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AVALANCHES at the ski station of Benasque in the province of Huesca have left 58 guests and 20 employees stranded in a hotel on the resort.

In total, at least 240 skiers are said to be trapped in stations throughout the north of the province due to a series of avalanches falling over Friday night and Saturday morning.

Rescue workers have been trying to clear a path through the snowdrift, which has cut off the A-139 in Llanos del Hospital, the nearest village to the resort.

They are digging an ‘escape route’ out of the side door of the Hospital de Benasque hotel, because to do so from the main entrance would take them several days, says manager Jorge Mayoral.

The avalanche, said to be caused by rainfall and increasing temperatures in the last few days, is one of several which have hit the entire valley.

In nearby Senarta, three have blocked off the diversion to the hospital.

Further along the Spanish Pyrénées, an avalanche fell onto the C142b in La Pleta de Tanau, in the Naut Aran area of the province of Lleida.

A house with 10 occupants were left

surrounded and had to be dug out and given temporary accommodation by the town hall.

Four roads in the region of Catalunya have been blocked by snow and, in some cases, avalanches.

These are the BV-4024 from Bagà to Coll de Pal and the BV-4031 from Castellar de N’Hug to La Molina, both in the province of Barcelona, and the C-28 from Vaquèira to Casa Sastrada-Els Avets and the C-142b from Vaquèira to Pla de Beret, both in the province of Lleida.

At least one ski station has been forced to close because of damage to pylons caused by avalanches – this is particularly the case at Astún in the Pyrénées of Huesca where an entire residential complex has been left without electricity and the resort is not expected to open again until later today (Sunday) after two days of being shut.

So far, none of the avalanches reported have caused any injuries or fatalities, or any significant property damage.

Source: thinkSPAIN.com

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COCA-COLA Iberian Partners is set to close four of its 11 factories in Spain and make 750 people redundant.

Another 500 staff members will be relocated..

According to the global soft drinks giant, the plant at Fuenlabrada (Madrid), where the Spanish head office is based, together with those in Palma de Mallorca, Alicante and Colloto (near Oviedo in Asturias) will be shut and redundancy consultations will be ongoing until Friday, February 21.

Coca-cola has around 4,200 employees in Spain, and wants to axe the factories where 1,250 of them work to ‘cut down on inefficiency and duplication of work’ and to ‘consolidate criteria’ in its activities and procedures.

The firm expects to be able to offer voluntary redundancies where this would suit certain workers, and early retirement packages, to reduce the number of people who will be forced into the dole queue.

A total of 500 places will be offered in other factories around Spain, depending upon the extent to which

existing staff members are able to relocate.

The firm wants to spread out its production base more in a ‘new circular map’ to include more concentration on the north of Spain, the east, Balearic Islands and the centre of the country.

Considering this to be a ‘more efficient’ way of working, Coca-cola will increase production in its remaining seven factories in A Coruña, in the north-western region of Galicia; Bilbao, in the Basque Country; Málaga, Sevilla, Barcelona, Valencia and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Customer services will be centred entirely in Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla ‘to improve response time and efficiency’, according to the multinational.

Coca-Cola Iberian Partners claims its business structure and production activities have been ‘too fragmented’ in the country and wishes to create a tighter corporate framework.


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Beat the bloat!Most of us have experienced

the feeling of being bloated, when your tummy is stretched, puffy and uncomfortable. It often happens after a big weekend or over a festive season. But for some people, bloating is more than an occasional inconvenience.

If your stomach or tummy often feels bloated, it could be due to:

•excess wind •constipation •swallowing air (from talking while

eating etc) •food intolerance •irritable bowel syndrome

Excess windCut down on foods known to cause

wind and bloating, such as: •beans •onions •broccoli •cabbage •sprouts •cauliflower But make sure you still eat five

portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

ConstipationIf you get constipation, take steps

to prevent it with a fibre-rich diet, drinking lots of fluids and taking regular exercise. Even a 20-30 minute brisk walk four times a week can improve your bowel function.

swallowing airTry not to swallow too much air.

Don’t talk and eat at the same

time, sit down to eat (sitting upright and not slumped over), reduce the amount of fizzy drinks you consume, stop chewing gum and chew with your mouth closed so that you’re not taking in excess air.

food intoleranceFood intolerance can lead to

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reaction to the food. The main offenders are wheat

or gluten and dairy products. The best approach if you have a food intolerance is to eat less of the culprit food or cut it out completely.

Keep a food diary for a couple of weeks, noting everything that you eat and drink and when bloating troubles you most. But don’t get rid of food groups long-term without advice.

irritable bowel syndromePeople with irritable bowel

syndrome often complain of bloating, especially in the evening. The bloating of IBS doesn’t seem to be linked with excess wind. It’s thought to be down to erratic propulsion of contents through the bowel. It can help to cut down on fatty or high-fibre foods. Peppermint tea or capsules have also been reported to help ease IBS symptoms.

If your bloating symptoms persist, consult your Doctor!

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MAYORS in town and city councils throughout Spain will not be allowed to earn more than 100,000 euros a year from next week onwards – the same as the maximum wage for a Secretary of State within the government.

This could mean some mayors will see their income reduced, although it may give licence to others to increase theirs.

A table of earnings has been created by the Council of Ministers and will be included in a new Bill of Law and in the Law of General State Budgets, which fixes upper limits for salaries for everyone working in public office.

Mayors of towns or cities with a population of half a million people or more will see their wages capped at 100,000 euros a year, whilst those with fewer than half a million but more than 300,000 will not be allowed to earn more than 90,000 per annum.

With a population of over 150,000 and up to 300,000 people inclusive, they cannot be paid more than an annual 80,000 euros.

For towns with over 75,000 residents up to 150,000, maximum wages are set at 75,000 euros a year and drop to 65,000 euros for mayors of towns with more than 50,000 and up to and including 75,000 residents.

