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elcome to our Growth issue, another action packed edition of your favourite local Life & Style magazine. Go grab a coffee and plant yourselves firmly in your seats, let’s get started

Growth is a funny word – mostly because it can be applied to so many different things. Personal growth can see you settling down and taking on new responsibilities. Financial growth can see your business branch out into new territories. Intellectual growth can lead you to master new mental disciplines. Muscular growth can make you fitter and more attractive. Spiritual growth can see you move to Alaska with a small coterie of disciples to set up a new mystical cult that will survive the inevitable apocalypse resulting from the observed exponential growth of our universe. It’s a big word, and as we discover more and more about ourselves and the universe in which we live, the word itself is following suit and, well… growing, to accommodate more meanings, more areas into which the human experience can expand.

Lets return, briefly, to more mundane meanings of the word.

Fortunately for us all, we live in one of the few relatively unspoilt corners of the developed world – you guessed it: Isle of Man. Whether it’s the wild and windswept cliff paths, adorned with the vivid colours of the wildflowers that grow thereon, or the burgeoning seas that grow and diminish with the swell of the tide, we are literally surrounded by the flux of the natural world – growth is all around us.

And of course, something that’s often overlooked about nature is that we, each and every one of us, are a part of it.

Our society (and the individuals it’s made up of) is growing daily too.

How many of us have been enjoying a quiet beer in town one evening when we find ourselves wondering how we know the person ordering the round next to us, only to realise (with some dread) that they’re the son or daughter of an old school friend? And for those of us lucky enough to have children in the family, their turbo-charged growth is ever a reminder of the onward march of father time.

One of the best things about getting older is the opportunity it brings for a person to grow from the awkward uncertainty of childhood into the person they want to be. Another of the best things about getting older is the pleasure it’s possible to obtain by observing those around you making that same journey into a chosen, fulfilled, reality.

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HMS Victory is the only remaining 18th Century ship anywhere in the world and remains the oldest serving warship still to be in commission- she still retains her own Captain, offices and crew and flies the flag of the Second Sea Lord, Commander in Chief Naval Home Command. Laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765; she is most famous as Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

HMS Victory as with any ship has had constant work carried out on her over the years. The ship sustained considerable damage after the battle of Trafalgar and had a major re-fit in 1814 and 1888 and then in 1903 following an accident where she was almost sunk on her mooring as a result of being struck by another boat. In 1910 the Society for Nautical Research was set up and in 1922 she was placed into dry dock where she currently stands.

Many years of exposure have taken their toll on HMS Victory and in 2010 a major refit was commissioned to preserve her for future generations. Part of the proceeds of each watch will go towards the refurbishment and preservation of the ship.

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BRIGHT NEW MOOD

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funny Farm Talking of the weather…

Yeay! After months of filthy weather, Spring is here at last! Well, at least the beginnings of it… A time of new growth, planting seeds, digging the vege beds and tidying the appalling winter mess in the garden so we can enjoy the spring flowers without feeling guilty… Oh, and er… visiting the Garden Centre.

OK, we’ve all done it. One pack of seed potatoes and a small tree to fill a gap, nothing else. Mmm… sixty quid and a trolley full later and it becomes quite hard to remind yourself of the money you’ve saved by growing your own. Well, alright, so I just couldn’t decide which variety of spud to donate to the slugs, or turn into a slimy, smelly squidginess with potato blight… they all look so impressive on the packaging. And, it should be illegal to put brightly coloured primulas and nodding little narcissi by the tills, really!

After a summer where the only things that grew had snorkels and flippers, where ‘weather resistant flowers’ did not mean growing successfully in a foot of rainwater and even the chickens learned to water ski down the fields, you would think that I would have learned better.

But, sadly, each year, those first little rays of sunshine bring on that terrible affliction, ‘mad gardeners disease’. The symptoms include casually swapping the housework for weeding and the need to dig out compost heaps while trying desperately not to turn the chickens into kebabs as they dash under your fork in search of worms.

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Hell no! The thrill of that first seedling popping its head up, of watching a cucumber grow at a speed that would make Justin Timbersnake envious, of biting into that first homegrown supersweet, oh so juicy tomato, of casually saying to friends round for dinner, ‘Oh, of course it’s all home grown, even the chicken…(!)’

EYES - Go blue

LIPS - Make them pop

In the words of Frank Sinatra, Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back - but there’s nothing old-fashioned about this look.

Pouts are anything but hidden in the background this season. Achieve a loud mouth with a statement spring bright that does all the talking for you.

Madness?

NOSE - Just add freckles MII COSMETICS PERFECT PAIR

Keep mascara to a minimum to really make your true blue liner stand out.

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YSL SPRING LOOK PURE CHROMATICS COLLECTOR NO 14 £39.50 (www.yslbeauty.co.uk)

Simply choose your intensity, ranging from wishy-washy watercolours to power pastels that pack a dramatic punch.

FACE - Think mannequin skin A season awash with uplifting spring colour requires the perfect base to pull everything off. Aim for mannequin-like skin with a luminous finish.

It’s also very important to watch out for economic depression. My cousin Helier lost a fortnight’s wages at the bookies, and I didn’t see him smile for most of the 1960s.

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Apparently when you write this kind of advice you’re supposed to nominate a safe investment vehicle, so I’m going to start by advising that you stick with a British-made one, like a Vauxhall or Rover, as you never know when a car from the continent will break down. As far as whether PIPS or ISAs are a better idea, I’m no doctor, but I will say that you probably shouldn’t mix the two, and if anything makes you feel funny downstairs you should stay inside and wait it out.

SEVENTEEN LIMITED EDITION OH SO SPRING CHEEK STAMP IN CORAL, £4.99 (Boots)

“Highlights are about pulling your face back from the foundation,” says M.A.C’s director of make-up artistry, Terry Barber, who dubs it 3D spa skin.

“It’s the idea of nude skin that’s slightly high-tech for a wellconditioned look that’s balmy and beautified.”

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You’ll be amazed at how two such simple things can taste so good together. The sweet and sour peppers really cut through the richness of the beautifully sauteed chops and make for a really good, quick supper dish. As always when frying chops, leave them to rest as long as you cooked them so that they can tenderise and reabsorb their juices.

If you’re not the proud owner of a bushy pair, step away from the tweezers and use an eyebrow pencil to create the illusion of couture brows.

Make-up artist Bobbi Brown says: “Use a brow pencil in the shade that matches your natural hair colour to define brows. Begin at the inner corner of the brow and follow its natural shape using light, feathery strokes.”

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He shares a wealth of tips and tricks from his years as a professional chef - such as what to look for when buying a pan and how to chop an onion - to give home cooks that all-important confidence in the kitchen.

Upload a picture of your dream Kitchen to /jollygoodkitchens, and comment on other photos already uploaded.

“I really think that’s what separates good cooks from the mediocre ones,” writes Ramsay, who has confidence in spades.

Get your friends to tell us why you should be the winner of a new Kitchen makeover by commenting on your feed.

GORDON RAMSAY’S ULTIMATE COOKERY COURSE IS PUBLISHED BY HODDER & STOUGHTON, PRICED £25.

All entrants following the ‘how to enter’ rules will be contacted via Facebook and asked to email photographs of their existing kitchen.

The Jollygood team will assess the photographs for their new ‘design plan potential’. A shortlist will be created, and one of those lucky entrants on the shortlist will be selected as the winner. Over the coming months Gallery will be featuring the winner and taking you through the transformation process to the completed kitchen revamp.

“Sure, you need to be able to master a few basics, but being able to act boldly and decisively, to have the confidence to ramp up the seasoning, for example, or to turn the gas up high and use the heat to your advantage - that’s the real secret.”

SLOW-COOKED AUBERGINE

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FOR THE SWEET AND SOUR PEPPERS: Olive oil, for frying

Olive oil, for frying

2 red peppers, deseeded and thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, skin on, crushed

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Got it? Good. Now try three of Ramsay’s dishes at home and see how you fare...

This vegetable stew is such a simple combination of ingredients, but they undergo this amazing transformation during cooking to become more than the sum of their parts. A dish that just gets better and better the longer you allow the flavours to mingle.

1 x 400g tin butter beans, drained and rinsed 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses (see page 205) 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes Pinch of caster sugar

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Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp caster sugar 3 tbsp red wine vinegar

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1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Small bunch of basil, leaves shredded

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Place the cleaned-out frying pan over a high heat until hot and add a dash of oil. Add the chops, garlic and thyme and fry for 2-3 minutes until coloured. Turn and fry for a further 2-3 minutes on the other side, pushing the thyme under the chops and breaking up the garlic a little.

HOW TO SLICE PEPPERS

Chop off the green stalk and stand the flat end on your chopping board. Now slice down from the top, almost like peeling an orange, working your way around the pepper, to leave a tree of seeds. Now place the pepper slices down on the worktop, and holding them down with your three middle fingers, cut them into slices. Don’t try to rush: speed will come with practice.

CREATIVITY IS ALIVE AND KICKING. WITH ITS DYNAMIC ROOFLINE AND SCULPTED SHOULDERS, THE MINI COOPER PACEMAN IS A WORK OF ART. BUT LET’S BE VERY CLEAR: THIS IS ART THAT BELONGS ON THE STREET, NOT IN A GALLERY, APART FROM GALLERY MAGAZINE OF COURSE. ONE REV OF THE ENGINE UNLEASHES THE ENERGY AND SAYS THIS CAR’S GOT GAME. SPONTANEITY IS BUILT IN, MAKING EVERY DRIVE AN ADVENTURE. IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS WITH THE URBAN LOUNGE ATMOSPHERE IN THE BACK, OR FOLD DOWN THE TWO REAR SEATS TO OPEN UP THE BOOT SPACE, LOAD UP, AND HEAD OUT.

Towards the end of cooking time, add 3 knobs of butter and baste the chops with it as they are cooking, to speed up the cooking process and keep the chops moist. (Push the fatty edge of the chops towards the back of the pan to help render the fat.) Squeeze the garlic out of its skin and place with the herbs on top of the chops.

Transfer the chops to a plate, and rest for 5-10 minutes, spooning over the basting butter now and again.

Serve the chops on top of the peppers with the resting juices and a little juice from the peppers.

1 loaf of crusty white bread, e.g. sourdough or pain de campagne

/jollygoodkitchens jollygoodkitchens.com HOW TO SALT AUBERGINES

Although it’s not essential to salt aubergine before you fry it, doing so draws out the moisture and makes it absorb less oil. Simply chop or dice the aubergine as required, place in a colander and sprinkle with about one teaspoon of salt. Leave for 30 minutes, then rinse well, pat dry on kitchen paper and cook as you wish.

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200g long-grain rice ½ glass white wine

1 red onion, peeled and sliced

500ml chicken stock

1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped

4 spring onions, trimmed and chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced

1 heaped tsp smoked paprika

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Choose from four strong engines and endless exterior and interior customisation options to configure the MINI Paceman to suit your design aesthetic. And with room for two more people in the back, you can take your friends out for a spin around the Island too.

Utility meets artistry in this uniquely proportioned MINI. Ample ground clearance, semi-command seat position and an optional ALL4 all-wheel drive system all add to the practical side of the MINI Paceman. While this athletic new coupé handles anything you throw at it, its remarkable silhouette makes it look like modern art. Except it would be a waste to keep this car on display. It’s way too exciting to drive for that.

EXTERIOR DESIGN The distinguished MINI Paceman commands attention without looking like it’s trying. Elongated doors, sloping roofline and rising shoulders create elegance and athleticism, and brand new horizontal taillights give your pursuers something to look at as they try to catch up. Highly customisable, the MINI Paceman is available in eight body finishes, two roof colours and six light alloy wheels in four colours. So unleash your creativity, and make your MINI Paceman even more unique than it already is.

INTERIOR DESIGN The design story continues inside as elegance, athleticism and lounge atmosphere go toe-to-toe. If you hadn’t picked up on this street machine’s sheer length, the elongated ellipse that runs along the interior doors should do the trick. Personalise your MINI by choosing from a huge range of interior combinations, including six different upholsteries, three Colour Line options and four interior surfaces materials. No matter your style, you’ll find a design combination to match.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SEVENTH MODEL IN THE MINI RANGE BY VISITING BUCHANAN’S. YOU CAN EVEN TAKE IT FOR TEST DRIVE IF YOU LIKE, IT’S THE ALL4 ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MODEL. GO ON YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO. BUCHANAN. Isle of Man Business Park, Cooil Road Braddan, Isle of Man, IM2 2QZ T: 01624 673380

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1 tomato, chopped Small bunch of flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Add a glug of oil to a heavy-based casserole dish and fry the onion for 5 minutes until soft but not coloured. Add the pepper and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Slit the sausage skins and crumble the sausage meat into the pan, then cook over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes until coloured. Add the smoked paprika and mix. Season to taste.

StirSERVES in the butter 4 beans and pomegranate molasses with a generous pinch of salt and grinding of pepper. Add the tomatoes and sugar.

Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes until the aubergine is tender and collapsed and the stew reduced and flavoursome. (If you find the mixture is drying out too much, add a couple of tablespoons of water.)

HOW TO FRY ONIONS

To serve, slice the bread and toast on each side until golden. Stir the mint through the aubergine, spoon onto the slices of toast and scatter over the crumbled feta. Serve warm.

If frying onion, don’t slice it too thinly or it will burn before it has had a chance to caramelise. Never rush cooking an onion. Always give it 5 or 6 minutes in the pan on its own.

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(SERVES 4) Olive oil, for frying

5 spiced sausages, e.g. Italian chilli

100g feta cheese, crumbled

Heat a heavy-based casserole dish over a high heat. Add a glug of oil and fry the aubergine for 3-4 minutes until coloured on all sides. Add the garlic and onion and fry for another 5 minutes until the onion is tender.

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SPICY SAUSAGE RICE This is like an old-fashioned jambalaya - a mixture of rice, vegetables and meat, a bit like risotto but without the need for stirring. Sausages are cheap but packed with flavour, and taking them out of the casing first flavours the rice beautifully.

You can use any sausage you want - chorizo, merguez, pork or beef, depending on how spicy you want it.

Small bunch of mint, leaves roughly chopped

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Get entering; tell your friends and good luck! Happy Comping.

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Using a sharp knife, make cuts into the fat of the chops, about 5mm deep and at 3-4cm intervals, making sure you don’t cut into the meat.

(This will stop SERVES 4 the meat from curling up during cooking and will make it cook more evenly.) Season the chops really well on both sides, pushing the seasoning into the meat.

“In truth, there’s no one with a genuine interest in learning who can’t improve and, with enough practice, become a decent cook,” he adds.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

5. Don’t go on holiday - You may think that you fancy a nice trip abroad, but take it from somebody who went to Spain once, it’s overrated. The weather’s too hot, the food is awful and if you catch anything you’ll spend as much again on doctor’s fees when you get home. I have second cousins in France, but I won’t consider going there until they build toilets where you can sit down.

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1 red onion, peeled and sliced

Add the vinegar and let it bubble for a minute or two until it has reduced and the peppers are soft. Turn down the heat, add the tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.

Stir in the shredded basil and continue to cook for 30 seconds, then turn off the heat. Decant into a bowl and set aside to infuse. Wipe the pan clean, ready to cook the pork.

And to all those who say they simply can’t cook, the restaurateur reckons they’re just not interested enough in trying.

Olive oil, for frying

you can revamp your home with our Kitchen Makeover Competition

4. Turn your engine off when going downhill - I’m never in that much of a hurry, why would I waste perfectly good 4 star on speeding to the bottom of the hill? Until they find a way to put a tax on gravity, I’ll happily switch the engine off and enjoy the free ride.

Also make sure you turn off the windscreen wipers when you’re at the stop lights. You don’t need them.

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2 pork chops, about 200g each

Small bunch of thyme

2 aubergines, trimmed and cut into 3cm chunks

yes, the rumours are true...

3. Be a thrifty shopper - I’m going to let you on to a little secret those sell-by dates are a load of rubbish. It’s true you shouldn’t eat a green egg or a furry pork chop, but a touch of mould is like an extra wrapper you just have to peel off. I like to keep my penicillin levels nice and high, in case the malaria comes back.

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First prepare the peppers. Heat a little olive oil in a large frying pan, then add the onion and peppers. Season with salt and pepper, add the sugar and saute over a high heat for 4-5 minutes until soft and coloured. (Make sure you can hear the vegetables hissing in the pan.

If not, the pan isn’t hot enough and you’re in danger of boiling the vegetables instead of frying them.)

In his Ultimate Cookery Course, the Michelin-starred chef aims to strip away the complexity of fancy restaurant cookery and show his fans how to prepare straightforward, tasty dishes at home.

HOW WILL THE WINNER BE SELECTED?

2. Go to bed when it gets dark - God made darkness for a reason, it’s to warn you that if you wander about you’ll trip over something. I also don’t trust those recycled bulbs - if it wasn’t good enough for the first person, why should somebody else pay for it?

o you know the difference between boom and bust? I do, because I turned down my hearing aid to watch the air display, tripped over the cat and fractured my hip. I was in bed reading the Radio Times when the telephone rang, and although I didn’t catch every word I think the editor of a local newsletter wants me to share my investment strategies with his readers. My Beryl swears he had the wrong number, as I’ve been retired since 1983 and only have £7000 worth of Premium Bonds, but old Horace hasn’t turned down a bit of easy work since that misunderstanding with the ladies who wanted a full monty party with their hens. The less said about that the better....

Dominant boyish brows automatically give eyes a tough, modern edge. Think of them as the new mascara for framing your eyes.

BECAUSE QUALITY MATTERS

But Gordon Ramsay’s latest TV and book venture sees him go back to basics - plain and simple cooking.

Simply go to /jollygoodkitchens and /galleryiom, like both pages and share with your friends. Likey likey.

