Tickled Squirrel January 2015

Tickled Squirrel Issue 2 January 2015 The free monthly magazine for El Campello and surrounding areas. It´s filled with articles, fun puzzles, information and advertising from the best local businesses.

Welcome to the second issue of Tickled Squirrel, and I wish you a very happy 2015! Did Santa bring you what your heart desired? No? Well, remember that we have the visit from the Three Kings on January 6th. Maybe they will have your special gifts instead . . . that is, assuming you haven’t been too naughty over the past year! Gosh, it doesn’t take long to settle back into the routine of Spanish life . . . after just a few weeks I feel like I’ve never been away. Oh, how I missed you, El Campello! Inside this month you will find a recipe for a hearty Spanish stew. We may have milder winters here on the Costa Blanca than in the more northern areas of Europe but it’s still rather chilly sometimes, don’t you think? And for those who really do not like the winter, take comfort that we have now passed the shortest day and are on our way back towards Spring! Inside this issue you’ll find a very useful article on mobile phone security and protecting your smartphone from potential virus and malware threats. There is also a section on how to make your calls to family and friends back in the UK for free. Happy New Year We’re now able tell you that The Squirrel has been given the name Oscar by my great-nephew. Thank you to everyone who offered suggestions. Oscar was chosen simply because it’s easy to say and sounds the same in both English and Spanish. Enjoy the magazine, make use of the advertisers and their offers, have fun and we’ll see you next month. Inside this month 4. Happy New Year / Local Market Days 16. Mediterranean Gardens 5. 2015 Calendar, UK & Local Holiday 20. Vince Tracy’s Music Ramblings Dates 23. Megan Parker Music & Film Reviews 7. Charities 24. A Winter-Warming recipe 9. Making Changes 27. Burns Night Wordsearch 10. Brain Drain Puzzle Pages 28. Tech Tips 14. Short Story - The Doorway Man 30. Local Area Telephone Numbers Website: www.tickledsquirrel.com Tickled Squirrel Ltd. accepts no responsibility for Mobile site: www.m.tickledsquirrel.com the services, goods or work which is provided Telephone: 634 327 682 by any advertiser. Although we do our best Emails: [email protected] to ensure the content is correct we accept no [email protected] liability for errors or omissions. Tickled Squirrel Magazine is published No part of this magazine, in part or whole, may each month by Tickled Squirrel Ltd. be reproduced without obtaining prior written UK Reg. No. 9244499 permission. 2

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Happy New Year! Happy New Year! The Julian Calendar, named after Julius Caesar, first established January 1st as the start of the new year in 45 B.C. But did you know that January 1st was not celebrated as the start of the new year during the Middle Ages (between the twelfth century and until 1752). That day was celebrated on March 25th, also known as Feast of the Annunciation, or Lady Day. The Gregorian Calendar, named after Pope Gregory XIII was adopted in 1582. In 1600 Scotland changed their new year to January 1st, but it was not until 1752 that England celebrated January 1st as New Year’s Day. A few events that have happened on this day are listed below. 1502 Portuguese explorers arrived at Guanabara Bay on the South American coast. The seafarers initially thought the bay to be the mouth of a large river and therefore gave it the name of Rio de Janeiro which, when translated, means River of January. Today Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s second largest city. 1776 George Washington unveiled the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill. It was raised on a 76 foot schooner mast and, representing the united colonies, it was raised to a 13 gun salute. This was the first national flag of America. 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves in the ten states which remained in rebellion against the union, freeing more than three quarters of the nation’s four million slaves. 1877 Although having held the title since Parliament had passed The Royal Titles Act back in May 1876, Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India on January 1st 1877. 1901 The Commonwealth of Australia was founded. Edmund Barton took office as the first Prime Minister on January 1st 1901. He remained Prime Minister until September 24th 1903. 1942 26 countries signed the Declaration of the United Nations. 1993 Czechoslovakia broke into separate Czech and Slovak republics. 1999 11 European nations began using a new single European currency (Euro) for electronic financial and business transactions. The physical Euro bank notes and coins entered into circulation three years later on January 1st 2002. Weekly Market Days Alicante Thursday & Saturday El Campello Wednesday Mutxamel Wednesday San Juan Saturday Villajoyosa Thursday 4

