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Passenger are the travel & outdoor people based on the south coast of the UK. We provide people with products that are made to last the journey, companions for travel.
Inspiring others to find their escapism and live a life of meaningful adventure. We live to travel and at are most at home amongst the waves & trees. We believe in protecting our playgrounds, the great outdoors.
This ethos is embroidered into our products and at the heart of the Passenger Clothing story.
Our manufacturers are based in the UK, Europe and Asia. They operate under the fair trade regulations, which goes without saying. To keep our footprint as small as possible, we opt to manufacture our products as close to the fabric source as we can. It doesn't make environmental sense to haul fabrics and materials around the globe to be constructed elsewhere.
True to our roots, for every Passenger product sold we plant a tree, now and always. To date we've put over 51,915 varied native species in the ground all over the globe. It's a direct and simple way for us to give back in a way that resonates with us at our core. We're partnered with The Plastic Project, Surfers Against Sewage and #2minutebeachclean. We also host beach cleans in our local community on the south coast. Read more about Waves & Trees
The goal of the Passenger RE-ROAM project is to explore, develop and introduce alternative fabrics and materials that are more sustainable, and have less of an environmental impact. In 2018, after much tweaking and testing we launched our boardshorts lineup made entirely from recycled single-use plastic bottles, the kind that end up littering our oceans, beaches and forests. In 2019 we will launch jackets, knitwear and caps as part of the RE-ROAM collection.
All our graphics and patterns are printed using chemical free water based techniques. This means that we don't sack the ecosystem with all kinds of ink-based harmfuls when applying our in-house graphics. Plus, we much prefer the softer, slightly vintage look and feel.
We're invested in reusing waste fabrics left over during our production process. These materials are the leftovers and off-cuts that large scale manufacturers might typically send to landfill. Products such as tote-bags, wallets and travel cases are made in this way. This method repurposes perfectly sound materials, reducing waste.
Our outbound packaging contains only recycled or recyclable materials. Products arrive with our customers in an untreated, chemical free recycled paper bag which is sealed with recycled paper tape.
We reached our target of reducing plastic packaging from our inbound shipping by 25%. This leaves only the recycled and recyclable plastic bags used to protect larger products in transit. Some smaller items (beanies, accessories etc) are now bundled at source into one single, large recyclable multi-use bag. Although there's currently no simple way around this, we are working with leading industry experts to find a sustainable solution.
The Passenger HQ on the south coast is 100% powered by UK generated renewable electricity. The energy we use is harvested from the sun, wind and rain.
PFC is commonly used in waterproof coatings and is a chemical nasty that doesn't break down. We've sourced a sustainable alternative to PFC. This year, all the Passenger jackets, coats and outerwear will be 100% PFC-Free.
As part of the RE-ROAM journey, we are introducing knitwear crafted from Yak hair, recycled pre and post consumer organic cottons and linen. As well as this, 75% of our outerwear range will be made with a 100% recycled polyester from plastic bottles.
This year we are adding our first range of caps, tees, sweats and hoodies made with sustainable organic cotton. We continue to use only water-based printing methods.
We're working closely with our supply chain as well as leading industry experts to reduce our inbound shipping plastics by a further 25%. This includes removing the plastic packaging from any of our backpacks, bags and travel accessories range.
Our goal is to be zero waste and 2019 will be a big stride towards this. Our design team is working closely with our manufacturers to explore ways we can repurpose waste materials. Right now, we're developing our largest scale waste fabric use-up product to date.
We're working with our community to upcycle old samples, print tests and fabrics that are created as part of the design and development process. This includes one-of-a-kind pillow cases, curtains, blankets and van life storage solutions.
We're donating unsold products and production samples to local YMCA homeless shelters along the south coast and beyond.
100% of our T-Shirt range will be made using organic cotton, still printed with natural water-based dyes.
We will plant over 100,000 varied and native tree species in soil all over the globe.
Our RE-ROAM project will continue to source and develop sustainable alternative materials. 75% of all fabrics and materials used in our jackets & outerwear range will be recycled.
The next milestone in reducing inbound shipping waste is to reach a total reduction of 75% after 2019. We will explore sustainable alternatives to protective packaging, such as tape, glues and boxes.
Reducing our impact as a company and as individuals is close to our hearts. It's a topic that drives the decisions we make on a daily basis. We're not there yet, the road is long and we're always looking for creative new ways improve what we do. Protecting the places that mean the most while leaving the lightest of footprints. We're on a journey to be the best we can be.
We're proud of where we've been, what we've given back and what we've achieved. The Passenger team shares a passion for fostering real change and being on the right side of history. As a community, business and individuals we face the road ahead together.
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Hour of Code has released new games! You may try the games on this link. Let me know if you discover a really good new one that I should add to my collection.
