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editorial THE LIVE PRESS Contents MEET BOB THE EDITOR Visit our web site & view welcome to the the magazine online Page 20 August issue covering www.theolivepress.eu catalunya and costa What’s News azahar. In Spain 6 August was named in honor of Can it be True? 3 &30 Augustus Caesar. It has 31 days because News from California 18 Augustus wanted as many days as Julius Caesar's month of July had*. Previously Your Horoscope 11 names Sextilis in Latin, it was the sixth Leisure & Entertainment month of the Roman calendar. *They took that The Lighter Side 14 extra day from February, which DID have 29 days (30 days during Leap Years) Privacy with emailing 32 Birthstone: Peridot Nature & Animals Page 22 Flower: Glaiolus News Hounds and more 12 ◊◊◊◊ No more pencils.... Home & Garden no more books... Challenges of gardening in Spain 28 No more teacher's dirty looks! 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The 15 days allowed by the law of 2007, which was to rise false money would then be passed on by the group in progressively to four weeks by 2013. street markets, bars, restaurants and fairs in the north arifa fire stabilised after destroying 290 hectares of the country. 700 tourists evacuated from a nearby hotel were he master of spoof promotes Spanish parody Tallowed back late on Saturday 18th July. The film Leslie Nielsen stars in the promotional forest fire affecting the Sierra de la Plata near Tarifa Ttrailer for Spanish Movie with the Málaga was said to be stable at midday on Sunday after blazing comedian Chiquito de la Calzada. A new film from he Government cancels the excess use power for more than 24 hours and destroying 290 hectares of Telecinco Cinema is surcharge The Ministry for Industry has land. The emergency alert was brought down to Level 0, released this autumn, the Tannounced it is to eliminate the controversial with no more danger of the flames affecting inhabited first film to parody Spanish charge for excess use of electricity. The Spanish areas. The 700 people evacuated from the Hotel Meliá cinema. Directed by Javier Federation of Numerous Families is among those to Atlanterra and the Jardines de Atlanterra urbanisation Ruiz Caldera and filmed in welcome the decision, considering that the excess were allowed back late on Saturday after they were Barcelona over 10 weeks, charge which was being levied on a per-property basis evacuated to a local school earlier that day. Saturday’s ‘Spanish Movie’ is a spoof of successful Spanish took no account on whether the property was occupied fire-fighting effort was hampered by winds of up to 80 films including El Orfanato, Alatriste and Volver, and by a large family or a single person. The charge had been kms an hour and winds in the area were still reaching Telecinco have chosen none than the master of parody introduced in July last year. Meanwhile in a separate speeds of up to 45 kms an hour on Sunday. The Junta have been started by a falling electricity cable. And movies, Leslie Nielsen, to star in its promotional trailer. decision users who suffered an extended power cut in de Andalucía’s environment department however one thousand hectares were destroyed by another fire He’s seen being given a lesson in Spanish humour Barcelona in 2007 have been told they can apply for told El Mundo newspaper there was no further risk in Léon, which was reported to be under control on by the Málaga comedian, Chiquito de la Calzada. compensation. A judge has fixed payments between of the fire spreading Sunday 19th July. Unfortunately, neither appears in the film itself. 122 and 300 €. outside its perimeter. Oaks 4 arrested in operation against counterfeit Euros and Eucalyptus trees are in Spain The group among the area of scrub 2brought the money affected by the blaze which into the country onboard low could clearly be seen from cost flights. 24 people have the beach on Saturday. been arrested in Barcelona, Meanwhile there was also a large fire in Agramunt, Tarragona, Lleida, Girona Lleida on Friday 17th July. It was brought under control and Bilbao, for introducing by fire crews on Saturday, but not before it had affected counterfeit Euro notes into 5,100 hectares, 27% of which was forestry land. One Spain. 60,000 € in false 50 and 20 Euro notes has person died as a result of the fire which is believed to been recovered in the operation. National Police say

6 www.theolivepress.eu 7 news in spain THE LIVE PRESS up by a strapped for cash police force in the midst of an economic recession. However, the Guardia Civil confirmed that it was indeed an offence to wear flip flops, or as they stated any shoe without a back, whilst driving as it could impede the use of the foot pedal should it slip off. We also checked the Highway Code in the UK, which states: “You should ensure that all clothing and footwear do not prevent you using the controls in the ay Your Fines by Credit Card The he lion cub who was top dog correct manner.” So, there you have it flip flop wearers of new traffic laws recently approved in Salou Police saw him being the Costa Blanca: you have been warned! Pby the Spanish Congress, contain Twalked on a lead through the runk Briton gives out 52,000 euros at airport A provision for payment of traffic fines by town. A six month old lion cub is due drunk semi-concious British man was detained by credit card. Other novelties include fixed to be moved to a specialist animal Dpolice at Palma de Mallorca airport where he was amounts for various levels of offence; protection society this Monday, after sharing out 52,000 euros in cash and travellers' cheques €100 for light offences, €200 for mid level, and €500 for being confiscated by police who spotted it being walked among passengers on recently. Police say the man, who very serious ones. Discounts for prompt payment will go on a lead through the streets of the popular tourist is 59 and has been identified only by the initials JBN, up from 30% to 50%. resort of Salou, in Cataluña. The man who owns Simba had arrived on a flight from Manchester. Officers say o problems for the nudists of Sitges Nudists and was given the animal by a friend who had bought the his appearance was 'that of a tramp', he was dirty and OUR ARTICLES ON WHAT'S ON FROM PREVIOUS clothed bathers are sharing the beach without lion from a circus in Girona, El País reports. The cub’s he smelt foul. Police contacted the British Consulate in YEARS ISSUES CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEB SITE Nproblems. A year ago the beaches of Sitges, near new owner kept his ‘pet’ in a warehouse, feeding him Palma de Mallorca and discovered the cash was in fact www.theolivepress.eu Barcelona, which were used traditionally by nudists, on three chickens a day and exercising him with walks his own, allegedly obtained via a substantial inheritance. Festa Major de Gràcia, Barcelona Aug 15st - Aug 21st 2009 saw the local Town Hall erect signs