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10Scary MadridMadrid isnt a particularly spooky place, buthere are ve strange phenomena which seemto appear around the month of October.

The metro is taken over by uglypeople, especially on line 5

This month, the lmstar looks and pearly-whitesmiles of the tanned Adonises and Aphroditesso prominent in the metro during the summermonths begin to vanish. From mid-October tomid-May, you will notice your fellow metro pas-sengers have an ever-increasing resemblanceto Quasimodo. Their numbers are greatestbefore 9am (it is believed that some feardaylight), so those of us with the ill fortune ofhaving to ride the early morning metro will berubbing shoulders and hunchbacks with themon a daily basis. The cause is a mystery, butconsole yourself that there are worse horrorson the Cercanias trains.

Being infected with Swine Flu thiswinter is a nigh inevitabilityAside from the general displeasure of cominginto close contact with the afore-mentionedEsmeralda-chasing ex-inhabitants of NotreDame, the dirty old Swine Flu has gone pan-

demic and is as contagious as the viruses in allthe zombie movies of recent times. However,avoiding the metro wont spare you Spanishnotions of personal space will see to that.And even though Spanish Health MinisterTrini Jimnez has ordered us all to sneeze intoour armpits and to forgo greeting kisses, theSpanish habit of standing very close to people(compared to the distance most foreignersare accustomed to) will ensure transmissionof the bug.To demonstrate this, a study has shown thata group of eight Spanish friends who enteran empty bar of 100m2 will quickly arrangethemselves so as to occupy a total surfacearea of less than 2m2. If youre close enoughto feel someones breath, youre closeenough to eat their germs.

All women over 50 have short hairThe sight of a middle-aged to elderly woman

is not frightening in itself, granted. But whenyou come to realize that all the countryswomen beyond a certain age have short hair,there must be something going on. Rumoursabound of a machine in the back room ofevery hairdressers which processes every oneof them. And a mind-controlling chip in theirnecks compels them to return each time theirhair grows beyond a certain length.

You cant say no to a night outYou begin to nd it impossible to decline aninvitation for drinks and dancing, regardlessof the overdue assignments you have foruniversity or tomorrows early start at work.This suppression of your willpower usuallycontinues until aer Christmas, though forsome guiris, it becomes a terminal state.

You wake up at the other end of yourmetro line

Maybe this is just me, but you mysteriously slipinto unconsciousness as you travel home onthe rst metro of the morning aer having lea nightclub some time before six. You awaken,feeling sub-human and as if there were somestrange hunching beginning to aect yourback, only when a short-haired old womansneezes in your face. A shower and a changeof clothes doesnt appear to rectify yourdishevelled appearance, but you shue backonto the metro in the direction of your work.Oh, whats that? A sneeze? Must be an allergyor something.

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HllweeDa:31 October

Halloween. Its that magicaltime of year where houses

get battered in egg,children get encouraged todress like superheroes orprincesses and go bangingdown doors in search ofstrangers with candy, andthe twenty-somethingsof the modern world gostorming into thri shopsacross the map, lootingand pillaging the shelvesand racks like Spaniards ontrash day.

And although Halloween hasntbecome so mainstream here as backhome, it is at least starting to catchon with the younger generation ofSpaniards, so get on board.

So, what to do on this night of nightsin a city with an uncountable numberof bars and clubs? The possibilities areendless, I know. But to keep things easy,lets start from the beginning and laydown the foundation for a successfulevening. Costumes. Anything goes, ofcourse, but the dierence between agood night and a night youll still betalking about to your kids friends, isyour costume. The more your characteris cleverly portrayed and/or easilyrecognizable, the more Spaniardsyou can startle on that 6am Sundaymetro ride home. And who doesnt lovestartling Spaniards? But seriously, ifyou nd yourself in a pinch for an idea,

just head down to your nearest bazaar

(maybe aer a couple cocktails?)and see what types of treasures youcan nd buried in the clutter. Justplease, dont commit the cardinalsin of coming as yourself. Hey, whatother night of the year can you goout dressed like John Rambo and taketequila shots with Big Bird? And whoknows? Maybe the Halloween scoersand virgins out there will see howmuch fun youre having and decide toparticipate next year.

Okay, okay, weve got the costumesnailed now, so what next? Well, ifwere to take the city by force thanit must be strategized like a wellplanned attack. First o, get an earlystart. Think pre-game time around10ish, with location being the closestat you can nd to the city centre.Walking will be the preferred mode oftransportation tonight, so think twicebefore you go half-toga. It is, aer all,nearly November.

From the pre-party its recommended

that you do one of two things, butpreferably both. Were on to the

bar-hopping now, and its probablyearly enough still to catch somedrink specials. My rst thought righto the bat, is to nd yourself a barwith minis. The Little John in theNottingham of Spanish drink sizes, asolid litre of the golden bubbly shouldbe just the kick in the pants you mayneed to get into the proper spirit, ifyou arent already.

For stop #2, peek in to your nearestneighbourhood sidreria for a few ciderpumps a round of Halloween toasting.And while youre at it, why not eventry your hand at the overhead pour?This, while aggravating the hell outof all the employees and frighteningthe locals, will at least provide

entertainment for your group whilesimultaneously testing your levelof sobriety, upon which your nextsequence of decisions will depend.Do make sure to pour over a bucketthough, to keep it respectable.

That being said, why not put an endto the pussyfooting and tighten upthat drinkin belt? Its time for someshots and chino beers. Make yourway over to the Chupito Sabor nowand kick back a few face twistersbefore roaming through Malasaaen route to Sol. Of course, on theway, purchase one or two of thosemysteriously frosty chino beers forthe walk. This, I guess you could say,would be the half time break. Please

do try though, to prevent your ninjafriend from round-housing every binin sight along the way.

Alright, so by this point, youll havegot the ol one eyed squint goin onto keep the vision singular, and willbe as primed as ever to hit someIrish pubs where youll be wooing thecrowd with your cleverly constructedcostume in hopes of winning free bartabs or bottles. Free alcohol right nowmight not be the best solution, but isfree booze ever a bad thing?

Now with time winding down, letsdo a little lap (just for the hell ofit) around Plaza Santa Ana beforemaking your way along Gran Va andCalle Princesa to end the night atcostume contest #2 in Orange Caf.All in all a tall order for such a shortnight, I know, but many only get oneshot at a Halloween out in Madrid dont you want to look back and sayyou did your part to spread the spirit?

Matt JoHnson

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Publvoros The Night of the Ad EatersDa:15 OctoberVnu: Sala Heineken

Publvoros appears in Spainfor the rst time and in arevolutionary new format

featuring DJs and live music.

The Night of the Ad Eaters is not simplya projection of the 400 funniest advertsfrom all over world and of all time, it's agreat mix of a show and a party, where thebreaks are the part without commercialsand during which you can enjoy live music

and DJs, dancers, prizes, hors doeuvres and snacks, along with thepromise of some great surprises. Thursday 15 October is the date setand the famous Sala Heineken the stage for the shows conquest ofMadrid by producers Eventualia.

The concept was created in 1981 by JeanMarie Boursicot, an advert collector (whosefascination with the medium began atage three!). These days he is the ownerof a huge cinematic library, located inSwitzerland, boasting a collection of morethan 950,000 lms from all over the world(the oldest advert dating from 1898). Each

year he receives around 10,000 to 25,000 new lms to add to andupdate his vast collection.

From that rst appearance in 1981, The Night of the Ad Eaters quicklyconquered France and the spread to rest of the world. More than 160cities throughout the world now sign up annually for the tour fromTokyo to Paris, notably including Moscow, United States, Santiago deChile, London, New York, Bucharest, Milan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Portugal,Poland, Germany, Mxico City, Hong Kong, Geneva and now for rsttime, in Spain.

What does ad eaters (publvoros) mean?

The Publvoros producers own denition for an ad eater is, An open-minded person who loves adverts, who likes to discover new culturesand people. Its a person who can see the bright side of things with andhas a good sense of humour. Were not necessarily talking about anadvertising professional, an ad eater can be a teacher, an engineer, adoctor, or a Mathematics student. Theres no specic profession. Youcould be one!