Typical coastal resort towns will fall into the lower population brackets, from 5,001 inhabitants to 10,000 where their mayors cannot earn more than 45,000

euros per annum; from 10,001 to 20,000 people, where the mayor’s maximum salary will be set at 50,000 euros a year, or from 20,001 to 50,000 inhabitants which means an upper limit on wages of 55,000 euros annually.

In villages of 1,000 or more up to a maximum of 5,000 residents, the mayor cannot be paid more than 40,000 euros a year.

For small villages and hamlets with their own ‘town’ council and fewer than 1,000 people on the census, the law states that the job of mayor will not be full-time.

Where they work half their hours in office, they can earn up to 22,000 euros a year and for those who work three-quarters of the week as a mayor, 30,000 euros.

Those who only spent 25 to 49 per cent of their time cannot earn more than 15,000 euros a year.

If the job means even fewer hours, it is likely the mayor will only be paid expenses for attending meetings.

In many small towns and villages, the mayor normally has another day-job or owns a business and only spends part of his or her time running council affairs.


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el eJido rugBy cluBBased in Almerimar, we are always looking for new players and have training sessions

starting at 21.30h every Tuesdays and Thursdays. Players of all abilities welcome. The team is very sociable and after have

players from beginner to experienced. We are currently in Andalucia Regional Division 2 and

just about to start the second phase of the league. Home matches are usually at 12.30 on Sundays at the grass rugby pitch in Almerimar.

For more information call Jonathan on695 635 078

el eJido Bowls cluB monday and thursday

5pm to 7pmring alison on 677 317 920

to Book or for further information

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Indian Spicy Curry House

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Open every day: 12 noon - late

SpecialitiesChicken & Beef CurriesTapas served all dayChef from Punjab (India) working in Almerimar for over 10 years is now the new owner.everybody welcome

Ray & kay welcome you...to their friendly cafe bar for

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Darsena 3, Almerimar - next to pharmacyTel 610 900 320

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What To See and Do in Almerimar

this is very much a small resort – the population is only just over 6,000 so it is not a large place.

You would come here to relax on the beaches and perhaps play some golf.

You are close to the mountains of Sierra de gádor. You could easily ski or snowboard at Sierra

nevada in the morning and be on the beach for the afternoon – not many places can offer that variety!

the marina has 1,100 berths. You can take boat trips and also go diving, sailing, windsurf and

fishing.With over 13km of wide sandy beaches you can

truly have a relaxing beach holiday with everything you need within walking distance.

this is a great area if you like nature and walking and hiking. there are also stables nearby so you can

go horse-riding.Head west to see the castillo (castle) guardias

viejas.Just an hour’s drive away you can visit the famous “cabo de gata” reserve with some amazing remote

beaches, perfect some nude sunbathing.Just 30 minutes drive gets you to almeria city with

it’s historic castle, cathedral and shops.The magnificent city of Granada with its historic district and alhambra Palace is 90 minutes drive

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QuirkiesA video of a pet cat skateboarding

through an Australian seaside town is proving a smash hit on YouTube.Didga even performs stunt tricks

during his journey, including jumping over a Rottweiler dog to land again on his moving skateboard.The clip begins with the skateboard

nudging Didga who then jumps aboard and speeds off through Coolangatta on Queensland’s Gold Coast.Didga gets some odd looks from

passers-by, gets overtaken by people on skateboards, jumps over

people’s shoulders and eventually stops for some water.But keen to carry on, he then heads

home, jumping over the large dog’s back on his way.All the animals were trained for the

video by Robert Dollwet of Malibu Dog Training.Didga has since become a viral

sensation with his video getting more than 450,000 hits on YouTube.Source: http://web.orange.co.uk/

Skateboarding cat too cool for wordsIt’s January and in Hollywood

that can mean only one thing, - the tuxedos and designer gowns come out for the merry-go-round that is the awards season. Still to come are the BAFTAS (Sunday 16th February) and of course the oScArS ( Sunday 2nd March ) but like the tennis grand slams, the season has four parts

First cab on the rank is the annual GolDEn GloBE awards. These are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and today they cover both film and television productions. This years ceremony was the 71st in a history that dates back to 1943. In october of that year, with world war II governing much of the output of the major studios, a small group of just eight foreign journalists got together and formed the HollYwooD

ForEIGn corrESPonDEnTS ASSocIATIon. Their aim was to promote a closer relationship with the American movie industry - a cultural bridge between the old isolationist u.S.A. and the new world being forged in Europe.

To that end, in January 1944 they presented their first awards. There were only five… Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress . The ceremony was a very low-key affair held on the Twentieth century Fox back-lot with the winners being presented with a simple scroll. The first winning film was THE SONG OF BERNADETTE.

with the passing of time, there were some key changes that would lead to the development of what is today a well known and respected event.

The statuette - a globe of the earth with a reel of film wrapped around it - made its first appearance in 1947.

But the change that makes the Globes unique was made in 1952 when for the first time they gave two best film awards, splitting the field into two categories - Drama and comedy/Musical. For the journalists, the view was that you can’t compare apples and oranges or, for example, Sellers as clouseau with Brando in “A Streetcar named Desire”. one of the great benefits is that more films and more performances can be recognised each year, with the original five major categories being doubled up in this way.

In 1953, they decided to create an award to recognise an outstanding individual contribution to the industry, naming it after its first recipient. And so, THE cEcIl B. DeMIllE AwArD was born. wAlT DISnEY was honoured in 1954 and the most recent recipient was wooDY AllEn.

Then in 1956, recognising the importance of a new, young medium, the association decided to give a set of awards to television performances.

now, the TV awards have equal status and are equally coveted. Perhaps this explains why so many movie “stars” are now committing themselves to fronting multiple-episode TV series.

