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Wendy Richard speeds up the action on Benidorm with racy swimsuit... and a mobility scooter (Evening Standard)
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Former EastEnders Wendy Richard swaps Pauline Fowler's cardigans for a racy red swimsuit in ITV comedy Benidorm.
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George's aim for London Marathon (Greenock Telegraph)
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Hegarty of Greenock hopes to do a personal best at next month's London Marathon.
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Prison ordeal of 'me and my gentle giant' (Northern Echo)
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A WOMAN has spoken of her ordeal after she and her fiance were jailed for their part in the killing of a man in Spain.
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Earth Watch (BBC News)
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Troubled waters tinge UK's marine protection plan
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Easter Escapes -- dealchecker.co.uk Reveals Five of the best Spring Getaways for under £500 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
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With spring slow to show its face this year Easter is a great time to get away for some winter sun, dealchecker.co.uk has scoured the web to help travellers make the most of this year's Easter holiday; here are five of the best offers available to Turkey and Spain all for under £500.
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Reader views (8) (Evening Standard)
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i thought they had stopped all crime to listening to their ministers and the manipulated figures they spout, the sooner brown and his clowns are thrown out the better, he has been a disaster for brotain both as chancellor and now our unelected prime minister, sadly up here in scouse land they will vote labour no mateer what, despite record youth unemployment as long as they get their fags, beer ...
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The Pain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Cajas (BusinessWeek)
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Many nonprofit lenders face hard times even as the biggest commercial banks remain strong
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Don't get stuck in a hole by fancy marketing (Daily Telegraph)
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The 'Ask John' management column. Straight-talking coomon sense from the front line with John Timpson, chief executive of high street cobbler and key-cutter Timpson.
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Second Edition Cycling News, Saturday, February 20, 2010 (Cyclingnews)
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The winner of the prologue of the Giro d'Italia in Amsterdam this year should be greeted not by the usual podium girls but by podium guys, a Dutch politician has argued. The Giro opens in the Dutch city on May 8 with an 8km individual time trial.
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Blogs Last updated: February 27, 10:37 (Cyclingnews)
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Francisco Ventoso (Carmiooro NGC) has recovered from a knee injury suffered during the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria three weeks ago and is looking for a stage win and a boost in form at the upcoming Vuelta a Andalucia.
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ANDALUCIAN OPEN GOLF
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Malaga champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, the Minister of Tourism, Trade and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía, Luciano Alonso, and the Club President, Miguel Martinez, formally announced details of the European Tour's Open de Andalucia, tournament that will take place in Malaga Golf Club between 25 and 28 March.
Luciano Alonso, Director of Tourism, Trade and Sport of the Junta de Andalucía, Said that "after years of constant work in the golf sector, Andalusia has now gained a permanent place in the European calendar with the Open that bears its name.
It will be a superb opportunity for the people of the region to see the very best players on the European circuit compete at one of the finest courses in the Costa del Sol
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MALAGA RING ROAD TO OPEN
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Two of the four sections of the Málaga outer ring road to open before the summer
the long awaited opening of the new section of the A7 around Malaga is not far away. Dates have been announced for the opening of the new second ring road. The section which runs between the Guadalhorce motorway to the A7 behind Torremolinos will be open before the summer, and the rest of the road will be operational before the end of the year.
It was announced by the Development Minister, José Blanco, who was in Málaga on Tuesday to check on the progress at the new Terminal 3 of the airport which opens on March 16.
He told the press that work on the road was being speeded up and claimed that once open it would mean an hour's saving for rush hour drivers who use the currently saturated western ring road round the city.
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MAYOR OF MARBELLA OVERPENT BY 300K
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The ex Mayor of Marbella, Julián Muñoz, spent over a quarter of a million euros more than he had coming in, says a court investigation into money laundering surrounding as part of the Malaya corruption case. It has shown that before he met Isabel Pantoja, Muñoz, he and his wife, Mayte Zaldívar, spent 297,000 ⁈ more than they earned over the years 1997 to 2003.