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Making Changes Who really is in control of you? Remember….No one can keep you down but yourself. Once we reach a mature age and are mentally and physically capable, we can make our own decisions, our own choices, and live our lives in a way that will enable us to be happy with the person we are - not what we look like, but who we really are. Many times the problems we face in life are because we are handling things in a way that makes no sense. As adults, surely there comes a time when we can intelligently assess our lives, decide where we want to go and how we want to handle things? Have you ever felt that sometimes you are your own worst enemy? Can we be digging our own holes and then falling into them? We all have moments when, no matter how hard we try, things just don’t seem to work out right, but it may be better to realise and accept that when everything goes wrong, we have no one to blame but ourselves. Why not take the time to look at your life, see what you have done so far, and what you would like to change, if anything, and then do it! I am not referring to ridiculous situations, but recommending that you have a plan to live the kind of life that you will be happy about. Why continue to live in misery, and be unhappy about the way your life is going? Even changing your attitude can be profoundly important in making things feel different for you. There is an upside to all of this though because, just as you may sometimes be your own worst enemy, you can also be your own best friend!! Realisation of this usually occurs when you are ready to accept that the only person on earth who can determine your failure or success is you yourself. You may well discover that you are your best friend when you develop the maturity and strength of character to accept yourself for the person you are, and to take the actions necessary to become the person you wish to be!….So many people don’t like themselves and yet they don’t seem to realise that we can all make the kind of changes we need to make to be the kind of person we would be happy to be. Are you happy to accept the amount of responsibility? When you sum yourself up honestly, you can begin to build upon your strengths and compensate for your weaknesses. When you do, you will realise that the only person who stands in the way of your success is YOU!….It’s true! Sometimes we just need a little help to see things and handle things differently. I remember a time when I needed that help and accepted it….what a learning curve!! Till the next time! Take care! Professional Building Services Violet King. Gary Westmoreland Personal Confidential Counsellor For appointments/feedback All building work carried out please ring No job is too small or too big 966928256 or 634312179. Alternatively send an email to: Telephone [email protected] 674 938 935 9

The Brain Drain Puzzle Pages Across 30. Submerging (7) 11. Kilocalorie (4) 31. Trumpet flourish (7) 14. Point in question (5) 1.  An inexact result (13) 33. Sympathetic (6-7) 16. Possess (3) 8.  Chatter (7) 17. Two times (5) 10. Pleasure ride (7) Down 19. Consume (3) 12. Family members (6) 20. Midday nap (6) 13. Resume (8) 2. Highland (7) 21. Take into custody (6) 15. Toward the south (9) 3. Decay (3) 23. Cook (4) 18. Very small island (5) 4. Quantity (6) 24. Lunatic (7) 21. Smith›s block (5) 5. Pungent bulb (5) 25. Abrupt (6) 22. Mishaps (9) 6. Uses money (6) 26. Citrus fruit (6) 27. Practise (8) 7. Freshest (6) 28. Pivot (5) 29. Treated with salt (6) 9. Reduce (6) 32. And not (3) 10

New Year Quick Quiz E. M. H. Sudoku 1. We have all heard of “Auld Lang Syne” but what does (Easy. Medium. Hard) it mean? 652 18 A. Times gone by B. For the future C. Old gang sign 9 1 72 2. In a firework display, what determines the pattern an 12 65 exploding rocket makes in the sky? 5 A. The amount of explosive used B. The timing of the explosion 2 39 68 4 C. The arrangement of the star pellets in the rocket 6 3. Which of these was the last place to celebrate the 12 43 new millennium on January 1st 2000? 69 8 1 A. Antarctica B. Russia C. Hawaii 87 642 4. During the Chinese New Year celebrations what 63 activity should you avoid to ward off bad luck? A. Wearing red B. Using scissors 3 978 C. Cleaning the house 5. In what year did New Year celebrations start in Times 85 Square? 58 67 4 A. 1904 B. 1912 C. 1933 52 6. Which country rings in the New Year by burning 7 49 26 effigies called Jack Straw? 82 A. Czech Republic B. Romania C.Hungary 7. Which of these would a superstitious person avoid 214 7 eating at a New Year’s celebration? 42 A. Lobsters B. Steak C. Fish 8. What is the Jewish new year called? 97 9 A. Hannukah B. Yom Kippur C. Rosh Hashanah 6 43 9. In which square does the famous ball drop at midnight 81 7 on New Year’s Eve? 5 13 A. Frisco B.Times C. Rockefeller 10. Why do the Chinese light firecrackers on New Year 6 543 celebrations? 64 5 95 2 16 A. To ward off evil spirits B. To bring good luck 6 C. Simply because they enjoy them 4 35 11. Which of the following is NOT eaten to symbolize a financially prosperous new year? A. Cabbage B. Lentils C. Pork 12. New Year’s resolutions date back to early Babylon some 4000 years ago. But which of these was a popular Babylonian resolution? A. To undo wrongs done during the previous year B. To return borrowed farm equipment C. To lose weight Solutions/Answers are on page 31 11

