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Your FREE LEISURE MAGAZINE<br />
for the Costa Blanca<br />
<strong>Out</strong> & About®<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 2021 • Issue 192<br />
On Remembrance Day we<br />
honour the soldiers who fought<br />
for Britain during the First<br />
World War <strong>and</strong> World War II.<br />
Is a day we<br />
remember the people<br />
that sacrificed<br />
their lives to let<br />
us have peace.<br />
“Forever in our<br />
thoughts.”<br />
Costa Blanca<br />
“Gone but never<br />
forgotten”.<br />
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DEAR READER<br />
Getting back to some kind of normality<br />
Dear Reader<br />
For those living in Spain,<br />
normally we would be<br />
saying that this country<br />
is diverse enough to keep<br />
residents all of ages entertained<br />
with things to do <strong>and</strong> places to<br />
visit, whether you’re looking for a<br />
day trip, weekend break, local excursion<br />
or annual vacation, you will find this on the<br />
Costa Blanca. However, we are starting to get<br />
back to some normality now that quite a lot<br />
restrictions have lifted. The masks are still<br />
worn to enter shops, supermarkets etc.<br />
However, it is still eye catching to look at<br />
the lovely beaches <strong>and</strong> relax with the good<br />
weather still with us. Much cooler though.<br />
Spain’s weather in <strong>Nov</strong>ember. With seven<br />
rainfall days for the month, rain is expected<br />
at some point during <strong>Nov</strong>ember. The amount<br />
of sunshine hours has now dropped to six<br />
per day. The sea temperatures are now just<br />
18 degrees Celsius. On the upside, peak high<br />
temperatures still might reach the 20 to 22<br />
degrees Celsius mark. There is a fair degree<br />
of temperature variation in the waters of the<br />
Med. It is generally significantly warmer<br />
as you travel east <strong>and</strong> there is around 10°C<br />
range between winter <strong>and</strong> summer high <strong>and</strong><br />
lows.<br />
It’s worth thinking <strong>about</strong> some warm<br />
clothes. I cannot believe a “cool” <strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
is arriving. We just don’t know!! <strong>Nov</strong>ember’s<br />
traditional weather on the Costa Blanca is<br />
fairly miserable, but that is if you compare it<br />
to the peaks of summer.<br />
Remembrance Day also known as<br />
Poppy Day or Armistice Day is celebrated<br />
to commemorate the heroic efforts made<br />
in past wars. The holiday is annual <strong>and</strong><br />
it is on the second Sunday in<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember. A moment of silence<br />
is reserved at 11am on <strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
11th. People wear poppies as a<br />
symbol of respect. On this day<br />
memorial services, church services<br />
<strong>and</strong> parades also held to remember<br />
the members of their armed forces who<br />
have died in the line of duty. Remembrance<br />
Day is to recall the end of hostilities of World<br />
War I on that date in 1918. Bells in churches<br />
<strong>and</strong> cathedrals will ring out on 11 <strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
<strong>and</strong> Big Ben will also strike to mark the<br />
centenary of Armistice Day.<br />
World War 1 Jul 28, 1914 – <strong>Nov</strong> 11, 1918.<br />
World War II (WWII or WW2), also known<br />
as the Second World War, was a global war<br />
that lasted from 1939 to 1945.<br />
The birthstone for the month of <strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
is yellow topaz, which is believed by some<br />
to impart powers of healing <strong>and</strong> give the<br />
wearer strength.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember Birth Flower: Chrysanthemum.<br />
Chrysanthemums or “mums” as they are<br />
more commonly known are one of the most<br />
widely cultivated flowers in the world, <strong>and</strong><br />
the birthday flower for those born in the<br />
month of <strong>Nov</strong>ember.<br />
People born from <strong>Nov</strong>ember 1st to<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 22nd are members of the Scorpio<br />
sign. A Scorpio can be identified by their<br />
success-driven <strong>and</strong> resilient nature.<br />
Remember you are never alone with an<br />
<strong>Out</strong> & About Costa Blanca magazine.<br />
Until next time keep healthy, smiling <strong>and</strong><br />
happy.<br />
Carol R. Levey
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30 Remembrance Day<br />
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AGONY UNCLE NOVEMBER 2021 | 9<br />
My gr<strong>and</strong>son has picked up some<br />
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when we confront him, he says<br />
that all the children use these<br />
words, <strong>and</strong> they probably do, but<br />
what can I do?<br />
Laurent. Benichembla<br />
SHE IS MY LIVING ART<br />
Each night my work of art disrobes,<br />
Yet she is unconcerned,<br />
Such face has launched one thous<strong>and</strong> ships,<br />
And men forsaken, spurned,<br />
Yet in the mirror fault she finds,<br />
Each blemish she will see,<br />
Ignore the words if he repeats<br />
them <strong>and</strong> tell him that that<br />
language may be good for<br />
the playground but it is not<br />
what you wish to hear. Show<br />
your disapproval <strong>and</strong> teach<br />
him a lesson in discretion. If<br />
he wants to continue to swear<br />
then this will not be when you<br />
are around to hear them.<br />
Whilst I am mere beholder,<br />
And the only blemish me?<br />
How strange to measure up as art,<br />
Her bedroom can’t compete,<br />
With those who patronise the arts,<br />
And worship at the feet,<br />
Of marble stone or figurine,<br />
No blemish can they see,<br />
My only work of art is you,<br />
Disrobed <strong>and</strong> woman free.<br />
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DR. M. ISABEL SIGNES-SOLER<br />
Vision Sense Fronteres (Vision Without Borders)<br />
just came back from their last prevention of<br />
blindness progame in Africa. The project took place<br />
in one of Nairobi’s slums, in a recently opened small<br />
hospital. It was the first time that operating rooms<br />
had been used. The Spanish team was compose with<br />
3 ophthalmologist, 3 optometrist <strong>and</strong> 3 ophthalmic<br />
nurses.<br />
Nairobi is the most populous city in East Africa, with<br />
an estimated urban population of more than 4 million<br />
people.<br />
The reception from the local hospital staff was very<br />
good <strong>and</strong> they provided us with support staff at all<br />
times as well as working together in the operating<br />
room.<br />
Cataract Surgery in<br />
Nairobi 2021<br />
Patients waiting to be reviewed by the Spanish team.<br />
Taking the vision of the patients before being selected.<br />
Most of the patients were from the “Kikuyo” ethnic<br />
group, which is the most common in the area, but<br />
patients also came from very remote areas such as<br />
Kissi, Meru <strong>and</strong> Mombasa. According to what they<br />
told us, they heard it on the radio or saw it on social<br />
media <strong>and</strong> decided to make the long journey to be<br />
operated by our team. Some of the patients had been<br />
diagnosed with cataracts for a long time, but due to<br />
lack of resources, they had not been able to undergo<br />
surgery.<br />
There were many local supporters.<br />
The review of patients to select those with cataracts<br />
was performed by local personnel 2 weeks before<br />
our arrival, but even with the surgeries started,<br />
they continued to review patients untill last day of<br />
surgeries.<br />
A total of 2890 patients were reviewed by the local<br />
counterpart, of these 490 patients were recruited<br />
for surgery. Once the patient was dilated, <strong>and</strong> his<br />
intraocular pressure was taken, 249 eyes were<br />
operated on, all for cataracts except one for eyelids<br />
by accident. The unselected patients presented other<br />
types of ocular pathologies, not treatable with the<br />
intervention.<br />
The daily days started at 7.30 in the morning <strong>and</strong><br />
ended around 7 p.m. because there is a curfew in<br />
Kenya due to COVID. The ophthalmologists did<br />
not stop operating even to go to eat to optimize the<br />
working time in the hospital to the maximum.<br />
In general all the patients were very happy.<br />
And the recovery was very fast. At 24 hours all the<br />
Dra. Maria Isabel Signes-Soler, PhD, FAAO • Tel: 965832080
DR. M. ISABEL SIGNES-SOLER NOVEMBER 2021 | 13<br />
corneas were very<br />
transparent, which<br />
is a sign of a very<br />
fast recovery. Only<br />
on 1 occasions<br />
was it necessary to<br />
implant an anterior<br />
chamber lens due<br />
to difficulties in<br />
surgery due to the<br />
type of cataract<br />
presented by the<br />
patients. It must be<br />
taken into account<br />
that 85% of patients<br />
saw less than 5% before undergoing surgery <strong>and</strong> in<br />
many cases they had been blind for years, so some<br />
interventions were very complex.<br />
In this project, two phacoemulsification devices<br />
(Phaco) were used, which allowed us to perform<br />
surgeries with a smaller incision, which entails a quick<br />
recovery, as well as a much shorter surgery, which<br />
allows us to operate on more patients.<br />
The nurses <strong>and</strong> local auxiliary staff were very<br />
willing <strong>and</strong> praised the great work of the Spanish<br />
team. The good relationship with them <strong>and</strong> their<br />
help in the translation of the patients facilitated the<br />
successful development of the campaign.<br />
The patients will be checked weekly <strong>and</strong> monthly<br />
by the local ophthalmologist Dr. Brenda <strong>and</strong> our<br />
assistants will go back to Kenya to check the patients<br />
after 3 months.<br />
Everything was organized by Amrita Kenya as a<br />
local counterpart as in previous editions. And we have<br />
also had this year, for the third consecutive year, with<br />
the collaboration of the Calpe City Council<br />
Isabel with the Spanish Consul in Nairobi <strong>and</strong> Dr. Brenda,<br />
the ophthalmologist responsable of the hospital.<br />
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JOHN CURTIS<br />
Hello <strong>and</strong> a warm welcome to this<br />
month´s All Time Great who is a<br />
fallen hero among those we<br />
have lost this year, a feller called,<br />
eventually, Les Van Dyke who<br />
died in August at the ripe<br />
old age of 90. Les started<br />
out in showbizz as a<br />
singer, using the stage<br />
name Johnny Worth, but<br />
enjoyed far more success<br />
as a songwriter for others.<br />
For this activity he needed<br />
another moniker so became,<br />
in around 1959, Les Van<br />
Dyke.<br />
Actually this month´s hero<br />
was born John Worsley in 1931 <strong>and</strong> it<br />
was while doing his obligatory National<br />
Service he decided to try his luck as a singer<br />
after demobbing. A very lucky day came<br />
when he joined up with a vocal quartet<br />
called The Raindrops. It was they,<br />
including Vince Hill <strong>and</strong> Irish<br />
songstress Jackie Lee, who<br />
were awarded a regular slot<br />
among the performers on a<br />
TV show called “Drumbeat”<br />
a successor to “Six Five<br />
Special” <strong>and</strong> a forerunner<br />
to “Top Of The Pops” at the<br />
end of the 50s. Enter now<br />
two vital names in the LVD<br />
story. Musical arranger <strong>and</strong><br />
houseb<strong>and</strong> leader on Drumbeat<br />
was John Barry <strong>and</strong> another young<br />
talent was a boy singer who had recently<br />
changed HIS name to Adam Faith. Suffice<br />
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JOHN CURTIS<br />
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it to say Les started to write songs with<br />
Adam in mind, John Barry<br />
started to arrange them<br />
(including the violins<br />
played “pizzicato”)<br />
<strong>and</strong> Drumbeat was<br />
the perfect vehicle<br />
to deliver them to a<br />
young <strong>and</strong> hungry<br />
public. Starting<br />
with a No. 1 hit,<br />
What Do You Want,<br />
Les went on to<br />
write over 30 songs<br />
for Adam of which<br />
12 were top ten hits.<br />
John Barry arranged each<br />
one <strong>and</strong> it was his orchestra<br />
that provided the backing many<br />
of which included the trademark pizzicato<br />
plucking of violins. This combination ran<br />
out of steam with the emergence of the<br />
beat boom in 1963 but not before LVD had<br />
also penned 3 big hits for Eden Kane <strong>and</strong><br />
also enjoyed chart success with Anthony<br />
Newley, Jimmy Justice, Carole Deene, John<br />
Leyton, Marty Wilde, Chris S<strong>and</strong>ford <strong>and</strong><br />
The Bruisers. Les would find no success<br />
with any of the beat boom groups but<br />
an impressive list of singers (EG. Barbra<br />
Streis<strong>and</strong> Matt Monro <strong>and</strong> Shirley Bassey!)<br />
would continue to record his songs while<br />
the man himself was on h<strong>and</strong> to supply his<br />
own vocals to a number of productions.<br />
As Les entered his 40s in the early 70s<br />
two of his songs emerged to show his talent<br />
could still shine. Firstly in 1971 his song<br />
“Jack In The Box” was Clodagh Rodgers´<br />
entry in The Eurovision Song Contest. It did<br />
not win but gave Les a N0. 4 hit. May I add<br />
that I personally hate this song by the way<br />
but wish I had written it! 2 years later a LVD<br />
song again found it´s way into the top ten.<br />
This was “Gonna Make You An Offer You<br />
Can´t Refuse” by soul singer Jimmy Helms.<br />
Les continued to write songs, active<br />
more now in film <strong>and</strong> television<br />
<strong>and</strong> it was the latter which was<br />
to give him one last chart<br />
appearance many years<br />
later. Les composed the<br />
theme tune to the popular<br />
series “To Have And To<br />
Hold” <strong>and</strong>, performed<br />
by his wife Catherine<br />
Stock, the song made no.<br />
17 in the charts in 1987.<br />
Catherine´s brother Mike<br />
incidentally was a third<br />
of the famous Stock Aitken<br />
Waterman team that was so<br />
successful in the 1980s.<br />
A quieter life in his later years did nothing<br />
to diminish LVD´s status <strong>and</strong> place in the<br />
history of pop music <strong>and</strong> he only ceased<br />
to be a living legend when he finally left<br />
us in August 2021 at the great age of 90. A<br />
feature / tribute to Les Van Dyke will form<br />
a substantial part of my Podcast for the<br />
week commencing Saturday 27th <strong>Nov</strong>ember<br />
so I hope you will have a listen <strong>and</strong> enjoy it.<br />
There you will find <strong>and</strong> hear all the major<br />
songs, including the Adam Faith <strong>and</strong> Eden<br />
Kane hits, <strong>and</strong> I will also be playing them<br />
regularly on my Sunday morning show on<br />
Pure Gold FM where retro is the name of<br />
the game. Always feel free to contact me by<br />
Email to “jcpodcast10@gmail.com.”<br />
I hope you enjoy my articles & look<br />
forward to the pleasure of your company<br />
back here next month which will be , good<br />
grief, our Christmas edition. Till then I urge<br />
you to KEEP ROCKING, no matter what &<br />
in the words of Les Van Dyke, “Forget Me<br />
Not!”<br />
by John Curtis
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Magic Travel<br />
Moments<br />
Highlight those (many) travel moments in<br />
my life when things have ‘sparkled’.<br />
Pyramid Mountain<br />
On the other side of the Bay, mostly<br />
hidden behind low, running hills,<br />
it calls to me as I st<strong>and</strong> on the Roof<br />
Terrace.... absorbing the views all around<br />
us. They are breath-takingly varied, ‘snapshots’<br />
of some of what this region of Southern<br />
Mainl<strong>and</strong> Greece offers.<br />
“Pyramid Mountain” (so named by me)<br />
keeps calling to me, loud <strong>and</strong> clear, “Return to<br />
Ancient Egypt!”<br />
I continue to be spell-bound by that Great<br />
Civilization’s magnificent monuments <strong>and</strong><br />
their powerful carvings.<br />
From this distance “Pyramid Mountain<br />
presents the upper half of a perfect pyramid<br />
but, when I drive right by it, close up, the<br />
by John<br />
David<br />
Moorhouse<br />
DAVID MOORHOUSE.<br />
‘perfection’ disappears.... rocky slopes rise<br />
from rough scrubl<strong>and</strong> to a non-geometric peak;<br />
there is no man-made, finely-constructed<br />
base, no imposing, funerary temple entrance<br />
at ground-level; in fact there is no smooth<br />
ground-level to be seen, just ravines <strong>and</strong><br />
hidden streams (only awake during the wet<br />
season).<br />
Yet, somehow, the “Magic” of “Pyramid<br />
Mountain stays in the air as I drive by on my<br />
way to Pilos’s blue sea...<br />
it’s not just <strong>about</strong> echoing images, it’s <strong>about</strong><br />
what actually happened before, then was<br />
lost <strong>and</strong> now has been re-found by me (<strong>and</strong><br />
others).