welcoming families. in the town and even along the beach. Simba has been Once he sobered up at the local station, the man was sent www.festamajordegracia.org At the time the council said that they did not want to in an animal rescue centre in El Garrat, Barcelona, since back to the UK by plane the following day. . ban nudists, but stop the exclusive nudist character of Tuesday, where the manager says he now at least has the beach. The nudists protested at the time and even the company of other animals in the neighbouring cage. won a court order for the sign to be removed as it was lipping Cops Fine for Flip Flops I have just been considered discriminatory. Now, a year on, the story informed that the Guardia Civil in Costa Blanca is different as beaches in the town see a mix of both Fare coming down hard on flip flops, or to be more clothed and naked bathers. As one woman told Público, precise the wearers of flip flops, especially those who ‘If the families with children are prepared for the children wear them whilst driving. Drivers are being stopped at to be nudist too, then there is no problem’. A new sign regular Guardia checkpoints and being fined 30 euros for this year simply describes the beach as ‘beautiful and wearing flip flops. At first, I have to admit, that I thought clean’ and everyone it seems is happy with that. that this may be a money making scheme, thought

8 www.theolivepress.eu 9 can it be true??? NEWS OF THE WORLD THE READERS COULD NOT CARE LESS !!! LIVE PRESS HOROSCOPES NEWS of the World readers have no I wonder whose been doing all the sex a more detailed horoscopes can be found on our web site interest in how the paper gets its this week?" CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 CANCER Jun. 23 - Jul. 22 -August is a celebrity sex stories, as long as it gets Much is going on with partnerships, sharing, month in which you are hatching plans, them, it was confirmed last night. Margaret Gerving, a retired headmistress shared finances, and work this month, dear resting more than usual, and experiencing from York, said: "I had no idea who Andy Capricorn. August is strong for negotiating less personal energy, dear Cancer. You are As the tabloid faced legal action from Coulson was and I've been reading the and ironing out differences with a special instinctively preparing for a more outgoing celebrities whose phones were tapped paper for 35 years. But now I do know someone in your life. Love matters are both phase starting in the last week of the month, and Tory leader David Cameron stood I would just like to say thank you very demanding and rewarding, particularly when energy returns, particularly when it by his beleaguered spin doctor, the much for all the sex stories." towards the last week of the month. comes to career matters. paper's readership said its priority AQUARIUS Jan. 21 - Feb. 19 LEO Jul. 23 - Aug. 23 would continue to be all the stories She added: "In a way I do feel rather The delicate balance between your needs The spotlight is on you, your needs, and how about sex. sorry for those poor journalists. Poring for independence and your needs for close you present yourself to others in August, over transcripts of Gwyneth Paltrow personal relationships is a big issue for you dear Leo. Your mind is focused on security, Tom Logan, a reader from Grantham, said: "I think going on and on about AIDS and tofu and Chris in August, dear Aquarius. Balancing can finances, and practical matters. Matters of I would have been disappointed, perhaps even a Martin crying when he orgasms would have done sometimes feel like a tug of war, but keeping the heart touch you deeply, and could involve little bit hurt, if they had not been tapping Gwyneth my frigging nut in." alert to the heart of the matter will give you some personal sacrifices. Paltrow's phone on my behalf. perspective and ease the tension. VIRGO Aug. 24 - Sep. 23 Publisher Rupert Murdoch said: "I was shocked to PISCES Feb. 20 - Mar. 20 -Life might seem August is often a month of endings and "To be honest I've never really given much thought discover that I even owned a tabloid newspaper a little chaotic in August, dear Pisces, as you some cocooning for you, dear Virgo, as you to how they get the stories, but I suppose on a sub- let alone one that uses highly questionable and feel pulled in many directions. However, instinctively need to assess what needs conscious level I've always just assumed it involved innovative methods to deliver page after full colour if you take extra time for relaxation and to go and what to carry forward into your money and/or breaking the law. page of stories about celebrity intercourse and all reflection, which the cosmos fairly forces you upcoming birthday year. However, this year, for just £1." to do from the 1-8, you will find the energy it’s likely to be more active than usual. "At least now I know the stories were all true, as if He added: "AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! AH HA HA to balance it all. LIBRA Sept. 24 - Oct. 23 that's ever made the slightest difference. Anyway, HA! Ah ha! Ah ha... Ha... "AH HA HA A HA HA HA!" ARIES Mar. 21 - Apr. 20 -The focus is on While others are seeking you out this your personal life and goals in August, dear month, dear Libra, you are not especially Aries. While much contentment can be communicative when it comes to sharing found at home, you’re also more than willing personal matters, until after the 25th. You to enjoy leisure activities and to make new are thinking things through and keeping plans for keeping organized and efficient your ideas and plans to yourself. on the job, particularly around the 17th.. SCORPIO Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 - TAURUS Apr. 21 - May 21 -August is Life isn’t especially private for you this strong for romance and finances for you, summer, dear Scorpio, and August is no dear Taurus, although impulsiveness is an exception. Home life requires special inclination in both areas. Conversations with consideration from the 1-7, and again on the others are for the most part healthy and 17-18, even if work seems more of a priority. forward-looking. You’ve been expanding your personal GEMINI May 22 - Jun. 22 -In August, circle and home life is sometimes chaotic. the spotlight is on your home and family, as SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23-Dec. 21 well as necessary errands, paperwork, and You are very busy thinking ahead of yourself learning. You’ve been quite “me” focused in August, dear Sagittarius. Next month is recently, and a restless urge is likely to take strong for career matters, and this month, hold in the first week of the month. You you are hatching many plans along those are reminded of important responsibilities lines. Financial matters require special surrounding family and finances mid-August. consideration on the 25-26. 10 www.theolivepress.eu 11 news hounds & more... BY Dr. Ronald Rosenfeld D.V.M.