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The Doorway man By Craig McArthur The Tuesday following August Bank holiday weekend I’d started a new job with a local electrical firm at the Cannon Cinema. As a child, this place had given me the movie bug. I was hooked then and I still am. The building, built in 1937 had entertained the locals until its closure in 2004. Now after a decade, two local lads had acquired the building. Wearing my boiler suit, head torch and a dust mask I was told to go to the third floor and strip out the old cables. Once up the stairs, there were a couple of windows covered in decade’s worth of cobwebs and giving a view over Freeman Street. I pondered how the view had changed over seventy years. I imagined the old tramway system and the street bustling with shoppers, a far cry from the present day. Suddenly, I was distracted by a mechanical noise emanating from an adjacent room. But how could this be when all of the power had been off since the basement flooded? I needed to investigate and so wandered through an old workshop strewn with electric cables half ripped out, old film reels and cases before passing through a door into Projector Room 3. I knew this as it said so on the door. Looking around I suddenly felt a shudder as though somebody had passed through me. Located in front of the projection window was the projector, left to rot. It was heart-breaking to see. I went to touch it as you would a sick animal, in order to comfort it. In the corner of my eye, I noticed a flickering light bouncing off the projection window glass. Peering through, into Screen 3, I was startled to see an old black and white movie being screened! I turned to face the projector to locate the off switch only to find it wasn’t even on. How could it be, the building was powerless! Unnerved I decided to leave, but as I headed toward the door something fell to the floor. Shining the torch, I spotted a name badge belonging to a former staff member. It displayed the name ‘John’. I wondered what his job was. Turning toward the door I was confronted by a short man, balding on top of his head and wearing a faded suede jacket. I saw his name badge - John! Startled I asked, ‘Who are you?’ ‘I work here, well, on the doors actually’ he replied. My torch flickered. Without a trace John vanished. I left the room to see where he’d gone, but to no avail. Continuing down the corridor I passed through another doorway only to find myself in the auditorium for Screen 2. Thinking it best, I proceeded down the stairs toward the public exit, knowing that route better than the last. Peering back, as you do when you think you are being followed, I again saw John, now in the doorway at the top of the stairs. I decided to quick-step it toward the main foyer. Once in the corridor I could make out the foyer at the end. Now jogging towards it I was stopped in my tracks by the eerie sight of John walking past the doorway. I decided to use the emergency exit instead and burst through the fire doors, back into daylight at lightning speed. I looked back and saw John standing there, smiling at me. As he shut the doors he said, ‘Do come again sir.’ When I had calmed down a little, I found myself talking to one of the electrical contractors who was preparing the installation of a new electricity feed to the building. I told him about the strange happenings I had experienced earlier that day, about John, and then showed him the badge. He told me that the man who used to usher the door and count the crowds in was called John. He described John in detail. We were talking about the same man. He told me how John had 14

