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November 2021 • Issue 192
On Remembrance Day we
honour the soldiers who fought
for Britain during the First
World War and World War II.
Is a day we
remember the people
that sacrificed
their lives to let
us have peace.
“Forever in our
thoughts.”
Costa Blanca
“Gone but never
forgotten”.
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DEAR READER
Getting back to some kind of normality
Dear Reader
For those living in Spain,
normally we would be
saying that this country
is diverse enough to keep
residents all of ages entertained
with things to do and places to
visit, whether you’re looking for a
day trip, weekend break, local excursion
or annual vacation, you will find this on the
Costa Blanca. However, we are starting to get
back to some normality now that quite a lot
restrictions have lifted. The masks are still
worn to enter shops, supermarkets etc.
However, it is still eye catching to look at
the lovely beaches and relax with the good
weather still with us. Much cooler though.
Spain’s weather in November. With seven
rainfall days for the month, rain is expected
at some point during November. The amount
of sunshine hours has now dropped to six
per day. The sea temperatures are now just
18 degrees Celsius. On the upside, peak high
temperatures still might reach the 20 to 22
degrees Celsius mark. There is a fair degree
of temperature variation in the waters of the
Med. It is generally significantly warmer
as you travel east and there is around 10°C
range between winter and summer high and
lows.
It’s worth thinking about some warm
clothes. I cannot believe a “cool” November
is arriving. We just don’t know!! November’s
traditional weather on the Costa Blanca is
fairly miserable, but that is if you compare it
to the peaks of summer.
Remembrance Day also known as
Poppy Day or Armistice Day is celebrated
to commemorate the heroic efforts made
in past wars. The holiday is annual and
it is on the second Sunday in
November. A moment of silence
is reserved at 11am on November
11th. People wear poppies as a
symbol of respect. On this day
memorial services, church services
and parades also held to remember
the members of their armed forces who
have died in the line of duty. Remembrance
Day is to recall the end of hostilities of World
War I on that date in 1918. Bells in churches
and cathedrals will ring out on 11 November
and Big Ben will also strike to mark the
centenary of Armistice Day.
World War 1 Jul 28, 1914 – Nov 11, 1918.
World War II (WWII or WW2), also known
as the Second World War, was a global war
that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
The birthstone for the month of November
is yellow topaz, which is believed by some
to impart powers of healing and give the
wearer strength.
November Birth Flower: Chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemums or “mums” as they are
more commonly known are one of the most
widely cultivated flowers in the world, and
the birthday flower for those born in the
month of November.
People born from November 1st to
November 22nd are members of the Scorpio
sign. A Scorpio can be identified by their
success-driven and resilient nature.
Remember you are never alone with an
Out & About Costa Blanca magazine.
Until next time keep healthy, smiling and
happy.
Carol R. Levey

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12 Dr. M.Signes
14 All Time Greats
18 David Moorhouse
26 Dee’s Travels
28 Simon Ratcliffe
30 Remembrance Day
32 Guy Fawkes
33 Competition time
34 Name a Guide Dog
36 Walsh’s Wisdom
40 Anne Rodger
44 A Medium Rare
48 Change your life
50 Dawn Blythe
52 Puzzle Page
54 Paws For Thought
57 Book Review
58 Celebrity Profile
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Readers
Letters
Email to: relojdesol@mail.com
My daughter has had an emotional
break up with her partner of many
years. They cannot live together but
they do not do well when they are apart
and we feel helpless to assist; and only
get frowned at if we make a suggestion.
Bettina. Calpe
I have a family secret that changes my
family tree if it were known. I have
carried this secret for long enough,
and want to pass on the truth in a
written message before I die. Am I
being a coward?
Jon. Denia
I gather that this is not the first
time that they have pulled apart
as a couple, but partnerships are
a challenge, and compromise has
to come in somewhere. They are
playing a game, whereas if their
relationship was steadier and they
committed, then they could take
time apart and live together more
freely, and not have tantrums.
No you are not being a coward.
Perhaps you have realised that
though this may change things,
that for others, knowing the
truth may not be the right thing
right now. It is a responsibility to
have this secret, but you cannot
be blamed in any way for your
keeping silent. One day the truth
will be known, beit by your word.
Readers can now send their questions and problems
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to a newly appointed Agony Uncle. He is a Therapist,
Counsellor, Psychologist and Life Coach and will be answering the best from his mailbox exclusively here
in Out and About, every month. Every email gets a personal reply from Agony Uncle and with your consent,
and subject to space; question and reply can be printed in a future edition of Out and About. Names and/or
locations will be disguised assuring confidentiality. Email to: relojdesol@mail.com

AGONY UNCLE NOVEMBER 2021 | 9
My grandson has picked up some
swear words from his school and
when we confront him, he says
that all the children use these
words, and they probably do, but
what can I do?
Laurent. Benichembla
SHE IS MY LIVING ART
Each night my work of art disrobes,
Yet she is unconcerned,
Such face has launched one thousand ships,
And men forsaken, spurned,
Yet in the mirror fault she finds,
Each blemish she will see,
Ignore the words if he repeats
them and tell him that that
language may be good for
the playground but it is not
what you wish to hear. Show
your disapproval and teach
him a lesson in discretion. If
he wants to continue to swear
then this will not be when you
are around to hear them.
Whilst I am mere beholder,
And the only blemish me?
How strange to measure up as art,
Her bedroom can’t compete,
With those who patronise the arts,
And worship at the feet,
Of marble stone or figurine,
No blemish can they see,
My only work of art is you,
Disrobed and woman free.
On Monday, November 8th, at 5pm,
author Howard Westcott
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The book is about growing up in Wales in the 50s, 60s, and 70’s.
at LIBRERÍA EUROPA BOOKSHOP,
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Hamiltons of Javea & Moraira, Sales, Rentals & Construction
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“Animal voices are silent
But their cries can be heard
If you care enough to listen”
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COOKIE
Cookie arrived at Akira when just a few weeks
old and was adopted. However his family
under-estimated what is involved in having a
puppy and young children too and can’t give
him everything he needs. Cookie is the perfect
pup, good with dogs and children and is
house trained and well behaved. He has done
nothing wrong and the previous adopters
were heartbroken to say goodbye.
Please ‘phone 657 689 567 or
email akirashelter@aol.com
LUCKY
Lucky is good with female dogs and
castrated males Unfortunately he has
been hit on the head, resulting in the loss
of sight in one of his eyes. This doesn’t
impact his daily life activities or what a
wonderful dog he is but he is nervous of
small children because of his limited sight
and would suit a family with adults and
older children.
Please contact Akira on 657 689 567 or
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DR. M. ISABEL SIGNES-SOLER
Vision Sense Fronteres (Vision Without Borders)
just came back from their last prevention of
blindness progame in Africa. The project took place
in one of Nairobi’s slums, in a recently opened small
hospital. It was the first time that operating rooms
had been used. The Spanish team was compose with
3 ophthalmologist, 3 optometrist and 3 ophthalmic
nurses.
Nairobi is the most populous city in East Africa, with
an estimated urban population of more than 4 million
people.
The reception from the local hospital staff was very
good and they provided us with support staff at all
times as well as working together in the operating
room.
Cataract Surgery in
Nairobi 2021
Patients waiting to be reviewed by the Spanish team.
Taking the vision of the patients before being selected.
Most of the patients were from the “Kikuyo” ethnic
group, which is the most common in the area, but
patients also came from very remote areas such as
Kissi, Meru and Mombasa. According to what they
told us, they heard it on the radio or saw it on social
media and decided to make the long journey to be
operated by our team. Some of the patients had been
diagnosed with cataracts for a long time, but due to
lack of resources, they had not been able to undergo
surgery.
There were many local supporters.
The review of patients to select those with cataracts
was performed by local personnel 2 weeks before
our arrival, but even with the surgeries started,
they continued to review patients untill last day of
surgeries.
A total of 2890 patients were reviewed by the local
counterpart, of these 490 patients were recruited
for surgery. Once the patient was dilated, and his
intraocular pressure was taken, 249 eyes were
operated on, all for cataracts except one for eyelids
by accident. The unselected patients presented other
types of ocular pathologies, not treatable with the
intervention.
The daily days started at 7.30 in the morning and
ended around 7 p.m. because there is a curfew in
Kenya due to COVID. The ophthalmologists did
not stop operating even to go to eat to optimize the
working time in the hospital to the maximum.
In general all the patients were very happy.
And the recovery was very fast. At 24 hours all the
Dra. Maria Isabel Signes-Soler, PhD, FAAO • Tel: 965832080

