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t used to be we tried to keep up with the Joneses, those ubiquitous neighbours who seemed to really have it all together. If Mr. Jones got a sports car, guess what? You did, too. But over the years, the rules of the game have changed. We now are not only trying to keep up with the Joneses. We are also trying to keep up with ourselves. The whole world and everything in it is speeding up, moving so fast it’s sometimes hard to keep up. Are we too slow, or is the world changing too quickly? We’re certainly living longer, but our daily lives are overloaded.

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Imagine trying to explain that concept to somebody born in the 19th Century. Throughout history our ancestors stayed busy raising children and growing food before they got bitten by scorpions, shot up with arrows or caught the bubonic plague, not suffering from anxiety attacks because they didn’t have enough time to catch up on box sets of The Walking Dead. Aside from a tiny number of kings, nobody in mediaeval Europe needed help deciding what to do on their one day off from digging turnips, but in today’s world you can’t move without being told what to do with every minute you aren’t earning money or sleeping.

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Do we really need to plan this much? It is natural to prepare for the future, but if you take a good look at your life you might realise that much of our present unhappiness comes from diverting that instinct into the compulsion to acquire things and have experiences. It makes sense to prioritise some experiences to a certain extent, but you need to be very careful what starts to constitute a priority. Educating yourself and spending time with elderly relatives is probably quite important; watching every episode of The Big Bang Theory might prove to be less valuable in the long run. If you ever get worried about ticking enough items off your “bucket list” remind yourself that you really will be okay if you reach retirement age without having visited every country who entered the Eurovision Song Contest, but perhaps less so if you forgot to save for a pension or look after your joints. Ideally you would manage to do both, but if not you might need to just live with the satisfaction that you have fond memories of camp discos in Finland rather than any money to buy slippers or pay the gas bill.

How to juggle a family, a career, a creative hobby and learn five languages

Our angst over trying to do everything is made worse because we are also being pressured into life choices that are obviously incompatible with each other. There is a subliminal message throughout our society that you can’t possibly be happy unless you have a proper career, own a home and have at least a couple of children, whilst also finding time to educate yourself to postgraduate level, immerse yourself in foreign cultures and do enough exercise to look like a beachwear model. Congratulations if you do manage to juggle these things without having a nervous breakdown, but most people are going to have to choose a path that rules a few of these options out. If you have children young you could miss out on at least five years of a career, perhaps some music festivals or a few years backpacking, but by the time they’ve grown up a bit you can learn a second language and concentrate on earning enough money to age disgracefully. It’s equally fine to put breeding off to focus on your career (or music festivals, or backpacking), or just not to breed at all. You just need to recognise that you’ve made a choice for yourself, and that choosing one thing means not choosing several others. If life is like visiting a restaurant, then you should remember that if you attempt to try everything on the menu you’re probably going to spend the next morning stuck on the toilet.

Don’t let other people tell you what your priorities are

The most irritating manifestation of our anxiety about not being able to do everything is that many people will try and justify their own choices to themselves by giving you advice on yours. This is most obvious on the part of those people who think the experience of raising a child makes them a universal expert on life, but exists to a lesser extent in anybody who gets a bit too smug about having narrowed down their own options. Sanctimonious parents are the absolute worst, but it’s

common to receive the same passive aggressive lecture from people who think they’ve achieved enlightenment because they’ve “travelled the world” - which is just a coded way of saying they’ve been middle class tourists. It’s the same from people who’ve mastered some obscure aspect of culture, or those who don’t realise that talking about your gym routine is only slightly more interesting than telling people whether you wipe up or down. I honestly don’t care if you think I’m missing out because I’ve never been skiing, have never seen The Phantom of the Opera, or haven’t planned my daily diet around kale enemas. It really doesn’t matter if I die before hearing the first Oasis album, or seeing the Grand Canyon. If these people were, deep down, satisfied with every choice they’ve made, it is unlikely they’d find the motivation to be so judgemental about somebody else’s decisions. Instead of worrying, trying to fit too much in, and bullying other people with advice, it would be much healthier for our society if we spent more time being thankful for being able to make those choices at all. Most of our ancestors were preoccupied with eating, breeding and avoiding an untimely death, and in fact this is still the daily existence for a significant proportion of people living around the world. They don’t worry about what to do with their excess leisure time because they don’t have any, and there’s no time to stress about a fulfilling career when you’re lucky just to have enough of an income to provide food and shelter. We would probably be better off if we thought about how fortunate we are, and tried to remain thankful for the choices we can make. I admit this does sound like the kind of advice you get at the end of a yoga class, but in this instance the hippies have got a point. You’ll be much happier than people who try and do everything and end up enjoying nothing. Just live a good life, be happy you have a choice of things to put in a sandwich, and be grateful you haven’t been eaten by a grizzly bear.

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ne by one, the rivals to replace David Cameron were found out. Boris Johnson, a chancer who thinks a smattering of Latin fair substitute for strategy or principle. Michael Gove, a political sociopath with a manifesto that read like an undergraduate essay. Andrea Leadsom, the hard-right’s unelectable answer to Labour’s far-left, and unelectable, Jeremy Corbyn. Theresa May’s stroll into Downing Street offered some hope that Britain has not gone completely mad. Mr Johnson has the Foreign Office as a consolation prize. The hope must be that he is not too much of an embarrassment. The adage has it that politics always ends in failure. In Mr Cameron’s case it was self-inflicted. He always preferred tactics to strategy. Add an inflated sense of his ability to get out of tight spots and an unhappy ending was inevitable. The big tactical swerve — a referendum offered in a vain attempt to appease Tory Europhobes — steered him, and the nation, into a brick wall. There was not much dignity, I suppose, in the abruptness with which he was bundled out of Number 10 this week but then Brexit is the biggest political and foreign policy failure of postwar Britain. The 1956 Suez debacle was a small bump on the road by comparison. The prime

“My assumption is that Brexit will take effect in mid 2019, one year ahead of the next UK election”

minister who took Britain out of the EU and, quite possibly, broke the union of the United Kingdom as a consequence — not a happy epitaph. Mrs May was the best choice available as his successor. She was on the proEuropean side but stayed invisible during the campaign. Her reputation as a steely, competent home secretary is overdone. She dodged difficult decisions and failed to get a grip on border controls and the enforcement of immigration rules. Her success was surviving in a department more commonly considered a political graveyard. She has a reputation as a pragmatist and avoids histrionics. The process of government will become more formal and be better for it. In temperament she is not too far from Germany’s Angela Merkel. The policy vacuum left by the Brexit vote has thus far filled with wishful thinking. On the pro-European side, a cry of pain has been followed by insistence that the result need not be the final word. Lawyers have been hired, constitutional precedents consulted. If the people can decide to say goodbye to their own continent, surely they also have the right to change their mind? After all, buyers’ remorse may set in as the economy slips towards recession. Among the Leavers there is a let’s-get-

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on-with-it hubris that says Britain can skip out of the EU the day after tomorrow. It will get a good deal because Germany wants to continue selling its cars and France its wine. Anyway, the latter-day Elizabethans declare, there is a world to be conquered beyond Europe’s troubled shores. A sinking economy? Pro-European propaganda. These are people who invent their own facts. It is possible, of course, that Britain could decide in the end to remain in the EU or to opt for something close to it such as associate membership. If we have learnt anything these past few weeks it is that politics can turn somersaults. A new prime minister will not change the reality that it will be difficult to secure broad political consent for any one of the many versions of “out”. On the other hand, it is also conceivable, just, that a speedy and goodnatured negotiation could see Britain leave on relatively favourable terms. Politicians must deal in facts and probabilities rather than dreams. The process of unravelling four decades of political and economic integration will be complex, costly and frequently badtempered. The Britain that emerges will be weaker economically and have a smaller footprint internationally. “Brexit means Brexit” is Mrs May’s favourite phrase. It offers assurance to Tory

Outers who worry about her commitment to withdrawal. It says nothing, though, about the shape of post-Brexit relations. The new prime minister has avoided showing her hand on where she wants to draw the balance between access to the single market and national control of immigration policy. This will be the subject of two sets of negotiations — the first with her own party, where the interests of business will collide with the ideology of Little Englanders, and then with the other 27 EU states. The former may be harder than the latter. Mrs May will be told by the Brexiters to get on with it: set out your position clearly, trigger Article 50 and wrap up a deal as quickly as possible to put an end to uncertainty. The prime minister should ignore the pleas. The only hope she has of squaring half-a-dozen circles will be to play the negotiations long. We are living through a period of political and economic upheaval — in Britain and in the rest of the continent. What Mrs May must hope is that over time the politically impossible becomes the possible; that compromises unacceptable today are seen as common sense a year or two hence. Why should Europe wait? Listen to Ms Merkel. The chancellor quite rightly insists that the EU will not be bent out of

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shape to accommodate the British. But she prefers deliberation to rushed decisions. She understands it is in Europe’s interest to rescue what can be salvaged from the wreckage and to emerge with relations with Britain on a reasonable footing. She also has an election to fight next year. So does President François Hollande of France. Changes to EU-wide migration rules may seem more attractive. A pause might just suit everyone.

EXQUISITELY HANDCRAFTED REINCARNATIONS OF TWO GROUNDBREAKING TWIN-CYLINDER BIKES ARE MOVING THE BRITISH MOTORCYCLE REVIVAL INTO THE FAST LANE.

y the early 1970s, the golden era of British motorcycle manufacture that prevailed throughout the first half of the 20th century had lost its lustre. Machines from marques such as BSA, Triumph, Norton and Matchless that had once been common on the roads were more likely to be found languishing in backyards and garden sheds, their once-loyal owners having been seduced by the better built, better performing, more reliable offerings flooding in from Japan. On the racetracks too the Japanese were belittling the cash-strapped British manufacturers, whose outdated and often fragile single-and twin-cylinder engines were no match for the high-revving, seemingly

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indestructible multicylinder bikes being created in the east. So when Norton’s 34-year-old chief race engineer and factory rider Peter Williams lined up among a host of Yamahas, Suzukis and Hondas for the start of the Formula 750 race at the Isle of Man TT in June 1973, only the most dedicated British motorcycle fans would have tipped him to finish in the top 10 – or even, perhaps, to complete the race at all. There was no doubting Williams’s talent as a rider; he had raced on the Isle of Man 11 times and achieved seven second places, won the Ulster Grand Prix in 1971

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and finished fourth in the 1967 500cc World Championship. But the twin-cylinder engine of his John Player-sponsored Norton was based on a 30-year-old design, marking the bike out as an apparent underdog. What few observers had accounted for, however, was the radical and ingenious stainless-steel chassis into which the ostensibly outdated engine was fitted. Personally developed by Williams, it featured a ground-breaking monocoque design in which the fuel and oil tank were integral to the frame to centralise mass; it ran tubeless tyres on cast-magnesium wheels (the first to

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And it’s now possible to own a piece of that history, following the decision by Williams to build a limited series of 25 “continuation” machines, called JPN Replicas and costing £88,000 apiece. Although the continuation bikes have been slightly modified, with boltin fuel and oil tanks to reduce repair costs in the event of damage (the JPN is designed purely for track use), the design closely replicates that of the 1973 machine, even down to the magnesium-alloy wheels that have been made to the exact pattern of the originals, and the classic Norton Commando engines built from brand-new components. For the purposes of this article, Williams arranged for me to ride one of the first completed JPN Replicas at Turweston airfield in Northamptonshire, near to where the bikes are built. Two things stood out on this initial encounter: one, that it is a truly beautifully engineered motorcycle; and two, it is absolutely tiny – a jewel-like creation that seems almost too exquisitely crafted to ride in anger, replete with crisp castings and artisanal welds. The fairing is just 24in wide (including its aerodynamic handlebar nacelles) and the area of bodywork where the fuel tank would be on a conventional machine measures only 10in across – tailored to accommodate Williams’ chest while lying flat in a wind-cheating racing crouch. At about 6ft tall and wearing a somewhat unforgiving set of ancient leathers, I felt cumbersome on the JPN and, after a few passes up and down the airstrip, was amazed that Williams – who was a similar height when he won the TT – had been able to complete the 188-mile race at such prodigious speed. More noteworthy, however, was how delightful the

‘Williams will build a limited series of 25 “continuation” machines, called JPN Replicas and costing £88,000 apiece’ 160mph-plus bike was to ride, having none of the “all or nothing” engine characteristics of many race machines, but rather a remarkably linear power delivery from an engine – built by Norton specialist Mick Hemmings – that seemed to become smoother the higher it revved. “The JPN Monocoque was the best bike I ever rode, and I would have had to be a complete idiot to fall off it,” says Williams who, the year after his TT victory, had to stop racing after a devastating crash at Oulton Park on a Norton he hadn’t designed. He has since worked as a consultant to firms such as Cosworth and Lotus and the modern-day Norton concern, setting up Peter Williams Motorcycles two years ago in conjunction with fellow engineer Greg Taylor. “In truth, I wasn’t entirely surprised to win on the Isle of Man,” he says. “It’s a special circuit that requires one to get the balance of power and handling just right. And the JPN was perfect, steering beautifully and allowing me to go into corners hard and come out fast, which was the key to a good time. At the end of the race I felt like doing another couple of laps.” So far, five JPN Replicas have been sold, attracting both die-hard motorcycle

enthusiasts and wealthy investors. The JPN is not, however, the only handbuilt, twin-cylinder British motorcycle to have recently become available. In the unlikely setting of an industrial unit at the Carswell Golf & Country Club in rural Oxfordshire, Gerry Lisi, managing director of Métisse Motorcycles, is now ramping up production of a road-going machine powered by a bespoke 997cc engine produced in conjunction with former Formula One engine designer Tim Baker and former Williams Formula One engineer Christian Sawyer. The Métisse Adelaide MK5 offers 97 brake horsepower and 135mph performance for £29,700, in Café Racer and Street Scrambler variants, with tuning kits available that can boost power by up to a third. The British motorcycle industry may have seemed on its last legs when Williams rode to victory back in 1973 – but with the arrival of the JPN Replica and the Métisse Adelaide MK5, the ongoing success of Triumph, the revival of Norton and the return of marques such as Matchless, Brough and Hesketh, the Brits, it seems, are well and truly back on the two-wheeled track.

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Edito...........................................................................................................................5 Life Moves Too Fast..............................................................................10 What’s On..................................................................................................12 News in Numbers....................................................................................14 Give..........................................................................................................................17 Speedy Shopping..........................................................................................24 MISC.......................................................................................................................26

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Hannah & James Smith’s Wedding Day........................................28 Charlotte Corrin & James Ramsay’s Wedding Day...............30 Rebekah Mccutcheon & Mark Snell’s Wedding Day.............32 Engagement Party........................................................................................30

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Juan Moore Odd Days.........................................................................36 Culture Vulture..................................................................................................38 Culture News..........................................................................................39 Guest Fashion Photographer............................................................40 UPLOAD....................................................................................................46

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5 Countries 5 Days..........................................................................................50

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In The News........................................................................................................54 Movers & Shakers..............................................................................................58 Brexiters Are 500 Years Behind................................................................60 Play Brexit Long................................................................................................62 Current Affairs........................................................................................64 SOPHI.........................................................................................................66 Miles Enterprise..................................................................................................68

Gemma’s Design Mission................................................................................71 Digital Networks................................................................................................72 EClub Event..........................................................................................................74 Home Office Routers.......................................................................................76 The Man Who Put Pokemon On The Map....................................78

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Get the look............................................................................................98 Beauty Products............................................................................................100

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Pinch Punch First of The Month..................................................102 Recipes.....................................................................................................103 Wine Talk...............................................................................................104

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Shoprite Cycle4Life...........................................................................102 RL 360 Olympic Moments................................................................103 The Rs Feva Open Regatta.............................................................110

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Motoring News.................................................................................................122 Sure Sidecar Team...........................................................................................112 The Long Way Round........................................................................113 JPN Replica & MK5 adelaide Bikes.............................................114 Speed Gadgets.....................................................................................116

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Life moves too fast:

10,000 things you must do before you die

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Modern life in a developed country, when compared to almost any other era of the human species, is extremely weird. It’s not so much the idea of reality television or the British electorate voting to leave the EU because they are worried about the shape of bananas, but the novel concept of a daily existence where extremes of danger and hunger are mostly absent. Instead of war and sharp-toothed predators, many of us are just paddling about in a consumer economy that thrives by thinking up new, largely unnecessary, ways to spend our wages. For the first time in history, we have created so many non-essential things to buy or do that some humans are getting quite upset about not being able to do them all. Imagine trying to explain that concept to somebody born in the 19th Century. Throughout history our ancestors stayed busy raising children and growing food before they got bitten by scorpions, shot up with arrows or caught the bubonic plague, not suffering from anxiety attacks because they didn’t have enough time to catch up on box sets of The Walking Dead. Aside from a tiny number of kings, nobody in mediaeval Europe needed help deciding what to do on their one day off from digging turnips, but in today’s world you can’t move without being told what to do with every minute you aren’t earning money or sleeping.

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How to juggle a family, a career, a creative hobby and learn five languages

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AUGUST Grove’s past. Step back into the Edwardian times and experience a more theatrical tour of the cherished family home to uncover stories from the past. The 30 – 45 minute tour is followed by a delicious afternoon tea in the Grove’s Conservatory overlooking the country gardens. To book tickets (£22) visit The Grove Museum or call 812686. Pre-booking is essential. www.manxnationalheritage.im

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Now – 24.08.2016

FRIEND OR FOE? 1942-43

//ST CATHERINE’S CHURCH, PORT ERIN// WW2 Internment Exhibition ‘Friend or Foe? 1941-1942’. The second instalment of this unmissable exhibition, exploring stories of Rushen Camp W and the creation of the world’s only Married Camp in WW2. www.rushenheritage.org

04.08.2016

PEEL CASTLE RIO O’LIMPETS

//PEEL CASTLE// Each race will be organised by age group and will feature classics such as the egg’n’spoon race, the sack race, the three legged race, the wheelbarrow race and the sprint with a Rio twist! 2pm until 4pm. www.manxnationalheritage.im

05 – 07.08.2018

PEEL TRADITIONAL BOAT WEEKEND

//PEEL HARBOUR// Record entries, a packed vibrant harbour and a parade of sail second to none will be supplemented by a series of shore-side activities and entertainment. Boat building competition, race of competition boats and parade of sail. www.peeltraditionalboat.org

07.08.2016

COUNTRY GARDEN TEA & TOUR //GROVE MUSEUM, RAMSEY// Splendid afternoon tea, lashings of cream and laughter with a special host from The

SUMMER ADVENTURE DAY – OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

//CREGNEASH VILLAGE// A famous five style exploration of the Meayll Hill. Using a secret map and a compass, mini-adventurers can unearth ancient places and their long lost secrets. Take binoculars for additional discoveries. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call 834993 to book your place, spaces are limited. www.manxnationalheritage.im

11.08.2016 and 21.08.2016

GUIDED WALK – GOVERNOR LOCH & THE POLITICS OF TOURISM

//MANX MUSEUM, DOUGLAS// Two opportunities (7pm on 11 August, 2pm on 21 August) to take part in a walk led by Andrew Foxon to discover more about the development of Douglas in the 19th century and the influence which Governor Loch had in a period of major change on the Isle of Man. Tickets £8 available from the Manx Museum Gallery Shop & online from www.manxheritageshop.com

12.08.2016

DANCE FOR WILDLIFE

12-13.08.2016

ROYAL MANX AGRICTULURAL SHOW

//KNOCKALOE FARM, PATRICK// Royal Manx Agricultural Show is a great Manx institution - an opportunity to see the best in Manx farming, meet friends, catch up with the latest equipment or simply enjoy a fantastic family day out. www.royalmanx.com

17.08.2016

SUMMER ADVENTURE DAY – FARMING

//CREGNEASH VILLAGE// A guided expedition of the village where little adventurers experience farm life with animals, food production and the seasonal harvest. Session ends with a themed workshop. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call 834993 to book your place, spaces are limited. www.manxnationalheritage.im

19-20.08.2016

ISLAND AT WAR SINGALONG EVENINGS

//SNAEFELL SUMMIT RESTAURANT// Take the tram to the Snaefell Summit Restaurant for a fabulous evening of singalong songs with live musicians. Dress up and join in the fun. £35 per person including tram travel, entertainment and supper. Call 01624 600555 to book tickets.