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Remember, if travelling with your dog and having to leave him in the car for When we bathe in the ocean a short while, think twice. Even leaving t is summertime again, or in a pool we rinse the salt the windows partially open may not time for those enjoyable or the chlorine off afterwards provide sufficient cooling properties as Ioutings to hike in with fresh water, this is the shown in the sad case of the two police the hills or bathe at the least we can do for our dogs in England that died recently beach; beware though, animals as well. This will help although only being left unattended all that glitters may not to reduce the all to frequent for just a few minutes. Should you be be gold! While enjoying summer eczemas. Over concerned that your dog is overheating this warmest time of the shampooing, even with the or showing signs off distress immediate year be wary as the time mildest medicated prepared action can be taken to help him. Firstly, is also wonderful for fleas, shampoos, rather than cool his feet by hosing him down or ticks, mosquitoes, and resolving skin problems may placing his feet in a bowl of cold water biting flies, to name a aggravate them by reducing and secondly, seek professional advise few ectoparasites, whose the natural defences in the skin because heat stroke can be fatal. life cycles are also in full and it's secretions. When in Dogs "sweat" or thermoregulate (as bloom these days and will doubt consult a professional. we say in the trade) through their feet As animals age, with continued exposure to fleas, the continue to do so until the and by panting and therefore cooling degree of hypersensitivity may wane. FAD is uncommon autumn. The drought we are the feet is the fastest way of alleviating in dogs less than 6 months of age. Patients usually experiencing has it's effects their heat distress. have papules, crusts, salivary stains, excoriations, and These pests not only bother our pets but may also pester on our animals as well. The Happy Holidays erythema in a wedge-shaped pattern us at times as well. If you have not yet instituted flea increase in ectoparasites, Ronald J. Rosenfeld D.V.M. over the lumbosacral region, caudal and tick control it is time to revise and re-evaluate the as discussed above, may be thighs, proximal tail, ventral abdomen, products that have worked for you in the past, hoping that coupled with an increase in Flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) is the most and around the umbilicus. With chronic the fleas did not develop resistance this year to last years diseases or conditions they common veterinary dermatologic condition itching the areas become alopecic, products, which with regard to some of the commercial may cause secondary to their in the world. It begins with the bite of a flea. lichenified, and hyperpigmented and preparations is all to frequent a phenomenon. If this presence. If the water isn't fit The saliva of the flea contains amino acids, the dog will develop an odor related to has occurred then the best solution is to find a couple of for us to drink we ought to be aromatic compounds, fluorescent materials, secondary infections with Staphylococcus different products and alternate their use to stay ahead of giving our animals the same polypeptides, and phosphorus. The main thing intermedius and Malassezia the defence mechanisms of these interlopers. Remember bottled water we drink. that dog owners notice is scratching, chewing, pachydermatis. 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PAINTED FLOOR!!! > Quick Check for IMAGINE YOU ARE One day her 'little' sister called and asked me to come Alzheimer's AT A PARTY over to check the wedding invitations. She was alone when I arrived, and she whispered to me that she had The following was Tenth floor of a hi- [allegedly!] developed feelings and desires for me that she couldn't overcome. as a mental age rise building..... She told me that she wanted me just once before I got assessment and then you have to married and committed my life to her sister. by the School of visit the bathroom.... > Psychiatry at Harvard Well, I was in total shock, and couldn't say a word. University . "Don't forget to check You open the door... your child's homework" > Take your time NOW, REMEMBER She said, 'I'm going upstairs to my bedroom, and if you The teacher sent a note and see if you can home with the student THE FLOOR IS want one last wild fling, just come up and get me.' read each line aloud asking about the odd JUST A PAINTED FLOOR ! KINDA > without a mistake. drawing and a note accompanied the I was stunned and frozen in shock as I watched her go The average person child the following day explaining the TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY..... over 40 years of age drawing's meaning> up the stairs. I stood there for a moment, then turned cannot do it! D O E S N ' T and made a beeline straight to the front door. I opened Dear Mrs. Jones, I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor IT? the door, and headed straight towards my car. 1. This is this cat. have I ever been, an exotic dancer. Would this > 2. This is is cat. I work at Home Depot and I told my Lord... and behold, my entire future family was standing 3. This is how cat. daughter how hectic it was last week mess up your outside, all clapping! 4. This is to cat. before the blizzard hit. I told her we m i n d ? ? ? 5. This is keep cat. sold out of every single shovel we > 6. This is an cat. had, and then I found one more in the ?Would you With tears in his eyes, my father-in-law hugged me and 7. This is old cat. back room, and that several people be able to said, 'We are very happy that you have passed our 8. This is fart cat. were fighting over who would get it. 9. This is busy cat. walk ?in little test. We couldn't ask for a better Her picture doesn't show me dancing 10 This is for cat. around a pole. It's supposed to depict To ?this man for our daughter. Welcome to the family.' 11 This is forty cat. me selling the last snow shovel we had > 12 This is seconds cat. at Home Depot. bathroom??? From now on I will remember to THIS IS A And the moral of this story is: Now go back and read check her homework more thoroughly > the third word in before she turns it in. CEILING MURAL IN A SMOKER'S each line from the Always keep your condoms in your car. Sincerely, LOUNGE. 14 top down. Mrs. Smith www.theolivepress.eu 15 yoga for all Jennifer Aniston does it. recalling their physical To help get you started, I’m back; I’m back; it’s good to Reports are that Liv Tyler, activity (including yoga) they offer these tips: be back. This month’s tip has to do with Halle Berry, Madonna, David and their weight between 1.Practice in a room horse’s feet, (Hooves) to be precise. Many people think Duchovny and supermodel the ages of 45 and 55. without mirrors, and put that the hoof is quite a way down the general make up of Christy Turlington do it, Researchers then analysed the emphasis on your the horse, because it is so strong. Well you are right, it too. Many professional the data, teasing out other factors that could influence internal experience rather than your outer performance. is strong, but problems can occur, for example: - the two athletes are said to be weight change - such as diet or other forms of exercise. 2.Learn to experience the sensation of movement, down to bottom hinge joints, pivot like a hinge. Ligaments hold them doing it in an effort to improve their games. The end result: They found yoga indeed the tiniest micro movement. in place; the joint has rounded edges, so it is easy to move The "it" is yoga, a sophisticated mind- helped people shed pounds, and at the 3.Always try to find your "edge" -- the place where your within the joint. The upper hinge joint holding it in place. body exercise many believe can do very least save them from gaining weight. body feels challenged, but not overwhelmed. When you This upper hinge joint has a small ridge of bone preventing everything from tighten your bottom "Those practising yoga who were overweight achieve this, keep an open, accepting state of mind and sideways motion, & stops it being dislodged. This is why to change your outlook on life. to start with lost about 5 pounds during breathe deeply. people bandage them so that there is less damage to these But can this no-strain, work-at-your-own- the same time period those not practising 4.Give yourself permission to rest when you're tired. two joints. Although the hoof itself is strong, the two joints level exercise really help you lose weight? yoga gained 14 pounds," says Kristal. 5.Combine your yoga session with positive self-talk. above are very fragile. It's true most types of yoga don't have For the study, he says, practising Appreciate your efforts and praise your inner goodness. anything near the calorie-burning power of yoga was defined as at least one 1 hr. 6.Go to a class regularly. If you work out at home, set a In this hot climate, Linseed Oil is aerobic exercise. A 150-pound person will session per week for one or more years. specific day and time for your yoga session and stick to it. a very good idea. Apply this once burn 150 calories in an hour of doing regular Kristal says it's not clear just how yoga 7.Recognize that you are not only working on your body, a month. To help lubricate the yoga, compared to 311 calories for an hour might help people keep off the pounds, but are also working to develop qualities like patience, joints. Put some on an old rag & of walking at 3 mph. But it is exercise, after at least from a scientific standpoint. His discipline, wisdom, kindness and gratitude. apply well around the hoof, not all, and many practitioners believe yoga can own opinion is that the effects are subtle, 8.Look for a teacher (in a class or on a video) who you feel forgetting the frog, underneath indeed help people take off extra pounds. and related to yoga's mind-body aspects. offers a balance between gentleness and firmness, and who the hoof. Keep this rag which "Yoga is a phenomenal way to put you in "The buzzword here is mindfulness -- the inspires you to practice. can be used time & time again. touch with your body the way nothing else ability to observe what is happening internally 9.Recognize that simply buying a yoga DVD or attending (Don’t let your partner use this rag for checking the oil in the can, and yes, you will lose weight," says in a non-reactive fashion," he says. "That is the class is a step toward creating a better you. Use it as car.) Branches of the suspensory ligaments hold the fetlock instructor Dana Edison, director of Radius what helps change the relationship of mind momentum to keep going. pastern & coffin joints in position. So you can see it is a Yoga in North Redding, Massachusetts. to body, and eventually to food and eating." 