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corneas were very
transparent, which
is a sign of a very
fast recovery. Only
on 1 occasions
was it necessary to
implant an anterior
chamber lens due
to difficulties in
surgery due to the
type of cataract
presented by the
patients. It must be
taken into account
that 85% of patients
saw less than 5% before undergoing surgery and in
many cases they had been blind for years, so some
interventions were very complex.
In this project, two phacoemulsification devices
(Phaco) were used, which allowed us to perform
surgeries with a smaller incision, which entails a quick
recovery, as well as a much shorter surgery, which
allows us to operate on more patients.
The nurses and local auxiliary staff were very
willing and praised the great work of the Spanish
team. The good relationship with them and their
help in the translation of the patients facilitated the
successful development of the campaign.
The patients will be checked weekly and monthly
by the local ophthalmologist Dr. Brenda and our
assistants will go back to Kenya to check the patients
after 3 months.
Everything was organized by Amrita Kenya as a
local counterpart as in previous editions. And we have
also had this year, for the third consecutive year, with
the collaboration of the Calpe City Council
Isabel with the Spanish Consul in Nairobi and Dr. Brenda,
the ophthalmologist responsable of the hospital.
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JOHN CURTIS
Hello and a warm welcome to this
month´s All Time Great who is a
fallen hero among those we
have lost this year, a feller called,
eventually, Les Van Dyke who
died in August at the ripe
old age of 90. Les started
out in showbizz as a
singer, using the stage
name Johnny Worth, but
enjoyed far more success
as a songwriter for others.
For this activity he needed
another moniker so became,
in around 1959, Les Van
Dyke.
Actually this month´s hero
was born John Worsley in 1931 and it
was while doing his obligatory National
Service he decided to try his luck as a singer
after demobbing. A very lucky day came
when he joined up with a vocal quartet
called The Raindrops. It was they,
including Vince Hill and Irish
songstress Jackie Lee, who
were awarded a regular slot
among the performers on a
TV show called “Drumbeat”
a successor to “Six Five
Special” and a forerunner
to “Top Of The Pops” at the
end of the 50s. Enter now
two vital names in the LVD
story. Musical arranger and
houseband leader on Drumbeat
was John Barry and another young
talent was a boy singer who had recently
changed HIS name to Adam Faith. Suffice
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it to say Les started to write songs with
Adam in mind, John Barry
started to arrange them
(including the violins
played “pizzicato”)
and Drumbeat was
the perfect vehicle
to deliver them to a
young and hungry
public. Starting
with a No. 1 hit,
What Do You Want,
Les went on to
write over 30 songs
for Adam of which
12 were top ten hits.
John Barry arranged each
one and it was his orchestra
that provided the backing many
of which included the trademark pizzicato
plucking of violins. This combination ran
out of steam with the emergence of the
beat boom in 1963 but not before LVD had
also penned 3 big hits for Eden Kane and
also enjoyed chart success with Anthony
Newley, Jimmy Justice, Carole Deene, John
Leyton, Marty Wilde, Chris Sandford and
The Bruisers. Les would find no success
with any of the beat boom groups but
an impressive list of singers (EG. Barbra
Streisand Matt Monro and Shirley Bassey!)
would continue to record his songs while
the man himself was on hand to supply his
own vocals to a number of productions.
As Les entered his 40s in the early 70s
two of his songs emerged to show his talent
could still shine. Firstly in 1971 his song
“Jack In The Box” was Clodagh Rodgers´
entry in The Eurovision Song Contest. It did
not win but gave Les a N0. 4 hit. May I add
that I personally hate this song by the way
but wish I had written it! 2 years later a LVD
song again found it´s way into the top ten.
This was “Gonna Make You An Offer You
Can´t Refuse” by soul singer Jimmy Helms.
Les continued to write songs, active
more now in film and television
and it was the latter which was
to give him one last chart
appearance many years
later. Les composed the
theme tune to the popular
series “To Have And To
Hold” and, performed
by his wife Catherine
Stock, the song made no.
17 in the charts in 1987.
Catherine´s brother Mike
incidentally was a third
of the famous Stock Aitken
Waterman team that was so
successful in the 1980s.
A quieter life in his later years did nothing
to diminish LVD´s status and place in the
history of pop music and he only ceased
to be a living legend when he finally left
us in August 2021 at the great age of 90. A
feature / tribute to Les Van Dyke will form
a substantial part of my Podcast for the
week commencing Saturday 27th November
so I hope you will have a listen and enjoy it.
There you will find and hear all the major
songs, including the Adam Faith and Eden
Kane hits, and I will also be playing them
regularly on my Sunday morning show on
Pure Gold FM where retro is the name of
the game. Always feel free to contact me by
Email to “jcpodcast10@gmail.com.”
I hope you enjoy my articles & look
forward to the pleasure of your company
back here next month which will be , good
grief, our Christmas edition. Till then I urge
you to KEEP ROCKING, no matter what &
in the words of Les Van Dyke, “Forget Me
Not!”
by John Curtis

16 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
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Magic Travel
Moments
Highlight those (many) travel moments in
my life when things have ‘sparkled’.
Pyramid Mountain
On the other side of the Bay, mostly
hidden behind low, running hills,
it calls to me as I stand on the Roof
Terrace.... absorbing the views all around
us. They are breath-takingly varied, ‘snapshots’
of some of what this region of Southern
Mainland Greece offers.
“Pyramid Mountain” (so named by me)
keeps calling to me, loud and clear, “Return to
Ancient Egypt!”
I continue to be spell-bound by that Great
Civilization’s magnificent monuments and
their powerful carvings.
From this distance “Pyramid Mountain
presents the upper half of a perfect pyramid
but, when I drive right by it, close up, the
by John
David
Moorhouse
DAVID MOORHOUSE.
‘perfection’ disappears.... rocky slopes rise
from rough scrubland to a non-geometric peak;
there is no man-made, finely-constructed
base, no imposing, funerary temple entrance
at ground-level; in fact there is no smooth
ground-level to be seen, just ravines and
hidden streams (only awake during the wet
season).
Yet, somehow, the “Magic” of “Pyramid
Mountain stays in the air as I drive by on my
way to Pilos’s blue sea...
it’s not just about echoing images, it’s about
what actually happened before, then was
lost and now has been re-found by me (and
others).

Silvermere Lake
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Calm mysteries - Secret England - among
the wind-swaying reeds - a small,
gregarious jetty - water-logged woods -
an 18th. Green - and lots more !
Sit with a beer, think great thoughts, draw up
Earth-changing plans - enjoy !
Suddenly, Mr. Heron’s head peeks out from a
clump of reeds.... he it is who rules this Private
Kingdom....
but how ?
By being there day and night, fair weather
and foul, year in, year out !
No other creatures (except us) appear to
challenge his Imperial Crown.
We know that we are visitors to Silvermere
Lake by his invitation....
I would like to go deeper, to understand this
Kingdom, to explore its heights and depths -
I’ve even written a tale about one of Mr.
Heron’s cousins visiting him from abroad and
steering a submarine across Silvermere Lake’s
rippling waters.... !
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MEMORY LANE
November 1st - All Hallows
Day, also known as All Saints
Day among Roman Catholics,
commemorating those who have
no special feast day.
November 1, 1700 - Charles II of
Spain died and was succeeded by
Philip V, resulting in the War of
Spanish Succession.
November 1, 1776 - Mission San
Juan Capistrano was founded
in California. Each year, the
swallows of Capistrano leave their
nests there around St. John’s Day
(October 23rd) and return the
following year near St. Joseph’s
Day (March 19th).
November 1, 1848 - The first
medical school for women opened
in Boston. The Boston Female
Medical School was founded by
Samuel Gregory with just twelve
students. In 1874, the school
merged with the Boston University
School of Medicine, becoming one
of the first co-ed medical schools.
November 1, 1995 - The first allrace
local government elections
took place in South Africa,
marking the end of the apartheid
system.
November 2, 1947 - The first and
only flight of Howard Hughes’
“Spruce Goose” flying boat
occurred in Long Beach Harbour,
California. It flew about a mile
at an altitude of 70 feet. Costing
$25 million, the 200-ton plywood
eight-engine Hercules was the
world’s largest airplane, designed,
built and flown by Hughes. It
later became a tourist attraction
alongside the Queen Mary ship
at Long Beach and has since been
moved to Oregon.
November 4, 1922 - King Tut’s
tomb was discovered at Luxor,
Egypt, by British archaeologist
Howard Carter after several years
of searching. The child-King
Tutankhamen became pharaoh
at age nine and died around 1352
B.C. at age 19. The tomb was
found mostly intact, containing
numerous priceless items now
exhibited in Egypt’s National
Museum in Cairo.
November 4, 1890 - The first
electrified underground railway
system was officially opened in
London.
November 4, 1942 - During World
War II, British troops led by
Bernard Montgomery defeated the
Germans under Erwin Rommel
at El Alamein after a twelve-day
battle.
November 5th - Remembered
as Guy Fawkes Day in Britain,
for the anniversary of the failed
“Gunpowder Plot” to blow up the
Houses of Parliament and King
James I in 1605.
November 5, 1911 - Aviator
C.P. Snow completed the first
transcontinental flight across
America, landing at Pasadena,
California. He had taken off
from Sheepshead Bay, New York,
on September 17th and flew a
distance of 3,417 miles.
November 6, 1917 - During World
War I, the Third Battle of Ypres
concluded after five months
as Canadian and Australian
troops took Passchendaele. Their
advance, measuring five miles,
cost at least 240,000 soldiers.
November 7, 1659 - The Treaty of
the Pyrenees was signed, ending
the Franco-Spanish war of 1648-59.
November 8, 1895 - X-rays
(electromagnetic rays) were
discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen
at the University of Wuerzburg in
Germany.
November 8th. Birthday -
Pioneering heart surgeon
Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001)
was born in Beaufort West, Cape of
Good Hope Province, South Africa.
He headed the surgical team that
achieved the first-ever human
heart transplant in 1967.
November 9, 1989 - The Berlin
Wall was opened up after standing
for 28 years as a symbol of the
Cold War. The 27.9 mile wall had
been constructed in 1961.
November 10, 1871 - Explorer
Henry M. Stanley found
missionary David Livingstone
at Ujiji, Africa. Stanley began his
search the previous March for
Livingstone who had been missing
for two years. Upon locating him,
he simply asked, “Dr. Livingstone,
I presume?”
November 10, 1942 - Following
the British victory at El Alamein
in North Africa during World War
II, British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill stated, “This is not the
end. It is not even the beginning of
the end. But it is, perhaps, the end
of the beginning.”
Birthday - Actor Richard
Burton (1925-1984) was born in
Pontrhydyfen, South Wales (as
Richard Jenkins). The son of a coal
miner, he came to be regarded as
one of the greatest acting talents
of his day, although he never
received an Oscar and was never
knighted. He led a tempestuous
personal life, highlighted by twice
marrying actress Elizabeth Taylor.
He died at age 58 of a cerebral
haemorrhage.
November 11, 1918 - At 5 a.m., in
Marshal Foch’s railway car in the

