“Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
-Winston Churchill
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Once again we have this Cornish Haar hanging around. Will it clear up? I don´t think so…..here´s the forecast for the week ahead in Alicante! Remember, we have the micro climate in Benidorm so if there´s any sun about that´s where you´ll probably find it. I´ll be getting on with my work!
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13° C | 6° C
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My friend from Cornwall, Simon Hall, suggested it was important to know who had reported what John Lennon had said about the Beatles being more important than Jesus. The journalist was Maureen Cleave and she has written…..
The last time I visited John, he had been reading about religion and – typically John – had strong views about it. “Christianity will go,” he said. “It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue about that. I’m right and I will be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now; I don’t know which will go first, rock’n’roll or Christianity.”
It was March 1966 and the quote appeared, not in the headline but well down the page. Only John Grigg in The Guardian picked it up. “God is not mocked,” he wrote. Months went by until July when an American magazine called Datebook printed it and all hell broke loose. Radio stations banned the Beatles, shares in Northern Song plummeted, the Beatles finished their last US tour and never played in public again. Source
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Defend Yourself Against Computer Hijacking
Police in Spain have just reported the arrest of three men thought to be responsible for the Mariposa Botnet, a network of almost 13 million virus-infected computers. Mariposa infected and hijacked computers around the world — in corporations, government agencies, schools, and private homes.
Mariposa initially spread by way of a bug in the Internet Explorer browser, and those affected were subject to silent keystroke monitoring that resulted in the theft of online banking login credentials and credit card numbers. Computers caught up in the botnet could also be “rented” to other hackers for the purpose of sending spam or participating in denial of service attacks.
Could your computer be hijacked? Imagine the police asking you why you downloaded child pornography. You say you didn’t, of course. But there it is on your hard drive, courtesy of a hijacker who used your computer to download and distribute the stuff. It can be very difficult and expensive to prove that you didn’t do it. Read Further
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Word of the Day
abrir ah-breer’ (transitive verb)
to open, to unfold; to spread; to cut open; to turn on; to unlock; to begin
EXAMPLES
¿A qué hora abren la oficina de correos? – What time does the post office open?
Abriremos un armario en esta pared. – We’ll make an opening in this wall for a closet.
IDIOMS
En un abrir y cerrar de ojos – In the twinkling of an eye
For more information and examples, visit the SpanishDict.com entry for abrir.
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I think the remarks here, intended for the USA, could apply anywhere in Spain or the UK
…and another thing
“In the ER, nurses provide most of the hands-on care. So be nice.”
That good advice – from an RN named Donna Mason – appears in a recent Reader’s Digest article titled “15 Secrets the Emergency Room Staff Won’t Tell You.”
Here are three more “secrets” that I thought stood out as particularly useful…
“When we arrive, don’t expect us to say hello. We’re focused on the patient. Once he’s stable, then we’ll introduce ourselves.”
—Don Lundy, paramedic
“Not all ERs are equally equipped to deal with children. Check with your pediatrician to see which ER he or she recommends.”
—Joan Shook, MD
“Calling from a landline can save your life because we can pinpoint your location instantly. If you call from a cell phone, we waste a lot of time asking where you are or searching for you.”
—Arthur Hsieh, paramedic
To Your Good Health (and hoping you never need to rely on any of these ER tips),
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Giant waves slammed into a cruise ship off the coast of Marseille killing two passengers, a German and an Italian, and injuring 14 others.
Reports said two cruise liner passengers were killed after the rouge waves hit the luxury liner Louis Majesty and blew out several windows. Full Story
Did you see the footage shown on TV last night? Having been caught in a cross channel gale force 9 this would have scared me to death…….