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Calm mysteries - Secret Engl<strong>and</strong> - among<br />
the wind-swaying reeds - a small,<br />
gregarious jetty - water-logged woods -<br />
an 18th. Green - <strong>and</strong> lots more !<br />
Sit with a beer, think great thoughts, draw up<br />
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Suddenly, Mr. Heron’s head peeks out from a<br />
clump of reeds.... he it is who rules this Private<br />
Kingdom....<br />
but how ?<br />
By being there day <strong>and</strong> night, fair weather<br />
<strong>and</strong> foul, year in, year out !<br />
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challenge his Imperial Crown.<br />
We know that we are visitors to Silvermere<br />
Lake by his invitation....<br />
I would like to go deeper, to underst<strong>and</strong> this<br />
Kingdom, to explore its heights <strong>and</strong> depths -<br />
I’ve even written a tale <strong>about</strong> one of Mr.<br />
Heron’s cousins visiting him from abroad <strong>and</strong><br />
steering a submarine across Silvermere Lake’s<br />
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MEMORY LANE<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 1st - All Hallows<br />
Day, also known as All Saints<br />
Day among Roman Catholics,<br />
commemorating those who have<br />
no special feast day.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 1, 1700 - Charles II of<br />
Spain died <strong>and</strong> was succeeded by<br />
Philip V, resulting in the War of<br />
Spanish Succession.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 1, 1776 - Mission San<br />
Juan Capistrano was founded<br />
in California. Each year, the<br />
swallows of Capistrano leave their<br />
nests there around St. John’s Day<br />
(October 23rd) <strong>and</strong> return the<br />
following year near St. Joseph’s<br />
Day (March 19th).<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 1, 1848 - The first<br />
medical school for women opened<br />
in Boston. The Boston Female<br />
Medical School was founded by<br />
Samuel Gregory with just twelve<br />
students. In 1874, the school<br />
merged with the Boston University<br />
School of Medicine, becoming one<br />
of the first co-ed medical schools.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 1, 1995 - The first allrace<br />
local government elections<br />
took place in South Africa,<br />
marking the end of the apartheid<br />
system.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 2, 1947 - The first <strong>and</strong><br />
only flight of Howard Hughes’<br />
“Spruce Goose” flying boat<br />
occurred in Long Beach Harbour,<br />
California. It flew <strong>about</strong> a mile<br />
at an altitude of 70 feet. Costing<br />
$25 million, the 200-ton plywood<br />
eight-engine Hercules was the<br />
world’s largest airplane, designed,<br />
built <strong>and</strong> flown by Hughes. It<br />
later became a tourist attraction<br />
alongside the Queen Mary ship<br />
at Long Beach <strong>and</strong> has since been<br />
moved to Oregon.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 4, 1922 - King Tut’s<br />
tomb was discovered at Luxor,<br />
Egypt, by British archaeologist<br />
Howard Carter after several years<br />
of searching. The child-King<br />
Tutankhamen became pharaoh<br />
at age nine <strong>and</strong> died around 1352<br />
B.C. at age 19. The tomb was<br />
found mostly intact, containing<br />
numerous priceless items now<br />
exhibited in Egypt’s National<br />
Museum in Cairo.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 4, 1890 - The first<br />
electrified underground railway<br />
system was officially opened in<br />
London.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 4, 1942 - During World<br />
War II, British troops led by<br />
Bernard Montgomery defeated the<br />
Germans under Erwin Rommel<br />
at El Alamein after a twelve-day<br />
battle.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 5th - Remembered<br />
as Guy Fawkes Day in Britain,<br />
for the anniversary of the failed<br />
“Gunpowder Plot” to blow up the<br />
Houses of Parliament <strong>and</strong> King<br />
James I in 1605.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 5, 1911 - Aviator<br />
C.P. Snow completed the first<br />
transcontinental flight across<br />
America, l<strong>and</strong>ing at Pasadena,<br />
California. He had taken off<br />
from Sheepshead Bay, New York,<br />
on September 17th <strong>and</strong> flew a<br />
distance of 3,417 miles.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 6, 1917 - During World<br />
War I, the Third Battle of Ypres<br />
concluded after five months<br />
as Canadian <strong>and</strong> Australian<br />
troops took Passchendaele. Their<br />
advance, measuring five miles,<br />
cost at least 240,000 soldiers.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 7, 1659 - The Treaty of<br />
the Pyrenees was signed, ending<br />
the Franco-Spanish war of 1648-59.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 8, 1895 - X-rays<br />
(electromagnetic rays) were<br />
discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen<br />
at the University of Wuerzburg in<br />
Germany.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 8th. Birthday -<br />
Pioneering heart surgeon<br />
Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001)<br />
was born in Beaufort West, Cape of<br />
Good Hope Province, South Africa.<br />
He headed the surgical team that<br />
achieved the first-ever human<br />
heart transplant in 1967.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 9, 1989 - The Berlin<br />
Wall was opened up after st<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
for 28 years as a symbol of the<br />
Cold War. The 27.9 mile wall had<br />
been constructed in 1961.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 10, 1871 - Explorer<br />
Henry M. Stanley found<br />
missionary David Livingstone<br />
at Ujiji, Africa. Stanley began his<br />
search the previous March for<br />
Livingstone who had been missing<br />
for two years. Upon locating him,<br />
he simply asked, “Dr. Livingstone,<br />
I presume?”<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 10, 1942 - Following<br />
the British victory at El Alamein<br />
in North Africa during World War<br />
II, British Prime Minister Winston<br />
Churchill stated, “This is not the<br />
end. It is not even the beginning of<br />
the end. But it is, perhaps, the end<br />
of the beginning.”<br />
Birthday - Actor Richard<br />
Burton (1925-1984) was born in<br />
Pontrhydyfen, South Wales (as<br />
Richard Jenkins). The son of a coal<br />
miner, he came to be regarded as<br />
one of the greatest acting talents<br />
of his day, although he never<br />
received an Oscar <strong>and</strong> was never<br />
knighted. He led a tempestuous<br />
personal life, highlighted by twice<br />
marrying actress Elizabeth Taylor.<br />
He died at age 58 of a cerebral<br />
haemorrhage.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 11, 1918 - At 5 a.m., in<br />
Marshal Foch’s railway car in the
MEMORY LANE<br />
Forest of Compiegne, the Armistice<br />
between the Allied <strong>and</strong> Central<br />
Powers was signed, silencing the<br />
guns of World War I effective at 11<br />
a.m. – the 11th hour of the 11th day<br />
of the 11th month. In many places<br />
in Europe, a moment of silence in<br />
memory of the millions of fallen<br />
soldiers is still observed.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 11, Birthday - World War<br />
II General George S. Patton (1885-<br />
1945) was born in San Gabriel,<br />
California. In 1942, he led the Allied<br />
task force that l<strong>and</strong>ed at Casablanca<br />
in North Africa. He comm<strong>and</strong>ed the<br />
U.S. 7th Army during the invasion<br />
of Sicily, then received worldwide<br />
attention <strong>and</strong> an official reprim<strong>and</strong><br />
for slapping a hospitalized soldier<br />
suffering from battle fatigue. After<br />
D-Day, he led the U.S. 3rd Army<br />
across France <strong>and</strong> into Germany.<br />
He died at Heidelberg, Germany on<br />
December 21, 1945, of injuries from<br />
an automobile accident.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 13, 1927 - The Holl<strong>and</strong><br />
Tunnel was opened to traffic. The<br />
tunnel runs under the Hudson<br />
River between New York City<br />
<strong>and</strong> Jersey City <strong>and</strong> was the first<br />
underwater tunnel built in the<br />
U.S. It is comprised of two tubes,<br />
each large enough for two lanes of<br />
traffic.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 14, 1770 - Scottish<br />
explorer James Bruce discovered<br />
the source of the Blue Nile on Lake<br />
Tana in northwest Ethiopia.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 14, 1994 - The first<br />
paying passengers traveled on<br />
the new rail service through the<br />
Channel Tunnel linking Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> France.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 17, 1558 - Queen<br />
Elizabeth I ascended the throne of<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> at the age of 25, reigning<br />
until 1603 when she was 69. Under<br />
her leadership, Engl<strong>and</strong> became a<br />
world power, defeating the Spanish<br />
Armada, <strong>and</strong> witnessed a golden<br />
age of literature featuring works<br />
by William Shakespeare, Edmund<br />
Spenser <strong>and</strong> others.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 17, 1869 - The Suez<br />
Canal was formally opened after<br />
more than 10 years of construction.<br />
Birthday - British General Bernard<br />
L. Montgomery (1887-1976) was<br />
born in St. Mark’s Vicarage,<br />
Kennington Oval, London. He led<br />
the British Eighth Army to a major<br />
victory over the Germans at El<br />
Alamein in North Africa in 1943.<br />
He then led the Eighth Army in<br />
the Sicilian <strong>and</strong> Italian campaigns<br />
<strong>and</strong> comm<strong>and</strong>ed all ground forces<br />
during D-Day.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 18th. Birthday -<br />
Photography inventor Louis<br />
Daguerre (1789-1851) was born in<br />
Cormeilles, near Paris. In 1839, at<br />
a meeting of the French Academy<br />
of Sciences, he announced his<br />
daguerreotype process, the first<br />
practical photographic process that<br />
produced lasting pictures.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 19, 1978 - The biggest<br />
mass suicide in history occurred<br />
as Reverend Jim Jones led over<br />
900 followers to their deaths at<br />
Jonestown, Guyana. Members of<br />
his “Peoples Temple” religious<br />
cult were ordered to drink a<br />
cyanide-laced fruit drink. Those<br />
who refused were forcibly injected.<br />
Precipitating the tragedy a day<br />
earlier, California Congressman<br />
Leo J. Ryan, along with four<br />
associates <strong>and</strong> several reporters,<br />
had been shot to death during<br />
an ambush at a nearby airstrip.<br />
They were attempting to return<br />
home after investigating the cult’s<br />
remote jungle location. Jones <strong>and</strong><br />
his mistress killed themselves after<br />
watching his entire membership<br />
die. Only a few cult members<br />
managed to escape.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 20, 1947 - Engl<strong>and</strong>’s<br />
Princess Elizabeth married Philip<br />
Mountbatten. Elizabeth was the first<br />
child of King George VI <strong>and</strong> became<br />
Queen Elizabeth II upon the death<br />
of her father in 1952.<br />
Birthday <strong>Nov</strong>ember 20th - Robert<br />
F. Kennedy (1925-1968) was born in<br />
Brookline, Massachusetts. He was<br />
the younger brother of President<br />
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John F. Kennedy <strong>and</strong> served as his<br />
attorney general. Following the<br />
assassination of President Kennedy,<br />
Robert Kennedy became a U.S.<br />
Senator from New York. In 1968, he<br />
sought the Democratic nomination<br />
for president <strong>and</strong> appeared headed<br />
for victory, but was shot <strong>and</strong> killed<br />
by an assassin in Los Angeles,<br />
just after winning the California<br />
primary.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 22, 1963 - At 12:30<br />
p.m., on Elm Street in downtown<br />
Dallas, President John F. Kennedy’s<br />
motorcade slowly approached a<br />
triple underpass. Shots rang out.<br />
The President was struck in the<br />
back, then in the head. He was<br />
rushed to Parkl<strong>and</strong> Memorial<br />
Hospital where fifteen doctors<br />
tried to save him. At 1 p.m.,<br />
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th<br />
President of the United States, was<br />
pronounced dead. On board Air<br />
Force One, at 2:38 p.m., Lyndon B.<br />
Johnson was sworn in as the 36th<br />
President.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 22, 1975 - Juan Carlos<br />
was sworn in as King of Spain,<br />
following the death of General<br />
Franscisco Franco who had ruled as<br />
dictator since 1939.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 26th Birthday -<br />
American physician <strong>and</strong> women’s<br />
rights leader, Mary Edwards Walker<br />
(1832-1919) was born in Oswego,<br />
New York. She was the first female<br />
surgeon in U.S. Army, serving<br />
during the Civil War. She was<br />
captured <strong>and</strong> spent four months in<br />
a Confederate prison. In 1865, she<br />
became the first <strong>and</strong> only woman<br />
ever to receive the Medal of Honour.<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 30th Birthday - Winston<br />
Churchill (1874-1965) was born<br />
in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire,<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong>. Before World War II, he<br />
held a number of high level political<br />
offices in Britain including First<br />
Lord of the Admiralty. In May<br />
1940, he became Prime Minister,<br />
stating, “I have nothing to offer but<br />
blood, tears, toil, <strong>and</strong> sweat.” His<br />
inspirational speeches, combined<br />
with his political skills <strong>and</strong> military<br />
strategy carried Britain through the<br />
war, <strong>and</strong> helped the Allies overcome<br />
the Nazi onslaught <strong>and</strong> defeat<br />
Hitler.
