Bolivian cocaine in Spain, Chile, Brazil, in Argentina. A shame for the country. because of the coke? and of course NB growers

Reason. Two Argentines, a Spanish and a Bolivian who arrived yesterday in Madrid (Spain) from the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz were arrested at Barajas Airport with more than 14 kilos of cocaine, police said.

The traveler had more drugs, five kilos strapped like a belt, leggings and Legguards, is the Argentine Hector B. Francis, 62. In the same way to hide the drug, Bolivian PC Mary Magdalene, 26, was 3725 grams, and another Argentine identified as Jesus Daniel C., 40, was carrying 3745 ounces.

The fourth of those arrested in the Madrid airport is the Spanish Leonardo PS, 39, wearing little more than two kilos in a false bottom of his suitcase. (Madrid, EFE)


4 Bolivian prisoners in Argentina

La Prensa. Four Bolivians were arrested in Argentina when police raided a cocaine lab operating in the neighborhood Ingeniero Budge, Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires, publishes the daily Clarin. There the officers seized 45 kilos of cocaine.

Bolivians arrested were brought before a federal judge in Lomas de Zamora Carlos Ferreira Pella, who carries forward the cause for "breach of Law 23.737 of drug manufacturing in nature, dosage and marketing".

Commissioner Guillermo Brito, who was in charge of the operation, explained that "the cocaine seized was in the process of cooking, or working in stone. We have found and dismantled a real 'kitchen' which had the radius of the southern suburbs.

Investigators also seized the tools necessary for the laboratory: an oven, a pan, a funnel, a halogen lamp, a sieve, the amount of precursor chemicals, a press for assembling "chalk, rubber and latex gloves, paper for the assembly of the dose, gummed tape and a .45 caliber pistol.

They also seized documents involving detainees.

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Diary of another trip in Spain, with special arrival to the editor

It's 7 am. Arriving in Prado del Rey night. Again today's freezing. Eyes just above the scarf that wraps in addition to the head in thought. The sheets are still on my conscience the responsibility, so you're here ... And at between national newspapers and autonomous regions, Thursday also a suitcase we're going to Gran Canaria, the reception is a gift. Comes in a large envelope and the recipient and a detail that captures me, I know I'll like it, yes. He says, for "Spain Traveling" and that is a guarantee that you met a while ago, specifically for more than three years. Typically we target, target of criticism, some constructive but also destructive. And you get a gift that you give away the eye with images of what you do, the team, you stop giving away page by page each month, is a customized calendar, a message of confidence cordial ... Add occasional "girls are warriors" or the odd "will shamelessly bold in 2010. The recipient is safe, because they intentionally put the seed of this Direct Spain Spain stood at the passengers, the program every weekend led us to discover a corner of this country with great curiosity and creativity. Thanks Salvador in the distance, without face to face and know you are one more than this team. Faithful, loyal, faithful, persevering as a song that echoes in you, that I listen and that you love, that leads you to be play, play, play ... (The calendar is hung in the wording)


While I have the suitcase behind. Today at 6 pm we will go to Gran Canaria, tomorrow turn to stand before the public in the old Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas, San Bartolomé de Tirajana. We'll have dancers, acrobats, DJs and live up to the dunes. I hope to pass really well because we're going to release a party pormete be the largest in Spain.

Indeed, today in another program "you to you" with Trinidad Jimenez, Secretary of Health and Social Policy. A bit of the interview.

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Travel safe with the 365 year insurance coverage RACC in Spain

The RACC is the largest car club in Spain and has positioned itself as the leader in the field of mobility. It currently has over 1,000,000 members. He specializes in mechanical assistance and emergency health personnel, and also is the first insurance broker in Spain in the auto sector.

With RACC travel insurance, you will have the best plan for your trips. An efficient team of experts is at your disposal 365 days a year for 24 hours to resolve any problems that may arise during your travels.

When hiring RACC travel insurance, you and your family can travel anywhere in the world without worrying about anything (they will all be covered even if not traveling together). Be assisted at any point in Spain, Europe and countries of the Mediterranean coast, 365 days a year. Then we will know the extent of coverage of RACC travel insurance:


-Roadside Assistance 24 Hours: Emergency repairs on the same site of the breakdown or incident that prevents starting the vehicle and continue driving. Trailer, unlimited amount, to the grantee beneficiary trust mark for serious damage. Accommodation expenses until the car is repaired or transfer of the partner and the other occupants to their homes. Location and delivery of spare parts to the workshop where the vehicle is damaged.

Legal assistance to the driver-24 hours: Legal and rights of the partner to any incident related to the ownership or driving.

Fine-Resources: Advising on all the situations concerning the license for points. Fines in cases of withdrawal of driving license, including the management of applications for deferral of removal from the card to readjust to the needs of the partner. Study the feasibility of appeal against any fines related to traffic.

Prevention services in-vehicle safety: Includes all services of vehicle tuning (review free Rodi centers of Catalonia, free review of the wheels, etc.)

But these are just some of the items that are covered by the cover, through the RACC web site you will know more details.

Remember: If you're a member now receive the RACC as a charming gift of 20 pieces tableware made of ceramics (dishwasher safe) including 4 sets of 5 pieces each: dinner plate, bowl, dessert plate, cup and saucer coffee.

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Travel Insurance Spain

When planning a trip one of the important things is the subject of insurance. It is a topic a bit tedious but can save us from a difficult situation and economically dangerous.

The first thing you need to know are the types of insurance that exist and which parts of our trip will be covered.

-Travel insurance. It is generally associated with airline ticket.

If we manage ourselves buying the tickets will have the option to check the box accepting travel insurance. This covers the delays, cancellations or changes on our ticket.

If instead delegate to a travel agency to manage the trip, then we know that generally already provide insurance minimum coverage, but are often too basic. We specify that we want one more track.


The basic insurance coverage to offer such specific situations. One is the overbooking of flights. Keep in mind that the allowances vary depending on the price paid for the ticket. Insurance may cover (according to the fine print) alternatives to reach the destination, the return of the ticket price or a change of travel date.

-Health insurance. These are related to medical problems and / or physical accidents.

The first is to consider the fate and activity performed. If we travel abroad should be informed about the coverage and effectiveness of public health systems of countries of destination. If we travel within the member countries of the European Union, health care will be covered by public health services. For that we must deal with the EHIC before leaving Spain (pending in the health centers and removed at the time).

The activity to perform is crucial, since it is not the same go to Thailand for some sun, so that insurance will cover any incidents burn and attendance at a medical center, to go and climb Everest. Obviously the safety for a climber is much more specific and more expensive, and doing extreme sports accidents will not be covered by normal health insurance.

* It is also advisable to seek advice in a medical center outside of the required vaccines for travel to certain countries.

-Cancellation Insurance. When we manage a trip well in advance is advisable to hire a cancellation insurance to avoid major problems if they suffer an unexpected lead us to cancel or modify the trip. In this case it should be noted that the nullification or cancellation insurance ends when you start the journey and does not cover other possible effects during therapy.