START with these two activitities:
Make Your Own Flappy Bird – online coding activity
Angry Birds Maze – online coding activity
Fourth and Fifth Grade Hour of Code (choices):
Star Wars - Building a Galaxy - block coding version
Star Wars - Building a Galaxy - Java Script version
Artist with Anna and Elsa from Frozen – click TRY NOW button to start
Artist Open Coding - what can you create?
Code your Emoji - only has a female emoji, sorry!
Blockly Games - easier coding activities
Barclays Code Playground - click and explore!
Learn to Code with MATLAB - series of lessons with videos
Erase All Kittens - watch the intro video, then follow the steps to write the code
BitsBox - simple code writing
Make Your Own App – advanced, watch the video, activities at the bottom
Code Combat - advanced coding activity with writing code!! Learn to code your own adventure game!
Scratch - make an account to continue exploring Coding!
Tynker – see Miss Bosch for user name and password to log into your account


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Iran insisted that it had the right to enrich uranium to produce nuclear power, saying its decision to suspend enrichment to allay suspicions of a weapons program was voluntary and temporary.
Hasan Rowhani, head of the Supreme National Security Council, said Iran expected to eventually produce fuel for one or two power plants despite its agreement with the U.N. nuclear agency to suspend enrichment and open up its nuclear program to extensive inspection.
"We want to control the whole fuel cycle," Rowhani told a news conference.


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Marco graduated with merit in Law in 2008 at the University of Milan and subsequently passed the Italian State Bar in the first attempt. His competence includes, besides advocacy in public hearings, the drafting of expert opinion, writs, deeds and contracts in the areas of civil and criminal law. Together with the other members of his firm expert legal assistance is provided in accountancy, banking & finance law, in corporate & commercial law, in tax & family law as well as in corporate criminal law. Marco has many international clients and, over the last 10 years he has dealt with both domestic and transnational legal cases.
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A common offence among young people abroad is to be charged with possession - or the more serious offence of 'trafficking' - of drugs. Such legal convictions can impact later life opportunities and it is important to deal with them with the appropriate level of seriousness. More serious offences involving the production and/or trafficking of prescribed drugs can result in the deprivation of liberty for considerable periods of time in a remote country, without local language abilities. Representation by an experienced criminal defence lawyer is absolutely vital to obtain the best result possible.
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Mathematica is continuously monitoring this fluid situation, and we are proactively working to minimize any potential impacts on our clients, partners, staff, and the important work that we do together. Learn more.
Learning Collaboratives
Increasingly, peer-to-peer knowledge sharing through dynamic learning collaboratives promotes understanding, builds the evidence base, and pushes policy forward to create lasting change and solve some of today's pressing challenges. Breaking down silos and bringing groups together requires expertise in collaborative methods and tools and an understanding of the deeper policy issues at play. In work spanning health and human services, Mathematica's experts bring stakeholders together to transcend organizational silos, learn from one another, and share best practices. Using virtual and in-person meetings, interviews, shared online workspaces, and data-driven learning tools such as dashboards, Mathematica is helping to create access points to a collective knowledge base. The combined expertise of program administrators, managers, and frontline practitioners builds capacity to move the needle on positive change.
Sharing Knowledge and Data to Protect Children and Families in Crisis
One learning collaborative led by Mathematica brings together local grantees working to prevent homelessness among youth and young adults with foster care involvement. The project, executed under a contract with the Children's Bureau and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), creates facilitated opportunities for innovation and information sharing through peer-learning experience events. In these facilitated sessions, grantees share their approaches to specific challenges and discuss how others facing similar challenges might apply lessons learned. These topic-based discussions, hosted via webinar with on-demand recordings posted online, are grantee-driven so that they cover issues that are most salient and timely.
In another project for ACF, known as Child Maltreatment Incidence Data, Mathematica convenes learning groups to help improve the linking of administrative data to better understand the incidence of child maltreatment and related risks. A key element of Mathematica's work with local sites is to design and support a cross-site learning network. The knowledge gleaned from the network, which meets via webinar, will help inform future surveillance, prevention, and treatment efforts. Although the sites face very different challenges, the network will spur informal partnerships and support structures that might extend beyond the end of the project.
Helping States Implement Policy and Effect Health Care System Change
Since 2011, Mathematica has partnered with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicaid and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) Learning Collaboratives project. For this project, Mathematica leads the Learning Collaboratives—work groups of state and federal officials meeting on a regular basis for a defined period of time—to (1) identify states' needs for developing and clarifying policies, (2) encourage peer-to-peer learning among states about promising practices, and (3) develop tools for all states to support high-performing health programs.
