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MAGPIE$
A!Magazine!for!Punta!in!English!
NEW)INITIATIVE)FOR)EXPATS)
EDITORIAL)
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In! order! to! supplement! the!
Coming' Events! section,! there! is!
now! an! online! calendar! called!
‘Magpie! Summer! 2015’! at! the!
following!address:!
!
www.brownbearsw.com/cal/magpie!
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Bookmarking! the! calendar! could!
be!worthwhile.!It’s!open!access,!so!
feel! free! to! update! it! with! details!
of!events!that!will!be!of!interest!to!
readers.!There!are!useful!popFups:!
for! example! clicking! on! 11!
December! would! have! given! the!
pickFup! points! and! times! for! the!
Council!bus!that!did!the!rounds!on!
Museum! Night.! Send! any! other!
proposed! material! (letters,! copy,!
wanted! ads,! b&w! artwork! etc)! to!
[email protected],!
with!
“Magpie’! somewhere! in! the!
subject!line.!!Use!the!same!address!
if!you’d!like!to!subscribe.!
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Current! topic:! local! heroes.! ! The!
Charrua,! Charles! Darwin,! Antonio!
Lussich,! Madame! Piteau,! Hans!
Langsdorff! and! Carlos! Paez!
Vilaro?!!Suggestions!welcome.!
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The! 1! Jan! issue! will! contain!
Magpie! awards! for! Best! Stuff! in!
2015,! so! feel! free! to! nominate!
your! favourite! restaurant,! store,!
beach,!chimneysweep,!view!etc.!
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See! you! at! the! Liga! on! Thursday.!!
If!not,!Merry!Christmas!!!!
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Jonathan'Lamb'
The!Liga!de!Fomento!is!about!to!
launch! an! ambitious! new!
programme!
called!
W2P!
(Welcome! to! Punta)! with! the!
hope! of! providing! information!
for!newcomers!on!such!things!as!
sporting! facilities;! markets;!
church! services;! hazards,! like!
jellyfish! and! fires;! outings;! kids’!
activities;! opportunities! for!
volunteer!
work;!
general!
practical! information! (utilities,!
driving! licences,! residence! and!
work! permits! etc);! Spanish!
classes;!!
beaches;!
pets;!
procedures! for! buying! cars! and!
dealing! with! banks,! police! and!
local! authorities;! healthcare;!
giving! blood;! schools! and!
universities;!
car!
hire;!
retirement;! and! where! to! look!
for!professionals!with!languages!
(legal,!medical!and!translators).!!!
!
Sounds! great.! The! launch! is! at!
the! Liga,! Parada! 1! de! la! mansa,!
at! 7.30pm!on!Thurs!17th.! !RSVP:!
[email protected]!.!
'''Issue'number
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'15'December'2015'
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THE)WORD)ON)THE)STREET)
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As! summer! approaches,! watch!
out! for! foreign! cars! at!
roundabouts.! ! A! safety! leaflet!
issued! by! the! police! and! Liga!
warns! nonFUruguayan! drivers!
that! traffic! on! a! roundabout!!
has! priority! over! cars! coming!
onto! it.! ! In! some! countries!
priority! is! always! to! the! right:!!
drivers! from! those! countries!
may!not!have!got!the!leaflet.!
STUFF)TO)DO)FOR)KIDS)
)
Loads! of! suggestions! here,! eg!
from! experienced! gran! Janet!
Rozman,! who! rates! the! Museo'
del' Mar! in! la! Barra! (great! for! a!
rainy!day).!!Also!the!free!garden!
sculptures! at! the! Museo' Ralli,!
free! weekend! concerts! at! the!
Atchugarry! sculpture! park! in!
Manantiales,! getting' trenzas' at!
the! Feria! Artesanal,! renting!
bikes,! taking! cheap! pony! rides!
at! the! Parque! Jaguel,! and! most!
of! all,! she! says:! ‘The! Area'
Indígena!in!Bella!Vista!(just!this!
side! of! Solis)! is! a! wonderful!
place.!! You! can! take! various!
walks!thru!the!wetlands!to!view!
Carpinchos! and! Nandus! as! well!
as! lots! of! native! flowers! and!
trees.!! There!is! an! entry! charge!
but! it! all! goes! to! protect! and!
improve!the!area.!!Guided!tours!
can! be! in! either! English! or!
Spanish
and!
are!
very!
informative!for!all!ages.!!44F38F
10F74.!!Highly!recommended’.!
PUNTA)PEOPLE:)WILSON)AND)
ANGELICA)
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The!high!point!of!one!foreigner’s!
recent! visit! to! Punta! was! lunch!
at! the! hotFdog! stand! on! Punta!
Ballena,! and! the! chance! to! chat!