"Special Insurance. The offer travel insurance in general has greatly diversified. In the market there are options for all tastes and needs: special coverage for luggage, private liability, insurance for those traveling for skiing, golf, diving, for those who conduct a fishing trip, trekking, climbing or even for ranging from hunting or safari.

There are also policies for groups of elderly or disabled passengers with broader coverage than the normal insurance.

If you want to save time and headaches, think about your real needs and study the travel insurance available. Consider traveling with coverage can lead to great savings in money in a case of necessity.

One last tip: remember to read the fine print and find out what insurance covering each, to me has happened several times to think that insurance covered me one thing but the end for not meeting certain requirements will not cover anything. For example, once paid a ticket exchange insurance or cancellation. The ticket was round trip, I spent the first leg and then wanted to change the date of return. As it turns out that having spent the trip was canceled insurance because I pretty mosque.

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Best Albums of 2009

I think it's time to end this TOP 20 of the best albums of 2009, I repeat, this list are the Top 20 albums by YO! and which were published from January to December, I'm just considering the artists of Latin America and Spain regardless of language, those who want a list of albums in English only come around on request!

And not to write much started:!


10) Omar Rodriguez Lopez-Solar Gambling

I had already commented on the position 16 that Omar had 6 discs released this year and 3 of them accompanied by Ximena Sariñana, Solar Gambling his latest album so far has that Xenophanes did not, Xenophanes was an album that felt the merger of Omar and Ximena however this can feel a Ximena Sariñana with more freedom in the songs pop style with simple touches of jazz and simplicity that identifies it, just have to fasten their seat belts and take a tour of Solar Gambling, starting with "Locomotion Hair" to continue "with Lime Flowers" had appeared both in "Dreams of a liver," then enter "Fang Gelding" an instrumental 2:27 min which leads into "The vulture Friendly Bit Me" "Poincare," another instrumental "The Tentacles of the dragonfly," "Honey eye", "Lorentz also instrumental, and" Gama Basque "another song that will note the convenience of Ximena, as I said Xenophanes simpler than in This record is a very noticeable presence of Omar (this time without singing). You can hear the songs I Picó A Kind Vulture and Basque Da Gama.

9) Los Amigos Invisibles-Commercial

If they want to dance! Los Amigos Invisibles is the band to do it!, Commercial her sixth studio album has that mix of funk, acid jazz and disco that has become famous for Amigos Invisibles, commercial opens with "force" a typical radio ad that gives us a track of things to come ringing across the disk, is "a lie" the first "single" a song that sticks in our mouths again and again, then go to one of the best songs "I'll live for you" in the company of Natalia Lafourcade, still "wet dream" and then enter "Loco por tu amor" a song to the beat of soca, "Burundanga" typical interlude that loves the Invisibles a "jamming" from corduroy, "Plastic Woman" in the company of C-funk (the Tits), "In Love With U" a little song completely in English to be chillin lounge and rest their feet, "Romantic Palman Izumo" an interesting business hehehe, the simple "How do you know to move on to" Killa Merengue (merengue killer) another interlude a kind of meringue and electronics. "Dubi Dubi" I would say a commercial but like Dub, "Listen to me Baby" accompanied by vocalist Argenis Brito Mr. Coconut, to stay with "Sweet" in collaboration with Jorge Gonzalez former Los Prisioneros a legend of rock in Spanish, for then close to the rhythm of Samba and Batucada with "It's the truth," I think the disc with more collaborations in the history of Los Amigos Invisibles, a sample: Lie

8) Pumuky "The woods on fire

after reading a blog of music from Spain I came across this record, was the first time I heard this band, and I woke up in my very keen to continue listening, The forest burning a disc with magic, where the letters actually music is poetry and they make love to your ears, with just seeing the layout of your home and stay with interest to hear, then you come and put the disc and listen to "The Unnamable" For me the best intro to an album as this, an instrumental song near the end where you hear the words ... I will follow you wherever you go, I'll ... I gave up my name for you .. to move to songs like "If I disappear", "Your brand," "The Romance of Lev electric Termen and the Diva of Ether," and you get to "The Lover" uff a song to repeat, "Steppenwolf against runaway horses, "Man Burning Forest," "Puzzle" and "The Metamorphosis" a disc from indie folk with very light touches of pop, a discaso diria yo! songs to fly to hard to describe. A sample of Pumuky and El Bosque in Flames Lovers watching the video.

7) Furland-History of Light

To begin I must say that not everything that Pop is bad, and this happens with this record Furland and History of light, a kind of orchestral pop of the British invasion, psychedelic good vibes with a glimmer of South American pop, little sounds calm and sweet, they describe their music as "a walk through a park and at 4 pm, who suddenly begins to cloud and the rainbow comes before rain heavily. He had not heard Furland ever since I heard this disc and have not left my mind, the simplicity of his lyrics and his music creates a magical atmosphere, The disc opens with "Colors, colors, colors" buenisima song to begin the journey toward other lands, followed by "The moon farther away," I want to be a color "one of my favorites," History of Light "instrumentla to give a simple way to" Explorer "," The Moon, The Stars ... "" ... Marsh and Other Creatures "an instrumental, almost magical, does not need anything more to tell the story that way with sounds," Bip Trip ", a" Brevisima Eternity "to end with" Astrorey "(King Astronaut) can listen to the boys Furland on their MySpace.

6-Gustavo Cerati-Natural Force

We all understand that overcome previous work that was Magnifico is difficult, I think NOT cerati with natural forces than "Ahi vamos" of it going to be safe, but creates a good disc, full of surprises, testing, and letters such as those Cerati and he usually does, a whole disk. the sixth album by the same Cerati and fastest in his career, the album takes you on a journey in every song, starting with "Force of Nature ', the perfect match to open the disc, follow" Deja Vu "that for my personal opinion is not as good as many within the disc, the follow arrives Magic, and follows "Love without Rodeo, where folk are a little note and half folk following this wave enters" treason without detour " "Disaster" is a quiet song, less electronics and then is followed by "Rapture" the opposite of the above, sounds like some band-indie electropop that invites us to enjoy it, "Cactus" by studying the other disks we Cerati that this love this kind of deep songs that qualify as being mounted with double meaning Andean sounds, "Still Life" another simple song, good chorus, quiet worse, "Domino" totally electronic and dance, for me a big hit for tracks dance, then lower the intensities with "Sal" a magic song, slow but not simple, "Convoy" again went through some folk, acoustic to pass "I saw Lucy," a song that for many has to do The Beatles, letters "flying", the use of choirs means "Gospel", a perfect ending with trumpets ... but could not close the disc as well as easy so adding "#" (Number) a bonus track but very easy magic. can see videos of Deja Vu and Rapture.

5) Pedropiedra-Pedropiedra

This year I think I have heard many new things, new rhythms, new projects, interesting lyrics rich musical offerings, rich in music, and going into the last 5 albums, has a special position Pedropiedra!, Pedropiedra explores a decent pop though view of many colors are left glistening rock touches, 13 songs that leave you asking for more at the end of the album, "Asleep Intelligence" one of my favorite songs is the perfect example of when the complexity and simplicity make love, it is difficult to describe song by song, because each is a different feeling, a new feeling, songs like "Girls want ...", "El Vacilon", "Until the End", "If we are savages" some of my other favorite for the depth and simplicity of letters, "G major" The first song I knew as Pedropiedra was like love at first listen, then follow "History of Terror", "The Ring" a perfect song to listen day after day to understand what life "My Mama" "ayayayay" among others make this album an incredible experience! can see video of Asleep Intelligence and the girls want to ...