The ceremony was shown on television for the first time in 1958 and featured a stage invasion by a group of men in tuxedos, drinks and cigarettes in hand. one was Frank Sinatra (who’d just won for his role in “Pal Joey”). The others were Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis Jnr … THE RAT PACK! whether they were drunk or just bored, they created a sensation and were asked to return the following year as Mc’s. up until this time, the journalists of the association had handed over the prizes but the future was clear. From this point forward the globes would be presented by movie and TV stars.

At this years Awards ceremony, which took place on Sunday January 12th, the best picture winners were 12 YEArS A SlAVE (Drama) and AMErIcAn HuSTlE (comedy). while, MATTHEw McconAuGHEY (“Dallas Buyers club), lEonArDo DicAPrIo (wolf of wall Street), cATE BlAncHETT (Blue Jasmine) and AMY ADAMS (American Hustle) picked up the leading actor awards with JArED lETo (Dallas Buyers club) and JEnnIFEr lAwrEncE (American Hustle) winning in the supporting categories. Best Director was AlFonSo cuAron for “GrAVITY”.

So the battle lines have been drawn, the bookies odds have been revised and the Academy Award nominees are enjoying the warm glow of oscar recognition …. For now!Next up … The SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS. Watch this space.

(MIKE ELLIS was a cinema manager for twelve years in the seventies and eighties. After that, he spent the next fifteen years as a freelance film and video reviewer and writer about cinema for a number of magazines. Today, when not enjoying the sun in Spain,

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are the ‘latest, Greatest Thing’. we are genetically pre-disposed, not too unlike the magpie, to ‘Shiny new Things’, usually with the utterance of “Oooh Shiny”! we could go on to say that this innate curiosity is genetically encoded to ensure our continued existence, and that fire, the wheel and everything else that man is proud of, is a result of this curiosity – but that is just high brow and boring! we have evolved (insult the religious

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Just before Christmas, my wife Katherine needed a letter to go registered. Nowadays with internet banking, paperless bank statements and emails for business rather than letters; I don’t have much to do with the post other than collecting my weekly newspaper subscription from the UK.

Having lived in deepest darkest Almeria I was used to the strange opening hours post offices adhere to come hell, high water or the urge for a coffee break. 1115-1145 I remember being one such example, very convenient. Albox being a cosmopolitan place has a post office which stays open until the early morning hours, well 230 in the afternoon so is a much more convenient place to post a letter.

Not being near Albox that day I instead hitched up the horses and headed for Sabanillas near Estepona where by now regular readers will have deduced I live 3/4s of the time. Queuing not being a natural act for our Spanish hosts I prepared for a scrum, instead I wondered why the place was silently packed with people looking like they had lost the will to live. Taking number 83 from the ticket dispenser, realisation dawned as the monitor displayed……26.

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counters and being Christmas both were manned but only one was open, the lady at the other counter chatted to her colleague and carefully shuffled papers. Folk who knew the game would pop in, grab a ticket and then do the weekly shop, or visit relatives abroad returning later. Being a novice I sat patiently. The numbers slowly progressed, once in a while they would race forward 2-3 places as people in the queue either forgot what they had come for and left, or died of old age.

After an hour still nothing! The numbers crawled into the 60s and I felt dizzy with anticipation, I couldn’t imagine why it took so long to be served. Finally after an hour and half it was my turn. I passed the letter to the assistant who gave me a form to fill in, why the forms couldn’t be left for people to fill in while they wait is anyone’s guess. A long wait aside that was that or so I thought.

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Next day Katherine came home with her tail between her legs and told me she had lost the stamps, I didn’t offer. Monday morning and a news report said that someone had been shot outside that very same post office, the lengths poor people have to go to get served quicker!

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I just want a stamp!I’ll be honest, I’ve never won an

Oscar. Have you? I did win a tin of biscuits once in a competition to see who could collect the most milk bottle tops for Blue Peter when I was in the Cubs. I won by a mile-you probably saw my picture in the 9th Fairfield Cubs Newsletter. Just as well I won because since then-nothing!

Shortly after that my Cubs career ended when it became clear that I didn’t know the difference between a bowline on the bite and a sheepshank. Akela told me I’d be useless on a camping trip. He was right! The only time I ever went camping, the tent blew away in the middle of a windy Isle of Man night, the result of zero knot

knowledge and rotten tent putter upper skills.

But back to the Oscars, the reason I was e n q u i r i n g as to the l i ke l i ho o d of you having ever won one in the past was to see if you could

help solve a mystery. I’ve always wondered, what do the winners do with their statuettes when they

get them home? As far as I can tell, and bear in mind here that I’ve never got within touching

distance of one, the Oscar doesn’t seem to serve any useful household purpose. My biscuits for example,

although not having the same glamour as an Oscar,

were enjoyable and once they were eaten, I kept my Lego in the empty tin. Now be honest, will the winner of the Best Director be able to say the same about their Oscar?

I’d like to suggest to the organising committee

that there’s an addition to the whole ceremony, something which would

add some much needed edge-of-the-seatishness to the whole thing. Each nominee must write, in

a sealed envelope, what they’ll do with the Oscar after

the ceremony, if they win. If the scores are level after extra time, this can be used as a tie breaker; each of the envelopes will be opened and the contents read out. After each one, the audience would applaud and a Clapometer, like the one once used by Hughie Green in Opportunity Knocks, records the loudest applause and that decides the winner.

Okay, I’m off to work on those Blue Peter skills to see what I can do with an Oscar and two Squeezy bottles, just in case I win one when I grow up.

