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Welcome to the second edition of the Bodrum Bulletin. First, a big thank you to all 252 of you for subscribing to the newsletter.

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• Yoga Yalikavak - Year round Yoga classes held every Wednesday & Friday from 9.30-11am at Yalikavak Belediye Spor Merkezi Devecioglu Sokak No. 18. Yalikavak. Option to join one or both sessions weekly. Drop in participants welcome.
  
  Yoga is beneficial for ALL people of ALL ages and fitness levels. You don't have to be flexible to do yoga.
  
  For further information please contact me via the details below.
  
  Location: Yalikavak Belediye Spor Merkezi Devecioglu Sokak No. 18. Yalikavak (map)
  Contact: Michelle Star, 0535 749 69 56, michelle@buybodrum.com

• Free Book Exchange – 11am, Atlantis La Bella, Oasis, Bodrum (more information...)
  
  
• Opera-Gala Concert at Marmara College Concert Hall at 7.30pm
  With tenor Erdem Erdogan, soprano Evren Kayacan, and pianist Cemile Cabbarova... Music from composers such as Strauss, Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, Liszt......
  
  Programme:
  

  Quando men vo”	La Boheme	G.PUCCINI
  Che gelida manina	La Boheme	G.PUCCINI
  Liebestraum		F.LIZST
  Je veux vivre	Romeo & Juliette	C.GOUNOD
  L’amour ! L’amour….Ah!Leve toi soleil	Romeo & Juliette	C.GOUNOD
  Madrigal	Romeo & Juliette	C.GOUNOD
  Ah! non credea mirarti……Ah! Non giunge uman pensiero	La Sonnambula	V.BELLINI
  La donna e mobile	Rigoletto	G.VERDI
  Kokteyl emprovize		C.CABBAROVA
  Sayın Marki…	Yarasa	J.STRAUSS
  Nessun Dorma	Turandot	G.PUCCINI
  Brindisi	La traviata	G.VERDI

  
  Tickets only 10TL
  Location: Marmara College
  Contact: Nihan Simpson, sibopsimpson@hotmail.com, 0532 6133236
  

• Sunday Funday at the Tempo Restaurant and Bar, Gümbet
  
  Are you lost for something to do on a Sunday afternoon?
  
  Every Sunday from 3.00pm we have quizzes, killer pool, play your cards right, etc. We have a really good day with a great crowd of local people. Everyone will be made welcome. The more the merrier.
  
  We have full menu of British or Turkish food. We also have a cheap set menu.
  
  Soup, roast beef or chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast and mashed potatoes, carrots, sprouts and gravy. ONLY 15TL
  
  Apple crumble and custard. ONLY 4TL
  
  The food is very good and the the warm and friendly atmosphere brings people back week after week. Come and join us and see for yourselves.
  
  Contact: Sandra, sandra_25_25_@hotmail.com
  Location: Tempo Restaurant and Bar, Gümbet

• Bodrum Children's Library - Bitez - 9.30am - 5.30pm (more information...)

• Free First Aid Seminar - Özel Bodrum Hastanesi, Bodrum - 10.30am
  
  Always wanted to learn First Aid? - You can save a life by just attending this course!
  
  Presented by Dr. Sabri Atalay. The seminar is free of charge, and refreshments will be served. There will also be an opportunity to get a free urology or menopause check up.
  
  Please join us and bring your friends!
  
  Contact: Deniz Gokova, 252 313 65 66 ext. 444, d.gokova@ozelbodrumhastanesi.com
  
  
• Dot's Coffee Morning - Konacik - 10.30am - 12.30pm (more information...)

• Yoga Yalikavak - 9.30am - 11am - Yalikavak (more information...)
  
  
• Charity Quiz Night at Uncle Festers - Gümbet (more information...)

• Bodrum Children's Library - Bitez - 9.30am - 5.30pm (more information...)

• Yoga Yalikavak - 9.30am - 11am - Yalikavak (more information...)

• Children’s hairdressing at Bodrum Children's Library - Bitez - 9.30am - 5.30pm
  Dry haircuts for kids, French plaits etc... by a professional UK trained stylist. 5TL per child. No need to book, just turn up. (more information...)

• Sunday Funday - 3pm onwards - Gümbet (more information...)