4) Wild Honey-Epic Handshakes and a Bear Hug

When I see a new disc before buying it, download it or whatever, I look at the cover, yes, I am among those who fall in love with the album covers before hearing them, and believe me I caught this, and when I first heard I once had to listen 3 times, not because they did not understand, but because they fell in love my ears sound not think it was a Spanish band, the disc is in English but still it is so understandable that not need to read the lyrics of their songs, trumpets, ukulele, keyboards, whistles, handclaps, xylophone, maracas and other instruments are felt in the songs of Wild Honey, a disc for my cute, short songs (none come to 3 minutes) and let yourself discover Epic magic Handshakes And A Bear Hug can download the album from the official page! Wild Honey-Epic Handshakes and Bear hug.

3) John Son-Mermaid Sashimi

I remember the first time you hear John Son, was the band's vocalist Porter Mexican band that caught my attention for its experimental sound and voice of their vocalist, but that time has passed, the career of John are as soloist began with Mermaid Sashimi good standing and all magic is a disc, the mixture of reality and fantasy, whispers, shouts of John are creating an incredible atmosphere, is a sound that has no category, are sounds of jazz, electronic, acoustic, finally an entire musical magic, I can say about songs like "Nothing", "Mermaid Sashimi", "Goldfish", "Captain Whirlpool" among other songs are not out of my head, with hopes that the next album will continue to have success and magic again!. Nothing can listen to songs and Mermaid Sashimi.

2) Natalia Lafourcade "Hu hu hu

A half year had said he had two albums that should be number one, but reaching the end I had to decide which would be number one and which number two. After doing an instrumental album and Symphony as "The 4 Seasons of Love" I think Hu Hu Hu was what followed!, There is magic in this production!, Is Natalia has grown musically, which went from albums such as "" Natalia Lafourcade and "House" to do something more concrete, a little more adult, but more difficult, and yet simple lyrics complex new melodies for the ears, Natalia Lafourcade Same instruments that help the album Unplugged de Julieta Venegas, La Natalia that sound was looking to Japan and Canada, Natalia blending sounds, such as Natalia angeles.Empezando singing melodies with kitschy, where the music tells us that is what we'll be listening this time, "You did not come" ( one of my favorites), "always in a hurry", "Time to Wind", "Let's Get Out" (the first in English on this album) "Hu Hu Hu" in collaboration with Julieta Venegas, "She is Beautiful" song of simple lyrics and catchy pop cuts, "Child Leaves", "Running Too Fast" (second song in English) "Blue" (magnificent!) changes of this song, the depth of the lyrics, "Time to share" , "A Place To Rebirth", to end with "Look Outside" with a "cameo" music of John where his whispers They are recognizable by heard! and his voice is confused with Natalia! a sample of what I say she's pretty, kitschy and Blue Melodias.

1) Hello Seahorse! - Beast

If a disc that has not stopped ringing in my itunes that is Beast Hello Seahorse!, A record that can be described as a mixture of feelings and sensations, Beast is a dark and light disc at the same time is a very artistic mix between eletropop, Shoegaze, Synthpop and post-rock. Beast is a masterpiece not only in the disk is there to do the videos for it that goes beyond that.

Hello Seahorse! has power, strength, has youth, is a band that begins to make history, magical voice Blondo What creates a magical atmosphere and energy of their peers and Bonnz Net Gold! make this band one of the best this year, with issues that make the head fly, opening Beast which was their first single, a brutal intro literally, with animal sounds to open the item, a song you spread the power to take the disc in then following with another song Criminal going to stay in your subconscious Wednesday, Polar Bear, The second, Siberia with the help of Chet Baker (ex-zurdok), then another super hit! I remember, the sky is falling and closing with universe 2.

as I said that beast goes beyond the disk invite you to watch videos Criminal, Then and Beast.

I hope you liked my Top 20! and na 'do not know if any of these bands and none of these discs invite you to seek and listen to them because they are very good!

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The hypocrisy of the King of Spain, Don Juan Carlos I

It seems like yesterday when in this section, two weeks after the birth of The Shaker Radio Blog, expressing concern over the King of Spain, Don Juan Carlos I, in turn because he was concerned about Spain, for the millions of unemployed (over one million less than today) living in Spain. On that Christmas Eve of 2008 the King made us mourn with her speech, written by himself to computer or by hand with his own handwriting, which was so close to the Spanish citizenship appeared to be a citizen. Yesterday, a year after showing so much concern that barely understand him when talking about the difficulty of expressing thinking of passing bad Spanish goals, our king again approached, one more year to his beloved people.


Citizens who are faring badly. And all because of the bankers, business leaders, politicians, snow, from the citizens themselves who embark on the adventure of traveling by road for Christmas (seen as seen with the airlines is almost better to travel Peru into the car, somehow should be) and many other things that make each passing year in a bloody year for Spanish citizens who suffer (for foreign citizens to address the Kings of their countries, and if they are not citizens of republics and monarchies that God take confessed). In Spain we are fortunate to have a ruler glued to reality, clinging to the Spanish, so close that we often have to tell the king he goes to La Zarzuela because overwhelms us so much stick. Some use the glue to sniff, but His Majesty is used to stick to us. So kind and compassionate is that when traveling abroad with tax money (which also comes off) does the same as in Spain: it sticks to the citizens of those countries, and sometimes I shut the presidents of the States because they let you listen to the voices of citizens.

It is written like an unwritten law (ironic but true, amazing but true) that the Kings should be tied to the reality of the citizens of the states of which are heads. A Head of State is not just a job, not just a symbol, not just a responsibility to the citizens of each state, every country and every nation. When the King as Head of State with more reasons their social position is more important than the head of state in a republic. Firstly because the Royal Family do not know how they make do (apart from very unprotected sex) are much more numerous than the families of the Heads of State in the republics. The King Juan Carlos is the head of a large family, why it is exempt from indirect taxes, as everyone knows. But it also is a king who not only due to his family, but is due to all Spanish citizens. Why worry so much and shows his fear into every Christmas speech. It is a monarch as God commands (if also as Francisco Franco ordered that Franco in Spain is as important or even more than God himself, to make them both Masses in his honor), a hearty monarch, the monarch Republican we've ever had in Spain.

A monarch who said many very wise words during his traditional Christmas speech. Words are not going to play here because the interest is more on people read between the lines to know every word with complete accuracy what the king said (besides, who wants to know you can enter the digital editions of the media and download the document with the full speech). And for that we're here to get between the lines of the most important of the whole speech. Not that the King wants Spain to overcome the crisis with the cooperation of everyone, not the king say that we will have a sense of state (both government and opposition), not even the new decor and staging that has given a modern unheard discourse (it seemed to come from the future, including laser swords, but since they are the future lightsabers were invisible and therefore not seen). No, the most important is related to the reactions of the PP and PSOE King's speech: both political parties have concluded that the King Don Juan Carlos I, is glued to the reality and the Spanish.