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La Quinta EstacinDa:5 OctoberVnu: Teatro Lope De Vega

Since their beginningin 2002, La QuintaEstacin have beentopping the charts

in Mexico, LatinAmerica, and nallyin their home countryaer breakingSpain in 2007. On 5October, the famousduo are playing ahighly anticipatedconcert in MadridsTeatro Lope De Vega,featuring songs from

their latest album, Sin Frenos.

Sin Frenos, released in March, is the groups fourth album. The absenceof bassist/guitarist Pablo Domnguez did not deter the success of thegroup or the album. It debuted in March at #2 in Spain and reachedgold status in a mere two weeks. In the United States, Sin Frenosreached #1 on the Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums lists. It isthe rst La Quinta Estacin album to have reached #1 on either list.

La Quinta Estacin consists of Madrid natives Natalia Jimnez (vocalsand harmonica) and ngel Reyero (guitar). They were discoveredin Madrid while playing locally and were oered a record deal inMexico, where the group which in 2002 also included bassist PabloDomnguez and guitarist Sven relocated. With the rst album,Primera Toma, La Quinta Estacin became popular in Mexico and LatinAmerica. The single Donde Irn was chosen as the theme song for thesoap opera Clase 406.

The groups second album, Flores de Alquiler, followed in 2004 and wasreceived even more enthusiastically than Primera Toma, selling morethan half a million copies worldwide. For Flores de Alquiler, La QuintaEstacin won countless awards, among them the Latin Pop Airplay ofthe Year at the Billboard Music Awards.

Following the success of Flores de Alquiler, La Quinta Estacin releasedan album featuring acoustic versions of their previous hits as well asthe third album, El mundo se equivoca. Both albums enjoyed remarkablesuccess, establishing them as one of the most successful Spanish-language groups in Europe, Mexico, and Latin America.Dont miss your chance to see them in Madrid! Sima KalmenS

Backstreet BoysDa:31 OctoberVnu: Palacio Vistalegre

Known best for their catchy pop tunes andpopular reputation amongmostlyteenagegirls in the 1990s, the boy band era, theFlorida based Backstreet Boys are still goingstrong, currently crooning their way across theworld on their multi-city This Is Us tour, whichcomes to Madrid on October 31 at the PalacioVistalegre.

Responsible for hit singles Larger Than Life andI Want It That Way, among countless others,the Backstreet Boys planted their roots in theearly 1990s when manager Lou Pearlman heldauditions for a new boy band and recruited AJMcLean, Howie Dorough, and Nick Carter, whohad previously met each other through severalauditions. The two nal members, Kevin

Richardson and his cousin Brian Littrell, joined soon aer and the band was born in April 1993.

With their good looks, smooth vocals, and mlange of styles, the Backstreet Boys spearheaded their wayto pop stardom in the United States, but not before reaching international success in Canada and Europerst with the single, Ill Never Break Your Heart, which reached #1 in Austria in 1996, and later with therst album, Backstreet Boys.

Following their success abroad, the Backstreet Boys released Backstreet Boys in the United Statesand attained equal, if not bigger, fame with chart-topping singles such as As Long as You Love Me andEverybody (Backstreets Back). The worldwide success of the bands eponymous album lead to the releaseof their second album, Millennium, in 1999; it sold more than 40 million copies internationally.

In 2000, the quintet released their next album, Black and Blue, boasting the hit single Shape of My Heart,which reached the Top Five in ve European countries. Despite the platinum success of the album, theband decided to go on hiatus in 2002, reuniting two years later and releasing Never Gone in 2005, thelast album to include Kevin Richardson, who chose to leave the group in 2006.

The This Is Us tour is the Backstreet Boys fourth tour since their return from hiatus in 2004 andcelebrates their eighth album, This Is Us, which has gone on sale this month. Sima KalmenS

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Hispanic Day / Virgen del PilarDa:12 October

12 October marks the Da Nacional de Espaa, which celebratesChristopher Columbuss discovery of America in 1492 andsubsequent birth of the Spanish Empire. Every year on this date,Madrid holds a military parade in La Plaza de Coln. The paradeis an event of grand scale and is attended by the King of Spainand the majority of the leaders of the autonomous communities,as well as many other important, political gures.

In the city of Zaragoza, in Aragn, citizens celebrate their cityspatron saint, Virgen del Pilar. Festivities generally commence theweekend before 12 October and continue until the Sunday aera roughly 10-day celebration. Religious and cultural events caterto a wide variety of interests throughout. The religious celebrationsinclude mass at dawn on the 12th at the Baslica del Pilar, owerand fruit oerings to the Virgen, and the Rosario del Cristal, whichis a traditional procession of crystal oats. Cultural events include amultitude of fairs and street theatre featuring people on stilts andmasked performers, along with a large dose of good old partying.

Regardless of celebration, 12 October is an important day inSpain. Its a national holiday and this year its on a Monday thatmeans a long weekend for all of us. Sima KalmenS

Auto. Dreamand MaterialDa:from 8 Octoberuntil 10 January

For those in search of anunconventional art exhibit, lookno further than the Centrode Arte Dos de Mayo, whichwill host the Auto. Dreamand Material (Auto. Sueo yMateria) exhibit, opening on 8October and running until 10January.

The exhibit can best bedescribed as, 20th centurycar culture meets the artisticaesthetic and will feature116 pieces by Spanish andforeign artists. Due to thedevelopments in art over thelast century, along with the

rapid growth of the automobileindustry in the last severaldecades and its colossalimpact on modern consumerculture, the focus of the exhibitis the fusion of cars and art;highlighting cultural, social, andanthropological aspects andshying away from the purelyaesthetic.

The goal of such an unusualcollaboration is to make thepublic aware of the grandioseaect that the car has hadon every aspect of humanlife: habits, land, and industry.Contributing artists includeMeter Anderson, Frank Breuer,Olaf Breuning, and Jon MikelEuba, among many others.

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n a musical universe with innite stars,no two in the Latin music galaxy shinebrighter than Paulina Rubio and Shakira.With combined record sales in the range

of 100 million, these pop divas have as muchpull as any artists in the world today. Both

beautiful and talented, the supernovas theycall careers exploded around the same time,making it an all but irresistible temptation notto compare them. But while they share a nativetongue and great success, not everything abouttheir careers has run parallel.

Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, theprecocious Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripollbegan writing songs before the age of ten.Her rst album, Maga, was recorded whenShakira was only 13 years old. Maga, andher second album, Peligro, though known inColombia, were commercial failures, whichthe artist attributed to poor production. Aera respite from recording, Shakira released Piesdescalzos, with newfound production valuesand a matured sense of self as a songwriter.The opening tracks title, Estoy aqu, said

as much as anything: Shakira had arrived.Hers was a rich voice with a twinge unlikeanything else heard in mainstream musicat the time. The album was a resoundingsuccess with six singles becoming hits andslews of awards heading Shakiras way. Allthis came to the artist before the age of 20.

With her subsequent album, Dnde estnlos ladrones, Shakira proved a bankableartist. She received widespread criticalacclaim, winning her rst Grammy awardsas well as great fan support. To date, thealbum has sold over seven million copies.During the same period, Shakira recordedand released a live album, MTV Unplugged,which ranks among her best selling andmost-praised work. So greatly receivedwere her albums and subsequent tour that

even more ambitious plans were hatched:namely, crossover. While Shakira dominatedthe Spanish-language charts, she had yetto break into the English-language market.With her musical prowess, drive, and thebacking of Emilio Estefan, the path to worlddomination began.

Newly bleached blonde and holding a swatheof English-language tracks, Shakiras famequickly became stratospheric with LaundryService. Many of Shakiras loyal fans feltbetrayed, as she was no longer the singer-songwriter with an acoustic guitar and funkybeats; instead, she was an ber-polished popsinger with blond hair. Many questionedher authenticity, and others dismissed herability to sing in English. Nevertheless, heromnipresence was undeniable; circa 2002,

whether in English or Spanish, Shakirasmusic spun everywhere. It was nighimpossible to enter a bar or disco withouthearing her distinct yodel or the sounds ofpanpipes.

