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CONTENTS Nº 181 - APRIL 2018

RICHES OF A KINGPIN: PABLO ESCOBAR

THE ALL NEW KIA SORENTO

FIRST ACTS CONFIRMED FOR MTV GIBRALTAR CALLING

STEPHEN HAWKING: MARTIN REES LOOKS BACK ON COLLEAGUE’S SPECTACULAR SUCCESS AGAINST ALL ODDS

YOUTH OPEN DAY

ROSARIO FLORES NAMED AS GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL SONG FESTIVAL’S MAIN ACT ‘HOT WHEELS’ 50TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION AT IRISH TOWN EXPRESS

CREDITS Front Cover Models: The Gibraltar Youth Choir: William Menez, Julianne Coleing, Tamara Brink, Bodene Chipol, Matthew Navas, Amy Bonavia, Connie Prino, Celine Azopardi, Chloe Martinez, Hannah Caras-Altas & Adam Rocca Photography: Charlene Figueras Hair: Shyanne Azopardi MUA’s: Aimee Balestrino, Kelly Balestrino, Amy Gavito, Georgina Ocaña & Kayleigh Barton

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‘HOT WHEELS’: TOYS, CARS AND FRIENDSHIP

SKYWALK OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED BY STAR WARS’ ACTOR MARK HAMILL

THE GIBRALTAR YOUTH CHOIR

THE GIBRALTAR YOUTH CHOIR: THE MEMBERS

GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL COMIC CON 2018

THE BEST RECIPES OUR CUISINE

WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN TOWN?

THE IMPORTANCE OF 100% UV SUNGLASSES

WE KNOW JUST HOW MUCH STARING AT THE SUN CAN DAMAGE YOUR EYES, THANKS TO WOMAN WHO STARED AT ECLIPSE

DREAM GIRL OF THE YEAR 2018

THE HERETIC ORDER TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM

ADJUDICATORS AWARD FOR GIBRALTAR AT THE SUSSEX FESTIVAL

GIBSAMS ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU AT THE END OF THE LINE

MATTERHORN: THE MUSICAL

SPRING/SUMMER 2018 FASHION

STRESS: KEYS TO MANAGING IT

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The Riches of a Kingpin Pablo Escobar

passions was for cars – whilst he had a massive collection, arguably his most impressive was his 1973 Porsche 911 RSR. His passion for speed was honed during his days racing in Colombia’s Copa Renault 4 circuit. As the riches of being the world’s largest drug lord rolled in, Escobar transitioned to the next levels of racing royalty!

Article by courtesy of Watch & Bullion

IThe most infamous criminal in history, Pablo Escobar struck equal fear and envy into the watching world as the head of the deadliest criminal gang of all time, the Medellin Drug Cartel. Known commonly throughout his native Columbia as the ‘King of Cocaine,’ by the mid 1980’s Escobar was believed to be one of the richest men in the world with a net worth in the region of $30 billion. Although seen as a villain by many, for those from his hometown of Medellin, he is considered a saint. At the height of his wealth, Escobar was known for investing money back into the community, building houses and community areas for those less fortunate. Despite this Robin Hood-esque appearance, Escobar like to spend his wealth lavishly on, among other things, luxury watches. Not satisfied with the off the shelf pieces, Pablo was known for his 8 GLOBE MAGAZINE

custom made luxuries that often veered on the side of extravagance. Now collectors items in their own right, his luxury legacy extends as far as his criminal one. Here at Watch & Bullion, we’ve covered Gangster Watch Collections in the past but we believe Pablo Escobar deserves an article

all of his own. With that said, it’s time to jump into this Kingpin’s collection of riches – are you ready? Lets go….

1973 PORSCHE 911 RSR One of Pablo Escobar’s greatest

Pablo managed to bag himself one of only 15 1973 Porsche 911 RSR’s, with his model being the one previously owned and raced by legendary Formula 1 racer Emmerson Fittipaldi. Pablo would take his Porsche racing all around South America, whilst famously challenging (and beating) Ricardo “Cuchilla” Londoño, one of Colombia’s most famous drivers in a time trial challenge.

CASA MALCA MANSION Before Pablo Escobar met his bloody end, being shot by Columbian Police at the early age of 44, he spent many years on the run and as such needed some la-

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vish hideouts. He had many large and luxurious properties throughout South America; but one of our favourites was Casa Malca found within the Mexican resort of Tulum. Back in the late 80’s, this mansion was quite covert in nature. Surrounded by overgrown trees when the area wasn’t such a popular tourist region, Casa Malca was the perfect place for Escobar and co to hideout from the American Government. Following the Medellin kingpin’s death, Casa Malca remained abandoned for years falling into a state of major disrepair. But in 2012, the mansion was taken over and renovated by world renowned, New York-based art dealer Lio Lamca, who converted the former drug den into a boutique hotel. 10 GLOBE MAGAZINE

Whilst all visual resemblances of Casa Malca’s past have been removed, it is still a great getaway for any Escobar fans with a small taste of the billionaire’s luxury lifestyle to be had. If you’re looking to book your next gangster getaway, a night in Basa Malca typically starts at around $400.

LEARJET When you’re a international drug lord, you need to travel in style as well as travelling in speed, so what better to get than your own private jet? Not satisfied with any old jet, Pablo Escobar bought a top of the range Learjet to help him get around.

The picture above shows Escobar himself departing his Learjet which it was reported the cartel would use to transfer their drug money, up to $100 million per run. Tired of having to stop off in various risky places as part of the drug run, the Medellin cartel took over a number of islands around the Bahamas to use as refueling stops and private vacation getaways.

ROLEX DAY-DATE – DIAMOND ENCRUSTED YELLOW GOLD A Watch & Bullion article wouldn’t be complete without looking at the stunning timepieces of this iconic drug kingpin. Having seen the lavish spending of Mr Escobar so far, it’s no surprise that some of his huge wealth was spent on a watch or two.

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ted Day-Date is off the market, getting your hands on a Yellow Gold version is a real possibility. Brand new, the model shown above can be picked up for around £25,500. For those on slightly smaller budgets, a preowned model can be found below £10,000.

TO WRAP UP….. Whilst his collection was known to be large, there’s one watch in particular we are interested in…. This classic Yellow-Gold Rolex Day-Day has been encrusted with hundreds of miniature diamonds making it a truly one of a kind piece that is fitting of the King of Cocaine’s flashy style. Whilst you may think this custom Day-Date could command a huge amount at auction, it seems the history of the piece may have put the mass-markets off. Despite its US$70,000 estimate, it eventually went to an anonymous buyer for only $8,500. When asked why he wanted to remain anonymous, he simply replied “You never know who might track you down and ask for their things back.” Sold as part of a larger auction focused on seized, drug cartel assets, the buyer distanced himself from the bloo-

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dy past of the items saying – “I don’t like where these things come from,” referring to the watches gangster past he insisted that “For me it’s just an investment.” Whilst Pablo’s diamond encrus-

As the most infamous drug lord in history, Pablo Escobar has left his mark on the world through his live fast, die young lifestyle. Whilst seen as a villain by many, in his homeland of Columbia he is seen as a hero commonly

known as ‘Don Pablo’ – Sir Pablo. His amassed wealth allowed him to live the high life with expensive mansions, fast cars and a sweet tooth for custom made, luxury watches. His diamond encrusted, Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date was a true beauty with the lucky buyer getting a bargain deal due to it’s bloody past. If you’d like to take a look at some other infamous watch collections, why not check out our Gangster Watches article to see the pieces that have really caught the criminals eye!