died in the early 1990s from a heart attack, and that the local paper did a story about the man who had worked in the cinema for nearly 30 years. Later that day I assisted the contractor with the lifting of a paving slab so he could then dig a trench for the new cable. Leaning the slab against the wall we were baffled by writing engraved on the underside of the slab. It read, ‘Here lies George Mistaken 1873-1914’. Confused, we stood discussing this paving slab and its wording, and soon we were interrupted by an elderly passer-by. She explained to us that all the slabs which were laid down Freeman Street were part of a council budget cut. These paving slabs were once located at Ainslie Street Cemetery but they’d been removed in 1952 when it had closed. Well, the hairs on the back of my neck were standing on end by now at the thought of an entire street consisting of headstones. Eventually, we went back to working on the cable trench lifting several more slabs and reading the names inscribed. The last slab at the entrance to the Cannon Cinema bore the name John. He had come home. sanitary work - blockage removal - building services - central heating - air conditioning water - gas - electrical - solar hot water systems 965 698 082 KESY Food Served Daily PLUMBING Installation & repairs to Monday – Saturday 09:30 – 16:00 sanitary, gas, central heating. Sunday 09:30 – 14:00 Air conditioning & solar hot water systems. What’s On Official gas & water installers Live Sport / Football Daily covering from Alicante to Tuesdays Darts 20:00 Benidorm & surrounding areas. Wednesday Bingo - eyes down 20:00 All small building services. All kinds of electrical work. Thursdays Quiz 19:30 We can also deal with all kinds Friday Fish and Chips 17:00 – 20:00 of drain blockages. (Please Pre-Book) Mob: 652 857 108 Tel: 965 632 242 Music Quiz 1st Saturday Every Month [email protected] Avd Pais Valencia Busot 03111 15

Mediterranean Gardens Landscaping with palm trees, part 2. short freezes to -4 degrees although some leaf damage will occur. They are moderate growers As palms are among the most architectural, but never become huge, so can be considered ornamental and rewarding groups of plants, even for the smallest gardens. they are worthy of in-depth discussion. More specifically I want to discuss the crownshafted palms. A crownshaft is an elongated circumferential leaf base that girdle the stem from 20 to 100 cm along the trunk at the top. See image below: Archontophoenix A. alexandrae cunninghamia Most crownshafted palm species are of tropical The King Palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) origin, that’s why they are the embodiment is closely related to the Piccabeen palm and of the tropics and would instantly create that especially when young is difficult to distinguish specific tropical feel in the garden. from the latter. However, differences become more apparent with age. The King palms In my opinion the most spectacular is the generally have wider trunks and slightly longer lipstick palm (Cyrtostachys renda) and a and wider leaves than the Piccabeens. For good second would be the Orange crown- the rest, growth requirements are pretty much shaft palm (Areca vestiaria). Both species are similar. So if you want just more of the same, from the Malaysian and Indonesian Islands. consider the King palm! Unfortunately they require year round heat and humidity and would succumb here. The Foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata) is a relative newcomer in the palm world and was Areca vestiaria Cyrtostachys renda named after Wodyeti, the Aborigine who first brought it to the attention of botanists in 1978. However, there are a couple of crownshafted The reason for its late discovery is the relative palm species that are reasonably cold hardy isolation of the very small part of Australia, and can be grown without much problem at the in the Cape Melville Range in the far North- Costa Blanca! eastern part of the country. Today it is easily available and should be found at the better The Illawarra/Piccabeen (Archontophoenix stocked nurseries. cunninghamia) palm comes from the North and These palms are Northeast coast of Australia, some occur as far highly adaptable to south as Sydney. They can withstand prolonged most soil types and cold temperatures of 5-10 degrees and even exposures but should be protected from 16 cold North winds. Once established they grow reasonably fast. They do like abundant watering in summer. Wodyetia bifurcata

Cuban Royal Palms interesting (Roystonea regia) pictured left are the palm, if goliaths under the crownshaft palms and only for this these eventually get huge. With straight, feature. This pillar like trunks and a long crownshaft, species occur adult specimens are really imposing. This Raphostylis naturally in species occur naturally sapida New Zealand on Cuba and the in coastal southernmost point of Florida (Florida areas. Here Keys). Because of its eventual size it is on the Costa Blanca they should be planted in only suitable to larger gardens (500 m2 or shade or spots receiving only morning sun or more.). Also, when you consider planting this species, look for more sizeable specimens, they will scorch in the summer heat. as they tend to succumb to cooler weather in winter when planted too small. Once they attain Flamethrower palm (Chambeyronia a more mature size they can withstand short macrocarpa) pictured below is another freezes to -5 degrees. interesting palm with a highly unusual feature - new leaves emerge blood red! This palm from New Caledonia (in the Pacific Ocean) can withstand relatively cool winters, although no frost, so grow them in sheltered spots that receive no sun or morning sun at most, ideally below the canopy of big trees. Give enough water, especially during the summer. Dypsis is a genus of palms, with most species growing on Madagascar. Most Dypsis species are crownshafted palms and a couple of them can be grown here with success. Dypsis onilahensis, Dypsis baronii (sugarcane palm), Dypsis lutescens and D. leptocheilos (Teddy bear palm) can all withstand full sun without problem (except the D. lutescens), but keep plants well watered during the summer! The Nikau palm (Raphostylis sapida) is another For all your gardening needs contact crownshafted palm. The Nikau crownshaft takes Roald Goorman. on an unusual bulb shape and is definitely an See his advert on page 8. Dypsis onilahensis Dypsis baronii Dypsis lutescens Dypsis leptocheilos 17

