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Gallery is published eleven times a year as a fresh yet discerning guide to all that happens on the Island and beyond, not too arty farty superior or too serious, written by the people of the Isle of Man for people everywhere.

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ND SO A WINTER OF DISCONTENT IS PROMISED US, WITH FORECASTS OF NOVEMBER SNOWS AND A BITTER & LENTHY PATH TO SPRING NEXT YEAR. LUCKILY GALLERY IS HERE TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED AND INFORMED WHILE YOU TOAST YOUR FEET BEFORE THE FIRE. This issue is themed Boys Toys, and we’re letting loose on some of our fantasy gadgetry and self-indulgence. From dapper winter clothing in our fashion shoot and luxury gifts from watches to cars; we’re doing it all in our own unique way. We have a special focus in the fashion & beauty section on Male Grooming, and once we’re decked out in our new clobber and smelling all manly and...stuff...what do we want to do? That’s right! Play computer games! Our feature on Gaming Guides should give the prospective game buyer the information needed to make informed decisions at the tills this winter, whether buying for themselves or for that special man in their life.

And we’re not finished there; not by a long chalk. Gallery always seeks to provide you with a higher percentage of quality, readable and entertaining editorial every month, and November is no different. We’ve got features on: a quality travel piece on the Bolivian Salt Flats; a glance at the Belfast Christmas Market; a Manx snapper doing well in the USA, a very busy Hardware Section; and of course all the regular features you’re growing to love: Me & My Pet, Upload, Paparazzi, and Boardom. Let’s not forget Bonfire Night: be sure to check in on our Things To Do Listings on firework displays.

Get wrapped up warm, perhaps with one or two Hot Toddy’s down you, and make your way down to a local display.

Once again, thanks for picking up your copy of Gallery Magazine Isle of Man, and thanks again for all the great feedback we’ve had since the last issue. We’re always looking to improve, and the people of the Island are vital in that process. So, thank you.

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e can just picture the scene; there’s only a half dozen weeks until Christmas and you’re starting to worry a little bit that you haven’t got your boy that special present.

You’ve got him his 846 pairs of argyle socks (in varying sizes, mysteriously); you picked out the best woollen sweater with the most startling pattern on the front, whose design and purpose remains undecipherable even to the knitter who birthed it. Sitting alongside these, and other gems, is the other prerequisite yuletide gift that you know is – deep down – disappointing: a Lynx Shampoo and Shower Gel Set – purchased in the face of the advertising campaign, because we all know that not even the girls on that advert will ever be good enough for him, in your eyes.

You’re not cruel, you know that he doesn’t want pyjamas or sweaters, and the last thing he needs in his teenage

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years is for his mother to be buying him boxer shorts! So why does this happen every year? Why do you always struggle to accompany these vital, functional gifts with that one shining item, that one beacon of understanding that makes Christmas morning what it is?

It’s not for lack of trying, you’ve tried asking every year what he wants. We at Gallery understand: if you don’t get an unintelligible grunt, punctuated by pointless shrugs, worst still he answers... and it’s like listening to Japanese backwards. You know it’s something to do with that squalking gogglebox machine he sits in front of for hours on end, but what the hell did he say? Luckily, this year, we’re here to help.

FYI:PEGI

Pan European Game Information; this is a European video game content rating system designed to provide parents guidance on making an informed decision when purchasing a game. There are five age ranges: 3, 7, 12, 16 & 18; and eight content descriptors: Violence, Bad Language, Fear, Sex, Drugs, Gambling, Discrimination & Online. These are used to give the purchaser as much information as possible about the content of the game they are buying.

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CONTENTS Upfront

Listings News in Numbers Community Me & My Pet Rex’s Rant Gaming Guide Extreme Gadgets TeVolution

Events

Manx Telecom New Store Opening Appleby Party Red Cross Northern Lights Boston New Brand Launch Lloyds TSB Striking New Website

Travel

Salt of the Earth Belfast Christmas Market Getaway

Culture

My name is Paul Parker Litfest 2012

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Culture What’s On Upload Nascar Snapper CWOM

Fashion & Beauty

Brand News The Boys Fashion Shoot Big Boys Watches Beauty News Hair Implantation (DHI)

Appetite

Food News Food Savvy Apps Cocktail of the Month

Business

Entrepreneur On the Sofa Business News Movers & Shakers The World Can Be Your Oyster Big Boys Toys

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Active

Sport News Boys Toys Cycle Tech Sea Kayak Symposium

Hardware

Motoring News Must-have Sports Cars Gadgets Phone Home Top 5 Apps for Boys

Paparazzi

JAR BAR BAR George Artisan The Courthouse Boardom

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LISTINGS: WHAT TO DO IN NOVEMBER

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THINGS TO DO NOVEMBER 2011

Friday 4th

LUKE WRIGHT RETURNS THE VILLA MARINA DOUGLAS £10 // 20:00 // TEL: 600555 // The Isle of Man Arts Council is proud to present Luke Wright’s highly acclaimed Cynical Ballads.

4Talent Award winner and Aisle16 founder Luke Wright has been

hailed as performance poetry’s key revivalist.

He is a regular on BBC Radio 4’s Sony Awardwinning Saturday Live and wrote the Grierson Award-nominated Seven Ages of Love

Sunday 19th

HOSPICE MASQUERADE BALL MOUNT MURRAY HOTEL SANTON £65 // 19:30 TEL: 647432 //

The Hospice Annual Dinner this year is a grand Masquerade Ball, and is sure to be an event of feasting and festivities in aid of Hospice IOM.

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Victim Support Isle of Man invite you to join them for a fun quiz night at Bar George and raise funds for a good cause at the same time. Tickets include a Hot Buffet Supper. The first prize for the winning team is £100.00 and there are some fabulous raffle prizes too!

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Saturday 26th

FASHION FACE OFF VILLA MARINA DOUGLAS £10 // 19:30 // TEL: 600555 // The Island’s charities take on Gok’s Fashion Fix in this Catwalk Show featuring collections by Age Concern, British Red Cross, Crossroads Caring for Carers, Hospice, Mencap, MSPCA, Oxfam and Save the Children in a

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bid to be judged Queen of Charity Shops by the audience.

There will also be an Outfit Auction and Cosmetic Demonstrations by Cosmetic Medical Centre & Emma MacDonald.

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Sunday 27th

All year round

HOSPICE CHRISTMAS FAIR VILLA MARINA DOUGLAS £FREE // NOON- 17:00 // TEL: 647432 //

Hospice Isle of Man

The Annual Christmas Fair returns to the Villa Marina this year, with your usual stalls and activities, a great and festive way to help support Hospice.

presents

The Annual Christmas Fair

At The Villa Marina Royal Hall Sunday 27th November noon - 5pm Free entry

A CINEMA WHERE FOOD IS DEFINITELY ALLOWED PATCHWORK CINEMA CLUB PORT ST MARY // 19:30 // TEL: 836481 // PATCHWORKFILMS@GMAIL.COM

This winter, why not enjoy a good feed and an enjoyable watch at the Patchwork Cinema Supper Club in Port St Mary. The newly licensed cafe will combine a wide variety of independent movies with a home cooked three course supper. So now there’s no need to take the long journey to Douglas and back for your cinematic ‘fix’.

FIREWORKS 5TH DOUGLAS // RAMSEY// PEEL // PORT ERIN // KIRK MICHAEL // DOUGLAS PROMENADE DOUGLAS

MOORAGH PARK RAMSEY

19:00 // TEL: 696300 //

19:30 // TEL: 810100 //

PEEL PROMENADE PEEL

The Capital’s display will get underway at 19:00, with catering vans around the area of the War Memorial from 18:00. This year the display will be launched from a barge in the bay, providing spectacular views from anywhere along the promenade.

This year sees a Best Guy Fawkes competition from 19:00, which is run and operated by Sure. Refreshments will be available at the Lakeside Centre. Parking will be available on Mooragh Promenade and Mooragh Amenity Centre. The display itself fires off (see what I did there?) at 19:30.

Peel

19:30 // TEL: 842341 //

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MICHAEL SCHOOL KIRK MICHAEL

This year there are Best Guy Fawkes and Best Illuminated Lantern competitions available, as well as the traditional fireworks display. Meeting at the Railway on the Promenade at 18:45 with a parade to the Cosy Nook Cafe, where judging will take place at 19:00 – the firework display will then take place at 19:30. There is also the Rocket Express departing Douglas at 17:15 and returning 20:30.

Organised by the Friends of Michael School, this local display will be launched from the fields behind the school itself, and is to be held on Friday 4th. There will also be local refreshments available.

18:45 // TEL: 662525 //

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Festivities will commence with the lighting of a bonfire on the beach before the display itself at 19:30, fired from the breakwater as in previous years.

19:30 //

There are sure to be some we’ve missed, so check locally for details.

For all above displays, please remember: don’t bring your own fireworks or sparklers. Be safe.

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‘moderately priced’ places confirmed for Monopoly Isle of Man edition - Port Erin, Port St Mary and Niarbyl

NUMBERS ‘Top Gear’ stamps unveiled by Isle of Man Post Office

percent more passengers travel through Ronaldsway Airport compared to last year’s figures

total sightings of basking sharks down on previous yearly figures

mb broadband launched new and returning MHKs officially sworn in

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COMMUNITY

FAIRBAIRN PRIVATE BANK SUPPORTS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST COFFEE MORNING Over £350 was raised for charity by Fairbairn Private Bank staff, together with Java Express, at their “World’s Biggest Coffee Morning” event on Friday 30th September; which included a cake baking competition, with Java Express offering its selection of indulgent hot and cold drinks, from flavoured coffees and frappes to decadent mochachinos and frothy hot chocolates, delivered to the office. Staff who ordered a drink had the

chance to win one of several prizes indicated by a gold star at the bottom of their cup.

Picture and caption quizzes were held to raise further funds. The sponsorship support from Java Express enabled the charity committee to retain a portion of the takings from the drinks orders. Macmillan Cancer Support is one of Fairbairn Private Bank’s four staff-nominated charities for 2011.

‘WE’RE ALL GOING ON A SUMMER OF LOVE HOLIDAY !’

Linda Galloway, from Peel, was the lucky winner of the grand prize in Manx Telecom’s Summer of Love promotion, and is off to Liverpool for a weekend with 10 relatives and friends. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Holidays weekend break is the culmination of a summer long series of super prizes given away by Manx Telecom.

Linda said, “We had a choice of destinations, but chose Liverpool because there is such a good choice of places to go and things to do.

We’re all looking forward to a great weekend and it will be a chance for us all to celebrate the birthday of one of my cousins, but I can’t tell you how old she is!”

Linda won the competition after renewing her mobile contract, one of many easy ways Manx Telecom customers could enter the Summer of Love prize draw. David Smith, Manx Telecom Director of Marketing, congratulated Linda on her win and thanked Steam Packet Holidays and 3FM for supporting the competition.

LOCAL CHARITY LAUNCHES CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN COMPETITION Crossroads Caring for Carers Isle of Man has launched a competition for schoolchildren to design their Charity Christmas Card that will go on general release for Christmas 2012.

Entries can be posted in the Christmas Postbox in Crossroads’ Christmas Market at the Strand Shopping Centre, between Thursday 3rd November 2011 and Sunday 18th December 2011.

The winning entry will be announced on Thursday 22nd December on Manx

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Radio between 2.00pm and 6.00pm. The winner contacted directly and will also receive a Giant Cuddly Toy. Entries can be any size, suitable for a card. Entrants must write their name, contact telephone number and school on the back of their entry.

For further information contact Alex Wilson on 673103 or email // awilson@crossroadsiom.org

CHILDREN’S CENTRE FUNDRAISER EARNS PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION A Fundraising Co-ordinator at The Children’s Centre has earned a Certificate in Fundraising. Mark Eastham is believed to be the first person in the Isle of Man to receive the qualification which is awarded by the Institute of Fundraising. The organisation is the professional membership body for UK fundraisers and its mission is to support fundraisers, through leadership, representation, standards-setting and education, and it champions and promotes fundraising as a career choice.

Mark said, “The course and the qualification are both extremely useful in my role at The Children’s Centre. As with all charities we appreciate that the current economic climate makes it more difficult for individuals and businesses to donate funds. So, the charity fundraiser’s role is becoming more and more professional which means we have to train accordingly.”

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VOLUNTEERS HELP TO CREATE KITCHEN GARDEN AT COMMUNITY FARM Eleven staff from fiduciary and funds firm Abacus have spent a total of seven days working to create a kitchen garden at The Children’s Centre’s Community Farm, which will be open to all of the Island’s community from next spring, and will become an educational resource focusing on experiential learning. Abacus sponsored the kitchen garden and gave a donation of £500 towards the project. But

the company wanted to do more than make a financial contribution so staff rolled up their sleeves and went to work on preparing the soil for planting, putting up polytunnels and creating raised flower beds.

Chrissy Cannell, Farm Development Officer, said, “The Abacus team worked really hard and everyone at the farm appreciates their efforts.”

EIGHT MANX CHARITIES TO BENIFIT FROM THE ROYAL LONDON 360 VIKING LONGBOAT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Eight Manx charities will benefit from the recent World Championship Viking Longboat Races in association with Royal London 360° and Manx Radio, which took place in Peel.