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The All-New Kia Sorento Delivering a premium look and feel, the all-new Kia Sorento blends style, practicality and technology, which builds on the success of the outgoing model. The new Sorento’s smoother, swept-back profile and deeply sculpted surfaces introduce a higher level of sophistication for the third-generation model, with more space and numerous innovative features

The evolutionary styling changes subtly alter the character of the new Sorento, highlighting its sleek, sinuous, profile, creating a sophisticated appearance and ensuring the new model has a bolder on-the-road presence. The face of the new Sorento incorporates long, wrap-around headlamps and more prominent fog-lamps, as well as a larger, more upright ‘tiger-nose’ grille, with a distinctive three-dimensional diamond pattern, first featured on the 2013 Kia Cross GT concept. In profile, the new model retains the Sorento’s hallmark long bonnet and characteristic wide D-pillar, but a lower roofline, 14 GLOBE MAGAZINE

higher beltline and swept-back shape give the car a more dramatic, muscular stance. The new clean look is achieved with the introduction of new laser welding manufacturing techniques, then

rendering weld lines invisible. The sleeker look of the new Sorento is enhanced by its increased length (+95 mm to 4,780 mm), reduced height (down 15 mm to 1,685 mm) and extra width (+5

mm to 1,890 mm). The exterior styling of the new car was led by Kia’s Namyang design studio in Korea, with significant input from the brand’s Frankfurt, Germany and Irvine, California design studios.

‘SOPHISTICATED AND LUXURIOUS’ THEME FOR INTERIOR STYLING Inside, the all-new Sorento is where some of the most significant improvements are to be found. Interior styling was led by the brand’s European design team, based in Frankfurt, and Kia’s designers have created a more sophisticated, more luxurious cabin, featuring signifi-

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The increased torsional rigidity of the new body-shell (up by 14 percent compared to the outgoing model) provides an excellent foundation for both enhanced refinement and improved safety.

cantly higher quality materials. The styling of the cabin follows a ‘modern and wide’ theme, providing the interior with a stable, horizontal layout and appearance. This width is echoed in the wider instrument cluster, interior garnish and the wrap-around shape of the dashboard which extends into the door trims. A higher proportion of soft-touch materials and leather creates a modern luxury feel to the cabin and gives the new Sorento a genuine premium vehicle ambience.

NVH-reducing measures adopted for the new Sorento include new soundproofing material for the transmission tunnel, a 29 percent thicker dashboard soundproofing panel, larger engine and transmission mounts for greater ‘power-train’ refinement and, for diesel models, a new DPF cover and an acoustic shield integrated into the engine’s timing chain cover. Cabin noise is reduced by three-to-six percent, depending on driving conditions.

One of the most distinctive interior styling features is the Swiss watch-inspired center-console, which incorporates Kia’s latest HMI (human-machine interface) technologies. The flowing contours of the dashboard rise to incorporate the driver’s instrument binnacle, and the smoothlystyled design curve in the doors, leads from the audio speakers up to the SUV-style grab handles, endowing the cabin with a more sophisticated appearance.

IMPROVED POWERTRAINS, RIDE AND HANDLING To match consumers’ rising expectations, Kia engineers worked to improve every aspect of the new Sorento’s driving experience, creating upgrades for the engines, steering and suspension.

COMFORT, CONVENIENCE AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Two engines are available with the new Sorento; the 2.2-litre turbodiesel and 2.4-litre GDI engines, with the diesel unit expected to account for the majority of sales.

Compared to the previous-generation model, the increased exterior dimensions and the extended wheelbase (+80 mm to 2,780 mm) have liberated additional space in the cabin of the new car. Although the roofline is 15 mm lower, repositioned seat cushions ensure increased headroom for occupants in all three rows, who will also enjoy greater legroom. Cargo space also increases, thanks to a cargo bay floor (up by 87 mm), and capacity with the third row seats folded flat is up 17.5 percent, from 515 to 605 litres (VDA). The new Sorento also features a new under-floor ton16 GLOBE MAGAZINE

neau cover storage compartment.

ENHANCED REFINEMENT

Available in five- or seven-seat versions, the new Sorento features 40/20/40 second row split folding for improved versatility, with a higher folding centre armrest. The second row seats in the seven-seat version are equipped with ‘remote folding’ controlled by two levers in the side of the cargo bay.

Throughout the development of the new Sorento, Kia engineers also focused on strengthening the body-shell structure and improving NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) characteristics to increase refinement and create a tranquil travelling environment that is as sophisticated as the new model’s styling.

When developing the new Sorento, a key focus for the Kia chassis engineering team was achieving improvements in ride comfort, high-speed stability and handling response to match the leaps forward in interior quality and NVH. The fullyindependent suspension retains the format of the outgoing model (MacPherson struts at the front and Kia’s multi-link system at the rear), but features a range of modifications. At the rear, the sub-frame supporting the suspension has larger bushings to better isolate it from the cabin and the larger shock

absorbers are now mounted vertically behind the axle line, improving body control motion. These changes, together with the longer wheelbase, deliver a more

motor-driven power steering system (R-MDPS), available as either standard or optional equipment depending on country, is mounted directly onto the steering rack - rather than the steering column as on the outgoing model. This provides greater steering feel and quicker response, ensuring that new Sorento will be among the more agile and sporty vehicles in its segment, without sacrificing the ride quality that customers compliant ride, with a more pro- expect from a luxurious SUV. gressive response to bumps in the road, making the new Sorento a BETTER PASSIVE very comfortable place in which AND ACTIVE SAFETY to spend time on longer journeys. At the front, an all-new electric The structure of the new Sorento is

significantly stronger, thanks in large part to the more widespread use of ultra-high tensile steel. The previousgeneration model was made up of 24.4 percent ultra-high tensile steel (UHTS), but the body-shell of the new model consists of 52.7 percent UHTS, aiding the integrity of the carâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core structure in the event of an impact and also improving torsional rigidity. The stronger steel has been used to reinforce the wheel arches, tailgate surround and rear-wheel surround. The all-new Kia Sorento can be viewed at Bassadone Motors, 42 Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tower Road, Tel: 200 79004, distributors in Gibraltar for Kia.

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The first six acts for MTV Gibraltar Calling 2018 confirmed The 2018 MTV Presents: Gibraltar Calling music festival will take place on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd September at the Victoria Stadium. This year’s event will be later in the month than in previous years, due to Gibraltar’s commitments to host FIFA matches at the Victoria Stadium. Doors will open at 3pm on both Friday and Saturday afternoons. The new format allows attendees, event staff and volunteers to rest on the Sunday before returning to their normal work schedules on Monday. Early bird tickets went on sale from 12:00 noon on Thursday 11th January 2018 at their website, www.gibraltarcalling.com . Early bird ticket prices are as follows: • 2 Day General Admission = £89

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• 1 Day General Admission = £75 • 2 Day VIP= £359 • 1 Day VIP= £320 As in previous years, tickets for children aged 12 and under (on 22nd September 2018) will be available free of charge when the child is accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. Further information on children’s tickets will be available in due course. Festival goers are encouraged to sign up to the Gibraltar Calling newsletter for the most up-to-date information and further announcements. Once again, MTV Presents: Gibraltar Calling will see some of Gibraltar’s best musical talent share a stage with global superstars. The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo, said:

“I am delighted that Gibraltar will continue its partnership with MTV as its main media partner, benefiting from the strength of MTV’s marketing and media support whilst still allowing us to announce artists that appeal to all ages and tastes.” The Minister of Culture, the Hon Steven Linares, said: “The Gibraltar Calling music festival was a huge success in 2017 and I expect 2018 to be even more incredible. We are working hard with MTV to bring you the best musical talent from today and years passed; brace yourselves for a fantastic event!” The first six acts confirmed are: Stormzy, Two Door Cinema Club, Rag’n’Bone Man, Boom Town Rats, Sister Sledge and Suzie Quatro respectively. The local music scene will be represented by Angelwings, Glow, Dead City Radio, Jetstream and Hollie April, respectively.

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Stephen Hawking: Martin Rees Looks Back on Colleague’s Spectacular Success against all Odds Text By Martin Rees Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics, University of Cambridge) www.theconversation.com Soon after I enrolled as a graduate student at Cambridge University in 1964, I encountered a fellow student, two years ahead of me in his studies, who was unsteady on his feet and spoke with great difficulty. This was Stephen Hawking. He had recently been diagnosed with a degenerative disease, and it was thought that he might not survive long enough even to finish his PhD. But he lived to the age of 76, passing away on March 14th 2018. It really was astonishing. Astronomers are used to large numbers. But few numbers could be as large

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as the odds I’d have given against witnessing this lifetime of achievement back then. Even mere survival would have been a medical marvel, but of course he didn’t just survive. He became one of

the most famous scientists in the world – acclaimed as a world-leading researcher in mathematical physics, for his best-selling books and for his astonishing triumph over adversity.

