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...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting.
We have another fabulous day here on the Costa Blanca with beautiful sunshine everywhere. We had clouds during the afternoon yesterday but nothing sinister materialised. Let's see what lies ahead....
We have had a very busy weekend with family members visiting from New York, London, Valencia and Bilbao. Could life get any better than to have your family take the time and trouble to visit you. I think it is very easy to undervalue the effort involved and I hope they all enjoyed their visit.
The oil might be coming under control in the Gulf of Mexico but the pictures of wildlife struggling to retain their lives are a sobering judgement of our own values. We all need the oil to get on with our modern lives but I hate to see what is happening to these poor birds and fish in the aftermath of this problem. BP are certainly going to pay a heavy price for this and it will take forever to repair the ecological damage that has been caused.
It's great to see Rafa Nadal overcome his knee problems to defeat Soderling in the French Open and return to the world number 1 spot. Maybe he could spend a little time with Andy Murray........England have defeated Bangladesh in the cricket and can do no more than win convincingly. Job done! I also watched South Africa defeat Wales in the Rugby Union although it has to be said that Wales played with great spirit against the world champions.
Here's a very true reflection on reality....
THIS SHOULD BE POSTED IN EVERY SCHOOL
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault,
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they
are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes
and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before
you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try
delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life
HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll
give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This
doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and
very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life.
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
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Iris's Challenge -
1. (born 10 January 1945)[1] is a British singer-songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping.
2. With his distinctive singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces.
3. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down .
4. With his career in its fifth decade, he has achieved numerous solo hit singles worldwide, most notably in the UK, where he has had six consecutive number one albums and his tally of 62 hit singles include 31 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position. He has had 16 top ten singles in the USA, with four of these reaching number one. He is one of the best selling British singers of all time.
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My friends who know me well will know I do not like people to smoke as I have lost members of my family to cancer. However, there is another point of view......
Tobacco attack in Massachusetts
They're baking more than beans in Boston -- Massachusetts officials are roasting common sense and decency, too.
The state is getting ready to force stores that sell cigarettes to put up disgusting photos that show the alleged damages of smoking. Whether you smoke or not, you're going to have to stare at these awful state propaganda posters -- the new law says they'll have to go right next to the cash registers at some 9,000 convenience stores, pharmacies, gas stations and anyplace else with the nerve to sell tobacco products.
Shopkeepers who refuse to deface their businesses with oversized images of rotting teeth and black lungs will face hundreds of dollars in fines.
The only hangup right now, ironically, is more political correctness: Officials are trying to figure out how many languages the signs should be in. By the time they're done, these things will be a mile long, and stores will have to use them as wallpaper.
Even if you don't live in Massachusetts, you should care -- because you're paying for this bird-brained scheme. The program is being funded by $316,000 in federal stimulus money. That means some well-connected poster-maker is getting ready to print his ticket into the good life.
The rest of us won't be nearly as stimulated, especially if this catches on. Regardless of how you feel about smoking, there are plenty of industries out there that COULD get this kind of treatment someday.
Today, it's cigarettes. Tomorrow, some public health dummy may decide he doesn't like drinking, sex, bingo night or stinky cheese -- and you'll be forced to deal with whatever rules and obstacles he puts in your way.
If this was purely about showing people the true health ravages of their lifestyle choices, then your local fast food dive would be adorned with pictures of bloated, obese corpses.
But they wouldn't dare try that.
In America, it's OK to go after smokers. But don't your dare touch somebody's Big Mac!
A poster child for common sense,
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
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avarice, greed
La gente acusa al gobierno de la avaricia y la corrupción. - The government is accused of greed and corruption by the people.
Su avaricia es la causa de su impopularidad. - His avarice is the cause of his lack of popularity.
Ser feo con avaricia - To be ugly to the extreme
La avaricia rompe el saco - Greed doesn't pay
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Prescription Check
An old man strode in to his doctor's office and said, "Doc, my druggist said to tell you to change my prescription and to check the prescription you've been giving to Mrs. Smith."
"Oh, he did, did he?" the doctor shot back. "And since when does a druggist second guess a doctor's orders?"
The old man said, "Since he found out I've been on birth control pills since February."
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Music Stuff June 7th
1963, The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, performed at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow, Scotland.
1964, during their first ever US tour The Rolling Stones were booed off stage at a gig in San Antonio, Texas.
1969, supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Steve Winwood made their live debut at a free concert in London's Hyde Park.
1969, Keith Richards and his partner Anita Pallenburg were involved in a car crash near their home in Sussex. Richards escaped serious injury but Pallenburg was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone.
1969, The Who’s ‘Tommy’ album entered the UK chart peaking at No.2. One of two full-scale rock operas from The Who (the other being the 1973 'Quadrophenia').