That brings me onto the subject of quantitative easing. Now, some people will swear by prunes, some will insist that Ex-Lax or fig syrup is the way to go. The golden rule is to eat well and you’ll go when you’re ready - forcing it out will do more harm than good. I hear a lot about the ’squeezed middle’, but if you ask me that’s a sure way to put your back out, and more besides. I don’t know quite

BROWS - Supersize them Blame Cara Delevingne. The supermodel-of-the-moment admits she never tweezes or threads her caterpillar shape and the power brow look has well and truly caught on...

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We’ve seen him overhauling failing restaurants, teaching prisoners how to bake and ranting at celebrities over their poor performance in the kitchen.

HOW TO ENTER:

HORACe’S MOney SAvInG tIPS

1. Wear extra layers - I never go out without a vest, hat and threepiece suit on. If I get run over by an omnibus I want to look my best when they lay me out in the chapel. When relaxing at home, I add a dressing gown and a few more scarves. The youngsters may like to run about in their hot pants and spinny jeans, but if they don’t catch a death of cold they’ll die of fright when the gas bill comes in.

PORK CHOPS WITH PEPPERS

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Revlon global artistic director Gucci Westman says: “Adding freckles to the face feels youthful and sweet. Create a thin point using brown eyeliner and add sporadically for authenticity.”

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what this has got to do with savings, but if we’re on the subject of quantitative easing I’ll also say that the budget brand toilet issue is a fool’s economy, unless you fancy the idea of spending your Co-Op dividend on Preparation H. Beryl told me to keep this to myself, but I don’t notice newspapers asking her to write up her opinions about how to play Boggle and why the cleaner keeps hiding her dentures.

Myself and Beryl manage on our savings, and by only heating the house for two hours a day, but the line outside the Parish hall tells me that a lot of the young lads are having trouble finding steady work. I remember the economy was like this during both wars, and the only way we pulled ourselves out of it was by rationing eggs and banning the consumption of gin on weekdays. Now I don’t think we’re about to run out of eggs quite yet, but maybe those chaps over in London could resist the temptation to take a triple dip from the recession. It was bad enough the first and second times, and that’s coming from somebody who remembers not seeing a banana for ten years. I don’t want to go back to eating limpets, and perhaps Tony Blair would be minded to remember that next time he invites the king of Prussia over for a slap up meal on the British taxpayer.

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If winter has felt a little black, white and grey, inject some colour back into your life via your vanity case.

This season brands have gone to town with light and bright hues to put a spring in our step and revamp uninspiring make-up bags.

I often ask myself, why? Why, dig, manure, plant, weed, wage war on slugs, fight to keep one step ahead of my beloved, but cunningly destructive chickens or spend a fortune on fencing to stop my giraffenecked horses from neatly pruning my very expensive fruit trees to ground level?

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CONTENTS Edito.............................................................................................................................2 Wilkins Watch Of The Month.....................................4 Listings.......................................................................................................................6 Growing Long In The Tooth...........................................8 Personal Growth..................................................................................10

Fashion & Beauty.......................................................................45 Spring’s New Moods..................................................................46 Get The Look..............................................................................................48 Wearable Art...............................................................................................50 Spring Superhero Style........................................................52

Events....................................................................................................................11 Barclays Bank Step Challenge..........................12 PC World-Know How, Mann V Food.........13 Appleby Step Up Challenge........................................14 Boston Pub Quiz.................................................................................15 Wish Upon a Dream-Remember Me Ball.16

Appetite.............................................................................................................53 Recipes-Gordon Ramsey.........................................................54 Portofino Restaurant.......................................................................56 Wine -Growth.................................................................................................58

Upfront..............................................................................................................17 Our Community..................................................................................18 Smallholders Blog...........................................................................22 Things To Do............................................................................................24 News In Numbers........................................................................26 Current Affairs.....................................................................................27 Shan Fisher-Growth.......................................................30 Weight Watchers...........................................................................32 Me & My Pet................................................................................................34 Growth-The New Parents................................................36 Culture................................................................................................................37 Upload...................................................................................................................38 Culture Vulture..................................................................................42 Culture Round Up.......................................................................44

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Business..............................................................................................................77 News................................................................................................................................78 Economic Growth Explained.........................................80 Movers & Shakers..................................................................................82 Travel..........................................................................................................................85 Marvellous Maldives......................................................................80 We’re All Going On A Summer Holiday......88 Hardware.........................................................................................................91 The All-New MINI Paceman.........................................92 Phone Home................................................................................................94 Sure TV...................................................................................................96 Event Lighting Services..............................................98

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siX signs OF grOWing lOng in tHe tOOtH wORDS | Chris Bell | ILLUSTRATION | Matthew Le Maistre Smith

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rowing old is an unavoidable fact of life – well, not strictly unavoidable, but the alternative is less desirable. ‘Old’ is relative of course, but there’s a certain stage of your life where you start becoming more aware of the decreasing number of people you know that are older and the increasing number that are younger than you.

I’m 28 years old. Not quite ready for the retirement home of course (although some mornings I feel like it), but old enough to actually start having to consider boring things like the future, which in my book is enough to qualify me as at least ‘a bit old.’

Here are some telltale signs that you’re getting old. If you’re my age or older, you’ll recognise some of these. If you’re still a wee whippersnapper, you’ve got it all to look forward to.

People born after you start to get on your nerves…

I’ve written about this previously within the pages of Gallery, but it bears repeating. There’s a certain point in one’s life after which your brain refuses to accept that new people will be born. Mine is July 1993, the release date of Jurassic Park. I went to see it four times at the cinema and was marginally obsessed: I read everything there was to read about it, collected every bit of merchandise I could afford with my pocket money, and to this day my first viewing remains an important milestone for me. I assumed it was the same for everyone.

However, some time between 2009 and 2011 I started to notice more and more young adults born after July 1993. The very concept of someone being born after Jurassic Park – the very epitome of modernity, with its groundbreaking CGI and depictions of such cutting edge sciences as genetic engineering and chaos theory – seemed to me inherently absurd. Now, there are people born after Jurassic Park (AJP) who are NINETEEN years old. Old enough to get jobs and drink in pubs and drive cars. Who the hell do they think they are?

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You start creating spreadsheets for meal plans…

I’ve never actually done this, but I came close recently, creating a Word document to make a list of all the possible meals I could make using the ingredients from my latest shop and thus to see how long it would be until my next supermarket trip. Incidentally, I figured I had about three weeks worth of food. That alone is symptomatic of getting old I think. Ten years ago, my fridge may as well have been unplugged: if I was hungry I’d go to the shop and buy a pizza to put in the oven. If I was hungry and the shops were shut, I’d go without food. That’s how prepared I was to live life on the edge. More broadly, planning ahead is just a simple fact of life when you reach a certain age.

It’s obviously an entirely reasonable thing to do in many respects, such as saving for a mortgage or making sure you have insurance on stuff that you don’t want to pay to replace at a later stage. It’s when that ‘planning ahead’ mentality takes a hold of the aspects of your life which are meant to be fun – like planning your route home on a night out before you’ve even left the house, or buying Christmas presents three months in advance – that you realise that those days of joyful, spontaneous frivolity are a thing of the past.

You start to realise what grownups meant when they told you your favourite bands were just copying old ones…

Around 2001 and 2002, I was a huge fan of the new wave of garage rock revivalist bands like The Strokes, The White Stripes and The Libertines. Dubbed the ‘New Rock Revolution’ by the NME, many, myself included, were convinced it was the most important movement in popular music since the Britpop years. My parents, and my friends’ parents, however, were summarily dismissive, telling me that The Libertines were a mere rip-off of The Jam and The Clash, that The White Stripes were simply copying Led Zeppelin and that The Strokes were a pale imitation of The Velvet Underground and Television. Now, I was a big fan of those bands and it wasn’t as if I couldn’t see the comparison, but I always tried to argue that the contemporary bands were adding a modern twist that spoke to my generation in the same way that Led Zep and co spoke to theirs. So why is it that now, I can’t apply the same logic when I hear a new, modern band?

“Oh ‘X Band’ is just a rip-off of The Libertines. ‘Y Band’ is just a rip-off of The White Stripes.” I catch myself doing it all the time.

If youth culture starts to get away from you at the age of 28, it’s little wonder that governments run by ageing politicians are so out of touch with the kids.

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“ At a certain point in your life it becomes undignified to keep up with modern slang terminology unless you’re a rapper, or mental.

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Retro nights become a nostalgic affair rather than an ironic one…

Remember when you used to go to ‘70s parties wearing oh-so-hilarious orange flared trousers with a paisley shirt and a massive afro wig, because the seventies were just, like, SO HILARIOUS, and dancing to disco music was really, really funny? Okay, now you know when you go to 90s nights nowadays and you hear Blur and Ash and Supergrass and Pulp, and it’s really cool because that music was so great and it reminds you of getting drunk on one can of cider and of your first snog and of watching Shaun Ryder swear on TFI Friday? Well, there are kids at those 90s nights who are a lot younger than you, and they’re there not for Blur, Ash, Supergrass and Pulp, but instead for Take That, The Spice Girls, 2 Unlimited and Kris Kross. Why, I hear you ask? For a laugh. Just as you once did to people that grew up in the 70s, the kids are trampling on your dreams, because it’s HILARIOUS.

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Young people’s vernacular annoys the hell out of you…

At a certain point in your life it becomes undignified to keep up with modern slang terminology unless you’re a rapper, or mental. Have you ever heard someone in their forties use the phrase ‘sick’ or ‘sweet’? If not, picture it. They sound stupid don’t they? Far from being something you’re sad to not be joining in with any longer, youth vernacular will actually just start to wind you up something chronic. It’s inevitable. Text speak, people referring to mobile phones as ‘burners’, kids using the word ‘beast’ as an adjective – e.g. ‘A guy just smacked himself full in the face for no reason. It was beast” – grate on me in the same way that words like crikey, lawks-a-lumme, gadzooks and boyakasha have grated on elder folks at various points throughout the ages. If you do feel a sense of loss at not being able to get involved with youth lingo, however, don’t fret. When you’re seventy-ish, you’ll be able to start using modern slang and people will think you’re being ironic, and therefore both cool and funny.

You start checking the ages of successful people for comparison…

I’m sure I’m not the only person to do this.

I guess I’ve always looked at people that I admire, whether they’re writers, actors, musicians, athletes or whatever, and made a note of their ages when they first tasted success to see how I measure up and how much time I’ve got to ‘make it’ myself. The point is though, that this used to be a source of reassurance and now it’s a reason to panic.

At the age of eighteen I’d look at someone like Jack Kerouac and think, ‘oh that’s fine, he didn’t publish anything until he was 28.

I’ve got ten years.” Now I look at him and think, “Oh yeah, I forgot to write a book.”

I guess the people I’ll have to aspire to be like now are people like Ricky Gervais, who didn’t do The Office until he was forty, or Stan Lee who didn’t create Spiderman until he was 43. If I get to 43 and I’m still waiting for some sort of breakthrough, I’ll comfort myself with the thought that Colonel Sanders was 66 before he started KFC and he’d never previously worked with food. Yeah, I could be the new Colonel Sanders. Shoot for the moon and all that.

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YPE IN “GROWTH” INTO ANY SEARCH ENGINE RIGHT NOW, AND YOU WILL FIND A VARIETY OF DULL, UNAPPEALING AND (IN SOME INSTANCES) DOWNRIGHT REPULSIVE TOPICS: I CONSIDERED WRITING THIS ARTICLE ABOUT ALL MANNER OF ‘GROWTHS’: PHYSICAL GROWTH, CELL GROWTH, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND A SEEMINGLY DELIGHTFUL HORROR FLICK FROM 2010 SIMPLY TITLED “GROWTH.” HOWEVER, AS TANGIBLE FOR THIS MAGAZINE AS A STEP BY STEP BREAKDOWN OF THE NO DOUBT OSCAR NOMINATED “GROWTH” WOULD BE, THERE WAS ONLY ONE CLEAR WINNER: PERSONAL GROWTH.

Thus I have chosen to attack a rather more abstract concept than the way that life forms physically grow. I’m also going to attempt to link this into my personal experiences and growth over the last eighteen years of my life. Now you may be reading aloud with disgust, “In what world does this eighteen year old wannabe writer know more about life and development than me, a handsome, charming man in his early fifties.” That is exactly the point. I don’t know about life, I can only voice what I think I know so far and hope that it leaves some sort of impression on my reader.

What I can tell you is that your teen years (if you have yet to experience them - or as you’ll already know if you’re simply reflecting on them) will be filled with many highs, but also many lows. And it is part of growing up to realise that things need to be bad so that we can appreciate the good in order to grow. That is, the old saying “Things must get worse in order for them

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to get better” is entirely true. For example, last year, a low point for me would’ve been when my best friends left for university.

While I was excited and proud that I would be starting a new job, it was still gutting to be seemingly abandoned like that.

Obviously that wasn’t the case and I was being a selfish, over sensitive brat, but hey!

I have feelings too, you know! However, if not for those low few days, weeks, I wouldn’t have appreciated the great time off that I had at Christmas when they were back. It was literally as if they had gone yesterday, we slipped back into our old ways. Thus proves my first and most important point about personal growth: chin up and persevere through the bad, and the good will seem all the better.

Something else to consider is how I had to come to terms with the fact that I wasn’t treating the people I cared about as well as I should because of my foul mood and quick temper. If, like me you have a bad temper (I have brutally murdered three pencils whilst writing this article alone, simply because they failed me) please, don’t take out your own miserable outlook on the people who care about you, because at the end of the day, they may be the only ones there for you in the future. This occurred to me one day after ranting at my parents because of my fowl mood, I thought to myself “Christ, did I seriously just yell for 10 minutes at my mum because of a stupid game?” While these arguments will no doubt be forgotten, it is still a rotten thing to do, and part of my personal growth was to accept and be rid of my poor temper, and start thinking more about the people that mattered most.

As such, I would encourage anybody, not just of my age who thinks that their life is ending because they can’t go to a party or a game they want (I really did want special edition Skyrim, damn it) to think about what really does matter in life, (clue- it won’t be a plastic dragon model that costs three times what it is worth) and think

about what you say before you say it- you really will grow to be a better person for it. But the single most important thing I can tell you about personal growth is this: learn to move on. Things will not always be the same and that is a terrifying prospect, trust me. When I was in school I thought (naively) that my group would be best friends forever. Needless to say, we weren’t. I jumped friends about five times until I finally landed the best friends I have now, but of course they have left the Island. The most important thing was to find something to keep me preoccupied.

For me, that was the gym, amateur dramatics and a local singing group. It was through the latter that I met my current group of friends and they truly helped me grow with encouragement and constant companionship and all that good stuff.

But it honestly does work and while it was hard at first, it honestly did make me not so reliant on my school friends and help me grow as a person.

It’s at this point after deep nature of the last paragraph that I would like to apologize for sounding like a really rubbish version of the Samaritans. I know that most people probably don’t want to take life advice from someone who still wishes that he could be Batman. (But seriously who secretly doesn’t?) But if you have read to the end, (other than deserving a medal for your efforts) I would like to think that you could at least see something resembling advice from this rambling young fool, especially if you are in your delicate teen years (which so many of us seem to both fondly remember, and feel hideously embarrassed by). We can see how much we’ve changed and, although it’s sometimes cringe-worthy or painful, can look with joy on the fact that we have changed for the better.

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BARCLAYS BANK SUPPORT THE MILLION STEP CHALLENGE - Eagle Court, Douglas

The Barclays 200,000 Step Challenge Supporting Roger Davies 1,000,000 Step Challenge.

Barclays Wealth and Investment Management in the Isle of Man held a fantastic event on Friday 22nd March to raise money for an important local charity. The event was organised by the Barclays People Forum (a dedicated team of employees whose aim is to organise events

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that raise money for good causes and to volunteer multiple hours to the community) with the idea being for Barclays colleagues to complete 200,000 steps in a single day whilst raising a target amount of ÂŁ3,000 for Manx Cancer Help.

The inspiration for the event came from Roger Davies, a local personal trainer who set himself the personal challenge of completing 1 million steps over the course

of a year. Roger joined Barclays on the day, to offer his support and get stuck in with some steps of his own using the Eagle Court office stairwell. Despite adverse weather on the day, Barclays saw over 80 colleagues participate and managed to smash their target by achieving a massive 253,880 steps. Sponsorship money is still rolling in and as with the number of steps tackled, Barclays is on track to smash the fundraising target too.

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PC WORLD - KNOW HOW, MANN V FOOD CHALLENGE - The Grill in The Park, Douglas

PC World - Know How staff recently held a team building evening and decided to take on the challenge of MANN V FOOD. The team of 16 got together at the Grill in the Park located in the grounds of Noble’s Park.

bacon, cheese, mushroom, onion rings, coleslaw and a bowl of chips. Out of the nine challenges there was one champion, Mr Dillon who finished with only 4 seconds to spare.

Nine of them faced the ‘BAD BOY BURGER CHALLENGE’. They each had 45 minutes to eat the lot: A loaf of bread freshly baked in Shoprite, Radcliffe butchers’ 2lb burger,

There have been around 190 challenges to date with Mr Dillon being the 6th and most recent winner.

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Owner Stuart McMurdo served up the challenge and was delighted to present Dillion with his winning T Shirt.

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APPLEBY STAFF ‘STEP UP’ FOR MANX CANCER CARE - Athol St, Douglas

Staff at legal, fiduciary and administration services provider, Appleby (Isle of Man) LLC have raised over £400 for local charity Manx Cancer Care after holding their own step challenge at the firms Athol Street office.

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for the worthy cause. Roger also stopped by the office to run a few steps of his own, completing over 22,000 in the afternoon.

Appleby have followed Roger’s progress since the beginning of his challenge and immediately signed up as a corporate sponsor to support him.