Perhaps surprisingly, Hawking was rather laid back as an undergraduate student at Oxford University. Yet his brilliance earned him a first class degree in physics, and he went on to pursue a research career at the University of Cambridge. Within a few years of the onset of his disease, he was wheelchair-bound, and his speech was an indistinct croak that could only be interpreted by those who knew him. In other respects, fortune had favoured him. He married a family friend, Jane Wilde, who provided a supportive home life for him and their three children.

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EARLY WORK The 1960s were an exciting period in astronomy and cosmology. This was the decade when evidence began to emerge for black holes and the Big Bang. In Cambridge, Hawking focused on the new mathematical concepts being developed by the mathematical physicist Roger Penrose, then at University College London, which were initiating a renaissance in the study of Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Using these techniques, Hawking worked out that the universe must have emerged from a “singularity” – a point in which all laws of physics break down. He also realised that the area of a black hole’s event horizon – a point from which nothing can escape – could never decrease. In the subsequent decades, the observational support for these ideas has strengthened – most spectacularly with the 2016 announcement of the detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes. Hawking was elected to the Royal Society, Britain’s main scientific academy, at the exceptionally early age of 32. He was by then so frail that most of us suspected that he could scale no further heights. But, for Hawking, this was still just the beginning.

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among theoretical physicists than any paper in history”. The key issue is whether information that is seemingly lost when objects fall into a black hole is in principle recoverable from the radiation when it evaporates. If it is not, this violates a deeply believed principle of general physics. Hawking initially thought such information was lost, but later changed his mind.

He worked in the same building as I did. I would often push his wheelchair into his office, and he would ask me to open an abstruse book on quantum theory – the science of atoms, not a subject that had hitherto much interested him. He would sit hunched motionless for hours – he couldn’t even to turn the pages without help. I remember wondering what was going through his mind, and if his powers were failing. But within a year, he came up with his best ever idea – encapsulated in an equation that he said he wanted on his memorial stone.

SCIENTIFIC STARDOM The great advances in science generally involve discovering a link between phenomena that seemed hitherto conceptually unconnec-

ted. Hawking’s “eureka moment” revealed a profound and unexpected link between gravity and quantum theory: he predicted that black holes would not be completely black, but would radiate energy in a characteristic way. This radiation is only significant for black holes that are much less massive than stars – and none of these have been found. However, “Hawking radiation” had very deep implications for mathematical physics – indeed one of the main achievements of a theoretical framework for particle physics called string theory has been to corroborate his idea. Indeed, the string theorist Andrew Strominger from Harvard University (with whom Hawking recently collaborated) said that this paper had caused “more sleepless nights

Hawking continued to seek new links between the very large (the cosmos) and the very small (atoms and quantum theory) and to gain deeper insights into the very beginning of our universe – addressing questions like “was our big bang, the only one?”. He had a remarkable ability to figure things out in his head. But he also worked with students and colleagues who would write formulas on a blackboard – he would stare at it, say whether he agreed and perhaps suggest what should come next. He was specially influential in his contributions to “cosmic inflation” – a theory that many believe describes the ultra-early phases of our expanding universe. A key issue is to understand the primordial seeds which eventually develop into galaxies. Hawking proposed (as, independently, did the Russian theorist Viatcheslav Mukhanov) that these were “quantum

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As shown in the feature film The Theory of Everything, which tells the human story behind his struggle, Hawking was far from being the archetype unworldy or nerdish scientist. His personality remained amazingly unwarped by his frustrations and handicaps. He had robust common sense, and was ready to express forceful political opinions.

fluctuations” (temporary changes in the amount of energy in a point in space) – somewhat analogous to those involved in “Hawking radiation” from black holes. He also made further steps towards linking the two great theories of 20th century physics: the quantum theory of the microworld and Einstein’s theory of gravity and space-time.

DECLINING HEALTH AND CULT STATUS In 1985, Hawking contracted pneumonia. He had to undergo a tracheotomy, which removed even the limited powers of speech he then possessed. It had been more than ten years since he could write, or even use a keyboard. Without speech, the only way he could communicate was by directing his eye towards one of the letters of the alphabet on a big board in front of him. But he was saved by technology. He still had the use of one hand; and a computer, controlled by a single lever, allowed him to spell out sentences. These were then declaimed by a speech synthesiser, with the androidal American accent that thereafter became his trademark. His lectures were, of course, pre-

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prepared, but conversation remained a struggle. Each word involved several presses of the lever, so even a sentence took several minutes to construct. He learnt to economise with words. His comments were aphoristic or oracular, but often infused with wit. In his later years, he became too weak to control this machine effectively, even via facial muscles or eye movements, and his communication – to his immense frustration – became even slower. At the time of his tracheotomy operation, he had a rough draft of a book, which he’d hoped would describe his ideas to a wide readership and earn something for his two eldest children, who were then of college age. On his recovery from pneumonia, he resumed work with the help of an editor. When the US edition of A

Brief History of Time appeared, the printers made some errors (a picture was upside down), and the publishers tried to recall the stock. To their amazement, all copies had already been sold. This was the first inkling that the book was destined for runaway success, reaching millions of people worldwide.

However, a downside of his iconic status was that that his comments attracted exaggerated attention even on topics where he had no special expertise – for instance, philosophy, or the dangers from aliens or from intelligent machines. And he was sometimes involved in media events where his “script” was written by the promoters of causes about which he may have been ambivalent.

And he quickly became somewhat of a cult figure, featuring on on popular TV shows ranging from the Simpsons to ‘The Big Bang Theory’. This was probably because the concept of an imprisoned mind roaming the cosmos plainly grabbed people’s imagination. If he had achieved equal distinction in, say, genetics rather than cosmology, his triumph probably wouldn’t have achieved the same resonance with a worldwide public.

Ultimately, Hawking’s life was shaped by the tragedy that struck him when he was only 22. He himself said that everything that happened since then was a bonus. And what a triumph his life has been. His name will live in the annals of science and millions have had their cosmic horizons widened by his best-selling books. He has also inspired millions by a unique example of achievement against all the odds – a manifestation of amazing willpower and determination.

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Youth Open Day an overwhelming Success delighted with the outcome of the Youth Arts Jamboree, as well as, our Youth Open Day. The Open Day has proved to be an overwhelming success with the amount of young people and families that have attended.

Gibraltar Cultural Services and the Gibraltar Youth Service, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, the Media, Youth and Sport, organized a Youth Day as part of the first ever Youth Arts Jamboree. The event, that was held at the Central Hall on Saturday 10th March 2018, saw a cultural and youth providers’ fair, with many entities showcasing their product, programme, information and an insight into what they have to offer our youth. It was also a great place for all organizations to network and celebrate the achievements of young people. Interactive workshops and live performances also took part, with over 1,000 people in attendance throughout the seven-hour Open Day. The following entities participated:

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Gibraltar Photographic Society, Royal Gibraltar Police, Scouts Association, Royal Gibraltar Regiment, GAMPA, Gibraltar Youth Service, the Dance Fraternity coordinated by the GNDO, Child-line Gibraltar, Department of Public Health, Guides Association, Duke of Edinburgh International Award, Gibraltar Army Cadets, No 2 Overseas (Gibraltar) Squadron Air Tra-

ining Corps, Gibraltar Disability Society, Gibraltar Museum, The Dyslexia Support Group, Clubhouse Gibraltar, Autism Awareness Group, Gibraltar Arts & Crafts Association, St John’s Ambulance, CYE-CLE & Em-maus Youth Group. Commenting at the Open Day, the Hon Steven Linares said, “I am

I am delighted to confirm that both the Jamboree and the Youth Open Day will form part of our annual cultural and social calendar. I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Gibraltar Cultural Services and the Youth Service for organizing such a successful event.” The organizers of the Open Day would like to thank all the entities, the community at large for their attendance, as well as, Gibtelecom for sponsoring the merchandise for the event.