MEMORY LANE
Forest of Compiegne, the Armistice
between the Allied and Central
Powers was signed, silencing the
guns of World War I effective at 11
a.m. – the 11th hour of the 11th day
of the 11th month. In many places
in Europe, a moment of silence in
memory of the millions of fallen
soldiers is still observed.
November 11, Birthday - World War
II General George S. Patton (1885-
1945) was born in San Gabriel,
California. In 1942, he led the Allied
task force that landed at Casablanca
in North Africa. He commanded the
U.S. 7th Army during the invasion
of Sicily, then received worldwide
attention and an official reprimand
for slapping a hospitalized soldier
suffering from battle fatigue. After
D-Day, he led the U.S. 3rd Army
across France and into Germany.
He died at Heidelberg, Germany on
December 21, 1945, of injuries from
an automobile accident.
November 13, 1927 - The Holland
Tunnel was opened to traffic. The
tunnel runs under the Hudson
River between New York City
and Jersey City and was the first
underwater tunnel built in the
U.S. It is comprised of two tubes,
each large enough for two lanes of
traffic.
November 14, 1770 - Scottish
explorer James Bruce discovered
the source of the Blue Nile on Lake
Tana in northwest Ethiopia.
November 14, 1994 - The first
paying passengers traveled on
the new rail service through the
Channel Tunnel linking England
and France.
November 17, 1558 - Queen
Elizabeth I ascended the throne of
England at the age of 25, reigning
until 1603 when she was 69. Under
her leadership, England became a
world power, defeating the Spanish
Armada, and witnessed a golden
age of literature featuring works
by William Shakespeare, Edmund
Spenser and others.
November 17, 1869 - The Suez
Canal was formally opened after
more than 10 years of construction.
Birthday - British General Bernard
L. Montgomery (1887-1976) was
born in St. Mark’s Vicarage,
Kennington Oval, London. He led
the British Eighth Army to a major
victory over the Germans at El
Alamein in North Africa in 1943.
He then led the Eighth Army in
the Sicilian and Italian campaigns
and commanded all ground forces
during D-Day.
November 18th. Birthday -
Photography inventor Louis
Daguerre (1789-1851) was born in
Cormeilles, near Paris. In 1839, at
a meeting of the French Academy
of Sciences, he announced his
daguerreotype process, the first
practical photographic process that
produced lasting pictures.
November 19, 1978 - The biggest
mass suicide in history occurred
as Reverend Jim Jones led over
900 followers to their deaths at
Jonestown, Guyana. Members of
his “Peoples Temple” religious
cult were ordered to drink a
cyanide-laced fruit drink. Those
who refused were forcibly injected.
Precipitating the tragedy a day
earlier, California Congressman
Leo J. Ryan, along with four
associates and several reporters,
had been shot to death during
an ambush at a nearby airstrip.
They were attempting to return
home after investigating the cult’s
remote jungle location. Jones and
his mistress killed themselves after
watching his entire membership
die. Only a few cult members
managed to escape.
November 20, 1947 - England’s
Princess Elizabeth married Philip
Mountbatten. Elizabeth was the first
child of King George VI and became
Queen Elizabeth II upon the death
of her father in 1952.
Birthday November 20th - Robert
F. Kennedy (1925-1968) was born in
Brookline, Massachusetts. He was
the younger brother of President
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John F. Kennedy and served as his
attorney general. Following the
assassination of President Kennedy,
Robert Kennedy became a U.S.
Senator from New York. In 1968, he
sought the Democratic nomination
for president and appeared headed
for victory, but was shot and killed
by an assassin in Los Angeles,
just after winning the California
primary.
November 22, 1963 - At 12:30
p.m., on Elm Street in downtown
Dallas, President John F. Kennedy’s
motorcade slowly approached a
triple underpass. Shots rang out.
The President was struck in the
back, then in the head. He was
rushed to Parkland Memorial
Hospital where fifteen doctors
tried to save him. At 1 p.m.,
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th
President of the United States, was
pronounced dead. On board Air
Force One, at 2:38 p.m., Lyndon B.
Johnson was sworn in as the 36th
President.
November 22, 1975 - Juan Carlos
was sworn in as King of Spain,
following the death of General
Franscisco Franco who had ruled as
dictator since 1939.
November 26th Birthday -
American physician and women’s
rights leader, Mary Edwards Walker
(1832-1919) was born in Oswego,
New York. She was the first female
surgeon in U.S. Army, serving
during the Civil War. She was
captured and spent four months in
a Confederate prison. In 1865, she
became the first and only woman
ever to receive the Medal of Honour.
November 30th Birthday - Winston
Churchill (1874-1965) was born
in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire,
England. Before World War II, he
held a number of high level political
offices in Britain including First
Lord of the Admiralty. In May
1940, he became Prime Minister,
stating, “I have nothing to offer but
blood, tears, toil, and sweat.” His
inspirational speeches, combined
with his political skills and military
strategy carried Britain through the
war, and helped the Allies overcome
the Nazi onslaught and defeat
Hitler.

22 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
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At Guras Curry House, we have a
passion for making sure customers
have an enjoyable time as well as
eating delicious genuine Nepalese
Indian Food. Guras combine a
panoramic range of Nepalese and
Indian food, cooking many of
your favourite dishes including,
Tikka Masala, Korma, Pasanda,
Karahi, Bhuna, Saag as well as
Special House Grilled dishes.
Private parking.
Childrens
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from Chicken
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24 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
Calpe, Benissa, Altea, Moraira
Inmo COBAT welcomes you to theCosta Blanca.
Since 2003 we are an “all-in” company
when buying or selling property.
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LOOKING FOR ALL KINDS OF PROPERTIES
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Completely reformed
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3 bedrooms and 3
bathrooms, home
office, parking and
garage, sauna and
exterior kitchen
Ref. 3102
CALPE 495,000€
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Spacious and
low maintenance
3 bed villa with
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a plot of 802m2,
walking distance
to the town. Great
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with huge south
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3 kitchens, 2
living rooms, 5
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Spacious villa in
tranquil area,
walking distance
beach and with
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Carretera Moraira-Calpe
coast road No 144, (in front
of Euro Gym), Moraira
Tel: 96 649 2436
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK.
(CLOSED ALL DAY ON MONDAYS)
12.00 – 15.30/18.00 – late.
For reservations call on
966 492 436.
Open for Christmas
and New Year
Welcome to ‘The Kathmandu’ restaurant in Moraira where the food is prepared in the Nepalese style
giving you fragrant and tasty dishes from India.
Kathmandu Restaurant is a very popular Nepali-Indian Restaurant in Moraira.
The restaurant serves quality Indian and Nepali dishes at reasonable prices or to Take Away with a
10% DISCOUNT.
NOW OFFERING FREE HOME DELIVERY.
There are special discounts for celebrations and parties. The Kathmandu has free parking directly outside
the restaurant.
The menu at The Kathmandu includes a wide selection of Indian and Nepalese dishes to choose from. There is a
special set menu for 14.50€ per person, which includes a choice of starter, main course, rice or naan bread, side
dish and ice-cream or coffee. Nepalese cuisine, is known for the flavours and textures of their curries. For those of
you who enjoy a hotter curry, then just ask the Chef and he will certainly be able to accommodate.
There is also a very well stocked bar to suit all tastes. Inside the restaurant is spacious and attractive in design.
Outside has a stylish, also spacious semi covered lovely terraced area.
Great Indian food, owner and members of the staff are really friendly and you will find it a pleasure eating there!
There are other Kathmandu restaurants in Javea and Denia.
SPECIAL
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14.50€

26 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA DEE’S TRAVELS
DEE’S TRAVELS
MOVING AROUND
PART TWO
A
couple of months ago I was asked
to contribute to a compendium of
travel stories, tales of people who
had left to go and work in countries
all around the world.
However, no one talked
about what they took
with them and what
they left behind.
They described the
scenery, the travel,
the new friends,
the ancient
buildings and so
on but nothing
about what they
had crammed into
suitcases and packing
crates.
For months I followed
the travels on Facebook from
a lady who toured several countries
carrying only a toothbrush and spare
underwear stuffed into her coat pocket. I
was so impressed, but she never went into
detail as to how she managed but, only that
she never had to lurk, holding her breath,
around the luggage carousels. You know the
feeling, will it or will it not appear? Will it
be open or closed? Will the wheels still be
attached or the outer shell cracked? Yes,
we’ve all been there.
I have lived in eight countries, yes, I know
that’s not many, but thanks to my ex-Walter
Mitty husband we often had to leave at very
short notice.
We were given seven days to exit
Libya, (we were PI’d) and we’d
collected a huge amount of
stuff in six years. There
were two cars, a couple
of yachts, Persian
carpets a record
collection to die for
and furniture for a
five-bed villa. The
eldest child even had
a battery propelled
car she drove around
the house.
It all had to go — in
seven days.
We could take a suitcase
each and one box, which I
unselfishly filled with the children’s
toys. To their dismay the garden play
centre, with its swings and slide simply
would not fit in.
All very sad, and I still think fondly of the
stuff I gave away or sold for mere dirhams.
Friends promised to send on our most
precious items as soon as we had an address
back in England, but the postal service
between the two countries was non-existent.
We never received any of it.
These days it’s not difficult to research
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and make sensible choices as to what to
cart halfway around the world. In Arab
countries for example certain products are
not available for women, so I’d pack boxes
and boxes of them which embarrassed the
customs officials the moment they dived
into our suitcases.
Recently, there was extensive rioting and
looting in my home province of KwaZulu-
Natal, and among their targets were the
warehouses belonging to the removal
companies. I was saddened to learn that
a friend’s most precious possessions he’d
left in store before deciding on his final
retirement destination, were gone. Much of
his collections would be of no earthly use to
anyone, but of huge sentimental to him.
I had a similar experience when I filled
three cabin trunks with items I did not want
to take on the boat we chose as our new
home. If we were holed by a container out at
sea, or a playful whale upended us, I would
be too busy saving myself and the children
to worry about mere things.
It’s a long story, but months later only one
trunk was recovered and that was empty.
What did I mourn the most? My photograph
albums. Something you can never get back.
I still don’t have more than a couple of
reminders of my daughters younger than
their late teens.
So, photographs, personal documents like
birth certificates and passports are vital,
but if you are drowning under the weight
of all those knickknacks you own what can
you do? Take a photograph of them, upload
them and write a brief note to remind you
where and when you got it and if you save it
to a memory stick, you can put a lifetime of
memories in your pocket.
By Dee Tavener-Craig
All proceeds are for the needy animals of Calpe
A difficult year for all of us but we still need to raise money for Calpe’s lost or abandoned dogs
and cats.
Our shop is an Aladdin’s cave of clothing, books, DVDs, bric-a-brac and household goods so
come along and snap up a bargain. The shop is situated in the lower ground floor of Edificio
Perlamar on the Gabriel Miro, Calpe and is open from 10am until 1pm Mondays to Fridays.
The president, Elinor Gonzalez lives in Las Bassetes where she cares for
Calpe’s abandoned and sick animals, bringing them back to health and
finding new caring owners for them. Her telephone number is
620 106 733
and she also has a stall on the Wednesday and
Saturday market in Calpe if you wish to offer help
or Dog walk, or adopt one of the lovely dogs
Elinor would be so pleased to hear from you.