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URBAN WATER SLIDE //WALPOLE ROAD, PEEL// Join in the wet and wild fun and raise funds for Hospice. Open to anyone over the age of 8, but only 500 places available. Tickets £10. www.facebook.com events/938555999576082/

//MASONIC HALL, DOUGLAS// Manx Wildlife Trust would like to invite you to a charity evening to learn Ceroc, which combines classic dances with minimal footwork, with the help of the dance teachers from Isle of Man Ceroc club. Tickets £20 to include a hot buffet and there is a licensed bar. 7pm at the Masonic Hall, on Woodbourne Road. www.manxwt.org.uk/events/2016/08/12/ strictly-ceroc-dancing-wildlife

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//ISLAND-WIDE// Motorcycle practicing and racing on the mountain circuit. Also includes the Manx National 2 Day motorcycle trial (27-28 August) for solo and side-car machines, the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Festival of Jurby (28 August), the Ramsey MGP Sprint (1 Elvis looks suitably September) dressed for the summer www.manx2day.com | www.vmcciom.org | www.straightliners. weather that’s finally co.uk | www.manxgrandprix.org arrived here in Jersey...

ELVIS AT FORT REGENT 27th August

Ben Portsmouth is excited to announce that he will be playing the Fort Regent, Jersey on Saturday 27thAugust, 2016 . Internationally renowned as one ,if not The Best Elvis Tribute in the world today, Ben Portsmouth will bring his unique style and charisma to Jersey and will show audiences why he is regarded as the best in the business.

GOREY FETE 18th August

The Jersey Mutual Gorey Fête is a charitable event which has been running for over 60 years. Fantastic fun for everyone, the fête is held in and around the delightful Gorey pier: live music, fun fair, beach games, tractor and trailer rides, spaghetti eating and yard of ale drinking competitions are amongst the most popular attractions. Be sure to stick around the firework display at the end!

HELIER SEASIDE FESTIVAL 14th August

Set along the historic waterfront of Havre Des Pas, the Seaside Festival is a family fun day packed with arts, crafts, food, drink and entertainment. Fun for all ages, and always a summer calendar highlight. There is a minimum £1.00 donation for the Jersey Brain Tumor Charity and Friends of Oncology.

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//MANX MUSEUM, DOUGLAS// Bike Display: Stanley Woods 1939 TT Winning Velocette, Mike Hailwood’s Suzuki RG500 (1979), Carl Fogarty’s Yamaha OWO1 (1992) and John McGuinness’s Honda Fireblade and host of other racing machines. Show and Tell: TT Memorabilia (non-race days, at 10.15am and 2.15pm) See leathers, helmets, shirts and other TT themed objects ELunique TICO IRON MAN from theAugust Manx Museum Collections, which represent TT festival 13th history 1907 to the day and their Now infrom its 3rd year the present Tico Ironman is hear booked ininteresting for Saturday 13th stories. August. The challenge includes a 400mtr Swim, 1500mtr Paddle Film Chat With 3.30pm) andShowing: a 3k Run.AThe event is Stanley open to Woods juniors,(daily adultsatand teams. A Stanley Woods recallstomagic moments fromashis career great fun challenge achieve something anracing individual or as a including ten TT victories of agreat other riders team. The challenge will fiand nishlots with prizebattles givingwith drinks reception like Guthrie and Simpson. in the afternoon. www.manxnationalheritage.im

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BOOMTOWN

11-14 AUGUST 2016 Dubbing itself the ‘World’s Craziest City’, Boom Town Fair is the quirky independent festival making waves across the country. The festival which takes place in Hampshire in the UK celebrates all different genres of music. You can enjoy anything from Gypsy punk rock to old school jungle beats or even a spot of hillbilly folk music! The festival is also perfect for anyone into psychedelic music, with three stages solely devoted to the genre. WWW.BOOMTOWNFAIR.CO.UK

READING AND LEEDS FESTIVAL

26-28 AUGUST 2016 The Reading and Leeds Festivalsare a pair of annual rock music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend every year, sharing the same line up. This year the line up includes Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Biffy Clyro, Foals, Disclosure and Fall Out Boy plus many many more. WWW.READINGANDLEEDSFESTIVAL.COM

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

05-29 AUGUST 2016 The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and takes place every August for three weeks in Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city. Every year thousands of performers take to hundreds of stages all over Edinburgh to present shows for every taste. From big names in the world of entertainment to unknown artists looking to build their careers, the festival caters for everyone and includes theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children’s shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhibitions and events. WWW.EDFRINGE.COM

NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL

28-29 AUGUST 2016 Notting Hill Carnival, Europe’s biggest street festival, is a vivid spectacle representing London’s multicultural past and present. It’s a celebration of the capital’s Caribbean communities, their culture and traditions. The carnival has been taking place since 1964, featuring two days of fantastic live music ranging from reggae to dub to salsa. Spread throughout W10 in west London, the Carnival celebrations take over the areas of Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park. The celebrations also include soca floats, steel bands and a whole lot of jerk chicken and fried plantain. THENOTTINGHILLCARNIVAL.COM

Uitmarkt Amsterdam

26-28 AUGUST 2016 Annually attracting more than 450,000 visitors, the Uitmarkt is one of the country’s most popular cultural eventsand the traditional opening of the cultural season in the Netherlands. The festival features more than 450 performances by some 2,000 artists. From classical to kid-friendly, hip-hop to dance and theatre to jazz – there’s something for everyone. WWW.UITMARKT.NL

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petitions for redress of grievance presented by members of public on Tynwald Day this year.

hours of bright sunshine in June, according the Isle of Man Met office.

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raised for the charity Wish Upon a Dream by runners, sponsors and spectators at the KPMG Promenade Relay Run in June.

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people were registered as unemployed in June, the lowest unemployment figure since October 2008.

n o i l l bi 2 3 4. lion l i 3m Total value of all goods and services produced on the Island was £4.32 billion in 2014. The IT industry alone was worth nearly £3 million.

1 September 2016 – your last opportunity to register in order to vote in the general election on 22 September.

20% of police officers’ time spent on incidents involving mental health (Chief Constable’s review of 201516). Reported crime down to under 2,000 incidents – a level last reported in 1970.

£2.2m cost of a proposed new accommodation block at Noble’s Hospital to provide a home for up to 48 people recruited to the island to work in the health service. The cost would be partial off-set by the sale of the existing, but no longer fit for purpose, Nurses Home and other properties in Douglas, and the sale of land gifted to the DHSC by the Henry Bloom Noble Healthcare Trust. ISLE OF MAN PREMIER MAGAZINE

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WHEN IT’S TIME FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS YOU WANT TO GET THE FUN STARTED AS SPEEDILY AS POSSIBLE. THAT’S WHY JUMPING ON ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET COMPANY FAST CRAFT MANANNAN IS A BRILLIANT START TO ANY GETAWAY.

he vessel speeds across the Irish Sea to the heart of Liverpool, so when Manannan docks you are just minutes away from the city’s shops, museums, restaurants and vibrant nightlife. Take your car and you can be on the motorway network, heading to your holiday destination, within 20 minutes of driving off the fast craft. When you travel by ferry, the speedy check-in service means you don’t face long

waits before taking your comfortable seat in one of the choice of lounges offered by Manannan. As the fast craft whisks you away you can explore the vessel, stretch your legs and enjoy a variety of meals, snacks and hot and cold drinks. The journey will pass quickly as you visit the Ocean Avenue shop, where you can buy newspapers, magazines, books, games, gifts and even famous name fragrances with up to 50% off RRP, or take a seat in one of Manannan’s two cinema lounges to enjoy a movie while you sail. Booking is quick and simple too; just visit www.steam-packet.com to secure the best available fare and then start planning your break. Even getting ready doesn’t take long – there are no luggage fees so you can pack everything you need without worrying about what to leave at home to meet your baggage allowance. So, you’re ready to speed away to enjoy your holiday but where to go? With fares for five-day short break for a car and two people starting from just £94 each way, you can enjoy the freedom to explore as far, or as near, as you like. Late summer is a great time to consider a city break, and there are plenty of outstanding destination within quick and easy reach when you travel on Manannan. Liverpool itself is a brilliant place to spend a few days, but with your car you can travel further afield.

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Nearby Manchester has a vibrant city centre which is great for shopping, whether you are after high street names or independent stores, and perfect for an unforgettable night out. It’s also a favourite with football fans, and not just supporters of the cities two premiership teams; the National Football Museum in the heart of Manchester is packed with memorabilia tracing the history of the beautiful game including the replica Jules Rimet Trophy created by the FA after the original, which England won in the 1966 World Cup Final, was stolen. Head over the Pennines to Leeds and you can discover a bustling city which mixes a proud heritage with a contemporary vibe. History buffs can enjoy themselves at the Royal Armouries Museum and stunning Harewood House, while eager shoppers are spoilt for choice as they explore the Victoria Quarter, Kirkgate Market and Trinity Leeds, home to some 120 shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. The city is also a great base for discovering the surrounding rural beauty, with Yorkshire Dales National Park, the Forest of Bowland and the Peak District National Park all within easy driving distance. Just a little further east is historic York, where you can lose track of time wandering the narrow streets, exploring the Viking, Roman and Medieval story of the city and marvelling at the world-famous architecture. Don’t miss a visit to York Minster, a walk around the city walls and, of course, The Shambles with its quaint shops. There’s so many possibilities for your next getaway, why delay? Book a five-day short break for a car and two people starting from just £94 each way with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and get ready for a well-deserved break. Visit www.steam-packet.com now to book.

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Give an home Give ananimal animal aahome Happiness is a forever home... TASHA AND SUSIE These lovely Northern Inuits have been with us for more than two years, not because they are difficult dogs but because they are big and bouncy and need lots of space. Finding a new home for them both together has proved to be more difficult than we ever imagined, and so we have now decided to find separate homes for them provided that they leave the Kennels at the same time. Ideally each new home will have a large and secure back garden so that the dogs can exercise freely and frequently, and their new families will need to have older children and no cats. ‘The girls’ are four year old sisters with very distinct personalities – Tasha is the more inquisitive of the two, and the most energetic; and Susi (who is the lighter colour) is more self-contained and lady-like. Both dogs are very people-orientated and playful, and they will reward their new owners with endless energetic fun. Please come and meet them.

Here kitty! Tabcat Pack, £69.99, from mytabcat.com

ou love your cat, but you’re pretty certain your neighbours aren’t so keen on you shouting into your garden late at night, calling for Whiskers to come home. Well, with this device you can train your cat to return at a click of a button whether he’s just hiding in your garden, your neighbours’ (naughty!) or on a nearby street. The cat-locating device, sees a light-weight splash-proof tab attach to your cat’s collar then, when you activate the corresponding handset, the tab will beep and the device you’re holding will guide you to your puss via lights. A red glow will mean you’re in the range of your cat and as you get closer will shine amber and then green. When your cat returns, give it a treat so it learns to associate the beep with food and come running when you activate it.

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BUTTON AND SMUDGE If you are looking for a pet that needs no exercise, then these two beautiful White’s Tree frogs might be for you. They should only be handled when absolutely necessary and so they are not suitable for young children, and they eat live insects such as crickets and mealworms and so they’re not for the fainthearted owner. However, they are fascinating to observe in their vivarium, which needs to be kept humid and heated, and they like to climb on plants and branches. Keeping reptiles requires dedication and commitment because they need such careful husbandry, but we are reasonably sure that these two are both young females and so baby frogs should not be an issue! They will live for approximately ten years and so have a lifetime of reptilian enjoyment to give to their new owner – could this be you?

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ManxSPCA • Ard Jerkyll, East Foxdale • Tel: 851672

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WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY The unique nature of our close island community, coupled with a motivated and generous workforce mean that Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes are felt more in our Island than in many places in the world. Many companies that operate in the Isle of Man have the foresight and attitude to support their staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desire to give of their time and effort in favour of the greater good. Each week

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we see good causes benefiting from funds raised at public events. We see time given for the improvements or enhancement of areas that benefit the Island. We also see groups on island or operating overseas activities that communicate the Isle of Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredible desire to help, wherever it may be required. Over the following pages we take a look at some of the CSR activity from Zurich, Manx Telecom and Annexio.

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At Zurich we are committed to improving the environment in which our communities live and work at both a local and global level. Each year from May to July Zurich employees across the globe intensify the focus they place on their communities. By donating time and skills employees make a real difference; in 2015 alone Zurich employees around the world volunteered a staggering 31,000 business hours to their communities through various projects and initiatives. Zurich celebrates their employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; commitment to their communities and their support of good causes each year during the Zurich Global Community Week. Local projectÂ - Archallagan Forest Development Since Zurich was established on the Isle of Man over 30 years ago, it has demonstrated continual commitment to corporate responsibility, having been an enormous supporter of community events and local charities. One illustration of this commitment saw Zurich continue their collaboration with the End2End Legacy Committee and the Department of Environment, Food & Agriculture (DEFA), in making Archallagan forest a familyfriendly resource for people of all ages on the island to enjoy and benefit from for years to come.

COMPANY INFORMATION Zurich is a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. With around 55,000 employees, we provide a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. We serve individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, including multinational corporations, in more than 170 countries. To read about how Corporate Responsibility fits into our Group Strategy, please see our website www.zurich.com ISLE OF MAN PREMIER MAGAZINE

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DEFA is incredibly grateful to a huge number of dedicated volunteers who are helping to make the Department’s estate a more enjoyable and accessible place for all of its visitors. Amenity and habitat improvements are being made through a range of imaginative and environmentallyfocused collaborations between the public, private and third sectors. Such projects contribute to the Island’s economic development and also bring opportunities for health benefits to the local community. David Cretney, MLC for DEFA said:”As a keen walker in the Manx Countryside I often encounter new access and recreational improvements undertaken by volunteers. I am particularly impressed by the amenity enhancements at Archallagan and wish to extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to the staff at Zurich for their hard work, energy and enthusiasm”. The Archallagan development started in 2014 after the End2End Legacy had been developed as the charitable end of the End2End Mountain Bike Challenge, currently sponsored by Manx Telecom. The past 3 years have seen tremendous development within Archallagan, supported hugely by Zurich, both in respect of funding and logistics, and of course the many hundreds of man-hours Zurich employees put in. The fabulous results include an all-weather junior

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mountain bike race course, a fitness trim trail, two children’s playgrounds and two further child-friendly cycle routes. In addition, Zurich have helped to open up the beautiful ‘Dragonfly Pond’, creating a fantastic boardwalk to provide access and a picnic area for all – this was very much a revelation to even regular users of the forest, many of whom had no knowledge of the well-hidden wildlife haven! The race course has been tremendously well received and provides young cyclists somewhere to hone their skills and compete all year round. The wider facility gives families a safe place to go to enjoy spending recreational time together.

Kate Evans, Chairperson of End2End Legacy said: “It’s been another fabulous year working with Zurich within Archallagan, albeit somewhat wetter than usual! The staff showed what they were made of whilst drenched to the skin and the results are a credit to them. The feedback received already has been 100% positive with children of all ages enjoying the facilities and even braving the spiders in the maze! Legacy looks forward to working with Zurich again in 2017. John Qualtrough has provided all the equipment for free which makes a huge difference to Legacy, enabling us to support other community developments locally”.

This year Phase 3 saw absolutely no let up in Zurich’s commitment to this local project, with over 130 employees getting involved over the course of a somewhat damp week in June! Employees donned their waterproofs, rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty in great team spirit, to contribute their bit to a brand new, and arguably somewhat scary, Zurich Spider Maze! This year Zurich continued their ongoing commitment to the forest, revamping numerous trails, as well as providing upgrades to the popular picnic area and children’s playground. Substantial ground work was also undertaken in the naturalised quarry within the forest which is intended to be opened soon as a Freeride Zone for more advanced cyclists.

To mark achievements to date and thank all those involved with the project, Zurich hosted a grand opening celebration. Zurich personally thanked DEFA for all of their support throughout and J Qualtrough & Co. Ltd who generously supplied all building materials and equipment free of charge. Macs also helped at last minute with provision of free bolts. Those who attended were the first to brave the newly created Zurich Spider Maze and the employees who attended could see first hand the enjoyment they had helped to create. Zurich hopes families continue to enjoy the forest for many more years to come and are proud to have helped serve its community in this way.

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Representatives from Manx Wildlife Trust with some of the equipment the charity purchased with a Manx Telecom It’s Our Community grant. Manx Telecom is proud to be the main sponsor of the Royal Manx Agricultural Show.

Action from this year’s Manx Telecom Parish Walk.

MANX TELECOM In addition to providing the world class communications technology that’s now part of everyday life on the Island, Manx Telecom is also well known for supporting big events such as the Manx Telecom Parish Walk, End2End Mountain Bike Challenge, and Tough Mann Adventure Challenge. But if you take a look inside the latest edition of the company’s ‘In Touch’ digital publication, you will find out that there are lots more community projects, groups and initiatives which are backed by the Island’s leading communications provider. Here’s a sneak preview of what’s inside. Youth initiatives A wide range of projects for children and young people have been supported by Manx Telecom in recent years, including: *

Crucial Crew: Every June Year 6 pupils from primary schools across the Island learn important life skills when they attend the annual Crucial Crew week. Manx Telecom provides interactive sessions with a focus on online and mobile safety.

community. Manx Telecom sponsored the inaugural awards in 2015, and were proud to do so again this year.

St Ninian’s High School Manx Telecom Core Skills Enterprise Challenge: An excellent project designed to allow Year 8 students to learn by developing their own business ideas.

Heart and sole Well over 1,000 competitors take part in the Manx Telecom Parish Walk every year – it’s an event which has become a symbol of the Island’s fantastic community spirit. It’s also one of the three big mass participation sporting events sponsored by the company, along with the End2End Mountain Bike Challenge, and the Tough Mann Adventure Challenge obstacle course race. In 2015 more than 3,000 people took part in this trio of challenges. It’s showtime Over 20,000 visitors attended the 2015 Royal Manx Agricultural Show which, after the

Internet safety: Over the years Manx Telecom has supported many police and school initiatives to advise parents and children on how to stay safe online. The company has also produced three useful guides about online and mobile safety which can all be downloaded at manxtelecom.com/onlinesafety Young Citizen of the Year Awards: Run by Isle of Man Newspapers, these awards recognise and celebrate the contribution which young people are making to the

TT, is the Island’s biggest visitor attraction. Manx Telecom became the show’s main sponsor in 2012 and, in addition to having their own stand, they have enabled organisers to provide new, exciting attractions for all the family. This year’s event is at Knockaloe Farm, Patrick, on August 12 and 13. Community spirit There are two main schemes Manx Telecom run to support good causes across the Island: It’s Our Community: Since it began in 2008, this scheme has donated tens of thousands of pounds to Isle of Man charities, sports clubs, schools, voluntary and community groups. Find out more at manxtelecom.com/ community It’s Your Community: This scheme is run by Manx Telecom staff, and each year they invite colleagues to nominate community and voluntary groups and charities (or any other good cause they are associated with) to receive a donation.

In Touch showcases how Manx Telecom supports the fantastic community here in the Isle of Man. Voirrey Barron, Marketing Communications Manager for the company, says: “With nearly 300 staff who live and work on the Island, In Touch also highlights some of our colleagues and the fantastic work they do to support community groups, charities, sports and arts groups, among many other good causes. And because sustainability is an issue of increasing importance, In Touch has details of how we minimise the impact of our business on the environment, and play our part in keeping the Isle of Man a beautiful place to live and work.” To read In Touch go to www.manxtelecom.com/community Voirrey Barron

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PESTALOZZI MARKS 45TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER Over £3000 was raised by the charity ‘Friends of Pestalozzi’ Isle of Man from its 45th annual reception on 24th June. Over 80 people gathered at the house of Jonathan and Gemma Wild in Braddan including special guests Roger Ward, the Trustee and Honorary Treasurer of Pestalozzi, HRH the Duke of Gloucester and Lieutenant Governor Sir Richard Gozney, committee members and members of the local community. Guests enjoyed fine wine and canapes and a presentation by Roger Ward. Pestalozzi is a UK based charity that has offered more than 50 years of life changing opportunities to young students from disadvantaged communities from around the world. For more information and how to get involved with Pestalozzi, visit: www. pestalozzi.org.uk . To help in any capacity or discuss any new ideas for the Isle of Man contact Daxa on 452791.