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Rosario Flores named as Gibraltar International Song Festival’s Main Act

This year, the Gibraltar International Song Festival have, once more, received hundreds of songs, on this occasion originating from the following 24 countries (in alphabetical order): Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, England, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, 32 GLOBE MAGAZINE

Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Spain, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela and Wales. Songs from authors, composers and interpreters from the following countries will feature in the Finals Gala: Chi-

le, Colombia, Gibraltar, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Spain and Venezuela. The festival’s Finals Gala will be held on Saturday, 2nd June, 2018, at the Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar, commencing at 2030 hours. Building on last year’s success, GISF are delighted to annou-

nce that this year’s guest artist is Spanish sensation, Rosario Flores. Rosario Flores, who was born in Madrid, Spain, is the daughter of Antonio González (‘El Pescaílla’) and famous singer Lola Flores and the sister of singer Lolita Flores and singer-songwriter Antonio Flores.

GISF HISTORY In 1965, the Reverend Monsignor Caruana (deceased Bishop of Gibraltar), a young priest at the time, decided that Gibraltar lacked a Community centre and set about raising funds for this ambitious project. Â Undaunted, his idea was to hold a Song Festival in Gibraltar as his main thrust. The early editions of the Song Festival were totally comprised of local talent and became so popular that it was decided to make it an annual event. Due to a number of factors, not least that Father Caruana had to relinquish control owing to his parochial duties, the Festival was discontinued in the mid1980s. It was briefly revived in 1990 as part of Gibraltar Festival of Music and the Performing Arts (GIFOMAPA). The organizing committee at the time was chaired by the Minister for Education and Culture, Joseph Moss. It ran for around three years, attracting entries from a good number of, mainly, European countries, but it was again discontinued after the 1993 edition. Upon his retirement, Joe Carseni,

winner of three Gibraltar Song Festivals, took it upon himself to revive the event. Such was his enthusiasm and determination that a Board of Directors was formed and plans set in motion to hold the first Gibraltar Song Festival (subsequently renamed the Gibraltar International Song Festival in recognition of the expanding range of countries from which songs were being submitted). The revived Song Festival was held at the new Tercentenary Sports Hall on Saturday 29th September, 2007, and attracted singers and song writers from a large number of countries. Entries came from the UK, Spain, Portugal and, as far away as, Australia, Chile, Brazil, Colombia and the US, among others, and played to a capacity audience of 1,000. Subsequent to the festival, donations were made to local charities, since donating to charitable causes is one of the aims of the event. The GISF is a window of opportunity for local, as well as, international talent, and not only helps to promote tourism, but also reinforce Gibraltarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation on the world music stage.

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‘Hotwheels’: toys, cars and friendship th Hot-Rodded 50 Anniversary Exhibition at Irish Town Express Text by Joe Adambery

There was a recent exhibition put together by three amigos, collectors of ‘Hotwheels’ miniature toy cars (1/64th scale), which was held at the Irish Town Express over a period of five days, which attracted a lot of attention. Stephen Jones, Jordan Montado and Zydon Viñales are childhood friends and avid collectors of toy cars, a multi- million dollar industry, which US toy giant Mattel has created by flooding the toy markets worldwide with one dollar collectable miniature fantasy cars to suit all design tastes and themes including movie superheroes. Just add children and suspend your belief as you listen to the chink of cash registers. “For me, what keeps me collecting is a hunger to own every little car that I fancy, especially if there are variations in the sets, I want them all.” That was Stephen Jones. “Me, I just want to follow in my father’s footsteps and collect” chirps in Jordan determined to make a case for collecting by mentioning that fifteen years ago, he was in New York with his father and uncle, all of them staring at a giant wall of thousands of cars, which they wanted to bring home but couldn’t. Zydon has been brought up among toy cars; his father being an avid collector of toy cars himself. “I remember complaining to my dad 36 GLOBE MAGAZINE

about the increasing numbers but I soon caught the bug and now even my six year old son is hooked.” What is it about ‘Hotwheels’ or ‘Hot-rodded’ cars that make them so collectable that online dealing can exhaust an entire new launch in a matter of hours? Indeed, why do they appreciate in value and are held in such reverence by collectors?

Well in this era of camera phones each collector takes great care to photograph their collection, which can run into thousands and carefully catalogue all the plastic bubbles, yes these cars are kept unopened in their clear bubble, so that they can be traded for others or indeed sold as investments. The worldwide demand exceeds supply so this cult is not going away any time soon.

The guys tell me that there are collectors, who speculate and make a living out of selling on their rare finds across the world. Yes, this is a worldwide craze, which Mattel feeds by adding special models in limited numbers and upgraded materials so that the feeding frenzy of must-have collectors are kept on their toes and spending. They reckon that there are only three more collectors here on the Rock, yet the exhibition was supported by over five hundred visitors and many, who came to view were ‘given the tour’ by our lads, who were beaming from ear to ear with delight as proud ‘fathers’ of notable collections, which are known across the world by important collectors and which was closely followed by many others on the internet. To put this childhood fantasy into a true perspective of cost and worth, a collector can budget to spend around three or four hundred pounds a month to feed his passion and increase his collection, but that is not what motivates this trio of friends, who are determined to keep everything they buy and look out for each other’s shopping lists so that the little gems from ‘Hotwheels’ keep coming their way as their stature as serious collectors keeps rising the ranks. Watch out for their passion spilling onto other exhibitions elsewhere and already they have been approached for that to happen!

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Skywalk officially inaugurated by Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja

Standing 340 metres directly above sea level, the Skywalk is located on the Upper Rock and is higher than the tallest point of London’s ‘The Shard’. Gibraltar’s Skywalk offers

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breath-taking 360º views spanning three countries and two continents and links to other sites within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve including the thrilling Windsor Suspension Bridge and the famous Apes’ Den via a series of walking trails.

Built on the foundations of an existing WWII base structure, the Skywalk is designed to withstand wind speeds of over 150km/hour and can carry the weight of 340 people, standing on it at the same time; however, visitor numbers will be limited to 50 at

any one time. The floor and balustrade panels are made up of 4 layers of laminated glass with a total thickness of around 4.2cm. Laid out side-by-side, the 42 glass panels would cover more than 750m², roughly the

mill, best known for playing Luke Skywalker, opened the Skywalk, Gibraltar’s newest tourist attraction on 21st March. The state-of-the-art glass platform and walkway gives unrivalled views across the Mediterranean with unStar Wars actor Mark Ha- broken 360 º panoramic equivalent of 4 tennis courts. The walkway is 2.5m wide and projects a maximum of 6.7m from the main structural support point. 70m of rock anchors and 30,000kg of steel secure the Skywalk to the Rock.

views as spectacular as anywhere else in the world. The 66-year-old, American screen and stage actor ‘cut’ a ribbon on the glass platform with a lightsaber and flanked by two stormtroopers from the Boogie storm dance troupe declared “May the Force be

with the Skywalk”. It was like an extract from a Star Wars movie as Mark Hamill himself acknowledged; “You certainly have the beauty that you need”, when asked if the Rock might qualify as a set location!