Following up on success oen proves dicult,but with Shakira, the ceiling has proved

The poised pijaperfection of Paulina Rubio and the raw shewolf sensuality of Shakira? Ryan Craggs helps us decide bytelling the stories of the dominatrices of Spanish-language pop.

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limitless. She released two albums in a sixmonth span in 2005: Fijacin Oral, Vol. 1 andOral Fixation, Vol. 2. With tracks like La torturaand Hips Dont Lie leading the way, the albumscombined for 20 million record sales. Shakirafurther cemented her imprint in mainstreamconsciousness with her performance at the2006 World Cup nal in front of 3.5 billionviewers. Its safe to say Shakira has reachedsummits most artists only dream of.

Paulina Rubio, the Golden Girl and Queenof Latin Pop, was born to be a star and hasbeen one in her own right; the child of aprominent Mexican lawyer and Mexicanactress Susana Dosamantes, Rubio joinedthe pop group Timbiriche at the age of tenand quickly rose to stardom. In addition torecording and performing 11 albums in hertime with Timbiriche, the Golden Girl alsobegan starring in a number oftelenovelas(soap operas). A clear star, Rubio moved onto solo work with 1991s La chica dorada,making her rst signicant impact on theLatin music scene. Her debut album hassold over 2.5 million albums to date, andher success continued with 1993s 24 Kilatesand 1995s El tiempo es oro further played onthe golden motif. From the blond locks tothe gold records, its a motif that takes littlescrutiny.

The Queen of Latin Pop took a hiatus frommusic for several years soon thereaer,living in Spain and working in televisionto a small extent. She made her fullreturn to music with the release of thealbum Paulina, garnering a number ofawards as well as having the #1 sellingLatin album of 2001. With record sales inexcess of ve million and more hit singles,Universal Music decided it was time forher to crossover, just around the same timeShakira was beginning to. The release ofBorder Girl marked Rubios rst foray intoEnglish-language songs and brought herto mainstream outlet prominence (makingappearances on The Tonight Showwith JayLeno and Rolling Stone) riding the wave of,

and building momentum for, the explosionof Latin music in the United States. Shetoured with other famous acts, sold millionsof records, and became a star of now

international and multilingual renown. Allthe same, while Paulinas crossover provedsuccessful, it was not to the same extent asShakiras.

The 2004 release ofPau-Latinamarked ashi back toward pop in Spanish for theGolden Girl. It was her second consecutiverelease to debut at #1 on the Top LatinAlbums as well as in topping the chartsin countries throughout Latin America.Earning her share of awards and goldrecord sales, Rubio became the rst femalehost for the MTV Latina America Awardsand in 2006 Rubio even performed at theNobel Peace Prize gala in Oslo, Norway.Though not successful on the same levelas Shakira in the English-language marketand sometimes criticized for the quality ofher live singing, Paulinas overall worldwidesuccess and her general dominance inSpanish-language markets trumps whatevershortcomings any detractors may point out.Simply put, she has fully earned her title asthe Golden Girl.

With tour sales and record certicationsmounting, theres no end in sight for thetremendous success of these two femaleartists. The Queen of Latin Pop droppedher newest album, Gran City Pop, in Juneof this year, and Shakiras She-Wolfis outthis month with a mostly English set-list(another predominantly Spanish album iscoming in 2010). Whether its at awardsshows, on tour stages, or through recordsales receipts, the preeminence of theseLatin luminaries cannot be denied. Somemay see them as rivals in the momentwe juxtapose their careers, but to do so isnearly fruitless; comparing the successes oftwo artists known worldwide and who havesold millions upon millions of records is likejudging Mt. Kilimanjaro and K2 against eachother. Perhaps somewhere, some day, therewill be bigger stars than these two, but itscertainly a dicult sight to imagine. Bothartists have enough tracks to ll a playlistof their own on any iPodand in fact, doing

so will probably lead to a good deal of toe-tapping and booty-shaking. Enjoy them forwhat they are, because theres never beenanything like them before.

comparing the successes of two artistsknown worldwide and who have sold millions

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Lisbon is a place that, if yourespending enough time in Madrid,you have no business missingout on. Its that simple. There aretrains, planes, and automobiles of

all sorts shuttling bodies back and forthbetween the two European capitals on anhourly basis. Getting there is a snap, notto mention there are myriad things to seeand do. Isnt that the reason to travel inthe rst place?

In some ways, Lisbon is a little likeMadrids chilled-out, younger brother.It may not be as big or as crazy, butit has its own unique character and

it doesnt just give way in the siblingrivalry. Theres still plenty of Iberianavour in store, and, just to sway you inits favour, a few days in Lisbon shouldprove cheaper than a few days in Madrid.Everyone likes cheaper, right?

First things rst: you have to get toLisbon to enjoy the sights. If driving, ajaunt out on the A-5 to the A-6 shouldget you to Lisbon in about 6 hours ifyou happen to agree with speed limits.If youd rather sit back and relax, thena few options are at your disposal.Bus companies Alsa and Auto Resrun several lines between Madrid andLisbons principal station, Sete Rios. Ifhitting the rails is more your style, thena train between Madrids Chamartn

and the Santa Apolnia station can runyou under 100. When time, comfort,and money are all considered, yingmay be the best option. Low-cost carrierEasyjet and all-inclusive airline Vuelingoer ights for under 100. Getting toand from the airport is also relativelycheap; an Aerobus card costs only 3.50,and taxis to the city centre should costsomewhere around 10not too shabby.

What to do, what to do? Well, rst, youneed to familiarise yourself with thecitys layout. From the train station,youll nd Praa dos Restauradores tothe north, Bairro Alto to the west, andCastelo de So Jorge and the Alfamadistrict to the east. The Lisboa Ask MeCentre, located on P. do Comerico,should help any traveller with maps andmore information, and Ask Me Lisboakiosks can be found throughout thecity. Truthfully, Lisbon is a city worthhaving a walk around; the vibrantlycoloured buildings in many sectionsoer a contrast to what one mightexpect to nd in a capital. In addition,

many white paved streets remind thewandering tourist of a small town inthe south of Spain. Luckily, Lisbon issomewhere in between a small townand the overarching metropolis. Takethe ambling streets of the small town,add in a spate of attractions, and thatssomething close to what youve got.

While walking is certainly worth doing,dont miss out on the public transport inLisbon. Sure, theres the standard fare ofbuses and metro, but for more character,the Portuguese capital oers up tramsand funiculars. The bright yellow andwhite trams are a throwback to days of

less crowded streets and far fewer cars,and the funiculars are just plain fun forgetting a birds eye view of everythinghappening below. The best way to getaround on all modes of transport isthrough the 7 Colinas pass, which can becharged with single trips or day passes.For a vacation of several days, the daypass oers unlimited trips on all formsof public transport. Once again, Lisbonaims to please.

When all is said and done, transport isjust another way to get from Point A toPoint B. The great thing about Lisbon isthere are hoards of Point Bs. The Alfamadistrict is a great place to start. Thislabyrinth-like area, full of slanted streetsand alleys will transport any traveller to

a place wholly original in itself. The bestsight in the area is denitely the Castelode So Jorge, which holds breathtakingviews from high above the city. Forthose not interested in walking, buses 37and tram 28 will help out.

The downtown area, known asBaixa, was reconstructed during theEnlightenment and contrasts greatlywith some of the older neighbourhoods,and makes for a great walking tour. Ifgetting high is your thingno not thatkind of highthen continue onwardto Santa Justas Elevator. Designed bya disciple of French engineer GustavEiel, Santa Justas Elevator connects thedowntown with the Trinidade.

