safer place years ago,’ theme. A lot said, ‘It’s not safe to walk the streets these days’ and even one person was convinced the newspapers were trying to hide the number of murders by not making them front page stories.

I have to say it made for depressing reading.

Peoples perception of their surroundings and the much wider world, gave me the impression a lot of people seem scared these days. But what are the facts that have this effect on people, if indeed there are any facts. One set I was able to look up were the murder statistics for the UK. The latest recorded figures are from 2012 and actually show a drop of 14%, the lowest figures for more than 20 years and per capita, one of the lowest rates in Europe.

Now I don’t want to sound trite and have no intention of offending anyone who’s had the misfortune to lose a loved one under those circumstances, but it shows that peoples perception of the country not being as safe as it was – in the good old days – isn’t true. I think what has changed dramatically and what has made the difference to the way people view their personal security bubble, is the blanket media coverage of all and every ‘drama’- we are bombarded and that has a detrimental effect on a lot of our views.

Is World order under more of a threat now, with the crisis in the Middle East through the so called Islamic State, than it was say, before the start of the Second World War? Many believe that it is.

Of course, we all abhor the dreadful treatment of hostages and captured prisoners, the appalling images of which are available to us via the internet.

Nothing can happen anywhere in the world without it being instantly broadcast repeatedly around the world. Again, the perception out ways the reality.

Many of the Facebook comments from parents said they were concerned their children were growing up into an increasingly dangerous world, unlike when they were young, saying they as children had no memories of the world being a dangerous place.

Well, my only memory of my childhood was of wanting to have a good time as a child; children don’t concern themselves with politics and the like at such a tender age. We have lived with war for the best part of the last century and the threat of war is still with us.

But is it any more of a threat? I think not. Maybe the way wars are fought has changed and maybe the very word war – in the conventional sense of two armies facing one another on a battlefield – has become redundant. Terrorism and the way it is reported has a much more devastating effect on peoples perception of their own safety; that is the power the terrorist holds. Maybe we should all stand back a little and try to separate the facts from the fiction. And next time we hear one, make up our own minds and not be led by the Scaremongers.

By Paul Martin

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The Animals of Alqueria

The animals of Alqueria are as singular as the Village Republic’s human population. Many inhabitants keep pets and there is even an Olive Baboon population in Alqueria which rivals the famous Barbary Apes of Gibraltar.

The Alquerian Baboons previously resided in a safari park north of Madrid.

Over the years as they scrambled over visitors’ cars breaking off windscreen wipers, aerials, exhaust systems etc., plans for their freedom matured and eventually jelled. The Baboons waited until they had collected sufficient parts, built a car, piled aboard and drove out of the safari park splintering the security barrier. As there is no extradition agreement for primates in Alqueria the Pueblo was ideal for their needs.

A White-headed Capuchin Monkey called Pieter relaxes on the patio of a house in the Calle Mirador.

He was once an organ grinder’s monkey working in Amsterdam. One day he seized his chance for freedom and absconded with the grinder’s tin mug full of cash.

He now lives in Alqueria enjoying a luxurious lifestyle paid for with his ill-gotten gains.

Many of the residents have pets. Manuela takes in stray cats caring for them until they can be re-homed.

The last creature she saved was scooped up from the very wheels of a speeding car. She pressed the lucky feline to her ample breast. It was the first time many had seen a cat smile from ear to furry ear. Other village cats soon got wind of this treatment. Manuela is now almost always followed by a retinue of quite happy and healthy cats all pretending to be lost and pathetic in the hope of receiving similar therapy.

Rodriquez, Manuela’s arch enemy has no empathy with animals he can’t actually eat. The closest he has ever been to a non-food creature is having a face like a badgers bottom after a rough night. Antonio Poyato owns Pepe, a bad tempered Sulphur Crested Cockatoo. This feathery linguist makes disparaging remarks about the world’s religious leaders and is not above telling house guests to attempt feats which are physically impossible.

Loco Paco’s pets are numerous and legendary.

From dogs and cats to the more exotic animals including huge rodents and marsupials. He converses frequently and fluently with them all. Unfortunately apart from Benjy a Saharan Dung Beetle they are all fictitious, only existing in Paco’s disturbed mind.

It is not surprising that the dysfunctional population of Alqueria should have equally dysfunctional pets. One can only wonder how long it will be before these domesticated creatures begin to take part in barrio rivalry.

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The Pirate in the Kitchen

Magrat the Cat has taken no time at all to learn the rules of engagement: Don’t go near Pete’s legs; don’t go round the front of the house; don’t go in the house. I was impressed – cats, on the whole, take absolutely no notice of rules, but she seemed to have got a handle on the situation virtually straight away, and was keeping her side of the bargain without prevarification.