• Children's Puppet Show at Bodrum Children's Library - Bitez - 11am & 3pm.
  Also story-time for children of varying ages in between throughout the day. (more information...)

• Dot's Coffee Morning - Konacik - 10.30am - 12.30pm ( more information...)
  
  
• Children's Stamp Art at Bodrum Children's Library - Bitez - 2pm – 5.30pm.
  Kids & Mum’s can make their own stamps and create their own masterpieces. 10TL per child. Could be messy so wear appropriate clothing! (more information...)

• Yoga Yalikavak - 9.30am - 11am - Yalikavak (more information...)
  
  
• Children's Face Painting at Bodrum Children's Library - Bitez - 10am – 1.30pm.
  Learn how to paint your child’s face and older kids can have a go themselves. 10TL per child. Could be messy! (more information...)
  
  
• Charity Quiz Night at Uncle Festers - Gümbet (more information...)

• Children's Puppet Show at Bodrum Children's Library - Bitez - 11am & 3pm.
  Also story-time for children of varying ages in between throughout the day. (more information...)

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Health Advice from the Özel Bodrum Hastanesi

The Özel Bodrum Hastanesi places a lot of importance on health promotion and positive health. We provide comprehensive check-up packages aimed at early detection and prevention of disease and give regular health education seminars.

We believe that high standard health care should be available and affordable for everyone.

If you have any health questions, or would like to book an appointment, just contact Sarah Aslan (British Nurse) on the details below.

Sarah is ready to help you about any health issues you might have.

Location: Özel Bodrum Hastanesi
Contact: Sarah Aslan, 0252 313 6566, 0549 733 87 59, asksarah@ozelbodrumhastanesi.com

Complete Double Bed - FREE to a good home!

Double Bed including headboard and double mattress. Perfectly good bed but surplus to requirements now own bed from UK arrived. FREE to good home, buyer collects (bed itself dismantles but that still leaves the mattress).

Location: Central Bodrum.
Contact: Steve, stevebrcs@yahoo.co.uk, 0555 429 9802, 316 5435 

1994 Opel Corsa 1.4 For Sale

Opel (Vauxhaul) Corsa, 1994 model, clean car with 1.4l engline and alarm on it 8400TL

Location: Gümbet
Contact: Umit, umitgumbet@hotmail.com

Looking for a Handyman?

l can help you with almost anything you need doing in the home or garden. All kinds of odd jobs and repairs. ...clean up after!!

l cover the whole of the Bodrum peninsula including:
Torba, Gümbet, Bitez, Yalıkavak, Gündoğan, Gümüslük, Turgutreis, Ortakent, Tuzla, Gulluk, Boğaziçi, Konacık, Gölköy..... and many more.

Contact: Sunay, 0534 339 1198, sunayduvan@hotmail.com

English Lessons Available

Do you or someone you know struggle with the conversational side of English? Or maybe need help with a piece of English homework or grammar?

My name is Amy and I have a Callan method qualification to teach English. I have taught people of all backgrounds, ages and language abilities at a private school in Izmir.

I am offering group lessons, private lessons, conversation evenings and group social activities. I can also help between lessons through emails and phone calls. You are welcome to my home for the first 2 lessons and then you can choose where you would like to continue our lessons (private lessons only). Group lessons will be held on mutual ground for all participants.

Lessons are fun and my aim is to ensure no one thinks twice about coming to each lesson. My timetable is fairly flexible at the moment and lesson rates are very reasonable.

Please email me for more information

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Location: Gümbet
Contact: Amy Holmes, Aims_tigger@hotmail.com

I am interested in night vision mono/binoculars, does anyone have any experience they can share with me, or does anyone know of anywhere that I can buy a pair (in Turkey)?

Contact: Deniz, 0252 313 6566, d.gokova@ozelbodrumhastanesi.com

Editor: Try the the hunting & fishing shop in the narrow street opposite Tansas by Bodrum market

Character Flat for Rent

Ground floor Bodrum stone house, comprising entrance hall, sitting room, bedroom, shower room, separate WC, kitchen/diner, with own private garden. Central location - only 5 mins from Bodrum bus station and harbour.

Fully Furnished, just €280 Euros per month. Please email me for photos.