CHARITY BIKE RIDE FROM LONDON TO PARIS BACKED BY ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET COMPANY A Kirk Michael couple are bidding to ride bicycles from London to Paris to raise money for charity, and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is supporting the challenge. Nathan and Christine Evans plan to ride 237 miles in just three days, leaving London on 1st September to cycle to Portsmouth for an overnight crossing to Caen in northern France. On 3rd September, after two more days in the saddle, they will arrive in Paris. Nathan is raising money for The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity in memory of his mum, who passed away last year, while cash raised by Christine will be donated to Hospice Isle of Man. The Steam Packet Company is supporting the charity challenge by covering the cost of the couple’s travel between the Isle of Man and UK. You can support Christine at www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/Christine-Evans18 and Nathan at www. justgiving.com/fundraising/Nathscycle.

CANCER SURVIVORS INVITED TO LEAD CELEBRATIONS IN CELTON MANX SPONSORED RELAY FOR LIFE ISLE OF MAN Men, women and children in the Isle of Man whose lives have been touched by cancer are being invited to play a key role in Cancer Research UK’s Relay For Life Isle of Man, sponsored by Celton Manx. The charity is calling on people who have survived the disease, and others who are currently undergoing treatment, to join the emotional and inspirational Lap of Honour which marks the start of the overnight fundraising festival.

KPMG PROMENADE RELAY RAISES OVER £10,000 Over 350 runners of all ages cheered on by hundreds more spectators gathered on Douglas Promenade on the 24th June to raise over £10,000 for KPMG’s chosen charity of 2016, Wish Upon A Dream. A new record was set on the day when Keith Gerrard thrashed the 2.5K leg with a time of 6.49, managing to knock 49 seconds off the previous record. Since the launch in 2013, the annual KPMG Promenade Relay has raised nearly £60,000 for charities by inviting both serious athletes and fun runners alike to attempt the promenade course. Hundreds of corporate and amateur teams along with solo runners have taken part over the years as part of a fun and healthy way to raise money.

Teams of eight to 15 people take part in the event, which is being held at the National Sports Centre, Douglas, over the bank holiday weekend of Saturday August 27. Participants raise as much money as possible in the months leading up to the overnight celebration, through a wide range of activities from karaoke competitions to coffee mornings, supermarket bag-packs to charity balls, and securing donations from friends, family and work colleagues. To take part contact Lynn Bell, 429421 or the committee at relayiom.gmail.com.

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ANNEXIO’S summer of sport

benefits local charities Local charities are benefitting from a summer of sport at Annexio, the lottery betting services business based at Lord Street in Douglas, where staff have got themselves into gear to walk, run and cycle for a number of local good causes. Among those taking part in fundraising events is Managing Director Jennifer Houghton. She completed the Greater Manchester Marathon in April and will run the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half-Marathon in Dublin in August to raise money for the Diana Princess of Wales Care at Home Trust (Hospice at Home Isle of Man). Other sporting challenges tackled by the Annexio team include the Great North Run, the Parish Walk, Edinburgh Half Marathon and the Race the Sun team relay event around the coastal paths of the Isle of Man. The local branch of Macmillan Cancer Support and the Isle of Man Children’s Centre have also been beneficiaries of the company’s energetic employees. Commenting on the busy sporting calendar, Jennifer said it was a great way for staff at the company to get involved in the local community and support good causes at the same time.

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“Quite a few of us have a real love of sport and it seemed obvious that we could use this interest to help benefit local charities and organisations,” she said. “As a trustee of the Isle of Man’s Diana Princess of Wales Care at Home Trust, I have seen first-hand the amazing work they do with respite and palliative care, really enriching people’s lives with so much kindness when they are at their most vulnerable. I am very proud that my team is able to support much-needed initiatives such as these on our wonderful Island.” While many of the sporting events are

done for fun, there are also some serious athletic talents at the company. Annexio’s Daniel Pieciak has previously competed at basketball in the Commonwealth Youth Games and there are several keen runners and cyclists among the 40-strong staff. In addition to encouraging employee participation, Annexio has demonstrated further commitment to the development of local sport through sponsorship of the Douglas Rugby Club for the second year running and are now supporting local tennis for the 2016 season.

COMPANY INFORMATION Annexio Limited is a secondary lottery services business that gives customers the chance to play in some of the biggest lotteries worldwide. The company has been trading for over four years and in this short time it has seen the team grow rapidly. In 2013 they were the fastest growing online gaming company on the Isle of Man and they now operate as one of the world’s leading secondary syndicate entry lottery operations. The company is proud to offer a good mix of products through either syndicate entry or single line entry play as well as offering their services through business facing websites and consumer websites. Annexio is headed up by Managing Director, Jennifer Houghton.

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Speedy shopping? It seems like such a good idea; a few quick clicks and someone else will do all the hard work, right? Words Clare Bowie

The 10 agonising stages of an online grocery shopping delivery – 1. Couldn’t be easier, just chuck a few items in your cyber basket and off you go! If only you could get past the password stage and no, I don’t want the 2 for 1 and where’s the green tick? Did it work? Have I signed out? Please bring wine. 2. Oh the grammar! Stop judging me because I can’t spell mozzarella properly. Google would have helped me out with this but you just stare at me blankly. “Your search item could not be found”, not even a suggestion for crying out loud! #smug 3. So many questions! Plastic bags? Special offers? What time? Which type of our 252 varieties of sausages exactly would you like? Ugh, why didn’t I just get off my backside and pop to the shops myself. 4. Stop stalking me. I really don’t need a new email every time I add a red pepper to the list and stop making suggestions about what to buy, you don’t know me, stop trying to fit me into one of your marketing niches. I am unique, ok? Also I know you’re coming between 4pm and 5pm and I’m not interested in your brand guarantees so just back off with the emails.

5. I suppose I’ll have to tidy the house before you come. You already know I can’t be bothered to go to the shops, I don’t want you thinking I can’t be bothered cleaning my house either. I’m just really busy you know and those trolleys are heavy; plus, finding £1 coins can be very challenging and it’s very cold by the fridge section and then there’s always “people” at the supermarket. 6. Ding dong: here you are. Cue many awkward exchanges and prolonged silences, interspersed with tedious chats about the weather, how hot or cold the van is today and how busy you are. Ok, thanks very much, bye then, cheers, thanks, see you later. PLEASE GO NOW!!! 7. Misleading information. I thought I ordered a decent sized tub of ice-cream for my family not a family of birds on a diet. It looked so different on the website. False advertising, con artists, sob.

8. Err, why have you substituted kitchen roll with mini rolls? They are clearly not the same thing, will not do the same job and are not what I wanted! Now I am going to have to go to the shops and get kitchen roll myself. 9. So instead of ciabatta bread rolls you have brought precisely nothing? In the whole shop you couldn’t think of a single thing that might pass for a bread roll? I now have all these carefully selected “British Traditionally made pork, caramelised onion and apple sausages” and not a single roll to put them in. Nobody wants a naked hotdog! *Eyeroll* 10. What? I’m supposed to put it all away now? There must be a website for this.

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CHICKABOO'S TRAFFIC CHICKEN CHA The saying goes, if you can dodge traffic, you can dodge a ball. I’m not sure if that principal translates to birds, but if so then it is quite clear that young Chickaboo, the six-month old ostrich from Kuala Lumpur, is training for the Las Vegas International Dodgeball Open. After escaping from a moving vehicle, the boy racer decided to prove to the world that there is justification to the incredibly odd sport of ostrich racing by darting between moving cars and, for the most part, overtaking them.

After the video of the Steve McQueen of birds surfaced on the internet, Chickaboo became an instant sensation, however rather than purchasing a saddle, reins and every betting slip in Malaysia, the speed demon’s owner Darren Chow used his fame to promote his message of humane treatment for animals. Chickaboo was part of Mr. Chow’s large collection of rare animals, which he uses to conduct animal education programmes for schoolchildren. Perhaps it’s time for a rethink on his approach if his youngest pet is willing to jump out of a moving vehicle…

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The splits are not an easy thing to do, and usually they are the result of a very poorly made, alcoholinduced decision to test the limits of the human body. Whilst I have no sympathy for the crotch-torn masses who learn the hard way that legs are not meant to form a 180 degree angle, I can sympathise with those who make an upside down T with their body through no fault of their own. One of the easiest ways to make this mistake is by waterskiing. Making your body contort into angles that require two protractors to measure is almost fate when you consider the physics of attaching yourself to two thin moving objects in water, and yet people continue to do so on a daily basis, endangering perineums on a global scale. It’s at times like these that we are forced to think back to youth, when the human body feels almost indestructible to muscle strains, and fear is a thing reserved only for the dark and being alone. For these reasons, it should come as no surprise that a new world record has been set for the world’s youngest waterskier at just 6 months old. That’s right, 6 months, or for any parents out there 24 weeks. This girl has probably seen about 4 people that she could recognise in her life, and she’s out waterskiing. This weekend I watched the football at a bar, and leaving the house was my biggest achievement. What is happening to the youth of today that thrill-seeking has to start so young?! Admittedly, this probably wasn’t the poor girl’s choice, but seeing stories like these really makes you face the unmistakable stomp of time’s tactless feet.

Speed Means Nothing When You Drive A Dump... 1. Toyota Deliboy: If the tattoo industry has taught us anything, it's that translating from Japenese to English is a risky business. Unfortunately for Toyota, Google Translate let them down when they tried to name their compact van, and they ended up with a vehicle named after a man famous for driving a Reliant Robin. 2. Honda Life Dunk: There is a serious irony to the name of this 2001 production by the usually reliable Honda. When the original Honda Life was produced, it sold relatively well in Japan. What the innocent people that bought it didn't realise was that their actual life would take a serious downturn once they started driving the unreliable, clunky car. Thus was born the Dunk, the literal interpretation of the driving experience of its predecessor. 3. Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard: Another example of why you always use dictionary.com to translate your French coursework. Luckily for Isuzu, this car was sold with its Japanese name, although I can't help but feel it might have sold better had they stuck with this. 4. Isuzu GIGA 20 Light Dump: Yep. 5. Mazda Titan Dump: Yep. Again.

THEY'VE GOT THE NEED...THE NEED FOR CONSTANT CARE In the coming years, there will be a point when we are no longer a part of the European Union. It’s official; the campaigns have been run, and for some reason the public have been allowed to vote. Whether you believe in the single market or not, the country’s fate is sealed, and the outlook for the next few years seems rocky to say the least. However, when the so-called “disenfranchised youth” take to their keyboards to complain about how “embarrassed” they are to be British, I urge that each word typed or shouted is considered with some perspective. There are people who can’t afford to buy food, those who wake each day to the promise of

another loss, and even those who choose to enter their 11-month old children into competitions that require them to crawl 5 metres for nothing but crowd amusement. In Lithuania, you will find the annual BabyRacing Championships. In its 17th year, the winner this year was Kamilis Dambrauska (no idea whether that’s male or female), who, from what I can tell, won something a chew toy. Despite the competition being marred by a scandal involving performance enhancing drugs, there was a great turnout and all athletes have been cleared of charges pertaining to the use of EPO and Horse Tranquilisers.

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HANNAH & ANDREW DUDGEON’S WEDDING DAY

Location: Onchan Church & Slegaby Cottage Photos: John Whitlow

My wedding which took place at St Peters Church in Onchan, with the reception at home (Slegaby Cottage) on the 25th June. It was a wonderful day and we managed to include Monty and the dogs Woody, Hottie and Beans. They were very much part of it, entertaining family and friends in their outfits! Thankfully the sun was out for most of the day, albeit very blustery. Here is a selection of photos from the day.

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Well-known local artist Juan Moore is showing his latest body of work at the Isle Gallery this month in what he says will probably be his last show on the Island for the foreseeable future. Odd Days is a collection of new paintings, and Juan has returned to a less ‘muddy’ technique, reintroducing colour and with it a more optimistic slant on what he still sees as a weird world. “I’ve not had a solo show for five years, so this exhibition is very important to me,” says Juan. “Recent projects like the ‘image a day’ commissioned for the Island of Culture 2014 had to fit a very specific brief, which was both challenging and constraining, so I’ve been liberated by the whole idea of a solo exhibition, and the result, Odd Days, is a honest look at the world I live in.” Well-known as an illustrator – his work appears regularly in The Guardian - and animator, Juan has always been influenced and inspired by local folklore and myth. After first representing the Island at the Festival Inter-Celtique de Lorient in 2009, he was invited back again last year to show his work alongside other respected artists Eileen Schaer and Julie Roberts in the highly successful exhibition Celtic Myths and Legends -Past and Present in Lorient’s Galerie Du Faouedic. Fans of Juan’s work will be pleased to know he’s not abandoned his whimsical outlook, and the new paintings have a very definite ‘Juan Moore’ look about them, but brighter and lighter than recent work, and with a return to the humour his earlier work was known for. “Illustration and painting is occupying me less and less as I’ve moved more into digital, animation and film making,” says Juan, “so my hope is that this exhibition will be seen as both a culmination and a celebration of how my art has evolved over the last decade.” Juan is delighted that Odd Days will be shown at the Isle Gallery, where, in its earlier incarnation as the Courtyard Gallery, he was Artist in Residence in 2006-7, but he is concerned about the future for local artists. As well as practicing and extending the range of his own work, Juan teaches illustration, professional practice and the new visual communications course at the University College Isle of Man: “It’s very inspiring to teach a new generation of artists and creatives,” he says, “but I’m concerned that they will have fewer opportunities than I’ve had to exhibit on the Island. Once again the future of the Isle Gallery is uncertain, and what I, and other artists, perceive as a lack of vision at the Sayle Gallery is so sad.” But setting gallery politics aside for now at least, Juan is looking forward to welcoming artists and art lovers to Odd Days, which runs at the Isle Gallery until the end of August. (Odd Days is supported by the Isle of Man Arts Council)

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AT THE ISLE GALLERY Words: Suzy Holland Images: Juan Moore and The Isle Gallery

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Photographer: Patricia A Tutt, ARPS Collinson’s Café (now a private house), Port Erin

Location: Douglas Market Hall, 14th July Photos: Peter Kwiecinski

‘Isle of Architecture’ is an exciting yearlong celebration of the built environment, increasing engagement with the Isle of Man’s rich and varied architectural heritage and exploring innovation in the future of building on the Island. Developed by Culture Vannin, the Trustees of Manx National Heritage and the Isle of Man Society of Architects, ‘Isle of Architecture’ will invite people of all ages to take a greater interest in the buildings that surround them, encouraging them to think differently about the structures and spaces they interact with on a daily basis. ‘Isle of Architecture’ aims to promote discussion on how we can be the best custodians of our built heritage and think progressively about the future of architecture on the Island. To find out how you can take part in events and join the conversation, visit the website www. isleofarchitecture.com, like the project on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ isleofarchitecture and follow @isleofarch on Twitter, #isleofarch.

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now Now –04.09.2016 MAKEMARKET: A CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TAKEOVER //MARKET HALL, DOUGLAS// The creative industries take over the Market Hall for the month with MakeMarket - workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions, talks and opportunities for everyone, whether you already make a living in the creative industries or you just want to have a go. Full details of what’s on offer and how to book workshops on the Facebook page www.facebook.com/MakeMarket-A-Creative-IndustriesTakeover-510092549187598/

now – 28.08.2016 ODD DAYS //THE ISLE GALLERY, TYNWALD MILLS//

An exhibition of paintings from popular local artist Juan Moore. This new work is a welcome return to the humour of his earlier paintings, still with his somewhat skewed view of the world, but now lighter and brighter. (supported by The Isle of Man Arts Council) www.facebook.com/theislegallery www.facebook.com/juanmoorefineart

Now – 18.09.2016 RNLI: HOPE IN THE GREAT WAR //HOUSE OF MANANNAN, PEEL//

A national touring exhibition produced by the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and funded by Arts Council England. The exhibition celebrates timeless courage during the First World War, telling the story of six heroic RNLI rescues, with family friendly interactive displays. See the First World War through the eyes of those living on the coast of the UK and Ireland and honour the courage of RNLI rescuers and survivors. Find out about the effects of war on Manx RNLI crews, and how the people of the Isle of Man incredibly managed to crew and maintain six RNLI lifeboat stations in the midst of the war zone that was the Irish Sea. www.manxnationalheritage.im

05-08.08.2016 ART IN THE PARK //SAYLE GALLERY, DOUGLAS//

This immersive arts weekend will spill over into the Villa Marina Gardens with exhibitions of sculpture and workshops for all ages in woodcarving, ceramics, painting and more. Artists participating include Gavin Carter, David Metaxas, Celine Appleyard, Eillie Baker, Rob

August Smith and Jill Gillings. More details and to book any of the workshops – and have your work included in the final exhibition – from info@saylegallery.com or phone the Sayle Gallery on 674557. The workshops will also be listed as events on the Gallery’s Facebook page. www.sayle.gallery www.facebook.com/saylegallery

18.08.2016 WURLITZER CHARITY CONCERT – KEVIN GRUNILL //VILLA MARINA ARCADE, DOUGLAS//

Kevin Grunill returns to the console of the IOM Wurlitzer to play a professional concert in aid of Riding for the Disabled. Tickets, costing £10, are available at the entrance to the Arcade from Monday 15 August and the concert begins at 7.30pm.

20.08.2016 – 19.09.2016 ISLANDS AND BRIDGES – THE ART OF ROGER DEAN //MANX MUSEUM, DOUGLAS//

An exhibition featuring artworks by internationally renowned artist and designer Roger Dean; best known for his album covers for bands such as Yes, Asia and Uriah Heep. Roger’s fantastical imagery has become a symbol of the progressive rock genre and is much loved by fans worldwide. Roger has been responsible for posters, books, the revolutionary publishing companies ‘Dragon’s Dream’ and ‘Paper Tiger Books’, Eco architectural, furniture and stage design, as well as typefaces, logos and iconic designs for computer games company, ‘Psygnosis’ and ‘Tetris Worlds’ as well as a redesign of the Tetris Logo. Admission free. www.manxnationalheritage.im

Second and last Friday of every month SAYLE GALLERY ART CINEMA CLUB //SAYLE GALLERY, DOUGLAS//

The Sayle Gallery Art Cinema Club is a small group of Art Film enthusiasts who get together on the second and last Friday of every month to watch strange and interesting cinema. Run originally by late artist Simon Buttimore, now continued in his honour by friends Zoë and Nadia. Join the club on facebook to see what films are coming up and suggest your own. www.facebook.com groups/587317068103781/

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MAKEMARKET: A CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TAKE-OVER To mis-quote the rhyme, if you go down to the Market Hall in Douglas this month, you’ll be in for a big surprise. The space – used in term-time by art students – has been reimagined and redesigned for an exciting new venture: MakeMarket: A Creative Industries Takeover. A variety of Creative Industries professionals will be demonstrating and discussing their own visions, and this is an unrivalled opportunity for everyone to be involved so the organisers would like as many people as possible to turn up at the Market Hall and see what is going on in the Isle of Man in the creative industries sector. There’s ‘have a go’ pottery with Katy Mitchell and Faye Christian, workshops for children and families led by Kirsten Penzes involving photography, collage and garment making, photographer Hazel Walsh creating a book of photos of bikers alongside items which are of particular importance to them during Manx Grand Prix and artist Jimmy Duggan – fresh from his debut at the UK’s biggest street art festival UpFest – creating a mural on the outside wall of Spill the Beans. And if you have skills and talents you’ve been unable to exploit – perhaps the dayjob has got in the way? - the Market Hall will be open as a ‘maker space’ throughout August with access to equipment and technical assistance, so anyone with creative ideas, but limited opportunities to explore them can pop in and take advantage of what’s on offer. There will also be a variety of presentations and discussions led by industry professionals highlighting the careers and opportunities open to creatives here on the Island as well as a PechaKucha night, when anyone is welcome to come along and explain and celebrate their own work and interests with a slide show of twenty images with an accompanying presentation. www.facebook.com/Make Market-A-Creative-IndustriesTakeover-510092549187598

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The Mayor of Douglas John Skinner presented Clare Christian OBE with an engraved heraldic shield to mark her retirement as President of Tynwald.

