99 People Arrested In Spain Over Fake Designer Clothes
Police have arrested 99 people, including two imams, over the sale of 235 tonnes of fake designer clothes and shoes in Spain, officials say.
Counterfeit items were made in illegal factories in Portugal and then shipped to distributors in north-western Spain, Spain's interior ministry said.
Sales generated profits of 5.5m euros ($7.5m, £4.6m) over two years, it said.
Part of the money was held at two mosques in the cities of Ourense and Xinzo de Limia, according to officials.
Donations
The network, of Moroccan origin, had 'regional delegates' across Spain who distributed over the past two years 235 tonnes of fake garments and footwear, the interior ministry said in a statement.
Part of this black money was hidden along with bank cards and other financial documents belonging to the organisation in the mosques of Ourense and Xinzo de Limia.
Among those arrested was the imam of the mosque of Xinzo de Limia, who is suspected to be one of the ringleaders.
The mosque received nearly 100,000 euros ($140,000, £83,000) in donations from the ring, officials said.
The imam at the mosque in the nearby city of Ourense was also detained. Police suspect him of helping to launder money earned by the ring.
Police seized more than a million fake items in Spanish cities including Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Malaga, according to the report.
They also confiscated 60 bank cards, several weapons and software containing the logos of more than 200 registered brands.
Officers in northern Portugal closed 10 illegal factories where the fake goods were made.
Aurélien Faure - Asturies
Cette vidéo résume mes vacances aux Asturies. J'ai eu l'occasion de surfer en shortboard et en longboard dans des conditions variées et dans des cadres ou sauvages, ou ruraux ou urbains !
Un grand merci à Javier Alvarez (RuralSurf) qui m'a permis de découvrir différents spots et a beaucoup enrichi cette aventure.
Mundelein Ill 14 Yr Old Murders Sister. The Demon Coco Evidence.
An investigative Look into the Child Murder case in Mundelein Ill. Showing the evidence of Coco the child Killing Demon.
News Link here.
Coco also known as Penny the Clown.
The Coco (or Cuco, Coca, Cuca, Cucuy) is a mythical ghost-monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in many Hispanic and Lusophone countries. He can also be considered a Hispanic version of a bugbear,[1] as it is a commonly used figure of speech representing an irrational or exaggerated fear. The Coco is a male being while Coca is the female version of the mythical monster, although it is not possible to distinguish one from the other as both are the representation of the same
The myth of the Coco originated in Portugal and Galicia. According to the Real Academia Española the word coco derives from the Portuguese côco, which referred to a ghost with a pumpkin head.[2] The word coco is used in colloquial speech to refer to the human head in Portuguese and Spanish.[3] Coco also means skull.[4] The word cocuruto in Portuguese means the crown of the head and the highest place.[5] In Basque, Gogo means spirit.[6][7] In Galicia, crouca means head,[8] from proto-Celtic *krowkā-,[9] with variant cróca;[10] and either coco or coca means head.[11] It is cognate with Cornish crogen, meaning skull,[12] and Breton krogen ar penn, also meaning skull.[13][14] In Irish, clocan means skull.[15]
In the Galician Lusitanian mythology, Crouga is the name of an obscure deity to whom offerings were made. In the inscription of Xinzo de Limia, written in Lusitanian, it is Crouga that is offered (given). The theonym Crouga derives from *krowkā.[16][17][18]
The ancient Portuguese metaphor 'to give someone coca' (dar coca a alguém) means: to have one subdued and at the disposal with caresses and cuddles, to make one dizzy, meek with magic potions and magic spells.[19][20][21] The words acocado (spoiled rotten child) and acocorar (to spoil a child rotten) derive from coca'.[22][23]
Many Latin American countries refer to the monster as el Cuco. In Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, where there is a large Hispanic population, it is referred to by its anglicized name, the Coco Man.[24] In Brazilian folklore, the monster is referred to as Cuca and pictured as a female humanoid alligator, derived from the Portuguese coca,[25] a dragon.