Roger added: “ I thank all of the partners and staff at Appleby for their continued support throughout this challenge.” He continued, “Corporate days are priceless as they give me valuable time to spend on the steps with the added motivation of other runners to race with. They also bring in much needed funds for the charity total which has now tipped the £20,000 mark.”

Roger thanked all ofPhotographer the staff who |took Peter Kwiecinski part and everyone who donated on the day.

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BOSTON PUB QUIZ IN AID OF IOM CHILDRENS CENTRE - The Embassy Bar, Douglas

Boston Limited employees, along with their friends and family came together on Tuesday 19th March to take part in a quiz night at The British, in aid of the Isle of Man Children’s Centre £50 challenge.

Boston Limited is part of an independent, privately owned financial services group with offices in the Isle of Man and Malta.

Boston’s Employees have been partaking in the Isle of Man Children’s Centre £50 challenge where they are required to turn

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£50 into as much money as possible which will then go towards funding for the Isle of Man Children’s Centre projects. The Boston team have been working hard in their fund raising efforts from weekly cake sales to daily tuck shops and dress down days.

Through the generosity and support of the 8 teams that entered the quiz and also all those who bought raffle tickets the amount raised on the night was £419.30. Grant Thornton stormed their way through the quiz to become the winners. This will be

added to the grand total at the end of the challenge which finishes on the 28th March.

A big thanks must be given to the following people for their generous donations to the raffle held on the night – Boston Group Limited, Shoprite, Mostly Manx, Diva, Proshine, Katie’s beauty lounge, Utopia, Manx classic cupcakes and Oopsydaisy. And a massive thank you to Joanne at the British for all her help on the night.

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WISH UPON A DREAM & REMEMBER ME CHARITY BALL The Mount Murray Hotel & Country Club, Santon

March 2nd 2013 saw the fifth Charity Ball & Auction for Wish Upon A Dream, and this year 50% of the profits will go to Remember Me. Both the charities were set up by Lesley Turnbull in memory of her first born daughter who passed away as a baby. Wish Upon A Dream grants wishes for sick and terminally ill children living on the Island and Remember Me grants wishes for children living on the island who have paparazzi@gallery.co.im

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a parent sick or terminally ill and grants a wish for the family.

to the charity receives a salary or expenses, their time and expertise is given freely with the general day to day expenses being met privately.

The Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Paul Moulton who has been a big supporter of Wish Upon A Dream from its launch. The ball looks to have raised over ÂŁ34,000. So many professionals assisted in this event with the majority wavering their Photography by: DK Photography fees for these charities.

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ISLE OF MAN UNVEILS BID TO REGAIN THREE-LEGGED RACE WORLD RECORD

STAFF from the Isle of Man Bank’s Premium Banking team have joined in “making a difference” to the Island’s beaches by joining volunteer group Beach Buddies as part of the bank’s annual commitment to assist a community project.

A MASS three-legged race involving up to 1,000 competing pairs is planned for Bank Holiday Monday on May 6 in a bid to smash the current world record for the most pairs taking part, currently held by the Japanese.

The team spent two days involved in beach cleaning, tackling a stretch of around two miles between Glen Mooar and Balleira on the west coast, followed by a visit to a 1.5 miles stretch at Pooill Vaaish and the Scarlett areas in the south.

The Guinness Book of World Records monitored race was won by the Isle of Man in 2009 with 468 pairs, breaking the then existing record of 346 by 122 pairs. However in 2011 Japanese students set a new world record with 502 pairs.

The bank was divided into two groups - the first tackling the west coast, where 20 bags of rubbish were collected, and the second taking on Pooill Vaaish and Scarlett where another 15 bags were collected. Much of the rubbish collected, such as plastic bottles and tin cans, was recycled with assistance from the Island’s civic amenity sites.

The ambitious attempt to bring the record back to the island will take place at the Onchan end of Douglas beach with the race being run over 200 metres and everyone taking part having to run if the record is to be broken.

The race is once again being organised by employees at Barclays Wealth and Investment Management and will be part of a Bank Holiday ‘Family Fun Day’ with events taking place on Douglas Promenade and beach throughout the day, culminating in the world record breaking attempt for the three-legged race.

Registration can be made at: www.threelegs.im and is £5, the money raised goes to charity.

ON YOUR MARKS! GET SET! LOGO! A new Team Isle of Man logo has been launched which over the next year will become a familiar sight on the Island in the countdown to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The new design uses the three-legs triskelion motif to create a depiction of a runner bursting through the finishing tape. It was created by Douglasbased marketing and communications firm MM&C - the company is working to promote the Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association (IoM CGA) which is a registered charity responsible for the publicity, fundraising, travel and support for Team Isle of Man’s participation at the Games.

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There’s also a new slogan to accompany the logo which was chosen after an IoM CGA competition was held for schools across the Island.

Cronk y Berry School pupil Emma Hawke’s slogan - ‘Together we’ll make our Island proud’ - was chosen as the winner. Team Isle of Man Ambassador Conor Cummins presented Emma with a £50 gift voucher, and a £50 gift voucher for her school. Conor is one of three Team Isle of Man Ambassadors who have been appointed to help raise the profile of Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association and its fundraising events in the build up to the next Games. Olympic and Commonwealth Games cyclist Marie Morgan, and the well known coach, sports teacher, and administrator Neil MacGregor, have also been appointed as Ambassadors Athletes aiming to win selection for Team Isle of Man at the 2014 Games will put in months of hard work from now until July next year.

Behind the scenes, organisers from the Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association will also be working hard to raise funds.

Public support is vital and donations are always greatly appreciated.

To make a donation to support Team Isle of Man go to: www.cga.im

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SCOTTISH WIDOWS RAISES £2040 FOR ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

NICK AND TOM CRAIG SIGN UP FOR MANX TELECOM END2END

The Royal British Legion’s funds have been boosted by more than £2000 thanks to fundraising efforts by colleagues at Scottish Widows Isle of Man.

Four time winner Nick Craig and his son Tom have both signed up for this year’s Manx Telecom End2End Mountain Bike Challenge. Nick, who rides for Scott UK and won the End2End in consecutive years from 2008 to 2011, is a former Olympian and a multiple winner of British national titles. In January this year he won the Veterans Over-40s category at the British Cyclo-Cross Championships on the same day as his son Tom won the Under-16 Boys race. Tom won the under-16s race in last year’s End2End which was the first time he had competed in the event. Under-16 riders race to St Johns which is approximately half of the full 46-mile race distance. The Manx Telecom End2End Mountain Bike Challenge online entry list states that Tom will be competing for Microgaming in this year’s race.

In 2011 the company, part of the Lloyds Banking Group, chose to direct the major proportion of its fundraising activities into supporting the charity during its 90th anniversary year and into 2012. Cake bakes, sponsored walks and other initiatives, combined with matched funding from the group, saw Scottish Widows’ Isle of Man managing director Juan Clarke recently present Graham Hooton, Royal British Legion’s Isle of Man district chairman, with a cheque for £2040 at the company’s Victoria Road, Douglas headquarters.

Entries opened on March 1 and there are already more than 1,500 on the start list. With the event being limited to a maximum of 1,700 riders it’s expected that the race will be full very soon, so anyone who wants to book their place for the race on September 8 is advised to enter online at: www.manxe2e.org - as soon as possible.

HOSPICE ISLE OF MAN On Saturday 13th April 2013 you will have the opportunity to challenge yourself and see if you can walk on fire!

HERON AND BREARLEY ‘PAINTS THE TOWN RED’ FOR COMIC RELIEF Staff and customers of Heron and Brearley’s quayside pubs in Douglas have raised £1000 for Red Nose Day. In support of the campaign staff at the company’s Kewaigue headquarters rose to the occasion by making a donation to wear something red on Friday March 15th and two male regulars of the Saddle were transformed into smooth operators after they underwent a sponsored chest wax; the Railway, Bridge and British donated 10 per cent of their food sales between March 11th and 16th ; and workers in all four pubs wore fancy dress, with Thomas Lindsay of the British taking the prize for the fanciest.

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A fire walk is the most inspirational journey you will ever undertake. It’s as the name suggests: a bare foot walk over red-hot wood embers measuring around 800 degrees. No tricks, no special effects. Just you and the fire.

Alternatively try to walk on ‘Ice’ outside the Post office in Regent Street.

A £50 entry fee applies to take part in this once in a lifetime challenge.

Sign up on the day is not possible – you need to sign up prior to the event.

Tel: 647434 or e-mail: terricook@hospice.org.im

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BE PART OF HISTORY AS MANX TELECOM PARISH WALK CELEBRATES 100 YEARS The Manx Telecom Parish Walk can trace its roots back to the 1850s, but the first event that is comparable to the modern format was held in 1913. That year there was an event called the Parish Walking Match organised by the Isle of Man Times and the Manx Sporting Club.

This year special centenary mementos will be given to all participants who reach one of the checkpoints along the route.

Every competitor who reaches Santon, or one of the checkpoints further along the course, will receive a commemorative medal commissioned by the event’s main sponsor to celebrate 100 years of the race. News of the unique mementos was announced at an official launch for the 2013 event held at Manx Telecom’s headquarters.

Entry for the Manx Telecom Parish Walk costs £30 and all those who sign up receive a commemorative centenary edition technical tee-shirt, goodie bag, and a ticket to the prize presentation. The entry deadline is on May 12, but all those who enter before April 7

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by Manx Telecom and Intersport. Just sign up online at www.parishwalk. com before midnight on April 7 and you will be automatically entered into the prize draw.

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Entrants in this year’s race are expected to raise a total of around £600,000 for charities and there will be a around 5,000 spectators with another 5,000 support crew out on the road helping friends and family taking part in the walk.

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We all love a helping hand!

And we have two great options to help you with your new mortgage.

You can make an up front saving of £999 on the mortgage product fee or choose to pay the fee and get a lower rate.

Pop into any branch and let us help you enjoy the benefits.

Call in to any branch iombank.com YOUR HOME OR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE.

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ELL, FIRST THINGS FIRST, LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF… NO, NOT BARBRA GOOD OR MRS ALAN TITCHMARSH, NO, JUST ME AND A LONG SUFFERING HUSBAND, 5 ANCIENT PONIES, VARIOUS CHICKENS, AN ELDERLY MSPCA LABRADOR AND A STRAY CAT FROM GOODNESS KNOWS WHERE… OH, AND 5 ACRES OF HEAVEN ON EARTH, OR TOTAL HELL, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER AND YOUR POINT OF VIEW!

Talking of the weather…

Yeay! After months of filthy weather, Spring is here at last! Well, at least the beginnings of it… A time of new growth, planting seeds, digging the vege beds and tidying the appalling winter mess in the garden so we can enjoy the spring flowers without feeling guilty… Oh, and er… visiting the Garden Centre.

OK, we’ve all done it. One pack of seed potatoes and a small tree to fill a gap, nothing else. Mmm… sixty quid and a trolley full later and it becomes quite hard to remind yourself of the money you’ve saved by growing your own. Well, alright, so I just couldn’t decide which variety of spud to donate to the slugs, or turn into a slimy, smelly squidginess with potato blight… they all look so impressive on the packaging. And, it should be illegal to put brightly coloured primulas and nodding little narcissi by the tills, really!

After a summer where the only things that grew had snorkels and flippers, where ‘weather resistant flowers’ did not mean growing successfully in a foot of rainwater and even the chickens learned to water ski down the fields, you would think that I would have learned better.

But, sadly, each year, those first little rays of sunshine bring on that terrible affliction, ‘mad gardeners disease’. The symptoms include casually swapping the housework for weeding and the need to dig out compost heaps while trying desperately not to turn the chickens into kebabs as they dash under your fork in search of worms.

over from last year, which you’re not sure will actually grow, but you can’t quite bring yourself to throw away… and the new ‘lets have a go at these seeds’, lovingly purchased and quietly gloated over with a coffee at the kitchen table!

To be honest, no, I don’t need to do any of this. After all they have those amazing little packs of microwaveable veg in Marksies, you don’t even have to wash them, let alone spend 6 months growing the damn things!

I often ask myself, why? Why, dig, manure, plant, weed, wage war on slugs, fight to keep one step ahead of my beloved, but cunningly destructive chickens or spend a fortune on fencing to stop my giraffenecked horses from neatly pruning my very expensive fruit trees to ground level?

Why do any of us gardeners do it? Madness? Escapism?

Too many childhood episodes of ‘The Good Life’?

Hell no! The thrill of that first seedling popping its head up, of watching a cucumber grow at a speed that would make Justin Timbersnake envious, of biting into that first homegrown supersweet, oh so juicy tomato, of casually saying to friends round for dinner, ‘Oh, of course it’s all home grown, even the chicken…(!)’

Better than a winning lottery ticket? Hell, yes!

Madness?

Goes without saying!

Then, out come those magic little packets of seeds, including all those packs left

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THINGS TO DO APRIL 2013 12.04.13 RUBY WAX – OUT OF HER MIND //GAIETY THEATRE// Ruby Wax had it all – career, dream house, husband, kids, so when was the moment she realised she was the 1 in 4? Somewhere between painting her kitchen beige (again) and realising she didn’t own a life manual or comprehend the contents of a children’s party bag.

Out of her Mind! The show that gives you the chance to explore the ups and downs of mental illness, its stigmas and the freedom you discover when you share the darkest moments of your life. In aid of Junior Achievement and in association with 3FM. Tickets £25.

TEL: 600555 WWW.VILLAGAIETY.COM

12-13.04.13 MURDER MYSTERY ON THE STEAM RAILWAY //ISLE OF MAN RAILWAY // Experience a journey on the steam railway like no other, as a horrific murder unfolds before your eyes! Was it the ‘shifty’ looking passenger at the far end of the carriage, the barman serving your drink or maybe the guard. Following a series of clues, you will have the chance to solve the murder on your return to the station and discuss over dinner at the Tickethall. The event is 1920’s theme so dress to impress. £45.

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THE WELCOME CENTRE. TEL: 600555 TEL: 662525 | WWW.IOMBUSANDRAIL.INFO TEL: 627888 | WWW. WWW.TICKET-HALL.COM

19.04.13 ADAM ANT & THE GOOD - THE MAD & THE LOVELY POSSE //VILLA MARINA// For almost two years in the 1980s, Adam and the Ants dominated the charts, with their second album, Kings of the Wild Frontier, charting for 66 consecutive weeks. In 2010, Adam built up a new band, and embarked upon the sell-out Blueback Hussar Tour. Join The Good The Mad & The Lovely Posse for an evening of Ant hits and much more. Tickets £26.

TEL: 600555 WWW.VILLAGAIETY.COM

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26.04.13 - 4.05.13 THE SOUND OF MUSIC //GAIETY THEATRE // In Yer Space presents the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s iconic musical, The Sound of Music. Directed by Colin Snell and featuring: David Artus as Captain VonTrapp, the Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘Over The Rainbow’ finalist Claire Harbourne as Maria, Kristene Sutcliffe as the Mother Abbess, Michael Bonner as Uncle Max, Claire-Louise Cubbon as Elsa Schraeder and many more.

Full of wonderful and memorable songs such as The Sound of Music, How do you solve a problem like Maria, Do-re-mi, the Lonely Goatherd, Eidleweiss, Climb Every Mountain – The Sound of Music is a musical for all the family.

Tickets from £20.

‘A truly captivating and enchanting musical for all the family’ Daily Express.

TEL: 600555 WWW.VILLAGAIETY.COM

20.04.13 ISLE OF MAN CYCLING CHALLENGE // TT GRANDSTAND//

25.04.13 STEP INTO SPRING // DOUGLAS GOLF CLUB//

Cyclists start and finish in the pit lane at the iconic TT Grandstand.

Electronic timing, course marshals, two refreshment stops en route are provided, and support via vehicles circulating around the course.

Cyclists can either ride solo or enter as a relay team (one lap each).

Catwalk Show of spring/summer fashions modelled by Nobles Hospital and Hospice Staff. Clothes donated to Crossroads Care and Hospice shops and all funds in aid of the two causes. Catwalk show, international singers, wine and nibbles included. 7pm. Tickets £10.

There’s also a post-ride party in Douglas in the evening to which everyone (including friends and family) are welcome.

TEL: 673103/675952

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5.05.13 ROUND THE ISLAND YACHT RACE //RAMSEY - ISLAND-WIDE// Enjoy the spectacle of sailors doing battle for the top prize in the Island’s most prestigious yacht event.

The 0730am start time should enable the faster yachts to circumnavigate the Island in daylight, offering spectacular views to spectators at the start in Ramsey Bay, from the Point of Ayre around 0800 onwards, and from many viewpoints along the South and East coasts back to the finish at Ramsey harbour.

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£74 Million is the additional contribution that the eGaming economy contributes to the Isle of Man economy.

The Manx Government will lose around £900,000 as a direct result of the UK Budget.

That’s according to the Treasury Minister who says his department is carefully analysing the details of the budget.

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Snow Boarder Zoe Gillings finished 10th in the final round of the World Cup, Spain. After qualifying fifth she battled through her quarter-final before being knocked out in the semi-final.

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Over 200 trees and shrubs were planted recently at The Children’s Centre Community Farm as part of the development of its Conservation Area. The work party combined the forces of several local charities and a Manx business.

The Children’s Centre has made it into The Sunday Times Top 100 lists for the fourth year in succession.

The Island’s leading charity for families and children is ranked 35th in the newspaper’s 100 Best Not-ForProfit Organisations To Work For.

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Recent snowfall was the heaviest it’s ever been on the Island since 1963!

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Some 1,000 homes were affected by the snowfall and high winds in March.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS Welcome, dear reader, to CURRENT AFFAIRS, the latest Gallery feature which aims to bring you closer to business. Every month, we’ll give you the chance to pose any number of questions to a representative cross section of the Island’s business sector and on the issues that affect you the most. Ask anything from how to get the most from your tax status or which savings options would suit you best, where to start when setting up a business or how to get involved in contributing to the Island’s economy. This month, we’re pleased to introduce a new set of questions posed entirely by your fellow reader. Shall we begin?

