13 Oct, 2009 @ 10:04
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Bad luck Tuesday but not for Zapatero

A WORD of warning to all Olive Press readers…today, Tuesday 13 is considered to be as unlucky in Spain as the dreaded Friday 13.

This however, has not stopped Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero using today to meet US president Barack Obama.

The Spanish leader is scheduled to spend a number of days in the US this week.

Historians suggest the superstition may date back to the 13th century when a now-forgotten Spanish king and army were crushed by the Moors on a Tuesday.

The custom may also originate from the fact that Martes – the Spanish name for Tuesday – is derived from Mars, the Roman god of war, whose legend is steeped in death.

So today more than ever, stay away from any black cats or precariously-balanced ladders!

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Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)

Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press.

After studying Geography at Manchester University he fell in love with Spain during a two-year stint teaching English in Madrid.

On returning to London, he studied journalism and landed his first job at the weekly Informer newspaper in Teddington, covering hundreds of stories in areas including Hounslow, Richmond and Harrow.

This led on to work at the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Standard and even the Sun, before he landed his first full time job at the Daily Mail.

After a year on the Newsdesk he worked as a Showbiz correspondent covering mostly music, including the rise of the Spice Girls, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur and interviewed many famous musicians such as Joe Strummer and Ray Manzarak, as well as Peter Gabriel and Bjorn from Abba on his own private island.

After a year as the News Editor at the UK’s largest-selling magazine Now, he returned to work as an investigative journalist in Features at the Mail on Sunday.

As well as tracking down Jimi Hendrix’ sole living heir in Sweden, while there he also helped lead the initial investigation into Prince Andrew’s seedy links to Jeffrey Epstein during three trips to America.

He had dozens of exclusive stories, while his travel writing took him to Jamaica, Brazil and Belarus.

He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

Contact jon@theolivepress.es

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