Jesus Christ is LORD and Savior the Son of God raised from the dead.
All Glory to God.
Hallelujah.
Glasgow The Clutha Helicopter Wreck . Illuminati Freemason End time Symbolism. The Millstone.
An investigative Look into the Glasgow Helicopter Crash.
The Angel throws down the Great Millstone to start the End of the age. The Great Head wound.
Rev 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
The Coco (or Cuco, Coca, Cuca, Cucuy) is a mythical ghost-monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in many Hispanic and Lusophone countries. He can also be considered a Hispanic version of a bugbear,[1] as it is a commonly used figure of speech representing an irrational or exaggerated fear. The Coco is a male being while Coca is the female version of the mythical monster, although it is not possible to distinguish one from the other as both are the representation of the same
Names and etymology[edit]
JUST LIKE THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN.
The myth of the Coco originated in Portugal and Galicia. According to the Real Academia Española the word coco derives from the Portuguese côco, which referred to a ghost with a pumpkin head.[2] The word coco is used in colloquial speech to refer to the human head in Portuguese and Spanish.[3] Coco also means skull.[4] The word cocuruto in Portuguese means the crown of the head and the highest place.[5] In Basque, Gogo means spirit.[6][7] In Galicia, crouca means head,[8] from proto-Celtic *krowkā-,[9] with variant cróca;[10] and either coco or coca means head.[11] It is cognate with Cornish crogen, meaning skull,[12] and Breton krogen ar penn, also meaning skull.[13][14] In Irish, clocan means skull.[15]
In the Galician Lusitanian mythology, Crouga is the name of an obscure deity to whom offerings were made. In the inscription of Xinzo de Limia, written in Lusitanian, it is Crouga that is offered (given). The theonym Crouga derives from *krowkā.[16][17][18]
The ancient Portuguese metaphor 'to give someone coca' (dar coca a alguém) means: to have one subdued and at the disposal with caresses and cuddles, to make one dizzy, meek with magic potions and magic spells.[19][20][21] The words acocado (spoiled rotten child) and acocorar (to spoil a child rotten) derive from coca'.[22][23]
Many Latin American countries refer to the monster as el Cuco. In Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, where there is a large Hispanic population, it is referred to by its anglicized name, the Coco Man.[24]
The Dragon the Great Deception
In Brazilian folklore, the monster is referred to as Cuca and pictured as a female humanoid alligator, derived from the Portuguese coca,[25] a dragon.
Legend[edit]
Just as Kali-Ma She Eats Spirits and is the eater of Children and Destroyer of Worlds. Just as Pennywise the Clown Called IT by Stephen King.
In Spain and Latin America, parents sometimes invoke the Coco as a way of discouraging their children from misbehaving; they sing lullabies or tell rhymes warning their children that if they don't obey their parents, el Coco will come and get them and then eat them.
It is not the way the Coco looks but what he does that scares most. It is a child eater and a kidnapper; it may immediately devour the child, leaving no trace, or it may spirit the child away to a place of no return, but it only does this to disobedient children. The coca is on the look out for child's misbehavior on the top of the roof, the coco takes the shape of any dark shadow and stays watching.[26] It represents the opposite of the guardian angel and is frequently compared to the devil. Others see the Coco as a representation of the deceased of the local community.[27]
The oldest known rhyme about the Coco, which originated in the 17th century, is in the Auto de los desposorios de la Virgen by Juan Caxés.
The rhyme has evolved over the years, but still retains its original meaning:
Jesus Christ is LORD and Savior the Son of God raised form the dead.
All Glory to God.
Hallelujah.
Claudio Comella - Antonio Cajide
Claudio Comella visita a Antonio Cajide y prueba sus vinos de Ribeiro!
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Galicia (; Galician: Galicia [ɡaˈliθja], Galiza [ɡaˈliθa]; Spanish: Galicia; Portuguese: Galiza) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it comprises the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra, being bordered by Portugal (Braga District, Bragança District, Viana do Castelo District and Vila Real District) to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north. It had a population of 2,718,525 in 2016 and has a total area of 29,574 km2 (11,419 sq mi). Galicia has over 1,660 km (1,030 mi) of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them Cíes Islands, Ons, Sálvora, Cortegada, and—the largest and most populated—A Illa de Arousa.