So close to overwhelming, as we said before. Afflicts far more than the Catalans to the rest of Spanish, Basque and more after the speech he could see by the second public television station in the Basque Country, ETB-2. Overwhelms even the deaf, which this year have seen the speech translated into sign language on the website of Spanish TV. But we must realize, we Madrid or Catalonia, Extremadura and the Basque Country, deaf or blind, rich or poor, republican or monarchical, the king oppresses us, yes, we both stick to. But it does so with the same affection that a father overwhelmed her daughter to be showing cleavage and leg at a party with his friends because we are oppressed because she loves us and wants us not throw out the first Musculito we meet at the party and slobber us with two beautiful words (the Musculito can not give more of herself) and we get drunk with a few beers in bottle. The King is like the father worried that his daughter has become a good aunt to all the guys want to get to the bottom. And we understand, but men do not like the pestering of the father who let his daughter should have fun with whoever wants to can be with us than with others.

The King Juan Carlos is a good-natured father, a piece of bread, when the Spanish suffering suffers, who cries when the Spanish cry, when the Spanish jumping jump, and that is impoverished when ... well, the King is impoverished because has secured its portion of the taxes of citizens, but if the Constitution does not protect both the Royal Family, be sure that the King will also be impoverished with the rest of Spanish. What happens is that if the Constitution assures the Spanish royal family from an income tax, the king can not act outside the Constitution, can not bypass the law of laws, can not commit a crime and give up their salary and all his family. Less now that one of his daughters are divorced and want to have to pay the nullity of marriage and more kilos and kilos of chocolate ice cream they are getting into the Infanta Elena under his belt to forget the great love of his life. All that money to pay for ice cream or marriage annulment has to go somewhere, and as King is concerned with both the Spanish and urges all push the car out of the crisis, what unless leave to continue sucking the bottle of taxes? We will not be such bastards citizens and will not be required to work, and a man of his age, who has spent his entire working life and is now in retirement, rather quiet going skiing in winter, summer sailing , traveling with Real Inserso throughout the year ...

We can not be so bad people with a King who would give their lives for Spain, he would donate all his salary in full, and force the rest of the royal family to donate theirs to assist financially in the restoration of the Spanish economy, dividing those millions euros between all citizens, giving back the money collected in taxes. I would, but is that the Constitution does not permit it, passing it the same as the Catalan independence: not to burn your own photos, none of this is that it has filed an appeal to the Constitutional Court to let them return money to the Spanish but the TC is still wandering about the constitutionality of the proposed Don Juan Carlos I. And our king has lots of patience, this resource is presented in 1988 to help the homeless, but it's been almost 22 years and the TC is wandering. And finally the King's patience is exhausted, and that King has had much power in Spain by the grace of Franco, and as I touched his balls here we return to the past with a King with more power that a democracy should allow, even for a good cause: that King can return the money to Spanish citizens who have traveled a lot and have enough savings to afford to be a couple of years without a salary.

This paste is the king of Spanish citizenship, to the reality that impoverishes the poorest and that enriches the bankers, who obviously do not need money but since you do not win you are having asci, right? And the major parties know this and support this speech of the King (written by himself, a couple of years he studied a course in typing and since then it happens every day working on the principles according to which every Christmas speech ). For something are the two most-voted party, the PSOE and the PP, for something are the ones who cut the cod. Can you imagine that the two major parties did not support the King's speech and criticized him of lies and hypocrisy to worry about the citizens and its economy so quiet while he lives at the expense of the Spanish, gaining millions of euros that would be more useful in the pockets of citizens in the Royal Family? Oh, that would be a reaction too good to be true, so the harsh reality is that PP and PSOE supported the speech word for word from Don Juan Carlos I, and praised the smooth running of our monarch glue that keeps it well glued to the reality and the Spanish.

Because although it seems that is farthest from citizens and who live even better than the politicians, who already are in very bad place for Spanish citizens, as the journalist Fernando Ónega in his latest opinion article in the Vanguard King is more than well glued to the Spanish reality, thanks to a super glue whose name is unknown but the results are absolutely undeniable. A beautiful love story between King of Spain, Don Juan Carlos I, and the glue that keeps it glued to reality, as they say the PP and the PSOE after the speech yesterday.

Thank you, dear King of Spain, to use that glue. Too bad some of us believe and affirm what you live at our expense and you are a hypocrite, like politicians and Mr. or Mrs. or the lords or ladies you write the speech before Christmas.

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Buy HSBC Insurance Broker Marsh and closed a strategic agreement with British bank

Hibler, international broker and insurance risks based in London, has approximately 1,400 employees in 30 offices between the United Kingdom, Asia and Middle East.

Marsh, the first global consulting firm in risk and insurance, recently announced the purchase by HSBC Insurance Broker Ltd. (Hibler), the insurance division of British bank HSBC. Under the terms of this agreement, Marsh Hibler acquire 135 million pounds, amount to be paid in cash and in shares of Marsh & McLennan. The closing date of the transaction, subject to all relevant regulatory approvals, is expected in the first quarter of 2010.


Furthermore, in parallel with this acquisition, Marsh closed a strategic alliance with HSBC, which allows you to have preferential access to corporate clients and private bank, considered one of the largest financial institutions in the world in terms of assets. This agreement is part of Marsh's strategy of further increasing their income by improving their service offerings and solutions in risk consulting and insurance brokerage.

Hibler, international broker and insurance risks based in London, has approximately 1,400 employees in 30 offices between the United Kingdom, Asia and Middle East. Considered one of the main corridors of the United Kingdom, Hibler turn holds a significant market share in countries where Marsh already has a significant and major growth plans, as UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, China , Hong Kong, India, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. In addition, Hibler enjoys a strong position in such important sectors as education, Maritime and Art.
"The acquisition of Hibler is a great opportunity for Marsh and for our customers and employees, and for the team Hibler. We are particularly pleased with the strategic agreement we reached with HSBC, it will allow us to leverage relationships and network to generate new business overall, "said Dan Glaser, chairman and CEO of Marsh world.

For Clive Bannister, managing director of the insurance holding company of HSBC, "the best of this agreement is that, firstly, we extend the reach and sophistication of the mediation services of HSBC for our customers, while at the same time, we refine our strategic vision for the bank-insurance model, with emphasis on life, pensions and investments.

"From an operational standpoint, cultural and geographical Hibler activities fit perfectly with those of Marsh," confirmed Alex MOCZARSKI, president of the International Division of Marsh. "It is an important supplement that enhances our presence in high growth areas."

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Get ready to travel to Spain

It's time to go on holiday, a break from the daily routine, and learn about other places. It's great to know you're going on tour, but when you actually prepare for the trip is when stress begins, the ideal is that it not be with you once you leave home, but that need to be convinced that the unless you bienpreparado and you have not forgotten the important details. How? It is really a dilemma, there is the idea that no matter how often you make the count of things are likely to always forget something and have to see how to fix it.