Finally, we get to the tablet. The awesome strength of this device is it’s size and capacity. A book of similar size can hold a riveting novel of several hundred pages. The same tablet can hold several hundred riveting novels! It’s point and shoot technology, fragile input / display screen and very restricted multitasking ability prevent it from ever being more than a sophisticated toy.It is a fact that technology shrinks, but

despite that, gets evermore powerful. These are separate but linked factors in the evolution (and I can say that now) of these devices. Science fiction writers have been aware of these levels of usability and portability for as long as there has been science fiction. H.G. Wells was travelling to the moon in 1901 and Gerry Anderson’s ‘Thunderbirds’ in 1964. As a side note, he was investigated by the American and English Military on the possible charge of espionage because of the striking similarity of the puppet driven vehicles and those being envisaged and designed by the military intelligence agencies (did I just use the word intelligence and military in the same sentence?).conclusion, If you want a tablet, get

the best you can afford. If your need is for a laptop, same advice! If you need to do hard processing (video conversion / manipulation, Spreadsheets number crunching of biblical proportions or just have something that can be upgraded after 10 years) get a tower / desktop.For more free telephone advice ring

me. I’m at Jack’s Bar, Albox on Friday afternoons for advice, computer diagnostics and repairs or just come and put forward suggestions for future articles. chucks and puts chunk 1 on server A, chuck 2 on server B and chuck 3 back on

server A – and so on. Method 2 will copy any changes, as they happen to a second server to make an exact duplicate of the information.response: This is what I call a technical

smoke screen. A way to misdirect you away from your concerns by bamboozling you with BS. whereas what they say is true and has merit, the question is ‘why must they use this method to confuse you into feeling safe?’.Myth: Your data isn’t any more secure at

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someone who, after reading one of the same articles I did, just had to comment. ‘cloud storage is all well and good if you are happy to have the Americans crawling all over your data and you have plenty of time and money to pay for and wait for the data uploads and downloads. A gimmick to attract the hard of thinking’. A sentiment that I can agree with!As always, you know where I am, what

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By lyn aspdenof ‘Strictly dance’

week 4

Dancing on Ice 2014

This weeks theme was different styles of dance and what a diverse show it proved to be. with only 9 pairs remaining one slip and it is all over.

opening the show were ex champion Kyran Bracket and Nina with their version of rock and roll to Great Balls of Fire. For me this week Kyran didn’t look as comfortable and he was a bit unsteady on some of his lift entry and exits. It was however a performance which was fast and furious and full of energy. I awarded him 7.5 and judges 31.5.

next to skate were Susanne Shaw and Matt with The Flower Duet Ballet. Susanne has beautiful arms and lines and her transitions between lifts was seamless. Her interpretation was soft elegant and graceful exactly as it should have been. I gave her 8.5 and the judges 33.0.

next out were Gareth Gates and Brianne with Street Dance to Hot In Here. Oh dear! a person less ‘street’ than Gareth you couldn’t meet, however he gave it his best shot and

really entered into the spirit of the performance. He is not really up to the standard of some of the other skaters but a nice attempt nontheless. I gave him 7.0 and the judges 28.0.

next to skate were Bonnie langford and Andre with a waltz to what The World Needs Now. I found it difficult to believe that the professional skater had never performed a waltz before so Bonnie was immediately on the back foot. The performance was tentative and unsure, not as clean as normal but her elegance and posture and position in lifts is second to none. She needs much more power and speed over the ice to keep up with the serious challengers. She was awarded 27.5 from the judges and 7.0 from myself.

Sam Attwater and Vicky then turned to India and Bangra skated to work for their performance. This was a fast, furious performance full of Bangra movements and well matched through most of their skate. I awarded him 8.5 and the judges 34.5. Next to skate was Zaraah Abrahams and Andy

with a Jazz number to Putting on The ritz. This week she was lacking in performance level looking heavy getting both into and out of lifts probably due to lack of body and arm extension. I awarded her 7.5 and the judges a total of 32.0.

next to skate was Beth Tweddle and lucasz performing Scottish Dancing to Hey Brother. This was nicely performed with good characterisation of Scottish dance moves and hand positions. It was to be the seasons best score (until the following skates) with a total of 36.5 from the judges and 8.5 from me.

The penultimate pair were Hayley Tamaddon and Dan skating charleston to Bang Bang. Wow!! this was a fantastic performance from start to finish, it was fast slick with loads of charleston moves packed in. I gave her a maximum 10.0 with the judges 38.0.

closing this weeks show was my boy ray quinn and Maria dancing Flamenco to Malaguena. Fantastic! Wow! Wow! Everything it should have been and

much much more. It was a slick dramatic skate full of flamenco lifts, poses and shapes and with the power of ray’s dance expertise excellent. ray ended up with a maximum 40.0 from the judges and of course a 10.0 from yours truly.

After the public vote the bottom 2 were: Kyran Bracken skating to chasing cars and Zaraah Abrahams skating to Don’t cry For Me Argentina and this was one of the closest skate offs there has ever been. It was a 3 to 1 split with the judges but Kyran won out so Zaraah sadly had to leave the competition. next week there is to be a ‘winner takes all battle’ but what will this entail? Tune in to find out!

Every week we are getting closer to crowning the ultimate champion but who will it be? ray quinn, my favourite? or do you prefer someone else? until next weeks exciting show - Keep Dancing and don’t forget you can come and join our friendly gang at one of our classes.