Prize money for the teams finishing first, second and third in the male, female and mixed categories is being donated to a variety of local causes as follows:

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Fargher’s Liftmen - IOM Riding for the Disabled

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Sheepskull Enduro Riders - Joey Dunlop Foundation

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Northmen of Cammall - Age Concern IOM

£150

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Eastern Young Farmers - Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation

£500

2

Ballalough Babes - IOM Special Care Baby Unit

£250

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Central Young Farmers -Manx Stroke Foundation

£150

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Adventurous Experiences - The RNLI, IOM

£500

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Sheepskull Enduro Riders - Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation £250

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Northern Young Farmers - Friends of the Children’s Centre

£150

MANX 2.COM SANTA FLIGHTS CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN 2011 With just under two months left until Christmas, Manx2.com has announced that they are repeating their successful round-the-Island Santa flights this December.

This year’s Christmas celebration in the skies will be on Sunday 11 December, with flights at 1330 and 1430.

The trips include a meeting with Santa himself - with a present for every youngster.

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This is the event’s 48th year – 86 teams participated in 2011. Viking Longboat World Championship Chairman, Nigel Rawlinson, commented: “Once again we had an incredible turnout, both of teams racing in the event and supporters who came along on the day. It is fantastic to see so much money being raised for the sole benefit of Manx charities.

“I would like to thank our sponsor, Royal London 360°, and our media partner, Manx Radio, for their support – without them this event would not be such a success.”

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ANIMAL

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Geoff & Cloud Breed: Geoff McCann: Human Cloud: Dog Age: Geoff: Very very old!

Cloud: 12 weeks Likes: Geoff: Old English Sheepdogs, Sunglasses & being told I look like Jack Nicholson Cloud: Leaves, Grass, Trees, Eating Stationary, Bouncing, Chewing Geoff’s dressing gown Dislikes: Geoff: Marmite Cloud: Sleeping and the word no If human/animal you would be : Geoff: Human to a degree Cloud: Old English Sheepdog Wants: Geoff: My wife Debs to stop giving me a hard time Cloud: The entire IOM to be my best pals Interesting facts: Geoff: I was a pirate in a past life Cloud: I come from Essex and was also a pirate in a previous life

Ask Inky

Slimmers Club When the normal cat yoga cleansing ritual becomes a struggle and you regularly hear yourself called ‘Fat Cat’, well that does something to a cat’s confidence! Overhearing the humans say ‘that cat looks like it has swallowed another cat’ although initially a challenge, hit me like a rancid hairball - ouch - maybe I have let my mice catching days pass me by in favour of sleeping, enveloped in my own stomach sleeping bag.

What to do? Take my 3 top tips to feline streamlining! 1. Let your human loose on some kitty toys - encourage them to look stupid, spinning round with your favourite string toy; humour them by chasing it to get that necessary daily cardio. 2. Cut down on those kitty biccies and up that MEAT! Hey, we are carniverous - what crazy person thought that disguising biscuits in the shape of a fish would actually fool us? I think they forget who is the superior species... just because we allow them to feed us! 3. Finally,

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as much as it goes against everything that makes me a superior being - if you have a particularly stupid human who just can’t sort the tools for your remarkable transformation then they may need the brains of a V...E...T...suck it up, hold your head up high in your cat carrier and get on a weightloss plan devised by your Visciously Evil Torturer (Vet) - sometimes they know best.

Trust me - in no time you will be back to your svelte, killer self! Why not reward your human’s efforts by catching them a tasty morsel...remember you do the dissection for them and be sure to perform this rite preferably on a cream carpet - I find this gets the best reaction!

GOOD LUCK SLIMMERS!!

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Fostering First

Could you be a foster carer?

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ostering First, the organisation responsible for foster care across the Island, wants to hear from anyone who could provide a home for a child in care. Fostering First was created last year following the signing of a new contract between the Department of Social Care and The Children’s Centre.

Fostering First, the organisation responsible for foster care across the Island, wants to hear from anyone who could provide a home for a child in care. Fostering First was created last year following the signing of a new contract between the Department of Social Care and The Children’s Centre.

Currently 125 children are in care here in the Isle of Man with 57 being looked after by foster families. Of these 57 children, 18 are under five-years-old and 23 are teenagers.

At present, there are 43 approved foster caring families, but Fostering First is looking to recruit more. Between January and September this year there were 52 children needing foster care. Suitable foster carers were found for 34 of these children, but

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there were not enough suitable foster carers to find homes for the other 18. Fiona Lassen, Head of Fostering Services at Fostering First, says: “Right now, there are children in the Isle of Man who need the support of foster carers to help bring some stability into their lives. Foster carers can come from a wide range of backgrounds and we are happy to meet anyone who is interested in finding out more about becoming a foster carer.”

Foster carers must be over 21 but there is no upper age limit. Carers can be married, divorced, single, or co-habiting. It does not matter whether they have their own children or not, or whether or not they own their own home.

Those who are approved as foster carers will receive training to develop knowledge and skills to help them care for children.

Fostering First will provide ongoing training packages and financial remuneration to cover the expenses of caring for a child.

A Fostering Link Worker will also visit at regular intervals to support carers in their fostering role.

For more information about Fostering First go to www.thechildrenscentre. org.im/fosteringfirst, email fosteringfirst@thechildrenscentre. org.im or call 631947.

Inquiries about becoming a foster carer can also be made by visiting Fostering First’s offices at 17 Village Walk, Onchan.

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y name is Rex, I’m a Turnip Troll who lives in Groudle Glen. I have no internal monologue, and so have a habit of saying precisely what I think about things; especially things that get my hackles up!

For example: our beloved roads. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about pot-holes and road works ruining people’s driving experience, but I think there’s something far worse on our transit system: other drivers.

Autumn is approaching, and the nights are drawing in; and while that makes for good hunting in the glen, it means there are longer hours to drive in the dark. Now, with these shiny new cars it’s hard enough to see on the roads at night without being dazzled by bright xenon headlights. Worse still is the fact that these new model cars have a functiony-widge to raise or lower the headlights.

This doesn’t mean it’s ok to just jam them all the way up! (I know where I’d like to jam them...)

And it doesn’t stop there! No! Suddenly we’ve got a bloody rash of motoring gits who think it’s perfectly acceptable to put their sidelights on at night, when they have no adequate reason to do so.

You know the ones; they’re just below the headlights they should be using in isolation, not illegally blinding other motorists with

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their four-lamp, Jean-Michel Jarre-esque Wazuk Lightshow! You’re not a sodding rally car!

Hell, most of the time they’re people carriers! Bad enough that they should ruin the roadways with a car that looks like an egg, but now they romp around like extras from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The bottom line is, as a road user you’ve a responsibility not to blind other drivers. Think of others.

And that’s another thing. You know that triangle button inside your car? Yes, the one that turns on those fascinating, blinking orange lights. Those are hazard lights. They are supposed to be used for all manner of things, like bringing attention to a stationery vehicle near moving traffic. However, that doesn’t mean they’re ‘park where you bloody like’ lights! Stop being so lazy! Find a proper place to park that doesn’t deliberately obstruct other drivers, and then walk the extra seven and a half yards to your destination! The exercise will do you good!

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Gadgets and Gizmos

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Words| Manx Kitten

adgets and Gizmos are usually associated with men. You will not be surprised to find men’s magazines full of adverts and articles about devices such as the latest iphones, xboxes and Kindle readers.

However, in today’s technology-driven world, it is a fact that women’s interest in them has boosted the market. They have grown to depend on a number of different kinds of gadgets. Many of them are homerelated luxuries such as the latest coffee machines and time saving items such as super fast washing machines and of course mobile phones and ipads.

Others are beauty-related. But gone are the days when women were considered to be technologically challenged! Now it might just turn out that your girlfriend knows more than you about the latest phones and computers on the market.

Whether it be communication devices, gaming consoles, music systems, sports related or cars, men share a special relationship with gadgets.

Whilst men’s gadgets have traditionally been associated with less cosmetic based products, it appears that grooming has become even more important to the appearance-conscious British male.

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The line between men’s and women’s gadgets seems to have blurred in recent years as 1 in 8 British men admit they can’t go on holiday without their trusted hair straighteners along with their hair dryers and travel irons!

The role reversal over the preference of gadgets has not just seen men embracing their feminine side, but has seen women make some shocking revelations as well.

Women have admitted to taking a games console abroad with them, and this figure was significantly higher for them than men!

These unexpected results have shown that the world of gadgets is changing for both men and women, with new, popular ones replacing traditional items such as books and travel games.

Men like the power and ego-boost that gadgets can provide, with fully loaded cars and the latest phones being status symbols for many. Arm wrestling and drinking competitions are no longer the way to prove masculinity, it’s gadgets that do the trick now. When asked if women are attracted by a man’s gadgets...many men thought that,

as they are the new way to show off wealth, taste, intelligence and status , it could not fail to help impress the ladies!

Both men and women say they take their phones, tablets and laptops with them to keep up with work whilst holidaying, keeping them switched on throughout the duration of the holiday so they don’t miss out on what is happening back at the office!

The ‘go anywhere and do anything’ attitude that both of the sexes have today, ensures that gadgets such as multi-purpose mobile phones provide the sense of freedom they crave. The selection of gadgets we have in our lives now is impressive. We have made unbelievable technological advances in the last 20 years and life will certainly not be the same again.

The question is, what are all these gadgets really freeing us up to do? If our lives are spent handcuffed to our communication device are we really ‘free’?

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e can just picture the scene; there’s only a half dozen weeks until Christmas and you’re starting to worry a little bit that you haven’t got your boy that special present.

You’ve got him his 846 pairs of argyle socks (in varying sizes, mysteriously); you picked out the best woollen sweater with the most startling pattern on the front, whose design and purpose remains undecipherable even to the knitter who birthed it. Sitting alongside these, and other gems, is the other prerequisite yuletide gift that you know is – deep down – disappointing: a Lynx Shampoo and Shower Gel Set – purchased in the face of the advertising campaign, because we all know that not even the girls on that advert will ever be good enough for him, in your eyes.

You’re not cruel, you know that he doesn’t want pyjamas or sweaters, and the last thing he needs in his teenage

years is for his mother to be buying him boxer shorts! So why does this happen every year? Why do you always struggle to accompany these vital, functional gifts with that one shining item, that one beacon of understanding that makes Christmas morning what it is?

It’s not for lack of trying, you’ve tried asking every year what he wants. We at Gallery understand: if you don’t get an unintelligible grunt, punctuated by pointless shrugs, worst still he answers... and it’s like listening to Japanese backwards. You know it’s something to do with that squalking gogglebox machine he sits in front of for hours on end, but what the hell did he say? Luckily, this year, we’re here to help.

FYI:PEGI

Pan European Game Information; this is a European video game content rating system designed to provide parents guidance on making an informed decision when purchasing a game. There are five age ranges: 3, 7, 12, 16 & 18; and eight content descriptors: Violence, Bad Language, Fear, Sex, Drugs, Gambling, Discrimination & Online. These are used to give the purchaser as much information as possible about the content of the game they are buying.

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DLC

SANDBOX

Downloadable Content is the term that refers to any extra available features that could expand or alter the game to keep it playable long after purchase. Sometimes free but often available for a small price, this DLC can be downloaded directly to the console and installed easily. They could take the form of squad updates for football games following transfer window updates, or extra levels or equipment for RPGs or FPSs.

Arguably the opposite of Linear Gameplay, the Sandbox is ‘where modern online gaming is at’ these days. The player exists in a visceral, organic virtual world that is often evolving or developing around them, and they equally have the opportunity to affect the world around them and then engage in the gameplay in almost any fashion they choose. Sandbox games often have the greatest longevity.

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RPG

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As the name would suggest, this type of gameplay has a defined story which often offers little in the way of opportunity for the player to affect the world around him. You start at A and end at Z. Realistically speaking, once you’ve reached Z the game is over. You can play it through again on a harder difficulty, but it’s essentially the same game.

There was a time (when Video Games were called Computer Games) that by and large your options for games were Platform Games, Shoot ‘em ups, RPGs or Simulators. This was a time pre-Doom, and the FPS was yet to explode on the market. Archetypal RPGs like Dungeon Master actually often employed a First Person perspective, and involve developing the main character or your own creation, growing in power as you play the game.

This refers to problems with online gaming, wherein gaming servers (that host the game) and the software can sometimes result in glitches or ‘pauses’ in gameplay when online...which is just infuriating.

FPS This is a type of gaming perspective wherein the point of view is first person, that being the camera reflecting what the main character is seeing and doing. Usually shooting...but not always. FPS is really about the First Person, not necessarily the Shooting.

Lag is bad, we don’t like Lag.

These days RPGs function best as Sandbox games, although titles like Dragon Age 2 failed to deliver on this front recently.

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New Fun Gadgets

AppWheel Use your iPod touch or iPhone together with any driving app to deliver the most realistic driving game experience.

Simply click your iPhone or iPod Touch into the AppWheel and play your favourite driving game. The wheel has been specially designed to make sure you can still touch the game play buttons on the

screen. Works with any app that utilises the accelerometer or gyrometer to give enhanced virtual reality game play!

We recommend Gameloft’s Asphalt 6 Adrenaline for taking a look at the full potential of this product.

£12.99

AppCopter Have you ever thought about flying a helicopter using your iPhone or iPod Touch?

Well now you can with the AppCopter. Using your iPhone or iPod Touch, together with a unique ergonomic peripheral, you can now turn these into the most intuitive remote control ever! Simply plug the peripheral into the iPod Touch or iPhone and use the DPAP (traditional remote control)

or the built in accelerometer to fly the helicopter using the tilt function – for the coolest flying experience. With an 8 metre flying range, an integral speaker and an amplifier for sound that allows a wide range of sound effects within the app to enhance the experience. The peripheral unit is charged using a USB charger so no batteries are required.