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FINE NEPALESE AND INDIAN CUISINE<br />
10% Discount On Take Away / Para Llevar<br />
Lunch menu 9,95€ Special menu 13,95€<br />
Ctra. Moraira-Calpe, 253 | 03724 Moraira, Alicante | Tel. +34 965 748 298<br />
Mov. 632 87 24 08 | www.gurasrestaurant.com |<br />
12.00 - 15.30/ 18.00 - Late | Monday Lunch Closed<br />
10%<br />
discount on<br />
take away<br />
food<br />
Available<br />
for special<br />
occasion<br />
or private<br />
parties<br />
At Guras Curry House, we have a<br />
passion for making sure customers<br />
have an enjoyable time as well as<br />
eating delicious genuine Nepalese<br />
Indian Food. Guras combine a<br />
panoramic range of Nepalese <strong>and</strong><br />
Indian food, cooking many of<br />
your favourite dishes including,<br />
Tikka Masala, Korma, Pas<strong>and</strong>a,<br />
Karahi, Bhuna, Saag as well as<br />
Special House Grilled dishes.<br />
Private parking.<br />
Childrens<br />
menu available<br />
from Chicken<br />
Nuggets to<br />
Fish fingers<br />
6.50€<br />
Reserve your table telephone<br />
632 87 24 08 or 96 574 8298
24 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA<br />
Calpe, Benissa, Altea, Moraira<br />
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Telephone:<br />
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Carretera Moraira-Calpe<br />
coast road No 144, (in front<br />
of Euro Gym), Moraira<br />
Tel: 96 649 2436<br />
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK.<br />
(CLOSED ALL DAY ON MONDAYS)<br />
12.00 – 15.30/18.00 – late.<br />
For reservations call on<br />
966 492 436.<br />
Open for Christmas<br />
<strong>and</strong> New Year<br />
Welcome to ‘The Kathm<strong>and</strong>u’ restaurant in Moraira where the food is prepared in the Nepalese style<br />
giving you fragrant <strong>and</strong> tasty dishes from India.<br />
Kathm<strong>and</strong>u Restaurant is a very popular Nepali-Indian Restaurant in Moraira.<br />
The restaurant serves quality Indian <strong>and</strong> Nepali dishes at reasonable prices or to Take Away with a<br />
10% DISCOUNT.<br />
NOW OFFERING FREE HOME DELIVERY.<br />
There are special discounts for celebrations <strong>and</strong> parties. The Kathm<strong>and</strong>u has free parking directly outside<br />
the restaurant.<br />
The menu at The Kathm<strong>and</strong>u includes a wide selection of Indian <strong>and</strong> Nepalese dishes to choose from. There is a<br />
special set menu for 14.50€ per person, which includes a choice of starter, main course, rice or naan bread, side<br />
dish <strong>and</strong> ice-cream or coffee. Nepalese cuisine, is known for the flavours <strong>and</strong> textures of their curries. For those of<br />
you who enjoy a hotter curry, then just ask the Chef <strong>and</strong> he will certainly be able to accommodate.<br />
There is also a very well stocked bar to suit all tastes. Inside the restaurant is spacious <strong>and</strong> attractive in design.<br />
<strong>Out</strong>side has a stylish, also spacious semi covered lovely terraced area.<br />
Great Indian food, owner <strong>and</strong> members of the staff are really friendly <strong>and</strong> you will find it a pleasure eating there!<br />
There are other Kathm<strong>and</strong>u restaurants in Javea <strong>and</strong> Denia.<br />
SPECIAL<br />
MENU<br />
14.50€
26 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA DEE’S TRAVELS<br />
DEE’S TRAVELS<br />
MOVING AROUND<br />
PART TWO<br />
A<br />
couple of months ago I was asked<br />
to contribute to a compendium of<br />
travel stories, tales of people who<br />
had left to go <strong>and</strong> work in countries<br />
all around the world.<br />
However, no one talked<br />
<strong>about</strong> what they took<br />
with them <strong>and</strong> what<br />
they left behind.<br />
They described the<br />
scenery, the travel,<br />
the new friends,<br />
the ancient<br />
buildings <strong>and</strong> so<br />
on but nothing<br />
<strong>about</strong> what they<br />
had crammed into<br />
suitcases <strong>and</strong> packing<br />
crates.<br />
For months I followed<br />
the travels on Facebook from<br />
a lady who toured several countries<br />
carrying only a toothbrush <strong>and</strong> spare<br />
underwear stuffed into her coat pocket. I<br />
was so impressed, but she never went into<br />
detail as to how she managed but, only that<br />
she never had to lurk, holding her breath,<br />
around the luggage carousels. You know the<br />
feeling, will it or will it not appear? Will it<br />
be open or closed? Will the wheels still be<br />
attached or the outer shell cracked? Yes,<br />
we’ve all been there.<br />
I have lived in eight countries, yes, I know<br />
that’s not many, but thanks to my ex-Walter<br />
Mitty husb<strong>and</strong> we often had to leave at very<br />
short notice.<br />
We were given seven days to exit<br />
Libya, (we were PI’d) <strong>and</strong> we’d<br />
collected a huge amount of<br />
stuff in six years. There<br />
were two cars, a couple<br />
of yachts, Persian<br />
carpets a record<br />
collection to die for<br />
<strong>and</strong> furniture for a<br />
five-bed villa. The<br />
eldest child even had<br />
a battery propelled<br />
car she drove around<br />
the house.<br />
It all had to go — in<br />
seven days.<br />
We could take a suitcase<br />
each <strong>and</strong> one box, which I<br />
unselfishly filled with the children’s<br />
toys. To their dismay the garden play<br />
centre, with its swings <strong>and</strong> slide simply<br />
would not fit in.<br />
All very sad, <strong>and</strong> I still think fondly of the<br />
stuff I gave away or sold for mere dirhams.<br />
Friends promised to send on our most<br />
precious items as soon as we had an address<br />
back in Engl<strong>and</strong>, but the postal service<br />
between the two countries was non-existent.<br />
We never received any of it.<br />
These days it’s not difficult to research<br />
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<strong>and</strong> make sensible choices as to what to<br />
cart halfway around the world. In Arab<br />
countries for example certain products are<br />
not available for women, so I’d pack boxes<br />
<strong>and</strong> boxes of them which embarrassed the<br />
customs officials the moment they dived<br />
into our suitcases.<br />
Recently, there was extensive rioting <strong>and</strong><br />
looting in my home province of KwaZulu-<br />
Natal, <strong>and</strong> among their targets were the<br />
warehouses belonging to the removal<br />
companies. I was saddened to learn that<br />
a friend’s most precious possessions he’d<br />
left in store before deciding on his final<br />
retirement destination, were gone. Much of<br />
his collections would be of no earthly use to<br />
anyone, but of huge sentimental to him.<br />
I had a similar experience when I filled<br />
three cabin trunks with items I did not want<br />
to take on the boat we chose as our new<br />
home. If we were holed by a container out at<br />
sea, or a playful whale upended us, I would<br />
be too busy saving myself <strong>and</strong> the children<br />
to worry <strong>about</strong> mere things.<br />
It’s a long story, but months later only one<br />
trunk was recovered <strong>and</strong> that was empty.<br />
What did I mourn the most? My photograph<br />
albums. Something you can never get back.<br />
I still don’t have more than a couple of<br />
reminders of my daughters younger than<br />
their late teens.<br />
So, photographs, personal documents like<br />
birth certificates <strong>and</strong> passports are vital,<br />
but if you are drowning under the weight<br />
of all those knickknacks you own what can<br />
you do? Take a photograph of them, upload<br />
them <strong>and</strong> write a brief note to remind you<br />
where <strong>and</strong> when you got it <strong>and</strong> if you save it<br />
to a memory stick, you can put a lifetime of<br />
memories in your pocket.<br />
By Dee Tavener-Craig<br />
All proceeds are for the needy animals of Calpe<br />
A difficult year for all of us but we still need to raise money for Calpe’s lost or ab<strong>and</strong>oned dogs<br />
<strong>and</strong> cats.<br />
Our shop is an Aladdin’s cave of clothing, books, DVDs, bric-a-brac <strong>and</strong> household goods so<br />
come along <strong>and</strong> snap up a bargain. The shop is situated in the lower ground floor of Edificio<br />
Perlamar on the Gabriel Miro, Calpe <strong>and</strong> is open from 10am until 1pm Mondays to Fridays.<br />
The president, Elinor Gonzalez lives in Las Bassetes where she cares for<br />
Calpe’s ab<strong>and</strong>oned <strong>and</strong> sick animals, bringing them back to health <strong>and</strong><br />
finding new caring owners for them. Her telephone number is<br />
620 106 733<br />
<strong>and</strong> she also has a stall on the Wednesday <strong>and</strong><br />
Saturday market in Calpe if you wish to offer help<br />
or Dog walk, or adopt one of the lovely dogs<br />
Elinor would be so pleased to hear from you.