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The Gibraltar Youth Choir The Gibraltar Youth Choir is preparing to compete at this year’s 10th World Choir Games to be held in Tshwane, South Africa in July

The World Choir Games is the largest choir competition in the world. Organized by the Interkultur Foundation, this competition is for amateur choirs from all over the world, regardless of their country of origin, race, genre of music or artistic ambitions, its motto is “Singing together brings nations together”. The idea of the games originated from the effort to bring people together through singing in peaceful competition, showing that unity of nations through the arts can be effectively and illustratively demonstrated and challenged. The focus of the games is on participation above winning. The games aim to inspire people to “experience the strength of interaction, challenging personality and community equally by singing together”. The games are hosted biennially (every even year) in a select city across the globe. Choirs compete in select categories ranging from “Sacred Music to “Pop and Jazz”. The games consist mostly of competition in two classes (Champions and Open), award ceremonies, and opening and closing ceremonies held at the beginning and end of the games, respectively. During the competition, choirs compete for Gold, Silver, Bronze, or “Successful Participation” awards. 44 GLOBE MAGAZINE

2019. The choir is competing in two sections, “Pop Ensemble” and “Scenic pop/ Show Choir” where they do not only need to sing but also dance as choreography is also judged. They have been working very hard with their Musical Director, Christian Santos at the helm assisted by Erica McGrail, who is choreographing the pieces. The choir is part of the Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts. Also, choirs may choose to participate in workshops featuring renowned choral instructors and friendship concerts, free public concerts where choirs share music with choristers from different parts of the world. This will be the second time the Gibraltar Youth Choir will be competing in these games; they Christian Santos

attended in 2014 when they were held in Riga, Latvia. It was a great experience for everyone involved having been awarded 4th Place in the Gospel Category and 9th in the Pop Category. The Choir (formerly Santos Productions Choir” were also Double European Champions in “Pop” and “Gospel” Categories when they competed in Graz, Austria in 2013, which qualified them to enter the “Champions” Division of the world choir games. The world choir brings people of all nations together. In our last games in 2014, there were over 27,000 participants from 73 nations; the atmosphere is buzzing and events take place over 2 weeks. This year the Gibraltar Youth Choir is going with a small selection while the full choir prepares to compete in the European Choir Games in Gothenburg, Sweden in

Musical Director Christian Santos commented, “The Gibraltar Youth Choir started in 2007 with seven students as the “Santos Productions Choir”; it started growing and growing until it reached its average of forty children. The choir is an ever-changing group as children grow up and leave for university. It obviously needs to reinvent itself, which keeps it fresh but is always hard work to keep the standard at its highest. From its humble beginnings, in the past ten years, it has become a featured part of our local entertainment scene. They have competed in many international competitions with excellent results and hopefully will make us all proud in South Africa in July. It is a privilege and an honour for them to represent Gibraltar in this international platform and hope the hard work will pay off.”

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The Members Photographs by Charlene Figueras

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Leon Alvez

Bodene Chipol

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Gibraltar International Comic Con 2018

que content, as well as, new features to the event, such as KPop; the organisers are also working closely with local and international retailers and associations to vastly improve user experience, shape and create amazing memories for all.

Photographs by Sunbow Projects & Illustrations by Bryan Wallen

Tired of only your children having all the fun? Summer Holidays, iPads, PlayStations, no responsibilities…do you feel like the world is unfair and that you should also be able to dress up and have the time of your life?

GICC 2018 will have over 40 guests attending covering actors, producers, illustrators, authors, ‘cosplayers’, animators, ‘youtubers’ and associations such as ‘The Wyverns’ (a huge hit last year), as well as, the Star Wars 501st Legion!

Then your time has come! The much anticipated second annual Gibraltar International Comic Con (GICC 2018) is already well under way, and this year will see it grow bigger and better, with a vast variety of guests, actors and professionals involved in the comic, movie and TV world to name but a few! This year, the event will be held at the old Nuffield Pool complex (Keightley Way Road) and it has experienced a significant transformation since last year. The convention has almost quadrupled since last year with new guests coming from all over Europe and the USA! Last year’s Comic Con saw an interesting cross-section and diversity of guests and actors 48 GLOBE MAGAZINE

with memorable seminars and workshops. This included the special effects team in charge of Guardians of the Galaxy, Dr. Strange and many other Hollywood blockbusters; Artists, original Star Wars actors, Medieval sword fighting, archery,

War Hammer, board games, themed food, body painting and many more attractions and expositions that found their way to GICC 2017. This year, the team is working in overdrive to provide more uni-

Some familiar names include Tim Russ (Star Trek DS9), Max Grodenchik (Star Trek DS9), Tim Dry (Starwars: Return of the Jedi), Clive Russel (The Blackfish Tully, Game of Thrones[GOT]), Aimee Richardson (Myrcella Baratheon, GOT), Ross O’henessey (Lord Of Bones, GOT), Cez Williams (Wonder Woman 2017, body double), Luke Barnes (GOT), Clem so (Star Wars, Dr. Strange), Hannah Spearritt (Primeval, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, Seed of Chucky) and many more!

Do you prefer the world of illustration? Don’t worry, you are catered for as well! You will be able to meet giants such as Amrit Birdi, Lance Tooks or Pasqual Ferry in addition to some fantastic local talent!

workshops, panels, Q&A’s, autograph and photobooth sessions, games and everything else that will be made available over the 3 days of the convention.

There will be food and beverage available throughout the event, as well as, a variety of themed consumables from stall owners. Memorabilia, collectables, toys, board games and much more will be on sale this year.

Why not take a break and come down to Gibraltar International Comic Con 2018 from May the 4th to the 6th? At the end of the day, who doesn’t need three days out of their busy lifestyle to treat themselves and re-live the things they love the most!?

The event caters for people of all ages, all are welcome and the organisers are keen to treat everyone to the variety of seminars,

Once again, don’t forget! The event will be taking place Friday 4th May until Sunday 6th May; tickets are already available on-

line via www.gicc.gi/tickets and if you would like further information, please subscribe and follow the event via their Face-

book page “Gibraltar International Comic Con”; don’t forget those photos and autographs opportunities!

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The Best Recipes of our Cuisine

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Honey Garlic Chicken with Rosemary

Honey Mustard Chicken and Potato Caserole

A Succulent, Moist, Easy-to-make Chicken

It’s Perfect For A Mid-Week Family Dinner SERVES: 4 · PREPARATION: 15 minu-

the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes,

tes · COOKING: 40 minutes • INGRE-

until softened. 4. Remove the skillet

DIENTS: 1 pound potatoes, skins on,

from the heat and arrange the potato

sliced length-ways - canola oil - 3 bo-

slices on top in an even layer. Drizzle

neless, skinless chicken breasts, cut

with olive oil and sprinkle with salt

into thick strips - 2 medium onions,

and pepper. Bake in the pre-heated

finely diced - 5 small sprigs fresh rose-

oven for 20 minutes, until softened. 4.

mary HONEY MUSTARD SAUCE 2 tbsp

Remove the skillet from the heat and

Dijon Mustard - 2 tbsp grainy mustard

arrange the potato slices on top in an

- ½ lemon, juiced - 1 tbsp canola oil -

even layer. Drizzle with olive oil and

2 tbsp honey - ½ cup cream - 2 cloves

sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake in

garlic, minced - Sea salt and freshly

the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes,

ground black pepper

until softened. 5. Meanwhile, mix all

How to make it

the sauce ingredients together in a 1. Pre-heat

bowl. 6. Take the pan out of the oven

oven to 390°F. 2. Place a large skillet

and arrange the strips of raw chicken

SERVES: 6 · PREPARATION: 20 minu-

ney; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to

over medium heat and add 2 table-

on top of the potatoes in an even layer.

tes · COOK: 35 minutes · INGREDIENTS:

low. Dip chicken into sauce, 1 piece

spoons of canola oil. Stir In the onions

Pour the sauce on top, making sure

3 tbsp butter - 1 ½ tbsp garlic butter -

at a time, until coated. Place chicken

and cook for 5 minutes, until softened.

everything is coated. Arrange the five

2 tsp rosemary - Salt and ground pep-

on a 9x13-inch baking pan; pour re-

3. Remove the skillet from the heat and

sprigs of fresh rosemary around the

per to taste - ½ cup honey - 6 skinless

maining sauce over chicken. 3. Bake

arrange the potato slices on top in an

chicken, cover again with foil and bake

chicken thighs

chicken in the preheated oven until

even layer. Drizzle with olive oil and

for 20 minutes. 7. Serve with green

no longer pink at the bone and the

sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake in

beans or a green salad.