‘with honour and integrity’. In her reply Mrs Christian said it had always been ‘an honour and a privilege’ to be received at the town hall.

Paying tribute Councillor Skinner said Mrs Christian had served

THE ISLE OF MAN FILM FESTIVAL RELEASES TICKETS FOR OUTDOOR SCREENINGS the Festival hosts an Island-wide movie quiz at four boutique venues in the North, South, East and West. This year we will link up all venues online and entry into the quiz is only £5 per team of up to six people. Details will be made available soon so you can reserve your team’s place at the venue of your choice or email the Festival directly and prepare to battle for the prizes and the prestige!

How do you top a screening of The Goonies under the stars at a coastal amphitheatre? Or an audience with BAFTA-winning Directors in the intimately small Broadway Cinema? Or, for that matter, Sir John Hurt in conversation with Mark Kermode in the Gaiety Theatre? Organisers of the this year’s Isle of Man Film Festival - or IOMFF2016 - are pulling out all the stops to better these past successes, and the first set of tickets are on sale now on the Festival’s website: www. isleofmanfilmfestival.com The location for this year’s outdoor screenings is somewhat grander, thanks to the support of Manx National Heritage and Event Lighting Systems (ELS). Two epic films will pay tribute to some recently lost screen legends, within the walls of Castle Rushen. “Robin Hood Prince of Thieves”, starring the late, great Alan Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham alongside Kevin Costner and Morgan Freeman, will screen on the evening of Friday 9th September at 7pm. The following day on Saturday 10th September at 2pm sees a matinee performance of 1980’s musical fantasy cultBECAUSE QUALITY MATTERS

classic “Labyrinth”, to celebrate the life of David Bowie with arguably his most iconic and popular role as the jodhpur-clad Goblin King. Tickets for both events are only £10 and, as ever, fancy dress is highly encouraged - and will be rewarded! During Festival week from Monday 5th through Friday 9th September, the Festival will screen feature-length films in the Manx Museum lecture theatre in association with Manx National Heritage. This Festivalcurated series of films will be screened between 10am and 5pm daily. Entry will be free and the final programme will be announced soon. On the evening of Thursday 8th September

For the main event on Saturday night, Mark Kermode hosts an “Audience With…” at the beautiful Gaiety Theatre. Following Sir John Hurt’s star turn last year, the Festival will welcome another very special guest. Tickets will be on sale soon from the Villa Gaiety box office. On Sunday, all of the shortlisted films of the Festival’s international short film competition will screen to a public audience from 10am to 1pm. Tickets for this screening at the Broadway Cinema are free and will be available in July. That afternoon our patron Mark Kermode will present this year’s award winners. Tickets for this event, which includes the screening of the “Best of the Festival” short film plus an exclusive screening of our much-anticipated Manxproduced shorts, will be priced at £5. www.isleofmanfilmfestival.com

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5 COUNTRIES 5 DAYS WORDS Ria Wolstenholme

I’m sure you’ve heard recently from your parents or grandparents’ generation that the world is getting smaller. In this day and age, travelling the world doesn’t actually take up a lot of your time. Of course going off travelling isn’t about getting to see everything as quickly as possible. But what if you could see 5 of your top destinations in a week? The more I thought about this, the more I wanted to know if it was realistically achievable. To see if you could explore 5 different cities, in 5 different countries, in 5 days. Turns out if you have the time and money, you

can. To prove this point, I have temporarily become a travel agent. I’ve got you covered on the best places to see, eat and sleep. You now have no excuses not to go.

Destination 1: PARIS TRAVEL: You can hop on a flight to London Gatwick, and catch a connecting flight to Paris for around £120 one way per person with British airways. Sounds steep, but that’s your London and Paris flight combined. ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Michelet Odéon, In a typical Parisian-style building, this simple hotel is a 2-minute stroll from the Palais du Luxembourg and prices start at £85 a night. CULTURE: The Promenade Planteé, opened in 1993, six years before New York’s similar High Line project, is a treelined walkway on an old elevated railway line. The 4.5km trail is a wonderful way to explore the city above the streets, and a chance to peek into the apartments of the lucky Parisians who overlook it. Another metro ride to Hotel de Ville and a walk across the Pont d’Arcole will take you to the famous NotreDame Cathedral. Definitelyworthavisitjustto admire the velocity and gothic beauty of the building.

What would a trip to Paris be without a visit to the infamous, and apparently tacky according to some Parisians, Eiffel tower. Whether you’re going to stand underneath it only to realize just how tiny and insignificant you are, dare to climb to the top, or just admire it from afar, it’s well worth the visit especially at night for the light show it puts on. FOOD: Enjoy a typical leisurely, long lunch in true French style at Soul Kitchen. They serve fresh, home cooked style traditional French food. Le Grenier à pain is the perfect place to salivate over the French pastries, cakes and bread. If you’re going to indulge, do it properly. Finally, if your stomach will allow you, the restaurant Les Ombres on the top floor of the Museé du Quai is a great last stop before heading back to the hotel, if only to sip a glass or bottle of wine overlooking the Eiffel tower and river Seine.

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Destination 2: BRUSSELS

Destination 3: BERLIN

TRAVEL: We now move on to trains. Precisely a train that takes just under an hour and half from Garde Du Nord station in Paris, to Brussels South Railway station. Hopefully the slight lay in and the hour or so kip on the train to nurse your no doubt foggy head from the copious amount of wine you drank last night did you some good.

TRAVEL: Flights from Brussels to Berlin are as cheap as £23 one way. Only takes an hour and a half with Ryanair, so take advantage.

ACCOMMODATION: The hotel of choice for the lovely Brussels is Catalonia Grand Place Hotel. You can get to it by taking the number 3 of number 4 metro line from Gare Du Midi just a walk away from the railway station, jump off at Anneessens and stroll to the hotel in 10 minutes. FOOD: Pre warning – do not intend to stick to your diet here. There’s not point depriving yourself of the indulgent food. From the square, head to Fritland, a fast food joint with outside seating serving up famous Belgian fries and waffles. Definitely not to be missed. One of the best places to go is Wittamer patisserie, who specialise in cakes, waffles and pastries. There’s also a quaint little café upstairs if you want to lounge around and have Belgian style afternoon tea. The Musical Instrument Museum’s Restaurant is not one to miss. Describes as enchanting and breathtaking, boasting outstanding views across the city on top of the Art Nouveau building. CULTURE: First stop is Grand Place, Brussels enclosed cobblestone centre square, which can only be accessed through narrow side alleys all leading into the it. It’s a place to admire the 15th-century architecture, and vibrant, city life. It’s also best to see it at night, magically illuminated. After you’ve successfully stuffed your face with Belgian fast food, tale a 5 minute stroll to Galeries Royales, Saint-Hubert, a grand, glazed shopping arcade where you can roam around and treat yourself or window shop.

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The best place to finish up your day is at the balcony of Place Poelart, giving you the prime spot for sunset watching before heading to L’Archiduc Deco Bar for jazz and drinks.

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Destination 4: MILAN

Destination 5: BARCELONA

TRAVEL: Again, Ryanair flights cost approx. £30 for air fares between Germany and Italy, and the hour and a half flight to milan is definitely worth the money.

TRAVEL: This time travel fare isn’t as amazingly cheap. A similar price to the fi rst plane ride to Paris, prices based on the assumption you’ll be travelling in the summer come up as aprroximately £116pp.

ACCOMMODATION: The Ritz Hotel Milan is recommended because it’s based in the center of Milan’s city hub, just round the back of the Cose Beunos Aires which is lined with shops, cafes, restaurants and bars.

ACCOMMODATION: One night in the Hotel Ilumion Almirante, in the gothic quarter and central to the city is only about £80 p/n.

CULTURE: Quadrilatero della Moda – translated as The Rectangle of Gold - is Milan’s upscale fashion district. A fantastic place for people watching, shopping or just browsing to fully immerse yourself in the glam facade of the Milanese fashion elite.

CULTURE: Museu Picasso, the Picasso Museum in Barcelona housing a permanent collection totaling 4,251 pieces from his formative years as an artist. It reveals key elements in his relationship with Barcelona throughout his life and career.

The Duomo’s view is hard to beat. Climbing the 150 steps to the roof, you can admire the 3,600 statues and 135 spires of the 500-year-old gothic cathedral in all its glory.

The Catedral de Barcelona is a stunning building. The gothic church began to be built in the 13th centuries, and was rebuilt in the 19th century. Covering bare shoulders and knees is a tradition for entering the building as a sign of respect.

Discover Michelangelo’s unfinished masterpiece at the Castello Sforzesco. The uncompleted sculpture, the Pietà Rondanini was moved to a purpose-built display area at the castle in 2015 and shouldn’t be missed.

It might not be considered cultural, but on the last leg of your trip you’ll want to go out with a bang. Razzmatazz nightclub has been THE place to go in Barcelona for years, with five diff erent rooms you’re bound to find something to dance to.

FOOD: Porta Volta in itself houses many attractions. Eataly Milano, essentially a shopping mall for all things foodie, is within it, as well as 10 Corso Cosmo which is an ultra stylish bookshop, fashion store and café rolled into one.

FOOD: Els 4Gats is a famous café in the gothic region. Artists like Picasso and Salvador Dali would use it as their meeting spot to have dinner, drink wine and discuss art and their work.

Have dinner on the go, literally, on the ATMosfera. A vintage tram which serves dinner, allowing you to sight see whilst you eat in a real authentic piece of Milan’s history. Luini is a local hit. This hole-in-the-wall joint serves a Milanese classic, the panzerotti. A beautifully crisp triangular pastry filled with tomato and mozzarella which locals lap up.

Tapas 24 is a great place to experience traditional Catalan tapas which have been made gourmet. The basement tapas joint is renowned for its food. You can’t book but it’s said to be well worth the wait. Passadís Del Pep is a seafood restaurant without a sign. A local favorite, which is always a good sign, there is no menu. They serve what’s caught fresh that day from the sea that day, so it’s well worth a visit if you want an authentic Mediterranean dining experience with the freshest food you’ll find.

It’s safe to say by now you will probably be very tired, pretty skint and possibly sunburnt. But this just goes to show that time doesn’t limit how much you can explore and experience. Don’t drag your heels when it comes to travel, just take the bull by the horns and run with it. It’s never too late to have your next adventure.

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T TOP RANKING FOR APPLEBY IN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL GUIDE

hambers High Net Worth Guide, a listing of legal practitioners in the global private wealth market, rates Appleby’s local office as Band 1, the highest level. It highlights the office’s private client and trust work for both Manx residents and international clients seeking asset management advice, as well as its guidance on the establishment of trusts and foundations to assist individuals and families with asset protection and wealth preservation. Counsel David Pytches, who recently joined Appleby’s Douglas office, is included as a ‘notable practitioner’. The guide has been compiled and published by Chambers and Partners, which has built a global reputation over the past 25 years researching and ranking the world’s best lawyers. Faye Moffett, Managing Partner of Appleby’s Isle of Man office, said: “Achieving a Band 1 ranking in this new publication from Chambers and Partners is further acknowledgment of the outstanding level of service we deliver to clients in the private wealth market. The new publication examines private wealth management work and related specialisms in key jurisdictions around the world, featuring in-depth editorial about the leading lawyers and law firms as well as listings and information about many top accountancy and tax firms, private banks, wealth management firms and multi-family offices acting for high net worth individuals.

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he past few weeks have seen unprecedented political upheaval in the British Isles. The fallout has shown that strong, informed, decisive leadership is the only way to face a time of such challenges. With the Isle of Man General Election coming up on September 22nd, the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce congratulates those who have declared that they will stand and would encourage those still to declare to take join them, sooner rather than later. Chamber believes that recent events in the UK have shown how important it is that those seeking political support acknowledge the views of the people they represent, and reflect their concerns and priorities today and in the future. Chamber appreciates the level of commitment and effort that goes into an election campaign, and as an organisation that represents the employers of over 15,000 voters – via our membership, volunteer committees and Council – we offer our support and assistance to all candidates seeking election in September. A key aspect of our own election preparation was to survey our membership to see what Manx businesses think the key election issues are for them. It is perhaps no surprise that the sustainability of public finances and the importance of continued economic growth were the key messages. This is consistent with the last Manx Budget which confirmed that we need continued growth in the economy, and in the working population, to ensure the future sustainability of public finances. We would therefore encourage all candidates to consider how best their own political ideas and views support both of these key issues for business, and share this with our voting membership in their manifestos. Equally, the high quality of life enjoyed by residents of the Island today is a key contributor to our effectiveness in retaining employees and attracting inward and new investment. The Chamber of Commerce has eight specialist committees which represent the many and varied sectors of the Manx economy: Construction, Employment & Skills, Engineering & Manufacturing, Finance & Professional

Services, ICT & EBusiness, Retail, Transport and the Visitor Economy. Chamber would therefore like to make an open offer to all House of Keys candidates standing in September to facilitate briefings with representatives from any of our committees and sectors. These briefings will cover the challenges these sectors have to deal with and what they need from the next administration to help facilitate growth, as well as gain recent research based feedback on issues from across all sectors that are likely to arise whilst campaigning. If anyone would like to meet, attend a briefing, or receive a copy of our latest annual report giving informed sectoral views on the opportunities and challenges for the future of business in the Isle of Man, please contact our Chief Executive, Jane Dellar, on 674941.

Equiom celebrates Powerwomen Awards short listings

eading trust and corporate services provider Equiom has been shortlisted for two categories in the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2017. Following last years’ success, which saw the international Group win ‘Company of the Year Female Leadership (Large Institutional)’, Equiom has again been shortlisted for this category. In addition, Global CEO Sheila Dean is shortlisted for Woman of the Year Business Growth. Sheila commented: ‘It is an honour to be shortlisted for Woman of the Year in the Business Growth category. Growth has certainly been the theme of recent years for Equiom and it continues to be so as we expand our global operations worldwide. Last year we won Company of the Year Female Leadership and it would be a huge achievement for Equiom to make it two years in a row. I would like to thank my teams across the group for ensuring that our excellent client service continues to rank us amongst the best in the industry’. The Powerwomen Awards recognise individuals and companies who maximise the potential of women in wealth and create a platform for best practice to collectively exercise positive social influence on the sector. The winning individuals and companies will be decided based on a voting campaign and the decision of a panel of judges. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on 8 February 2017. This news follows Equiom’s short listings in the Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards 2017 for Trust Company of the Year Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man and Malta, which was announced in July..

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Manx Telecom at global 5G expo

anx Telecom was represented at a global conference and exhibition about 5G, the next major development in mobile communications. 5G World took place at Olympia London from June 29th to June 30th and focused on how LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks could evolve to power the ‘internet of things’ (IoT) which has the potential to transform every aspect of everyday life and business. IoT is a concept which envisages a world where digital networks connect computers, mechanical and electrical devices, infrastructure, and people. For example, some futurologists predict that it will lead to smart cities where roads, driverless vehicles, and traffic infrastructure such as traffic lights and motorway signals, are all interconnected and able to provide data, and be controlled, in realtime – thereby creating a more efficient and safer transport system. But it has many more potential applications. Currently, LTE is the technology behind superfast 4G mobile broadband networks – and 4.5G networks which use LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology to provide even higher bandwidth than 4G. The industry is now looking for 5G networks that will provide the following: Enhanced mobile broadband with huge data throughput speeds Ultra-reliable and low latency communications for real-time, critical applications Massive machine type communications enabling a high density of connected devices It is likely that 5G technology will develop to fit specific industry uses, but it is a huge challenge and will take many years to evolve. Manx Telecom was the first operator in Europe to launch a live 3G network, first in the world to launch 3.5G, and first in the Isle of Man to launch a 4G network. It was also first on the Island to launch a demonstration of LTEAdvanced mobile technology – which Manx Telecom call 4G+ – and which customers can currently experience at its Strand Street store. For more information about 5G World go to www.5gworldevent.com/

Isle of Man eGaming summit announced for September

hose working in the eGaming industry have a further opportunity to discuss ongoing issues and future direction with the announcement by KPMG of the next Isle of Man eGaming Summit on 8th September. Director of KPMG Isle of Man and Gibraltar Micky Swindale, who has been instrumental in developing the eGaming Summit format, said: “The timing of our next eGaming Summit is ideal for the industry to come together to discuss the opportunities, risks and next moves available to the eGaming industry and its service providers in a post-Brexit world. It will form part of a wider eSummit event, with ‘KPMG Disrupt’ and ‘KPMG Enterprise’ operating on-site, so there will a variety of technology and growth focused presentations and workshops on offer to ensure attendees make good use of their time.” eGaming sessions and masterclasses will cover key sector risks, M&A commentary and predictions, and regulatory challenges and opportunities, with the wider programme taking in Fintech, Data, cyber security and the blockchain. Attendance at the eGaming Summit is by invitation and anyone who wishes to express an interest in joining the Isle of Man event in September should contact Abby Kimber on +44-1624-681000 or abbykimber@kpmg.co.im or visit www.events. bizzabo.com/KPMGeSummit2016 .

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FM has moved from its Victoria Street location to a brand new facility located in Skanco Court on Cooil Road, Braddan - next to B&Q. The station launched in October 2004 and has occupied a high street location since then, but the lease on the building has expired and as Managing Director Ron Berry explained it has given us the opportunity to upgrade the station’s broadcast equipment and improve the workspace. Ron said’ We are all very excited to have moved to new premises and in particular

to share a building with a very established IT company like Skanco, it seems to be a perfect fit. The new studios have been fitted with state of the art AOIP (audio over internet protocol) broadcast equipment which enables greater flexibility for the future development of our business. High Street Douglas has been good to us over the last 12 years and the station has gone through a number of changes over the years but importantly has gone from strength to strength. This month has seen our highest RAJAR research quarter yet and we are so

grateful to all our advertisers and listeners both on Island and around the world for making us their station of choice. As a privately owned station our listeners and clients are at the heart of everything that we do.’ David Butterworth of Skanco is thrilled to welcome 3fm to their office “Having known Ron for many years now through jointly founding the Manx Education Foundation as a friend and a business associate, it gives me great pleasure to welcome him and the staff at 3fm to our offices in Braddan”.

Ashgrove Calls for a Public Vote

shortlisted pieces will be uploaded to the Ashgrove Marketing Facebook page on the 9th of August, where the public will be able to vote for their favourite submission.” Joanna Crookall, CEO of Ramsey Crookall added: “We are pleased to be supporting the Ashgrove Creative Awards via the People’s Choice Award. We chose this category because it promotes lasting relationships, the core of our business and we would like to encourage you all to get involved in this fantastic opportunity to show off your talents, or perhaps hidden talents, and allow people to vote on your work. The People’s Choice Award is about awarding creatives that have the power to engage with their audience, those who can make them care enough to hit the like button, it’s that reaction that starts an exchange, that starts a conversation.” The competition is also being sponsored by Sure (Innovation), Boston (Digital &

Online), Thomas Patrick (Design & Branding) and Matt Mosur (Photography). All category winners will enjoy cash prizes of up to £250 per category and the chance to get their work published in Gallery Magazine. Ashgrove will be holding a prize giving party for all entrants on 19th August, where the winners will be announced. Ashgrove is accepting entries until 8th August. Creative projects must be entirely original and accompanied by a creative rationale which explains the thought process behind the submission. Chosen brands can range from local Manx businesses and charities to international brands, or an entirely made up company. To vote, visit: www.facebook.com/ AshgroveMarketing on the 9th of August and simply ‘like’ your favourite piece. For more information or to submit your entry, email callum@ashgrovemarketing.com or call 645 390.

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PACIFIC FUND SYSTEMS FURTHER STRENGTHENS MANAGEMENT TEAM

acific Fund Systems Limited (PFS), the leading global provider of fully integrated fund accounting and transfer agency administration software via its award winning PFSPAXUS application, has announced two new senior appointments to its Isle of Man based executive team. Kelly Ashe, who has joined the team as the Sales and Marketing Manager for the group, is based in PFS’s new European operational headquarters on the Isle of Man and brings with her a wealth of core fund industry knowledge and experience of software sales, vendor marketing and business development. Kelly will report to Paul Kneen, COO, and will be responsible for facilitating and enabling the efficient and successful delivery of PFS’ marketing and business development strategic planning. Paul Kneen, COO of PFS, said, ‘We are delighted that Kelly and Martin have joined the PFS team.