I had gone to Pilates, and while I was away Pete had started to cook the mince for our Spaghetti Bolognese supper, while Magrat sat outside on the kitchen windowsill and watched. However, the onset of rain, falling in stair rods and cats and dogs, distracted him. He turned the mince off and left it to simmer on the hob while he put a walkway of newspaper across the porch and into the kitchen, ready for the return of a soaking wet me.

I returned, trod the newspaper walkway, took off my shoes, dumped my bag on the kitchen table, noted the delectable aroma of cooking mince, and went for a wee – my first essential priority!

Pete, meanwhile, picked up the newspaper and shut the front door.

Seconds later I returned to the kitchen, fully relieved, to unpack my bag. There, sitting on the black hob, was an even blacker cat – stuffing mince down its throat for all it was worth! In the few seconds that the front door was open she had silently slid in and commenced her piracy - the only way she could have known that the front door was open and unsupervised was if she had seen it from outside the kitchen window. She must have devised her plan and put it into action with split-second timing – and all without the benefit of military training!

I grabbed her round her rapidly expanding middle and carried her outside (It had stopped raining).

‘Magrat,’ I said as I put her down outside. ‘You bad cat! You know you are not allowed in, and you know that stealing our dinner is worse than wicked! We’ve discussed and agreed the rules, and you promised not to break them. I’m disappointed in you.’

She switched her tail and looked up at me with a serene but unrepentant citrus green gaze. ‘I am a cat,’ she replied with calm hauteur. ‘Cats do not make promises.’

With that she stalked off to digest our dinner.

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Great Turnout For Captain’s Day

La Finca was the venue for SMGS Captain’s Day when nearly 70 members and guests turned out, not only to do battle in the day’s Stableford competition but also to give a true ‘Captain’s send-off’ to Steve Davis. Having done a 2 year stint Steve will hand over the captaincy to Phil de Lacy at Saturday night’s big bash at the Marjal’s classy restaurant.

Just finishing the golf before the evening storms meant we were all blessed with good conditions, in fact the only blot on the day was another terrific turnout - this time from the midges! After the earlier rain had produced

their favoured damp conditions, they turned out in their millions to pester everybody!

NTP’s on the par 3’s were Tony Smale, Brian Staines, Mick the grip & Billy McKeown. NTP’s in 3 on the par 5’s were Shay Cunningham, Tony Smale, Glen Rapley & John Aitchison.

Gents’ longest drive went to Colin Rust & Beverly Cullen won the female version.

Nearest to the Captain’s drive on hole 1 was won by Karen Simpson & nearest to, but not in, the bunker on hole 9 went to Phil de Lacy.

Prizes also went to the top 5 in each of the 3 categories.

Here they are in ascending order BRONZE - Jenny Staines (30), Norman McBride (32), Mick Roscoe (34), Keith Wraithmell (39) & Karen Simpson (41).

SILVER - Ron Stenhouse (34 C/B), Mike Jordan (34 C/ B), Phil Birtwistle (35), Glen Rapley (36) & Roger Webb (39).

GOLD - Ivan Hanak (34), Capt Steve Davis (36), Darren Hancock (39 C/B), Brian Staines (39 C/B) & Ben Price

took top spot & was also the day’s over-all winner with a magnificent tally of 43 points.

A big thank you to the “dinner ladies” who added a touch of glamour to the day by delightfully serving the very welcome refreshments at the half way stage.

Our gratitude also goes to the day’s sponsors Moneycorp, The Property Shop, Golf Hot Spots, Mick the Grip and golf pro’ Adrian Rudge.

Keep up to date with all society matters by logging onto the website www.smgs.org or simply give Baz a quick buzz on 966 731 033 to find out anything about future Wednesday meetings.

TMGS Match Report

Albacete 24th September 2014 27 members arrived at Las Pinaillas (Albacete) and the temperature gauge at the entrance was showing a rather nice 16 degrees and evidence of the wet stuff had fallen the night before and earlier this morning. It did look a bit dark overhead and whilst we had a few drops, in the main the rain did leave us alone.

This is our 4th visit to this cracking track with fairways like an Axminster carpet and where 55 € paid for the coach, green fee, buggy, competition fee and a rather nice 3 course meal. As in the past 3 years, most found the greens difficult to read, not to mention a wee bit on the speedy side and although the course is rather generous in its width, the punishment for straying is very harsh. We certainly don’t have course like this down “our end” of the Costa Blanca.

We always have rules quiz on the coach going to the course and the 5 € entry fee allows us to provide a “thank you” gift to the waiter and the coach driver. The winner of the quiz receives a 9 hole playing lesson with PGA Professional Joe Dean at Campoamor. Today’s prize went to Charlie Little.