The Belm area highlights any tour ofLisbon. Here, the Golden Age of Portugalshines, with days worth of sights andactivities. In this area, youll nd theMosteiro dos Jernimos, a monasterydating back to 1496, and Museu doDesign, which contains a collection backinto the 1930s, and holds many Art Deco

and even recycled art from Frank Gehry.Also check out the Presidential Palace,which used to be the Royal Palace ofBelm, and the enormous statue toAlfonso de Albuquerque. And if yourenot in the mood for reading up on sightsand having any idea what it is yourelooking at, well, just take in the parksand the river.

Now, while the days are lled withsights to see and plenty of trekking todo, the food of Lisbon is more than justa means of refuelling. Pastis de nata,or custard tarts, are the local favouritesfound throughout the city, and are oen

dusted heavily with cinnamon. Oneof the best places to go for said tarts,Pastis de Belm, is located right nextto the Mosteiro dos Jernimos. Thatsgood news for the weary, hungrytraveller. Authentic Portuguese dishesare best sought in the Alfama area,though the Bairro Alto should provejust as worthy of a visit. Just likein Spain, the pratos do dia, or dailyspecials, take even less of a dent out ofthe wallet, while still allowing for thecomplete gastronomic experience.

Of course, as with any place on a coastwith plenty of sunlight, Lisbon teemswith nightlife. For something moresubdued, head to a Casa de Fado, wheredownbeat traditional Portuguese song can

be fully experienced. No trip to Lisbonshould be devoid of the soulful fadomusic. For those seeking wild nightlifeakin to that of Madrid, have no fear. TheBairro Alto bursts with people, drinks,and bars every night of the week (with anenergy akin to Madrids Malasaa in theeighties). Art Deco bars somehow lookeven cooler once youve put down a fewcaipirinhas. The docas, or docks near theseaports, are usually plenty of fun, witha variety of bars and discos to choosefrom. Lisbon even has a disco, Lux, thatwas partly bankrolled by John Malkovich.Partying with John Malkovich in Lisbon,while not exactly Being John Malkovich, isstill pretty darn cool.

All in all, Lisbon has just abouteverything a traveller could ask for ina short trek from Madrid: cheap prices,beautiful scenery, good food, richhistory, and plenty of bars. You may notunderstand Portuguese, but no worry;just be sure to tell your Portuguesefriends obrigado when you leave, asyoure sure to enjoy your stay.PasTis dE naTa

In some ways,Lisbon is alittle likeMadridschilled-out,youngerbrother. Itmay not beas big or ascrazy, butit has itsown uniquecharacterand it doesntjust give wayin the siblingrivalry.

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Ryan Craggs takes us around the other Iberian capital; a place which will feel strange but familiarto people who know Madrid. Large areas of The City of Seven Hills had to be rebuilt aer thedevastating earthquake of 1755, but Lisbon has emerged today with an intriguing diversity ofdistricts and sights waiting to be explored.

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Cathedrals,Castles, andCochinillo

Segovia

An hour and a quarter by bus or half an hourby AVE, Segovia is one of the most attractiveoptions for a day trip or weekend getaway fromMadrid. Matt Johnson went to explore and cameback making a big fuss over a little pig.

One of the great thingsabout this city, as anytrue gato can attest,is its central locationand ease of accessto surroundingsmall town day trips.

Although I havent exactly madethe most of this opportunity (as ittook me the better part of a year tosimply cross over to the other sideof Madrids mountains), Ill refrainfrom cursing myself for suchprocrastinations, and instead saythat if anything it was well worththe wait.

So what lies beyond yonderhills? Well, Segovia, of course.Typically mentioned in thesame breath as its twin daytripcounterpart, Toledo, Segovia is amedieval island in a sea of green,with snowy mountain peakslooming silently in the distance.

Not quite as closed in and quietas the dark alleys of Toledo,Segovias airy streets werebustling with the comings andgoings of tourists and localsalike upon our arrival; all life

emanating outward from itspulsing center: the ancientRoman aqueduct. Now, Idheard from people before aboutthis freestanding architecturalwonder, but I always shruggedit o as euphoria-induced,touristy hype. What could be soimpressive about an aqueduct?Big deal they had plumbing.Congratulations, Segovia.

Cynicisms aside however, assoon as we stepped o thebus, we were standing in thecool shadow of the aqueductshundred foot high, multi-leveledstone faade. Staring down at ustauntingly and stretching o outof eyeshot in both directions, itssmooth, stone slabs seemed eachto weigh a ton apiece as theyrocketed impossibly upwardsinto the clear Segovian sky. Theblocks were set so perfectlyon this masterpiece of ancientengineering that I could do littlemore than stand, mouth agape,in perplexed thought. First of all,how much manual labour mustit have taken to transport thesemassive quantities of rock? How



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precise must those cuts havebeen for it to withstand so manycenturies of weather and wars?Howd they manage to keep thewater constantly owing so asto quench the thirst of an entiretown? Whose big idea was this

anyway? Little time was wastedin pondering these questionsthough this was aer all aday trip. The clock was ticking,our time was waning, and I stillhad a castle, a cathedral, and acochinillo to catch.

So we headed away from theaqueduct, pictures snapped andmemories logged, in the directionof Segovias ancient cathedral.Now, let me say that no matterhow many cathedrals Ive visitedduring my European conquests,the shear enormity of their sizenever ceases to amaze me. AsI stood, neck craning and eyessquinting to make out the faint

gures depicted on its manyaltitudinous apertures, I guredthat from front to back, minus thegigantic choir los and pulpitsoccupying its centre space, onecould play a proper game of full-contact football, or at a stretch, apickup baseball game. Aside fromthese pre-modern Megadomefantasies, I took in the goldenaltarpieces and intricately carvedcapillas, imagining with wonderthe amount of time and moneythat must have gone into such aconstruction. If wed taken justve seconds to examine eachpiece of artwork, Id probablystill be there today no doubt

jobless, dehydrated, and certainlynot taking the time to write itall down for our October issue.Regardless, we wandered aroundfreezing through our t-shirtsfor about an hour or so beforedeciding to listen to our growlingstomachs that it was nally timefor our long awaited rst taste ofSegovias specialty: roast sucklingpig, or cochinillo.

To many this may seem a cruelendeavour, the slaughtering ofinfant animals. My apologies toPETA. But to me, baby animals,adult animals, raw animals,small animals, uy animals,fried animals, happy animals, sadanimals everyones welcome tothe palate party. My taste budsdont discriminate. A bit barbaric,yes but Im an omnivore, damnit all of the above simply spelldelicious, and cochinillo, theSpanish delicacy that Ive forso long seen devoured by TVhosts on travel programs backhome, was certainly worth thehype. Cute? I guess. Cuddly?Perhaps. Tasty? You bet yourshorts. Would I like to pet onebefore I eat it? Well, lets not getcarried away, but we did havesome laughs over the idea of acochinillo petting zoo before themeal was served. And when the

food nally did arrive, it took allI had to keep from going face toplate like a county fair contestantin the no-hands pie race. It wastherefore with a well-manneredexercise of self-control that,cutlery wielded and ready, Imouthed a silent apology to both

Piglet and Pooh, and crunchedthrough. What ensued was thepinnacle of pork-dom on earth:an outer layer of crispy, goldenskin giving way to a succulent,salty white meat centre;altogether so tender and delicate

that the grinning camareros whoquartered it tableside were ableto do so using only the bluntedge of a dinner plate. I couldveeaten more much more, and itsaddens my heart (but not mywaistline) to know that cochinilloisnt something I can orderevery day at my corner-sidecaf. Regardless of this post-coital-like comedown though, wemanaged to regroup once againand continued on to the days lastdestination: Segovias Alczar.

The supposed inspirationfor Disneys Magic KingdomCastle, we found the Alczarsitting proudly atop a cli at the

highest point in town, perchingprotectively over its kingdomlike a mother grizzly watchingher cubs. And when we crossedthe drawbridge over the driedup mote and entered the castlegates, I couldnt help but feelingthat I was walking through aportal into another time, and itwas easy for the child-soldier inme to imagine being suited inarmour atop a trusty steed, mybattle-blunted blade victoriouslysheathed, returning homewith honour aer a successfulconquest in the name of Espaa.