10.Realize your efforts are not just inspiring you, but also complex joint, although it can withstand some hard knocks. Yoga makes you more susceptible to influence inspiring others as you become Celebrity yoga trainers Ana Brett and Ravi for change - so if you are thinking you want more attuned to who you are, If you are jumping your horse, to a high standard, it is good Singh, who have worked with such celebrities to change your lifestyle, you want to change inside and out. practise to bandage these joints. Remember, they can be as Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, also the way you think about food, you want to Sarah Good is a Sivananda easily pushed out of their sockets, or fractured, with a fall, believe in yoga's weight-loss powers. get over destructive eating patterns, yoga trained Yoga teacher or a knock. "We have seen it in ourselves, we have seen it will help give you the spiritual connection offering weekly drop- in in our clients - yoga can give you a real workout to your body that can help you make those classes in Rasquera and When you have finished working your horse, rub Olive Oil even if you are a beginner," says Ana Brett. changes. Another idea is that yoga forges a L’Ampolla. Private tuition in these joints. It helps to keep them supple. Horses can strong mind-body connection that ultimately within the comfort of your get a form of arthritis in these joints so the oil is good for How Does It Work? helps make you more aware of what you eat own home is also available. this as well. In 2005, medical researcher and practising yogi and how it feels to be full. Essentially, in yoga Please call to discuss your Alan Kristal, DPH, MPH, set out to do a medical you learn your body is not your enemy, and goals on 663 140 297 Good practice is also to, once study on the weight-loss effects of yoga. the conscious awareness of the body that you a week, apply Olive Oil with a With funding from the National Cancer gain translates into better appetite control. small brush, on the hoof, top & Institute, Kristal and colleagues at the F bottom, especially around the H Cancer Research Centre in Seattle led a Making Yoga Work for You frog of the hoof. This can get trial involving 15,500 healthy, middle-aged One thing all experts agree on is that yoga can very dry & hard, due to this hot climate. men and women. All completed a survey be a terrific introduction to the world of fitness. Barney can be contacted on 605 467 394 or through the Olive Press, with any questions or comments. 16 www.theolivepress.eu 17 news from our california correspondent (norfolk) 'Gitin’ orn….! ’ By your celebrity DJ, you can listen to hime live on www.futureradio.co.uk Wednesday mornings 10..00-13.00 © Mike Stevens 2009

I read recently that the Social events would be at the current generation of local ‘Darby and Joan’ club 60-70 year olds are now where you would be treated deemed environmentally unfriendly. This is to ‘reminiscence therapy’ probably going to come as a great shock to all which would lead to riveting topics being had to restrict the scheme or go bust. No pun intended! If It has only just dawned on the politicians that are currently of those ‘baby boomers’ conceived in Anderson discussed such as why we no longer need you fancy a bit of aquatic exercise there is free pool time at running the show, when they are not moving house or Shelters during the last ‘unpleasantness’ Ration Books, how nice that Mr Churchill was your local sports centre that is if you can manage to find the spending our money on luxury items, that this population of with Germany. The theory is this; we are all and how much better he would be at getting free transport there and back. This too has had to be cut back ‘oldies’ is increasing at a phenomenal rate and is costing the living longer and a lot fitter than we used rid of all the foreigners, and what a struggle because of over-demand. Some pensioners have found a trip Country money. In fact it is now predicted that within the to be. We have after all had a reasonable it is to manage decimal currency. A sing-song down to the local pool saves on running bath water at home, next 20 years more than half the population of the UK will be diet. Rickets, scurvy, mad cow disease and would be the order of the day running through although there have been no reports yet of the washing of over 50. Saga never had it so good. consumption are things of the past, except in the Vera Lynn back catalogue. I suppose we smalls in the shallow end. Making pensions go further is becoming more of a problem. certain parts of Norfolk. We now fall into one might be coming up to a time when this will Medical advances have enabled worn out bodily parts to be The UK pension is probably one of the lowest in Europe. Of of two basic categories. Either we are sitting be replaced by the Sex Pistols greatest hits. replaced. How much longer before we have the totally bionic course you can claim extra allowances, but the forms you around at home using lots of electricity to When you could no longer cope with all this pensioner outpacing the younger members of society? Viagra have to fill in are so long and take up so much time you could keep ourselves warm, or cool, using additional excitement it was off to the local Council and other performance enhancing drugs are available on the probably drop dead before you have completed the task. megawatts surfing the internet and using all run ‘Twilight Home for the Bewildered’ for a NHS and those with a bit of money to spend can look forward Perhaps that was the original idea? Anyway, I was going to sorts of electronic gadgetry. Conversely we are diet of watery soup, group incontinence and to pregnancy in their sixties. Of course all this available at end this article on a jolly, upbeat and optimistic note about jetting off around the world to visit all those sitting around watching endless re-runs of a price and the availability of funds depends on where you the joys of getting older. However, I cannot remember what it places we never had the time and money to ‘Cash in the Attic’. Eventually clogs would be live in the UK. The scheme is better known as the Post Code was…funny that seems to be happening quite a lot lately…. see before and in the process of doing this popped and your ‘nearest and dearest‘ would lottery. Life becomes a gamble. © Mike Stevens 2009 we are punching holes in the ozone layer and then fight over what little you left behind. ACROSS spanglish?-answers next month DOWN sucking up fuel. Either way the environment All this might probably happen before you 2. parsley 1 2 3 4 5 1. iris cannot win. We are damaging the planet by reached your statutory three score and ten. 6. to leave 2. fart living longer! Now it’s a very different story. It’s ‘keep fit’ 7. aliado (E) 6 7 3. whole Time was when growing old was a fairly classes, yoga and the University of the Third 8. this 4. tierra (E) simple affair. Your employer presented Age, whatever that is. The leader of my local 9. disco (E) 5. ventaja (E) you with a cheap clock for all your years of ramblers group is a sprightly gent of eighty- 11. shape 8 9 10 8. entrance hard slog and experience then kicked you, one whom I struggle to keep up with. The 13. rosemary 11 12 10. to tally fairly unceremoniously, out the door to be less mobile equip themselves with one of 14. formado pareja 11. forge replaced by some spotty oik who probably those electric scooter things. A trip to the (E) 12. down couldn’t find his own bottom without a map. shopping centre these days is like finding 16. harassement 13 14 15. commotion/rumpus

Then it was round to Marks for a nice warm yourself in the midst of a geriatric Grand Prix. 17. agile 15 18. cat ‘cardie’ followed by a sortie round the charity Tartan shopper trolleys are so ‘last year’. 20. siempre (E) 19. hilas (E) shop for a few ill fitting cast-offs all smelling Pensioners, or senior citizens, or whatever 22. en (E) 16 20. emir mysteriously of Vick, then back home to await they are supposed to be called, take full 23. aturdir (E) 17 18 19 20 21 21.east the arrival of your meals on wheels lady. You advantage of the Government backed free 24. to plant BY SARAH (E=translate were fully equipped for retirement. Highlights bus fare scheme. The Government subsidies to english otherwise to of the week would be a visit from the barely kept pace with the demand as 22 23 spanish) chiropodist, and occasionally, a jolly mystery enterprising seniors worked out how they 24 tour in some battered coach. If you were lucky could get from one end of the Country to ACROSS: the latter occasion would be enhanced by the another without paying a penny. Often when 1. verano 10. zona ANSWERS TO THE JULY ISSUE OF SPANGLISH DOWN: driver getting lost and arguments breaking they get to Lands End, or wherever, they 3. moscas 12. recap 19. truco 23. yearned 1. volver 5. solana 11.oquedad 16. babies 21. ayer out amongst the passengers as to which is the probably forget why they had gone there in 7. tomarse 14. cenar 20. boda 24. storms 2. alto 6. barco 12.react 17. cuero 22. edit best route home. That’s the ‘mystery’ part. the first place. Now local authorities have 8. vaho 15. nìvel 22. edge 25. estilo 4. soez 9. heredad 13. primo 18. suegro www.theolivepress.eu 19 Benicarló festes patronals PUT THE HEAT BACK INTO YOUR POOL AND KEEP IT THERE!