28 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA SIMON RATCLIFFE<br />
WHAT IS THE<br />
ROTATOR CUFF ?<br />
The rotator cuff is a very<br />
important part of our shoulder<br />
joint. It is a series of tendons<br />
that maintain the head of the humerus<br />
(ball) in contact with glenoid process<br />
(socket). These tendons are in charge<br />
of shoulder stability through the<br />
contraction of the muscles they are<br />
attached too.<br />
We will start by briefly explaining the<br />
difference between tendons<br />
<strong>and</strong> ligaments, because<br />
they are in charge of<br />
adding stability to the<br />
shoulder joint.<br />
● Ligaments are<br />
stringy like<br />
structures<br />
that connect<br />
bones<br />
together<br />
within or<br />
around<br />
a joint.<br />
These<br />
ligaments<br />
are in<br />
charge<br />
of setting<br />
limits to avoid<br />
damaging a<br />
joint <strong>and</strong> are also<br />
in charge of passive<br />
stability.<br />
● Tendons are the end portion<br />
of muscle that attaches to the<br />
bone, these are also like a rope or string<br />
depending on size <strong>and</strong> strength of said<br />
muscles. There are a couple tendons that<br />
don’t directly connect to muscle <strong>and</strong> do<br />
unite bone to bone also ( patella tendon)<br />
but we best not get into that. Tendons<br />
allow us to move our joints through the<br />
contraction of muscles <strong>and</strong> in many cases<br />
are also in charge of active stability.<br />
When talking of the rotator cuff, it is<br />
important to underst<strong>and</strong> that it allows us to<br />
do certain movements regarding<br />
our shoulder, but it is of<br />
upmost important when<br />
it comes to stability.<br />
As I mentioned<br />
earlier, it<br />
allows for the<br />
humerus to<br />
be in contact<br />
with our<br />
glenoid<br />
process,<br />
allowing<br />
us to<br />
move our<br />
shoulder<br />
smoothly<br />
without<br />
losing contact<br />
between<br />
surfaces.<br />
The rotator cuff<br />
tendon is composed<br />
of 4 tendons:<br />
● Supraspinatus, allows<br />
for lateral flexion of the humerus<br />
● Infraspinatus, allows for external rotation<br />
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of the humerus<br />
● Teres minor, also allows for external<br />
rotation<br />
● Subescapularis, allows for internal<br />
rotation of the humerus<br />
I mention these names because if you<br />
have suffered a shoulder problem which<br />
required un ultrasound or an MRI scan,<br />
you will recognize the supraspinatus.<br />
The supraspinatus tendon forms the roof of<br />
the rotator cuff, <strong>and</strong> it is the one that suffers<br />
the most, in fact, it is affected 70-80% of the<br />
time when there is a rotator cuff injury.<br />
The reason for this is that because it forms<br />
the roof of the cuff, it is subject to friction<br />
which either causes irritation or ruptures<br />
of said tendon. This causes tendinitis/<br />
tendinosis, bursitis, osteoarthritis,etc.<br />
So why is it subject to friction?<br />
It is mostly because there is a positional<br />
discrepancy of the head of the humerus<br />
when connecting to its socket. If we then<br />
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MR YEN BAR/ RESTAURANT IS THE PERFECT PLACE<br />
A warm welcome awaits you from the owner “Yen” at MR YEN Asian Bar/Restaurant in Moraira.<br />
You will immediately notice the pleasing atmosphere <strong>and</strong> the different areas where you can dine. From a front<br />
terrace to a well presented dining area inside, to a large covered back terrace. Thus plenty of space to choose where<br />
to dine, with comfortable seating. Everything is perfect.<br />
There is a variety of menus <strong>and</strong> diverse dishes, with delicious tasty food, all at<br />
excellent prices. There are set menus <strong>and</strong> a variety of meat dishes from Pork,<br />
Duck, Chicken, Beef <strong>and</strong> seafood with vegetables, rice or noodles.<br />
There is also a “Take Away Service”. Very attentive friendly<br />
family service.<br />
Perhaps you would like to relax just with a drink on the<br />
terrace. No problem.<br />
Parking available at the<br />
front of the restaurant.<br />
NOTHING IS TOO MUCH TROUBLE WHEN<br />
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MR YEN IS PERFECT FOR NIGHT AND<br />
DAY AS THE OPENING HOURS ARE<br />
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add a repetitive movement in to the<br />
picture, we are in line for friction.<br />
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT<br />
What I do is diagnose the positional<br />
problem, treat this by repositioning the<br />
joint <strong>and</strong> then give the patient exercises to<br />
help maintain this position. It is as simple<br />
as that.<br />
The recovery time <strong>and</strong> overall outcome do<br />
depend on how long the problem has been<br />
going on for, <strong>and</strong> the extent of the damage<br />
to the rotator cuff <strong>and</strong> shoulder joint. But<br />
this is assessed in the first few sessions <strong>and</strong><br />
a realistic prognosis is given.<br />
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Obviously treatment requires a full<br />
examination <strong>and</strong> other areas close to the<br />
shoulder are examined that can also be<br />
part of the solution, but the objective of this<br />
article is to underst<strong>and</strong> what the rotator<br />
cuff is <strong>and</strong> the common injuries that we<br />
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Remembrance Day<br />
around the world<br />
Armistice Day is on 11 <strong>Nov</strong>ember <strong>and</strong><br />
is also known as Remembrance Day. It<br />
marks the day World War One ended,<br />
at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in<br />
1918. A two-minute silence is held at 11am to<br />
remember the people who have died in wars.<br />
This includes World War Two, the Falkl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
War, the Gulf War, <strong>and</strong> conflicts in Afghanistan<br />
<strong>and</strong> Iraq <strong>and</strong> present.<br />
Whitehall, London. The National Service of<br />
Remembrance will be held at the Cenotaph at<br />
11am. Whitehall will open to the public at 8am<br />
<strong>and</strong> thous<strong>and</strong>s will attend.<br />
Royal British Legion (RBL) detachments will<br />
begin to form a Horse Guards Parade at 9am<br />
<strong>and</strong> will march out from Wellington Barracks an<br />
hour later.<br />
Two minutes silence will be marked,<br />
beginning with a gun salute at Horse Guards<br />
Parse, at 11am.<br />
The service will commence after <strong>and</strong> seeing<br />
the members of the royal family, military<br />
personnel <strong>and</strong> dignitaries lay wreaths.<br />
The Nation’s Thank You procession starts at<br />
12.30pm, with 10,000 military men <strong>and</strong> women,<br />
veterans <strong>and</strong> members of the public marching<br />
past the Cenotaph to pay respects.<br />
A Service of Commemoration <strong>and</strong><br />
Thanksgiving will be held at Westminster Abbey<br />
at 10:30am.<br />
Members of the Armed Forces <strong>and</strong> other<br />
organisations will be in attendance<br />
The service will include a two-minute silence<br />
at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior<br />
In Canada, Remembrance Day is a public<br />
holiday <strong>and</strong> federal statutory holiday, as well<br />
as a statutory holiday in all three territories <strong>and</strong><br />
in six of the ten provinces. Cayman Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
...United States. ...United Kingdom. ..Australia<br />
<strong>and</strong> New Zeal<strong>and</strong>. ...Belgium <strong>and</strong> France.<br />
Remembrance Day, in Australia observe one<br />
minute’s silence at 11 am on 11 <strong>Nov</strong>ember each<br />
year to remember those who died or suffered for<br />
Australia’s cause in all wars <strong>and</strong> armed conflicts.<br />
The poppy is the symbol of Remembrance<br />
Day. Replica poppies are sold by the Royal<br />
Canadian Legion to provide assistance to<br />
Veterans.<br />
Some of the 54 Commonwealth member<br />
states, such as Canada, the United Kingdom <strong>and</strong><br />
Australia, observe the tradition of Remembrance<br />
Day on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day<br />
of the eleventh month. Other nations observe a<br />
solemn day but at different dates. For example,<br />
ANZAC Day is observed in New Zeal<strong>and</strong> on<br />
April 25. In South Africa, Poppy Day is marked<br />
on the Sunday that falls closest to <strong>Nov</strong>ember 11.<br />
Many nations that are not members of the<br />
Commonwealth also observe Remembrance Day<br />
on <strong>Nov</strong>ember 11, including France, Belgium <strong>and</strong><br />
Pol<strong>and</strong>.<br />
The United States used to commemorate<br />
Armistice Day on <strong>Nov</strong>ember 11. However, in<br />
1954 they changed the name to Veterans Day.<br />
Well not only Germany, many other countries<br />
don’t celebrate Remembrance Day, such as<br />
Sweden or the Sc<strong>and</strong>inavian countries.<br />
As they do each year, the British community<br />
in Spain marked “Remembrance tide” in many<br />
ways, often with a Church Service on or<br />
near to Remembrance Sunday.<br />
Remembrance Sunday<br />
fell on Sunday 11th
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<strong>Nov</strong>ember 2018, exactly 100 years after the guns<br />
fell silent on the Western Front, marking the end<br />
of World War One.<br />
The Poppy Factory is a factory in Richmond,<br />
London, Engl<strong>and</strong>, where remembrance poppies<br />
are made. It was founded in 1922 to offer<br />
employment opportunities to wounded soldiers<br />
returning from the First World War, creating<br />
remembrance products for the Royal Family <strong>and</strong><br />
The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal.<br />
The Poppy Factory has been supporting veterans<br />
with health conditions for nearly 100 years. They<br />
continue to st<strong>and</strong> by them on their journey into<br />
employment <strong>and</strong> beyond.<br />
They set up in a former collar factory on the<br />
Old Kent Road in London. Soon the factory was<br />
employing 50 disabled veterans. The factory<br />
made a million poppies within two months.<br />
In <strong>Nov</strong>ember 1924, the Prince of Wales (later<br />
Edward VIII) visited the Poppy Factory, which<br />
made 27 million poppies that year. Most of the<br />
employees were disabled, <strong>and</strong> by then there was<br />
a long waiting list for prospective employees.<br />
The old collar factory eventually proved<br />
too small as dem<strong>and</strong> increased, <strong>and</strong> in 1926<br />
the factory moved to a disused brewery in<br />
Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey. Housing<br />
for the workforce <strong>and</strong> their families was built<br />
on adjacent l<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> in 1932 the present factory<br />
was built. The original factory was demolished<br />
in 1972.<br />
Approximately 30 disabled veterans <strong>and</strong><br />
disabled dependents of ex-service personnel are<br />
employed at the Richmond factory to h<strong>and</strong>-make<br />
remembrance poppies, wreaths <strong>and</strong> symbols.<br />
Together with around 30 home workers, they<br />
produce approximately 11 million poppies,<br />
135.000 wreaths <strong>and</strong> 1.1 million remembrance<br />
symbols (originally remembrance crosses,<br />
now a variety of shapes for different religions,<br />
including for ‘no faith’) for The Royal<br />
British Legion’s Poppy Appeal, as<br />
well as special wreaths for the<br />
British Royal Family.<br />
The Poppy Factory also provides<br />
individualised employment support to hundreds<br />
of ex-Service men <strong>and</strong> women with health<br />
conditions or impairments. A team of regional<br />
Employability Consultants work with veterans<br />
in their communities to provide career guidance,<br />
CV advice, interview coaching, opportunities<br />
with local employers <strong>and</strong> information <strong>about</strong><br />
funding <strong>and</strong> training sources.<br />
Around 62% of Poppy Factory veterans<br />
experienced mental health conditions <strong>and</strong><br />
58% reported physical health challenges, such<br />
as visual impairments <strong>and</strong> musculoskeletal<br />
problems. Many veterans have a combination of<br />
both mental <strong>and</strong> physical health challenges.<br />
According to a recent report, the charity’s<br />
“Getting You Back to Work” employability<br />
programme has close fidelity to the IPS model of<br />
Supported Employment. Owing to this tailored<br />
approach, around 75% of Poppy Factory ‘clients’<br />
remain in work for over 12 months.<br />
Since 1928, The Poppy Factory has also<br />
organised the annual Field of Remembrance at<br />
Westminster Abbey.<br />
Established in 1926 <strong>and</strong> makes approximately<br />
five million remembrance poppies each year.<br />
The poppy’s origins as a symbol of<br />
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QUIZ<br />
TIME<br />
1. What day is celebrated on 1 <strong>Nov</strong>ember by the Roman Catholic Church?<br />
2. The Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated throughout which country on<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember the 2nd each year?<br />
3. In which city was John F. Kennedy assassinated on <strong>Nov</strong>ember 22, 1963?<br />
4. On which day in <strong>Nov</strong>ember is Saint Andrew’s Day?<br />
5. N in the NATO phonetic alphabet is <strong>Nov</strong>ember, how many other letters<br />
are represented by months of the year in this alphabet?<br />
6. What number month was <strong>Nov</strong>ember in the ancient Roman calendar?<br />
7. What name is given to the month-long moustache-growing event<br />
launched each year in <strong>Nov</strong>ember to fundraise for charity?<br />
8. Which United States National Holiday is held annually on <strong>Nov</strong>ember 11?<br />
9. What officially opened for the first time on <strong>Nov</strong>ember 17, 1869?<br />
10. What was the name given to the famous speech made by Abraham<br />
Lincoln on <strong>Nov</strong>ember 19, 1863?<br />
ANSWERS:<br />
1. All Saints’ Day (also known as All Hallows’ Day, Hallowmas, or the Feast of All Saints) 2. Mexico 3. Dallas 4. 30th of<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 5. None (just <strong>Nov</strong>ember) 6. Ninth (<strong>Nov</strong>ember retains its name from the Latin novem, meaning “nine”.) 7. Movember<br />
8. Veterans Day 9. The Suez Canal 10. The Gettysburg Address
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Name a Guide Dog<br />
Puppy Competition<br />
COMPETITION has been launched to name a cute<br />
A young guide dog puppy.<br />
As part of a campaign to support the ONCE<br />
Foundation for Guide Dogs (FOPG), Specsavers<br />
Ópticas is running the competition during the month<br />
of October. One lucky winner will have the honour<br />
of naming the guide dog puppy, as well as winning a<br />
hamper of prizes. This will include a voucher for a pair<br />
of designer sunglasses, a selection of goodies from the<br />
charity, a certificate, <strong>and</strong> a photo of the puppy.<br />
Jorge Martínez de Lizarduy Araico, from Specsavers<br />
Ópticas Benidorm comments: ‘We are really looking<br />
forward to receiving some great name suggestions for<br />
FOPG’s next litter of puppies. Names must start with<br />
the letter N, be short <strong>and</strong> easy for the dogs to hear <strong>and</strong><br />
can’t be people’s names. Please tell us what name you<br />
have chosen <strong>and</strong> why you have chosen it. They can<br />
be for female or male dogs. We’ll select our favourite<br />
at the end of October <strong>and</strong> announce our lucky winner<br />
<strong>and</strong> their chosen name.’<br />
The competition, which is free to enter, runs<br />
throughout Blindness Awareness Month in October.<br />
To enter the competition, follow Specsavers Ópticas<br />
on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter <strong>and</strong> send them<br />
a message with your answer, or comment on the<br />
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entry to paul.ainsworth@specsavers.com, or fill in<br />
a paper entry form at one of the Specsavers Ópticas<br />
stores.<br />
Specsavers Ópticas in Guardamar have a raffle<br />
running in store until the end of <strong>Nov</strong>ember to raise<br />
money for the charity. Simply donate 1€ or more to<br />
the ONCE Foundation for Guide Dogs in store <strong>and</strong><br />
be entered into the raffle to win a prize basket of<br />
dog treats, a dog toy <strong>and</strong> chocolates for the owner.<br />
The winner will be announced at the beginning of<br />
December.<br />
The competition <strong>and</strong> raffle is being organised as<br />
part of Specsavers Ópticas’ campaign to raise 5,000€<br />
for FOPG by the end of 2021 <strong>and</strong> to raise awareness<br />
of the tireless work they do. The Foundation breeds,<br />
trains <strong>and</strong> delivers more than 100 guide dogs every<br />
year to people who have severe visual impairment<br />
across Spain. They provide these guide dogs free of<br />
charge thanks to the support of ONCE <strong>and</strong> companies<br />
<strong>and</strong> individuals such as Specsavers Ópticas <strong>and</strong> their<br />
clients who pull together to raise funds for this worthy<br />
cause.<br />
The work of this Foundation is essential for blind<br />
or severely visually impaired people to live as<br />
independently as possible. Going from walking with<br />
a cane to walking with a guide dog represents a great<br />
improvement in their mobility, substantially increasing<br />
the speed <strong>and</strong> safety of their movements, which<br />
enables them to integrate better into the community<br />
<strong>and</strong> lead fuller lives. To breed, train <strong>and</strong> place a guide<br />
dog with someone, costs approximately €40,000 <strong>and</strong><br />
today there are more than 400 blind people waiting for<br />
a guide dog in Spain. Fundraising actions like this are<br />
a great help to provide as many guide dogs as possible<br />
for people who really need them.<br />
Specsavers Ópticas is located in Javea, Calpe,<br />
Benidorm, Torrevieja, La Zenia <strong>and</strong> Guardamar on<br />
the Costa Blanca <strong>and</strong> they are fundraising for FOPG<br />
in store until the end of the year. Visit your nearest<br />
opticians to enter the competition or make a donation.<br />
Find out more at www.specsavers.es.