I was a bit disappointed to learn

however, that this castle, like somany other Spanish landmarks,had been badly burnt during oneof Spains numerous wars, andwas now just a partially rebuiltmodel of what it once was. Theoutside at least, along withmany artefacts, had managed tohave been salvaged somehow,and although the inside didcontain slight twinges of modernmasonry, the time-travellingeect still remained on in fullforce. All the antique furnitureand tiny suits of armour ondisplay served as a comicalreminder of how small peopleused to be in those times as well,and I laughed to think that thewar heroes of yesteryear onlycame up to my chest. If only Idbeen born a few hundred yearsearlier too small to make it inthe world of pro sports today,I couldve easily been a battleproven warrior back then knighted by the king, sendingenemies of the throne intoknee-knocking ts of tremblingterror, and causing unsuspectingseoritas to swoon with a smile.

Anyway. Another highlightof the castle was its armoury,which contained numeroussuits of armor, swords, arrows,cannons, and glass box displays

of expertly craed cross bowsand antique archery equipment.As fascinating as these weaponswere to examine though, it waseerie to think how many liveshad been taken at the expense oftheir sharpened tips, and dicultto imagine trying to ght hand

to hand not only while encagedin a constricting shell of clankingmetal, but to simply see anythingat all through the narrow slits ofthe knights enormous, globularhelmets. The shadows of lateaernoon were starting to stretchlonger though, and so it was witha determined demonstration ofself restraint that I begrudginglyobeyed the NO TOCAR signspasted all over creation andturned to the exit head down,hands in pockets, and ready forthe last leg of our castle tour.

Aer winding our way up the152 spiralling stairs to the topof the Alcazars tower, we werewelcomed with a truly panoramicview for miles on every side. Tothe south and west, a quiet villagenestled itself cosily into the hills;to the north and east, a sleepyriver snaked through thickets oftrees, past the walls of Segovias

town limits, and upwards towardsthe mountains; and everywherewe turned the landscape waswashed in the glowing warmth ofgolden sunshine. While we stoodtaking it all in and regrettingthe advancing short hand of theever-impatient clock, a lightbreeze carrying with it the scentof fresh grass played winsomelyat our apping shirt sleeves aswe watched the shadows of asinking Spanish sun deepen likepuddles of twilight, splashingnavy blue tiger stripes acrossthe countryside and bringingwith them the close of anotherbeautiful Iberian aernoon.

All in all it was a perfect day.I was sad to say goodbye toSegovia, my new favouriteneighbour, but thanks to Spainsincreasingly ecient system ofhigh speed railways, its littleless than a stones throw away.And although I wont be makingmonthly visits, I can at least takecomfort in knowing that whetherIm homesick for green grass andfresh air or just hungry for someroasted piglet, Segovia, like itsaqueduct has proven, isnt goinganywhere any time soon.

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There are many words in Spanish which look quitesimilar to ones in English.While most of them have the same meaning,unfortunately for us there are some that dontmean the same.Learn to sidestep these linguistic banana skins byidentifying the correct sentences in this exercise:

1. Yuv alady indud yu h.a) Ya me has introducido a tu madre.b) Ya me has presentado a tu madre.

2. I a i niad, I ging h haay uy laxaiv.

a) Estoy un poco constipada, voy a la farmacia a comprarunos laxantes.

b) Estoy un poco estreida, voy a la farmacia a comprarunos laxantes.

3. I nd w k f h liay.a) Tengo que tomar prestados unos libros de la biblioteca.b) Tengo que tomar prestados unos libros de la librera.4. I alizd h wa n h guy I had kn n

h hn.a) Me di cuenta de que l no era el chico con el que haba

hablado por telfono.b) Me realic de que l no era el chico con el que haba

hablado por telfono.

5. I ill dn undand why h a a inah in h UK.

a) Todava no llego a comprender por qu hay carpetas enlos cuartos de bao en el Reino Unido.

b) Todava no llego a comprender por qu hay moquetas enlos cuartos de bao en el Reino Unido.

6. I a aually viiing hi nx wk.a) En realidad voy a visitarlo la prxima semana.

b) Actualmente voy a visitarlo la prxima semana.7. I a alying f a j in Lndn.a) Voy a aplicar por un trabajo en Londres.b) Voy a solicitar un trabajo en Londres.

8. I a dying f a u f a.a) Me muero por una copa de t.b) Me muero por una taza de t.

9. H i a vy wll-duad n.a) Es una persona muy culta.b) Es una persona muy educada.

10. Whn I ld h au y l I uld hwa a yahi n.

a) Cuando le habl sobre mi problema pude ver que era unapersona muy simptica.

b) Cuando le habl sobre mi problema pude ver que era unapersona muy comprensiva.11. sh g aad whn I aw h iking h n.a) Le dio vergenza que la viera hurgndose la nariz.b) Le puso embarazada que la viera hurgndose la nariz.

12. th n wa a u.a) El concierto fue un xito.b) El concierto fue un suceso.

13. W nd diu u lan f h wknd.a) Tenemos que hablar de nuestros planeas para el n de

semana.b) Tenemos que discutir sobre nuestros planes para el n de

semana.

Vlrindui: to put in

a niad/a: to have a coldlia: bookshopaliza: to do, to makeaualn: nowadaysalia: to put into practicea: glass/alcoholic drinkduad/a: polite, well-manneredii: friendlyaazada: pregnantu: accident, crimediui: to argue

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Quida Ling saLlevo solo dos meses viviendo en Madrid y desde que llego he vivido en el mismopiso. Mis compaeras de piso son espaolas. Preero vivir con ellas porque aspuedo practicar espaol todos los das. Me lo paso muy bien en el piso pero deverdad que hay algo que me preocupa: estn obsesionadas con el orden y lalimpieza. Es normal esto en Espaa o son ellas?GraciasFaiana

Hola FabianaRealmente no eres la primera persona que se queja sobre este asunto. Es verdad, s,te conrmo que los espaoles estamos algo obsesionados con la limpieza. Aunqueclaro, tambin hay gente sucia, como en todos los pases. Pero puedo decir que elgusto por el orden y la limpieza es algo que nos dene. Para muchos de nosotros,algunos extranjeros son muy guarros as que mi consejo es que hagas el esfuerzo deseguir su ritmo en las tareas domsticas si no quieres que lleguen a pensar de ti algoque no eres.Mucha suerteSusana

Hla Ling saAcabo de mudarme a Madrid y estoy un poco sorprendida por toda lainformacin sobre la gripe A que hay por todas partes. Me gustara conseguirla tarjeta sanitaria, por si tuviera que ir al mdico. Soy australiano pero tengopasaporte europeo por mi abuelo. Qu tengo que hacer?Mil graciasb

Hola Brett

Es relativamente fcil conseguir la tarjeta sanitaria en Madrid aunque ya mecontars cunto tiempo pierdes en hacer cola. En primer lugar debes empadronarte,es decir ir a una junta de distrito a registrarte. Una vez que tengas el padrn, debesaliarte a la Seguridad Social. Para ello solo necesitas una fotocopia de tu pasaporte

y el certicado de empadronamiento. All te darn una tarjeta con un nmero dealiacin a la seguridad social. Acude con l a tu centro de salud ms cercano. Tedarn de alta y te enviarn la tarjeta a tu domicilio.