Zaldívar admitted that her husband would often arrive home with suitcases and envelopes of cash and that the safe in the house held as much as 50 or 60 million pesetas – some 300,000- 360,000 ⁈, she had told the Instruction judge in the Marbella Court, Óscar Pérez,
Muñoz's ‘additional earnings' continued when he started his relationship with the singer, Isabel Pantoja, in 2002 who now has also been indicted on money laundering charges.
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NORWEGIAN CHURCH RAISES €10,000 AT LA CALA RESORT
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The Norwegian Church, Sjomannskirken, in Calahonda (Mijas) has raised approximately ⁈10,000 through the yearly fundraising golf competition at La Cala Resort, Mijas, Málaga, last 6th February. Over 120 golfers entered the competition, played on Campo America and Campo Europa, two of three 18-hole courses in Spain's largest golf complex.
The Sjomannskirken churches are an international network of social meeting places where Norwegians can “feel at home” in any corner of the world. Founded in 1864, the organisation was established to secure the moral and religious education of Scandinavian seamen, but also to give them a "breathing space" where a fellow countryman was available to lend an ear and give some attention.
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ETA CHIEF ARRESTED
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Ibon Gogeascoechea Arronategui, 54, The presumed military chief of the armed Basque separatist organisation ETA was arrested last Sunday in northwest France, the Spanish interior ministry announced. He was picked up in Cahan, a village in Normandy, along with two other people and had been arrested during a joint Spanish and French operation. Officials claim he was the "most senior" member of ETA.
Police searched the Cahan lodging and the suspects' vehicle, seizing three weapons, documents and computer equipment and arrested others in connection with activities for outlawed group, including, Beinat Aguinalde Ugartemendia, 26, who is suspected of assassinating socialist politician Isaias Carrasco days before legislative elections in March 2008, and businessman Ignacio Uria Mendizabal, who was shot dead in December 2008. Gregorio Jimenez Morales, 55, is a presumed member of an ETA commando unit which allegedly transports equipment for carrying out attacks, including for the plan to assassinate in 2001 the then head of the Spanish government, Jose Maria Aznar.
ETA is considered a terrorist organisation by the European Union and United States and is blamed for nearly 830 deaths in its 41-year armed struggle for independence for the Basque region of northern Spain and southwest France. Several members of the separatist outfit, mainly members of its armed wing, have been arrested in France in recent years including in November 2008 police arrested the then military chief of the organisation, Garikoitz Aspiazu, and captured his successors Aitzol Iriondo in December 2008 and Jurdan Martitegui in April 2009.
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TEN YEARS PRISON FOR BRIT ATTACKERS
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Two thieves tried to tie up a man and a woman and fired shots during a burglary of the British couple's home in Alhaurín el Grande, Málaga. The two Argentinean men aged 26 and 31 have now been sent to prison for 10 years each after being found guilty of breaking into the property while the man and woman, in their 60's, were in the bedroom.
The woman managed to escape as her husband fought off the men and it was during that struggle that he was shot three times, twice in the body and once in his left hand. The attackers panicked and left the scene with a Rolex watch, a mobile phone and a small amount of cash before the woman then called the police.
The husband underwent surgery in the Clinico Hospital in Málaga and fortunately his life was saved but he lost his left kidney and suffered serious injuries to his intestines. The burglary occurred in the Urbanization Bellavista at 3am on July 13 2005, and the two men admitted their involvement during the proceedings. There were two other burglars involved in the robbery but they have never been identified.
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BRITISH EX-SPY HANDS PLAYS PART IN ALAKRANA RESCUE
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A former British spy was the man given the job of handing over the ransom which brought the hijacked Spanish tuna-fishing boat Alakrana its freedom after 47 days in captivity at the hands of Somali pirates. The company set up in West Africa by the former British agent to specialize in kidnap operations, supplied the small plane from which the bundle containing the ransom of 2.7 million euros was thrown onto the deck of the Alakarana to secure the release of its 36 crew members, 16 of whom were Spanish. This was a different modus operandi from that of the release of the Playa de Bakio in April 2008, which was also seized by Somali pirates. In that case the Spanish National Intelligence Center (CNI) advanced and handed over the ransom, which was paid back over time by the ship owner.