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36 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA WALSH’S WISDOM<br />
Walsh’s Wisdom<br />
THE DECK BOY WHO<br />
MADE HISTORY<br />
When in 1959 Michael Walsh was offered a<br />
deck boy’s job on the MV Britannic it never<br />
entered his head that he had been chosen<br />
by fate to be the final link in an ocean-going epic.<br />
Fresh out of sea training school the 16-year-old<br />
cadet leaning slightly forward placed his signature<br />
on the ship’s articles. Returning the pen to the ship’s<br />
officer he thus became the last deck boy on the last<br />
ocean liner in the colours of the White Star Line.<br />
From the liner’s rain-soaked mooring at<br />
Liverpool’s Pier Head, he could see Albion House.<br />
The former head office of the Oceanic Steamship<br />
Company otherwise known as the White Star Line.<br />
In 1912, from the building’s windows were tossed<br />
scrawled notes bearing the names of survivors from<br />
the RMS Titanic catastrophe. It was a crude way to<br />
inform wailing relatives but Albion House those<br />
fateful days was besieged by hysterical people.<br />
Albion House remains today as it did then but the<br />
MV Britannic, the last of the company’s great ocean<br />
liners has since gone to the scrapyards.<br />
When on New Year’s Eve, the deck boy now<br />
a Junior Ordinary Seaman (JOS) signed off the<br />
Britannic it had completed its final transatlantic<br />
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WALSH’S WISDOM<br />
regular voyage after three decades of service.<br />
During his 10 months as a rating on the RMS<br />
Britannic ~ the liner was licenced to carry Royal<br />
Mail, Michael had acquired his Steering Ticket <strong>and</strong><br />
his Lifeboat Ticket.<br />
Life on board for Michael <strong>and</strong> other of the ship’s<br />
crew was far from routine. Under officer’s orders<br />
he had risked the wrath of the gods by literally<br />
skimming at full speed the Irish coast; an equivalent<br />
to a pilot flying under Tower Bridge. He had also<br />
sliced an Atlantic whale in half, had fought with<br />
bare knuckles, <strong>and</strong> been befriended by legends of<br />
the liner.<br />
The audacious <strong>and</strong> precocious ship’s rating<br />
earned a reputation as a gang leader in the<br />
notoriously tough Hell’s Kitchen situated on the<br />
West Side of Manhattan. He was mentored by<br />
Bosun’s Mate the Manxman Joe Kieg who routinely<br />
decked the toughest seamen as they drank in<br />
waterfront saloons. He had watched aghast as<br />
the same buccaneering bosun smashed to pulp<br />
a notorious fighting cook whilst the Cunard’s<br />
Commodore <strong>and</strong> liner’s captain looked on <strong>and</strong> then<br />
looked away.<br />
Was it a good time to be alive? Michael Walsh<br />
smiles: ‘Just being alive was enough.’<br />
The great liners <strong>and</strong> the golden days of<br />
oceangoing superliners are now gone as have their<br />
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crews <strong>and</strong> they have taken their stories with them.<br />
For this reason, the recollections of one of the last<br />
<strong>and</strong> indeed possibly the last living witness to tell his<br />
story is a last testament to the White Star Line.<br />
The famous <strong>and</strong> for some infamous shipping line<br />
had endured the worst maritime disasters in history<br />
at the time. The White Star Line had grown rich<br />
carrying prospectors to the Australian <strong>and</strong> Yukon<br />
gold rushes.<br />
The MV Britannic had sailed across the graves<br />
of mariners, shipwrecks <strong>and</strong> the last resting place<br />
of the ill-fated RMS Titanic. In his true story, the<br />
appropriately titled BRITANNIC WAIVES THE<br />
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Walsh’s Wisdom<br />
Lend me your ears<br />
WALSH’S WISDOM<br />
If you are in business there are going to<br />
be occasions when you have to address<br />
an audience. When you are watching<br />
someone else speaking at an event it comes<br />
across as easy. In truth st<strong>and</strong>ing up in front of<br />
an audience <strong>and</strong> setting one’s stall out can be<br />
the most unnerving experience.<br />
Curious as to how speakers respond to such<br />
situations a test was carried out. Several heroic<br />
figures, including a mountaineer <strong>and</strong> a fighter<br />
pilot were wired up. Whilst doing their highly<br />
stressful ‘day jobs’ the trauma of their doing<br />
so was barely noticeable. However, when<br />
these guinea pigs were wired up before <strong>and</strong> as<br />
they addressed audiences their heart rate <strong>and</strong><br />
blood pressure shot up to the red section on<br />
the gauge.<br />
Constantly referring to notes as you speak<br />
or reading from a written speech is a no-no.<br />
You will still trip over your own tongue <strong>and</strong><br />
your presentation will be met with a polite<br />
response but the impact of what you want to<br />
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say will be negligible.<br />
My worst experience was when I reluctantly<br />
accepted an invitation to speak before an<br />
audience of several hundred in Washington<br />
DC. It gets worse, the auditorium was situated<br />
a few metres from Capitol Hill <strong>and</strong> the<br />
attendees were mostly of an academic type.<br />
As I progressed at constantly peered at my<br />
notes. Instinctively, I realised I was making a<br />
spectacle of myself. Then, shoving my notes<br />
to one side, I continued. I was animate <strong>and</strong><br />
I spoke passionately. Frankly, I had no idea<br />
how my speech would be received. Frankly,<br />
sweating, I had reached the stage where I<br />
could have cared less.<br />
Finally, I drew a line under my deliver<br />
<strong>and</strong> waited for several hundred deadpan<br />
expressions <strong>and</strong> a slow h<strong>and</strong>clap. What I<br />
didn’t expect was thunderous applause from<br />
an audience now st<strong>and</strong>ing in its feet, many<br />
rushing to the podium to grasp my h<strong>and</strong>. Is<br />
there a lesson to be learned? Yes, nothing beats<br />
conviction <strong>and</strong> compassion.<br />
There is no easy solution. Some find<br />
addressing an audience easy <strong>and</strong> some find<br />
doing so their worst nightmare. The fortunate<br />
speakers tend to be the exhibitionists of life<br />
<strong>and</strong> self-confident. The rest of us would prefer<br />
a visit to the dentist. Those called to the<br />
soapbox have their own tricks to help them<br />
through the ordeal. I cottoned on to mine<br />
when I was in my early twenties.<br />
I had two tricks up my sleeve. I never<br />
look at the audience. It is there but for me it<br />
is wallpaper. When I address an audience, I<br />
basically speak to myself aloud. It works, for<br />
me <strong>and</strong> it might for you too.<br />
The other ploy I learned quite early on. I<br />
noticed that amongst the hundred or so faces<br />
staring up at me there was one always one<br />
soul who appeared to be responding well<br />
to me presentation. Ignoring the rest of the<br />
audience I spoke directly to him or her as<br />
though we were having a one-to-one meeting.<br />
For me, it worked like a charm. The Business<br />
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40 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA<br />
ANNE RODGER<br />
The Wedding<br />
Part 8<br />
BY<br />
ANNE RODGER<br />
In the late 1940’s my cousin Jean was an<br />
ordinary working-class girl with a job<br />
in Woolworth’s. Her boyfriend, Brian,<br />
was the only child of a wealthy local family,<br />
in the garage business. He was <strong>about</strong> to go<br />
to University. I was only a little girl at the<br />
time, but over the next few years, whenever<br />
they visited us, Jean always told me that<br />
when they got married, I would be her chief<br />
bridesmaid.<br />
Due to parental opposition, they had a<br />
long time to wait.<br />
When Brian became a fully-qualified<br />
Chartered Accountant his parents finally<br />
gave consent to their marriage. By that time<br />
I was eleven years old <strong>and</strong> in my first year<br />
at Grammar School.<br />
Jennifer, Brian’s cousin,<br />
was to be the other<br />
bridesmaid. She was at<br />
the same school as me,<br />
but at 17 was in her final<br />
year.<br />
However, we were of<br />
the same height, build<br />
<strong>and</strong> colouring. Jean asked<br />
my mum if it was OK to<br />
have my long plaits cut<br />
off as Jennifer had short<br />
hair <strong>and</strong> Jean wanted<br />
us to look as alike as<br />
possible.<br />
Together with our<br />
mothers, Jean, Jennifer<br />
<strong>and</strong> I went on the bus to Wolverhampton to<br />
choose the dresses. They were of a similar<br />
design - floor length, but Jean’s white dress<br />
was strapless, while Jennifer <strong>and</strong> I were in<br />
lavender with short lace jackets.<br />
Walking down the aisle after the ceremony,<br />
as chief bridesmaid, I was on the arm of<br />
the best man, following behind bride <strong>and</strong><br />
groom.<br />
The Reception was at the very posh<br />
George Hotel in the centre of Walsall. Mum<br />
told me, years later, that she <strong>and</strong> dad were<br />
approached by the best man, who asked<br />
their permission to ask me out on a date.<br />
She said that the poor man was gobsmacked<br />
when she asked if he knew that I was eleven<br />
In the morning, Cheif Bridesmaid at Jean <strong>and</strong> Brian’s Wedding in Walsall.