The Learning Collaboratives have produced materials that directly support policy implementation:
- Strategies to increase coverage and care coordination among Medicaid-eligible, justice-involved populations and former foster care youth
- Tools to help states and CMS measure the accuracy of determinations based on modified adjusted gross income in their new eligibility systems
- Medicaid and CHIP performance indicators
- Disaster preparedness toolkits for states and CMS
- Medicaid technical assistance
Promoting Peer-to-Peer Learning for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Mathematica's health experts operate four learning systems for ACOs participating in the Shared Savings Program, the Next Generation ACO Model, and the Comprehensive ESRD (End-Stage Renal Disease) Care Model to help them improve population health and quality of care while reducing costs. To facilitate peer-to-peer learning, Mathematica develops content for and hosts more than 70 virtual learning events (webinars, affinity groups, and action groups) per year, as well as 17 small regional meetings for all ACOs and one national conference for select models. These events bring together ACO presenters and subject matter experts and aim to address learning interests identified through annual, model-specific needs assessments. To complement learning system events, Mathematica also develops a range of data-driven products, such as dashboards, survey reports, and chartbooks that help ACOs compare their performance to peers to promote improvement and accelerate implementation activities.
In addition, Mathematica has released a series of case studies and a new toolkit highlighting best practices and innovative care coordination strategies. Some of the case studies and the new ACO Care Coordination toolkit are available on CMS's website. The toolkit is the first in a broader series of resources that will explore different aspects of how ACOs operate to provide value-based care. The toolkits will compile insights gathered during learning system events sponsored by CMS and through focus groups with the ACOs. Through these toolkits, CMS aims to educate the general public about strategies used by ACOs to provide value-based care, and to offer action-oriented ideas to current and prospective ACOs to help them improve or begin operations.


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Interior Ministers of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed a security agreement here yesterday, which will make them a unified force in the region. The security pact aims at reinforcing security cooperation and coordination between the GCC member countries, said GCC chief Abdul Latif Al-Zayani. "The security pact will empower each GCC country to take legal action, based on its own legislation, against citizens or residents or organized groups that are linked to crime, terrorism or dissension," said Al-Zayani.
The member countries will also exchange information and expertise to combat all forms of crime, said the GCC chief, while speaking on the sidelines of the GCC interior ministers' meeting. The meeting was presided over by Saudi Interior Minister Prince Muhammed bin Naif at the local Ritz Carlton Hotel here.
Bahraini Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Sheikh Rashid A. Al-Khalifa, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahyan; Qatari Minister of State for Internal Affairs Sheikh Abdullah N. Khalifa Al-Thani; Omani Interior Minister Hamoud bin Faisal Al-Busaidi; and Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Ahmed Al-Hamoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended the meeting.
Asked about the features of the GCC security agreement, a GCC official said that the initial security agreement was announced in Manama in December 1994, but only Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Oman endorsed it at the time. Qatar entered the pact in 2009. The GCC leaders, at their 2010 summit in Kuwait, called for building on the understanding by putting it to a committee of experts and specialists from the GCC countries.
This committee finally came out with a strong GCC security pact, said the official, adding that the interior ministry undersecretaries discussed the final draft and it was forwarded to the interior ministers yesterday. The GCC is going through critical times that require a unification of the policies, plans and implementation strategies of security agencies of member states, he added, while referring to the new security pact.
He pointed out that "the security agreement would allow the GCC as a whole to deal more effectively with any negative consequences of events in the region on national security of member states". He said the political situation in the region demanded that GCC states responded quickly and took appropriate preventive measures to confront potential threats to their security and stability.
He pointed out that the agenda of the GCC interior ministers meeting yesterday included many other topics aiming to enhance cooperation and coordination among the GCC States in the fields of internal security, combating crimes and protecting citizens. The GCC interior ministers also discussed the formation of a combined GCC police force. This proposal was also discussed by the last meeting of the interior ministers, who asked the GCC officials to study the proposal.
Meanwhile, GCC foreign ministers will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov here today to narrow their differences on the Syrian conflict. The GCC aims to "put an end to the sufferings of the Syrian people through rapid political transition and a halt to the bloodshed," said Al-Zayani.
The meeting with the Russian foreign minister follows the Gulf states' recognition of the newly formed National Coalition following talks last week in Doha as the "legitimate representative" of the Syrian people. In contrast, Russia on Monday urged the new grouping to spurn foreign interference and drop its rejection of a negotiated solution to the conflict with President Bashar Assad's regime, a longtime ally of Moscow.
- Pays du Golfe Société, politique, culture…il se passe des choses…par Philippe Mischkowsky, journaliste, Courrier Intrnational.
