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Ooops! Monumental Cock-Up |
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| In our April issue we mistakenly gave the date for International Monument Day—when entrance to archaeological sites and museums is free of charge- as April 18th. It has been brought to our attention that actually it should have been May 18th. Huge apologies to any of you who may have been inconvenienced by this. Put it down to over-excitement, too much of the grape or just flaming incompetence. | May is the month when veterans and locals pay their respects to those who lost their lives during the Battle of Crete. There will be wreath laying ceremonies and memorial services at various sites across the island, including a service at Souda Bay War Cemetery on Saturday 19th May. However, as we went to press, times and dates had yet to be confirmed. Once we have more details we will post them on the www.rethymnon.biz website. | There are a number of charity and society events taking place in May—you will find details of all of these in our ‘Community’ section (page 9 of this issue). We are happy to provide free listings of any local events, so if you know of anything happening in the area, please let us know! You can email us at KateBrusten@hotmail.com / editor@rethymnonnews.com / info@rethymnon.biz or phone 28310 54594 / 6942635515. Deadline for June issue 24/05/07. |
Shark Watch |
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of you who are regular readers, will know that we try to bring you
at least one ‘fish tale’ in every issue, preferably involving a
shark. This month’s story grabbed our attention for a number of
reasons (and not just because when we were about to hit our deadline
we were still clutching at straws for items about Jaws). In High
Springs, Florida, a firm called ‘Archie’s Welding’ is currently
bolting and soldering together a 60 feet long, 12 feet wide and 14
feet high model shark. The aluminium shark is being constructed to
form part of the ’Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived’
exhibition that is due to open in the Florida Museum of Natural
History in June. The Megalodon was big (!) in prehistoric times,
until it became extinct two million years ago. According to
Archie—and the Gainsville Sun, (www.gainsville.com)
our only sources, the project is a bit like ‘painting by numbers’.
Somehow, we just don’t see it…. |
Stella McBarking is Back! |
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Our roving in-house astrologer is now back from her astral travels. She
tells us that her holiday in Skegness was cosmically inspiring. May sees
us move from the sign of the dandelion into the paper clip, which is
always an interesting event. Here are Stella’s unique predictions for
the CMB readership.
Dandelions may find that they are here, there and everywhere this month. Potentially a fruitful period, but be careful not to spread yourself about too thinly. Paper Clip: 24th May—19th June A good time of year to make new contacts, and for those who are single to form romantic attachments. Watch out for those office politics, though! Beach Chair: 20th June—1st October Great to be out and about this month, and also to open up to new ideas. Steer clear of any wet-blankets who want to try and dampen your spirits. Sock: 2nd October—14th December |
May Trivia |
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01/05/1931: Inauguration of Empire State Building 07/05/1915: Sinking of Lusitania 08/05/1945: VE Day 11/05/1924: Mercedez Benz founded 13/05/1981: Pope shot 18/05/1910: Halley’s comet passes Earth |
19/05/1935: Lawrence of Arabia dies 20/05/1536: Anne Boleyn beheaded 21/05/1927: Lindbergh completes transatlantic flight 29/05/1953: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of Everest |
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