ANNE RODGER<br />
NOVEMBER 2021 | 41<br />
years old. He was speechless <strong>and</strong> retreated<br />
backwards - muttering apologies <strong>and</strong> no<br />
doubt wishing the ground would open up<br />
<strong>and</strong> swallow him.<br />
During the afternoon, mum, dad, my<br />
brother <strong>and</strong> I, went up to a room that<br />
had been reserved for us, in which to get<br />
changed as dad’s only other niece was<br />
getting married on the same day, but in<br />
Birmingham. Jean <strong>and</strong> Brian had booked a<br />
taxi for us to be taken to the wedding in the<br />
afternoon.<br />
Having changed, we came down the main<br />
staircase of the hotel, where we had to walk<br />
through the ongoing reception in order to go<br />
out of the front door to the waiting taxi. As<br />
we pushed through, mum said she searched<br />
the faces, looking for the best man. She<br />
wanted to see his reaction when he saw what<br />
I looked like as a typical eleven-year-old - in<br />
my slip-on shoes, pleated skirt <strong>and</strong> yellow<br />
Kangol beret.<br />
Same day in the afternoon, one of the guests<br />
at Eileen’s Wedding in Birmingham<br />
Guy Fawkes<br />
The rising popularity of Guy Fawkes<br />
Night on 5 <strong>Nov</strong>ember from 1605<br />
onward, saw many Halloween<br />
traditions appropriated by that holiday<br />
instead <strong>and</strong> Halloween’s popularity waned<br />
in Britain, with the noteworthy exception of<br />
Scotl<strong>and</strong>. Guy Fawkes became synonymous<br />
with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which<br />
has been commemorated in Britain since 5<br />
<strong>Nov</strong>ember 1605. His effigy is traditionally<br />
burned on a bonfire, commonly accompanied<br />
by a firework display.<br />
This year has been named 8 places to see<br />
the bomfire <strong>and</strong> firework display in Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
Alex<strong>and</strong>ra Palace Fireworks Festival, London.<br />
Lewes Bonfire Celebrations. Legol<strong>and</strong><br />
Fireworks Spectacular. Leeds Castle Fireworks<br />
Spectacular. Skinningrove Bonfire. Fireworks<br />
at the Fort.The Tar Barrels of Ottery St Mary.<br />
Bonfire Night at Chatsworth House.
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The Chef at El Nido, Moraira is an artist, the meals<br />
are displayed with such talent <strong>and</strong> far beyond<br />
anyone’s expectations. Everything is presented<br />
with a clash of favours that complement each other<br />
brilliantly <strong>and</strong> each dish is displayed mouthwateringly<br />
beautiful.<br />
El Nido has a really good menu with a nice mix<br />
of local dishes <strong>and</strong> international style items. The<br />
Service is friendly <strong>and</strong> attentive <strong>and</strong> the food is of<br />
really high quality, it would bear comparison with<br />
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It is a real gem <strong>and</strong> you will look forward to eating<br />
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Nido’s paella is also a must <strong>and</strong> is very tasty <strong>and</strong><br />
good value plus an excellent house wine. There<br />
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The fading of Summer <strong>and</strong> the blend into Autumn<br />
is a time of subtle changes <strong>and</strong> shorter days, but<br />
I kind of like that. I would always prefer to live<br />
where there are changes to the seasons <strong>and</strong> they are a<br />
predictable force of energy in an ever changing World.<br />
I love the colours of nature as fruits ripen, especially if<br />
I can pick pomegranates from the trees. Love to walk<br />
in the little woods with my dog <strong>and</strong> see the changes<br />
of the colours of leaves <strong>and</strong> wear a jumper. I do not<br />
mourn the Summer, but I hope that next year there<br />
will be another one for me, <strong>and</strong> I shall be prepared<br />
for the balmy days <strong>and</strong> nights once more. I celebrate<br />
Halloween <strong>and</strong> can have nights under a blanket<br />
watching the television, <strong>and</strong> put a duvet once more on<br />
my bed <strong>and</strong> sleep warmly. I will soon have oranges at<br />
my door <strong>and</strong> make jam <strong>and</strong> I have a pumpkin to carve<br />
for Trick or Treat.<br />
That’s pretty well what life has been for many<br />
recently. Trick or Treat. The trick of life is to be<br />
balanced <strong>and</strong> well <strong>and</strong> not to lose hold of that energy<br />
that you need. Living with the positive health that you<br />
deserve to have <strong>and</strong> having that wonderful feeling of<br />
wellbeing means everything in terms of day to day life<br />
right now. Being tricked is another kettle of fish, <strong>and</strong><br />
this can lead to unhappiness <strong>and</strong> trauma. As for treats,<br />
well deserving those little things that help us along<br />
the way are the best treats of all. We each deserve,<br />
<strong>and</strong> if you add faith to this then you really do have<br />
everything, <strong>and</strong> everything goes into place at the same<br />
time.<br />
Spirit can help you on your journey whenever you<br />
need them. They respond to faith <strong>and</strong> are fuelled by<br />
belief, but whatever you choose to believe in will be<br />
the right thing for you. Believe in anything that helps<br />
you through, but Spirit has a way of reminding you<br />
that you are unique <strong>and</strong> blessed <strong>and</strong> that life holds<br />
something very special <strong>and</strong> highly individual for you.<br />
They will never judge you because they see you as<br />
the great individual that you are. What they will do is<br />
to allow you to see things from different angles, <strong>and</strong><br />
to contribute towards your positivity of life here on<br />
Earth. For that matter we are all of us Spirit living in a<br />
body <strong>and</strong> the body is merely our transit system in the<br />
World.<br />
As changes come <strong>and</strong> fear subsides we can share in<br />
the abundant energy that is afforded to us by Spirit.<br />
Those in the Spirit World have had at least one life<br />
here on Earth <strong>and</strong> now they share their findings <strong>and</strong><br />
get to the very bottom of things that need to be done<br />
in an honest, frank <strong>and</strong> spiritual way. Our faith may be<br />
tested but by having belief we are all protected in other<br />
ways against the negativity of others <strong>and</strong> their failings.<br />
We do not profess to be perfect, but we can tune into<br />
our energies <strong>and</strong> share them wholeheartedly with<br />
those who really need our tenderest loving care; whilst<br />
still being ourselves.<br />
We are not slaves to Spirit, neither are we their<br />
experiment. Life to us has to be fundamentally<br />
experimental, however, <strong>and</strong> we have already learned<br />
much from the vagaries that are formed there in<br />
the Book of Life. Our personal book may not yet be<br />
available for publishing, but we hold on dearly to<br />
aspects of the past, whilst we live for today <strong>and</strong> aspire<br />
to whatever tomorrow may bring us. Our treasured<br />
secrets <strong>and</strong> true emotions can live alongside us in the<br />
World of today. Every day we can be thankful that<br />
we have the strongest of energies to see us through,<br />
<strong>and</strong> both the courage <strong>and</strong> the wisdom to know the<br />
difference that we can make here on Earth by sharing,<br />
caring <strong>and</strong> loving. We all have something to give, <strong>and</strong><br />
whatever that may be then may it be enjoyed by those<br />
who need it.<br />
Always keep love safely within you <strong>and</strong> love<br />
yourself, because self love is an essential part of the<br />
process of abundance, <strong>and</strong> there is no greater gift that<br />
we can have than to know ourselves, who we are <strong>and</strong><br />
why we are the way that we are. We know that our<br />
love is a gift to share <strong>and</strong> that others need us from time<br />
to time to assist with the duties of their lives as we can<br />
comfort, protect <strong>and</strong> strengthen whosoever needs us.<br />
Life is a blanket we can use to keep out the chills <strong>and</strong> it<br />
offers layers of protection to any who may need it. We<br />
are not alone <strong>and</strong> what we do have we can share.<br />
Autumn rain will wash away the debris of Summer.<br />
Nature’s best gardener is the Autumnal wind <strong>and</strong> the<br />
ripe berries <strong>and</strong> fruits of another season will become<br />
our delight. As the nights draw in <strong>and</strong> the days bring a<br />
touch of chill we must never forget that we are a great<br />
part of the changes to come <strong>and</strong> that the World will<br />
only really listen when it just may be too late. However<br />
we have heard, taken things into account <strong>and</strong> readily<br />
acted upon whatever remedy we can muster to heal<br />
<strong>and</strong> provide that which others just do not have, <strong>and</strong><br />
hopefully they will appreciate this for all the right<br />
reasons.<br />
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46 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA<br />
Sunday<br />
14TH NOV<br />
CLAIRE 4pm until 7pm<br />
Sunday 21st <strong>Nov</strong><br />
MARK WEST<br />
4pm until 7pm<br />
Sunday 28th <strong>Nov</strong><br />
FRANK ABRAMS<br />
4pm until 7pm<br />
Father Ted’s<br />
Camino del Pallero, 6, Moraira<br />
OPENING HOURS<br />
Mon 3 – 9<br />
Tues 3 – 9<br />
Weds 3 – 11<br />
Thurs CLOSED<br />
Fri 3 – 10<br />
Sat 2 – 10<br />
Sun 10 – 8<br />
Father Ted’s can be described as a “Jewel in a Crown” as<br />
it sparkles with personality <strong>and</strong> is a “gem” of a bar to visit<br />
with a warm welcome.<br />
In the Moraira area where there are plenty of fizzy beers, it’s a joy to get a decent<br />
pint of Guinness, properly served. The owner <strong>and</strong> staff are professional <strong>and</strong> friendly<br />
<strong>and</strong> the food is very good. It has a relaxed <strong>and</strong> civilized feel <strong>about</strong> it, everything<br />
a bar should be. Another big asset is the wide selection of “GUEST CRAFT ALES”<br />
available including “ADNAMS BROADSIDE” <strong>and</strong> “NEIPA” on draught.<br />
GUEST BEERS CHANGED REGULARLY.<br />
What a find! Great food <strong>and</strong> service <strong>and</strong> good value for money. Treat yourself to<br />
a traditional Sunday Lunch with a choice of starters, main courses of Roast Beef,<br />
Roast Chicken, Roast Lamb, or Roast Pork served with all the trimmings, starting<br />
from 10.95€. Spaces are limited though so give Gwen a ring on 966 490 277 or 630<br />
965 392 to book. Lunch will be served from 1.30.<br />
Staff very friendly <strong>and</strong> attentive. Home-made Specials from €6.95.<br />
Inside seating 52 people <strong>and</strong> on the terrace 20. Plenty of outside parking space.<br />
Check us out on Facebook for Up <strong>and</strong> Coming Events.<br />
QUIZ AND SPECIAL MEAL DEALS EVERY SATURDAY<br />
TRADITIONAL SUNDAY LUNCH from €11.95.<br />
Please check our Facebook page for revised times, capacity <strong>and</strong><br />
entertainment, as these may change due to the easing of restrictions<br />
SELECTION OF CRAFT ALES<br />
Including Punk IPA <strong>and</strong><br />
Bombardier on draught.<br />
New beer arriving on draught.<br />
TV - WATCH IT INSIDE & OUT<br />
All your favourite sports!<br />
WEDNESDAY NIGHT<br />
Quiz Night & The Open Box<br />
FRIDAY NIGHT<br />
Homemade fish & chips<br />
plus a selection of<br />
homemade pies for 7.95€<br />
SATURDAY NIGHT<br />
Meal deals from 5.00€<br />
SUNDAY LUNCH<br />
Available from 11.95€
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Father Ted’s<br />
Camino del Pallero, 6, Moraira<br />
A Gem of a Place<br />
One Course 11.95€<br />
Two Courses 13.95€<br />
Three Courses 15.95€<br />
Normal Opening Hours<br />
Mon 3 - 9 , Tues 3 – 9, Weds 3- 11, Thurs Closed, Fri 3 –<br />
10, Sat 2 – 10, Sun 10 – 8<br />
Opening hours may vary <strong>and</strong> entertainment due to ongoing restrictions.<br />
Check our Facebook page or phone the bar on 966 490 277/630 965 392<br />
Booking advised: 966 490 277 / 630 965 392<br />
Camino Del Pallero 6, Moraira
48 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA<br />
CHANGE YOUR LIFE<br />
Are you a Co Dependant?<br />
I<br />
am asking this question because co<br />
dependency is a growing problem<br />
among people today, due to the fact<br />
that in the 1960’s the way of thinking put<br />
forward then by professionals who were<br />
dealing with personal problems was<br />
that we were all VICTIMS of some past<br />
experiences <strong>and</strong> therefore couldn’t make<br />
any changes in our lives. This is NOT true.<br />
As long as you are in control mentally<br />
of your day to day living, then dramatic<br />
changes can be made, <strong>and</strong> a massive<br />
difference can be experienced with some<br />
help at the beginning to help you to see<br />
things differently. That is all it takes.<br />
Making changes brings <strong>about</strong> different<br />
results...Many people would agree with<br />
that after seeing <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling things<br />
differently.<br />
Just check out the following questions to<br />
see which ones apply to you.........<br />
1. Are you always worried <strong>about</strong> others’<br />
opinions of you?<br />
2. Have you ever lived with someone who<br />
belittles you?<br />
3. Do you think the opinions of others more<br />
important than your own?<br />
4. Do you feel rejected when others spend<br />
time with THEIR friends?<br />
5. Do you doubt your ability to be who you<br />
want to be?<br />
6. Are you uncomfortable expressing your<br />
true feelings to others?<br />
7. Do you have difficulty accepting<br />
compliments?<br />
8. Do you have difficulty talking to people<br />
in authority?<br />
9. Are you confused <strong>about</strong> who you are as<br />
a person?<br />
10. Do you have trouble saying “no” when<br />
asked for help?<br />
11. Do you have trouble asking for help?<br />
12. Do you not like yourself?<br />
The first step in changing unhealthy<br />
behaviour is underst<strong>and</strong>ing it. It could be<br />
important to educate ourselves <strong>about</strong> the<br />
cycle of addiction <strong>and</strong> how it extends into<br />
our relationships.<br />
People find freedom, love, <strong>and</strong> serenity<br />
in their recovery. Having self esteem built<br />
up again can be the most valuable thing,<br />
because when we value ourselves we can<br />
h<strong>and</strong>le almost anything life throws at us.<br />
The more we underst<strong>and</strong> co-dependency<br />
the better we can cope with its effects.<br />
Taking in more information could help<br />
some of us to live a healthier, more fulfilling<br />
life.<br />
Maybe it has been helpful to underst<strong>and</strong> a<br />
little more <strong>about</strong> something that affects an<br />
awful lot of us, pulling some down to the<br />
depths of despair. Try to appreciate the fact<br />
that it can be overcome <strong>and</strong> it can be dealt<br />
with. ...it can all be set straight, if that is<br />
what you want to do.<br />
Violet King<br />
Take care...till the next time!