- Al Monitor Couverture du Moyen-Orient en partenariat avec des medias régionaux
- Cartes (ONU) La section cartographique des Nations-Unies
- Middle East Strategic Perspectives Une perspective stratégique et une grille de lecture opérationnelle des développements régionaux par Fadi K. Assaf,ancien conseiller du Pt de la République libanaise.
- Nouvelles d'Orient Blog d'information, en français, sur le Moyen-Orient, par le journaliste Alain Gresh
- Orientstation Un blog qui sélectionne des articles de la presse arabe pour un public francophone
- Pays du Golfe Société, politique, culture…il se passe des choses…par Philippe Mischkowsky, journaliste, Courrier Intrnational.
- Quai d'Orient Commentaires et analyses, en français, sur le Moyen-Orient par le journaliste Christian Chesnot.
- Cartes (ONU) La section cartographique des Nations-Unies
- Turtle Bay Le blog bien informé de Colum Lynch, correspondant du Washington Post auprès des Nations-Unies
Sécurité & Défense
- Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique La FRS contribue au débat stratégique en France et à l'étranger.
- Security &Defense Arabia Un site en arabe consacré aux questions de défense et de sécurité
- Cartes (ONU) La section cartographique des Nations-Unies
- Chinese Views of The Syrian Conflict (Michael D. Swaine, October 2012) Article sur la position chinoise face à la situation en Syrie.
- Institute For the Study of War Fondé en 2007, l'ISW analyse à partir de sources ouvertes le développement de différents conflits dont l'Irak, la Syrie, l'Afghanistan et publie de nombreux rapports et cartes.
- Mediapart – Caroline Donati Des analyses et des commentaires, en français, sur la Syrie
- The Independent – Robert Fisk Les Editos, en anglais, du journaliste Robert Fisk
- Un oeil sur la Syrie Des commentaires éclairés, en français, sur la situation syrienne par l'ancien diplomate français, Ignace Leverrier


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Casa Las Encinillas is a grand 4 Bedroom well equipped Villa with private pool located on the edge of the Village of Comares. It boasts wonderful views looking across the mountains. It is located just opposite a local Bar/Restaurant and near to the local Swimming pool and another great Bar/Restaurant the Camping bar with good value food and great views to the coast. The accommodation is cleverly designed to fully appreciate the views and built totally on the upper level, hence the access is via an external staircase to the left , which is poolside.
Below is the owners garage and storage area.
The location of this very proud looking villa allows you to leave the car at the villa and walk to the village hub in about 10 -15 minutes away, but also have great bar/ restaurants on your doorstep.
Feasibly if you required a relaxing holiday you could survive without a car, but please take into account although buses in rural Spain are clean and cheap they are not frequent.
Airport pick ups can be arranged at great value prices.
Licence No: VTAR/MA/01933
The Kitchen is fully equipped with Electric Oven and Hob, Microwave, Fridge/Freezer. Table & Chairs
Spacious lounge area – comfortable sofas and T.V. Doors to Terrace at Front of the house
Bedroom 1: Double bed – Fitted wardrobes – Terrace to Front of house – En-suite Bathroom with Bath
Bedroom 2: Twin beds
Bedroom 3: Double bed – Fitted wardrobes
Bedroom 4: Double bed
With Bath/shower
Utility Room:
Separate room with Washing machine/Iron
The property is secure and gated, plenty of parking for several cars.
The swimming pool is 7.2 x 3.5m with plenty of space for loungers. There is an outdoor shower. The area is gated at both ends to make a safe environment for children.
There is a large brick built BBQ area located next to the pool and there is a great shady seating area with table and chairs next to this.
Price Guide:
|Name of Rental Period
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|31st March
|1st April
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|1st July
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We stayed at this large family sized Casa for 5 days and it is great for large groups for its sheer size!!...there are 2 restaurants close by and it is about a 10 to 15 minute walk to Comares...
There is a gated swimming pool and a large balcony for you to sit at amd watch the world go by....large kitchen and 2 bathrooms we almost got lost here as there was only the pair of us staying!!
Again the service from David and Jacqui who picked us up to take us back to the airport was fantastic....
Rural Spain at it's best with Vine Ridge Retreats!!
This is a fabulous villa and the holiday was everything we needed!! The villa is spacious, spotless and has everything you need in the villa and in walking distance. The pool is fantastic and the village is lovely. We were there for the fiesta which was a really great weekend of drinking and eating and watching the flamenco dancers and the horses. The best thing though is the service David and Jacqui provide they tucked all the boxes I asked for and were super helpfully I will definitely return to Comares and to Vine Ridge Retreats. ????????????????