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Vince Tracy’s Music Ramblings Originally from Birkenhead, Vince began work at a local hospital radio station before joining BBC Radio Merseyside. Significantly influenced by Radio Caroline as well as great entertainers like Morecambe & Wise, Tommy Cooper, The Two Ronnies and DJs such as Jimmy Young and Steve Wright, Vince has chatted with hundreds of celebrities - musicians/actors/sports stars/politicians. His website lists many of them. To listen to his daily blog/podcasts go to http://www.vincetracy.com/blog9 or to view his website go to http://www.vincetracy.com Who decides? The producers of the soaps have said on many occasions that they see their role as I remember Boy George's first appearance on addressing such issues in society. We shouldn't my TV. It was on Top of the Pops. Like many have a real problem with this although it would others I sat and watched in disbelief. Was seem the producers and actors never have this a boy or was this a girl? It was a pivotal to go through the rigorous police checks that moment for transvestites and cross-dressers teachers have to adhere to and we all should as the BBC had opened the floodgates and just understand how the mass media affects about anyone has been on our TV screens ever people's minds. Otherwise, why do marketing since. Boy George was certainly a very good professionals spend so much money producing singer but his subsequent life has opened many their advertising campaigns? questions in my mind and none greater than In essence there should be nothing who decides on the censorship of what we see wrong with this as many would prefer acts or don't see on TV. of love and affection rather than aggression. As a teacher, I had to undergo rigorous However, I suspect there might be a hidden checks in order to be allowed to teach classes agenda in which acceptability is the key issue. of children and older students. The need In the original EastEnders kiss I think it was a for teachers to be checked for decency and doctor that was involved. This made it a double suitability has become UK policy. I have no whammy. It could also have undermined the problem with this and if you've had children then status of doctors as many in the profession do you will probably feel the same. Despite all the seem to let the side down in the media. checks teachers acting unprofessionally hit the In the 1970s and 1980s it became headlines every week of the year. Obviously, fashionable to promote racial equality and the checks are not uniformly rigorous. rightly so. The media played a huge role in The television has a very long-lasting this as well. First, we had a programme that effect on all our minds. How many of us can still included a very racist Alf Garnet. Then, we recall pivotal moments on UK television? Let's had a programme with a black lodger in Rising look at one or two of those pivotal moments on Damp where Rigsby's racial comments could UK TV. be ridiculed. Next, there was a programme Do you remember the first gay kiss on called Mixed Blessings where we had a mixed mainstream TV? It was shown on EastEnders marriage if my memory serves me well. And (January 1989) and at the time there was a then, there was a black family called The huge groundswell of feeling that this was wrong Fosters, and ultimately there was Asian TV. and the BBC had made a dreadful mistake. So, it is easy to see a progression where social Lately, it would appear to me that TV producers policy might be clearly linked to our Television are having another look at this particular issue. viewing. The evidence is there for us all to Many of the soaps include gay kissing scenes. judge. The idea might be to encourage mainstream Television is a powerful tool and we all viewers to accept the gay kiss. know it can be used for good or for bad. It is 20