Quida Ling saMe voy con unos amigos espaoles a las estas de su pueblo. Me han habladosobre las peas pero todava no tengo muy claro lo que es.Gracias por tu ayudaGald

Hola GeraldCuriosamente yo tambin acabo de volver de las estas de un pueblo. Te explico: enlos pueblos, los grupos de amigos buscan un local, puede ser un garaje, una cueva,donde se renen a lo largo de las estas. Estas peas son puntos de reunin deamigos pero estn abiertas al resto de la gente. All se puede beber gratis. Existe laexpresin ir de peas que signica ir de una pea a otra bebiendo sin pagar un duro.Espero que lo pases muy bienSusana

Hla Ling saEl viernes pasado sal a cenar con un compaero de trabajo. Yo crea que legustaba y pens sinceramente que era una cita. Al terminar la cena, acabamospagando la cena a medias. Para m, que soy americana, eso es rarsimo.Signica esto que no le gusto? Son tacaos los espaoles?caanda

Hola Cassandra

Tu carta me ha hecho esbozar una sonrisa. Es increble lo diferentes que son loscdigos de un pas a otro. En Espaa ya no es tan comn como en otros pases queel chico lo pague todo. Y las mujeres estamos muy acostumbradas.Es verdad que al tratarse de un primer encuentro, el chico puede insistir en pagarpero tal vez l pens que para ti poda ser algo raro que l pagara todo. Lo mejor esque hables con l del asunto la prxima vez que salgis. Dale otra oportunidad.Susana

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Pdele a un ingls que tenombre el lugar de Espaams popular en el ReinoUnido y, sin duda, saldr de

su boca la palabra Benidorm.Desde que mis padres decidieroninvertir en la costa, he tenido laoportunidad de pasar temporadasen Benidorm siempre que me haapetecido. Con el paso de los aos lehe ido cogiendo cierto apego a estaciudad de la costa levantina. Ademsde tomar el sol y salir de copas,una de mis actividades culturalesfavorita es ver a la gente pasar. Y osaseguro que el mosaico humano nodefrauda. En Benidorm se fusiona

la Espaa ms ca con el turismointernacional (ese que nos da decomer!). Fruto de mis observacionesme atrevo a decir que hay tresgrupos de gente representativos enBenidorm. Por un lado, las familiasespaolas, cargadas de la sombrilla,las hamacas, el otador y el tupperware. Benidorm ha sido desde losaos 60 el destino ideal de innidadde familias espaolas, sobre todomadrileos y muchos vascos. No envano, en Benidorm se pueden tomar

pintxos de igual o mejor calidadque en Pas Vasco ya que muchosnorteos emigraron y abrieronsus bares, todos ellos en los que seconoce popularmente como la calledel coo*.El segundo puesto lo ocupan losturistas extranjeros, especialmentebritnicos, para los que Benidormofrece todo lo que muchos de ellosvienen a buscar a Espaa: sol ycerveza barata y muy fra. Algunosde ellos ni siquiera llegan a ponerun pie en la arena; con la piscinay el bar contiguo sus deseos estnms que satisfechos.Y por ltimo, los jubilados, los que

mantienen Benidorm vivo a lo largodel ao. Muchos espaoles y otrostantos extranjeros han encontradoen esta ciudad el lugar perfectopara vivir tras el retiro. Para todosellos hay una variedad interminablede espectculos presididos por elacorden de Maria Jess, quienhiciera universal la meloda de Lospajaritos (The Birdie Song).

Lo primero que sorprende alllegar a Benidorm es la altura de

los edicios la ms puro estilorascacielos neoyorquino: hotelesy apartamentos que durante aoscolgaron el cartel de completo yhoy parecen sufrir las inclemenciasde la recesin.

Benidorm ofrece diversin paratodos los gustos y todas las edades.Cierto es que sus playas, la deLevante y la de Poniente, estnalgo masicadas en los meses mscalurosos pero todava se puedenencontrar calas de agua cristalinadonde es una delicia practicar elbuceo. Es una imagen cotidiana vera turistas clavando la sombrilla en

la arena cuando el sol acaba de salircon el n de coger sitio para todala familia en la playa. A esa horaen la que todava hay mucha gentevolviendo a casa despus de todauna noche de esta.Y ese es mi Benidorm favorito,el nocturno. Bares, terrazas ydiscotecas sin el glamour y loselevados precios de otros destinosespaoles como Ibiza. Pero conmucho arte y solera. No hay prisapor salir, la esta no empieza hastapasada la medianoche. Quedantodava en el casco antiguo de laciudad algunos bares de copas,como La Sal y Racha quecohabitan con pubs al ms puroestilo ingls. Pero la esta se

concentra, sin duda, en el paseode la playa. Penlope, KU, KM o elBaywatch son algunos de los discobares ms famosos que ofrecenmsica de diversos estilos ademsde espectculo de gogs concuerpazos de escndalo.Si despus de las 5 de la maanatodava te quedan fuerzas, lasdiscotecas de la carretera deValencia son tu destino. All podrsseguir moviendo el cuerpo hastabien pasada la hora del desayuno.

Esto es Benidorm el lado mscostumbrista de Espaa unidoa la modernidad de turismointernacional y los djs de renombre.

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If pop culture hatesa void, teen popculture more so. Asthe pre-teen andteen-ction fansappetites grew evermore voracious andanxious with theHarry Potterseriesreaching its climax,Stephanie Mayers

mix of high school romantic drama andvampires became a new, and bloody,feast for readers. The 13-year-old girlscame, the 13-year-old boys came,then the whole teen horde devouredit. Since Twilights release in 2005,Meyer has gone on to spin the yarninto a four-tome series and sell over 70million copies. The love story between

the human Bella Swan and the vampireEdward Cullen in the series rst bookwas turned into a movie that grossedalmost $70 million in its rst weekendalone in the US and Canada.

Like with the Harry Potterlms, thebooks are already written and therewill be no plot surprises for those who

are already fans, just the satisfactionof seeing the live action depiction. Forthe rest of us The movie begins withEdward breaking up with Bella andleaving town to protect and keep heraway from vampires. The distraughtBella achieves visions of her lostlove through dangerous pursuits andbegins to forge a close friendshipwith Jacob, who is revealed to be awerewolf. Some girls have all the luck,you might say. But it does turn out tobe fortuitous when Jacob and his packof werewolves are able to save herfrom vampires (seeking revenge onBella for the death of their companionin Twilight).

In the meantime, a Romeo & Juliet-style twist leads Edward to think Bella

has killed herself and he decides hedoesnt want to exist without her. Hetravels to Italy to seek out and provokethe wrath of the Volturi, the worldsvampire royalty who are capable ofdestroying him. Edwards sister tellsBella and the pair set o to save him.Guess what happens next?Revamp of the vamp romp.

Some very sillycomedy horror fun.Woody Harrelsonhasnt been thisfunny since Kingpinand Jesse Eisenbergisnt just a comicalface. Oscar-nominated AbigailBreslin from LittleMiss Sunshine is in

there too, as a handful of survivors in apost-apocalyptic world journey acrossAmerica. Should be a fun evenings

escapism. The only danger is having toresist the urge to take some zombiesout with car doors, baseball bats, etc.when you spill back out onto the busystreets of Madrid..

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Halloween wouldntbe the same withoutthe annual dose ofSaw, apparently.Rumours aboundthat we will nallydiscover Jigsawsgrand scheme forkilling this timearound. One theoryis there will continue

to be a Saw lm each year until even the

most hardcore fans will have lost the will

to live. Only then will Jonathan Kramerstop killing from beyond the cancerouscolon. If youre going to see, er, saw,this one, this is how it goes: the JigsawKiller sets life-threatening traps he callstests or games for people he thinks donot appreciate their lives. Failure meansdeath.When will we see, er, saw, the end of it?Lets be honest, only pornography canjustify more than this many lms in aseries. Even Star Wars stopped at six.

2 stars

[REC] washandheld horrorin the Blair WitchProject traditionmeets a 28 DaysLaterinfected/zombie ick burstout to become

a worldwidecult movie. TheHollywood remake,

Quarantine, served to further igniteinterest in this Spanish lm, reminiscentof the way The Ring gained moreadmirers for its Japanese original thanit did for itself. The danger for this kind

of sequel is always that the biggerbudget can mean the directors buymore fake blood, go for bigger frightsand add all the eects they wanted butcouldnt aord in the original, to thedetriment of the writing and tensionthat set the rst lm apart.We rejoin the quarantined apartment

block minutes aer contact has beenlost with those inside. An unsuspectingGEO team (Spanish equivalent of SWAT)is dispatched into the now bloodstainedrabbit warren throbbing with theinfected. It was terrifying the rst timeand its terrifying now. There wont be adry seat in the house.