Just back from a wonderfully chilled 2 weeks with our family. Our 4 children ranging from 5 through to 18 loved the villa and pool. David was very helpful and thoughtful- dropping off a ball for the boys to use at the basketball/football playground 5mins walk away. The villa is very spacious and equipped with all you might need and is even better than the photos depict. The rear terrace was a lovely spot to have breakfast in the mornings or for a bit of a breeze in the late evening. We were a little worried about not hiring a car and if we'd be able to survive although having read one of the other reviews saying it was possible and that there were restaurants, a shop and a bank in walking distance we decided we'd risk it and were pleasantly surprised to find we did indeed manage without a car. Most days we walked up the slightly steep short route (there was an easier slightly less steep route via the moorish arch) to get essentials from the shop which was well stocked for it's size and very reasonably if not cheaply priced. This meant that we didn't put on the obligatory half a stone we usually put on when holidaying in hotels with big breakfasts! It certainly was exercise but rewarded with amazingly stunning scenic views. We booked a taxi (7 seater) to go to Malaga for the day where we enjoyed the sights of the cathedral and Picasso museum. We were going to visit the aqua park and boating reservoir too but in the end opted to stay at the villa and enjoy swimming in the beautiful pool. The Atalaya restaurant was literally a few steps across the road and again following one of the reviews about it's delights, we opted for the secreto Iberico pork on our last night and it was delicious. The next closest restaurant, the Mirador- camping bar was good for the children and good value. We enjoyed using the BBQ and outdoor undercover seating nearby the pool. David was always on the end of the phone if needed and very helpful. We had been recommended Comares by friends who came last summer and we were not disappointed. If you fancy a quieter, more natural and real piece of Spain rather than the tourist areas, and can cope with the numerous bends to get up or down the mountain (our sons got a bit motion sick and suffered with their ears) to visit other places within an hour drive then this beautiful unspoilt area is thoroughly recommended by our family and the gorgeous villa is great to chill out in. We'd happily holiday here again.
just got back after 14 nights stay in this fantastic villa,villa pool all grounds extremely clean,great location across from Antalya bar and a couple of minutes walk up to the camping bar which i can highly recommend great food and beer good prices Paul and owners very friendly.
We are on our way home following almost 6 months staying at this wonderful villa.
It is in a wonderful location with great views and 2 really good restaurants very close by, both selling great food at reasonable prices.
A 15 minute walk will take you up to the village of Comares where you will find a further 3 restaurant/ bars, a very well stocked supermarket which is extremely competatively priced, a bakers, tobacconist and bank with a cash machine.
The village itself is very quaint with amazing views from all sides and it's downhill back to the villa.
The villa itself is large and comfortable, it and the grounds and pool were spotless when we arrived and the owner comes once a week to tend to the pool and grounds, he and his wife are extremely lovely people and in no way intrusive.
The pool area is in the sun all day and is gated so secure for children, it is secluded and not overlooked, there is plenty of good quality pool furniture and parasols for shade when the sun gets too hot.
There are several seating areas in the shade and/or the sun depending on your preference either on one of the balconies or by the barbecue.
The house is easily reached directly from the road with no track to negotiate and there is plenty of parking which is gated.
The area around the villa is great for exploring either by foot or car, and the coast can be reached in approx 40 minutes.
We enjoyed our stay so much we have booked again for this winter and can't wait to came back.
David and jacqui at vine ridge retreats were fantastic, they kept in touch throughout our stay and made us feel very welcome.
We would highly recommend this villa to anyone looking for a holiday home in the sun in a beautiful unspoilt location, away from the busy resorts but within walking distance of amenities.
We have holidayed in this area for several years and this is the largest property we have stayed in and is much better than the pictures portray online. There is an area next to the BBQ which is covered with bamboo and is great cover in hot sun and a place to sit and eat in the evenings. There are two additional outdoor seating areas on the upper levels of the house, not big enough for a large number of people to eat but great for an afternoon coffee or evening drink.
The town is a short walk uphill and the local supermarket is very well stocked. There is also another store around the corner, and several bars are close by. You could easily manage to get by for a few days without going down the mountain to the bigger hypermarket. There are two great places to eat just across the road and we would recommend either of them. Our final evening was spent a walk across the road at Atalaya and five of us ate home cooked Spanish food (including Pig Cheeks and locally sourced pork) for €120 including wine and beers.
We love this area of Spain and would recommend this property to anyone who wants self-catering with the opportunity to shop locally, eat, drink and walk home.