Contact: Liz, cooke2003@hotmail.com, 0535 957 8826

VHS Video to DVD Conversion

Is the quality of your V.H.S. video tapes (home video, self-recorded and/or bought) slowly fading? We can help you by converting them into DVD

We also have a large library of movies on DVD dating back to 1929.

Please contact us if you are interested or want more information.

Contact: Henk, 0536 319 49 46, hegelos@gmail.com

Want to Learn Turkish?

Individual private lessons for 1-4 people, 2-3 times a week, 2 hours per lesson.

Contact: Sunay, 0534 339 1198, sunayduvan@hotmail.com

Welcome to Nirvana...

The ideal spa of rest, harmony and joy. A place where concepts like tranquility, serenity, rejuvenation and refreshment take on a whole new meaning.

With our dedicated team of staff here at Nirvana, we will pamper your senses and deliver you to a place of peace and serenity.

Our spa treatments will nurture your body and soul, by fragrant touches, healing and relaxing, worn out weary souls, from the harsh demands of every day life.

Nirvana calls you for a new start to 2009!
Sauna, Steam Bath, Traditional Turkish Bath with Scrub and soap massage and
30 minutes Aromatherapy massage.

Only 59 YTL during January 2009

Location: Ayaz Caddesi (Opposite of Parkım Ayaz Otel) No:31/H, Gümbet BODRUM
Contact: info@nirvanaspaclub.com, 0252 319 4743, 0532 611 3767 

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This week, we take a look at Virus Scanners.

There's a whole heap of virus scanners available, some free, some paid, and some bundled with other utilities.

First, some questions to ask yourself:

• Right now, do you have a virus-scanner icon on the toolbar, in the bottom right of your screen?
• When you load the virus scanner interface, look for "about", "information", or "last update". Is the date under "virus definition" within the last week?
• Is your computer running as quickly as you'd like it?

If you've answered "No" to any of those questions, it's probably time to look at a different virus scanning solution, follow this link to the website for more information...

More Articles:
Problems with MSN/Live Messenger and SPAM?
Clean temporary files from your computer

If you'd like to know more, would like a certain topic covered, or have questions, please contact me at dngood@gmail.com

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As a regular contributor, we are pleased to introduce Greg "The Sausage King", who will provide simple but delicious recipes.

Greg, also known as the Sausage King, due to his quality goodies that he supplies from his Ankara outpost, has been a chef for 27 years, working in some of the most prestigious restaurants and hotels across the world.

At the age of 16, he travelled across the French Alps, and became the first student from the UK to do his training placement in one of the best restaurants in France. From there he has gone to serve up to some of the most demanding palates.

He has now relocated to Ankara where he has carved out a decent career as the Sausage King, producing some of the best quality sausages in the Aegean region. He supplies the old favourites, such as Cumberland, as well as a range of specialties, such as chicken sausages, lamb sausages and the famous beef sausages. He also does a seafood and vegetarian range of sausages as well. More details can be found on his website: www.thesausageking.co.uk

He said: “Cookery is a little bit of science and a great deal of common sense. I want to share with readers, clear up some of the cookery myths, and over the weeks, explore and cover some of the methods used in cookery.

“What I will try and do is to create easy to make dishes allowing readers the chance to create dishes for home entertainment and good old family meals whilst not leaving them stuck in the kitchen.”

In 2009, Greg will be bringing in some fantastic new lines, including home smoked products, The Sausage King range of sauces and chutneys, home made cheeses including matured cheddar and soft bries.

Greg has also offered to field any food related questions from readers. He can be emailed at info@thesausageking.co.uk or phone 0534 650 61 54 or 0536 571 60 70.

For more information visit:  www.thesausageking.co.uk

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Cassoulette, a thick casserole of beans and meat, is a hearty peasant dish that originated in the Midi-Pyrenees and Languedoc regions of France. The name comes from la cassole which is the earthenware pot traditionally used in making cassoulette. Now normally this dish contains loads of different pork cuts and duck but hey let's adapt a little.