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IRISH MEDICAL DICTIONARY:- from Dr Ian K Villamar
Artery -The study of paintings
Bacteria-Back door to cafeteria
Barium-What doctors do when patients die
Benign-What you be, after you be eight
Caesarean Section-A neighbourhood in Rome
Cat scan-Searching for Kitty
Cauterize-Made eye contact with her
Colic´-Like a sheep dog
Coma-A punctuation mark
Dilate-To live long
Enema-Not a friend
Fester-Quicker than someone else
Fibula-A small lie
Impotent-Distinguished, well known
Labour Pain-Getting hurt at work
Medical Staff-A Doctor’s cane
Morbid-A higher offer
Nitrates-Cheaper than day rates
Node-I knew it
Outpatient-A person who has fainted
Pelvis-Second cousin to Elvis
Post Operative-A letter carrier
Recovery Room-Place to do upholstery
Rectum-Nearly killed him
Secretion-Hiding something
Seizure-Roman emperor
Tablet-A small table
Terminal Illness-Getting sick at the airport
Tumour-One plus one more
Urine-Opposite of you’re out
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Music Stuff March 5th
1955, Elvis Presley made his TV debut when he appeared on the weekend show ‘Louisiana Hayride’ on KWKH TV
1963, Country singer Patsy Cline was killed in a plane crash at Dyersburg, Virginia, along with The Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins. Cline was the first country singer to cross over as a pop artist.
1963, The Beatles recorded ‘From Me to You’
1965, The Rolling Stones kicked off their fifth UK tour at The Regal Theatre, Edmonton, London. A 14-date package tour with The Hollies, The Konrads and Dave Berry and the Cruisers.
1966, Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass US No.1 on the album chart with ‘Going Places.’
1966, Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler US No.1 with ‘Ballad Of The Green Berets’, it made No.24 in the UK.
1973, the former US manager of Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jeffrey was one of 68 people killed in a plane crash in France. Jeffery was en-route to a court appearance in London related to Hendrix.
1975, Rod Stewart met Swedish actress, Britt Ekland at a party in Los Angeles
1977, Barbra Streisand US No.1 singles chart with ‘Love Theme From A Star Is Born’
1982, actor and singer John Belushi died from an overdose of cocaine and heroin.
1983, Michael Jackson US No.1 on the singles chart with ‘Billie Jean’
1992, R.E.M. cleaned up in The Rolling Stone Music Awards winning Album of the year, for ‘Out Of Time’, Artist of the year, Best single for ‘Losing My Religion’, Best video for ‘Losing My Religion’ and Best band, Best guitarist and Best songwriter awards.
1995, Viv Stanshall of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band was killed in a house fire.
1999, Sir Elton John won a court case against The Daily Star, after they had published long-lens photographs of Spice Girl Victoria Adams and footballer David Beckham while they were staying at Elton’s home.
2000, former rap artist MC Hammer became a preacher at the Jubilee Christian Centre in San Jose.
2000, Madonna UK No.1 on the singles chart with her version of the Don McLean 1972 hit ‘American Pie’
2002, the first episode of ‘The Osbournes’ TV show was aired on MTV in the US. Focusing on the madman and his family (his wife Sharon, and two of their three children).
2006, Corinne Bailey Rae UK No.1 on the album chart with her debut album ‘Corinne Bailey Rae.’
2006, Chico scored his only UK No.1 single with ‘It’s Chico Time’.
2007, records by the Rolling Stones and Paul Simon were chosen for preservation by the US Library of Congress. The Stones’ Satisfaction and Simon’s Graceland album entered the National Recordings Registry, which preserves historic works for future generations. Other recordings chosen this year included Carl Perkins’ Blue Suede Shoes, Be My Baby, The Ronettes, A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke and the album The Velvet Underground and Nico
2009, Michael Jackson was mobbed by screaming fans as he took his two youngest children to see Oliver! at Drury Lane.
Birthday Boys and Girls March 5th
1948, Eddy Grant, singer, The Equals
1951, Elaine Page, singer.
1952, Alan Clark, keyboards, Dire Straits
1956, Teena Marie, US singer
1958, Andy Gibb, younger brother of The Bee Gees.