28 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA SIMON RATCLIFFE
WHAT IS THE
ROTATOR CUFF ?
The rotator cuff is a very
important part of our shoulder
joint. It is a series of tendons
that maintain the head of the humerus
(ball) in contact with glenoid process
(socket). These tendons are in charge
of shoulder stability through the
contraction of the muscles they are
attached too.
We will start by briefly explaining the
difference between tendons
and ligaments, because
they are in charge of
adding stability to the
shoulder joint.
● Ligaments are
stringy like
structures
that connect
bones
together
within or
around
a joint.
These
ligaments
are in
charge
of setting
limits to avoid
damaging a
joint and are also
in charge of passive
stability.
● Tendons are the end portion
of muscle that attaches to the
bone, these are also like a rope or string
depending on size and strength of said
muscles. There are a couple tendons that
don’t directly connect to muscle and do
unite bone to bone also ( patella tendon)
but we best not get into that. Tendons
allow us to move our joints through the
contraction of muscles and in many cases
are also in charge of active stability.
When talking of the rotator cuff, it is
important to understand that it allows us to
do certain movements regarding
our shoulder, but it is of
upmost important when
it comes to stability.
As I mentioned
earlier, it
allows for the
humerus to
be in contact
with our
glenoid
process,
allowing
us to
move our
shoulder
smoothly
without
losing contact
between
surfaces.
The rotator cuff
tendon is composed
of 4 tendons:
● Supraspinatus, allows
for lateral flexion of the humerus
● Infraspinatus, allows for external rotation
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of the humerus
● Teres minor, also allows for external
rotation
● Subescapularis, allows for internal
rotation of the humerus
I mention these names because if you
have suffered a shoulder problem which
required un ultrasound or an MRI scan,
you will recognize the supraspinatus.
The supraspinatus tendon forms the roof of
the rotator cuff, and it is the one that suffers
the most, in fact, it is affected 70-80% of the
time when there is a rotator cuff injury.
The reason for this is that because it forms
the roof of the cuff, it is subject to friction
which either causes irritation or ruptures
of said tendon. This causes tendinitis/
tendinosis, bursitis, osteoarthritis,etc.
So why is it subject to friction?
It is mostly because there is a positional
discrepancy of the head of the humerus
when connecting to its socket. If we then
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add a repetitive movement in to the
picture, we are in line for friction.
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
What I do is diagnose the positional
problem, treat this by repositioning the
joint and then give the patient exercises to
help maintain this position. It is as simple
as that.
The recovery time and overall outcome do
depend on how long the problem has been
going on for, and the extent of the damage
to the rotator cuff and shoulder joint. But
this is assessed in the first few sessions and
a realistic prognosis is given.
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Obviously treatment requires a full
examination and other areas close to the
shoulder are examined that can also be
part of the solution, but the objective of this
article is to understand what the rotator
cuff is and the common injuries that we
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Remembrance Day
around the world
Armistice Day is on 11 November and
is also known as Remembrance Day. It
marks the day World War One ended,
at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in
1918. A two-minute silence is held at 11am to
remember the people who have died in wars.
This includes World War Two, the Falklands
War, the Gulf War, and conflicts in Afghanistan
and Iraq and present.
Whitehall, London. The National Service of
Remembrance will be held at the Cenotaph at
11am. Whitehall will open to the public at 8am
and thousands will attend.
Royal British Legion (RBL) detachments will
begin to form a Horse Guards Parade at 9am
and will march out from Wellington Barracks an
hour later.
Two minutes silence will be marked,
beginning with a gun salute at Horse Guards
Parse, at 11am.
The service will commence after and seeing
the members of the royal family, military
personnel and dignitaries lay wreaths.
The Nation’s Thank You procession starts at
12.30pm, with 10,000 military men and women,
veterans and members of the public marching
past the Cenotaph to pay respects.
A Service of Commemoration and
Thanksgiving will be held at Westminster Abbey
at 10:30am.
Members of the Armed Forces and other
organisations will be in attendance
The service will include a two-minute silence
at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior
In Canada, Remembrance Day is a public
holiday and federal statutory holiday, as well
as a statutory holiday in all three territories and
in six of the ten provinces. Cayman Islands.
...United States. ...United Kingdom. ..Australia
and New Zealand. ...Belgium and France.
Remembrance Day, in Australia observe one
minute’s silence at 11 am on 11 November each
year to remember those who died or suffered for
Australia’s cause in all wars and armed conflicts.
The poppy is the symbol of Remembrance
Day. Replica poppies are sold by the Royal
Canadian Legion to provide assistance to
Veterans.
Some of the 54 Commonwealth member
states, such as Canada, the United Kingdom and
Australia, observe the tradition of Remembrance
Day on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day
of the eleventh month. Other nations observe a
solemn day but at different dates. For example,
ANZAC Day is observed in New Zealand on
April 25. In South Africa, Poppy Day is marked
on the Sunday that falls closest to November 11.
Many nations that are not members of the
Commonwealth also observe Remembrance Day
on November 11, including France, Belgium and
Poland.
The United States used to commemorate
Armistice Day on November 11. However, in
1954 they changed the name to Veterans Day.
Well not only Germany, many other countries
don’t celebrate Remembrance Day, such as
Sweden or the Scandinavian countries.
As they do each year, the British community
in Spain marked “Remembrance tide” in many
ways, often with a Church Service on or
near to Remembrance Sunday.
Remembrance Sunday
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November 2018, exactly 100 years after the guns
fell silent on the Western Front, marking the end
of World War One.
The Poppy Factory is a factory in Richmond,
London, England, where remembrance poppies
are made. It was founded in 1922 to offer
employment opportunities to wounded soldiers
returning from the First World War, creating
remembrance products for the Royal Family and
The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal.
The Poppy Factory has been supporting veterans
with health conditions for nearly 100 years. They
continue to stand by them on their journey into
employment and beyond.
They set up in a former collar factory on the
Old Kent Road in London. Soon the factory was
employing 50 disabled veterans. The factory
made a million poppies within two months.
In November 1924, the Prince of Wales (later
Edward VIII) visited the Poppy Factory, which
made 27 million poppies that year. Most of the
employees were disabled, and by then there was
a long waiting list for prospective employees.
The old collar factory eventually proved
too small as demand increased, and in 1926
the factory moved to a disused brewery in
Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey. Housing
for the workforce and their families was built
on adjacent land and in 1932 the present factory
was built. The original factory was demolished
in 1972.
Approximately 30 disabled veterans and
disabled dependents of ex-service personnel are
employed at the Richmond factory to hand-make
remembrance poppies, wreaths and symbols.
Together with around 30 home workers, they
produce approximately 11 million poppies,
135.000 wreaths and 1.1 million remembrance
symbols (originally remembrance crosses,
now a variety of shapes for different religions,
including for ‘no faith’) for The Royal
British Legion’s Poppy Appeal, as
well as special wreaths for the
British Royal Family.
The Poppy Factory also provides
individualised employment support to hundreds
of ex-Service men and women with health
conditions or impairments. A team of regional
Employability Consultants work with veterans
in their communities to provide career guidance,
CV advice, interview coaching, opportunities
with local employers and information about
funding and training sources.
Around 62% of Poppy Factory veterans
experienced mental health conditions and
58% reported physical health challenges, such
as visual impairments and musculoskeletal
problems. Many veterans have a combination of
both mental and physical health challenges.
According to a recent report, the charity’s
“Getting You Back to Work” employability
programme has close fidelity to the IPS model of
Supported Employment. Owing to this tailored
approach, around 75% of Poppy Factory ‘clients’
remain in work for over 12 months.
Since 1928, The Poppy Factory has also
organised the annual Field of Remembrance at
Westminster Abbey.
Established in 1926 and makes approximately
five million remembrance poppies each year.
The poppy’s origins as a symbol of
remembrance lie in the First World War poem
In Flanders Fields by Canadian officer John
McCrae, first published in December 1915.
Its opening lines refer to how the flowers
grew from the graves of soldiers across Western
Europe during the conflict:
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between
the crosses, row on row.
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32 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
QUIZ
TIME
1. What day is celebrated on 1 November by the Roman Catholic Church?
2. The Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated throughout which country on
November the 2nd each year?
3. In which city was John F. Kennedy assassinated on November 22, 1963?
4. On which day in November is Saint Andrew’s Day?
5. N in the NATO phonetic alphabet is November, how many other letters
are represented by months of the year in this alphabet?
6. What number month was November in the ancient Roman calendar?
7. What name is given to the month-long moustache-growing event
launched each year in November to fundraise for charity?
8. Which United States National Holiday is held annually on November 11?
9. What officially opened for the first time on November 17, 1869?
10. What was the name given to the famous speech made by Abraham
Lincoln on November 19, 1863?
ANSWERS:
1. All Saints’ Day (also known as All Hallows’ Day, Hallowmas, or the Feast of All Saints) 2. Mexico 3. Dallas 4. 30th of
November 5. None (just November) 6. Ninth (November retains its name from the Latin novem, meaning “nine”.) 7. Movember
8. Veterans Day 9. The Suez Canal 10. The Gettysburg Address

