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April 3, 2014

U.S. Naval Hospital CSADD Event: Rescue Appreciation Week

by Alexis Sandoval

Sailors from U.S. Naval Hospital Rota Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) brought new meaning to volunteerism in the military community.

From March 24 through 28, the junior enlisted from the Hospital CSADD partnered with the Rota Animal Welfare League for an event called Rescue Appreciation Week. They gave up their after work leisure time for a week to aide in the beautification of the facility and the care of all the animals in the compound.

Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions is a peer mentoring program designed to positive influence Sailors behavior through resources and tools to promote good decisions-making and fostering an attitude and atmosphere of good order and discipline.

“We’re always looking for opportunities to help out community and help in the growth developing the new 21st century Sailors, “said Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Alexis Sandoval, President and Advocate for USNH Rota CSADD. “By volunteering in the community we’re promoting good decision-making after working hours and influencing their peers to help out the community little bit more.”

Ultimately, USNH CSADD’s goal has always been to fight off bad decision making.

This becomes true especially true after working hours and holidays.

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Story by A.M. Ávila, photos by Vicky Miller & graphic by Georg Slickers

rape phylloxera is a pest that affects commercial vineyards worldwide. It is originally native to eastern North America. These almost microscopic, pale yellow sap-sucking insects, related to aphids, feed on the roots and leaves of grapevines. The resulting deformations on roots, and secondary fungal infections, can gradually cut off the flow of nutrients and water to the vine. American vine species have evolved to have several natural defenses against phylloxera. The roots of the American vines extrude a sticky sap that repels the young insect when it tries to feed from the vine by clogging its mouth.

If the young insect is successful in creating a feeding wound on the root, American vines respond by forming a protective layer of tissue to cover the wound and protect it from secondary bacterial or fungal infections. Currently there is no cure for phylloxera and unlike other grapevine diseases there is no chemical control or response. The only successful means of controlling phylloxera has been the grafting of phylloxera-resistant American rootstock to more susceptible European vines.

In the late 1800´s there was a phylloxera epidemic in Europe which destroyed most of the vineyards, most notably in France. Phylloxera was introduced to Europe when avid botanists in Victorian England collected specimens of American vines in the 1850s and brought them to England. Because phylloxera is native to North America, the native grape species there were and still are, for the most part, phylloxera-resistant. By contrast, the European wine grape is very susceptible to the insect. The epidemic devastated vineyards in Britain and then moved to the European mainland, destroying most of the European grape-growing industry. In 1863, the first vines began to inexplicably deteriorate in the southern Rhône region of France.

The problem spread rapidly across the

continent. Some estimate that between two-thirds and nine-tenths of all European vineyards were destroyed.

Curiously, areas with soils composed principally of sand were spared, and also the spread was slowed in dry climates, but gradually the aphid spread throughout the European continent. A significant amount of research was devoted to finding a solution to the phylloxera problem, and a very effective solution gradually emerged: grafting cuttings of the European vines onto phylloxeraresistant American

rootstock.

This is the preferred method for evading the effects of the phylloxera insect even to this day. The rootstock does not interfere with the development of the wine grapes (more technically, the genes responsible for the grapes are not in the rootstock but in the grafted scion), and it also allows for the adaptation of the rootstock to the soil and the weather conditions, as well as creating a desired vigor in the plant.

In contrast, in the Western United States the Spanish missions created a grapegrowing culture, initially for religious pur-

poses, in areas that were very arid, such as New Mexico, Texas, northern Mexico, and southern California. In all of these areas the European vines that had been brought over by the colonizing Spaniards in the mid 1400´s flourished and yielded abundant harvests almost from the beginning. In later centuries, on the Atlantic coast of the United States, however, in spite of repeated attempts to introduce European varieties of vines to the U.S. (by persons such as Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson) their vineyards failed to prosper. Of course, at that time the lack of resistance to the phylloxera insect within the European vines had not yet been identified. Not surprisingly, the attempts to introduce European vines to Eastern America met with unexplainable disaster.

Phylloxera eventually reached Spain, devastating regions like Malaga in 1878 and reaching Rioja in 1901. Its slow progress was due in part to the wide tracts of land that separated the major Spanish wine regions from each other. By the time the Spanish wine industry felt the full force of phylloxera, the remedy of grafting American rootstock to the European vines had already been discovered and was widely utilized.

In the immediate area, the phylloxera epidemic arrived in Jerez in 1894. The following year it was detected in Sanlucar and El Puerto de Santa Maria. The areas east of Jerez, the Doñana National Park and the Guadalquivir wetlands were a natural barrier against the insect and prevented the spread of the epidemic. Eventually, the vineyards were replanted with American rootstock and the grafted vines which were grown in greenhouses in Jerez.

For me, at least, this is a fascinating story about an American bug, that almost devastated the European wine industry, and an American plant that, even to this day, remains as the industry´s savior.

April 3, 2014 Ajedrez Beach Club Opens Tomorrow Kittirat Pongsri: New Chef at Ajedrez Beach Club.

The restaurant Ajedrez Beach Club, situated on the beach of “Las Tres Piedras”, has a new Chef taking helm of the kitchen.This new recruit is in keeping with the reputation of Ajedrez Beach Club. It has been considered one of the top restaurants in the province of Cádiz for many years. Ajedrez Beach Club features “Mediterranean” and “Asian” cuisine.