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anx Telecom has appointed Jack Pye as Hosting and Managed Networks Technical Specialist. Jack said he was delighted to join Manx Telecom where his role will see him providing a complete technical end-to-end service for managed network and hosting customers, and technical support on the implementation of standard and bespoke managed services platforms for customers, cloud services and internal management systems. In addition, he will also provide technical support for maintenance, operation, optimisation and enhancements to existing systems, and for the implementation of new products and solutions. Jason Malone, Head of Hosting, Managed and Transport Networks, at Manx Telecom, welcomed Jack’s appointment and said that his wealth of experience would be a great asset. Jason added: “Manx Telecom has the largest pool of skills and experience in telecoms, IT and related industries on the Island. Jack’s appointment is a welcome addition to our team.

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Senior appointment strengthens Estera’s risk and compliance expertise

stera has bolstered its risk and compliance credentials with the appointment of Tui Iti as Risk and Compliance Director. Tui will be responsible for ensuring the company consistently adopts the highest global compliance standards at each of its international offices. Estera employs more than 350 people across 10 jurisdictions, including the Isle of Man where more than 50 people work in its Douglas office. Tui brings more than 16 years of multi-jurisdictional compliance experience to the group, gained from working in both the onshore and offshore finance industries across a range of sectors. Prior to joining Estera, Tui was Group Risk and Compliance Director for multi-jurisdictional fiduciary services company Elian. He has also held regulated compliance and AML roles within the banking, investment management and insurance sectors, and for regulated funds including debt, mezzanine, private equity and real estate funds in the UK, British Virgin Islands and Singapore.

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Boston Multi Family Office Announces New CEO

Annexio appoints Paul Telford as General Counsel

nternational professional services group Boston Multi Family Office has announced the appointment of a new CEO. Alex Fray has taken the helm, having served as Chief Operating Officer for the group since early 2014. Alex is an experienced executive with particular expertise in financial services and technology companies. He started his career with listed company Brooks Macdonald Group as a financial accountant, later taking a directorship within the group. He has since held several influential leadership positions at both start-ups and large corporates, including time as a Management Consultant with BT and CFO of boutique wealth management firm Mountstone Partners. Alex has taken over from Greg Ellison, who stepped down in May after five years in the top spot at Boston. Alex and Greg have worked closely together for over two years, which has helped to ensure a smooth transition in line with the company’s strategic plan.

nnexio, the Isle of Man’s leading lottery betting services business, has appointed Paul Telford as its General Counsel. The role has been developed to help steer Annexio through a sustained period of growth as it seeks to increase its customer base across multiple jurisdictions. Paul, who has more than 17 years’ experience in the eGaming sector, was previously General Counsel at the Rational Group, best known for its PokerStars brand. He has also worked for PartyGaming, a Gibraltar-based operator in the online poker market. In 2012, Paul was named at one of the 50 “most innovative and inspiring people” in the online gaming industry by Gaming Intelligence Magazine. Annexio Managing Director Jennifer Houghton said: “Paul joins us at an exciting time as we implement some ambitious plans to grow our business in a number of different markets.

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Grant Thornton expands staff numbers in the Isle of Man

rant Thornton has announced a number of appointments to its Isle of Man office. Karen Quine, Joe Coyle, Elizabeth Townsend and Charlie Burton have taken on new roles as Associates at the firm as it continues to grow its audit and assurance business following the 2014 merger with BDO (Isle of Man). Managing Director Dennis McGurgan said: ‘As Grant Thornton continues to expand it is essential we bring in new members of staff at the start of their careers so they can train and develop as part of our team. I’m sure Karen, Joe, Elizabeth and Charlie will benefit from working alongside senior colleagues, as well as bringing additional enthusiasm and professionalism to our office.’

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o vereignty at stake? Hatred of a costly, self-appointed continental bureaucracy? Scaremongering about the effect of a break with the European status quo? No, these are not headlines from the run-up to the UK’s EU referendum . These were the hot issues of the early 16th century, when Henry VIII led the last campaign to leave Europe. Brexit 1534: for Rome then, read Brussels now. The striking similarities do not end there. Both campaigns began with protracted negotiations that delivered little — in the 1530s, fruitless attempts to seek papal approval for the annulment of the king’s marriage; and today frustrated entreaties to our EU partners to limit the free movement of labour. In the 16th century, scaremongering was evident on both sides. The Remain campaign threatened excommunication for the whole country, thus the removal of contact with God and everyone’s eternal damnation in hell. The Leavers threatened their opponents with beheadings. Like today, others in northern Europe had concerns about rule from abroad — but none had threatened an exit by a whole state, led by the monarch. Finally, both campaigns feature leaders with significant personal agendas. In Henry VIII’s case, it was his need for a legitimate son to inherit power. For Boris Johnson, the leading Out campaigner and former London mayor, it is a bold bid to be champion of the governing Conservative party’s grass roots, and thus presumably to gain the keys to 10 Downing Street after a post-referendum leadership battle. While the similarities between the two periods are tantalising, there are also stark differences that will have consequences for the recent decision. The campaign of 1534 and the

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subsequent break from Rome shaped so much of what we think of as England that I suspect that this subconsciously adds impetus to today’s Outers. “We can go it alone, as we have done successfully before” would seem part of the promise in 2016. Back then, after a period of near bankruptcy, constant war and disruption, the breach was a trigger for economic growth, for the emergence of a thriving middle class and for the rapid expansion of London. By 1600, with a population of about 250,000, it was one of the largest cities in the world. This long-term success was driven by the confiscation of Church and monastery assets by the king himself. Henry VIII was committed, as a matter of doctrine, to fiscal stimulus through levels of profligacy not even a Labour government would dare espouse. But Leavers should note, first, that no such mighty Keynesian-style injection is available now. Any net saving on our EU contribution would be small relatively to the religious assets on which Thomas Cromwell laid his hands. Second, the handling of immigration would be very different. Following Henry VIII’s breach, there was an influx of refugee

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Protestants and then Huguenots, bringing their labour and skills. But there was also dramatic suffering among the lower orders. Never mind the destruction of much of our ecclesiastical architectural heritage — the confiscation of Church assets took from the poor their primary source of income support and welfare. Those that did not starve were forced to move to the cities in search of work. The population of London, about 60,000 in the 1520s, had increased more than fourfold by the end of the century. The suffering was considerable. And it was only as the City of London’s livery companies, buoyed by this economic surge, took up the mantle of educational support and charitable giving that some semblance of humanity returned. By 1600, for example, almost 60 per cent of all the charitable support given by the City as a whole derived from a small group of merchants, led by the pre-eminent company of the day: the Grocers’ Company. Today’s Brexiters are unlikely to welcome the kind of social inequality that drove the economic restructuring necessary for success in the 1530s. So, while today’s Leavers may be driven by echoes of 1534 — and by the adrenalin rush of achieving emancipation from Brussels, in the role of a latter-day Rome — the same level of economic stimulus is probably not available today. And the attendant social disruption is no longer politically palatable. Finally, it is hard to imagine today’s refugees being welcomed to our shores as they were then. There is, however, one last similarity. Henry VIII did not control Scotland, a nation allied historically with France. Now that Mr Johnson’s campaign has won, one has to anticipate that he will lose control of Scotland, taking us back to where we started in 1534. ON THE AGENDA

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Unravelling four decades of political and economic integration will be complex and costly Words: Philip Stephens (FT)

ne by one, the rivals to replace David Cameron were found out. Boris Johnson, a chancer who thinks a smattering of Latin fair substitute for strategy or principle. Michael Gove, a political sociopath with a manifesto that read like an undergraduate essay. Andrea Leadsom, the hard-right’s unelectable answer to Labour’s far-left, and unelectable, Jeremy Corbyn. Theresa May’s stroll into Downing Street offered some hope that Britain has not gone completely mad. Mr Johnson has the Foreign Office as a consolation prize. The hope must be that he is not too much of an embarrassment. The adage has it that politics always ends in failure. In Mr Cameron’s case it was self-inflicted. He always preferred tactics to strategy. Add an inflated sense of his ability to get out of tight spots and an unhappy ending was inevitable. The big tactical swerve — a referendum offered in a vain attempt to appease Tory Europhobes — steered him, and the nation, into a brick wall. There was not much dignity, I suppose, in the abruptness with which he was bundled out of Number 10 but then Brexit is the biggest political and foreign policy failure of postwar Britain. The 1956 Suez debacle was a small bump on the road by comparison. The prime minister who took

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Britain out of the EU and, quite possibly, broke the union of the United Kingdom as a consequence — not a happy epitaph. Mrs May was the best choice available as his successor. She was on the proEuropean side but stayed invisible during the campaign. Her reputation as a steely, competent home secretary is overdone. She dodged difficult decisions and failed to get a grip on border controls and the enforcement of immigration rules. Her success was surviving in a department more commonly considered a political graveyard. She has a reputation as a pragmatist and avoids histrionics. The process of government will become more formal and be better for it. In temperament she is not too far from Germany’s Angela Merkel. The policy vacuum left by the Brexit vote has thus far filled with wishful thinking. On the pro-European side, a cry of pain has been followed by insistence that the result need not be the final word. Lawyers have been hired, constitutional precedents consulted. If the people can decide to say goodbye to their own continent, surely they also have the right to change their mind? After all, buyers’ remorse may set in as the economy slips towards recession. Among the Leavers there is a let’s-geton-with-it hubris that says Britain can skip ON THE AGENDA

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out of the EU the day after tomorrow. It will get a good deal because Germany wants to continue selling its cars and France its wine. Anyway, the latter-day Elizabethans declare, there is a world to be conquered beyond Europe’s troubled shores. A sinking economy? Pro-European propaganda. These are people who invent their own facts. It is possible, of course, that Britain could decide in the end to remain in the EU or to opt for something close to it such as associate membership. If we have learnt anything these past few weeks it is that politics can turn somersaults. A new prime minister will not change the reality that it will be difficult to secure broad political consent for any one of the many versions of “out”. On the other hand, it is also conceivable, just, that a speedy and goodnatured negotiation could see Britain leave on relatively favourable terms. Politicians must deal in facts and probabilities rather than dreams. The process of unravelling four decades of political and economic integration will be complex, costly and frequently badtempered. The Britain that emerges will be weaker economically and have a smaller footprint internationally. “Brexit means Brexit” is Mrs May’s favourite phrase. It offers assurance to Tory Outers who worry about her commitment SPOTTLIGHT FEATURE

to withdrawal. It says nothing, though, about the shape of post-Brexit relations. The new prime minister has avoided showing her hand on where she wants to draw the balance between access to the single market and national control of immigration policy. This will be the subject of two sets of negotiations — the first with her own party, where the interests of business will collide with the ideology of Little Englanders, and then with the other 27 EU states. The former may be harder than the latter. Mrs May will be told by the Brexiters to get on with it: set out your position clearly, trigger Article 50 and wrap up a deal as quickly as possible to put an end to uncertainty. The prime minister should ignore the pleas. The only hope she has of squaring half-a-dozen circles will be to play the negotiations long. We are living through a period of political and economic upheaval — in Britain and in the rest of the continent. What Mrs May must hope is that over time the politically impossible becomes the possible; that compromises unacceptable today are seen as common sense a year or two hence. Why should Europe wait? Listen to Ms Merkel. The chancellor quite rightly insists that the EU will not be bent out of shape to accommodate the British. But she

prefers deliberation to rushed decisions. She understands it is in Europe’s interest to rescue what can be salvaged from the wreckage and to emerge with relations with Britain on a reasonable footing. She also has an election to fight next year. So does President François Hollande of France. Changes to EU-wide migration rules may seem more attractive. A pause might just suit everyone.

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How can small businesses prepare for the slowdown in summer months?

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ummer brings longer evenings, some sunshine (hopefully) and for most, a feel-good factor. However for some small business owners it also means a slowdown. So how can you prepare for a seasonal slowdown in your business? It is important to understand the cycles of your business, particularly if you are a start-up. If you’ve experienced a good start and healthy sales this might be disguising a seasonal trend and lead you to believe that this will continue all year round. Keep an eye on your bank balance and expected cash flows - Look ahead at least six months and plan appropriately. Look at your stock levels and staff numbers or consider offering fast payment discounts to avoid tying up cash unnecessarily during quiet months. Diversify – Are there other products or services that you could be offering at this time of year to help keep the sales coming in? Use your spare time effectively: - Learn a new skill that might help you in your business. - Refresh your social media accounts to keep your digital marketing up-to-date and compelling. - Give your best clients and contacts a call to keep up to date with them and to keep you in their minds; and perhaps most importantly, - Relax – if you’ve been working hard the rest of the year this might be the ideal time to recharge your batteries ready to get going again in the Autumn.

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he Isle of Man residential market remains as vibrant as ever with strong demand for quality rental accommodation. We currently have a wide range of properties on the market at Chrystals that meet the needs of the majority of prospective tenants. However it is important landlords ensure their properties are presented to the best of their ability and priced appropriately. This helps both to minimise any void periods and maximise returns as applicants often have a selection to choose from. The Douglas rental market specifically is still buoyant with Promenade-based apartments that provide easy access to the workplace and local amenities particularly sought-after. Similarly, refurbished two- and three-bedroomed properties with storage in the immediate surroundings of the town, such as Farmhill and Governors Hill, are always in demand and get snapped up very quickly. Although Douglas continues to be a focal point, Chrystals is also experiencing strong demand in our Port Erin office for rental accommodation. Proximity to the airport and schooling is always a priority for families and often holds the key to securing a long-term tenant.

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Joyce Briggs

Head of Risk and Compliance, Annexio

How do businesses ensure the safeguarding of personal data?

rotecting personal data is important in any business, whether it operates online or not. The loss or misuse of private and personal information brings financial and reputational risk, not to mention a highly negative impact on customer trust and loyalty. For businesses such as Annexio, which is licensed to operate its lottery betting services in both the Isle of Man and the UK, there are two sets of regulations that apply: the Isle of Man Data Protection Act 2002 and the UK Data Protection Act 1998. Both require anyone who holds your data to process it correctly in accordance with certain rules and also allow you to access information held on you by any business or organisation. Besides these current Acts, a new General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) has recently been adopted by the EU and is in transition to come into force fully on 25th May 2018. This places more demands on businesses and other data controllers to safeguard personal information including more stringent record keeping. At present GDPR applies to the UK although the Brexit decision introduces some doubt as to whether this will still happen. Even if the UK leaves the EU within that timescale, it is likely that the requirements of the GDPR would be reflected in UK legislation. Of course the Isle of Man is not part of the EU at all, but it is expected that Isle of Man Data Protection regulations would also be updated in line with the EU regulation to maintain the current equivalency.

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SOPHI Words: Les Able | Photography: Matt Mosur

Sophi’s Aim is All About Slashing the Running Costs of New Business Start-ups

ndrew Cronin is a man on a mission! His targets are businesses small and large with the aim of offering to slash costs for providing their web design, call centre support and social media management under the banner of his recently launched Isle of Man company Sophi. “This also includes other support services, including outsourcing,” says Andrew, whose own career in financial services began with Barclays Wealth in Douglas when he moved to the island from Liverpool 10 years ago. “Many small and fledgling businesses don’t need to spend thousands on website design to present and project their services.” He goes on: “Sophi can do it all at affordable prices, which includes designing and building a website, social media management, contact centre support and other services, right down to stationery and message handling. We are a company which can take care of all aspects of customer service and which offers an online presence for all companies at an affordable price. “Sophi already employs over 100 staff in the Philippines. I decided to grow Sophi as a company in the Isle of Man after identifying a number of services it can offer, including personal virtual office assistants which will cost a business a lot less than the employment of a member of staff which could be as high as £30,000 a year. “We are particularly anxious to target new business start-ups from the likes of the painter and decorator to the small accountancy practice. We can set up all the business services they will require,

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efficiently and professionally, including a website which our team would design, from as little as £495 as a package solution. “Often, new companies are persuaded into having websites which are over complicated for their needs and for some the cost is too high. I believe it should be affordable for all businesses, no matter how small, to have a website which will put their business online, attract revenue which in turn will also benefit the economy.” Sophi has been incorporated as an Isle of Man company since April and Andrew is already looking to recruit more staff and to expand into the UK. Over 80 per cent of its call centre customers are in the United States and include a company which organises adventure tours, another that registers profiles on people seeking and looking for au pairs together with an online ordering company for food deliveries. “While I want to succeed, I also want Sophi’s customers to succeed and we want to grow with them and for me it’s all about bringing affordable solutions to businesses be they small or corporate in terms of the packages required,” declares 27-year-old Andrew. “Our customers are diverse and that is advantageous to Sophi,” says Andrew, who admits he is ‘driven’ to provide good customer service solutions for people who want to succeed. “The small guy needs to be helped as much as the big guy, but not everybody has the capital to start out which is when I get satisfaction from working with those customers, discovering what they want but not charging exorbitant fees. “What I have achieved is by delivering on excellent service and proving to be reliable and trustworthy; this allows me to boast of being responsible for a call centre

which has professional and experienced staff who all speak good English.” On a final note Andrew laughingly adds: “Make no mistake, Sophi is going to throw the cat among the pigeons as far as the other design companies on the island are concerned. I like to get things done, I don’t like procrastinating, and I’m not expensive…. not that that effects quality delivered.”

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Noa Bakehouse is a sourdough bakery and events house. Since opening in 2013 the business has gone from strength to strength developing from bakery, to coffee house to full scale manufacturer and distributor of bread across the Island. ‘I started looking at different avenues to how I could start the business. The great thing about the Isle of Man is there are various grant schemes ready for you. I soon realised that making bread was manufacturing goods and that qualified the business for up to 40% of the capital available to start operating.’ ‘It’s really good that you have that support network to check your decisions. Government support allowed me the capital to re-invest and get the business to a place that we wanted a lot sooner. The grants enabled us to do that.’ ‘Through the Small Business Start-up Scheme I became aware of the other schemes and crafted my business plans to take into account the government support available. I now write a business plan every year. It’s a really important process and it really became established when I was applying for the grants. It allows me to realise what our focus should be. The grants system also helped me learn how to look at the business more objectively.’ ‘I used to go to work about 8 in the morning and come home at 10 at night in my old career. I still work really long hours. In fact when you start a business you find yourself working around the clock - you can’t just clock off. But, the way my business works, it allows me to take time out when I need it. I don’t have to spend that time commuting or dealing with the day to day.’ ‘Noa Bakehouse is a twenty hour a day business. There’s always something happening and whilst I want to be here for everything, I have a fantastic team who enable me to take time away. I have the flexibility of working so close to where I live so I feel like I don’t miss out on important events at work and important family moments. Being able to balance work and family life is great.’

‘I have two very young children so I spend most of my time learning how to be a Dad. We have a great network of family and friends. Life on the Island is about enjoying our lives. Even when we first opened I’d do the bake and be on the beach by 3:30pm with my kids. Because I don’t work a nine-to-five role I can structure my day to allow me to be there for the important parts of life. Right now that’s watching my kids grow up in this safe, fun environment.’ ‘I make bread for a living and it’s an honest job. I make a good clean fresh product that people enjoy and I get to do it with a great bunch of people. We realised very early a bakery should be part of the community. We have tried to become part of the community and to build something that people can get involved in. To do this we support local artists and bands who reach out to their fans. It allows us to engage with our customers in a really modern way.’ ‘Over 80% of what we use at The Bakehouse is sourced locally. We have a great network of other local business owners forging a new career path. There’s great collaboration between food manufacturers on the Island forging a path in high end food. As a bakehouse we get to contribute by selling great sourdough bread, but we also get to contribute by buying the great range of products available to us.’ ‘I am really grateful the Government supported me to start this venture. Because of the grants I felt an obligation to government to make the business work. I committed to employing a certain number of people, growing the business and I got a grant based on those predictions. In the end I will put more money back into government as a business that didn’t exist before through tax and National Insurance - all thanks to the grant assistance. ‘

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GEMMA’S DESIGN MISSION AND A PASSION FOR ART Words: Les Able Photo: Matt Mosur

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esign doyenne Gemma Wasley is on a mission! “It’s to persuade individuals and companies that design is important, both visually and aesthetically and should never be just an afterthought when it can offer so much inspiration” she declares with a touch of messianic passion. “It is often difficult to get people and businesses to value design, it’s given a small budget and is all to often last in the long line of priorities,” adds Gemma who set up her business, Interior Rehab, in Tromode five years ago. The design gene is strong in the Wasley family as her father, 65-year-old Chris, was a graphic designer with Vogue in the 1970s but gave it up when he moved to the island to get married and then embarked on a career in banking.