How to make it

1. Preheat

juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An

oven to 190 C. 2. Melt butter in a

instant-read thermometer inserted

large saucepan over medium heat.

near the bone should read 74 degrees

Add garlic powder, rosemary, salt,

C. Remove from oven; immediately

and pepper; simmer until flavours

turn over chicken with tongs to coat

combine, about 1 minute. Stir in ho-

the top with sauce.

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What’s Happening Down Town?

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1. GLMS’s David Diaz - 2. G.I.D.A President Anne-Marie Gomez among the famous Roman ruins in Pula. 3. Nico attending to Customer’s Needs at the Autosports Workshop. 4. ‘GAMPA’ Seniors Win Best Play at Drama Festival with ‘I Am Me’. 5. Former Band Mates Reunite for a Worthy Cause. 6. ‘Bottoms Up Lads’ at The Winds of Change Play. 7. Yvette Zarb-Bensusan and New Culture CEO Seamus Byrne.

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The Importance of 100% UV Resistant Sunglasses

The eyes are affected by the UV rays of the sun in a similar way to the skin, and even short term exposure can cause problems with your vision and increase the chance of developing serious issues such as cataracts, macular degeneration and eyelid cancer. The effects were revealed in 2017 after a woman looked directly at the sun during the eclipse for just six seconds and permanently 54 GLOBE MAGAZINE

damaged her retinas. The images of the damaged photoreceptors and a lesion caused by this brief look at the sun show just how powerful the sun is and the extreme damage that can be done to your eyes by UV rays. Nerea Galdos from Specsavers Opticas in Marbella commented, “Most people don’t think of sunglasses as a way to protect

the eyes. We hope that seeing the damage caused by looking at the sun for six seconds did to someone’s eyes, people will make better choices and realise that they need to be as vigilant when choosing their sunglasses and deciding when to use them, as they are with applying sun cream and ensuring that skin is protected.” In a recent study of 10,000

people by The Vision Council, it was revealed that less than half of people surveyed wear sunglasses when they should and that most people are more interested in comfort and fashion than protection for their eyes. This is a concern to experts, especially in countries such as Spain, where the sun is very strong throughout the year and children and adults spend more time outside.

“You need to make sure that eyes and skin are protected from all 3 types of UV radiation (UVA,UVB and UVC) throughout the year and take particular care when you’re in wide open spaces and on the beach or on the ski slopes where UV rays are reflected from the sand, sea and snow.”; added Nerea Galdos from Specsavers. “By choosing sunglasses with 100% UV protection, large or wraparound styles and combi-

ning with a hat you will get maximum protection from UV related eye problems.” Specsavers Opticas have just launched their new sun range for spring/summer 2018. This includes eight new clip-on sunglasses with polarised lenses to offer 100% UV protection. View the full range on their website www.specsavers.es GLOBE MAGAZINE 55

We know just how much staring at the Sun can damage your Eyes, thanks to Woman who stared at Eclipse Her unwise actions have provided us with detailed images Text Bb courtesy of Angela Chen

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the eclipse, a woman looked at the sun without protecting her eyes. She tried again

for 20 seconds, this time using eclipse glasses, but the damage was done. Four hours

later, her vision was blurry, she could only see black â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and her eyes have now

provided the first glimpse of what happens on the cellular level when you look straight at the sun. Almost 90 percent of American adults watched the eclipse this past August. The much-hyped event, branded the “Great American Eclipse”, had eclipse-chasers flocking to the sites in the United States where the moon blocked the sun completely, or the socalled “path of totality.” By the time the 20-something woman in today’s case study — published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology — looked at the sun, it was already 70 percent covered by the moon. Three days later, she headed to the Mount Sinai’s New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, where doctors informed her that she had damaged her retinas by looking into a giant ball of glowing gas that emits radiation that burns your eyes.

Images of her eyes are the first time we’ve been able to see such detailed pictures, thanks to advances in optics. These showed that both eyes were affected, with the left eye especially having damaged photoreceptors and a lesion. Unfortunately, no treatment for eye damage from staring at the sun — technically called solar retinopathy — currently exists. In 1962, one man looked at the eclipse straight on; today, he can only use his right eye. Still, the scientists hope these detailed images can lead to a deeper understanding of the condition and help develop potential treatments. In the meanwhile, they write, young people “need to be better informed” about the risks of viewing the sun without protection. Perhaps — but to be fair, people were warned.

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Niah Lima is crowned Dream Girl of the Year 2018 After seven gruelling weeks of rehearsals, trying to perfect those routines and catwalks, 13-year old Niah Lima was crowned ‘Dream Girl of the Year 2018’ at the pageant held at the John Mackintosh Hall on Friday 16th March. She also walked off with three other awards, ‘Miss Friendship’, ‘Miss Vogue’ and ‘Miss Elegant’

the process of preparing for their annual Wedding Dress Competition, which will be taking place at the Alameda Open Air Theatre on Friday 10th August and Miss Glamour 2018, which will be taking place on Friday 12th October at the John Mackintosh Hall. For further information please call 54000377.

Photographs by Mark Galliano

Niah, who is very active in sports, enjoys rowing and hockey and aspires to one day study medicine at university. She was crowned by the outgoing ‘Dream Girl of the Year’, Gisella Ignacio. The youngest contestant of the night, 12 year-old, Zuleima Molina, was elected 1st Princess and ‘Miss Best Effort’ whilst Gesenia Sanchez was awarded the 2nd Princess and ‘Miss Catwalk’ titles. Other awards on the night, ‘Miss Cover Girl’ and ‘Miss People’s Choice’ were awarded to Joleen Parody and presented by Miss Glamour 60 GLOBE MAGAZINE

2017, Daniella Ambrose Ford. The contestants presented themselves in various catwalk routines: Opening, Presentation, ‘Miss Vogue’, ‘Miss Catwalk’ and ‘Miss Elegant’. Entertainment on the

night was courtesy of Urban Dance, Adam Rocca and two fashion shows by ‘Little Divas’ - Princess Fashion and ‘O.W.L’. by Charlene Figueras. Glamour Creations are now in

On a finishing note, one curious anecdote is the fact that the winner of this year’s ‘Dream Girl of the Year’ pageant, Niah Lima, is the sister of Dream Girl 2013, Kathryn Lima and sister of Miss Glamour 2013, Tessa Britto; a hat-trick of victories, Well Done!

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The Heretic Order to Release New Album on Massacre Records

UK tour in June with Pist.on Former Breed 77 metallers, Dany Felice and Stuart Cavilla, now members of London horror metallers, The Heretic Order, are malevolently excited to confirm that they have signed to Massacre Records and are gearing up to release their second album entitled ‘EVIL RISING’ in Summer. The long awaited and highly anticipated follow up to 2015‘s ‘All Hail The Order’ was produced by Will Maya (The Answer, Breed 77) and The Heretic Order; it‘ll feature over the top cover illustration by Five Milligram (Napalm Death, Shadows Fall). Expect a 64 GLOBE MAGAZINE

release date to coincide with their special guest appearance on the return of the PIST.ON tour. Having played in some of the major metal festivals and toured extensively in the UK, the band expanded their reach playing their first European tour with Dave Vincent’s ‘I Am Morbid’ And ‘Necrophagia’ last year. Still touring the wickedly awesome debut album ‘All Hail the Order’, released at the end of 2015 through Massacre Records, The Heretic Order’ are putting the finishing touches to their follow-up album, with plans to release after the summer. Stay tuned for more news in the near future.

Adjudicators Award for Gibraltar at the Sussex Festival of the Year’. She performed two dance routines that were especially choreographed by Lilian and Lauren Montero.

Lilian Montero, Faye Gomez in Sussex with Event Organiser Jo Arnett Morrice

12 year-old local dancer, Faye Gomez from Stylos Dance Studios, has won the adjudicators award for her talent and performances at the Sussex Festival of Dance and Song. Faye, who is also a member of the Gibraltar National Team, participated in the senior section of the ‘Sussex Dancer

Director of M.O. Productions, Alfred Rumbo said: “Faye has once again been a great ambassador for Gibraltar and we are delighted with her performances and the result. Her participation at this event has been very well received by festival organisers, international choreographers and everyone enjoying the festival. It has been an extraordinary educational experience and we look forward to furthering our relationship with the Sussex Festival and in hosting the winner of the Gibraltar Award at Sussex, Rosabell Murphy in February 2019.” M.O. Productions would like to thank Lilian and Lauren Montero and all the team at Stylos, who have supported Faye in this journey.