* The 2014 Six nations rugby tournament starts on Saturday when wales play Italy and France meet England, while on Sunday Ireland oppose Scotland.* In tennis, GB (with Andy Murray if fit) play the uSA in the Davis cup in San Diego, california this weekend.* Also this weekend, top Premiership matches are Arsenal v crystal Palace, Manchester city v chelsea, the Tyne-wear derby featuring newcastle and Sunderland, Stoke v Manchester united and wBA v liverpool. * In the championship, it’s Bournemouth v leaders leicester and the big one, qPr v Burnley, while in Fl1 Brentford visit Shrewsbury and in Fl2 it’s Hartlepools v Scunthorpe. * And this evening, in the Pl, Aston Villa play wBA and chelsea take on west Ham, liverpool having played Everton last night plus Southampton v Arsenal and Tottenham v Manchester city.* congratulations to Stan wawrinka on beating rafael nadal in the Australian open - his first-ever Grand Slam title. The Swiss also k’od novak Djokovic and by beating nadal, became the first man to defeat the

world’s top two players in the same tournament since 1993. * chinese superwoman li na defeated Slovakian Dominika cibulkova 7-6, 6-0 to win her second major trophy, following her 2011 triumph in France.* Two Premiership clubs went out in the FA cup 4th round - crystal Palace lost to holders wigan while Stoke were beaten by chelsea. * Manchester city, 2-0 down, knocked out watford 4-2; Arsenal (v. coventry) and Everton (at Stevenage) both recorded 4-0 victories and liverpool won 2-0 at Bournemouth while Sunderland accounted for the last non-league club, Kidderminster.* In round five, it’s Arsenal v liverpool, Brighton v Hull, cardiff v wigan, Manchester city v chelsea, Everton v Swansea, Sheff utd or Fulham v PnE or nottm Forest, Sheff wed v charlton and Sunderland v Southampton. The ties will be played on 15/16 February.* Here in Spain there were wins for Barcelona (v Malaga), Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, real Madrid and even Almeria (v Getafe).* Everton’s costa rican

midfielder Bryan Oviedo suffered a double fracture of his left leg at Stevenage and will possibly miss the world cup.

* Manchester united have paid a club record £37.1m (44.7m euros) for chelsea’s Juan Mata. David Moyes also wants Southampton’s luke Shaw.

* chelsea have spent £11 million on Basel’s Mohamed Salah.

* chris wilder has left oxford to become manager of northampton and Sheffield Wednesday’s new boss is Stuart Gray.

* wBA may sack nicolas Anelka if his loses his ‘quenella’ case with the FA.

* England’s men ended their tour ‘down under’ with a win and a defeat in their last two oDIs against Australia while their female counterparts (leading 8-4 on points) require one win from their last three 20/20 games v. the Aussies to clinch the Ashes.

* My Black country colleague, ex-Tipton Harrier, Andy Holden has died, aged 66. rIP.

sport shortsA friend recently told me she could

never be a christian as the Bible was so unscientific; quoting Richard Dawkins as supporting her view that no reputable scientist over the last century had believed in God. Strange how many people share this view, but clearly they never met Professor David Ingram cBE, one of the greatest and most respected physicists of our time, who also had a strong christian faith.

For myself, I was privileged to attend a symposium at Keele University in the early 60s, when Prof Ingram was head of the Department of Physics there. when at the end of his lecture he invited questions, one mischievous individual enquired how he, as a respected scientist could also claim a faith in God. Unruffled, the professor responded that he considered the two to be complementary; that science sought to answer questions of “how”, whilst the Bible addressed the issue of “why”.

To illustrate the point, Dr Ingram gave a scientific explanation of how his car came to be parked outside the hall, with a detailed analysis based on its speed and weight; its momentum and kinetic energy, being overcome by a gradually increasing frictional force, as hydraulic pressure caused callipers to grip discs attached to the wheels, which brought it to a stop in its present position. He then continued, suggesting that a Biblical approach would probably have simply explained that the Professor stopped his car outside the lecture hall as he was addressing a symposium there.

Both explanations, he asserted were equally true, and both were needed, taken together to understand fully how and why his car was car was parked

outside, “always assuming”, he added with a grin, “that it hasn’t been stolen since I left it there”. So it is that Science and Scripture are equally valid in addressing their own issues, but don’t expect Science to answer accurately questions about the meaning and purpose of life, nor Scripture to explain precisely how it all came into being.

once the applause subsided, there were no further questions.

Details of a number of English language churches are given in Sol noticeboard for any wishing to worship, whilst additionally, further information about the Anglican church in this area may be seen on the web site www.mojacarchurch.org

Duncan Burr is licensed lay reader for the Anglican chaplaincy of costa Almeria and costa cálida and may be contacted at [email protected]

ProFESSor DAVID InGrAM, cBE 1927 - 2001 research Fellow at Southampton university 1952-1959Head of Department of Physics at Keele University 1959-1973Principal of Chelsea College 1973-1980Vice Chancellor of University of Kent 1980-1994chairman of the universities central council on AdmissionsTreasurer of the committee of Vice-chancellors and PrincipalsTrustee of canterbury cathedralDeputy Lieutenant of Kent


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35www.soltimes.com SOLTIMES JANUARY 2014

viewpointThe door to the vet’s surgery crashed open with a force that tested its shatterproof integrity to the limit, and a small brown missile shot into the reception area.The missile resolved itself into a Spanish lady in a brown coat and a bad mood. Among the verbal grenades that she was firing at top decibel and machine gun speed I gathered that a Renault Clio was in her way – my Renault Clio!Fearing that she would spontaneously combust, I hurried out into the street to move the offending, but innocent, Del.I know that the Spanish fuse can be a short one, and once ignited, can lead to spectacular fireworks, but up until now I have found that the soft answer and a humble apology very effective anti-incendiary measures, so once out in the street I began to explain in Spanish why my car was parked where it was.I would have explained, but she verbally steamrollered over the top of me as we strode

up the street. ‘Why couldn’t you have parked here? Or here?’ she vociferated, without pausing for breath, moderating her volume or giving me time to answer. I would have explained that

the white lines permitted parking, and that at the time that I parked it was the only space available. Unfortunately for me, the cars fore and aft of Del had gone, leaving him in solitary splendour, blocking her driveway.