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Now retired, he is happy to help his daughter in her design business and offer his own artistic flair as and when required. “It’s down to Gemma, she’s the one with all the ideas and a great imagination, I’m just happy to help out, otherwise play some golf, watch the rugby and go for a pint.” Gemma adds: “We work together and make a great team, we are really good friends so I’m very lucky while Dad’s enjoying something of a design renaissance,” laughs Gemma, 38, who was born and raised in the island and went to King William’s School and from there to architecture school in London, leaving with a BA.Hons degree. “Design was and is my passion and I was fascinated by art while architecture was not creative enough for me,” says Gemma who, after getting her degree, returned to the

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island and worked at Manx Museum for two years. The appeal of London and all it offered lured her back, but into the hospitality sphere with major roles in the nightclub scene which were part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin empire. Design, admits Gemma, went on the back burner for a while. Of Sir Richard Branson she says: “A really nice guy, so laid back and probably the most interesting person I’ve met, when he talks to you he engages you and is so down to earth.” Of her nocturnal lifestyle as a result of her job Gemma came to realise she had been living like a vampire for too long, working at night, sleeping during the day and it was beginning to take its toll. “A friend suggested going to Sidney for a year and I ended up staying there for four years and the job I was doing

again saw design on the back burner for the second time.” Family reasons prompted Gemma to return to the island in 2011 and she then realised interior design was what she was most passionate about. Significant projects followed the launch of Interior Rehab, including Bar George, the Tea Junction and the ‘biggest leading ladies only gym’ in the Isle of Man Warehouse Fitness. “We have got one definite commercial project on the books and two more potential projects for late summer. We are about to launch the Big Fat Canvas company, which is all about large scale, bold, graphic, hand-painted art on canvases which offer something of a wow factor design statement for the home or the office. They underline the fact that art is not as inaccessible as it sometimes appears and that you don’t have to spend a fortune in acquiring it.” Gemma admits that over the past five years she has become something of a shrewd business woman but adds that she has learned the hard way. “Exciting things are now happening here in the island and I’ve also recently been asked to do a few projects in London. I put my heart and soul into everything I do, it’s no good settling for 50 per cent when you can do 100 per cent.”

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What our digital social networks say about us Human brains cannot cope with too many virtual friends, writes Anjana Ahuja

hey turn up weekly in my inbox, gnawing away at my soul. The kind words, the smiling faces, the ego-stroking invitations to connect, all of which I guiltily ignore. The thing is, I buy into the idea of Dunbar’s number — that our primate brains limit us to meaningful social contact with no more than about 150 people — and I am already exceeding 200 on LinkedIn. Professor Robin Dunbar, the Oxford university anthropologist who came up with the eponymous figure after noting the strikingly similar sizes of human groupings ranging from Neolithic villages to Roman legions to an average Christmas card list, has posited that our social attention is not distributed evenly among those 150 confidantes but instead layered like an onion; five closest contacts in the innermost layer, then 10 in the next, followed by 35 and 100. Now a study of mobile phone calls has attempted to test Prof Dunbar’s hypothesis about our Russian doll-like shells of emotional intimacy, providing insight into how we stratify our social connections. Along with colleagues at Finland’s Aalto University School of Science, Prof Dunbar looked at a 2007 data set of European mobile phone calls, comprising 35m users making a total of 6bn calls. The frequency of calls between two people was a proxy for

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emotional closeness. Those who made just emergency or business calls were excluded; only those making reciprocal calls to at least 100 people were included. By scanning networks of calls and ap plying clustering algorithms, researchers found people tended to have either four or five layers in their social onion. On average, those with four layers had: four closest confidantes, often relatives, whom they dialled most frequently; 11 in the next layer; then 30 and 129. For those with five layers, the number of friends was split slightly differently: three closest contacts; then 7, 18, 43 and 134. The analysis appeared on the arXiv server last month, where scientists can upload results for academic discussion (sometimes, but not always, as a precursor to peer-reviewed publication). While the idea of social “layering” seems robust according to this analysis, the variations noted suggest that the number of layers corresponds with a social spectrum. One idea to emerge from the study is that individuals with four layers might be introverts while those with five are extroverts. The paper has limitations: it looked at just one year of data. Friendships can be impermanent, varying across time and place, and reflecting our lives at particular stages. Frequency of contact does not always correlate with depth of relationship;

longstanding bonds often do not need intensive tending to bloom. But it is also possible that this study captures a unique picture of friendship: a 2007 data set represents the social world before smartphone ubiquity, and before people routinely began maintaining friendships on Facebook and other online sites on their mobile devices. There is also a persuasive consistency in the numbers, the researchers note. This intuitively mirrors real life: even if a house move or a job change forces a change of circumstances, old acquaintances are superseded by new ones. The exact components of the layers may change but the layers themselves remain intact. Few of us, it should be noted, exceed 200 meaningful social relationships. This limit should prompt networking sites to refine their services in a digitally promiscuous age. The enduring human need to connect — a desire that can now be expressed at the touch of a button — should ideally be balanced against the inability of our brains to cope with an excessive degree of digital schmoozing. Instead of the usual binary options to either accept or decline an invitation, there could be a third box to click that is both more gracious and scientifically accurate. It would read: “It’s not that I don’t want you to join my network, but I’m just waiting for some space to come up on my fourth layer.” ON THE AGENDA

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Guests enjoy a different kind of gaming at Rose Estates eClub event

t was gaming of a different kind for guests at the most recent Isle of Man eClub event as traditional pursuits such as quoits and skittles were enjoyed at the June get-together for members of the eGaming community. Hosted by Rose Estates Limited at Analyst House, its newest development on Peel Road in Douglas, attendees had a chance to admire the spacious modern offices which had been decorated with artwork and sculptures on loan from the Sayle Gallery and music provided by Bang and Olufsen for the evening. As well as the indoor games, guests were treated to drinks and canapĂŠs as they joined together to discuss the latest issues in the eGaming world, the recent Brexit vote in the UK being one hot topic of conversation. www.facebook.com/IsleofManeClub

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D-Link DIR-890L - Wireless AC3200 Ultra Performance WiFi Router, £254.99, www.ebuyer.com ot only does this look like a spaceship from Star Trek but, like the show, it’s got forward-thinking technology too. This is ideal for the smart home - a place where anything and everything requires Wi-Fi, it even comes with smart connect technology. What this means is that with three bands available, it will detect which one is most suited to the device connecting to it. So, you’ll always have the clearest band (and fast connection) whether you’re gaming or simply browsing the web on your phone. There’s six antennas, so you’ll have great coverage in the home, and although it costs a fair amount, it really is the bee’s-knees.

Need for speed

NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S R7800 Wireless Modem Router, £222.99, www.pcworld.co.uk ith speeds of up to 2.53gbps, this is a router for the serious gamer or streamer - or a house which includes both. Because it sends data to multiple devices at the same time, you can easily stream a film in one room while someone else plays an online game in another. That aside, this Netgear device is a good option for families as there’s easy to programme parental controls.

W So smooth

ASUS 900 Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Router, currently priced £84.99, www.amazon.co.uk hat’s great about this spiky looking device is just how smoothly it runs. From the feel of it to setting it up (it’s a doddle on your phone/tablet/pc) and then the ease of using it - it’s just so straightforward. It provides good connectivity even if rooms in your home are divided by super-thick brick walls and it’s more than capable of streaming HD content, as well as ensuring there are no lags when you’re gaming (online).

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Belkin Play Wireless Modem Router, £29.99, www.currys.co.uk f you’re looking for a router that will do a good job at a good price, this is the one for you. Granted it doesn’t come with loads of extras, but if you’re not gaming or streaming 4k content 24 hours a day, it will be more than sufficient. It’s easy to set up and most importantly is a stable device that you won’t have to check in on all the time. Oh and yes, we know appearances aren’t everything, but it is one of the prettier routers out there!

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TP-Link Touch P5 AC 1900 Touch Screen Wi-Fi Gigabit Router, £129.99, www. maplin.co.uk his may sound a bit nerdy, but it really has to be said: The TP-Link Touch P5 is a thing of beauty. Who needs a clunky old box when you can have this masterpiece?! The touch screen makes the setting up of this router simple and, when we gave it a go, it was up and running within a couple of minutes. It offers a solid 10,000 square feet of coverage and is powerful enough to watch that HD films without even a hint of that annoying ‘buffering’ wheel.

TP-LINK Archer VR900 AC 1900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit VDSL2/ ADSL2+ Modem Router for Phone Line Connections - White, £124.58, www.amazon.co.uk nother goodie if you’re using multiple devices at the same time, this router will help you get the most out of your broadband speeds. Connect your devices directly to the LAN ports and you’ll really see the difference in speeds - a major selling point if you’re gaming and struggling with lags. On top of that there’s 1 USB 3.0 port and 1.1 port and three antennas which give a great Wi-Fi range.

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The man who put Pokémon Go on the map John Hanke developed Google Earth then the mobile phone game that is becoming a global craze Words: Tim Bradshaw (FT)

blockbuster new location-based application launches and breaks the internet. So overwhelming is consumer demand for the mapping service, its servers can barely keep up — which only fuels the hype about the new app. It may sound like Pokémon Go this week, but back in 2005, millions of consumers were seeing their home from space for the first time using Google Earth — knocking out the search company’s servers in the process. In charge of the launch of both apps was John Hanke, whose experience in building both multiplayer games and digital mapping services has left him running what analysts are already calling the biggest mobile game in US history. Pokémon Go was launched by San Francisco-based Niantic, an augmented reality start-up at which Mr Hanke is chief executive. The company, which is named after a Gold Rush-era ship that now lies buried under downtown San Francisco, was incubated inside Google before spinning out last October. Mr Hanke, now 49, had spent more than a decade with the search giant after it acquired his previous company, Keyhole, whose rich digital cartography and satellite images formed the basis of both Google Earth and Maps. For Mr Hanke, who worked for the US Department of State in Myanmar before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area to study for an MBA at University of California, Berkeley, it was his third start-up to be acquired. The previous two were both in videogaming and Keyhole was also originally spun out of another games company.

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However, the early 2000s was a difficult time to launch a new internet venture, remembers Brian McClendon, who hired Mr Hanke and served on Keyhole’s board. “He was able to turn Keyhole into a company . . . and to keep it alive in the very dark times of 2002 when you could not raise money and start-ups were dying like flies,” says Mr McClendon, who worked at Google from Keyhole’s acquisition until last year. “Google Earth was one of the biggest internet launches of all time,” says Mr McClendon, who is now at Uber. “Pokémon Go is now in exactly the same situation.” Under pressure, Mr Hanke “can get intense but he stays calm”, he adds. By 2010, after working on Google Maps and helping strike the deal to get it built into the first iPhone, Mr Hanke was looking for a new challenge. He set up what was then called Niantic Labs “specifically to explore that intersection between mobile apps and geolocation and entertainment”, he said in an interview with the Financial Times last year. “The notion was that it was augmented reality but it doesn’t require special glasses.” Its first success, attracting 15m users to date, was Ingress: a sci-fi themed game that sees two rival factions fighting for control of thousands of “portals” scattered all over the world. It still has many loyal players, with up to 10,000 people expected to show up at a Tokyo event this weekend. Although more involved than Pokémon Go, Ingress’s GPS-based gameplay and user-contributed locations would form the basis of Niantic’s later hit. “The game is icebreaker and glue,” Mr Hanke said. “The real fun that people get out of it is going out of the house.”

Among Ingress’s fans in Japan was Tsunekazu Ishihara, chief executive of the Pokémon Company, which is jointly owned by Nintendo with developers Game Freak and Creatures. Google and the Pokémon Company had previously teamed up on an online April Fools’ Day prank in 2014, when the pocket monsters were hidden inside Google Maps. Mr Hanke struck the deal to work on Pokémon Go before spinning out from Alphabet, when Niantic raised $30m from its former parent, Nintendo and the Pokémon Company. It was an unusual move inside Google that took negotiation and perseverance but Mr Hanke says it was essential for his start-up to flourish. “We greatly benefited from the resources at Google, in terms of technical know-how,” Mr Hanke says. But being standalone made dealing with companies such as Nintendo and Apple “a little bit easier”, he said — “just because Google is Google.” He says he is motivated by an urge to get people out from behind their computer screens and do more exercise, as players chase Pokémon around its virtual maps. “I don’t think we were built to sit in a dark room with a piece of electronics strapped on our head,” he says, in a swipe at virtual-reality goggles such as Facebook’s Oculus Rift. “I’m more enamoured of going outside and building real social connections.” Safety campaigners and owners of property that have been overrun by Pokémon hunters may debate the overall benefit to society, while it is yet to be seen whether the app can sustain its current level of usage. Pokémon Go is slowly overcoming its teething troubles, with launches in Europe and Asia being rolled out. Mr McClendon says Silicon Valley engineers are always aspiring to make a “positive impact on the world . . . John has done it twice”. ON THE AGENDA

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OLLOWING ON FROM THE SUCCESS OF ITS SOON TO BE COMPLETE NORTH SHORE DEVELOPMENT, HAVEN HOMES IS RELEASING A FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF 63 STYLISH AND CONTEMPORARY FAMILY HOMES ON ITS NEW GROVE PARK DEVELOPMENT IN RAMSEY. The Grove Park development is situated off Clifton Drive on the edge of town abutting the pleasant rural grounds of the Grove Museum. It will feature 63 homes in total with a mixture of three bedroom semi-detached and three and four-bedroom detached homes all set in relaxing landscaped grounds with many existing mature trees. Work began on the Grove Park site in June and it is expected that, following a number of early reservation requests from buyers, homes will be released for purchase on the open market later this month.

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We now have just eight properties remaining available at North Shore. “Our further development at Grove Park evidences our confidence in the North and underlines our commitment and support to the regeneration of the town - which is enjoying a real resurgence - and we are delighted to be contributing to improving the quality of living and housing availability in this location.” Haven Homes is a local property development company established in Port Erin in 2001. It is focused on providing Isle of Man residents with the opportunity to enjoy living in smaller scale select developments that combine dramatic fresh modern designs with excellent build quality and energy efficiency. “As a local company, we have a keen interest and insight into the property market on the Isle of Man,” says Dave. “We can see there is

As with the North Shore development, Grove Park will feature unique modern architectural styling and contemporary interiors with high specification German kitchens, porcelain tiled bathrooms and quality floor coverings, appliances, fixtures and fittings throughout. Purchase prices range from £234,000 to £410,000.

a clear and growing demand for high-quality, affordable housing that is also stylish, offers a superior level of comfort and caters for the needs of modern families.

Dave Lewis, co-owner of Haven Homes, commented: “Our North Shore development, which combines contemporary living with a unique waterside location, was our first development in Ramsey and we have experienced extremely strong interest in the development and countless kind comments from residents regarding the high standard of finish, of which we owe to our dedicated and skilled staff and sub-contractors. The surge in sales reservations that we have experienced since the launch of our Show Home earlier this year has confirmed our belief that there is a strong market in the North for high quality new build homes.

“Prospective buyers interested in either the remaining homes at North Shore or the soon to be released homes at Grove Park can view the show home at our North Shore development on Saturdays from 11am – 4pm and Sundays 2pm – 4pm where details of both developments are available and accompanied site visits to Grove Park can be arranged.”

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decided to launch the business in April last year when they realised there was a niche in the market for supplying and installing top of the range Hot Tubs and Swim Spas which are manufactured in Canada and shipped over to the island.

Unadulterated relaxation is in a Hot Tub enjoying a beer or glass of wine on a moonlit night while gazing up at the stars, according to Luke Roberts who, with his parents Steve and Bernie, is celebrating the “steady” growth spiral of the family’s Douglas-based hot tub ‘shop’ Arctic Spas Isle of Man. The family, who live on the island,

The slogan for the experience offered by both is ‘relax, refresh, revive’, an emphasis on exercise and pleasure. The all weather Swim Spa is in effect a 14-foot swimming pool but with a heavy duty lid to keep the water hot and, unlike the conventional swimming pool, is easier to maintain. The Swim Spa uses high flow Arctic Swim Jets to provide a resistance current for the user to swim against for fitness or rehabilitation. “The Arctic brand Swim Spas are engineered to the same extreme standards

that have made the company’s Hot Tubs renowned worldwide for quality and extreme energy efficiency,” says Luke, 23, who has a degree in business studies. “The increasingly popular Swim Spa delivers the benefits of a swimming pool, hot tub and exercise pool in one extremely high quality and self-contained unit, but for a small fraction of the cost of full-size pools. They are designed for extreme cold climates, this means the insulation design on both Swim Spas and Hot Tubs has to be efficient in freezing sub-zero temperatures.” He adds: “With the introduction of the new Spa Boy technology, Arctic Spas can self sanitise, keeping the brand synonymous with becoming the most energy efficient, longest lasting and easiest to maintain spas in the world. In northern Canada, where the temperature fluctuates from minus 30 degrees centigrade in the winter to plus 30 ISLE OF MAN PREMIER MAGAZINE

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“ THE ARCTIC BRAND SWIM SPAS ARE ENGINEERED TO THE SAME EXTREME STANDARDS THAT HAVE MADE THE COMPANY’S HOT TUBS RENOWNED WORLDWIDE FOR QUALITY AND EXTREME ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

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degrees in the summer, a quality Hot Tub has to be built with extreme intelligence and only the very best components.” Arctic Spas Isle of Man is based on the White Hoe Industrial Estate, Old Castletown Road, Douglas and since it was launched has seen a steady flow of customers embracing all social backgrounds, ranging in age from those in their 30s to others in their 70s. “Some individuals spare no expense, while others have clearly saved up to buy into the lifestyle which a Hot Tub or Swim Spa offers,” says Steve, an experienced joiner by trade. “It’s something which a whole family can enjoy and benefit from, and while a family may no longer eat together they can certainly swim together. Children love it, while their parents can invite friends round for a drink and enjoy a relaxing experience just sitting in a Hot Tub, whatever the time of year.” Steve adds: “A Hot Tub isn’t just for pleasure as it also offers therapeutic benefits, which is why older people who may be suffering from the likes of sciatica, back pain or arthritis are buying one. Hot Tubs definitely BECAUSE QUALITY MATTERS

make a difference to people’s lives. Nor does a Hot Tub have to be outside, it can be in a garage or garden room. We do a free site survey for customers and also design the area where it is to be located. “Because it is built for the Canadian climate and is so well insulated the daily cost of running a Hot Tub is a little over £1 a day and for a Swim Spa it’s about £3.50 a day, neither is too much of an outlay for the pleasure and health benefits that both offer.” Prices for a Hot Tub which, along with the Swim Spa comes with a five year warranty, start at around £8,000 and for a Swim Spa the starting figure is nearer £17,000. Available systems include chlorine, bromine or salt with more customers opting for bromine or salt which are softer on sensitive skins. The Spa Boy system further reduces the maintenance required to care for your spa and is available in nearly all Arctic Spas. “What makes it all the more enjoyable is that customers are all happy as they are buying something which is going to give them a lot of pleasure and enhance their lifestyle,” declares Steve. “The niche in the

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2. When deciding on the location of your patio or deck, think about things like drainage (the manhole, or at least a rodding point, still needs to be accessible), where the doors to the garden are, and if the patio or deck will be overlooked. Also consider the prevailing winds, traffic noise, if any, and what you’ll be looking out on when you sit and relax.

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It’s well-known that the Duchess of Cambridge re-wears her designer threads, but this might be a new record: at the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices’ gala dinner recently, the ever-stylish royal wore a blush pink sequinned Jenny Packham number more than five years after she debuted it at an event in LA. The original is no longer in shops obviously, but this lookalike Jane Norman Nude Strapless Lace Sequin Maxi Dress, £110, is available now (www.janenorman.co.uk).