Is time travel, and what better time to share tips for preparing a good one, although in reality they are tips that will always serve you.


Time to pack

To start packing need to know what bag / pouch using. Make it light and good material to last longer, since they mistreat much on every trip. Once you choose the suitcase about knowing what to bring, how are you things you can not miss. Bring the essentials, if you are carrying something but "do not know if I get to use", or the packaging, you will surely not lack. Of course we have to find the best way to accommodate the entire contents to exploit the space and thus save máxiom whatever you buy on the road. I personally floor flex a little clothing and then make it roll, so do not wrinkle, can fit more things, and you can get piece by piece without having to undo it all. If you're traveling by plane, it's good to have it clear he carries in suitcases factures and bearing in hand luggage and do not want either overcharge you, but ideally will not forget anything.

One of the best advice I have is to make a list. Rather than making a list of what you need to pack, that is what has already decided that you will take. Keep this list with you, since it is good check every time you move or when you get home, so be sure not to forget anything in your destiny. These lists are also good if in the worst case your suitcase is lost. With it is easier to inventory and actually receive the compensation you deserve.

Air travel

No matter how much say it has increased the percentage of air travel, there are still many people who have never gone to any. No reason to get stressed, perhaps with a few tips you lose the fear, and do not be surprised with payments that did not include. Remember always have your documents on hand and in order. Try to travel comfortable, especially if it is a long trip, sitting for many hours. Remember that due to pressure changes, altitude and flight duration, you are likely to swell the feet. If the trip is very long, perhaps it is better not keep your shoes to prevent then do not enter. And to not get bored on long trips make sure you choose a good schedule and how you entertain yourself if you can not sleep. Of course, if you go backpacking, it is important to advise you.

Money

The costs are usually the most important transportation and lodging, and generally you pay before you go traveling, so the question is to know under control expenditures to be happening. The first is how you take it: cash, credit card, debit card or traveler's checks. Personally I do not think any better than another but that depends on what you consider easier and more convenient. Track your expenses is a good idea to keep a record of what you spend daily to find out how much you spend on gifts or on food and do not be surprised the trip without money or receipt of the card.

There are many more tips for travelers, especially for the novice traveler, what would you give your advice?

Of course it is always important to review what weather will be where you are going to know what kind of clothes should you bring with you, knowing where you are staying in order to investigate what kind of transportation for you to get there, and get an idea of the prices that are handled at your destination to calculate your expenses better. But do not stresses, you can always find friendly people to help you, it depends on your attitude, how well you do and your willingness.

On another occasion we will discuss tips for the traveler once at your destination.

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Residents in Spain in October 2009 made 20.3% more trips

- The domestic trips, which account for 93.8% of the total, rose 21.4% in October, while trips abroad rose 6%, according to advance data.

- In the first ten months of the year have made 149 million trips, up 3.5% over the same period in 2009.

- In July 2009 the residents of Spain made 17.2 million trips, 1.9% less than a year ago.

In October 2009 residents in Spain have made 13.3 million trips, which marked a significant growth of 20.3%, according to the progress of the Survey of Tourist Movements of the Spanish (Familitur) produced by the Institute Tourism Studies, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. The Oct. 12 festival, which in 2008 fell on Sunday, coupled with that the month has been very warm in most parts of Spain, explaining the large increases in travel mates and summer vacation.


Most trips (93.8%) are performed within the country, 21.4% more than in 2008, foreign travel have also registered a positive variation of 6%. Significant growth as the autonomous communities of Valencia (58.1%) and Catalonia (48%), which together have been fate of four of every ten trips.

From January to October, residents have not made 149 million trips, up 3.5% over the same period in 2008. In evolutionary terms, both the sender and domestic tourism offer positive numbers, 2.9% and 11.2% respectively.

July final data

In July 2009 the residents of Spain made 17.2 million trips, 1.9% less than a year ago. 92.4% of the trips were made in Spain, 2.6% less than in July 2008. For their part, foreign travel rose 7.7%. About six of every ten trips were made by leisure and half were weekend. Regarding the accommodations, the hotel was used on more trips than last year, while non-hotel accommodations were chosen by 5.2% less travel.

The weekend trips were the most numerous in July (51.3%), but decreased over the same period in 2008.

Those trips were made as a summer holiday accounted for 27.3%, which represented growth of 5.2%.

The car was a month plus transport through majority of travel by residents of Spain, elected in 81.2% of trips, but reduced the figure of 2008 by 2%. With a much lower relative weight, and air travel by bus accounted for 9.1% and 4.8% of trips, respectively. In evolutionary terms, only the bus showed a positive figure (7.8%), air travel dropped by 10.9%.

61.2% of the trips were made for leisure and holidays, 2.5% less than in July 2008. The next most important reason was the visit of relatives or friends (21.2%) also decreased by 4%. On the other hand, business travel and study, overall 16.1% of the total, rose 3.2% and 3.9% respectively.

From January to July, there have been 99 million trips, a figure similar to the same period last year. For destinations, Outbound showed an increase of 8.1%, while the inmate remained virtually constant: -0.6%.

Type of accommodation

In 22.1% of travel October was chosen the hotel accommodation that compared to July 2008 grew by 11.9%.

Moreover, in eight out of ten trips opted not any hotel accommodation, 5.2% less than a year ago. Within this group were noted for their weight housing with relatives or friends and homeownership, although interannual both recorded declines.

State government travel destination

52.1% of the trips went to one of the following communities: Andalusia, Catalonia, Valencia and Castile and Leon.

Andalusia community stands as the first destination of the trips of residents in Spain, about three million trips, down 5.9%. This result is partly due to the slight drop in leisure travel taking place within their own autonomous region.

With 2.4 million trips and a decrease of 1.5% compared to July 2008, Catalonia is in second place. This destination is, the principal, the least suffer the reduced travel of the month, because it increased the number of trips in the community.

The Valencia took third place, receiving 1.9 million trips, 3.9% less than a year ago. This figure was mainly due to the drop in leisure travel and visit family or friends, which together account for nine out of ten trips.

Castilla y León received 1.6 million trips, up 2.3% compared to July 2008. Leisure travel, which represent more than half, fell by 9.3%.

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The Government of Ecuador Comet Air sues for fraud

Ecuador has a complaint for fraud to Air Comet. For the first time in this sorry episode Shoe Imperial Spain, someone gets wet citizens below. If those affected were mainly Spanish, surely Mr. White, newly appointed Minister of Development had intervened super enterprise and Judge Garzon had gotten the sausages to the managers and owners of Air CFomet in prison as they deserve. Cheat workers have crime but if they are poorly paid as most foreigners, it is a crime with treachery. This case, but neither reveals that this government is neither left, nor for the welfare of anyone, are puppets of corporate interests and now this. Lario Jose Guzman (so that I remain calm and not, why not catch the plane of the King and the President to transfer the Ecuadorian and Peruvian cheated?


The Government of Ecuador has filed a complaint for fraud against the Spanish airline Air Comet and its legal representative in Ecuador, Germanic Maya, informed the Executive of the South American country. Yesterday, Spain's Development Ministry said that would be presented as part of the insolvency proceeding affected the airline to claim "every penny".