£64.99

AppRacer The appRacer is ‘off road buggy’ style and works together with the unique ergonomic peripheral, as used with the Appcopter. Simply plug the peripheral into the iPod Touch or iPhone and use the DPAD (traditional remote control) or the built in accelerometer to control the

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buggy’s movements. Download your free app and drive the digitally proportional car using your iPhone or iPod Touch as the RC device. The peripheral unit is charged using a USB charger so no batteries are required. Hours of fun for all ages. £54.99

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RC Shark Sharks and Blimps, today is our lucky day!

We all love sharks (when we’re not in the water with them) and blimps are one of the coolest indoor party toys around. So when Air Swimmers combined them to give us the Air Swimmers Shark RC Blimp, we knew it would be a big hit. This RC Blimp is filled with helium and is tough enough to handle crashes against the walls of your house; so fly on and enjoy several weeks of flight

time without refilling.

Recently featured on both the Wright Stuff and The Jonathan Ross Show!

Battery Requirements: Controller – 3 x AAA batteries & Shark Blimp – 1 x AAA battery RC Shark can stay afloat for 2-3 weeks without refilling.

Indoor Use Only.

Be sure to turn off ceiling fans when flying Air Swimmers.

£59.99

AppGun

The world’s first interactive gun for gaming! This is a gun which houses the iPod / iPhone where the sights would be. Using the free app and the camera on your device, change your lounge, office or anywhere you are into a battleground. Play in augmented reality and single handedly halt the alien invasion! The AppGun

has a unique trigger to touch screen technology and a double trigger allowing 2 interactions with the game. It is easy to set up and securely locks the iPhone/iPod in place. Tilt back to reload and play in 90, 180 or 360 degrees!

£24.99

Gadget Competition If you want to be in with a chance of winning an Air Swimmer Shark RC Blimps from Extreme Arts & Gadgets in Douglas, simply answer the following question: The Basking Shark, often seen in our own waters, is the second largest shark breed...but what’s the largest?

Send an email with SHARK and your answer in the Subject Line to competition@gallery. co.im or write your answer down and drop it in to Extreme Art & Gadgets on Duke Street, Douglas. Remember to include your name, address and phone number with your entry. The winner will be selected at random at the end of November and contacted directly.

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The TeVolution of man

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Words| Sara Moon

t’s a commonly held belief that boys and men of all ages love their toys or gadgets, but is this just an obvious result of the consumer society we live in and the merchandising machine that tries to pervade our every thought and action nowadays?

Or, is it simply an innate calling within all men to see who can pee the furthest?

The first ‘gadget’ that man discovered was over two million years ago, when he took a rock and started to use it as a hammer.

This may seem inconsequential to us but if it hadn’t been for this monumental shift in human capability, we would never have developed into the technology and gadget filled society we now live in.

This shift may have started with one small rock, but when that first Palaeolithic man showed his friends what he could do with a rock, it flicked a switch in their uncomplicated brains that would turn on their previously hidden materialistic, consumer and competitive neurotransmitters.

You can imagine that as they mumbled in appreciation of an object smashed by the rock, inside they were already planning how they could get a bigger and better rock to smash things up!

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However, time has moved on, we have travelled to the moon and back, but the call of Palaeolithic man can still be heard from an ancient place, deep inside every man.

Only nowadays, the rock has been replaced with the television and these just keep getting bigger and better too.

The speed and pace of technology has seen a leap in TV sizes over the last thirty years; from the once gargantuan 27” analog TV to the monumental 37” cathode set, which reigned until the recent surge in flat screens with an average size now being a whopping 50”. By 2015 some estimates are that 60” will be the average screen size, and who says size doesn’t matter?

But it doesn’t stop there, the choices of technological gadgetry is bewildering; do you want LCD, LED or Plasma? And then you must choose either HD, Blu Ray, 3D or a combination of all three, and that’s before you’ve even considered your online or gaming functions.

As men strive to establish themselves within their group as the Yoda of TV technology, the one who claims to understand the real difference in viewing in 3D, the stakes just get higher and of course, so does the cost of their beloved toy.

The pinnacle of this TV evolution is universally acknowledged as having been reached when a man casually drops into conversation that everyone is welcome at his house to watch the next big match. And that this will be watched in nothing less than his home cinema, the ultimate in the TV hierarchy.

Even though home cinemas are fast becoming the latest trend in house additions or DIY developments, don’t feel your TeVolution is stunted, Bose have made this more accessible for the masses by turning your TV into a cinema experience. Their recent launch of their VideoWave® system provides built-in sound technologies so there are no speakers to wire up and precariously position. Plus Blu-rays, Sky or game consoles can all connect to one console and can be controlled from anything from a digital video recorder to your ipod with a single remote. Enough to move anyone off the couch and to the shops, even if it is for the next goggle box.

(So from the humble rock we have hewn, what to most men is the ultimate toy, the TV but have TVs reached the end of their evolution? Perhaps the iPad 3 will be the next generation’s boy’s toy.)

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MANX TELECOM NEW FLAGSHIP STORE OPENING

The Mayor of Douglas was among 170 guests including a host of Manx Telecom’s clients, representatives of the company’s business partners, and politicians - who were invited to view Manx Telecom’s new store on the eve of its opening. The flagship store in Strand

APPLEBY

Strand Street Douglas

Street, Douglas, is the result of nearly £500,000 investment to create a state of the art retail experience which allows customers to use the latest smartphones and tablets.

There’s also a “Techbench” area where customers can get advice on technical issues or ask about any of Manx Telecom’s products and services. The latest entertainment technology for the home will be on show in the store’s ‘Explore Home’ section too.

Chairman of Appleby, attended the event; along with over 20 international delegates.

Sean Dowling, Managing Partner, said that the investment indicated the firm’s commitment to

the Island. Appleby employ around 110 people on the Isle of Man.

Athol Street Douglas

The Appleby launch party on the 12th October saw drinks and canapés served to guests at the newly extended offices, 33-37 Athol Street. Peter Bubenzer, the Group

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EVENTS

RED CROSS EVENT

Artisan Douglas

A wine tasting at Artisan has raised £3000 for the Red Cross. Guests gathered at Heron and Brearley’s newest wine bar and restaurant in Victoria Street, Douglas, to be greeted by retail director Steven Taylor and sample five wines; two white, two red and a dessert wine - their

characteristics and provenance explained by UK-based wine expert Patricia Sliwa.

Artisan-branded pottery coasters by potter Faye Christian were presented to the guests; and a raffle, wine quiz and a viewing of photographer Liam Gilman’s unique themed

NORTHERN LIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTRE EVENT

On the evening of the 8th of October the good people at Jabberwocky kindly hosted an evening of acoustic entertainment organised by the Northern Lights Community Centre. This Ramsey based charity sees the community centre as being a centre of activity,

portraits of Isle of Man landmarks completed the evening, for which flowers were provided

by Beautiful Blooms, as well as the immense lighting project undertaken by Luminaires.

Jabberwocky Douglas

learning, growth and hospitality; a centre for the community to flourish together using all aspects of music and creative arts.

evening included performances by Ffinlo Fox, Paul Wright and Richie Moore; and proved a successful night, with people enjoying the relaxed atmosphere and good, original music.

Hosted in the impressive Reading Room above Jabberwocky on Duke Street, the

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BOSTON NEW BRAND LAUNCH

Boston Group launched its new visual identity at a packed party at the Mailbox, Thursday 13th October. The event saw all of Boston’s staff celebrating alongside key partners from the Island’s business community and representatives of the Isle of Man Government, including the new Chief Minister. Over 120 people enjoyed the drinks and canapés at the event on Circular

The Mailbox Douglas

Road. The Mailbox restaurant and bar was specially equipped for the evening with high profile projections and displays featuring the company’s new logo and other branded material.

CEO Greg Ellison took the opportunity to share some of Boston’s plans with the company’s guests., “I see great opportunities for Boston

LlOYDS TSB CELEBRATE A STRIKING NEW WEBSITE

On Tuesday 11th October, Lloyds TSB held a bowling competition for their associates and customers to celebrate the launch of their new ‘Islands Corporate banking’ website. The new website is specifically designed for intermediary users, as well as local and overseas customers.

It also gives users a vast amount of information

Group. Working alongside the government’s economic development initiatives to build strong relationships in the Middle East and Asia will give us a platform to develop our international business and will be the cornerstone of our longterm growth.”

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at their fingertips. As well as outlining the range of Lloyds products which are available, the website features a section updated by the Lloyds Economic Research Team which outlines their views on the economy, as well as future interest rate and currency exchange rate assumptions.

The event, held in association with KPMG and

Cable & Wireless and supported by Skanco, saw many keen participants come up to Ramsey for a few games of bowling (complete with trophies and prizes!) and some informative high profile guest speakers.

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Wo rds | Ke r r y Shar pe

Crossing Bolivia’s salt desert, a blinding white sheet of tightly-packed salt crystals formed interlocking tiles stretching from one horizon to the other. As we drove, I had to screw my eyes up against the glare to follow the faint, brown tracks left by previous Jeep tyres.

I was on a five day expedition across the Sala de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt desert. The previous day I’d trawled Uyuni town’s tourist cafes loooking for five buddies crazy enough to share a jeep with me as far as the border with Argentina.

We were geared up for hardship so it was surprising when we soon reached a hotel - made completely of salt blocks. We sat on salt chairs around salt tables, drinking coffee and admiring salt ornaments which included a Christmas tree complete with salt baubles.

Outside, a line of low salt piles stretched to infinity. A bicycle was propped against one of them and its owner, a boy wearing a balaclava and sunglasses, was shoveling salt into a new pile. Once he’d finished, he licked his finger and marked the pile with his initials. Our driver, Quintin told us that the boy was one of the salt farmers who cycle daily from Colchani, helping to shovel 10 billion tonnes of salt for export to Brazil.

At the back of the hotel, where Eurpeans might expect a beer garden, we played table football, trying to reassure ourselves that we were still on the same planet we’d woken up to that morning. But the faraway Isla de Pescardores with its carpet of cacti shimmered and floated teasingly on BECAUSE QUALITY MATTERS

the midday heat haze.

Back in the jeep, 4WDs from competing companies accelerated past us, throwing up clouds of dirt which coated my tongue with red, metallic-tasting dust. Brown, sloping hills rhythmically rose and fell to pan pipe music and the French contingent began to complain that Quintin’s one and only CD was becoming wearing.

Occasionally, we encountered sculptured erratics - desert versions of wind-blown trees which made us feel like we were driving through a Salvador Dali painting. Small lakes appeared ahead and rare James flamingos with shocking-pink wings took flight at the sound of our engine.

That evening, in the village of San Juan, I crept down the main, dirt track to the tiny church, my footsteps startlingly loud. No trees waved their branches here. No birds sang. Untying the chicken wire at the gate, I passed graves with wooden crosses. Some were decorated with flowers; not all were named. Like all the surrounding dwellings, the thatched church was made of adobe bricks. Its tower, no higher than three metres, supported two pottery vases and a crucifix.

From behind me, the sun cast an orange hue and the purple shadows in the crevices of the mountains increased with the fading light. A distant cry intruded as women herded their llamas into stone pens, pulling their shawls tight as the sun finally went down.

Inside our communal hut, the Swiss boy was suffering from altitude sickness. He lay on his straw sack, groaning, his mouth stuffed with

cocoa leaves which Quintin had recommended for nausea. In the darkness of the hut, tinny panpipe music emanated from somebody’s headphones. ‘For God’s sake!’ came exasperated French hisses. I could see my breath in the moonlight. It was minus 20 degrees outside.

The desert defied my senses. Mirages held inverted reflections of hills; lagoons changed their colour as the winds blew. Laguna Colorada appeared red; Laguna Verde’s grey mixed to blue and then to green as the temperature of its minerals rose. Next morning, high at the Sol de Manana, 4,800 m above sea level, the earth squealed scalding steam from geysers; sulphur clouds rose up, enveloping my friends whose silhouettes looked trapped against the early morning sun.

And in the midst of this wilderness, we encountered checkpoints - one of them a camouflaged military camp where the Bolivian flag battered madly in the wind and two soldiers, about 16, stood in tattered uniforms. They allowed the Israeli couple, who had just finished their own military service, to check out their rifles before receiving an angry dressing-down from their commander for handing over their weapons.

Meekly, they checked our passports, lifted the road barrier and, returning to the car window, asked whether we had any sweets.

After five days and 870 kilometres, we returned in darkness to Uyuni. The

outpost town looked, we agreed, almost welcoming and and the prospect of beers and a hot meal at El Rosedal total luxury.

As we ordered, pan pipe music was playing in the background.

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Christmas in Belfast

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his Christmas, come and explore the fantastic shopping, music, entertainment and eating scenes that make Belfast so special. From high street favourites to enticing speciality shops, designer boutiques; and one of the best continental markets found in the British Isles.

Christmas Continental Market: From November 19th to December 19th the signs, smells and sounds of this open air market transform the City Hall grounds into a bustling cosmopolitan village where you can shop for some of the world’s finest crafts and gifts complemented by the most delicious variety of foods.

As well as goods from 28 countries, there’s live music, traditional and continental bars and fire eating displays. Pay Santa a visit in his Grotto and Magical Forest!

Castle Court shopping centre, neighbours a mix of stores including Argento and Smyths Irish Linens that line Royal Avenue. With more than 70 shops, you will find all your favourites including Debenhams, Laura Ashley and Gap. Enjoy the food court, kiddy car-hire and lots more.