We've just had the most wonderful and relaxing holiday in Las Encinillas. The villa is very comfortable and clean with great views from the front of the house and is ideally located within 10 minutes walking distance of Comares town centre. We spent most of our time relaxing around the pool which is immaculately kept and well equipped with sun loungers and parasols. Breakfast on the rear terrace was a lovely start to the day. There are three good restaurants within walking distance, Hotel Atalaya is just across the road from the villa and serves wonderful traditional Spanish cooking - the Secreto Iberico pork is simply melt-in-the mouth delicious! The Mirador which is 5 minutes away has wonderful views and serves very good value Spanish food (the steak was excellent) - it's a big hit with local and visiting Brits. Our favourite restaurant though was Hotel Molino in the market square - there's a wonderful courtyard restaurant at the back with stunning views and the Argentinian steaks are superb not to mention the Gambas al pil pil! David and Jacqui were very helpful and knowledgeable when booking and the welcome pack on arrival was perfect - thank you for a lovely holiday.
Lass encinillas is a beautiful charming spanish home. It is very well equipped and comfortable. We enjoyed every minute of our stay here. The pool and outside areas are spacious and the rear terrace pefect for relaxing evenings. The barbecue has its own little kitchen area too. The mountain views all around are spectacular. The Mirador restaurant(2 minutes walk) is very friendly and serves great steaks. We often walked to Comares village which is a must to see and had coffee in the square. The market at Torres del Mar on Thursday is a good day out too. We hope to return!
Have just returned from a wonderful stay at Las Encinillas. The Villa itself is very well equipped and was very clean and tidy when we arrived. The pool area is beautiful and also exceptionally clean. BBQ is fantastic and we enjoyed many BBQ,s whilst we were there. Lots of little sunny and shady areas around the garden to sit and enjoy the views. You are within walking distance to 2 lovely restaurants that both offer very good quality and value food. You are also just a short 10-15 minute walk away from the wonderful town of Comares where you will find a Supermarket, Pharmacy and 3 other Bar Restaurants. We were met by David from Vineridge Retreats who was very helpful and I would have no hesitation in booking through Vineridge again. We also received a lovely welcome pack which was very much appreciated after a long journey.
Already thinking about my next trip to this beautiful area of Spain ????
We have just returned from a lovely relaxing 18 day holiday at Las Encinillas in Comares. We were picked up by David from the airport and he stopped at the supermarket so we could stock up on essentials. The cost was £70 which we thought was very reasonable. When we arrived at the villa it was clean and tidy. As the villa can sleep up to 8 people and there were only 3 of us there was plenty of room. We chose to not hire a car and we managed very well without one. There are 2 bar/restaurants across the road from the villa and they were both very friendly and served good food at very reasonable prices. Comares village is approx a 15 min scenic walk up the hill. There are a few more bar/restaurants there and a well stocked supermarket which had everything we needed for our stay. We were a bit apprehensive about the fact there was no air con, but there was a cool breeze at night with the windows open and the fans on which sufficed. Unfortunately the last few days were really hot 40c and it was uncomfortable sleeping at night. Even the locals were saying how hot it was compared to normal.The pool and pool area were in good order and clean. The owner came once a week to clean the pool, surrounding areas and to water his plants. David was very helpful and on hand at all times. All in all we had a great relaxing time and would visit again.


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text: Blitzkrieg For me the Second World War, as the Muggles called it, was a good time; it was a time of plenty. From the early days of the Blitz when London was burning to the days before the invasion of France when the GIs arrived, and even beyond, to the victory celebrations, things were good. People were dying, people were going missing, and in the chaos, no one noticed. For those six years, no one ever saw me when I took someone for myself, no one except him. We first met on the night of one of the very first air raids. It was August 1940, and the Reich was just beginning to give old Blighty the first of many poundings. Afterwards, they called that time the Battle of Britain. On that August night, I called it chaos. I was prowling the streets when the air raid sirens began screaming out their warning. The sirens' banshee wail, like that of the real thing, presaged death. Everyone clutched anxiously at the gasmasks they carried. Poison gas was a very real fear. 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In the air above, the growls and purrs of the Dorniers were a constant background harmony. The ack-ack guns steadily beat time: bang-crump, bang-crump, bang-crump. And every so often the thumps of bombs became a kettle-drum beat as an entire payload landed in a steady line of destruction: boom, boom, boom. Added to this cacophony, somewhere close, a solitary bell tolled: ding-dong, a few moments of silence, and then, once more, ding-dong. Curious, I moved towards the bell. It didn't take me long to find the source of the noise. I turned the corner and saw the church. It had suffered a direct hit. There was a gaping hole in the roof, and one stone wall, a wall even older than I was, had fallen into the street. Rubble and debris littered the pavement. I like to tell people that I'm allergic to churches; I certainly cannot enter them. Only the dark shape in the ruins prevented me from leaving. It was a man. At the moment I saw him, he saw me, too. He stood in the gap where the wall had once stood and urgently beckoned me forward. Curious, I moved closer. As I stepped out of the shadows, I watched him carefully. As he saw my dress and registered my sex, I saw his face fall. I don't usually have that affect on men, but I could tell from his robes that he was a priest of some sort. 