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Name a Guide Dog
Puppy Competition
COMPETITION has been launched to name a cute
A young guide dog puppy.
As part of a campaign to support the ONCE
Foundation for Guide Dogs (FOPG), Specsavers
Ópticas is running the competition during the month
of October. One lucky winner will have the honour
of naming the guide dog puppy, as well as winning a
hamper of prizes. This will include a voucher for a pair
of designer sunglasses, a selection of goodies from the
charity, a certificate, and a photo of the puppy.
Jorge Martínez de Lizarduy Araico, from Specsavers
Ópticas Benidorm comments: ‘We are really looking
forward to receiving some great name suggestions for
FOPG’s next litter of puppies. Names must start with
the letter N, be short and easy for the dogs to hear and
can’t be people’s names. Please tell us what name you
have chosen and why you have chosen it. They can
be for female or male dogs. We’ll select our favourite
at the end of October and announce our lucky winner
and their chosen name.’
The competition, which is free to enter, runs
throughout Blindness Awareness Month in October.
To enter the competition, follow Specsavers Ópticas
on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and send them
a message with your answer, or comment on the
competition post. Alternatively, you can email your
entry to paul.ainsworth@specsavers.com, or fill in
a paper entry form at one of the Specsavers Ópticas
stores.
Specsavers Ópticas in Guardamar have a raffle
running in store until the end of November to raise
money for the charity. Simply donate 1€ or more to
the ONCE Foundation for Guide Dogs in store and
be entered into the raffle to win a prize basket of
dog treats, a dog toy and chocolates for the owner.
The winner will be announced at the beginning of
December.
The competition and raffle is being organised as
part of Specsavers Ópticas’ campaign to raise 5,000€
for FOPG by the end of 2021 and to raise awareness
of the tireless work they do. The Foundation breeds,
trains and delivers more than 100 guide dogs every
year to people who have severe visual impairment
across Spain. They provide these guide dogs free of
charge thanks to the support of ONCE and companies
and individuals such as Specsavers Ópticas and their
clients who pull together to raise funds for this worthy
cause.
The work of this Foundation is essential for blind
or severely visually impaired people to live as
independently as possible. Going from walking with
a cane to walking with a guide dog represents a great
improvement in their mobility, substantially increasing
the speed and safety of their movements, which
enables them to integrate better into the community
and lead fuller lives. To breed, train and place a guide
dog with someone, costs approximately €40,000 and
today there are more than 400 blind people waiting for
a guide dog in Spain. Fundraising actions like this are
a great help to provide as many guide dogs as possible
for people who really need them.
Specsavers Ópticas is located in Javea, Calpe,
Benidorm, Torrevieja, La Zenia and Guardamar on
the Costa Blanca and they are fundraising for FOPG
in store until the end of the year. Visit your nearest
opticians to enter the competition or make a donation.
Find out more at www.specsavers.es.

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36 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA WALSH’S WISDOM
Walsh’s Wisdom
THE DECK BOY WHO
MADE HISTORY
When in 1959 Michael Walsh was offered a
deck boy’s job on the MV Britannic it never
entered his head that he had been chosen
by fate to be the final link in an ocean-going epic.
Fresh out of sea training school the 16-year-old
cadet leaning slightly forward placed his signature
on the ship’s articles. Returning the pen to the ship’s
officer he thus became the last deck boy on the last
ocean liner in the colours of the White Star Line.
From the liner’s rain-soaked mooring at
Liverpool’s Pier Head, he could see Albion House.
The former head office of the Oceanic Steamship
Company otherwise known as the White Star Line.
In 1912, from the building’s windows were tossed
scrawled notes bearing the names of survivors from
the RMS Titanic catastrophe. It was a crude way to
inform wailing relatives but Albion House those
fateful days was besieged by hysterical people.
Albion House remains today as it did then but the
MV Britannic, the last of the company’s great ocean
liners has since gone to the scrapyards.
When on New Year’s Eve, the deck boy now
a Junior Ordinary Seaman (JOS) signed off the
Britannic it had completed its final transatlantic
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regular voyage after three decades of service.
During his 10 months as a rating on the RMS
Britannic ~ the liner was licenced to carry Royal
Mail, Michael had acquired his Steering Ticket and
his Lifeboat Ticket.
Life on board for Michael and other of the ship’s
crew was far from routine. Under officer’s orders
he had risked the wrath of the gods by literally
skimming at full speed the Irish coast; an equivalent
to a pilot flying under Tower Bridge. He had also
sliced an Atlantic whale in half, had fought with
bare knuckles, and been befriended by legends of
the liner.
The audacious and precocious ship’s rating
earned a reputation as a gang leader in the
notoriously tough Hell’s Kitchen situated on the
West Side of Manhattan. He was mentored by
Bosun’s Mate the Manxman Joe Kieg who routinely
decked the toughest seamen as they drank in
waterfront saloons. He had watched aghast as
the same buccaneering bosun smashed to pulp
a notorious fighting cook whilst the Cunard’s
Commodore and liner’s captain looked on and then
looked away.
Was it a good time to be alive? Michael Walsh
smiles: ‘Just being alive was enough.’
The great liners and the golden days of
oceangoing superliners are now gone as have their
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crews and they have taken their stories with them.
For this reason, the recollections of one of the last
and indeed possibly the last living witness to tell his
story is a last testament to the White Star Line.
The famous and for some infamous shipping line
had endured the worst maritime disasters in history
at the time. The White Star Line had grown rich
carrying prospectors to the Australian and Yukon
gold rushes.
The MV Britannic had sailed across the graves
of mariners, shipwrecks and the last resting place
of the ill-fated RMS Titanic. In his true story, the
appropriately titled BRITANNIC WAIVES THE
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Walsh’s Wisdom
Lend me your ears
WALSH’S WISDOM
If you are in business there are going to
be occasions when you have to address
an audience. When you are watching
someone else speaking at an event it comes
across as easy. In truth standing up in front of
an audience and setting one’s stall out can be
the most unnerving experience.
Curious as to how speakers respond to such
situations a test was carried out. Several heroic
figures, including a mountaineer and a fighter
pilot were wired up. Whilst doing their highly
stressful ‘day jobs’ the trauma of their doing
so was barely noticeable. However, when
these guinea pigs were wired up before and as
they addressed audiences their heart rate and
blood pressure shot up to the red section on
the gauge.
Constantly referring to notes as you speak
or reading from a written speech is a no-no.
You will still trip over your own tongue and
your presentation will be met with a polite
response but the impact of what you want to
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say will be negligible.
My worst experience was when I reluctantly
accepted an invitation to speak before an
audience of several hundred in Washington
DC. It gets worse, the auditorium was situated
a few metres from Capitol Hill and the
attendees were mostly of an academic type.
As I progressed at constantly peered at my
notes. Instinctively, I realised I was making a
spectacle of myself. Then, shoving my notes
to one side, I continued. I was animate and
I spoke passionately. Frankly, I had no idea
how my speech would be received. Frankly,
sweating, I had reached the stage where I
could have cared less.
Finally, I drew a line under my deliver
and waited for several hundred deadpan
expressions and a slow handclap. What I
didn’t expect was thunderous applause from
an audience now standing in its feet, many
rushing to the podium to grasp my hand. Is
there a lesson to be learned? Yes, nothing beats
conviction and compassion.
There is no easy solution. Some find
addressing an audience easy and some find
doing so their worst nightmare. The fortunate
speakers tend to be the exhibitionists of life
and self-confident. The rest of us would prefer
a visit to the dentist. Those called to the
soapbox have their own tricks to help them
through the ordeal. I cottoned on to mine
when I was in my early twenties.
I had two tricks up my sleeve. I never
look at the audience. It is there but for me it
is wallpaper. When I address an audience, I
basically speak to myself aloud. It works, for
me and it might for you too.
The other ploy I learned quite early on. I
noticed that amongst the hundred or so faces
staring up at me there was one always one
soul who appeared to be responding well
to me presentation. Ignoring the rest of the
audience I spoke directly to him or her as
though we were having a one-to-one meeting.
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40 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
ANNE RODGER
The Wedding
Part 8
BY
ANNE RODGER
In the late 1940’s my cousin Jean was an
ordinary working-class girl with a job
in Woolworth’s. Her boyfriend, Brian,
was the only child of a wealthy local family,
in the garage business. He was about to go
to University. I was only a little girl at the
time, but over the next few years, whenever
they visited us, Jean always told me that
when they got married, I would be her chief
bridesmaid.
Due to parental opposition, they had a
long time to wait.
When Brian became a fully-qualified
Chartered Accountant his parents finally
gave consent to their marriage. By that time
I was eleven years old and in my first year
at Grammar School.
Jennifer, Brian’s cousin,
was to be the other
bridesmaid. She was at
the same school as me,
but at 17 was in her final
year.
However, we were of
the same height, build
and colouring. Jean asked
my mum if it was OK to
have my long plaits cut
off as Jennifer had short
hair and Jean wanted
us to look as alike as
possible.
Together with our
mothers, Jean, Jennifer
and I went on the bus to Wolverhampton to
choose the dresses. They were of a similar
design - floor length, but Jean’s white dress
was strapless, while Jennifer and I were in
lavender with short lace jackets.
Walking down the aisle after the ceremony,
as chief bridesmaid, I was on the arm of
the best man, following behind bride and
groom.
The Reception was at the very posh
George Hotel in the centre of Walsall. Mum
told me, years later, that she and dad were
approached by the best man, who asked
their permission to ask me out on a date.
She said that the poor man was gobsmacked
when she asked if he knew that I was eleven
In the morning, Cheif Bridesmaid at Jean and Brian’s Wedding in Walsall.

