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“A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions.”
I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you. – Oprah Winfrey, 1954-present
Good enough is not good enough!
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We enjoyed a nice evening in Calpe last night at El Faro. It was quite cool in the garden terrace and there was a lovely crowd enjoying the music. Let’s see what the forecast holds for the Alicante province…….
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday |
 30° C | 18° C
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 30° C | 18° C
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31° C | 22° C
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31° C | 23° C
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31° C | 23° C
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| Chance of Rain
20% chance of precipitation
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Clear | Clear | Clear | Clear |
The weird weather in the world continues in particular in Pakistan and China with really bad floods. Whether or not this has always been bad and we now report bad weather more quickly I doubt whether we’ll truly know. Closer to home we have had heat alerts in many parts of Spain. Fortunately, this did not include our area………….
Researchers have discovered that vitamin D plays a crucial role in activating the immune system’s ability to recognize and fight pathogens.
While scientists have long known that vitamin D plays a critical role in bone health, recent research has begun to suggest that it also serves to regulate the immune system, helping prevent infection, cancer and autoimmune disorders. Until now, the mechanism by which the vitamin acts on the immune system has been unknown.
In a study published in the journal Nature Immunology, researchers from the University of Copenhagen found that when a variety of white blood cells known as a T-cell comes across a pathogen in the bloodstream, it extends a receptor in search of vitamin D. If it encounters the vitamin, the T cell becomes “activated.” If there is not enough vitamin D in the blood, the cell remains passive and no immune response occurs. Story
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Spain woke up with alerts yesterday that temperatures would be over 40 Celsius degree in 12 of the country´s provinces.
In addition, forecasters said, high temperatures are going to be increasingly common in the future.
The Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) predicted in a report that maximum temperatures over the period 2071-2100 will rise between 3 and 6 degrees compared with those between 1961-1991.
The findings also show that minimum temperatures will increase by between 2 and 5 degrees.
Spain can also expect a decrease in rainfall. The first half of this century will not see any significant changes, but there will be less rain in Spain between 2050 and 2100, with a decrease of between 15 to 30 percent in the last decade of the century.
The tendency for temperatures to rise in Spain began in the 1980s. Story
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Word of the Day
la preocupación preh-oh-koo-pah-syon’ (noun)
EXAMPLES
Mis niños me causan muchas preocupaciones. – My children cause me a lot of worry.
Tiene la preocupación de que su marido le es infiel. – She is worried that her husband is unfaithful to her.
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Music Stuff July 30th
1960, The Elvis Presley album ‘Elvis is Back’ was at No.1 on the UK chart.
1966, The Troggs started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Wild Thing’.
1968, The Beatles closed their Apple Boutique in London after seven months of business, giving away all the stock to passers by and Apple staff.
1969, The Beatles continued working on their forthcoming album Abbey Road, recording overdubs on ‘Come Together’, ‘Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window’, ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ and ‘Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight’.
1973, Gary Glitter was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘I’m The leader Of The Gang (I Am)
1978, Fleetwood Mac and Steve Miller Band appeared at the JFK Stadium, Philadelphia.
1986, Boy George was fined £250 by a London court for possession of heroin.
1986, Variety magazine reported that RCA had dropped John Denver from its roster after the release of his single, ‘What Are We Making Weapons For’. Variety said the song upset the record company’s new owner, General Electric, one of the largest defense contractors in the US.
1987, David Bowie kicked of the North American leg of The Glass Spider Tour at the Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1988, Gary Glitter appeared in a full-page ad in the NME pictured holding a very large tub of skin rejuvenating cream. The heading being ‘The things people do to keep hold of their young persons Railcard’.
1988, Steve Winwood No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Roll With It’, UK No.53
1998, Jamiroquai UK No.1 – ‘Deeper Underground’, the first single from the album Synkronized.
2003, Sam Phillips the founder of Sun Records and studio died of respiratory failure at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. In the 1940s, Phillips worked as a DJ for Muscle Shoals, Alabama radio station WLAY. Phillips recorded what some consider to be the first rock and roll record, ‘Rocket 88’ by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats in 1951. He discovered Elvis Presley, worked with Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Ike Turner, B.B. King and Jerry Lee Lewis.
2005, a new book published to mark the 35th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix claimed the guitarist pretended to be gay so he would be discharged from the army. “Room Full of Mirrors” by
2006, Shakira feat Wyclef Jean started a four week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Hips Don’t Lie.’ A remake of Wyclef Jean’s 2004 song ‘Dance Like This’, the song went on to top the charts in over 50 countries. The song is the biggest selling single of the 21st century by a female artist worldwide.
2007, a man admitted bootlegging charges after hearing evidence from Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Robert Langley, 57, from Buckingham, originally denied three trademark and two copyright infringements after being caught at a record fair in Glasgow.
2009, Procol Harum organist Matthew Fisher won his long battle to be recognised as co-writer of the band’s hit ‘Whiter Shade of Pale.’ Law Lords ruled that Fisher, who claimed he wrote the song’s organ melody, was entitled to a share of future royalties. In 2006, the High Court ruled he was entitled to 40% of the copyright, but the Court Of Appeal overturned the ruling in 2008 saying he waited too long, 38 years, to bring the case to court.
Birthday Boys and Girls July 30th
1941, Paul Anka, singer, who wrote many classic songs including: ‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’, ‘Puppy Love’ and the lyrics to ‘My Way.’
1945, David Sanborne, saxophone, US session player
1946, Jeffrey Hammond Hammond, bass, Jethro Tull
1949, Andy Scott, guitar, Sweet
1949, Hugh Nicholson, Marmalade
1956, Phil Phearon, vocals, Galaxy
1958, Kate Bush, UK singer, songwriter