Now that the weather is getting hotter, it’s that time of one ring off the pool and the other rings follow, but weak the year when all pool owners are keen to use their pools enough to allow the rings to separate if a child or animal but what about prolonging that use and keeping your pool falls onto them, thus avoiding entrapment. The rings weigh warmer for longer. Even when all chemicals have been very little and a 3 year old child can remove 12 rings from a added and the cleaning process is completed it can be still pool in a matter of minutes. You only need to cover between too cold for many of us to do more than dip a toe, 70% and 80% of your pool in order for the solar unless the pool is heated. So what can you do sun rings to be effective, and during a sunny to make your pool warm enough to use at period the pool temperature will rise by any time of day without breaking the as much as 6ºC in 2 or 3 days, meaning bank? Solar Sun Rings, the most cost that your pool could be in the upper effective pool solar heating system. 20s and ‘swimmable’ whereas your They put the heat back into your pool neighbour’s pool will barely be in the and keep it there. lower 20s and too cold to use.

So what are solar sun rings? They In the hotter months of summer when The celebrations held in honour of its are passive solar swimming pool the pool water is as hot as you want it to patron saints fill Benicarló with light heating devices made from two sheets of be, simply turn the rings over and they stop and colour, and a large proportion of heavyweight UV resistant vinyl. The rings float on heating the pool by day, but continue to conserve the population takes part. The constant the surface of the pool and heat the water by day and act the heat at night. Using the rings this way also greatly reduces Benicarló activity and variety of acts make the as a blanket at night, thus retaining the heat in the water. the loss of water and chemicals through evaporation. From: 16-08-2009 celebrations attractive for people of all Each ring is equipped with six little magnets which hold the So how much does it cost to heat a pool? Covering 75% of Until: 24-08-2009 ages. rings together in a blanket on the pool. The magnets also a standard 8m x 4m pool requires 10 solar sun rings each The 24th is a local holiday. help improve the clarity and decrease the hardness of the costing €45. So for just €450 you can put the heat back into SAN BARTOLOMÉ, SANTA MARÍA DEL The celebrations begin with the «Cridá», water. The magnets are strong enough to enable you to pull your pool and keep it there! Call: 952 59 40 31 MAR Y SANTOS DE LA PIEDRA which includes concerts, exhibitions, painting events, firework displays, The town gets decked out in its finest «mascletaes», and the typical «Bous a in August to celebrate the feast days of la Mar» (bulls on the sea shore), where its patron saints; St. Bartholomew and the sea acts as a refreshing refuge from the saints Senén and Abdón and Santa the bull, although sometimes it is not María del Mar. 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22 www.theolivepress.eu 23 What you need to know about buying a property in Spain: a quick guide halls and planning departments, and can help you choose This arrangement protects both parties, affords peace of the right property and avoid problems later on. mind, and greatly reduces any risk of ‘gazumping’. Carrying out a survey Completion: signing the Escritura Structural surveys are not automatically carried out here The sale is carried out by a state-approved Notario —a ummer is here once more, and the Costa Dorada to-use Internet banking in English, so you can easily keep as part of the purchase process. Unlike developers of new Notary Public— who prepares the Escritura Pública de with its relaxed, easy-going lifestyle seems so much track of your account. properties that must have insurance to cover possible Compraventa —the Deed of Transfer— in accordance with Smore attractive than back home! 2) An NIE number - the foreigners’ fiscal ID number problems, sellers of resale properties are not necessarily Spanish Law. Perhaps you’re visiting for the first time, or maybe you have Non-Spanish buyers must have an NIE number in order to liable for structural defects. Before the sale, the Notary checks that the property is friends and family here and already know the area. Either buy a property in Spain, and a non-Spaniard selling a Spanish Surveyors can also advise you about planning issues and the registered in the seller’s name, and knows if there are way, you might be thinking that the time has come for you property needs one too. scope and price of any work needed. mortgages or other charges that must be cleared. to buy a property in Spain. With falling prices, an improving For EU citizens, getting an NIE number is easy and the only Negotiating the price The Notary acts in the interests of the State, and doesn’t exchange rate and good buys to be had, right now is a great charge is a small tax — less than 10 euros. See our buyers’ Most sellers are now prepared to consider sensible offers, represent the buyer or the seller. But Spanish notaries are time to buy. guide at http://www.fincasdirect.com/en/buying-in-spain. with very few holding out for the full asking price, so feel generally very helpful, and can provide detailed information So how do you get started? Read on: buying a property html for more info. free to haggle! and advice. Some speak English. here is actually much simpler than you might expect. Finding a property At this stage you need to know the costs and expenses Registering the Deed of Transfer and paying Two things you must have There are lots of factors to take into involved, which come to roughly 10% of the purchase price expenses 1) An account with a Spanish bank. account of course, but most importantly (more if you take out a mortgage), and are: After the sale the buyer has to pay taxes. Opening a 'cuenta corrient' —a current (particularly with country properties): - Notary's fees Most notaries can do the tax payment and registration account— in Spain is quite simple: you - Is the building legal and registered? - VAT and Stamp Duty process for you. If you are using an independent lawyer, he just need your passport. Choose a bank - Will I get planning permission to extend, - Land Registry Fees or she will often handle it. Either way, you will be asked to with English speaking staff that can help reform or rebuild? For detailed info see our buyers’ guide at http://www. make a payment to cover estimated costs. you with finance, services and money - Will I be able to resell later if I need to? fincasdirect.com/en/buying-in-spain.html. The Transfer Deed is then recorded in the Land Registry and transfers, and make sure it provides easy- We have good local contacts with town Securing the property: the deposit contract the property put in the new owner’s name. This usually While you can go straight to completion, once a price is takes around six weeks. agreed it’s usual to sign a private contract with the seller — 2-3 months later the formal Escritura document will be the contrato de arras. This details: ready for you to collect. - Property to be sold As always I’d be very happy to answer any questions or help - Purchase price you find a property, just email me at info@fincasdirect. - Completion date (usually com! 2 or 3 months from The points contained in this article do not constitute legal signing the contract) advice on the part of Fincas Direct or The Olive Press. - Deposit paid (usually Prospective property buyers should seek independent legal 10%) advice before paying a deposit. - Any special conditions Jeff Greensmith runs www.fincasdirect.com and is The 10% deposit is not refundable if the buyer pulls out. But a registered estate agent and experienced Spanish/ if the seller pulls out or fails to meet the contract conditions, Catalan translator and interpreter. He has lived in he or she must refund the buyer double the deposit paid. Catalonia since 1986.