ANNE RODGER
NOVEMBER 2021 | 41
years old. He was speechless and retreated
backwards - muttering apologies and no
doubt wishing the ground would open up
and swallow him.
During the afternoon, mum, dad, my
brother and I, went up to a room that
had been reserved for us, in which to get
changed as dad’s only other niece was
getting married on the same day, but in
Birmingham. Jean and Brian had booked a
taxi for us to be taken to the wedding in the
afternoon.
Having changed, we came down the main
staircase of the hotel, where we had to walk
through the ongoing reception in order to go
out of the front door to the waiting taxi. As
we pushed through, mum said she searched
the faces, looking for the best man. She
wanted to see his reaction when he saw what
I looked like as a typical eleven-year-old - in
my slip-on shoes, pleated skirt and yellow
Kangol beret.
Same day in the afternoon, one of the guests
at Eileen’s Wedding in Birmingham
Guy Fawkes
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instead and Halloween’s popularity waned
in Britain, with the noteworthy exception of
Scotland. Guy Fawkes became synonymous
with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which
has been commemorated in Britain since 5
November 1605. His effigy is traditionally
burned on a bonfire, commonly accompanied
by a firework display.
This year has been named 8 places to see
the bomfire and firework display in England
Alexandra Palace Fireworks Festival, London.
Lewes Bonfire Celebrations. Legoland
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Bonfire Night at Chatsworth House.

42 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
RESTAURANTE EL NIDO
PLAZA DE LA SORT 1
03724 MORAIRA
Tel. 96 574 5395
www.elnidomoraira.com
Opening hours.
From 10.00 am
every day.
El Nido is a True Haven. Excellent
restaurant in every way - It’s a must
This restaurant is fantastic!!!! You will love the food
and its location is in a top spot right opposite the
beach. The staff are lovely and very efficient. It’s a
must.
Excellent variety of great food and if you need
food to be gluten free they totally understand your
requirements.
The Chef at El Nido, Moraira is an artist, the meals
are displayed with such talent and far beyond
anyone’s expectations. Everything is presented
with a clash of favours that complement each other
brilliantly and each dish is displayed mouthwateringly
beautiful.
El Nido has a really good menu with a nice mix
of local dishes and international style items. The
Service is friendly and attentive and the food is of
really high quality, it would bear comparison with
some of the prestige places in the larger cities
It is a real gem and you will look forward to eating
there again and again, as the service is quick
and friendly, food is tasty. Location is good. The
whole place feels perfect and is worth trying. El
Nido’s paella is also a must and is very tasty and
good value plus an excellent house wine. There
is so much variety in Paella choices from a mixed
meat or fish, vegetable, Seafood, Mellow rice with
Lobster, to Saffron and Squid and many more to
think about. The tapas are mouth-watering from
mixed fried fish, Clams in Marina sauce, Grilled
cuttlefish to name but a few. A big variety of meat
and fish menus such as Grilled Pork fillet, Rabbit
cooked in garlic seasoning, Duck. Or Grilled
Seabass, Lobster stew, Hake to grilled prawns
and many more to choose from. Childrens’ menus
available.
El Nido is a true haven to relax and enjoy an
evening with friends and family. The staff go out of
their way to make you feel welcome.
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44 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA A MEDIUM RARE
The fading of Summer and the blend into Autumn
is a time of subtle changes and shorter days, but
I kind of like that. I would always prefer to live
where there are changes to the seasons and they are a
predictable force of energy in an ever changing World.
I love the colours of nature as fruits ripen, especially if
I can pick pomegranates from the trees. Love to walk
in the little woods with my dog and see the changes
of the colours of leaves and wear a jumper. I do not
mourn the Summer, but I hope that next year there
will be another one for me, and I shall be prepared
for the balmy days and nights once more. I celebrate
Halloween and can have nights under a blanket
watching the television, and put a duvet once more on
my bed and sleep warmly. I will soon have oranges at
my door and make jam and I have a pumpkin to carve
for Trick or Treat.
That’s pretty well what life has been for many
recently. Trick or Treat. The trick of life is to be
balanced and well and not to lose hold of that energy
that you need. Living with the positive health that you
deserve to have and having that wonderful feeling of
wellbeing means everything in terms of day to day life
right now. Being tricked is another kettle of fish, and
this can lead to unhappiness and trauma. As for treats,
well deserving those little things that help us along
the way are the best treats of all. We each deserve,
and if you add faith to this then you really do have
everything, and everything goes into place at the same
time.
Spirit can help you on your journey whenever you
need them. They respond to faith and are fuelled by
belief, but whatever you choose to believe in will be
the right thing for you. Believe in anything that helps
you through, but Spirit has a way of reminding you
that you are unique and blessed and that life holds
something very special and highly individual for you.
They will never judge you because they see you as
the great individual that you are. What they will do is
to allow you to see things from different angles, and
to contribute towards your positivity of life here on
Earth. For that matter we are all of us Spirit living in a
body and the body is merely our transit system in the
World.
As changes come and fear subsides we can share in
the abundant energy that is afforded to us by Spirit.
Those in the Spirit World have had at least one life
here on Earth and now they share their findings and
get to the very bottom of things that need to be done
in an honest, frank and spiritual way. Our faith may be
tested but by having belief we are all protected in other
ways against the negativity of others and their failings.
We do not profess to be perfect, but we can tune into
our energies and share them wholeheartedly with
those who really need our tenderest loving care; whilst
still being ourselves.
We are not slaves to Spirit, neither are we their
experiment. Life to us has to be fundamentally
experimental, however, and we have already learned
much from the vagaries that are formed there in
the Book of Life. Our personal book may not yet be
available for publishing, but we hold on dearly to
aspects of the past, whilst we live for today and aspire
to whatever tomorrow may bring us. Our treasured
secrets and true emotions can live alongside us in the
World of today. Every day we can be thankful that
we have the strongest of energies to see us through,
and both the courage and the wisdom to know the
difference that we can make here on Earth by sharing,
caring and loving. We all have something to give, and
whatever that may be then may it be enjoyed by those
who need it.
Always keep love safely within you and love
yourself, because self love is an essential part of the
process of abundance, and there is no greater gift that
we can have than to know ourselves, who we are and
why we are the way that we are. We know that our
love is a gift to share and that others need us from time
to time to assist with the duties of their lives as we can
comfort, protect and strengthen whosoever needs us.
Life is a blanket we can use to keep out the chills and it
offers layers of protection to any who may need it. We
are not alone and what we do have we can share.
Autumn rain will wash away the debris of Summer.
Nature’s best gardener is the Autumnal wind and the
ripe berries and fruits of another season will become
our delight. As the nights draw in and the days bring a
touch of chill we must never forget that we are a great
part of the changes to come and that the World will
only really listen when it just may be too late. However
we have heard, taken things into account and readily
acted upon whatever remedy we can muster to heal
and provide that which others just do not have, and
hopefully they will appreciate this for all the right
reasons.
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46 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
Sunday
14TH NOV
CLAIRE 4pm until 7pm
Sunday 21st Nov
MARK WEST
4pm until 7pm
Sunday 28th Nov
FRANK ABRAMS
4pm until 7pm
Father Ted’s
Camino del Pallero, 6, Moraira
OPENING HOURS
Mon 3 – 9
Tues 3 – 9
Weds 3 – 11
Thurs CLOSED
Fri 3 – 10
Sat 2 – 10
Sun 10 – 8
Father Ted’s can be described as a “Jewel in a Crown” as
it sparkles with personality and is a “gem” of a bar to visit
with a warm welcome.
In the Moraira area where there are plenty of fizzy beers, it’s a joy to get a decent
pint of Guinness, properly served. The owner and staff are professional and friendly
and the food is very good. It has a relaxed and civilized feel about it, everything
a bar should be. Another big asset is the wide selection of “GUEST CRAFT ALES”
available including “ADNAMS BROADSIDE” and “NEIPA” on draught.
GUEST BEERS CHANGED REGULARLY.
What a find! Great food and service and good value for money. Treat yourself to
a traditional Sunday Lunch with a choice of starters, main courses of Roast Beef,
Roast Chicken, Roast Lamb, or Roast Pork served with all the trimmings, starting
from 10.95€. Spaces are limited though so give Gwen a ring on 966 490 277 or 630
965 392 to book. Lunch will be served from 1.30.
Staff very friendly and attentive. Home-made Specials from €6.95.
Inside seating 52 people and on the terrace 20. Plenty of outside parking space.
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Two Courses 13.95€
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48 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Are you a Co Dependant?
I
am asking this question because co
dependency is a growing problem
among people today, due to the fact
that in the 1960’s the way of thinking put
forward then by professionals who were
dealing with personal problems was
that we were all VICTIMS of some past
experiences and therefore couldn’t make
any changes in our lives. This is NOT true.
As long as you are in control mentally
of your day to day living, then dramatic
changes can be made, and a massive
difference can be experienced with some
help at the beginning to help you to see
things differently. That is all it takes.
Making changes brings about different
results...Many people would agree with
that after seeing and handling things
differently.
Just check out the following questions to
see which ones apply to you.........
1. Are you always worried about others’
opinions of you?
2. Have you ever lived with someone who
belittles you?
3. Do you think the opinions of others more
important than your own?
4. Do you feel rejected when others spend
time with THEIR friends?
5. Do you doubt your ability to be who you
want to be?
6. Are you uncomfortable expressing your
true feelings to others?
7. Do you have difficulty accepting
compliments?
8. Do you have difficulty talking to people
in authority?
9. Are you confused about who you are as
a person?
10. Do you have trouble saying “no” when
asked for help?
11. Do you have trouble asking for help?
12. Do you not like yourself?
The first step in changing unhealthy
behaviour is understanding it. It could be
important to educate ourselves about the
cycle of addiction and how it extends into
our relationships.
People find freedom, love, and serenity
in their recovery. Having self esteem built
up again can be the most valuable thing,
because when we value ourselves we can
handle almost anything life throws at us.
The more we understand co-dependency
the better we can cope with its effects.
Taking in more information could help
some of us to live a healthier, more fulfilling
life.
Maybe it has been helpful to understand a
little more about something that affects an
awful lot of us, pulling some down to the
depths of despair. Try to appreciate the fact
that it can be overcome and it can be dealt
with. ...it can all be set straight, if that is
what you want to do.
Violet King
Take care...till the next time!