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ANDREW GERRARD

Managing Director, Harding Lewis

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SARAH INGRASSIA

Senior Manager, Boston

JO DUGDALE

Financial Planner, Thornton Associates

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ROB ROTHERHAM

Senior Tax Manager, KPMG

Your chance to pose any number of questions to a representative cross section of the Island’s business sector and on the issues that affect you the most.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS HARDING LEWIS

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How does the Government’s recently proposed tax on large retailers affect local businesses?

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At first glance this new tax is undoubtedly a welcome move. There has been much consternation in recent years on the apparent uneven playing field where local owners of retailer establishments have been subject to Manx taxation whereas retailers owned off island were not in general. This new tax is aimed to level this out. Also, it only affects retailers with taxable profits of more than £500,000 (there will not be too many of these!).

The direct effect of this is that the extra Government revenue created will reduce the need for further cut-backs or tax rises, with knock on benefits for the local population. The extra revenue for the Isle of Man will mean more spending power, which is self-perpetuating. The anticipated tax take of £3.5 million annually is not significant as a percentage of GDP but is nevertheless welcome.

Will it add to the costs of the retailers affected? There are two obvious camps here. Firstly, retailers with UK parent companies.

These groups should not suffer any additional overall tax due to the way in which their UK taxes are computed and due to double tax relief. This is great news as there is then no excuse for an increase in their prices. The second main camp is made up of locally owned retailers where the tax charge may increase their costs. This is potentially bad news for them but only in terms of the timing of payment of liabilities. This is because the tax liabilities of the retailer and Manx owners combined should not be affected over the life of the business, assuming tax rates remain the same.

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I have received a windfall and I am thinking of creating a Trust for the benefit of my grandchildren, but I want to ensure they don’t receive funds until they are older. I’m not really sure how this works.

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Trusts are a product of common law and have existed in English law for many hundreds of years. A Trust has no legal personality of its own (unlike for example, a company) and in reality is no more than a binding agreement between the Trustees and the Settlor (the person who wishes to create the Trust) to hold certain assets for the benefit of a person or group of persons called the beneficiaries.

The Trustees must administer the Trust subject to the terms of the Trust Deed. This is a private document which, unlike a Will, is not a matter of public record.

Once you have passed your windfall into the Trust, you have effectively given up the legal ownership of the asset to the Trustees.

The Trustees (subject to the type of Trust created) will then have total control over the funds and can consider requests from the grandchildren for a distribution in the future. They can then exercise their discretion as to whether to make the payment or not.

I would recommend you speak to a specialist Trust lawyer in the first instance as Trust law is a complex area and as Trusts are generally irrevocable you need to be very sure it is the correct avenue for you and your grand children.

Sarah Ingrassia, Senior Manager, Boston Limited

As with any new tax, there are issues not yet resolved. For example, what does taxable profit mean and does it include tax allowances potentially available from prior periods? There are also undoubtedly retail businesses that were not intended to be caught by the rules that may be within scope –retailers with international customers, for example. In due course, we should expect further clarification on these points.

Andrew Gerrard, Director, Harding Lewis Limited, Chartered Accountants

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For next month’s Current Affairs, we invite you to ask our expers on the topics that matter most.

Simply send your questions to editorial@gallery.co.im

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THORNTON ASSOCIATES

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I’m starting to think about my retirement now that I’ve turned 50 and would like to know at what age I will be able to afford to retire?

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In my experience there is barely a person on the planet contributing enough to their retirement plan to hit their ‘number’. This is the sum of money that you actually will need to be able to afford to retire.

Don’t despair!

We prefer to apply ‘new school thinking’, which works by identifying the shortfall but then working with you more creatively to show how it can be bridged over time. This is where cashflow modelling becomes essential.

A pretty sophisticated piece of software, a money cash flow tool, uses different lifetime scenarios and analyses the impact they will have on your financial arrangements and long term plans for the future. In the right hands, it can take into account:

. Varying levels of inflation, growth, tax rates . What assets are available to contribute to meeting your retirement target, not just pensions.

. What pension do you have already to kick in and when; i.e. IOM Basic State Pension and any entitlement to Manx Pension Supplement. . If the income stream will last as long as you and/or your partner may last . What happens if you work 1/3/5 years longer? How do the numbers look then? . Could you salary sacrifice at work? . Do you expect to inherit? How certain are you that your inheritance won’t get eaten up with caring for your parents? . Could you scale down the family home and free up some cash? If you do, how much longer does your capital last? Is that long enough? . If it is possible (or preferable) to take a little more money in the early years of retirement while health is still good . What impact this will have in later life when you are more vulnerable . How much is a sensible (or safe) amount to take? What is the right level to trade-off the competing issues?

The benefit of being able to model a range of scenarios is that you start to see more practical solutions to get where you need to be. It is essential that you can work out the answers to these questions.

By creating ways to bridge the gap we are looking at ‘hope’ not ‘fear’, which is surely a better starting point.

KPMG

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Will the introduction of the 10% “retail tax” impact upon my convenience store business?

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The 2013 Manx Budget introduced an income tax rate of 10% applicable to the taxable profits of companies which carry on retail business in the Isle of Man. This measure has been designed to affect the largest retailers and, as such, only those companies generating annual taxable retail profits of more than £500,000 are subject to this new rate.

Retail business is defined as “the sale of goods for consumption or use” and whilst there is, for the moment, some uncertainty as to what constitutes “goods” for these purposes, in most cases, including that of a convenience store, it will be fairly obvious.

As such, the measure will apply to convenience store businesses if (i) the trade is conducted through a company (if not, and the activity is that of a sole trader, the proprietor will be subject to income tax on the profits in their personal capacity) and (ii) the taxable profits (on an annualised basis) exceed £500,000.

It is worth noting that the £500,000 threshold is reduced proportionately where a retailer has associated companies which also conduct Isle of Man retail business. As such, there is a possibility that a group of companies could find itself subject to the 10% rate even though its combined retail profits are less than £500,000.

In any event, if you are in the happy position to be making more than £500,000 of taxable profits from retail activity, now is the time to consider the impact upon your business!

Robert Rotherham, Senior Tax Manager, KPMG

Jo Dugdale, Financial Planner, Thornton Associates

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www.shansphoto.com

BUSINESS & PERSONAL GROWTH

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e recently caught up with Shan Fisher, a good friend of Gallery, and asked her a couple of questions on business and personal growth.

So Shan - tell everyone about yourself and the new company branding, Shan Fisher Photography.

I am Shan Fisher - a fine art photographer and mother of a 3-month-old baby.

Photography is both my profession and my passion. I have had a love for art, painting and photography since I was little.

In 2007 I set up Shan’s Photography while studying at Royal Holloway University of London. I completed a degree and moved back to the Isle of Man as a full-time photographer in June 2010. My goal is to craft beautiful, elegant, fine art images that are as unique as the people in the photographs.

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Following the rapid growth of my business over the years I have re-branded this year, changing the name to Shan Fisher Photography. I am now proud to say I own a company.

What makes Shan Fisher Photography different from other wedding photographers?

My artistic and contemporary style along with my personality make me different from other photographers. My photographs are elegant, intimate and natural. I work in a documentary reportage style, and aim to go beyond simply recording every client’s wedding. I capture all those meaningful moments that tell the story of their big day, so that each time they look at the photos they will be taken back to that special moment.

I am proud that my images have appeared

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My images are elegant, intimate and natural

in numerous wedding magazines, Gallery magazine and wedding blogs. I truly love to photograph the love of people.

Do you provide other photography services apart from wedding photography?

Yes, I provide Family, Baby and Fashion photography services. I also provide commercial photography services such as corporate leadership portraits, food and interiors.

Now with your growing business and a growing child, what are the main challenges of being a full time Mum and full time photographer?

I am constantly trying to balance time with my family and time for my clients, which is a challenge. My baby is growing up so fast and I don’t want to miss a moment with him. He is so precious. I work 7 days a week - in the evenings and weekends when my

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husband is back from work taking care of him. I am grateful that my husband is very supportive and thoughtful. When we can my husband and I take time off together so that we can have lovely family time away from work.

What is the best thing about your job?

The best thing about my job is being able to do something that I can be passionate about. I am blessed to witness love and happiness in my work, and the people who I document make me fall more in love with life everyday. I feel like I am one of the luckiest photographers on the Island. I appreciate it, from the bottom of my heart. xxx T: 07624 418031 E: photo@shansphoto.com www.shansphoto.com

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Weight Watchers Leader Jo Pack hugs Jane Salter

Penny Haslam congratulates Julie Dunn

Penny Haslam, Helen Brown & Jo Pack

EVERY DAY, WEIGHT WATCHERS HELPS AND SUPPORTS MILLIONS OF MEMBERS TO LOSE WEIGHT AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. I AM SO PROUD OF THE WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS OF MY MEMBERS AND THAT OUR MEETING HAS BEEN NAMED MEETING OF THE YEAR!

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PENNY HASLAM CELEBRATES THE ISLE OF MAN’S INSPIRATIONAL SLIMMERS Jo, who lost 3 ½ stone herself with Weight Watchers, has been running the meeting since November 2010 and is so proud of the Peel group.

She says: “Every day, Weight Watchers helps and supports millions of members to lose weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle.

I am so proud of the weight loss success of my members and that our meeting has been named Meeting of the Year! It was such a pleasure to be able to celebrate our success with Penny – and learn more about her own weight loss journey as well. It goes to show that whoever you are and no matter how much weight you have to lose, Weight Watchers is there to help you lose weight and sustain a healthier approach to life. ”

ISLE OF MAN RESIDENTS CELEBRATED THEIR INSPIRATIONAL WEIGHT LOSSES IN MARCH, WHEN THEY RECEIVED A VISIT FROM BBC JOURNALIST AND PRESENTER PENNY HASLAM. Haslam, a Weight Watchers weight loss ambassador, has lost 17 1/2 lb since August 2012, following the Weight Watchers ProPoints plan.

She visited Jo Pack’s Peel meeting on the Isle of Man to celebrate not only that local Weight Watchers members had lost in excess of 2,500st during 2012, but also to announce that the meeting had been named Weight Watchers’ ‘2012 Meeting of the Year’.

Each month, Weight Watchers awards a meeting ‘Meeting of the Month’. The accolade celebrates the outstanding meeting achievements of both the Leaders and Members.

Weight Watchers Leader Jo Pack and her Isle of Man meeting were chosen out of over 6,000 Weight Watchers meetings which take place around the country every week, to win the ‘Meeting of the Month’ award in February 2012.

Jo has now gone on to win the ‘Meeting of the Year’ award for 2012 – beating off 11 other meetings who each won the monthly accolade last year.

One of the members had the following glowing things to say about Jo and their meeting: “If I am having a bad week or have put on weight, Jo really picks me up and gets me back on track. Jo’s aim is to help you get to goal and to attend the meeting every week, I love her weekly encouraging text message the night before weigh in. Jo has time for each and every one of us as a group and as an individual, and always has time to talk to you.”

Penny Haslam says: “It has been wonderful to meet so many inspiring local residents and celebrate their weight loss success. With over 2,500st lost on the Isle of Man in 2012 and the accolade of Meeting of the Year; local Weight Watchers members should be incredibly proud!”

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEW APPROACH WEIGHT WATCHERS OR TO FIND YOUR NEAREST MEETING, VISIT WWW.WEIGHTWATCHERS.CO.UK OR CALL 08457 123 000.

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Mylo

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Pets: 10, 1.5, 1.5, 1.5, 7 months, 7 months, 7 months

PETS: LYKA, KODI, SKYE, TEDDY, CRUZ, JETT, MYLO

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Pets: Our daily four mile run, eating ice lollies, singing, chasing each other around our arena, giving everyone kisses and cuddles

HUMANS: MARCO & COLETTE

species PETS: SIBERIAN HUSKIES HUMANS: ITALIAN & MANX

Humans: 52 & 46 Pets: Digging large holes, pretending they are snow bunkers!

Humans: Filling the holes they dig up!

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Pets: We make terrible guard dogs, we can lose our coats twice a year. Our Alpha dog is Kodi. We adore human company. We like to run for miles. We can never be off our leads as we are easily distracted. Skye, Cruz, Jett and Mylo are all bi-eyed, Kodi has blue eyes, Lyka has brown eyes and Teddy’s are amber!

Pets: Scrambled eggs, natural yoghurt and marrow bones from Fenton’s the butcher Humans: Pasta and red wine

DISLIKES Pets: Not enough snow, sharing toys and sharing food, grrrr!

Humans: Poop scooping every day after 7 dogs!

Lyka BECAUSE QUALITY MATTERS

Humans: Seeing our pack happy and spending as much time as we can with them

Teddy

Humans: We have been married for 25 years! We run between 5-10 miles a day to exercise our pack!! We built a one acre open fenced run with a large kennelled area to house our beautiful pets. Maybe we should have had more children?!

Jett

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Growth... The New Parents Signature Behaviour: Taking videos of their new baby doing absolutely nothing and insisting on showing them to everyone.

Distinctive Markings: Orange Bugaboo Frog and a seemingly endless collection of babygros with slogans like ‘I love boobies’ and ‘Mine’s a pint’.

Natural Enemies: Anyone who has to sit near them on the 7.55 Gatwick flight Mating Call: ‘Sometimes we spend hours just star-ing at him’

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ave you met baby Oliver? Of course you have. Ever since his birth was announced on Tom and Laura’s Facebook page, he’s been hard to escape. He’s got endless photos on Flickr, a clip of his birth on YouTube, and even his own blog – Oliverlicious – updated daily with photos and clips of baby doing… well not much at all. New parents Tom and Laura just can’t stop talking about their new baby, and Oliver creeps into almost every conversation. ‘He’s an old soul you know’, ‘I just can’t wait to take Oliver to his first rugby match’ and ‘the health visitor says he’s the best pooper she’s ever seen’.

Their friends can’t understand how Tom and Laura have turned into the sort of people who can have whole conversations about poo, and who cheer every time baby Oliver farts. ‘How adorable!’ they say, forcing a grin onto their faces, as they’re passed yet another photo of Oliver sleeping. Tom’s work colleagues try to avoid passing Tom’s desk on the way to get their morning latte, in case he insists they watch the clip of Oliver’s birth again. The proud dad has completely Oliver-ised his deskspace, with a baby Oliver screensaver and mousemat – even his office mug has a close up of Oliver, carefully positioned so it looks like he’s giving Tom a snotty kiss every time he takes a sip of his coffee. It’s starting to get a bit much, especially as Tom interrupted a conference call with his new client yesterday to have a ten-minute gurgling phone conversation with his new son.

At least their friends don’t have to spend too long discussing the merits of cloth nappies over disposables, and Oliver’s dribbling habits. Oliver’s day is crammed full of baby classes designed to ‘nurture his inquisitive nature’. So you’ll be halfway through a midmorning coffee with Laura and baby Oliver when you’ll hear…‘Must dash – we’ll be late for Oliver’s baby signing class – you know he told me yesterday he wanted milk. Look – he’s doing it again! Clenching his fist like that – that’s the baby sign for milk. Isn’t that amazing? The teacher says she’s never seen such an advanced baby.’

Of course Oliver is brighter, brainier and bigger than all the other babies you’ve ever met. Even if you don’t notice it straight away, Tom and Laura will remind you.

‘Angus is positively tiny next to Oliver – of course he’s into his 6 to 12 months ski suit already’. And when they’re not talking about how adorable and advanced their baby is, they’re discussing how terrible all the other parents seem to be at their job.

‘Fancy taking Harriet out without a hat again’. ‘I can’t believe they give Charlie and Ed crisps…’ ‘I’m sure there’s something wrong with Amy, she’s not even crawling yet’. ‘Did you see that toddler – she had her ears pierced!’ Beware the new parent police.

Of course Laura probably wouldn’t confess to the countless times she’s scooped jars of baby food into Tupperware to make it look homemade. And you won’t catch Tom talking about the time he forgot Oliver was in the car and was halfway round the block before he realised he’d left baby in the car.

That’s because Tom and Laura are sleepdeprived, scared and slightly paranoid. By the time they’re pregnant with their third they won’t be updating their blog every day or ordering vast canvasses of pictures of dribbling baby Oliver. Being besotted by their new baby is just a coping strategy to deal with how unprepared they feel about being parents. And also to distract them from wondering if they’re ever going to get their life back.

And then there’s the minefield of ‘The Discussion’. The one that starts with ‘So who do you think he looks like?’ Tom and Laura’s friends have learned to never say what they really think. Telling new parents their darling baby is the spit of Gollum, Voldemort or that senator that looks like a frog just won’t go down well.

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CULTURE VULTURE 13.04.13 Tenors unlimited - the rat pack of opera // gaiety theatre// Tenors UnLimited, also known as The Rat Pack of Opera, are excited to bring their 10th anniversary tour to the Isle of Man. The combination of opera classics and modern day favourites along with their own compositions gives you a show unlike any other.

Their tour will include songs from their previous albums including some of the best works from Bizet to Puccini, Bublé to Bocelli this eclectic mix of repertoire is sure to have something for everyone.

Whether your favourite song is Nessun Dorma, Come What May, O Sole Mio, You Raise Me Up, Volare or Time to Say Goodbye, this is an evening not to be missed. There are a limited number of VIP tickets which will include a front row seat in the stalls, pre show drinks with a chance to meet Tenors UnLimited before the show and a signed copy of their CD. The show has been sponsored by Celton Manx and is in aid of Junior Achievement Isle of Man. TEL: 600555 WWW.VILLAGAIETY.COM

16.03-13.04.13 I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE // HODGSON LOOM GALLERY// Living on an Island in the middle of the Irish Sea, only 15 miles by 32 miles, the sea is obviously an important element of island life. For Maureen Kennaugh, having lived on the coast for almost 20 years and having been involved with sailing and boating many years prior to that, the sea has also been an important part of her life, whether it be sailing on it or her home on Castletown promenade being lashed with its stormy spray.