Victoria Square, Belfast’s newest shopping destination, anchored by House of Fraser, boasts stores including Hollister, Top Shop, Build-A-Bear, Apple Store, Cruise and Reiss.

A further two upper levels offer eateries and a cinema, covered by the iconic glass dome that offers panoramic views across the city.

As well as established favourites M&S, and Ireland’s only Disney Store, Donegall Place offers a host of shops. Start at the Belfast Welcome Centre for information to make the most of your time in Belfast. While you’re there, browse the gift shop with its selection of Celtic jewellery, unique Belleek Pottery, locally handmade chocolates and lots, more.

The historic Queen’s Arcade, has superb jewellery shopping at the family owned Lunn’s and the elegant Lauren May. You’ll also find the Watch store, stylish Irish china at Chinacraft and eyewear at Jonathan Keys. Behind Queens Arcade, you’ll find unique gifts from around the world at Utopia, award-winning educational toys at Learning Space, the cream of Northern Irish crafts at SpaceCraft, and the finest local and international foods at Belfast’s oldest deli Sawers.

Embark upon a day of exploring the unique shops surrounding the historic City Hall. You’ll find everything from fashion houses Jaeger and Karen Millen to indulgent products from Molton Brown and Space NK apothecary.

Bedford Street houses the immaculate bespoke shirtmaker Smyth & Gibson and the acclaimed jewelers Steensons.

Lose yourself in the ultra chic styles of The Bureau, North and Andrew Watson, take a break amongst the finest European designer homeware at Equinox or combine retro with your coffee at the Craftworkshop on Wellington Place.

Searching for gifts with a difference?

Choose from the exquisite work of more than 150 master craftspeople from all over Ireland at the Wicker Man on High Street.

The contemporary Corium in Church Lane is an Aladdin’s Cave of handmade jewellery, whilst Liberty Blue in Lombard Street is bursting with gorgeous dresses and trinkets. For timeless clothes and accessories pop into Stray Jewellery.

For the latest sportswear head to SS Moore’s on Chichester Street, not before stopping off for some handmade chocolate treats at CoCouture. Wonderful Irish homeware and clothing can be found at Avoca (with delicious café and foodhall). Other leading jewelers include Thomas Belfast, Margaret Forbes and Joseph Rea. Stores nearby include Jack Wills, Jigsaw, and Benetton as well as Crabtree & Evelyn, Hotel Chocolat, L’Occitane, and Bogart.

Just a few minutes from the city centre the leafy Lisburn Road, Northern Ireland’s famous style-mile offers designer boutiques, spas, art galleries and exclusive homeware stores interspersed with chic cafes and fine restaurants.

Try the gourmet delights of Arcadia Delicatessen and indulge in luxury gifts from Malcolm’s Jewellers and designer men’s attire at Hugo Thomas.

gift guide

Top 5 Christmas Gifts For Men 1 / WMF Cocktail Shaker from House of Fraser, Victoria Sq 2 / Apple iPad 2 from the Apple Store, Victoria Sq 3 / Made to measure men’s suit from Hugo Thomas, Lisburn Rd 4 / Jason Shankey Expert Perfect Shave Gift Box from Jason Shankey (Ballyhackamore and Lisburn Rd) 5 / Golf Lessons with Steven Rourke at Ormeau Golf Club

Top 5 Christmas Gifts for Women 1 / Samsung S7070 Diva from Carphone Warehouse, Donegall Pl 2 / Tickets to Olly Murs at Odyssey Arena – www.ticketmaster.co.uk 3 / Hand woven throw from Avoca, Arthur St 4 / Diamond stud earrings from Argento, Royal Ave 5 / Antioxidant Vitamin C Facial at the Merchant Hotel, Waring St

Top 5 Christmas Gifts for Children 1 / Puma Pwr 310 Jnr football boots from SS Moores, Chichester St 2 / Wooden soldier skittles from Past Times, Fountain St 3 / Mr Tickle Mug/Little Miss Sunshine Mug from House of Fraser 4 / Smoby Wavy tall garden slide from Debenhams, Castle Court 5 / Build-a-bear - create your very own teddy bear and other stuffed animals at the Build-A-Bear workshop in Victoria Square.

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Film Reviews

Bridesmaids

Available to own on DVD and Bluray from Nov 14th The Hangover for women?

No; that’d be unfair. In truth, this film is eminently watchable, with a few unknown (to UK shores) performances that will have you laughing throughout. It’s a little absurd in places, but what yanky yuck-fest isn’t these days?

Melissa McCarthy and (especially) Chris O’Dowd are the best things about it.

Coastal L ight p resents. .. .

Paul Parker....

Venue: Hodgson Loom Gallery in Laxey O pened at the Hodgson Loom Gallery in Laxey on the evening of October 15th, Paul Parker ’s exhibition features more than 6 0 pieces on his title subject Coastal Light.

Douglas B orn in ’57, Paul Parker has made a real name for himself on the Island capturing both speed and light in many of h is paintings of motorsport, including the TT – for which he is arguably famed.

However, this latest exhibition showcases his multi-media artistic skills using various vistas and landscapes as his topic. The exhibition will continue until 19th November.

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Green Lantern Coming soon to Rent

We all know the story, we’ve all been there before and can totally relate to it: Test Pilot for the U.S. (of course, because nothing ever happens anywhere else in the world) Air Force gets granted a mystical green ring that bestows all sorts of other-worldly powers and earns him a membership of an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace in the universe. I know, happens all the time.

Probably worth a look if you’ve already given up on life.

The Adventures of Tintin

Coming Soon to the Palace Cinema Boasting a voice cast of English Heavyweights like Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg and Daniel Craig, this modern retelling of an old Childhood favourite is probably this year’s finest animated production.

Before he died in 1983, Hergé was quoted as having said that, should any filmmaker attempt to set Tintin to the big screen, Spielberg was the only man for the job...and that’s precisely what we’ve got.

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Art & Culture Events

Balancing the books Words| John Quirk -Festival Director

Folk at the Club: ft. Arrane Son Mannin 4th November Peel Golf Club, 8pm The competition to find a song to represent the Island in the Pan-Celtic Song Contest.

27-30th September 2012

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or too long, there has been an imbalance in the Island’s artistic force. Recent years have seen audiences lap up talented musicians, singers, actors, artists and others of their ilk – both local names and those paying a flying visit – but artistic types of a particular inclination have been, in the main, poorly served.

Well, not any longer. Step forward authors, poets, readers and lovers of all things literary. Your time has come.

at the festival, along with Jasper Fforde (www.jasperfforde.com), creator of the ‘Thursday Next’ novels.

The first Manx Litfest will be staged from 27-30 September 2012 – a coming together of fine writing talent from around the British Isles, on a beautiful island which is pretty much smack bang in the centre of the British Isles.

Throw into the mix Chris Ewan, Isle of Man-based author of the Good Thief’s Guide novels, and the lineup is starting to take shape.

The central hub of the festival will be based around the Villa Marina and Gaiety Theatre, with certain events taking place around the Island.

Who’s in the line-up? It’s still early days, but as a teaser we can reveal that RJ Ellory (www.rjellory.com), the acclaimed author of A Simple Act of Violence, which was named Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2010, will be

What we need is the public’s support – follow us on twitter @manxlitfest, search for us on Facebook, follow the blog – manxlitfest.blogspot.com. And if you want to get involved in some capacity, drop us a line at manxlitfest@gmail.com.

We also want to hear from book/ reading groups – get in touch, we want to pick your brains...

Manx Litfest 2012. It’s gonna rock your literary socks off.

Jeremy Paul - An Artist View 4th - 27th November The Sayle Gallery BBC Wildlife Artisit of the Year - Category Winner EAC Piano Series 4th November Erin Arts Centre With Yasmin Rowe of Royal Northern College of Music The Manx Festival Chorus ‘Messiah’ 4th November 2.30 Celebrate the 100 th conducted performance of “Messiah”

By John Bethell MBE. Manx Stars in Their Eyes 5th November Royal Hall, Villa Marina Elena Nalimova on Piano & Joshua Batty on Flute 7th November West Hall, Ramsey Grammar School Supported by the Isle of Man Arts Council, this Piano and Flute recital evening showcases the talents of Russian-born Elena and Joshua Batty.

The Angel & The Fallen 11th November Royal Hall, Villa Marina Remembrance Concert and Service Bree Youth Traditional Music Session 12th November, 3pm Douglas Youth Arts Centre EAC Chamber Orchestra Concert 13th November Erin Arts Centre Jamie Smith’s Mabon 19th November Centenary Centre, Peel Two by Jim Cartwright 25th November Gaiety Theatre 2 Actors, 14 Characters, One Pub Rock It 26th November Promenade Suite, Villa Marina Band Night in association with Manx Cancer Help and Pokerstars

Manx Litfest 2012 is supported by the Isle of Man Arts Council, Appleby Isle of Man and Isle of Man Advertising & PR.

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Gale Force Concert - Christmas of the Future 27th November Erin Arts Centre

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The Monthly Upload Want to win £100? All you have to do is email your entry with the subject ‘upload’ to: upload@gallery.co.im Make the files nice and big though, about 4MB is a good size to aim for as a

guide. We do try to print every photo following the guide but we can’t get them ALL on the page full size unfortunately - they just wouldn’t fit!

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Big Toys Snapper Manx Sports Photographer is Headline News

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anx-born Nigel Kinrade was educated at Douglas High School and went on to work at the MEA. During this time he had taken up photography as a hobby when he received his first camera for his 21st birthday.

During the years he taught himself the art, never receiving any official training.

Whilst at the MEA he also performed photography on the side, covering prestige events like the TT, Formula One and the Motorcycle Grand Prix across Europe.

In 1991 Nigel moved to the States with his wife, Nicola, and her family Hardinge.

Once there he decided to pursue sports photography as a career, supporting himself with several different jobs until he could afford to do it full time. He entered NASCAR photography later in 1991, just at the time that the motor sport’s popularity and commercial success was booming.

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Twenty years, and no small amount of airmiles later, and Nigel is now one of the top sports photographers in America covering NASCAR, Indy-car, Motorcycling and Ice Hockey; as well as providing corporate photography.

His clients include race teams, auto manufacturers & websites, magazines and corporate sponsor marketing.

And this month he has achieved one of the highest accolades a sports photographer can by having his photography featured as the front cover and cover story of leading US sports magazine Sports Illustrated. This is a great recognition of Nigel’s ability and we think you’ll agree that he has a great eye for capturing the speed and excitement of big boys toys in the motor sport world.

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Co nt ribut ing write r of the month

A toy s to r y Wo rds | S teve Gol ds m i t h

A friend once told me the joy of being a grown up is that you can buy all the sweets and toys in the shop and no one can tell you off. He was a career man who worked ridiculous hours doing something very clever and spent his spare time trawling through junk shops, boot sales and toy fairs looking for that missing gem that would make his life worth living. His wife and child seemed to go along with it too.

He wouldn’t buy anything from the internet because he said that was cheating. You had to see the thing and feel it and then decide if you would give it sanctuary or not. It had to be special and only he could see why.

He would proudly tell you about his latest find, show every detail, and then despair at your ignorance and lack of passion. He had more toys than the most spoilt kid I’d ever known. They were on display around the house but I had never seen him making jet engine or machine gun noises. I think I would; or maybe he does, but only when no one else is looking. That seems fair. No one would understand.

It is the same if you make guitar noises and strum imaginary instruments playing along to your favourite band, singing all the wrong words loudly and proudly; and you feel such a fool if you get caught.

Back to that awkward child with pent up ambition and so much energy but no idea and no talent and then red

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faced stammer and mumble some sort of explanation to your captors. Why not? It is good not to be a sensible adult all the time. Sometimes you should just leap about and have fun.

Children have all the fun of imagination and innocence with no real worries about the outside world.

It can be easy to look back with rosetinted spectacles (I have a pair) and reinvent the past. Perhaps this is what happens. Something that was good becomes special or something bad is reclaimed to be good...then special.

Something that was so important that will stay with you for the rest of your life and you need to have around to show people who you are; who you want to be and who you can be in the safety of your own home before you go out into the nasty cold careless outside world. And then be the nobody in a suit that does that job that nobody else understands and nobody cares about but takes up all your time and gives you no real satisfaction but you are too tired to

know any better for years and years and years...

(But beware the man who wears novelty ties because he may be a fool and could have got it so horribly wrong. And please never try to buy a present for anyone who collects things without checking first, because you will invariably get the wrong thing. Trust me it is true.)

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Trend News

Lets hear it from the experts We met up with sales, managers and owners of favourite places in Douglas to get guys’ clothes.

Here is a selection of what they think will be big this Autumn/Winter.

Pete Luis Mark Edington, Owner

Axle Jamie Horon, Asst Manager

“Gant orange outerwear perfect for the

“Key trend for Autumn/Winter following the

months ahead.”

military theme reflected in the Paul Smith

The Gant Downer in Sunset Orange £300.00

Autumn collection.”

Paul Smith Military Jacket £220

Enfin Steffan, Sales

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Esquires Tom Williams, owner/partner

“New shorter sleave bomber version from the

“Comparable to jackets offered by the worlds

best selling windcheater, keeps the wind out

premium brands, classic style with modern

but still light enough to wear year round.”

features.”

