Saturday, May 24
did they tell franco that ?
Sir Alex Ferguson last night taunted Real Madrid about their Franco past as he savaged them for trying to poach Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ferguson is furious with the Spaniards and club president Ramon Calderon over the way they have attempted to unsettle the winger........more
Ferguson is furious with the Spaniards and club president Ramon Calderon over the way they have attempted to unsettle the winger........more
Thursday, May 22
Wednesday, May 21
cooks at war
“Cooks should not be preoccupied with creating sculptures or painting pictures with their work. A table is not an art gallery.”
Santiago Santamaria
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Minister gives birth in a new first for Spain
She was supposed to be making her maiden appearance in the Spanish parliament yesterday as the country's first female defence minister. But instead, Carme Chacón made another first, becoming the first minister in Spain to give birth while in office.
The 37-year-old, who conducted a ministerial tour of Afghanistan just a few weeks ago, was not due to give birth for another three weeks. But after attending a routine check-up at a Barcelona hospital on Monday, her doctors decided that the baby, her first, was ready to be born.....more
Sunday, May 18
an open letter to the lady that assists in my house...
that's me...
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vicky cristina barcelona
after shooting three disappointing films in Britain, Woody Allen may finally have rediscovered the plot in Spain.
For his latest production, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which was premiered last night at the Cannes film festival, the American director has returned to his trusted formula of combining glamorous Hollywood tales with a witty, angst-ridden romantic storyline.
On this occasion he has enlisted two of Hollywood's hottest stars, Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz.....more
Saturday, May 17
Friday, May 16
zap's zeitgeist
According to newly elected Italian Premier, Spain is "too pink," but the rest of Europe seems to be impressed and even admired by the new progressive character that the Spanish executive has injected into Spanish politics. Zapatero's new cabinet includes for the first time in history more women than men, which places Spain, with the exception of the Nordic countries, as the country that is making more efforts to fight for gender equality. Now, Spain aims at bringing this positive move to Africa, the continent where women have it even harder to become equal to men. ......more
Thursday, May 15
Wednesday, May 14
Bejing Boy
...as already posted my support for the olympics stands firm.i still insist that athletes should not be involved in politics.full stop.but let the debate go on. i, in the meantime, shall introduce you to the true meaning of what i call a .....'Bejing Boy'.
i'm going slightly mad
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| GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) | |
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Tuesday, May 13
buggery
The Advertising Standards Authority investigated after receiving a complaint from a reader who said that the ad "seemed to depict an act of buggery". Cox protested that it was "colourful, fun and beautiful"....more
coming out
beeing the father of a teenager,one has to be prepared for anything.still,let's hope that i will be able to handle a tricky situation like this one....
what about your friends
surely some of you have got those special friends....the ones that go back years and years,the ones you hardly ever call but you know that they are there,the ones that regardless of the mistakes you might have made in your life stand by you if you need them....yes,i've got a few...well 2 or 3 anyway and one of them is 'Fi'.
today is Fi's B-day and there is a special track i want to post,a track that means a lot to us ,here it goes.....especially for you Fi.
Have a very Happy Birthday and lot's of love
Monday, May 12
Spain claims $500 million in sunken treasure
Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded a $500 million treasure, saying it has proof the vessel was Spanish. Officials demanded the return of the booty recovered last year by a U.S. deep-sea exploration firm, saying the 19th-century shipwreck at the heart of the dispute is the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes _ a Spanish warship sunk by the British navy southwest of Portugal in 1804 with more than 200 people on board.Tampa, Fla.-based Odyssey Marine Exploration on Thursday disputed Spain's claim. In May 2007, Odyssey announced that it had discovered a wreck in the Atlantic _ and its cargo of 500,000 silver coins and other artifacts worth an estimated $500 million.......more