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50 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA<br />
DAWN BLYTHE<br />
Top 10 Health Benefits of<br />
Stopping Smoking<br />
In at Number 1……Better sex!<br />
Stopping smoking improves the body’s<br />
blood flow, so improves sensitivity.<br />
Women are more easily aroused <strong>and</strong><br />
men have a less chance of suffering from<br />
erectile dysfunction. Statistically nonsmokers<br />
are three times more appealing to<br />
the opposite sex than smokers.<br />
2. Improved fertility<br />
Quitting smoking improves the lining of<br />
the womb <strong>and</strong> can make men’s sperm more<br />
potent. Miscarriages are less common in<br />
non-smokers <strong>and</strong> for those undergoing<br />
I.V.F. successful conception is more likely.<br />
3. More energy<br />
Circulation improves within 2-12 weeks of<br />
stopping smoking. This makes all physical<br />
activities much easier. Quitting also boosts<br />
your immune system, making it easier<br />
to fight off colds <strong>and</strong> flu. The increase in<br />
oxygen in the body makes ex-smokers less<br />
tired.<br />
4. Better breathing<br />
People breathe more easily <strong>and</strong> cough less<br />
when they give up smoking because their<br />
lung capacity improves by up to 10% within<br />
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be noticeable until you go for a run, but<br />
lung capacity naturally diminishes<br />
with age. In later years, having<br />
maximum lung capacity can<br />
mean the difference between<br />
having an active, healthy<br />
old age <strong>and</strong> wheezing<br />
when going for a walk or<br />
climbing the stairs.<br />
5. Less stress<br />
Scientific studies show<br />
that people’s stress levels<br />
are lower after they<br />
stop smoking. Nicotine<br />
addiction makes smokers<br />
stressed from the ‘withdrawal’<br />
between cigarettes. The pleasant<br />
feeling of satisfying that craving is<br />
only temporary <strong>and</strong> is not a real cure<br />
for stress.<br />
6. Improved smell <strong>and</strong> taste<br />
Kicking the smoking habit gives your<br />
senses of smell <strong>and</strong> taste a boost. The<br />
body is recovering from being dulled by<br />
the hundreds of toxic chemicals found in<br />
cigarettes.<br />
7. Younger looking skin<br />
Stopping smoking has been found to slow<br />
facial ageing <strong>and</strong> delay the appearance of<br />
wrinkles. The skin of a non-smoker gets<br />
more nutrients, including oxygen, <strong>and</strong> can<br />
reverse the sallow, lined complexion that<br />
smokers often have.<br />
8. Whiter teeth<br />
Giving up tobacco stops teeth becoming<br />
stained, <strong>and</strong> you’ll have fresher breath.<br />
Ex-smokers are less likely than smokers<br />
to get gum disease <strong>and</strong> lose their teeth<br />
prematurely.<br />
9. Healthier loved ones<br />
Passive smoking increases a non-smoker’s<br />
risk of lung cancer, heart disease <strong>and</strong> stroke.<br />
Second-h<strong>and</strong> smoke makes children twice at<br />
risk of chest illnesses, including pneumonia,<br />
croup, bronchitis, ear infections, wheezing<br />
<strong>and</strong> asthma. They also have three times<br />
the risk of getting lung cancer in later life<br />
compared with children who live with nonsmokers.<br />
And finally at number 10…….Longer life!<br />
Half of all long-term smokers die early from<br />
smoking-related diseases. Men who quit<br />
smoking by 30 add 10 years to their life.<br />
People who kick the habit at 60 add three<br />
years to their life. In other words, it’s never<br />
too late to benefit from stopping.<br />
· Article by Dawn Blythe S.R.N. R.M.<br />
· The Family Medical Centre, Albir. 966 865 072<br />
· www.albirfamilymedicalcentre.com
52 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA PUZZLE PAGE<br />
Firefox<br />
https://puzzles.bestforpuzzles.com/games/daily-cr<br />
ACROSS<br />
1 Some tyres may be serrated (8)<br />
6 Some pure deep colour (3)<br />
9 Decree cited in error (5)<br />
10 Office wear ordered from Algeria? (7)<br />
11 Furniture placed by river (7)<br />
13 Sample making sense (5)<br />
14 News I’d broadcast in northern town (6)<br />
15 Keep dancing near it (6)<br />
19 Fruit that could be cheap (5)<br />
21 Unpredictable boy sheltering rodent (7)<br />
22 I go nuts arranging trips (7)<br />
23 From concealment, shoot a bird (5)<br />
24 Some Common Market countries - <strong>and</strong> the<br />
rest (3)<br />
25 An unknown person is comparatively odd<br />
(8)<br />
DOWN<br />
Sudoku Today<br />
Classic Sudoku<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />
22 23<br />
Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears<br />
exactly once in each of the rows, columns <strong>and</strong> the nine outlined 3x3 regions.<br />
ACROSS<br />
2 Was sex 1 Some linked tyres with may diet? be (7) serrated (8)<br />
3 Rocky 6 outcrop Some pure stuck deep up? colour Nonsense! (3) (3)<br />
9 Decree cited in error (5)<br />
4 Ref has<br />
10<br />
trouble<br />
Office wear<br />
again<br />
ordered<br />
(6)<br />
from Algeria? (7)<br />
5 Spectacles 11 Furniture always placed provided by for river tourist (7) (9)<br />
6 Bread 13found Sample in luxury making car? sense (5) (5)<br />
14 News I'd broadcast in northern town (6)<br />
7 A girl 15 of Keep the Indian dancing Empire near (5) it (6)<br />
8 Notice 19cut Fruit in playground that could be equipment cheap (5)(6)<br />
12 A net 21helps Unpredictable wild animals boy (9) sheltering rodent (7)<br />
22 I go nuts arranging trips (7)<br />
16 A way 23 to From go on concealment, horseback - shoot with legs a bird apart (5)<br />
(7) 24 Some Common Market countries - <strong>and</strong> the rest<br />
17 Steal (3) the Spanish coin (6)<br />
25 An unknown person is comparatively odd (8)<br />
18 Meals the queen found a problem (6)<br />
DOWN<br />
19 Poser 2 Was set in sex unpoetical linked with language diet? (7) (5)<br />
20 Greek 3 Rocky garret (5) outcrop stuck up? Nonsense! (3)<br />
23 Do wrong 4 Ref has at home trouble on again Sunday (6)(3)<br />
5 Spectacles always provided for tourist (9)<br />
6 Bread found in luxury car? (5)<br />
7 A girl of the Indian Empire (5)<br />
8 Notice cut in playground equipment (6)<br />
12 A net helps wild animals (9)<br />
Test your brain on our SUDOKU puzzle.<br />
16 A way to go on horseback - with legs apart (7) Fill each square so that each row, column <strong>and</strong><br />
17 Steal the Spanish coin (6)<br />
each 3x3 square contains all digits from 1 to 9.<br />
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19 Poser set in unpoetical Answers language to both (5) puzzles can be found on page 62<br />
20 Greek garret (5)<br />
23 Do wrong at home on Sunday (3)<br />
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9 10<br />
11 12 13<br />
14 15 16 17<br />
18<br />
19 20 21<br />
24 25<br />
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NOVEMBER 2021 | 53<br />
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54 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA PAWS FOR THOUGHT<br />
I<br />
am thinking of Christmas which is<br />
really just around the corner, I have sent<br />
my letter to Santa, as he may need my<br />
help again to pull his sleigh! I did well in<br />
past years. My step brothers Bentley<br />
<strong>and</strong> Alfie want also to come along<br />
again to help. They did a good job<br />
last year. I suppose I could ask Santa<br />
as they both worked well together<br />
last time sorting out the presents.<br />
Bentley, Alfie <strong>and</strong> I are all spoilt dogs<br />
<strong>and</strong> love our Christmas presents. I<br />
hide my toys <strong>and</strong> then enjoy playing<br />
with theirs. However, I do let them get<br />
their own way quite a lot of the time. Not<br />
all my furry friends would have such a fun<br />
Christmas as we have, so please give those<br />
less fortunate a thought <strong>and</strong> adopt or foster<br />
for Christmas.<br />
We are all getting excited <strong>about</strong><br />
Christmas.<br />
By the way, Bentley <strong>and</strong> I had a fantastic<br />
Halloween <strong>and</strong> I have to say Bentley was a<br />
“Little Devil” but very cute <strong>and</strong> lovely. Alfie<br />
was not keen to dress up. Happy to run<br />
round with toys in his mouth.<br />
Bentley managed to enjoy playing with<br />
his “fancy dress head gear” <strong>and</strong> we had to<br />
go <strong>and</strong> buy another set as he was a “Devil”<br />
with one ear. However, he is cute <strong>and</strong> gets<br />
away with the odd little thing he does as he<br />
has beautiful eyes. He wins humans over!!<br />
As I mentioned before I pulled a leg<br />
muscle <strong>and</strong> could not put my paw to the<br />
floor. My family contacted Carol of Eternal<br />
Bentley <strong>and</strong> Tyson together in their<br />
Halloween costumes. .<br />
The PEPA helpline on 650 304 746 or<br />
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Lots of tail wags, paw, paw <strong>and</strong> licks<br />
Bentley, Alfie <strong>and</strong> yours truly Tyson.<br />
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56 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA<br />
LIVE<br />
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Rada de Moraira.<br />
Tel: 965 74 43 66<br />
Open 7 days<br />
a week, early<br />
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There is something for everyone at<br />
Hill Top Gastro Pub!<br />
Breakfast from 10.00 am – 1.00 pm.<br />
Lunch <strong>and</strong> Evening meals available.<br />
Sunday lunches from 12.00 pm<br />
• Pool <strong>and</strong> Terrace •<br />
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KARAOKE<br />
every Friday<br />
Thursday 18th <strong>Nov</strong>ember BINGO from 7.00 pm.<br />
Saturday 6th <strong>Nov</strong>ember starting at 7.00 pm<br />
PETE SINGS PLUS PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT.<br />
Friday 12th at 7.00 pm RACE NIGHT<br />
all at Hill Top Sports Bar <strong>and</strong> Grill in Moraira.<br />
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Homel<strong>and</strong><br />
by Fern<strong>and</strong>o Aramburu (Author)<br />
The international bestseller, longlisted for<br />
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Miren <strong>and</strong> Bittori have lived side by side in a<br />
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play cards together, their children play <strong>and</strong><br />
eventually go out drinking together. The terrorist<br />
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“. . Is Aramburu the Tolstoy<br />
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58 | OUT AND ABOUT COSTA BLANCA CELEBRITY PROFILE<br />
JACQUES COUSTEAU<br />
Jacques-Yves Cousteau commonly<br />
known in English as Jacques<br />
Cousteau; born 11 June 1910 – died<br />
25 June 1997 was a French naval<br />
officer, explorer, conservationist,<br />
filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer,<br />
author <strong>and</strong> researcher<br />
who studied the sea <strong>and</strong> all forms<br />
of life in water. He co-developed<br />
the Aqua-Lung, pioneered marine<br />
conservation.<br />
Cousteau described his underwater<br />
world research in series of books,<br />
perhaps most successful being his<br />
first book, The Silent World: A Story<br />
of Undersea Discovery <strong>and</strong> Adventure,<br />
published in 1953. Cousteau<br />
also directed films, most notably<br />
the documentary adaptation of the<br />
book, The Silent World, which won<br />
a Palme d’or at the 1956 Cannes<br />
Film Festival. He remained the only<br />
person to win a Palme d’Or for a<br />
documentary film, until Michael<br />
Moore won the award in 2004 for<br />
Fahrenheit 9/11.<br />
Cousteau’s comment. “The sea, the<br />
great unifier, is man’s only hope.<br />
Now, as never before,<br />
the old phrase has a literal meaning:<br />
We are all in the same boat.”<br />
Cousteau had one brother, Pierre-<br />
Antoine. In 1930, he entered the<br />
École Navale <strong>and</strong> graduated as a<br />
gunnery officer. After an automobile<br />
accident cut short his career in naval<br />
aviation, Cousteau indulged his<br />
interest in the sea.<br />
In Toulon, where he was serving on<br />
the Condorcet, Cousteau carried out<br />
his first underwater experiments,<br />
thanks to his friend Philippe Tailliez<br />
who in 1936 lent him some Fernez<br />
underwater goggles, predecessors<br />
of modern swimming goggles.<br />
Cousteau also belonged to the<br />
information service of the French<br />
Navy, <strong>and</strong> was sent on missions to<br />
Shanghai <strong>and</strong> Japan (1935–1938)<br />
<strong>and</strong> in the USSR (1939).<br />
On 12 July 1937 he married Simone<br />
Melchior, with whom he had two<br />
sons, Jean-Michel (born 1938) <strong>and</strong><br />
Philippe (1940–1979). His sons<br />
took part in the adventures of the<br />
Calypso. In 1991, one year after his<br />
wife Simone’s death from cancer,<br />
he married Francine Triplet. They<br />
already had a daughter Diane<br />
Cousteau (born 1980) <strong>and</strong> a son<br />