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50 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
DAWN BLYTHE
Top 10 Health Benefits of
Stopping Smoking
In at Number 1……Better sex!
Stopping smoking improves the body’s
blood flow, so improves sensitivity.
Women are more easily aroused and
men have a less chance of suffering from
erectile dysfunction. Statistically nonsmokers
are three times more appealing to
the opposite sex than smokers.
2. Improved fertility
Quitting smoking improves the lining of
the womb and can make men’s sperm more
potent. Miscarriages are less common in
non-smokers and for those undergoing
I.V.F. successful conception is more likely.
3. More energy
Circulation improves within 2-12 weeks of
stopping smoking. This makes all physical
activities much easier. Quitting also boosts
your immune system, making it easier
to fight off colds and flu. The increase in
oxygen in the body makes ex-smokers less
tired.
4. Better breathing
People breathe more easily and cough less
when they give up smoking because their
lung capacity improves by up to 10% within
nine months. In your 20s and 30s, the effect
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be noticeable until you go for a run, but
lung capacity naturally diminishes
with age. In later years, having
maximum lung capacity can
mean the difference between
having an active, healthy
old age and wheezing
when going for a walk or
climbing the stairs.
5. Less stress
Scientific studies show
that people’s stress levels
are lower after they
stop smoking. Nicotine
addiction makes smokers
stressed from the ‘withdrawal’
between cigarettes. The pleasant
feeling of satisfying that craving is
only temporary and is not a real cure
for stress.
6. Improved smell and taste
Kicking the smoking habit gives your
senses of smell and taste a boost. The
body is recovering from being dulled by
the hundreds of toxic chemicals found in
cigarettes.
7. Younger looking skin
Stopping smoking has been found to slow
facial ageing and delay the appearance of
wrinkles. The skin of a non-smoker gets
more nutrients, including oxygen, and can
reverse the sallow, lined complexion that
smokers often have.
8. Whiter teeth
Giving up tobacco stops teeth becoming
stained, and you’ll have fresher breath.
Ex-smokers are less likely than smokers
to get gum disease and lose their teeth
prematurely.
9. Healthier loved ones
Passive smoking increases a non-smoker’s
risk of lung cancer, heart disease and stroke.
Second-hand smoke makes children twice at
risk of chest illnesses, including pneumonia,
croup, bronchitis, ear infections, wheezing
and asthma. They also have three times
the risk of getting lung cancer in later life
compared with children who live with nonsmokers.
And finally at number 10…….Longer life!
Half of all long-term smokers die early from
smoking-related diseases. Men who quit
smoking by 30 add 10 years to their life.
People who kick the habit at 60 add three
years to their life. In other words, it’s never
too late to benefit from stopping.
· Article by Dawn Blythe S.R.N. R.M.
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52 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA PUZZLE PAGE
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ACROSS
1 Some tyres may be serrated (8)
6 Some pure deep colour (3)
9 Decree cited in error (5)
10 Office wear ordered from Algeria? (7)
11 Furniture placed by river (7)
13 Sample making sense (5)
14 News I’d broadcast in northern town (6)
15 Keep dancing near it (6)
19 Fruit that could be cheap (5)
21 Unpredictable boy sheltering rodent (7)
22 I go nuts arranging trips (7)
23 From concealment, shoot a bird (5)
24 Some Common Market countries - and the
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25 An unknown person is comparatively odd
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3 Rocky 6 outcrop Some pure stuck deep up? colour Nonsense! (3) (3)
9 Decree cited in error (5)
4 Ref has
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again
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5 Spectacles 11 Furniture always placed provided by for river tourist (7) (9)
6 Bread 13found Sample in luxury making car? sense (5) (5)
14 News I'd broadcast in northern town (6)
7 A girl 15 of Keep the Indian dancing Empire near (5) it (6)
8 Notice 19cut Fruit in playground that could be equipment cheap (5)(6)
12 A net 21helps Unpredictable wild animals boy (9) sheltering rodent (7)
22 I go nuts arranging trips (7)
16 A way 23 to From go on concealment, horseback - shoot with legs a bird apart (5)
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17 Steal (3) the Spanish coin (6)
25 An unknown person is comparatively odd (8)
18 Meals the queen found a problem (6)
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Fresh, fruity, spicy, woody, floral, sweet, afterhsave
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54 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA PAWS FOR THOUGHT
I
am thinking of Christmas which is
really just around the corner, I have sent
my letter to Santa, as he may need my
help again to pull his sleigh! I did well in
past years. My step brothers Bentley
and Alfie want also to come along
again to help. They did a good job
last year. I suppose I could ask Santa
as they both worked well together
last time sorting out the presents.
Bentley, Alfie and I are all spoilt dogs
and love our Christmas presents. I
hide my toys and then enjoy playing
with theirs. However, I do let them get
their own way quite a lot of the time. Not
all my furry friends would have such a fun
Christmas as we have, so please give those
less fortunate a thought and adopt or foster
for Christmas.
We are all getting excited about
Christmas.
By the way, Bentley and I had a fantastic
Halloween and I have to say Bentley was a
“Little Devil” but very cute and lovely. Alfie
was not keen to dress up. Happy to run
round with toys in his mouth.
Bentley managed to enjoy playing with
his “fancy dress head gear” and we had to
go and buy another set as he was a “Devil”
with one ear. However, he is cute and gets
away with the odd little thing he does as he
has beautiful eyes. He wins humans over!!
As I mentioned before I pulled a leg
muscle and could not put my paw to the
floor. My family contacted Carol of Eternal
Bentley and Tyson together in their
Halloween costumes. .
The PEPA helpline on 650 304 746 or
Email: p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com
Health, as she advertises Bio flow magnetic
collars for animals. Originally the magnetic
Bio flow collars were designed for animals
to help the relief of many ailments and as
they were so successful are now used by
humans to help any pain relief.
Lots of tail wags, paw, paw and licks
Bentley, Alfie and yours truly Tyson.
Tyson

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Sunday lunches from 12.00 pm
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BOOK REVIEW
Book
Review
NOVEMBER 2021 | 57
Homeland
by Fernando Aramburu (Author)
The international bestseller, longlisted for
the Dublin Literary Award 2021. ‘It’s been
a long time since I’ve read a book that was
so persuasive and moving’ - Mario Vargas Llosa,
author of Time of the Hero. The Basque Country,
Spain, 2011.
PRICE
15€
Paperback
Miren and Bittori have lived side by side in a
small Basque town all their lives. Their husbands
play cards together, their children play and
eventually go out drinking together. The terrorist
threat posed by ETA seems to affect them little.
When Bittori’s husband starts receiving
threatening letters - demanding money, accusing
him of being a police informant - she turns to her
friend for help. But Miren’s loyalties are torn: her
son has just been recruited as a terrorist and to
denounce them would be to condemn her own
flesh and blood. Tensions rise, relationships
fracture, and events move towards a tragic
conclusion .
“. . Is Aramburu the Tolstoy
of the Basque country,
author of a Spanish
language War and Peace?
- Guardian
“
Format:
Publisher:
Imprint:
Paperback / softback 640 pages
Pan Macmillan
Picador
ISBN: 9781509858040
Published: 2 Apr 2020
Classifications:
Readership:
Weight:
Dimensions:
Pub. Country:
Language:
Modern & contemporary fiction
(post c 1945), War & combat
fiction, Fiction in translation
General (US: Trade)
430g
131 x 196 x 44 (mm)
United Kingdom
English