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Music & Film Reviews Megan Parker Paddington Bear the expectations of an all-star cast. We see Hugh Bonneville, best known for his Running time 95 minutes portrayal as the snooty character of ‘The Earl of Grantham’ in the hit period drama series Comedy Family ‘Downton Abbey’. This time Bonneville takes the decision to temporarily ditch the fancy Victorian When mentioning the outlandish assortment ties and take on a more modern role as Mr. of Peru, a red hat, a fluffy teddy and plenty of Brown whose occupation of a risk analyst empty marmalade jars, what comes to mind? translates to a nature of hostility towards the We’ve read the books, we’ve held the teddies accident prone bear. We are also blessed with but now, we can witness Paddington in his rare, the surprise appearance of the glamourous ‘bear’ and animated form! Moulin Rouge actress, Nicole Kidman. Kidman features as the character of Millicent, the cruel Join him on a thrilling adventure as he travels and creepy taxidermist, using her evil wit to from his treasured home in the glistening attempt to capture the loveable bear through jungles of Darkest Peru, to a surreal and alien means of tricky traps and tranquilizers. Other way of living in the bustling city of London. After notable characters include the new ‘Doctor a devastating earthquake strikes his home Who’ figure, Peter Capaldi, who plays the Paddington ventures out to seek solace without whiney neighbour of the Brown family; Julie the comforting presence of his speckled bear Walters starring as Mrs. Bird the maid; and the relatives, Aunt Lucy and Uncle Pastuzo. He friendly face of Jim Broadbent whose character leaves for an exciting and magical journey, in is Mr. Gruber, the quirky antique collector. the hope of finding the curious explorer who once located the talking bears and welcomed With many occasions of hilarity and countless them with open arms to his home in England. moments of clumsiness on behalf of our beloved bear, ‘Paddington’ fulfills the duty Paddington is left to his own devices and of entertaining both the younger and older enters London as a peculiar outsider, wishing audiences. If you’re looking for the perfect film to find a family who will fall for his cute and to ease you into 2015 with some sweet and cuddly charisma and take him in as their own. lovable spirit, then ‘Paddington’ must not go He is soon discovered and briefly greeted unmissed. by the Brown family, who initially ostracize him in an attempt to relieve themselves of attracting unwanted attention in their new home. For instance, you put together the odd compilation of an uptight father, a quirky and vivacious mother, their two young children, a wacky maid, and a clumsy bear, and what do you get? Flooded bathrooms, ear wax- covered toothbrushes and a lot of unnecessary sellotape. If that’s not attracting attention then I don’t know what is. ‘Paddington’ exceeds 23

A Winter-Warming Recipe If you’re in need of wholesome food to warm you through after a brisk winter walk on the beach or in the mountains, try the recipe below. Spanish stew, Cocido, can be served as a meal on its own, or with roast potatoes, or maybe Yorkshire pudding. The recipe serves six to eight people and will take about half an hour for preparation and less than three hours to cook. Ingredients 1 bay leaf 8-10 small potatoes 500g belly pork 4 or 5 carrots, sliced lengthways 300g chicken thighs 400g can chick peas, drained 250g beef braising steak, sliced 1 green cabbage heart, cut into quarters 175g streaky bacon (tocino) cut into 4 pieces Salt and black pepper 4 small onions cut into quarters 3 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley 1 small ham bone (garnish) 2 garlic cloves, sliced 4 tablespoons olive oil 4 small pork spare ribs 175g chorizo, chopped into 4 pieces 175g black pudding (morcilla) 100ml white wine Method • Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil, the onions and garlic in a large saucepan and fry for ten minutes. Stir occasionally. • Heat the rest of the oil in a frying pan and fry the pork, beef, chicken, tocino and spare ribs until lightly browned, then transfer to the pan with the onions and garlic. • Add the wine to the frying pan, reduce by half and then pour into the saucepan. • Add the chorizo, morcilla, ham bone and bay leaf. Season to taste with the salt and pepper. • Cover with cold water and bring to the boil. • Once boiling, cover the pan and simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes. • Add the potatoes and carrots and continue cooking for another 30 minutes. • Add the cabbage and chickpeas. Cook for a further 15 minutes. • Before serving, remove the ham bone and the bay leaf. • Sprinkle the stew with freshly chopped parsley immediately before serving. 24

