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A word from the Ed July

Summer is truly here so don’t forget to take a spoonful of patience before stepping out of the front door and into the car. Don’t be surprised if you see a car coming towards you on the wrong side of the road or going round the roundabout the wrong way and if the car in front of you has a rent-a-car sticker give it PLENTY of space to brake suddenly, turn without warning or do anything else you would least expect a car to do. Also drive slowly in town as holiday makers seem to launch themselves off the pavements for no apparent reason other than to test the nerves of the unsuspecting driver.

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Stress in the work place

1. Stress can affect your physical and mental health. 2. Stress costs you time, and will most likely affect your personal life. 3. Stress can reduce your productivity and the results you achieve in your job. 4. Stress can limit your ability to think creatively.

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How to get that perfect look for your Bridesmaids

by Michelle. ‘Copyright and photography by A.J. Filipowicz - www.photosforlife.es Bridesmaids and Flower girls play an important role in any wedding and have to be just right, therefore several members of the Wedding Services Guild have come together to show you examples of their work and the benefits of them working as a team. Alicia aged 3 and Poppy aged 5 were brought into Hair OTT Salon to have their hair styled by their professional wedding hair stylists.

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Costa Blanca Samaritans Join us

From 24 July 2008 and for the first time ever in Spain, Costa Blanca Samaritans will be offering a telephone listening support service to anyone who feels in distress, or is despairing and who might be suicidal.

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Theres no place like home

ITV is offering homesick British ex-pats the chance to ‘come home’!

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The UKs second Teen Queen Beauty Pageant

It is a very important competition with the winner receiving 10.000 pounds worth of goods Including clothes, Makeup a lap top and a professional fashion photographic portfolio courtesy of Fairlight Studios. The winner will also go on to take part in Miss World Teen Queen in Barbados.

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250 EUROS RAISED FOR AECC

Mary of Mary’s Boutique in Alfaz del Pi has always been one to support charitable causes. This last month, she held a fashion show in aid of AECC.

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Are you the winner

Have you caught the judges' eye? The Specsavers Spectacle Wearer of the Year competition is now drawing to an end, and the response has surpassed all expectations.

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Bennys July Hit List

LETTER OF THE MONTH From Tony Morris, Monte Pego: Dear Benny: Like today’s misuse of the word Star, which is attributed to any foul mouthed, talentless, incomprehensible individual who washes their dirty linen in front of a TV camera, the term journalist is heading down a similar path. Badly constructed writing, poor spelling, grammatical errors, questionable accuracy and honesty of copy content, plus a total misuse of the English language, are evident in every aspect of today’s media. So what is happening? Why is this once highly respected profession slowly sinking to gutter level? Why can’t I read a local paper without questioning the credibility of restaurant and theatre reviews, the reliability of local reporting or the authenticity of international news? Let face it, if papers constantly get something simple like the TV listings wrong - which is often - what does it say for the rest of the content? I am not a highly educated person, nor am I a word nerd, just a person brought up to believe that if our language was good enough for Shakespeare to communicate to the world, it must have something going for it.

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OVER BY CHRISTMAS by William Daysh

A glorious account of love amidst a world at war. Here is a magnificent work of romance and war by a British author, living here on the Costa Blanca, who knows what he’s writing about.

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The Bride of the Year 2008 Competition

The Bride of the Year 2008 is Miss Sarah Jones from Torrevieja. She has been with her partner Mr Jason Hutchinson for 14 years and they have two children Shania 7 years and Leanne who is 3 years. They are getting married on 27th September 2008 at Greenlands Golf course, Torrevieja.

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WE OWN THE NIGHT DVD REVIEW

It’s 1988 and Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has risen from bar-man to club promoter, nothing major – but a nice club all the same and the perks that go with it. However, unbeknown to Bobby he is actually employed by drug-running Russian gangsters.

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There is more to Google than just Googling

by A.G. I’m willing to bet that anyone with a computer, who accesses the internet knows what I’m talking about when I use the word ‘Google’. For those who don’t, Google is by far the leading internet search engine in the world. If you want to find something on the internet, just go to www.google.com and type in what you’re looking for! I’m also willing to bet that most people don’t know that Google is a little smarter than just a giant ‘index’ on the world wide web. Here’s just a few tricks to get more out of Google.

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Bennys June HIT LIST

Writer and broadcaster Benny Davis looks at some of the things that bring out his darker side and asks what makes you see red?

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PROPERTY SALES SUCCESS

These ingredients combined with the 20 years marketing, interior design and real estate experience of ZeroFeeRealEstate.com co-founder Diana Beckham, means you’ve got yourself one of the hottest recipes for successful property sales on the planet!

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San Pedro del Pinatar

Facing the beautiful waters of Mar Menor, San Pedro Del Pinatar is one of the main tourist destinations on the Murcia coast. An interesting and delightful town which is a popular destination for holidaymakers of all nationalities, as well as the Spanish themselves. The people of the city of Murcia in particular love this part of the coast and head here in their thousands during the hot summer months. San Pedro Del Pinatar has a permanent population of over 20,000 though as summer approaches the population rises.

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NEW FEMALE FOCUS TELEPHONE NUMBERS

AS OF FEBRUARY 15TH THE FEMALE FOCUS OFFICE WILL HAVE NEW TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS. THEY ARE:- TEL: 965 875 421, FAX: 965 831 994.

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Ironman

On July 13th this year, I…Andy Haynes, based in San Pedro Del Pinatar, will be competing in one of the most difficult one day races on the planet! This is no ordinary triathlon, this is Ironman Austria. The Ironman Austria Triathlon takes place in the lakeside resort city of Klagenfurt, in the summer sport paradise of Carinthia. Located some 310km south of Vienna, between Italy and Slovenia, the area is considered to be the Copacabana of the Alps and one of the most beautiful places in the world.

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Which engine oil should you use

This month the guys at Total Car Care would like to pass on information about the various types of engine oils available today, from conventional, semi-synthetic to fully synthetic. What’s the difference? What does engine oil actually do and what oil is good for you?

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THE INVASION DVD review

When the latest Space shuttle explodes in flight, debris falls to earth and is spread around for hundreds of miles. With warnings from the government stressing that the remnants may carry the possibility of contamination, the stricken craft has a total “hands off” message.

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Get online to get away

Well it’s that time of year when many of us will start thinking about getting away for the summer. And for many of us, it’s quite hard to decide where to go. We already live in a beautiful part of the world, near the sea, with wonderful restaurants and sights to see.

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COMPUTERS CAN CATCH COLDS TOO

I visit many people up and down the Coast, and many ask me to take a look at their computer. Usually to tweak an email setting, or describe how and Excel formula works. I’m always happy to oblige thinking it’ll just ‘take a minute’. However, it never ceases to amaze me how many people are running illegal copies of software, and more importantly, how many people aren’t protected from viruses.

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