This exhibition at Hodgson Loom Gallery, Laxey reflects her fascination with it; the activity that it attracts - boating, swimming, walking on the beach or just sitting watching it; its connection to Manx folklore with stories of mermaids; the sea itself - seaweed ridden, or its colour and movement; to observing the variety of wild flowers found whilst walking along sandy beaches and the water’s edge.

TEL: 861395 EMAIL: JULIA@LAEYWOLLENMILLS.COM

29.03-14.04.13 HUMAN CONDITION // THE SAYLE GALLERY// Nine of the Sayle Gallery’s most popular artists have taken the theme of the ‘human condition’ and interpreted it in work that ranges from oil paintings, drawings and sculptures to textiles. Some have drawn on personal experience, others approached the theme from a more philosophical angle.

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17.04.13 BEST-SELLING ISLE OF MAN AUTHOR TO DÉBUT // HENRY BLOOM NOBLE LIBRARY// Isle of Man resident and best-selling author Lyn Andrews will be at the Henry Bloom Noble Library on Wednesday April 17th when she will give a talk and speak about her two new novels, Sunlight on the Mersey and her début historical novel The Queen’s Promise.

Liverpool-born Mrs Andrews, the daughter of a hairdresser and stepdaughter of a policeman, says her background was far from literary and that it was only after her children became of school age when she began writing, having previously only written letters to friends and relations.

Since then she has written 32 successful sagas set in her native city of Liverpool, southern Ireland, where she lived for 11 years, and the Isle of Man. Tickets £3, include refreshments The Henry Bloom Noble Library, 10-12 Victoria Street, Douglas.

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Marking the centenary of the artist’s death, this new exhibition tells the story of John Miller Nicholson - one of the most accomplished Manx artists of the Victorian period. Monday to Saturday from 10am until 5pm. Admission free TEL: 648000 WWW.MANXNATIONALHERITAGE.IM

The 2013 Tower of Refuge Walk. Your opportunity to walk out safely to this enigmatic Douglas landmark. Meet at Jubilee Kiosk Loch Promenade at 5.45pm returning by 8.15pm. A donation to support the work of the R.N.L.I. would be much appreciated. Ensure you wear appropriate footwear and clothing. Instructions of the Coastguard and stewards must be followed. The event is weather dependant so the start may be delayed and the return to the Promenade may be earlier than planned. Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult. More than 2000 toke part in 2012.

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On Friday April 26th at 6:30pm, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust will be hosting a champagne reception with noted wine expert Andrew Cullimore and Manx delicacies from Staarvey Farms to introduce Dr Jeremy Paul’s ‘Rare Breeds’ original paintings, the Isle of Man Post Office’s announcement of plans for a series of ‘Rare Breeds’ commemorative stamps and an update on the Manx Ark project.

TEL: : 618880 E-MAIL: PAUL@RPAULDAVIS.COM

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Daniele Abbado explores themes of identity, exile and religion in a powerful staging of Verdi’s epic opera.

Screening at the Studio Theatre, tickets limited - £15. (£25 if two operatic offerings booked) TEL: : 600555 WWW.VILLAGAIETY.COM

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CULTURE ROUND UP

ISLAND OF CULTURE 2014 The Isle of Man Arts Council and the Department of Community, Culture and Leisure have announce that 2014 will celebrate the Isle of Man as Island of Culture.

Island of Culture 2014 will be the largest cultural celebration in the history of the Isle of Man. Spread over twelve months, it will celebrate the large and varied artistic and cultural life we enjoy. 2014 will give everyone in the Isle of Man a chance to be part of our rich cultural life and inspire creativity across all forms of culture, especially among young people.

During 2014 everyone can celebrate our Island of Culture through dance, music, theatre, the visual arts and literature, cultural festivals, film and digital innovation, and leave a lasting legacy for creativity and the arts on the Isle of Man. Laurence Skelly MHK, Chairman of the Arts Council said: “The Arts Council has been planning Island of Culture for a number of years and we hope that the public will join us in 2014 for what will be a very special year. We’re working hard with the Department of Education and Children on a specific programme for young people and I am delighted to say that Island of Culture will be the focus for all schools from September this year. Island of Culture will be for everyone whether they take part in an event or enjoy it as part of the audience. We are very excited about 2014 and the legacy it will create for future years.”

The Isle of Man Arts Council will be working with key partners and sponsors to ensure that Island of Culture is a true and all inclusive celebration and opportunity.

In addition to the Arts Council’s existing grant scheme, arts and cultural organisations based on the Isle of Man can submit funding applications to the Arts Council for support to run arts/cultural programmes, events or activities in 2014. No matter whether they are large or small, the very best of these will be awarded Arts Council funding and the right to be labelled part of Island of Culture.

Joint Patrons of Island of Culture 2014 are Hon Clare Christian MLC, President of Tynwald and Mark Kermode, BBC Film Critic. Recent success stories Lloyd Mayor (lead dancer with the Martha Graham Company in New York) and Jason Evans (Principal Trumpet with the London Philharmonia) are Cultural Ambassadors representing the youth engagement programme that will form an important part of the Island of Culture.

The Arts Council hopes to enhance existing annual festivals and events with high profile special events including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at the Villa Marina and the British All Winners Play Festival at the Gaiety Theatre. In addition Island of Culture will recognise significant anniversaries in 2014 such as the 150th anniversary of the birth of Archibald Knox and the centenary of World War I. For further information about Island of Culture, becoming a sponsor or applying for funding contact the Arts Office, Department of Community, Culture and Leisure on 694598, or email islandofculture@gov.im www.islandofculture.im

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SAM BARKS STARTS WORK ON THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE Filming commenced in March on The Christmas Candle. The Christmas Candle is a charming festive story about miracles both ordinary and extraordinary, set in rural England 1890.

A lead role had been landed by Samantha Barks, the talented young Manx woman who shared the stage at this year’s Oscars with the rest of the Les Miserables cast, including Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.

Other cast in The Christmas Candle are Susan Boyle, John Hannah, Hans Matheson, Lesley Manville and Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who).

The film will be directed by John Stephenson, who visited the Island in 2003 to make Five Children and IT starring Eddie Izzard and Kenneth Branagh.

Samantha’s profile has been on a steady rise since making her name on BBC’s I’d Do Anything. Samantha said: “Having just landed from the Academy Awards I had an hour to unpack and repack and get to set. I’m very excited to be part of The Christmas Candle and I’m loving every second.”

The Christmas Candle is a timeless and inspirational story based on the novel by bestselling author, Max Lucado. Nothing out of the ordinary ever happens in the small village of Gladbury -- except at Christmas. Legend has it that every twenty-five years an angel visits the village candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights the Christmas Candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve. But in 1890, at the dawn of the modern age, all that is about to change. With the arrival of David Richmond, a skeptical, young minister, Gladbury’s humble candlemaker, Edward Haddington must fight to preserve his family’s legacy. When the Christmas Candle goes missing, the miraculous and the human collide in the most astonishing Christmas the town of Gladbury has ever seen.

Laurence Skelly MHK, Member for Department of Economic Development with responsibility for Film and Media said: “I’m pleased our recent partnership with Pinewood Shepperton continues to deliver quality productions to the Island. We all know that every film made here uses our local talent and skills, but on this occasion we are extremely proud that the Manx talent will be on-screen as well as off-screen! More importantly, it offers local businesses another opportunity to benefit from local spend – accommodation, retail, transport, facilities – towards the end of the off-peak tourist season.”

Isle of Man Film’s Hilary Dugdale added: “The Christmas Candle marks our 102nd production made since 1995. It is a truly uplifting story which has the makings of a seasonal classic and we hope it will be ready for December 2013.”

THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE Director: John Stephenson Producers: Tom Newman, Hannah Leader Exec Producers: Huw Penallt Jones, Brian Lockhart, Steve Christian Associate Producer/Writer: Candace Lee, Eric Newman

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Words | Debbie Haynes

t h g i r b new mood Ditch the dark make-up for a lighter look for spring. Debbie Haynes unveils the new season nuances.

If winter has felt a little black, white and grey, inject some colour back into your life via your vanity case.

This season brands have gone to town with light and bright hues to put a spring in our step and revamp uninspiring make-up bags.

Colour is back and making a statement for spring/summer 13 says Kirstin Piggott, Rimmel London’s make-up artist.

“Whether you wear beautiful soft powdery pastels or bold pigments, a focal bright shade either on the eyes or lips is a key trend in makeup looks. This season it’s all about being fun and experimental.”

Embrace the new season with beauty’s sea of fresh colour.

Shu Uemura Blossom Dream spring campaign. Limited Edition eyeshadow palettes £50 each (www.shuuemura.co.uk)

Eyes - Go blue

Lips - Make them pop

In the words of Frank Sinatra, Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back - but there’s nothing old-fashioned about this look.

Pouts are anything but hidden in the background this season. Achieve a loud mouth with a statement spring bright that does all the talking for you.

Choose from tones of red-hot scarlet, magenta, fuchsia or coral, or get creative and mix two bold shades together to create your own signature lip hit.

Banish visions of an Eighties throwback.

Fashion-forward aquamarines are the favoured colour family gracing eye sockets this season.

“Pops of velvet brights are this season’s nude lip,” says L’Oreal Paris make-up artist Val Garland.

“When creating a a powdery lip, dust a powder over the chin to catch any excess pigment then sweep the powder away with a soft brush.”

Blue is officially the new spring black, whether it’s a pretty cornflower pastel wash or turquoise lined eye.

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Eye Colour in Fresh Ideas, “A directional bold £16.95 (www.gerrardinternational.com) eyeliner is an amazing way to add a mega flash of colour without having to brave coloured eyeshadow,” advises make-up artist Liz Beckett.

Keep mascara to a minimum to really make your true blue liner stand out.

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The signature of youth, freckles are the instant way to anti-age your face - with no pricey skin cream involved.

L’Oreal Paris Rouge Caresse in Cheeky Magenta, £8.19 (Boots)

Embrace the faux freckled look for perfectly preppy skin that’s been magically sunkissed.

It’s an easy effect to achieve but think subtle scattering rather than oversized dots that look OTT. The look should say athletic glamour rather than fancy dress gone wrong.

Revlon global artistic director Gucci Westman says: “Adding freckles to the face feels youthful and sweet. Create a thin point using brown eyeliner and add sporadically for authenticity.”

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Estee Lauder Pure Color Nail Lacquer Heavy Petals Collection, £14.50 each (www.esteelauder.co.uk)

Estee Lauder Pure Color Pretty Naughty Spring Collection, from £14.50 (www.esteelauder.co.uk)

Topshop Lip Crayon in Secret Party, £7 (www.topshop.com)

Clinique Chubby Stick Shadow Tint for Eyes, £16 each (www.clinique.co.uk)

Colour palette - Pastel pretty Every spring has a dominant colour theme for make-up and nails, whether it’s subdued nudes or flashy neons.

For 2013, sugary sorbet hues are sweetening up beauty counters with limited editions aplenty.

YSL Spring Look Pure Chromatics Collector No 14 £39.50 (www.yslbeauty.co.uk)

Seventeen limited edition Oh So Spring Cheek Stamp in Coral, £4.99 (Boots)

Estee Lauder’s Pure Colour Nail Lacquer fanciful collection of mouthwatering pastels has been christened ‘Heavy Petals’.

“Highlights are about pulling your face back from the foundation,” says M.A.C’s director of make-up artistry, Terry Barber, who dubs it 3D spa skin.

Creative make-up director Tom Pecheux says: “I thought of amazing bouquets from the flower markets, the pretty pastels of children’s carousels and the pops of colour from macaroons for inspiration.”

Brows - Supersize them

Simply choose your intensity, ranging from wishy-washy watercolours to power pastels that pack a dramatic punch.

Dominant boyish brows automatically give eyes a tough, modern edge. Think of them as the new mascara for framing your eyes.

Face - Think mannequin skin A season awash with uplifting spring colour requires the perfect base to pull everything off. Aim for mannequin-like skin with a luminous finish.

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Say goodbye to matte and flat, and hello to hydrated skin with flattering subtle highlights that bring your features to life.

Givenchy limited edition Haute Couture Look gift set, £22.50 www.givenchy.com

“It’s the idea of nude skin that’s slightly high-tech for a wellconditioned look that’s balmy and beautified.”

Blame Cara Delevingne. The supermodel-of-the-moment admits she never tweezes or threads her caterpillar shape and the power brow look has well and truly caught on...

If you’re not the proud owner of a bushy pair, step away from the tweezers and use an eyebrow pencil to create the illusion of couture brows.

Make-up artist Bobbi Brown says: “Use a brow pencil in the shade that matches your natural hair colour to define brows. Begin at the inner corner of the brow and follow its natural shape using light, feathery strokes.”

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Puppytooth Trousers Singer Rita Ora isn’t afraid to work tailoring at a gig for Muse’s O2 War Child concert. Smarten up your act with Topshop’s puppytooth trousers, £40

Welly Upgrade Stand tall in the April rain showers. Hunter wellies have gone sky-high with the Gabby wellington heel boots in springtime neutral cream, £125 at Javari (www.javari.co.uk)

Christian Dior Finding a dress like Oscar-winning Jennifer Lawrence’s voluminous Christian Dior number (that she tripped over in!) may be a challenge too far, so try to emulate her SAG Awards strapless number instead. Get an award-worthy look with Coast’s Portobello maxi dress, £180 (www.coast-stores.com).

It’s so versatile the straps can be worn up or down.

Rainbow Metallics Metallics have turned colourful for the summer of 2013. Think Quality Street wrapper-inspired jewel tones you might find glistening in the tin - green, purple, blue and orange.

Avoid head-to-toe creations and keep this lustrous clothing as one show-stopping piece. Leather is a cool fabric to pull off the trend and the matte texture will counteract the shine.

Topshop blue metallic fit and flare tunic, £35

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Wearable Art :

where art and fashion collide When compere Jo Shakespeare referenced New Zealand’s ‘World of Wearable Art’ in her introduction, we knew we were in for an entertaining and enthralling evening at the Manx Wearable Art Show in March. “Innovation and wit” were her words, and there was plenty of both for the sell-out audience to enjoy.

Kensington Youth Arts Centre – with its catwalk and staging – was an excellent choice for over 40 local Wearable Art designers to show off their imaginations and skills. The venue team, led by Voirrey Kennaugh, and Martin and Paul, who controlled the lights and sound, generously gave up their time to make this a very special event.

But what exactly is Wearable Art? Perhaps the best definition would be a fusion of fashion and costume, with a bit of performance art thrown in: think Lady Gaga with her telephone headpiece or her meat dress. The centre of the Wearable Art world is New Zealand where the annual WOW (World of Wearable Art) competition has been running since 1987, attracting entries from around the world I’m a Survivor by Nicola Dixon

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but this hasn’t fazed Isle of Man artists and designers who have certainly been inspired, not overawed by the talent there. As local artist Sarah Hendy explains: “Often people, even artists, find contemporary art inaccessible and intimidating, but Wearable Art is not like that. I like the fact that although Wearable Art does - as the name suggests - have to be wearable (at least once!) it doesn’t have to conform to any fashion, to any branding, and can be made from absolutely anything. The whole idea is to let your imagination run riot.”

Sarah, Sayle Gallery Artist in Residence for 2012/3, was just one of the designers who took part in this, the fifth Manx Wearable Art Show. Organisers Sue Robinson and Doreen Dixon were delighted by the response from the local art and design Rebecca House community – it was a true ‘pop-up’ show as they really had no idea how many designs would be there on the night – and the range and quality was outstanding.

And it wasn’t just a showcase for recognized artists. Hospice and Rebecca House had entries, the local Homeschool community collaborated on their garment, and the Godby girls had designed and made their garments in less than a week to be catwalk-ready for the Show. From QE11 students came an eco-project ‘Grow your own clothes’ which involved bacteria, green tea and sugar, and less scientific - but just as imaginative - was ‘Bosoms and Bows’ a dress designed and modeled by Lindsay Quayle representing Breakthrough Breastcancer , and made entirely from bras donated for the annual bra-dashes which take place around the Island.

Bosoms and Bows by Lindsay Quayle

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Celebration of Crisps by Sue Robinson

Strange and Sudden Surrenders by Callum Harvey

Grow Your Own Clothes by QE11 Students

Casino by Doreen Dixon

Red Carpet Twins by Doreen Dixon and Sue Robinson

Fashion Design graduate Callum Harvey, back on the Island after studying and working in London, showed his own ‘Strange & Sudden Surrenders’ - items featuring seat belts distressed to look like fur - and also advised IoM College students on their contributions, evening wear involving up-cycled clothing and accessories.

After nearly 90 minutes of consistently exciting and surprising designs, complete with dance intervals from Dance Xchange, the lights dimmed and the audience gasped as Nicola Dixon modelled her own ‘I’m a Survivor’ made from emergency blankets and glow-sticks, and closing the show, Sarah Hendy’s ‘Aditi’ was a magical starlight flicker of fibre-optic lights inspired by the Hindi goddess of the night sky.

But the last word should probably go to local artist Myra Gilbert, whose own work ‘Waterfall’ was a foaming, delicate confection knitted from the netting found round Christmas trees and thin strands of boning material:

Isa by Sarah Hendy

The most exciting thing about wearable art is that an artist or designer can experiment freely with new ways of using raw materials, however familiar but unlikely.