Pierre-Yves Cousteau (born 1982),<br />
born during Cousteau’s marriage to<br />
his first wife.<br />
In 1943, they made the film Shipwrecks,<br />
in which they used two of<br />
the very first Aqua-Lung prototypes.<br />
These prototypes were made<br />
in Boulogne following instructions<br />
from Cousteau. When making the<br />
film, Cousteau could not find the<br />
necessary blank reels of movie<br />
film, but had to buy hundreds of<br />
small still camera film reels the<br />
same width, intended for a make of<br />
child’s camera, <strong>and</strong> cemented them<br />
together to make long reels.<br />
During the 1940s, Cousteau is<br />
credited with improving the aqualung<br />
design which gave birth to<br />
the open-circuit scuba technology<br />
used today. Cousteau started diving<br />
with Fernez goggles in 1936, <strong>and</strong><br />
in 1939 used the self-contained<br />
underwater breathing apparatus<br />
invented in 1926. Cousteau was not<br />
satisfied with the length of time he<br />
could spend underwater with the<br />
Le Prieur apparatus so he improved<br />
it to extend underwater duration<br />
by adding a dem<strong>and</strong> regulator,<br />
invented in 1942 by Émile Gagnan.<br />
In 1943 Cousteau tried out the first<br />
prototype aqua-lung which finally<br />
made extended underwater exploration<br />
possible.<br />
In 1948, between missions of mine<br />
clearance, underwater exploration<br />
<strong>and</strong> technological <strong>and</strong> physiological<br />
tests, Cousteau undertook a first<br />
campaign in the Mediterranean<br />
on board the sloop Élie Monnier.<br />
A small team also undertook the<br />
exploration of the Roman wreck of<br />
Mahdia (Tunisia). It was the first<br />
underwater archaeology operation<br />
using autonomous diving, opening<br />
the way for scientific underwater<br />
archaeology. Cousteau brought back<br />
from there the Carnets diving film<br />
(presented <strong>and</strong> preceded with the<br />
Cannes Film Festival 1951). In 1949,<br />
Cousteau left the French Navy.<br />
In 1950, he founded the French<br />
Oceanographic Campaigns <strong>and</strong><br />
leased a ship called Calypso from<br />
Thomas Loel Guinness for a symbolic<br />
one franc a year. Cousteau<br />
refitted the Calypso as a mobile<br />
laboratory for field research <strong>and</strong> as<br />
his principal vessel for diving <strong>and</strong><br />
filming.<br />
Cousteau correctly predicted the existence<br />
of the echo location abilities<br />
of porpoises. He reported that his<br />
research vessel, the Élie Monier, was<br />
heading to the Straits of Gibraltar<br />
<strong>and</strong> noticed a group of porpoises<br />
following them. Cousteau changed<br />
course a few degrees off the optimal<br />
course to the center of the strait,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the porpoises followed for a<br />
few minutes, then diverged toward<br />
mid-channel again. It was evident<br />
that they knew where the optimal<br />
course lay, even if the humans did<br />
not. Cousteau concluded that the<br />
cetaceans had something like sonar,<br />
which was a relatively new feature
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on submarines.<br />
Cousteau with the assistance of Jean<br />
Mollard, he made a “diving saucer”<br />
SP-350, an experimental underwater<br />
vehicle which could reach a depth<br />
of 350 meters. The successful experiment<br />
was quickly repeated in 1965<br />
with two vehicles which reached<br />
500 meters.<br />
In October 1960, a large amount<br />
of radioactive waste was going to<br />
be discarded in the Mediterranean<br />
Sea by the Commissariat à l’énergie<br />
atomique (CEA). The CEA argued<br />
that the dumps were experimental<br />
in nature, <strong>and</strong> that French<br />
oceanographers such as Vsevelod<br />
Romanovsky had recommended<br />
it. Romanovsky <strong>and</strong> other French<br />
scientists, including Louis Fage <strong>and</strong><br />
Jacques Cousteau, repudiated the<br />
claim, saying that Romanovsky had<br />
in mind a much smaller amount.<br />
The CEA claimed that there was little<br />
circulation (<strong>and</strong> hence little need<br />
for concern) at the dump site between<br />
Nice <strong>and</strong> Corsica, but French<br />
public opinion sided with the<br />
oceanographers rather than with the<br />
CEA atomic energy scientists. The<br />
CEA chief, Francis Perrin, decided<br />
to postpone the dump. Cousteau organized<br />
a publicity campaign which<br />
in less than two weeks gained wide<br />
popular support. The train carrying<br />
the waste was stopped by women<br />
<strong>and</strong> children sitting on the railway<br />
tracks, <strong>and</strong> it was sent back to its<br />
origin.<br />
American television companies<br />
created the series The Undersea<br />
World of Jacques Cousteau, with the<br />
character of the comm<strong>and</strong>er in the<br />
red bonnet inherited from st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
diving dress intended to give the<br />
films a “personalized adventure”<br />
style. This documentary series ran<br />
for ten years from 1966 to 1976. A<br />
second documentary series, The<br />
Cousteau Odyssey, ran from 1977 to<br />
1982, among others.<br />
In 1973, along with his two sons <strong>and</strong><br />
Frederick Hyman, he created the<br />
Cousteau Society for the Protection<br />
of Ocean Life, Frederick Hyman<br />
being its first President; it now has<br />
more than 300,000 members.<br />
In 1976, Cousteau uncovered the<br />
wreck of HMHS Britannic <strong>and</strong><br />
found the wreck of the French 17thcentury<br />
ship-of-the-line La Therese<br />
in coastal waters of Crete.<br />
On 28 June 1979, while the Calypso<br />
was on an expedition to Portugal,<br />
his second son, Philippe, his preferred<br />
<strong>and</strong> designated successor <strong>and</strong><br />
with whom he had co-produced<br />
all his films since 1969, died in a<br />
Catalina flying boat crash in the<br />
Tagus river near Lisbon. Cousteau<br />
was deeply affected. He called his<br />
then eldest son, the architect Jean-<br />
Michel Cousteau, to his side. This<br />
collaboration lasted 14 years.<br />
From 1980 to 1981, he was a regular<br />
on the animal reality show Those<br />
Amazing Animals, along with Burgess<br />
Meredith,Priscilla Presley, <strong>and</strong><br />
Jim Stafford.<br />
Cousteau’s Diving Saucer<br />
Francine Triplet currently continues<br />
her husb<strong>and</strong>’s work as the head<br />
of the Cousteau Foundation <strong>and</strong><br />
Cousteau Society.<br />
On 11 January 1996, Calypso was<br />
rammed <strong>and</strong> sunk in Singapore<br />
Harbour by a barge. The Calypso<br />
was refloated <strong>and</strong> towed home to<br />
France.<br />
Cousteau’s legacy includes more<br />
than 120 television documentaries,<br />
more than 50 books, <strong>and</strong> an<br />
environmental protection foundation<br />
with 300,000 members <strong>and</strong> his<br />
submarine near Oceanographic<br />
Museum in Monaco.<br />
The Cousteau Society is currently<br />
attempting to turn the original<br />
Calypso into a museum <strong>and</strong> it is<br />
raising funds to build a successor<br />
vessel, the Calypso II.<br />
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In his last years, after marrying<br />
again, Cousteau became involved in<br />
a legal battle with his son Jean-Michel<br />
over Jean-Michel licensing the<br />
Cousteau name for a South Pacific<br />
resort, resulting in Jean-Michel<br />
Cousteau being ordered by the<br />
court not to encourage confusion<br />
between his for-profit business <strong>and</strong><br />
his father’s non-profit endeavours.<br />
What happened to the Cousteau<br />
Society?<br />
Although the Cousteau Society, a<br />
nonprofit environmental organization<br />
founded by the explorer, set<br />
out to restore it after Mr. Cousteau’s<br />
death, there have been lawsuits <strong>and</strong><br />
disputes that have left the boat’s<br />
wooden frame weathering <strong>and</strong> its<br />
famous false nose with an underwater<br />
chamber rusting away.<br />
In 2007, the International Watch<br />
Company introduced the IWC<br />
Aquatimer Chronograph “Cousteau<br />
Divers” Special Edition. The<br />
proceeds from the timepieces’<br />
sales were partially donated to the<br />
non-profit organization involved<br />
into conservation of marine life <strong>and</strong><br />
preservation of tropical coral reefs<br />
Though he was not particularly a<br />
religious man, Cousteau believed<br />
that the teachings of the different<br />
major religions provide valuable<br />
ideals <strong>and</strong> thoughts to protect the<br />
environment.<br />
Jacques-Yves Cousteau died of<br />
a heart attack on 25 June 1997 in<br />
Paris, aged 87. He was buried in a<br />
Roman Catholic Christian funeral in<br />
the family vault at Saint-André-de-<br />
Cubzac in France. An homage was<br />
paid to him by the city by the inauguration<br />
of a “rue du Comm<strong>and</strong>ant<br />
Cousteau”, a street which runs out<br />
to his native house, where a commemorative<br />
plaque was affixed.<br />
Philippe Cousteau. Inspired by<br />
the legacy of his gr<strong>and</strong>father of<br />
Jacques Cousteau, Philippe is an<br />
multi Emmy-Nominated TV host<br />
<strong>and</strong> producer as well as an author,<br />
speaker, <strong>and</strong> social entrepreneur. He<br />
<strong>and</strong> his wife Ashlan are the stars of<br />
The Travel Channel’s newest series<br />
Caribbean Pirate Treasure.
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ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20:<br />
The New Moon in Scorpio helps you to see<br />
things in a different light <strong>and</strong> changes are<br />
out there on the horizon; but only when you are good<br />
<strong>and</strong> ready.<br />
TAURUS APRIL 22 - MAY 21:<br />
Venus enters Capricorn <strong>and</strong> issues of love<br />
<strong>and</strong> money immediately become a focus. Go<br />
with your heart because you have such good<br />
intentions.<br />
GEMINI MAY 22 - JUNE 22:<br />
There’s a strong need for someone with<br />
your talents, but why are you being so<br />
stubborn right now? Mercury in Scorpio is<br />
in opposition to Uranus in Taurus.<br />
CANCER JUNE 23 - JULY 23:<br />
Take the weight off your feet right now, it<br />
seems that you may have taken on more<br />
than you can h<strong>and</strong>le. Mercury, in Scorpio mid month,<br />
will see the truth revealed.<br />
LEO JULY 24 - AUG 23:<br />
Keep that sunshine coming into your life.<br />
An offer that you cannot <strong>and</strong> will not refuse<br />
is made in all sincerity. Sagittarius hosts the Sun <strong>and</strong><br />
optimism reigns!<br />
VIRGO AUG 24 - SEPT 23:<br />
Actions in Sagittarius see Vesta bringing in a<br />
new maxim that stimulates the need to have<br />
the success that you undoubtedly deserve<br />
<strong>and</strong> the temerity for it to continue.<br />
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LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCT 23:<br />
Having to say no is sometimes the most<br />
difficult response, but just lately you are<br />
wising up! Mars lets off steam in Scorpio <strong>and</strong> your<br />
assistance will soon be sought.<br />
SCORPIO OCT 24 - NOV 22:<br />
Mars brings unpredictable aspects that<br />
may lead to tension or imbalance. Be sure<br />
to look after yourself above all <strong>and</strong> stay on track,<br />
where you belong.<br />
SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 21:<br />
Ýour psychic energies are charged <strong>and</strong><br />
ready to put to good use this month.<br />
Believe more <strong>and</strong> you will get more. Mercury enters<br />
to serve <strong>and</strong> protect.<br />
CAPRICORN DEC 22 - JAN 20:<br />
Pluto in Capricorn sextiles Mercury in<br />
Scorpio <strong>and</strong> a conversation this month<br />
changes things. This should have happened a long<br />
time ago. Be free.<br />
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19:<br />
Your planetary leader trines in Taurus<br />
towards the end of the month. With<br />
Venus in Capricorn, nothing will be as bad as it<br />
seems <strong>and</strong> a solution beckons.<br />
PISCES FEB 20 - MAR 20:<br />
Neptune in Pisces brings you strong<br />
energies of creativity <strong>and</strong> a boost of<br />
Sudoku Today<br />
energy to ensure that Classic you Sudoku<br />
no longer have<br />
to hold back or regret what you do.<br />
Place a digit from 1 to 9 into each of the empty squares so that each digit appears<br />
exactly once in each of the rows, columns <strong>and</strong> the nine outlined 3x3 regions.<br />
16-January-2021<br />
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S E T T<br />
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T A S T E<br />
A E L H S<br />
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W I D N E S<br />
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R T A A R K<br />
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