'I need help, miss,' he shouted. 'I need several strong men.' I moved closer. I was curious, I'll admit. I wondered if I'd be able to enter the church. As I approached the collapsed wall, I discovered that I couldn't. Although the wall was gone, the boundary remained, and it was impossible for me to break through it. The priest stared at me, and I stared right back. He was a thick set man in his thirties, broad of shoulder, and thick of neck. I was looking at a once active man who now carried the beginnings of a paunchy middle-age. It is terrible what growing old does to the human body. I could save him from that fate. 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As you probably know, I need to be invited into a dwelling. Religious buildings all have their own rules. I tried to step forwards, but I couldn't. I could, with difficulty, make it onto the rubble which had fallen outside the original line of the walls, but I move no closer. 'There are children trapped inside,' he implored. He was becoming increasingly desperate, and he was moving ever closer to me. I could hear his heart pounding. I licked my lips in anticipation. 'I gave shelter to children from the orphanage,' he told me, gesticulating in the direction of an austere looking grey building a short distance along the road. 'They would have been better off where they were. There was a bomb—a direct hit—they're trapped in the cellar, frightened. I can hear them screaming, but I can't reach them. I'm the only one who knows they are there and, after the bomb, I'm worried that the floor is unstable. It could collapse on them at any minute. Please…' He stopped moving and stared at me in desperation. It was obvious that he wasn't going to leave the children, so I stepped forward as if to do as he asked. As I did so, I slipped on the rubble and fell heavily. I screamed, held my ankle, and began to sob. Good men are so easy to manipulate. He finally scrambled out from the protection of his church and was at my side. I timed it perfectly. As he arrived I leapt to my feat, grabbed his arms, and bared my fangs. He instantly recognised me for what I was; Bram Stoker is to blame for that. 'Please, don't harm the children. For God's sake, save them, I beseech you.' They were his last words. As I bit deep, he thought of others, not of himself. I suppose that made him a truly good man. I know that I felt the power of those words as I hungrily gulped down that which gave him, and me, life. He was taking his last rattling breath, and I was extracting the last drop of his blood, when Tom spoke. 'You're a vampire,' he said. He had startled me. He had managed to sneak up on me. That never happens; no one sneaks up on me, especially not when I'm feeding. I dropped the lifeless priest, snarled, and turned to face my new adversary. He was a boy, no more than fourteen. He was wearing short trousers and a shapeless grey pullover, but I didn't relax. He carried a wand. 'I've always wanted to meet a vampire,' he told me calmly. 'They don't teach us much about vampires at school. I think that it's because they don't know very much.' 'They don't, and that's because we don't tell them,' I said to him. I stared at his wand, and tried to size him up. He had a confidence, an arrogance about him which belied his years. 'What do you think you can do against me?' I asked. 'Underage magic is illegal.' 'You're a vampire,' he told me. 'I'm pretty sure that would count as extenuating circumstances, and I'm fast.' 'There are children trapped in the rubble,' I said. I pointed at his wand. 'You could use that to save them. You'd be a hero, and that would be extenuating circumstances, too.' 'They are Muggles,' he spat the word contemptuously. 'They're all from the orphanage, from that orphanage.' He pointed in distaste at the distant building. 'I don't like any of them, mewling brats. Besides, why do you care? Surely, to you, they are only food? I've just watched you kill a priest. It's supposed to be against the law for you to kill, but you did it anyway. It seems to me that your kind often do, and the Ministry doesn't interfere. Why not?' 'Why do you want to know?' I asked. 'I don't want to die,' he told me. 'I want to live forever. If you answer my questions, I won't report you to the Auror Office.' He was trying to threaten me. I was, I admit, amused by his self-confidence. I decided to humour him, although in fact I didn't tell him anything he could not have discovered with a little research. 'Ask your questions,' I said. 'I'm Camelia, by the way.' 'Tom,' he said shortly. 'Are you a witch?' 'Once, I was a witch,' I said. 'But I died, and now, I'm a vampire.' 'You're dead, really, properly dead?' he asked. He sounded disappointed. 'I thought that was just a rumour, just misinformation.' 'Dead,' I confirmed. 'No pulse, no heartbeat, no breath in my lungs. I'm unliving, unbreathing, unalive, and yet I am still thinking, still moving, and still a physical being. The Muggles think that makes me undead.' 'How?' he asked the question everyone asks. 