Photos by Lucy Clarke, Jennifer Scaife, Hazel Walsh and Gatis Zilkalns

Aditi by Sarah Hendy

Birds of Paradise by U3A students

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Topshop: Kaboom print tube skirt, £28.00

Topshop: Knitted crystal ‘Bang’ sweater, £45.00

Truffleshuffle.co.uk: Batman v-neck t-shirt, £34.99 Topshop: Spot stretch crop tee, £10.00

Motel: ‘Roxy’ trousers, £65.00

Last year it was Phillip Lim’s ‘Ka-Pow!’ sweater, then came Markus Lupfer’s pop-art inspired jumpers with statement sequins for Autumn/Winter 2012; in 2013, it’s down to the high street to make your wardrobe pop with comic book style!

Don’t worry, this trend won’t involve any shiny PVC catwoman-esque catsuits or venturing out with your pants over your tights, this Spring it’s more about Lichtensteininspired looks than leotards. Pop art and comic book influences are a fun way to update wardrobe staples such as jumpers and bodycon dresses, providing statement style that will take your through the seasons and the transitional weather that comes with them.

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Topshop has really picked up on the influx of comic-strip graphics and prints that are central to this trend and have offered up an array of kick-ass clothing. Key items that can be found in Topshop include a cropped knitted sweatshirt studded with ‘Bang’ in crystals, and a selection of tube skirts littered with exclamations straight out of classic Batman (note: episodes can still be found on ITV4). Inspiration is more Adam West era than Christian Bale, so think graphic illustrations and pops of colour with red, yellow, black and white rather than leather trousers and dark muted tones.

Of course, places like truffleshuffle.co.uk have known about cartoon cool fashion for years and, if bold prints aren’t for you, have thousands of t-shirts, gifts and accessories featuring your favourite classic cartoons and TV shows. Brands such as Amplified and Junk Food are available on their website and

Topshop: Cartoon print bodycon dress, £29.00

have created distressed, vintage-style tees for timeless style and a more subtle take on superhero style.

You can also channel this Marvel-ous trend (last of the puns, I promise) with bold and bright prints. Polka dots and stripes grace the catwalk season after season and, this Spring, are a far cry from the dainty nautical prints of last year. The only way to wear these patterns is with contrasting colours and supersized spots; again, head to Topshop for a cute collection of polka dot pieces including crop tops in red, green and black, skater dresses and even smart shirts. Thick stripes are back, and nobody does them better than Motel; pick up the black and white ‘Roxy’ skinny trousers at motelrocks.com, pair with a slick of bright red lipstick, and you’re ready to take over the world!

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Recipes from

Gordon Ramsey’s Ultimate Cookery Course We’ve seen him overhauling failing restaurants, teaching prisoners how to bake and ranting at celebrities over their poor performance in the kitchen.

But Gordon Ramsay’s latest TV and book venture sees him go back to basics - plain and simple cooking.

In his Ultimate Cookery Course, the Michelin-starred chef aims to strip away the complexity of fancy restaurant cookery and show his fans how to prepare straightforward, tasty dishes at home.

He shares a wealth of tips and tricks from his years as a professional chef - such as what to look for when buying a pan and how to chop an onion - to give home cooks that all-important confidence in the kitchen.

“I really think that’s what separates good cooks from the mediocre ones,” writes Ramsay, who has confidence in spades.

Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course is published by Hodder & Stoughton, priced £25.

“Sure, you need to be able to master a few basics, but being able to act boldly and decisively, to have the confidence to ramp up the seasoning, for example, or to turn the gas up high and use the heat to your advantage - that’s the real secret.”

Slow-cooked aubergine

And to all those who say they simply can’t cook, the restaurateur reckons they’re just not interested enough in trying.

“In truth, there’s no one with a genuine interest in learning who can’t improve and, with enough practice, become a decent cook,” he adds.

Got it? Good. Now try three of Ramsay’s dishes at home and see how you fare...

This vegetable stew is such a simple combination of ingredients, but they undergo this amazing transformation during cooking to become more than the sum of their parts. A dish that just gets better and better the longer you allow the flavours to mingle.

(Serves 4-6 as a starter) Olive oil, for frying 2 aubergines, trimmed and cut into 3cm chunks 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped 1 red onion, peeled and diced 1 x 400g tin butter beans, drained and rinsed 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses (see page 205) 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes Pinch of caster sugar Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper To serve 1 loaf of crusty white bread, e.g. sourdough or pain de campagne Small bunch of mint, leaves roughly chopped 100g feta cheese, crumbled

Heat a heavy-based casserole dish over a high heat. Add a glug of oil and fry the aubergine for 3-4 minutes until coloured on all sides. Add the garlic and onion and fry for another 5 minutes until the onion is tender.

How to salt aubergines

Although it’s not essential to salt aubergine before you fry it, doing so draws out the moisture and makes it absorb less oil. Simply chop or dice the aubergine as required, place in a colander and sprinkle with about one teaspoon of salt. Leave for 30 minutes, then rinse well, pat dry on kitchen paper and cook as you wish.

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StirServes in the butter 4 beans and pomegranate molasses with a generous pinch of salt and grinding of pepper. Add the tomatoes and sugar.

Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes until the aubergine is tender and collapsed and the stew reduced and flavoursome. (If you find the mixture is drying out too much, add a couple of tablespoons of water.)

To serve, slice the bread and toast on each side until golden. Stir the mint through the aubergine, spoon onto the slices of toast and scatter over the crumbled feta. Serve warm.

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Pork chops with peppers You’ll be amazed at how two such simple things can taste so good together. The sweet and sour peppers really cut through the richness of the beautifully sauteed chops and make for a really good, quick supper dish. As always when frying chops, leave them to rest as long as you cooked them so that they can tenderise and reabsorb their juices.

(Serves 2)

For the sweet and sour peppers:

2 pork chops, about 200g each

Olive oil, for frying

Olive oil, for frying

2 red peppers, deseeded and thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, skin on, crushed Small bunch of thyme Butter

1 red onion, peeled and sliced Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tbsp caster sugar 3 tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Small bunch of basil, leaves shredded

First prepare the peppers. Heat a little olive oil in a large frying pan, then add the onion and peppers. Season with salt and pepper, add the sugar and saute over a high heat for 4-5 minutes until soft and coloured. (Make sure you can hear the vegetables hissing in the pan.

If not, the pan isn’t hot enough and you’re in danger of boiling the vegetables instead of frying them.)

Add the vinegar and let it bubble for a minute or two until it has reduced and the peppers are soft. Turn down the heat, add the tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.

Stir in the shredded basil and continue to cook for 30 seconds, then turn off the heat. Decant into a bowl and set aside to infuse. Wipe the pan clean, ready to cook the pork.

Using a sharp knife, make cuts into the fat of the chops, about 5mm deep and at 3-4cm intervals, making sure you don’t cut into the meat.

(This will stop Serves 4 the meat from curling up during cooking and will make it cook more evenly.) Season the chops really well on both sides, pushing the seasoning into the meat.

Place the cleaned-out frying pan over a high heat until hot and add a dash of oil. Add the chops, garlic and thyme and fry for 2-3 minutes until coloured. Turn and fry for a further 2-3 minutes on the other side, pushing the thyme under the chops and breaking up the garlic a little.

How to slice peppers

Chop off the green stalk and stand the flat end on your chopping board. Now slice down from the top, almost like peeling an orange, working your way around the pepper, to leave a tree of seeds. Now place the pepper slices down on the worktop, and holding them down with your three middle fingers, cut them into slices. Don’t try to rush: speed will come with practice.

Towards the end of cooking time, add 3 knobs of butter and baste the chops with it as they are cooking, to speed up the cooking process and keep the chops moist. (Push the fatty edge of the chops towards the back of the pan to help render the fat.) Squeeze the garlic out of its skin and place with the herbs on top of the chops.

Transfer the chops to a plate, and rest for 5-10 minutes, spooning over the basting butter now and again.

Serve the chops on top of the peppers with the resting juices and a little juice from the peppers.

Spicy sausage rice This is like an old-fashioned jambalaya - a mixture of rice, vegetables and meat, a bit like risotto but without the need for stirring. Sausages are cheap but packed with flavour, and taking them out of the casing first flavours the rice beautifully.

You can use any sausage you want - chorizo, merguez, pork or beef, depending on how spicy you want it.

(Serves 4)

200g long-grain rice

Olive oil, for frying

½ glass white wine

1 red onion, peeled and sliced

500ml chicken stock

1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped

4 spring onions, trimmed and chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced

1 tomato, chopped

5 spiced sausages, e.g. Italian chilli 1 heaped tsp smoked paprika

Small bunch of flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Add a glug of oil to a heavy-based casserole dish and fry the onion for 5 minutes until soft but not coloured. Add the pepper and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Slit the sausage skins and crumble the sausage meat into the pan, then cook over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes until coloured. Add the smoked paprika and mix. Season to taste.

How to fry onions

If frying onion, don’t slice it too thinly or it will burn before it has had a chance to caramelise. Never rush cooking an onion. Always give it 5 or 6 minutes in the pan on its own.

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Add the rice and stir well to mix thoroughly and absorb the flavour.

Deglaze the pan by pouring in the white wine and scraping any bits stuck to the bottom. Add the stock and bring to a simmer. Cook gently for 15-20 minutes until the rice is tender and the liquid almost entirely absorbed.

Remove from the heat, gently fold in the spring onions, tomato and parsley and serve.

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The Island’s Specialist Restaurant

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ortofino situated in a stunning location on the Douglas Marina. has a light, modern and stylish interior with a centre stage kitchen, which can be viewed while you enjoy a drink or a cocktail at the bar on arrival. A welcoming area to relax and unwind whilst choosing a wine to accompany your dish from their extensive wine list.

The Portofino menu comprises the freshest meats (beef, poultry, game) Seafood, fish and only the best local food produce.

Whatever the event, Portofino will impress and ensure a fine dining experience at affordable prices.

With their seasonal à la carte menu’s you can enjoy a busy business lunch or romantic evening dinner which is complimented by its stunning setting on the North Quay.

Portofino recently won the Gold Taste ‘Highest Quality Assured’ Award, from Taste Isle of Man, so you can

be assured that your experience will be met with the highest quality at all times.

The professional team at Portofino’s can now provide you with outside catering for special events, from full menu’s to buffets for that all important business meeting or dinner party.

The food is fantastic, staff attentive, and as soon as you open the door you are welcomed by a slick operation with quality service.

Buon appetito!

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espite a general decline in wine consumption in Britain, there has been an increase in sales of sparkling wines over the last 12 months.

With excise duty continuing to increase at above the inflation rate, Champagne prices have gone beyond the reach of many people, and many are turning to better quality sparkling wines for regular drinking, saving the Champagne for special occasions.

Prosecco is seeing the biggest increase with UK sales almost doubling over the last twelve months. Prosecco has gone through some big changes in recent years, with much stricter regulation now applying to what can be labelled Prosecco. Prosecco was the name of a grape so any sparkling wine could be labelled Prosecco regardless of where it was produced and regardless of its quality. There is now a demarcated geographical region called Prosecco DOC, in addition to the upgraded ConeglianoValdobbiadene DOCG area and, in a very unusual move, the name of regional names.

However, to add to the confusion, those grapes grown within the DOC and DOCG areas can still be called Prosecco. DOC or Denominazione di Origine Controllata and DOCG Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita are in place to help

improve the overall quality of ‘Prosecco’ with maximum yields having been cut.

These classifications also govern grape variety, wine making and ageing of wines and have served to prevent wines being labelled as Prosecco when they are not from the region, thus protecting the quality Prosecco producers.

At The Wine Cellar we have recently revamped our range of Proseccos and Italian sparkling wine with four new additions, following a tasting of a dozen samples.

The first is the superb value for money Passaparola Prosecco Pradio Brut (£10.75) This comes from a small family estate in the DOC and has aromatic pear aromas followed by a fruity palate of apple and pear character. It has a gentle fizz with a crisp and delicate finish, and is great to drink on its own.  Fiol, also DOC, is an Extra Dry Prosecco (£12.75). In Prosecco terms, Extra Dry means not quite as dry as Brut! It is more floral and aromatic than the Passaparola and has a delicious fruity character. Fiol is Venetian slang used in the 1400s by young people to describe a ‘cool guy’.

Fiol has been made by a group of friends from different walks

of life, but all wine enthusiasts. Their aim was to produce a wine for friends to share and enjoy together! Stylish contemporary packaging and a great taste!

The final two come from the same estate, Campo San Trovaso, which is situated in the DOCG Valdobbiadene. The white, a Brut, has a fragrant aroma and a dry but fruity palate and lots of delicate tiny bubbles.

The Rose is not labelled as Prosecco, nor is it a DOCG. It is a lovely salmon pink colour and is deliciously fresh and fruity.

Two very classy, well packaged sparkling wines, both at the very reasonable price of £13.75.

One other reason for the increase in popularity of Prosecco is that it is light and generally only 11 – 12% abv. Great to drink on its own at any time, but it also makes a good accompaniment to salads and seafood.

The perfect wine for sipping whilst out in the garden enjoying the Spring sunshine.

As I sit here looking out at the snow falling, I can only hope that by the time you are reading this, the sun is shining and the Prosecco is chilling in your fridge.

The Wine Cellar • Tennis Road • Douglas • IM2 3QW Telephone: 01624 611793 • Email: anne@thewinecellar.im

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ELEGANT LIVING IN THE ISLAND’S CAPITAL

THE DEVONSHIRE The latest addition to our award-winning Ballanard Woods development The Devonshire is now released.

Just minutes from the heart of Douglas, this superb 5 bedroom, 5 bathroom home provides over 4,000sq.ft. of superior accommodation and provides the perfect combination of space and refinement.

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THE HENLEY Occupying a prime position within the award-winning Ballanard Woods development, The Henley is a classically proportioned home in the Georgian style.

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The best place to find a new place in the Isle of Man BALLACHURRY HOUSE - ST JUDES

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An historic estate of considerable stature at the heart of which is a distinct country home dating back to the mid 1700’s. Ballachurry House has been owned exclusively by 2 branches of one family and has never before been offered for sale. The property was sensitively added to in the 19th century to create this gracious 5 bedroom country home. Set in secluded woodland grounds of approximately 8 acres. There is an outdoor ménage 40m x 20m indoor arena with 10 stables, paddocks and extensive buildings making this property of appeal to owners of horses, collectors of classic cars or simply families with a love of country pursuits and rural seclusion. A choice of elegantly proportioned reception rooms are on offer in the main house providing opportunities for entertaining on a grand scale or more casual gatherings.

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Ballaquine is situated in one of the most enviable locations on the Isle of Man located in the picturesque Baldwin Valley enjoying spectacular elevated rural views. This fine traditional Manx country house is set in a secluded private location yet conveniently only minutes from Douglas.

Comprises of three buildings, the main house, substantial barn and a detached garage block. Subject to the necessary planning permission the main house could be linked ideally through a glazed structure to the principal barn creating a magnificent living environment with extensive accommodation. Or, if desired guest accommodation/office space subject to any necessary planning permission. All situated in mature grounds and gardens.

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‘Kingshaven’ is a superb detached executive bungalow with stunning sea and coastal views. The property briefly comprises of three bedrooms, all of which have en-suites and a spacious, elegant lounge with a 28’ sun room. In addition to this, there is a self-contained one bedroom apartment along with a detached holiday chalet. The property also has a generously sized double garage and off road parking for up to eight cars. To the side and rear of the property you will find beautiful lawned gardens where you can enjoy views out towards the sea, there is also a timber built Jacuzzi room.

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‘Heathercliffe’ is a spacious renovated end terraced house situated on a coastal location providing some sea views. This is an excellent family accommodation which has five bedrooms, a lounge, a spacious breakfast kitchen and two family bathrooms. There is also a large detached double garage and ample parking. In addition to this, the property comes with a separate one bedroom annexe with its own entrance, providing a good monthly rental income.

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Situated in the sought after area of Farmhill, this detached family residence comprises of four double bedrooms (one with an en-suite shower room), a spacious and bright lounge, a large breakfast kitchen which has ample space for dining, a delightful sun room and a family bathroom.

The property also has a one bedroom annexe with independent access.

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This characterful residence situated on the outskirts of Douglas, offers parking for up to 8 cars and a large double garage with stairs leading to a hobbies room or office space. The four bedroom accommodation, together with a guest suite, enjoys lovely countryside views. There is also a lounge with ‘Art Deco’ double doors opening to a sun room, a spacious dining hall, family room, utility room and breakfast kitchen. The guest suite comprises: sitting room, bedroom and bathroom. The master bedroom offers a dressing room and en-suite. The rear of the property has a large paved patio area with mature trees and hedges at the borders. To the side is a delightful raised pond with water feature and a further patio area.

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sources Alison At Home: www.alisonathome.com Deborah Bowness: www.deborahbowness.com Decor Wallpaper: www.decorwallpaper.com Digetex Home: www.digetexhome.com John Lewis: www.johnlewis.com Andrew Martin: www.andrewmartin.co.uk Mineheart: www.mineheart.com Top Of Art: www.topofart.com

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Cheating is frowned on in most walks of life but in decor, these days, it’s a badge of style.

Savvy homeowners are making their interior dreams reality by using the latest tricks of the trade.

A new breed of digital wallpapers can replicate any effect from stately home style, through to stripped brickwork, wood panels, edgy urban breeze blocks, or penthouse cityscape views.

A new breed of digital wallpapers can replicate any effect from stately home style, through to stripped brickwork, wood panels, edgy urban breeze blocks, or penthouse cityscape views.

McKeegan predicts ever more dramatic effects will find favour this year as trompe l’oeil - a 3D art effect - features in ranges.

Whether you term it cheating or ‘faking it’ this trend is fast becoming one of the most popular and affordable ways to transform homes.

Here, the experts give their guidance on cheating your way to chic decor.

“People are prepared to take a theatrical approach to rooms these days and they want drama and impact and a ‘wow’ factor” says Debbie McKeegan who with her husband founded the hugely successful Digetex, which specialises in digitally printed papers and fabrics.