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Shoes by Jimmy Bee - Stanley, Enfin - £99.99

Shoes by Barker in Cedar Calf, Pete Luis - £170.00

Photography: Julian Simmonds Styling: Ask the Experts Models: Daniel, (Manx Telecom) Donald, (Ramsey Crookall) Rick, (3FM) Eddie, (Sure Mobile)

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Ted Wool Blazer, Axle - £255 Ted Baker Scarf, Axle - £39 Paul Smith Slim FIt Shirt, Axle - £95 Ted Baker Leather Belt, Axle - £45 Paul Smith Bootcut Jeans, Axle - £120

Gio Gio Double Breasted Coat-Cadget 02, Enfin - £ 115 Ted Baker Long Sleved Polo, Enfin - £69 G Star Jeans, Enfin -£89.99

Ben Sherman Lightweight Parka, Esquires - £87.50 Lee Jeans Heavyweight Cardigan, Esquires - £90 Fred Perry Oxford Shirt, Esquires - £69 Fraklin & Marshall Tobacco Chino’s, Esquires - £82.50

Gant Herringbone Waister Jacket, Pete Luis - £375 State of Art Scarf, Pete Luis - £40 State of Art Knitwear, Pete Luis - £105 Gant Broken-in Chino Trousers, Pete Luis - £100

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one is the stigma associated with using cosmetics to enhance your looks, it’s now every man for himself. Welcome news, I’m sure as it is probably getting a bit tiresome sneaking into the bathroom and blindly applying a random assortment of girls’ products to try and heal dry skin and random spots. If you’re working hard and playing hard you might as well utilise some of the great products for guys out there which will help you cheat aging and tiredness. There are some good new scents on the market as well. Here is our guide to a few of the essentials...

Product of the month Clinique Skin Supplies For Men Anti-fatigue cooling eye gel Do you have energetic children? A duvetstealing wife? A sexually demanding mistress?

Inconvenient early-risers as housemates? If black circles have taken up residence under your tired eyes this is an ace product. This eye gel is refreshing and strangely addictive so you can be brighteyed and bushy-tailed and no one will be any the wiser. Also can be combined with Dermalogica Redness Relief for a double attack on the after-effects of a night out. You heard it here first... [£17.50]

1. Sisley Eau d’Ikar Do not be put off, this is NOT a perfume. It is a well-known fact that men are far more attractive when they smell good, and if you don’t have time to shower between work and a hot date then this manfragrance will up the ante with minimum effort and maximum effect. [£50.75 for 50ml]

2. Aveda Men Pure-formance Exfoliating Shampoo Dandruff is never a desirable look and shoulder snowfall needs to be avoided at all costs. This shampoo gets rid of greasiness and grossness in one fell swoop, and it smells pretty good too. In a manly way, obviously. [£17 for 200ml]

3. Dermalogica Redness Relief SPF 20 UltraCalming The mid-week hangover can be the bane of your life, but there is no need for the pain to be made worse by everyone at the office noticing reddened skin. Apart from downing water or trying a hair of the dog, and keeping noise and light to a minimum, this product is vastly helpful in calming your complexion to a healthier-looking state. Do not be put off by the fact that it’s green, it genuinely works. [About £27 for 40ml]

4. Sisley Sisleÿum For Men AntiAge Global Revitalizer George Clooney is the obvious example of the man who ages well. Unfortunately, this does not hold true for all of us. There’s no need to follow in Shane Warne’s footsteps and go for Botox, this moisturiser will take care of your skin without resorting to needles. [£133.85]

5. Origins for Men Save the Males Multi-benefit Moisturizer Some men can wear a beard, others can’t. The grizzled look simply doesn’t work for everyone.

Shaving has its perils, but stop your skin misbehaving by using Save the Males moisturizer to calm any razor-induced or other irritations. [£27 for 75ml]

6. Ted Baker The Right Tools For The Job Antiperspirant Deodorant For any Casanovas out there who happen to find an unsuspecting female and subsequently don’t quite make it home one evening, this is an office-drawer essential. Effective without being overwhelming, this deodorant also has a rather aesthetically pleasing toolbox-inspired design. [£4.10 for 150ml]

7. Guerlain Homme Eau de Toilette This fragrance combines rum, mint and lime. This means it is essentially a mojito. For your skin. Best not to actually drink it though. [£33 for 30ml]

8. Fish Freezer Fishshape Frozen Firm Texturising Cream An excellently minty product from the range created by Fish Salon in Soho. Very fresh indeed and won’t budge until you wash it out. [£5.99 for 100ml]

9. Origins for Men Skin Diver Active Charcoal Body Scrub Rub-a-dub-dub, pass me the scrub.

Sounds potentially vicious but really isn’t; and Origins deliver on their promise of “A buff, new bod when you step out the tub.” [£18 for 150ml]

Prices provided are accurate at time of going to print and are included as a guide only

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Hair Implantation for the Boys (& Girls)

By Tracey Bell - Dr James D Garritt BDS

THE DIRECT HAIR IMPLANTATION TECHNIQUE™ IS THE LATEST REVOLUTIONARY DHI TECHNIQUE DHI techniques have been studied over numerber of years and the results have come back as conclusive: the follicle implantation technique conveys a far superior success rate compared to the FUE placement technique.

The main aim of this new, advanced technique is to increase the survival and growth rate of the hair follicles by diminishing their handling and the time they stay out of the skin, resulting in an aesthetically natural looking head of hair.

DHI has a track record of 100,000 elated clients from over 30 affiliated world wide sites. A true global leader in Hair Restoration Technologies, the past 40 years DHI has shown increasing growth and popularity as an innovative technique in hair restoration.

DHI’s founder, K. P. Giotis, is a world-renowned specialist in the treatment of hair loss. The founder opened the first DHI VIP Clinic in Lavrio, Greece, branching out globally to Dubia, India, Japan, US and Europe. Boasting renowned doctors, newscasters and celebrities alike, the clinic remains true to its promise of committing to treat each and every client as an individual VIP of the clinic.

DHI are very proud of their excellent client feedback, and I am

proudly one of them. As a dentist, my hair was never of issue, but when it comes to the promotion of a product there is nothing that can counter a visual outcome of a procedure. As a pioneer of the DHI technique, I embarked upon receiving the procedure myself.

The results amazed me, and I am a walking testimonial for all those considering the technique. You wouldn’t have your hair cut by a hairdresser with a terrible hair cut, and I apply that ethos to my patients; it worked tremendously for me and I intend to grow my hair longer than anticipated and have further work done. I have personally tried and tested the DHI procedure, achieved phenomenal results and therefore work as the perfect advert, and practitioner, in raising the profile of the procedure.

failure rate; survival of the hair follicles is optimal as there is no longer a need for procession under the microscope. There is a reduced risk of infection: the procedure is safe, efficient, with less traumas and less bleeding and the requirement for local anesthesia eliminated.

Minimal effort, with maximum results.

The DHI treatment is simple: grafts are directly extracted from the donor area and are then placed into the recipient area, follicle by follicle.

By optimizing smaller diameter punches and directly implanting the hair follicles, DHI has refined the procedure to become less invasive and therefore achieve higher success rates.

DHI is a simple procedure; a technique that eliminates the use of the scalpel, there is no scarring and it is completely pain free. The procedure is popular amongst men with male pattern baldness, but its potential now starting to be realized by women suffering from androgenetic alopecia. Wonderfully natural results are guaranteed in just a single visit to the DHI clinic at Tracey Bell and I stand as the greatest advocate.

Human error is significantly reduced: the operation is less than three hours, greatly diminishing human fatigue; hair is no longer handled which can increase the

Before Procedure

It is imperative the placement of the follicles during the procedure is correct: this is what guarantees the client an aesthetically natural looking result. DHI allows the hair to be designed: angle, depth and direction of each single hair is considered, thus creating a fully natural result. Hair growth is almost immediate as the follicles enter the anagen phase. The new hair will continue to grow naturally for life.

6 months following procedure

Straight after

If you are also suffering from hair loss please don’t hesitate to contact me for a free consultation. Call me on 613323 or call into the Tracey Bell Clinic.

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Men’s Essentials (and we mean ‘essential!’)

Nose and Hair Trimmers Men get hairy ears as they get older, so if you are at the 30ish mark then get up close to a mirror and turn your head to the side to get a good look. If you suddenly realise that your ear resembles an outpost of your underarm then help is at hand with a nose and hair trimmer. This Panasonic version has a bright focused light for precision and accuracy so you can see into the depths of your ear where the real big bad boys are growing. Also all women would be grateful if you kept your nose hair under control because stubble is sexy to kiss, but having a nose hair prod you in the face when you’re kissing is a real passion killer. The Panasonic has curved, hypo-allergenic stainless steel blades so it still leaves enough hairs behind for natural filtering.

Panasonic Nose and Ear Hair Trimmer, £18.00 approx, from www.amazon.co.uk

Philips Vacuum Stubble and beard trimmer, £61.27 www.philips.co.uk

You might as well get a good looking razor set if you’re going to use it almost every day. These sets also make a great present if you’re lacking in ideas for what to get your friend, brother or father for their birthday. Edwin Jagger do a few really nice sets which come with a pure badger shaving brush, soap bowl and shaving stand. Cleverly the razor uses easy-to-refill Gillette Mach 3 razor blades, so you’ll be able to get new ones from most places.

Edwin Jagger 4-piece wet shaving set, £59.99 www.menkind.co.uk w.menkind. co.uk

Stubble and Beard Trimmer Having some sexy stubble or a beard is becoming much more popular, but having it wild and woolly only suits real mountain men. If you’re not a Mountie then get one of these clever gadgets which has its own built-in vacuum system to capture cut hair for messfree trimming. It has 18 secured length settings from 1 mm up to 18 mm and a stubble comb designed to trim with more precision.

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Tweezers

There’s no easy way to say this, but if you have a monobrow and you don’t keep it in check it looks really, really bad. People who go for the monobrow as a lifestyle choice also choose mankinis - they’re a weird bunch, don’t join them. Invest in a good pair of tweezers to save you hacking at your hairs for ages. Tweezerman are super sharp making it easy to grab even the peskiest of hairs.

Tweezerman Tweezers, £16 from Boots

Tidal Treats On a small island like ours we get so used to seeing beaches and the accompanying seaweed, so it’s easy to forget that scientists and beauticians the world over use various kinds of kelp to create products like the new Thalgo Nutrition range.

Seaweeds are ‘super-plants’ with exceptional nutritional properties – they absorb all the beneficial nutrients found in seawater and are highly concentrated in vitamins and minerals. Thalgo harnesses the incredible properties of seaweed for their beauty, slimming and well-being benefits, which naturally complement Thalgo spa treatments and products. You can choose from Beauty (Anti-ageing, Moisturising, Hair & Nails), Well-being (to detox your body), Slimming (to give you an extra slimming boost from within), Women 45+ (to combat the effects of the menopause); and Sun (to boost your tan). This kind of therapy is shown to work inside and out, and ideal for a post-holiday detox session!

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Food Savvy Apps?

DK Quick Cook

This quick and straightforward app helps you choose recipes, plans menus and shops for food. With more than 500 recipes to choose from, it’s a great source of inspiration for when you’re out and about. The search function filters recipes according to time restraints, key ingredients and much more. It even has a shopping list feature, making it easier to stock up on what you need. £3.99 from itunes, available on ipad only

Cocktail of the Month Hot Toddy By mid October this year we’ve already been forecast a harsh and bitterly cold winter, so what better this November than to enjoy your homemade Hot Toddy – whether you’ve a winter sniffle or not! This Cocktail has many different guises in many different cultures, but we’ll stick to the traditional recipe here, with plenty of Healthy Vitamin C, Soothing Honey and Anaesthetising Alcohol.

Ingredients

Farm to Fork

It’s a wonder this app hasn’t been created before. Made for meat lovers, it lets you search recipes by the type of meat and also by the specific cut. There are more than 80 recipes, offering cooking inspiration for whatever appeals most on the butcher’s block. As a bonus look out for random farming facts like’ did you know for every human on the planet, there’s one chicken?

This app is free!

Take a teaspoon of runny Manx honey and a measure of whiskey in a heat-proof glass or mug and then drop in two cloves and half a cinnamon stick. (You can use ground cinnamon and cloves here, but if you do then it’ll be grainy and won’t taste as fresh). Top it off with water that’s just off boiling point. Finally add a good slice of lemon and some of the juice, stirring to balance the sweetness of the honey with the bitterness of the lemon. Enjoy when it’s no longer hot enough to burn!

Tips

When pouring the hot water into the glass, be sure to have a teaspoon in there. This conducts the heat away from the glass and stops it from cracking. Don’t using boiling water. And don’t be too heavy handed with the cloves, as these impart a slightly medicinal taste if too strong.

Don’t be scared to try a little Star Anise either. And remember, this is alcoholic, so don’t mix with medicines.

Great British Chef

Think you could cut it in a top restaurant kitchen? Try cooking Michelin standard dishes in your own home under the guidance of 12 of the country’s leading chefs. As well as 180 recipes by masters such as Marcus Wareing and Tom Aikens, there are handy tips and tricks to add award-winning flair to your cooking. Video masterclasses will help you master skills too, such as how to open a scallop with out chopping your fingers off. £499 from itunes

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Boys Wine Words| Anne Berry - The Wine Cellar

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here’s a general notion that the girls drink delicate white wine and the boys drink big reds! Whether that’s true or not, it’s certainly the time of year to be thinking about the meaty reds rather than the delicate whites.

A couple of reds to sort the men from the boys come from Scala Dei winery in Priorat in Catalonia. A couple of hours drive south west from Barcelona up in the hills, lies an old Carthusian monastery, now the home of this beautiful winery.

The countryside here is stunning with narrow roads winding through the mountains with sheer drops at the side. If you are driving through the area, it’s best to keep your eyes closed unless you are the driver of course!