(through! an! interpreter)! with!
the! stand’s! owners.! Wilson,! a!
relaxed!and!cheerful!gent,!is!mad!
about!!fishing…!
A)MOTHER’S)ADVICE:)SIX)
EDUCATION)
)
Find!a!man!who’s!strong!and!tall,!
Find!a!man!who!is!discreet;!
Find!a!man!who!doesn’t!brawl,!
Drawl!or!bawl!or!swear!or!cheat.!
!
Find!a!man!who’ll!hold!your!shawl,!
Not!sprawl!with!beer!cans!at!his!feet.!
Find!a!man!you!know!won’t!fall!
For!someone!who!is!more!petite.!
!
Find!a!man!who!doesn’t!pall,!
But!stays!forever!kind!and!sweet.!
Then,!my!darling,!most!of!all,!
Never!let!the!six!men!meet.!
…and! his! wife! Angelica,! surely!
the! most! youthful! 47FyearFold!
on!the!promontory,!does!a!mean!
choripán.! ! Their! stand! is! called!
Aquí' Aquí…Aquí!,! because! it! is!
what!their!actress!daughter!once!
shouted!to!them!at!an!audition.!!
COMING)EVENTS))
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17)Dec)W2P!launch,!Liga)
19)Dec!!EFGrand!Prix!
20)Dec)Classical!concert,!Plaza!
San!Fernando,)8.30pm)
18)Jan)(tbc)!Punta!expats!
Wilson! and! Angelica! are! an!
advertisement! for! their! country.!
Within! ten! minutes! they! were!
producing! pictures! of! their!
daughter,! her! brother! in! Spain,!
and! Wilson’s! best! corvina!
catches.! ! The! visitor! said! later!
that! it! had! been! a! treat! to! chat!
with!real!Uruguayans!and!realise!
how!friendly!they!are.!!)
MORE)CONCRETE)
)
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Keep'your'distance'–'that'way'
you'see'the'potholes'
The! Council! have! just! approved!
three! new! Conrad! towers! from!
next! year,! taking! rooms! from!
294!to! 1194.!!There! will! also! be!
another! Shopping! and! a! highF
tech! medical! centre.! ! ! Heads! up!
though:! they’re! saying! that!
Gorriti!needs!more!investment…!
HOW’S)YOUR)ENGLISH?)
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Can! you! put! the! six! consecutive!
prepositions! in!the!right! order! in!
the!following!verse?!
!
I'lately'lost'a'preposition:'
It'fell'beneath'a'chair.'
I'cried,'‘Come'out,'come'out,'
Perdition!'
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*In'/'up'/'under'/of'/'out'/'from''
SUMMER)TIPS)
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Cash! machines! can! run! out!!
quickly!downtown,!so!be!prepared!
to! look! further! afield.! ! And! if! you!
have! bottled! gas,! stock! up! before!
the!crowds!arrive…!(John'Keenan)!
Darts:' ' Friday' evenings' from'
5.30pm' (NB' earlier' time)' at'
Rustic,' calle' 29' opposite' Manolo'
Churros.'There'were'14'killers'last'
week.''A'feeding'frenzy!!
English:!Up!from!out!of!in!under!
MARKET)WATCH:)HOW)TO)
GET)FOREIGN)PARCELS)(II)))
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From'our'consumer'affairs'
correspondent,!Agnés!Keenan!
!
Good! news:! on! the! Correo!
website!the!“Ingrese'Datos'de'sus'
…..”!has!just!been!simplified.!!For!
more! info,! click! on! “Más' sobre'
cómo' registrar' …..”.! Once! you’ve!
registered! with! Customs,! click!
on! ‘Ingrese' su' compra' u'
obsequio”! and! enter! your! eFmail!
address! and! password.! Select!
“Ingresar' Compra' /' Obsequio”!
below.! After! entering! “Tracking'
Number' /' Waybill' Number”! you!
must! provide! invoice! details,!
value!of! goods,! etc.! ! If! you! don’t!
have! a! Tracking! Number,!
Customs! will! send! you! one! so!
that! you! can! finish! registering!
your! parcel.! Give! them! the! info!
they! want! and! your! stuff! won’t!
get! held! up.! ! A! parcel! valued! at!
50USD!or!less!will!carry!a!charge!
of! 1.05USD! F! provided! you!
submit! the! details! before! it!
arrives! in! Uruguay,! otherwise!
it’s! 5USD.! If! the! goods! you!
receive! cost! more! than! 50USD,!
you! will! be! charged! 60%! of!
declared!value.!NB:!in!1!calendar!
year,! you! may! receive! 5! ‘duty!
free’!parcels!of!purchased!goods!
whose! total! worth! is! 200USD,!
individual! packages! not! to!
exceed! 50USD.! Tip:! allow! for!
currency!fluctuations.!