“Papers featuring period-style plaster work designs have undoubtedly been hugely boosted in popularity by TV’s Downton Abbey, while Scandinavian dramas help increase the demand for the pared-back effect, white-washed-boards or driftwood designs.

Georgian brickwork remains the out-and-out favourite as it’s so characteristic of uberchic lofts. It has a natural rustic look and brings instant colour, warmth and texture to a room.”

She’s created a new Decor collection of wallpapers in this style. The collection includes Pompeii, replicating Greek pillars, and a Florence panel depicting a decorative carved plaster panel of an Italian mansion.

Wallpapers start from £40 a roll, and Digetex wallpaper murals from £79.

Grandeur to grunge If you want to be the chatelaine of a grand house, imitate ‘street’ style with breeze blocks or subway decor, or go folksy with a log cabin look, there’s a paper or mural to suit.

Delusions of grandeur are totally catered for at new interiors company, Mineheart, which includes Palace wallpaper inspired by the opulent interiors of stately homes and palaces of the 18th century.

It features an image of a large hall adorned with beautiful paintings and chandeliers and costs £56 per square metre.

“It gives the illusion of a vast room and the feeling of space and elegance it brings to an interior is proving hugely popular,” says Vanessa Battaglia at Mineheart.

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Painted panel wall effect featured in Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture And More by Annie Sloan, published by Cico Books www.cicobooks.co.uk

Regent wallpaper £69.90 a roll Andrew Martin

Rustic enthusiasts could mimic a wooden cabin effect with a Forest Feel Knock On Wood wall mural by Mr Perswall, £248, John Lewis.

:: Library wallpaper, £119.90 a roll, one of the collection at Andrew Martin.

Paint magic Wallpapers and murals aren’t the only way of working wonders on walls, says Annie Sloan, paint specialist and author of Colour Recipes For Painted Furniture.

At her home in France she’s used techniques such as stencilling, gilding, and sponging, to create a host of visual effects in her favourite decorating styles, from Swedish and Country to French and contemporary.

Tile F, wallpaper panel, £60 each, available in four colours, grey, white, yellow and blue from Deborah Bowness

Alternatively, wallpaper designer Deborah Bowness keys into a utility vibe with a Tiles F paper, £60 a panel, available to order. The plain tiles look as though all they lack is graffiti.

Bookworms delight If life’s too short to collect books over the years, let alone read them, a private library or book-lined study can be conjured in an instant with wallpaper.

“There are so many ways to achieve both a classic or contemporary look by choosing from a number of design cheats. Library designs on wallpaper are an elegant way to do that,” says Andrew Waller, founder and chairman of interiors specialists Andrew Martin.

“These themed papers are a fantastic way to transform both the look and feel of any room, and at a fraction of the cost that it would be to truly install that style in your home.”

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“Faking it is totally cool,” she says. “I think people are much more visually minded these days and prepared to experiment in their homes.

There’s a huge enthusiasm for putting a personal stamp on our homes these days and, at a time when budgets are tight, the way to do that is by being creative.

That can be using paint techniques to add interest, texture, or another dimension. I’ve created faux marble effects and distressed vintage looks and Scandinavian panelled walls. The only limit is the imagination.”

Gallery style Art enthusiasts who’ve gazed longingly at the old masters hung in public art

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Transfer image on cupboard effect featured in Colour Recipes for Painted Furniture And More by Annie Sloan, published by Cico Books www.cicobooks.co.uk

galleries can now have look-a-likes of those paintings, and bespoke art work, for their own homes.

“Right now people want to feel that their home has a real sense of authenticity and personality, but it has to be achieved on a budget,” says Alison Cork interiors expert and founder of Alison At Home.

“I look to the web to source good value art work - companies like Top of Art can reproduce virtually any oil painting you wish, and at a fraction of what you might pay in an art gallery. I had two classic Dutch still-life paintings reproduced at a cost of only a few hundred pounds.”

Reproducing favourite pictures or photos on fabric, canvas and wallpaper is another way of expressing your personal style, she suggests. “It’s a cost-effective way to create a dramatic and unique focal point.” :: Hand Painted Oil Painting Reproductions of Old Masters, Canvas Art Prints are part of the repertoire at www.topofart.com Alternatively, make an instant photo gallery by choosing a Picture Frame paper, £70 a roll, Mineheart. It features a selection of old photos in white frames, hanging on a concrete wall. Digetex Home will replicate photos or pictures on to fabric, canvas and wallpaper.

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offices into megasaunas. And even more weirdly, surely if a desk isn’t being used all the time, it should be called a cold desk because having someone sitting there day-in, day-out, would warm it up? A better name would probably be the more accurate “spare desk”.

Anyway, back to el punto - when you are a visitor at someone else’s desk, you get to use all their stuff, which is fun. Unless of course they are particularly suspicious and lock everything away in one of those clunky under-the-desk sets of drawers and remove the key.

Very unsportsmanlike behaviour. If this is the case, then your first port of call simply has to be the stationery cupboard, where you should take one of EVERYTHING (who knows when you might need blue highlighters/500 sheets of graph paper/200 of those green string tag things). In fact, I would personally recommend doing this on a daily basis anyway, but remember to bring a large bag with you so you can take it out of the building without arousing the receptionists’ suspicion. And you would be surprised at how

well a birthday present of 250 miniature bulldog clips goes down.

Especially if you can get them in different colours. Variety is the spice of life.

One final point about office politics: it’s also good being a temp because you don’t have to join in all the lame office stuff if you don’t want to, but you get to reap the benefits of the fun office stuff. For example, having to donate money to the whip round for someone’s charity abseiling - it’s OK, because you’re just the temp, you didn’t know, and oh whoops you don’t have any cash with you. Does Brenda take Visa? No? Oh dear...so sorry...hope it goes well etc. But on the other hand - oooh cake Friday! Homemade flapjack? Wow! So sorry, I’m just the temp, I didn’t know...are you sure? Well I’ll just take these five then, and a lemon slice...thank you! Of course, this isn’t the best plan if you’re hoping that one day your temp job will become more permanent, but if it definitely isn’t a career definer...

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ISLE OF MAN BANK CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY CONNECTION WITH CANADA LIFE INTERNATIONAL

APPLEBY ASSOCIATE TO CHAIR YOUNG LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION

Isle of Man Bank staff met with management at Canada Life International recently to mark the 25th anniversary of Canada Life’s presence in the Isle of Man.

Claire Collister, an associate at legal and fiduciary services firm, Appleby (Isle of Man) LLC, has been appointed as chairperson of the Isle of Man Young Lawyers’ Association (YLA).

Throughout the time that Canada Life has been in the Island, Isle of Man Bank has been their primary bankers and the Bank was keen to mark this long term association and partnership with the firm.

John Hunter, Corporate Director, Head of Financial Institutions and Steve Zybert, Senior Relationship Director at the Bank, presented the Canada Life management with an engraved pewter and crystal platter to mark the milestone.

The YLA has for numerous years represented the interests of trainee and newly qualified members of the Manx Bar. It provides its 40+ associate members, which includes trainees, newly qualified solicitors and paralegals, with support, advice, information and social networking opportunities, whilst also interacting with the Isle of Man Law Society.

For further information on becoming a member or to keep updated on the latest YLA developments, events, awards, and other issues affecting young lawyers on the Isle of Man, please contact Claire Collister, ccollister@applebyglobal.com, or become a friend of “IOM YLA” on Facebook.

ICT PRESENTATION A SUCCESS The Manx Educational Foundation (MEF) hosted a successful first event in aid of the International Centre for Technology (ICT) at the Palace Hotel on Thursday, 21st March.

The MEF’s more original project - the ICT - is to become a new dedicated facility and specialist centre for practical, worldclass tertiary education, specifically designed to enhance the profile of the Isle of Man’s information and communications technology sector.

David Butterworth, MD of Skanco, Kurt Roosen, Head of Group Systems and International Operations at Duncan Lawrie Private Bank and Ron Berry, MD at 3FM outlined their progress on ICT project with Kevin Streater, a Member of BCS Academy of Computing Board (Chartered Institute for IT) to nearly 80 of the Islands business community, also attended

by Hon. John Shimmin MHK, Minister for the Department of Economic Development, Hon. Tim Crookall MHK, Minister for Education and Steve Roden MHK, Speaker of the House of Keys.

The Directors of the MEF have garnered both on and off-Island support from The Open University, the British Computer Society (the Chartered Institute for IT) and Huawei for the ICT project.

Their long-term vision is for the university to become a centre of IT excellence on the world stage, creating an expert body of IT professionals and entrepreneurs in the Isle of Man.

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DELEGATES BRAVE THE ELEMENTS TO ATTEND KPMG’S POST-UK BUDGET TAX SEMINAR Tempestuous weather conditions did little to deter delegates from visiting The Claremont Hotel’s Sanderson Suite on Friday 22 March to attend KPMG’s ever-popular UK and Manx tax update. Held in the wake of the UK Budget, the update featured a series of presentations by members of KPMG’s tax team covering the UK Budget itself, February’s Manx Budget, as well as recent developments in VAT, the Isle of Man’s personal service company legislation, FATCA and the Isle of Man’s associated disclosure facility.

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COLLINS STEWART BACK MANX STUDENTS WITH NEW BURSARY

SURVEY SEEKS TO BE ‘INFLUENTIAL TOOL’ TO ISLAND’S ECONOMY

Two local students will be awarded a three year bursary by Collins Stewart Wealth Management to support them during their time at university.

Businesses are being urged to take part in an ambitious online survey which could ultimately become an influential ‘tool’ in bringing about a significant boost to the Island’s economy.

The bursary scheme, which launched last month in schools and colleges, aims to help local students continue onto higher education by offering two bursaries of £1,500 paid annually for three years along with the opportunity to undertake work experience at the wealth management firm.

The survey is being conducted by Research Offshore on behalf of Action Mann, an organisation established on the Island by the Isle of Man LinkedIn group to support Manx business and the local economy.

Applications are welcome from any student about to start university, or with at least three years remaining on their university course. One bursary will be awarded to a student who is undertaking a finance-related course and the second bursary will be awarded for a course of a non-financial nature.

Candidates are required to complete an application form and provide a copy of their existing CV. Shortlisted students will be invited for an interview and if selected, the candidate must provide evidence that they have been offered and accepted a university place and that they have gained at least 300 UCAS points.

Application forms are available through schools and at the Careers Centre in Douglas and should be completed by 30 April 2013.

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www.researchoffshore.com/surveys/action-mann/ The detailed survey, which is being publicised to Isle of Man businesses via social media and email, will not only seek to discover the key concerns for 2013 along with predictions for the Isle of Man economy but will also ask: DOES YOUR COMPANY CURRENTLY LOSE BUSINESS TO OFF-ISLAND PROVIDERS? If the answer is ‘Yes’ the company is then asked to give reasons why they believe that to be the case.

Mr Burrows, a director of several companies on the Island and who was previously a director of a group of companies in the UK, set up the LinkedIn Isle of Man group in 2008 which has grown to over 2,000 members.

“The survey, in seeking the views of the business community on the challenges they face along with their predictions for the future, can be used as a tool to inform and influence government,” he said. Contact Steve Burrows on 07624 319477.

LAUNCH OF ENERGY AWARDS 2013 LOCAL organisations of all sizes are being encouraged to submit entries for the 2013 Energy Awards, which are now open to submissions. Schools are also invited to submit entries for the 2013 Junior Energy Awards which are being run in conjunction with the Department of Education and Children and kindly supported by HSBC. Winners will be announced at the 2013 Energy Expo being held in August as part of the Royal Manx Agricultural Show.

Organisations wishing to submit an entry for the Energy Awards should visit the Department’s website www.gov.im/ ded/Energy/energyexpo.xml to download an entry form or telephone 01624 682367.

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UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS SOUGHT FOR 2013 STEP SCHEME THE Department of Economic Development (DED) is bringing local businesses and undergraduates together by encouraging Island firms to take part in the 2013 STEP Scheme, which is a unique scheme that places Manx undergraduates within local organisations to work on career-specific projects for eight weeks during their summer holidays.

Projects can be submitted up till early June 2013. Local companies requiring information on STEP should contact: Laura Quinn, Development Executive at the Department of Economic Development by telephone on 01624 682383 or by email at laura.quinn@gov.im.

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o you know the difference between boom and bust? I do, because I turned down my hearing aid to watch the air display, tripped over the cat and fractured my hip. I was in bed reading the Radio Times when the telephone rang, and although I didn’t catch every word I think the editor of a local newsletter wants me to share my investment strategies with his readers. My Beryl swears he had the wrong number, as I’ve been retired since 1983 and only have £7000 worth of Premium Bonds, but old Horace hasn’t turned down a bit of easy work since that misunderstanding with the ladies who wanted a full monty party with their hens. The less said about that the better....

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I remember the economy was like this during both wars, and the only way we pulled ourselves out of it was by rationing eggs and banning the consumption of gin on weekdays.

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‘Look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves’ is what I always say, and it’s as true now as it was before they brought in that strange decimal coinage. Follow my common sense advice and you’ll be out of your ergonomic downturn before you know it. I may not know a whole lot about credit cycles and interest grates, but I do know that you can reuse teabags and that the TV uses less power if you turn the contrast down. Where there’s muck, there’s brass Myself and Beryl manage on our savings, and by only heating the house for two hours a day, but the line outside the Parish hall tells me that a lot of the young lads are having trouble finding steady work. I remember the economy was like this during both wars, and the only way we pulled ourselves out of it was by rationing eggs and banning the consumption of gin on weekdays. Now I don’t think we’re about to run out of eggs quite yet, but maybe those chaps over in London could resist the temptation to take a triple dip from the recession. It was bad enough the first and second times, and that’s coming from somebody who remembers not seeing a banana for ten years. I don’t want to go back to eating limpets, and perhaps Tony Blair would be minded to remember that next time he invites the king of Prussia over for a slap up meal on the British taxpayer.

It’s also very important to watch out for economic depression. My cousin Helier lost a fortnight’s wages at the bookies, and I didn’t see him smile for most of the 1960s.

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Apparently when you write this kind of advice you’re supposed to nominate a safe investment vehicle, so I’m going to start by advising that you stick with a British-made one, like a Vauxhall or Rover, as you never know when a car from the continent will break down. As far as whether PIPS or ISAs are a better idea, I’m no doctor, but I will say that you probably shouldn’t mix the two, and if anything makes you feel funny downstairs you should stay inside and wait it out.

That brings me onto the subject of quantitative easing. Now, some people will swear by prunes, some will insist that Ex-Lax or fig syrup is the way to go. The golden rule is to eat well and you’ll go when you’re ready - forcing it out will do more harm than good. I hear a lot about the ’squeezed middle’, but if you ask me that’s a sure way to put your back out, and more besides. I don’t know quite

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what this has got to do with savings, but if we’re on the subject of quantitative easing I’ll also say that the budget brand toilet issue is a fool’s economy, unless you fancy the idea of spending your Co-Op dividend on Preparation H. Beryl told me to keep this to myself, but I don’t notice newspapers asking her to write up her opinions about how to play Boggle and why the cleaner keeps hiding her dentures.

HORACe’S MOney SAvInG tIPS

1. Wear extra layers - I never go out without a vest, hat and threepiece suit on. If I get run over by an omnibus I want to look my best when they lay me out in the chapel. When relaxing at home, I add a dressing gown and a few more scarves. The youngsters may like to run about in their hot pants and spinny jeans, but if they don’t catch a death of cold they’ll die of fright when the gas bill comes in.

2. Go to bed when it gets dark - God made darkness for a reason, it’s to warn you that if you wander about you’ll trip over something. I also don’t trust those recycled bulbs - if it wasn’t good enough for the first person, why should somebody else pay for it?

3. Be a thrifty shopper - I’m going to let you on to a little secret those sell-by dates are a load of rubbish. It’s true you shouldn’t eat a green egg or a furry pork chop, but a touch of mould is like an extra wrapper you just have to peel off. I like to keep my penicillin levels nice and high, in case the malaria comes back.

4. Turn your engine off when going downhill - I’m never in that much of a hurry, why would I waste perfectly good 4 star on speeding to the bottom of the hill? Until they find a way to put a tax on gravity, I’ll happily switch the engine off and enjoy the free ride.

Also make sure you turn off the windscreen wipers when you’re at the stop lights. You don’t need them.

5. Don’t go on holiday - You may think that you fancy a nice trip abroad, but take it from somebody who went to Spain once, it’s overrated. The weather’s too hot, the food is awful and if you catch anything you’ll spend as much again on doctor’s fees when you get home. I have second cousins in France, but I won’t consider going there until they build toilets where you can sit down.

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MOORE STEPHENS ISLE OF MAN ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF AVIATION

SENIOR APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED AT FNTC First National Trustee Co (FNTC) a global resort and property management company based in the Isle of Man has appointed two new members to its senior management team.

Mike Lightfoot has joined as Operations Director. A Manx native, Mike has returned to the island after living and working in Guernsey for the past three years where he was technical director of Kleinwort Benson (Guernsey) Trustees Ltd. There he oversaw the company’s international retirement planning and trust wrapper business, and was responsible for front- and back-office operations for the pensions business across Guernsey and South Africa. Prior to becoming technical director, he was chief operating officer for the company’s Offshore Distribution Partners business unit, which focused on distributing offshore trust, funds and pension wrappers through international intermediaries. Mike is a member of the Personal Finance Society and the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Brigit Scott has been promoted from Manager to Director and manages the organisation’s trust and corporate team in the Isle of Man office. Brigit is a Chartered Secretary, having qualified in 2002, and has ACCA affiliate status. She joined FNTC in 1996 after completing an HND in Business and Finance and during her 15 years within the industry has gained experience in both the operational and trust and corporate aspects of the business.