In its complaint, filed with the Prosecutor of Pichincha, the Ecuadorian Government seeks injunctive relief against the company assets and custody against his legal representative, said the National Secretariat for Migrants in Ecuador, Alexis Rivas.

For his part, Assistant Secretary of Consular Services, Jacques Ramirez recalled that Chancellor Fander Falconí spoke on Wednesday with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who said the Spanish government's commitment to assume responsibility for damage that cause the closure of Air Comet.

He also noted that Ecuador is negotiating the flight chartered by the Ministry of Development of Spain, which will arrive tomorrow Quito is not the only, but to extend the period of opportunity for travel, until it covers all persons damaged.

But he added that the recommendation remains that as many people as possible before embarking on the flight said, it is the immediate and safe alternative to that account and said Ecuador is awaiting a response from Spanish government on this issue, so do not rule out travel to Spain to hold talks at the highest level.

Ramirez also expressed the concern of Ecuador by the fact that in less than three years, two Spanish companies-Air Madrid three years ago-broke victimizing many users not only South American country, but in Latin America, and the fact that the company was allowed to continue selling tickets when their situation was known lack of liquidity.

Finally, he indicated that it has asked the Ministry of Labor and Immigration in Spain to be notified that persons who have lost days of work for this inconvenience on his return from Ecuador not suffer any penalty or sanction because of it.

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Non-stop: the North Pole on skis

Finally! I could make one of my dreams, "traverse to the North Pole solo, completing two days of the last grade successfully. I have been very useful information collected in 2008 by the expedition to the pole with Jesus Calleja and Television Program team extreme challenges, from here my thanks.

DESCRIPTION:
Traverse on skis with a distance of 800 kilometers from a Russian base on the sea ice in the Siberian Arctic slope. A spectacular journey to the point where they join all terrestrial meridians.
This is a unique trip into the northern end of the planet that will allow us to perform a unique experience: to reach the Geographic North Pole, the only place on Earth where every direction is South.


Imitating Peary, Herbert, Uemura and other mythical explorers have had to travel on skis over 800 km. , Sea ice before reaching the Pole.

It is indescribable the feeling of moving on a constantly moving ice surrounded by a multitude of pressure ridges and open water channels.

PREPARATION:
I will leave Russia temporarily station "Borneo" placed on an ice floe adrift in the middle of the Arctic Ocean to 89 degrees north latitude. My goal is not a very common, but the uninhabited Geographic North Pole, the point where the land all meridians.

22/12/09 Day: Departure from Barcelona to Longyearbyen (Spitsbergen, Norway) on a scheduled flight via Oslo. I make a little visit to the city. Overnight at hotel.

Day 23/12/09: Heading into an Antonov-74 to the base derivante "Borneo" located at 89 º N. Preparation of the night and shop equipment.

ACTIVITIES:
Days 24 and 25/12/09: En route to the North Pole. The route is through numerous pressure ridges and open water channels in the middle of the pack ice in motion, I 400 km., Daily, during the march rhythm that is still about 55 minutes of running and stop 5 minutes to drink and eat something. Because 24 hours of sun, skiing without any problem I have saved in the front pack.

Day 25/12/09: At 00h10 I reach the Geographic North Pole, Christmas is the day I have a strange feeling is neither night nor day, I'm only here it is unbelievable after so much sacrifice I'm in training middle of nowhere, I take a few pictures, it's very cold soon return to the Russian base, thank goodness we have not seen any polar bear by chemical. I arrive at the heliport ...

THE RETURN:
Day 26/12/09: Return by helicopter to "Borneo" I'm exhausted now the Russians offered me a "paella" that devoured in a flash, plas. Afternoon flight to Longyearbyen. Accommodation in hotel and dinner.

Day 27/12/09: Return. Flight Longyearbyen-Oslo-Barcelona.
Upon arriving back at the Oslo airport a magazine I was pleasantly surprised that it echoed the activity in English because I bought in Norway had already been exhausted, I will soon be published in Spain coincided with the entry of the new year.

Once recovered from Jet Lag somewhat disoriented drew up the review for the blog.

Author's Note: This trip has to be considered an issue where unforeseen circumstances occur, such as bad weather, bad ice conditions, etc.. and therefore subject to change on the ground. In Norway there is an eco-tax to pay 150 kronor (19 euros) for travel through Savalbard archipelago in the North Pole.

Happy day ... The Track


T1 to the recently arrived from Barcelona airport and I suddenly realize that we are in the vicinity of Christmas, now day 22 seems the whole world is seeing the results of the National Lottery, no one in the terminal !.

Flight Norwegian Air is a low cost carrier ticket round trip cost me 45 € and foremost a "bargain" because from tomorrow up the trarifas. For provinces such as I fly over the airport is an event is really impressive amount.

Followed over a somewhat rough journey because I wanted to leave, first fly and then land at Gardermoen Airport, Oslo (Norway) for wearing crampons and ice ax him go unfilled. A rest and transfer to Polo.

The arrival at the Pole with Atonov-74 is always spectacular.

Transfer by helicopter, the cold is already playing a trick on the end froze the camera.

The landscape leaves me with an open mouth but I'm soon to be closed tego -25 º.

I run into a camp of Americans, are two of Chicago and two Texas, these Yankees also want to reach the North Porl but will take their time because they do in the form of Non-stop, some greetings and good-bye.

Glupss, looking down I'm petrified, I hope not to meet any polar bear for sure, sure I have to lose.

As no landmarks occasionally I have to observe through binoculars the whole environment is a sea of ice and at least no bears in sight.

Continuous trip now topping a ridge of snow. Photograph taken in automatic.

I reach my goal the North Pole Geodesic'm insulting a few pictures and I have to go back because I'm too cold to -35 ° and there are times when you do not know if it's night or day but I do not care much because today I am privileged . I get excited and tears out of my eye drops do not reach the ground had been frozen in the face!.

And the story is told and no more pictures a technical problem prevented warranted here today which for me has been quite a feat.

The magazine I bought in Oslo, shit costs 50 crowns almost 7 EURAC to change.

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Vaccinations, visas and travel insurance

As my next trip to Asia will be of long duration and can pass through areas of risk, last week I was in the "Unit of Tropical Medicine and International Health Drassaness (Av.Drassanes, 17 to 21 Bajos, 08001 Barcelona, 933270550) to I get recommended immunizations: Polio, Hepatitis A & B, Tetanus, Diphtheria and Typhoid Fever, come on, they've left me like a sieve (eye, a queue of months in summer). Besides, I have recommended to take one box of Malarone (malaria medication) for me to take it only if you have high fever for more than 2 days and is in a zone with no possibility of seeing a doctor.