We reached the object of her wrath, Del, and we stood opposite each other – blond and apologetic was clearly making no impression on dark and volatile with added arm waving. It crossed my mind to point out that, if she would only stop hollering and listen, we would have reached accord by now, Del would have been moved and she would be on her way.

Hard on the heels of that quite reasonable thought came the desire to tell her that if she wasn’t so stingey, she could, for a small fee, get a Vado Permanente sign to stop innocent motorists from mistakenly parking in front of her garage.

I bit the words back; she was so busy shouting that she wouldn’t have heard them anyway. She was 5 foot of unnecessary anger and dangerously high blood pressure, so I calmly began to climb into Del. As I did so I said, in English ‘Oh, shut up!’ in tones of the utmost boredom.

It was not my finest hour, but neither was it hers. But on measure, I think I lost less dignity!

By Jos Biggs [email protected]

not our finest hour

Our American tenants back home have recently been re-posted to another part of the world and it has given us the opportunity to undertake a bit of re-decoration and some other minor items that require attention before our new renters move in at the beginning of February.In the meantime, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at other real estate in that area - just to get an idea on how property prices have changed in the three years since we first purchased. In the process, I came across a couple of houses near the village where we had lived for thirty years and were therefore familiar to me, and the estate agents descriptive jargon for them made me smile.One – a very old almost derelict cottage – carried the appetizing headline: ‘rarely available – viewing essential.’ Yes I thought; that’s because houses

alqueria

des res with many featuresrarely reach this condition without actually falling down, which of course makes the viewing essential before that happens. The other was described as being in a ‘secluded location’. This is definitely true, because not only is it a Tornado fighter flight away from the village centre, but it has no made-up road leading to it and there is not a vehicle made - short of a Caterpillar tractor - that could negotiate the crater like pot holes without taking out the suspension and floor, and possibly the driver.This got me thinking about some of the other estate agent’s lingo that we are familiar with and backed by observation and personal experience over the years, I let my imagination out for the day, and came up with possible interpretations.Most of us know that ‘bijou’ translates as being ideal for Dopey if the other six dwarves threw him out. But what about ‘compact’? Well there is a formula for this and it is simply to divide a bijou by two.‘Scope for improvement’ and ‘in need of modernisation’

can mean anything from complete demolition and starting over, to the fact that it has not been touched since its construction in Boadicea’s day. Then there is ‘far reaching views to the rear’, which usually means no trees; no hills or mountains; definitely no water and on a clear day,

you can just about make out Abu Dhabi. Or ‘open aspect to the rear’ which is often a subtle indication that there is a planning application in the pipeline for a new abattoir or power station. ‘Internal viewing recommended’ is an obvious reference to the fact that it looks God awful on the outside whilst the more general ‘viewing recommended’ is self evident, given that you would never buy a property without looking at the damn thing. Then we come to the enticing ‘easily maintained garden’ description, aka the pocket handkerchief concrete patio along with two window boxes. The other side of the coin is ‘mature gardens’ which I know from bitter experience is a reference to the dense jungle-like flora that has never experienced a lawn mower or machete and could quite easily be home to a tribe of pygmies or wild boar.‘Has a homely feeling’ and ‘decorated in the modern style’ are usually mentioned in tandem and relate to a house that has been furnished in the sixties style and tarted up by an ageing hippy high on magic m u s h r o o m s and strong cider.‘Convenient for the station’ is good, unless

Antonio Poyato, sitting on a low mound is trying to take off his boot. He pulls at it with both hands, panting. He gives up, exhausted, rests, tries again.Loco Paco arrives, dust covered and footsore.Paco: Still a long way to go. Shall we travel together?Poyato: Yes, as soon as I take this ruddy boot off and put it on again.Paco surveys the countryside, the Castle of Alqueria is in the far distance.

Paco: It’s a vast wilderness out there, completely devoid of humanity.Poyato: Reminds me of my first wife, although she was a very attractive lady but unfortunately not from the front.Loco Paco stares blankly at Poyato, as if someone has forgotten to plug him in.Poyato: Can you smell burning?Paco: Sorry, indigestion.Poyato: Well? Shall we go?Paco: Yes, let’s go.They do not move.Poyato pulls a hip-flask from his pocket, he offers it to Paco.Poyato: Remitroot Whisky Paco? It keeps the demons at bay.Paco looks around for demons with a worried frown.Paco: I don’t like demons. They are always where you don’t expect them.Poyato: How do those people who don’t drink keep their demons at bay Paco?There are people who don’t drink you know!Paco: I know, I remember reading about them somewhere.Poyato: I don’t like sitting on this mound, nature has a habit of making a mad dash up your trouser leg.Paco: That’s why I wear gaiters and drink Remitroot whisky. Poyato: Well? Shall we go?Paco: Yes, let’s go. They do not move.Poyato: Do you understand life

Paco?Paco: Enough to get by, enough to appear sane if I need anymore I ad-lib.Poyato: That doesn’t make sense Paco.Paco: No nothing does.Paco sighs, a long long sigh.Poyato: You can make a sigh last longer than a Mother-in-Law’s visit.Paco sighsPaco: How long were you married Antonio?Poyato: Four hundred and nine years. Can you remember your first love Paco.Paco: Yes, I still have the receipt.Poyato shielded his eyes and scanned the blueness of the morning sky.Poyato: There is intelligent life out there in space Paco. What do you think?Paco: Well they haven’t bothered to visit us, that must demonstrate a reasonable level of intelligence.Poyato: We aren’t alone you know!Paco: I know, I have my Saharan Dung Beetle, Benjy.Poyato stares blankly at Loco Paco, as if someone has forgotten to plug him in.Poyato: Back to Alqueria then?Well? Shall we go?Paco: Yes, let’s go.They do not move.