In the case of the Alakrana it appears the money was also fronted by the Spanish secret service, as the police found no indication of the ship owner having drawn funds from his company for the ransom. It is also believed the CNI hired the services of the former British spy. Then head of the CNI, Féliz Sanz, will have the chance to reveal all when he appears before a congressional committee. Sanz will be giving testimony at a testing moment for the CNI, which is also embroiled in attempts to secure the release of three Catalan NGO volunteerscaptured by an Al Qaeda offshoot in Mauritania on November 29th of last year. The High Court judge handling the Alakrana case, Santiago Pedraz, asked the CNI for the same information he supplied to Congress' official secrets committee, but Sanz said he could not provide it because it is classified.
Rescue effort Meanwhile, there appeared to be fresh moves afoot to free the three Catalan aid workers. Spanish new agency EFE yesterday quoted a Mauritanian security force as saying a Mauritanian citizen believed to be involved in the kidnapping had been extradited to his home country by Mali. The source, who requested anonymity, said Amar Uld Sid' Ahmed, known as Omar Sahraui and the suspected head of logistics for Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, had been taken to Nouakchott last Friday under the custody of Mauritanian and Malian police. Suspects questioned about the kidnapping had named Sid' Ahmed as the supplier of the vehicles used in the seizure of the aid workers.
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HOME FROM HOME' IN LA CALA RESORT
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The most successful football club in the Czech Republic, Sparta Prague, have given a ringing endorsement to La Cala Resort after spending a 10-day training camp at the Mijas complex. The club's Head of Communications, Ondrej Kasik, says “We have been to many hotels around Europe for mid-season training and La Cala is different. We feel at home here. It is difficult to explain but the atmosphere is so welcoming and relaxed we don't feel any stress.
Our families aren't here but we feel like it's our home for 10 days. Last year was the first time we used the complex for our winter break and we certainly hope to return next year. The training facilities are great. It is so important for us to be able to train on a good, grass pitch. At present it is -18C in Prague and we would have to train indoors while it is 20 or 22ºC here when the sun is out. We have also been using the gym and Caracala Spa and some of the players have been golfing.”
Ondrej added that another great bonus was the chance to play against other top European teams that are also training in the area. “We have played five ‘friendlies' against opposition from a number of countries. It is great for the coaches to see the new players in match action and it is also good for the players to take on opposition from different leagues instead of always playing other Czech teams.”
Sparta was long the main source for the Czech Republic national football team and a number of outstanding players have played for the club over the years. These include: Pavel Nedvěd, Petr Čech, Tomáš Rosický, Jan Koller, Karel Poborský, Patrik Berger and Ivan Hašek. Sparta is one of the most successful clubs in Central Europe having reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1992.
One of the teams that Sparta played during their break was Metallurg Donetsk from Ukraine, who have also selected La Cala Resort for winter training this February. Other visitors to the resort in early 2010 have included leading teams from Germany, Poland, Switzerland and Russia.
As Sparta arrived the elite squad of the Estonian Golf Association had just left, comprising of the leading boys & girls of various ages from clubs in their home country preparing for the coming season and received instructions from the head coach of the Estonian Golf Association, Enrico Villo, and his team. In the group was Mari Suursalu who is hoping to be a future star on the new division of the Ladies European Tour, LET Access Series, the first events which take place in France this month.
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EN ARMONÃÂA GOES TO MADRID
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Barbershoppers from all over the globe joined forces in Madrid last weekend to celebrate the second ‘En Armonía' convention in Spain. They were delighted to welcome the elite of the barbershop singing world from America, Australia, Holland, and the UK including men's gold medal champions, OC Times, from California, USA.
SABS – the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers - hosted the event and more than 220 members enjoyed a weekend of coaching and entertaining, including two shows at the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus and the Galileo Galilei, to bring this unique art of a-cappella singing to even more members of the Spanish public. “We started with just four members” says SABS President, Nico de las Peñas Plana “And now we have around 220 members and are continuing to grow. We were delighted to welcome new choruses from as far afield as Barcelona, Fuengirola and the Algarve in Portugal. Our mission is to encourage more people on the Iberian Peninsula to learn and enjoy the art of barbershop singing and we are achieving that”.