58 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA CELEBRITY PROFILE
JACQUES COUSTEAU
Jacques-Yves Cousteau commonly
known in English as Jacques
Cousteau; born 11 June 1910 – died
25 June 1997 was a French naval
officer, explorer, conservationist,
filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer,
author and researcher
who studied the sea and all forms
of life in water. He co-developed
the Aqua-Lung, pioneered marine
conservation.
Cousteau described his underwater
world research in series of books,
perhaps most successful being his
first book, The Silent World: A Story
of Undersea Discovery and Adventure,
published in 1953. Cousteau
also directed films, most notably
the documentary adaptation of the
book, The Silent World, which won
a Palme d’or at the 1956 Cannes
Film Festival. He remained the only
person to win a Palme d’Or for a
documentary film, until Michael
Moore won the award in 2004 for
Fahrenheit 9/11.
Cousteau’s comment. “The sea, the
great unifier, is man’s only hope.
Now, as never before,
the old phrase has a literal meaning:
We are all in the same boat.”
Cousteau had one brother, Pierre-
Antoine. In 1930, he entered the
École Navale and graduated as a
gunnery officer. After an automobile
accident cut short his career in naval
aviation, Cousteau indulged his
interest in the sea.
In Toulon, where he was serving on
the Condorcet, Cousteau carried out
his first underwater experiments,
thanks to his friend Philippe Tailliez
who in 1936 lent him some Fernez
underwater goggles, predecessors
of modern swimming goggles.
Cousteau also belonged to the
information service of the French
Navy, and was sent on missions to
Shanghai and Japan (1935–1938)
and in the USSR (1939).
On 12 July 1937 he married Simone
Melchior, with whom he had two
sons, Jean-Michel (born 1938) and
Philippe (1940–1979). His sons
took part in the adventures of the
Calypso. In 1991, one year after his
wife Simone’s death from cancer,
he married Francine Triplet. They
already had a daughter Diane
Cousteau (born 1980) and a son
Pierre-Yves Cousteau (born 1982),
born during Cousteau’s marriage to
his first wife.
In 1943, they made the film Shipwrecks,
in which they used two of
the very first Aqua-Lung prototypes.
These prototypes were made
in Boulogne following instructions
from Cousteau. When making the
film, Cousteau could not find the
necessary blank reels of movie
film, but had to buy hundreds of
small still camera film reels the
same width, intended for a make of
child’s camera, and cemented them
together to make long reels.
During the 1940s, Cousteau is
credited with improving the aqualung
design which gave birth to
the open-circuit scuba technology
used today. Cousteau started diving
with Fernez goggles in 1936, and
in 1939 used the self-contained
underwater breathing apparatus
invented in 1926. Cousteau was not
satisfied with the length of time he
could spend underwater with the
Le Prieur apparatus so he improved
it to extend underwater duration
by adding a demand regulator,
invented in 1942 by Émile Gagnan.
In 1943 Cousteau tried out the first
prototype aqua-lung which finally
made extended underwater exploration
possible.
In 1948, between missions of mine
clearance, underwater exploration
and technological and physiological
tests, Cousteau undertook a first
campaign in the Mediterranean
on board the sloop Élie Monnier.
A small team also undertook the
exploration of the Roman wreck of
Mahdia (Tunisia). It was the first
underwater archaeology operation
using autonomous diving, opening
the way for scientific underwater
archaeology. Cousteau brought back
from there the Carnets diving film
(presented and preceded with the
Cannes Film Festival 1951). In 1949,
Cousteau left the French Navy.
In 1950, he founded the French
Oceanographic Campaigns and
leased a ship called Calypso from
Thomas Loel Guinness for a symbolic
one franc a year. Cousteau
refitted the Calypso as a mobile
laboratory for field research and as
his principal vessel for diving and
filming.
Cousteau correctly predicted the existence
of the echo location abilities
of porpoises. He reported that his
research vessel, the Élie Monier, was
heading to the Straits of Gibraltar
and noticed a group of porpoises
following them. Cousteau changed
course a few degrees off the optimal
course to the center of the strait,
and the porpoises followed for a
few minutes, then diverged toward
mid-channel again. It was evident
that they knew where the optimal
course lay, even if the humans did
not. Cousteau concluded that the
cetaceans had something like sonar,
which was a relatively new feature

CELEBRITY PROFILE
on submarines.
Cousteau with the assistance of Jean
Mollard, he made a “diving saucer”
SP-350, an experimental underwater
vehicle which could reach a depth
of 350 meters. The successful experiment
was quickly repeated in 1965
with two vehicles which reached
500 meters.
In October 1960, a large amount
of radioactive waste was going to
be discarded in the Mediterranean
Sea by the Commissariat à l’énergie
atomique (CEA). The CEA argued
that the dumps were experimental
in nature, and that French
oceanographers such as Vsevelod
Romanovsky had recommended
it. Romanovsky and other French
scientists, including Louis Fage and
Jacques Cousteau, repudiated the
claim, saying that Romanovsky had
in mind a much smaller amount.
The CEA claimed that there was little
circulation (and hence little need
for concern) at the dump site between
Nice and Corsica, but French
public opinion sided with the
oceanographers rather than with the
CEA atomic energy scientists. The
CEA chief, Francis Perrin, decided
to postpone the dump. Cousteau organized
a publicity campaign which
in less than two weeks gained wide
popular support. The train carrying
the waste was stopped by women
and children sitting on the railway
tracks, and it was sent back to its
origin.
American television companies
created the series The Undersea
World of Jacques Cousteau, with the
character of the commander in the
red bonnet inherited from standard
diving dress intended to give the
films a “personalized adventure”
style. This documentary series ran
for ten years from 1966 to 1976. A
second documentary series, The
Cousteau Odyssey, ran from 1977 to
1982, among others.
In 1973, along with his two sons and
Frederick Hyman, he created the
Cousteau Society for the Protection
of Ocean Life, Frederick Hyman
being its first President; it now has
more than 300,000 members.
In 1976, Cousteau uncovered the
wreck of HMHS Britannic and
found the wreck of the French 17thcentury
ship-of-the-line La Therese
in coastal waters of Crete.
On 28 June 1979, while the Calypso
was on an expedition to Portugal,
his second son, Philippe, his preferred
and designated successor and
with whom he had co-produced
all his films since 1969, died in a
Catalina flying boat crash in the
Tagus river near Lisbon. Cousteau
was deeply affected. He called his
then eldest son, the architect Jean-
Michel Cousteau, to his side. This
collaboration lasted 14 years.
From 1980 to 1981, he was a regular
on the animal reality show Those
Amazing Animals, along with Burgess
Meredith,Priscilla Presley, and
Jim Stafford.
Cousteau’s Diving Saucer
Francine Triplet currently continues
her husband’s work as the head
of the Cousteau Foundation and
Cousteau Society.
On 11 January 1996, Calypso was
rammed and sunk in Singapore
Harbour by a barge. The Calypso
was refloated and towed home to
France.
Cousteau’s legacy includes more
than 120 television documentaries,
more than 50 books, and an
environmental protection foundation
with 300,000 members and his
submarine near Oceanographic
Museum in Monaco.
The Cousteau Society is currently
attempting to turn the original
Calypso into a museum and it is
raising funds to build a successor
vessel, the Calypso II.
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In his last years, after marrying
again, Cousteau became involved in
a legal battle with his son Jean-Michel
over Jean-Michel licensing the
Cousteau name for a South Pacific
resort, resulting in Jean-Michel
Cousteau being ordered by the
court not to encourage confusion
between his for-profit business and
his father’s non-profit endeavours.
What happened to the Cousteau
Society?
Although the Cousteau Society, a
nonprofit environmental organization
founded by the explorer, set
out to restore it after Mr. Cousteau’s
death, there have been lawsuits and
disputes that have left the boat’s
wooden frame weathering and its
famous false nose with an underwater
chamber rusting away.
In 2007, the International Watch
Company introduced the IWC
Aquatimer Chronograph “Cousteau
Divers” Special Edition. The
proceeds from the timepieces’
sales were partially donated to the
non-profit organization involved
into conservation of marine life and
preservation of tropical coral reefs
Though he was not particularly a
religious man, Cousteau believed
that the teachings of the different
major religions provide valuable
ideals and thoughts to protect the
environment.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau died of
a heart attack on 25 June 1997 in
Paris, aged 87. He was buried in a
Roman Catholic Christian funeral in
the family vault at Saint-André-de-
Cubzac in France. An homage was
paid to him by the city by the inauguration
of a “rue du Commandant
Cousteau”, a street which runs out
to his native house, where a commemorative
plaque was affixed.
Philippe Cousteau. Inspired by
the legacy of his grandfather of
Jacques Cousteau, Philippe is an
multi Emmy-Nominated TV host
and producer as well as an author,
speaker, and social entrepreneur. He
and his wife Ashlan are the stars of
The Travel Channel’s newest series
Caribbean Pirate Treasure.

60 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA
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An Amazing Material Shop
Fabric is an amazing material wonderland shop.
Displaying a selection of dress fabrics, curtain material,
assorted furnishings cloths, quilting, upholstering,
sequins, cottons, crafts and much more etc.
All types of materials for that “special occasion
outfit”, costumes for shows, or curtains, cushions,
cushion covers, bedding, and tablecloths. Patchwork
Fabrics, Sheetings, and Paper Patterns.
Fabrix is stacked to the roof with fascinating materials
and makes a great starting point.
Ask Brian, the owner of Fabrix and an expert in his trade,
for advice on the type of materials needed, how much is
required etc.
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C/La Pinta 6, Calpe 03710, Alicante.
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You’ll Enjoy Your Visit
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62 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA HOROSCOPE
Awarded the maximum 5 star rating in the most recent poll by
the American Federation of Certified Psychics and Mediums.
ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20:
The New Moon in Scorpio helps you to see
things in a different light and changes are
out there on the horizon; but only when you are good
and ready.
TAURUS APRIL 22 - MAY 21:
Venus enters Capricorn and issues of love
and money immediately become a focus. Go
with your heart because you have such good
intentions.
GEMINI MAY 22 - JUNE 22:
There’s a strong need for someone with
your talents, but why are you being so
stubborn right now? Mercury in Scorpio is
in opposition to Uranus in Taurus.
CANCER JUNE 23 - JULY 23:
Take the weight off your feet right now, it
seems that you may have taken on more
than you can handle. Mercury, in Scorpio mid month,
will see the truth revealed.
LEO JULY 24 - AUG 23:
Keep that sunshine coming into your life.
An offer that you cannot and will not refuse
is made in all sincerity. Sagittarius hosts the Sun and
optimism reigns!
VIRGO AUG 24 - SEPT 23:
Actions in Sagittarius see Vesta bringing in a
new maxim that stimulates the need to have
the success that you undoubtedly deserve
and the temerity for it to continue.
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LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCT 23:
Having to say no is sometimes the most
difficult response, but just lately you are
wising up! Mars lets off steam in Scorpio and your
assistance will soon be sought.
SCORPIO OCT 24 - NOV 22:
Mars brings unpredictable aspects that
may lead to tension or imbalance. Be sure
to look after yourself above all and stay on track,
where you belong.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 21:
Ýour psychic energies are charged and
ready to put to good use this month.
Believe more and you will get more. Mercury enters
to serve and protect.
CAPRICORN DEC 22 - JAN 20:
Pluto in Capricorn sextiles Mercury in
Scorpio and a conversation this month
changes things. This should have happened a long
time ago. Be free.
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19:
Your planetary leader trines in Taurus
towards the end of the month. With
Venus in Capricorn, nothing will be as bad as it
seems and a solution beckons.
PISCES FEB 20 - MAR 20:
Neptune in Pisces brings you strong
energies of creativity and a boost of
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energy to ensure that Classic you Sudoku
no longer have
to hold back or regret what you do.
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exactly once in each of the rows, columns and the nine outlined 3x3 regions.
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