1975, Elton John's album 'Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboys', went to No.1 on the US album chart.
1975, John Denver went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Thank God I'm A Country Boy', the singers third US No.1.
1980, Bob Marley And The Wailers, Average White Band, Joe Jackson and The Q-Tips all appeared at The Summer Of '80 Garden Party, Crystal Palace, London, England. Tickets £7.50 on the day.
1986, Doctor And The Medics - No.1 on the UK charts with - 'Spirit In The Sky'.
1997, Gary Barlow-No.1 UK album- 'Open Road'.
1997, Hanson uk No.1 - 'MMMbop'. Originally called The Hanson Brothers, lead singer Zak Hanson was just 13-years-old at the time of the hit. One of the biggest debut singles of all time; reaching No.1 in 27 countries.
1997, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher played a five-song set at the Tibet Freedom Concert, Downing Stadium in New York City. U2, Patti Smith and Radiohead also appeared at the concert.
1998, Songwriter Wally Gold died in a New Jersey hospital aged 70. Wrote 'It's My Party' hit for Lesley Gore and 'It's Now or Never', hit for Elvis Presley.
2002, Virgin Records announced they had dropped Victoria Beckham
2007, the funeral of guitarist, singer Bo Diddley took place in Gainesville, Florida. At the service, they presented a floral tribute in form of his trademark square guitar.
2009, Paolo Nutini went to No.1 on the UK album charts with ‘Sunny Side Up’ the Scottish singers second album.
Birthday Boys and Girls June 7th
1917, Dean Martin, US actor, singer, (1956 UK & US No.1 single 'Memories Are Made Of This' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). He died December 25th 1995.
1940, Thomas Woodward, (Tom Jones), 1965 UK No.1 and US No.10 single 'It's Not Unusual' plus over 20 other UK and US Top 40 hit singles. 1999 UK No.1 album 'Reload' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 albums).
1958,Prince Rogers Nelson, T.A.F.K.A.P, 1984 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'When Doves Cry', 1994 UK No.1 single 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World', plus over 40 other Top 40 singles.
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Iris's Challenge -Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE
Music Source 1 music source 2 music source 3 music source 4
...There´s a new blog and a new podcast. I hope you find them interesting.
We have another fabulous day here on the Costa Blanca with beautiful sunshine everywhere. We had clouds during the afternoon yesterday but nothing sinister materialised. Let's see what lies ahead....
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
 27° C | 18° C | 28° C | 20° C |  28° C | 19° C |  27° C | 17° C | 25° C | 16° C |
| Clear | Clear | Chance of Rain 30% chance of precipitation | Scattered Clouds | Chance of Rain |
We have had a very busy weekend with family members visiting from New York, London, Valencia and Bilbao. Could life get any better than to have your family take the time and trouble to visit you. I think it is very easy to undervalue the effort involved and I hope they all enjoyed their visit.
The oil might be coming under control in the Gulf of Mexico but the pictures of wildlife struggling to retain their lives are a sobering judgement of our own values. We all need the oil to get on with our modern lives but I hate to see what is happening to these poor birds and fish in the aftermath of this problem. BP are certainly going to pay a heavy price for this and it will take forever to repair the ecological damage that has been caused.
It's great to see Rafa Nadal overcome his knee problems to defeat Soderling in the French Open and return to the world number 1 spot. Maybe he could spend a little time with Andy Murray........England have defeated Bangladesh in the cricket and can do no more than win convincingly. Job done! I also watched South Africa defeat Wales in the Rugby Union although it has to be said that Wales played with great spirit against the world champions.
Here's a very true reflection on reality....
THIS SHOULD BE POSTED IN EVERY SCHOOL
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem.
The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school.
You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping:
they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault,
so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they
are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes
and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before
you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try
delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life
HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll
give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This
doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and
very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF.
Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life.
In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Iris's Challenge -1. (born 10 January 1945)[1] is a British singer-songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping.
2. With his distinctive singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces.
3. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down .
4. With his career in its fifth decade, he has achieved numerous solo hit singles worldwide, most notably in the UK, where he has had six consecutive number one albums and his tally of 62 hit singles include 31 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position. He has had 16 top ten singles in the USA, with four of these reaching number one. He is one of the best selling British singers of all time.
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My friends who know me well will know I do not like people to smoke as I have lost members of my family to cancer. However, there is another point of view......
Tobacco attack in Massachusetts
They're baking more than beans in Boston -- Massachusetts officials are roasting common sense and decency, too.
The state is getting ready to force stores that sell cigarettes to put up disgusting photos that show the alleged damages of smoking. Whether you smoke or not, you're going to have to stare at these awful state propaganda posters -- the new law says they'll have to go right next to the cash registers at some 9,000 convenience stores, pharmacies, gas stations and anyplace else with the nerve to sell tobacco products.