Choruses and quartets from Barcelona, Torrevieja and Los Alcázares supported the event, including ‘The Velvetones', ‘Torrevieja Harmonisers', ‘Spangles', ‘4midables', ‘Hanfris' and ‘Los Barberos'. The weekend culminated in a quartet contest, featuring ten men's and women's quartets from all over Spain. Madrid's ‘Investigators' won the Gold Medal, ‘Hanfris' from Barcelona won Silver and ‘Four Tune Tellers' from Madrid became bronze medallists. Quartets from the Levante region also entered and ‘4midables' from Torrevieja was placed 4th, followed by ‘Mixed Blessings' of Torrevieja in 5th place, ‘Each Way Bet' from Torrevieja in 6th place, ‘Viva' from Los Alcázares in 7th, with ‘Allegro', ‘Los Barberos' and ‘Fénix' coming a close 8th, 9th and 10th.
“The whole weekend has been fantastic. We achieved our aim of broadcasting the barbershop ethos even wider and we are all still on a high” commented SABS Marketing Manager, Lyn Baines. “Seeing so many people get so much pleasure from singing together gives us great satisfaction, especially as we have attracted some really talented, young, up-and-coming groups and we'd like to encourage more young people to join. We can't wait to welcome everyone to En Armonía 2011 in Murcia”.
If you would like to find out more about barbershop singing in Spain, or you would like to join in En Armonía 2011, please visit the SABS website: www.sabs.es and find a chorus near you – learn to sing and be in harmony – you won't regret it!
Photographers: Charles Grainger and Alan Hutchings
Contact: Lyn Baines – + 34 968 432 525
lyn@sabs.es www.sabs.es
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FORTHCOMING CHARITY FUNDRAISERS FOR TAABS SHOW GROUP
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Saturday 20 March – 10am : TAABS Spring Fayre Hampshire Hogg, The Strip, Torreta III. All welcome.
Friday 16 April – 7.30pm : In aid of K9 Animal Rescue La Marina Sports Complex. 11 Euros for meal and show. All enquiries to Brenda on 966 796 436
Friday 23 April – 6.30pm : International Veterans Day Salt Jetty, Torrevieja
Friday 23 April – 9.30pm : In aid of Afghan Heroes Hazylan, Daya Nueva. Tickets 3 Euros. All enquiries to Jackie on 966 796 863
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SPANGLES CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
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Spangles Ladies' Harmony Chorus was honoured to be invited by the Ayuntamiento de Los Alcázares to take part in one of the many activities organised to celebrate International Women's Day. At a concert held in the Salon de Plenos at the Ayuntamiento building in Los Alcázares, Spangles entertained a mixed audience with upbeat songs and ballads, such as ‘Something' by George Harrison and ‘Rock & Roll Medley', alongside some songs with a Spanish twist, like ‘La Bamba'. Viva quartet received warm applause for their rendition of the much-loved Spanish favourite ‘Amapola'.
The concert was attended by Councillor Isabel Montesinos Mercader (Culture, Education, Tourism and Foreigners) and Councillor Mari Carmen Imbernón Saura from Social Services, who presented Spangles' Musical Director, with a plaque in recognition of their participation in the event. “Spangles is honoured to be presented with this commemorative plaque, which will take pride of place at the Centro Municipal Las Claras, where we rehearse every week.” she said.
Spangles was followed by the Coral de la Asociación de Amas de Casa who sang a variety of beautiful songs, including the African National Anthem. “We are thrilled to be asked to take part in this event alongside the local Spanish ladies' choir and we would love to sing with them again.” commented Gail.
Spangles has many more concerts planned locally, so check the website for up-to-date information on this busy ladies' chorus. If you're looking to make new friends and enjoy singing, why not visit Spangles when they rehearse at Las Claras? They meet every Thursday from 10.30am to 1.00pm.
Please call Lyn on 968 432 525 or Anthea on 968 334 527 to book Spangles or to find out how to join or visit the website: www.spangleschorus.com.
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LA VILA VS LES ABELLES
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La Vila Rugby Club drew to nearby rivals Les Abelles in their big derby game in Valencia on Sunday. The game, which took place in the impressive Levante Soccer Stadium, ended level with 23-23 all, giving La Vila two points to take to the log books. The result secured La Vila once again in second position overall, however it also allowed log leaders, El Salvador, to irretrievably increase their advantage.