The climate is dry, protected by the mountains. This contributes to the production of red wines that are big and intense, deep purple in colour, packed full of black fruit, herbal and spice flavours from the old Garnatxa (the Catalan spelling of Garnacha) and Carinena grapes.

These have to dig deep into the steep llicorella (brown slate with quartzite) hillsides to get any nutrients. Yields are naturally low as the soil is poor and the rainfall

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minimal thus giving massive concentration of flavour.

Negre is the youngest wine and the most approachable style.

Made from old Garnatxa vines it is intense and robust with flavours of fig, coffee, chocolate and blackberry fruit and makes a wonderful partner to a rich casserole on a cool autumnal evening. At £14, it is extremely good value for money.

Big brother, the Cartoixa (£30), is produced in smaller quantities and is even more concentrated.

A wild blend of Garnatxa, Syrah and Cabernet aged in oak barrels, it has intense flavours of mint, bitter cherry, chocolate, blackberries and cloves, that combine with a minerality, which makes you just take that extra mouthful. This is mindblowing wine – not for everyday, but for those (boys?!) nights in with a huge fillet steak.

Serving Sunday lunch or select from an all-new A la Carte menu.

Also choose from a fine selection of wines to accompany your meal, all served in a manner unique to Restaurant . r

Now open all day on Sunday.

Booking is recommended but if a last minute idea simply call in on the day.

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Munch Mushrooms in the first ever Manx Mushroom Month!

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The Islands’ only commercial mushroom farm decided to dub October; ‘Manx Mushroom Month’.

Greeba Farm Ltd., based in Crosby, naturally chose October because it’s a key season for mushrooms.

But worry not: the farm grows a wide range of mushrooms all year round in carefully climate controlled growing rooms – so you won’t struggle even after Manx Mushroom Month!

where Kathy Irwin of Greeba Farm cooked together with the restaurant’s chefs.

Milntown restaurant also put mushroom specials on during the month.

Shoprite and Robinson’s have been very supportive working with Greeba Farm and were able to do some in-store tastings during the month.

In Douglas, L’experience icluded mushroom specials on its menus throughout October. Others who created Manx mushroom specials were Fourteen North, The Welbeck Hotel, McFarlane’s, The Courthouse Restaurant, Tanroagan and Portofino.

To become a member of the Manx Mushroom Recipe Club, e-mail: admin@ greebafarm.co.im

To celebrate the dubbing, Greeba Farm is holding a series of special events and working together with a number of key customers to bring the delights of Manx mushrooms to one and all.

In the South, The Abbey Restaurant in Ballasalla kept it simple and showed how choosing quality ingredients really shines through, with their heart-warming lunch of Greeba mushrooms on toast.

Many of the top local restaurants and caterers choose Manx mushrooms because of their superb flavour and freshness. And in October they got even more creative with one of our most versatile and nutritious foods – mushrooms. Those putting that special effort in to celebrate the first Greeba Farm Manx Mushroom Month in October included: In Ramsey, The Spice of India featured Greeba mushroom dishes each weekend, and had a big focus on mushrooms at the popular end-of-themonth vegetarian evening (27th),

Meanwhile our local hospital and school dinners also joined in with Noble’s Hospital exploring opportunities to cook up Manx mushroom treats for both staff and patients during October, and the Isle of Man Schools dinner service worked with Greeba Farm to see how they could make the most of mushrooms on school menus to encourage children to eat them as part of a healthy diet. Both organisations are great supporters of local producers and committed to using quality local ingredients.

Regular news and updates will also be posted on the farm’s website www. greebafarm.co.im

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Isle of Man Entrepreneurs on the sofa

Ian Sharpe Born

Douglas

School

Auldyn, Albert Road

First job

Solution Architect, Sema Group

Car

I think the roads would soon clear if I got behind the wheel!

Book

The Count of Monte Cristo

Music

Anything by Rush

Film

The Shawshank Redemption

Sports

GB Paralympic

Last Holiday

Centerparcs, Whinlatter

Enjoy

Spending time with the family, tandem cycling , playing the guitar guitar, good food and good company.

The Talking TV Guide: Ian Sharpe What led to the creation of The Talking TV Guide?

I am visually impaired and had become increasingly frustrated with the inaccessibility of websites. I wanted to create an example of inclusive design that would not only be useful, but would also serve as a reference for organisations interested in improving the usability of their sites and services.

What did you do before creating The Talking TV Guide?

I spent ten years at Sema Group, a global IT services company, working my way up the technical career ladder on projects ranging from Facial Image Recognition for the Home Office to the UK national land administration system for DEFRA. In 2004, I set up my own IT consultancy, Sharpe Solutions, providing strategic and technical support for my primary client, a start-up which became Europe’s leading provider of Tele-Interviewing services for the insurance industry.

What’s the hardest thing you’ve learned?

Life isn’t fair.

What would you attribute your success to?

I like to win - hence 25 years in international sport. Winning is all about commitment, passion and focus, and this carries over into my work.

My passion is to make the web easier to use and I think the Talking TV Guide reflects this.

What are your plans for the future?

We’ve created the world’s first interactive, web-based, Talking TV Guide; the world’s first Talking Blog. We’ve also developed Virtual Speech and Virtual Translation technology which can be easily integrated into any website, world-wide. The implications are massive - so watch this space!

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BusinessNews

Three Prestigious Awards for Royal London 360° KPMG eGaming Summit Announcement KPMG Isle of Man has announced that it is holding a second Online Gaming Summit on the Isle of Man, to be held on Tuesday 22nd November at the Mount Murray Hotel, with the aim of once again bringing the sector’s major players and service providers together to discuss the Island’s potential in the global marketplace. Key stakeholders and decision makers will attend, by invitation, to consider and debate how to ensure the Isle of Man remains ‘A Safe Place to Play’ in the world post-Black Friday.

Russell Kelly, Director responsible for eGaming services at KPMG Isle of Man, commented, “The eGaming sector continues to expand globally, and is a major contributor to the Manx economy. It is crucially important that the Island continues to make itself an attractive jurisdiction for the licensing and operation of online gaming companies, maintaining its demonstrated position at the forefront of the industry in this regard.”

Royal London 360° staff are celebrating after winning three prizes at the prestigious International Adviser ‘International Life Awards’ in London. In the Middle East region, the company won the ‘Best New Product’ award for the launch of its international single premium investment bond, Oracle, and the ‘Best Trust/Estate Planning Product’ for its Discounted Gift Trust. Royal London 360°’s DGT is the most flexible on the market, and can be used with any of the company’s single premium products. In Asia, the company won the ‘Best New Product’ award* for the launch of the LifePlan Split Trust.

Natalie Hall, Head of Marketing at Royal London 360°, commented: “These awards are testament to the dedication of all of our staff, and I would like to thank them all for their hard work and contribution to the business.”

Skanco celebrates 25 years in business New Manx Telecom Brand Hits the Streets October has seen Manx Telecom establish a clutch of new initiatives which are set to see the company taking a higher profile and offering even more to its customers. “It’s going to be a big month for us,” says David Smith, Director of Marketing. “October...[saw] the debut of our new brand; the opening of our new store in Strand Street; the launch of the Island’s fastest ever broadband service; plus we’re making a price match promise with our entire range of mobile phones.”

The new brand is the result of a six month project to revitalise how the company presents itself and has been seen throughout October in Manx Telecom’s advertising, website, vans and signage. The new brand is a key part of the company’s new flagship store in Strand Street, which opened its doors on October 12th, replacing the existing Douglas outlets.

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Local corporate IT services provider Skanco Business Systems Limited celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary at a private ceremony on the afternoon of Friday 7th October.

To mark the occasion, the staff filled a time capsule with iconic items from the IT industry over the last 25 years. The event began with an address by Managing Director David Butterworth, reviewing the last 25 years and looking at IT trends to expect in the near future. The capsule was then buried on the grounds of the company’s business continuity facility Restart. The staff all then went on to a local pub for a private party provided by the company.

David Butterworth commented on the anniversary: “It was great to get all the staff together and do something to mark this impressive milestone in our history as a company. It reminded me of what a great mix of people we have.”

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Isle of Man Space Organisation Wins Prestigious Accolade Typhoon House a Force of Nature Typhoon House is the new name for all your business printer needs from a company that’s been based on the Island for over 18 years. Working from our new purpose built offices in the heart of Douglas, we specialise in providing complete office print solutions from single mono printers through to the most advance multi-functional devices. But supplying the equipment is only one part of our comprehensive service. Our fully trained team of specialist engineers ensure that any problems are quickly resolved and with our complete care package, we keep your machines running in perfect condition. We also stock and supply all print consumables and are one of the Island’s few Authorised Apple Resellers.

Our Customers say: Trevor Clark, Standard Bank “Quick and responsive with helpful advice on anything to do with printers, toners and equipment. Friendly staff.”

Typhoon House, Hills Meadow Industrial Estate, Peel Road, Douglas IM1 5EB Email: typhoon@typhoonhouse.im

The International Institute of Commerce (IISC), based in Douglas, has been accepted as a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the most prestigious institution in the space community. The award took place at a ceremony during the 62nd International Astronautical Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. The IAF is the world’s leading space organisation. The Federation advances knowledge about space, fostering the development and application of space assets by advancing global co-operation.

The proposal for the IISC to become a member of the IAF was made in Cape Town by Prof. W. Peeters, Executive Director of IISC, representing the Institute at that meeting.

Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK, then Minister for IOM Dept of Economic Development, welcomed the news, ‘This is another milestone for the Island’s prestigious space industry.

We are proud of this accolade and the Department intends to expand our support to the IISC and to continue to play a prominent role in the space arena.’

Dragon to Open Isle of Man Sporting and Dining Club 2012 Series People in the Isle of Man will have a chance to hear first hand from one of the stars of the BBC’s Dragons’ Den in January next year.

Award winning entrepreneur and current ‘dragon’ Hilary Devey will be the guest speaker on Thursday 26th January at the first event of 2012 organised by the IOM Sporting and Dining Club and sponsored

by HSBC. The founder of pallet distribution business The Pall-Ex Group, Bolton-born Hilary Devey is one of the UK’s most successful ‘rags to riches’ entrepreneurs, recognised for creating a business network that commands revenues of £100 million each year and revolutionising the UK’s pallet distribution industry.

The event will take place at the Mount Murray Hotel & Country Club in Santon, with dinner tickets costing £69 for members and £85 for non-members, available through the Club on 07624 495749 or john@ sportinganddiningclub.com. An auction will be held during the dinner, with all funds raised being donated to a local charity selected

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Chief Minister Lieutenant Governor, His Excellency Mr Adam Wood swore in Chief Minister Allan Bell in October after the 27 to 3 majority vote elected him ahead of Mr Karran.

Allan Robert Bell was first elected to the House of Keys as an independent for Ramsey in 1984, and was then appointed Minister for Tourism & Transport in 1986. In 1991 he assumed the position of Minister of Industry until 1996 when he was appointed Minister of Home Affairs until 2001. A nine year spell as Minister of the Treasury followed; until his appointment to the newly created role of Minister for Economic Development in 2010.

Educated at Ramsey Grammar School, the Honourable Mr Bell was involved in both banking and retail before seeking and achieving election in 1984. Speaking to the BBC recently, the new Chief Minister spoke boldly and positively of the present and future: “The Isle of Man has done incredibly well over the last five years. We’ve ridden the credit crunch, the banking crisis, the world recession, the collapse of Kaupthing and all the problems that have flowed from that.

We are one of the few countries in Europe that hasn’t faced recession, we haven’t got external borrowing, and unemployment has stayed very low all the way through this.”

This is absolutely correct, and something we should be proud of.

“We do have a major challenge in rebalancing the books. We will lose in a couple of years time roughly a third of our income; that’s not going to be easily absorbed, no matter how we try to struggle with the current expenditure levels. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that we have to diminish the quality of service that we provide, but it might...mean that we have to provide it in a different way to what people have been used to.”

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Boston Group has announced three key additions to its team: Gary Ormond, Douglas Kelly and JodieLee McFarlane. The business has ambitious expansion plans following the appointment of Greg Ellison as its Chief Executive Officer earlier this year. Gary Ormond joined Boston in July, taking on the role of Assistant Manager. He brings with him a wealth of experience in the provision of trust and corporate administration services.

Doug Kelly has been appointed as a Senior Client Accountant. Jodie-Lee McFarlane, who started with Boston in August as a Client Accountant, graduated in 2006 from Northumbria University with a degree in Accounting and Finance. Greg Ellison said, “I am delighted to welcome Gary, Doug and Jodie to Boston Group.”

John Clucas was recently appointed as Business Manager of Orchard Recruitment in early September, and has spent a couple of months meeting with a range of companies. Despite never having worked in recruitment, he is drawing on a vast array of experience to ensure he drives the business forward in a positive light.

CabCard is pleased to welcome Aimee Thompson, Sarah Kerruish and Lucy Keenan who have all recently joined the Company to take up their various new roles. Aimee joins the Accounts team for the day to day running and administration of CabCard’s UK and Irish operations. She brings a wealth of practical experience including credit control expertise.

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“l believe good working relationships are established through honesty and commitment; always under promising and over achieving. Communication is the key that keeps the door to good relationships open. I agree that skills and experience are important. They are necessary in the recruiting process, but the cause of headaches and performance issues goes well beyond being able to do the job, it’s a person’s ability to fit in and being in the role for the right reasons.”

Sarah is joining the team to develop new sales opportunities in the chauffeur and executive travel markets in the UK. Her experience gained in fast moving, telephoned based customer services will undoubtedly enhance CabCard’s offering to this market.