Shopkeepers who refuse to deface their businesses with oversized images of rotting teeth and black lungs will face hundreds of dollars in fines.
The only hangup right now, ironically, is more political correctness: Officials are trying to figure out how many languages the signs should be in. By the time they're done, these things will be a mile long, and stores will have to use them as wallpaper.
Even if you don't live in Massachusetts, you should care -- because you're paying for this bird-brained scheme. The program is being funded by $316,000 in federal stimulus money. That means some well-connected poster-maker is getting ready to print his ticket into the good life.
The rest of us won't be nearly as stimulated, especially if this catches on. Regardless of how you feel about smoking, there are plenty of industries out there that COULD get this kind of treatment someday.
Today, it's cigarettes. Tomorrow, some public health dummy may decide he doesn't like drinking, sex, bingo night or stinky cheese -- and you'll be forced to deal with whatever rules and obstacles he puts in your way.
If this was purely about showing people the true health ravages of their lifestyle choices, then your local fast food dive would be adorned with pictures of bloated, obese corpses.
But they wouldn't dare try that.
In America, it's OK to go after smokers. But don't your dare touch somebody's Big Mac!
A poster child for common sense,
William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.
----------------------------------------------------
Word of the Day
la avaricia ah-vah-ree'-syah (noun)
avarice, greed
EXAMPLES
La gente acusa al gobierno de la avaricia y la corrupción. - The government is accused of greed and corruption by the people.
Su avaricia es la causa de su impopularidad. - His avarice is the cause of his lack of popularity.
IDIOMS
Ser feo con avaricia - To be ugly to the extreme
La avaricia rompe el saco - Greed doesn't pay
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Prescription Check
An old man strode in to his doctor's office and said, "Doc, my druggist said to tell you to change my prescription and to check the prescription you've been giving to Mrs. Smith."
"Oh, he did, did he?" the doctor shot back. "And since when does a druggist second guess a doctor's orders?"
The old man said, "Since he found out I've been on birth control pills since February."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Music Stuff June 7th
1963, The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, performed at the Odeon Cinema in Glasgow, Scotland.
1964, during their first ever US tour The Rolling Stones were booed off stage at a gig in San Antonio, Texas.
1969, supergroup Blind Faith, featuring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Steve Winwood made their live debut at a free concert in London's Hyde Park.
1969, Keith Richards and his partner Anita Pallenburg were involved in a car crash near their home in Sussex. Richards escaped serious injury but Pallenburg was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone.
1969, The Who’s ‘Tommy’ album entered the UK chart peaking at No.2. One of two full-scale rock operas from The Who (the other being the 1973 'Quadrophenia').
1975, Elton John's album 'Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboys', went to No.1 on the US album chart.
1975, John Denver went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Thank God I'm A Country Boy', the singers third US No.1.
1980, Bob Marley And The Wailers, Average White Band, Joe Jackson and The Q-Tips all appeared at The Summer Of '80 Garden Party, Crystal Palace, London, England. Tickets £7.50 on the day.
1986, Doctor And The Medics - No.1 on the UK charts with - 'Spirit In The Sky'.
1997, Gary Barlow-No.1 UK album- 'Open Road'.
1997, Hanson uk No.1 - 'MMMbop'. Originally called The Hanson Brothers, lead singer Zak Hanson was just 13-years-old at the time of the hit. One of the biggest debut singles of all time; reaching No.1 in 27 countries.
1997, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher played a five-song set at the Tibet Freedom Concert, Downing Stadium in New York City. U2, Patti Smith and Radiohead also appeared at the concert.
1998, Songwriter Wally Gold died in a New Jersey hospital aged 70. Wrote 'It's My Party' hit for Lesley Gore and 'It's Now or Never', hit for Elvis Presley.
2002, Virgin Records announced they had dropped Victoria Beckham
2007, the funeral of guitarist, singer Bo Diddley took place in Gainesville, Florida. At the service, they presented a floral tribute in form of his trademark square guitar.
2009, Paolo Nutini went to No.1 on the UK album charts with ‘Sunny Side Up’ the Scottish singers second album.
Birthday Boys and Girls June 7th
1917, Dean Martin, US actor, singer, (1956 UK & US No.1 single 'Memories Are Made Of This' plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). He died December 25th 1995.
1940, Thomas Woodward, (Tom Jones), 1965 UK No.1 and US No.10 single 'It's Not Unusual' plus over 20 other UK and US Top 40 hit singles. 1999 UK No.1 album 'Reload' plus over 20 other UK Top 40 albums).
1958,Prince Rogers Nelson, T.A.F.K.A.P, 1984 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'When Doves Cry', 1994 UK No.1 single 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World', plus over 40 other Top 40 singles.
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Iris's Challenge -Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE
Music Source 1 music source 2 music source 3 music source 4
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