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‘Gibsams’ are always there for you at the End of the Line ‘Call out my name, and you know wherever I am, I’ll come running. Winter, Spring, Summer or fall, all you have to do is call, and I’ll be there, yes I will, coz you’ve got a friend…Sam is your friend. (Song lyrics)

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“I’m so depressed…”; I have always felt frustrated when I have heard people band the ‘depression’ word around so easily and asked myself… ¨do they really know what that means? Are they just saying that or are they really feeling it?¨ Feeling depressed has forever been confused with feeling low 66 GLOBE MAGAZINE

or having a touch of the blues, but the truth is that real depression is something much deeper and darker that is actually hard to vocalize.

of my life but at times like in August, can stick around for weeks. I don’t write this article from facts or medical statistics…I write it from my own experience.

happens. Ok, he or she was quiet on occasion, seemed to withdraw into themselves but nothing really to worry about that you would ever think could end in suicide.

If I had to choose a colour to describe my depression, it would be black. Actually I call it my ‘Black Cloud’. It’s just like our dear old Levante cloud, drifting in and out

One of the worrying things about depression and mental illness is that it is, to most, hidden; hence, the shock amongst friends and family when the worst case scenario

The truth is a person, who suffers from depression or any kind of mental illness is not about to shout it from the rooftops. Stigmas, stigmas, stigmas…those

horrible labels we attach to ourselves, made by ourselves and handed out with no thought and little or no understanding. So that leaves that person completely isolated with few to turn to and fewer still, who would understand the complexities of the feelings that are overwhelming them because even they find it hard to understand themselves.

So many illnesses all over our body are treatable with medication but yet of all our vital organs we forget the most complex one…the brain. Why? If you took your car to the garage, what’s the point of just looking after the bodywork? Your car is no good to you if you don’t look after the engine and yet there is no issue with giving it a service every other

year. Surely, we should be able, in this day and age to remove the stigma associated with depression and mental illness and not be ashamed to get the help we really need and to be able to talk openly about our issues without thinking you are thinking we are some kind of ‘crazy’. I have to admit when my cloud

is visiting me that the last thing I need to hear is someone say ‘snap out of it’, ‘there are worse things in life’ or ‘think about all the reasons you have to be happy’ or what I deem to be the worst one…’ I know how you feel’. These things and anything like this is possibly the worst thing you can say. It’s when you really want to scream at people ‘just LISTEN to me’!!! GLOBE MAGAZINE 67

I don’t want your advice or you to downplay how I am feeling, I don’t want you to give me your ‘solutions’ to the problem or to tell me to ‘get over it’ or what you might think is ‘best’ for me ALL I want is FOR YOU TO LISTEN! The problem with listening is that, as humans, it’s not something that we generally do well. We are natural born ‘fixers’, ‘nurturers’, great ‘chicken soupers’. So to actually listen actively, non-judgmentally and empathetically is a skill that

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has to be fine tuned and that doesn’t come easily to us. So when you are feeling desperate, alone, scared and in that black place, with no one to talk to, who will just listen, who you can just let everything go with, that anxiety, those inexplicable feelings that are so hard for you to understand but that by telling someone you just might understand them a little better yourself, you can, now you actually can. GibSams’ is Gibraltar’s own equi-

valent of Samaritans with trained Listeners, who are at the end of a telephone line for as long as you need them to be, to tell them everything you need to or want to and they are there to LISTEN. Your calls are not recorded, information is not shared and your call cannot be traced. Neither will it appear on any phone bill. The ‘GibSams’ take the confidentiality issue with the utmost importance. They do know how important it is to us to feel safe to talk freely and honestly with someone, who

is there to listen and not judge you, especially in a place as small as Gibraltar. It is a free call and with new shifts opening across the ‘GibSams’ first year, they are now ready to listen and be there for you from 4pm to midnight, Monday to Friday, and 7pm to midnight over the weekend. Slowly but surely things are changing. There are more people and places for us to turn to, we really don’t have to feel alone and the truth is we aren’t. I am in a much

better place now although I still have my clouds drifting by but it is reassuring to know there is someone, a friend I can call now and you need to know that you can call too. ‘GibSams’ is a charity organization. Their Listeners man the phones voluntarily, their fund raisers bring this worthy service to the public eye and raise awareness and the founders of ‘GibSams’ work tirelessly behind the scenes to make ‘GibSams’ available to everyone that needs a friend. If you think you could make a difference and want to train as a Listener, the ‘GibSams’ team will be having a selection day on 14th April. Find out more by emailing info@gibsams.gi.

A charity Sky Dive is being held on the 26th May and a group of Sams supporters will be climbing Kilimanjaro to raise awareness. Donations and information can be found on the Kilicrew Facebook page and ‘GibSams’ page for more on charity events in the pipeline. Please lend your support. Everyone needs a friend. September this year is ‘Suicide Prevention Month’ with the day actually falling on the 10th September. Let’s use this time to better understand that you are not alone and that you do have a friend in ‘GibSams’, who will listen…just call. CALL GIBSAMS FREE 116123

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Matterhorn The Musical (Albert Hammond) He was about 15 or 16 when he started composing songs and hasn’t stopped since! Many, many hits later, he’s taken to writing songs for musicals. ‘Matterhorn’ is his latest work, staged not surprisingly, in Switzerland home of the famous mountain, and soon to appear in cities around the world...

Text by Richard Cartwright

‘Matterhorn’ premiered in the St Gallen theatre in the city of St Gallen just a few weeks ago and pleased the audience enormously bringing the auditorium to its feet. Albert, alongside author Michael Kunze, received a ten minute standing ovation from a very excited theatre crowd. The musical is set in Zermatt in 1865 based on the successful climb of the famous mountain by Englishman Edward Whymper, who went to the city as a draftsman. Along with three other climbers, they were determined to scale the mountain to be the first to reach the top and also beat an Italian group of climbers, who also aimed to conquer the ‘Toblerone’ peak! Whymper’s colleagues, unfortunately, fall to their death but the English climber is saved 70 GLOBE MAGAZINE

by a torn rope and manages to climb up to the summit to reach the mountain’s peak, making him the first mountaineer to conquer the Matterhorn. The mountain drama meanwhile, also deals with what the story line asserts we’re doing to our planet; the vision of man versus nature and man’s greed for success. Mountain Goddess, ‘Orka’ – who represents nature, holistic nature, destiny and death – appears repeatedly as does the obligatory love story as Whymper meets the rope manufacturer’s daughter Olivia, and they fall in love. The musical’s story line was written by Michael Kunze, performed in German by a German cast and directed by Indian director and environmentalist, Shekhar Kapurs. The story is supported by Albert’s songs, which were translated into German and

produced in an incredibly varied selection of styles from Rap, Hip Hop, Rock and Pop to Chansons, Classic, Opera and Folk, each serving the play’s scenes and moods fittingly. Albert wrote a batch of 30 songs from which 26 were selected, transporting the au-

dience through decades of musical genres. There are no plans at present to stage the musical in English but it will be performed in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, South Korea, China and Japan and a cast album will be recorded in German also. Hopefully English versions of

the CD and stage show will follow. Albert has tackled musicals in the past. Just a few years ago ‘The Last Horseman’ (El Ultimo Ginete) was performed in Madrid to great revues. But long before then, in the very early 70s, ‘Oliver in the

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undercog, an old gearbox, a broken down Dictaphone and other mechanical gadgets who have also been brought back to life. That work, Albert has told me on a couple of occasions, he would like to see made into a fully fledged musical one day. And still on the subject of musicals, two of Hammond’s songs will be performed in a musical based on the life of Tina Turner, ‘Don’t Turn Around’ and

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‘Be Tender with Me Baby’. .. The musical will be premiered in London this month. It’ll be remembered one of his songs was also included in ‘Bodyguard,’ the musical based on the Whitney Houston film of the same name... These days most groups and solo artists compose their own material for recording purposes making songwriters potentially redundant. With the aim of diversifying a little, establis-

hed songwriters are turning their hand to writing and composing songs for stage musicals and films. Albert Hammond, not being a laid back individual, has decided to enter the world of musicals hoping for a ‘big hit’ one day, something he’s quite familiar with, having a healthy catalogue of world hit songs to his credit. Not forgetting his other love of performing onstage, he continues to tour, recently tackling Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany,

Switzerland and Belgium and then heading back to the UK and Ireland. He’s also working on the prospect of dates in the USA and Canada in the not too distant future. His writing continues also with a view to producing a new album. He’s helped to reach the Matterhorn’s highest peak... Work towards an even higher pinnacle, of the ‘Hammond kind,’ is no doubt...still to come!