As for the visa to enter China, last Monday I was at the Chinese consulate in Barcelona (Avinguda Tibidabo 34, 08022 Barcelona, 932541180) to request (2 hours in line), you can enter China without a visa has been approved and stuck in your passport. To request one of type "tourist", you should be there at the consulate in your city with a passport valid for more than 6 months on the date of travel, 2 passport size photographs and a number of forms completed (these will be given in the tail) The price varies based on the entries:

An entry

25 Euros

Two input

35 Euros

Half-year multiple entry

48 Euros

Multiple entries from one year

72 Euros

In my case I asked for a visa for 2 tickets (have taken a week), more than anything because if I go back in Hong Kong and the mainland (Hong Kong is one of the two special administrative regions "of the PRC. The other is the former Portuguese colony of Macao. In these two special administrative regions covered by the administrative model known as one country, two systems. consists in maintaining a capitalist economic system under the sovereignty of a communist country's official ideology. In addition to the system economic, these two regions maintain an administrative and independent judicial system and even its own customs and external borders), or whether they enter and leave Hong Kong is like to go out and re-enter China, so I need 2 tickets .

The visa for Vietnam, luckily be processed online at many websites for about 10 € approx. Within a week they send you an e-mail you print and teach at the border (if carried out, this processed being in China I decide to Vietnam as the next destination).

To get in Thailand do not need visa if you're less than a month and you take a ticket to leave the country, the idea is that if I go, when you buy the ticket, also buy one going to the next destination a month later.

India is another country that can not enter without a visa previously approved. At first the process was in Spain but had to send by courier the passport to the embassy in Madrid (the consulate in Barcelona not processed), worth over € 100 and also does not give me time so I decided that if I, as tramitaré at the embassy of India in Bangkok (Thailand), take a week and is much cheaper.

If during the journey I decide on some other area country like Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, etc.. These can handle a "visa on arrival" or you pay X money in the same border, give a picture and you approve the visa right there (important to take several pictures for these trips).

Finally this travel insurance when you travel outside Europe normally travel agents and offers limited, but traveling by yourself you've got to find yourself. This point is essential for me and I think it would be foolhardy to go to Asia so long without one, keep in mind that most of these passes is to pay health and if something happens you may find surprises. After comparing several, I decided to World Nomads, is designed for adventurous travelers with medical coverage, evacuation, baggage and activities for overseas venture, which is also recommended in the Lonely Planet. € 292.16 exits with worldwide coverage for 4 months and can be extended online during the trip.

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Trip to Spain

As many already know, this year I shall complete my first Christmas in America.

Until recent weeks, I hesitated to go to Spain or not at all and it seems that I managed to stay here.
The last step to get the new visa is to visit the U.S. Embassy in Spain.

This requires an appointment weeks in advance. Noting that she had been given me by Friday 18, almost certainly had not arrived on time.
As I have said many of the Messenger or Facebook, in all news programs have left pictures of the airports in the northeastern United States of delays or cancellations.


90% of the times we live in the midwest, we fly to Europe via cities in that area: Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, Washington ...

Had not arrived in time to the appointment at the embassy.
Even having done so, the lawyer assured me that in Madrid I manage "the papers" to be back in time to Kentucky.
The Three Kings do not stop in this country so classes start on Monday 4 January.

Surely he had touched me buy another ticket for another day. The joke would have been $ 1500 a portion of the $ 1200 that would have spent to travel to Europe at this time.

Those who think profs ask visitors program for the next course in the coming days in the BOE will the new call. Suerte!

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COLLEAGUES ASKING THE GOVERNMENT TO SPAIN safe haven for LGBT BE PURSUED IN THE WORLD

Madrid, 17 December 2009. The Spanish Confederation COLLEAGUES Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender want to congratulate the Spanish government for granting political asylum to a gay Iranian who suffered torture and persecution because of their sexual orientation. This is the first specifically applied for asylum based on sexual orientation persecution, as contained in the newly adopted Law on Asylum and Refuge. This last law incorporating explicitly the grounds of persecution based on sexual orientation or gender identity, has been a long battle for COLLEAGUES claim and other human rights organizations. "Ali has been very lucky to get out in time for Iran before swelling the long list that currently has 10 young gay men sentenced to death for the crime of lavat (sodomy) in Iran and are awaiting appeals or his impending execution.


Spain and Europe can not remain unmoved by the human drama of these young people, and should push strongly to the Iranian theocratic regime to prevent the hunt inhumane, "said Paco Ramirez, secretary of organization of colleagues. "From COLLEAGUES encourage you to press the Iranian embassies and consulates to force a change in judicial policy of the Persian country. Through the campaign COLLEAGUES FOR IRAN (www.colegasporiran.tk) trying to raise awareness and help make this change possible, "added Ramirez. "For colleagues, Spain continues to be a world leader in social progress and respect for human rights. There are many homosexuals and transsexuals who are currently risking their physical integrity or even their lives by not hide their sexual status in many countries. We therefore invite the Spanish government that Spain will become a safe haven for those persecuted for their sexual status, "said Paco Ramirez. "Spain should be more generous in granting political asylum can not be a policy of words without deeds, and now Spain is one of the 7 countries of the European Union unless attaches homes, accepting even less than 5% of the requests for asylum made. Spain gives 11 times less homes than Italy, 30 times less than France, 32 times less than Germany and 50 times less than the UK, "said Ramirez.

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Carrascosa guilty in U.S. court

New Jersey Judge Donald Venezia Maria Jose Carrascosa condemned the U.S. prison in Spanish since 2006 by a dispute regarding custody of the daughter he had with an American.

"I maintain I am innocent. I would ask you another chance to prove my innocence, as an international court has ruled, Carrascosa asked the judge in the courtroom before knowing the ruling by the nine crimes that in November a jury found her guilty.

The sentence of 14 years in prison, may be appealed by the defenders of the Spanish.


Carrascosa, who arrived in handcuffs and with the green dress uniform of prey, listened tearfully to the judge saying that his case was "a real disgrace. This is a case of hatred and revenge that has created you, who has seen his daughter a mere property, a piece on the chessboard. Find: the game is over ".

The ruling by Judge Venezia, which can be appealed by the defenders of the Spanish, means that if Carrascosa the meet as a whole, his daughter, Victoria Solenne, the greater the age to an end, since the baby was born in 2000 .

The girl, who lives in Valencia with grandparents, older age is when Maria Jose is free.

The judge also said Mary Joseph, said the sentence, "is what he deserves for his daughter start her own arms and the arms of her ex-husband." "You should think that your daughter this Christmas will have neither a mother nor a father to be embraced, not open the presents with any of you," the judge said he Carrascosa, but noted it would reconsider the sentence in the case of the girl back to America.

The Spanish, 44 and a lawyer by profession, was married to Peter Innes between 1999 and 2004, and his daughter, who lives in Valencia with his grandparents, was born in April 2000.

Carrascosa decided in 2005 to take Spain to the daughter by Innes and since then has refused to return the U.S. to the child, as has been embroiled in a complex legal situation, which has been complicated with the time and in which there is a conflict of case law between the Spanish and American.

Carrascosa has always defended his decision to travel to Spain with his daughter because she wanted to escape from Innes, whom he accused of abuse and having tried to poison slowly with the supposed aim of keeping their heritage, she said during the trial.

The process began when on 23 August 2006 the New Jersey Superior Court decided, at the request of Innes, that within ten days the mother must give to the child.