Chief Executive, FNTC, Declan Kenny said; ‘I am delighted with the new appointments at FNTC, it shows really progression within the company. I would like to welcome Mike, I am sure he will be an invaluable member of the team. It is fantastic to see professional growth within the organisation, I have worked with Brigit for many years and she has a wealth of experience. The new positions signify our commitment to deliver a first class service.’

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DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN – Moore Stephens Isle of Man, leading providers of multi-sector accountancy, consultancy and wealth management services is pleased to announce the promotion of Grant Atchison to head of aviation.

“Our aim is to continue expanding into the aviation market and building on our expertise - Grant is a perfect choice to lead this initiative” said Clive Dixon, senior partner in Moore Stephens Isle of Man. As part of his new role, Grant will attend key aviation conferences and events to further develop business opportunities with key stakeholders; recently he attended the International Corporate Jet Finance Conference. He joined Moore Stephens in 2007 as VAT manager; in January 2012 he was invited to join the Board of Directors in Moore Stephens Trust Company Limited (“MSTC”).

Previously a VAT and Customs officer for almost 15 years, he is well placed to provide guidance to clients on VAT and import/ export matters.

“I’m very pleased; this is a great opportunity to lead a fantastic team – I’m really looking forward to what the future holds for me as head of aviation,” said Grant, “Moore Stephens already has a real presence in the industry; it’s my job now to take it to the next level. We will continue to work closely on relevant projects with the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry who have done a fantastic job to date; it’s an exciting time to be involved in its continued expansion.”

BARCLAYS WEALTH & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF STEVE CLARKE AS DIRECTOR OF OFFSHORE AND LOCAL MARKETS Barclays Wealth & Investment Management is pleased to welcome Steve Clarke to its senior management team as Director of Offshore and Local Markets, based in the Isle of Man. Steve takes up his new role at Barclays following the retirement of Island Director Ian Hodgkinson in December, after a 40 year career with the organisation. He joins from Lloyds where he has most recently served as Area Director, Mid Markets for the Thames Valley and South region.

Prior to his time with Lloyds, Steve spent a number of years with the RBS Group as well as at Barclays where he gained experience working as a Corporate Director in the UK and a number of International locations including Botswana, Seychelles and South Africa.

In addition to his extensive experience, Steve also holds a range of qualifications including a BSc (Hons) in Financial Services, a Port Graduate Diploma in Management and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. He is also in the process of undertaking a Masters in Banking Practice and Management.

In his new role, Steve will be responsible for the personal client and corporate businesses at Barclays Wealth & Investment Management in the Isle of Man, understanding the needs of a broad range of clients and creating opportunities to increase business and improve the service delivered. Steve’s remit will cover three main areas: intermediaries, corporates and personal banking.

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Marketing & PR expert joins sure Highly experienced marketer, Sarah Jarvis, has been appointed to the role of Marketing and PR Manager at Sure/Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) in the Isle of Man. Sarah, who is well-known within the Manx marketing community, will play a crucial role in developing the Sure brand in the Island, overseeing all of Sure’s communications including sponsorships, events, advertising and media relations, as well as working with external agencies.

Sarah, who worked in the Island’s legal and financial sectors before joining Sure, began her marketing career in the telecoms industry, with BT, before moving to the Isle of Man International Business School, where she was a lecturer on undergraduate and professional marketing programmes before becoming Business Development Manager.

Sarah’s depth of experience was key to her joining Sure and she is looking forward to working with a company that addresses both the consumer and business markets.

Sarah commented: “Joining Sure is a fantastic opportunity to work with two of the most exciting brands in the Island. Both Sure and CWC deliver the latest technologies that keep people communicating, sharing and working together. Trust is key to every successful brand and both Sure and CWC deliver products and services of the highest quality. I’m excited to take on the challenge of helping both brands engage with islanders and island businesses.”

“Sure and CWC are key supporters of the community and Sarah’s obvious passion for the Island and her network of contacts will be a great asset as we develop both the brands and our community programmes,” said Andy Bridson, Chief Commercial Officer at Sure. “I’m delighted that Sarah has chosen to work with us and I’m looking forward to her helping us become the leading telecommunications provider in the Isle of Man.” Sarah lives in Douglas with her husband, Andrew, and three teenagers. She enjoys travelling, good food and spending time with family and friends.

As well as Sarah’s experience, her passion for the island and its community are key to her role.

Leading trust and corporate service provider, First Names Group is delighted to announce the appointment of three new directors.

Alan Mayo, Chris Tushingham and Craig Brown have joined the Isle of Man office significantly increasing the local senior management team as the multi-jurisdictional group continues to grow.

Chris Tushingham has returned to the Isle of Man from Jersey to take up the new role of Operations Director. Chris is a qualified Chartered Accountant, he brings over 32 years’ financial experience to the role and extensive knowledge of a wide variety of multijurisdictional wealth structures including property, trading and tax. Chris, who is STEP qualified and has worked as far afield as the Bahamas, will take responsibility for the day-to-day operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.

Alan Mayo has taken the reins as the Group’s Change and Integration Director. Based in the Isle of Man, Alan will be responsible for the implementation of the Group’s ambitious growth strategy that will see continued international expansion both organically and through strategic acquisitions. Alan has an impressive track record built on over 20 years’ experience in the delivery of business and IT change, primarily in financial services.

Alan holds an MBA from Manchester University and specialises in post-merger integration and has also worked with an array of household brands such as Littlewoods and the Cooperative.

Craig Brown has been appointed Client Services Director. Craig previously worked as Managing Director for a local fiduciary company and has an impressive career history in the corporate services industry having working in a various sectors including oil, telecommunications, property and retail. A Cambridge graduate, Craig is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Charter Tax Adviser. He has developed extensive knowledge and expertise in the corporate services industry specifically in relation to international corporate structuring and bespoke fiduciary structures.

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We’re all going on a summer holiday!

As your family grows and their needs change, packing for the family holiday gets more difficult every summer. But no matter how big your family or your suitcase grows, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is always on hand with some fantastic holiday and travel offers.

Whether you want a fun action-packed holiday or a relaxing getaway, take advantage of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s seasonal car offers and you can pack everything you need to enjoy your trip.

The ‘Children Go Free Summer Special’ is ideal as up to three children can sail for free when travelling with two adults and a car; all of this, and there are no baggage fees to worry about.

Chester Zoo Day Trips

Take advantage of Steam Packet Holidays’ Chester Zoo day trips, costing £62.00 for an adult and £47.00 for a child.

The zoo has over 11,000 animals, giving them the chance to see wildlife beyond the Loaghtans and llamas of the Manx hills, as well as the zoo’s award winning gardens.

There are plenty of dates available for these animal adventures throughout the summer to suit your plans, but book fast to avoid disappointment: Saturday 18 May 2013 Saturday 29 June 2013 Thursday 1 August 2013

With Steam Packet Holidays, you can also give the kids a special treat to look forward to with a choice of day trips available over the summer holidays. With any one (or maybe even two) of the many day trips on offer, it is possible to get away from it all without breaking the bank – all prices include ferry travel, transfers and entry to the destination.

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Thursday 15 August 2013 Thursday 29 August 2013 To find out more about Steam Packet Holidays’ fantastic day-trip offers, call 01624 645777 or visit www.steampacketholidays.com.

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Creativity is alive and kicking. With its dynamic roofline and sculpted shoulders, the MINI Cooper Paceman is a work of art. But let’s be very clear: this is art that belongs on the street, not in a gallery, apart from Gallery magazine of course. One rev of the engine unleashes the energy and says this car’s got game. Spontaneity is built in, making every drive an adventure. Impress your friends with the urban lounge atmosphere in the back, or fold down the two rear seats to open up the boot space, load up, and head out.

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CHOICE Choose from four strong engines and endless exterior and interior customisation options to configure the MINI Paceman to suit your design aesthetic. And with room for two more people in the back, you can take your friends out for a spin around the Island too.

Exterior Design The distinguished MINI Paceman commands attention without looking like it’s trying. Elongated doors, sloping roofline and rising shoulders create elegance and athleticism, and brand new horizontal taillights give your pursuers something to look at as they try to catch up. Highly customisable, the MINI Paceman is available in eight body finishes, two roof colours and six light alloy wheels in four colours. So unleash your creativity, and make your MINI Paceman even more unique than it already is.

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Highlights Utility meets artistry in this uniquely proportioned MINI. Ample ground clearance, semi-command seat position and an optional ALL4 all-wheel drive system all add to the practical side of the MINI Paceman. While this athletic new coupé handles anything you throw at it, its remarkable silhouette makes it look like modern art. Except it would be a waste to keep this car on display. It’s way too exciting to drive for that.

Interior Design The design story continues inside as elegance, athleticism and lounge atmosphere go toe-to-toe. If you hadn’t picked up on this street machine’s sheer length, the elongated ellipse that runs along the interior doors should do the trick. Personalise your MINI by choosing from a huge range of interior combinations, including six different upholsteries, three Colour Line options and four interior surfaces materials. No matter your style, you’ll find a design combination to match.

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PHONE HOME GETTING SMART IN THE ROUGH! For those of us who live an active lifestyle, smartphones can seem too delicate to take out to the wilds. That is, unless you wrap a cumbersome cover around them.

Samsung have designed the Galaxy Xcover 2 precisely to end the dearth of rugged and durable smartphones on the market. The Xcover is certified to withstand dust and sand, and is happy to be immersed in shallow water for up to 30 minutes.

Naturally, the rugged nature of the Xcover 2 is reflected in the design of its shell which is moulded with a variety of dimples and grips to vastly reduce the likelihood of it being dropped. That said, the cover does not, at first glance, look very different to that on any other smartphone it is only when you pick it up that you realise just how well designed this tactile piece of equipment is.

As with all smartphones, it’s not the outside that counts, it’s what’s hidden within that really matters. The Xcover 2 runs Android’s Jelly Bean operating system on a dual-core 1GHz processor which, along with a gigabyte of RAM, makes it quite capable of running your tasks, keeping your social networks updated and putting the power of the Net in the palm of your hand.

Naturally, for a device designed for the outdoors, it comes complete with Google Maps and an enhanced GPS system to make sure you don’t lose your way. As a Samsung phone, it also comes with Samsung’s media hubs as well as S-Cloud which lets you sync, back-up and restore so your data is never lost.

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SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 The fourth generation Galaxy S device – bigger, better, longer-lasting. With a larger screen size than its predecessor, and an improved battery, the Galaxy S4 is likely to be a popular offering. On top of this, the Galaxy S4 has the world’s first Full HD Super AMOLED display – leading to higher refresh rates, increased response rates, and better image clarity.

Combined with a lighter and slimmer body and the latest version of Android’s operating system, Jelly Bean, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is one of the most powerful and advanced phones on the market.

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However, despite the Galaxy S4’s improved parts, the real improvement comes in the form of its amazing features.

Its ‘Group Play’ function, for example, allows users to share music, photos, files and games without even needing Wi-Fi or a phone signal! In addition, its ‘Share Music’ option allows users to have the same song playing on multiple phones, in sync. And if that wasn’t enough, ‘S Translator’ makes international travel a breeze by providing instant text and voice translation.

touch activation. ‘Samsung Smart Pause’ will even pause the video you are watching when you look away, then start again when you look back! ‘Samsung Smart Scroll’, in a similar fashion, recognises your face looking at the screen and then scrolls the pages up or down accordingly.

‘Air View’ is another impressive feature that allows users to place their finger above the screen to preview the content of an email or video without having to open it. Also, with ‘Air Gesture’, you can change the music track, or accept a call with a wave of your hand.

The future has surely arrived with the arrival of the Galaxy S4.

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GADGET OF THE MONTH A POWERFUL PC EXPERIENCE

Designed for Windows 8, giving you full PC experience, Samsung’s ATIV Smart PC Pro is a slate PC featuring magnets to connect and transform it into a tablet and back into a notebook when required thanks to its detachable keyboard. There’s also an ‘S-Pen’ for another way to input data to the device when it comes to creating or editing multimedia content.

On the topic of multimedia entertainment, stereo sound comes courtesy of two speakers and there are even two integrated cameras ideal for snapping photos or video messaging. On the front you get a 2MP camera, and the rear sports a 5MP version-

the perfect complement to the 11.6” high resolution display.

The battery life is quoted at 8 hours normal usage, or an admirable 5 hours for video playback due to the understandably higher demand on the technical wizardry hidden inside.

Available in sleek-looking black, the Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro weighs just 888g in tablet form, or 1.6kq as a clamshell.

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With more channels than Freeview, better recording functions than Sky+, catch-up TV, local content and now brand new films to rent instantly, Sure TV gives islanders a fantastic TV solution.

Launched in October last year, Sure TV boasts some great TV channels that are currently not available to Isle of Man’s Freeview viewers, including Dave, ITV4, Film4, 5*, 5USA, Yesterday, Really, Bloomberg, ITV3 and children’s channel CITV. It also has all the features you need for the best viewing experience High Definition TV (HDTV) and live pause, record and rewind.

The box itself outshines other models and solutions in the market because as well as standard record functions, you can uniquely record three channels at the same time whilst watching a fourth. Sure TV also includes BBC iPlayer so you can catch up on your favourite TV programmes directly on your TV - much more convenient than balancing a laptop on your knee! And, with Film4oD coming very soon, you will be able to rent from hundreds of movies, including blockbusters and new releases, instantly without leaving your sofa.

Sure TV could also be the ideal multi-room solution for your home, even if you’re an existing Sky customer, by providing a cost effective method of getting great TV and new features into the kitchen, bedroom and for the kids’ rooms. The box has WiFi built in, so unlike some other solutions it doesn’t need to be near your broadband router. Also, with two Sure TV boxes you can even watch something you recorded downstairs, upstairs!

The Sure TV Box also acts as a full media centre playing home videos, music and pictures in all their glory directly on your TV. Connect directly from your PC via WiFi or with the USB port so there is no need to have cables all over the room.

And because Sure TV has been designed especially for local viewers, we’ve also built in two local information apps ‘My Island’ & ‘My Island On Demand’ which have local news, weather, tides and flights plus on demand films and programmes including TVIM daily news, local documentaries, music videos and much more. Indeed, if you have local content that you would like to see on the platform, email us at suretvcontent@surecw.com and we will happily discuss including your videos.

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Live Events & Corporate Hospitality Support It is almost approaching the Outdoor Festival season and the Isle of Man is fast becoming a place where these events are more frequent. From live music acts to corporate events the Island has seen a dramatic increase in all types of live entertainment taking place. With this comes the need to provide professional lighting and sound support to ensure the delivery is to the same standard as seen at most UK Festivals.

Now in their 8th year, Event Lighting Services (ELS) are the Islands Premier Supplier of Professional Lighting & Sound equipment to the Islands Event Industry.

ELS have recently invested in and taken delivery of the Islands very first dedicated large scale outdoor stage system aimed at the outdoor event market.

The £45,000.00 structure is 10m wide by 8m deep and is the only purpose built Professional stage of its size currently on the Island.

“It is designed to cater for crowds of up to 3000 people” which as company owner Justin McMullin explained “is ideal for the size & nature of events that take place on the Island”.

“We used a 12m by 10m for last year’s garden party festival and it had to be brought in and sent back to the UK in an articulated lorry. To be honest the hire and transportation costs were ridiculous’. It was at this point we started to look at the various options available to us to reduce this inconvenience in both cost and time.

By pure chance a friend of mine who owns a staging company in the UK had a brand new stage that they needed to get rid of. It was taking up valuable storage space in their rehearsal studio and Lady Gaga was due to start rehearsals in there for her recent tour and so he offered us the deal of the century and the rest as they say is History!!

The stage itself is adaptable in depth from 3m, 4.5m to 8m which means it can fit in various locations and makes it much more useable than most other stage systems available on the market.

The structure can support a total load of 2,500 kg. The roof of the stage is covered in smart grey PVC material, with a blackout lining. The back and sides are matching with solid PVC material.

Handrails are fitted to the rear and sides of the stage platform, and various ramp and step options are available making it suitable & safe for all types of events.

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The ARC roof system is not just suitable for stage shows but also has a number of other uses such as a weatherproof covering for outdoor ceremonies such as weddings, Trade stands, Motor shows & Exhibitions.

It can also be used indoors in larger venues or marquees as a free standing lighting rig without the roof material or sides.

All in all the new ELS stage is an exciting new addition to an already impressive portfolio of Professional Lighting & Sound kit that ELS have on Island available for Hire which includes lighting from:

ELS also have a huge amount of Professional Sound kit from small portable PA systems right through to a 10,000 Watt Line array sound system which is perfect for small festivals and stage shows.

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The ARC roof system is not just suitable for stage shows but also has a number of other uses such as a weatherproof covering for outdoor ceremonies such as weddings, Trade stands, Motor shows & Exhibitions.

The ELS team have already worked on a huge number of prestigious festivals & events such as “Elton John” at Nobles Park, “The Garden Party”, “Peelstock”, “The Bay Festival”, “The TT centenary laser show over Douglas Bay” and “Global Gathering 2012” in the UK amongst others.

ELS are also a huge supporter of many local charities and have provided equipment and crew for a large number of charity events such as: “Wish upon a dream IOM”, “Crossroads Care”, “Hospice IOM”, “Red Cross IOM”, “Oskars Dreams” and many others.

“We love to be able to support these very worthy local charities” said Justin. “We get great satisfaction out of helping make charity events that little bit more special by adding our “Magic Touch” and giving them the best kit available at a very special charity rate that just covers our costs.”

To compliment the new stage ELS has also invested in the very latest Lighting CAD software which allows them to produce mock up designs of the stage for clients so that they can see what it is going to look like prior to it being built on site, these can then be printed out on paper or can be made into a video which allows the client to have a virtual tour of the stage showing all sides.

If you have an enquiry with regards to services that ELS provide please contact the team who will be happy to assist.

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