The first half did not start out magnificently for La Vila. Les Abelles, on the other hand, were clearly hungry for the win from the outset, and aware of the status of the team they were up against (La Vila thrashed Les Abelles 49-0 earlier this season). Although La Vila took it's time settling into the game, and were rather too much threatened in their twenty two, it managed to hold off the Les Abelles attack, preventing any tries scored. In terms of penalties, however, they were not so fortunate, and by the end of the first half Les Abelles had pulled ahead to 9 points against La Vila's 3.
After the break, La Vila regrouped on the field with a tighter feel. Augustin Gòmez's kicking boot secured itself, and the team gained six penalty points in the first ten minutes. Midway through the second half, however, Les Abelles managed to sneak through La Vila's defence with a try that brought them up 14-9. With penalties then earned by each team, and the scoreboard at 17-12, La Vila was in serious need of a big try. Many thanks to Charlie Harding, this boon was delivered in the 35th minute. Although not successfully converted, it brought La Vila up to even with Abelles. Thereafter, although the scoreboard itself changed, the situation remained largely the same. Each team earned two more penalties apiece, and ultimately the game ended in a 23-23 draw.
Before the game kicked off, La Vila's South African import, Ryan le Roux, was honoured with the award of Best Foreign Player in the league last season. The award was handed over by the president of the Spanish Rugby Federation, Alfonso Mandado Vazquez, who attended the game. Le Roux said, “It's a great honour for me to receive this award – and a good incentive after a lot of hard work put in last year.”
For more information about La Vila Rugby Club, please contact Ignacio Davila 608 068 208 or Jo le Roux at the Rugby La Vila offices 965 890 376.
La Vila Rugby Club is situated at Carratera Pantano, Villajoyosa. Take AP-7 exit N 66 (Villajoyosa). At the first roundabout head for the mountain. The club is about 1km from Motorway exit N 66. Or take the Villajoyosa by-pass, and take the middle exit. At the first roundabout, bare right towards the motorway entrance and at the second roundabout bare left towards the mountain.
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5 WAYS TO BUILD BACKLINKS WHICH WILL DOMINATE GOOGLE
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Make Money Online By Internet Marketing
One of the most important things that any Webmaster needs to consider when they are optimising their site for search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and Ask are back links from other sites.
Links from other sites, or backlinks, are absolutely crucial if a webmaster wants to generate some serious traffic from the major search engines. The reason for ths is that the search engines consider any link to be a "vote" for the content of your site or article and these votes are used in order to tell the search engines that you are a reputable resource.
Search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and Ask generate a large amount of the traffic on the internet and, therefore, it is essential that your website and articles are suitably positioned in their indexes. The difference between your site being on the first page and being way down on the 27th page can be thousands of Euro in extra revenue each month. So if you want to make money online, you need to pay articluar attention to how they optimise their site in order to generate relevant traffic from the search engines.
SEO or Search Engine Optimisation (Optimization if you are in the USA!) is generally divided into two tasks. The first is on-site optimisation and the second if off-site optimisation. On-site optimisation refers to tweaks which you make in the code which drives the output of your content. This is the PHP or ASP code which the end use doesn't see. And off-site optimisation refers to webmaster tasks such as link building.
In this article we're going to focus on off-site website optimisation, and in particular on how to build backlinks for your website in order to achieve a better position in the search engine indexes.
10 WAYS TO BUILD BACKLINKS FOR YOUR WEBSITE
Over the years the web has changed dramatically. Only 10 years or so ago, the internet was a huge machine which relied on robots and automation to rank websites. All of this has now been thrown out of the window and the internet has become a far more sociable place where old tactics won't necessarily get you the results which they once would have!
So, the first rule of thumb is to...
BUILD A WEBSITE WITH CONTENT THAT PEOPLE WANT
Search engines follow people. Generally, where people go, the search engines will follow. Why? Because search engines are hungry for fresh content and they're hungry to provide people with the most up to date information on the subject which is currently in trend!