Charlie had a good day as he also took the Best Guest prize with a good 37 points.

Of the 4 NTP’s, only 3 were claimed and the recipients of a sleeve of Srixon Soft Feels were John Hillier, Norbert Spaniol and Steve Higgins.

Scoring on the day was, as usual here, a little on the low side with only three achieving or bettering their handicap and only one of those were in the Silver Division where it only needed 26 points for the “Belfast Bandit” Ernie Wilson to take 4th spot. New member Pat Long went one point better for 3rd place and John Hillier’s 29 points was enough for the runner’s up slot.

A long way out in front with 37 points was our Polish member, Jack Daroszewski.

The Gold crew fared a little better and it needed 32 points for Steve Higgins take 4th spot and Norbert Spaniol to claim 3rd spot. The runner up spot went to Bill (my handicap is too low) Starkey with a tidy 36 points, but the best score of the day and the overall winner of the presentation box kindly donated by the golf course was Mick Kennedy with 38 points. Enjoy the cut in your handicap! Photo: Gold category winners.

Our next game is an old favorite venue for the Society, the Seve designed Alicante golf and if you fancy a game on Wednesday 1st October where for 40 € will get you a game with buggy and coffee and toast just visit our website of www.tmgs.org and book yourself in.

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Alicante Golf – 23rd September 2014 Captains Day

It was touch and go if we would be able to play the night before our Captains Day as most of us witnessed weather that like a monsoon with thunder, lightning and hailstones.

But Mother nature was good to us as the weather on the day was warm and sunny and the course in really good condition considering the amount water it took, there was for the first few holes “a keep to the cart path” rule.

With 20 members and guests the long trip to Alicante Golf was well worth it and as mentioned the course was in good condition and showed with some very creditable scores.

The reward for winning Captains Day was a month’s golf at Alicante which was won with 35 points by Barney Hickey.

Mr Consistent is Les Yates, he should be nicknamed “Photo” as he is never out of the frame, Malcolm Anderson made a welcome return from Scotland (forgot to ask how he voted but he was smiling) came in second.

Results Gold Category 1st Les Yates 33 Pts 2nd Malcolm Anderson 33 Pts C/b 3rd Ron Swift 33 Pts 4th: Ivie Davies 30 Pts Silver Category 1st: Barney Hickey 35 Pts 2nd: “Arfa” Williams 34 Pts 3rd: Ron Chambers 30 Pts 4th: Ken Hopkins 29 Pts Nearest Pins Hole 3: Ron Chambers Hole 8: Ivie Davies Hole 12: Dave Downey Hole 15: Ron Swift. Hole 17: Alan Clifford Best Guest And Longest Drive: Alan Clifford 36 Points It was back down the A7/AP7 to Izzy’s

Bar for our favourite munchies, and Caroline’s Izzy Chips, all followed by “Rocket” Ron presenting the prizes, it was a little delayed due to the feast of the Izzy chips and sarnies.

Many thanks as always to Tony, Jackie and Caroline.

Next game is the Tuesday 14th October at Altorreal, First tee 10.00 For more information or if you wish to play with the arguably the friendliest Golf Society contact Ron Nicholson on 678849142 or email sanmigron@ gmail.com

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Cafe Uno Golf Society

Today, Thursday 25th September Café Uno golf society played at Vistabella golf.

A good turn out this week even though it was an earlier start than normal, I think the incentive was the thought of the bacon butties and coffee.

Anyway, the golf day started off well with the rain storm apparently circling around us, but just when we thought we had got away with it, the heavens opened and guess what?

Yeah we got wet. A few gardening enthusiasts comments were ‘We need more rain!’ and ‘This’ll be good for the garden!’ They of course were riding inside a nice covered buggy while a few of us walked.

However it didn’t last too long and the sun came back out and all was well.

The damp conditions didn’t spoil the

scores too much either. Results were as follows Gold Category.

1st B.Mcshane - 35pts c/b.

2nd G.Benson - 35pts.

Best front 9 A.Rich - 19pts.

Best back 9 S.Hamilton - 21pts.

Nearest the pin - B.Mcshane.

Nearest the pin in 2 - S.Lawrence.

Silver Category.

1st H.Hunter - 34pts.

2nd D.Bishop - 33pts.

Best front 9 B.Wright - 16pts c/b.

Best back 9 G.Butterworth - 18pts c/b.

Nearest the pin - None.

Nearest the pin in 2 - G.Butterworth.

Winner of the 2’s competition G.Phillip.

Next Thursday 2nd October, we are at Alenda golf. 1st tee off is 09:40am please be at course 1 hour prior to this time.

CG Marina Golf Report

Our best turnout so far and 2 divisions

Sunday the 28th .