24 www.theolivepress.eu 25 Olives & popcorn Welcome to Olives & Popcorn, your monthly guide to great Spanish based “festa de sant magi tarragona august 2009” films that in my opinion should not be ignored. Sant Magí (15-19 August) "We set sail on Wednesday morning with Any comments are welcome. Also if you want to know more about a The feast day of the city's minor patron the land wind behind us . . . and when the particular film and how to get a copy again get in touch via my email below. saint is marked by four or five days filled men of Tarragona and Cambrils saw the This month I present for your viewing pleasure a groovy little comedy of with a lively waterfront parade known fleet getting under way from Salou, they errors which upon reflection is very comparable to a Shakespeare play. as the Seguici Popular (literally, “Popular too made sail, and it was a fine thing for Although featuring adult themes it is very light hearted so please enjoy...... Retinue”), human castles and music for all both those on land and for us to watch, KM.0 (Comedy Drama 2000) tastes and ages. for all the sea seemed white with sails, so The ambiguous title of this film ‘KM.0’ (kilometer zero) refers to the central square located in the great was our fleet." middle of Madrid which in Spain all distances are measured from. The ‘0’ is also symbolic of the Sant Magi* himself was probably a III or situation where we find the lives of our fourteen characters who at the start of the film are all strangers. The stories of IV Century hermit who lived in the Sierra Pilgrimages to the Sanctuary are also these fourteen collide together at KM.0 in Madrid on a typical humid afternoon in August. As already mentioned akin to de Brufaganya, his hermitage is hidden recorded from other towns and villages, and a Shakespeare Comedy of Errors the stories are made up of numerous mistaken identities and second chances featuring, among cliffs overlooking a delightful that of nearby Santa Coloma de Queralt is among other characters, a horny gay university student, an internet-love seeker flamenco dancer, a macho but lovelorn secret valley near the headwaters of known to have been continuous from those gigolo, an actress, and a businessman keen for new sexual experiences. the Riu Gaià. After the dramatic ravines days. A feature is that water from the spring The Director Juan Luis Iborra said he got the idea for "Km. 0" while standing in Madrid's Puerta del Sol, watching encountered downstream the landscape at Brufaganya is carried back. This water is different combinations of people meet up at the plaza's famous zero-kilometer mark. This engaging, surprising, very beyond the Sierra de Brufaganya opens noted for curative powers, most notably for funny and sentimental ensemble piece follows more than a dozen such characters of varying ages, professions and sexual out to reveal the rolling hill country that venereal diseases, so it’s always handy to orientations as their stories cross and separate over the course of separates the Segre basin from the plains keep a bottle or two available. one day. of Tarragona. Life must have been hard Awards and nominations indeed for the likes of Sant Magi. Nothing Nowadays the route of the aigüa miraculosa, Goya Awards Best Original Song - nominated (2001) is known in detail about his exploits but or miracle water, is followed by a caravan of Outfest Audience Award for Outstanding Narrative Feature (2002) it appears that from the early XII Century horses and carts, which carry the water over plus many others a cult grew up around his tomb, resulting 2 days. As one of Tarragona’s two Festes DVD release in the establishment of a monastery or Majors, the celebrations start well before * Region 1: February 17, 2004 ‘Sanctuary’ alongside. Magi appeared in this, but when the cavalcade finally arrives * Region 2: July 1, 2006 papal lists of saints in the XVI Century with in the early evening of August the 18th the over 300 miracles accredited to him. By the party really begins. One notable feature is J a s o n . M . B e r r y early XVIII Century the number of pilgrims that the drovers and crew of the carts bring 06/07/2009 was such that extra wells had to be dug to huge amounts of basil, so as to disperse Contact e-mail: cope with the demand for healing waters the fleas, flies and other beasties that they and it was during alterations to the crypt might have picked up in the countryside, in 1735 that his remains were found to and to scent the city with its sweet smell. be uncorrupted and have the ‘odour of The water is received in the Plaza de la sanctity’. Fuente, with sincerity and celebration. Then the procession of the Holy Magí tours The link with Tarragona dates from 1588, the mediaeval city centre. When the water when the city’s bishop made a pilgrimage to has reached the streets of Las Tortas and mark the departure of the Spanish Armada. the Arch of St. Lawrence, it is greeted by [email protected] Catalan King Jaume I, the Conqueror, groups of human towers, giants and bands. launched his invasion fleet, said to consist and the celebrations really begin. of over 500 vessels, from this coast in 1229 "This water, reminds us of traditional and,... values and miraculous healing." 26 challenges of gardening in catalunya treat your taste buds.  sangria secrets COUNTRYFY YOUR COUNTRY    GARDEN by Clodagh and Dick Handscombe, now enjoying their twenty    fifth summer gardening and residing in Spain. s the temperatures rise we often If you plan a long stay in Spain plant some    hear people saying things like: more trees this autumn. There are plenty A‘Oh isn’t it hot after the air to chose from in Part Four of our book conditioning. I’ve been indoors for three days ‘Your Garden in Spain’. This section also  Sangria is the most famous Spanish drink  Sangria 2  without going out’ lists hundreds of flowering plants and made with red wine, fruit juice, sparkling soft 1 bottle red wine (Burgundy preferred) ‘We don’t sit out much in the summer it’s most importantly indicating their drought drinks, sugar and fruit chunks. Sometimes 1 can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, do boring. There is not much to see except the resistances. These are the plants that  liqueurs are added, as well as cinnamon. It  not add water  pool and it’s large terrace and the wooden require little or no watering once they are is hard to find two sangrias that taste the 1 lemon, sliced; 1 lime, sliced decking is so hot to walk on’. established. Plant more of these to reduce same, since there is no one-single recipe for 1 orange, sliced ‘ Oh I wish we hadn’t cut down those trees watering needs.  