So if you build a website for people, the chances are that the search engines are going to find you quicker, and if your website has conent which draws people to it, the chances are that ther search engines will notice this and will want to position your content higher up in ther search results.
LEAVE LINKS ON SOCIAL BOOKMARKING WEBSITES AND BLOGS
Bookmarking websites are becoming more and more popular nowadays. Bookmarking websites such as Delicious offer their users a plce where they can store their favourite links. The advantage of this is that the links are not tied to one browser, i.e the user can log into Delicious from anywhere in the world where they can get access to the internet and an internet browser, and use the informaton they stored previously on the bookmarking website.
For webmasters, this is great as many of these sites serve as great backlinks to your content!
ADD LINKS TO YOUR FORUM SIGNATURES
Many forums don't allow you to link out, but many do. Where possible, you should leave backlinks to your own website. If you can include your website address in your own signature, then every post that you make will contain a link back to your website which is, in turn, an anchor for the search engines to follow and ind your content.
ADD YOUR ARTICLES TO ARTICLE DIRECTORIES
There are numerous article directories out there which are considered to be very reputable resources by the search engines. These include Ezine Articles, Article Dashboard, and Go Articles. In addition to generating a huge amount of traffic for their own content, if you are able to get an article listed on these websites, you will no doubt receive a constant flow of traffic from them. This will also help your site to improve in the SERPs (search engine result pages).
INTERVIEW SOMEONE FAMOUS!
Ok,so this one isn't so easy to do, but imagine the traffic and the interest which your website will generate if you have something exclusive that people want to know about! Imagine interviewing someone like Britney Spears or President Obama! The chances are your website would be red hot with traffic! Make sure you have a powerful enough server to cope with the extra volume!
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EX PLAYER DROPS IN AT LA VILA
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It always causes a stir at La Vila Rugby Club when a former player drops in for a visit, but when he comes to town with a brand-new beautiful baby girl in arm, it proves impossible to resist. When former player Stuart McReynolds arrived at the rugby club, with glowing new mum, Danni, and a tiny tot in tow, it seemed that even the hardest of rugby-playing hearts had been reduced to soft marshmallow.
Stuart and Danny, who are now living in Stuart's home-town of Letchworth, England, welcomed little Rosie Daniella McReynolds on the first day of December last year. Since then, they have lived in a whirl of baby-cuddles, baby-smiles, and as all new parents can attest to, precious little sleep.
The couple spent last rugby season in La Vila, making firm friends and falling just as firmly in love with the little town on the Costa Blanca. With little Rosie old enough to travel, they just couldn't resist combining a trip down memory lane with a chance to show their old friends the family's newest addition…and they managed to fit in a home game at the club, of course!
“It feels strange to be back – but excellent to see everyone and catch up on what's been happening,” says Stu. “The boys are doing really well this season too, which is great. Danni and I are so glad that everyone has had a chance to meet our new little lady”.
Stu, Danni and Rosie are planning on immigrating to New Zealand in the next few months. Not only is it the place in which the couple first met, but it has always been a special country to each of them.
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THE PLEASURE OF ANGLING
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Waters in Murcia region continued
Some of the other Embalses to fish in the Murcia region include the following: Algeciras-Argos-Alfonso X111-Carcabo-Camarillas-Judio-Mayes-Puentes. There are a few rivers that can be fished, these are the Rio Mundo near Camarillas- Rio Mula near Mula- Rio Luchena near Lorca and also the areas on the Segura that are not private or controlled by the Murcian Federation.
NO FISHING IS ALLOWED IN THE RIO ARGOS, THE RIO QUILPER, THE RIO BENAMOR OR THE EMBALSE DE SANTOMERA.
Size limits applicable in Murcia
Barbel 20cm- Common and Mirror Carp 18cm- Black Bass 21cm-Gold Fish 10cm- Orfe 10cm- Crucian Carp 10cm- Sunfish no limit- Bleak no limit- Zander no limit- Pike no limit.
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CARP-R-US-NEWS
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The weather this past week has been very variable- one or two days of lovely warm sunshine then strong cold winds and torrential rain storms. The river Segura from Murcia right through to Guardamar has been in full flood with the flood plain in Guardamar fully covered from bank to bank and this is normally a dry area.