The area now called Galicia was first inhabited by humans during the Middle Paleolithic period, and it takes its name from the Gallaeci, the Celtic people living north of the Douro River during the last millennium BC, in a region largely coincidental with that of the Iron Age local Castro culture. Galicia was incorporated into the Roman Empire at the end of the Cantabrian Wars in 19 BC, and was made a Roman province in the 3rd century AD. In 410, the Germanic Suebi established a kingdom with its capital in Braga (Portugal); this kingdom was incorporated into that of the Visigoths in 585. In 711, the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate invaded the Iberian Peninsula conquering the Visigoth kingdom of Hispania by 718, but soon Galicia was incorporated into the Christian kingdom of Asturias by 740. During the Middle Ages, the kingdom of Galicia was occasionally ruled by its own kings, but most of the time it was leagued to the kingdom of Leon and later to that of Castile, while maintaining its own legal and customary practices and culture. From the 13th century on, the kings of Castile, as kings of Galicia, appointed an Adiantado-mór, whose attributions passed to the Governor and Captain General of the Kingdom of Galiza from the last years of the 15th century. The Governor also presided the Real Audiencia do Reino de Galicia, a royal tribunal and government body. From the 16th century, the representation and voice of the kingdom was held by an assembly of deputies and representatives of the cities of the kingdom, the Cortes or Junta of the Kingdom of Galicia. This institution was forcibly discontinued in 1833 when the kingdom was divided into four administrative provinces with no legal mutual links. During the 19th and 20th centuries, demand grew for self-government and for the recognition of the culture of Galicia. This resulted in the Statute of Autonomy of 1936, soon frustrated by Franco's coup d'etat and subsequent long dictatorship. After democracy was restored the legislature passed the Statute of Autonomy of 1981, approved in referendum and currently in force, providing Galicia with self-government.
The interior of Galicia is characterized by a hilly landscape; mountain ranges rise to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in the east and south. The coastal areas are mostly an alternate series of rías and cliffs. The climate of Galicia is usually temperate and rainy, with markedly drier summers; it is usually classified as Oceanic. Its topographic and climatic conditions have made animal husbandry and farming the primary source of Galicia's wealth for most of its history, allowing for a relative high density of population. With the exception of shipbuilding and food processing, Galicia was based on a farming and fishing economy until after the mid-20th century, when it began to industrialize. In 2012, the gross domestic product at purchasing power parity was €56,000 million, with a nominal GDP per capita of €20,700. The population is largely concentrated in two main areas: from Ferrol to A Coruña in the northern coast, and ...
World at 8 Wednesday 23 January 2013
A 'Bluster of Bullies'!
Bullying is not a school yard pastime as Marlene Guest's recent and very distressing BNPTV video demonstrates. It is a national pastime.
I for one intensely dislike this Bluster of Bullies from whatever ethnicity or religion they come from. Our authorities should take better care of our elderly and vulnerable people, even though in their eyes they no longer count.
Most of our own elderly have supported this country through two world wars in order to help and pay for the vulnerable in our society -- and should be treated with respect. You may not like the comparison, but if it was English white yobs or whole families bullying an old Muslim or African lady -- the Police and the Public media bullies would be out in force clamouring for 'justice' -- now can you see why I am angry over this?
Highlights of the news today Wednesday 23rd January
• Labour Council Leader caught in indecent act
• African illegal let off by Courts
• Scottish Muslims targeted by anti domestic violence campaign
• 11 yr old Spanish boy fakes his own kidnapping
• Reverend Robert West Racism is not what you are told
• Texan who is anti gun gets rescued by two men with guns!
• Mayor Predicts Waco-Style Standoff In Response to Obama Gun Confiscation
• And finally -- Cold flurries in Florida!