MAKE WAVES The celebrity consensus is in: everyone from Lorde to Lupita Wyong’o has been seen in a Marysia bikini, featuring the LA brand’s signature scallop-edging. The bandeau Antibes style is the most popular choice, and for SS16 it’s back in a new, sunny ‘papaya’ colourway. The fast-fashion world has cottoned on to the scallop trend too, and you can now find wave-edged swimmers all over the high street at less than designer prices. n Marysia Antibes Bandeau Scallop Papaya Bikini, £220, Oxygen Boutique (www.oxygenboutique.com)

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WATER BABES Remember last summer when that Protein World billboard featuring a skinny, toned and tanned model, asking ‘Are you beach body ready?’, went viral? The ad attracted hundreds of complaints, as women the world over declared: ‘Yes, I am, actually, and I don’t need to look like that to prove it’.

SURF’S UP The ‘athleisure’ vibes that have been trending in mainstream fashion for the last couple of seasons have spilled over into the beachwear sector big time, resulting in bright, wetsuit-esque one-pieces, zip-up suits, and lots of mesh detailing. For an authentic surfer-girl feel, look for high-necked styles in neoprene fabric - the advantage of this trend is that, compared with flimsy string bikinis, you’ll feel thoroughly secure and strapped in, no matter how choppy the surf. n Splash by Della Roz Lilly Orange and Blue Swimsuit, currently reduced from £110 to £82.50 (www.splash-by-dellaroz.com)

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If you’ve ever had to sit on your suitcase, required help to zip it shut, or joined the excess baggage queue at the airport, you’re probably - hang on, definitely - a hopeless over-packer. Join the club; it seems Brits have a habit of piling heavy toiletries into their luggage. Women pack an average 15 full-sized products to maintain their regime abroad, according to a recent survey by Eurostar.

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Keep your holiday bathroom clutter-free, packing only the bare essentials you’ll use every single day of your trip. n Ditch the full-sized, heavyweight toiletries for the carry-on approved Malin+Goetz 1oz Essential Kit. It’s top-to-toe cleansing via luxe little bottles, including shampoo, conditioner and face and body cleansers, £20 for six 29ml minis (malinandgoetz.co.uk). n Want holiday relaxation to extend to your hair-washing routine? No problem; just be sure to pack a nifty little Batiste Dry Shampoo On The Go in Tropical. The mini can instantly refreshes, adds volume, and makes hair smell like coconuts, £1.50 for 50ml (Superdrug. com).

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hilst I run the risk of sounding overtly British by starting this month’s column discussing the weather, it’s hard to ignore the incredible climate our tiny ‘tropical’ island in the Irish sea has been blessed with for the last month. In dedicating this month’s word count to drinking and the great outdoors I pose further risk of it’s relevance, with Manx theory dictating that “all good things must come to an end”. Fortunately, I’ve checked my weather app, there’s a cloud with a wee sun poking out for the next week and that’s good enough for me! NB: This article was written in sunny June and – inevitably - my sceptical weather predictions were proven to be well informed. On the rare occasion that sun decides to shine, there’s nothing I enjoy more than inviting my friends round for a good old garden BBQ and knees up. Now, that may conjure up images of bowler hats, croquet and cucumber sandwiches, but quite frankly my head is too large for most modern headgear, my hand eye coordination is appalling and to be perfectly honest, the only thing cucumber goes near is my gin thank you very much. Being the bartender of the group, everyone is counting on me to serve something a little more exciting than burgers and an ice-filled bucket of Budweiser. So I end up making cocktails on my day off, that’s fine – I don’t want to drink Budweiser either – but I can make my shift a little easier, right?

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The word punch is a borrowed Hindu word, meaning ‘five’, as the original drink was made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water and either tea or spices. In the early seventeenth century, British sailors brought the drink from India to England, from there on, it slowly permeated the borders of Europe. These early punch prototypes were true to their Indian roots and typically contained a brandy or wine base, however around 1655, Jamaican rum became the common denominator and the modern day ‘tiki’ style punch took its place atop the totem. OK, history lesson over. Let’s talk about the perfect summer punch and how to execute it perfectly: first step, the vessel. Now, if you’re fortunate enough to have your Nan’s old glassware kicking about the house, then you’re halfway there. If like me, she doesn’t trust you anywhere near her prized crystal cuts, then a trip to the charity shop is in order – failing that, the fruit bowl will have to do! Next step, what to make? Most drinks recipes can be converted proportionally to a punch worthy volume, however in the interests of keeping things homegrown, I’ve included below a quintessential original recipe, inspired by the perfect summer sip the ‘French 75’, using as much local fare as possible. Serve, sit back, sip and enjoy!

Mann 75

Ingredients: n 1 x bottle Tanqueray Gin n 4 x bottles Roots Proper Lemonade n 150ml x Staarvey Farm Elderflower Cordial n 4 x bottles Apple Orphanage Elderflower Keshal Method: Imperative to a good punch – as to any mixed drink – is the ice. Small cubes of ice will melt quicker; a big block will melt slowly. The night before, three quarter fill an empty five litre ice cream tub (or similar) with water and freeze. When ready to serve, remove block of ice from container and place in punch bowl. Pour all the ingredients listed above into punch bowl and stir, taste to check for balance. If too sweet, add either an extra splash of Roots Proper Lemonade, if too sour add touch extra elderflower cordial. Garnish with thinly sliced lemon, orange and if feeling particularly extravagant, some edible Staarvey Farm flowers. Serve, sit back and enjoy. All of the ‘Manx’ ingredients featured can be purchased online through the Food Assembly initiative, held every other Wednesday at Noa Bakehouse (www. facebook.com/foodassemblyiom).

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Perfect Summer Pasta PARMA HAM & RED PEPPER WITH TAGLIERINI

(Serves 2) n 1/2 a red or white onion, peeled n 1 red pepper, deseeded n 90g higher-welfare slices of Parma ham n 1/4 of a fresh red chilli n 1 large firm tomato

n 1/2 a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked n 200g taglierini pasta n Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper n Extra virgin olive oil n Zest and juice from 1/2 an unwaxed lemon n Parmesan cheese, for grating

Start by preparing your ingredients. Very finely slice the onion, pepper and half the Parma ham. Finely slice the chilli. Quarter the tomato, cut out the seeds and finely dice the flesh. Finely chop the parsley leaves. Put the finely sliced Parma ham into a large dry frying pan over a high heat and cook for five minutes, or until crispy. Transfer to a double layer of kitchen paper to drain. Cook the taglierini in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente. Meanwhile, return the frying pan to a medium-high heat with three tablespoons of oil. Add the onion, pepper and chilli and cook for a minute or so. Roughly slice the remaining Parma ham and add to the pan, stir in most of the parsley leaves and season lightly with salt and pepper. Reserving some of the cooking water, drain the taglierini and add to the sauce. Add the lemon juice, diced tomato and a good grating of Parmesan. Toss well over the heat until lovely and glossy, adding a splash of the cooking water to loosen, if needed. Divide between your plates, sprinkle over the crispy Parma ham and add an extra grating of Parmesan. Finish by sprinkling over the lemon zest and the rest of the chopped parsley.

PASTA SALAD WITH GRILLED PEPPERS & OLIVES (Serves 2)

n 2 peppers, mixed colours if possible n 200g orecchiette pasta n Sea salt n 1 firm tomato n 12 black or green olives, stone in

n 2 sticks of celery, trimmed n 1/2 a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked n 4 sprigs of fresh basil, leaves picked n Extra virgin olive oil n Juice from 1 lemon

Place the whole peppers on a griddle pan over a high heat (or under the grill) for about 20 minutes, or until blackened all over. Remove to a bowl, cover with cling film and cool. Meanwhile, cook the orecchiette in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente, then drain and refresh under cold water to stop it over-cooking. Scrape the blackened skin away from the cooled peppers, then deseed and chop the flesh into 1cm chunks. Quarter the tomato, cut out the seeds and dice the flesh. Crush the olives with the palm of your hand, pull out and discard the stones, then tear in half. Finely slice the celery, then put it all into a large bowl. Roughly chop and add the parsley leaves and most of the basil leaves. Add the orecchiette to the bowl with four tablespoons of oil and half the lemon juice. Toss well with your hands, then season to taste with salt and a squeeze more lemon juice, if needed. Serve with a drizzle of oil and a scattering of the reserved basil leaves. Recipes from ‘The Pasta Book’ by Gennaro Contaldo, priced £7.99 online. BECAUSE QUALITY MATTERS

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WORDS | Anne Berry | The Wine Cellar

The term ‘fast food’ was first used in the United States in the early 1950s and refers to food that has been pre-cooked or pre-heated and often served in a take away container.

t the other end of the scale is the Slow Food movement, introduced in Italy in 1989 by Carlo Petrini. Slow food is about taking back control of our food and how it is produced. It’s about striving for food that is good (healthy and delicious), clean (produced sustainably) and fair (produced with respect for social justice). Slow food celebrates local producers who create regional, quality food not mass produced industrial bland food that takes its toll on both the environment and humans. The Slow Wine movement bases itself on the same principles as slow food. A slow wine producer is someone who believes that great wine is made in the vineyard; they believe that chemical use in both the vineyard and the cellar should not be necessary or be kept to a bare minimum. Slow wines are characterful and express a strong sense of local identity from the climate, the soil and the local grape varieties. In short people making great wine, adopting ecological approaches in both their vineyard and their cellar. Slow wines are a world apart from “industrial” wines that have been manipulated and enhanced in the winery to meet the flavour profile the supermarkets demand. Slow wine producers have the following beliefs: #1 Sustainable viticulture – no harmful pesticides, no over planting #2 Biodiversity in the vineyard #3 Traditional grape varieties that adapt very well to their particular land #4 Creating wines with a sense of place – climate, their particular vineyard site and their soil gives a strong regional identity #5 As little as possible or zero chemical

intervention during the winemaking process. Great wine is made in the vineyard. François and Jacques Lurton found their “dream land” whilst working as consultants in Chile. Vineyards where the influence of the oceanic climate moderates the heat that comes from the valley. The difference of the temperature during the day and during the night allows the grapes to reach exceptional levels of maturity. The valley is divided into particularly varied microclimates, which, in turn, and thanks to blending, allows for the production of incredibly complex and interesting wines. Many are organic and they are working towards biodynamic certification. They are also the first vineyard on the American continent to be powered with 100% solar energy. The company has produced an environmental charter which details targets specific to them to help to reduce the effect on the environment. This includes no use of herbicides, using uniquely natural fertilizers used in the vineyards, using biodynamic practices with organic certification since 2012 and a general reduction of treatments and processes. In the office and warehouse it involves everything being recycled where possible, car share between employees, minimisation of heating, electricity (lights) and water, electricity provided by “green” supplier and their own purification treatment station to recycle waste In addition there is a move towards lighter bottles to improve carbon footprint with 75% bottles made from recycled glass. Screw caps are used in preference to corks for 70% of wines produced to help reduce the carbon footprint and if corks are used, they are synthetic and 100% recyclable.

Slow wines are not necessarily expensive. Lurton’s Araucano wines from Chile are tremendous value for money. The Humo Blanco Syrah (£12.45) from Chile’s Lolol Valley is a cool climate Syrah full of peppery and wild blackberry aromas but with the acidity and structure that hotter climate examples sometimes lack. Lolol has recently become reputed as the best location to plant Syrah in the whole of Chile. The Reserva range are just £10.75 a bottle. The Carmenere Reserva is produced from organically grown grapes in Chile’s Colchagua Valley. It is a full flavoured with red and black fruit flavours, that mingle with spicy notes of thyme and rosemary and hints of eucalyptus. The Sauvignon Blanc Reserva is totally organic and the fruit is grown in the cool climate Lolol Valley. It has intense and appealing aromas of citrus and tropical fruits, which follow on to the palate, with balancing acidity and a wonderfully long lasting freshness. Next time you are shopping for wine, stop and think whether you are going to drink it with a fast food takeaway, or with the fine piece of topside you have just bought from the butcher or maybe the fresh fish you have picked up from the fish counter. Whichever it is, come up to the Wine Cellar and we’ll help you find the slow wine to match.

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Words: Simon Crellin | Photography: AJN Photography

COMPETITORS OF ALL AGES TACKLE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOPRITE CYCLE 4 LIFE Competitors young and old tacked various cycling challenges in the 25th Shoprite Cycle 4 Life, the Manx food retailer’s annual charity fundraising event.

obin Garry took the honours in the Nelson Memorial Mountain Time Trial around the TT course, clocking 1:34.53 in his first attempt at the event for nine years ahead of Gianni Epifani who was 2m 05s down. Fellow Manx Viking Wheelers rider Andy Jones, a Mountain Time Trial debutant, completed the top three in 1:37.06. Kate Priest was the first female home in 17th place with a time of 1:53.09. The Vets awards went to Gary Johnson (U50’s), Juan Kinley (U60’s) and Tony Varley (U70’s) while the Junior and Juvenile titles went to Conor Davies and Harry Cain respectively. A block headwind along the Mountain Mile did affect the times but none of the competitors went close to claiming the £3000 put up by Shoprite if anyone could beat Pete Kennaugh’s record time of 1:23.48 set last year. The Shoprite Cycle 4 Life relay, which features individuals from companies, organisations, charities and social groups each riding one of 7 legs of the Mountain Course, was won by Microgaming who established a lead of almost a minute on the opening leg and won by over seven minutes from team RL360 Fat Dads, who included former British Crit champion Rob Holden in their line up. Microgaming’s winning team included the Speed Merchant award for the fastest leg (8:51) by John Quinn and the Isle of Man Creamery Schuss prize for the downhill leg from the Bungalow to the Creg which

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went to John Coleman (13.25). In all the team posted five of the seven fastest legs including Chief Executive Roger Raatgever’s leg (12.38) from the Wildlife Park to Ramsey. Adam Scarffe, riding for last year’s winner’s RL360 won the King of the Mountain prize for the climb from Ramsey to Guthries. Other award winners on the day included the Conister Bank Lady Peddlers who time of 2:29.50 won the Shoprite Living prize for the first female team while the Isle of Man Bank Green Machine took the mixed honours with 2:01.49. Runners up RL360 Fat Dads had the consolation of the Iceland Supermarket Vets prize while Old Mutual were the first ‘fun team’ back, claiming the Spirit of Cycle for life Prize. Once the Mountain Course action was over attention switched to the back of the grandstand where over 150 children in Under 6’s Under 8’s and Under 10’s categories raced around a specially designed course behind the TT Grandstand under the watchful eye of former Olympian Marie Purvis, who still holds the record as the fastest female for the TT course. All funds raised, including race entries, were donated to Isle of Man based charity Tabitha’s Trust and the Hockey Association with a notable fundraising effort from McKenzie Howard who raised over £500. To date the event has raised over £200,000 for Isle of Man charities and sporting associations in its 25-year history. BECAUSE QUALITY MATTERS

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1936 BERLIN – JESSE OWENS DEFIES HITLER

RL360° OLYMPIC MOMENTS With 10,293 athletes competing across 28 sports for 306 gold medals over 16 days, the 2016 Olympics in Rio is set to be watched by 3.6 billion people worldwide. RL360° takes a look back to some of the greatest Olympic moments of all time.

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Hitler wanted the 1936 Games in Berlin to showcase the superiority of the “new Aryan man”. Owen’s 4 gold medals shattered that myth, though ironically Owens faced significant discrimination when he returned to a racially divided USA. 1968 MEXICO – BEAMON’S IMPOSSIBLE LEAP Before American Bob Beamon’s amazing jump in the high altitude of Mexico City, no one had jumped further than 27 feet, 10 inches. Beamon’s leap of 29 feet 2.5 inches was so long the organisers had to bring in a longer tape to measure it. His incredible record stood for 23 years. 1976 MONTREAL – NADIA COMANECI SCORES THE PERFECT 10 At 4ft 11 and weighing just 6st 2lbs, the 14 year old Romanian gymnast took to the asymmetric bars in Montreal and achieved what experts said was impossible – the perfect 10.00. So unexpected was the result that the digital scoreboard couldn’t actually display 4 digits. 1980 MOSCOW – COE V OVETT The 1980 Olympics, played out under the cloud of the US boycott, was the event of reckoning for Britain’s great middle distance runners, Seb Coe and Steve Ovett. They’d only met once on the track before the Games and the media hyped up their rivalry in the lead up to the Games. In the end, honours were even. Ovett won the 800m, but Coe took gold in the 1,500m.

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1988 SEOUL – BEN JOHNSON TESTS POSITIVE Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson broke the 100m world record in taking gold at the Seoul Olympics. But within 48 hours, triumph turned to disgrace as Johnson’s urine sample was shown to have tested positive for the banned substance stanozolol. Johnson was stripped of his medal and world record. 6 of the 8 100m finalists in Seoul were tainted by positive tests or rumours of doping. 1992 BARCELONA – HEROIC REDMOND CROSSES THE LINE WITH HIS DAD British 400m runner Derek Redmond was a genuine medal prospect but half way into the semi final his hamstring gave way and he collapsed to the track in agony. Instead of being stretchered off, Redmond bravely hauled himself up and began limping round the track, eventually crossing the line supported by his father who had rushed onto the track to support his son. 2000 SYDNEY – REDGRAVE MAKES IT 5 IN A ROW Some athletes have won more titles than rower Steve Redgrave’s haul of 5 gold medals. But what makes Redgrave arguably the greatest Olympian of all time is that his medals spanned 16 years, and 5 Olympic Games, culminating in a narrow victory, aged 38, in the men’s coxless 4s.

2008 BEIJING – PHELPS WINS 8 GOLDS Mark Spitz had won 7 golds in Munich, but American swimmer Michael Phelps went one better in the pool at Beijing in 2008. Over the course of 8 days he won all 8 events he entered (in World Record times) and secured the greatest single haul of gold medals the Games has ever seen. Including the Athens and London games, Phelps won an incredible 18 Olympic golds. 2008 BEIJING – BOLT ASTONISHES THE WORLD The 100m had long been mired in controversy and drug-cheating when Usian Bolt suddenly re-ignited the world’s love affair with sprinting. The popular and charismatic Jamaican sprinter smashed the world record in both the 100m and 200m finals. He was so far ahead of the field he was even able to slow down as he approached the winning tape. 2012 LONDON – SUPER SATURDAY’S BRITISH GOLD RUSH A joyous London Games reached its pinnacle for the host nation on the middle Saturday. Earlier gold medals in rowing (x 2) and cycling set the scene for an unforgettable night of athletics in the Olympic stadium. First Jess Ennis won the heptathlon gold, Greg Rutherford then surprisingly leapt to victory in the long jump, and then in a thrilling finale Mo Farah was victorious in the 10,000m.