We fished the Eden canal, the water level there was only up a little but it was coloured and the flow was quite fast. The fishing was patchy with some swims doing better than others. Fish caught included Common and Mirror Carp, Orfe, Crucian Carp and an Eel. First on the day was Stuart Thompson, 2nd Bob Rafferty, 3rd Derek King and 4th David Bacon. The next match is on the town section of the River Segura in Murcia.
Please remember the Club is now holding two Quiz nights a month and the next one is on Tuesday the 16th of March 7.00 for 7.30 start. The cost is One Euro and a finger buffet is provided. All are welcome. The next Club meeting is on Sunday the 21st of March at 11.00 with the committee meeting at 10.00
The Club meets at the Bar El Alto la Dolores just off the new roundabout on the N332 between La Mata and Guardamar. For any further information on joining the Club contact Colin Brinkley on 966712351 or E Mail rojales1@gmail.com or visit the clubs website www.carprus net.
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AID WORKER RELEASED AFTER 101 DAYS
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Spain finally got some good news last Wednesday when the aid worker Alicia Gámez was released from 101 days in captivity. She returned home to Barcelona to jubilant cheers after being released by Islamist fundamentalist who had been holding her hostage in North Africa. Gamez had been held captive, together with fellow NGO workers Albert Vilalta and Roque Pascual in Mauritania, since last November. “I am very happy to be home but my happiness won't be complete until Albert and Roque also return home,” she told reporters.
Her two companions are still being held, presumably in Mali, by members of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a faction of the Al Qaeda group that operates in North Africa. All were on an aid mission on behalf of the NGO Barcelona Acció Solidària. Gámez said that her colleagues were being treated well “under the circumstances of the desert.”
In Madrid, Deputy Prime Minister María Teresa Fernández de la Vega denied that the government paid a ransom in exchange for Gámez's freedom. She attributed the release to the work of diplomats and intelligence agents who had been in contact with the kidnappers. “What is important now is that we continue to work with the same intensity to ensure that the others are freed,” Fernández de la Vega told a news conference.
The three were taken by gunmen on November 29 while they were traveling on a road between the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott and the port city Nouadhibou. Vilalta was shot during the struggle and appears to still be recovering, the deputy prime minister said. Gámez boarded a plane in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, which borders Mali, accompanied by her brother and Soraya Rodríguez, the secretary of state for international cooperation.
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SPIRITUAL AWARENESS SOCIETY OF QUESADA
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A warm welcome awaits everybody on a Sunday 21st at the Divine Service at 11.30 am with Sammy Fitsimmons. Tuesday 16th Mediumship eve at 7.30pm with Shirley/Lesley/Sammy & Pam.
Healing is available after both of these along with a cuppa and social chat. Thursday 18th at 7.30pm Open Circle for those who want to know more or develop their skills.
For further info phone Wendy on 965 323 028
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OFFICIAL SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES NOW OPEN FOR ENROLMENT
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The Councillor for Education of the Torrevieja's Council, José Manuel Pizana, informed that from March 8 and up to April 14, 2010, the registration term for certification tests of levels Basic, Intermediate and Advanced will be open for following languages: English, French, German, Spanish for foreigners and Valencian.
Besides, it might be possible to make specific Spanish and English courses for health-care staff.
For further information, please call the Torrevieja's official school offices (EOI) under 96 670 02 32 (say you call on behalf of Torrevieja.com) or visit the website www.eoitorrevieja.com.
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LAW COURTS WITHOUT SUPPLIES
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Torrevieja Law Courts are functioning on air at the moment. There has been no toilet paper in the bathrooms for two weeks. All their supplies are running out and despite the fact that administration staff have asked both vocally and in writing, for more supplies, their questions are ignored.
Even the magistrates are so fed up with the situation they have broken their traditional silence and started complaining out loud. The staff have been forced to have a whip round to be able to buy essential items at the local supermarket. However they draw the line at buying paper for the printers to be able to carry out their work.
They say there is little evidence that the situation will improve in the near future. This kind of situation is bound to have a knock on effect on the speed with which cases are resolved, making the waiting time for trials to come up even longer.
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