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If you dont know the formula here by now, here it goes:someone has a premonition of a horric death, he and someother people spectacularly avoid their end as the vision becomesreality, the Grim Reaper doesnt like it, one-by-one the group dieincreasingly unfortunate and grisly deaths. Unless you love 3Dand are addicted to special eects, enjoy your Halloweenparties instead and get the rst Final Destination on DVDaerwards.

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his summer, as the crowds atthe Estadio Santiago Bernaburoared their approval at newsignings Kak, Cristiano Ronaldoand Karim Benzema and

chanted the name of their newly re-instatedpresident, demonstrating their approvalat the second coming of the Galctico era,Florentino Prez himself was quick not totake all the credit. The sporting model uponwhich his two stints at the helm of thecapital club have been based is the work ofone Don Santiago Bernabu Yeste, who alsolent his name to the very stadium which isnow home to the new recruits.

Perhaps the single most importantman in the history of Real Madrid, it isnot surprising that the anniversary ofBernabu's death is commemorated everyyear on 2 June in both his hometown and inMadrid itself. Indeed, this year, on only hissecond day in charge, Prez concluded aday of negotiations for Kak by attending

the annual memorial at the Iglesia de losSagrados Corazones, opposite the stadiumwhere his legend was born.The man who would occupy various roles atthe club, beginning as a striker, ending aspresident and in between acting as captain,manager and board member was born 8

June 1895 in Albacete to a lawyer father, aprofession which he too would pursue. TheBernabu family moved to Madrid whileSantiago was young, and having regularlyattended matches as a fan, he joined theyouth ranks of the club in 1909 at age 14.

The youngster, who quickly establishedhimself in the side becoming a rst teamxture by age 17, also volunteered to help inthe construction of the clubs rst purpose

built stadium, the ODonnell Stadium, in1912. The story goes that he was the rstto dig up the ground and paint both thefences and lines at the new ground.

He wasnt paid a peseta for his eorts,but the rewards began to come when hewas captaining the side only four years

later. Notching up over 200 goals for LosMerengues, Bernabu eventually retiredas a player in 1927 but this was onlythe beginning for Bernabu. Up until theoutbreak of the Spanish civil war in 1936 he

remained at the club, initially as a directorbut then becoming assistant manager andnally, manager.

Bernabu was decorated for services tothe Nationalist cause in the war; in fact, hewas forced to ee to Paris when he wasdenounced by fellow club members at RealMadrid, who themselves had Republicansympathies.

Upon his return, Bernabu found the clubhad been eectively destroyed. Severalmembers of the old administration hadbeen killed or had disappeared during thewar and some trophies had been stolen.Still, he set to work.

Taking over as President in 1944,

Bernabu restructured the club at alllevels, ensuring every section and level ofthe club had independent technical teams.He also recruited Raimundo Saporta as PRChief - a tough negotiator who would laterplay a crucial role in the signing of AlfredoDi Stefano - who quickly set to workcharming the journalists that mattered.Aer a year at the helm, the Presidentset about reconstructing the Chamartnstadium and following a blessing andsplashing of holy water by a Priest,Bernabu himself broke the rst ground ofthe stadium with a pickaxe. The stadiumwas inaugurated two years later in 1947.In 1952, to celebrate Madrids half century,Colombias Millonarios of Bogot wereinvited to a mini-tournament and broughtwith them a 23- year-old Argentine by

the name of Alfredo di Stfano. Bernabuliked what he saw, and despite the factthat Di Stfano had signed for Barcelonaand even turned out for the club in twofriendly matches, following a complicatedtransfer saga he eventually found his wayto the capital club which would later makehim honorary President.

La Saeta Rubia (the Blond Arrow), as he wasknown, was to change Madrids footballingfortunes forever and solidify PresidentBernabus reputation. During 11 seasonsat the club, Di Stfano won eight league

titles and ve European Cups, scored 49goals in Europe, was named Pichichi (topleague scorer) ve times and twice won thecoveted Ballon dOr.Meanwhile, the President himself washonoured by the fans in 1955 when theyvoted, against his own wishes, to renamethe stadium the Santiago Bernabu intribute to the one who had helped build theclub from its earliest beginnings. However,the man himself continued to refer to it asthe Chamartn stadium.

Bernabu even had a hand in laying thefoundations for the Champions League,meeting with the LEquipe journalist GabrielHanot in a Paris hotel room to discuss theidea of building on the Copa Latina whichwas at the time an international football

tournament for club sides from Spain, Italy,France and Portugal. It seems perhapstting then that Real Madrid are the alltime record holders having won the trophyan unprecedented total of nine times.

His last public appearance came at theage of 82 at the ground which bore hisname, where ttingly he witnessed a4-0 drubbing of Barcelona. He had beensuering from cancer for some time beforehe nally succumbed to the disease. Lessthan a month later as the 1978 World Cupkicked o in Argentina, players wore blackarmbands and a minute of silence wasobserved. In 2002, he was posthumouslyawarded the FIFA Order of Merit, the highesthonour bestowed by the governing body.It seems only death could put an end

to Bernabus association with RealMadrid, whose ties to the club wouldlast an amazing 69 years. During the 35years spent as president, the club won 6European Cups, 16 League titles, 6 SpanishCups and ensured that the name of RealMadrid would forever be associated withsilverware.

Florentino Prez has secured his place in Real Madrid history by presiding over two eras ofGalcticos and turning them into the biggest sports club business in the world. But will he everde-throne Santiago Bernabu Yeste? Halima Ali recalls the life of the legend who built the legend.

in 1955,they voted,against his

own wishes,to renamethe stadiumthe SantiagoBernabu intribute tothe one whohad helpedbuild theclub fromits earliestbeginnings.

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eFL madid 2008/2009 p pts

1 Finbars Celtic 16 42

2 Santana 16 36

3 Headless Chickens 16 324 All Blacks 16 31

5 Triskel Hepburns 16 23

6 Atletico Retiro 16 22

7 AC Resaca 16 16

8 Finbars 67 16 7

9 La Parada Numero 12 16 0

E FL (English FootballLeague) Madrid is backfor the best of friendlyinternational football that youcan get involved in. EuropeanVibe teamed up with the EFL in

June to provide the inauguralEuropean Vibe Cup, a bigone-day tournament open toall with the goal of promotinglinks between the Spanish andinternational communities and,hopefully, a bit of good football.

As the ve-a-side pitches of theColegio Santa Mara de Pilar(metro Sainz de Baranda) ll upagain for the 2009/2010 leagueseason, EV and the EFL have

joined forces again to bringeach months xtures, results,news and match reports in theEV sport section.

The xture list has for

2009/2010 has been decided,but you may be in timeto register a team shouldyou contact [email protected] near thebeginning of October. If youare a player committed toturning up to all the matchesyou can but dont have ateam, you should contactLewis through the same emailaddress to have the chance offorming part of a new team.

League Table

EFL Champions:Finbars CelticEFL league cup winners:Finbars CelticEuropean Vibe Cup Winners:Bwin

fxteWeek 1, 18 Octobe 2009Triskels-Audrey-Turtles v Atltico RetiroMoores Tribunal v Finbars 67Finbars Celtic v Santana

Real Monks v Madrid RedsAtletico Cero v A Team ApartWeek 2, 25 Octobe 2009Atletico Cero v Moores TribunalSantana v Triskels- Audrey- TurtlesFinbars 67 v Real MonksMadrid Reds v Finbars CelticAtltico Retiro v A Team Apart

neEFL matches were previously played witha xed match day of Sunday and kick-otimes of 2 or 3pm. New rules allow matchesto be played either Saturday or Sunday andat whatever time, subject to agreementbetween the two teams concerned.



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Group One

st, 10 Octobe 2009Denmark v Sweden, 20:00Portugal v Hungary, 21:45wee, 14 Octobe 2009Denmark v Hungary, 21:15Portugal v Malta, 21:15

Sweden v Albania, 21:15

d enmark could have made thingsa lot more comfortable forthemselves had they won inAlbania, but remain strong favouritesto win the group and will qualify witha game to spare if they beat Swedenon the 10th. Indeed, two draws wouldbe enough to secure their place in theWorld Cup.