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Burns Night Celebrations Scotland’s favourite son, Robert Burns (25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796) was born in Alloway, Ayrshire. He was the eldest of seven children born to William Burnes and Agnes Broun. Each year Scotland’s national poet is remembered on his birthday with celebration suppers, also known as Burns Night. Celebrations take place across the world. On the menu there will of course be haggis, and to toast the Bard . . there has to be the finest of Scotch whisky. The festivities will include recitals of the Selkirk Grace, and Address to a Haggis. Here is a small wordsearch for you to enjoy while relaxing with a wee dram or two of your own favourite whisky . . . mine by the way is the single malt Glenmorangie produced at their distillery between Dornoch and Tain. AYLARJHTAFIBBRIOTVLG BIKCWKVNDLVDREQYRCPT PLESLUBESDMTEMTSNIGR HSNSIDVMCLAFCRHENDEV IUIPOHFARMBNIAGJRPWD GBGGRRWLODPWTFINPZOE HBGUGXDSDPSRAXNUDOJY LSLUXAHEIUGQLYSTWMPG AOFEPAHVRJMMSQNNRGVB NUIRNNBARDOFAYRSHIRE DALTHQALOQEDRUUYUYTB MREDILKSSTARBIBLAPSO ARSOLAOEGPSEAZENHJSO RHKORAQHESISFWASHCSN YEWJRTNTOGCBEMBIUGZG DAYZGQLGISOKGREMPILY YEIBBARASUGOLADRQODG BURNSKRWQYHUZWODNRNN WLYRICISTENPXXKBAMXQ EAHAHWSTOCSEUVFWXNMG RABBIE FARMER BARD OF AYRSHIRE RECITALS SCOTS WHA HAE TAM O SHANTER DUMFRIES HOGMANAY SUPPER HIGHLAND MARY ADDRESS TO A HAGGIS BURNS NIGHT LYRICIST WHISKY BURNS A RED, RED ROSE CRAIGIEBURN WOOD THE SLAVES LAMENT AULD LANG SYNE ALLOWAY 27

Tech Tips Calling Back Home Back in the 1970s I Viber is a product you may not lived in the Middle East. have come across yet. Originally In those days, the only only available for Smartphones, ways to talk to those we it is now PC and Mac friendly. had left behind in the As with Skype, using it in a WiFi UK was the telephone zone means it is completely free which was very expensive, or writing letters to use, but our experience is that it seems to and waiting weeks for them to arrive. Telex work better than Skype in areas where the machines did exist where one could type onto a connection to the internet may not be as good machine in one country and it was printed out in as we would like. It also runs better on phones another, but these were generally only available which have found it hard to run Skype. Viber to businesses. is definitely worth a try. If you also install Viber on your PC you will have the advantage of an Today there are many options available easy to use keyboard if you wish to send text to us for cheap and even free telephone messages. If your phone has a camera which communications. The first product that comes points towards you it can be utilised as the to mind is probably Skype. It was one of the webcam, thus allowing video as well as voice first to be freely available. With this installed on calls. our computers we can talk to each other over the internet; if we have webcams connected to Google hangouts is an app each computer we can see each other as well. which you can install on Android The technique was originally only for voice and or Apple phones, or on a PC. It’s was given the name VOIP (Voice Over Internet also available through Gmail on Protocol) although now that video is also being a PC (where it’s rather hidden sent perhaps it needs a new name. away) and on Google’s new Inbox which is a new version of Gmail currently Skype was recently bought by being tested by a number of users. Hangouts Microsoft and they have been has the same features as Skype and Viber, making changes to it. The most allowing voice, text, and video communication. recent (although not yet available One small warning though, if you add the to the general user) is the ability Hangouts app to Google Chrome, it will start up to translate as you speak. They every time you open the browser, and although are not saying when it will become available, it’s not particularly in the way you may find it and at the moment it is only being tested in irritating. Mexico with Spanish to English and English to Spanish. If it actually works it could make a call Making Phone Calls to Iberdrola much less of an issue, although I do wonder about some of the amusing results if it Most of us use these systems to call friends and is less than perfect! family who also have the same system installed on their computer or Smartphone, but they can Some users have experienced be used to make calls to landline and mobile difficulties using Skype, especially on some phones in almost any country as well. You will mobile phones where it has caused the phone need to put some credit onto your account, to “lock up” and “freeze”, but it is not the only but then you’ll find that calls can be very much option if you wish to talk over the internet – two cheaper than even a phone card – and your alternatives are shown here, and there are still credit doesn’t expire after so many days as it more available. does on a phone card. At the time of writing, calls from Skype to a UK landline cost 2 cents 28

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