Wednesday the 24th of Sept a Stableford competition .

Despite the weather a reasonable turnout, with the scoring excellent

Div 1 1st place with 38 pts Jose Maria Ruiz.

2nd with 36 pts Geoff Venables

Our Stableford winner with an amazing 45 pts Geoff Venables .

Div2

In 2nd place also with a great score of 41 pts Jose Alonso .

1st Pam Webster 31pts

Ball sweep winner ,Tony Webster.

2nd Grace Ward 29 pts

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3rd Chris Lomas 28pts.

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CD Montesinos v CD Murada

Montes opening home game of the season seen a hard fought win but should have been a comprehensive victory had they taken all their chances.

The early stages of the match seen both sides playing good passing football and the crowd of 277 were encouraged by montes CARLOS who was giving the Murada defence headaches with his movement and pace, but it was little OMAR who went close first his shot going wide.

Monte were determined to put the Murada hoodoo behind them and RUBIO had a golden opportunity to score but a great stop from the keeper. With the home side rampant chances by CARLOS OMAR & M&A and a 35 yard blaster from MARCOS which struck the bar it seemed Montes bogey side were not going to be beaten. H/T O-O A change at half time seen EDU on for OMAR but Murada started the second period the brighter only alert keeping from LOPEZ aka EL GATO as the home support call him kept Murada at bay.

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and this had a immeiate effect in Montes play, RUBIO produced a good save from a free kick who shortly afterwards was replaced by DARIO. It was all the home side now M&A was linking well with his old pal EDU and the chances kept coming but no clinical finish until the 70th minute when OROUKER won the ball brilliantly spun & passed to M&A who whipped in a cross for a perfectly placed header into the net by EDU much to the delight of the home fans.Murada did press for an equaliser and dubious desisions by the ref didnt help Montes cause but EL GATO LOPEZ produced two good stops to maintain their lead and in the dying seconds Muradas keeper was beaten on the half way line by CARLOS who shot wide rather than running it into the net. Final whistle CD MONTESINOS 1 CD MURADA 0.This was Montes first ever win overMurada. Monte are at home next week to Playas De Orihuela k.o 5pm. match sponsor was Roberto Blue. fOR MORE INFO CONTACT www. cdmontesinos.com VAMOS MONTE

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Torrevieja swimmers start the season in good form!!

This weekend three of Club Natacion Torrevieja’s the youngest swimmer in the competition winning

swimmers got the season off to a blast. After training hard in the sea all summer rewards were forthcoming in the “1st Traversia a Nado Marina d’Or”, organised by Olympic swimmer Kiko Hervas.

Quesada Golf Society Wednesday 24th September at El Plantio Although we were only 19 strong for this game everyone was in good spirits, although there had been threats of thunder storms, El Plantio had warned us that they had problems with the greens after hollow tining but at the end of the day general opinion was that the greens were not too bad, this was reflected in the scores that came in and there were no thunder storms to contend with only heavy rain, I am not sure what a couple of our members had been up to but they were covered in mud one on her bottom and one on his shoulders!!! there was

only 1 division this time so in 1st place Roy Westlake 33pts 2nd place Mike Thomas 30pts on count back 3rd place Norman Lewis 30pts The Roy was won by Ted Hooker who played the most golf, Nearest the pins were won by Eddie Scott hole 9 Ronnie Speirs hole 18 and Norman Lewis hole 12. Best Guest was Bob Jones 31pts.

Our thanks to Anita & David at Quesada Country Club for the hot and cold buffet laid on for our return, anyone wishing to join our friendly society please call our membership secretary Les Pancott on 966716723

On Saturday 27th September swimmers from across Spain came together to compete in two races the 9.5km swim and the 4km swim. Vicki Connolly and daughter Zoe Connolly raced alongside companion Beth Alterbas in the 4km swim to celebrate Beth’s 70th birthday. The race commenced at 4pm, and after a earlier calm morning the wind got up and created strong waves and a swim against the tide and wind for the whole 4km. To add to this the sea was full of jelly fish. Not to be defeated all three Torrevieja swimmers battled on in the hardest swim they had ever encountered. Zoe excelled herself as

25th place overall and 10th in the under 25yrs (Zoe is only 13). Continuing in this manner bot Beth and Vicki came first in their categories, Beth first in over 50 yrs and Vicki 1st in the 40-49 yrs age group.

Whilst presenting awards during the evening the whole room joined in singing “Happy Birthday” to Beth in both Spanish and English. The team now continue to race in the new seasons calendar of events alongside the rest of Club Natacion Torrevieja.

For more information regarding Torrevieja Swimming Club please contact Rosa – 665454126, President Felipe on 609418776 or Vicki 669637015 or by e-mail on info@clubnataciontorrevieja.com

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