Serves at least 8 and can be frozen

Vegetables
1 Large onion
3-4 stalks of celery, Kipa for this one but not essential even use leeks if you prefer
3-4 medium size carrots
1 head of garlic

Dry & canned goods
1/2 tin of tomato purée
500- 750g of white (lingot) beans, any beans will do but a good ol' white bean works best

Meats
750g  pork sausage or beef sausage or even order your sausages from me, I like this dish with spicy chicken sausages
1 large chicken cut into 8 pieces
8 or more lamb shanks. If no shanks use bone in lamb cutlets

Herbs
Thyme to taste
Herbs de Provence to taste
Chopped parsley
Salt & Pepper

Misc
50g fresh crumbs
1 litre of chicken stock
1 large casserole dish with a lid

Ok the method and preparation - cut all the vegetables into a small dice, onions and garlic, while you are doing this brown off all the meats. Once done, brown off the vegetables and add to the meats, then add some stock to the pan and the tomato puree and bring to the boil. Stir to remove all the goodies from the bottom of the pan, at this stage whack in the bread crumbs.

In the casserole dish arrange the meats, veg and beans and sprinkle on the layers all the herbs, also a good sprinkle of salt and pepper and then add the rest of the stock so it covers everything, plonk the lid on and shove it in the oven for 2 to 3 hours on 160 degrees, told you it was easy.

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Animal Poisoning on the Peninsula

Most of you will have received the Bodrum Bulletin Newsflash on Friday, where we warned of dog poisoning around the Bitez beach area. We spoke to a representative for the Bodrum Animal Welfare Association, who said that poisonings had been reported in several areas, including Bitez, Torba, and Turgutreis. Until the offenders are caught, please be extra vigilant when walking your dogs in public areas. If you have any information regarding the poisoning, please let us know ASAP.

My Name is Lussy…

My birthday is 20.05.2008 so I am under 1 year old so can learn loads of new tricks. I'm fully house trained, fully vaccinated and spayed. A slim 6 kgs. So if you have a spare bed and a warm lap that needs to be filled by a furry little bum then call Carley.
Contact: Carley (Pethane), 0252 319 20 89, 0538 988 43 83, carley.bodrum@hotmail.com

Can anyone help find a home for these two lovely dogs, who are both currently staying at the Torba dog home, due to their owner's tragic death. They're both fully house-trained, enjoy human affection, and long to be loyal to a new owner.

Contact: editor@bodrumbulletin.com

The Torba Dog Home is always looking for help - whether you want to play with, groom or walk the dogs, or even help operate! You can do as much or as little as you want - all the help is greatly appreciated. Meet other English helpers on a Monday, or go up any day of the week.
Contact: editor@bodrumbulletin.com

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This issue we're starting another new section which we hope will be a core part of the newsletter going forward - but we need your help!

If you have a question about any aspect of life in Bodrum, let me know and I'll post it to this section as an open question. But here's the important bit - we need your help to answer the open questions; so please don't be embarrassed - send us your answers.

To keep this section relatively short, I'll archive the questions to the website, and keep them there for us all to view.

To get us started, here are some open questions, together with some already answered ones...

Q1: I've just moved here and my Turkish neighbour brought me over a plate of food. My friend said I can't give her back the plate empty as it's considered rude, and now I have to cook something for her. Is this true?
A1: The polite thing to do is to return the plate with something on it you have cooked, though there's no rush to do this. You can also return it with something you've bought, such as cake, but be careful this can end up with the plate going backwards and forwards indefinitely. Maybe better just to hand it back empty!

Q2: How do I tell the Dolmus I want to get off?
A2: Simply "Inecek Var" (IN-A-JEK VAR), or "Müsait bir yerde" (MOO-SITE BEER YER-DE).

Q3. I was in Konacik the other day and tried to catch a dolmus back to Bodrum but none of them would stop. Why is this?
A3. As far as I understand within the Konacik area only a Konacik Belideye dolmus can pick you up, though any dolmus can drop you off. Walk down to the traffic lights at the top of the hill to Bodrum then you can get on any dolmus.

Q4: Does anyone know where in Bodrum I can get digital photos printed onto large canvases?
A4: Know the answer, or have any advice? let us know!

Q5. I seem to be paying very high sitesi fees compared to all my friends even though we live on similar size sites with the same facilities. How can I go about getting my fees reduced?
A5: Know the answer, or have any advice? let us know!

Q6. Does anyone know the best way to clean a marble work surface?
A6: Know the answer, or have any advice? let us know!

Q7. Where can I get a CR2025 coin battery? (for kitchen scales)
A7: Know the answer, or have any advice? let us know!

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Found something you want to tell others about, or do you want to pass on some important information to others? Let us know now!

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