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Spring/Summer 2018 Fashion Trends You Can Wear Now From pastels to Eighties-inspired garb, these are the key looks to invest in

nton Bregazzi demonstrated just how to nail the saccharine trend without sacrificing on power, with one-shouldered dresses and drapery in shades of pink and green. Meanwhile, Victoria Beckham opted for head-totoe Parma Violet hues, and lemon sorbet was the order of the day at Hermès.

A new season is almost upon us but while stores and online retailers signal the change by ornamenting their rails with short skirts, camisole tops and sandals, for most of us the colder, unsettled weather still calls for chunky knits. Nonetheless, the time has come to take stock of the forthcoming trends and start plotting your wardrobe for the coming season. But, instead of investing in high-summer items that will be relegated to the back of your closet for weeks, if not months, consider key items you can incorporate into your look right now. Here, we take a look at the spring/ summer 2018 trends you can wear now to really get ahead in the style stakes.

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A great way to bring a little sunshine to your wintery ensembles, wear these delicate shades on chunky knits, two-piece suits or trendy berets. Checks please

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des that look good on everything from tiers of ruffles to sharp taiWhile pastels are hardly innova- loring. tive, this season’s ice cream hues come in a range of sugary sha- On the runway, Preen by Thor-

Heritage checks were huge for autumn winter and it looks like they’re here to stay. Seen on oversized coats at Balenciaga and feminine styles at Victoria Bec-

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kham these new looks prove that plaid can be worn all-year-round. Aside from their traditional appeal, other designers like Sonia Rykiel and Mary Katrantzou opted for beautifully bright gingham and shopper-bag checks while British brand Burberry reignited its classic check print on everything from rain coats to baseball caps. Wear yours on blazers and tailored trousers or ‘floaty’ midi skirts that can be paired with knee-high boots

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to keep out the cold.

CRAYOLA BRIGHTS Feeling brave? Then is the trend for you. While bright colours are nothing new when it comes to warmer climes, this time round the focus is on a paintbox palette of primary shades from tomato red and cobalt blue, to emerald green and Pantone’s Colour of the Year, Ultraviolet. Seen on the runway at Christopher

Kane, Roksanda Ilincic, Balenciaga and Marni, this is a trend that needs to be worn with confidence – be it with a dress layered over a long-sleeve top, a show-stopping pair of shoes or statement earrings.

ACCEPTABLE IN THE EIGHTIES

The Eighties are back, again. An era dedicated to stylised excess and serious crimes against fashion, designers have developed a soft spot for the Eighties of late and luckily it doesn’t involve leg warmers!

This time round designers like Saint Laurent, Givenchy and OffWhite – the latter of which was inspired by Princess Diana in her heyday – embraced the decade with everything from Working Girl-worthy prints, puff sleeved jackets, slouchy boots and boxy blouses. Acceptable then and now, wear this trend by upgrading your going-out gear with a big-shouldered mini dress for a touch of Dynasty glamour.

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Stress - Keys to Managing It “I felt like a mouse running on a tread-wheel and getting nowhere. I often worked 16-hour days with rarely a weekend off. I felt angry because I only ever saw my little girl asleep. Stress was making me sick.” - Kari, Finland

How then can we learn to manage stress effectively?

KARI’S experience is not unusual. According to a mental-health charity in the United Kingdom, 1 in 5 British workers said that stress had made them physically ill during their career, and unmanageable pressure had caused 1 in 4 to cry while at work. Prescriptions for antidepressants saw an unprecedented rise during one recent year of economic recession. Stress activates an amazing system in your body—your emergency response system. Hormones are released to increase your breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure. In addition, reserves of blood cells and glucose flood into your bloodstream. This cascade of reactions prepares you to deal with the stressor, the stimulus causing the stress. After the stressor has passed, your body may return to normal. But when a stressor remains, it can leave you chronically anxious or tense, like a motor that stays revved up. So learning how to deal with stress is important to both your physical and your mental well-being. 80 GLOBE MAGAZINE

Consider four common causes of stress:

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MANAGING STRESS Stress in itself is not necessarily harmful. The American Psychological Association has noted: “Stress is to the human condition what tension is to the violin string: too little and the music is dull and raspy; too much and the music is shrill or the string snaps. Stress can be the kiss of death or the spice of life. The issue, really, is how to manage it.” Adding another dimension, people vary in temperament and

general health. So what stresses one person, may not stress another. That said, you are likely overstressed if your regular routine makes you so tense that you cannot relax or deal with the occasional emergency. To help them “cope” with chronic stress, some people turn to alcohol, drugs, or tobacco. Others begin abnormal eating patterns or sit passively in front of a TV or computer—habits that do not address the underlying problem but could in fact, exacerbate it.

Not one of us has total security so how can you cope with feelings of insecurity? Try these suggestions. Confide in a trusted family member or friend. Studies show that the support of loved ones consistently confers protection against stress-related disorders. Do not continually focus on worst-case scenarios. Such thinking does little more than drain emotional reserves. And what you fear may not happen!

DEMANDING ROUTINE A relentless routine of commuting, working, studying, or caring for children or elderly parents can keep stress levels high. Moreover, stopping some of these activities may be out of the question. So

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what, then, can you do to cope? Try to give yourself some downtime, and get adequate rest. Set sound priorities, and adopt a modest lifestyle. Consider simplifying your life, perhaps by reducing expenses or time spent at work. Kari, mentioned earlier, took a fresh look at his life. “I realized that I was pursuing a selfish lifestyle,” he wrote. He sold his business and took on work that gave him more time at home. “Our standard of living has dropped a little,” he admits, “but my wife and I are now free of constant stress,

and we have more time to spend with family and friends. I would not trade the inner peace I now have for any business opportunity.”

INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS Conflicts with others, especially in the workplace, can be very stressful. If you experience such difficulties, you have a number of options that might help. When someone upsets you, try to stay calm. Do not add fuel to the fire. A mild answer turns away rage, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Try to settle differences privately and respectfully, thus dignifying the other person.

forgiving attitude reduced stress.

Try to gain insight into his or her feelings and viewpoint. Such insight “slows down [our] anger” because it puts us in the other person’s shoes. It can also help us to see ourselves through the other person’s eyes!

Nieng, who lives in Cambodia, suffered a string of tragedies. In 1974, she was injured when a bomb exploded at an airport. The following year, her two children, her mother, and her husband all died. In 2000, her home and other belongings were destroyed by fire and three years later, her second husband died. At that point, she wanted to end her life. Yet, Nieng found a way to cope by devoting time to helping others enjoy the same benefits.

Try to forgive. Forgiveness is not only beautiful. It is also good medicine. As reported in a 2001 study, “unforgiving thoughts” resulted in “significantly higher” blood pressure and heart rate, whereas a

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“The Best Start” to Relieving Stress “Making certain lifestyle changes is the best start” to relieving stress, says the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. “Start with eating a well-balanced, healthy diet, as well as, getting enough sleep and exercise. Also, limit caffeine and alcohol intake and don’t use nicotine, cocaine, or other street drugs.” The NIH also suggests taking breaks from work, spending time with family or friends, learning to make things with your hands, or learning to play a musical instrument

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