Sweden need a big performance inthat game in Copenhagen aer ridingtheir luck in the last two matches. Alast gasp winner from Ibrahimovic inHungary and an 82nd minute own goalin their favour against minnows Maltarescued a qualifying campaign that wasin tatters.

A win at Hungarys expense alsobreathed life back into an almost deadPortugal side who began qualifyingas the groups top seed. Although theunder-pressure Queirozs team havebeen desperately disappointing, theyenter their home match against Hungarywith the psychological advantage ofhaving just beaten their opponents.

Hungarys early ourish musthave given their fans the best hopesof qualication in a long time, buttwo straight home defeats show whatthey have really achieved: beating thetwo weakest teams home and awayand managing a home draw againstDenmark. Not quite Magical-Magyars-of-the-50s stu.

The real reason it is still so openat this stage is down to the big threesproblems of putting the ball in the net,especially against Albania, in this thelowest scoring European group currently.

Poble ele: RonaldoHungary for Maltesers between twoScandinavians.

Group Two

st, 10 Octobe 2009Greece v Latvia, 20:30Israel v Moldova, 20:00Luxembourg v Switzerland, 17:45wee, 14 Octobe 2009Denmark v Hungary, 20:30

Portugal v Malta, 20:30Sweden v Albania, 20:30

switzerland are looking good fora trip to South Africa next year,although any of the top four teamscould still technically take top spot. TheSwiss will be especially keen to exorcisethe memory of their humbling homedefeat to the Luxembourgers a year ago.If they do that, they will need just a drawat home against the inconsistent Israelis.Israel will be most realistically aimingfor the playo spot and crossing theirngers for other results to go their way.

The Greece against Latvia matchstands out as the crunch tie, the onemost likely to set up a way into theplayos for the Euro 2004 winners or

the Baltic state still bidding for theirrst World Cup Finals.

Poble ele:Latvian WorldCup menu Kosher Luxembourgerwith Swiss cheese, Greek yoghurtand Moldovan chips.

Group Three

st, 10 Octobe 2009Czech Republic v Poland, 20:30Slovakia v Slovenia, 20:30wee, 14 Octobe 2009Czech Republic v Northern Ireland, 20:30Poland v Slovakia, 20:30San Marino v Slovenia, 20:30

hardworking Slovakia will qualifyfor their rst major nals if theyavoid defeat against the Slovenes

in Bratislava. Even if they lose, victoryin their nal match against Polandwould see them qualify.

Northern Ireland, Czech Republicand Poland fans are rmly awarethat Slovakias role is the key to theoutcome of the group, and they willbe cheering the Slovaks to victory asif they were their own on the 10th knowing only a win for the Bratislavaboys will furnish them with any realchance of a playo spot. The racefor second place looks wide open onpaper, but Slovenias nal game fallingagainst San Marino makes anything

other than another three points almostinconceivable. The most realisticobjective for UEFAs smallest memberis to keep their total number of goalsconceded in qualifying under 50.

Northern Irelands inconsistencyhas le them with little more thana glimmer of World Cup hope. IfSan Marino cant produce a miracle,Northern Ireland will need a baddefeat for Slovenia and a convincingvictory on their visit to the CzechRepublic.

The Czechs themselves are in thebest position to supplant Sloveniasplayo spot claims with the advantageof home crowds in both of their nalgames.

The largely disappointing Poles,

still reeling from the sacking ofmanager Beenhakker, can only wintheir two games and cross their ngers.

Poble ele:Slo-ly, Slo-ly,catchy monkey.

Group Four

st, 10 Octobe 2009Finland v Wales, 16:00Liechtenstein v Azerbaijan, 20:00Russia v Germany, 17:00wee, 14 Octobe 2009Azerbaijan v Russia, 16:00Germany v Finland, TBALiechtenstein v Wales, TBA

Luc Ciotkowski previews this months nalWorld Cup qualication group games in Europeand looks at how things stand.

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1 Switzerland 8 5 2 1 7 172 Greece 8 4 2 2 6 143 Latvia 8 4 2 2 5 144 Israel 8 3 3 2 8 125 Luxembourg 8 1 2 5 -17 56 Moldova 8 0 3 5 -9 3

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1 Germany 8 7 1 0 20 222 Russia 8 7 0 1 14 213 Finland 8 4 2 2 -1 144 Wales 8 3 0 5 -4 95 Liechtenstein 8 0 2 6 -17 26 Azerbaijan 8 0 1 7 -12 1

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i ts a straight shootout forautomatic qualication betweenGermany and Russia, theirmeeting in Moscow likely to decidethe outcome. Russia need a win andGermany would settle for a draw, asboth sides will expect wins in theirnal games. Nervous looks from

potential second-placed teams acrossEurope are being cast in this groupsdirection nobody fancies the prospectof a playo with Germany.

Wales are chasing only the prideand higher seeding that third placewould confer to them. To do it,however, will require two away wins,the rst of which against third-placerivals Finland in their own lair.

Poble ele:Liechtensteinsmonsters humpback Wales.

Group five

st, 10 Octobe 2009Armenia v Spain, 18:00Belgium v Turkey, 20:45Estonia v Bosnia-Herzegovina, 18:00wee, 14 Octobe 2009Bosnia-Herzegovina v Spain, TBAEstonia v Belgium, TBATurkey v Armenia, TBA

w e were denied our opportunityto see Spain put to the testagainst Brazil in June by theindustrious United States side, butthe fact they never met will buildand build speculation as next yearsWorld Cup nals approach. Spainsqualication last month leaves themwith little more to play for thantheir 100% record and the chance towork out their best squad for SouthAfrica. The only barrier to a awlessqualifying phase would appear to betheir trip to Bosnia on the nal day.

The Bosnians will seal their playoplace with victory in the Baltic, theirbeating Estonia would end Turkeyschallenge and keep them on track forthe opportunity to reach their rstWorld Cup. The Turks must win bothof their games no matter what, awayin Belgium and at home to whipping

boys Armenia. Turkey will hopethat Belgiums wretched campaigncontinues and that the game comes toosoon for new coach Dick Advocaat tomake a meaningful impact.

Poble ele:Turks canthandle the Flem in Belgiums kissof death.

Group six

st, 10 Octobe 2009Belarus v Kazakhstan, 17:00Ukraine v England, 17:15wee, 14 Octobe 2009Andorra v Ukraine, TBA

England v Belarus, TBAKazakhstan v Croatia, TBA

w hat a dierence can be seenin the expressions of Englandfans faces from those of twoyears ago.

Fabio Capellos England are already

in preparation for South Africa andne tuning will be the order of theday for their remaining matches.Thats not to say their participationis no longer relevant, as their matchin Dnipropetrovsk against Ukrainewill be crucial in deciding the groupsrunner up. With the two second-placecandidates, Croatia and Ukraine, facingKazakhstan and Andorra respectivelyin their last matches, Ukraine willrealistically need to end the ThreeLions unbeaten run to reach theNovember playos.

If England keep improving at thesame rate as Capellos English, theyreally will join Spain and Brazil asfavourites for next years tournament.

Poble ele: Belarus?Toys R Us more like it.

Group seven

st, 10 Octobe 2009Austria v Lithuania, 20:30France v Faroe Islands, 21:00Serbia v Romania, 20:30wee, 14 Octobe 2009

France v Austria, 21:00Lithuania v Serbia, TBARomania v Faroe Islands, TBA

s erbia will condemn France to aplayo berth and book their ticket toSouth Africa if they beat Romania athome or Lithuania away. Despite gettingthe better of the head-to-heads withSerbia, Frances lacklustre draws againstthe weakest Romanian team of recenttimes and the disastrous defeat in Austriahave le them facing the strong prospectof a two-legged tie in November toqualify for the tournament they were twopenalties away from winning in 2006.

Serbia may have suered againstFrance, but they have been ecient indispatching all other rivals. As striker

Jovanovic said before last months drawwith the French, Now we have to remaincalm and, barri

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