As Carrascosa was that time in America, the New Jersey court took away his passport and banned him from leaving the country, thus, unable to return to Spain and give his daughter on time, Jose Maria hid to try to avoid imprisonment, until he was arrested on 21 November 2006.

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51.5% of international passengers arriving in Spain in October 2009 used low cost airlines

The occupancy rate of CBC was placed about 78%, three points more than the traditional companies. The British visitors who came to the Canaries by low cost airlines increased by 9.3% in October. The tourists who came from Italy and France on CBC in October saw increases over the same month last year.


Spanish airport received 4.9 million international passengers in October. Of these, 51.5% arrived in a low-cost airline (CBC), 2.7% less than the same month of 2008. For its part, the traditional airlines reduced passenger volume by 5.6%.

The occupancy rate of CBC was 77.7%, three percentage points higher than the major airlines tradicionales.Las CBC continued in October, Ryanair, Easyjet and Air Berlin, which carried about seven in ten passengers Spain. Ryanair recorded a remarkable growth, Easyjet retained the figure a year ago and only Air Berlin reduced the number of passengers.

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Travel and Flights to Spain

When you think of Spain the first things that come to mind are the bullfights, flamenco dancers and beautiful beaches. Not surprisingly, Spain is a very spectacular. The history of Spain is in the cave paintings, crumbling castles, Moorish palaces, Gothic and Renaissance cathedrals, Roman ruins and some of modern architecture. The facilities are very well explained it in terms to travel to Spain. The different destinations during a trip in Spain are easily accessible from major cities all over the world.


Travel to Spain

Travel to Spain is very nice because of the easy transport network. For international tourists, there are several international airports located throughout all the different cities and connected with many flights. You can easily get to your destination from the airport via train, bus or taxi. Railways and buses are connected to major cities and tourist sites. To visit the nearby islands there are boats available for the convenience of tourists. The taxis are available in all major cities in Spain.

The Airports in Spain is divided into two parts, North and South. There are 47 airports in Spain, of which twenty are international. The four major airports in Spain are in Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante and Madrid. Barcelona and Madrid, have their airports are located in the north and the airports of Alicante and Malaga are in southern Spain. Some domestic airports in northern Spain. Most airports in Spain, with modern facilities. Help is available for tourists in terms of information for the comfort of your trips and excursions to the country.

KLM is one of the oldest airlines in the world that continues to work with its original name. It is the fourth largest European airlines. KLM's network has reached more than 350 destinations in 80 countries across six continents. It offers several flights to Spain. Travel to Spain is easy, safe and convenient. The transport is made easy and efficient to facilitate the stay of tourists in Spain.

Flights to Spain

Spain is one of the most picturesque tourist destinations in the world. It is a country of sun, brave bullfighters, culture, history and heritage. From the beaches of the Arabian palaces, Spain has much to offer. Flights to Spain are the most comfortable and easiest ways to travel to Spain.

There are four major airports in Spain, which are connected with several domestic flights and international flights from major cities worldwide. International flights operate from, the United Kingdom, Holland, Germany, Canada, Sweden and France. Major airlines operating flights to Spain are Air Baltic, Air Berlin, Aeroflot, Air Europa, Aer Lingus, Alitalia, Air France, KLM, Dutch, Czech Airlines, Syrian Arab, German Airlines, Turkish Airlines and Swiss International.

Wizz Air, Thomson Fly, Hamburg International, Monarch and regional wings are some other small airlines that operate flights to Spain. If you want to visit Spain, it is easy to fly to Britain or Ireland and get a direct flight to Spain. You can also fly to Germany and then reach Spain. You can take a train from France or Italy to Spain.

Services are domestic flights for passengers to visit the different cities of Spain. The biggest companies in Spain are airline Spanair and Iberia. Some of the airlines that fly within Spain are Easyjet, Air Asturias and Clickair, Laguna, Air Europa, Air Nostrum, Ryanair and Air Madrid. Iberia has domestic flights between airports in Spain. If you want to go from Barcelona to Malaga you can go with Clickair. Lagunair among a number of airports in Spain. Air Europa flies throughout Spain. Air Nostrum is a regional airline Iberia with a number of internal flights. Operating throughout Spain. Ryanair flies from Madrid to Oporto and Faro in Portugal.

Flights to Spain will provide direct daily services to major cities in Spain and also connected the different cities of Spain to other states in the world.

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Pre-Existence in Travel Insurance in Spain

Good morning, first of all congratulate you for the very professional content of your pages.
I ask the question, to see if I can help.
1) Is it possible to acquire travel insurance with pre-existing heart disease?
2) What companies do you?
3) Is it possible to hire a health insurance in Spain or another country, to live in Mexico, if you have a preexisting condition?
I feel these questions but I've been sailing a long time and can not find answers that are very important even for people in the same situation.
Again congratulations x the content that you publish.


Salu2 cordial

Answer:
Hola Julio. Thank you for your positive comments about our site, I'm glad you like. As to the questions is very important to establish before hiring if your insurance is covered preexisting heart and in what quantities, in case you have an event during the trip. In your case is worth a detailed investigation because each insurance company follows its own pattern in these policies. Each insurer is different.

I suggest you do a search in Google with the words in Spanish travel insurance with pre-existing. I did this and appear several companies providing this service with heart problems. I also suggest you do a search in English, which is where more competitive is the market and it is possible to find better deals, type the words in the search TRAVEL INSURANCE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. Sure to find a good deal.

As for recruiting in Spain purchase travel insurance to live in Mexico, I see the disadvantage that travel insurance is generally a temporary issue, but if you are planning to reside elsewhere, appears difficult to have that coverage. However, not too much to ask on the companies with which they will have contact to see if they offer any solution.

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Automakers in Spain focus on the safety of pregnant

The initiative, in conjunction with biomedical researchers, seeks to prevent fetal deaths that occur in traffic accidents.

Shifting the emphasis traditionally has focused on safety seats for babies and toddlers in cars, researchers and automotive manufacturers seeking to prevent fetal deaths making the trip safer for pregnant women.

Biomedical researchers are collaborating with automakers to develop a computer model for pregnant drivers and passengers in order to provide protection against accidents in future designs.


Stefan Duma, head of the School of Biomedical Engineering and Technological Sciences Wake Forest University in Blacksburg, Va., said the school recently completed a draft three-year investigation, partially funded by Ford, to collect data on the histological composition and dimensions of pregnant women and their fetuses.

"We can develop restraint systems for any vehicle and any occupant, but first we must see the wounds themselves, what happens in the tissues of the placenta and uterus during an accident,''said Duma, which has investigated a number of applications, even security devices for Blackhawk military helicopters.

There is no official federal statistics on the number of fetal deaths in car accidents. But Duma said that several groups estimate that occur annually from 300 to several thousand of these deaths resulting from motor vehicle crash, about four times the number of fatalities among infants and children under 4 years.

In total, 27,000 passenger vehicle occupants died in traffic crashes in 2008, according to the National Traffic Safety Carretero, and automobile accidents are a major cause of deaths of pregnant women.

Dr. Melissa Schiff, an obstetrician and epidemiologist at the Center for Injury Prevention and Research at Harborview, Washington, willingly received the attention given now to the safety of pregnant women.

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