Lucy adds a new dimension to CabCard with over 7 years experience gained within the banking sector including experience and knowledge of the Visa and MasterCard issuing market.

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Words | Bridget Henwood

Any serious shopping list for bigger boys’ toys may include a soft-top Bentley, the latest offering by Learjet or that yacht

by Mondo Marine finished in the highest grade Burmese teak supplied from renewable resources. Glossy catalogues displaying the names of Bugatti or Maybach, Bennetti, Cessna or Beechcraft Baron also typically occassion a profound sense of well being in those fortunate enough to view them. Manufacturers’ results appear to indicate that recession notwithstanding the luxury goods market continues to thrive. Clearly luxury toys must still be appearing on certain Christmas wish lists this year.

Without wanting to be too “bah humbug” however, and with Christmas right around the corner, you could do well to remember the remarks of socialite Ivana Trump:“ The second happiest day of my life was when I bought my yacht. The happiest day of my life was when I sold it.”

Considering any large acquisition therefor requires your inner adult to be firmly back in charge. That would include takeing the time to discuss your plans thoroughly beforehand with some suitable professionals, ones of course who are not purveyors of costly toys. It is essential that suitable arrangements are in place well before any expensive purchase is made.

Most often the asset is registered in the name of a company. There are many advantages to such an arrangement. If your yacht or car or aeroplane is registered to, and belongs to, a company, the first advantage’ (as so aptly described by Mrs Trump) is the relative ease of disposal.

Provided your toy is the only asset held by that company, you are able to simply sell the company owning the asset by transferring the shares of the company to the new owner against payment of the purchase price.

The actual sale transaction is thus relatively easy and inexpensive. Delays and difficulties reregistering the particular

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asset to the new owner should be overcome, since it is the company itself which changes hands as opposed to that particular asset registered to it. In addition (and of importance to many) ownership can be quite anonymous if your shares in the company are held in the names of nominees. Corporate Service Providers can readily offer this arrangement.

A yacht can be chartered as well as an aeroplane, and the income stream it generates from charter can be a good one.

Owners of exotic or vintage cars can also benefit from income derived through commercial hire. Events such as weddings are a ready resource, and indeed film companies may also be interested.

Of course expenses will be incurred maintaining your toy, and doubtless will be high. These are a legitimate business expenses however, and are thus set off for tax purposes against the income accruing from any charter or rental arrangement.

The potential business prospects also justify the expense of the purchase rather neatly.

Ownership through a company has other advantages too. It is a secure and usually well defined and regulated way to enjoy coownership of an asset.

Where two or more people are responsible for the purchase price of the item and will share the maintenance costs the dealings between them require planning and forethought. Everyone is familiar with the rather loosely defined race horse and fishing syndicates, sadly and all-too-often responsible for the end of a number of friendships. Similar difficulties should be avoided if the relationship and its affairs are well defined; usually in a shareholders agreement prepared prior to incorporation of the company. In addition, the Memorandum and Articles of a company are designed in such a way, so as to avoid any future doubts as to any particular individual’s rights and responsibilities.

Company ownership can also provide effective estate and succession planning. With larger and longer term assets such efficiencies are important.When ownership of the asset remains in your own name, that asset forms part of your personal estate and is dealt with by will or intestacy. However, your company shares may be transferred to another at any time in accordance with your then wishes.

In the case of joint ownership of the asset, company ownership can be a real advantage too, particularly should your co-owner not want to find your share has transferred to another he feels to be unsuitable. He can instead have a preemptive right to purchase your share of the company himself. You may also define in general to whom the shares in the company may be offered, so as to exclude anyone the owners may not wish to have an interest.

A company can also offer some legal protection from liability for damages occasioning to others while using that car or yacht or aeroplane. This may not help in every case depending on the particular circumstances which occassioned the claim, but any protection you might personally gain from life’s myriad mishaps is worth considering beforehand.

With your affairs in good order you can expect the day your new toy arrives to be the happiest.

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The World Can Be Your Oyster Words | Donald Beggs ACSI, Senior Dealer - Ramsey Crookall & Co We are already more than three quarters of the way through a year most stock market investors would rather forget. How many times have we read headlines in the newspapers or watched television reports and been left with “Tumbling world markets”, “stock prices slashed”, “millions wiped off” in our minds?

However, it is worth noting that times of extreme stock market volatility do provide potential investment opportunities. There are many companies whose share prices are at relatively suppressed levels at present, offering attractive yields and excellent growth prospects. So maybe you can have your cake and eat it?

What about the opportunities to invest overseas? If we travel a few hundred miles from London to Paris, Frankfurt or Zurich or even further afield to New York or Hong Kong, there are global investment opportunities that are

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available to all, whether that be buying shares in companies directly or by gaining regional exposure through an exchange traded fund.

Investing in foreign companies can be an effective way to diversify your portfolio and can be lucrative but the rewards do come with additional risks.

The first to consider is exchange rate risk. If you don’t have funds available in the domestic currency, your stock broker will be able to buy or sell shares on overseas exchanges for settlement in your desired “base” currency.

With increasing globalization there has been a tremendous up trend in overseas investing as clients look beyond London and become more aware of and more familiar with overseas stocks and the opportunities that they offer. Not only can you own a Hermes Scarf but you could become direct shareholder in the company itself!

Exchange rate movements between your base currency and the currency of your chosen investment country will impact on the valuation of your holding. Political or economic instability and differences in reporting and taxation of dividends also need to be considered.

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Sports News Nick Corlett uses Conister Bank Sponsorship to acheive new heights QE2 student Nick Corlett, 15, was triumphant in the End 2 End race on Sunday 18th September – taking home the trophy for 1st place in the Junior Category at the End 2 End presentation; an improvement on last year’s second place. Although as a Junior he could only compete up to St. Johns, Nick actually went on to complete the entire course in just over three and a half hours.

Local bank Conister have continued their sponsorship of the young Manx sportsman to help support his success, providing funds to help his travel to and from competitions; as well as a specialised ‘Epic’ mountain bike worth £4,500.

Over the season Nick has competed in 9 races in the UK and has placed in the top 10 for all of them, which means that he is now ranked 9th in the UK at a junior level. Closer to home, current under-16 Manx Road Race Champion Nick won the Summer Marathon mountain bike race at Archallagan Plantation; when he was up against 33 adult riders – several of which were in the 2011 Island Games Team.

Nick has applied for entry into the Olympic Development Squad, and hopes to follow in the footsteps of Manxman Mark Cavendish.

Lloyds TSB give away Olympic tickets Lloyds TSB, the exclusive Banking and Insurance partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, surprised children from the Isle of Man Youth Cycling League with tickets to the Olympic test cycling event in February 2012.

Lloyds awarded the tickets at the Isle of Man Youth Cycling League annual presentation on Sunday 9 October 2011, which saw over 425 children come to the Villa Marina with their families to celebrate their sporting achievements over the previous year. Youth cycling is an incredibly popular and successful sport on the Isle of Man

and the Youth League has been encouraging children between the ages of 2 and 16 to participate in the sport for over twenty years.

The tickets were awarded to the top riders from the Under 16, Under 14 and Under 12 racing bikes categories. The lucky winners were Anna Christian, Jake Kelly, Breeshey Cain, Mathew Bostock, Nathan Draper, Eleanor Davies and William Draper, who will all go down to London next February with their parents to see some of the finest cyclists in the world compete in the Olympic Test at the newly-completed London velodrome.

Manx Telecom Steps in to Sponsor the Parish Walk Starting with the 2012 edition which takes place on Saturday June 23 - the great annual walking event of the Manx calendar will be known as the Manx Telecom Parish Walk.

“The Parish Walk is a wonderful example of the Isle of Man’s passion for sport and community spirit,” said David Smith, MT Marketing Director. “It’s an incredible sporting contest, a great community event, and it generates thousands of pounds every year for Island charities with so many of the walkers raising funds. All of these aspects of the Parish Walk mean that it has become an integral part of Island life, and becoming title sponsor of the event is a natural progression for Manx BECAUSE QUALITY MATTERS

Telecom as we have provided timing and results services since 2007. As the Island’s leading telecommunications company we are very proud to sponsor such an important event in the Island’s sporting and community calendar.”

Manx Telecom’s timing services to the Parish Walk allow the friends and relatives of competitors to track their progress around the 85-mile course and receive text updates as they pass checkpoints. The company will continue to provide these services and is working with Parish Walk organisers to look at ways of making further improvements to the event.

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Bike Bling Pictures & Words| Richard Allen

Straight from the Tour de France to your high street bike shop - amateur cyclists never have long to wait for the latest technology to hit the shelves.

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magine going into your local car dealership and driving out in a Red Bull F1 car. It’s something petrol heads will only ever be able to dream about. But cyclists (with a big bag of cash) can go into their local bike shop and ride away with a machine good enough to ride to victory in the Tour de France.

Working at the Bikestyle cycle shop in Bucks Road, Douglas, Gavin Quayle sees amateur riders buying road racing machines costing anything from £500 to £5,000 or more from big name brands such as Giant, Scott, Pinarello and Cervélo. He says: “The average club rider who wants a bike for sportive events or local road races will usually spend anything from £1,000 up to £3,000. For that you will get a really good quality road bike - usually with a carbon fibre frame and good components and wheels. But if riders want to spend more they can get a bike good enough for a pro rider.”

In fact, because the UCI (the world governing body of cycle racing) has strict rules about the specifications of pro bikes it’s possible for amateur riders to get a racing machine that’s even better than the pros use. For example, the UCI insist that road racing bikes have a minimum

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weight limit of 15 pounds - but if you’ve got the money to spend - and choose frames and components carefully - it’s possible to get your local bike shop to build a machine much lighter than this limit. And in cycling, light weight bikes mean more speed up hills.

So, if you shell out a few grand for a top notch road bike, what do you get for your money? What’s so special about these computer designed engineering masterpieces?

Gavin and I arranged to take a look around the Manx Museum’s ‘Our Sporting Life’ exhibition, where on display is Mark Cavendish’s 2008 Tour de France machine which took him to victory on four stages.

The Giant TCR Advanced Team bike may be three years old, but examining it in detail is a good way get a close look at the type of bike used by the world’s best riders.

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The sleek carbon fibre framed machine is the bicycle equivalent of a Savile Row suit. It’s custom built to suit the rider and made to fit his physique and riding style.

From the frame design to the height of the saddle and the length of the cranks and handlebar stem, each component is chosen so that the rider can race hundreds of miles and make sure that every ounce of power put through the pedals is transformed into speed.

In a sprint finish, Cavendish’s profile is unmistakable as he crouches down over the bike with his nose almost touching the handlebars. This style makes him more aerodynamic in a sprint than most of his rivals and is a factor in his remarkable success rate in winning bunch sprints. The Giant bike is built to suit this style with a short head tube and steerer column, but there are other factors which go into designing the bike specifically for the Manx Missile.

Gavin says: “As Cav produces a massive amount of power in a sprint finish, the frame is strenghtened around the bottom bracket so that there’s no flex and no loss of power when he’s sprinting.”

However, if the frame is too rigid and inflexible then riding 2,000 miles around France in three weeks would be unbearable as every bump in the road would send shock waves through the frame and the rider. So the Giant experts used a special carbon fibre weave to give the frame the perfect balance between performance and comfort.

“ In fact, because the UCI (the world governing body of cycle racing) has strict rules about the specifications of pro bikes it’s possible for amateur riders to get a racing machine that’s even better than the pros use.”

Electronic gears are one of the biggest innovations in bike technology in recent years. Instead of moving a lever to change gear, the Di2 system is operated by buttons on the handlebars which control electronic motors on the derailleurs to change gear. The Di2 system constantly adjusts the derailleurs so that gear changes are always perfect and, say the manufacturers, therefore eliminates any need for manual adjustments which are required by mechanical systems from time to time.

Shimano’s Dura Ace Di2 components are not cheap - you’ll pay more than £2,000 for a groupset (that’s a complete set of bike components including gears, brakes & cranks, and drivetrain). But for Cycling Nuts that exclusive price tag just seems to make the kit even more desirable it’s the ultimate in cycling bling for the weekend racers who want to have the same kit as their Tour de France heroes.

So, last year’s Tour de France winning machine will be available for anyone to buy next year. And at the moment even despite the recession - there’s no shortage of buyers for the latest kit.

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Visit Richard’s website at www.rjallenwriter.moonfruit.com

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The Isle of Man Sea Kayak Symposium 24th - 30th Sept 2011

The Isle of Man Sea Kayak Symposium 2011, organised by Adventurous Experiences, was a success with 56 paddlers ranging from improver to Advanced testing themselves in the island’s waters.

It was a truly international event with guest coaches from the US, Finland, Estonia, Netherlands, and all over the UK. The Symposium itself runs for a full week, including the international training weekend beforehand. With beautiful legs like Port St Mary to Chicken Rock and the very challenging Southern leg (together with playful seal hazard), this annual event is well worth a look for those experienced kayakers out there.

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MotoringNews Must have #1:DAILY DRIVE The first of my three fuel-guzzling boys’ toys must haves is obvious, because you need to get around, right? But I’m not talking about a clapped out small-capacity hatchback. Oh no, you deserve better than that.

Plus who knows, you may even have a dog. Once you’ve sourced a suitable car that is equally at home collecting said canine companion from the vet, transporting lady-friends to and from dinner engagements or being thrashed around a racetrack, then you may progress onto one or both of the following items below.

Must have #2: TROPHY TRUCK Most popular in the USA, trophy trucks are mostly found re-shaping deserts at an unholy rate. Take THAT, Mother Nature!