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THE RS FEVA OPEN REGATTA

The Appleby sponsored RS Feva Open Regatta was held at the IOM Yacht Club over the weekend of Saturday & Sunday, 9th & 10th July, and it was great to have 3 boats from the UK travel to the Island for the event, with much appreciated help from the IOM Steam Packet.

he forecast of strong south westerly winds on Saturday was bang on the money and left Race Officer, Russ Collister with little option but to abandon the racing scheduled for that afternoon. With the prospect of more favourable conditions 4 races were instead planned for Sunday morning. By then the wind, although still strong had moved around to the West and the sea state was much more manageable for dinghy racing. The Race Officer set a large ‘X’course for the 1st race where Ben Batchelor & his regular crew Roscoe Martin took an early and commanding lead. Tom Storey & Maddie Wylie from Ripon SC chased hard along with Henry & Jamie Rastrick from Yorkshire Dales SC, but they couldn’t close the gap to Ben & Roscoe, finishing 2nd & 3rd respectively. The Cope brothers Patrick & Alec along with Caitlyn Webster and Emily Batchelor both had capsizes along the way leaving them a lap down and in 4th & 6th places. The change to an ‘S’ course for the 2nd race threw the placings wide open, when Ben & Roscoe (despite having checked twice) led half the fleet to the wrong mark. James Arnold and James Humphrey, having paid attention to the course change, took full advantage of this error and rounded the correct mark in 1st smiling from ear to ear. The Arnold twins of Ross & Stephen had also missed the course change and despite the rest of the fleet realising the error

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and heading back up towards them, they carried on regardless to the ‘X’ leeward mark - doh! The drama wasn’t however over as James & James found that their spinnaker had jammed and wouldn’t fly, leaving the downwind rockets of Tom & Maddie just enough time to take 1st place by a bow sprit. Henry & Jamie also weren’t far behind to take 3rd, but Ben & Roscoe couldn’t make up the ground from the course error and finished a lap down in 4th. Ross & Stephen were also adrift of the fleet in 5th. Unfortunately Caitlyn & Emily had more spinnaker problems whilst Partrick & Alec and Matt Perry & Fraser Brown had capsizes and had to retire. The pressure was now on for Ben & Roscoe with 2 races left and wins needed in both to secure overall victory. Tom & Maddie & Henry & Jamie certainly weren’t going to make it easy for them and Tom & Maddie had a blistering 1st lap on race 3 to lead

into the leeward mark, only to be sideswipped by a big wave into a capsize on the mark. Henry & Jamie avoided the upturned boat, but this allowed Ben & Roscoe to close the gap. James & James were in the mix, but were losing ground downwind each leg without their kite. Ben & Roscoe pressed on and managed to squeeze ahead to take the win from Henry & Jamie in 2nd & James & James in 3rd. Matt & Fraser had 1 capsize too many and decided to retire for the day. By the 4th and final race the sea state could only be described as ‘big’, but these young sailors all deserve a huge amount of credit for their gutsy attitudes and some excellent boat handling skills. There were some spectacular capsizes and some great recoveries, not least of which were Henry & Jamie who started a gybe, almost pitchpoled, re-grouped and then started the gybe again on the last lap of the race, holding on to their 2nd place behind Ben & Roscoe in 1st, and again closely followed by James & James in 3rd. The overall win, went to Ben & Roscoe. 2nd to Henry & Jamie & 3rd to James & James. A big thank you to Appleby for sponsoring the event & to the Safety Boat crews who did an excellent job throughout the weekend, certainly one of their busier ones & to all the Yacht Club volunteers. ISLE OF MAN PREMIER MAGAZINE

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TT triumphs and tribulations for local Sidecar team This year’s Sure Sidecar Races were full of highs and lows for the teams taking part. The sidecar class has become an increasingly popular feature at the Isle of Man TT and this was recognised with a high-profile slot for the second race and crowning of the 2016 sidecar winners on Championship Friday. For the Bennett Racing team, TT 2016 was a roller-coaster of emotions; from an issuefilled practice week and having to pull out of race one to achieving their fastest ever lap in race two. Karl Bennett talks about the team’s experience at this year’s TT and their efforts to move up the sidecar field: What was the atmosphere like during TT 2016? I live for the TT and its atmosphere gets better every year. The best part for us is all the TT fans walking round the paddock. It’s great when they come in to talk to us, asking questions about the bike and telling us their own stories. How did you feel when you had to pull out of race one?

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We had a tough practice week with new parts breaking and our engine blowing up. We started race one well but unfortunately it was red flagged due to the accident involving our friends Dwight Beare and Ben Binns. We restarted but had a fairing mount break which was causing the fairing to run on the front tyre so we had to pull out. Despite the issues in race one, you went on to compete in race two, placing a fantastic fourth – how do you feel about that result? We put our heart and soul into race two. It was a difficult race with the tough emotions from the accident in race one and Dwight’s passing away. We wanted to finish more than ever and do better than we have before. We achieved our fastest ever lap from a standing start and then our fastest lap ever. How has Sure’s sponsorship helped Bennett Racing over the last two years? For a small team like us to be associated with a big local company such as Sure is amazing. The team make it easy for us and are so

supportive - we carry the Sure logo with pride. You’ve been taking part in the TT for more than a decade now – how has the event changed and how do you feel about it after TT 2016? I’ve been involved in the TT since I was very small. I’ve taken part in nine TTs and my first was 2005. I didn’t ride again until 2009, which was my first sidecar race with Lee, and we haven’t missed one since. The TT has changed dramatically for the better. Paul Phillips and his team have made it what it is and their work is helping the event grow each year which is great for the TT and the Isle of Man. Will we see Bennett Racing’s first podium finish in TT 2017? For 2017 I’d like us to go better again anytime I sit on the bike we’re always aiming for a podium finish. There are a lot of fast sidecar teams competing in the TT now and any in the top 10 could get on the podium and we’re one of them.

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THE LONG WAY ROUND From London to Mongolia

Words: Scarlett Brunstrom

“Adventurist-philanthropist-driver”. These are the words that 29 year old Kirsty Russell uses to describe herself on her business card, which is bright purple. It features a photograph of her lying on the top of a battered car (also purple), wearing a hotdog costume. Kirsty has already backpacked around the world twice, in two separate directions, and she’s about to set off on her biggest adventure yet: The Mongol Rally. A 10,000 mile drive from London to Mongolia in a dishevelled Diahatsu Cuore named ‘the Purple Turtle’, which she exchanged for nothing but a packet of smoky bacon crisps. And it’s all for charity. The Mongol Rally began in 2004, when two chaps stared at their rusty old car and decided to drive it to the stupidest place they could think of - Mongolia. Unfortunately, due to border issues and lack of visas, they never made it. The next year, they advertised the adventure, and now hundreds of teams set off from London each year to take part in the drive to Ulaan Ude, which has only three simple rules: 1. You can take any car, ‘as long as it’s crap’, 2. You must raise £1000 for charity and 3. You’re completely on your own. It sounds completely crazy. So why do it? “Because it’s crazy!” Says Kirsty, “it’s an incredible adventure, a huge challenge, and it’s all for a fantastic cause.” Kirsty first happened upon the rally 5 years ago, after watching Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman’s ‘Long Way Round’. “I’m a huge fan of them both, and their programmes, I’ve read all the books and watched the series and I wanted to do something similar.” After stumbling upon the Mongol Rally website, she set upon recruiting her team. “The organisers set up Facebook groups to help people with finding a team-mate, it’s difficult for people like me - living on an island with 80,000 people and I can’t find a single person to go with”. It’s through one of these groups that Kirsty met her travel companion JD BECAUSE QUALITY MATTERS

Beidman, who lives in America. “When I first told people about it, how I’d found a complete stranger from the internet to go with, I was quite shocked by the cynicism. Everyone’s going ‘ohhh but what if he’s a murderer!’ “I thought it was hilarious, this trip is costing us thousands of pounds each - it’s a lot of effort to go to if you’re only planning heinous crimes. We’ve since met in person, and thankfully we get on great.” After finding a companion and paying deposits, there was one crucial item left on the list: the car. The rules of the rally state that the car must be ‘farcically small’ - with an engine of 1.2 litres or less. With this in mind, Kirsty posted a status on Facebook, asking if anyone was selling a car ‘so crap it’s only worth a packet of crisps’. Thankfully, somebody was. “A guy messaged me saying he’d heard about my adventure and he thought he had the perfect thing for it,” Kirsty recalls, “he said it was called the ‘Purple Turtle’ and he wanted it to go to a good home as he was about to go and travel the world” The car was only a short way away in the village of Glen Vine, and so Kirsty went to take a look. “Oh my god this thing... It was the worst car I’d ever seen,” Kirsty recalls, laughing, “There was a plant growing through the floor, the brakes didn’t work. He took me out for a spin and I honestly thought I was going to die. It was absolutely perfect. “I went away to think about it and then sent the owner a message saying I loved the car and asking what he wanted for it. He said he’d give me it for what I asked for - a packet of crisps. It came with three Monty Python books, a blender, a henna kit… we got a great deal.” The route chosen by the team will see them travel from the Isle of Man to Liverpool

by ferry, then through England and on to France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, then across the Caspian Sea to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and finally, Russia. “We’ve got five weeks, as I’m planning on returning to work after the trip. Most people average between four and eight, so hopefully we’ll be able to stop and see some sights along the way.” It’s a monumental feat, and amazingly it’s all for a fantastic cause. £500 of funds raised will go to the rally’s official charity, Cool Earth, who work alongside indigenous villages to restore rainforests across the globe. A good cause, as Kirsty points out: “I think when you have 300 cars polluting their way to Mongolia, it’s probably a good idea to give something back to the planet.” Money raised after the initial £500 can be donated to a cause of the team’s choosing. “We’ve chosen to donate to Wish Upon a Dream Isle of Man, who grant wishes to sick and terminally ill children. It was important to me to help out a local charity.” Thankfully the Purple Turtle now has fully functioning brakes. Nonetheless, the road to Mongolia will not be easy. The rally’s website describes eight hospitalisations and four upturned cars during last years event alone. But are the team worried? At this question Kirsty smiles; “The purple turtle has literally never failed to drive to Mongolia before.” Donations to Cool Earth and Wish Upon a Dream can be made at www.justgiving. com/teams/thedonatellos The team’s progress can be followed at www.facebook.com/thedonatellos

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JPN Replica

Métisse Adelaide MK5

JPN Replica and MK5 Adelaide bikes EXQUISITELY HANDCRAFTED REINCARNATIONS OF TWO GROUNDBREAKING TWIN-CYLINDER BIKES ARE MOVING THE BRITISH MOTORCYCLE REVIVAL INTO THE FAST LANE.

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and finished fourth in the 1967 500cc World Championship. But the twin-cylinder engine of his John Player-sponsored Norton was based on a 30-year-old design, marking the bike out as an apparent underdog. What few observers had accounted for, however, was the radical and ingenious stainless-steel chassis into which the ostensibly outdated engine was fitted. Personally developed by Williams, it featured a ground‑breaking monocoque design in which the fuel and oil tank were integral to the frame to centralise mass; it ran tubeless tyres on cast-magnesium wheels (the first to

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be used on a motorcycle); it sported stateof-the art disc brakes and was enveloped in a drag-reducing fairing that Williams had honed to perfection through hours of windtunnel testing. In short, the John Player Norton Monocoque was something of a sleeper, a wolf in sheep’s clothing that, while down on power compared with the competition from Japan, made up for its deficiencies with sublime handling and perfect balance. And, against all the apparent odds, Williams raced it to victory on that hot June day, even completing one of the required five laps of the TT course at an average of 107.27mph – a record for a twin-cylinder machine. His achievement was nothing short of momentous, proving to be the last great win by a British marque – and one that saw Williams and the John Player Norton enter the annals of motorcycle-racing history. And it’s now possible to own a piece of that history, following the decision by Williams to build a limited series of 25 “continuation” machines, called JPN Replicas and costing £88,000 apiece. Although the continuation bikes have been slightly modified, with boltin fuel and oil tanks to reduce repair costs in the event of damage (the JPN is designed purely for track use), the design closely replicates that of the 1973 machine, even down to the magnesium-alloy wheels that have been made to the exact pattern of the originals, and the classic Norton Commando engines built from brand-new components. For the purposes of this article, Williams arranged for me to ride one of the first completed JPN Replicas at Turweston airfield in Northamptonshire, near to where the bikes are built. Two things stood out on this initial encounter: one, that it is a truly beautifully engineered motorcycle; and two, it is absolutely tiny – a jewel-like creation that seems almost too exquisitely crafted to ride in anger, replete with crisp castings and artisanal welds. The fairing is just 24in wide (including its aerodynamic handlebar nacelles) and the area of bodywork where the fuel tank would be on a conventional machine measures only 10in across – tailored to accommodate Williams’ chest while lying flat in a wind-cheating racing crouch. At about 6ft tall and wearing a somewhat unforgiving set of ancient leathers, I felt cumbersome on the JPN and, after a few passes up and down the airstrip, was amazed that Williams – who was a similar height when he won the TT – had been able to complete the 188-mile race at such prodigious speed. More noteworthy, however, was how delightful the BECAUSE QUALITY MATTERS

‘Williams will build a limited series of 25 “continuation” machines, called JPN Replicas and costing £88,000 160mph-plus bike was to ride, having none of the “all or nothing” engine characteristics of many race machines, but rather a remarkably linear power delivery from an engine – built by Norton specialist Mick Hemmings – that seemed to become smoother the higher it revved. “The JPN Monocoque was the best bike I ever rode, and I would have had to be a complete idiot to fall off it,” says Williams who, the year after his TT victory, had to stop racing after a devastating crash at Oulton Park on a Norton he hadn’t designed. He has since worked as a consultant to firms such as Cosworth and Lotus and the modern-day Norton concern, setting up Peter Williams Motorcycles two years ago in conjunction with fellow engineer Greg Taylor. “In truth, I wasn’t entirely surprised to win on the Isle of Man,” he says. “It’s a special circuit that requires one to get the balance of power and handling just right. And the JPN was perfect, steering beautifully and allowing me to go into corners hard and come out fast, which was the key to a good time. At the end of the race I felt like doing another couple of laps.” So far, five JPN Replicas have been sold, attracting both die-hard motorcycle

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WORDS Taylor Jones

Man is a flawed being. We are limited by so many biological factors that evolution has so cruelly spread amongst the animals that populate our world. The birds mock us from the sky with their flight, the fish scorn the thought of a life locked to the land, and the chameleon ridicules us in plain sight for our defenceless vulnerability to any that would dare attack. When you consider the fact that one of the biggest threats to our health is Anopheles mosquitos, it’s no surprise that we build weapons like guns and cannons to compensate for our own insecurity surrounding our impotence (or the fact that generations of inbreeding and overeating has left you immobile in the southern states of America). One thing that separates us from our animal brethren, and thus from reaching the top of the evolutionary chain and reaching a Darwinist nirvana, is the fact that we, for our size and shape, are incredibly slow. Even Usain Bolt, the man who makes all of our jaws drop to the floor for 9.6 seconds once every 4 years, is a slow runner in comparison with other bipedal creatures. When you consider that a hippo can run 19 mph on land, Bolt’s 28 mph average across 100m doesn’t seem like that much of a feat. If we are to survive in this world, we must learn to go faster, otherwise when the Trump-induced nuclear apocalypse begins, we’ll be at the mercy of mother nature’s speedsters. Luckily for us, whilst we don’t have speed, we have cognisance. On the whole, we are a species that has earned our position at the top of the food chain through our ability to intellectually conquer every environment or predator that we face (at the time of writing this, there is still no

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confirmation that the rock monster on Mars is a threat). Perhaps our most inherent talent as a species is being able to prove to the animals that we are better than them. Whether it is by destroying their habitats, caging and parading them for our own entertainment, or utilising them for labour, we are fantastic at putting down the less intelligent, and what better way to prove our dominance by using technology to negate the advantages that

biology has given them? Whilst we are a little way off being able to fl y, and changing camouflage is something will never move past military testing, being fast is something that we can do. A recent study suggested that our potential top speed is about 40 mph, but why wait for evolution to take us to those dizzy heights when things like bionic boots, rollerblades and exoskeletons can get us to exceed the speed limit now? Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of gadgets that will make you faster.

“ A recent study suggested that our potential top speed is about 40 mph, but why wait for evolution to take us to those dizzy heights when things like bionic boots, rollerblades and exoskeletons can get us to exceed the speed limit now?” ISLE OF MAN PREMIER MAGAZINE

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SHWINGS This is worrying to me. I’ve said it before in this magazine about gadgets and joked that people should buy things because they’re pointless and harmful to society, but most of the time I’m really not trying to put you of purchasing anything. What kind of capitalist would I be if I wasn’t encouraging you to invest in the technological future? However, in the immortal words of Donna Summer, this time I know it’s for real, in this case “it” being the end of all sense and reason. Much like the “go faster stripe” or the super-lightweight, aerodynamic running shirt, there is now a product on the market that seems to be designed with the express intention of sticking a middle finger up to any with the capacity to think logically, throwing caution to the wind and inviting the doltish masses to spend frivolously on items that contribute to mental or physical progression about as much as a £500,000 speed bump contributes to the roads. I am of course talking about the Shwing, the latest fashion accessory that, according to the creator’s website, is the newest trend in the

Stefani family. This is just a wing that you attach to the laces of your shoe. I’d love to give you more information, but that is literally it. A wing, on your shoe. I’m all for simplicity but come on now, there has to be at least one iota of imagination surely? Part of me hopes that people buying this are doing so to make some kind of visual reference to the god Hermes, but somehow I doubt that people who know about Hermes beyond the movie Hercules would be vacuous enough to actually purchase these. If all of my so-called friends are complaining about being embarrassed to be British post-Brexit, then these little disasters are making me embarrassed to wear shoes.

Who hasn’t dreamed of being a kangaroo at some point in their life? The only large animal to use hopping as a means of transportation, these majestic creatures can reach up to 44 mph over short distances, and maintain a pace of roughly 25 mph for 2 kilometres. Not only are they like a more attractive, more successful Paula Radcliffe, but they provide biological inspiration for one of the most ridiculous yet functional gadgets we’ve had on these pages. The reason these animals can hop so fast is the extended and muscular legs on which they bounce. Anyone who has ever lost control of their speed and fallen off a trampoline before (it happens!) will tell you that spring = speed, and that’s the principal with these Bionic Boots, a creation made by Keahi Seymour. They are meant to use the same basic physics as the extended leg of the kangaroo to propel you to run at roughly 25 mph, and whilst this won’t win you any gold medals, it will make you feel pretty superhuman considering the average man can run at about 15 mph. Unfortunately, as with most of the gadgets that have littered these pages in the past, you may feel fantastic, but you’ll look like a bit of an ass doing it. In other words, you may be able to talk the talk to your friends, but will you be able to walk the walk when you’re being ridiculed for looking like a cheap Pistorius? (he’s guilty, we can make that joke) I can’t find anywhere to buy these online unfortunately, but you can check out extensive videos and pictures at www.bionicboot.com

You can look at these monstrosities online at www.shwingsonline.com, where they have the audacity to charge up to $10.00 (£7.50) for them.

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AIRLEGS HUMAN EXOSKELETON Oh! To be an optimist. What a blessed life it would be. Perhaps I could walk outside and be content with the looming clouds that seem to only promise rain, and enjoy the smells of nature that to me only cement a plant’s place in the repetitive and rapacious system that sees them plundered by insects daily. Alas, it is a pessimist’s life for me, and one that has led me to a place where I am able to see a gadget for what it really is (after I look at the website for it). There has been no difference with the AirLegs Human Exoskeleton. Whilst this is billed online as a piece of technology that will make

you run faster using a series of hydraulic pumps that move your legs at a higher pace, I cannot help but see a way for the lazy to capitalise upon the naivety of the tech geniuses who built this machine. It literally moves your body for you. What more could you ask for? It is the epitome of comfort for the man, woman or child that would rather spend the day judging those appearing on Jeremy Kyle whilst having their next of kin dote upon them. It may make you move quicker, but ironically I imagine this machine will only be going to the slowest among us.

Fortunately, this invention is still being military tested, so isn’t (legally) available to the paying public, but keep your eyes out for the first person you see running along the avenue at 30 mph with trousers that seem about 8 sizes too big.

THE ROLLKERS Let’s all cast our mind back to Heelys (and if you’re too young to remember what Heelys are then you’re too young for the Gadgets section). Such a simple design: put the wheel in the shoe, and glide around the streets like Torvill or Dean, although never both because anyone that wore these things was bound like Prometheus to a life of involuntary abstinence. It was a carefree time when you were able to simply lift the front of your feet and fly, unrestricted and uninhibited, away from your concerned guardians, down a crowded pavement whilst attempting and failing to dodge the disconcerted pedestrians whose elbows you inevitably headbutted. The Heely proved just how important a piece of gadgetry the wheel really was, so thank you chalcolithic man for your contribution. Or should we be thanking them? In a study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics during a 10-week summer holiday, 51 of 100,000 injuries that required orthopedic care were due to Heelys. 34% of the injuries that were submitted due to Heelys were children that were using them for the first

time, and the injuries accounted for 8% of the pediatric orthopedic work in the area. Those little wheels were, and still are, a menace, and so when I read that there was a new gadget coming out of Southern France called the Rollkers, a small set of wheels that you strap to your shoe, I had two thoughts: why do people never learn, and how many infringements of the patent for roller blades can there be before Scott Olsen, the part owner of Nordica, starts haunting people from beyond the grave (I’m not actually sure he’s dead so, sorry Mr. Olsen). Admittedly, these Rollkers are a little more advanced than their predecessors. These little strap-on wheels use electronic stabilisers, can connect to your iPhone, and apparently will drive along next to you when you’re not using them to save you the effort of storing them. If that last one is true (and actually works), then we are one step (or roll HA) closer to the future, although is rolling around at 7 mph the future? Not exactly.

Visit www.rollkers.com to check out the latest yet unavailable innovation in roller blade technology, a market that I’m sure has been sorely lacking since roller blading’s glory days in the 70s.

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