Now let’s step over to Barcaldine, just east of Longreach in Queensland, Australia, where two police officers were happily keeping an eye on traffic, when suddenly a skateboard goes speeding past with a grinning youth onboard. Not only that, the youth had attached a rocket to the rear of the board, obviously to give him some extra umph!
Features
editorial columns by feature writers
Rich List Rage
by David Darby •
Have you heard the one about the Saudi Prince billionaire who, despite having more personal money than some small countries, has decided to sue Forbes Magazine for underestimating his wealth? Sorry, it’s not a joke… he really is suing them!
Like a Thriller
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
Like a thriller… that is the study of the “European Society of Hypertension recommendations for conventional, ambulatory and home blood pressure measurement.” Over 28 densely packed pages you get comprehensive information about the pros, cons, pitfalls and considerations of when, how to take and how to interpret blood pressure (BP). And the DIY chartrooms are like a horror story concerning health (here blood pressure) issues; they truly are the stronghold of incompetence and a malicious endangerment of the help seeker´s health.
High Voltage Llama
by David Darby •
A llama called Scooter, managed to escape from his pen in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. Then, after a 12-hour chase, the police cornered the beast and despite shouts of, “stop, armed police,” and “hooves behind your head and on your knees, you mother!” the animal refused to comply. So they Tasered the hairy hoodlum.
Income Tax in Spain 2012
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
Income tax or in Spanish IRPF (Impuesto sobre la renta de las personas físicas) is a tax for Residents in Spain that is filed every year. Remember in Spain the tax year runs from the 1st of January till 31st December.
This year residents Spain will have to file their tax returns related to the year 2012 between the 24 April and the 1 July 2013, online or between 6 May and 1 July through other means.
Non-residents in Spain who own assets on the Spanish territory will have to file for non- resident tax. In this case the deadline is until the 31 December 2013.
Cat Burglar
by David Darby •
The only problem is that this particular cat burglar broke into a Russian prison carrying contraband in the form of mobile phones and chargers… and promptly got caught. Oh yes, and he was also actually a cat!
Live Music at By Larius
by David Darby •
Restaurante By Larius along Velilla way (Almuñécar) have live music again, starting on June 15th and then again on June 29th. Both begin at 20:00h. And the man providing the music is none other than the very talented Mike Jingle, probably one of the must popular local musicians, as much as for his personality as his…
Shell Shock
by David Darby •
Our British readers may already have seen this story… and for once, we are unable to say, “only in America.”
A woman was out for a walk in the beautiful Dorset countryside in the UK, when she spotted two men carrying what she thought were rolled up rugs or carpets on their shoulders.
However, on closer inspection they turned out to be a bit more dangerous than that. “I thought they were carrying rugs, but as they walked past, I saw they were enormous shells,” the unnamed woman told the Dorset Echo.
Back North
by Marianne Lindahl •
It’s warm and sunny in Helsinki. The birches have small leaves, and the lawns are astonishingly green for the season. People have abandoned their dull winter wrappings for brighter summer dresses. The café terraces by the Esplanade Park near Helsinki’s famous market place are full of people enjoying the sunshine, sipping coffee, soft drinks or beer. From my window I can hear a band playing jazz in the park.
Hornet Sex Hoax?
by David Darby •
Why let the truth get in the way of a good story… or so the saying goes. But we have to confess to being more than a tad disappointed that this story, that was doing the worldwide rounds of the Internet, may well be a hoax. It concerns a Swedish farmer called Hasse and his death by sexual intercourse with a hornet’s nest.