Often 2 wheel drive, fitted with a large V8 and loosely resembling a mass-produced pickup truck in body style and badging, trophy trucks are pretty much the fastest off-road vehicles going. Forget the stateside specials though, because this contender from Volkswagen that dropped into my inbox (and straight into the ‘never, ever forget this’ section of my mind where vivid images of all the best franken-motors reside) has got to be king of the hill.

Built to compete in both the Baja 1000 and Pikes Peak ‘race to the sky’ hillclimb, and very loosely based on the Touareg and with VAG’s 6 litre V12 TDi powerplant putting out unfathomable amounts of torque, this is what it looks like in ‘naked’ form, underneath its protective, Touareg-esque shell. Personally, I think it looks ten times as mean like this, resembling a pimped-out Kubelwagen. If this had existed in the 90s, you just know Moesha would have had to have one.

Must have #3:FAST BIKE There are three schools of motoring thought; those who only entertain four wheels, those who like getting cold and wet exclusively on two wheels, and those who prefer to both have their cake AND eat it, regardless of the number of wheels.

With two-wheeled opinions varying so vastly, and despite not being much of a sportsbike kind of guy myself, this is the bike that people just haven’t seemed to stop talking about for the past couple of years: BMW’s S1000RR. 193hp (enough for a car, let alone a bike), stunning looks and breathtaking performance all readily on tap and with extras like anti-wheelie for those of us whose testicles don’t get transported on palletboards; it seems like a winner to me. And if you fancy taking a look at the BMW S1000RR, Jason Griffiths Motorcycles in Castletown is the place to do that.

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NEW INTERCEPTOR Worried at first, having discovered that the people who now own Bowler and are planning to produce the new Spyker range will be responsible for the new generation of Jensen Interceptor, I’m slowly coming round to the idea. Thankfully, the fishbowl rear window will remain.

Phew.

THE BRITISH SUPER SUV Formed by a group of motoring enthusiasts, backed by a selection of international investors, designed by an engineer who was partly responsible for Jaguar’s XJ220 supercar way back when I was of the age to want a poster of such a vehicle on my bedroom wall, and with former F1 driver Johnny Herbert on board, Eterniti Motors sounds like a party!

Their first offering, the Hemera, sounds a bit like something that could be responsible for a sore bottom, but owing to the docks for two iPads and a drinks chiller in its limousine-inspired interior, that being a reality is rather doubtful. Eterni say that by combining this luxurious interior with performance and space they will be creating a brand new motoring niche, leading me to believe that it’s probably fair to say they’ve never seen a Porsche Cayenne.

THE START OF A NEW ERA? Having borne the Defender moniker for 21 years and having remained essentially unchanged aesthetically for closer to 31 years, Land Rover have finally hinted at the direction that the original’s successor could be going, in the form of the DC100, seen here.

At its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Land Rover have confirmed that they will release a new Defender model for 2015, citing this as the beginning of a 4 year journey into the development of the new vehicle.

Must have #now - Brent Mealin IOM: Big Boys Toys

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Mercedes C63 AMG Saloon

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The Showroom Bentley Continental GT silver Porsche 997 C4 ‘S’ Coupe black Range Rover 3.6 TDV8 Vogue silver Audi S5 4.2 Quattro Coupe grey Porsche 997 C2 Coupe silver BMW X5 3.0D-A ‘M’ Sport silver Land Rover Discovery 2.7TD HSE silver BMW 335i-A ‘M’ Sport Convertible silver Audi 2.0 TTS Coupe White Range Rover 3.0TDV6 Vogue blue BMW 120D ‘M’ Sport Coupe blue Mercedes CLC 180K-A Sport Coupe black

www.brentmealin.com Tel: 662442 Snugborough Union Mills

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Toys for Big Boys Full of hot air? Then this isn’t for you If you talk the talk when it comes to winter sports, and still want to walk the walk once you’ve conquered your very own patch of this season’s backcountry you might want to look into investing in one of these. After all, a probe and a shovel are only helpful if at least one rider in your group isn’t buried under tonnes of snow when you’re caught in an avalanche.

Pull the cord to rapidly inflate the airbags contained within the backpack and the manufacturer says you’ll be floating on top of the snow within 2 seconds of it first hitting you, massively increasing your odds of survival.

There’s plenty of scientific thinking behind the concept, but rather than bore you with things even I don’t understand, I’ve managed to boil the facts, figures and statistics down to one simple statement: Buy one of these and you’re less likely to die a snowy death; Easy.

ABS Freeride dual system 499€ from www.abssystem.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a...Vampire?

When jumping out of a plane just doesn’t cut it anymore, or your jumps keep getting cancelled thanks to bad weather, you really need a plan B. No, I’m not talking about a stocky bloke with a surprisingly decent singing voice despite his inability to talk the Queen’s English under normal circumstances, I mean wingsuits.

Jump off anything high enough and be your very own aeroplane.

If you’ve not seen these in action then get onto the manufacturer’s website below because some of the footage shown surpasses ‘breathtaking’ and takes you straight to heart-in-mouth craziness.

Feeling brave?

Phantom-fly wingsuits start at 415€ and cost up to 1090€ dependent upon model from www.phantom-fly.com

The world’s latest little Wally If luxury yachts are right up your shipping canal but you haven’t heard of Wally, you must have spent the past few years bobbing about somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle.

From the almost impossibly overbearing monolithic Wally 118, that blurs the lines between a powerboat and a luxury cruiser, with its stunningly contemporary interior and 17,000hp turbine engine; to sailing yachts that are the epitome of modern seatravel; a range of cruisers; and all the way down to this: the brand new Wally One. The design of these machines couldn’t possibly be described as anything short of breathtaking.

Use it as a tender, for short trips away, relaxing, diving, watersports or any other marine activity that requires either agile handling or a capacious deck area - both of which are attributes of the Wally One. Of course, agile handling is of little use without the power to fully exploit it.

Cue not one, but two Yammar twin-turbo V8s providing over 600 horsepower to the 13 metre carbon fibre hull, designed to pierce the waves and provide a smooth ride whatever the sea state, without ever compromising the luxury that is at the heart of each and every Wally creation.

There’s also a well trimmed double berth below deck and prices range from between 580,000€ to 620,000€. Get saving!

For more information about Wally yachts visit www.wally.com

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Chocks Away Old Boy!

Surely, the ultimate boy’s toy and man-project all rolled into one has to be building your very own aeroplane in your very own man-shed?

Building, flying and most probably crashing kit aeroplanes is a big thing over the pond in the United States and there are plenty of kits out there to choose from. You can choose how deeply you’d like to get involved in the build by either buying partly or pre-assembled sections or for extra bragging points down the pub (not less than 48 hours before flying though please) choose to build it all yourself down to every last nut and bolt.

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With a choice of car or aero-specific engines depending on the kit, it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg either. Which is a bonus, as you’ll want a full set of both to fly it with.

The aircraft below, from Zenith Air, needs a mere 88 metres to take off, will cruise at 112mph up to a maximum ceiling of 16,000ft and will allow you to fly 320 miles in about 6hrs, or twice that if you go for the ‘extended range’ option with larger fuel tanks. Obviously you’ll need a license first, but training can be obtained on island (or should that be ‘above’?) through the Manx Flyers Aero Club.

Surely I can’t be serious? Well I am, and don’t call me Shirley.

With all of the hype surrounding Citroen’s DS3 of late, what could be better for any self-respecting hip owner and owner-wannabe than the shoes to match?

Citroen have teamed up with Gio-Goi to create a high-top limited edition shoe based on the look and trim of the car - in this case black with orange detailing - and the manufacturers say they’re the perfect complement to each other, making a great driving shoe.

Zenith STOL CH801 kits start from $24,990 (approx £16,000) www.zenithair.com

The pattern on the sole is a reflection of the curves seen on the DS3’s alloy wheels, and with only 100 pairs being manufactured (with only a handful of those available to purchase) they’re sure to be a hit on the streets.

If you can manage to get hold of a pair expect to pay around £120. They’ll undoubtedly sell out fast so checking eBay might be a good plan!

Focus on teabreak

A must for any self-respecting camera buff, confuse your family, friends & colleagues by drinking from a lens.

Available from www.firebox.com for £15.99

SmarTouch

This winter you can stay warm AND still use your iPhone with your gloves on with a pair of these.

Available from www.firebox.com for £14.99

Good Things Come in Small Packages

You’re going to be needing a decent camera to record all of your adrenalinefuelled activities, so how about a compact camera featuring SLR quality imaging and interchangeable lenses? That’s exactly what Olympus’ E-PM1 is, and it’s available in a range of colours too.

A comprehensive range of lenses are available, which - in conjunction with a 12.3 megapixel sensor - enables you to shoot gorgeous, high definition movies with stereo sound as well as high resolution stills. Offering stunning depth of field as well as decorative lens rings, you can be sure both the camera itself and the photos you take on it will look great.

There’s also the option of a flash attachment for working in low light, all in all making this miniature masterpiece an extremely versatile bit of kit to keep in your pocket.

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iPhone 4S

Stachetastic £0.69

This is the most sought after phone of the year, and the fastest iPhone yet, with an A5 dual core processor and up to 14.4Mbps download speeds – the perfect partner for Manx Telecom’s fastest on Island 3G HSPA network.

The worldwide hysteria which accompanied its launch is not surprising given that the iPhone 4S can give you the answer to the meaning of life! Apple’s iconic smartphone now gives you a personal assistant - called Siri - which lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and much more.

Siri can answer a whole range of questions and you will keep on finding more and more ways to use it.

Movember is coming up, and if you just don’t know what ‘tache to sport, get this app! Handlebars, the toothbrush or the Mexican? Try before you grow with the iPhone app.

The iPhone 4S features an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and face detection, 1080p HD video recording which looks fantastic when viewed on the 3.5-inch retina display. The iPhone 4S is available in black or white and with 16GB, 32GB or 64GB options.

Just for the record, Siri’s answers to the meaning of life have so far included “42” (Siri must have made a call to ‘Deep Thought’, the computer from The Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy); “To think about questions like this”; and “Chocolate”

Available from Manx Telecom from November - two demo handsets are available in store now and pre-orders can be made by phoning 624 624 or by visiting the Manx Telecom Shop in Strand Street.

Apple app

Fanfinder £1.49 Apple app

Don’t know the area, but need to find the match? Search for other fans of your favourite team, whether it’s Rozel Rovers or Manchester United. Never watch a match alone again, whether you’re on the Isle of Man or in the UK.

Jetpack Joyride £0.69 Apple app

Barry Steakfries is back with yet another seriously addictive iPhone platform shoot-em-up game. I can’t stop playing it. Seriously. Get it.

Barcode Scanner FREE Android app

Wondering how much you might be able to get that for somewhere else?

Scan the barcode via the camera, wait, then watch for price comparisons – both local and online. You can even check product reviews.

Gtunes FREE Android app

An obvious Apple competitor, but cheaper. Much cheaper. Completely free music downloads in fact.

Best prices guaranteed by Manx Telecom’s Price Match Promise. www.manxtelecom.com

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Making Money Mobile Words| James Hewitt - Sure Mobile

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ames Hewitt, Retail Manager from Sure, takes a look at the new technology that is making money mobile.

Just when you thought that mobile phones couldn’t pack in any more features, a new one comes along. The developing technology known as Near-Field Communications (NFC) has reached the point of take-off and is coming to a phone near you, very soon.

With NFC all sorts of data can be sent and received, but the application that is getting everyone excited is the use of NFC to make cash transactions. The question is: Will this make a real difference? Yes, paying for things may become faster, and you won’t need to use your card and PIN; but can it really be transformative?

Mobile marketing At the 2011 Mobile World Congress Eric Schmidt, Google CEO, explained that the mobile wallet is so powerful because of its links with marketing: “I’m walking down the street and I need pants [trousers]. My phone has an NFC chip. It knows where I am.

It tells me about two stores, one to the left with a 20% discount and one to the right with a 30% [discount]. It is programmed to know I am a cheapskate so points me to the right and the store knows what pants I want.”

It is clear how it could become a marketer’s dream, but the industry is far from convinced. Whilst it is acknowledged that the technology works securely, the drive for mobile wallets isn’t coming from customers.

Instead, it is the NFC industry itself (phone manufacturers, card companies and banks) that is pushing the development of this new form of payment.

Critics have pointed out that payment forms which

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aren’t customer-focused rarely take off, and the lack of NFC technology in the new iPhone 4S has been viewed as an indication that Apple is sceptical. On the other hand the majority of major phone manufacturers, including Google, are launching NFC enabled handsets over the coming year.

Three of the UK’s major mobile networks are working together to speed up adoption of NFC payment technologies. Their SIM-based system locks your wallet within your SIM card, so users can switch NFC enabled handsets without any problems. This would give companies and organisations the ability to create secure mobile versions of anything from credit or debit cards to loyalty and membership schemes; and allow the customers to pay for almost anything with their phone.

A game of trust Soon, we will have the means to make mobile payments - because NFC is being packaged with mobile phones - but if there’s nowhere to use it, take up will be limited. A few chains accept NFC payments but, as with the initially slow take-up of online transactions a decade ago, it’s the consumer who will make the ultimate choice. Trust will be everything, and at first NFC will be vulnerable to any security failures that catch the headlines and cast doubt upon its integrity.

With NFC-enabled handsets hitting the high street now, the next few years will be crucial to the adoption of mobile payments. Not only will shops need to install the technology to read NFC but - most importantly – customers will have to see the benefits and learn to trust that their money is safely stored in their phone.

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