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the Bristol to London main line crosses the bottom of your garden. When a room is described as having ‘electrical sockets and a telephone point’, it’s obvious that this is one boring room with no redeeming features that the agent can find worth talking about. And beware of the boast, ‘unusual feature’, because it’s a safe bet that it will be the first thing you rip out and take to the tip when you move in. Similarly the word ‘interesting’, which could easily be interpreted as ‘bizarre’ or ‘weird’. And why say ‘on road parking’ or ‘space for three vehicles’, when all they need state is ‘no garage’ !‘Studio’: a pad where you can sit on

the loo whilst cooking your dinner and taking a shower at the same time. ‘Extended by the present owner’ - probably the same hippy decorator as before - who has built a lean-to shack with no planning permission or building regs. ‘Good use has been made of the available space’ . . . that’s because the attic space and bedrooms have been used as a marijuana farm. It’s that hippy again. And the list goes on in the strange world of realtor speak. And no matter how tough the times or dire the economic situation, they all have ‘clients waiting’ !

By colin Bird : [email protected]

(WItH aPOlOGIeS tO SaMUel BeCKett)


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sportAnother Great Week Of

Golf For Our Members And VisitorsTuesday Was A Waltz

Format And The Winning Team Were Sean Halligan, Tony Dudley And Geoff Owen With 77 Points.Friday Saw 26 Golfers

Play A Stapleford Competition For Handicap Purposes, With One Of Our Lady Members, Doris Harrison, Winning With 36 Points And Cutting Her Handicap By 2 Shots, 2nd Playing Off A Handicap Of 6, Now 5,

Was Patrick Vickery With 34 Points And 3rd With A Score Of 33 Points Malcolm Nicholls Now Playing Off 13.There Were Two 2’s

Onthe 6th And 12th Holes Both Achieved By Bob ConnellNearest The Pins Were

Neville Duncan On The 6th And Robin Hawkins On The 14th.Well Done To Our

Adopted Countryman Sergio Garcia On Saturday, Winning The Qatar Masters On The 3rd Play-Off Hole.

valle del este golf societySome competitive golf at

Cortijo Grande this week as you will see from the scores. Our first div winer on Wednesday 22nd Jan 014 with 35 points Peter Jackson in second with 34 Doug deardon and third with 33 Leif Myhre. Second div winner with 33 points Martin Oliver second with 31 Daphne Deardon and third with 30 Lilly Pepper. Ball sweep winners Dave Midleton Chris Astheimer Martin and wife Julie Oliver.Sunday 26th Jan and our

team event a competition enjoyed by all. Our winners with 89 points a

big score were Greg Ward Martin Oliver Peter Morse and Graham Meeks. Good to see Graham back in action.Second with 85 points John Wardley David Hardy Geof Venables.Third with 81 Doug Deardon Peter Jackson Cathal Higgins Tony Stubbs.Ball sweep winners Leif Myhre John Wardley Russell ColyerWe had a massive

turnout for our Team event and we are pleased to welcome you all to this lovely golf course . Enjoy your golf with Cortijo Grande visitors and Guests we;come MP

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Roda Golf Club - 23.01.14The Roda course was

in very good condition as usual and manicured to a high standard, but everytime we play at Roda it always rains and so it was today, the good thing was that it rained through the night and early morning and had been stopped for quite a while by the time we arrived. So although we started out in water proofs the sun shone so we were back to shirt sleeves in no time. Roda was our first

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Forum Golf Society´s members enjoyed the sort of weather than acts as a strong reminder of one of the main reasons that we all moved to this part of the world when they played a Double Par Medal at Desert Springs on January 24th. Peter Harrington, one of the society´s most supportive players was a very popular winner, leading the way with a net 69 for his maiden individual victory after nearly 5 years of trying !Maurice Jamieson (70)

was second, Tony Morgan (72) third, Terry Moore (73) fourth & Keith Ryder (75) fifth, with the four nearest the pin prizes going to Derek Manning, Phil Miles, Peter Harrington & Maurice Jamieson, and Ian Postles continuing his happy knack of going home with a prize or two by claiming the longest drive on the tricky 16th. This event was also

the tenth (out of twelve) qualifying event for the 2013/14 Ford Leagues, and with four players going through to the regional finals in May the top six of Richard Swaine, Tony Morgan, Phil Elam, Fran Elam, Terry Moore & Peter Tinsley remain unchanged, although the performances of Peter Harrington & Maurice Jamieson saw them move significantly closer towards the top places Forum´s upcoming

fixtures are 7th February Pairs 2 Man Stableford Scramble at Aguilon 13th February

Campbell Lamont Society Cup at La Sella 21st February Stableford at MarinaFor further information,

contact Phil Elam on 666 847840 / [email protected], or see www.forumgolfsociety.webs.com

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There is much talk in the clubhouse of the anticipated change in layout of the course, with holes 1and 11 to 18 becoming the front nine, then holes 6 to 9 and 2 to 5 being the back nine, all with new tee positions, the idea is to make the course more user friendly RESULTSFriday January 17 –

Individual StablefordAnother day with fine

weather and good scoring and a mention for Terry Moore who had a two on the 3rd hole which is a par four.1st Dave Gray 39pts2nd Chris Baker 37pts on

a card play off3rd Norman Whibley

37ptsTwos: Terry Moore 3rd,

Graham Tabberer 4th,

Norman Whibley 8th, Mauno Karjalainen and Mick Siggers 12thWednesday January 22

– Individual StablefordOnce the rain clouds

had disappeared we were confronted with a sunny but very windy afternoon which took its toll on the scoring1st Brian Everitt 33pts2nd Louis Long 32pts on

a card play off3rd Sandra Siggers on a

card play offTwos: Mike Hill and

Chris Mardon 4th, Kevin Manser and Tony Wagg (visitor) 8th and Bill Gibb 12thGuests and visitors are