'Many years ago, for the three nights before the full moon, I willingly allowed my creator to take my blood. Finally, on the full moon night, I drank his blood, the blood of a vampire. And then he fed on me. He killed me, drained me of the little blood he'd left me. I died and was buried, and three nights later, I rose. I awoke with a raging thirst, but I soon found drink. He was the first man I ever killed. I never knew his name. He was a peasant, a big man in his thirties, but I lifted him with one hand.' I stared into the young mans eyes. He was interested in my story, and utterly unmoved by the peasant's fate. 'Once I was satiated, once I replaced the blood my maker took from me, I became what I am to this day. I've been dead ever since I was bitten on that full moon night. I've been a vampire since my first kill,' I explained. 'Are you tied to your creator, beholden to him in any way?' 'No, Tom,' I assured him. 'That is simply a rumour.' 'You said "once" you were a witch. Why aren't you still a witch?' he asked. 'I have no life force, therefore I cannot wield a wand, I can no longer cast any spells,' I told him. 'But, that doesn't mean that I don't have magic. I can turn into a wolf, or into a flock of bats. I'm a lot faster, and stronger, than I look.' To prove my point I took three rapid steps towards him. He wasn't boasting, he was fast, but I was faster. I held his wand arm tightly. He smiled, surprisingly unafraid, and touched my cheek. I listened. His heartbeat was steady, a little faster than normal, perhaps, but it was not beating in a frenzy of fear. He was not afraid of me. That was something which I had never before experienced. In respect of the fact, I released his wand arm. 'You're cold to the touch,' he said. 'I'm dead,' I reminded him. 'And I've been dead for a very long time.' 'Do you have any enemies?' he asked. 'None still living,' I told him. 'But you can be killed,' he said. 'A stake through the heart, beheading. And you must sleep in a coffin.' 'I must sleep on soil from my grave,' I corrected him. 'You can't go out in daylight,' he said, continuing to probe. 'I can, but it weakens me,' I said. 'Dawn, noon, and dusk, are the danger times. Then, but only then, I must sleep. You are very interested in my abilities, Tom. Why is that? Would you like me to drink your blood? Would you like to drink my blood on a full moon night? Would you like me to kill you? Do you want to become a vampire?' 'It's an option I'm considering,' he said carefully. 'But, not until I'm older.' I smiled. 'No, you are much too young to take such a big step. But, in five, ten, or fifteen years, you will be ready. When you make your decision, let me know. Write to me, Camelia Tepes, 169 Knockturn Alley. You won't find me there, but your message will reach me.' I leaned forwards and kissed him on the lips. His astonished expression made me laugh. 'Goodbye, Tom.' Taking a step away from him, I shook myself into black fragments and, as a cloud of bats, I flew into the sky. I didn't fly far. On the main road below me, I saw a fire engine. Returning to my human form I dashed towards it, waving frantically. 'Please help,' I begged the firemen. 'There's a church been hit, about half a mile in that direction. There are children trapped in the cellar.' I had never before attempted to save anyone. Perhaps drinking the blood of a priest did it, I don't know, but I think that was the day when my life began to change. Sometimes, however, I think that it wasn't the priest. Sometimes I think that Tom was responsible. I was looking directly into Tom's hate-filled eyes when he hit me with the killing curse. As I stared into that suddenly less-than-human face, I knew that his intention was to destroy me. However, it seemed that, despite everything I'd told him, he had forgotten one important thing. I was already dead. I seized my chance. The instant the curse hit me I threw myself to pieces, dissolving instantly. Suddenly, I was no more than smoke before his eyes. 'Interesting,' he said. I sensed him watching me, and hoped that he would choose to ignore the scattered remnants of my corporeal form. He didn't. With a wave of his wand, he created a strong wind, scattering my particles across the sky. In desperation, I allowed myself to be dispersed by the wind and lost in the darkness. I wanted him to believe that he had finished me. 'Goodbye, Camelia,' he muttered contemptuously. 'What use is Vampirism? No magic, and a reliance on blood to keep me alive. Alone, either of those would be enough to make me decline your offer. I have found a better way…' He shrugged, and Disapparated. I could have coalesced immediately, but I didn't. I was scared. He had destroyed my resting places, and he had tried to destroy me. It was only because I was already dead that I had survived. You can no more kill a vampire than you can kill a ghost. If you want to destroy us, you must find another way. I was certain that, if Tom found out that I had survived, he would find another way. There were plenty of other ways, and all were very well documented. I brought myself back together. The mist became a black cloud, and the bats flitted away. I needed to hide. I had a powerful enemy who wanted me dead. And I needed to make certain that at least one of my resting places survived.


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West had a cryptic message for reporters before calling it a career, leaving a secret for them to unearth — yet his words hold true even after decrypting them — as the Warriors have managed to survive plenty of challenges, just like the rest of NBA teams.
A mid-November spat between Draymond Green and Kevin Durant sent the NBA into a frenzy, as the narrative of "trouble in paradise" flooded media outlets, who saw a clear smear in the basketball heaven that the franchise seem to be.
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