it. For sangria to be good, it is necessary to  1/2 cup bing cherries (if available)  and replaced them with Australian sails – the use good wine (bad wine makes bad sangria), 1/2 cup brandy shade is not as natural or as deep as it used There are many interesting types of natural to serve it fresh, and to achieve a fruity 4 cups carbonated lemon-lime beverage (7 to be swinging in the hammock between two rocks old bricks and terracotta tiles that look  flavour that is not overdone (the best fruits  Up or Sprite)  thick branches of the carob tree’. more natural than timber cladding. See for it are citruses and peach). It is important Mix wine, lemonade concentrate and brandy ‘ I spend all my time watering the plants but chapter 2.4 of ‘Your garden in Spain’. to remember that sangria is an alcoholic together in large glass pitcher. Squeeze juice the garden is not as colourful as it was in  beverage, and although is very easy on the  from each slice of fruit into wine mixture  Britain’. If you want more interesting foods than palate, it should be drank moderately. before dropping fruit in. Toss in cherries and ‘ Oh I can’t stand another barbecued dinner barbecued consider a Mexican oven, chill. Just before serving, add 7up. Pour into and it’s only June’ Moroccan tagines or a solar cooker. The  Sangria 1  chilled glasses and enjoy. Don't forget to eat  Luckily there are answers to all such latter are becoming very popular and the 1 bottle dry full-bodied red wine the fruit- especially the cherries- yum. comments to ensure that you achieve what Andalucian Government is currently offering 1 can fizzy orange, chilled you came to Spain for – a more outdoor life grants to stimulate their use…do you have a  1 can fizzy lemon, chilled  Sangria 3  than in northern Europe. friend living down there? Even without the Spanish brandy - or any which is quite light 2 bottles full bodied Spanish dry red wine twenty percent grant they are not expensive Banana liqueur 1/3 cup fresh squeezed orange juice Firstly getting used to the Spanish climate and don’t use electricity gas or charcoal.  Cointreau  1/4 cup Grand Marnier (or any orange-  needs gradual acclimatisation. Go out into 1 apple, chopped flavoured liquor) the sun early in the day and go into the Initially only a 1.4 metre diameter model 1 pear, chopped 2 tablespoons sugar shade when it gets too hot and then go back was available but a one metre model will  1 lemon, thinly sliced  2 cups club soda  into the sun in the early evening and turn be available this month. We have already 1 orange, thinly sliced Ice cube the air conditioning off or set it at a higher placed an order. Have a look at the website 1 teaspoon sugar To garnish: temperature. We don’t have it but we keep www.alsol.es.  1 cinnamon stick  orange slice; lemon slices  the house cool in the summer by closing Ice cubes tart green apple, sliced the windows and keeping the persianas down and on the Our trilogy of books are available from high street and peaches or nectarines, sliced hottest days the wooden shutters shut. internet bookshops including www.santanabooks.com. If  Put all the fruit pieces into a large jug, then  In a large pitcher, mix together the first 4  you want to read full descriptions first have a look at www. pour over a generous amount of the banana ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for several Any urban looking pool can be converted into a natural pool gardeninginspain.com first and the click through to the liqueur, cointreau and brandy. Pour in the hours or overnight. Just before serving, add surrounding by oxygenating bog plants and some of the Santana shop at the end of each description. If you have  bottle of wine, and leave in the fridge to  the club soda and plenty of ice cubes. Serve  flowers are exotic. An interesting book ‘Converting your no internet in Spain you can telephone 952-485838 to place chill. Once this is really cold, pour in the fizzy very cold garnished with a slice of fruit. Note: conventional pool’ can be obtained via an order. drinks and add the cinnamon and sugar. Mix if using a punch bowl, float the various fruit www.ecodesignscape.co.uk . © Clodagh and Dick Handscombe July 2009.  in some ice cubes and it's ready to serve.  on top.  28 www.theolivepress.eu 29 SWINE FLU SLOWLY CATCHING UP NEW EMERGENCY NUMBER FOR WIMBLEDON DITCHES RULES IN BID TO KEEP MUNTERS OFF CENTRE COURT WITH DIARRHOEA AND HICCUPS HALFWITS THE number of cases of swine flu could THE department of health last night THE All-England Tennis Club has ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS catch up with the number of cases of unveiled a non-emergency alternative to scrapped its traditional rules in a bid to hiccups and diarrhoea, given 10-12 999 for the thousands of people who call in preserve centre court for pretty Russian Do you have a drinking problem? years, doctors have claimed. everyday to say their leg feels funny. girls with pert buttocks, instead of the Alcoholics Anonymous ox-like munters who win most of the may be able to help As the department of health turned The 111 number, chosen to match the time. the panic knob back up to seven, GPs numeracy level of its most likely users, will Please call 686 885 913 said there was a danger that runny be manned by professional operatives who In the new version of tennis, sylph-like He added: "Some of them are competent sports persons, but tummies and spasmodic diaphragms will use small words to explain why no-one maidens will have a playful knockabout shouldn't they really be in the TA or delivering furniture?" could eventually be outnumbered if the is going to come to your house because for an hour or so and make soft moaning noises when RAF carpet-bombed all of Britain's major your knee is making that weird clicky noise striking the ball. Tennis fan Wayne Hayes, from Hitchin, said: "I bought a towns and cities with water balloons again. ticket last year and was horrified when this pair of man- filled with swine flu round-the-clock, for Between sets they will rub oil into each others thighs and hating heffers lumbered on and started belting the ball a fortnight. Martin Bishop, an ambulance dispatcher at the end of the match will congratulate each other with a around like it was a testicle." from Knutsford, said: "It's very simple. If wet, lingering, tongue-filled kiss. A spokesman for the British Medical Association said: you're well enough to list your symptoms, you don't need He added: "This new plan sounds very good. Maybe they "There are currently about three million cases of hiccups, an ambulance. The umpire will be replaced by a 1970s comedy smut actor could just go straight to the showers, which could be some of them very nasty indeed. such as Robin Askwith, who will abandon the traditional moved onto the pitch or whatever they call it. Then they "Call back when you're unconscious, or can see a bright scoring and instead say 'cor blimey' every time a player could close the new roof so the CIA satellites can't see me "Meanwhile there are about four million cases of light at the end of a long tunnel." bends over to touch some balls. touching myself." diarrhoea, all of them very nasty indeed. Stocky, unattractive female players will still be allowed to Officials stress the 111 service is not designed to replace A spokesman said: "Basing women's tennis on skill and participate in the tournament though their matches will be "There is even a handful of people who have diarrhoea NHS Direct and its key function of keeping you on hold for points has allowed it to become overrun with lesbians. And moved to a designated area of the carpark marked out with and hiccups, and that's one of the worst combinations an hour before telling you to go to your GP. by lesbians I mean the snorting, big-armed sort that like KD coats and nicknamed 'Monster Island'. you can get. Probably even worse than toothache and Lang, not the excellent ones you get in pornography." plague. However the new service will offer a range of ringtones, hangover cures and will even advise on the nearest cock "But where is their leaflet? Where is their TV advert? and fanny clinic to your postcode. Where is their desperate, pathetic front page of the Daily Mail?" If successful, GP provision could be similarly overhauled, with surgeries replaced by a vending machine dispensing The BMA is proposing three large digital counters tamiflu, anti-depressants at Piccadilly Circus in the centre of London to and contraceptive pills and display a running total of Britain's swine flu, a mechanical arm that pats diarrhoea and hiccup victims. patients on the head while saying 'there, there, that must The spokesman added: "If at any point the swine be awful' in a soothingly robotic flu total overtakes one of the other two you will voice. either shit yourself or be so frightened it will cure your hiccups. Holly Turnbull, 23, from Carlisle said: "I really hurt my finger "As for all the swine flu, there's a good chance yesterday. I would have called that I have contracted it and then recovered an ambulance but I couldn't from it at some point between the beginning dial because, like I say, I really and the end of this sentence." hurt my finger." 