The new Chef, Kittirat, is “always cooking with love”. One could say he came into the world in a kitchen since his mother was chef in a five star hotel in Bangkok that served original Thai food. Kit began his studies of Japanese cuisine with the best chefs of Japan. He is

always very meticulous with every dish and its decoration: “Tom Kha Gai”, “Tom Yum Kung”, “Spicy Tuna Tartar”, “New Style Sushi”, “Spicy Beef” and other many dishes are his speciality.

Dinner is a relaxed and unrushed affair.The outside tables and the garden are illuminated by hand crafted lamps made from large sea shells and branches that have been washed up on the shore during the winter. The upstairs “Chill out” room is a great place to enjoy a pre or post dinner drink, or two! If you are there the right time of day, it is the place to enjoy a fabulous sunset. Lunch is served from 12:30 hrs. Dinner is served from 19:00 hrs. There is free car parking for guests. Reservations are recommended; call 956 235071.

ROTA

The day before (April, 5th ) dorsal and tshirts pick-up is required at the front of the Starting Point. Morning: from 11 to 13 h. and afternoon from 17 to 19 h. And Sunday from 08:30 to 09:30 h. Registration receipt required.

Registration on-line: www.aytorota.es, www. clubatletismochipiona.blogspot.com or www. aytochipiona.es Monthly Market at Meteoro, Higuereta, 57, La Costilla. Sunday 6th after 5pm. Buy & sell books, clothes, vynils, cds, vintage.

Botanical Garden “Celestino Mutis” from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 14:00 and again from 16:30 to 18:30 Flamenco & Dinner at Bar La Feria, Calle Mina, 42, every Friday 19:30 – 21: 30. 30€ per person. For reservations, call 664 026525.

LENT CONCERTS 20:30, Friday, 4 April /Processional March and Saeta Concert at the Caridad Chapel 21:00, Friday, 4 April 20:30, Saturday, 12 April Virgen de la Escalera Choral Society Concert at Our Lady of the O Parish Church.

ROTA VESPA TOUR 10:30, Sunday, 6 April Starting point: from 9:30 . to 10:30. in the bar La Rústica, Casalareina Street.

Tapas tour with stop in three points and dinner in front of the Chorrillo Beach.

Registration: until April 2nd. Price: 15€ (10€ for children until 12 years old) Cajasur Bank Account: 0237 0406 00 9168677437.

Info: contact 660 970 995 (Edu) or 675 118 914 (Manu). Organized by: Club “Ruta Sur”.

TAPAS TOUR IN MINA STREET 13:00, Friday, 4 April through 16:00, Sunday, 6 l.

Have a drink and an excellent tapa for 2,50€, every bar on the street will have at least 2 tapa offers available.

29TH HALF MARATHON “COSTA DE LA LUZ” CHIPIONA-ROTA 10:00, Sunday, 6 April. All categories Fee 15€ Starting point: Blas Infante Park. (Chipiona).

Finish Line: Plaza España. Rota.

Giovi Giovi, the gift shop located in La Plaza has a really great offer: Bring in the ad published on page 10 this week and you get a 20% discount on your purchase. Sounds like a good deal and a good opportunity to pick up some nice gifts or that special something you would like to have.

Bicocas: Association for Women in Need Bicocas was created five years ago this month, in April 2009. Its goals are to help others through recycling. With this in mind, they opened a second hand store at Avenida San Fernando, 79 in Rota where all types of used articles are sold. All types of used articles including clothes in good condition are accepted as donations. The profits are used to employ people with great to difficulty to find employment such as single women with children, people over fifty, battered women and widows with very little income. In the five years of existence, Bicocas has employed 23 women and one man, helped 21 women financially, organized conferences, donated clothes, taken in six people as “a service to the community”, and donated lunch money for a student among other projects.

Now Bicocas offers you the opportunity to employ domestic help without having to worry

about complicated paperwork. Everything will be done for you legally and correctly. If you are looking for a nanny, a housekeeper or other domestic help, Bicocas will find the right person for you. Contact Bicocas and see what they can do for you: lolichifernandez@gmail.com or call 691 207 587.

Molly Malone Molly's is offering a Thai theme night on Friday April 4th.

Al Lago Hotel & Restaurant Al Lago Hotel & Restaurant together with downtown restaurants and bars presents an Easter Street Fair and Market this Saturday,April 5th starting at 11 a.m. in Zahara de la Sierra.

There will be music all day by D.J. Ali. Here you will find crafts, leather goods, jewelry, children’s clothes, knitted goods, beeswax candles, glassware, fresh produce, wines, hams, olive oil etc., etc. As always,Al Lago will be serving their special 10€ Indian market plate for lunch. Beat the rush and reserve your table: 956123032 or info@al-lago.es Anything you want us to pass along? Let us hear from you about your favorite places or coming events. We do like hearing from you!

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Flamenco Show

PUERTO DE SANTA MARIA

Ta pa Route `Cucharón y Paso Atrás´ Saturday, 15 March through Sunday, 14 AprilMany gastronomic eateries of the town, together with the Ayutamiento, have orgainized this route so that we can have a tapa and a drink (beer, fino wine, red wines and soft drinks) for a 2.50€ price.

Thai Theme Night in Molly Malone, Friday, April 4th.

Dr. Miguel de la Cruz Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Internacional Tricare certification