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aguilon golf-memBerssingles game this season and also the first time our handicaps were not inflated by slope so the scores are slightly lower than usual. In beautiful,bright sunshine we returned to the Lo Crispin Tavern for tappas and tales of woe and some of achievement. Ray Moles who plays off 1 came in with the 2nd best score of the day. The sunshine boys were:Gold Division: 1st Ray

Moles 29pts, 2nd Dicky Claeys 28pts and 3rd Harry Wilcock 27(c/b)Silver Division: 1st Gordon

Cobb 28pts c/b, 2nd Andy Ayres 28pts and 3rd John Dunnion 27ptsBronze Division: 1st Steve

Harrington 31pts, 2nd Danny McErlean 24pts c/b, 3rd Dave Keating 24ptsNTPs: Andy Ayres holes 2

and 7, Brian Smith hole 11 and Rod Day hole 13The 2s club was won by

Harry Wilcock, there were others but they didn’t enter before going out so hard luck guys.The free game draw was

won by Peter Morris.Our next game is at Las

Colinas see you then.

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A preview by Tony MatthewsThis year will see the 65th season of Formula One Grand Prix Motor Racing, which is recognised by the sport’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Twelve teams and (hopefully) 24 drivers will compete in nineteen races for the World Drivers’ and World Constructors’ Championships.Sebastian Vettel starts the season as the defending drivers’ champion after winning his fourth consecutive title last term, while his team, Red Bull Racing, will begin the campaign as the defending Constructors’ Champions, having also won their fourth consecutive championship in 2013.

Calendar Changes• The Russian Grand Prix will take place on a street circuit inside the Sochi Olympic Park.• Red Bull reached an agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to revive the Austrian Grand Prix after a ten-year absence. The race will be held at the Red Bull Ring which previously hosted the Austrian Grand Prix in 2003 when the circuit was known as the A1-Ring.• The Bahrain Grand Prix will be a twilight event, under lights, similar to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.• The Hockenheimring returns to host the German Grand Prix.• The Korean, Mexican races and the Grand Prix of America had been included in the provisional calendar published in September 2013, but were later removed from schedule. Also India has missed out this year.technical Regulations• The 2014 season will see the re-introduction of turbocharged engines for the first time since 1988. These will be a 1.6 litre V6 format with an 8-speed semi automatic gearbox.• The rules dictate the use of a 90-degree engine bank with fixed crankshaft and mounting points for the chassis while the engine itself will be limited to 15,000 rpm. Individual engine units under the 2014 specifications, must last for at least 4,000 km (2,500 miles) before being replaced.• All F1 teams can use electronic braking devices to manage the braking of the rear wheels, because

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arise.• The pit lane speed limit has been reduced from 100 km/h (62 mph) to 80 km/h (50 mph).• The initial free practice session before each Grand Prix will

now run for two hours (not 90 minutes). And an extra set of tyres will only be available for the first thirty minutes of the session, to encourage more running during free practice.• If a driver does not complete a full qualifying session, he will be assigned a grid position based on the average time of his practice laps - meaning he could start the race in 9th or 10th place.• The FIA has also introduced the ‘Pole Trophy’ - a non-championship award presented

to the driver who qualifies on pole for the most races.• The final race of the season will offer double points to drivers in a bid to keep the championship fight alive for longer.Sit, watch and enjoy, it will be another interesting year of Formula One racing… and once again, the German superstar Sebastian Vettel is red-hot favourite with the bookies to win his fifth title in a row. I will think he’ll be there or thereabouts. His Red Bull team is simply the best.

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Three-time le Mans 24-hours winner Allan Mcnish has joined the BBc’s F1 team for the forthcoming 2014 season. Mcnish will co-commentate for radio 5 live at 15 races and provide expert analyst across TV, radio and online. The Scot, who drove for Toyota in the 2002 F1 season, made his debut in the BBc commentary box last year.

“we’re delighted Allan is on board in an expanded role. His experience and expertise is an invaluable addition,” said BBc head of F1 Ben Gallop. Mcnish, 44, is one of the most respected names in the world of motorsport and worked as F1 co-commentator alongside James Allen for radio 5 live in the 2013 season.

He combined his media role alongside his driving, where he won his third le Mans 24-hours race and rounded off the year by winning the FIA world Endurance championship. After a 25-year career in motorsport, the three-time British karting champion retired in December.

Mcnish will be using his extensive experience from across all areas of motorsport to steer audiences through the intricacies of the forthcoming season, which promises to be a fascinating one with all the technical changes ahead. “now that I have hung up my racing helmet, I am really looking forward to joining the BBc team again for what I am sure is going to be a fantastic new F1 season,” he said.

“with so many technical rule changes, as well as team and driver movements, there will be lots of things happening on and off track for the BBc team to bring to you”.

chief analyst Eddie Jordan and ex-Mclaren driver and pundit David coulthard both return and Suzi Perry resumes her duties as TV anchor for 2014 after her first season at the helm last year. Ben Edwards once again leads the commentary on TV with Lee McKenzie and Tom Clarkson bringing all the news from the pit lane.

on radio 5 live, Allen leads the coverage as F1 correspondent and commentator with Jennie Gow as F1 presenter and pit lane reporter. BBc one and BBc one HD will show nine races live on TV, including Silverstone, canada, Monza and Spa, as well as the season finale from Abu Dhabi, with extended highlights programmes of the remaining races. This goes the same for practice and qualifying.

Every Grands Prix of the season will be live on BBc radio 5 live or 5 live sports extra with live coverage of practice and qualifying. Plus all the action, news, reviews via the BBc Sport app and the BBc Sport website, with Andrew Benson as chief F1 writer.

Full details of the BBc’s 2014 coverage will be announced in due course.

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