30 www.theolivepress.eu 31 Health self-help toolkit: UNDERSTANDING LOWER BACK PAIN & SCIATICA Outlook Express: For most of us, understanding what is causing lower back * Select Tools | Address Book... from the going on helps us cope when dealing pain, or general menu. with pain, whether by helping us Kidney weakness. * Click the New button in the toolbar deal with uncertainty or by finding (4)Prolapse of the and select New Contact.... pointers as to how to take better care lumbar DISC- The Mary and Her Friends Meet Mary. of ourself. Over half of the Western discs are cartilage Mary has friends, many friends — friends population has to deal with back pads between all over the world. And Mary has stories, pain at one point or another, so 2 vertebrae ideas, impressions, jokes and adventures * Highlight all other desired recipients. some understanding as to what which allow the to share. She shares eagerly, and she * Type "Undisclosed" in the First: field. * Click Bcc: ->. * Click OK. goes on in this often mystifying spinal column to does it via email. Now, not every friend * Now you can add any additional and vital part of our body can move when the pad is of Mary is also a friend of Mary's other recipients in the Bcc: field. be useful. compressed. Within the pad friends. Most do not know half of their * Make sure you separate recipients by Sometimes lower back pain is a sac of fluid-er matter second-degree acquaintances.One thing semicolons. seems to arise from nowhere; at other times it's clearly which can burst through people like about Mary is her considerate related to a fall, accident, over-lifting or digging, for (prolapse) the cartilage ring nature. Mary would never share the example. Back pain can be caused by many conditions, the holding it in if the cartilage is weak or over-pressured. This private email addresses of her friends, most common of which are the following four: condition is often referred to as a slipped disc, but actually for example, not even with other friends. (1) LIGAMENT strain – a general term applied when there the disc doesn't move, just the sac inside bulges out. As the Then how does she send her emails to * Type "recipients" under Last:. is no other clear problem seen for chronic recurrent lower disc's outer ring hardens with age, prolapse/bulge becomes any group of her friends in one go? * Type your email address under E-Mail back pain, where the back muscles are weak or overworked less easy & this mostly happens to people in their 30s/early It's easy. In her Windows Mail, Mary Addresses:. * Click Add. * Now click OK. and fail to protect the ligaments (which attach to bone) 40s. The bulge can interfere with the nerve roots leaving uses Bcc: recipients and cleverly puts so they get overstrained. This type of back pain is usually the spinal column as above in (3), and will often come on herself in as the main recipient to send * If you do not see the Bcc: field, select better with rest & worse with exercise. From the traditional as a sudden shooting pain in the back, often down the leg her emails to "undisclosed recipients" — View | All Headers from the menu. Chinese medicine view (TCM) boosting the Liver & Spleen (sciatica), and sometimes numbness. a bumpy title for sure, but it works well. * Compose and eventually send your to help ligaments and muscles respectively helps, alongside A person with a disc prolapse pressing on a nerve root will Create an Address Book Entry for message. treating the back itself. find it hard to lift one straight leg up when lying down, when "Undisclosed recipients" (2) Problems of the JOINTS where vertebrae meet flexing from the hip; the pain on trying to do so is on the First, we'll create a convenient (spondylosis)- Here a disease (usually ankylosis) causes side where the nerve root is compressed. When acute it address book entry that makes hardening, or ossification, of the joints between vertebra. can be hard to get any comfortable position at all. However sending emails to undisclosed Send an Email to Undisclosed Movement over the troubled joint(s) is restricted and the outer ring of the disc can heal and the torn (herniated) recipients a lot easier: Recipients in Windows Mail or causes pain, and the muscles along the spine are stiff and inner sac can be reabsorbed; complete bed-rest is needed Windows Mail: Outlook Express spasm. In TCM, boosting the Liver to support ligaments and to allow this to happen. With TCM we boost the Liver to * Select Tools | Windows Contacts... To compose and deliver an email cartilage helps this condition along with treating localised support cartilage in order to speed up healing of the disc, from the menu in Windows Mail. message to a group of undisclosed pain points with massage or acupuncture. along with local back points to reduce pain, compression * Click New Contact. recipients in Windows Mail or Outlook Remember also to delete any addresses (3) Problems with the SPINE's BONES/VERTEBRAE & spasm. * Type "Undisclosed" in the First: field. Express: * Start with a new message. already listed in the email if you are themselves (spinal osteoarthritis)- Osteoarthritis mainly Back pain responds well to acupuncture, and unlike many * Type "recipients" under Last:. forwarding it on. This will not only keep affects the cartilage (protective tissue at the end of bones) other conditions treatment is less related to the length of * Enter your email address under E-mail:. peoples emails addresses private but which becomes worn away so that there is no cushioning time the problem has been there, and cases of very chronic * Click OK. also shorten the email! Tell all your between bone surfaces, &/or little bony spurs develop like backache can sometimes be cleared in a few sessions. friends bird-beaks which can put pressure on nerves travelling away Treating and relaxing muscles & ligaments allows the spine from the spinal cord, causing pain in the back & sometimes to realign itself properly. Lack of regular exercise is one of * Click on the To: button with the address the areas the nerves relate to as well. In TCM helping the the main causes of back pain, so even regular walking is a book icon. Kidneys strengthens the bones plus there are special points good way of preventing back pain from re-occurring, along * Highlight your "Undisclosed recipients" to boost the bones themselves bordering the spine which with gentle stretching and twisting exercise. Caution lifting entry. * Click To: ->. you can massage or treat with acupuncture. We can also weights is essential if you are prone to back strain – easier see if there is Cold or Damp to clear, which can accumulate said than done, if you're living in the campo! 32 Taru Burstall is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Massage Therapist,www.theolivepress.eu ph. 629 301 509. 33 personal classifieds subject  to space ist come ist in! THE LIVE PRESS GENERAL FOR SALE WANTED TWIN HORSE TRAILER | ideal for anyone travelling back to HORSE AND CARRIAGE DRIVING. 4 YR OLD CHESTNUT STALLION | 85cm=8hh approx, quiet WANTED | 2 leather reclining chairs Tel: 629 010 529 the UK with goods. €1000 for more info call 655 062 791 FUN TO LEARN. 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